-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Bsxkwm0Cd8zfuwdHZ5VFmYqTgvkKV7Ku/COozFJrL6p9fw8Cs1nQy218PrjirqzI 3FWQN7mdSeJpX/lCMp8yaw== 0000898430-02-003177.txt : 20020814 0000898430-02-003177.hdr.sgml : 20020814 20020814181130 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898430-02-003177 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REMEDYTEMP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001013467 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES [7363] IRS NUMBER: 952890471 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20831 FILM NUMBER: 02738173 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 ENTERPRISE CITY: SLISO VIEJO STATE: CA ZIP: 92656 BUSINESS PHONE: 9494257600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 ENTERPRISE CITY: ALISO VIEJO STATE: CA ZIP: 92656 10-Q 1 d10q.htm FORM 10-Q DATED JUNE 30, 2002 Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 10-Q Dated June 30, 2002
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 10-Q
 

 
x
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2002
 
or
 
¨
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from                          to                         
 
Commission file number 0-5260
 
REMEDYTEMP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
California
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
 
95-2890471
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
101 Enterprise
Aliso Viejo, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
92656
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 425-7600
 

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.      Yes  x    No  ¨
 
As of August 9, 2002 there were 8,132,206 shares of Class A Common Stock and 1,262,950 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
 


 
INDEX
 
           
Page No.

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
      
Item 1.
         
         
3
         
4
         
5
         
6
Item 2.
       
10
Item 3.
  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
    
*
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
      
Item 1.
       
16
Item 2.
  
Changes In Securities and Use of Proceeds
    
*
Item 3.
  
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
    
*
Item 4.
  
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    
*
Item 5.
  
Other Information
    
*
Item 6.
       
17
    
18
 
*
 
No information provided due to inapplicability of item.

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RemedyTemp, Inc.
 
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
    
June 30,
2002
(unaudited)

    
September 30,
2001

ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  
$
47,931
 
  
$
37,362
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,947 and $1,789, respectively
  
 
55,771
 
  
 
62,972
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  
 
7,826
 
  
 
4,842
Deferred income taxes
  
 
7,047
 
  
 
7,047
    


  

Total current assets
  
 
118,575
 
  
 
112,223
    


  

Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,719 and $18,474, respectively
  
 
16,542
 
  
 
17,820
Other assets
  
 
2,069
 
  
 
2,642
Deferred income taxes
  
 
123
 
  
 
123
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $880 and $675, respectively
  
 
4,359
 
  
 
4,494
    


  

Total assets
  
$
141,668
 
  
$
137,302
    


  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  
$
1,869
 
  
$
2,395
Accrued workers’ compensation (Note 4)
  
 
17,183
 
  
 
11,933
Accrued payroll, benefits and related costs
  
 
13,677
 
  
 
12,552
Accrued licensees’ share of gross profit
  
 
2,777
 
  
 
3,202
Income taxes payable
  
 
—  
 
  
 
1,748
Other accrued expenses
  
 
4,157
 
  
 
5,897
    


  

Total current liabilities
  
 
39,663
 
  
 
37,727
    


  

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 6)
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value; authorized 5,000 shares; none outstanding
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value; authorized 50,000 shares; 8,121 and 7,391 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2002 and September 30, 2001, respectively (Note 5)
  
 
81
 
  
 
74
Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, $.01 par value; authorized 4,530 shares; 1,274 and 1,565 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2002 and September 30, 2001, respectively
  
 
13
 
  
 
16
Additional paid in capital (Note 5)
  
 
39,919
 
  
 
33,889
Unearned compensation (Note 5)
  
 
(5,007
)
  
 
—  
Retained earnings
  
 
66,999
 
  
 
65,596
    


  

Total shareholders’ equity
  
 
102,005
 
  
 
99,575
    


  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  
$
141,668
 
  
$
137,302
    


  

 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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RemedyTemp, Inc.
 
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
(unaudited)
 
    
Three Months Ended

  
Nine Months Ended

    
June 30,
2002

  
July 1,
2001

  
June 30,
2002

  
July 1,
2001

Direct sales
  
$
69,311
  
$
67,917
  
$
198,944
  
$
224,168
Licensed franchise sales
  
 
48,112
  
 
52,741
  
 
138,863
  
 
174,357
Franchise royalties
  
 
376
  
 
460
  
 
1,314
  
 
2,065
Initial license and franchise fees
  
 
—  
  
 
—  
  
 
6
  
 
41
    

  

  

  

Total revenues
  
 
117,799
  
 
121,118
  
 
339,127
  
 
400,631
Cost of direct sales
  
 
57,635
  
 
53,926
  
 
162,973
  
 
177,399
Cost of licensed franchise sales
  
 
37,811
  
 
39,904
  
 
107,966
  
 
131,382
Licensees’ share of gross profit
  
 
6,984
  
 
8,971
  
 
20,968
  
 
29,587
Selling and administrative expenses
  
 
13,900
  
 
16,462
  
 
42,659
  
 
49,726
Depreciation and amortization
  
 
1,333
  
 
1,451
  
 
4,048
  
 
4,281
    

  

  

  

Income from operations
  
 
136
  
 
404
  
 
513
  
 
8,256
Other income:
                           
Interest income, net
  
 
220
  
 
242
  
 
620
  
 
458
Other, net
  
 
175
  
 
324
  
 
660
  
 
837
    

  

  

  

Income before provision for income taxes
  
 
531
  
 
970
  
 
1,793
  
 
9,551
Provision for income taxes
  
 
11
  
 
41
  
 
390
  
 
3,105
    

  

  

  

Net income
  
$
520
  
$
929
  
$
1,403
  
$
6,446
    

  

  

  

Net income per share, basic (Note 2)
  
$
0.06
  
$
0.10
  
$
0.16
  
$
0.72
    

  

  

  

Weighted-average number of shares, basic
  
 
8,990
  
 
8,920
  
 
8,966
  
 
8,910
    

  

  

  

Net income per share, diluted (Note 2)
  
$
0.06
  
$
0.10
  
$
0.15
  
$
0.72
    

  

  

  

Weighted-average number of shares, diluted
  
 
9,190
  
 
8,943
  
 
9,067
  
 
8,931
    

  

  

  

 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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RemedyTemp, Inc.
 
(amounts in thousands)
 
(unaudited)
 
    
Nine Months Ended

 
    
June 30,
2002

    
July 1,
2001

 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
Net income
  
$
1,403
 
  
$
6,446
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                 
Depreciation and amortization
  
 
4,048
 
  
 
4,273
 
Provision for losses on accounts receivable
  
 
1,047
 
  
 
3,239
 
Restricted stock compensation expense, net
  
 
551
 
  
 
—  
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                 
Accounts receivable
  
 
6,154
 
  
 
9,929
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid workers’ compensation insurance
  
 
 
(2,984
—  
)
 
  
 
 
(4,350
4,877
)
 
Other assets
  
 
573
 
  
 
(197
)
Accounts payable
  
 
(526
)
  
 
(2,611
)
Accrued workers’ compensation
  
 
5,250
 
  
 
5,106
 
Accrued payroll, benefits and related costs
  
 
1,125
 
  
 
(379
)
Accrued licensees’ share of gross profit
  
 
(425
)
  
 
(970
)
Other accrued expenses
  
 
(248
)
  
 
1,980
 
Income taxes payable
  
 
(1,748
)
  
 
—  
 
    


  


Net cash provided by operating activities
  
 
14,220
 
  
 
27,343
 
    


  


Cash flows from investing activities:
                 
Purchase of fixed assets
  
 
(2,565
)
  
 
(2,463
)
Payments for licensed franchise acquisitions, net of assets acquired
  
 
(1,562
)
  
 
(110
)
    


  


Net cash used in investing activities
  
 
(4,127
)
  
 
(2,573
)
    


  


Cash flows from financing activities:
                 
Proceeds from stock option activity
  
 
419
 
  
 
166
 
Proceeds from Employee Stock Purchase Plan activity
  
 
57
 
  
 
61
 
    


  


Net cash provided by financing activities
  
 
476
 
  
 
227
 
    


  


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
  
 
10,569
 
  
 
24,997
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  
 
37,362
 
  
 
1,084
 
    


  


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  
$
47,931
 
  
$
26,081
 
    


  


Other cash flow information:
                 
Cash paid during the period for interest
  
$
159
 
  
$
157
 
Cash paid during the period for income taxes
  
$
2,215
 
  
$
6,228
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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RemedyTemp, Inc.
 
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
(unaudited)
 
1.    Basis of Presentation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of RemedyTemp, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
 
The accompanying consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2002 and the consolidated statements of income and cash flows are unaudited. These statements have been prepared on the same basis as the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments, which are only of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and results of operations for such periods. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2001.
 
2.    Earnings Per Share Disclosure
 
Earnings per share is calculated as follows:
 
    
Three Fiscal Months Ended

    
June 30, 2002

  
July 1, 2001

    
Income
(Numerator)

    
Shares
(Denominator)

  
Per-Share
Amounts

  
Income
(Numerator)

    
Shares
(Denominator)

  
Per-Share
Amounts

Basic EPS
                                         
Income available to common shareholders
  
$
520
    
8,990
  
$
0.06
  
$
929
    
8,920
  
$
0.10
                  

                

Effect of Dilutive Securities
                                         
Restricted stock and stock options
  
$
—  
    
200
         
$
—  
    
23
      
    

    
         

    
      
Diluted EPS
                                         
Income available to common shareholders plus assumed conversions
  
$
520
    
9,190
  
$
0.06
  
$
929
    
8,943
  
$
0.10
    

    
  

  

    
  

    
Nine Fiscal Months Ended

    
June 30, 2002

  
July 1, 2001

    
Income
(Numerator)

    
Shares
(Denominator)

  
Per-Share
Amounts

  
Income
(Numerator)

    
Shares
(Denominator)

  
Per-Share
Amounts

Basic EPS
                                         
Income available to common shareholders
  
$
1,403
    
8,966
  
$
0.16
  
$
6,446
    
8,910
  
$
0.72
                  

                

Effect of Dilutive Securities
                                         
Restricted stock and stock options
  
$
—  
    
101
         
$
—  
    
21
      
    

    
         

    
      
Diluted EPS
                                         
Income available to common shareholders plus assumed conversions
  
$
1,403
    
9,067
  
$
0.15
  
$
6,446
    
8,931
  
$
0.72
    

    
  

  

    
  

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RemedyTemp, Inc.

 
3.    Purchase of Franchised Operations
 
From time to time, the Company may selectively purchase traditional and licensed franchised operations for various reasons, including, but not limited to facilitating its expansion plans of increased market presence in identified geographic regions. During the first quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company acquired two licensed franchise offices (one in Michigan and one in Illinois). Additionally, during the second quarter of fiscal 2002 , the Company made an earnout payment relating to a previous licensed franchise acquisition in accordance with the provisions of the related purchase agreement. Results of operations for the acquired licensed franchise offices are recorded in accordance with the Company’s licensed revenue recognition policy until the acquisition date. Subsequent to the acquisition date, the direct office revenue recognition policy is utilized. Had the results of operations for the licensed offices been shown as of the beginning of the current and prior year fiscal periods, the consolidated results would not be significantly different. These acquisitions are accounted for under the purchase accounting method. The purchase prices were allocated primarily to goodwill and are being amortized over an estimated life of twenty years.
 
4.    Workers Compensation
 
Effective April 1, 2002, the Company entered into a contract with ACE USA (“ACE”) for its workers’ compensation insurance and claims administration. The Company’s deductible under the insurance contract is $500 per individual claim and ACE is responsible for costs in excess of the deductible amount. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to maintain a $13,778 letter of credit to secure repayment to ACE of the deductible portion of all open claims.
 
From April 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002, the Company utilized a similar deductible program with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”). The Company’s deductible under this insurance contract is $250 per individual claim incurred and Liberty is responsible for costs in excess of the deductible amount. Under the terms of this agreement, the Company is required to maintain a $17,250 letter of credit to secure repayment to Liberty of the deductible portion of all open claims.
 
The Company is self-insured for its remaining estimated deductible liability under both contracts discussed above. The Company utilizes actuarial methods to estimate the remaining undiscounted liability for its workers’ compensation claims, including those incurred but not reported. These estimates are based on historical company and industry experience as well as current legal, economic and regulatory factors. While management believes that the recorded amounts are adequate, there can be no assurance that changes to management’s estimates will not occur due to limitations inherent in the estimation process. Changes in the estimates of this liability are charged or credited to earnings in the period determined.
 
Prior to April 1, 2001, the Company utilized a guaranteed cost insurance program.
 
5.    Restricted Stock Award
 
During fiscal 2002, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors authorized and issued 425 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock (collectively, “Restricted Stock”) to certain officers of the Company under the Company’s 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (“Incentive Plan”). Shares granted are subject to certain restrictions on ownership and transferability. The Restricted Stock cliff vests five years from the respective grant dates, at which point the restrictions lapse; however, the Restricted Stock is subject to accelerated vesting after three years if certain pre-established performance goals are achieved. All unvested Restricted Stock shall be forfeited upon voluntary termination or termination for cause. Upon involuntary termination for other than cause or retirement, 20% vests one year from the applicable grant date with the remaining unvested shares vesting at 1.66% each month thereafter. In connection with these issuances, the Company credited the capital accounts and charged unearned compensation for the market value of the Restricted Stock on the respective grant dates. The unearned compensation is shown as a reduction of shareholders’ equity in the accompanying balance sheet and is being amortized to expense ratably over the restricted periods. At June 30, 2002, 400 shares of Restricted Stock remain issued and outstanding.
 
In connection with the Restricted Stock grants, the recipients were required to forfeit all outstanding stock options, to the extent available. As a result, a total of 592 stock options were forfeited and cancelled in connection with these grants.

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RemedyTemp, Inc.

 
6.    Litigation
 
On October 16, 2001, GLF Holding Company, Inc. and Fredrick S. Pallas filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, against the Company, Karin Somogyi, Paul W. Mikos and Greg Palmer. The Complaint purports to be a class action brought by the individual plaintiffs on behalf of all of the Company’s traditional and licensed franchisees. The Complaint alleges claims for fraud and deceit, negligent misrepresentation, negligence, breach of contract, breach of warranty, conversion, and accounting, unfair and deceptive practices, and restitution and equitable relief. The plaintiffs claim that Remedy wrongfully induced its franchisees into signing franchise agreements and breached the agreements, thus causing the franchisees damage. Remedy has sought to compel arbitration with the plaintiffs in accordance with its franchise agreement with each of them and to deny class certification. Remedy believes it has meritorious defenses to the allegations contained in this complaint and intends to defend this action with vigor. At this time management is unable to give an estimate as to the amount or range of potential loss, if any, which might result to the Company if the outcome in this matter were unfavorable.
 
On December 10, 2001, Remedy filed a demand for arbitration before the Los Angeles branch of the American Arbitration Association and a complaint in United States District Court, Central District of California, for, among other things, breach of contract, trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition against Stephen M. Smith, Jody A. Smith and Smith Temporaries, Inc. doing business as CornerStone Staffing and Remedy Intelligent Staffing. The defendants have filed a counterclaim in arbitration alleging, among other things, breach of contract, defamation and trade secret misappropriation. The defendants were licensed franchisees of Remedy until their franchise agreement expired on December 30, 2001. Remedy believes that its case is meritorious and will protect its interests to the fullest extent permitted by law.
 
In early 2002, the California Insurance Guarantee Association (“CIGA”) began making efforts to join some of the Company’s customers in pending workers’ compensation claims filed by Remedy’s employees following the liquidation of Remedy’s former carrier, Reliance National Indemnity Insurance Company (“Reliance”). At the time of these injuries, from July 1997 through April 2001, Remedy was covered by a workers’ compensation policy issued by Reliance. Under California law, CIGA is responsible for Reliance’s outstanding liabilities. Remedy initiated legal proceedings against CIGA in both Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles and the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (“WCAB”) on February 15, 2002 and February 26, 2002 respectively. On April 5, 2002, the WCAB granted Remedy’s motion and consolidated the various workers’ compensation claims in which CIGA has tried to join Remedy’s customers. The WCAB also granted Remedy’s motion to stay CIGA’s efforts to join Remedy’s customers in those claims. The WCAB has selected a single test case from the consolidated pending cases through which it will decide the legal issues involved (i.e., whether it is proper for CIGA to join Remedy’s clients in the pending claims). The trial is scheduled for September 20, 2002. Remedy believes its case is meritorious and will protect its interests to the fullest extent permitted by law. At this time management is unable to give an estimate as to the amount or range of potential loss which would result to the Company if the outcome in this matter were unfavorable.
 
From time to time, the Company becomes a party to other litigation incidental to its business and operations. The Company maintains insurance coverage that management believes is reasonable and prudent for the business risks that the Company faces. Management does not believe the Company is party to any legal proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
 
7.    Accounting Pronouncements
 
In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statements on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) Nos. 141 “Business Combinations” and 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” SFAS 141, among other things, eliminates the use of the pooling of interests method of accounting for business combinations. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 142, goodwill will no longer be amortized, but will be subject to a periodic test for impairment based upon fair values. During the nine months ended June 30, 2002 and July 1, 2001, the Company reported goodwill amortization of $205 and $190, respectively. SFAS No. 141 is effective for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 142 will be effective for the Company in fiscal 2003. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adoption on the financial statements.
 
On October 3, 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” SFAS No. 144 supercedes SFAS No. 121 “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of” and amends Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 (APB 30) “Reporting Results of Operations Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business.” SFAS No. 144 requires that long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale be measured at the lower of book value or fair value less cost to sell. Also, SFAS No. 144 eliminates APB 30’s requirement that discontinued operations be measured at net realizable value or that entities include under “discontinued operations” in the financial statements amounts for operating losses that have not yet occurred. Additionally, SFAS No. 144 expands the scope of discontinued operations to include all components of an entity with operations that (1) can be distinguished from the rest of the entity and (2) will be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the entity in a disposal transaction. SFAS No. 144 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 and, generally, its provisions are to be applied prospectively. Management does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 144 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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RemedyTemp, Inc.

 
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred and nullifies the guidance of EITF No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in Restructuring), which recognized a liability for an exit cost at the date of an entity’s commitment to an exit plan. SFAS 146 requires that the initial measurement of a liability be at fair value. SFAS 146 will be effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002 with early adoption encouraged. The Company plans to adopt SFAS 146 effective October 1, 2002 and does not expect that the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

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RemedyTemp, Inc.

 
 
In addition to historical information, management’s discussion and analysis includes certain forward-looking statements made by the Company that involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on factors beyond the control of the Company (certain of such statements are identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “expect,” or “future”). Accordingly, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the successful launch of RemX® Financial Staffing and the Company’s new telemarketing program, changes in general or local economic conditions that could impact the Company’s expected financial results, the availability of sufficient personnel, various costs relating to temporary workers and personnel, the Company’s ability to open new points of distribution and expand in core geographic markets, attract and retain clients and franchisees, the outcome of litigation and other factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding risks affecting the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.
 
Operations
 
The Company’s revenues are derived from company-owned offices (direct sales) and independently-managed franchise offices (licensed sales and franchise royalties).
 
Independently-managed franchised offices have been an important element of the Company’s growth strategy for more than a decade. Such offices have enabled the Company to expand into new markets with qualified franchisees without significant capital expenditures. The majority of the Company’s offices outside California are independently-managed franchises. Franchise agreements have ten-year terms and are renewable for successive five-year or ten-year terms, depending upon when such agreements originated. Such agreements cover exclusive geographic territories and contain minimum performance standards. The Company’s franchise agreements are structured in either a “traditional” franchise format or a “licensed” franchise format. Currently, the Company only offers “licensed” franchises.
 
Under the Company’s traditional franchise agreements, the traditional franchisee pays all lease and working capital costs relating to its office, including funding payroll and collecting clients’ accounts. Generally, traditional franchisees pay the Company an initial franchise fee and continuing franchise fees, or royalties, equal to 7% of its gross billings. Royalty fees are reduced when the franchisee serves a national client as these clients typically have lower margins. The Company processes payroll and invoices clients, and the franchisee employs all management staff and temporary personnel affiliated with its office. The Company provides training, the right to use the Company’s service marks, trademarks and business model, proprietary computer programs and operational support.
 
The Company switched from the traditional franchise to the licensed franchise format to exercise more control over the collection and tracking of the receivables of the independently-managed offices and to enable the Company to grow without being limited by the financial resources of traditional franchisees. Under the Company’s licensed franchise agreement, the licensee pays the Company an initial franchise fee, pays all lease and operating costs relating to its office and employs all management staff affiliated with its office. The licensed franchise format differs from the traditional franchise format in that the Company employs all temporary personnel affiliated with the office. The Company funds payroll, collects clients’ accounts receivable and remits to the licensee 60%-70% of the office’s gross profit, based upon the level of hours billed during the licensee’s contract year. However, the Company’s share of the licensee’s gross profit, representing its continuing franchise fees, is generally not less than 7.5% of the licensee’s gross billings, with the exception of national accounts on which the Company’s fee is reduced to compensate for lower gross margins.
 
Results of Operations
 
For the Three Fiscal Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to the Three Fiscal Months Ended July 1, 2001
 
Total revenues decreased 2.7%, or $3.3 million, to $117.8 million for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $121.1 million for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. Direct revenues increased slightly to $69.3 million (or 2.1%) from $67.9 million, licensed franchise revenues decreased 8.8% to $48.1 million from $52.7 million and traditional franchise royalties decreased 18.3% to $0.4 million from $0.5 million for the three fiscal months ended June

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30, 2002 and July 1, 2001, respectively. The overall decrease in revenues resulted primarily from the continued sluggishness in the economy and reduced permanent placement billings, whereby the Company receives a fee for placing a temporary associate in a permanent position. Additionally, revenues were adversely impacted by the closure of several licensed and traditional franchise locations noted below. The mix between direct revenues, licensed franchise revenues and traditional franchise royalties shifted with direct revenues accounting for 58.8% of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to 56.1% for the three months ended July 1, 2001. This shift resulted primarily from incremental revenues generated from new company-owned offices, the acquisition of several licensed offices since the corresponding prior year period, and the closure of several licensed franchise locations, as a result of reduced business and the non-renewal of an expired licensed franchise agreement earlier in fiscal 2002. Additionally, several traditional franchise offices closed during the third quarter of fiscal 2002. Total revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 did, however, increase over those of the first and second quarters of fiscal 2002.
 
Revenues from the light industrial sector increased as a percentage of total revenues over the prior year corresponding quarter, as well. This is notable as the manufacturing sector (which encompasses the Company’s light industrial classification) was early into the economic downturn and has, historically, lead the subsequent economic recovery. Overall, and in accordance with the Company’s marketing focus, revenues from middle market clients (defined as clients with $0.2 million to $5.0 million in annual temp billings) increased to 57.6% of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2002 from 55.5% in the preceding year.
 
During the second quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company launched its financial staffing division (RemX® Financial Staffing) and has opened eight company-owned offices. Additionally, the Company has opened four replacement offices in the former licensed franchisee’s territory discussed above. The Company continues to strategically evaluate its existing and target markets and will continue to open additional offices where market conditions appear favorable and to consolidate underutilized offices as deemed appropriate. The Company’s ability to increase revenues depends significantly on the Company’s ability to continue to attract new clients, retain existing clients, open new offices, find and retain licensed franchisees and office managers, and manage newly opened offices to maturity. There can be no assurance that the Company’s revenues will increase.
 
Total cost of direct and licensed franchise sales, which consists of wages and other expenses related to the temporary associates, increased 1.7%, or $1.6 million, to $95.4 million for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $93.8 million for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. Total cost of direct and licensed sales as a percentage of revenues was 81.0% for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 compared to 77.5% for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. This overall reduction in margin is a continued trend and is attributable to i) lower markup resulting from the continued pricing pressures experienced throughout the staffing industry, ii) the increasing shift in mix towards light industrial business noted above which is typically high volume/lower margin business, iii) reduced permanent placement business and royalty income, and iv) increased workers’ compensation costs. Many factors, including increased wage costs or other employment expenses, could adversely affect the Company’s cost of direct and licensed franchise sales.
 
Licensees’ share of gross profit represents the net payments to licensed franchisees based upon a percentage of gross profit generated by the licensed franchise operations, as noted above. Licensees’ share of gross profit decreased 22.1%, or $2.0 million, to $7.0 million for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $9.0 million for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001 due to an overall 19.8% decrease in licensed gross profits as well as decreased permanent placement billings for which a licensed franchisee typically earns a larger percentage of the related gross margin. Licensees’ share of gross profit as a percentage of licensed gross profit was 67.8% for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to 69.9% for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001.
 
Selling and administrative expenses decreased 15.6%, or $2.6 million, to $13.9 million for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $16.5 million for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. In the prior year, the Company recorded an unusual $2.3 million charge for severance benefits for the Company’s former president and chief executive offices. Additionally, the Company continues to benefit from company-wide cost containment initiatives and productivity enhancements implemented during fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2002 resulting in reduced costs and operational and organizational changes designed to increase efficiency in a cost-effective manner. These cost reductions were offset by planned start-up costs associated with the creation of a telemarketing department as well as the new office openings discussed above. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 11.8% for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to 13.6% for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. There can be no assurance that selling and administrative expenses will not increase in the future, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of total revenues. Increases in these expenses could adversely affect the Company’s profitability.

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Depreciation and amortization decreased 8.1%, or $0.1 million, to $1.3 for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $1.5 million for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001.
 
Income from operations of $0.1 million for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 represents a decrease of 66.3%, or $0.3 million, from operating income of $0.4 million generated in the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001 as a result of the factors described above.
 
Net income decreased 44.0%, or $0.4 million, to $0.5 million for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $0.9 million for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001 due to the factors described above, reduced customer late fee income offset by a lower estimated effective tax rate (as discussed below). As a percentage of total revenues, net income was 0.4% for the three fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 compared to 0.8% for the three fiscal months ended July 1, 2001.
 
The Company’s overall annual effective tax rate reflects the expected benefit generated from federal Work Opportunity and Welfare to Work Tax Credits. The Internal Revenue Code provides these wage based tax credits to companies who employ personnel meeting certain defined eligibility criteria. The Company has proactively implemented programs to recruit and place eligible associates in order to maximize the tax credits available. When determining its annual effective tax rate, the Company considers the effect of expected Work Opportunity and Welfare to Work Tax Credits. The estimated annual effective tax rate is revised quarterly based upon actual operating results, the tax credit earned to date as well as current annual projections. The cumulative impact of any change in the estimated annual effective tax rate is recognized in the period the change in estimate occurs.
 
For the Nine Fiscal Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to the Nine Fiscal Months Ended July 1, 2001
 
Total revenues decreased 15.4%, or $61.5 million, to $339.1 million for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $400.6 million for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. Direct revenues decreased 11.3% to $198.9 million from $224.2 million, licensed franchise revenues decreased 20.4% to $138.9 million from $174.4 million and traditional franchise royalties decreased 36.4% to $1.3 million from $2.1 million for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 and July 1, 2001, respectively. The overall decrease in direct and licensed franchise revenues resulted from the continued general economic slowdown and reduced permanent placement billings. The mix between direct, licensed franchise and traditional royalty revenues shifted with direct revenues accounting for 58.7% of total revenues for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to 56.0% for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. This shift resulted primarily from incremental revenues generated from new company-owned offices opened during the current year, as previously discussed, the acquisition of several licensed franchise operations since the prior year corresponding period and the closure of several licensed franchise locations resulting from reduced business and the non-renewal of an expired licensed franchise agreement at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2002. New company-owned offices opened include eight in the Company’s new financial staffing division and four replacement offices in a former licensed franchisee’s territory. The decrease in franchise royalties resulted from lower billings at existing traditional franchised operations, certain office closures resulting from reduced business, non-renewal and conversion to the licensed franchise format.
 
The Company continues to strategically evaluate its existing and target markets and will continue to open additional offices where market conditions appear favorable and to consolidate underutilized offices as deemed appropriate. The Company’s ability to increase revenues depends significantly on the Company’s ability to continue to attract new clients, retain existing clients, open new offices, find and retain licensed franchisees and office managers and manage newly opened offices to maturity. There can be no assurance that the Company’s revenues will increase.
 
Total cost of direct and licensed sales, which consists of wages and other expenses related to the temporary associates, decreased 12.3%, or $37.8 million, to $270.9 million for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $308.8 million for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. This decrease resulted primarily from reduced revenues as described above. Total cost of direct and licensed sales as a percentage of revenues was 79.9% for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 compared to 77.1% for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. This overall margin reduction resulted from i) lower markup resulting from continued pricing pressures and mix shift towards light industrial business, ii) reduced permanent placement business and royalty income, and iii) increased workers’ compensation costs. Many factors, including increased wage costs or other employment expenses, could adversely affect the Company’s cost of direct and licensed sales.
 
Licensees’ share of gross profit decreased 29.1%, or $8.6 million, to $21.0 million for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $29.6 million for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001 due to an overall 28.1% decrease in licensed gross profits as well as decreased permanent placement billings for which a licensee typically earns a larger percentage of the gross margin. Licensees’ share of gross profit as a percentage of licensed gross profit was 67.9% for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 compared to 68.8% for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001.
 
Selling and administrative expenses decreased 14.2%, or $7.1 million, to $42.7 million for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $49.7 million for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. In the prior year, the Company

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recorded unusual charges totaling $4.2 million related to a large customer’s accounts receivable balance deemed uncollectible due to sudden financial deterioration ($1.9 million) and to the severance benefits for the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer ($2.3 million). The remaining overall decrease results from continued company-wide cost containment initiatives resulting in operational and organizational changes that have increased efficiency in a cost-effective manner, as well as reduced post-implementation support costs associated with the Company’s information systems. These cost reductions were offset by planned expenditures, during fiscal 2002, associated with new office openings and the implementation of a telemarketing program. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 12.6% for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to 12.4% for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. There can be no assurance that selling and administrative expenses will not increase in the future, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of total revenues. Increases in these expenses could adversely affect the Company’s profitability.
 
Depreciation and amortization decreased 5.4%, or $0.2 million, to $4.0 for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $4.3 million for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001.
 
Income from operations decreased 93.8%, or $7.7 million, to $0.5 million for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $8.3 million for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001 due to the factors described above. Income from operations as a percentage of revenues was 0.2% for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 compared to 2.1% for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001.
 
Net income decreased 78.2%, or $5.0 million, to $1.4 million for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 from $6.4 million for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001 due to the factors described above, increased interest income resulting from the Company’s strong cash position, decreased customer late fee income and a lower overall effective tax rate. The Company’s overall effective tax rate reflects expected benefit generated from Work Opportunity and Welfare to Work Tax Credits as previously discussed. As a percentage of total revenues, net income was 0.4% for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 compared to 1.6% for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
The Company’s balance sheet and cash flow remain strong. The Company has $47.9 million in cash and equivalents at June 30, 2002 (an increase of $21.8 million from the corresponding prior year period) and continues to be debt free. Historically, the Company has financed its operations through cash generated by operating activities and its line of credit facility, if necessary. The Company’s principal uses of cash are working capital needs, capital expenditures (including management information systems initiatives) and franchise acquisitions. The nature of the Company’s business requires payment of wages to its temporary associates on a weekly basis, while payments from clients are generally received 30-60 days after the related billing.
 
Cash provided by operating activities was $14.2 million for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 and $27.3 million for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. Cash from operating activities was impacted by decreased operations coupled with timing of receivables collections. As a result of the economic downturn, collection of outstanding accounts receivable outpaced the growth of receivables generated by sales both in the current and prior year. However, the impact was more pronounced in the prior year when the economic downturn began. Other factors impacting current year operating cash flows as compared to the prior year include timing of vendor and tax payments as well as changes in the Company’s workers’ compensation program as noted below.
 
Prior to April 1, 2001, the Company utilized a guaranteed cost insurance program for its workers’ compensation claims liability. The estimated premium was based upon expected payroll levels, prepaid at the beginning of the policy and amortized based upon actual payroll levels. As a result, the Company had unamortized prepaid insurance premiums at the inception of the prior fiscal year. The Company amortized the entire prepaid balance in the prior year and had also accrued additional premiums due based upon actual payroll levels exceeding the original estimate.
 
Effective April 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002, the Company entered into a contract with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”) for its workers’ compensation insurance and claims administration for claims incurred during the corresponding period. The Company’s deductible under the insurance contract is $0.25 million per individual claim incurred and Liberty is responsible for costs in excess of the deductible amount. The Company is self-insured for and has accrued its remaining estimated deductible liability and, as such, no prepaid premiums existed at March 31, 2001. Under the terms of this agreement, the Company is required to maintain a $17.3 million letter of credit to secure repayment to Liberty of the deductible portion of all open claims.

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Effective April 1, 2002, the Company entered into a similar insurance arrangement with ACE USA (“ACE”) for its workers’ compensation claims incurred from April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003. The Company’s deductible under this insurance contract is $0.5 million per individual claim and ACE is responsible for costs in excess of the deductible amount. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to maintain a $13.8 million letter of credit to secure repayment to ACE of the deductible portion of all open claims.
 
Cash used for purchases of fixed assets, including information systems, was $2.6 million for the nine fiscal months ended June 30, 2002 and $2.5 million for the nine fiscal months ended July 1, 2001. The Company continues to invest in computer-based technologies and direct office openings and anticipates $5.0 million in related capital expenditures during the next twelve months.
 
From time to time, the Company may selectively purchase traditional and licensed franchised operations for various reasons, including, but not limited to facilitating its expansion plans of increased market presence in identified geographic regions. During the first quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company acquired two licensed franchise offices (one in Michigan and one in Illinois). Additionally, during the second quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company made an earnout payment relating to a previous licensed franchise acquisition in accordance with the provisions of the related purchase agreement. The Company is contemplating the continued selective repurchase of licensed and franchised offices in certain territories with the intent of expanding the Company’s market presence in such regions.
 
In January 2002, the Company launched RemX® Financial Staffing, a new business division focused on providing financial personnel on a temporary, temp-to-hire or direct hire basis in major markets nationwide. The Company opened seven RemX® Financial Staffing offices during the second and third quarters of fiscal 2002 and anticipates opening twenty additional offices during the next twenty-four months, while continuing to evaluate possible strategic acquisitions. Such office openings and potential acquisitions may have an impact on future liquidity.
 
The Company has a revolving line of credit agreement with Bank of America providing for aggregate borrowings and letters of credit of $40.0 million that expired on July 31, 2002. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under this agreement as of June 30, 2002. The Company had $31.1 million in outstanding letters of credit in accordance with the two workers’ compensation insurance agreements discussed above. This line of credit agreement required the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and comply with certain restrictive covenants. At June 30, 2002, the Company was in compliance with all restrictive covenants and required ratios, with the exception of its total liabilities to EBITDA ratio. The Company obtained a waiver from the bank for this ratio through the expiration of the agreement.
 
Concurrent with the expiration of the credit facility discussed above, the Company negotiated a new line of credit agreement with Bank of America and Union Bank of California jointly that provides for aggregate borrowings of $40.0 million and letters of credit of $35.0 million. The Company currently has no borrowings outstanding and has transferred the letters of credit discussed above to this new credit facility. This new line of credit agreement requires the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and comply with certain restrictive covenants. The Company is currently in compliance with all restrictive covenants and required ratios.
 
The Company believes that its current and expected levels of working capital and line of credit are adequate to support present operations and to fund future growth and business opportunities.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Remedy’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
The significant accounting policies applied in preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements are described in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Policies that are considered critical are described below.

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Revenue recognition
 
The Company generates revenue from the sale of temporary staffing and permanent placement services by its company-owned and licensed franchise operations and from royalties on sales of such services by its traditional franchise operations. Temporary staffing revenues and the related labor costs and payroll taxes are recorded in the period in which the services are performed. Permanent placement revenues are recognized when the permanent placement candidate begins full-time employment.
 
The Company utilizes two types of franchise agreements referred to as “traditional” and “licensed.” Under the Company’s traditional franchised agreement, the franchisee has the direct contractual relationship with the customers, holds title to the related customer receivables and is the legal employer of the temporary employees. Accordingly, sales and cost of sales generated by the traditional franchise operations are not included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company earns and records continuing franchise fees, based upon the contractual percentage of franchise gross sales, in the period in which the traditional franchisee provides the services. Such fees are recorded by the Company as “Franchise royalties.”
 
Under the Company’s licensed franchise agreement, revenues generated by the franchised operation and the related costs of services are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and are reported as “Licensed franchise sales” and “Cost of licensed sales,” respectively. The Company has the direct contractual relationship with the customer, holds title to the related customer receivables and is the legal employer of the temporary employees. Thus, certain risks associated with the licensed franchise operations remain with the Company. The net distribution paid to the licensed franchisee for the services rendered is based on a percentage of the gross profit generated by the licensed operation and is reflected as “Licensees’ share of gross profit” in the consolidated statements of income. The Company’s share of the licensees’ gross profit represents the continuing franchise fee as outlined in the licensed franchise agreement and is recorded when earned in connection with the related licensed franchise sales.
 
Workers’ compensation costs
 
The Company retains the risk for the deductible portion of its workers’ compensation insurance programs. The Company utilizes actuarial methods to estimate the remaining undiscounted liability for its workers’ compensation claims, including those incurred but not reported. These estimates are based on historical company and industry experience as well as current legal, economic and regulatory factors. While management believes that the recorded amounts are adequate, there can be no assurance that changes to management’s estimates will not occur due to limitations inherent in the estimation process. Changes in the estimates of this liability are charged or credited to earnings in the period determined. Remedy funds portions of its retained risks through deposits with its insurance carriers.
 
Seasonality
 
The Company’s quarterly operating results are affected by the number of billing days in the quarter and the seasonality of its clients’ businesses. The first fiscal quarter has historically been relatively strong as a result of manufacturing and retail emphasis on holiday sales. Historically, the second fiscal quarter shows a decline in comparable revenues from the first fiscal quarter. Revenue growth has historically accelerated in each of the third and fourth fiscal quarters as manufacturers, retailers and service businesses increase their level of business activity.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
On October 16, 2001, GLF Holding Company, Inc. and Fredrick S. Pallas filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, against the Company, Karin Somogyi, Paul W. Mikos and Greg Palmer. The Complaint purports to be a class action brought by the individual plaintiffs on behalf of all of the Company’s traditional and licensed franchisees. The Complaint alleges claims for fraud and deceit, negligent misrepresentation, negligence, breach of contract, breach of warranty, conversion, and accounting, unfair and deceptive practices, and restitution and equitable relief. The plaintiffs claim that Remedy wrongfully induced its franchisees into signing franchise agreements and breached the agreements, thus causing the franchisees damage. Remedy has sought to compel arbitration with the plaintiffs in accordance with its franchise agreement with each of them and to deny class certification. Remedy believes it has meritorious defenses to the allegations contained in this complaint and intends to defend this action with vigor. At this time management is unable to give an estimate as to the amount or range of potential loss, if any, which might result to the Company if the outcome in this matter were unfavorable.
 
On December 10, 2001, Remedy filed a demand for arbitration before the Los Angeles branch of the American Arbitration Association and a complaint in United States District Court, Central District of California, for, among other things, breach of contract, trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition against Stephen M. Smith, Jody A. Smith and Smith Temporaries, Inc. doing business as CornerStone Staffing and Remedy Intelligent Staffing. The defendants have filed a counterclaim in arbitration alleging, among other things, breach of contract, defamation and trade secret misappropriation. The defendants were licensed franchisees of Remedy until their franchise agreement expired on December 30, 2001. Remedy believes that its case is meritorious and will protect its interests to the fullest extent permitted by law.
 
In early 2002, the California Insurance Guarantee Association (“CIGA”) began making efforts to join some of the Company’s customers in pending workers’ compensation claims filed by Remedy’s employees following the liquidation of Remedy’s former carrier, Reliance National Indemnity Insurance Company (“Reliance”). At the time of these injuries, from July 1997 through April 2001, Remedy was covered by a workers’ compensation policy issued by Reliance. Under California law, CIGA is responsible for Reliance’s outstanding liabilities. Remedy initiated legal proceedings against CIGA in both Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles and the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (“WCAB”) on February 15, 2002 and February 26, 2002 respectively. On April 5, 2002, the WCAB granted Remedy’s motion and consolidated the various workers’ compensation claims in which CIGA has tried to join Remedy’s customers. The WCAB also granted Remedy’s motion to stay CIGA’s efforts to join Remedy’s customers in those claims. The WCAB has selected a single test case from the consolidated pending cases through which it will decide the legal issues involved (i.e., whether it is proper for CIGA to join Remedy’s clients in the pending claims). The trial is scheduled for September 20, 2002. Remedy believes its case is meritorious and will protect its interests to the fullest extent permitted by law. At this time management is unable to give an estimate as the amount or range of potential loss which would result to the Company if the outcome in this matter were unfavorable.
 
From time to time, the Company becomes a party to other litigation incidental to its business and operations. The Company maintains insurance coverage that management believes is reasonable and prudent for the business risks that the Company faces. Management does not believe the Company is party to any legal proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

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(a)    Exhibits
 
Set forth below is a list of the exhibits included as part of this Quarterly Report:
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description

3.1
  
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (a)
3.2
  
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (f)
4.1
  
Specimen Stock Certificate (a)
4.2
  
Shareholder Rights Agreement (a)
10.1
  
Robert E. McDonough, Sr. Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (g)
10.2
  
Paul W. Mikos Employment Agreement, as amended (j)
10.5
  
Registration Rights Agreement with R. Emmett McDonough and Related Trusts (a)
10.6
  
Alan M. Purdy Change in Control Severance Agreement (i)
10.7
  
Deferred Compensation Agreement for Alan M. Purdy (a)
10.9
  
Form of Indemnification Agreement (a)
10.11
  
Amended and restated RemedyTemp, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (h)
10.12
  
Amended and restated RemedyTemp, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (a)
10.13
  
Form of Franchising Agreement for Licensed Offices (l)
10.14
  
Form of Franchising Agreement for Franchised Offices (a)
10.15
  
Form of Licensing Agreement for IntelliSearch® (a)
10.18
  
Additional Deferred Compensation Agreement for Alan M. Purdy (b)
10.19
  
Lease Agreement between RemedyTemp, Inc. and Parker-Summit, LLC (c)
10.22
  
RemedyTemp, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (d)
10.23
  
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for Greg Palmer (n)
10.24
  
1998 RemedyTemp, Inc. Deferred Compensation and Stock Ownership Plan for Outside Directors (e)
10.25
  
Form of Licensing Agreement for i/search2000TM (f)
10.26
  
Credit Agreement among Bank of America N.A., Union Bank of California N.A. and RemedyTemp, Inc.
10.27
  
Paul W. Mikos Severance Agreement and General Release (k)
10.28
  
Gunnar B. Gooding Employment and Severance Letter (m)
10.29
  
Cosmas N. Lykos Employment and Severance Letter (m)
10.30
  
Alan M. Purdy Retirement Agreement and General Release
99.1
  
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification of Form 10-Q
 
  (a)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-4276), as amended.
  (b)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 29, 1996.
  (c)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 30, 1997.
  (d)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 1997.
  (e)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 29, 1998.
  (f)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearly period ended September 27, 1998.
  (g)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 27, 1998.
  (h)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 28, 1999.
  (i)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 1999.
  (j)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 1999 (original agreement) and for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2000 (amendment).
  (k)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1, 2001.
  (l)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1, 2001.
  (m)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearly period ended September 30, 2001.
  (n)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 30, 2001.
 
(b)    Reports on Form 8-K.
 
No reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the last quarter of the period covered by this Report.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
       
REMEDYTEMP, INC.
August 14, 2002
     
/s/    GREG PALMER        

       
Greg Palmer, President and Chief
Executive Officer
August 14, 2002
     
/s/    ALAN PURDY        

       
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description

3.1
  
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (a)
3.2
  
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (f)
4.1
  
Specimen Stock Certificate (a)
4.2
  
Shareholder Rights Agreement (a)
10.1
  
Robert E. McDonough, Sr. Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (g)
10.2
  
Paul W. Mikos Employment Agreement, as amended (j)
10.5
  
Registration Rights Agreement with R. Emmett McDonough and Related Trusts (a)
10.6
  
Alan M. Purdy Change in Control Severance Agreement (i)
10.7
  
Deferred Compensation Agreement for Alan M. Purdy (a)
10.9
  
Form of Indemnification Agreement (a)
10.11
  
Amended and restated RemedyTemp, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (h)
10.12
  
Amended and restated RemedyTemp, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (a)
10.13
  
Form of Franchising Agreement for Licensed Offices (l)
10.14
  
Form of Franchising Agreement for Franchised Offices (a)
10.15
  
Form of Licensing Agreement for IntelliSearch® (a)
10.18
  
Additional Deferred Compensation Agreement for Alan M. Purdy (b)
10.19
  
Lease Agreement between RemedyTemp, Inc. and Parker-Summit, LLC (c)
10.22
  
RemedyTemp, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (d)
10.23
  
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for Greg Palmer (n)
10.24
  
1998 RemedyTemp, Inc. Deferred Compensation and Stock Ownership Plan for Outside Directors (e)
10.25
  
Form of Licensing Agreement for i/search2000TM (f)
10.26
  
Credit Agreement among Bank of America N.A., Union Bank of California N.A. and RemedyTemp, Inc.
10.27
  
Paul W. Mikos Severance Agreement and General Release (k)
10.28
  
Gunnar B. Gooding Employment and Severance Letter (m)
10.29
  
Cosmas N. Lykos Employment and Severance Letter (m)
10.30
  
Alan M. Purdy Retirement Agreement and General Release
99.1
  
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification of Form 10-Q

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RemedyTemp, Inc.

(a)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-4276), as amended.
(b)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 29, 1996.
(c)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 30, 1997.
(d)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 1997.
(e)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 29, 1998.
(f)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearly period ended September 27, 1998.
(g)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 27, 1998.
(h)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 28, 1999.
(i)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 1999.
(j)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 1999 (original agreement) and for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2000 (amendment).
(k)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1, 2001.
(l)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1, 2001.
(m)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearly period ended September 30, 2001.
(n)
 
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 30, 2001.

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EX-10.26 3 dex1026.txt CREDIT AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.26 ================================================================================ CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of July 31, 2002 Among REMEDYTEMP, INC. as the Borrower, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, And The Other Lenders Party Hereto ================================================================================ 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page ARTICLE I.DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS......................................................1 1.01 Defined Terms.......................................................................1 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions......................................................15 1.03 Accounting Terms...................................................................16 1.04 Rounding...........................................................................16 1.05 References to Agreements and Laws..................................................17 1.06 Times of Day.......................................................................17 1.07 Letter of Credit Amounts...........................................................17 ARTICLE II.THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS...............................................17 2.01 Committed Loans....................................................................17 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans.......................17 2.03 Letters of Credit..................................................................19 2.04 Swing Line Loans...................................................................27 2.05 Prepayments........................................................................30 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments............................................30 2.07 Repayment of Loans.................................................................31 2.08 Interest...........................................................................31 2.09 Fees...............................................................................31 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees...................................................32 2.11 Evidence of Debt...................................................................32 2.12 Payments Generally.................................................................33 2.13 Sharing of Payments................................................................34 2.14 Direct Debit.......................................................................35 ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY............................................35 3.01 Taxes..............................................................................35 3.02 Illegality.........................................................................36 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates.......................................................37 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans..................................................37 3.05 Funding Losses.....................................................................38 3.06 Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation................................39 3.07 Survival...........................................................................39 ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS.........................................39 4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.............................................39 4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions................................................41 ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.....................................................41 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws...........................41 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention....................................................41
i 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.........................................42 5.04 Binding Effect.....................................................................42 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect...................................42 5.06 Litigation.........................................................................43 5.07 No Default.........................................................................43 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens.......................................................43 5.09 Environmental Compliance...........................................................43 5.10 Insurance..........................................................................43 5.11 Taxes..............................................................................43 5.12 ERISA Compliance...................................................................44 5.13 Subsidiaries.......................................................................44 5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act........................................................44 5.15 Disclosure.........................................................................45 5.16 Compliance with Laws...............................................................45 5.17 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc...............................................45 ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS..............................................................45 6.01 Financial Statements...............................................................46 6.02 Certificates; Other Information....................................................46 6.03 Notices............................................................................48 6.04 Payment of Obligations.............................................................48 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc.....................................................48 6.06 Maintenance of Properties..........................................................49 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance...........................................................49 6.08 Compliance with Laws...............................................................49 6.09 Books and Records..................................................................49 6.10 Inspection Rights..................................................................49 6.11 Use of Proceeds....................................................................49 6.12 Additional Guarantors..............................................................49 ARTICLE VII.NEGATIVE COVENANTS.................................................................50 7.01 Liens..............................................................................50 7.02 Investments........................................................................51 7.03 Indebtedness.......................................................................51 7.04 Fundamental Changes................................................................52 7.05 Dispositions.......................................................................52 7.06 Restricted Payments................................................................53 7.07 Change in Nature of Business.......................................................53 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates.......................................................53 7.09 Burdensome Agreements..............................................................53 7.10 Use of Proceeds....................................................................53 7.11 Financial Covenants................................................................53 ARTICLE VIII.EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES....................................................54 8.01 Events of Default..................................................................54
ii 8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default.....................................................56 8.03 Application of Funds...............................................................57 ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT...............................................................58 9.01 Appointment and Authorization of Administrative Agent..............................58 9.02 Delegation of Duties...............................................................58 9.03 Liability of Administrative Agent..................................................58 9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent...................................................59 9.05 Notice of Default..................................................................59 9.06 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Administrative Agent.................60 9.07 Indemnification of Administrative Agent............................................60 9.08 Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity....................................61 9.09 Successor Administrative Agent.....................................................61 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim......................................62 9.11 Guaranty Matters...................................................................62 9.12 Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers...............................................62 ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................63 10.01 Amendments, Etc....................................................................63 10.02 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.................................64 10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.....................................................65 10.04 Attorney Costs, Expenses and Taxes.................................................65 10.05 Indemnification by the Borrower....................................................66 10.06 Payments Set Aside.................................................................66 10.07 Successors and Assigns.............................................................67 10.08 Confidentiality....................................................................70 10.09 Set-off............................................................................71 10.10 Interest Rate Limitation...........................................................71 10.11 Counterparts.......................................................................71 10.12 Integration........................................................................71 10.13 Survival of Representations and Warranties.........................................72 10.14 Severability.......................................................................72 10.15 Tax Forms..........................................................................72 10.16 Governing Law......................................................................74 10.17 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury...................................................74 10.18 Time of the Essence................................................................75 10.19 Entire Agreement. ................................................................75 SIGNATURES.....................................................................................76
iii SCHEDULES 2.01 Commitments and Pro Rata Shares 5.05 Supplement to Interim Financial Statements 5.06 Litigation 5.09 Environmental Matters 5.13 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments 5.17 Intellectual Property Matters 7.01 Existing Liens 7.02 Authorized Investments 7.03 Existing Indebtedness 10.02 Administrative Agent's Office, Certain Addresses for Notices EXHIBITS Form of A Committed Loan Notice B Swing Line Loan Notice C Note D Compliance Certificate E Assignment and Assumption F Guaranty iv CREDIT AGREEMENT This CREDIT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into as of July 31, 2002, among REMEDYTEMP, INC., a (the "Borrower"), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the "Lenders" and individually, a "Lender"), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein. In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows: ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 1.01 DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: "Acquisition" means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (i) the acquisition by the Borrower of all or substantially all of the assets of a person or entity or of any business or division of a person or entity, (ii) the acquisition by the Borrower of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or equity of any person or entity, or otherwise causing any entity to become a subsidiary of the borrower, or (iii) a merger or consolidation or any other combination by the Borrower with another person or entity (other than an entity that is a subsidiary of the Borrower) provided in the Borrower or its subsidiary is the surviving entity. "Acceptable Acquisition" means an Acquisition: (i) If the total value of the consideration paid for all Acquisitions made after the date of this Agreement will not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), including the proposed Acquisition: (A) where the business being acquired is substantially the same as the Borrower's present business; (B) which is undertaken in accordance with all applicable requirements of law; (C) where prior, effective written consent or approval of such Acquisition has been given by the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the acquire; 1 (D) a statement showing that, on a pro forma consolidated basis immediately after the Acquisition, the Borrower will be in full compliance this Agreement (including a break-out of the acquiree's funded and contingent debts assumed by the Borrower in connection with any Acquisition); (E) within 30 days after the closing of the Acquisition, the Borrower has delivered to the Bank a statement of sources and uses of funds; (ii) If the total value of the consideration for the Acquisition paid for all Acquisitions made after the date of this Agreement; including the proposed Acquisition, equals or exceeds Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000): (A) where the Borrower has complied with the requirements of Subparagraphs (i) (A) through (i) (D) above; (B) where the total value of the consideration paid for all Acquisitions made after the date of this Agreement, including the proposed Acquisition, does not exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000); (C) where the Borrower has delivered to the Bank at least 15 days prior to the Acquisition: (1) a compliance certificate showing, on a pro forma consolidated basis for the Borrower and the acquiree, compliance with this Agreement for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower and the underlying calculations showing such compliance, including a break-out of the acquiree's figures. (2) financial statements of the entity to be acquired, prepared by a certified public accountant (excluding licensees which may be entity prepared), for such entity's last three fiscal years and the latest interim fiscal period, all in form and content acceptable to the Bank; (3) evidence that Consolidated EBITDA after giving effect to such Acquisition is at least $20,000,000 and cash on hand, net of outstanding Letters of Credit, is at least $10,000,000. For purposes hereof, "consideration" paid for an Acquisition means all value given, including cash, stock of the Borrower, and all liabilities of the acquiree which are to be assumed by the Borrower, including all funded debt and contingent liabilities but excluding normal trade debt and accruals; provided, however, that "consideration" shall exclude contractual "earn out" obligations based on future financial performance benchmarks of the acquiree. "Administrative Agent" means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent. 2 "Administrative Agent's Office" means the Administrative Agent's address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders. "Administrative Questionnaire" means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent. "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. "Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. "Controlling" and "Controlled" have meanings correlative thereto. "Agent-Related Persons" means the Administrative Agent, together with its Affiliates (including, in the case of Bank of America in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, the Arranger), and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates. "Aggregate Commitments" means the Commitments of all the Lenders. "Agreement" means this Credit Agreement. "Applicable Rate" means the following percentages per annum, based upon the level of Consolidated EBITDA maintained by Borrower as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b): APPLICABLE RATE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONSOLIDATED LETTER OF CREDIT PRICING LEVEL EBITDA FEE EURODOLLAR RATE + BASE RATE + - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Equal to or more 1.125% 1.125% 0% than $18,000,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 More than 1.25% 1.25% 0% $8,500,000, but less than $18,000,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Equal to or less 1.375% 1.375% 0% than $8,500,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the level of Consolidated EBITDA shall become effective as of the first Business Day of the month immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then Pricing Level 3 shall apply as of the first Business Day of the 3 month after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered. The Applicable Rate in effect from the Closing Date through September 30, 2002 shall be determined based upon Pricing Level 2. "Arranger" means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book manager. "Assignment and Assumption" means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit E. "Attorney Costs" means and includes all fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and, without duplication, the allocated cost of internal legal services and all expenses and disbursements of internal counsel. "Attributable Indebtedness" means, on any date, (a) in respect of any capital lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease. "Audited Financial Statements" means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto. "Availability Period" means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02. "Bank of America" means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors. "Base Rate" means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its "prime rate." The "prime rate" is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America's costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. "Base Rate Committed Loan" means a Committed Loan that is a Base Rate Loan. "Base Rate Loan" means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. 4 "Borrower" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Borrowing" means a Committed Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require. "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent's Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market. "Cash Collateralize" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g). "Change of Control" means, with respect to any Person, an event or series of events by which: (a) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an "option right"), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the equity securities of such Person entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or (b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of such Person cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors). "Closing Date" means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 4.01 (or, in the case of Section 4.01(b), waived by the Person entitled to receive the applicable payment). "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 5 "Commitment" means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Committed Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender's name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. "Committed Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Committed Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01. "Committed Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01. "Committed Loan Notice" means a notice of (a) a Committed Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A. "Compliance Certificate" means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D. "Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, (iii) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income and (iv) other expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries reducing such Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period and minus (b) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period. "Consolidated Interest Charges" means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the portion of rent expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP. "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding extraordinary gains but including extraordinary losses) for that period. "Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound. "Control" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Affiliate." 6 "Credit Extension" means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension. "Debtor Relief Laws" means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally. "Default" means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default. "Default Rate" means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 4% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 4% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. "Defaulting Lender" means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Committed Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding. "Disposition" or "Dispose" means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. "Dollar" and "$" mean lawful money of the United States. "Domestic Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States. "Eligible Assignee" has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g). "Environmental Laws" means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems. "Environmental Liability" means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly 7 resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. "ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code). "ERISA Event" means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate. "Eurodollar Rate" means for any Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan: (a) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the Telerate screen (or any successor thereto) that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or (b) if the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) does not appear on such page or service or such page or service shall not be available, the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or (c) if the rates referenced in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) are not available, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest at which deposits 8 in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America's London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 4:00 p.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period. "Eurodollar Rate Loan" means a Committed Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate. "Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 8.01. "Existing Credit Agreement" means that certain Business Loan Agreement dated as of March 31, 1999 among the Borrower and Bank of America, N.A., as amended from time to time. "Existing Letters of Credit" means the following Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer for the account of the Borrower: (i) Letter of Credit No. 304874 in the stated amount of $13,777,500, and (ii) Letter of Credit No. 3038261 in the stated amount of $17,250,000. "Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the rate per annum 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 (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent. "Fee Letter" means the letter agreement, dated of even date herewith, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of Consolidated EBITDA, plus collections on loans to franchisees, minus loans made to franchisees, minus non-financed capital expenditures, minus cash taxes paid, minus dividends paid, minus purchases of treasury stock, minus non-financed Acquisitions, minus non-financed repurchases of franchises and licenses, divided by the sum of scheduled mandatory principal repayments of borrowed money, plus scheduled mandatory payments under capital leases, plus 20% of all amounts outstanding under this Agreement (excluding Letters of Credit), plus interest expense. "Foreign Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 10.15(a)(i). "FRB" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States. 9 "Funded Debt" means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money and other interest-bearing indebtedness, including current and long-term indebtedness. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied. "Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government. "Guarantors" means, collectively, REMX Inc., Remedy Temporary Services, Inc. and Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Inc. "Guaranty" means the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit F. "Guarantee" means, as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term "Guarantee" as a verb has a corresponding meaning. "Hazardous Materials" means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, 10 infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law. "Indebtedness" means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers' acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments; (c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract; (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business); (e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; (f) capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations; and (g) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date. "Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05. "Indemnitees" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05. "Intangible Assets" means assets that are considered to be intangible assets under GAAP, including customer lists, goodwill, computer software, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and capitalized research and development costs. "Interest Payment Date" means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest 11 Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date. "Interest Period" means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that: (i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; (ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and (iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date. "Investment" means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment. "IP Rights" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17. "IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service. "Laws" means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law. "L/C Advance" means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender's funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. "L/C Borrowing" means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Committed Borrowing. 12 "L/C Credit Extension" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof. "L/C Issuer" means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. "L/C Obligations" means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. "Lender" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. "Lending Office" means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender's Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. "Letter of Credit" means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. "Letter of Credit Application" means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer. "Letter of Credit Sublimit" means an amount equal to $35,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments. "Leverage Ratio" means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Net Funded Debt to (b) Consolidate EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements. "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). "Loan" means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Committed Loan or a Swing Line Loan. "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, each Note, the Fee Letter and the Guaranty. "Loan Parties" means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor. "Material Adverse Effect" means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the 13 legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party. "Maturity Date" means the later of (a) June 1, 2004 and (b) if maturity is extended pursuant to Section 2.14, such extended maturity date as determined pursuant to such Section. "Multiemployer Plan" means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions. "Net Funded Debt" means, for any period, the sum of Funded Debt (including letters of credit and bonds for workers' compensation) minus cash in excess of $10,000,000. "Note" means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C. "Obligations" means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. "Organization Documents" means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity. "Outstanding Amount" means (i) with respect to Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date. "Participant" has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(d). 14 "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. "Pension Plan" means any "employee pension benefit plan" (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years. "Person" means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity. "Plan" means any "employee benefit plan" (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate. "Pro Rata Share" means, with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitment of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments at such time; provided that if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable. "Register" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(c). "Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived. "Request for Credit Extension" means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Committed Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice. "Required Lenders" means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having at least 66?2/3% of the Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, Lenders holding in the aggregate at least 66-2/3% of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender's risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed "held" by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders. 15 "Responsible Officer" means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. "Restricted Payment" means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other equity interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other equity interest or of any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such capital stock or other equity interest. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions. "Subsidiary" of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a "Subsidiary" or to "Subsidiaries" shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower. "Swap Contract" means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a "Master Agreement"), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement. "Swap Termination Value" means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for 16 any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender). "Swing Line" means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04. "Swing Line Borrowing" means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04. "Swing Line Lender" means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder. "Swing Line Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a). "Swing Line Loan Notice" means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B. "Swing Line Sublimit" means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments. "Synthetic Lease Obligation" means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment). "Threshold Amount" means $500,000. "Total Outstandings" means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations. "Type" means, with respect to a Committed Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan. "Unfunded Pension Liability" means the excess of a Pension Plan's benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan's assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year. "United States" and "U.S." mean the United States of America. "Unreimbursed Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i). 1.02 OTHER INTERPRETIVE PROVISIONS. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: 17 (a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. (b) (i) The words "herein," "hereto," "hereof" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof. (ii) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears. (iii) The term "including" is by way of example and not limitation. (iv) The term "documents" includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form. (c) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including;" the words "to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding;" and the word "through" means "to and including." (d) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 1.03 ACCOUNTING TERMS. (a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. (b) If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. 1.04 ROUNDING. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such 18 ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number). 1.05 REFERENCES TO AGREEMENTS AND LAWS. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law. 1.06 TIMES OF DAY. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Pacific time (daylight or standard, as applicable). 1.07 LETTER OF CREDIT AMOUNTS. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to mean the maximum face amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all increases thereof contemplated by such Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit Application therefor, whether or not such maximum face amount is in effect at such time. ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 2.01 COMMITTED LOANS. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a "Committed Loan") to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender's Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Committed Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender's Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Committed Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein. 2.02 BORROWINGS, CONVERSIONS AND CONTINUATIONS OF COMMITTED LOANS. (a) Each Committed Borrowing, each conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower's irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Committed Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Committed Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower 19 pursuant to this Section 2.02(b) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Committed Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Committed Borrowing, a conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Committed Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Committed Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Committed Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Committed Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Committed Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. (b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Committed Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Committed Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Committed Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent's Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds; provided, however, that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings and then to the Borrower as provided above. (c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate 20 Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders. (d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America's prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change. (e) After giving effect to all Committed Borrowings, all conversions of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Committed Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than six Interest Periods in effect with respect to Committed Loans. 2.03 LETTERS OF CREDIT. (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, and to amend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower; provided that the L/C Issuer shall not be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans would exceed such Lender's Commitment, or (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower's ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof. (ii) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: 21 (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it; (B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance which in no event shall be more than the twelve months beyond the Maturity Date, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; provided, however, each Letter of Credit may include a provision providing that the expiration date may be automatically extended each year for an additional year unless the L/C Issuer gives written notice of non-renewal within sixty (60) days of the expiration date: (C) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer; or (D) such Letter of Credit is in an initial amount less than $500,000, or is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars. (iii) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit. (iv) If Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an "Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit"); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the "Nonrenewal Notice Date") in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to a date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any 22 such renewal if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof, or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is two Business Days before the Nonrenewal Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the L/C Issuer shall have no obligation to permit the renewal of any Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit at any time. (b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit. (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. (ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the L/C Issuer of confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer's usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in 23 such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender's Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit. (iii) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. (c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations. (i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an "Honor Date"), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the "Unreimbursed Amount"), and the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice. (ii) Each Lender (including the Lender acting as L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent's Office in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Committed Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer. (iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C 24 Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender's payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03. (iv) Until each Lender funds its Committed Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer. (v) Each Lender's obligation to make Committed Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender's obligation to make Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein. (vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (d) Repayment of Participations. (i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender's L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by 25 the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender's L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent. (ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. (e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto; (ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction; (iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit; (iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or 26 (v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower. The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower's instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid. (f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower's pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer's willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. (g) Cash Collateral. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Maturity Date, any 27 Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn, the Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such L/C Borrowing or the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, as the case may be). For purposes hereof, "Cash Collateralize" means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. (h) Applicability of ISP98 and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the "International Standby Practices 1998" published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce (the "ICC") at the time of issuance (including the ICC decision published by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practice on April 6, 1998 regarding the European single currency (euro)) shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. (i) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share a Letter of Credit fee for each standby Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit). Such letter of credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such letter of credit fees shall be due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. (j) Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable. 28 (k) Conflict with Letter of Credit Application. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control. 2.04 SWING LINE LOANS. (a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees to make loans (each such loan, a "Swing Line Loan") to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of Committed Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender's Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender's Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Swing Line Loan. (b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower's irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the 29 amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds. (c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans. (i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Base Rate Committed Loan in an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent's Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Committed Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender. (ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Committed Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Committed Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender's payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation. (iii) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. 30 (iv) Each Lender's obligation to make Committed Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender's obligation to make Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein. (d) Repayment of Participations. (i) At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender's risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender. (ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. (e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Committed Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender's Pro Rata Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender. (f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender. 31 2.05 PREPAYMENTS. (a) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Committed Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Committed Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Committed Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Committed Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Committed Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares. (b) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. (c) If for any reason the Total Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans the Total Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect. 2.06 TERMINATION OR REDUCTION OF COMMITMENTS. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any 32 concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender according to its Pro Rata Share. All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. 2.07 REPAYMENT OF LOANS. (a) The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Committed Loans outstanding on such date. (b) The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the Maturity Date. 2.08 INTEREST. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Committed Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate. (b) If any amount payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Furthermore, while any Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand. (c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law. 2.09 FEES. In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03: 33 (a) Unused Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a commitment fee equal to 0.25% times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Committed Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date. (b) Other Fees. (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever; and (ii) the Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever. 2.10 COMPUTATION OF INTEREST AND FEES. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Bank of America's "prime rate" shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. 2.11 EVIDENCE OF DEBT. (a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender's Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. 34 (b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. 2.12 PAYMENTS GENERALLY. (a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent's Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender's Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. (b) If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be. (c) Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, then: (i) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect; and (ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the 35 date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the "Compensation Period") at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender's Committed Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent's demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. (d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest. (e) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Committed Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Committed Loan or to fund any such participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Committed Loan or purchase its participation. (f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner. 2.13 SHARING OF PAYMENTS. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Committed Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Committed Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing 36 Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Committed Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased. 2.14 DIRECT DEBIT. On each date when the payment of any principal, interest or fees are due hereunder or under any Note, Borrower agrees to maintain on deposit in an ordinary checking account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent (as such account shall be designated by Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, the "Borrower Account") an amount sufficient to pay such principal, interest or fees in full. Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent (i) to deduct automatically all principal, interest or fees when due hereunder, or under the Notes from the Borrower Account, and (ii) if and to the extent any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is not made when due, to deduct automatically any such amount from any or all of the accounts of Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent agrees to provide timely notice to Borrower of any automatic deduction made pursuant to Section 2.14. If there are any insufficient funds in the Borrower Account or any other account on the date the Administrative Agent enters any debit authorized by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent may reverse the debit. ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 3.01 TAXES. (a) Any and all payments by the Borrower to or for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and 37 clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, is organized or maintains a lending office (all such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes"). If the Borrower shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), each of the Administrative Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) within 30 days after the date of such payment, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall forward the same to such Lender) the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof. (b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes or charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (hereinafter referred to as "Other Taxes"). (c) If the Borrower shall be required to deduct or pay any Taxes or Other Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Borrower shall also pay to the Administrative Agent or to such Lender, as the case may be, at the time interest is paid, such additional amount that the Administrative Agent or such Lender specifies is necessary to preserve the after-tax yield (after factoring in all taxes, including taxes imposed on or measured by net income) that the Administrative Agent or such Lender would have received if such Taxes or Other Taxes had not been imposed. (d) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent and such Lender, (ii) amounts payable under Section 3.01(c) and (iii) any liability (including additions to tax, penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. Payment under this subsection (d) shall be made within 30 days after the date the Lender or the Administrative Agent makes a demand therefor. 3.02 ILLEGALITY. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable 38 Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Committed Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender. 3.03 INABILITY TO DETERMINE RATES. If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan, or that the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein. 3.04 INCREASED COST AND REDUCED RETURN; CAPITAL ADEQUACY; RESERVES ON EURODOLLAR RATE LOANS. (a) If any Lender determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law, or such Lender's compliance therewith, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans or (as the case may be) issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this subsection (a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section 3.01 shall govern), (ii) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or overall gross income by the United States or any foreign jurisdiction or any political subdivision of either thereof under the Laws of which such Lender is organized or has its Lending Office, and (iii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(c)), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. 39 (b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender's obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender's desired return on capital), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction. (c) The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as "Eurocurrency liabilities"), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least 15 days' prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 15 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 15 days from receipt of such notice. 3.05 FUNDING LOSSES. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of: (a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise); or (b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or (c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.16; including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the 40 Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded. 3.06 MATTERS APPLICABLE TO ALL REQUESTS FOR COMPENSATION. (a) A certificate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, the Administrative Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. (b) Upon any Lender's making a claim for compensation under Section 3.01 or 3.04, the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.16. 3.07 SURVIVAL. All of the Borrower's obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder. ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS 4.01 CONDITIONS OF INITIAL CREDIT EXTENSION. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (a) The Administrative Agent's receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel: (i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower; (ii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note; (iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party; 41 (iv) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each of the Borrower and each guarantor is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) a favorable opinion of in-house counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to such matters concerning the Loan Parties and the Loan Documents as the Required Lenders may reasonably request; (vi) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required; (vii) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied, and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and (C) a calculation of the Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended prior to the Closing Date; (viii) evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement has been or concurrently with the Closing Date is being terminated; and (ix) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Required Lenders reasonably may require. (b) Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid. (c) Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all Attorney Costs of the Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of Attorney Costs as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent). (d) The Closing Date shall have occurred on or before July 31, 2002. 42 4.02 CONDITIONS TO ALL CREDIT EXTENSIONS. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Committed Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent: (a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01. (b) No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension. (c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof. Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Committed Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension. ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that: 5.01 EXISTENCE, QUALIFICATION AND POWER; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Each Loan Party (a) is a corporation duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, and (d) is in compliance with all Laws; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i), (c) or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.02 AUTHORIZATION; NO CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) 43 contravene the terms of any of such Person's Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law. 5.03 GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION; OTHER CONSENTS. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 5.04 BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms. 5.05 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT. (a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness. (b) The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated March 31, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments. Schedule 5.05 sets forth all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date of such financial statements, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness. (c) Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 44 5.06 LITIGATION. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.06, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.07 NO DEFAULT. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 5.08 OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY; LIENS. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01. 5.09 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Borrower has reasonably concluded that, except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.09, such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.10 INSURANCE. The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards), with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates. 5.11 TAXES. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. 45 5.12 ERISA COMPLIANCE. (a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification. The Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan. (b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. (c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA. 5.13 SUBSIDIARIES. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 and has no equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13. 5.14 MARGIN REGULATIONS; INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT; PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT. (a) The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. (b) None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary (i) is a "holding company," or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 46 1935, or (ii) is or is required to be registered as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 5.15 DISCLOSURE. The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. 5.16 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.17 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LICENSES, ETC. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, "IP Rights") that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the best knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.17, no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.11) cause each Subsidiary to: 47 6.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders: (a) as soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any "going concern" or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; and (b) as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrower's fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02[(d)], the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in subsections (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein. 6.02 CERTIFICATES; OTHER INFORMATION. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders: (a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements and stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event; (b) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower; 48 (c) promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of the Borrower by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them; (d) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto; (e) within 120 days of the Borrower's fiscal year end, the Borrower's financial projections or budget by quarter for the following fiscal year; (f) within 120 days of the Borrower's fiscal year-end, a copy of the Borrower's current insurance policy evidencing re-insurance coverage of workers' compensation claims in excess of $500,000 per occurrence from an insurance company acceptable to the Administrative Agent, with an A.M. Best rating of not less than "A"; (g) within 90 days of the Borrower's fiscal year end, if requested by Administrative Agent, a company-prepared workers' compensation report stating, on a policy year or fiscal year basis, gross wages, claims filed, claims experience and losses as a percentage of temporary employer payroll by policy year; and (h) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower's website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower's behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(c) to the Administrative Agent 49 and each of the Lenders. Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents. 6.03 NOTICES. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender: (a) of the occurrence of any Default; (b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws; (c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event; and (d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached. 6.04 PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness. 6.05 PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE, ETC. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 50 6.06 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 6.07 MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons. 6.08 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, write, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 6.09 BOOKS AND RECORDS. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be. 6.10 INSPECTION RIGHTS. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice. 6.11 USE OF PROCEEDS. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for working capital, the buy back of existing franchises, to finance Acquisitions and for general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document. 6.12 ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS. Notify the Administrative Agent at the time that any Person becomes a Domestic Subsidiary, and promptly thereafter (and in any event within 30 days), cause such Person to (a) become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Guaranty or such other document as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose, and (b) deliver to the Administrative Agent documents of the types referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.01(a) and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, 51 the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (a), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 6.13 OUT OF DEBT PERIOD. To reduce the amount of all Loans outstanding under this Agreement to zero for a period of at least 30 consecutive days in each line year. "Line year" means the period between the date of this Agreement and May 31, 2003 and each subsequent one-year period thereafter. For purposes of this Section, "Loans" does not include undrawn amounts of outstanding Letters of Credit. ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly: 7.01 LIENS. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following: (a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document; (b) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that the property covered thereby is not increased and any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.03(b); (c) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP; (d) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person; (e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA; (f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which 52 do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person; (h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments; (i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition; and 7.02 INVESTMENTS. Make any Investments, except: (a) Investments held by the Borrower or such Subsidiary as permitted under Schedule 7.02; (b) advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 at any time outstanding, for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes; (c) Investments of the Borrower in any Guarantor and Investments of any Guarantor in the Borrower or in another Guarantor; (d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss; (e) Guarantees permitted by Section 7.03; and (f) other Investments not exceeding $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the Borrower. 7.03 INDEBTEDNESS. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except: (a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents; (b) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.03 and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; 53 (c) Guarantees of the Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any other Guarantor; (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a "market view;" and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party; (e) Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i); provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $5,000,000; and (f) unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding. 7.04 FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom: (a) any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries, provided that when any wholly-owned Subsidiary is merging with another Subsidiary, the wholly-owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person; (b) any Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a wholly-owned Subsidiary, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary. 7.05 DISPOSITIONS. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except: (a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business; (b) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (c) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property; 54 (d) Dispositions of property by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Guarantor, the transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor; (e) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04; (f) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition and (ii) the aggregate book value of all property Disposed of in reliance on this clause (f) in any fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000,000. 7.06 ACQUISITIONS. Make any Acquisition; provided, however, that Borrower may make any Acceptable Acquisition. 7.07 CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS. Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. 7.08 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate. 7.09 BURDENSOME AGREEMENTS. Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iii) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person; provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person. 7.10 USE OF PROCEEDS. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose. 7.11 FINANCIAL COVENANTS. (a) Current Ratio. Permit on a consolidated basis a ratio of current assets to current liabilities plus outstanding Letters of Credit, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, to be less than 1.50:1.0. 55 (b) Leverage Ratio. Permit at any time the Leverage Ratio to exceed 2.0:1.0. (c) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.50:1.0. This ratio will be calculated at the end of each fiscal quarter, using the results of that quarter and each of the three immediately preceding fiscal quarters. (d) Consolidated EBITDA. Permit Consolidated EBITDA to be less than $7,000,000. Compliance with this covenant shall be calculated at the end of each fiscal quarter. ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 8.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default: (a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any commitment or other fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or (b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05, 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12 or Article VII; or (c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days; or (d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made; or (e) Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or 56 holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Borrower or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or (f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or (g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or (h) Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of [10] consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or (i) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the 57 Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or (j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or (k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control with respect to the Borrower. 8.02 REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions: (a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated; (b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; (c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and (d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable law; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all 58 interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. 8.03 APPLICATION OF FUNDS. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order: First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such; Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them; Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them; Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit; and Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law. Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above. 59 ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 9.01 APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. (a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term "agent" herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. (b) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term "Administrative Agent" as used in this Article IX and in the definition of "Agent-Related Person" included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer. 9.02 DELEGATION OF DUTIES. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct. 9.03 LIABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. No Agent-Related Person shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof, contained 60 herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof. 9.04 RELIANCE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. (a) The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly required hereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders. (b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto. 9.05 NOTICE OF DEFAULT. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a "notice of default." The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article VIII; provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking 61 such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders. 9.06 CREDIT DECISION; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related Person. 9.07 INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities to the extent determined in a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent-Related Person's own gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. 62 The undertaking in this Section shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the Administrative Agent. 9.08 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY. Bank of America and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as though Bank of America were not the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Bank of America or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, Bank of America shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, and the terms "Lender" and "Lenders" include Bank of America in its individual capacity. 9.09 SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 30 days' notice to the Lenders; provided that any such resignation by Bank of America shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. If the Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor administrative agent for the Lenders, which successor administrative agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor administrative agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor administrative agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor administrative agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor administrative agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender and the respective terms "Administrative Agent," "L/C Issuer" and "Swing Line Lender" shall mean such successor administrative agent, Letter of Credit issuer and swing line lender, the retiring Administrative Agent's appointment, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated and the retiring L/C Issuer's and Swing Line Lender's rights, powers and duties as such shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender or any other Lender, other than the obligation of the successor L/C Issuer to issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or to make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit. After any retiring Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor administrative agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date which is 30 days following a retiring Administrative Agent's notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent's resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. 63 9.10 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding. 9.11 GUARANTY MATTERS. The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent's authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.11. 9.12 OTHER AGENTS; ARRANGERS AND MANAGERS. None of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a "syndication agent," "documentation agent," "co-agent," "book manager," "lead manager," "arranger," "lead arranger" or "co-arranger" shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than, in the case of such Lenders, those applicable to all Lenders as 64 such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder. ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS 10.1 AMENDMENTS, ETC. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall: (a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written consent of each Lender; (b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender; (c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or change the manner of computation of any financial ratio (including any change in any applicable defined term) used in determining the Applicable Rate that would result in a reduction of any interest rate on any Loan or any fee payable hereunder without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to amend the definition of "Default Rate" or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce any fee payable hereunder; (e) change Section 2.13 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender; (f) change any provision of this Section or the definition of "Required Lenders" or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any 65 determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender. and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender. 10.02 NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS; FACSIMILE COPIES. (a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or (subject to subsection (c) below) electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows: (i) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties; and (ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four Business Days after deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic mail (which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of subsection (c) below), when delivered; provided, however, that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until actually 66 received by such Person. In no event shall a voicemail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation hereunder. (b) Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile. The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same force and effect as manually-signed originals and shall be binding on all Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. The Administrative Agent may also require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided, however, that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile document or signature. (c) Limited Use of Electronic Mail. Electronic mail and Internet and intranet websites may be used only to distribute routine communications, such as financial statements and other information as provided in Section 6.02, and to distribute Loan Documents for execution by the parties thereto, and may not be used for any other purpose. (d) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent-Related Person and each Lender from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording. 10.03 NO WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law. 10.04 ATTORNEY COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs, and (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and each Lender for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement, attempted 67 enforcement, or preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any "workout" or restructuring in respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all Attorney Costs. The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all search, filing, recording, title insurance and appraisal charges and fees and taxes related thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the cost of independent public accountants and other outside experts retained by the Administrative Agent or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be payable within ten Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. 10.05 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE BORROWER. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact (collectively the "Indemnitees") from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee have any liability for any indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date). All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be payable within ten Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. 10.06 PAYMENTS SET ASIDE. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part 68 thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. 10.07 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. (b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund (as defined in subsection (g) of this Section) with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if "Trade Date" is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); (ii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to rights in respect of Swing Line Loans; (iii) any 69 assignment of a Commitment must be approved by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender unless the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible Assignee); and (iv) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section. (c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent's Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the "Register"). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. (d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a "Participant") in all or a portion of such Lender's rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender's participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such 70 Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that directly affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. (e) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower's prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 10.15 as though it were a Lender. (f) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. (g) As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings: "Eligible Assignee" means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, "Eligible Assignee" shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates or Subsidiaries. "Fund" means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business. "Approved Fund" means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender. 71 (h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days' notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days' notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Committed Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Committed Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). 10.08 CONFIDENTIALITY. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates' directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority; (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other party to this Agreement; (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty or prospective counterparty (or such contractual counterparty's or prospective counterparty's professional advisor) to any credit derivative transaction relating to obligations of the Loan Parties; (g) with the consent of the Borrower; (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower; or (i) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this Section, "Information" means all information received from any Loan Party relating to any Loan Party or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party; provided that, in the case of information received from a Loan Party after the date hereof, such information is clearly 72 identified in writing at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. 10.09 SET-OFF. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party) to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or indebtedness. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. 10.10 INTEREST RATE LIMITATION. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the "Maximum Rate"). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder. 10.11 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 10.12 INTEGRATION. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in any other Loan Document 73 shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof. 10.13 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding. 10.14 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 10.15 TAX FORMS. (a) (i) Each Lender that is not a "United States person" within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a "Foreign Lender") shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, prior to receipt of any payment subject to withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest herein), two duly signed completed copies of either IRS Form W-8BEN or any successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Lender and entitling it to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or such other evidence satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that such Foreign Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. withholding tax, including any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code. Thereafter and from time to time, each such Foreign Lender shall (A) promptly submit to the Administrative Agent such additional duly completed and signed copies of one of such forms (or such successor forms as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available under then current United States laws and regulations to avoid, or such evidence as is satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any available exemption from or reduction of, United States withholding taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, (B) 74 promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (C) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws that the Borrower make any deduction or withholding for taxes from amounts payable to such Foreign Lender. (ii) Each Foreign Lender, to the extent it does not act or ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any sums paid or payable to such Lender under any of the Loan Documents (for example, in the case of a typical participation by such Lender), shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on the date when such Foreign Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Administrative Agent (in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (A) two duly signed completed copies of the forms or statements required to be provided by such Lender as set forth above, to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own account that is not subject to U.S. withholding tax, and (B) two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor thereto), together with any information such Lender chooses to transmit with such form, and any other certificate or statement of exemption required under the Code, to establish that such Lender is not acting for its own account with respect to a portion of any such sums payable to such Lender. (iii) The Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional amount to any Foreign Lender under Section 3.01 (A) with respect to any Taxes required to be deducted or withheld on the basis of the information, certificates or statements of exemption such Lender transmits with an IRS Form W-8IMY pursuant to this Section 10.15(a) or (B) if such Lender shall have failed to satisfy the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.15(a); provided that if such Lender shall have satisfied the requirement of this Section 10.15(a) on the date such Lender became a Lender or ceased to act for its own account with respect to any payment under any of the Loan Documents, nothing in this Section 10.15(a) shall relieve the Borrower of its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to Section 3.01 in the event that, as a result of any change in any applicable law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the interpretation, administration or application thereof, such Lender is no longer properly entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence at a subsequent date establishing the fact that such Lender or other Person for the account of which such Lender receives any sums payable under any of the Loan Documents is not subject to withholding or is subject to withholding at a reduced rate. (iv) The Administrative Agent may, without reduction, withhold any Taxes required to be deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents with respect to which the Borrower is not required to pay additional amounts under this Section 10.15(a). 75 (b) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Lender that is a "United States person" within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Administrative Agent two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-9. If such Lender fails to deliver such forms, then the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable back-up withholding tax imposed by the Code, without reduction. (c) If any Governmental Authority asserts that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Administrative Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs) of the Administrative Agent. The obligation of the Lenders under this Section shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and the resignation of the Administrative Agent. 10.16 GOVERNING LAW. (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, the LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE; PROVIDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW. (b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF CAILIFORNIA SITTING IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE Agent AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO. THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE Agent AND EACH LENDER WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE. 10.17 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY 76 LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. 10.18 TIME OF THE ESSENCE. Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents. 10.19 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG 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 AMONG THE PARTIES. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Bank] 77 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written. REMEDYTEMP, INC. By: /s/ Alan M. Purdy -------------------------------- Name: Alan M. Purdy Title: Senior VP, CFO 78 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent By: /s/ Ken Puro -------------------------------- Name: Ken Puro Title: Vice President 79 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender By: /s/ Cynthia K. Goodfellow -------------------------------- Name: Cynthia K. Goodfellow Title: Vice President 80 [OTHER LENDERS] UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. By: /s/ Stephen Dunne -------------------------------- Name: Stephen W. Dunne Title: Vice President 81 SCHEDULE 2.01 COMMITMENTS AND PRO RATA SHARES LENDER COMMITMENT PRO RATA SHARE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank of America, N.A. $ 25,000,000 62.5000000000% Union Bank of California, N.A. 15,000,000 37.5000000000% Total $ 40,000,000 100.000000000% 1 SCHEDULE 5.05 SUPPLEMENT TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Nothing in Addition 1 SCHEDULE 5.06 LITIGATION 1 SCHEDULE 5.06 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS On October 16, 2001, GLF Holding Company, Inc. and Fredrick S. Pallas filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, against Remedy Temp, Inc., Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary), Remedy Temporary Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary), Karin Somogyi, Paul W. Mikos and Greg Palmer. The Complaint purports to be a class action brought by the individual plaintiffs on behalf of all of the Company's traditional and licensed franchisees. The Complaint alleges claims for fraud and deceit, negligent misrepresentation, negligence, breach of contract, breach of warranty, conversion, and accounting, unfair and deceptive practices, and restitution and equitable relief. The plaintiffs claim that Remedy wrongfully induced its franchisees into signing franchise agreements and breached the agreements, thus causing the franchisees damage. Remedy has sought to compel arbitration with the plaintiffs in accordance with its franchise agreement with each of them and to deny class certification. Remedy believes it has meritorious defenses to the allegations contained in this complaint and intends to defend this action with vigor. At this time, management is unable to give an estimate, within the meaning and in accordance with standards set for the American Bar Association Statement of Policy, as to the amount or range of potential loss, if any, which might result to the Company if the outcome in this matter were unfavorable. Management does not believe the Company is party to any other legal proceeding that is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. On December 10, 2001, Remedy filed a demand for arbitration before the Los Angeles branch of the American Arbitration Association and a complaint in United States District Court, Central District of California, for, among other things, breach of contract, trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition against Stephen M. Smith, Jody A. Smith and Smith Temporaries, Inc. doing business as CornerStone Staffing and Remedy Intelligent Staffing. The defendants are licensed franchisees of Remedy; however, their franchise agreement expired on December 30, 2001. Remedy believes that its case is meritorious and will protect its interests to the fullest extent permitted by law. From time to time, the Company becomes a party to other litigation incidental to its business and operations. The Company maintains insurance coverage that management believes is reasonable and prudent for the business risks that the Company faces. SCHEDULE 5.09 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS None 1 SCHEDULE 5.13 SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER EQUITY INVESTMENTS Part (a). Subsidiaries 1. Wholly-owned Subsidiaries of RemedyTemp, Inc. (i) REMX, Inc. (ii) Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Inc. (iii) Remedy Temporary Services, Inc. (iv) Remedy Insurance Group, LTD. 2. Wholly-owned Subsidiary of Remedy Temporary Services, Inc. (i) Remedy Temporary Services, LLC Part (b). Other Equity Investments. - None 1 SCHEDULE 5.17 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS None 1 SCHEDULE 7.01 EXISTING LIENS 1 ***THIS DATA IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. CERTIFICATION CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE*** CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE, UCC RECORD DEBTOR(S): REMEDYTEMP INC [BUSINESS] 32122 CAMINO CAPISTRANO SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA FID/SS#: 952890471 SECURED PARTIES: BA LEASING & CAPITAL CORP FOUR EMBARCADERO CTR STE 1200 SAN FRANCISCO, CA FILING-DATE: 11/03/1993 FILING-TIME: 08:00 AM EXPIRATION DATE: 11/03/2003 FILING-NUMBER: 93223428 STATUS: ACTIVE TYPE: FINANCING STATEMENT HISTORY:
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CALL LEXISNEXIS DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS FOR ALL YOUR FILING NEEDS. 800.634.9738 ***THIS DATA IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. CERTIFICATION CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE*** CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE, UCC RECORD DEBTOR(S): REMEDYTEMP INC [BUSINESS] 101 ENTERPRISE ALISO VIEJO, CA 92657 SECURED PARTIES: MELLON FIRST UNITED LEASING 100 CORPORATE N BANNOCKBURN, IL 60015 FILING-DATE: 10/16/1998 FILING-TIME: 08:00 AM EXPIRATION DATE: 10/16/2003 FILING-NUMBER: 9829660936 STATUS: ACTIVE TYPE: FINANCING STATEMENT CALL LEXISNEXIS DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS FOR ALL YOUR FILING NEEDS. 800.634.9738 SCHEDULE 7.02 RemedyTemp, Inc. Investment Policy (Revised) September 13, 2001 Purpose To define a policy with the Board of Directors authorization, to guide the investment practices of RemedyTemp, Inc. (the "Company"). Investment Strategy The excess funds of the Company will be managed in accordance with procedures designed to safeguard those corporate assets while concurrently generating a return at or above the market. The investment portfolio will be diversified as required to address short-term liquidity needs. .. All investment decisions to be made with a focus on the preservation of capital .. Priority of investment considerations: 1. Safety of principal 2. Liquidity of Investments 3. Highest available return, on an after-tax basis, consistent with safety and liquidity objectives 4. Provide fiduciary control of all investments. Approved Investment Instruments 1) U.S. Treasuries - may invest in any one of the obligations of the U.S. Treasury listed below: o Treasury Bill o Treasury Note o Treasury Bond o Treasury Strip 2) U.S. Government Agencies - may invest in any one of the obligations of the U.S. Government Agencies, including Repurchase agreements collateralized by Government securities. 3) Certificates of Deposit - may invest in Certificates of Deposit at banks or thrift institutions rated in one of the three highest categories. 4) Banker's Acceptance - may invest in Banker's Acceptance issued by banks rated in one of the three highest categories. Bank institution size must be a minimum of $3 Billion in assets. 5) Commercial Paper - may invest in Commercial Paper issued by corporations rated A1 or higher by Standard and Poor's, or P1 or higher by Moody's Investor Services, or the equivalent by another rating agency. 6) Money Market Funds 7) Corporate Notes rated BBB or higher by Standard and Poor's or Moody's, or if held in a mutual fund, B or better if not more than 10% of the funds' assets are below investment grade (BBB). 8) Eurodollar Time Deposits and Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit at banks rated in one of the three highest categories. 9) The following tax-exempt and tax-advantaged securities are permissible if rated MIG1, A1, P1, or AA, or higher: o Tax-exempt commercial paper o Variable rate demand obligations o Fixed rate, fixed maturity municipal notes o Money Market Preferred Stock rated 10) There will be no investments in common stock, preferred stock, or convertible securities. In addition, securities will not be purchased on margin. Maturity Limitations No individual security may have a maturity date longer than three years. Liquidity Liquidity shall be provided by minimum and maximum limits as follows: o Cash available within 30 days shall not be less than $5 million o No more than 50% of the total portfolio shall be invested in time deposits or other investments with a lack of liquidity such as commercial paper for which only the dealer and issuer make a market Derivatives Derivatives such as options, swaps, and futures will be permitted for hedging purposes only - to protect against volatility and loss of principal and not for profit, yield enhancement or speculation. Diversification and Concentration Limits No more than 20% (or $3,000,000, whichever is less) of the portfolio may be invested with a single issue, except those considered U.S. Government. The Company may not invest more than 75% of its portfolio through any one Investment Institution at any given time. Authorization Employees authorized to open accounts with investment institutions and to purchase investment instruments are the Chief Financial Officer, Manager of Financial Forecasting or Controller acting within the guidelines of this policy. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer collectively are authorized to make investment decisions outside the guidelines of this policy, provided that such investment is presented to the Board of Directors for approval within 10 days of making such investment. SCHEDULE 7.03 EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS None 1 SCHEDULE 10.02 OFFSHORE AND DOMESTIC LENDING OFFICE, ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S OFFICE Notices (other than Requests for Extensions of Credit): Bank of America, N.A. 800 Fifth Avenue, Floor 37 Seattle, WA 98104 Mail Code: WA1-501-37-20 Attn: Ken Puro Telephone: 206-358-0138 Facsimile: 206-358-0971 Electronic Mail: ken.puro@bankofamerica.com Requests for Extensions of Credit: Bank of America, N.A. 1850 Gateway Boulevard Concord, CA 94520 Mail Code: CA4-706-05-09 Attn: Patricia Dance Telephone: 925-675-8368 Facsimile: 888-969-3312 Electronic Mail: patricia.dance@bankofamerica.com Payments: BANK OF AMERICA Dallas, TX ABA No. 111000012 Account No.: 3750836479 Account Name: Credit Services Reference: RemedyTemp Letters of Credit: Bank of America, N.A. Trade Operations - Los Angeles #226521 333 S. Beaudry Avenue, 19th Floor Mail Code: CA9-703-19-23 Los Angeles, CA 90017-1466 Attn: Sandra Leon, Vice President Telephone: 213-345-5231 Facsimile: 213-345-6694 Electronic Mail: sandra.leon@bankofamerica.com 1 Other Notices as Lender: Bank of America, N.A. 675 Anton Boulevard, 2nd Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Attn: Cynthia Goodfellow Telephone: 714-850-6547 Facsimile: 714-850-6586 Electronic Mail: Cynthia.k.goodfellow@bankofamerica.com UNION BANK OF CALIFONRIA, N.A. Requests for Credit Extensions: Union Bank of California, N.A. 1980 Saturn Street Monterey Park, CA 91755 Attn: Shirley Davis Telephone: 323-720-7870 Facsimile: 323-720-2224 Electronic Mail: Shirley_davis@uboc.com Notices (other than Requests for Credit Extension): Union Bank of California, N.A. Orange County Commercial Banking 18300 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 310 Irvine, CA 92612 Attn: Stephen W. Dunne, Vice President Telephone: 949-553-6846 Facsimile: 949-553-7122 Electronic Mail: Stephen.dunne@uboc.com Payments: Name of Lender: Union Bank of California, N.A. ABA Number: 122-000-496 Account Number: CREDIT GL 070-196431 Account Name: Wire Transfer Clearing Reference: RemedyTemp, Inc. BORROWER: RemedyTemp, Inc. 101 Enterprise Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Attn: Alan Purdy Telephone: 949-425-7611 Facsimile: 949-425-7800 Electronic Mail: alanp@remedystaff.com 2 EXHIBIT A FORM OF COMMITTED LOAN NOTICE Date: ___________, _____ To: Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent Ladies and Gentlemen: Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2002 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Agreement;" the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among RemedyTemp, Inc., a California corporation (the "Borrower"), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. The undersigned hereby requests (select one): [ ] A Borrowing of Committed Loans [ ] A conversion or continuation of Loans 1. On (a Business Day). 2. In the amount of $_____________. 3. Comprised of $_____________. [Type of Committed Loan requested] 4. For Eurodollar Rate Loans: with an Interest Period of months. The Committed Borrowing requested herein complies with the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.01 of the Agreement. REMEDYTEMP, INC. By: --------------------------- Name: -------------------------- Title: ------------------------- 1 EXHIBIT B FORM OF SWING LINE LOAN NOTICE Date: ___________, _____ To: Bank of America, N.A., as Swing Line Lender Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent Ladies and Gentlemen: Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2002 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Agreement;" the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among RemedyTemp, Inc., a California corporation (the "Borrower"), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. The undersigned hereby requests a Swing Line Loan: 1. On (a Business Day). 2. In the amount of $_____________. The Swing Line Borrowing requested herein complies with the requirements of the provisos to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) of the Agreement. REMEDYTEMP, INC. By: --------------------------- Name: -------------------------- Title: ------------------------- 1 EXHIBIT C FORM OF NOTE _________________ FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to _____________________ or registered assigns (the "Lender"), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2002 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Agreement;" the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.04(f) of the Agreement with respect to Swing Line Loans, all payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent's Office. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Agreement. This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. This Note is also entitled to the benefits of the Guaranty. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement. Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Note. 1 THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. REMEDYTEMP, INC. By: --------------------------- Name: -------------------------- Title: ------------------------- 2 LOANS AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT THERETO
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1 EXHIBIT D FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE Financial Statement Date: _______ To: Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent Ladies and Gentlemen: Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2002 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Agreement;" the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among RemedyTemp, Inc. a (the "Borrower"), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is the of the Borrower, and that, as such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of the Borrower, and that: [Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements] 1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the year-end audited financial statements required by Section 6.01(a) of the Agreement for the fiscal year of the Borrower ended as of the above date, together with the report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant required by such section. [Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements] 1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the unaudited financial statements required by Section 6.01(b) of the Agreement for the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended as of the above date. Such financial statements fairly present the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as at such date and for such period, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. 2. The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements. 3. A review of the activities of the Borrower during such fiscal period has been made under the supervision of the undersigned with a view to determining whether during such fiscal period the Borrower performed and observed all its Obligations under the Loan Documents, and [select one:] [to the best knowledge of the undersigned during such fiscal period, the Borrower performed and observed each covenant and condition of the Loan Documents applicable to it.] 1 --or-- [the following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:] 4. The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V of the Agreement, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection with the Loan Documents, are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Compliance Certificate, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Agreement, including the statements in connection with which this Compliance Certificate is delivered. 5. The financial covenant analyses and information set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this Certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of ______________, ______. REMEDYTEMP, INC. By: --------------------------- Name: -------------------------- Title: ------------------------- 2 For the Quarter/Year ended ___________________("Statement Date") SCHEDULE 2 TO THE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE ($ IN 000'S) I. SECTION 7.11(a) - CURRENT RATIO: A. Consolidated current assets $_________ B. Consolidated current liabilities $_________ C. Aggregate amount of outstanding Letters of Credit $_________ D. Current Ratio (Lines I.A to B plus C) (Maximum Permitted 1.50:1.0) _________ II. SECTION 7.11 (b) - NET FUNDED DEBT TO EBITDA RATIO. A. Funded Debt (including Letters of Credit and bonds for worker's compensation) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis $_________ B. Cash in excess of $10,000,000 $_________ C. Net Funded Debt (Lines II A minus B) $_________ D. Consolidated EBITDA 1. Consolidated Net Income $_________ 2. Consolidated Interest Charges $_________ 3. Provision for income taxes $_________ 4. Depreciation expenses $_________ 5. Amortization expenses $_________ 6. Other expenses which do not represent a cash item $_________ 7. All non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income $_________ 8. Consolidated EBITDA (Lines II.D. 1+2+3+4+5+6-7) $_________ E. Ratio of Net Funded Debt to EBITDA (Lines 11.C to D.8) (Maximum permitted 2.0:1.0) _________ 3 III. SECTION 7.11 (c) - FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO. A. Consolidated EBITDA (Line II.D.8) $_________ B. Collections on loans to franchisees $_________ C. Loans made to franchisees $_________ D. Non-financed capital expenditures $_________ E. Taxes paid $_________ F. Dividends paid $_________ G. Purchases of treasury stock $_________ H. Non-financed Acquisitions $_________ I. Non-financed repurchases of franchises and licenses J. The sum of Lines III. A+B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I $_________ K. Scheduled mandatory principal repayments of borrowed money $_________ L. Scheduled mandatory payments under capital leases $_________ M. 20% of all amounts outstanding under this Agreement (excluding Letters of Credit) $_________ N. Interest expense $_________ O. The sum of Lines III. K+L+M+N $_________ P. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (The ratio of Lines III. J to O) _________ (Minimum required 1.5:1.0) IV. SECTION 7.11(d) - CONSOLIDATED EBITDA. A. Consolidated EDITDA (Line II.D.8.) $_________ (Minimum required $7,000,000) 4 EXHIBIT E ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION This Assignment and Assumption (this "Assignment and Assumption") is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the "Assignor") and [Insert name of Assignee] (the "Assignee"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the "Credit Agreement"), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full. For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor's rights and obligations as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, Letters of Credit, Guarantees and Swing Line Loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the "Assigned Interest"). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor. 1. Assignor: ______________________________ 2. Assignee: ______________________________ [and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]] 3. Borrower: RemedyTemp, Inc. 4. Administrative Agent: Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement. 5. Credit Agreement: The Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2002 among RemedyTemp, Inc., the Lenders parties thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer. 1 6. Assigned Interest: Aggregate Amount of Amount of Percentage Commitment/Loans Commitment/Loans Assigned of Facility Assigned for all Lenders Assigned* Commitment/Loans ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- _________________ $_______________ $_______________ ________________% _________________ $_______________ $_______________ ________________% _________________ $_______________ $_______________ ________________% [7. Trade Date: __________________] Effective Date: __________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.] The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to: ASSIGNOR [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] By: ----------------------------- Title: ASSIGNEE [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] By: ----------------------------- Title: - ---------- - ---------- * Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date. 2 [Consented to and] Accepted: [NAME OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT], as Administrative Agent By: --------------------------------- Title: [Consented to:] By: --------------------------------- Title: 3 ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION 1. Representations and Warranties. 1.1. Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document. 1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section __ thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender. 2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to or on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves. 1 3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of California. 2 EXHIBIT F FORM OF GUARANTY 1 BORROWER: RemedyTemp, Inc. GUARANTORS: REMX, Inc., Remedy Temporary Services, Inc. and Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Inc. GUARANTY To: Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (as defined herein) 1. The Guaranty. This Guaranty is given by the undersigned, jointly and severally (each a "Guarantor" and collectively, the "Guarantors"), in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent ("Agent") on behalf of the Lenders as defined in the Credit Agreement dated July 31, 2002, by and among RemedyTemp, Inc., a California corporation ("Borrower"), each lender from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (all as defined therein) (the "Credit Agreement") (the Agent and each of the Lenders hereinafter collectively referred to as "Lender"). For valuable consideration, each Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees and promises to pay promptly to Lenders, or order, in lawful money of the United States, any and all Indebtedness of Borrower to Lenders when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, subject to such limitations on each Guarantor's liability as are set forth below. This Guaranty is cumulative and does not supersede any other outstanding guaranties, and the liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty is exclusive of each Guarantor's liability under any other guaranties signed by each Guarantor. The obligations of all Guarantors under this Guaranty shall be joint and several. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be limited to the Indebtedness under the Loan Documents dated July 31, 2002, and shall not exceed at any one time the sum of (a) the principal amount of the Indebtedness under such Loan Documents plus (b) all interest, fees, indemnities (including, without limitation, hazardous waste indemnities), and other costs and expenses relating to or arising out of the Indebtedness under such Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the limitations on each Guarantor's liability set forth above, each Guarantor's liability hereunder shall not exceed at any one time the Maximum Guaranteed Amount. "Maximum Guaranteed Amount" shall mean the largest amount during the period commencing with such Guarantor's execution of this Guaranty and thereafter that would not render such Guarantor's obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law. 1 2. Definitions. (a) "Borrower" shall mean the individual or the entity named in Paragraph 1 of this Guaranty and, if more than one, then any one or more of them. (b) "Guarantor" shall mean the individual or the entity signing this Guaranty and, if more than one, then any one or more of them. (c) "Indebtedness" shall mean any and all debts, liabilities, and obligations of Borrower to Lenders, now or hereafter existing, whether voluntary or involuntary and however arising, whether direct or indirect or acquired by Lenders by assignment, succession, or otherwise, whether due or not due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, held or to be held by Lenders for its own account or as agent for another or others, whether Borrower may be liable individually or jointly with others, whether recovery upon such debts, liabilities, and obligations may be or hereafter become barred by any statute of limitations, and whether such debts, liabilities, and obligations may be or hereafter become otherwise unenforceable. Indebtedness includes, without limitation, any and all obligations of Borrower to Lenders for reasonable attorneys' fees and all other costs and expenses incurred by Lenders in the collection or enforcement of any debts, liabilities, and obligations of Borrower to Lenders. (d) "Loan Documents" shall mean the Credit Agreement between Borrower and Lenders, promissory notes from Borrower in favor of Lenders, and all other agreements, documents, and instruments evidencing any of the Indebtedness, and deeds of trust, mortgages, security agreements, and other agreements, documents, and instruments executed by Borrower in connection with such loan agreements, promissory notes, and other agreements, documents, and instruments evidencing any of the Indebtedness, all as now in effect and as hereafter amended, restated, renewed, or superseded. 3. Obligations Independent. The obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of Borrower or any other guarantor, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor, or any of them, whether action is brought against Borrower or any other guarantor or whether Borrower or any other guarantor be joined in any such action or actions. Anyone executing this Guaranty shall be bound by its terms without regard to execution by anyone else. 4. Rights of Lenders. Each Guarantor authorizes Lenders, without notice or demand and without affecting its liability hereunder, from time to time to: (a) renew, compromise, extend, accelerate, or otherwise change the time for payment, or otherwise change the terms, of the Indebtedness or any part thereof, including increase or decrease of the rate of interest thereon, or otherwise change the terms of any Loan Documents; 2 (b) receive and hold security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Indebtedness and exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any such security; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Lenders in its discretion may determine; (d) release or substitute any Guarantor or any one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Indebtedness; and (e) permit the Indebtedness to exceed any Guarantor's liability under this Guaranty, and each Guarantor agrees that any amounts received by Lenders from any source, other than from any Guarantor, shall be deemed to be applied first to any unguaranteed portion of the Indebtedness. 5. Guaranty to be Absolute. Each Guarantor agrees that until the Indebtedness has been paid in full and any commitments of Lenders or facilities provided by Lenders with respect to the Indebtedness have been terminated, each Guarantor shall not be released by or because of the taking, or failure to take, any action that might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of each Guarantor under this Guaranty or that, but for this paragraph, might discharge or otherwise reduce, limit, or modify such Guarantor's obligations under this Guaranty. Each Guarantor waives and surrenders any defense to any liability under this Guaranty based upon any such action, including but not limited to any action of Lenders described in the immediately preceding paragraph of this Guaranty. It is the express intent of each Guarantor that each Guarantor's obligations under this Guaranty are and shall be absolute and unconditional. 6. Guarantor's Waivers of Certain Rights and Certain Defenses. Each Guarantor waives: (a) any right to require Lenders to proceed against Borrower, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Indebtedness, or pursue any other remedy in Lenders' power whatsoever; (b) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of Borrower, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of Borrower; (c) any defense based on any claim that any of the Guarantor's obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of Borrower; and (d) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting any Guarantor's liability hereunder. No provision or waiver in this Guaranty shall be construed as limiting the generality of any other waiver contained in this Guaranty. 3 7. Waiver of Subrogation. Until the Indebtedness has been paid in full and any commitments of Lenders or facilities provided by Lenders with respect to the Indebtedness have been terminated, even though the Indebtedness may be in excess of any of the Guarantor's liability hereunder, each Guarantor waives any right of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification, and contribution (contractual, statutory, or otherwise) including, without limitation, any claim or right of subrogation under the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any successor statute, arising from the existence or performance of this Guaranty, and each Guarantor waives any right to enforce any remedy which Lenders now have or may hereafter have against Borrower, and waives any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security now or hereafter held by Lenders. 8. Waiver of Notices. Each Guarantor waives all presentments, demands for performance, notices of nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of intent to accelerate, notices of acceleration, notices of any suit or any other action against Borrower or any other person, any other notices to any party liable on any Loan Document (including any Guarantor), notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation, or incurring of new or additional Indebtedness to which this Guaranty applies or any other Indebtedness of Borrower to Lenders. 9. Waivers of Other Rights and Defenses. (a) Each Guarantor waives any rights and defenses that are or may become available to such Guarantor by reason of Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive, of the California Civil Code. (b) Each Guarantor waives all rights and defenses that such Guarantor may have because any of the Indebtedness is secured by real property. This means, among other things: (i) Lenders may collect from any Guarantor without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by Borrower; and (ii) if Lenders foreclose on any real property collateral pledged by Borrower: (1) the amount of the Indebtedness may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price, and (2) Lenders may collect from any Guarantor even if Lenders, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right any Guarantor may have to collect from Borrower. This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses any Guarantor may have because any of the Indebtedness is secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Section 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure. (c) Each Guarantor waives any right or defense it may have at law or equity, including California Code of Civil Procedure Section 580a, to a fair market value hearing or action to determine a deficiency judgment after a foreclosure. 10. Security. To secure all of each Guarantor's obligations hereunder, each Guarantor assigns and grants to Lenders a security interest in all moneys, securities, and other 4 property of each Guarantor now or hereafter in the possession of Lenders, all deposit accounts of each Guarantor maintained with Lenders, and all proceeds thereof. Upon default or breach of any of the Guarantor's obligations to Lenders, Lenders may apply any deposit account to reduce the Indebtedness, and may foreclose any collateral as provided in the Uniform Commercial Code and in any security agreements between Lenders and any Guarantor. 11. Subordination. Any obligations of Borrower to each Guarantor, now or hereafter existing, including but not limited to any obligations to each Guarantor as subrogee of Lenders or resulting from each Guarantor's performance under this Guaranty, are hereby subordinated to the Indebtedness. In addition to each Guarantor's waiver of any right of subrogation as set forth in this Guaranty with respect to any obligations of Borrower to each Guarantor as subrogee of Lenders, each Guarantor agrees that, if Lenders so request, each Guarantor shall not demand, take, or receive from Borrower, by setoff or in any other manner, payment of any other obligations of Borrower to each Guarantor until the Indebtedness has been paid in full and any commitments of Lenders or facilities provided by Lenders with respect to the Indebtedness have been terminated. If any payments are received by any Guarantor in violation of such waiver or agreement, such payments shall be received by such Guarantor as trustee for Lenders and shall be paid over to Lenders on account of the Indebtedness, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty. Any security interest, lien, or other encumbrance that each Guarantor may now or hereafter have on any property of Borrower is hereby subordinated to any security interest, lien, or other encumbrance that Lenders may have on any such property. 12. Revocation of Guaranty. (a) This Guaranty may be revoked at any time by any Guarantor in respect to future transactions, unless there is a continuing consideration as to such transactions which such Guarantor does not renounce. Such revocation shall be effective upon actual receipt by Lenders, at the address shown below or at such other address as may have been provided to each Guarantor by Lenders, of written notice of revocation. Revocation shall not affect any of the Guarantor's obligations or Lenders' rights with respect to transactions committed or entered into prior to Lenders' receipt of such notice, regardless of whether or not the Indebtedness related to such transactions, before or after revocation, has been incurred, renewed, compromised, extended, accelerated, or otherwise changed as to any of its terms, including time for payment or increase or decrease of the rate of interest thereon, and regardless of any other act or omission of Lenders authorized hereunder. Revocation by any Guarantor shall not affect any obligations of any other guarantor. (b) Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that this Guaranty may be revoked only in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph and shall not be revoked simply as a result of any change in name, location, or composition or structure of Borrower, the dissolution of Borrower, or the termination, increase, decrease, or other change of any personnel or owners of Borrower. 5 13. Reinstatement of Guaranty. If this Guaranty is revoked, returned, or canceled, and subsequently any payment or transfer of any interest in property by Borrower to Lenders is rescinded or must be returned by Lenders to Borrower, this Guaranty shall be reinstated with respect to any such payment or transfer, regardless of any such prior revocation, return, or cancellation. 14. Stay of Acceleration. In the event that acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Indebtedness is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise, all such Indebtedness guaranteed by each Guarantor shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor immediately if requested by Lenders. 15. No Deductions. All payments by each Guarantor hereunder shall be paid in full, without setoff or counterclaim or any deduction or withholding whatsoever, including, without limitation, for any and all present and future taxes. In the event that any Guarantor or any Lender is required by law to make any such deduction or withholding, each Guarantor agrees to pay on behalf of Lenders such amount directly to the appropriate person or entity, or if any Guarantor cannot legally comply with the foregoing, such Guarantor shall pay to Lenders such additional amounts as will result in the receipt by Lenders of the full amount payable hereunder. Each Guarantor shall promptly provide Lenders with evidence of payment of any such amount made on Lenders' behalf. 16. Information Relating to Borrower. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it shall have the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from Borrower such information concerning Borrower's financial condition or business operations as each Guarantor may require, and that Lenders have no duty, and each Guarantor is not relying on Lenders, at any time to disclose to any Guarantor any information relating to the business operations or financial condition of Borrower. 17. Borrower's Authorization. Where Borrower is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, it is not necessary for Lenders to inquire into the powers of Borrower or of the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, or agents acting or purporting to act on its behalf, and any Indebtedness made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder, subject to any limitations on each Guarantor's liability set forth herein. 18. Information Relating to Guarantor. Each Guarantor authorizes Lenders to verify or check any information given by each Guarantor to Lenders, check each Guarantor's credit references, verify employment, and obtain credit reports. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the authorizations provided in this paragraph apply to any individual general partner of any Guarantor and to each Guarantor's spouse and any such general partner's spouse if any such Guarantor or such general partner is married and lives in a community property state. 19. Change of Status. Each Guarantor shall not enter into any consolidation, merger, or other combination unless such Guarantor is the surviving business entity. Provided, if a Guarantor will not be the surviving business entity, such Guarantor shall not change its legal 6 structure unless and until (a) such Guarantor obtains the prior written consent of Lenders and (b) all of such Guarantor's obligations under this Guaranty are assumed by the new business entity. 20. Notices. All notices required under this Guaranty shall be personally delivered or sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight courier, to the addresses on the signature page of this Guaranty, or sent by facsimile to the fax numbers listed on the signature page, or to such other addresses as Lenders and each Guarantor may specify from time to time in writing. Notices sent by (a) first class mail shall be deemed delivered on the earlier of actual receipt or on the fourth business day after deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, (b) overnight courier shall be deemed delivered on the next business day, and (c) telecopy shall be deemed delivered when transmitted. 21. Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty (a) binds each Guarantor and such Guarantor's executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, provided that each such Guarantor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without the prior written consent of Lenders, and (b) inures to the benefit of Lenders and Lenders' indorsees, successors, and assigns. Lenders may, without notice to any Guarantor and without affecting any Guarantor's obligations hereunder, sell, assign, grant participations in, or otherwise transfer to any other person, firm, or corporation the Indebtedness and this Guaranty, in whole or in part. Each Guarantor agrees that Lenders may disclose to any assignee or purchaser, or any prospective assignee or purchaser, of all or part of the Indebtedness any and all information in Lenders' possession concerning each Guarantor, this Guaranty, and any security for this Guaranty. 22. Amendments, Waivers, and Severability. No provision of this Guaranty may be amended or waived except in writing. No failure by Lenders to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any of its rights, remedies, or powers shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, remedy, or power shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, or power. The unenforceability or invalidity of any provision of this Guaranty shall not affect the enforceability or validity of any other provision of this Guaranty. 23. Costs and Expenses. Each Guarantor agrees to pay all reasonable attorneys' fees, including allocated costs of Lenders' in-house counsel, and all other costs and expenses which may be incurred by Lenders (a) in the enforcement of this Guaranty or (b) in the preservation, protection, or enforcement of any rights of Lenders in any case commenced by or against any Guarantor or Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any similar or successor statute. 24. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Guaranty shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California. Each Guarantor irrevocably (a) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court sitting in the State of California in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty and (b) waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any defense asserting an inconvenient forum in connection therewith. Service of process by Lenders in connection with such action or proceeding shall be binding on each Guarantor if sent to such Guarantor by registered or certified mail at its address specified below. 7 25. Arbitration and Waiver of Jury Trial. ------------------------------------ (a) This paragraph concerns the resolution of any controversies or claims between each Guarantor and Lenders, whether arising in contract, tort or by statute, including but not limited to controversies or claims that arise out of or relate to: (i) this Guaranty (including any renewals, extensions or modifications); or (ii) any document related to this Guaranty (collectively a "Claim"). (b) At the request of any Guarantor or Lenders, any Claim shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9, United States Code) (the "Act"). The Act will apply even though this Guaranty provides that it is governed by the law of a specified state. (c) Arbitration proceedings will be determined in accordance with the Act, the applicable rules and procedures for the arbitration of disputes of JAMS or any successor thereof ("JAMS"), and the terms of this paragraph. In the event of any inconsistency, the terms of this paragraph shall control. (d) The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS and conducted in any U.S. state where real or tangible personal property collateral for this Guaranty is located or if there is no such collateral, in California. All Claims shall be determined by one arbitrator; however, if Claims exceed Five Million U.S. Dollars ($5,000,000), upon the request of any party, the Claims shall be decided by three arbitrators. All arbitration hearings shall commence within 90 days of the demand for arbitration and close within 90 days of commencement, and the award of the arbitrator(s) shall be issued within 30 days of the close of the hearing. However, the arbitrator(s), upon a showing of good cause, may extend the commencement of the hearing for up to an additional 60 days. The arbitrator(s) shall provide a concise written statement of reasons for the award. The arbitration award may be submitted to any court having jurisdiction to be confirmed and enforced. (e) The arbitrator(s) will have the authority to decide whether any Claim is barred by the statute of limitations and, if so, to dismiss the arbitration on that basis. For purposes of the application of the statute of limitations, the service on JAMS under applicable JAMS rules of a notice of claim is the equivalent of the filing of a lawsuit. Any dispute concerning this arbitration provision or whether a Claim is arbitrable shall be determined by the arbitrator(s). The arbitrator(s) shall have the power to award legal fees pursuant to the terms of this Guaranty. (f) This paragraph does not limit the right of any Guarantor or Lenders to: (i) exercise self-help remedies, such as but not limited to, setoff, (ii) initiate judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure against any real or personal property collateral, (iii) exercise any judicial or power of sale rights, or (iv) act in a court of law to obtain an interim remedy, such as but not limited to, injunctive relief, writ of possession or appointment of a receiver, or additional or supplementary remedies. 8 (g) The filing of a court action is not intended to constitute a waiver of the right of any Guarantor or Lenders, including the suing party, thereafter to require submittal of the Claim to arbitration. (h) By agreeing to binding arbitration, the parties irrevocably and voluntarily waive any right they may have to a trial by jury in respect of any Claim. Furthermore, without intending in any way to limit this agreement to arbitrate, to the extent any Claim is not arbitrated, the parties irrevocably and voluntarily waive any right they may have to a trial by jury in respect of such Claim. This provision is a material inducement for the parties entering into this Guaranty. [Remainder of page intentionally left blank] 9 Executed as of the 31st day of July, 2002. GUARANTORS: REMX INC., a California corporation By: ____________________________________ Name: __________________________________ Title: _________________________________ REMEDY TEMPORARY SERVICES, INC. a California corporation By: ____________________________________ Name: __________________________________ Title: _________________________________ REMEDY INTELLIGENT STAFFING, INC., a California corporation By: ____________________________________ Name: __________________________________ Title: _________________________________ Address for notices to Lenders: Address for notices for Guarantors: Bank of America, N. A., 101 Enterprise as Administrative Agent Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 800 Fifth Avenue, Floor 37 Mail Code: WA 1-501-37-20 Seattle, WA 98104 10
EX-10.30 4 dex1030.txt RETIREMENT AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.30 RETIREMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Retirement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made and effective this 20th day of June, 2002 ("Effective Date"), by and among RemedyTemp, Inc., and Remedy Temporary Services, Inc. (collectively, "Remedy"), and Alan M. Purdy ("Purdy"). Remedy and Purdy shall sometimes be referred to individually as the "Party" and collectively as the "Parties." Recitals Whereas, Purdy is an officer and employee of Remedy and has notified Remedy that he shall retire from and resign his positions as an officer and employee of Remedy, effective January 1, 2003; Whereas, Remedy has agreed to provide Purdy with certain retirement compensation, as more fully described in this Agreement (collectively "Retirement Payments"), in exchange for the releases contained herein; Whereas, in light of the lengthy employment relationship between the Parties, and the numerous benefits and rights previously granted to Purdy, none of which the Parties intend to waive or cancel, except as specifically set forth herein, the Parties wish to provide certain background information to help identify the benefits and rights owned by Purdy, as well as the additional rights and benefits granted to Purdy pursuant to this Agreement; Whereas, the Parties entered into three separate deferred compensation plans, which are identified by date, as follows: February 16, 1994 (supplemented February 4, 1997, and later amended and restated April 14, 2000) (hereinafter "1994 Plan"); November 27, 1996 (amended and restated April 14, 2000) (hereinafter "1996 Plan"); RemedyTemp, Inc., Deferred Compensation Plan effective September 29, 1997 (amended and restated February 21, 2000, and further amended June 4, 2001) (hereinafter "1997 Plan"); Whereas, Remedy also created the RemedyTemp, Inc.1996 Stock Incentive Plan (amended and restated effective August 16, 1999) (hereinafter "Stock Incentive Plan"), pursuant to which Purdy has received certain awards thereunder; and Whereas, on or about June 1, 1999, the Parties entered into that certain Severance Agreement dated June 1, 1999 (the "Severance Agreement"). Now therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are made a part of this Agreement, and the mutual promises, terms and conditions contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Purdy hereby confirms his resignation and retirement as an employee and officer from Remedy, effective as of January 1, 2003 (the "Retirement Date"). Until the Retirement Date, Purdy shall continue to perform those functions designated by Remedy's President and Chief Executive Officer, shall work from Remedy's headquarters and maintain office space designated by Remedy's President and Chief Executive Officer and shall continue to receive the same compensation and benefits package that he receives as of the Effective Date until the Retirement Date. In the event Remedy elects to replace Purdy prior to the Retirement Date, Purdy shall continue to receive his full compensation and benefits until the Retirement Date regardless of whether or not he continues to perform services for Remedy. 2. Remedy agrees to pay to Purdy a total of $41,744, less applicable taxes and withholdings ("Retirement Bonus") no later than November 30, 2002. Further, Remedy agrees to pay to Purdy all earned portions of his fiscal year 2002 Bonus ("2002 Bonus") no later than November 30, 2002. Finally, Purdy shall be eligible to receive a pro-rated portion of what would be his fiscal year 2003 bonus equaling $41,131, which is 25% of the maximum bonus potential of $164,524 ("2003 Bonus"). Payment of the 2003 Bonus to Purdy shall be no later than January 31, 2003 and shall be based on the satisfaction of criteria set by Remedy, in its sole discretion, and presented to Purdy in writing at the time that such bonus criteria is established for Remedy's officers. The Retirement Bonus, 2002 Bonus (if any) and 2003 Bonus (if any) shall be designated as deferred compensation and placed into the 1997 Plan for the benefit of Purdy. Remedy shall also provide Purdy with the following retirement benefits: (i) payment of the 2003 annual premium of Purdy's current life insurance due in January 2003; (ii) payment of Purdy's current health insurance premiums until the age of 65 (including medical, dental, vision and ExecuCare or comparable plans for Purdy and his spouse); (iii) the grant of an option to purchase 61,100 shares of RemedyTemp, Inc., common stock at the fair market value as of June 20, 2002 ("New Stock Options"); (iv) ownership of the computers, scanners, printers and related equipment used by Purdy at his home and at his corporate office as of the Retirement Date; and (v) the use of an office, including Internet and telecommunication services, at Remedy's headquarters in a size and location, and for a duration, to be determined by the President and Chief Executive Officer. The payments and benefits delineated in Sections 1 and 2 of this Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the "Retirement Payments." 3. On or about January 1, 2003, Remedy shall also pay to Purdy all unused and accrued vacation and sick days ("Vacation Pay"). Furthermore, until the Retirement Date and thereafter, Remedy shall continue to provide to Purdy such indemnification and liability coverage for actions and events that occur on or prior to the Retirement Date, including, without limitation, worker's compensation, director and officer liability coverage, corporate indemnification and disability coverage (collectively, "Liability Coverage"), but only to the extent such Liability Coverage is provided by law or by Remedy to its other officers and employees under Remedy's then current policies and benefits plan in effect as of the Retirement Date, which ever coverage is greater. Accordingly, the Parties agree that the Vacation Pay, the Liability Coverage, the deferred compensation due under the 1994 Plan, the 1996 Plan, the 1997 Plan, the Retirement Payments, Purdy's rights and awards under the Stock Incentive Plan, the New Stock Options and any amounts due under the Severance Agreement (collectively "Vested Benefits") shall be the only compensation which Remedy shall pay to Purdy, and all other wages, bonuses, incentive compensation, claims for compensation or any other form of compensation whatsoever are hereby waived. 2 4. The Parties acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Severance Agreement and that certain Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between the Parties, the general release and release of unknown claims provisions contained therein shall not apply to the Vested Benefits. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Stock Incentive Plan, the New Stock Options shall fully vest on June 20, 2002 and Purdy shall have 10 years from the grant date to exercise the New Stock Options. 5. Except for those obligations created by or arising out of this Agreement and the Vested Benefits, Purdy on behalf of himself, his descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, and successors, and each of them, hereby covenants not to sue and fully releases and discharges Remedy, and its parent, subsidiaries, related business entities and affiliates, past and present, and each of them, as well as its and their trustees, directors, officers, agents, attorneys, insurers, employees, shareholders, representatives, assigns, and successors, past and present, and each of them, hereinafter together and collectively referred to as "Releasees," with respect to and from any and all claims, wages, demands, rights, liens, agreements, contracts, covenants, actions, suits, causes of action, obligations, debts, costs, expenses, attorneys' fees, damages, judgments, orders and liabilities of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or otherwise, whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, and whether or not concealed or hidden, which he now owns or holds or he has at any time heretofore owned or held or may in the future hold as against said Releasees, arising out of or in any way connected with his employment relationship with Remedy, or his voluntary resignation from employment or any other transactions, occurrences, acts or omissions or any loss, damage or injury whatever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, resulting from any act or omission by or on the part of said Releasees, or any of them, committed or omitted prior to the Effective Date including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Family Rights Act, or any claim for severance pay, bonus, sick leave, holiday pay, vacation pay, life insurance, health or medical insurance or any other fringe benefit, workers' compensation or disability. In consideration for the terms contained herein, Purdy shall execute a General Release of Remedy, with the same exceptions as contained in this Agreement, on the Retirement Date for the period of time between the Effective Date and the Retirement Date. 6. Except for those obligations created by or arising out of this Agreement, the Liability Coverage and the Vested Benefits, it is the intention of Purdy in executing this Agreement that the same shall be effective as a bar to each and every claim, demand and cause of action hereinabove specified. In furtherance of this intention, and except for those obligations created by or arising out of this Agreement, the Liability Coverage and the Vested Benefits, Purdy hereby expressly waives any and all rights and benefits conferred upon him by the provisions of SECTION 1542 OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE and expressly consents that this Agreement shall be given full force and effect according to each and all of its express terms and provisions, including those related to unknown and unsuspected claims, demands and causes of action, if any, as well as those relating to any other claims, demands and causes of action hereinabove specified. SECTION 1542 provides: 3 "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR." 7. Purdy expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by entering into this Agreement, he is waiving any and all rights or claims that he may have arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, which have arisen on or before the date of execution of this Agreement. Purdy further expressly acknowledges and agrees that: (a) In return for this Agreement, he will receive consideration beyond that which he was already entitled to receive before entering into this Agreement; (b) He is hereby advised in writing by this Agreement to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement; (c) He was given a copy of this Agreement on May 8, 2002, and informed that he had 21 days within which to consider the Agreement; and (d) He is hereby advised that he has seven (7) days after execution to revoke the Agreement, and to that end this Agreement will not become effective or enforceable until the expiration of such seven-day period. Any revocation must be delivered to Remedy's legal department. 8. The Parties agree and covenant that they shall continue to conduct themselves in a professionally acceptable manner and will not make any negative or disparaging comments about the other Party, including, without limitation, the other Party's affiliated entities, officers, employees or directors commencing as of the Effective Date. Further, Purdy agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all of Remedy trade secrets, including its proprietary business approaches, strategies and systems. Violation of this Section 8 shall be a material breach of this Agreement 9. This instrument constitutes and contains the entire agreement and final understanding of Purdy's employment, the termination thereof, and the other subject matters addressed herein between the parties. Any modifications to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by Purdy and Remedy to be binding on the parties. Purdy acknowledges that he is not relying on any statement or representation of Remedy, its employees or agents with respect to the subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to and be binding on each Party's successor in interest. This Agreement shall not be assignable, other than to a successor of Remedy pursuant to a merger of Remedy or a purchase of Remedy or a purchase of all or substantially all of Remedy's assets. 10. The prevailing party in any litigation relating to an alleged breach of this Agreement shall be entitled to an award of its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of California. 11. Purdy acknowledges that he fully understands his right to discuss this Agreement 4 with an attorney, that he has carefully read and fully understands this entire Agreement and that he is voluntarily entering into this Agreement. 12. Any breach or default of obligations hereunder shall not release the non-breaching party of its or his duties and obligations hereunder. 13. Purdy, or his agents, upon 10 days written notice to Remedy, shall have the right to inspect, audit and copy, during regular business hours, the books and records of Remedy that relate to Purdy's deferred compensation under the 1994 Plan, 1996 Plan, and the 1997 Plan (the "Inspection"). In the event the Inspection reveals an error detrimental to Purdy, Remedy shall immediately correct the error, including interest, and reimburse Purdy for the cost of the Inspection, including reasonable attorneys' and accounting fees. Otherwise, the Inspection shall be at Purdy's sole expense. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date. ALAN M. PURDy /s/ ALAN M. PURDY ----------------- Alan M. Purdy REMEDYTEMP, INC. By: /s/ GREG PALMER --------------- Printed: Greg Palmer ----------- Title: President and Chief Executive Officer REMEDY TEMPORARY SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ GREG PALMER --------------- Printed: Greg Palmer ----------- Title: President and Chief Executive Officer 5 EX-99.1 5 dex991.txt CERTIFICATION OF CEO &CFO EXHIBIT 99.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350K CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE) Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of RemedyTemp, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "10-Q Report") that: (1) the 10-Q Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in the 10-Q Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. August 14, 2002 /s/ GREG PALMER - --------------- ---------------- Greg Palmer President and Chief Executive Officer RemedyTemp, Inc. August 14, 2002 /s/ ALAN M. PURDY - --------------- ------------------ Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer RemedyTemp, Inc.
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