-----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, Q9nWeuUgmyVLvET0gkyAH+rJUsjMRi/SncxeClgLDl2hSoe8OH82pRDanosWQzMH Jr3KYXwL5B83/zr933wWKg== 0001047469-98-030141.txt : 19980812 0001047469-98-030141.hdr.sgml : 19980812 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-98-030141 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19980630 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980810 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001018164 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359] IRS NUMBER: 680070656 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-28774 FILM NUMBER: 98681108 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 180 HARBOR DR STREET 2: STE 200 CITY: SAUSALITO STATE: CA ZIP: 94965 BUSINESS PHONE: 4153315281 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 180 HARBOR DR STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: SAUSALITO STATE: CA ZIP: 94965 10-Q 1 10-Q SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _________________ FORM 10-Q (MARK ONE) [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 1998 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-28774 _________________ WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 68-0070656 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation (IRS Employer Identification No.) or organization) 2320 Marinship Way, Suite 300, Sausalito, CA 94965 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (415) 331-5281 180 Harbor Drive, Suite 200, Sausalito, CA 94965 (Former Address) _________________ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /X/ No / / Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: Title of Each Class Outstanding at July 31, 1998 - -------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 7,277,098 WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION INDEX
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE NO. -------- Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets As of June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997 3 Consolidated Statements of Income 4 Three and six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity 5 Year ended December 31, 1997 and six months ended June 30, 1998 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 6 Six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 9 and Results of Operations PART II OTHER INFORMATION Item 2. Changes in Securities 16 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 17 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 18
2 WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 1998 1997 ----------- ------------ (Unaudited) ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $3,180,225 $13,095,303 Deposits 21,192,955 18,461,456 Equipment held for operating lease, less accumulated depreciation of $12,866,029 at June 30, 1998 and $15,267,683 at December 31, 1997 225,922,086 138,535,643 Net investment in direct finance lease 9,536,640 9,821,854 Property, equipment and furnishings, less accumulated depreciation of $345,116 at June 30, 1998 and $275,109 at December 31, 1997 1,315,268 540,856 Spare parts inventory 26,061,029 10,334,113 Maintenance billings receivable 894,777 1,547,765 Operating lease rentals receivable 718,269 520,466 Receivables from spare parts sales 3,500,643 2,908,175 Other receivables 100,008 375,878 Other assets 6,312,870 2,288,547 ------------ ------------ Total assets $298,734,770 $198,430,056 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $3,490,133 $4,010,976 Salaries and commissions payable 712,649 1,070,051 Deferred income taxes 10,263,469 8,476,040 Deferred gain 170,030 183,278 Notes payable and accrued interest 192,758,266 101,433,200 Capital lease obligation 2,728,709 2,802,119 Residual share payable 2,215,282 2,092,140 Maintenance deposits 21,196,109 20,018,195 Security deposits 3,790,473 2,435,987 Unearned lease revenue 2,018,578 1,306,613 ------------ ------------ Total liabilities 239,343,698 143,828,599 ------------ ------------ Shareholders' equity: Common stock, ($0.01 par value. 20,000,000 shares authorized; 7,269,598 and 7,177,320 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 1998 and December 31,1997, respectively) 72,696 40,117,223 Paid-in capital in excess of par 40,936,247 - Retained earnings 18,382,129 14,484,234 ------------ ------------ Total shareholders' equity 59,391,072 54,601,457 ------------ ------------ Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $298,734,770 $198,430,056 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements 3 WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, JUNE 30, ------------------------- ------------------------- 1998 1997 1998 1997 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- REVENUE Lease revenue $ 7,128,925 $ 4,428,749 $13,565,173 $ 8,543,826 Gain on sale of leased equipment 2,431,226 - 5,539,078 397,379 Spare part sales 6,583,267 3,655,983 9,599,194 5,877,663 Sale of equipment acquired for resale 4,093,641 7,600,000 4,093,641 10,147,840 Interest and other income 433,845 201,315 619,232 452,839 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total revenue 20,670,904 15,886,047 33,416,318 25,419,547 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- EXPENSES Interest expense 3,599,700 1,673,278 6,202,050 3,137,758 Depreciation expense 1,727,826 978,969 3,145,335 1,854,429 Residual share 167,747 180,914 400,259 371,466 Cost of spare part sales 4,831,464 2,402,830 6,886,008 3,706,982 Cost of equipment acquired for resale 3,573,499 6,385,464 3,573,499 8,637,981 General and administrative 3,184,325 2,156,920 6,368,162 3,942,835 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total expenses 17,084,561 13,778,375 26,575,313 21,651,451 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Income before income taxes and extraordinary item 3,586,343 2,107,672 6,841,005 3,768,096 Income taxes (1,437,800) (841,674) (2,742,626) (1,486,956) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Income before extraordinary item 2,148,543 1,265,998 4,098,379 2,281,140 Extraordinary item less applicable income taxes - - (200,480) 2,007,929 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income $2,148,543 $1,265,998 $3,897,899 $4,289,069 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Basic earnings per common share: Income before extraordinary item $0.30 $0.23 $0.57 $0.42 Extraordinary item - - (0.03) 0.37 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income $0.30 $0.23 $0.54 $0.79 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Diluted earnings per common share: Income before extraordinary item $0.29 $0.23 $0.55 $0.41 Extraordinary item - - (0.03) 0.36 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income $0.29 $0.23 $0.52 $0.77 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Weighted average common shares outstanding 7,263,268 5,433,498 7,227,754 5,431,490 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 7,488,397 5,528,898 7,465,967 5,548,010
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements 4 WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998
Issued and outstanding Paid-in Total shares of Common Capital in Retained shareholders' common stock Stock Excess of Par earnings equity ------------ ----- ------------- -------- ------ Balances at December 31, 1996 5,426,793 $16,055,689 $ - $7,146,563 $23,202,252 Shares issued 25,527 221,244 - - 221,244 Common stock issued and proceeds from secondary offering, net 1,725,000 23,840,290 - - 23,840,290 Net income - - - 7,337,667 7,337,667 --------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- Balances at December 31, 1997 7,177,320 40,117,223 - 14,484,230 54,601,453 Shares issued 92,278 586,328 - - 586,328 Tax benefit from disqualified dispositions of qualified shares - - 305,392 - 305,392 Conversion to par value stock - (40,630,855) 40,630,855 - - Net income - - - 3,897,899 3,897,899 --------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- Balances at June 30, 1998 (unaudited) 7,269,598 $72,696 $40,936,247 $18,382,129 $59,391,072 --------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- --------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements 5 WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, ------------------------------- 1998 1997 ------------ ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $3,897,899 $4,289,069 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation of equipment held for lease 3,062,632 1,794,646 Depreciation of property, equipment and furnishings 82,703 59,783 (Gain) on sale of property, equipment and furnishings (1,964) (37,309) (Gain) on sale of leased equipment (5,539,078) (397,379) Increase in residual share payable 123,142 371,466 Changes in assets and liabilities: Deposits (2,731,499) 2,173,816 Spare parts inventory (15,726,916) (2,802,088) Receivables 138,587 (1,117,982) Other assets (614,323) (347,308) Accounts payable and accrued expenses (215,452) 1,143,188 Salaries and commission payable (357,402) 205,332 Deferred income taxes 1,787,430 2,816,367 Deferred gain (13,248) (13,248) Accrued interest 19,715 (493,316) Maintenance deposits 1,177,914 3,133,063 Security deposits 1,354,486 54,491 Unearned lease revenue 711,965 (2,484) ------------ ----------- Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (12,843,409) 10,830,107 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from sale of equipment held for operating lease (net of selling expenses) 16,487,299 1,000,000 Proceeds from sale of property, equipment and furnishings 16,300 80,500 Purchase of equipment held for operating lease (101,397,296) (13,291,479) Deposits made in connection with inventory purchases (3,410,000) - Purchase of property, equipment and furnishings (871,455) (109,530) Principal payments received on direct finance lease 285,214 - ------------ ----------- Net cash used in investing activities (88,889,938) (12,320,509) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from issuance of notes payable 109,984,205 66,888,374 Proceeds from issuance of common stock 586,328 108,257 Principal payments on notes payable (18,678,854) (57,107,899) Principal payments on capital lease obligation (73,410) (87,897) ------------ ----------- Net cash provided by financing activities 91,818,269 9,800,835 (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (9,915,078) 8,310,433 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 13,095,303 6,573,241 ------------ ----------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $3,180,225 $14,883,674 ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Net cash paid for: Interest $6,182,335 $3,631,075 ------------ ----------- Income taxes $2,656,825 $156,400 ------------ ----------- Non-cash financing activities: Disqualified disposition of qualified shares resulted in a $305,392 tax benefit.
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements 6 WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Willis Lease Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Company") have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for reporting on Form 10-Q. Pursuant to such rules and regulations, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, together with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Forms 10-K and 10-KA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, and the results of its operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 and its cash flows for the six month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997. The results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended June 30, 1998, are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or cash flows which may be reported for the remainder of 1998. 2. MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 3. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY The Company changed its state of incorporation from California to Delaware through a merger of Willis Lease Finance Corporation into its wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary. The reincorporation, approved by the Company's shareholders at the May 12, 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, results in a change only of the Company's legal domicile. It does not result in any change in the Company's name, operations, locations, management, reporting obligations, NASDAQ National Market trading symbol or assets and liabilities. In connection with this reincorporation, the Company converted no par value common stock to $0.01 par value common stock. The Company has a 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") under which 75,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance. This plan became effective in September 1996. Eligible employees may designate not more than 10% of their cash compensation to be deducted each pay period for the purchase of common stock under the Purchase Plan, and participants may purchase not more than $25,000 of common stock in any one calendar year. Each January 31 and July 31 shares of common stock are purchased with the employees' payroll deductions over the immediately preceding six months at a price per share of 85% of the lesser of the market price of the common stock on the purchase date or the market price on the date of entry into an offering period. During the six month 7 WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) period ended June 30, 1998, the Company issued 8,040 shares of Common Stock as a result of employee stock purchases under the Purchase Plan. Under the 1996 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan, 525,000 shares of the Company's shares have been set aside to provide eligible persons with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. The plan includes a Discretionary Option Grant Program, a Stock Issuance Program, and an Automatic Option Grant Program for eligible nonemployee Board Members. During the six month period ended June 30, 1998, 59,000 options were exercised. In connection with the exercise of these options, the Company recognized a $305,392 tax benefit. In conjunction with its initial public offering, the Company sold five-year purchase warrants for $.01 per warrant covering an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock exercisable at a price equal to 130% of the initial public offering price. The warrants are exercisable commencing 24 months after the effective date of the initial public offering or earlier, but not earlier than 12 months after the initial public offering, if and when the Company files a registration statement for the sale by the Company of shares of common stock or securities exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock (other than pursuant to a stock option or other employee benefit or similar plan, or in connection with a merger or an acquisition). The common stock offering in December 1997 constituted such a registration. The warrants' exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock are subject to adjustment to protect the warrant holders against dilution in certain events. In February 1998, a holder of 50,000 of the warrants exercised the warrants under the net issuance rights of the warrants. Based on the closing price on such date, the exercise resulted in the issuance of 25,238 shares to the holder of the warrants. 4. FINANCING In June 1998, the Company increased the committed amount of its revolving credit facility to $100 million. This credit facility is available to finance the acquisition of aircraft engines, aircraft and high-value spare parts for sale or lease. This facility expires on September 30, 1998. The Company anticipates extending the maturity of the facility. In March 1998, the Company repaid a loan that had residual sharing provisions. The repayment resulted in an extraordinary expense of $0.2 million, net of tax. 5. COMMITMENTS In June 1998, the Company commenced lease of office space for its Sausalito operations. The initial term of this lease is 5 years and the annual rental commitments under the lease are approximately $0.3 million. In April 1998, the Company commenced lease of a warehouse and office facility for Willis Aeronautical Services, Inc. ("WASI") in San Diego, California. WASI moved its South San Francisco operations into this facility in June 1998. The initial term of this lease is 6 years and the annual rental commitments under the lease are approximately $0.4 million. The Company has committed to purchase, during 1998 and 1999, additional used aircraft and engines for its operations. Certain deposits were made in connection with these commitments. The Company's current commitment to such purchases is not more than $35.1 million. A portion of these purchases will take place in 1998 and the remainder in 1999. 8 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OVERVIEW The Company's core business is acquiring and leasing, primarily pursuant to operating leases, commercial aircraft spare engines, aircraft and other aircraft equipment. The Company, through WASI, also specializes in the purchase and resale of aftermarket airframe and engine parts, engines, modules and rotable components. In addition, the Company engages in the selective purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines. The Company changed its state of incorporation from California to Delaware through a merger of Willis Lease Finance Corporation into its wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary. The reincorporation, approved by the Company's shareholders at the May 12, 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, results in a change only of the Company's legal domicile. It does not result in any change in the Company's name, operations, locations, management, reporting obligations, NASDAQ National Market trading symbol or assets and liabilities. Revenue consists primarily of operating lease revenue, income from the sale of spare parts and components and income from the sale of engines and equipment. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997: Revenue is summarized as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30, ------------------------------------------------------ 1998 1997 ---- ---- Amount % Amount % ------------------------------------------------------ (dollars in thousands) Lease revenue............................. $ 7,129 34% $ 4,429 28% Gain on sale of leased equipment.......... 2,431 12 - - Spare parts sales......................... 6,583 32 3,656 23 Sale of equipment acquired for resale..... 4,094 20 7,600 48 Interest and other income................. 434 2 201 1 ------------------------------------------------------ Total..................................... $20,671 100% $15,886 100% ------------------------------------------------------
LEASE PORTFOLIO. During the quarter ended June 30, 1998, eleven engines, one aircraft and one spare parts package were added to the Company's lease portfolio at a total cost of $54.5 million. Four engines and one spare parts package were sold or transferred from the lease portfolio. LEASING ACTIVITIES. Lease revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 increased 61% to $7.1 million from $4.4 million for the comparable period in 1997. This increase reflects lease revenues from additional engines, aircraft and spare parts packages. GAIN ON SALE OF LEASED EQUIPMENT. During the quarter ended June 30, 1998, the Company sold three engines from the lease portfolio which resulted in a gain of $2.4 million. There were no such gains in the quarter ended June 30, 1997. 9 SPARE PARTS SALES. Revenues from spare parts sales in the quarter ended June 30, 1998 increased 80% to $6.6 million from $3.7 million in the comparable 1997 period. The gross margin decreased to 27% in the second quarter of 1998, from 34% in the corresponding period in 1997. The decrease in margin was primarily the result of the Company's decision to sell, shortly after their acquisition, certain of the engines acquired under its agreement with United Airlines to acquire used aircraft. In doing so, the Company avoided disassembly, inventory and financing costs that would have been incurred had the Company disassembled, inventoried and sold, over a period of time, the engines in a piece part manner. SALE OF EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED FOR RESALE. During the quarter ended June 30, 1998, the Company sold one engine for $4.1 million which resulted in a gain of $0.5 million. During the comparable 1997 period, the Company sold four engines for $7.6 million resulting in a gain of $1.2 million. INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME. Interest and other income for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 was $0.4 million compared to $0.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. The increase was primarily due to ancillary fees generated in connection with an existing lease arrangement. INTEREST EXPENSE AND RESIDUAL SHARING. Interest expense related to all activities increased 115% to $3.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, from the comparable period in 1997, due to an increase in average debt outstanding during the period. Residual sharing expense decreased 7% to $167,747 for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 from $180,914 for the comparable period in 1997. The decline was due to the repayment, in March 1998, of one of the Company's loans which had residual sharing provisions. This expense is calculated by comparing the net book value of the engines subject to such agreements to their related debt balances and adjusting the residual share payable to the appropriate amount representing the sharing percentage of any excess of the net book value over the corresponding debt balance for such engines. DEPRECIATION EXPENSE. Depreciation expense increased 76% to $1.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, from the comparable period in 1997, due to the larger average asset base in the second quarter of 1998. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. General and administrative expenses increased 48% to $3.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 from $2.2 million in the comparable period in 1997. This increase reflects expenses associated with staff additions, increased rent due to the expansion of the Company's office and warehouse facilities, as well as increases in professional fees, insurance expense and expenses related to promotional and marketing activities. INCOME TAXES. Income taxes, exclusive of tax on extraordinary items, for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, increased to $1.4 million from $0.8 million for the comparable period in 1997. This increase reflects an increase in the Company's pre-tax earnings. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 COMPARED TO THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997: Revenue is summarized as follows:
Six Months Ended June 30, ---------------------------------------------------- 1998 1997 ---- ---- Amount % Amount % ---------------------------------------------------- (dollars in thousands) Lease revenue.............................. $13,565 41% $ 8,544 34% Gain on sale of leased equipment........... 5,539 16 397 1 Spare parts sales.......................... 9,599 29 5,878 23 Sale of equipment acquired for resale...... 4,094 12 10,148 40 Interest and other income.................. 619 2 453 2 ---------------------------------------------------- Total...................................... $33,416 100% $25,420 100% ----------------------------------------------------
10 LEASE PORTFOLIO. During the period ended June 30, 1998, twenty-one engines, one spare parts package and two aircraft were added to the Company's lease portfolio at a total cost of $101.4 million. Five engines and one spare parts package were sold or transferred from the lease portfolio. LEASING ACTIVITIES. Lease revenue for the period ended June 30, 1998 increased 59% to $13.6 million from $8.5 million for the comparable period in 1997. This increase reflects lease revenues from additional engines, aircraft and spare parts packages. GAIN ON SALE OF LEASED EQUIPMENT. During the period ended June 30, 1998, the Company sold four engines from the lease portfolio which resulted in a gain of $5.5 million. This compares with gains in the period ended June 30, 1997 of $0.4 million. SPARE PARTS SALES. Revenues from spare parts sales in the period ended June 30, 1998 increased 63% to $9.6 million from $5.9 million in the comparable 1997 period. The gross margin decreased to 28% in the first six months of 1998, from 37% in the corresponding period in 1997. The decrease in margin was primarily the result of the Company's decision to sell, shortly after their acquisition, certain of the engines acquired under its agreement with United Airlines to acquire used aircraft. In doing so, the Company avoided disassembly, inventory and financing costs that would have been incurred had the Company disassembled, inventoried and sold, over a period of time, the engines in a piece part matter. SALE OF EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED FOR RESALE. During the period ended June 30, 1998, the Company sold one engine for $4.1 million resulting in a gain of $0.5 million. During the period ended June 30, 1997, the Company sold five engines for $10.1 million which resulted in gains of $1.5 million. INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME. Interest and other income for the period ended June 30, 1998 was $0.6 million compared to $0.5 million for the period ended June 30, 1997. INTEREST EXPENSE AND RESIDUAL SHARING. Interest expense related to all activities increased 98% to $6.2 million for the period ended June 30, 1998, from the comparable period in 1997, due to an increase in average debt outstanding during the period. Residual sharing expense increased 8% to $400,259 for the period ended June 30, 1998 from the $371,466 for the comparable period in 1997. This expense is calculated by comparing the net book value of the engines subject to such agreements to their related debt balances and adjusting the residual share payable to the appropriate amount representing the sharing percentage of any excess of the net book value over the corresponding debt balance for such engines. In March 1998, the Company repaid one of its loans which had residual sharing provisions. (See "Extraordinary Items" below). DEPRECIATION EXPENSE. Depreciation expense increased 70% to $3.1 million for the period ended June 30, 1998, from the comparable period in 1997, due to the larger average asset base in the first six months of 1998. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. General and administrative expenses increased 62% to $6.4 million for the period ended June 30, 1998 from $3.9 million in the comparable period in 1997. This increase reflects expenses associated with staff additions, increased rent due to the expansion of the Company's office and warehouse facilities, as well as increases in professional fees, insurance expense and expenses related to promotional and marketing activities. INCOME TAXES. Income taxes, exclusive of tax on extraordinary items, for the period ended June 30, 1998, increased to $2.7 million from $1.5 million for the comparable period in 1997. This increase reflects an increase in the Company's pre-tax earnings. EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS. In March 1998, the Company repaid a loan that had residual sharing provisions. The repayment resulted in an extraordinary expense of $0.2 million, net of tax. In February 1997, the Company obtained a new loan agreement for $41.5 million to replace an existing loan of $44.2 million. The transaction resulted in an extraordinary gain of $2.0 million, net of tax. 11 ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new statement: SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," which establishes annual and interim reporting standards for a public Company's operating segments and related disclosures about its products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. This statement is effective for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, with earlier application permitted. The effect of adoption of the statement will be limited to the form and content of the Company's disclosures and will not impact the Company's results of operations, cash flow, or financial position. In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities", which standardizes the accounting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, by requiring that an entity recognize those items as assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and measure them at fair value. This statement is effective for all quarters of fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999. As of June 30, 1998, the Company is reviewing the effect this standard will have on the Company's consolidated financial statements. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Historically, the Company has financed its growth through borrowings secured by its equipment lease portfolio. Cash of approximately $110.0 million and $66.9 million, in the six month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, was derived from this activity. In these same time periods $18.8 million and $57.2 million, respectively, was used to pay down related debt or the capital lease. In December 1997, net proceeds from a follow-on common stock offering were approximately $23.8 million. In September 1996, net proceeds from the initial public offering were approximately $15.9 million. Cash flow from operating activities used approximately $12.8 million in the six month period ended June 30, 1998 and cash flows from operating activities generated $10.8 million in the six month period ended June 30, 1997. The deficit cash flow from operations was primarily attributable to the acquisition of used aircraft for WASI's inventory. The Company's primary use of funds is for the purchase of equipment for lease. Approximately $101.4 million and $13.3 million of funds were used for this purpose in the six month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. At June 30, 1998, the Company had a $100.0 million revolving credit facility to finance the acquisition of aircraft engines, aircraft and spare parts for sale or lease. Assuming compliance with the facility's terms, including sufficiency of collateral, at June 30, 1998 and July 31, 1998, $12.4 million and $11.3 million was available under this facility, respectively. The facility expires on September 30, 1998. The Company intends to extend and increase this facility. The Company has an $80.0 million debt warehouse facility (the "WLFC Funding Corp. Facility"), to a special purpose finance subsidiary of the Company, for the financing of jet aircraft engines transferred by the Company to such finance subsidiary. This transaction's structure facilitates future public or private securitized note issuances by the special purpose finance subsidiary. The facility has an eight year term and is partially guaranteed by the Company. This facility requires the issuer to hedge 50% of the facility against interest rate changes no later than September 30, 1998. In May 1998, a three year $15 million interest rate swap was executed to hedge a portion of the interest expense under this facility. Assuming compliance with the facility's terms, including sufficiency of collateral, as of June 30, 1998 and July 31, 1998, $27.6 million was available under this facility. Approximately $100.6 million of the Company's debt is repayable during the remainder of 1998. The majority of such repayments consist of the maturity of the revolving credit facility and the scheduled balloon payment maturities on term loans. The balance of the repayments consist of scheduled installments due under term loans. The Company anticipates that it will extend the revolving credit facility and refinance the balloon payment maturities during the remainder of 1998. The Company believes that its current equity base and internally generated funds are sufficient to fund the Company's anticipated equity requirements and operations for the remainder of 1998, at which time additional equity may be required to fund projected growth. The Company is seeking to extend and expand its existing revolving credit facility as noted above and make other borrowing arrangements to fund future growth. 12 As of June 30, 1998, the Company had eight engines and four spare parts packages which had not been financed. The Company will likely seek financing for this equipment, although no assurance can be given that such financing will be available on favorable terms, if at all. In addition, certain of the Company's engines have been financed under floating rate facilities. Until fixed rate financing for these assets is in place, the Company is subject to interest rate risk, since the underlying lease revenue is fixed. See "Management - Interest Rate Exposure" below. Between June 30, 1998 and July 31, 1998, the Company and WASI purchased engines for the lease portfolio and aircraft for the parts operation. The total cost of these purchases was approximately $2.6 million. These purchases were funded with cash from operations, and borrowings under the Company's revolving line of credit. The Company has committed to purchase, during 1998 and 1999, additional used aircraft and engines for its operations. Certain deposits were made in connection with these commitments. The Company's current commitment to such purchases is not more than $35.1 million. Some of these purchases will take place in 1998 and some in 1999. MANAGEMENT OF INTEREST RATE EXPOSURE At June 30, 1998, $149.0 million of the Company's borrowings were on a variable rate basis at various interest rates tied to either LIBOR or the prime rate. The Company's equipment leases are generally structured at fixed rental rates for specified terms. To date, this variable rate borrowing has resulted in lower interest expense for the Company. Increases in interest rates could narrow or eliminate the spread, or result in a negative spread, between the rental revenue the Company realizes under its leases and the interest rate that the Company pays under its borrowings. In September 1996, the Company purchased an amortizing interest rate cap in order to limit its exposure to increases in interest rates on a portion of its variable rate borrowings. Pursuant to this cap, the counter party will make payments to the Company, based on the notional amount of the cap, if the three month LIBOR rate is in excess of 7.66%. As of June 30, 1998, the notional principal amount of the cap was $34.3 million which will decline to $26.0 million at the end of its term. The cost of the cap is being amortized as an expense over its remaining term. In May 1998, WLFC-Funding Corp. purchased a three year $15 million interest rate swap. The Company will be exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance of the interest rate hedge counter parties. The Company anticipates that it will hedge additional amounts of its floating rate debt in the second half of 1998. FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS Except for historical information contained herein, the discussion in this report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of the Company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed here. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed below as well as those discussed elsewhere herein and in the Company's report on Forms 10-K and 10-KA for the year ended December 31, 1997. The cautionary statements made in this report should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this report or in other written or oral statements by the Company. The Company leases its portfolio of aircraft engines, aircraft and spare parts packages primarily under operating leases as opposed to finance leases. Operating leases require the Company to re-lease or sell aircraft equipment in its portfolio in a timely manner upon termination of the lease in order to minimize off-lease time and recover its investment in the aircraft equipment. The Company also engages in the selective purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines and engine components in the aftermarket. On occasion, the Company purchases engines or components without having a commitment for their sale. Numerous factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, may have an impact on the Company's ability to re-lease or sell aircraft equipment on a timely basis. Among the factors are general market conditions, regulatory changes (particularly those imposing environmental, maintenance and other requirements on the operation of aircraft engines), changes in the supply or cost of the aircraft equipment and technological developments. Further, the value of a particular used aircraft engine or aircraft varies greatly depending upon its condition, the number of hours remaining until the next major maintenance of the aircraft equipment is required and general conditions in the airline industry. In addition, the success of an operating lease depends in part upon having the 13 aircraft equipment returned by the lessee in marketable condition as required by the lease. Consequently, there can be no assurance that the Company's estimated residual value for the aircraft equipment will be realized. If the Company is unable to lease, re-lease or sell the aircraft equipment on favorable terms, its business, financial condition, cash flow, ability to service debt and results of operations could be adversely affected. A lessee may default in performance of its lease obligations and the Company may be unable to enforce its remedies under a lease. The Company's inability to collect receivables due under a lease or to repossess aircraft equipment in the event of a default by a lessee could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations. A number of airlines have experienced financial difficulties, certain airlines have filed for bankruptcy and a number of such airlines have ceased operations. In most cases where a debtor seeks protection under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"), creditors are automatically stayed from enforcing their rights. The scope of Section 1110 has been the subject of significant litigation and there can be no assurance that the provisions of Section 1110 will protect the Company's investment in an aircraft, aircraft engines or parts in the event of a lessee's bankruptcy. In addition, Section 1110 does not apply to lessees located outside of the United States and applicable foreign laws may not provide comparable protection. A substantial portion of the Company's lease revenue was generated by leases to foreign customers worldwide, including but not limited to Asian customers. Such international leases may present greater risks to the Company because certain foreign laws, regulations and judicial procedures may not be as protective of lessor rights as those which apply in the United States. In addition, many foreign countries have currency and exchange laws regulating the international transfer of currencies. The Company has experienced some collection problems under certain leases with foreign airlines, and there can be no assurance that the Company will not experience such collection problems in the future. The Company may also experience collection problems related to the enforcement of its lease agreements under foreign local laws and the attendant remedies in such locales. Consequently, the Company is subject to the timing and access to courts and the remedies local laws impose in order to collect its lease payments and recover its assets. In addition, political instability abroad and changes in international policy also present risk of expropriation of the Company's leased engines. The operating lease business is a capital intensive business. Accordingly, the Company's ability to successfully execute its business strategy and to sustain its operations is dependent, in a large part, on the availability of debt and equity capital. There can be no assurance that the necessary amount of such capital will continue to be available to the Company on favorable terms, or at all. If the Company were unable to continue to obtain required financing on favorable terms, the Company's ability to add new aircraft engines, aircraft and spare parts packages to its portfolio, add inventory to support its spare parts sales or to conduct profitable operations with its existing asset base would be impaired, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, certain of the Company's debt facilities mature, either in whole or part, during the current calendar year. Should the Company be unable to meet the terms of repayment of these facilities, and/or refinance or extend these facilities, it would have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and its ability to conduct business. Factors that could cause equity or debt financing to be more expensive or unavailable include changes in interest rates, financial conditions of the lessee or the Company, prospects for the airline industry or the asset type as well as general economic conditions. The Company's equipment leases are generally structured at fixed rental rates for specified terms while many of the Company's borrowing arrangements are at a floating rate. Increases in interest rates could narrow or eliminate the spread, or result in a negative spread between the rental revenue the Company realizes under its leases and the interest rate that the Company pays under its lines of credit or loans. The Company, through WASI, acquires aviation equipment such as whole aircraft engines and aircraft which can be dismantled and sold as parts. Before parts may be installed in an aircraft, they must meet certain standards of condition established by the Federal Aviation Administration. Parts must also be traceable to sources deemed acceptable by the FAA. Parts owned by the Company may not meet applicable standards or standards may change, causing parts which are already in the Company's inventory to be scrapped or modified. Engine manufacturers may also develop new parts to be used in lieu of parts already contained in the Company's inventory. In all such cases, to the extent the Company has such parts in its inventory, their value may be reduced. In addition, if the Company does not sell airframe and engine 14 component parts that it purchases in the time frame contemplated at acquisition, the Company may be subject to unanticipated inventory financing costs as well as all the risks of ownership. Certain of the Company's competitors have substantially greater resources than the Company, including greater name recognition, larger inventories, a broader range of material, complementary lines of business and greater financial, marketing and other resources. In addition, original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), aircraft maintenance providers, FAA certified repair facilities and other aviation aftermarket suppliers may vertically integrate into the aircraft engine/spare parts sales industry, thereby significantly increasing industry competition. A variety of potential actions by any of the Company's competitors, including a reduction of product prices or the establishment by competitors of long-term relationships with new or existing customers, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will continue to compete effectively against present and future competitors or the competitive pressures will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations. The Company has recently experienced significant growth in assets and revenues. Such growth has placed, and is expected to continue to place, a significant strain on the Company's managerial, operational and financial resources. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to effectively manage the expansion of its operations, or that the Company's systems, procedures or controls will be adequate to support the Company's operations. An inability to effectively manage growth could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations. The Company's operations are not highly dependent on systems technology and management believes the Company's exposure to loss as a result of year 2000 issues is minimal. The Company does not believe that the Year 2000 issue will have a bearing on lessees' ability to adhere to the terms of their lease agreements with the Company. However, it has been reported in the general press that airlines and the FAA may have material Year 2000 issues, which could effect their operations. Such an effect could impact the ability of lessees and other customers to meet the obligations to the Company. The Company's leasing activities generate significant depreciation allowances that provide the Company with substantial tax benefits on an ongoing basis. In addition, the Company's lessees currently enjoy favorable accounting and tax treatment by entering into operating leases. Any change to current tax laws or accounting principles that make operating lease financing less attractive could adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations The Company may experience fluctuations in its quarterly operating results. Such fluctuations may be due to a number of factors, including the timing of sales of engines and spare parts, fluctuation in aircraft equipment marketing activities, fluctuation of margins on such activities, unanticipated early lease terminations, the timing of aircraft equipment acquisitions or a default by a lessee. Downturns in the air transportation industry affect the Company's business. In particular, substantial increases in fuel costs or interest rates, increased fare competition, slower growth in air traffic, or any significant downturn in the general economy could adversely affect the air transportation industry and may therefore negatively impact the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. As a result, the Company believes that comparisons to the results of its operations for preceding quarters are not necessarily meaningful and that results for any prior quarter should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. In the event the Company's revenues or earnings for any quarter are less than the level expected by securities analysts or the market in general, such shortfall could have an immediate and significant adverse impact on the market price of the Company's common stock. 15 PART II OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES Effective June 8, 1998, the Company changed its state of incorporation from California to Delaware. The merger was accomplished through a merger (the "Merger") of Willis Lease Finance Corporation, a California corporation ("Willis-California"), into its wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of the same name ("Willis-Delaware"). In connection with the reincorporation, the Company adopted various features in its certificate of incorporation and bylaws which are intended, among other things, to promote the stability of the Company's shareholder base and to render more difficult certain unsolicited or hostile attempts to take over the Company (the "Shareholder Protection Features") including: (a) the division of the Board of Directors of the Company into three classes to serve staggered terms of office as more fully set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation; (b) the requirement that certain "Business Combinations" (as defined in Article XIII of the Certificate of Incorporation) be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 80% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company; and (c) the provision that Bylaws may be amended or repealed only with the approval of the holders of 80% of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company; and (d) the provision that special meetings of shareholders of the Company may be called only by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President. The reincorporation proposal and each of the Shareholder Protection Features were approved by the Company's shareholders at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders on May 12, 1998. As a result of the Merger, each outstanding share of Willis-California's common stock, no par value per share, was converted into one share of Willis-Delaware common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Each stock certificate representing issued and outstanding shares of Willis-California common stock will continue to represent the same number of shares of Willis-Delaware common stock. Shareholders are not required to undertake a mandatory exchange of shares. The common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol WLFC. 16 ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS At the May 12, 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Willis Lease Finance Corporation, the following matters were voted upon:
DESCRIPTION VOTES ----------- ------ 1. Election of Directors Charles F. Willis, IV (Class III) 6,775,584 For 7,917 Withheld William L. McElfresh (Class I) 6,775,584 For 7,917 Withheld Ross K. Anderson (Class II) 6,775,584 For 7,917 Withheld William M. LeRoy (Class I) 6,775,584 For 7,917 Withheld Willard H. Smith, Jr. (Class II) 6,775,584 For 7,917 Withheld 2. Approval of ratification of selection of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as 6,781,851 For independent public accountants for the Company for the fiscal year 950 Against ended December 31, 1998 700 Abstain 3. Approval of change in the Company's state of incorporation from 4,896,744 For California to Delaware 1,258,460 Against 1,680 Abstain 4. Approval of adoption of Classified Board Provisions in the 4,059,263 For Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company pursuant 2,090,841 Against to which the Board will be classified into three classes and 6,780 Abstain directors may only be removed for cause and only by the specified vote of shareholders 5. Approval of adoption of a Shareholder Supermajority Vote Requirement 3,980,913 For in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company pursuant to which 2,167,171 Against the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 80% of the Company's 8,800 Abstain outstanding Voting Stock is required to approve certain business combinations 6. Approval of adoption of provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation 3,982,313 For of the Company requiring an increased Shareholder Vote of 80% to amend 2,160,671 Against any of the Bylaws and to amend certain antitakeover provisions in the 13,900 Abstain Certificate of Incorporation of the Company 7. Approval to eliminate the right of holders of 10% or more of the 4,027,784 For Company's Common Stock to all special shareholders' meetings 2,051,533 Against 77,567 Abstain 8. Approval of a series of amendments to the Company's 1996 Stock 4,975,342 For Option/Stock Issuance Plan, including a 500,000 share increase in 1,168,675 Against the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under 12,867 Abstain the 1996 Plan
17 ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation, filed on March 12, 1998 together with Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed on May 6, 1998. Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.01 and 4.02 of the Company's report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 1998. 3.2 Bylaws. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.03 of the Company's report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 1998. 4.1 Specimen of Common Stock Certificate. 10.1 Amendment No. 5 dated April 30, 1998 to Credit Agreement. 10.2* Amendment No. 6 dated May 4, 1998 to Credit Agreement. 10.3* Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated June 2, 1998. 11.1 Statement regarding computation of per share earnings. 27.1 Financial Data Schedule.
- ----------------------------------------- *Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. (b) Reports on Form 8-K During the three months ended June 30, 1998, the Company filed the following two reports on Form 8-K: (i) a Form 8-K filed on April 30, 1998 which reported on Item 5; and (ii) a Form 8-K filed on June 23, 1998 which reported on Item 5. 18 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Date: August 10, 1998 Willis Lease Finance Corporation By: /s/ James D. McBride ---------------------------------- James D. McBride Chief Financial Officer 19 EX-4.1 2 EXHIBIT 4.1 COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK NUMBER SHARES [LOGO] WLFC WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF SEE REVERSE FOR STATEMENTS RELATING THE STATE OF DELAWARE TO RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY CUSIP 970646 10 5 THIS CERTIFIES THAT SPECIMEN IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE, OF WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION TRANSFERABLE ON THE BOOKS OF THE CORPORATION BY THE HOLDER HEREOF IN PERSON OR BY DULY AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY UPON SURRENDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE PROPERLY ADDRESSED. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT VALID UNTIL COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. WITNESS THE FACSIMILE SEAL OF THE CORPORATION AND THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURES OF ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS. WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION CORPORATE SEAL MARCH 12, 1998 DELAWARE /s/ JAMES D. McBRIDE /s/ CHARLES F. WILLIS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED. AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE A statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights as established, from time to time, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and by any certificate of determination, the number of shares constituting each class and series, and the designations thereof, may be obtained by the holder hereof upon request and without charge from the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation at the principal office of the Corporation The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT Custodian ------- ------ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the under Uniform Gifts to Minors entireties Act JT TEN - as joint tenants with ------------------------------------- right of survivorship (State) and not as tenants in UNIF TRF MIN ACT Custodian common ------- (Cust) (until age) ) -------- under Uniform Transfers to ------------ (Minor) Minors Act ---------------- (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ______________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE - -------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated --------------------------------- X -------------------------------------- X -------------------------------------- NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. Signature(s) Guaranteed By ___________________________________________ THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM). PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. EX-10.1 3 EXHIBIT 10.1 [LOGO] AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Amendment No. 5, dated April 30, 1998, (the "AMENDMENT") to Credit Agreement, dated June 12, 1997 as amended prior to this date, (the "AGREEMENT") by and between WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION, a California corporation ("WILLIS") and CORESTATES BANK, N.A., a national banking association ("CORESTATES BANK", "CORESTATES" or the "BANK"). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT WHEREAS, Willis has requested that CoreStates Bank agree to certain modifications to the Agreement as set forth herein. WHEREAS, CoreStates Bank is willing to agree to such request on the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and promises hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. SECTION 2.1 OF THE AGREEMENT. (a) The first and second paragraphs of Section 2.1 of the Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entireties to read as follows: "2.1 THE LOANS. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, CoreStates Bank agrees to make revolving credit loans ("REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS") to Willis upon receipt of loan requests therefor in amounts not to exceed at any time outstanding, in the aggregate, $65,000,000 through June 30, 1998 and $30,000,000 thereafter (such amount, as the same may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof being hereinafter called the "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT"). For purposes of determining the amount of Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, the Standby Letters of Credit issued pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall be deemed Revolving Credit Loans and shall be added to the Revolving Credit Loans outstanding to determine the aggregate Revolving Credit Loans outstanding. As provided below, Revolving Credit Loans may be requested by Willis, and made from time to time prior to the Revolver Termination Date. All Loans shall be made to Willis at the main office of the Bank, Broad and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101. Revolving Credit Loans may be made from time to time during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on June 30, 1998 or on the earlier date of termination in full, pursuant to Section 2.7 or Section 8.1 hereof, of the obligations of the Bank under this Section 2.1 (June 30, 1998 or such earlier date of termination being herein called the "REVOLVER TERMINATION DATE"). Revolving Credit Loans at the occasion of each borrowing shall be in aggregate principal amounts at least equal to $150,000 or, if less, the remaining unused amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment. Willis shall not be entitled to any Revolving Credit Loan if, after giving effect to such Loan, the unpaid amount of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans would exceed the then current Borrowing Base. Prior to the Revolver Termination Date and within the limits of the Revolving Loan Commitment and the Borrowing Base, Willis may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans. All Revolving Credit Loans shall mature and be due and payable as set forth in the next paragraph of this Section 2.1 unless the maturity of said Loans is accelerated as provided in Section 2.7 or Section 8.1 hereof." (b) The fourth paragraph of Section 2.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: "Willis may have Revolving Credit Loans outstanding at any time and from time to time in an aggregate amount up to, but not exceeding $25,000,000 for the acquisition of Category B Equipment. Any item of Category B Equipment which is a Stage III jet engine shall be deducted from Category B Equipment and become part of Category A Equipment upon the physical removal of that engine from its airframe, provided that such Equipment otherwise qualifies as Category A Equipment." 2. SECTION 2.2 OF THE AGREEMENT. The first paragraph of Section 2.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: "2.2 STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT. The Bank, under the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, agrees to provide Standby Letters of Credit to Willis, from time to time prior to the Revolver Termination Date, as requested by Willis, provided that (A) the aggregate amount of Standby Letters of Credit outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $2,000,000 or such lesser amount, if any, as will, when added to the amount of the Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, aggregate more than the Revolving Loan Commitment (or such lesser amount as Willis is entitled to borrow hereunder at such time by reason of the limitation of the Borrowing Base or otherwise), and (B) no Standby Letter of Credit shall be for a term longer than one year." 3. EXHIBIT A TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. Exhibit A to the Agreement shall be and is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to be as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. Upon delivery of the $65,000,000 Revolving Credit Note, dated April 30, 1998, to the Bank, the Bank shall mark the $45,000,000 Revolving Credit Note, dated November 18, 1997, "canceled and replaced by $65,000,000 Revolving Credit Note, dated April 30, 1998." 2 4. EXHIBIT B TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. Exhibit B to the Agreement shall be and is hereby amended to insert in "Line 2" the maximum loans as such shall be in effect at the date of the certificate. 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Willis hereby restates the representations and warranties made in the Agreement, including but not limited to Article 3 thereof, on and as of the date hereof as if originally given on this date. 6. COVENANTS. Willis hereby represents and warrants that it is in compliance and has complied with each and every covenant set forth in the Agreement, including but not limited to Articles 5 and 6 thereof, on and as of the date hereof. 7. CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION AND DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS. CoreStates shall have received copies, certified as of the date hereof, of all action taken by Willis and any other necessary Person to authorize this Amendment and such other papers as CoreStates shall require. 8. AFFIRMATION. Willis hereby affirms its absolute and unconditional promise to pay to CoreStates Bank the Loans and all other amounts due under the Agreement and any other Loan Document on the maturity date(s) provided in the Agreement or any other Loan Document, as such documents may be amended hereby. 9. EFFECT OF AMENDMENT. This Amendment amends the Agreement only to the extent and in the manner herein set forth, and in all other respects the Agreement is ratified and confirmed. 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures hereto were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written. WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By: /s/ James D. McBride ------------------------------------- Name: James D. McBride Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer CORESTATES BANK, N.A. By: /s/ Hugh W. Connelly ------------------------------------- Name: Hugh W. Connelly Title: Vice President 3 EX-10.2 4 EXHIBIT 10.2 AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Amendment No. 6, dated May 4, 1998, (the "AMENDMENT") to Credit Agreement, dated June 12, 1997 as amended prior to this date, (the "AGREEMENT") by and between WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION, a California corporation ("WILLIS") and CORESTATES BANK, N.A., a national banking association ("CORESTATES BANK", "CORESTATES" or the "BANK"). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT WHEREAS, Willis has requested that CoreStates Bank agree to certain modifications to the Agreement as set forth herein. WHEREAS, CoreStates Bank is willing to agree to such request on the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and promises hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. SECTION 1.1 OF THE AGREEMENT. (a) The following definitions are hereby inserted and shall read as follows: "ADJUSTED LIBO RATE" shall mean, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary to the next 1/16 of 1%) determined pursuant to the following formula: Adjusted LIBO Rate = LIBO Rate --------------------- 1 -Reserve Percentage "BASE RATE LOAN" shall mean a Loan, or any portion thereof, made at the Base Rate pursuant to a request for advance made under Section 2.4 herein or as otherwise provided in Section 2.5(b)(i) or in any other provision hereof or in any other Loan Document. Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 "BASE RATE MARGIN" shall mean the percentage listed in the following table: LEVERAGE RATIO* BASE RATE MARGIN1 (*) Less than ______ ________ Equal to or greater than ______ but less than ______ ________ Equal to or greater than ______ but less than ______ ________ Equal to or greater than ______ but less than ______ ________ Equal to or greater than ______ but less than ______ ________ _________________________ 1 In the event that the Revolver Termination Date is not extended and the Note is to be repaid as described in Section 2.1, the Base Rate Margin shall be increased by _____%.* "INTEREST PERIOD" shall mean a period commencing on the date of a LIBO Rate Loan or with respect to a Loan being renewed, the last day of the next preceding Interest Period and ending one, two or three months thereafter, as requested by Willis at the time of its Request for Advance; provided also that (i) an Interest Period which would otherwise expire on a day which is not a London Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding London Business Day unless such London Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding London Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period which begins on the last London 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, subject to the next succeeding clause, end on the last London Business Day of a calendar month; and (iii) no Interest Period shall end later than the Revolver Termination Date. "LEVERAGE RATIO" shall mean the ratio of the Debt of Willis to its Tangible Net Worth calculated based on the most recent financial statements furnished to the Bank in accordance herewith. "LIBO RATE" shall mean the arithmetic average of the rates of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary to the next 1/16 of 1%) at which the Bank is offered deposits of United States Dollars by leading banks in the interbank eurodollar or eurocurrency market on or about eleven o'clock (11:00) a.m. London time two London Business Days prior to the commencement of the requested Interest Period in an amount substantially equal to the outstanding principal amount of the LIBO Rate Loan requested for a maturity of comparable duration to the Interest Period. "LIBO RATE LOAN" shall mean a Loan made at Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin, pursuant to a request for advance made under Section 2.4 herein. _________________________ * This redacted material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the material has been filed separately. Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 2 "LIBO RATE MARGIN" shall mean the percentage listed in the following table. LEVERAGE RATIO* LIBO RATE MARGIN1 (*) Less than ______ ________ Equal to or greater than ______ but less than ______ ________ Equal to or greater than ______ but less than ______ ________ Equal to or greater than ______ but less than ______ ________ Equal to or greater than ______ but less than ______ ________ _________________________ 1 In the event that the Revolver Termination Date is not extended and the Note is to be repaid as described in Section 2.1, the LIBO Rate Margin shall be increased by ____% during the repayment period.* "LONDON BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any Business Day on which the Bank is open for business and quoting interest rates on United States Dollar deposits in London, England. "OPERATING LEASE" shall mean, with respect to any Person, the aggregate amount which, in accordance with GAAP, is not required to be reported as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person at such time in respect of such Person's interest as lessee under an Operating Lease. "RESERVE PERCENTAGE" shall mean, for any LIBO Rate Loan for any Interest Period, the daily average of the stated maximum rate (expressed as a decimal) at which reserves (including any marginal, supplemental, or emergency reserves) are required to be maintained during such Interest Period under Regulation D by the Bank against "Eurocurrency liabilities" (as such term is used in Regulation D) but without benefit of credit proration, exemptions, or offsets that might otherwise be available to the Bank from time to time under Regulation D. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Reserve Percentage shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by the Bank against (1) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the rate for LIBO Rate Loans is to be determined; or (2) any category of extension of credit or other assets which include LIBO Rate Loans. The Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be adjusted on and as of the effective day of any change in the Reserve Percentage. "UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" shall mean WLFC Funding Corporation, T-5, Inc., T-7, Inc., T-10, Inc., T-12, Inc. and any additional subsidiary named by Willis after the date hereof with the written consent of the Bank. _________________________ * This redacted material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the material has been filed separately. Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 3 (b) The following definitions are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows: "BASE RATE" shall mean (i) the rate of interest for commercial loans established and publicly announced by CoreStates from time to time as its prime rate, or, if higher, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus ______% per annum. Any change in such interest rate due to a change in the Base Rate shall be effective on the date of such change.(*) "DEBT" shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to Willis, without duplication and determined on a consolidated basis, (i) all items which in accordance with GAAP would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on the liability side of a balance sheet of Willis as of the date on which Debt is to be determined, (ii) all indebtedness of others with respect to which Willis has become liable by way of a guarantee or endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), (iii) all contingent liabilities of Willis, (iv) lease obligations that, in conformity with GAAP, have been capitalized on Willis' balance sheet, and (v) the present value of any outstanding Operating Lease payments (discounted at a rate of 10%), LESS (1) maintenance reserves and security deposits that are cash backed, and (2) liabilities of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. "DEFAULT RATE" on any Loan shall mean two percent (2.0%) per annum above the rate then applicable to each Loan or portion thereof. "LOAN" or "LOANS" shall mean LIBO Rate or Base Rate Revolving Credit Loan or Loans. "NET WORTH" shall mean the sum of capital stock, plus paid-in capital, plus retained earnings, minus treasury stock and minus the net worth of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries. 2. SECTION 2.1 OF THE AGREEMENT. The second paragraph of Section 2.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: "Revolving Credit Loans may be made from time to time during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on June 30, 1998 or on the earlier date of termination in full, pursuant to Section 2.7 or Section 8.1 hereof, of the obligations of the Bank under this Section 2.1 (June 30, 1998 or such earlier date of termination being herein called the "REVOLVER TERMINATION DATE"). Revolving Credit Loans shall bear interest at (i) the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin, (ii) Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin or (iii) some combination of the foregoing, as requested by Willis, subject to the terms and conditions hereof including the requirements concerning minimum Loan requests and the requirements that (i) no request may be made which would require more than one interest rate option or more than one Interest Period to apply to Loans made on any single date, and (ii), in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, (a) not more than _________________________ * This redacted material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the material has been filed separately. Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 4 five such Loans may be outstanding at any one time, and (b) no LIBO Rate Loan may have an Interest Period extending beyond the Revolver Termination Date. Revolving Credit Loans at the occasion of each borrowing (and each conversion of LIBO Rate Loans into Base Rate Loans) shall be in aggregate principal amounts at least equal to $150,000 or, if less, the remaining unused amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment. Each LIBO Rate Loan when made (and each conversion of Base Rate Loans into LIBO Rate Loans) shall be in an amount at least equal to $3,000,000 or, if greater, then in such minimum amount plus $100,000 multiples. Willis shall not be entitled to any Revolving Credit Loan if, after giving effect to such Loan, the unpaid amount of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans would exceed the then current Borrowing Base. Prior to the Revolver Termination Date and within the limits of the Revolving Loan Commitment and the Borrowing Base, Willis may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans. All Revolving Credit Loans shall mature and be due and payable as set forth in the next paragraph of this Section 2.1 unless the maturity of said Loans is accelerated as provided in Section 2.7 or Section 8.1 hereof." 3. SECTION 2.4 OF THE AGREEMENT. Section 2.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: "2.4 FUNDING PROCEDURES. (a) REQUESTS FOR ADVANCE. Each request for a Loan shall be made not later than 2:00 p.m. on a Business Day by delivery to the Bank of a written request signed by Willis or in the alternative a telephone request followed promptly by written confirmation of the request. No request shall be effective until actually received in writing by the Bank. Willis may not request more than three advances per week. A request for Revolving Credit Loans or a conversion or renewal shall be delivered to the Bank (A) at least one Business Day, in the case of Base Rate Loans and (B) three London Business Days, in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, prior to the date on which such Loan is desired. The request shall state (i) the date of such Borrowing, conversion or renewal, which shall be a Business Day or, in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, a London Business Day, (ii) the amount of such Borrowing, conversion or renewal, (iii) whether the Loans comprising such Borrowing are to be Base Rate Loans or LIBO Rate Loans and (iv) in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. Each request for advance shall be for Loans at a single interest rate option. (b) IRREVOCABILITY. Upon receipt of a request for a Loan and if the conditions precedent provided herein shall be satisfied at the time of such request, the request for a Loan shall not be revocable by Willis. (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. In the case of a borrowing, the Bank will make funds immediately available to Willis on the date of each Loan by a credit to the account of Willis at the Bank's address set forth opposite its name on the signature page hereof." Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 5 4. SECTION 2.5 OF THE AGREEMENT. Section 2.5 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: "2.5 INTEREST RATES. (a) BASE RATE LOANS. Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal balance thereof from day to day at a rate per annum which at all times shall be equal to the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin. Interest on Loans shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, if the Base Rate is equal to the prime rate of CoreStates. Interest on Loans shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, for the actual days elapsed, if the Base Rate is equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus ______ annum.(*) (b) LIBO RATE LOANS. Each LIBO Rate Loan shall bear interest from its effective date on the unpaid principal amount thereof at Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin. Interest on LIBO Rate Loans shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, for the actual days elapsed, and shall be payable on the last day of the applicable Interest Period. (c) CONVERSION TO BASE RATE. Unless Willis shall have elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4 or this Section 2.5 that LIBO Rate apply to the one, two or three month period immediately succeeding a particular Interest Period, upon the termination of such Interest Period the applicable Loan shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin until such time as Willis elects to request a new LIBO Rate Loan for a subsequent Interest Period. (d) RENEWALS AND CONVERSIONS. Willis shall have the right to convert Base Rate Loans into LIBO Rate Loans, and vice versa, and to renew LIBO Rate Loans from time to time, provided that: (i) Willis shall give Bank notice of each permitted conversion or renewal; (ii) LIBO Rate Loans may be converted or renewed only as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period for such Loans; (iii) without the consent of the Bank, no Base Rate Loan may be converted into a LIBO Rate Loan, and no Interest Period may be renewed if on the proposed date of conversion an Event of Default, or Potential Default exists or would thereby occur. The Bank shall use its best efforts to notify Willis of the effectiveness of such conversion or renewal, and the new interest rate to which the converted or renewed Loan is subject, as soon as practicable after the conversion; provided, however, that any failure to give such notice shall not affect Willis' obligations or the Bank's rights and remedies hereunder in any way whatsoever. (e) INTERIM PAYMENTS AT BASE RATE. If at any time Willis requests that Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin be applicable to a Loan for a particular Interest Period and a payment of principal is due within such period (other than on the last day of such Interest Period), only that portion of that Loan equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Loan less the principal installment due during such period shall bear interest at Adjusted LIBO Rate _________________________ * This redacted material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the material has been filed separately. Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 6 plus the LIBO Rate Margin for such Interest Period. The portion of that Loan equal to the principal installment due during such period shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin." 5. SECTION 2.8 OF THE AGREEMENT. Section 2.8 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: "2.8 VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENTS. (a) BASE RATE LOANS. On one Business Day's notice to the Bank, Willis may, without penalty, at its option, prepay any Base Rate Loan in whole at any time or in part from time to time, provided that each partial prepayment shall be in the minimum principal amount of $150,000 or, if greater, then in multiples thereof and, if less than $150,000 shall be outstanding, in principal amount equal to amount remaining outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prepayments may be made in connection with the release of collateral as provided in Section 9.3, which prepayments shall not be subject to the requirements of the previous sentence. (b) LIBO RATE LOANS. On three London Business Days' notice to the Bank, Willis may, without penalty, at its option, prepay any LIBO Rate Loan in whole at any time or in part from time to time, provided that each partial prepayment shall be in the minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or, if greater, then in multiples of $100,000 and, if less than $1,000,000 shall be outstanding, in principal amount equal to amount remaining outstanding provided that if it shall prepay a LIBO Rate Loan prior to the last day of the applicable Interest Period, or shall fail to borrow any LIBO Rate Loan on the date such Loan is to be made, it shall pay to the Bank, in addition to the principal and interest then to be paid in the case of a prepayment, on such date of prepayment, the Additional Amount incurred or sustained by the Bank as a result of such prepayment or failure to borrow as provided in Section 2.9(e)." 6. SECTION 2.9 OF THE AGREEMENT. Section 2.9 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: "SECTION 2.9. PAYMENTS. (a) ACCRUED INTEREST. Accrued interest on all Base Rate Loans shall be due and payable on the first Business Day of each calendar month. Interest on LIBO Rate Loans shall be payable on the last day of the applicable Interest Period. Each Revolving Credit Loan shall mature as provided in Section 2.1. (b) FORM OF PAYMENTS, APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS, PAYMENT ADMINISTRATION, ETC. All payments of principal, interest, fees, or other amounts payable by Willis hereunder shall be applied to the Loans in such order and to such extent as shall be specified by Willis by written notice to the Bank at the time of such payment or prepayment. Such payments shall be remitted to the Bank at the address set forth opposite its name on the signature page hereof or at such office or account as the Bank shall specify to Willis, in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day when due. Whenever any payment is stated as due on a day which is not a Business Day, the maturity of such payment shall, except as otherwise provided in the definition of "Interest Period," be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest and commitment fees shall continue to accrue during such extension. Willis authorizes the Bank to deduct from any account of Willis maintained at the Bank or over which the Bank Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 7 has control any amount payable under this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document which is not paid in a timely manner. The Bank's failure to deliver any bill, statement or invoice with respect to amounts due under this Section or under any Loan Document shall not affect Willis's obligation to pay any installment of principal, interest or any other amount under this Agreement when due and payable. (c) DEMAND DEPOSIT ACCOUNT. Willis shall maintain at least one demand deposit account with the Bank for purposes of this Agreement. Willis authorizes the Bank to deposit into said account all amounts to be advanced to Willis hereunder. Further, Willis authorizes the Bank (but the Bank shall not be obligated) to deduct from said account, or any other account maintained by Willis at the Bank, any amount payable hereunder on or after the date upon which it is due and payable. Such authorization shall include but not be limited to amounts payable with respect to principal, interest, fees and expenses. (d) NET PAYMENTS. All payments made to the Bank by Willis hereunder, under any Note or under any other Loan Document will be made without set off, counterclaim or other defense. (e) PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNT. If any principal of a LIBO Rate Loan shall be repaid (whether upon prepayment, reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment after acceleration or for any other reason) or converted to a Base Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBO Rate Loan or if Willis fails for any reason to borrow a LIBO Rate Loan after giving irrevocable notice pursuant to Section 2.4, it shall pay to the Bank, in addition to the principal and interest then to be paid, such additional amounts as may be necessary to compensate the Bank for all direct and indirect costs and losses (including losses resulting from redeployment of prepaid or unborrowed funds at rates lower than the cost of such funds to the Bank, and including lost profits incurred or sustained by the Bank) as a result of such repayment or failure to borrow (the "Additional Amount"). The Additional Amount (which the Bank shall take reasonable measures to minimize) shall be specified in a written notice or certificate delivered to Willis by the Bank in the form provided by the Bank sustaining such costs or losses. Such notice or certificate shall contain a calculation in reasonable detail of the Additional Amount to be compensated and shall be conclusive as to the facts and the amounts stated therein, absent manifest error." 7. SECTION 2.10 OF THE AGREEMENT. Section 2.10 of the Agreement is hereby inserted to read as follows: "SECTION 2.10. CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES, YIELD PROTECTION. (a) CERTAIN REGULATORY CHANGES. If any Regulatory Change or compliance by the Bank with any request made after the date of this Agreement by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or by any Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank or fiscal, monetary or similar authority (in each case whether or not having the force of law) shall (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, special deposit, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation premium or similar requirement or imposition against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans made by, or any other acquisition of funds for loans or advances by, the Bank; (ii) impose on the Bank any other condition regarding the Notes; (iii) subject the Bank to, or cause the withdrawal or termination of any previously granted exemption with respect to, any tax (including any withholding tax but not including any income Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 8 tax not currently causing the Bank to be subject to withholding) or any other levy, impost, duty, charge, fee or deduction on or from any payments due from Willis; or (iv) change the basis of taxation of payments from Willis to the Bank (other than by reason of a change in the method of taxation of the Bank's net income); and the result of any of the foregoing events is to increase the cost to the Bank of making or maintaining any Loan or to reduce the amount of principal, interest or fees to be received by Willis hereunder in respect of any Loan, the Bank will immediately so notify Willis. If the Bank determines in good faith that the effects of the change resulting in such increased cost or reduced amount cannot reasonably be avoided or the cost thereof mitigated, then upon notice by the Bank to Willis, Willis shall pay to the Bank on each interest payment date of the Loan, such additional amount as shall be necessary to compensate the Bank for such increased cost or reduced amount. (b) CAPITAL ADEQUACY. If the Bank shall determine that any Regulation regarding capital adequacy or the adoption of any Regulation regarding capital adequacy, which Regulation is applicable to Banks (or their holding companies) generally and not such Bank (or its holding company) specifically, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Bank (or its holding company) with any such request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the Bank's capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which the Bank could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration the Bank's policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by the Bank to be material, Willis shall promptly pay to the Bank for the account of the Bank, upon the demand of the Bank, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Bank for such reduction. (c) ABILITY TO DETERMINE LIBO RATE. If the Bank shall determine (which determination will be, in the absence of fraud or manifest error, conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that by reason of abnormal circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar or applicable eurocurrency market adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBO Rate to be applicable to the requested LIBO Rate Loan or that eurodollar or eurocurrency funds in amounts sufficient to fund all the LIBO Rate Loans are not obtainable on reasonable terms, the Bank shall give notice of such inability or determination by telephone to Willis at least two Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Loan and thereupon the obligations of the Bank to make, convert other Loans to, or renew such LIBO Rate Loan shall be excused, subject, however, to the right of Willis at any time thereafter to submit another request. (d) YIELD PROTECTION. Determination by the Bank for purposes hereof of the effect of any Regulatory Change or other change or circumstance referred to above on its costs of making or maintaining Loans or on amounts receivable by it in respect of the Loans and of the additional amounts required to compensate the Bank in respect of any additional costs, shall be made in good faith and shall be evidenced by a certificate, signed by an officer of the Bank and delivered to Willis, as to the fact and amount of the increased cost incurred by or the reduced amount accruing to the Bank owing to such event or events. Such certificate shall be prepared in reasonable detail and shall be conclusive as to the facts and amounts stated therein, absent manifest error. Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 9 (e) NOTICE OF EVENTS. The Bank will notify Willis of any event occurring after the date of this Agreement that will entitle the Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section as promptly as practicable after it obtains knowledge thereof and determines to request such compensation. Said notice shall be in writing, shall specify the applicable Section or Sections of this Agreement to which it relates and shall set forth the amount or amounts then payable pursuant to this Section. Willis shall pay the Bank the amount shown as due on such notice within 10 days after its receipt of the same." 8. SECTION 2.11 OF THE AGREEMENT. Section 2.11 of the Agreement is hereby inserted to read as follows: "SECTION 2.11.ILLEGALITY. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if the adoption of any applicable Regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Bank with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank, or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for the Bank to (1) maintain its Revolving Loan Commitment, then upon notice to Willis by the Bank, the Revolving Loan Commitment shall terminate; or (2) maintain or fund its LIBO Rate Loans, then upon notice to the Willis of such event, Willis' outstanding LIBO Rate Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans." 9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Willis hereby restates the representations and warranties made in the Agreement, including but not limited to Article 3 thereof, on and as of the date hereof as if originally given on this date. 10. COVENANTS. Willis hereby represents and warrants that it is in compliance and has complied with each and every covenant set forth in the Agreement, including but not limited to Articles 5 and 6 thereof, on and as of the date hereof. 11. CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION AND DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS. CoreStates shall have received copies, certified as of the date hereof, of all action taken by Willis and any other necessary Person to authorize this Amendment and such other papers as CoreStates shall require. 12. AFFIRMATION. Willis hereby affirms its absolute and unconditional promise to pay to CoreStates Bank the Loans and all other amounts due under the Agreement and any other Loan Document on the maturity date(s) provided in the Agreement or any other Loan Document, as such documents may be amended hereby. 13. EFFECT OF AMENDMENT. This Amendment amends the Agreement only to the extent and in the manner herein set forth, and in all other respects the Agreement is ratified and confirmed. 14. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures hereto were upon the same instrument. Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written. WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By: /s/ James D. McBride ---------------------------------- Name: James D. McBride Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer CORESTATES BANK, N.A. By: /s/ Hugh W. Connelly ---------------------------------- Name: Hugh W. Connelly Title: Vice President Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement May 4, 1998 11 EX-10.3 5 EXHIBIT 10.3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AMONG WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND CERTAIN BANKING INSTITUTIONS NAMED HEREIN WITH FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK (successor by merger to CoreStates Bank, N.A.) AS AGENT dated JUNE 2, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Certain Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2. Accounting Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 2. The Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2.1. The Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 (a) Revolving Credit Loans; Commitment. . . . . . . . . . . .12 (b) Interest Rate Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 (c) Maximum Loans Outstanding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 (d) Minimum Loan Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 (e) Prepayment and Reborrowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 (f) Limit for Category B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 (g) Revolving Loan Commitment Percentages . . . . . . . . . .13 (h) Several Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 (i) Payment of Additional Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2.2. Standby Letters of Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2.3. The Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 2.4. Funding Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 (a) Request for Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 (b) Actions by Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 (c) Availability of Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 (d) Funding Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 (e) Proceeds of Loan Being Repaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 2.5. Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 (a) Base Rate Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 (b) LIBO Rate Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 (c) Conversion to Base Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 (d) Renewals and Conversions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 (e) Interim Payments At Base Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 (f) Reinstatements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 2.6. Revolving Loan Commitment Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 2.7. Reduction or Termination of Revolving Loan Commitments. . . . . .17 (a) Voluntary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 (b) Revolving Loan Commitment Termination . . . . . . . . . .17 2.8. Voluntary Prepayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 (a) Base Rate Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 (b) LIBO Rate Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 2.9. Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 (a) Accrued Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 (b) Form of Payments, Application of Payments, Payment Administration, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 (c) Demand Deposit Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 (d) Net Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 2.10. Change in Circumstances, Yield Protection . . . . . . . . . . . .19 (a) Certain Regulatory Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 i (b) Capital Adequacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 (c) Ability to Determine LIBO Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 (d) Yield Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 (e) Notice of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 2.11. Illegality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 2.12. Discretion of Each Bank as to Manner of Funding . . . . . . . . .20 3. Representations and Warranties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 3.1. Organization, Standing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 3.2. Corporate Authority, Validity, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 3.3. Litigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 3.4. ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 3.5. Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 3.6. Not in Default, Judgments, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 3.7. Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 3.8. Permits, Licenses, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 3.9. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 3.10. Compliance with Laws, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 (a) Compliance Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 (b) Hazardous Wastes, Substances and Petroleum Products . . .23 3.11. Solvency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 3.12. Subsidiaries, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 3.13. Title to Properties, Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 3.14. Public Utility Holding Company; Investment Company. . . . . . . .23 3.15. Margin Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 3.16. Use of Proceeds.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 3.17. Depreciation Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 3.18. Disclosure Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 4. Conditions Precedent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 4.1. All Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 (a) Request For Advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 (b) Borrowing Base Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 (c) Covenants; Representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 (d) Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 (e) Material Adverse Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 4.2. Conditions to First Loan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 (a) Articles, Bylaws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 (b) Evidence of Authorization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 (c) Legal Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 (d) Incumbency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 (e) Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 (f) Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 (g) Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 (h) Other Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 (i) Fees, Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 5. Affirmative Covenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 5.1. Financial Statements and Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 ii (a) Annual Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 (b) Quarterly Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 (c) No Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 (d) ERISA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 (e) Material Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 (f) Other Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 (g) Borrowing Base Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 (h) Monthly Lease Portfolio and Receivables Report . . . . .27 (i) Maintenance of Current Depreciation Policies . . . . . .27 (j) Monthly Lease Receipts Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 5.2. Corporate Existence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 5.3. ERISA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 5.4. Compliance with Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 5.5. Conduct of Business; Permits and Approvals, Compliance with Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 5.6. Maintenance of Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 5.7. Maintenance of Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 5.8. Payment of Debt; Payment of Taxes, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 5.9. Notice of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 5.10. Inspection Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 5.11. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . .29 5.12. Compliance with Material Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 5.13. Use of Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 5.14. Further Assurances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 6. Negative Covenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 6.1. Consolidation and Merger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 6.2. Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 6.3. Guarantees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 6.4. Margin Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 6.5. Acquisitions and Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 6.6. Transfer of Assets; Nature of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 6.7. Accounting Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 6.8. Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 6.9. Restriction on Amendment of This Agreement . . . . . . . . . . .31 7. Financial Covenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 7.1. No losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 7.3. Debt to Tangible Net Worth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 7.4. Minimum Interest Expense Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 7.5. Borrowing Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 8. Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 8.1. Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 (a) Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 (b) Covenants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 (c) Representations, Warranties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 (d) Bankruptcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 (e) Certain Other Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 (f) Judgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 iii (g) Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 (h) Change in Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 (i) Security Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 (j) Changes in Senior Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 9. Collateral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 9.1. Collateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 9.2. Security Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 9.3. Release of Collateral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 10. Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 10.1. Appointment and Authorization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 10.2. Duties and Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 10.3. First Union as a Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 10.4. Independent Credit Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 10.5. Indemnification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 10.6. Successor Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 10.7. Allocations Made By First Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 11. Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 11.1. Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 11.2. Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 11.3. Governing Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 11.4. Participations and Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 11.5. Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 11.6. Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 11.7. Sharing of Collections, Proceeds and Set-Offs: Application of Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 11.8. Expenses; Indemnification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 11.9. Survival of Warranties and Certain Agreements. . . . . . . . . .39 11.10. Severability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 11.11. Banks' Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Banks' Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 11.12. No Fiduciary Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 11.13. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS. . . . . . . . .39 11.14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 11.15. Counterparts; Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 11.16. Use of Defined Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 11.17. Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 11.18. Entire Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 __________________________________________________________ Exhibit A List of Banks and Commitments Exhibit B Note Exhibit C Borrowing Base Certificate Exhibit D Mortgage and Security Agreement Exhibit E Compliance Certificate Exhibit F Depreciation Policies Exhibit G Description of Aircraft, Engines and Propellers Schedule 1 Miscellaneous Information iv AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT This Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 2, 1998 (the "AGREEMENT"), is entered into by and between WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION, a California corporation ("WILLIS"), the banking institutions signatories hereto and named in Exhibit A attached hereto and such other institutions that hereafter become a "Bank" pursuant to Section 10.4 hereof (collectively the "BANKS" and individually a "BANK") and FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association, as agent for the Banks under this Agreement ("FIRST UNION", which shall mean in its capacity as agent unless specifically stated otherwise). This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Credit Agreement, dated June 12, 1997, between Willis and CoreStates Bank, N.A. (now First Union National Bank by reason of the merger of CoreStates Bank, N.A. with and into First Union National Bank on May 15, 1998), as said Credit Agreement was amended through the date hereof. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT WHEREAS, Willis desires to have available to it a revolving credit facility which will be used for the purchase or refinance of Equipment (as defined herein) most of which will be held for sale or for lease to unaffiliated persons, said Equipment and related leases to constitute part of the Collateral (as defined herein) and for general working capital purposes. WHEREAS, the Banks are willing to establish such revolving credit facility and make loans to Willis under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and promises hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 1.1. DEFINITIONS. "ADJUSTED LIBO RATE" shall mean, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary to the next 1/16 of 1%) determined pursuant to the following formula: Adjusted LIBO Rate = LIBO Rate _____________________ 1 -Reserve Percentage "AFFILIATE" shall mean any Person: (1) which directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with Willis; (2) which directly or indirectly beneficially owns or holds ten percent (10%) or more of any class of voting stock of Willis; or (3) ten percent (10%) or more of whose voting stock of which is directly or indirectly beneficially owned or held by Willis. The term "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. 1 "AGGREGATE REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a). "AGREEMENT" shall mean this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented, modified, replaced, substituted for or restated from time to time and all exhibits and schedules attached hereto. "BASE RATE" shall mean (i) the rate of interest for commercial loans established and publicly announced by First Union from time to time as its prime rate, or, if higher, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus __%* per annum. Any change in such interest rate due to a change in the Base Rate shall be effective on the date of such change. "BASE RATE LOAN" shall mean a Loan, or any portion thereof, made at the Base Rate pursuant to a request for advance made under Section 2.4 herein or as otherwise provided in Section 2.5 or in any other provision hereof or in any other Loan Document. "BASE RATE MARGIN" shall mean the percentage listed in the following table: LEVERAGE RATIO* BASE RATE MARGIN* Less than ___ ___% Equal to or greater than ___ but less than ___ ___% Equal to or greater than ___ but less than ___ ___% Equal to or greater than ___ but less than ___ ___% Equal to or greater than ___ ___% "BORROWING BASE" shall mean __% of Willis's acquisition cost of Equipment included in the Collateral, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that on June 30 and December 31 of each year a review of the Collateral shall be made to determine whether the net book value of each piece of Equipment has declined by more than __% from the acquisition cost. In each such case where the net book value has decreased by more than __% from the acquisition cost, the Borrowing Base shall mean __% of the net book value of such Equipment. No item of Category A Equipment shall be included in the Borrowing Base unless either (1) it shall be the subject of an Eligible Lease which is also included in the Collateral or (2) it was purchased by Willis for the purpose of sale or lease to an unaffiliated Person and the purchase date is not later than nine months previous. No item of Category B(1) Equipment shall be included in the Borrowing Base if it was purchased by Willis more than nine months prior to the date of determination of the Borrowing Base. No item of Category B(2) Equipment shall be included in the Borrowing Base unless it shall be the subject of an Eligible Lease which is also included in the Collateral.* _________________________ * This redacted material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the material has been filed separately. 2 "BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE" shall mean a certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C hereto which shall be signed by the chief financial officer or chief executive officer of Willis. "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in Philadelphia or San Francisco are authorized or required to close under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and, if the applicable day relates to a LIBO Rate Loan, or notice with respect to a LIBO Rate Loan, a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are also carried on in the London interbank market and banks are open for business in London ("London Business Day"). "CAPITALIZED LEASE" shall mean all lease obligations of any Person for any property (whether real, personal or mixed) which have been or should be capitalized on the books of the lessee in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. "CAPITALIZED LEASE OBLIGATIONS" with respect to any Person, shall mean the aggregate amount which, in accordance with GAAP, is required to be reported as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person at such time in respect of such Person's interest as lessee under a Capital Lease. "CATEGORY A EQUIPMENT" shall mean equipment purchased by Willis from unaffiliated Persons and which is either (1) the subject of an Eligible Lease or (2) held for sale or lease to unaffiliated Persons. Category A Equipment shall be composed of Stage III compliant jet engines which are less than 15 years from the date of manufacture and are suitable for use in major aircraft manufactured by The Boeing Co., McDonnell Douglas Corp. or Airbus Industrie. Category A Equipment also shall include two de Havilland Dash 8-103 turbo prop aircraft, four Pratt & Whitney Model PW121 engines and four Hamilton Standard Model 14 SF-7 propellers, each as more fully described in Exhibit G attached hereto which have been or will be purchased from de Havilland Corporation and leased to Aloha Islandair, Inc. "CATEGORY B EQUIPMENT" shall mean equipment purchased by Willis from unaffiliated Persons which is either (1) Stage II or III engines or aircraft acquired for the purpose of salvaging and/or retrofitting, or (2) traceable spare parts the purchase price of which was in excess of $3,000 in each case, are the subject of Eligible Leases and have discrete serial and part numbers or other identifying numbers acceptable to the Required Banks. "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and all rules and regulations with respect thereto in effect from time to time. "COLLATERAL" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1. "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" shall mean a certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E which shall be signed by the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Willis. "DEBT" shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to Willis, without duplication and determined on a consolidated basis, (i) all items which in accordance with GAAP would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on the liability side of a balance sheet of Willis as of the date on which Debt is to be determined, (ii) all indebtedness of others with respect to which Willis has become liable by way of a guarantee or endorsement (other than for 3 collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), (iii) all contingent liabilities of Willis, (iv) lease obligations that, in conformity with GAAP, have been capitalized on Willis' balance sheet, and (v) the present value of any outstanding Operating Lease payments (discounted at a rate of 10%), LESS (1) maintenance reserves and security deposits that are cash backed, and (2) liabilities of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. "DEBT SERVICE" shall mean actual payments of principal on Debt and Capitalized Lease Obligations (including any Debt or Capital Lease Obligations paid from the sale of equipment during the period), plus interest expense incurred during the period. "DEFAULT RATE" on any Loan shall mean two percent (2.0%) per annum above the rate then applicable to each Loan or portion thereof. "DOLLARS" shall mean the lawful currency of the United States of America. "EBIT" shall mean the sum of (i) Net Income, plus (ii) amounts deducted for interest and income taxes. "ELIGIBLE LEASE" shall mean a lease for Equipment to an unaffiliated Person in which (i) Willis or its trustee is the sole lessor (ii) the lease arose in the ordinary course of business of Willis, (iii) the Equipment has been delivered to the lessee and is currently subject to the lease, (iv) neither the lease nor the Equipment is subject to any currently outstanding assignment, claim, lien, security interest or other limitation on the absolute title of Willis or its trustee thereto, (v) the lease payments are not more than 90 days past due with respect to any payment required thereby (based on the original contractual term and not including any amendment or modification thereof, unless the Required Banks have specifically consented thereto in writing), (vi) the lease is freely assignable (with any notices or consents required in connection therewith having been previously obtained), (vii) the lease is dated and has been in effect for not more than 45 days prior to the date the lease was assigned to First Union, as Agent, and included in the Collateral in the case of leases entered into subsequent to the date hereof; or the lease was assigned to First Union, as Agent, and included in the Collateral within 45 days immediately following the date hereof, in the case of leases existing at the date hereof without regard to the date of the lease; or the lease was assigned to First Union, as Agent, and included in the Collateral within 45 days immediately following the date of acquisition of said lease by Willis, in the case of leases purchased from unaffiliated persons, (viii) the lease has not been included in the Collateral for a period of more than twenty-four months, (ix) the lease and the Equipment being leased constitute Collateral, (x) the remaining lease term at the time of assignment to First Union, as Agent, is for a period of ten years or less in the case of Category A Equipment and Category B(2) Equipment, (xi) the lease is a noncancellable, triple net lease in which the lessee may not assert, as an offset, any defenses or claims against the lessor arising from the condition or the intended use of the subject matter, except in the case of leases with terms of less than 6 months in which Willis may be responsible for maintenance and (xii) the lessee is not a resident of, and the Equipment will not be used in any foreign jurisdiction in which the ability of First Union, as Agent, to perfect a first priority security interest in the Equipment is unsatisfactory or the ability of First Union, as Agent, to foreclose upon the Equipment and receive possession to or sell said Equipment is unsatisfactory. 4 "ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL STATUTES" shall mean each and every applicable federal, state, county or municipal environmental statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, directive or requirement, together with all successor statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, directives or requirements, of any Governmental Authority, including without limitation laws in any way related to Hazardous Substances. "EQUIPMENT" shall mean Category A Equipment and Category B Equipment. "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time. "ERISA AFFILIATE" shall mean any corporation which is a member of the same controlled group of corporations as Willis within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code, or any trade or business which is under common control with Willis within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code. "EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1. "FEDERAL FUNDS RATE" shall mean the daily rate of interest announced from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in publication H. 15 as the "Federal Funds Rate," or if such publication is unavailable, such rate as is available to First Union on such day. "FISCAL QUARTER" shall mean a fiscal quarter of Willis, which shall be any quarterly period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 of any year. "FISCAL YEAR" shall mean a fiscal year of Willis, which shall end on the last day of December. "GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES" OR "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently applied. "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" shall mean the federal, state, county or municipal government, or any department, agency, bureau or other similar type body obtaining authority therefrom or created pursuant to any laws, including without limitation Environmental Control Statutes. "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES" shall mean without limitation, any regulated substance, toxic substance, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, pollution, pollutant or contaminant, as defined or referred to in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C., Section 2601 ET SEG.; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 ET SEG.; the federal underground storage tank law, Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, P.L. 98-616, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 ET SEG.; together with any amendments thereto, regulations promulgated thereunder and all substitutions thereof, as well as words of similar purport or meaning referred to in any other federal, state, county or municipal environmental statute, ordinance, rule or regulation. "INDEBTEDNESS FOR BORROWED MONEY" shall mean (i) all indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations, now existing or hereafter arising, for money borrowed by Willis, whether or not evidenced by any note, indenture, or agreement (including, without limitation, the Note and 5 any indebtedness for money borrowed from an Affiliate) and (ii) all indebtedness of others for money borrowed (including indebtedness of an Affiliate) with respect to which Willis has become liable by way of a guarantee or indemnity. "INTANGIBLE ASSETS" shall mean all assets which would be classified as intangible assets under GAAP consistently applied, including, without limitation, goodwill (whether representing the excess of cost over book value of assets acquired or otherwise), patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, franchises, and deferred charges (including, without limitation, unamortized debt discount and expense, organization costs, and research and development costs). For purposes of this definition, prepayments of taxes, license fees and other expenses shall not be deemed Intangible Assets. "INTEREST PERIOD" shall mean a period commencing on the date of a LIBO Rate Loan or with respect to a Loan being renewed, the last day of the next preceding Interest Period and ending one, two or three months thereafter, as requested by Willis at the time of its Request for Advance; provided also that (i) an Interest Period which would otherwise expire on a day which is not a London Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding London Business Day unless such London Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding London Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period which begins on the last London 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, subject to the next succeeding clause, end on the last London Business Day of a calendar month; and (iii) no Interest Period shall end later than the Revolver Termination Date. "INVESTMENT" in any Person shall mean (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services or securities or otherwise) of capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or other ownership interests or other securities of such Person; (b) any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of credit to, such Person (other than any such deposit, advance, loan or extension of credit having a term not exceeding 90 days in the case of unaffiliated Persons and 120 days in the case of Affiliates representing the purchase price of inventory or supplies purchased in the ordinary course of business) or guarantee or assumption of, or other contingent obligation with respect to, Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or other liability of such Person; and (c) (without duplication of the amounts included in (a) and (b)) any amount that may, pursuant to the terms of such investment, be required to be paid, deposited, advanced, lent or extended to or guaranteed or assumed on behalf of such Person. "LEVERAGE RATIO" shall mean the ratio of the Debt of Willis to its Tangible Net Worth calculated based on the most recent financial statements furnished to the Banks in accordance herewith. "LIBO RATE" shall mean the arithmetic average of the rates of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary to the next 1/16 of 1%) at which First Union National Bank, individually, is offered deposits of United States Dollars by leading banks in the interbank eurodollar or eurocurrency market on or about eleven o'clock (11:00) a.m. London time two London Business Days prior to the commencement of the requested Interest Period in an amount substantially equal to the outstanding principal amount of the LIBO Rate Loan requested for a maturity of comparable duration to the Interest Period. 6 "LIBO RATE LOAN" shall mean a Loan made at Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin, pursuant to a request for advance made under Section 2.4 herein. "LIBO RATE MARGIN" shall mean the percentage listed in the following table. LEVERAGE RATIO (*) LIBO RATE MARGIN* Less than ___ ___% Equal to or greater than ___ but less than 3.00 ___% Equal to or greater than ___ but less than 4.00 ___% Equal to or greater than ___ but less than 5.00 ___% Equal to or greater than ___ ___% "LIEN" shall mean any lien, mortgage, security interest, chattel mortgage, pledge or other encumbrance (statutory or otherwise) of any kind securing satisfaction of an Obligation, including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sales or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and the filing of or the agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction or similar evidence of any encumbrance, whether within or outside the United States. "LOAN" or "LOANS" shall mean LIBO Rate or Base Rate Revolving Credit Loan or Loans. "LOAN DOCUMENTS" shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Agreement, and all other documents directly related or incidental to said documents, the Loans or the Collateral. "MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE" shall mean any event or condition which, in the reasonable determination of the Required Banks, could result in a material adverse change in the financial condition, business, properties or profits of Willis or which gives reasonable grounds to conclude that Willis, may not or will not be able to perform or observe (in the normal course) its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, including but not limited to the Notes. "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall mean a material adverse effect (i) on the financial condition, business, properties, or profits of Willis, (ii) the ability of Willis to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, or (iii) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Notes or the rights and remedies of the holders of the Loans. "MONTHLY LEASE PORTFOLIO AND RECEIVABLES REPORT" shall mean a report in summary form of the status of accounts receivable in respect of all leases which are part of the Collateral in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to First Union, as Agent. _________________________ * This redacted material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the material has been filed separately. 7 "MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in ERISA Section 4001(a)(3), which covers employees of Willis or any ERISA Affiliate. "NET INCOME" shall mean net income after income taxes as shown on the Statement of Income. "NET WORTH" shall mean the sum of capital stock, plus paid-in capital, plus retained earnings, minus treasury stock and minus the net worth of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries. "NOTE" or "NOTES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3. "OBLIGATIONS" shall mean all now existing or hereafter arising debts, obligations, covenants, and duties of payment or performance of every kind, matured or unmatured, direct or contingent, owing, arising, due, or payable to the Banks or First Union, as Agent, by or from Willis arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, all obligations to repay principal of and interest on the Loans, and to pay interest, fees, costs, charges, expenses, professional fees, and all sums chargeable to Willis or for which Willis is liable as indemnitor under the Loan Documents, whether or not evidenced by any note or other instrument. "OPERATING LEASE" shall mean, with respect to any Person, the aggregate amount which, in accordance with GAAP, is not required to be reported as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person at such time in respect of such Person's interest as lessee under an Operating Lease. "PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor thereto. "PENSION PLAN" shall mean, at any time, any Plan (including a Multiemployer Plan), the funding requirements of which (under ERISA Section 302 or Code Section 412) are, or at any time within the six years immediately preceding the time in question, were in whole or in part, the responsibility of Willis or any ERISA Affiliate. "PERMITTED LIENS" shall mean (a) any Liens for current taxes, assessments and other governmental charges not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith by Willis by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established by Willis as reflected in Willis's financial statements; (b) any mechanic's, materialman's, carrier's, warehousemen's or similar Liens for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by Willis by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established by Willis as reflected in Willis's financial statements; (c) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances on the real property or fixtures of Willis incurred in the ordinary course of business which individually or in the aggregate are not substantial in amount and which do not in any case materially detract from the value or marketability of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Willis; (d) Liens (other than Liens imposed on any property of Willis pursuant to ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business, including Liens in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security and Liens to secure performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds (in the case of appeal bonds such Lien shall not secure any reimbursement or indemnity obligation in an 8 amount greater than $2,500,000), bids, leases that are not Capitalized Leases, performance bonds, sales contracts and other similar obligations, in each case, not incurred in connection with the obtaining of credit or the payment of a deferred purchase price, and which do not, in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (e) Liens, if any, existing on the date hereof and listed in Schedule 1 hereto other than Liens of the character referred to in clause (g); (f) Liens in favor of First Union, as Agent, in the Collateral as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (g) Liens on specific assets purchased which are not included in the Collateral and whether such assets are purchased before or after the date hereof and any revenue stream directly attributable thereto provided that such liens are limited to the equipment so purchased and the revenue stream generated therefrom. "PERSON" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, company, business trust or entity, or other entity of whatever nature. "PLAN" shall mean an employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, whether formal or informal and whether legally binding or not. "POTENTIAL DEFAULT" shall mean an event, condition or circumstance that with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default. "PRIME RATE" shall mean, for any day, the prime commercial lending rate of First Union National Bank, as announced from time to time at its head office, calculated on the basis of 30 day months and a year of 360 days. "PROHIBITED TRANSACTION" shall mean a transaction that is prohibited under Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section 406 and not exempt under Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section 408. "REGULATION" shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, order or rule of any United States or foreign, federal, state, local or other government or governmental body, including, without limitation, those covering or related to banking, financial transactions, securities, public utilities, environmental control, energy, safety, health, transportation, bribery, record keeping, zoning, antidiscrimination, antitrust, wages and hours, employee benefits, and price and wage control matters. "REGULATION D" shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as it may be amended from time to time. "REGULATORY CHANGE" shall mean any change after the date of this Agreement in any Regulation (including Regulation D) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretations, directives or requests of or under any Regulation (whether or not having the force of law) by any court or governmental or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof applying to a class of banks including any one of the Banks but excluding any foreign office of any Bank. "RELEASE" shall mean without limitation, the presence, leaking, leaching, pouring, emptying, discharging, spilling, using, generating, manufacturing, refining, transporting, treating, or storing of Hazardous Substances at, into, onto, from or about the property or the threat 9 thereof, regardless of whether the result of an intentional or unintentional action or omission, and which is in violation of applicable law. "REPORTABLE EVENT" shall mean, with respect to a Pension Plan: (a) Any of the events set forth in ERISA Sections 4043(b) (other than a reportable event as to which the provision of 30 days' notice to the PBGC is waived under applicable regulations) or 4063(a) or the regulations thereunder, (b) an event requiring any Willis or any ERISA Affiliate to provide security to a Pension Plan under Code Section 401(a)(29) and (c) any failure by any Willis or any ERISA Affiliate to make payments required by Code Section 412(m). "REQUEST FOR ADVANCE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4. "REQUIRED BANKS" at any time shall mean Banks whose Revolving Loan Commitments equal or exceed 66 2/3% of the total of such Revolving Loan Commitments if no Loans are outstanding or, if Loans are outstanding, Banks whose outstanding Loans equal or exceed 66 2/3% of the Loans. "RESERVE PERCENTAGE" shall mean, for any LIBO Rate Loan for any Interest Period, the daily average of the stated maximum rate (expressed as a decimal) at which reserves (including any marginal, supplemental, or emergency reserves) are required to be maintained during such Interest Period under Regulation D by the Bank against "Eurocurrency liabilities" (as such term is used in Regulation D) but without benefit of credit proration, exemptions, or offsets that might otherwise be available to the Bank from time to time under Regulation D. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Reserve Percentage shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by the Bank against (1) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the rate for LIBO Rate Loans is to be determined; or (2) any category of extension of credit or other assets which include LIBO Rate Loans. The Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be adjusted on and as of the effective day of any change in the Reserve Percentage. "REVOLVER TERMINATION DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. "REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. "REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE" shall have the meaning set for in Section 2.2. "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT FEE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6. "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE" shall mean with respect to each Bank the percentage set forth opposite its name in Exhibit A hereto. "SECURITY AGREEMENT" shall mean the Mortgage and Security Agreement in the form and substance attached hereto as Exhibit D. "SOLVENT" shall mean, with respect to any Person, that the aggregate present fair saleable value of such Person's assets is in excess of the total amount of its probable liabilities on its existing 10 debts as they become absolute and matured, such Person has not incurred debts beyond its foreseeable ability to pay such debts as they mature, and such Person has capital adequate to conduct the business it is presently engaged in or is about to engage in. "STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT" shall mean only those standby letters of credit issued pursuant to a completed application on the form of letter of credit application required by First Union at the time of the request for each Standby Letter of Credit. "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean a corporation or other entity the shares of stock or other equity interests of which having ordinary voting power (other than stock or other equity interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries or both, by Willis. "TANGIBLE NET WORTH" shall mean Net Worth, minus Intangible Assets. "TERMINATION EVENT" shall mean, with respect to a Pension Plan: (a) a Reportable Event, (b) the termination of a Pension Plan, or the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under ERISA Section 4041(c), (c) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan under ERISA Section 4042 or (d) the appointment of a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under ERISA Section 4042. "UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITIES" shall mean, with respect to any Pension Plan at any time, the amount determined by taking the accumulated benefit obligation, as disclosed in accordance with Statement of Accounting Standards No. 87, over the fair market value of Pension Plan assets. "UNRECOGNIZED RETIREE WELFARE LIABILITY" shall mean, with respect to any Plan that provides post-retirement benefits other than pension benefits, the amount of the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation, as determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106, as of the most recent valuation date. Prior to the date such statement is applicable to any Willis, such amount of the obligation shall be based on an estimate made in good faith. "UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" shall mean WLFC Funding Corporation, T-5, Inc., T-7, Inc., T-10, Inc., T-12, Inc. and any additional subsidiary named by Willis after the date hereof with the written consent of the Required Banks. 1.2. ACCOUNTING TERMS. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles consistent with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 3.5, and all financial data submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with such principles. 11 2. THE CREDIT 2.1. THE LOANS. (a) REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS; COMMITMENT. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, each Bank agrees, severally and not jointly, to make revolving credit loans (collectively, the "REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS" or the "LOANS", and individually a "REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN" or a "LOAN") to Willis during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on July 31, 1998 or on the earlier date of termination in full, pursuant to Section 2.7 or Section 8.1 hereof, of the obligations of such Bank under this Section 2.1 (July 31, 1998 or such earlier date of termination being herein called the "REVOLVER TERMINATION DATE") in amounts not to exceed at any time outstanding, in the aggregate, the commitment amount set forth opposite the name of such Bank on Exhibit A hereto (each such amount, as the same may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof being hereinafter called such Bank's "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT"). The Banks' collective commitment to make Loans shall be the "AGGREGATE REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT". All Loans shall be made by the Banks simultaneously and PRO RATA in accordance with their respective Revolving Loan Commitments. All Loans shall be made to Willis at the main office of First Union, Broad and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101. (b) INTEREST RATE OPTIONS. Revolving Credit Loans shall bear interest at (i) the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin, (ii) Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin or (iii) some combination of the foregoing, as requested by Willis, subject to the terms and conditions hereof including the requirements concerning minimum Loan requests and the requirements that (i) no request may be made which would require more than one interest rate option or more than one Interest Period to apply to Loans made on any single date, and (ii), in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, (a) not more than five such Loans may be outstanding at any one time, and (b) no LIBO Rate Loan may have an Interest Period extending beyond the Revolver Termination Date. (c) MAXIMUM LOANS OUTSTANDING. Willis shall not be entitled to any new Revolving Credit Loan if, after giving effect to such Loan, the unpaid amount of the then outstanding Loans would exceed the lesser of (i) the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment or (ii) the then current Borrowing Base, as stated in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate furnished to the Banks as provided herein. For purposes of determining the amount of Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, the Standby Letters of Credit issued pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall be deemed Revolving Credit Loans and shall be added to the Revolving Credit Loans outstanding to determine the aggregate Revolving Credit Loans outstanding. (d) MINIMUM LOAN AMOUNT. Except for Loans which exhaust the full remaining amount of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment and conversions which result in the conversion of all Loans subject to a particular interest rate option, each of which may be in lesser amounts, (i) each LIBO Rate Loan when made (and each conversion of Base Rate Loans into LIBO Rate Loans) shall be in an amount at least equal to $3,000,000 or, if greater, then in such minimum amount plus $100,000 multiples, and (ii) each Base Rate Loan when made (and each conversion of LIBO Rate Loans into Base Rate Loans) shall be in an amount at least equal to $150,000. (e) PREPAYMENT AND REBORROWING. Prior to the Revolver Termination Date and within the limits of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment and the Borrowing Base, Willis may 12 borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans. All Revolving Credit Loans shall mature and be due and payable on the Revolver Termination Date. (f) LIMIT FOR CATEGORY B EQUIPMENT. Willis may have Revolving Credit Loans outstanding at any time and from time to time in an aggregate amount up to, but not exceeding $25,000,000 for the acquisition of Category B Equipment. Any item of Category B Equipment which is a Stage III jet engine shall be deducted from Category B Equipment and become part of Category A Equipment upon the physical removal of that engine from its airframe, provided that such Equipment otherwise qualifies as Category A Equipment. (g) REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT PERCENTAGES. The obligation of each Bank to make a Loan to Willis at any time shall be limited to its percentage (the "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE") as set forth opposite its name on Exhibit A hereto multiplied by the aggregate principal amount of the Loan requested. The principal amounts of the respective Loans made by the Banks on the occasion of each Borrowing shall be pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Loan Commitment Percentages. No Bank shall be required or permitted to make any Loan if, immediately after giving effect to such Loan, and the application of the proceeds of a Loan to the extent applied to the repayment of the Loans, the sum of such Bank's Loans outstanding would exceed such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment. (h) SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS. The failure of any one or more Banks to make Loans in accordance with its or their obligations shall not relieve the other Banks of their several obligations hereunder, but in no event shall the aggregate amount at any one time outstanding which any Bank shall be required to lend hereunder exceed its Revolving Loan Commitment. (i) PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNT. If any principal of a LIBO Rate Loan shall be repaid (whether upon prepayment, reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment after acceleration or for any other reason) or converted to a Base Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBO Rate Loan or if Willis fails for any reason to borrow a LIBO Rate Loan after giving irrevocable notice pursuant to Section 2.4, it shall pay to each Bank, in addition to the principal and interest then to be paid, such additional amounts as may be necessary to compensate each Bank for all direct and indirect costs and losses (including losses resulting from redeployment of prepaid or unborrowed funds at rates lower than the cost of such funds to such Bank, and including lost profits incurred or sustained by such Bank) as a result of such repayment or failure to borrow (the "ADDITIONAL AMOUNT"). The Additional Amount (which each Bank shall take reasonable measures to minimize) shall be specified in a written notice or certificate delivered to Willis by First Union, as Agent, in the form provided by each Bank sustaining such costs or losses. Such notice or certificate shall contain a calculation in reasonable detail of the Additional Amount to be compensated and shall be conclusive as to the facts and the amounts stated therein, absent manifest error. 2.2. STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT. First Union, as Agent, under the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on behalf of itself and each other Bank in the same proportions as each Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment bears to the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment, shall provide Standby Letters of Credit to Willis, from time to time prior to the Revolver Termination Date, as requested by Willis, provided that (A) the aggregate amount of Standby Letters of Credit outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $2,000,000 or such lesser amount, if any, as will, when added to the amount of the Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, aggregate more than the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment (or such lesser amount as Willis is entitled to borrow 13 hereunder at such time by reason of the limitation of the Borrowing Base or otherwise), and (B) no Standby Letter of Credit shall be for a term longer than one year. Willis shall request a Standby Letter of Credit by delivering a completed letter of credit application to First Union on such form as may be specified by First Union not less than three Business Days prior to the date specified by Willis as the date the Standby Letter of Credit is to be issued. The standard form of First Union letter of credit application as currently in effect shall be used. Standby Letters of Credit shall not bear interest until drawn upon but shall each be subject to an annual charge, payable in advance, as such may exist from time to time, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that at no time shall the annual charge for any Standby Letter of Credit exceed 2.75%. If any obligation of Willis to pay money in connection with any Standby Letter of Credit is not met when requested by First Union, as Agent, as permitted by the applicable letter of credit application and the reimbursement agreement contained therein, the amount due shall be funded automatically by a Revolving Credit Loan which Loan shall be made without regard to any minimum borrowing requirement, condition precedent herein, or Event of Default hereunder which would otherwise entitle any Bank or the Banks not to provide such Revolving Credit Loan, and each Bank shall make its proportionate share of such Revolving Credit Loan. Any obligation of Willis to pay money in connection with any Standby Letter of Credit or the application therefor shall be deemed secured as if made as a Loan hereunder. In the event Willis shall terminate the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment as provided in Section 2.6 and shall pay the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans in full and with interest or the Revolver Termination Date shall occur at a time when one or more Standby Letters of Credit remain outstanding, then Willis shall furnish to First Union, as Agent, within two Business Days such amount of cash, to be held as cash collateral and invested in certificates of deposit of First Union with interest payable to Willis, as will pay the maximum amount which may be drawn by beneficiaries of Standby Letters of Credit outstanding at the date of such termination or the Revolver Termination Date, as applicable. 2.3. THE NOTES. The Revolving Credit Loans made by each Bank shall be evidenced by a single promissory note of Willis (each such promissory note as it may be amended, extended, modified or renewed a "REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE" or a "NOTE" and together the "REVOLVING CREDIT NOTES" or the "NOTES") in principal face amount equal to such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment, payable to the order of such Bank and otherwise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Revolving Credit Notes shall be dated the date of issuance, shall bear interest at the rate per annum and be payable as to principal and interest in accordance with the terms hereof. Each outstanding Revolving Credit Loan shall be and payable as set forth in Section 2.1 hereof unless the maturity of said Loans is accelerated as provided in Section 2.7 or Section 8.1 hereof. Notwithstanding the stated amount of any Revolving Credit Note, the liability of Willis under each Revolving Credit Note shall be limited at all times to the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans by each Bank evidenced thereby, plus all interest accrued thereon and the amount of all costs and expenses then payable hereunder, as established by each such Bank's books and records, which books and records shall be conclusive absent manifest error. 2.4. FUNDING PROCEDURES. (a) REQUEST FOR ADVANCE. Each request for a Revolving Credit Loan or the conversion or renewal of an interest rate with respect to a Loan shall be made not later than 2:00 p.m. 14 EST on a Business Day by delivery to First Union of a written request signed by Willis or, in the alternative, a telephone request followed promptly by written confirmation of the request (a "REQUEST FOR ADVANCE"), specifying the date and amount of the Loan to be made, converted or renewed, selecting the interest rate option applicable thereto, and in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, specifying the Interest Period applicable to such Loans. The form of request to be used in connection with the making, conversion or renewal of Revolving Credit Loans shall be that form provided to Willis by First Union. Each request shall be received not less than one Business Day prior to the date of the proposed borrowing, conversion or renewal in the case of Base Rate Loans, and three London Business Days prior to the date of the proposed borrowing, conversion or renewal in the case of LIBO Rate Loans. No request shall be effective until actually received in writing by First Union, as the Agent. Willis may not request more than three advances per week. Each request for advance shall be for Loans at a single interest rate option. (b) ACTIONS BY AGENT Upon receipt of a Request for Advance and if the conditions precedent provided herein shall be satisfied at the time of such request, First Union promptly shall notify each Bank of such request and of such Bank's ratable share of such Loan. Upon receipt by First Union of a Request for Advance, the request shall not be revocable by Willis. (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS Not later than 1:00 p.m. EST on the date of each Loan, each Bank shall make available (except as provided in clause (d) below) its ratable share of such Loan, in immediately available funds, to First Union at the address set forth opposite its name on the signature page hereof or at such account in London as First Union shall specify to Willis and the Banks. Unless First Union knows that any applicable condition specified herein has not been satisfied, it will make the funds so received from the Banks immediately available to Willis on the date of each Loan by a credit to the account of Willis at First Union' aforesaid address. (d) FUNDING ASSUMPTIONS Unless First Union shall have been notified by any Bank at least one Business Day prior to the date of the making, conversion or renewal of any LIBO Rate Loan, or by 3:00 P.M. on the date a Base Rate Loan is requested, that such Bank does not intend to make available to First Union, such Bank's portion of the total amount of the Loan to be made, converted or renewed on such date, First Union may assume that such Bank has made such amount available to First Union on the date of the Loan and First Union may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Willis a corresponding amount. If and to the extent such Bank shall not have so made such funds available to First Union, such Bank agrees to repay First Union forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to Willis until the date such amount is repaid to First Union, at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points for three Business Days, and thereafter at the Base Rate. If such Bank shall repay to First Union such corresponding amount, such amounts so repaid shall constitute such Bank's Loan for purposes of this Agreement. If such Bank does not repay such corresponding amount forthwith upon First Union's demand therefor, First Union shall promptly notify Willis, and Willis shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to First Union, without any prepayment penalty or premium, but with interest on the amount repaid, for each day from the date such amount is made available to Willis until the date such amount is repaid to First Union, at the rate of interest applicable at the time to such Loan. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Bank of its obligation to fulfill its Revolving Loan Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights which Willis may have against any Bank as a result of any default by such Bank hereunder. 15 (e) PROCEEDS OF LOAN BEING REPAID. If the Banks make a Loan on a day on which all or any part of an outstanding Loan from the Banks is to be repaid, each Bank shall apply the proceeds of its new Loan to make such repayment and only an amount equal to the difference (if any) between the amount being borrowed and the amount being repaid shall be made available by such Bank to First Union as provided in clause (c). 2.5. INTEREST. (a) BASE RATE LOANS. Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal balance thereof from day to day at a rate per annum which at all times shall be equal to the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin. Interest on Loans shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, if the Base Rate is equal to the prime rate of First Union. Interest on Loans shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, for the actual days elapsed, if the Base Rate is equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus __% annum.* (b) LIBO RATE LOANS. Each LIBO Rate Loan shall bear interest from its effective date on the unpaid principal amount thereof at Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin. Interest on LIBO Rate Loans shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, for the actual days elapsed, and shall be payable on the last day of the applicable Interest Period. (c) CONVERSION TO BASE RATE. Unless Willis shall have elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4 or this Section 2.5 that LIBO Rate apply to the one, two or three month period immediately succeeding a particular Interest Period, upon the termination of such Interest Period the applicable Loan shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin until such time as Willis elects to request a new LIBO Rate Loan for a subsequent Interest Period. (d) RENEWALS AND CONVERSIONS. Willis shall have the right to convert Base Rate Loans into LIBO Rate Loans, and vice versa, and to renew LIBO Rate Loans from time to time, provided that: (i) Willis shall give First Union, as Agent, notice of each permitted conversion or renewal; (ii) LIBO Rate Loans may be converted or renewed only as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period for such Loans; (iii) without the consent of the Required Banks, no Base Rate Loan may be converted into a LIBO Rate Loan, and no Interest Period may be renewed if on the proposed date of conversion an Event of Default, or Potential Default exists or would thereby occur. First Union, as Agent, shall use its best efforts to notify Willis of the effectiveness of such conversion or renewal, and the new interest rate to which the converted or renewed Loan is subject, as soon as practicable after the conversion; provided, however, that any failure to give such notice shall not affect Willis' obligations or the Banks' rights and remedies hereunder in any way whatsoever. (e) INTERIM PAYMENTS AT BASE RATE. If at any time Willis requests that Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin be applicable to a Loan for a particular Interest Period and a payment of principal is due within such period (other than on the last day of such Interest Period), only that _________________________ * This redacted material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the material has been filed separately. 16 portion of that Loan equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Loan less the principal installment due during such period shall bear interest at Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin for such Interest Period. The portion of that Loan equal to the principal installment due during such period shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin. (f) REINSTATEMENTS(f) The liability of Willis under this Section 2.5 shall continue to be effective or be automatically reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the payments to the Banks is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of Willis or any other Person, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to Willis or any other Person or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. 2.6. REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT FEE. Willis agrees to pay to First Union, as Agent, for the account of each Bank as compensation for the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment, a fee (the "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT FEE") computed as follows: (1) when the average daily balance of the aggregate Loans outstanding under the Revolving Credit Notes (measured over the previous calendar quarter or portion thereof, as applicable) is less than __% of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment, Willis shall pay a Revolving Loan Commitment Fee equal to __% of the unused portion of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment, and (2) when the average daily balance of the aggregate Loans outstanding under the Revolving Credit Notes (measured over the previous calendar quarter or portion thereof, as applicable) is at least __% of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment, Willis shall pay a Revolving Loan Commitment Fee equal to __% of the unused portion of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment. The Revolving Loan Commitment Fee shall be payable in arrears on the first day of each January, April, July and October, commencing July 1, 1997 (for the three month period or portion thereof ended on the preceding day), and on the Revolver Termination Date. The Revolving Loan Commitment Fee shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year.* 2.7. REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENTS. (a) VOLUNTARY. Willis may at any time, on not less than one Business Days' written notice, terminate or permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment pro rata among the Banks, provided that any reduction shall be in the minimum amount of $150,000 or a multiple thereof and that no such reduction shall cause the principal amount of Loans outstanding to exceed the reduced Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment or the Borrowing Base, whichever is less. (b) REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT TERMINATION. In the event the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment is terminated, the Revolver Termination Date shall be accelerated to the date of such termination and Willis shall, simultaneously with such termination, repay the Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with Section 2.9. _________________________ * This redacted material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the material has been filed separately. 17 2.8. VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENTS. (a) BASE RATE LOANS. On one Business Day's notice to First Union, Willis may, without penalty, at its option, prepay any Base Rate Loan in whole at any time or in part from time to time, provided that each partial prepayment shall be in the minimum principal amount of $150,000 or, if greater, then in multiples thereof and, if less than $150,000 shall be outstanding, in principal amount equal to amount remaining outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prepayments may be made in connection with the release of collateral as provided in Section 9.3, which prepayments shall not be subject to the requirements of the previous sentence. (b) LIBO RATE LOANS. On three London Business Days' notice to First Union, Willis may, without penalty, at its option, prepay any LIBO Rate Loan in whole at any time or in part from time to time, provided that each partial prepayment shall be in the minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or, if greater, then in multiples of $100,000 and, if less than $1,000,000 shall be outstanding, in principal amount equal to amount remaining outstanding provided that if it shall prepay a LIBO Rate Loan prior to the last day of the applicable Interest Period, or shall fail to borrow any LIBO Rate Loan on the date such Loan is to be made, it shall pay to each Bank, in addition to the principal and interest then to be paid in the case of a prepayment, on such date of prepayment, the Additional Amount incurred or sustained by such Bank as a result of such prepayment or failure to borrow as provided in Section 2.1. 2.9. PAYMENTS. (a) ACCRUED INTEREST. Accrued interest on all Base Rate Loans shall be due and payable on the first Business Day of each calendar month. Interest on LIBO Rate Loans shall be payable on the last day of the applicable Interest Period. Each Revolving Credit Loan shall mature as provided in Section 2.1. (b) FORM OF PAYMENTS, APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS, PAYMENT ADMINISTRATION, ETC. All payments of principal, interest, fees, or other amounts payable by Willis hereunder shall be applied to the Loans in such order and to such extent as shall be specified by Willis by written notice to First Union at the time of such payment or prepayment. Such payments shall be remitted to First Union on behalf of the Banks at the address set forth opposite its name on the signature page hereof or at such office or account as First Union shall specify to Willis, in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day when due. Whenever any payment is stated as due on a day which is not a Business Day, the maturity of such payment shall, except as otherwise provided in the definition of "Interest Period," be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest and commitment fees shall continue to accrue during such extension. Willis authorizes First Union to deduct from any account of Willis maintained at First Union or over which First Union has control any amount payable under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document which is not paid in a timely manner. First Union's failure to deliver any bill, statement or invoice with respect to amounts due under this Section or under any Loan Document shall not affect Willis's obligation to pay any installment of principal, interest or any other amount under this Agreement when due and payable. (c) DEMAND DEPOSIT ACCOUNT. Willis shall maintain at least one demand deposit account with First Union for purposes of this Agreement. Willis authorizes First Union to deposit into said account all amounts to be advanced to Willis hereunder. Further, Willis authorizes First Union (but 18 First Union shall not be obligated) to deduct from said account, or any other account maintained by Willis at First Union National Bank, any amount payable hereunder on or after the date upon which it is due and payable. Such authorization shall include but not be limited to amounts payable with respect to principal, interest, fees and expenses. (d) NET PAYMENTS. All payments made to the Banks by Willis hereunder, under any Note or under any other Loan Document will be made without set off, counterclaim or other defense. 2.10. CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES, YIELD PROTECTION. (a) CERTAIN REGULATORY CHANGES. If any Regulatory Change or compliance by any Bank with any request made after the date of this Agreement by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or by any Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank or fiscal, monetary or similar authority (in each case whether or not having the force of law) shall (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, special deposit, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation premium or similar requirement or imposition against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans made by, or any other acquisition of funds for loans or advances by, any Bank; (ii) impose on any Bank any other condition regarding the Notes; (iii) subject any Bank to, or cause the withdrawal or termination of any previously granted exemption with respect to, any tax (including any withholding tax but not including any income tax not currently causing any Bank to be subject to withholding) or any other levy, impost, duty, charge, fee or deduction on or from any payments due from Willis; or (iv) change the basis of taxation of payments from Willis to any Bank (other than by reason of a change in the method of taxation of any Bank's net income); and the result of any of the foregoing events is to increase the cost to any Bank of making or maintaining any Loan or to reduce the amount of principal, interest or fees to be received by any Bank hereunder in respect of any Loan, First Union will immediately so notify Willis. If any Bank determines in good faith that the effects of the change resulting in such increased cost or reduced amount cannot reasonably be avoided or the cost thereof mitigated, then upon notice by First Union to Willis, Willis shall pay to such Bank on each interest payment date of the Loan, such additional amount as shall be necessary to compensate that Bank for such increased cost or reduced amount. (b) CAPITAL ADEQUACY. If any Bank shall determine that any Regulation regarding capital adequacy or the adoption of any Regulation regarding capital adequacy, which Regulation is applicable to banks (or their holding companies) generally and not such Bank (or its holding company) specifically, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Bank (or its holding company) with any such request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Bank's capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Bank could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Bank's policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material, Willis shall promptly pay to First Union for the account of such Bank, upon the demand of such Bank, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such reduction. (c) ABILITY TO DETERMINE LIBO RATE. If First Union shall determine (which determination will be made after consultation with any Bank requesting same and shall be, in the absence of fraud or manifest error, conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that by reason of 19 abnormal circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar or applicable eurocurrency market adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate to be applicable to the requested LIBO Rate Loan or that eurodollar or eurocurrency funds in amounts sufficient to fund all the LIBO Rate Loans are not obtainable on reasonable terms, First Union shall give notice of such inability or determination by telephone to Willis and to each Bank at least two Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Loan and thereupon the obligations of the Banks to make, convert other Loans to, or renew such LIBO Rate Loan shall be excused, subject, however, to the right of Willis at any time thereafter to submit another request. (d) YIELD PROTECTION. Determination by a Bank for purposes hereof of the effect of any Regulatory Change or other change or circumstance referred to above on its costs of making or maintaining Loans or on amounts receivable by it in respect of the Loans and of the additional amounts required to compensate such Bank in respect of any additional costs, shall be made in good faith and shall be evidenced by a certificate, signed by an officer of such Bank and delivered to Willis, as to the fact and amount of the increased cost incurred by or the reduced amount accruing to such Bank owing to such event or events. Such certificate shall be prepared in reasonable detail and shall be conclusive as to the facts and amounts stated therein, absent manifest error. (e) NOTICE OF EVENTS. The affected Bank will notify Willis of any event occurring after the date of this Agreement that will entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section as promptly as practicable after it obtains knowledge thereof and determines to request such compensation. Said notice shall be in writing, shall specify the applicable Section or Sections of this Agreement to which it relates and shall set forth the amount of amounts then payable pursuant to this Section. Willis shall pay such Bank the amount shown as due on such notice within 10 days after its receipt of the same. 2.11. ILLEGALITY. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if the adoption of any applicable Regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank, or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Bank to (1) maintain their Revolving Loan Commitments, then upon notice to Willis by First Union, the Revolving Loan Commitments shall terminate; or (2) maintain or fund their LIBO Rate Loans, then upon notice to the Willis of such event, the Willis's outstanding LIBO Rate Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans. 2.12. DISCRETION OF EACH BANK AS TO MANNER OF FUNDING. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Bank shall be entitled to fund and maintain its funding of all or any part of its Loans in any manner it sees fit, it being understood, however, that for the purposes of this Agreement all determinations hereunder shall be made as if each Bank had actually funded and maintained each LIBO Rate Loan during each Interest Period for such Loan through the purchase of deposits in the relevant interbank market having a maturity corresponding to such Interest Period and bearing an interest rate equal to the LIBO Rate plus the LIBO Rate Margin, for such Interest Period. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Willis represents and warrants to the Banks that: 20 3.1. ORGANIZATION, STANDING. It (i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii) has the corporate power and authority necessary to own its assets, carry on its business and enter into and perform its obligations hereunder, and under each Loan Document to which it is a party, and (iii) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or the ownership of its properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.2. CORPORATE AUTHORITY, VALIDITY, ETC. The making and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within its power and authority and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. The making and performance of the Loan Documents do not and under present law will not require any consent or approval not obtained of any of Willis's shareholders, or any other person, do not and under present law will not violate any law, rule, regulation order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award, do not violate any provision of its charter or by-laws, do not and will not result in any breach of any material agreement, lease or instrument to which it is a party, by which it is bound or to which any of its assets are or may be subject, and do not and will not give rise to any Lien upon any of its assets. The number of shares and classes of the capital stock of Willis and the ownership thereof are accurately set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto; all such shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance and sale thereof are in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other applicable laws. Further, Willis is not in default under any such agreement, lease or instrument except to the extent such default reasonably could not have a Material Adverse Effect. No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any governmental or regulatory authority or agency are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by Willis of any Loan Document to which it is a party or for the validity or enforceability thereof, except any filings or registrations expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents. Each Loan Document, when executed and delivered, will be the legal, valid and binding obligation of Willis, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. 3.3. LITIGATION. Except as disclosed on Schedule 1, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to Willis's knowledge, threatened against or affecting Willis or any of its assets before any court, government agency, or other tribunal which if adversely determined reasonably could have a Material Adverse Effect or upon the ability of Willis to perform under the Loan Documents. If there is any disclosure on Schedule 1, the status (including the tribunal, the nature of the claim and the amount in controversy) of each such litigation matter as of the date of this Agreement is set forth in Schedule 1. 3.4. ERISA. (a) Willis and each ERISA Affiliate are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and, neither Willis, nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to or has maintained or contributed to any multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA) under which Willis or any ERISA Affiliate could have any withdrawal liability; (b) neither Willis nor any ERISA Affiliate, sponsors or maintains any Plan under which there is an accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived; (c) the aggregate liability for accrued benefits and other ancillary benefits under each Plan that is or will be sponsored or maintained by Willis or any ERISA Affiliate (determined on the basis of the actuarial assumptions prescribed for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer defined benefit plans under Title IV of ERISA) does not exceed the aggregate fair market value of the assets under each such defined benefit pension Plan; (d) the aggregate liability of 21 Willis and each ERISA Affiliate arising out of or relating to a failure of any Plan to comply with the provisions of ERISA or the Code, will not have a Material Adverse Effect; and (e) there does not exist any unfunded liability (determined on the basis of actuarial assumptions utilized by the actuary for the plan in preparing the most recent Annual Report) of Willis or any ERISA Affiliate under any plan, program or arrangement providing post-retirement life or health benefits. 3.5. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The consolidated financial statements of Willis as of and for the Fiscal Years ending December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, consisting of a balance sheet, a statement of operations, a statement of shareholders' equity, a statement of cash flows and accompanying footnotes, and the interim consolidated and consolidating financial statements of Willis as of March 31, 1998 furnished to the Banks in connection herewith, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and operating statistics Willis as of the dates and for the periods referred to, in conformity with GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, there are no liabilities, fixed or contingent, which are not reflected in such financial statements, other than liabilities which are not required to be reflected in such balance sheets. 3.6. NOT IN DEFAULT, JUDGMENTS, ETC. No Event of Default or Potential Default under any Loan Document has occurred and is continuing. Willis has satisfied all judgments and is not in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction, decree, rule, or regulation of any court, arbitrator, or federal, state, municipal, or other governmental authority, commission, board bureau, agency, or instrumentality, domestic or foreign. 3.7. TAXES. Willis has filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns and reports which it is required by law to file and as to which its failure to file would have a Material Adverse Effect, and has paid all taxes, including wage taxes, assessments, withholdings and other governmental charges which are presently due and payable, other than those being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, if any, and disclosed on Schedule 1. The tax charges, accruals and reserves on the books of Willis are adequate to pay all such taxes that have accrued but are not presently due and payable. 3.8. PERMITS, LICENSES, ETC. Willis possesses all permits, licenses, franchises, trademarks, trade names, copyrights and patents necessary to the conduct of its business as presently conducted or as presently proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to possess the same would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.9. NO MATERIALLY ADVERSE CONTRACTS, ETC. To the best of its knowledge, Willis is not subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of its directors or officers has or is expected in the future to have a materially adverse effect on its operations, business, assets, liabilities or upon its ability to perform under the Loan Documents. Willis is not a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of its directors or officers has or is expected to have any materially adverse effect on its business, except as otherwise reflected in adequate reserves. 3.10. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ETC. (a) COMPLIANCE GENERALLY. Willis is in compliance in all material respects with all Regulations applicable to its business (including obtaining all authorizations, consents, approvals, orders, licenses, exemptions from, and making all filings or registrations or qualifications with, any 22 court or governmental department, public body or authority, commission, board, bureau, agency, or instrumentality), the noncompliance with which reasonably could have a Material Adverse Effect. (b) HAZARDOUS WASTES, SUBSTANCES AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. Willis received all permits and filed all notifications necessary to carry on its business; and is in compliance in all respects with all Environmental Control Statutes. Willis has not given any written or oral notice, nor has it failed to give required notice, to the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") or any state or local agency with regard to any actual or imminently threatened Release of Hazardous Substances on properties owned, leased or operated by it or used in connection with the conduct of its business and operations. Willis has not received notice that it is potentially responsible for costs of clean-up or remediation of any actual or imminently threatened Release of Hazardous Substances pursuant to any Environmental Control Statute. No real property owned or leased by it is in violation of any Environmental Laws and no Hazardous Substances are present on said real property in violation of applicable law. Willis has not been identified in any litigation, administrative proceedings or investigation as a potentially responsible party for any liability under any Environmental Laws. 3.11. SOLVENCY. Willis is, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, will be, Solvent. 3.12. SUBSIDIARIES, ETC. Willis does not have any Subsidiaries, except as set forth In Schedule 1 hereto. Set forth in Schedule 1 hereto is a complete and correct list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all Investments held by Willis in any joint venture or other Person. 3.13. TITLE TO PROPERTIES, LEASES. Willis has good and marketable title to all assets and properties reflected as being owned by it in its financial statements as well as to all assets and properties acquired since said date (except property disposed of since said date in the ordinary course of business). Except for the Liens set forth in Schedule 1 hereto and any other Permitted Liens, there are no Liens on any of such assets or properties. It has the right to, and does, enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession under all material leases under which it is leasing property as a lessee. All such leases are valid, subsisting and in full force and effect, and none of such leases is in default, except where such default, either individually or in the aggregate, could not have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.14. PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY; INVESTMENT COMPANY. Willis is not a "public utility company" or 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", as such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended; or a "public utility" within the meaning of the Federal Power Act, as amended. Further, it is not an "investment company" or an "affiliated person" of an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 3.15. MARGIN STOCK. Willis is not and will not be engaged principally or as one of its important activities in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying or trading in any margin stocks or margin securities (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as amended from time to time). Neither will it use or permit any proceeds of the Loans to be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying margin stocks or margin securities. 23 3.16. USE OF PROCEEDS. Willis will use the proceeds of any Loan to be made pursuant hereto for the purchase of Equipment as contemplated herein. 3.17. DEPRECIATION POLICIES. Willis's depreciation policies are as set forth on Exhibit F. These policies have been in effect without change since January 1, 1997. 3.18. DISCLOSURE GENERALLY. The representations and statements made by Willis or on its behalf in connection with this credit facility and the Loans, including representations and statements in each of the Loan Documents, do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the representations made not materially misleading. No written information, exhibit, report, brochure or financial statement furnished by Willis to the Banks in connection with this credit facility, the Loans, or any Loan Document contains or will contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 4.1. ALL LOANS. The obligation of each Bank to make any Loan or First Union, as Agent, to issue any Standby Letter of Credit, is conditioned upon the following: (a) REQUEST FOR ADVANCE. Willis shall have delivered and First Union shall have received a Request for Advance in such form as First Union may request from time to time. (b) BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE. Willis shall have delivered and the Banks shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate dated the date of the Loan requested under this Agreement. (c) COVENANTS; REPRESENTATIONS. Willis shall be in compliance with all covenants, agreements and conditions in each Loan Document and each representation and warranty contained in each Loan Document shall be true with the same effect as if such representation or warranty had been made on the date such Loan or Standby Letter of Credit, as applicable, is made or issued. (d) DEFAULTS. Immediately prior to and after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default or Potential Default shall exist. (e) MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since March 31, 1998, there shall not have been any Material Adverse Change with respect to Willis. 4.2. CONDITIONS TO FIRST LOAN. In addition to the conditions to all Loans and Standby Letters of Credit as provided in Section 4.1, the obligation of each Bank to make its first Loan is conditioned upon the following: (a) ARTICLES, BYLAWS. Each Bank shall have received copies of the Articles or Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Willis certified by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary; together with Certificate of Good Standing from any jurisdiction where the nature of its business or the ownership of its properties requires such qualification except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 24 (b) EVIDENCE OF AUTHORIZATION. Each Bank shall have received copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Willis or any other appropriate official (in the case of a Person other than Willis) of all corporate or other action taken by each Person other than the Banks who is a party to any Loan Document to authorize its execution and delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and to authorize the Loans, together with such other related papers as First Union shall reasonably require. (c) LEGAL OPINIONS. Each Bank shall have received a favorable written opinion in form and substance satisfactory, and from counsel reasonably acceptable, to the Banks which shall be addressed to the Banks. (d) INCUMBENCY. First Union, as Agent, shall have received a certificate signed by the secretary or assistant secretary of Willis, together with the true signature of the officer or officers authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents and certificates thereunder, upon which the Banks shall be entitled to rely conclusively until it shall have received a further certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of Willis amending the prior certificate and submitting the signature of the officer or officers named in the new certificate as being authorized to execute and deliver Loan Documents and certificates thereunder. (e) NOTES. Each Bank shall have received its Revolving Credit Note duly executed, completed and issued in accordance herewith. (f) DOCUMENTS. First Union, as Agent, shall have received all certificates, instruments and other documents then required to be delivered pursuant to any Loan Documents, in each instance in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it. (g) CONSENTS. Willis shall have provided to each Bank evidence satisfactory to it that all governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have been obtained and remain in effect. (h) OTHER AGREEMENTS. Willis shall have executed and delivered each other Loan Document required hereunder. (i) FEES, EXPENSES. Willis shall simultaneously pay or shall have paid all fees and expenses, if any, due hereunder or any other Loan Document. 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Willis covenants and agrees that, without the prior written consent of Required Banks, from and after the date hereof and so long as the Revolving Loan Commitments are in effect or any Obligation remains unpaid or outstanding, it will: 5.1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS. Furnish to the Banks the following financial information: (a) ANNUAL STATEMENTS. No later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Willis as of the end of such year 25 and the prior year in comparative form, and related statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the Fiscal Year and the prior Fiscal Year in comparative form. The financial statements shall be in reasonable detail with appropriate notes and be prepared in accordance with GAAP. The consolidated annual financial statements shall be certified (without any qualification or exception) by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Required Banks. Such financial statements shall be accompanied by a report of such independent certified public accountants stating that, in the opinion of such accountants, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, and the results of operations and the cash flows of Willis for the period then ended in conformity with GAAP, except for inconsistencies resulting from changes in accounting principles and methods agreed to by such accountants and specified in such report, and that, in the case of such financial statements, the examination by such accountants of such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and accordingly included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Each financial statement provided under this subsection (a) shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by such accountants either stating that during the course of their examination nothing came to their attention which would cause them to believe that any event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default or Potential Default, or describing each such event. In addition to the annual financial statements, Willis shall, promptly upon receipt thereof, furnish to the Banks copies of each other report submitted to its board of directors by its independent accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special audit made by them of the financial records of Willis. (b) QUARTERLY STATEMENTS. No later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year, the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and related statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows of Willis for such quarterly period and for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter and a corresponding financial statement for the same periods in the preceding Fiscal Year certified by the chief financial officer of Willis as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to changes resulting from audits and year-end adjustments); provided, however, that if the independent certified public accountants issue a review report on the quarterly financial statements of Willis, the financial statements required by this subsection (b) shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by such accountants either stating that during the course of their examination nothing came to their attention which would cause them to believe that any event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default or Potential Default, or describing each such event and the remedial steps being taken by Willis. Such quarterly statement shall be accompanied by a Compliance Certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E or such other form as the Required Banks shall reasonably request. (c) NO DEFAULT. Within forty-five (45) calendar days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year and within one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a certificate signed by the chief financial officer of Willis certifying that, to the best of such officer's knowledge, after due inquiry, (i) Willis each has complied with all covenants, agreements and conditions in each Loan Document and that each representation and warranty contained in each Loan Document is true and correct with the same effect as though each such representation and warranty had been made on the date of such certificate (except to the extent such representation or warranty related to a specific prior date), and (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default or Potential Default, or describing each such event and the remedial steps being taken by Willis, as applicable. 26 (d) ERISA. All reports and forms filed with respect to all Plans, except as filed in the normal course of business and that would not result in an adverse action to be taken under ERISA, and details of related information of a Reportable Event, promptly following each filing. (e) MATERIAL CHANGES. Notification to First Union, as Agent, and each other Bank, of any litigation, administrative proceeding, investigation, business development, or change in financial condition which could reasonably have a Material Adverse Effect, promptly following its discovery. (f) OTHER INFORMATION. Promptly, upon request by First Union, as Agent, and each other Bank, from time to time (which may be on a monthly or other basis), Willis shall provide such other information and reports regarding its operations, business affairs, prospects and financial condition as First Union, as Agent, or any Bank may reasonably request. (g) BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATES. In the event Willis shall not have delivered a Borrowing Base Certificate to the Banks during any calendar month, it will deliver to the Banks, no later than 15 days after the end of such calendar month as of the last day of the preceding calendar month, a Borrowing Base Certificate signed by the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Willis. (h) MONTHLY LEASE PORTFOLIO AND RECEIVABLES REPORT. As soon as practicable and in any event within 15 days after the end of each calendar month, Willis will deliver to the Banks a lease portfolio listing and lease receivables aging report (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Banks). (i) MAINTENANCE OF CURRENT DEPRECIATION POLICIES. Willis shall maintain its method of depreciating its assets substantially consistent with past practices as set forth in Exhibit F and will promptly notify the Banks of any deviation from such practices. (j) MONTHLY LEASE RECEIPTS REPORT. Within 15 days after the end of each calendar month following the Revolver Termination Date and until the Note is paid in full, Willis shall deliver to the Banks a report setting forth the items of Collateral on lease and amounts received with respect to each such item of Collateral. 5.2. CORPORATE EXISTENCE. Preserve its corporate existence and all material franchises, licenses, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names consistent with good business practice; and maintain, keep, and preserve all of its properties (tangible and intangible) necessary or useful in the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted. 5.3. ERISA. Comply in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA to the extent applicable to any Plan maintained for the employees of Willis or any ERISA Affiliate; do or cause to be done all such acts and things that are required to maintain the qualified status of each Plan and tax exempt status of each trust forming part of such Plan; not incur any material accumulated funding deficiency (within the meaning of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder), or any material liability to the PBGC (as established by ERISA); not permit any event to occur as described in Section 4042 of ERISA or which may result in the imposition of a lien on its properties or assets; notify the Banks in writing promptly after it has come to the attention of senior management of Willis of the assertion or threat of any "reportable event" or other event described in Section 4042 of ERISA (relating to the soundness of a Plan) or the PBGC's ability to assert a material liability against it or impose a lien on its, or any 27 ERISA Affiliates', properties or assets; and refrain from engaging in any Prohibited Transactions or actions causing possible liability under Section 5.02 of ERISA. 5.4. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS. Comply in all material respects with all Regulations applicable to its business, the noncompliance with which reasonably could have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.5. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS; PERMITS AND APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Continue to engage in an efficient and economical manner in a business of the same general type as conducted by it on the date of this Agreement; maintain in full force and effect, its franchises, and all licenses, patents, trademarks, trade names, contracts, permits, approvals and other rights necessary to the profitable conduct of its business. 5.6. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. Willis will maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition all properties used or useful in its business and make all reasonable and necessary renewals, replacements, additions, betterments and improvements thereof and thereto, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be conducted in the ordinary course at all times. 5.7. MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE. Maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually carried by companies engaged in the same or a similar business and similarly situated, which insurance may provide for reasonable deductibility from coverage thereof. 5.8. PAYMENT OF DEBT; PAYMENT OF TAXES, ETC. Where the amount involved exceeds $250,000 or where the non-payment or non-discharge would otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect on Willis or any of its assets: promptly pay and discharge (a) all of its Debt in accordance with the terms thereof; (b) all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income and profits, upon any of its property, real, personal or mixed, or upon any part thereof, before the same shall become in default; (c) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise, which, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon such property or any part thereof; provided, however, that so long as Willis first notifies First Union, as Agent, of its intention to do so, Willis shall not be required to pay and discharge any such Debt, tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as the failure to so pay or discharge does not constitute or result in an Event of Default or a Potential Default hereunder and so long as no foreclosure or other similar proceedings shall have been commenced against such property or any part thereof and so long as the validity thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and it shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto. 5.9. NOTICE OF EVENTS. Promptly upon discovery of any of the following events, Willis shall provide telephone notice to the Banks (confirmed within three (3) calendar days by written notice), describing the event and all action Willis proposes to take with respect thereto: (a) an Event of Default or Potential Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) any default or event of default under a contract or contracts and the default or event of default involves payments by Willis in an aggregate amount equal to or in excess of $250,000; 28 (c) a default or event of default under or as defined in any evidence of or agreements for Indebtedness for Borrowed Money under which Willis's liability is equal to or in excess of $250,000, singularly or in the aggregate, whether or not an event of default thereunder has been declared by any party to such agreement or any event which, upon the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would become an event of default under any such agreement or instrument or would permit any party to any such instrument or agreement to terminate or suspend any commitment to lend to Willis or to declare or to cause any such indebtedness to be accelerated or payable before it would otherwise be due; (d) the institution of, any material adverse determination in, or the entry of any default judgment or order or stipulated judgment or order in, any suit, action, arbitration, administrative proceeding, criminal prosecution or governmental investigation against Willis in which the amount in controversy is in excess of $250,000, singularly or in the aggregate; or (e) any change in any Regulation, including, without limitation, changes in tax laws and regulations, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.10. INSPECTION RIGHTS. At any time during the existence of an Event of Default or Potential Default, during regular business hours and then as often as requested of Willis, permit First Union, as Agent, or any authorized officer, employee, agent, or representative of First Union to examine and make abstracts from the records and books of account of Willis, wherever located, and to visit the properties of Willis; and to discuss the affairs, finances, and accounts of Willis with its Chairman, President, any executive vice president, it chief financial officer, treasurer, controller or independent accountants. If no Event of Default or Potential Default shall be in existence, First Union shall limit such examination to once each calendar year. Willis shall reimburse First Union up to $5,000 promptly following the completion of each such examination. If the inspection shall be made during the continuance of a Potential Default or an Event of Default, Willis shall reimburse First Union for its reasonable out-of-pocket expense of such inspection. At all times, it is understood and agreed by Willis that all expenses in connection with any such inspection which may be incurred by Willis, any officers and employees thereof and the attorneys and independent certified public accountants therefor shall be expenses payable by Willis and shall not be expenses of the Banks or any of them. 5.11. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. Maintain books and records at all times in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. 5.12. COMPLIANCE WITH MATERIAL CONTRACTS. Willis will comply in all material respects with all obligations, terms, conditions and covenants, as applicable, in all Debt applicable to it and all instruments and agreements related thereto, and all other instruments and agreements to which it is a party or by which it is bound or any of its properties is affected and in respect of which the failure to comply reasonably could have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.13. USE OF PROCEEDS. Willis will use the proceeds of each Loan made pursuant hereto for the purchase or refinance of Equipment as provided herein or general working capital purposes. 5.14. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Do such further acts and things and execute and deliver to the Banks such additional assignments, agreements, powers and instruments, as any Bank may reasonably require or reasonably deem advisable to carry into effect the purposes of this Agreement or to better 29 assure and confirm unto each Bank its rights, powers and remedies hereunder. 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Willis covenants and agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Required Banks, from and after the date hereof and so long as the Revolving Loan Commitments are in effect or any Obligation remains unpaid or outstanding, it will not: 6.1. CONSOLIDATION AND MERGER. Merge or consolidate with or into any corporation except, if (1) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either immediately prior to or upon the consummation of such transaction, and (2) Willis is the surviving entity. 6.2. LIENS. Create, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any of its property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or upon any income or profits therefrom, except Permitted Liens. 6.3. GUARANTEES. Guarantee or otherwise in any way become or be responsible for indebtedness or obligations (including working capital maintenance, take-or-pay contracts) of any unconsolidated Person, contingently or otherwise. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Willis may guarantee indebtedness or obligations of unconsolidated Affiliates in amounts not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate, in the ordinary course of business with the prior written consent of the Required Banks, which consent not to be unreasonably withheld. 6.4. MARGIN STOCK. Use or permit any proceeds of the Loans to be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended from time to time. 6.5. ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS. If an Event of Default or a Potential Default exists or would exist immediately thereafter: purchase or otherwise acquire (including without limitation by way of share exchange) any part or amount of the capital stock or assets of, or make any Investments in any other Person; or enter into any new business activities or ventures not directly related to its present business; or create any Subsidiary, except (a) it may acquire and hold stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts (created in the ordinary course of business) owing to it, and (b) it may make and own (i) Investments in certificates of deposit or time deposits having maturities in each case not exceeding one year from the date of issuance thereof and issued by any Bank, or any FDIC-insured commercial bank incorporated in the United States or any state thereof having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $150,000,000, (ii) Investments in marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, any agency thereof, or backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each case maturing within one year from the date of issuance or acquisition thereof, (iii) Investments in commercial paper issued by a corporation incorporated in the United States or any State thereof maturing no more than one year from the date of issuance thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of A-1 (or better) by Standard & Poor's Corporation or P-1 (or better) by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and (iv) Investments in money market mutual funds all of the assets of which are invested in cash or investments described in the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii). 30 6.6. TRANSFER OF ASSETS; NATURE OF BUSINESS. Willis may not sell, transfer, lease or dispose of assets constituting more than twenty percent (20%) of its assets during any twelve month period without the written consent of the Required Banks, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the above, (1) Willis may sell, transfer, pledge, assign, re-lease or otherwise dispose of any equipment coming off lease if such sale or disposition is in the ordinary course of its business, (2) Willis may sell individual or small groups of leases and related equipment from time to time and sell groups of leases and related equipment in securitization transactions and (3) Willis may engage in the nonrecourse or partial recourse financing of leases. Willis may not discontinue, liquidate or change in any material respect any substantial part of its operations or business. 6.7. ACCOUNTING CHANGE. Without the prior written approval of the Required Banks, make or permit any material change in financial accounting policies or financial reporting practices, except as required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, if applicable. 6.8. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. Enter into any material transaction (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale or exchange of property, the rendering of any services or the payment of management fees) with any Affiliate, except transactions in the ordinary course of, and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of, its business, and in good faith and upon commercially reasonable terms. 6.9. RESTRICTION ON AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT. Enter into or otherwise become subject to or suffer to exist any agreement which would require it to obtain the consent of any other person as a condition to the ability of the Banks and Willis to amend or otherwise modify this Agreement. 7. FINANCIAL COVENANTS. Willis covenants and agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Required Banks, from and after the date hereof and so long as the Revolving Loan Commitments are in effect or any Obligation remains unpaid or outstanding, that: 7.1. NO LOSSES. From and after April 1, 1997, Willis shall not at any time suffer a net loss for the four (4) most recently ended consecutive Fiscal Quarters. 7.2. MINIMUM TANGIBLE NET WORTH. Tangible Net Worth will not at any time be less than $40,000,000. 7.3. DEBT TO TANGIBLE NET WORTH. From and after April 1, 1997, the ratio of Debt (including, without limitation, Debt represented by the Note) to Tangible Net Worth will not exceed 6.00:1 as at the end of any fiscal quarter. 7.4. MINIMUM INTEREST EXPENSE COVERAGE. From and after April 1, 1997, the ratio of EBIT to interest for the four (4) most recently ended consecutive Fiscal Quarters will not be less than 1.25:1. 7.5. BORROWING BASE. The aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding shall not at any time exceed the Borrowing Base or the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment, whichever is less; provided, however, that this covenant shall not be deemed breached if, at the time such aggregate amount exceeds said level, within four Business Days after the earlier of the date Willis first has 31 knowledge of such excess or the date of the next Borrowing Base Certificate disclosing the existence of such excess, a prepayment of Loans shall be made in an amount sufficient to assure continued compliance with this covenant in the future. 8. DEFAULT. 8.1. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Willis shall be in default if any one or more of the following events (each an "EVENT OF DEFAULT") occurs: (a) PAYMENTS. Willis fails to pay the principal due on any Revolving Credit Note when due and payable (whether at maturity, by notice of intention to prepay, or otherwise); or Willis fails to pay interest or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document within three Business Days after the date such interest or other amount is due and payable. (b) COVENANTS. Willis fails to observe or perform (1) within fifteen days after receiving written notice from the Bank, any term, condition or covenant set forth in Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b), 5.1(c), 5.1(g), 5.1(h) or 5.1(i) herein, (2) any term, condition or covenant set forth in Section 5.2 , Sections 6.1 through 6.9 or Section 8.1(a) herein, as and when required or (3) any term, condition or covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than as set forth in (1) and (2) above, as and when required and such failure shall continue for a period of 10 Business Days or more. (c) REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES. Any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by Willis, as applicable, herein or in any Loan Document or in any exhibit, schedule, report or certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to have been false, misleading or incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed to have been made. (d) BANKRUPTCY. Willis is dissolved or liquidated, makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, files a petition in bankruptcy, is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt, petitions or applies to any tribunal for any receiver or trustee, commences any proceeding relating to itself under any bankruptcy, reorganization, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction, has commenced against it any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of thirty (60) days, or indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding, or any receiver of or trustee for Willis or any substantial part of the property of Willis is appointed, or if any such receivership or trusteeship to continues undischarged for a period of thirty (60) days. (e) CERTAIN OTHER DEFAULTS. Willis shall fail to pay when due any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money which singularly or in the aggregate exceeds $5,000,000, and such failure shall continue beyond any applicable cure period, or Willis shall suffer to exist any default or event of default in the performance or observance, subject to any applicable grace period, of any agreement, term, condition or covenant with respect to any agreement or document relating to Indebtedness for Borrowed Money if the effect of such default is to permit, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, the holders thereof, or any trustee or agent for said holders, to terminate or suspend any commitment (which is equal to or in excess of $5,000,000) to lend money or to cause or declare any portion of any borrowings thereunder to become due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise be due and payable, provided that during 32 any applicable cure period the Bank's obligations hereunder to make further Loans shall be suspended. (f) JUDGMENTS. Any judgments against Willis or against its assets or property for amounts in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate remain unpaid, unstayed on appeal, undischarged, unbonded and undismissed for a period of thirty (30) days. (g) ATTACHMENTS. Any assets of Willis shall be subject to attachments, levies, or garnishments for amounts in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate which have not been dissolved or satisfied within twenty (20) days after service of notice thereof to Willis. (h) CHANGE IN CONTROL. Charles F. Willis or the CFW Partners, L.P. limited partnership, shall cease to be the record and beneficial owner of at least 34% of the issued and outstanding voting and capital stock of Willis. (i) SECURITY INTERESTS. Any security interest created pursuant to any Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease in any material respect to give First Union, as Agent, the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby (including, without limitation, a perfected security interest in, and Lien on, all of the Collateral), superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons, and subject to no other Liens (except as permitted by Section 6.2). (j) CHANGES IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT. Charles F. Willis shall cease to be a member of senior management or both Donald A. Nunemaker and James McBride shall cease to be members of senior management within any period of twelve consecutive months. THEN and in every such event other than that specified in Section 8.1.(d), First Union, as Agent, may, or at the written request of the Required Banks shall immediately terminate the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment by notice in writing to Willis and immediately declare the Revolving Credit Notes, including without limitation accrued interest, to be, and they shall thereupon forthwith become due and payable without presentment, demand, or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Willis. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Section 8.1.(d), the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment shall automatically terminate and the Revolving Credit Notes, including without limitation accrued interest, shall immediately be due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Willis. Any date on which the Notes and such other Obligations are declared due and payable pursuant to this Section 8.1, shall be the Revolver Termination Date for purposes of this Agreement. From and after the date an Event of Default shall have occurred and for so long as an Event of Default shall be continuing, the Loans shall bear interest at the Default Rate. 9. COLLATERAL. 9.1. COLLATERAL. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein or in any other Loan Document, any Loans made and outstanding and their repayment at all times shall (i) in the case of Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement, hereinafter referred to as the "COLLATERAL") located in the United States, be secured by a first priority perfected security interest and (ii) in the case of Collateral located in jurisdictions outside the United States, be secured by a security interest which adequately protects the first priority security interest in favor of First Union, as Agent. 33 9.2. SECURITY AGREEMENT. As security for the punctual payment in full of all Notes (including all payments of principal, and interest and other costs contemplated hereby), Willis shall execute and deliver to First Union, as Agent, the Security Agreement and such other documents as may be necessary to constitute and evidence a security interest in the Collateral. 9.3. RELEASE OF COLLATERAL. Willis shall be entitled to remove any item of Collateral at any time, PROVIDED, however, that at the time of such removal and release (a) there is not then existing an Event of Default or Potential Default, and (b) no Event of Default or Potential Default would exist immediately following removal and release. 10. AGENT. 10.1. APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION. Each Bank hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes First Union, as Agent, to take such action on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to it as Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The relationship between First Union and each Bank has no fiduciary aspects, and First Union' duties as Agent hereunder are acknowledged to be only ministerial and not involving the exercise of discretion on its part. Nothing in this Agreement or any Loan Document shall be construed to impose on First Union any duties or responsibilities other than those for which express provision is made herein or therein. In performing its duties and functions under this Article 10, First Union does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed, and hereby expressly disclaims, any obligation with or for Willis. As to matters not expressly provided for in this Agreement or any Loan Document, First Union shall not be required to exercise any discretion or to take any action or communicate any notice, but shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting upon the instructions of the Required Banks and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that in no event shall First Union be required to take any action which exposes it to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement, any Loan Document or applicable law, and First Union shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder unless it shall first be specifically indemnified to its satisfaction by the Banks against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or omitting to take any such action. If an indemnity furnished to First Union for any purpose shall, in its reasonable opinion, be insufficient or become impaired, First Union may call for additional indemnity from the Banks and not commence or cease to do the acts for which such indemity is requested until such additional indemnity is furnished. 10.2. DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS. In performing its functions and duties hereunder on behalf of the Banks, First Union shall exercise the same care and skill as it would exercise in dealing with loans for its own account. Neither First Union nor any of its directors, officers, employees or other agents shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or any Loan Document except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, First Union (a) may consult with legal counsel and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice of such experts; (b) makes no representation or warranty to any Bank as to, and shall not be responsible to any Bank for, any recital, statement, representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any written or oral statement (including a financial or other such statement), instrument or other document delivered 34 in connection herewith or therewith or furnished to any Bank by or on behalf of Willis; (c) shall have no duty to ascertain or inquire into Willis's performance or observance of any of the covenants or conditions contained herein or to inspect any of the property (including the books and records) of Willis or inquire into the use of the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans or (unless the officers of First Union active in their capacity as officers of First Union on Willis's account have actual knowledge thereof or have been notified in writing thereof) to inquire into the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Potential Default; (d) shall not be responsible to any Bank for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, sufficiency, collectability or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any instrument or document executed or issued pursuant hereto or in connection herwith, except to the extent that such may be dependent on the due authorization and execution by First Union itself; (e) except as expressly provided herein in respect of information and data furnished to First Union for distribution to the Banks, shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide to any Bank any credit or other information with respect to Willis, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter; and (f) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document for, and shall be entitled to rely and act upon, any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile (telecopier), telegram, cable, or other electronic means) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper party or parties. 10.3. FIRST UNION AS A BANK. With respect to its Revolving Loan Commitment and the Loans made and to be made by it, First Union shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents as the other Banks and may exercise the same as if it were not the Agent. The terms "Bank" and "Banks" as used herein shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include First Union in its individual capacity. First Union and any successor Agent which is a commercial bank, and their respective affiliates, may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of and generally engage in any kind of business with, Willis and its affiliates from time to time, all as if such entity were not the Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any Bank. 10.4. INDEPENDENT CREDIT DECISIONS. Each Bank acknowledges to First Union that it has, independently and without reliance upon First Union or any other Bank, and based upon such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own independent credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently or through other advisers and representatives but without reliance upon First Union or any other Bank, and based upon such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or refraining from taking any action under this Agreement or any Loan Document. 10.5. INDEMNIFICATION. The Banks agree to indemnify First Union (to the extent not previously reimbursed by Willis), ratably in proportion to each Bank's Commitment Percentage, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against First Union in its capacity as Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any Loan Document or any action taken or omitted to be taken by First Union in its capacity as Agent hereunder or under any Loan Document; provided that none of the Banks shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from First Union' gross negligence or willful 35 misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Bank agrees to reimburse First Union, promptly on demand, for such Bank's ratable share (based upon the aforesaid apportionment) of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) incurred by First Union in connection with the preparation, execution, administration or enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, this Agreement and the Loan Documents to the extent that First Union is not reimbursed for such expenses by Willis. 10.6. SUCCESSOR AGENT. First Union may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the Banks and Willis, such resignation to be effective only upon the appointment of a successor Agent as hereinafter provided. Upon any such notice of resignation, the Banks shall jointly appoint a successor Agent upon written notice to Willis and First Union. If no successor Agent shall have been jointly appointed by such Banks and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after First Union shall have given notice of resignation, First Union may, upon notice to Willis and the Banks, appoint a successor Agent. Upon its acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder, the successor Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of First Union, and First Union shall be discharged from its duties and obligations as Agent under this Agreement and the Loan Documents. After First Union' resignation hereunder, the provisions hereof shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Agent under this Agreement and the Loan Documents. 10.7. ALLOCATIONS MADE BY FIRST UNION. As between First Union, as Agent, and the Banks, unless a Bank objecting to a determination or allocation made by First Union pursuant to this Agreement delivers to First Union written notice of such objection within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date any distribution was made by First Union, such determination or allocation shall be conclusive on such one hundred twentieth day and only those items expressly objected to in such notice shall be deemed disputed by such Bank. First Union shall not have any duty to inquire as to the application by the Banks of any amounts distributed to them. 11. MISCELLANEOUS. 11.1. WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of First Union or any Bank or any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy under any Loan Document. The remedies provided under the Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. 11.2. AMENDMENTS. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any Loan Document or any provision thereof nor any consent to any departure by Willis therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall have been approved by the Required Banks, be in writing and be signed by First Union, as Agent, and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on the Willis shall entitle Willis to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. 11.3. GOVERNING LAW. The Loan Documents and all rights and obligations of the parties thereunder shall be governed by and be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the 36 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to Pennsylvania or federal principles of conflict of laws. 11.4. PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. Willis hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Bank may at any time, with the consent of Willis (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld): (a) grant participations in all or any portion of its Revolving Loan Commitment or any portion of its Note or of its right, title and interest therein or in or to this Agreement (collectively, "PARTICIPATIONS") to any other lending office of such Bank or to any other bank, lending institution or other entity which has the requisite sophistication to evaluate the merits and risks of investments in Participations ("PARTICIPANTS"); provided, however, that: (i) all amounts payable by Willis hereunder shall be determined as if such Bank had not granted such Participation; (ii) such Bank shall act as agent for all Participants; and (iii) any agreement pursuant to which such Bank may grant a Participation: (x) shall provide that such Bank shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of Willis hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provisions of this Agreement; (y) such participation agreement may provide that such Bank will not agree to any modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement without the consent of the Participant if such modification, amendment or waiver would reduce the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan or postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan; and (z) shall not relieve such Bank from its obligations, which shall remain absolute, to make Loans hereunder; and (b) assign any of its Loans and its Revolving Loan Commitment. Upon execution and delivery by the assignee to Willis of an instrument in writing pursuant to which such assignee agrees to become a "Bank" hereunder having the Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans specified in such instrument, and upon consent thereto by Willis, to the extent required above, the assignee shall have, to the extent of such assignment (unless otherwise provided in such assignment with the consent of the Willis), the obligations, rights and benefits of a Bank hereunder holding the Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans (or portions thereof) assigned to it, and such Bank shall, to the extent of such assignment, be released from the Commitment (or portion(s) thereof) so assigned. 11.5. CAPTIONS. Captions in the Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of any Loan Document for any other purpose. 11.6. NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands, directions, declarations and other communications between the Banks and the Willis provided for in any Loan Document shall, except as otherwise expressly provided, be mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or telegraphed, or faxed, or delivered in hand to the applicable party at its address indicated opposite its name on the signature pages hereto. The foregoing shall be effective and deemed received three days after being deposited in the mails, postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid and shall whenever sent by telegram, telegraph or fax or delivered in hand be effective when received. Any party may change its address by a communication in accordance herewith. 11.7. SHARING OF COLLECTIONS, PROCEEDS AND SET-OFFS: APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. (a) If any Bank, by exercising any right of set-off, counterclaim or foreclosure against trade collateral or otherwise, receives payment of principal or interest or other amount due on any Note which is greater than the percentage share of such Bank (determined as set forth below), the Bank receiving such proportionately greater payment shall purchase such participations in the Loans held by the other Banks, and such other adjustments shall be made as may be required, so that all such payments shall be shared by the Banks on the basis of their percentage shares; provided that if all or 37 any portion of such proportionately greater payment of such indebtedness is thereafter recovered from, or must otherwise be restored by, such purchasing Bank, the purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest being paid by such purchasing Bank. The percentage share of each Bank shall be based on the portion of the outstanding Loans of such Bank (prior to receiving any payment for which an adjustment must be made under this Section in relation to the aggregate outstanding Loans of all the Banks. Willis agrees, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any holder of a participation in a Loan or reimbursement obligation, whether or not acquired pursuant to the foregoing arrangements, may exercise rights of set-off or counterclaim and other rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such holder of a participation were a direct creditor of Willis in the amount of such participation. If under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Bank receives a secured claim in lieu of a set-off to which this Section would apply, such Bank shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Banks entitled under this Section to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim. (b) If an Event of Default or Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing First Union, as Agent, and each Bank and Willis agree that all payments on account of the Loans shall be applied by First Union, as Agent, and the Banks as follows: FIRST, to First Union, as Agent, for any Agent fees then due and payable under this Agreement until such fees are paid in full; SECOND, to First Union, as Agent, for any fees, costs or expenses (including expenses described in Section 11.8) incurred by First Union, as Agent, under any of the Loan Documents or this Agreement, then due and payable and not reimbursed by Willis or the Banks until such fees, costs and expenses are paid in full; THIRD, to the Banks for their percentage shares of the Commitment Fee then due and payable under this Agreement until such fee is paid in full; FOURTH, to the Banks for their respective shares of all costs, expenses and fees then due and payable from Willis until such costs, expenses and fees are paid in full; FIFTH, to the Banks for their percentage shares of all interest then due and payable from Willis until such interest is paid in full, which percentage shares shall be calculated by determining each Bank's percentage share of the amounts allocated in (a) above determined as set forth in said clause (a); and SIXTH, to the Banks for their percentage shares of the principal amount of the Loans then due and payable from Willis until such principal is paid in full, which percentage shares shall be calculated by determining each Bank's percentage share of the amounts allocated in (a) above determined as set forth in said clause (a). 11.8. EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION. Willis will from time to time reimburse First Union, as Agent, promptly following demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its legal counsel) in connection with (i) the preparation of the Loan Documents, (ii) the making of any Loans, and (iii) the administration of the Loan Documents. Willis also will from to time reimburse First Union, as Agent, and each Bank for all out-of-pocket expenses (including 38 reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) in connection with the enforcement of the Loan Documents. In addition to the payment of the foregoing expenses, Willis hereby agrees to indemnify, protect and hold First Union, as Agent, each Bank and any holder of any Note and the officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates and attorneys of First Union, as Agent, each Bank and such holder (collectively, the "INDEMNITEES") harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature, including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel, which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Indemnitee by Willis or other third parties and arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other matter whatsoever related to the transactions contemplated by or referred to in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that Willis shall have no obligation to an Indemnitee hereunder to the extent that the liability incurred by such Indemnitee has been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. 11.9. SURVIVAL OF WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. All agreements, representations and warranties expressly made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of the Loans hereunder and the execution and delivery of the Note. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or implied by law to the contrary, the agreements of Willis set forth in Section 11.8 shall survive the payment of the Loans and the termination of this Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the repayment in full of all amounts owed by Willis under the Notes or any other Loan Document. 11.10. SEVERABILITY. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability in any jurisdiction of any provision in or obligation under this Agreement, the Note or other Loan Documents shall not affect or impair the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations under this Agreement, the Notes or other Loan Documents or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction. 11.11. BANKS' OBLIGATIONS SEVERAL; INDEPENDENT NATURE OF BANKS' RIGHTS. The obligation of each Bank hereunder is several and not joint and no Bank shall be the agent of any other (except to the extent the Agent is authorized to act as such hereunder). No Bank shall be responsible for the obligation or commitment of any other Bank hereunder. In the event that any Bank at any time should fail to make a Loan as herein provided, the other Banks, or any of them as may then be agreed upon, at their sole option, may make the Loan that was to have been made by the Bank so failing to make such Loan. Nothing contained in any Loan Document and no action taken by Agent or any Bank pursuant hereto or thereto shall be deemed to constitute the Banks to be a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Bank shall be a separate and independent debt, and, subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Bank shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement and it shall not be necessary for any other Bank to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. 11.12. NO FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP. No provision in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents and no course of dealing between the parties shall be deemed to create any fiduciary duty by any Bank to Willis. 11.13. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS. WILLIS, FIRST UNION AS AGENT AND THE BANKS, EACH HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF 39 PENNSYLVANIA AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, ANY ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE NOTE, THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENT, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE, OR SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT. 11.14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. WILLIS, FIRST UNION AS AGENT AND THE BANKS, EACH HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LENDER/BORROWER RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED HEREBY. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. WILLIS, FIRST UNION AS AGENT AND THE BANKS, EACH ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO THE TRANSACTION, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. WILLIS, FIRST UNION AS AGENT AND THE BANKS, EACH FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, AND THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, REPLACEMENTS OR RESTATEMENTS TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE LOANS. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT. 11.15. COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement and any amendment hereto or waiver hereof may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement and any amendments hereto or waivers hereof shall become effective when First Union, as Agent, shall have received signed counterparts or notice by fax of the signature page that the counterpart has been signed and is being delivered to it or facsimile that such counterparts have been signed by all the parties hereto or thereto. 11.16. USE OF DEFINED TERMS. All words used herein in the singular or plural shall be deemed to have been used in the plural or singular where the context or construction so requires. Any defined term used in the singular preceded by "any" shall be taken to indicate any number of the members of the relevant class. 40 11.17. OFFSETS. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver or prohibition of any Bank's right of banker's lien or offset. 11.18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, the Notes issued hereunder and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding of the parties hereto as of the date hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect hereto or thereto. 41 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written. WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By /s/ James D. McBride ______________________________________ Name: James D. McBride Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Notices To: 2320 Marinship Way Suite 300 Sausalito, CA. 94965. FAX No. (415) 331-5167 ATT: General Counsel FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK By /s/ Hugh W. Connelly ______________________________________ Name: Hugh W. Connelly Title: Vice President Notices To: Hugh W. Connelly Vice President First Union National Bank Transportation and Leasing Division FC 1-8-11-24 1339 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 FAX No. (215) 786-7704 NATIONSBANK, N.A. By /s/ Charles A. McDonell ______________________________________ Name: Charles A. McDonell Title: Vice President Notices To: Charles A. McDonell Vice President NationsBank, N.A. 444 South Flower Street Suite 4100 Los Angeles, CA 90071 FAX No. (213) 624-5815 42 REFERENCE TABLE OF DEFINITIONS DEFINITION PAGE DEFINED Additional Amount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Affiliate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Banks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Borrowing Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Borrowing Base Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Business Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Capitalized Lease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Capitalized Lease Obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Category A Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Category B Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Collateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compliance Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Debt Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Default Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 EBIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Eligible Lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Environmental Control Statutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ERISA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ERISA Affiliate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Event of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Federal Funds Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 First Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fiscal Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Fiscal Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 GAAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Governmental Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hazardous Substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Indebtedness for Borrowed Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Indemnitees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Intangible Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Loan Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 London Business Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 43 Material Adverse Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Material Adverse Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Monthly Lease Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Multiemployer Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Participations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 PBGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Pension Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Permitted Liens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Potential Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Prime Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Prohibited Transaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Receivables Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Regulation D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Regulatory Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Reportable Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Request for Advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Required Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Revolver Termination Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Revolving Credit Loan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Revolving Credit Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Revolving Credit Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Revolving Credit Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Revolving Loan Commitment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Revolving Loan Commitment Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Security Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Solvent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Standby Letter of Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Subsidiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Tangible Net Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Termination Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Unfunded Pension Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Unrecognized Retiree Welfare Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 44 EX-11.1 6 EXHIBIT 11.1 EX-11.1 Computation of Earnings EXHIBIT XI WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION Computation of Earnings Per Share
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, --------------------------- ------------------------- Income before extraordinary item 1998 1997 1998 1997 ------- ----- -------- ------- Basic (in thousands, except (in thousands, except per share data) per share data) Earnings: Income before extraordinary item $2,149 $1,266 $4,098 $2,281 Shares: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 7,263 5,433 7,228 5,431 ------- ------ ------ ------ Basic earnings per common share before extraordinary item $0.30 $0.23 $0.57 $0.42 Assuming Full Dilution Earnings: Income before extraordinary item $2,149 $1,266 $4,098 $2,281 ------- ------ ------ ------ Shares: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents 7,488 5,529 7,466 5,548 ------- ------ ------ ------ Earnings per common share assuming full dilution, $0.29 $0.23 $0.55 $0.41 before extraordinary item Net income Basic Earnings: Net income $2,149 $1,266 $3,898 $4,289 ------- ------ ------ ------ Shares: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 7,263 5,433 7,228 5,431 ------- ------ ------ ------ Basic earnings per common share $0.30 $0.23 $0.54 $0.79 Assuming Full Dilution Earnings: Net income $2,149 $1,266 $3,898 $4,289 ------- ------ ------ ------ Shares: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents 7,488 5,529 7,466 5,548 ------- ------ ------ ------ Earnings per common share assuming full dilution $0.29 $0.23 $0.52 $0.77 ------- ------ ------ ------
20 EX-27.1 7 EXHIBIT 27.1
5 3-MOS DEC-31-1998 APR-01-1998 JUN-30-1998 24,373,180 0 5,213,697 0 26,061,029 0 227,237,354 13,211,145 298,734,770 0 0 0 0 72,696 59,318,376 298,734,770 6,583,267 20,670,904 4,831,464 13,900,236 3,184,325 0 0 3,586,343 1,437,800 0 0 0 0 2,148,543 0.30 0.29
EX-27.2 8 EXHIBIT 27.2
5 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS 12-MOS DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 APR-01-1997 JUL-01-1997 JAN-01-1997 MAR-31-1997 JUN-30-1997 SEP-30-1997 DEC-31-1997 21,021,413 26,310,062 20,825,448 31,556,759 0 0 0 0 4,101,088 4,314,954 14,572,582 5,352,284 0 0 0 0 4,571,288 6,859,736 9,569,416 10,334,113 0 0 0 0 102,391,049 117,546,977 126,432,420 139,076,499 16,916,370 17,889,517 17,328,284 15,542,792 133,453,652 156,332,456 173,018,456 198,430,056 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16,103,946 16,163,946 16,276,933 40,117,223 10,169,633 11,435,632 12,886,567 14,484,234 133,453,652 156,332,456 173,018,456 198,430,056 4,796,520 11,255,983 8,181,648 26,857,942 9,533,501 15,886,047 14,368,507 51,206,744 3,556,669 8,788,294 6,077,883 20,146,669 6,087,161 11,621,455 9,514,231 33,060,262 1,785,915 2,156,920 2,434,013 9,331,972 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,660,284 2,107,672 2,420,263 8,814,510 645,284 841,674 969,327 3,484,768 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,007,929 0 0 2,007,929 0 0 0 0 3,023,070 1,265,998 1,450,936 7,337,671 .56 .23 .27 1.33 .54 .23 .26 1.29
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