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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

JOINT QUARTERLY REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended

September 30, 2002

Commission File No. 1-6776

Centex Corporation

A Nevada Corporation

IRS Employer Identification No. 75-0778259
2728 N. Harwood
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 981-5000

Commission File Nos. 1-9624 and 1-9625, respectively

3333 Holding Corporation
A Nevada Corporation
Centex Development Company, L.P.
A Delaware Limited Partnership

IRS Employer Identification Nos. 75-2178860 and 75-2168471, respectively
2728 N. Harwood
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 981-6770

The registrants have 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 and have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate the number of shares of each of the registrants’ classes of common stock (or other similar equity securities) outstanding as of the close of business on October 31, 2002:

         
Centex Corporation   Common Stock   61,617,803 shares
3333 Holding Corporation   Common Stock   1,000 shares
Centex Development Company, L.P.   Class A Units of Limited Partnership Interest   32,260 units
Centex Development Company, L.P.   Class C Units of Limited Partnership Interest   208,330 units


Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Statements of Consolidated Earnings
Consolidated Balance Sheets with Consolidating Details
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows with Consolidating Details
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II. Other Information
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Signatures
Certifications
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Combining Statements of Operations
Condensed Combining Balance Sheets
Condensed Combining Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Condensed Combining Financial Statements
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II. Other Information
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Signatures
Certifications
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Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
3333 Holding Corporation and Subsidiary
Centex Development Company, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Form 10-Q Table of Contents

September 30, 2002

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries

                         
Part I.  
Financial Information
  Page  
        Item 1.  
Financial Statements
       
               
Statements of Consolidated Earnings
    1  
               
Consolidated Balance Sheets with Consolidating Details
    3  
               
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows with Consolidating Details
    5  
               
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    7  
        Item 2.  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    22  
        Item 3.  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
    39  
        Item 4.  
Controls and Procedures
    40  
Part II.   Other Information
        Item 4.  
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    40  
        Item 6.  
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
    40  
Signatures          
 
    42  
Certifications          
 
    43  

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3333 Holding Corporation and Subsidiary
Centex Development Company, L.P. and Subsidiaries

                         
Part I.  
Financial Information
  Page  
        Item 1.  
Financial Statements
       
               
Condensed Combining Statements of Operations
    45  
               
Condensed Combining Balance Sheets
    47  
               
Condensed Combining Statements of Cash Flows
    48  
               
Notes to Condensed Combining Financial Statements
    49  
        Item 2.  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    56  
        Item 3.  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
    64  
        Item 4.  
Controls and Procedures
    64  
Part II.   Other Information
        Item 4.  
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    65  
        Item 6.  
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
    65  
Signatures          
 
    66  
Certifications          
 
    68  

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Statements of Consolidated Earnings

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

                     
       
 
        For the Three Months Ended September 30,  
       
 
        2002     2001  
       
   
 
Revenues
               
 
Home Building
  $ 1,281,515     $ 1,170,721  
 
Financial Services
    204,819       165,973  
 
Construction Products
    135,993       129,545  
 
Construction Services
    391,740       336,796  
 
Investment Real Estate
    7,356       23,225  
 
Other
    62,346       57,373  
 
 
   
 
 
    2,083,769       1,883,633  
 
 
   
 
Costs and Expenses
               
 
Home Building
    1,144,469       1,047,743  
 
Financial Services
    168,244       136,712  
 
Construction Products
    109,250       107,014  
 
Construction Services
    382,539       329,475  
 
Investment Real Estate
    1,420       7,091  
 
Other
    62,593       54,725  
 
Corporate General and Administrative
    14,447       12,980  
 
Interest Expense
    27,009       29,342  
 
Minority Interest
    8,501       6,237  
 
 
   
 
 
    1,918,472       1,731,319  
 
 
   
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
    165,297       152,314  
 
Income Taxes
    49,688       58,925  
 
 
   
 
Net Earnings
  $ 115,609     $ 93,389  
 
 
   
 
Earnings Per Share
               
 
Basic
  $ 1.90     $ 1.54  
 
 
   
 
 
Diluted
  $ 1.83     $ 1.50  
 
 
   
 
Average Shares Outstanding
               
 
Basic
    60,875,672       60,568,258  
 
Dilutive Securities:
               
   
Options
    1,619,150       1,314,175  
   
Convertible Debenture and Restricted Stock
    541,468       407,469  
 
 
   
 
 
Diluted
    63,036,290       62,289,902  
 
 
   
 
Cash Dividends Per Share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.04  
 
 
   
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Statements of Consolidated Earnings

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

                     
       
 
        For the Six Months Ended September 30,  
       
 
        2002     2001  
       
   
 
Revenues
               
 
Home Building
  $ 2,387,233     $ 2,209,882  
 
Financial Services
    385,359       328,566  
 
Construction Products
    264,768       246,968  
 
Construction Services
    752,461       650,429  
 
Investment Real Estate
    13,301       47,323  
 
Other
    124,502       109,610  
 
 
   
 
 
    3,927,624       3,592,778  
 
 
   
 
Costs and Expenses
               
 
Home Building
    2,141,563       1,988,784  
 
Financial Services
    324,478       274,135  
 
Construction Products
    210,293       211,495  
 
Construction Services
    735,180       635,650  
 
Investment Real Estate
    3,968       15,934  
 
Other
    126,174       106,600  
 
Corporate General and Administrative
    27,081       24,226  
 
Interest Expense
    50,735       56,584  
 
Minority Interest
    17,383       9,070  
 
 
   
 
 
    3,636,855       3,322,478  
 
 
   
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
    290,769       270,300  
 
Income Taxes
    87,405       101,695  
 
 
   
 
Net Earnings
  $ 203,364     $ 168,605  
 
 
   
 
Earnings Per Share
               
 
Basic
  $ 3.33     $ 2.79  
 
 
   
 
 
Diluted
  $ 3.21     $ 2.72  
 
 
   
 
Average Shares Outstanding
               
 
Basic
    61,021,424       60,372,690  
 
Dilutive Securities:
               
   
Options
    1,808,690       1,323,223  
   
Convertible Debenture and Restricted Stock
    539,670       404,786  
 
 
   
 
 
Diluted
    63,369,784       62,100,699  
 
 
   
 
Cash Dividends Per Share
  $ 0.08     $ 0.08  
 
 
   
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets with Consolidating Details

(Dollars in thousands)

                     
       
 
        Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries  
       
 
        September 30, 2002*     March 31, 2002  
       
   
 
Assets
               
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
  $ 63,230     $ 219,716  
 
Restricted Cash
    127,270       106,270  
 
Receivables -
               
   
Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Investment
    3,797,376       3,254,017  
   
Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
    201,595       241,793  
   
Construction Contracts
    258,840       221,705  
   
Trade, including Notes of $41,592 and $30,908
    406,173       345,311  
 
Inventories -
               
   
Housing Projects
    3,080,196       2,513,168  
   
Land Held for Development and Sale
    101,296       85,997  
   
Construction Products
    53,363       54,220  
   
Other
    68,963       51,059  
 
Investments -
               
   
Centex Development Company, L.P.
    292,011       269,178  
   
Joint Ventures and Other
    124,635       94,609  
   
Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
           
 
Property and Equipment, net
    723,794       720,285  
 
Other Assets -
               
   
Deferred Income Taxes
    49,150       76,167  
   
Goodwill
    334,365       349,712  
   
Mortgage Securitization Residual Interest
    116,361       125,272  
   
Deferred Charges and Other, net
    253,877       256,976  
 
 
   
 
 
  $ 10,052,495     $ 8,985,455  
 
 
   
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
 
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
  $ 1,462,188     $ 1,438,613  
 
Debt -
               
   
Non-Financial Services
    2,077,800       1,791,752  
   
Financial Services
    4,045,708       3,485,027  
 
Payables to Affiliates
           
 
Minority Stockholders’ Interest
    162,299       153,290  
 
Stockholders’ Equity -
               
   
Preferred Stock, Authorized 5,000,000 Shares, None Issued
           
   
Common Stock, $.25 Par Value; Authorized 100,000,000 Shares; Outstanding 60,752,888 and 61,171,149 Shares
    15,404       15,348  
   
Capital in Excess of Par Value
    86,854       72,446  
   
Unamortized Value of Restricted Stock
    (2,914 )     (2,408 )
   
Retained Earnings
    2,249,379       2,050,902  
   
Treasury Stock, at cost; 861,615 and 221,854 Shares
    (35,495 )     (6,559 )
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
    (8,728 )     (12,956 )
 
 
   
 
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    2,304,500       2,116,773  
 
 
   
 
 
  $ 10,052,495     $ 8,985,455  
 
 
   
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
*Unaudited

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Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets with Consolidating Details

(Dollars in thousands)

                                 
   
   
 
    Centex Corporation **     Financial Services  
   
   
 
    September 30, 2002*     March 31, 2002     September 30, 2002*     March 31, 2002  
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
  $ 40,401     $ 192,591     $ 22,829     $ 27,125  
 
    5,640       4,760       121,630       101,510  
 
 
                3,797,376       3,254,017  
 
                201,595       241,793  
 
    258,840       221,705              
 
    220,295       197,613       185,878       147,698  
 
 
    3,080,196       2,513,168              
 
    101,296       85,997              
 
    53,363       54,220              
 
    22,354       22,186       46,609       28,873  
 
 
    292,011       269,178              
 
    124,635       94,609              
 
    454,923       498,117              
 
    682,011       672,165       41,783       48,120  
 
 
    (45,878 )     (3,456 )     95,028       79,623  
 
    317,550       332,897       16,815       16,815  
 
                116,361       125,272  
 
    171,646       179,810       82,231       77,166  
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
  $ 5,779,283     $ 5,335,560     $ 4,728,135     $ 4,148,012  
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
 
  $ 1,236,471     $ 1,275,720     $ 225,717     $ 162,893  
 
 
    2,077,800       1,791,752              
 
                4,045,708       3,485,027  
 
                112,582       187,764  
 
    160,512       151,315       1,787       1,975  
 
 
                       
 
 
    15,404       15,348       1       1  
 
    86,854       72,446       202,671       202,671  
 
    (2,914 )     (2,408 )            
 
    2,249,379       2,050,902       158,876       116,748  
 
    (35,495 )     (6,559 )            
 
    (8,728 )     (12,956 )     (19,207 )     (9,067 )
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
    2,304,500       2,116,773       342,341       310,353  
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
  $ 5,779,283     $ 5,335,560     $ 4,728,135     $ 4,148,012  
 
 
   
   
   
 

**   In the supplemental data presented above, “Centex Corporation” represents the consolidation of all subsidiaries other than those included in Financial Services. Transactions between Centex Corporation and Financial Services have been eliminated from the Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries balance sheets.

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Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows with Consolidating Details

(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)

                     
       
 
        Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries  
       
 
        For the Six Months Ended September 30,  
       
 
        2002     2001  
       
   
 
Cash Flows — Operating Activities
               
 
Net Earnings
  $ 203,364     $ 168,605  
 
Adjustments
               
   
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
    48,023       43,884  
   
Provision for Losses on Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Investment
    13,556       5,791  
   
Deferred Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
    29,118       7,016  
   
Equity in Earnings of Centex Development Company, L.P. and Joint Ventures
    (3,202 )     (5,596 )
   
Minority Interest, Net of Taxes
    11,562       6,033  
 
(Increase) Decrease in Restricted Cash
    (21,000 )     (7,977 )
 
Increase in Receivables
    (91,749 )     (29,317 )
 
Decrease (Increase) in Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
    40,198       (56,544 )
 
Increase in Housing Projects and Land Held for Development and Sale Inventories
    (582,599 )     (358,678 )
 
(Increase) Decrease in Construction Products and Other Inventories
    (11,422 )     3,806  
 
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
    6,029       66,566  
 
Decrease (Increase) in Other Assets, net
    15,361       (65,525 )
 
Increase (Decrease) in Payables to Affiliates
           
 
Other, net
    (1,057 )     1,064  
 
 
   
 
 
    (343,818 )     (220,872 )
 
 
   
 
Cash Flows — Investing Activities
               
 
Increase in Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Investment
    (558,411 )     (806,066 )
 
Increase in Investment and Advances to Centex Development Company, L.P. and Joint Ventures
    (32,588 )     (68,126 )
 
Purchases of Property and Equipment, net
    (48,039 )     (46,000 )
 
 
   
 
 
    (639,038 )     (920,192 )
 
 
   
 
Cash Flows — Financing Activities
               
 
Increase in Short-Term Debt, net
    532,896       976,713  
 
Non-Financial Services
   
Issuance of Long-Term Debt
    255,638       438,374  
   
Repayment of Long-Term Debt
    (107,582 )     (560,661 )
 
Financial Services
   
Issuance of Long-Term Debt
    620,723       480,000  
   
Repayment of Long-Term Debt
    (454,946 )     (199,047 )
 
Proceeds from Stock Option Exercises and Other
    13,464       21,429  
 
Purchase of Treasury Stock
    (28,936 )     (6,611 )
 
Dividends Paid
    (4,887 )     (4,847 )
 
Dividends Received from (Paid to) Affiliate
           
 
 
   
 
 
    826,370       1,145,350  
 
 
   
 
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (156,486 )     4,286  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
    219,716       57,752  
 
 
   
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
  $ 63,230     $ 62,038  
 
 
   
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows with Consolidating Details

(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)

                                 
   
   
 
    Centex Corporation **     Financial Services  
   
   
 
    For the Six Months Ended September 30,     For the Six Months Ended September 30,  
   
   
 
    2002     2001     2002     2001  
   
   
   
   
 
 
  $ 136,236     $ 134,753     $ 67,128     $ 33,852  
 
 
    39,653       36,728       8,370       7,156  
 
 
                13,556       5,791  
 
    39,081       10,752       (9,963 )     (3,736 )
 
 
    (3,202 )     (5,596 )            
 
    11,562       6,033              
 
    (880 )     888       (20,120 )     (8,865 )
 
    (53,569 )     (3,943 )     (38,180 )     (25,374 )
 
 
                40,198       (56,544 )
 
 
    (582,599 )     (358,678 )            
 
 
    6,314       8,255       (17,736 )     (4,449 )
 
 
    (46,655 )     32,651       52,684       33,915  
 
    18,061       (59,578 )     (2,700 )     (5,947 )
 
    69,067       48,307       (69,067 )     (48,307 )
 
    (2,365 )     456       1,308       608  
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
    (369,296 )     (148,972 )     25,478       (71,900 )
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
                (558,411 )     (806,066 )
 
 
    (32,588 )     (68,126 )            
 
    (40,995 )     (42,835 )     (7,044 )     (3,165 )
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
    (73,583 )     (110,961 )     (565,455 )     (809,231 )
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
 
    137,992       369,536       394,904       607,177  
 
 
    255,638       438,374              
 
    (107,582 )     (560,661 )            
 
 
                620,723       480,000  
 
                (454,946 )     (199,047 )
 
    13,464       20,076             1,353  
 
    (28,936 )     (6,611 )            
 
    (4,887 )     (4,847 )            
 
    25,000       8,000       (25,000 )     (8,000 )
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
    290,689       263,867       535,681       881,483  
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
    (152,190 )     3,934       (4,296 )     352  
 
    192,591       45,987       27,125       11,765  
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
  $ 40,401     $ 49,921     $ 22,829     $ 12,117  
 
 
   
   
   
 

**   In the supplemental data presented above, “Centex Corporation” represents the consolidation of all subsidiaries other than those included in Financial Services. Transactions between Centex Corporation and Financial Services have been eliminated from the Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries statements of cash flows.

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Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2002

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

(A) BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of Centex Corporation and subsidiaries (“Centex” or the “Company”) after elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions. The statements have been prepared, without audit, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted.

     In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the information in the consolidated financial statements of the Company have been included. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The Company suggests that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(B) STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS — SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

     Interest expense relating to the Financial Services segment is included in its costs and expenses. Interest expense related to segments other than Financial Services is included as a separate line item on the Statements of Consolidated Earnings.

                 
   
 
    For the Three Months  
    Ended September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Total Interest Incurred
  $ 80,696     $ 73,657  
Interest Capitalized
    (18,447 )     (13,351 )
Capitalized Interest Relieved to Expense
    10,447       8,896  
Less — Financial Services
    (45,687 )     (39,860 )
 
 
   
 
Interest Expense, net
  $ 27,009     $ 29,342  
 
 
   
 
                 
   
 
    For the Six Months  
    Ended September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Total Interest Incurred
  $ 159,262     $ 140,824  
Interest Capitalized
    (36,998 )     (23,798 )
Capitalized Interest Relieved to Expense
    18,805       15,351  
Less — Financial Services
    (90,334 )     (75,793 )
 
 
   
 
Interest Expense, net
  $ 50,735     $ 56,584  
 
 
   
 

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     Cash payments made for interest, excluding Financial Services, were $43.0 million and $34.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Cash payments made for interest, excluding Financial Services, were $66.0 million and $62.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Net payments made for federal, state and foreign income taxes during the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 were $45.2 million and $45.9 million, respectively. Net payments made for federal, state and foreign income taxes during the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 were $82.3 million and $55.9 million, respectively.

(C) STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     A summary of changes in stockholders’ equity is presented below:

                                                                   
     
 
                              Unamortized                     Accumulated          
      Common Stock     Capital in     Value of             Treasury     Other          
     
    Excess of     Restricted     Retained     Stock at     Comprehensive          
      Shares     Amount     Par Value     Stock     Earnings     Cost     (Loss) Income     Total  
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance, March 31, 2002
    61,171     $ 15,348     $ 72,446     $ (2,408 )   $ 2,050,902     $ (6,559 )   $ (12,956 )   $ 2,116,773  
 
Issuance of Restricted Stock
    20       5       995       (1,000 )                        
 
Amortization of Restricted Stock
                      494                         494  
 
Exercise of Stock Options
    202       51       7,889                               7,940  
 
Cash Dividends
                            (4,887 )                 (4,887 )
 
Purchase of Common Stock for Treasury
    (640 )                             (28,936 )           (28,936 )
 
Net Earnings
                            203,364                   203,364  
 
Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments
                                        (11,942 )     (11,942 )
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
                                        17,608       17,608  
 
Other
                5,524                         (1,438 )     4,086  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance, September 30, 2002
    60,753     $ 15,404     $ 86,854     $ (2,914 )   $ 2,249,379     $ (35,495 )   $ (8,728 )   $ 2,304,500  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

(D) RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT

     Residential mortgage loans held for investment consisted of the following:

                 
   
   
 
    September 30, 2002       March 31, 2002    
   
   
 
Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Investment
  $ 3,818,519     $ 3,268,123  
Allowance for Losses on Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Investment
    (21,143 )     (14,106 )
 
 
   
 
Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Investment, net of Allowance for Losses
  $ 3,797,376     $ 3,254,017  
 
 
   
 

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     Changes in the allowance for losses on residential mortgage loans held for investment were as follows:

                   
     
 
      For the Three Months Ended  
      September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
  $ 17,320     $ 4,036  
 
Provision for Losses
    7,670       3,143  
 
Recoveries on Loans Charged Off
    33       6  
 
Losses Sustained
    (3,880 )     (871 )
 
 
   
 
Balance at End of Period
  $ 21,143     $ 6,314  
 
 
   
 
                   
     
 
      For the Six Months Ended  
      September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
  $ 14,106     $ 2,814  
 
Provision for Losses
    13,556       5,791  
 
Recoveries on Loans Charged Off
    51       6  
 
Losses Sustained
    (6,570 )     (2,297 )
 
 
   
 
Balance at End of Period
  $ 21,143     $ 6,314  
 
 
   
 

(E) GOODWILL

     A summary of changes in goodwill by segment for the six months ended September 30, 2002 is presented below:

                                                 
   
 
    Home     Financial     Construction     Construction                  
    Building     Services     Products     Services     Other     Total  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance as of March 31, 2002
  $ 84,151     $ 16,815     $ 41,088     $ 1,007     $ 206,651     $ 349,712  
Goodwill Acquired
                            3,584       3,584  
Sale of Chemical Lawn Care Operations
                            (17,393 )     (17,393 )
Other
                (891 )           (647 )     (1,538 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance as of September 30, 2002
  $ 84,151     $ 16,815     $ 40,197     $ 1,007     $ 192,195     $ 334,365  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 

     Goodwill for the Other segment at September 30, 2002 includes $69.0 million related to the Company’s manufactured housing operations, $71.6 million related to the Company’s home services operations and $51.6 million related to the Company’s investment in Construction Products.

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(F) INDEBTEDNESS

Short-term Debt

     Balances of short-term debt were:

                                                         
   
   
 
    September 30, 2002     March 31, 2002  
   
   
 
    Centex             Financial     Centex             Financial          
    Corporation             Services     Corporation             Services          
   
           
   
           
         
Banks
  $ 29,982 *           $ 106,271     $ 18,630 *           $ 92,109  
Commercial Paper
    120,000                                    
Secured Liquidity Notes
                  550,241 **                   102,583 **
Other Financial Institutions
    6,640               53,017                     119,933  
 
 
           
   
           
 
 
  $ 156,622             $ 709,529     $ 18,630             $ 314,625  
 
 
           
   
           
 
Consolidated Short-term Debt
          $ 866,151                     $ 333,255          
 
         
                   
         

* Debt relates entirely to Construction Products.
** Debt relates entirely to Harwood Street Funding II, L.L.C.

     The Company borrows on a short-term basis from banks under uncommitted lines that bear interest at prevailing market rates. The weighted-average interest rates of balances at September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002 were 2.1% and 2.4%, respectively.

Long-term Debt

     Balances of long-term debt were:

                     
       
   
 
        September 30,     March 31,  
        2002     2002  
       
   
 
Non-Financial Services:
               
 
Medium-Term Note Programs, 2.44% to 7.95%, due through 2007
  $ 383,000     $ 418,000  
 
Long-Term Notes, 5.80% to 9.75%, due through 2012
    1,188,007       962,892  
 
Other Indebtedness, 1.80% to 10.00%, due through 2027
    150,639       192,753  
 
Subordinated Debt:
               
   
Subordinated Debentures, 7.38%, due in 2006
    99,870       99,845  
   
Subordinated Debentures, 8.75%, due in 2007
    99,662       99,632  
 
 
   
 
 
    1,921,178       1,773,122  
 
 
   
 
Financial Services:
               
 
Home Equity Loans Asset-Backed Certificates, 2.91% to 8.48%, due through 2032
    3,286,179       3,120,402  
 
Harwood Street Funding II, L.L.C. Variable Rate Subordinated Notes, due through 2007
    50,000       50,000  
 
 
   
 
 
    3,336,179       3,170,402  
 
 
   
 
Total
  $ 5,257,357     $ 4,943,524  
 
 
   
 

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     Maturities of Non-Financial Services and Financial Services long-term debt during the next five years ending March 31 are:

     
 
      Non-Financial     Financial          
      Services     Services     Total  
     
   
   
 
 
2003
  $ 138,452     $ 455,780     $ 594,232  
 
2004
    129,783       768,152       897,935  
 
2005
    33,629       575,615       609,244  
 
2006
    325,392       410,725       736,117  
 
2007
    290,575       529,903       820,478  
Thereafter
    1,003,347       596,004       1,599,351  
 
 
   
   
 
 
  $ 1,921,178     $ 3,336,179     $ 5,257,357  
 
 
   
   
 

     Financial Services debt related to securitized residential mortgage loans structured as collateralized borrowings (Home Equity Loans Asset-Backed Certificates) was $3.3 billion at September 30, 2002. The principal and interest on these notes are paid using the cash flow from the underlying residential mortgage loans, which serve as collateral for the debt. Accordingly, the timing of the principal payments on these notes is dependent upon the payment received on the underlying residential mortgage loans. The expected maturities of this component of long-term debt are based on contractual maturities adjusted for projected repayments and prepayments of principal.

     Included in other indebtedness is a $2.1 million convertible subordinated debenture sold at par in 1985 to a corporate officer. The indebtedness, which matures in 2010, bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.5% and is convertible into 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In connection with this transaction, the Company has guaranteed the payment of a $2.1 million note payable to a bank by the officer.

     Under our debt covenants, we are required to maintain certain leverage and interest coverage ratios and a minimum tangible net worth. At September 30, 2002, we were in compliance with all of these covenants.

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Credit Facilities

     The Company’s existing credit facilities and available capacity as of September 30, 2002 are summarized below:

                   
     
 
      Existing Credit     Available  
      Facilities     Capacity  
     
   
 
Non-Financial Services
               
 
Centex Corporation
               
 
Multi-Bank Revolving Credit Facility
  $ 700,000     $ 700,000 (1)
 
Uncommitted Bank Lines
    60,000       60,000  
 
Construction Products
               
 
Senior Revolving Credit Facility
    175,000       66,400 (2)
 
Annually Renewable Commercial Paper Conduit
    50,000       20,000 (2)
 
 
   
 
 
    985,000       846,400  
 
 
   
 
Financial Services
               
 
Unsecured Credit Facilities
    125,000       110,000 (3)
 
Secured Credit Facilities
    395,000       250,712 (4)
 
Harwood Street Funding II, L.L.C. Facility
    1,000,000       399,759  
 
 
   
 
 
    1,520,000       760,471  
 
 
   
 
 
  $ 2,505,000     $ 1,606,871 (5)
 
 
   
 

(1)   This is a committed, multi-bank revolving credit facility, maturing in August 2005, which serves as backup for commercial paper borrowings. As of September 30, 2002, there were no borrowings under this backup facility, and the Company’s $600 million commercial paper program had $120 million outstanding. There have been no borrowings under this facility since inception.
 
(2)   These committed facilities were entered into by Construction Products and have no recourse to Centex Corporation. The Senior Revolving Credit Facility matures in November 2003 and the Annually Renewable Commercial Paper Conduit matures in June 2003.
 
(3)   Centex Corporation, CTX Mortgage Company, L.L.C. (“CTX Mortgage”) and Centex Home Equity Company L.L.C. (“Home Equity”), on a joint and several basis, share in a $125 million uncommitted, unsecured credit facility.
 
(4)   CTX Mortgage and Home Equity share in $250 million of uncommitted secured credit facilities to finance mortgage inventory. As of October 25, 2002, these facilities became committed. CTX Mortgage also maintains $145 million of committed secured mortgage warehouse facilities to finance mortgages not sold to HSF-I.
 
(5)   The amount of available capacity includes $335 million of uncommitted borrowings as of September 30, 2002. Although the Company believes that this capacity is currently available, there can be no assurance that the lenders under the applicable facilities would elect to make advances to the Company or its subsidiaries if and when requested to do so.

     Home Equity finances its inventory of mortgage loans held for investment through Harwood Street Funding II, L.L.C. (“HSF-II”), a wholly-owned, consolidated entity, under a revolving sales agreement that expires upon final payment of the senior and subordinated debt issued by HSF-II. This arrangement, where HSF-II has committed to finance all eligible loans, gives Home Equity daily access to HSF-II’s capacity of $1.0 billion. HSF-II obtains funds through the sale of five year subordinated notes that are rated BBB by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Baa2 by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), and BBB by Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) and short-term secured liquidity notes that are rated A1+ by S&P, P1 by Moody’s and F1+ by Fitch. Because HSF-II is a consolidated entity, the debt, interest income and interest expense of HSF-II are reflected in the financial statements of Financial Services.

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Harwood Street Funding I, L.L.C.

     CTX Mortgage finances its inventory of mortgage loans held for sale principally through sales of Jumbo “A” and conforming loans to Harwood Street Funding I, L.L.C. (“HSF-I”), an unaffiliated entity established in 1999 that is not consolidated with Financial Services or Centex. These mortgage loans are sold pursuant to a mortgage loan purchase agreement that expires in November 2004, subject to certain renewal options (the “HSF-I Purchase Agreement”). Since 1999, CTX Mortgage has sold substantially all of the Jumbo “A” and conforming mortgage loans that it originates to HSF-I in accordance with the HSF-I Purchase Agreement. When HSF-I acquires these loans, it typically holds them for a period averaging between 45 and 60 days and then resells them into the secondary market. HSF-I obtains the funds needed to purchase eligible mortgage loans from CTX Mortgage by issuing (1) securitized medium-term debt that is currently rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s, (2) short-term secured liquidity notes that are currently rated A1+ by S&P and P1 by Moody’s and (3) subordinated certificates maturing in November 2004, extendable for up to five years, that are rated BBB by S&P and Baa2 by Moody’s. The purpose of this arrangement is to allow CTX Mortgage to reduce the cost of financing eligible mortgage loans originated by it and to improve its liquidity.

     Under the terms of the HSF-I Purchase Agreement, CTX Mortgage may elect to sell to HSF-I, and HSF-I is obligated to purchase from CTX Mortgage, mortgage loans that satisfy certain eligibility criteria and portfolio requirements. The maximum amount of mortgage loans that HSF-I is allowed to carry in its inventory under the HSF-I Purchase Agreement is limited to $2.0 billion.

     HSF-I’s commitment to purchase eligible mortgage loans is subject to termination upon the occurrence of certain events of default and other termination events described in the HSF-I Purchase Agreement, including a downgrade in Centex’s credit ratings below BB+ by S&P or Ba1 by Moody’s. In the event CTX Mortgage was unable to sell loans to HSF-I, it might need to make other customary financing arrangements to fund its mortgage loan origination activities. Although we believe that CTX Mortgage could arrange for alternative financing that is common for non-investment grade mortgage companies, there can be no assurance that such financing would be available on satisfactory terms, and any delay in obtaining such financing could adversely affect the results of operations of CTX Mortgage.

     In accordance with the HSF-I Purchase Agreement, CTX Mortgage acts as servicer of the loans owned by HSF-I and arranges for the sale of the eligible mortgage loans into the secondary market. In its capacity as servicer, CTX Mortgage must act in the best interest of HSF-I so as to maximize the proceeds of sales of eligible mortgage loans. The performance and payment of obligations of CTX Mortgage, in its capacity as servicer, are guaranteed by Centex. These servicer obligations include the obligation of the servicer to repurchase a mortgage loan from HSF-I in the event of a breach of the servicer’s representations and warranties, which materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan and is not cured within 60 days.

     HSF-I has entered into a swap arrangement with a bank (the “Harwood Swap”) under which the bank has agreed to make certain payments to HSF-I, and HSF-I has agreed to make certain payments to the bank, the net effect of which is that the bank has agreed to bear certain interest rate risks and non-credit related market risks related to the mortgage loans held by HSF-I. The purpose of this arrangement is to provide credit enhancement to HSF-I by permitting it to hedge these risks with a counterparty having a short-term credit rating of A1+ from S&P and P1 from Moody’s. Additionally, Centex has entered into a separate swap arrangement with the bank pursuant to which Centex has agreed to pay to the bank all amounts that the bank is required to pay to HSF-I pursuant to the Harwood Swap plus a monthly fee equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the Harwood Swap, and the bank is required to pay to Centex all amounts that the bank

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receives from HSF-I pursuant to the Harwood Swap. Accordingly, Centex effectively bears all interest rate risks and non-credit related market risks that are the subject of the Harwood Swap. Centex is also required to reimburse the bank for certain expenses, costs and damages that it may incur.

     As of September 30, 2002, HSF-I owned $1.8 billion in securitized residential mortgage loans sold to it by CTX Mortgage and had $1.7 billion of outstanding securitized term debt and $93 million of outstanding subordinated certificates. Centex does not guarantee the payment of any debt or subordinated certificates of HSF-I and is not liable for credit losses relating to securitized residential mortgage loans sold to HSF-I. However, Centex retains certain risks related to the portfolio of mortgage loans held by HSF-I. In particular, CTX Mortgage makes representations and warranties to HSF-I to the effect that each mortgage loan sold to HSF-I satisfies the eligibility criteria and portfolio requirements discussed above. CTX Mortgage may be required to repurchase mortgage loans sold to HSF-I if such mortgage loans are determined to be ineligible loans or there occur certain other breaches of representations and warranties of CTX Mortgage, as seller or servicer. CTX Mortgage’s obligation to repurchase such loans is guaranteed by Centex. During the six months ended September 30, 2002, CTX Mortgage sold $4.4 billion of mortgage loans to HSF-I.

(G) CENTEX DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.

     Centex Development Company, L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a master limited partnership formed by Centex in March 1987 to broaden the range of business activities that may be conducted for the benefit of Centex’s stockholders to include general real estate development. Centex believed that this expansion would improve stockholder value through longer-term real estate investments, real estate developments and the benefits of the partnership form of business. Because the real estate development business generally requires a longer time horizon to maximize value than Centex’s core homebuilding operations and typically involves substantial acquisition and development indebtedness, Centex concluded that this new line of business could best be conducted through the Partnership, an independent, publicly-traded entity that is not consolidated with Centex for financial reporting purposes.

     The Partnership is authorized to issue three classes of limited partnership interest. Centex indirectly holds 100% of the Partnership’s Class A and Class C limited partnership units (“Class A Units” and “Class C Units,” respectively), which are collectively convertible into 20% of the Partnership’s Class B limited partnership units (“Class B Units”). The Partnership may issue additional Class C Units in connection with the acquisition of real property and other assets. No Class B Units have been issued. However, the stockholders of Centex hold warrants to purchase approximately 80% of the Class B Units. The warrants are held through a nominee arrangement and trade in tandem with the common stock of Centex.

     As holder of the Class A and Class C Units, Centex is entitled to a cumulative preferred return of 9% per annum on the average outstanding balance of its capital contributions to the Partnership, adjusted for cash and other distributions representing return of capital. As of September 30, 2002, these adjusted capital contributions, or Unrecovered Capital, were $241.1 million and preference payments in arrears totaled $52.2 million. The Partnership has made no preference payments since fiscal 1998.

     The Partnership is managed by its general partner, 3333 Development Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3333 Holding Corporation (“Holding”). The common stock of Holding is held by the stockholders of Centex through a nominee arrangement and trades in tandem with the common stock of Centex. The stockholders of Centex elect the four-person board of directors of Holding, three of whom are independent outside directors who are not directors, affiliates or employees of Centex. Thus, through Holding, the stockholders of Centex control the general partner of the Partnership. The general partner,

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through its independent board and the independent board of Holding, including its non-executive Chairman, oversees the Partnership’s activities, including the acquisition, development, maintenance, operation and sale of properties. Consent of the limited partners for the activities of the Partnership is not required, and the limited partners cannot remove the general partner. As a result, Centex accounts for its limited partnership interest in the Partnership using the equity method of accounting for investments.

     Supplementary condensed combined financial statements for Centex and subsidiaries, Holding and subsidiary and the Partnership and subsidiaries are set forth below. For additional information on Holding and subsidiary and the Partnership and subsidiaries, see their separate financial statements and related footnotes included elsewhere in this Report.

Supplementary Condensed Combined Balance Sheets of Centex and Subsidiaries, Holding and Subsidiary and Partnership and Subsidiaries

                   
     
   
 
      September 30,     March 31,  
      2002     2002  
     
   
 
Assets
               
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
  $ 95,426     $ 242,254  
 
Restricted Cash
    127,270       106,270  
 
Receivables
    4,669,267       4,066,401  
 
Inventories
    3,918,996       3,283,719  
 
Investments in Joint Ventures and Other
    129,013       99,962  
 
Property and Equipment, net
    727,217       723,497  
 
Other Assets
    808,096       862,580  
 
 
   
 
 
  $ 10,475,285     $ 9,384,683  
 
 
   
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
 
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
  $ 1,573,142     $ 1,546,334  
 
Short-term Debt
    1,100,235       545,789  
 
Long-term Debt
    5,333,020       5,020,116  
 
Minority Stockholders’ Interest
    164,388       155,671  
 
Stockholders’ Equity
    2,304,500       2,116,773  
 
 
   
 
 
  $ 10,475,285     $ 9,384,683  
 
 
   
 

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Supplementary Condensed Combined Statements of Earnings of Centex and Subsidiaries, Holding and Subsidiary and Partnership and Subsidiaries

                 
   
 
    For the Six Months  
    Ended September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 4,097,585     $ 3,756,213  
Costs and Expenses
    3,806,507       3,485,204  
 
 
   
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
    291,078       271,009  
Income Taxes
    87,714       102,404  
 
 
   
 
Net Earnings
    203,364       168,605  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
    4,228       (283 )
 
 
   
 
Comprehensive Income
  $ 207,592     $ 168,322  
 
 
   
 

(H) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     The Company conducts a portion of its land acquisition, development and other activities directly and through its participation in joint ventures in which the Company holds less than a majority interest. The Company’s investment in these non-consolidated joint ventures was $124.6 million and $94.6 million at September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, respectively. These joint ventures had total outstanding secured construction debt of approximately $197.4 million at September 30, 2002 and $144.6 million at March 31, 2002. The Company’s pro rata liability with respect to this debt is limited to approximately $31.3 million and $27.9 million at September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, respectively. Under the structure of this debt, the Company becomes liable up to these amounts only to the extent that the construction debt exceeds a certain percentage of the value of the project. At September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, the Company was not liable for any of this debt.

     In order to ensure the future availability of land for homebuilding, the Company has deposited or invested with third parties $88.3 million, as of September 30, 2002, as options toward the purchase of undeveloped land and developed lots having a total purchase price of approximately $2.0 billion. These options include amounts related to agreements with the Partnership, as discussed in Note (M), “Related Party Transactions,” below. These options, which do not contain performance requirements from the Company, expire at various dates through the year 2007.

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(I) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

     A summary of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 is presented below:

                   
     
 
      For the Three Months Ended  
      September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Net Earnings
  $ 115,609     $ 93,389  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
               
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
    3,632       7,461  
 
Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments
    (4,991 )     (4,322 )
 
Other
    (504 )     96  
 
 
   
 
Comprehensive Income
  $ 113,746     $ 96,624  
 
 
   
 
                   
     
 
      For the Six Months Ended  
      September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Net Earnings
  $ 203,364     $ 168,605  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
               
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
    17,608       8,834  
 
Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments
    (11,942 )     (9,213 )
 
Other
    (1,438 )     96  
 
 
   
 
Comprehensive Income
  $ 207,592     $ 168,322  
 
 
   
 

     The Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments are primarily the result of Centex’s investment in the Partnership. For additional information on the Partnership and subsidiaries, see their separate financial statements included elsewhere in the Report. The Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments represents the deferral in Other Comprehensive Income of the unrealized loss on swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges. The accounting for interest rate swaps and other derivative financial instruments is discussed in detail below in Note (L), “Derivatives and Hedging.”

(J) BUSINESS SEGMENTS

     The Company operates in five principal business segments: Home Building, Financial Services, Construction Products, Construction Services and Investment Real Estate. These segments operate primarily in the United States, and their markets are nationwide. Revenues from any one customer are not significant to the Company.

     Intersegment revenues and investments in joint ventures are not material and are not shown in the following tables. The investment in the Partnership (approximately $292.0 million as of September 30, 2002) is included in the Investment Real Estate segment.

Home Building

     Home Building’s operations involve the purchase and development of land or lots and the construction and sale of single-family and multi-family homes.

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Financial Services

     Financial Services’ operations consist primarily of home financing, sub-prime home equity lending and the sale of title insurance and other various insurance coverages. These activities include mortgage origination, servicing and other related services for homes sold by Centex subsidiaries and others. Financial Services’ revenues include interest income of $85.6 million and $61.6 million for the three months and $166.4 million and $114.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Substantially all of Centex’s interest income in each year is earned by the Financial Services segment. Financial Services’ cost of sales is primarily comprised of interest expense related to debt issued to fund its home financing and sub-prime home equity lending activities.

Construction Products

     Construction Products’ operations involve the manufacture, production, distribution and sale of cement, gypsum wallboard, recycled paperboard, aggregates and readymix concrete. The Company owned 65.2% of Centex Construction Products, Inc. at September 30, 2002 and 65.2% at September 30, 2001. Construction Products’ results are shown before minority interest in the table presented below.

Construction Services

     Construction Services’ operations involve the construction of buildings for both private and government interests including office, commercial and industrial buildings, hospitals, hotels, correctional facilities, educational institutions, museums, libraries, airport facilities and sports facilities. As this segment generates significant positive cash flow, intercompany interest income (credited at the prime rate in effect) of $1.2 million and $1.8 million for the three months and $2.8 million and $3.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, is included in the evaluation of this segment. However, the intercompany interest income is eliminated in consolidation and excluded from the table presented below.

Investment Real Estate

     Investment Real Estate’s operations involve the acquisition, development and sale of land, primarily for industrial, office, multi-family, retail, residential and mixed-use projects. Under the equity method of accounting for investments, Investment Real Estate also records as revenues income or loss from its investment in the Partnership.

Other

     The Company’s manufactured housing and home services operations are not material for purposes of segment reporting and have therefore been included in Other for reporting purposes.

     Included in Other in the tables below are corporate general and administrative expenses of $14.4 million and $13.0 million; interest expense of $27.0 million and $29.3 million; and minority interest of $8.5 million and $6.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Also included in Other in the tables below are corporate general and administrative expenses of $27.1 million and $24.2 million; interest expense of $50.7 million and $56.6 million; and minority interest of $17.4 million and $9.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

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    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2002  
    (Dollars in millions)  
   
 
    Home     Financial     Construction     Construction     Investment                  
    Building     Services     Products     Services     Real Estate     Other     Total  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 1,281.5     $ 204.8     $ 136.0     $ 391.7     $ 7.4     $ 62.4     $ 2,083.8  
Cost of Sales
    (947.5 )     (45.7 )     (107.9 )     (366.2 )     0.4       (40.5 )     (1,507.4 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (196.9 )     (122.5 )     (1.4 )     (16.3 )     (1.9 )     (72.1 )     (411.1 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax
  $ 137.1     $ 36.6     $ 26.7     $ 9.2     $ 5.9     $ (50.2 )   $ 165.3  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
                                                         
   
 
    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2001  
    (Dollars in millions)  
   
 
    Home     Financial     Construction     Construction     Investment                  
    Building     Services     Products     Services     Real Estate     Other     Total  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 1,170.7     $ 166.0     $ 129.5     $ 336.8     $ 23.2     $ 57.4     $ 1,883.6  
Cost of Sales
    (868.8 )     (39.9 )     (105.7 )     (316.3 )     (4.7 )     (36.7 )     (1,372.1 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (178.9 )     (96.8 )     (1.3 )     (13.2 )     (2.4 )     (66.6 )     (359.2 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax
  $ 123.0     $ 29.3     $ 22.5     $ 7.3     $ 16.1     $ (45.9 )   $ 152.3  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
                                                         
   
 
    For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002  
    (Dollars in millions)  
   
 
    Home     Financial     Construction     Construction     Investment                  
    Building     Services     Products     Services     Real Estate     Other     Total  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 2,387.2     $ 385.4     $ 264.8     $ 752.5     $ 13.3     $ 124.4     $ 3,927.6  
Cost of Sales
    (1,759.6 )     (90.3 )     (207.5 )     (701.6 )           (79.1 )     (2,838.1 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (381.9 )     (234.2 )     (2.8 )     (33.6 )     (4.0 )     (142.2 )     (798.7 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax
  $ 245.7     $ 60.9     $ 54.5     $ 17.3     $ 9.3     $ (96.9 )   $ 290.8  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
                                                         
   
 
    For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2001  
    (Dollars in millions)  
   
 
    Home     Financial     Construction     Construction     Investment                  
    Building     Services     Products     Services     Real Estate     Other     Total  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 2,209.9     $ 328.6     $ 247.0     $ 650.4     $ 47.3     $ 109.6     $ 3,592.8  
Cost of Sales
    (1,641.1 )     (75.8 )     (209.0 )     (607.3 )     (9.9 )     (69.2 )     (2,612.3 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (347.7 )     (198.4 )     (2.5 )     (28.3 )     (6.0 )     (127.3 )     (710.2 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax
  $ 221.1     $ 54.4     $ 35.5     $ 14.8     $ 31.4     $ (86.9 )   $ 270.3  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

(K) INCOME TAXES

     Income tax expense for the Company decreased from $58.9 million to $49.7 million and the effective tax rate decreased from 38.7% to 30.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2001 and 2002, respectively. Income tax expense also decreased from $101.7 million to $87.4 million and the effective tax rate decreased from 37.6% to 30.1% for the six months ended September 30, 2001 and 2002, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily the result of the expected utilization of net operating loss carryforwards during fiscal 2003.

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(L) DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING

     The Company is exposed to the risk of interest rate fluctuations on its debt and other obligations. As part of its strategy to manage this risk, the Company has entered into various interest rate swap agreements, designated as cash flow hedges as described below. The swap agreements are recorded at their fair value in Other Assets or Accrued Liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. To the extent the hedging relationship is effective, gains or losses in the fair value of the derivative are deferred as a component of Stockholders’ Equity through Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income. Fluctuations in the fair value of the ineffective portion of the derivative would be reflected in the current period earnings.

     Centex Corporation and Construction Products each have interest rate swap agreements that, in effect, fix the variable interest rate on a portion of their outstanding debt at September 30, 2002. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, there was no hedge ineffectiveness related to these derivatives. These swaps expire at varying times through October 2005. Amounts to be received or paid under the swap agreements are recognized as a change in interest incurred on the related debt instrument. Based on the balance in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss at September 30, 2002 related to these derivatives, the Company would estimate increases in interest incurred over the next 12 months to be approximately $3 million. As of September 30, 2002, the balance in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss related to these derivatives was $5.3 million ($3.4 million net of tax).

     Financial Services, through Home Equity, uses interest rate swaps to hedge the market risk associated with the anticipated issuance of fixed rate securitization debt used to finance sub-prime mortgages. Changes in fair value of these derivatives are deferred in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and recorded through current earnings as an adjustment of the interest incurred over the life of the securitization debt. Home Equity also uses interest rate swaps that, in effect, fix the interest rate on its variable interest rate debt. Amounts to be received or paid as a result of these swap agreements are recognized as adjustments to interest incurred on the related debt instrument. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, there was no hedge ineffectiveness related to these interest rate swaps. These swaps expire at varying times through June 2005. Based on the balance in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss at September 30, 2002 related to these derivatives, the Company estimates increases in interest incurred over the next 12 months to be approximately $8 million. As of September 30, 2002, the balance in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss related to these derivatives was $9.9 million ($6.4 million net of tax).

     Financial Services, through CTX Mortgage, enters into interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) with its customers under which CTX Mortgage agrees to make mortgage loans at agreed upon rates within a period of time, generally from 1 to 30 days, if certain conditions are met within the terms of the IRLCs. In order to hedge the risk of fluctuations in the value of these IRLCs and mortgage loans held by it, CTX Mortgage executes mandatory forward trades of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities. CTX Mortgage also uses mandatory forward trades to hedge the Company’s obligation, created through the Harwood Swap, to protect against certain interest rate risk and non-credit related market risk related to mortgage loans held by HSF-I, an unaffiliated entity that is not consolidated with Financial Services or the Company. The Company has elected not to utilize hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133 for these derivatives. Initially, the fair value of the IRLCs is recorded on the balance sheet as a deferred item. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the IRLCs, mandatory forward trades and swaps are recorded as an adjustment to earnings. The net change in the estimated fair value of these derivative positions resulted in a loss of $2.7 million and $10.9 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002.

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(M) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     At September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, Centex Homes had $9.1 million deposited with the Partnership as option deposits for the purchase of land. Centex Homes also entered into agreements to reimburse the Partnership for certain costs and fees incurred by the Partnership in the purchase and ownership of these tracts of land. During the six months ended September 30, 2002, Centex Homes paid $1.6 million to the Partnership in fees and reimbursements pursuant to these agreements and $24.1 million for the purchase of residential lots. Centex Homes expects to pay an additional $38.6 million to the Partnership to complete the purchase of these tracts of land over the next three years.

     Construction Services has executed contracts with the Partnership for the construction of two industrial facilities. Contracts in progress totaled $4.6 million and $15.0 million at September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, respectively. During the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, the Partnership paid $4.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively, to Construction Services pursuant to these contracts.

(N) STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”), that addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. The statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The implementation of SFAS No. 144 on April 1, 2002 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

     The Company has historically accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB No. 25”), and related interpretations, as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”). On April 1, 2003, the Company will adopt the fair value measurement provisions of SFAS No. 123 under which the Company will recognize compensation expense of a stock-based award to an employee over the vesting period based on the fair value of the award on the grant date. In accordance with SFAS No. 123, the fair value method will be applied only to awards granted or modified after April 1, 2003, whereas awards granted prior to such date will continue to be accounted for under APB No. 25.

(O) OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK

     The Company enters into various “off-balance-sheet” transactions in the normal course of business in order to reduce financing costs and improve access to liquidity, facilitate homebuilding activities and manage exposure to changing interest rates. Further discussion regarding these transactions can be found above in Note (F), “Indebtedness,” and Note (L), “Derivatives and Hedging.”

(P) RECLASSIFICATIONS

     Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to be consistent with the September 30, 2002 presentation.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     For the three months ended September 30, 2002, our consolidated revenues were $2.1 billion, a 10.5% increase over $1.9 billion for the same period last year, and earnings before income taxes were $165.3 million, 8.5% higher than $152.3 million for the same period last year. For the six months ended September 30, 2002, our consolidated revenues were $3.9 billion, an 8.3% increase over $3.6 billion for the same period last year, and earnings before income taxes were $290.8 million, 7.6% higher than $270.3 million for the same period last year. The fluctuations in our revenues and earnings before income taxes are explained below by segment.

     Net earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2002 were $115.6 million, 23.8% higher than $93.4 million for the same period last year. Net earnings for the six months ended September 30, 2002 were $203.4 million, 20.6% higher than $168.6 million for the same period last year. The increase in net earnings is significantly higher than the increase in earnings before income taxes due to a change in our effective tax rate. Our effective tax rate decreased to 30.1% for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 from 38.7% and 37.6% for the same periods last year. The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily the result of the expected utilization of net operating loss carryforwards during fiscal 2003.

     Any reference herein to we, us or our includes Centex Corporation and its subsidiary companies.

HOME BUILDING

     The following summarizes results of our Home Building operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last year (dollars in millions, except per unit data):

                                   
     
 
      For the Three Months Ended September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Revenues
  $ 1,281.5       100.0 %   $ 1,170.7       100.0 %
Cost of Sales
    (947.5 )     (73.9 %)     (868.8 )     (74.2 %)
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (196.9 )     (15.4 %)     (178.9 )     (15.3 %)
 
 
   
   
   
 
Operating Earnings
  $ 137.1       10.7 %   $ 123.0       10.5 %
 
 
   
   
   
 
Units Closed
    5,788               5,418
 
% Change
    6.8 %             10.5 %
Unit Sales Price
  $ 218,167             $ 214,004
 
% Change
    1.9 %             5.0 %
Operating Earnings Per Unit
  $ 23,678             $ 22,698
 
% Change
    4.3 %             24.2 %
Backlog Units
    12,619               9,978
 
% Change
    26.5 %             9.1 %

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      For the Six Months Ended September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Revenues
  $ 2,387.2       100.0 %   $ 2,209.9       100.0 %
Cost of Sales
    (1,759.6 )     (73.7 %)     (1,641.1 )     (74.3 %)
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (381.9 )     (16.0 %)     (347.7 )     (15.7 %)
 
 
   
   
   
 
Operating Earnings
  $ 245.7       10.3 %   $ 221.1       10.0 %
 
 
   
   
   
 
Units Closed
    10,783               10,268  
 
% Change
    5.0 %             10.3 %
Unit Sales Price
  $ 216,156             $ 212,469  
 
% Change
    1.7 %             6.1 %
Operating Earnings Per Unit
  $ 22,783             $ 21,533  
 
% Change
    5.8 %             23.7 %
Backlog Units
    12,619               9,978  
 
% Change
    26.5 %             9.1 %

     Revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 increased 9.5% and 8.0%, respectively, versus the same periods last year primarily due to an increase in units closed and higher unit sales prices. Units closed during the three months ended September 30, 2002 increased 6.8% from 5,418 units to 5,788 units, and the average unit sales price increased 1.9% from $214,004 to $218,167. Units closed during the six months ended September 30, 2002 increased 5.0% from 10,268 units to 10,783 units, and the average unit sales price increased 1.7% from $212,469 to $216,156. The increase in units closed was the result of a higher number of operating neighborhoods in the current year versus last year. The increase in the unit sales price was largely driven by higher selling prices in the New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and California markets.

     Cost of sales were 73.9% and 73.7% of revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to 74.2% and 74.3% of revenues for the same periods last year. The decrease in cost of sales primarily resulted from purchasing efficiencies realized through regional and national programs, more efficient house designs, other process improvement initiatives and lower lumber prices.

     Selling, general and administrative expenses were 15.4% and 16.0% of revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to 15.3% and 15.7% for the same periods last year. The cost increase is primarily attributable to higher casualty insurance costs and employee increases to support neighborhood growth.

     Operating earnings for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 were 10.7% and 10.3% as a percentage of revenues and approximately $23,678 and $22,783 on a per-unit basis, compared to operating earnings of 10.5% and 10.0% of revenues and approximately $22,698 and $21,533 on a per-unit basis for the same periods last year.

     Units in backlog increased 26.5% to 12,619 units at September 30, 2002, compared to 9,978 units at September 30, 2001. The increase in backlog resulted from a 38% increase in sales versus the prior year for the three months ended September 30, 2002. We define backlog units as units that have been sold, as indicated by a signed contract, but not closed.

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     Centex Homes announced in September that it plans to acquire substantially all of the St. Louis and Indianapolis homebuilding operations of The Jones Company. The Jones Company is a privately held builder of both single-family and multi-family homes, and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The acquisition, to be completed in January 2003, is expected to add approximately 800 units annually to Centex Homes’ closings.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

     The following summarizes Financial Services’ results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last year (dollars in millions):

                     
       
 
        For the Three Months Ended  
        September 30,  
       
 
        2002     2001  
       
   
 
Revenues
  $ 204.8     $ 166.0  
 
 
   
 
Interest Margin
  $ 39.9     $ 21.7  
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings
  $ 36.6     $ 29.3  
 
 
   
 
Origination Volume
  $ 3,943     $ 3,417  
 
 
   
 
Number of Loans Originated
               
 
CTX Mortgage Company, L.L.C.
               
   
Centex-built Homes (“Builder”)
    3,959       3,633  
   
Non-Centex-built Homes (“Retail”)
    16,076       14,974  
 
 
   
 
 
    20,035       18,607  
 
Centex Home Equity Company, L.L.C.
    7,373       7,257  
 
 
   
 
 
    27,408       25,864  
 
 
   
 
                     
       
 
        For the Six Months Ended  
        September 30,  
       
 
        2002     2001  
       
   
 
Revenues
  $ 385.4     $ 328.6  
 
 
   
 
Interest Margin
  $ 76.1     $ 38.4  
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings
  $ 60.9     $ 54.4  
 
 
   
 
Origination Volume
  $ 6,922     $ 7,136  
 
 
   
 
Number of Loans Originated
               
 
CTX Mortgage Company, L.L.C.
               
   
Centex-built Homes (“Builder”)
    7,337       6,815  
   
Non-Centex-built Homes (“Retail”)
    28,482       33,084  
 
 
   
 
 
    35,819       39,899  
 
Centex Home Equity Company, L.L.C.
    13,732       14,065  
 
 
   
 
 
    49,551       53,964  
 
 
   
 

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     Financial Services’ results are derived primarily from conforming mortgage banking and sub-prime home equity lending operations as described below.

Conforming Mortgage Banking

     The revenues and operating earnings of CTX Mortgage Company, L.L.C. and related entities, or CTX Mortgage, are derived primarily from the sale of mortgage loans, inclusive of all service rights and, to a lesser extent, interest income and other fees. CTX Mortgage originates mortgage loans, holds them for a short period and sells them to investors and Harwood Street Funding I, L.L.C., or HSF-I. HSF-I is an unaffiliated entity that is not consolidated with Financial Services or Centex Corporation. HSF-I purchases mortgage loans, at closing, from CTX Mortgage with the proceeds from the issuance of securitized term debt, secured liquidity notes and subordinated certificates that are extendable for up to five years. The debt, interest income and interest expense of HSF-I are not reflected in the financial statements of Financial Services or Centex Corporation. For additional information regarding HSF-I, see “Certain Off-Balance-Sheet and Other Obligations.”

     Revenues increased 16.4% to $107.7 million and 2.8% to $197.6 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods last year. The increase in revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2002 is primarily related to an increase in originations and higher revenues from CTX Mortgage’s Title and Insurance operations. While originations decreased for the six month period ended September 30, 2002, revenues from CTX Mortgage’s Title and Insurance operations increased.

     CTX Mortgage’s operating earnings were $25.2 million and $40.1 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, resulting in a 5.4% increase and an 18.5% decrease for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods last year. The 5.4% increase in operating earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2002 is due primarily to increased originations. However, originations during the six months ended September 30, 2002 decreased, which is the primary reason for the 18.5% decrease in operating earnings.

     For the three months ended September 30, 2002, originations totaled 20,035 compared to 18,607 originations in the same period last year; origination volume was $3.3 billion compared to $2.9 billion for the same period last year; the per-loan profit was $1,258, a decrease of 2.0% compared to $1,284 for the same period last year and total mortgage applications increased 24.7% to 23,950 from 19,205 applications for the same period last year. For the six months ended September 30, 2002, originations totaled 35,819 compared to 39,899 originations in the same period last year; origination volume was $5.8 billion compared to $6.1 billion for the same period last year; the per-loan profit was $1,119, a decrease of 9.2% compared to $1,233 for the same period last year and total mortgage applications decreased 3.3% to 39,869 from 41,221 applications for the same period last year. For the six months ended September 30, 2002, originations decreased due to a decrease in refinance activity during the initial quarter of the fiscal year as compared to the same period last year. However, during the three months ended September 30, 2002, mortgage interest rates declined, resulting in a resurgence of refinance activity. CTX Mortgage continues to focus on improving its capture ratio on Centex Homes’ closings while expanding its retail operations through commissioned loan officer growth. CTX Mortgage has positioned itself to capitalize on the current refinance market, but continues to position itself for growth in the less volatile purchase money market. The results of operations of CTX Mortgage depend to a significant extent on the level of interest rates.

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Sub-Prime Home Equity Lending

     The revenues of Centex Home Equity Company, L.L.C., or Home Equity, increased 32.2% to $97.1 million and 37.8% to $187.8 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, as a result of continued growth in residential mortgage loans held for investment, due in part to the accounting change discussed further below. Interest margin, which we define as the difference between interest revenue on mortgage loans held for sale or investment and interest expense on debt used to fund the mortgage loans, increased to $38.2 million and $72.0 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 as compared to $21.7 million and $37.9 million for the same periods last year. The increase in interest margin is primarily a result of an increase in the portfolio of mortgage loans held for investment. Home Equity reported operating earnings of $11.7 million and $22.4 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to operating earnings of $5.9 million and $6.3 million for the same periods last year. The increase in Home Equity’s operating earnings is primarily the result of the increase in interest margin, as noted above. This was partially offset by an increase in general and administrative costs, mostly attributable to an increase in servicing and production overhead to support our volume and loan servicing growth, and an increase in the provision for losses on residential mortgage loans held for investment.

     From October 1997 through March 2000, a majority of Home Equity’s loans originated were included in securitizations that utilized a structure that caused them to be accounted for as sales. Under this structure, Home Equity retained a residual interest as well as the servicing rights to the securitized loans. We call this retained residual interest the mortgage securitization residual interest, or MSRI. As a result, our balance sheet does not reflect the mortgage loans receivable and offsetting debt resulting from these securitizations. The estimated gain on the sale of these loans was included in earnings during the period in which the securitization transaction closed. We changed the structure of securitizations beginning April 1, 2000. Securitizations since that time have been accounted for as borrowings. Under this structure, we record interest over the life of the loans using the interest, or actuarial, method. The mortgage loans receivable and the securitization debt remain on Home Equity’s balance sheet and the related interest margin is reflected in our income statement. Although the change in structure of the securitizations has no effect on the cash flow and profit recognized over the life of the mortgages, the change does affect the timing of profit recognition. Interest margin, rather than gain on sale of loans, is now Home Equity’s primary source of operating income. As the balance of securitizations accounted for as borrowings increases, the operating earnings should continue to increase. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, originations totaled 7,373 and 13,732 compared to 7,257 and 14,065 originations for the same periods last year; origination volume was $600.7 million and $1.10 billion compared to $554.2 million and $1.06 billion for the same periods last year and total applications increased 39.8% and 30.1% to 57,737 and 107,781 from 41,294 and 82,368 applications for the same periods last year. For the six months ended September 30, 2002, originations decreased 2.4% while origination volume increased 3.8% due to an increase in average loan size. The decrease in the number of originations despite the increase in total applications is mainly attributable to a decrease in approval ratios related to Home Equity’s continued adherence to its credit underwriting guidelines.

     At September 30, 2002, Home Equity’s total servicing portfolio consisted of 67,400 loans totaling $4.79 billion compared to 56,660 loans totaling $3.88 billion at September 30, 2001. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, service fee income related to this long-term servicing, which is not included in interest income, was $12.6 million and $24.4 million, respectively, compared to $9.3 million and $17.8 million, respectively, for the same periods last year.

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Allowance for Losses

     Home Equity establishes an allowance for losses when it believes the event causing the loss has occurred by charging the provision for losses in the statement of consolidated earnings. When it determines that a residential mortgage loan held for investment is uncollectible, it is charged against the allowance for losses. Recoveries on losses previously charged to the allowance are credited to the allowance at the time the recovery is collected.

     We believe that the allowance for losses is sufficient to provide for credit losses in the existing residential mortgage loans held for investment. We evaluate the allowance on an aggregate basis considering, among other things, the relationship of the allowance to residential mortgage loans held for investment and historical credit losses. The allowance reflects our judgment of the present loss exposure at the end of the reporting period.

     Although we consider the allowance for losses on residential mortgage loans held for investment reflected in our consolidated balance sheet to be adequate, there can be no assurance that this allowance will prove to be adequate over time to cover ultimate losses. This allowance may prove to be inadequate due to unanticipated adverse changes in the economy or discrete events adversely affecting specific customers or industries.

     Changes in the allowance for losses on residential mortgage loans held for investment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

                   
     
 
      For the Three Months Ended  
      September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
  $ 17,320     $ 4,036  
 
Provision for Losses
    7,670       3,143  
 
Recoveries on Loans Charged Off
    33       6  
 
Losses Sustained
    (3,880 )     (871 )
 
 
   
 
Balance at End of Period
  $ 21,143     $ 6,314  
 
 
   
 
                   
     
 
      For the Six Months Ended  
      September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
  $ 14,106     $ 2,814  
 
Provision for Losses
    13,556       5,791  
 
Recoveries on Loans Charged Off
    51       6  
 
Losses Sustained
    (6,570 )     (2,297 )
 
 
   
 
Balance at End of Period
  $ 21,143     $ 6,314  
 
 
   
 

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      September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Allowance for Losses to Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Investment
    0.6 %     0.2 %
90+ Days Contractual Delinquency
Total Dollars Delinquent
  $ 101,863     $ 54,420  
    % Delinquent
    2.7 %     2.1 %

     The allowance for losses on residential mortgage loans held for investment has increased to $21.1 million at September 30, 2002 from $6.3 million at September 30, 2001. In addition, the ratio of allowance for losses to residential mortgage loans held for investment, or the allowance ratio, increased to 0.6% at September 30, 2002 from 0.2% at September 30, 2001. Prior to April 2000, the residential mortgage loans were recorded as sales and anticipated future credit losses were considered in valuing the MSRI. As a result, no allowance for losses was necessary. After April 2000, we began recording residential mortgage loans held for investment on the balance sheet, as previously discussed, and, accordingly, began recording an allowance for losses based on management’s judgment of loss exposure. The increase in the allowance for losses occurred primarily because the amount of the residential mortgage loans held for investment increased and the residential mortgage loan portfolio continued to mature. As the age and size of the residential mortgage loan portfolio continues to mature and grow, we expect the balance in the allowance for losses and the allowance ratio to continue to increase. The increase in 90+ days contractual delinquency occurred primarily because the residential mortgage loan portfolio continued to mature.

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS

     The following summarizes Construction Products’ results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last year (dollars in millions):

                 
   
 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 136.0     $ 129.5  
Interest Income
          1.1  
Cost of Sales
    (107.9 )     (106.8 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (1.4 )     (1.3 )
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings *
  $ 26.7     $ 22.5  
 
 
   
 

* Before Minority Interest of $8.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively.

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    For the Six Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 264.8     $ 247.0  
Interest Income
          2.1  
Cost of Sales
    (207.5 )     (211.1 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (2.8 )     (2.5 )
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings *
  $ 54.5     $ 35.5  
 
 
   
 

* Before Minority Interest of $17.4 million and $9.1 million, respectively.

     Construction Products’ revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 were 5.0% and 7.2% higher than the same periods last year. These increases were primarily the result of a $7.8 million and a $22.4 million increase in gypsum wallboard revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively. The increase in gypsum wallboard revenues was primarily caused by a higher average net sales price, offset by slightly lower volume, when compared to the same periods last year.

     Construction Products’ cost of sales for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 was 1.0% higher and 1.7% lower, respectively, than the same periods last year. The increase for the quarter was primarily the result of a one-time charge of $2.6 million related to closing an aggregates quarry and crushing plant in Georgetown, Texas, partially offset by lower paperboard costs due to reduced energy costs and better plant operating efficiencies compared to the prior year. The six month decrease was primarily the result of the decreased paperboard costs, described above, and lower sales volume.

     Construction Products’ selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 were 7.7% and 12.0% higher than the same periods last year. This increase was primarily the result of increased personnel and higher office expenses.

     For the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, Construction Products’ operating earnings, net of minority interest, represented an 18.7% and 53.5% increase, respectively, from results for the same periods a year ago. Operating earnings increased primarily due to the increase in gypsum wallboard pricing.

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

     The following summarizes Construction Services’ results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last year (dollars in millions):

                 
   
 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 391.7     $ 336.8  
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings
  $ 9.2     $ 7.3  
 
 
   
 
New Contracts Executed
  $ 157     $ 387  
 
 
   
 
Backlog of Uncompleted Contracts
  $ 1,857     $ 2,149  
 
 
   
 

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    For the Six Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 752.5     $ 650.4  
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings
  $ 17.3     $ 14.8  
 
 
   
 
New Contracts Executed
  $ 429     $ 777  
 
 
   
 
Backlog of Uncompleted Contracts
  $ 1,857     $ 2,149  
 
 
   
 

     Construction Services’ revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 were 16.3% and 15.7% higher, respectively, than revenues for the same periods last year. The increase was the result of several high revenue, short-term contracts that were underway in the current quarter. Operating earnings for the group improved in the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last year as a result of the higher revenue base. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, new contracts executed decreased 59.4% and 44.8% and backlog of uncompleted contracts decreased 13.6% from the same periods last year, primarily due to timing differences experienced with contract awards and executions and declines in new commercial construction activity.

     The Construction Services segment provided a positive average net cash flow in excess of our investment in the segment of $103.3 million and $116.2 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to $106.5 million and $108.6 million for the same periods last year.

INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE

     The following summarizes Investment Real Estate’s results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last year (dollars in millions):

                 
   
 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 7.4     $ 23.2  
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings
  $ 5.9     $ 16.1  
 
 
   
 
                 
   
 
    For the Six Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 13.3     $ 47.3  
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings
  $ 9.3     $ 31.4  
 
 
   
 

     Investment Real Estate’s revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 were 68.1% and 71.9% lower than revenues for the same periods last year. Operating earnings from Investment Real Estate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 totaled $5.9 million and $9.3 million,

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respectively, compared to $16.1 million and $31.4 million in the same period last year. The decreases in revenues and operating earnings were primarily related to the timing of property sales of nominally-valued assets.

     Property sales related to Investment Real Estate’s nominally-valued assets contributed operating earnings of $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and $13.4 million for the same period last year. Property sales related to Investment Real Estate’s nominally-valued assets contributed operating earnings of $1.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and $27.1 million for the same period last year. These nominally-valued assets resulted from the fiscal 1996 acquisition of Vista Properties, Inc., or Vista, and its subsequent combination with Centex Real Estate Corporation. The Vista portfolio of properties was reduced to a nominal “book basis” after recording certain deferred tax benefits related to the combination. The timing of land sales is uncertain and can vary significantly from period to period.

     Included in Investment Real Estate’s operating earnings for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 were earnings of $4.4 million and $3.7 million, respectively, derived from its investment in the Partnership compared to earnings of $3.8 million and $7.2 million for the same periods last year. As noted in Note (G) of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Centex, the investment in the Partnership is not consolidated and is accounted for on the equity method of accounting because we do not control the Partnership.

     The largest component of the Partnership is its International Home Building segment, based in London, England. Included in Investment Real Estate’s operating earnings were earnings of $4.2 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, and earnings of $3.8 million and $5.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, derived from International Home Building. The increase in earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2002 was primarily due to an increase in unit closings, offset by a decline in operating margins. The decrease in earnings for the six months ended September 30, 2002 was primarily due to a decline in operating margins and an increase in general and administrative expenses resulting from personnel additions. For the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, this segment closed 383 units at an average sales price per unit of $236,514 and 315 units at an average sales price per unit of $205,010, respectively. For the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, this segment closed 652 units at an average sales price per unit of $232,449 and 614 units at an average sales price per unit of $196,647, respectively. Operating earnings per unit, before interest, were $12,676 and $13,276 for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Operating earnings per unit, before interest, were $7,637 and $10,676 for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

OTHER

     Our manufactured housing operations and our home services operations are not material for purposes of segment reporting and have therefore been included in Other for reporting purposes.

     Our manufactured housing operations had operating earnings of $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 versus earnings of $0.1 million for the same period last year. For the six months ended September 30, 2002, our manufactured housing operations had operating earnings of $0.9 million versus an operating loss of $1.5 million for the same period last year. The improvement in operating earnings is the result of higher production and improved efficiency in manufacturing and lower general and administrative expenses.

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     Our home services operations reported operating losses of $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 compared to operating earnings of $2.6 million for the same period last year. For the six months ended September 30, 2002, our home services operations reported operating losses of $2.6 million compared to operating earnings of $4.5 million for the same period last year. The decrease in earnings is primarily due to higher general and administrative expenses. Our home services operations sold its chemical lawn care business in the current quarter. The sale of this business did not have a material effect on our company.

     Corporate general and administrative expense increased 10.8% to $14.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 compared to $13.0 million for the same period last year. For the six months ended September 30, 2002, corporate general and administrative expense increased 12.0% to $27.1 million compared to $24.2 million for the same period last year. The increase primarily relates to an increase in personnel and higher compensation resulting from growth in our profitability. Corporate general and administrative expense represents compensation and other costs not identifiable with a specific segment.

     Interest expense decreased 7.8% to $27.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 compared to $29.3 million for the same period last year. For the six months ended September 30, 2002, interest expense decreased 10.4% to $50.7 million compared to $56.6 million for the same period last year. The change is primarily related to an increase in the net interest capitalized and lower borrowing costs during the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 as compared to the same periods last year. This was somewhat offset by an increase in average debt outstanding for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 as compared to the same periods last year. The increase in net interest capitalized is a result of growth in our housing projects inventory.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

     At September 30, 2002, we had cash and cash equivalents of $63.2 million, including $22.8 million in Financial Services and $12.7 million belonging to our 65.2%-owned Construction Products subsidiary. The net cash used in or provided by the operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 is summarized below (dollars in thousands):

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        For the Six Months Ended  
        September 30,  
       
 
        2002     2001  
       
   
 
Net cash (used in) provided by
               
 
Non-Financial Services *
               
   
Operating Activities
  $ (369,296 )   $ (148,972 )
   
Investing Activities
    (73,583 )     (110,961 )
   
Financing Activities
    290,689       263,867  
 
 
   
 
 
    (152,190 )     3,934  
 
 
   
 
 
Financial Services
               
   
Operating Activities
    25,478       (71,900 )
   
Investing Activities
    (565,455 )     (809,231 )
   
Financing Activities
    535,681       881,483  
 
 
   
 
 
    (4,296 )     352  
 
 
   
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash
  $ (156,486 )   $ 4,286  
       
   
 

* Non-Financial Services represents the consolidation of all subsidiaries other than those included in the Financial Services business segment.

     We generally fund our Non-Financial Services operating and other short-term needs through cash from operations, borrowings from commercial paper and other short-term credit arrangements and the issuance of medium-term notes and other debt securities. During the six months ended September 30, 2002, cash was primarily used in Non-Financial Services-Operating Activities to finance increases in housing inventories relating to the increased level of sales and resulting units under construction during the year and for the acquisition of land for development. The funds provided by Non-Financial Services-Financing Activities were primarily from new debt used to fund the increased homebuilding activity.

     We generally fund our Financial Services operating and other short-term needs through cash flows from operations, credit facilities, securitizations and proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans to HSF-I, as described below. During the six months ended September 30, 2002, cash was primarily used in Financial Services-Investing Activities to finance increases in residential mortgage loans held for investment. The funds provided by Financial Services-Financing Activities were primarily from new debt used to fund the increased residential mortgage loan activity.

     Centex Corporation currently has an investment grade credit rating from each of the principal credit rating agencies. Our ability to finance our activities on favorable terms is dependent to a significant extent on whether we are able to maintain our investment-grade credit rating. We attempt to manage our debt levels in order to maintain an investment-grade rating. If, however, our debt rating were downgraded to below investment grade, we would not have access to the commercial paper markets and might need to draw on our existing committed backup facility, which exceeds our commercial paper program size.

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     Our existing credit facilities and available capacity as of September 30, 2002 are summarized below (dollars in thousands):

                   
     
 
      Existing Credit     Available  
      Facilities     Capacity  
     
   
 
Non-Financial Services
               
 
Centex Corporation
               
 
Multi-Bank Revolving Credit Facility
  $ 700,000     $ 700,000 (1)
 
Uncommitted Bank Lines
    60,000       60,000  
 
 
Construction Products
               
 
Senior Revolving Credit Facility
    175,000       66,400 (2)
 
Annually Renewable Commercial Paper Conduit
    50,000       20,000 (2)
 
 
   
 
 
    985,000       846,400  
 
 
   
 
Financial Services
               
 
Unsecured Credit Facilities
    125,000       110,000 (3)
 
Secured Credit Facilities
    395,000       250,712 (4)
 
Harwood Street Funding II, L.L.C. Facility
    1,000,000       399,759  
 
 
   
 
 
    1,520,000       760,471  
 
 
   
 
 
  $ 2,505,000     $ 1,606,871 (5)
 
 
   
 

(1)   This is a committed, multi-bank revolving credit facility, maturing in August 2005, which serves as backup for commercial paper borrowings. As of September 30, 2002, there were no borrowings under this backup facility, and our $600 million commercial paper program had $120 million outstanding. We have not borrowed under this facility since its inception.
 
(2)   These committed facilities were entered into by Construction Products and have no recourse to Centex Corporation. The Senior Revolving Credit Facility matures in November 2003 and the Annually Renewable Commercial Paper Conduit matures in June 2003.
 
(3)   Centex Corporation, CTX Mortgage and Home Equity, on a joint and several basis, share in a $125 million uncommitted, unsecured credit facility.
 
(4)   CTX Mortgage and Home Equity share in $250 million of uncommitted secured credit facilities to finance mortgage inventory. As of October 25, 2002, these facilities became committed. CTX Mortgage also maintains $145 million of committed secured mortgage warehouse facilities to finance mortgages not sold to HSF-I.
 
(5)   The amount of available capacity includes $335 million of uncommitted borrowings as of September 30, 2002. Although we believe that this capacity is currently available, there can be no assurance that the lenders under the applicable facilities would elect to make advances to Centex Corporation or its subsidiaries if and when requested to do so.

     CTX Mortgage finances its inventory of mortgage loans principally through sales of Jumbo “A” and conforming loans to HSF-I. These mortgage loans are sold pursuant to a mortgage loan purchase agreement that expires in November 2004, subject to certain renewal options. HSF-I acquires mortgage loans from CTX Mortgage, holds them for a period averaging between 45 and 60 days and then resells them into the secondary market. HSF-I obtains the funds needed to purchase eligible mortgage loans from CTX Mortgage by issuing investment grade senior debt obligations and subordinated certificates. The purpose of this arrangement is to allow CTX Mortgage to reduce the cost of financing the mortgage loans originated by it and to improve its liquidity. For additional information regarding HSF-I, see “Certain Off-Balance-Sheet and Other Obligations.”

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issued by HSF-II. This arrangement, where HSF-II has committed to finance all eligible loans, gives Home Equity daily access to HSF-II’s capacity of $1.0 billion. HSF-II obtains funds through the sale of five-year subordinated notes, that are rated BBB by Standard & Poor’s, or S&P, Baa2 by Moody’s Investors Service, or Moody’s, and BBB by Fitch Ratings, or Fitch, and short-term secured liquidity notes that are rated A1+ by S&P, P1 by Moody’s and F1+ by Fitch. Because HSF-II is a consolidated entity, the debt, interest income and interest expense of HSF-II are reflected in the financial statements of Financial Services.

     Under our debt covenants, we are required to maintain certain leverage and interest coverage ratios and a minimum tangible net worth. At September 30, 2002, we were in compliance with all of these covenants.

     As of September 30, 2002, our short-term debt was $866.2 million, approximately $709.5 million of which was applicable to Financial Services and $30.0 million of which was applicable to Construction Products. Excluding Financial Services and Construction Products, our short-term borrowings are generally financed at prevailing market interest rates from our commercial paper programs and from uncommitted bank facilities.

     Our outstanding debt as of September 30, 2002 was as follows (dollars in thousands)(1):

             
Non-Financial Services:
       
 
Short-Term Notes Payable
  $ 156,622  
 
Senior Debt:
       
   
Medium-Term Note Programs, 2.44% to 7.95%, due through 2007
    383,000  
   
Long-Term Notes, 5.80% to 9.75%, due through 2012
    1,188,007  
   
Other Indebtedness, 1.80% to 10.00%, due through 2027
    150,639  
 
Subordinated Debt:
       
   
Subordinated Debentures, 7.38%, due in 2006
    99,870  
   
Subordinated Debentures, 8.75%, due in 2007
    99,662  
 
 
 
 
    2,077,800  
 
 
 
Financial Services:
       
 
Short-Term Debt:
       
   
Short-Term Bank Notes Payable
    106,271  
   
Harwood Street Funding II, L.L.C. Secured Liquidity Notes
    550,241  
   
Other Short-Term Debt
    53,017  
 
Home Equity Loans Asset-Backed Certificates, 2.91% to 8.48%, due through 2032
    3,286,179  
 
Harwood Street Funding II, L.L.C. Variable Rate Subordinated Notes, due through 2007
    50,000  
 
 
 
 
    4,045,708  
 
 
 
Total
  $ 6,123,508  
 
 
 

(1)   Our principal business segments are somewhat cyclical and are particularly affected by changes in local economic conditions and in long-term and short-term interest rates. As a result, certain of the borrowings described in the table above vary on a seasonal basis and depend on the working capital needs of our operations.

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     Maturities of Non-Financial Services and Financial Services long-term debt (in thousands) during the next five years ending March 31 are:

                           
     
 
      Non-Financial     Financial          
      Services     Services     Total  
     
   
   
 
 
2003
  $ 138,452     $ 455,780     $ 594,232  
 
2004
    129,783       768,152       897,935  
 
2005
    33,629       575,615       609,244  
 
2006
    325,392       410,725       736,117  
 
2007
    290,575       529,903       820,478  
Thereafter
    1,003,347       596,004       1,599,351  
 
 
   
   
 
 
  $ 1,921,178     $ 3,336,179     $ 5,257,357  
 
 
   
   
 

     Financial Services debt related to securitized residential mortgage loans structured as collateralized borrowings (Home Equity Loans Asset-Backed Certificates) was $3.3 billion at September 30, 2002. The principal and interest on these notes are paid using the cash flow from the underlying residential mortgage loans, which serve as collateral for the debt. Accordingly, the timing of the principal payments on these notes is dependent upon the payment received on the underlying residential mortgage loans. The expected maturities of this component of long-term debt are based on contractual maturities adjusted for projected repayments and prepayments of principal.

CERTAIN OFF-BALANCE-SHEET AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

     The following is a summary of certain off-balance-sheet arrangements and other obligations and their possible effects on our liquidity and capital resources.

Harwood Street Funding I, L.L.C.

     HSF-I is an entity established in July 1999 that is not one of our affiliates and is not consolidated with Financial Services or Centex Corporation. Since December 1999, CTX Mortgage has sold substantially all of the Jumbo “A” and conforming mortgage loans that it originates to HSF-I in accordance with the HSF-I Purchase Agreement. When HSF-I acquires these loans, it typically holds them for a period averaging between 45 and 60 days and then resells them into the secondary market. HSF-I obtains the funds needed to purchase eligible mortgage loans from CTX Mortgage by issuing (1) securitized medium-term debt that is currently rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s, (2) short-term secured liquidity notes that are currently rated A1+ by S&P and P1 by Moody’s and (3) subordinated certificates maturing in November 2004, extendable for up to five years, that are rated BBB by S&P and Baa2 by Moody’s. This arrangement provides CTX Mortgage with reduced financing cost for eligible mortgage loans it originates and improves its liquidity.

     Under the terms of the HSF-I Purchase Agreement, CTX Mortgage may elect to sell to HSF-I, and HSF-I is obligated to purchase from CTX Mortgage, mortgage loans that satisfy certain eligibility criteria and portfolio requirements. The maximum amount of mortgage loans that HSF-I is allowed to carry in its inventory under the HSF-I Purchase Agreement is limited to $2.0 billion.

     The HSF-I Purchase Agreement currently has a term expiring in November 2004, subject to certain renewal options. In addition, HSF-I’s commitment to purchase eligible mortgage loans is subject to termination upon the occurrence of certain events of default and other termination events described in the

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HSF-I Purchase Agreement, including a downgrade in Centex Corporation’s credit ratings below BB+ by S&P or Ba1 by Moody’s. In the event CTX Mortgage was unable to sell loans to HSF-I, it would draw on existing credit facilities currently held in addition to HSF-I. In addition, it might need to make other customary financing arrangements to fund its mortgage loan origination activities. Although we believe that CTX Mortgage could arrange for alternative financing that is common for non-investment grade mortgage companies, there can be no assurance that such financing would be available on satisfactory terms, and any delay in obtaining such financing could adversely affect the results of operations of CTX Mortgage.

     In accordance with the HSF-I Purchase Agreement, CTX Mortgage acts as servicer of the loans owned by HSF-I and arranges for the sale of the eligible mortgage loans into the secondary market. In its capacity as servicer, CTX Mortgage must act in the best interests of HSF-I so as to maximize the proceeds of sales of eligible mortgage loans. The performance of obligations of CTX Mortgage, solely in its capacity as servicer, is guaranteed by Centex Corporation. These servicer obligations include the obligation of the servicer to repurchase a mortgage loan from HSF-I in the event of a breach of the servicer’s representations and warranties, which materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan and is not cured within 60 days.

     HSF-I has entered into a swap arrangement with a bank, that we refer to as the Harwood Swap, under which the bank has agreed to make certain payments to HSF-I, and HSF-I has agreed to make certain payments to the bank, the net effect of which is that the bank has agreed to bear certain interest rate risks and non-credit related market risks related to the mortgage loans held by HSF-I. The purpose of this arrangement is to provide credit enhancement to HSF-I by permitting it to hedge these risks with a counterparty having a short-term credit rating of A1+ from S&P and P1 from Moody’s. Additionally, we have entered into a separate swap arrangement with the bank pursuant to which we have agreed to pay to the bank all amounts that the bank is required to pay to HSF-I pursuant to the Harwood Swap plus a monthly fee equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the Harwood Swap, and the bank is required to pay to us all amounts that the bank receives from HSF-I pursuant to the Harwood Swap. Accordingly, we effectively bear all interest rate risks and non-credit related market risks that are the subject of the Harwood Swap. We are also required to reimburse the bank for certain expenses, costs and damages that it may incur.

     As of September 30, 2002, HSF-I owned $1.8 billion in securitized residential mortgage loans sold to it by CTX Mortgage and had $1.7 billion of outstanding securitized term debt and $93 million of outstanding subordinated certificates. We do not guarantee the payment of any debt or subordinated certificates of HSF-I, and we are not liable for credit losses relating to securitized residential mortgage loans sold to HSF-I. However, we do retain certain risks related to the portfolio of mortgage loans held by HSF-I. In particular, CTX Mortgage makes representations and warranties to HSF-I to the effect that each mortgage loan sold to HSF-I satisfies the eligibility criteria and portfolio requirements discussed above. CTX Mortgage may be required to repurchase mortgage loans sold to HSF-I if such mortgage loans are determined to be ineligible loans or there occur certain other breaches of representations and warranties of CTX Mortgage, as seller or servicer. During the six months ended September 30, 2002, CTX Mortgage sold $4.4 billion of mortgage loans to HSF-I.

3333 Holding Corporation, 3333 Development Corporation and Centex Development Company, L.P.

     3333 Holding Corporation, 3333 Development Corporation and the Partnership are entities that are not affiliates of and are not consolidated with Centex Corporation. These entities were established in 1987 in order to broaden the range of business activities that may be conducted for the benefit of our stockholders to include general real estate development. We determined that this expansion would improve stockholder value

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through longer-term real estate investments, real estate developments and the benefits of the partnership form of business. Because the real estate development business generally requires a longer time horizon to maximize value than our core homebuilding operations and typically involves substantial acquisition and development indebtedness, we concluded that this new line of business could best be conducted through the Partnership, an independent, publicly-traded entity that is not consolidated with us. The Partnership is managed by its general partner, 3333 Development Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3333 Holding Corporation. We generally are not liable for the obligations of 3333 Holding Corporation, 3333 Development Corporation or the Partnership. However, as of September 30, 2002, we guaranteed approximately $2.3 million of indebtedness of the Partnership. In addition, we enter into certain land purchase and other transactions with the Partnership. For additional information regarding these entities, see Part B of this Report. In addition, for information regarding these entities and Centex Corporation, on an aggregate basis, see Note (G) of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Centex Corporation.

Joint Ventures

     We conduct a portion of our land acquisition, development and other activities through joint ventures in which we hold less than a majority interest. Our investment in these non-consolidated joint ventures was $124.6 million and $94.6 million at September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, respectively. These joint ventures had total outstanding secured construction debt of approximately $197.4 million at September 30, 2002 and $144.6 million at March 31, 2002. Our pro rata liability with respect to this debt is limited to approximately $31.3 million and $27.9 million at September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, respectively. Under the structure of this debt, we become liable up to these amounts only to the extent that the construction debt exceeds a certain percentage of the value of the project. At September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, we were not liable for any of this debt.

Letters of Credit and Guarantees

     At September 30, 2002, we had outstanding letters of credit of $113.0 million that primarily relate to projects undertaken by Construction Services and development obligations of Home Building. We expect that the obligations secured by these letters of credit will generally be performed by our subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the underlying commercial obligations are performed by our subsidiaries, the related letters of credit will be released and we will not have any continuing obligations. We have no material third-party guarantees.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Various sections of this Report, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when we are discussing our beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what we express or forecast in these forward-looking statements. In addition to the specific uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this Report, the following risks and uncertainties may affect our actual performance and results of operations:

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  Our residential Home Building and Construction Services operations are somewhat cyclical and sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including levels of employment, consumer confidence and income, availability of financing, interest rate levels and changes in the economic condition of the local markets in which we operate.
 
  Our residential Home Building and Construction Services operations are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including seasonal variations, adverse weather conditions, the availability of adequate land in desirable locations, the cost and availability of labor and construction materials, labor disputes, the general demand for housing and new construction and the resale market for existing homes.
 
  Virtually all of our homebuyers finance their home acquisitions through our Financial Services operations or third party lenders. In general, our Home Building operations can be adversely affected by increases in interest rates.
 
  The results of operations of CTX Mortgage depend to a significant extent on the level of interest rates. Any significant increases in mortgage rates above currently prevailing levels could adversely affect the volume of loan originations. There can be no assurance that mortgage rates will remain at the current level in the future. Our mortgage loan operations are also dependent upon the securitization market for mortgage-backed securities and the availability of mortgage warehouse financing.
 
  Demand for the products that our Construction Products operations produce is directly related to activity in the homebuilding and construction industries and to general economic conditions. Our Construction Products operations are also concentrated in particular regional and local markets that may experience cyclical downturns at different times than the national economy. The price at which we sell our construction products, particularly gypsum wallboard, is highly sensitive to changes in supply and demand for such products, energy costs, raw material prices and competition from other domestic and foreign producers.
 
  All of our businesses operate in very competitive environments, which are characterized by competition from a number of other homebuilders, mortgage lenders, construction products producers and contractors in each of the markets in which we operate.
 
  We are subject to various federal, state and local statutes, rules and regulations that could affect our businesses, including those concerning zoning, construction, protecting the environment and health. In addition, our businesses could be affected by changes in federal income tax policy, federal mortgage loan financing programs and by other changes in regulation or policy.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on our direct debt obligations, on mortgage loans receivable, residual interest in mortgage securitizations and securitizations classified as debt. We utilize derivative instruments, including interest rate swaps, in conjunction with our overall strategy to manage the debt outstanding that is subject to changes in interest rates. We utilize forward sale commitments to mitigate the risk associated with the majority of our mortgage loan portfolio. Other than the forward commitments and interest rate swaps discussed earlier, we do not utilize forward or option contracts on foreign currencies or commodities, or other types of derivative financial instruments.

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     There have been no material changes in our market risk from March 31, 2002. For further information regarding our market risk, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     An evaluation has been performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2002. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2002. There have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to September 30, 2002.

Part II. Other Information

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     On July 18, 2002, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, Barbara T. Alexander, Juan L. Elek and Timothy R. Eller were elected as directors to serve for a three-year term until the 2005 Annual Meeting. Voting results for these nominees are summarized as follows:

                 
    Number of Shares  
   
 
    For     Against  
   
   
 
Barbara T. Alexander
    43,992,540       562,456  
Juan L. Elek
    44,236,700       318,296  
Timothy R. Eller
    44,236,398       318,598  

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

             
      (1)     Exhibits
             
          None
             
      (2)     Reports on Form 8-K
             
          Current Report on Form 8-K of Centex Corporation dated July 17, 2002 announcing the Company’s first quarter net earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2002.
             
          Current Joint Report on Form 8-K of Centex Corporation, 3333 Holding Corporation and Centex Development Company, L.P. dated August 13, 2002, furnishing the statements under oath of the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer of Centex Corporation pursuant to the SEC’s Order No. 4-460; and the certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Centex Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
             
          Current Report on Form 8-K of Centex Corporation dated September 17, 2002 filing certain exhibits in connection with the public offering of $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.80% Senior Notes due 2009.

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          Current Report on Form 8-K of Centex Corporation dated September 23, 2002 announcing that Centex Homes’ sales for the quarter increased 36% and that the Company expected second quarter earnings to rise 15% over the prior year.

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Signatures

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

     
    CENTEX CORPORATION
   
    Registrant
     
November 12, 2002   /s/ Leldon E. Echols
   
    Leldon E. Echols
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)

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Certifications

I, Laurence E. Hirsch, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Centex Corporation;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 12, 2002

 

/s/ Laurence E. Hirsch
Laurence E. Hirsch
Chief Executive Officer

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Certifications

I, Leldon E. Echols, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Centex Corporation;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 12, 2002

/s/ Leldon E. Echols
Leldon E. Echols
Chief Financial Officer

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

3333 Holding Corporation and Subsidiary
and Centex Development Company, L.P. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Combining Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit/share data)
(unaudited)

                                                   
     
 
      For the Three Months Ended September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
              Centex                     Centex        
              Development                     Development  
              Company, L.P.     3333 Holding             Company, L.P.     3333 Holding  
              and     Corporation             and     Corporation  
      Combined     Subsidiaries     and Subsidiary     Combined     Subsidiaries     and Subsidiary  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 105,534     $ 105,484     $ 87     $ 86,287     $ 86,287     $ 50  
Costs and Expenses
    101,571       101,553       55       82,487       82,450       87  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
    3,963       3,931       32       3,800       3,837       (37 )
Income Taxes
    779       779             418       418        
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations
    3,184       3,152       32       3,382       3,419       (37 )
 
                                               
Discontinued Operations:
                           
 
Income From Discontinued Operations (Including Gain on Sale of $281)
    423       423                          
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net Earnings (Loss)
  $ 3,607     $ 3,575     $ 32     $ 3,382     $ 3,419     $ (37 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net Earnings Allocable to Limited Partners
          $ 3,575                     $ 3,419  
 
         
                   
         
Earnings (Loss) Per Unit/Share
          $ 14.86     $ 32             $ 15.63     $ (37 )
 
         
   
           
   
 
Weighted-Average Units/Shares Outstanding
            240,591       1,000               218,785       1,000  

See Notes to Condensed Combining Financial Statements.

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3333 Holding Corporation and Subsidiary
and Centex Development Company, L.P. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Combining Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit/share data)
(unaudited)

                                                   
     
 
      For the Six Months Ended September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
              Centex                     Centex          
              Development                     Development          
              Company, L.P.     3333 Holding             Company, L.P.     3333 Holding  
              and     Corporation             and     Corporation  
      Combined     Subsidiaries     and Subsidiary     Combined     Subsidiaries     and Subsidiary  
     
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 195,437     $ 195,337     $ 175     $ 170,242     $ 169,632     $ 710  
Costs and Expenses
    192,240       192,184       131       163,076       163,005       171  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
    3,197       3,153       44       7,166       6,627       539  
Income Taxes
    309       309             709       709        
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net Earnings From Continuing Operations
    2,888       2,844       44       6,457       5,918       539  
 
 
                                               
Discontinued Operations:
                                               
 
Income From Discontinued Operations (Including Gain on Sale of $281)
    416       416                          
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net Earnings
  $ 3,304     $ 3,260     $ 44     $ 6,457     $ 5,918     $ 539  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net Earnings Allocable to Limited Partners
          $ 3,260                     $ 5,918          
 
         
                   
         
Earnings Per Unit/Share
          $ 13.55     $ 44             $ 27.05     $ 539  
 
         
   
           
   
 
Weighted-Average Units/Shares Outstanding
            240,591       1,000               218,785       1,000  
 
                                       

See Notes to Condensed Combining Financial Statements.

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3333 Holding Corporation and Subsidiary
and Centex Development Company, L.P. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Combining Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)

                                                                             
       
 
        September 30, 2002*     March 31, 2002**  
       
                   
 
                        Centex                                     Centex          
                        Development     3333                             Development          
                        Company,     Holding                             Company,     3333 Holding  
                        L.P.     Corporation                             L.P.     Corporation  
                        and     and                             and     and  
        Combined     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary                     Combined     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary  
       
   
   
                   
   
   
 
Assets
                                                                       
Cash and Cash Equivalents
          $ 32,196     $ 32,182     $ 14                     $ 22,538     $ 22,529     $ 9  
Accounts Receivable
            5,174       9,358       143                       7,481       11,778       71  
Inventories
            463,825       463,825                             440,825       440,825        
Investments-
                                                                       
 
Commercial Properties, net
            135,391       135,391                             121,290       121,290        
 
Real Estate Joint Ventures
            4,378       4,378                             5,353       5,353        
 
Affiliate
                        1,190                                   1,191  
Assets Held for Sale
            16,498       16,498                             17,774       17,774        
Property and Equipment, net
            3,423       3,423                             3,212       3,212        
Other Assets-
                                                                       
 
Goodwill, net
            30,435       30,435                             27,799       27,799        
 
Deferred Charges and Other
            23,441       21,659       1,782                       22,164       20,393       1,771  
 
         
   
   
                   
   
   
 
 
          $ 714,761     $ 717,149     $ 3,129                     $ 668,436     $ 670,953     $ 3,042  
 
         
   
   
                   
   
   
 
Liabilities, Stockholders’ Equity and Partners’ Capital
                                                                       
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
          $ 123,963     $ 123,885     $ 4,453                     $ 115,377     $ 115,384     $ 4,410  
Liabilities Related to Assets Held for Sale
            12,249       12,249                             13,771       13,771        
Notes Payable
            296,291       296,291                             277,141       277,141        
 
         
   
   
                   
   
   
 
   
Total Liabilities
            432,503       432,425       4,453                       406,289       406,296       4,410  
 
         
   
   
                   
   
   
 
Stockholders’ Equity and Partners’ Capital
            282,258       284,724       (1,324 )                     262,147       264,657       (1,368 )
 
         
   
   
                   
   
   
 
 
          $ 714,761     $ 717,149     $ 3,129                     $ 668,436     $ 670,953     $ 3,042  
 
         
   
   
                   
   
   
 

*   Unaudited
** Condensed from audited financial statements.
See Notes to Condensed Combining Financial Statements.

Transactions between Centex Development Company, L.P. and Subsidiaries and 3333 Holding Corporation and Subsidiary have been eliminated.

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3333 Holding Corporation and Subsidiary
and Centex Development Company, L.P. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Combining Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)

                                                   
     
 
      For the Six Months Ended September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
              Centex                     Centex          
              Development                     Development  
              Company, L.P.     3333 Holding             Company, L.P.     3333 Holding  
              and     Corporation             and     Corporation  
      Combined     Subsidiaries     and Subsidiary     Combined     Subsidiaries     and Subsidiary
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Cash Flows — Operating Activities
                         
Net Earnings
  $ 3,304     $ 3,260     $ 44     $ 6,457     $ 5,918     $ 539  
Adjustments:
                                           
 
Depreciation and Amortization
    3,064       3,064             1,939       1,939        
 
Equity in Earnings from Joint Ventures
    (575 )     (575 )           (203 )     (203 )      
Decrease (Increase) in Receivables
    2,617       2,689       (72 )     6,427       6,427        
Decrease in Notes Receivable
                      5       5        
Decrease (Increase) in Inventories
    12,747       12,747             (72,974 )     (74,202 )     1,228  
Increase in Commercial Properties
    (21,255 )     (21,255 )           (14,559 )     (14,559 )      
Increase in Other Assets
    (1,692 )     (1,681 )     (11 )     (4,882 )     (4,882 )      
(Decrease) Increase in Payables and Accruals
    (3,534 )     (3,578 )     44       22,548       24,375       (1,827 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
    (5,324 )     (5,329 )     5       (55,242 )     (55,182 )     (60 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Cash Flows — Investing Activities
                               
Decrease (Increase) in Advances to Joint Ventures and Investment in Affiliate
    1,550       1,550             (4,933 )     (4,933 )      
(Increase) Decrease in Property and Equipment, net
    (197 )     (197 )           141       80       61  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
    1,353       1,353             (4,792 )     (4,853 )     61  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Cash Flows — Financing Activities
                         
Increase in Notes Payable
    11,807       11,807             65,310       65,310        
Issuance of Class C Units
                      10,500       10,500        
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
    11,807       11,807             75,810       75,810        
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes On Cash
    1,822       1,822             416       416        
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net Increase In Cash
    9,658       9,653       5       16,192       16,191       1  
Cash at Beginning of Period
    22,538       22,529       9       3,034       3,029       5  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Cash at End of Period
  $ 32,196     $ 32,182     $ 14     $ 19,226     $ 19,220     $ 6  
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 

See Notes to Condensed Combining Financial Statements.

Transactions between Centex Development Company, L.P. and Subsidiaries and 3333 Holding Corporation and Subsidiary have been eliminated.

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3333 Holding Corporation and Subsidiary
and Centex Development Company, L.P. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Combining Financial Statements
September 30, 2002

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

(A) BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The condensed combining interim financial statements include the accounts of 3333 Holding Corporation (“Holding”) and subsidiary and Centex Development Company, L.P. (the “Partnership”) and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Companies”) after elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions. These statements have been prepared, without audit, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted.

     In the opinion of the Companies, all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the information in the condensed combining financial statements of the Companies have been included. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. The Companies suggest that these condensed combining financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Companies’ latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(B) ORGANIZATION

     The Partnership is a master limited partnership formed by Centex Corporation (“Centex”) in March 1987 to broaden the range of business activities that may be conducted for the benefit of Centex’s stockholders to include general real estate development. Centex believed that this expansion would improve stockholder value through longer-term real estate investments, real estate developments and the benefits of the partnership form of business. Because the real estate development business generally requires a longer time horizon to maximize value than Centex’s core homebuilding operations and typically involves substantial acquisition and development indebtedness, Centex concluded that this new line of business could best be conducted through the Partnership, an independent, publicly-traded entity that is not consolidated with Centex for financial reporting purposes.

     The Partnership is authorized to issue three classes of limited partnership interest. Centex indirectly holds 100% of the Partnership’s Class A and Class C limited partnership units (“Class A Units” and “Class C Units,” respectively), which are collectively convertible into 20% of the Partnership’s Class B limited partnership units (“Class B Units”). The Partnership may issue additional Class C Units in connection with the acquisition of real property and other assets. No Class B Units have been issued. However, the stockholders of Centex hold warrants to purchase approximately 80% of the Class B Units. The warrants are held through a nominee arrangement and trade in tandem with the common stock of Centex.

     As holder of the Class A and Class C Units, Centex is entitled to a cumulative preferred return of 9% per annum on the average outstanding balance of its capital contributions to the Partnership, adjusted for cash and other distributions representing return of capital. As of September 30, 2002, these adjusted capital

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contributions, or Unrecovered Capital, were $241.1 million and preference payments in arrears totaled $52.2 million. The Partnership has made no preference payments since fiscal 1998.

     The Partnership is managed by its general partner, 3333 Development Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holding. The common stock of Holding is held by the stockholders of Centex through a nominee arrangement and trades in tandem with the common stock of Centex. The stockholders of Centex elect the four-person board of directors of Holding, three of whom are independent outside directors who are not directors, affiliates or employees of Centex. Thus, through Holding, the stockholders of Centex control the general partner of the Partnership. The general partner, through its independent board and the independent board of Holding, including its non-executive Chairman, oversees the Partnership’s activities, including the acquisition, development, maintenance, operation and sale of properties. Consent of the limited partners for the activities of the Partnership is not required, and the limited partners cannot remove the general partner. As a result, Centex accounts for its limited partnership interest in the Partnership using the equity method of accounting for investments.

     See Note (G) to the consolidated financial statements of Centex included elsewhere in this Report for supplementary condensed combined financial statements for Centex and subsidiaries, Holding and subsidiary, and the Partnership and subsidiaries.

(C) STATEMENTS OF COMBINING CASH FLOWS — SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

                 
   
 
    For the Three Months  
    Ended September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Total Interest Incurred
  $ 4,296     $ 3,888  
Interest Capitalized
    (1,459 )     (1,251 )
 
 
   
 
Interest Expense
  $ 2,837     $ 2,637  
 
 
   
 
                 
   
 
    For the Six Months  
    Ended September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Total Interest Incurred
  $ 8,830     $ 7,074  
Interest Capitalized
    (2,615 )     (2,846 )
 
 
   
 
Interest Expense
  $ 6,215     $ 4,228  
 
 
   
 

     Cash payments made for interest were $4.2 million and $4.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Cash payments made for interest were $8.6 million and $7.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Land assets acquired by the Partnership for Class C limited partnership units during the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 totaled zero and $5.3 million, respectively.

(D) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     At September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, Centex Homes had $9.1 million deposited with the Partnership as option deposits for the purchase of land. Centex Homes also entered into

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agreements to reimburse the Partnership for certain costs and fees incurred by the Partnership in the purchase and ownership of these tracts of land. During the six months ended September 30, 2002, Centex Homes paid $1.6 million to the Partnership in fees and reimbursements pursuant to these agreements and $24.1 million for the purchase of residential lots. Centex Homes expects to pay an additional $38.6 million to the Partnership to complete the purchase of these tracts of land over the next three years.

     Construction Services has executed contracts with the Partnership for the construction of two industrial facilities. Contracts in progress totaled $4.6 million and $15.0 million at September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, respectively. During the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, the Partnership paid $4.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively, to Construction Services pursuant to these contracts.

(E) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

     A summary of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 is presented below:

                   
     
 
      For the Three Months  
      Ended September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Net Earnings
  $ 3,607     $ 3,382  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
               
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
    3,660       7,450  
 
Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments
    (592 )      
 
 
   
 
Comprehensive Income
  $ 6,675     $ 10,832  
 
 
   
 
                   
     
 
      For the Six Months  
      Ended September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Net Earnings
  $ 3,304     $ 6,457  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
               
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
    17,633       8,004  
 
Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments
    (826 )      
 
 
   
 
Comprehensive Income
  $ 20,111     $ 14,461  
 
 
   
 

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(F) STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     A summary of changes in stockholders’ equity is presented below:

                                                           
     
 
            Centex Development Company     3333 Holding Corporation  
            L.P. and Subsidiaries     and Subsidiary  
             
   
 
              Class B   General   Limited             Capital in     Retained  
              Unit   Partner's   Partner's     Stock     Excess of     Earnings  
      Combined     Warrants   Capital   Capital     Warrants     Par Value     (Deficit)  
     
   
 
 
   
   
   
 
Balance at March 31, 2002
  $ 262,147     $ 500   $ 1,142   $ 263,015     $ 1     $ 800     $ (2,169 )
Net Earnings
    3,304               3,260                   44  
Accumulated Other
                                                       
Comprehensive Income:
                                                       
 
Foreign Currency Translation
Adjustments
    17,633               17,633                    
 
Unrealized Loss on Hedging
Instruments
    (826 )             (826 )                  
 
 
   
 
 
   
   
   
 
Balance at September 30, 2002
  $ 282,258     $ 500   $ 1,142   $ 283,082     $ 1     $ 800     $ (2,125 )
 
 
   
 
 
   
   
   
 

(G) BUSINESS SEGMENTS

     The Companies operate in four principal business segments: International Home Building, Commercial Development, Multi-Family Communities and Corporate-Other. All of the segments, except for International Home Building, operate in the United States. International Home Building’s accounting policies are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the Companies’ latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     International Home Building acquires and develops residential properties and constructs single and multi-family housing units in the United Kingdom. Commercial Development develops office, industrial, retail and mixed-use projects, for sale and for investment. Multi-Family Communities develops multi-family projects, which it markets for sale during the development period. Corporate-Other is involved in the acquisition and disposition of land and other assets of the Partnership not identified with another specific business segment.

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    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2002  
   
 
    Int'l Home     Commercial     Multi-Family     Corporate-          
    Building     Development     Communities     Other     Total  
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 94,426     $ 7,716     $ 116     $ 3,276     $ 105,534  
Cost of Sales
    (81,979 )     (859 )           (3,015 )     (85,853 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (7,592 )     (4,011 )     (662 )     (742 )     (13,007 )
Interest Expense
    (683 )     (1,864 )           (164 )     (2,711 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
    4,172       982       (546 )     (645 )     3,963  
Earnings from Discontinued Operations Before Income Taxes
          423                   423  
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes
  $ 4,172     $ 1,405     $ (546 )   $ (645 )   $ 4,386  
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
                                         
   
 
    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2001  
   
 
    Int'l Home     Commercial     Multi-Family     Corporate-          
    Building     Development     Communities     Other     Total  
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 68,376     $ 17,201     $     $ 710     $ 86,287  
Cost of Sales
    (58,378 )     (11,330 )           (707 )     (70,415 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (5,816 )     (2,574 )     (645 )     (400 )     (9,435 )
Interest Expense
    (971 )     (1,666 )                 (2,637 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes
  $ 3,211     $ 1,631     $ (645 )   $ (397 )   $ 3,800  
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
                                         
   
 
    For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002  
   
 
    Int'l Home     Commercial     Multi-Family     Corporate-          
    Building     Development     Communities     Other     Total  
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 155,426     $ 13,771     $ 458     $ 25,782     $ 195,437  
Cost of Sales
    (135,744 )     (1,134 )     (78 )     (24,100 )     (161,056 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (14,703 )     (7,316 )     (1,291 )     (1,911 )     (25,221 )
Interest Expense
    (1,177 )     (3,834 )           (952 )     (5,963 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
    3,802       1,487       (911 )     (1,181 )     3,197  
Earnings from Discontinued Operations Before Income Taxes
          416                   416  
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes
  $ 3,802     $ 1,903     $ (911 )   $ (1,181 )   $ 3,613  
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
                                         
   
 
    For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2001  
   
 
    Int'l Home     Commercial     Multi-Family     Corporate-          
    Building     Development     Communities     Other     Total  
   
   
   
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 124,539     $ 21,311     $ 23,621     $ 771     $ 170,242  
Cost of Sales
    (106,579 )     (11,177 )     (21,682 )     (707 )     (140,145 )
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
    (11,405 )     (5,092 )     (1,204 )     (1,002 )     (18,703 )
Interest Expense
    (971 )     (3,257 )                 (4,228 )
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes
  $ 5,584     $ 1,785     $ 735     $ (938 )   $ 7,166  
 
 
   
   
   
   
 

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(H) GOODWILL

     The Partnership’s International Home Building segment carries all of the Partnership’s goodwill, which arose from the April 15, 1999 acquisition of all of the voting shares of Fairclough Homes Group Limited, a British homebuilder (“Fairclough”). The carrying amount of goodwill was $30.4 million and $27.8 million at September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, respectively. The increase during the six months ended September 30, 2002 reflects the impact of foreign currency translation adjustments.

(I) DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING

     The Partnership is exposed to the risk of interest rate fluctuations on its debt obligations. As part of its strategy to manage the obligations that are subject to changes in interest rates, the Partnership has entered into an interest rate swap agreement, designated as a cash flow hedge, on a portion of its debt. The swap agreement is recorded at its fair value in Other Assets or Accrued Liabilities in the condensed combining balance sheets. To the extent the hedging relationship is effective, fluctuations in the fair value of the derivative are deferred as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. Fluctuations in the fair value of the ineffective portion of the derivative would be reflected in the current period earnings. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 there was no hedge ineffectiveness related to this derivative.

     This swap expires in March 2004. Amounts to be received or paid as a result of the swap agreement are recognized as adjustments to interest incurred on the related debt instrument. As of September 30, 2002, the Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss was $625 thousand ($438 thousand net of tax).

(J) STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 (“SFAS 144”), “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. The statement was effective for the Companies beginning April 1, 2002.

     Due to the adoption of SFAS 144, the Companies now report assets identified subsequent to March 31, 2002 as held for sale (as defined by SFAS 144), if any, and any such assets sold in the current period, as discontinued operations. All results of these discontinued operations, less applicable income taxes, are included as discontinued operations in the statements of operations. Those assets identified as held for sale prior to April 1, 2002, and any such assets sold subsequent to March 31, 2002, are reported in continuing operations.

(K) INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN JOINT VENTURES

     The Partnership conducts certain operations through its participation in joint ventures in which the Partnership holds less than a majority interest. These non-consolidated joint ventures had total debt outstanding of approximately $22.9 million as of September 30, 2002 and $16.1 million as of March 31, 2002. The Partnership’s liability for the obligations of these non-consolidated joint ventures is limited to approximately $3.1 million as of September 30, 2002.

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(L) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     As of September 30, 2002, the Partnership had remaining commitments of approximately $21.8 million on construction contracts.

     To obtain construction financing for projects being developed by its subsidiaries, the Partnership is often required to guarantee, for the benefit of the construction lender, the completion of the project. To further guarantee the completion of the project and the payment of the construction loan obligations, the Partnership, in some instances, also has issued demand notes made payable to its subsidiaries of up to 20% of the construction loan commitment amount. The subsidiaries then pledge the demand notes to the lenders as a form of additional collateral on the construction loans. The demand notes are payable only in the event of default on the construction loans. As of September 30, 2002 the Partnership had issued demand notes totaling $1.6 million. In some instances, the Partnership has also executed partial recourse payment guarantees. At September 30, 2002 our subsidiaries had outstanding letters of credit of $0.7 million that primarily relate to development obligations of Multi-Family Communities.

     Subsidiaries of the Partnership have also obtained demand notes or letters of credit from Centex for up to 10% of the construction loan commitment amount. These demand notes or letters of credit have been pledged or endorsed to the lenders as additional collateral on the construction loans, and may be called only in the event of an uncured default by the Partnership. This additional collateral totals approximately $2.3 million as of September 30, 2002.

(M) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

     Subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2002, the Partnership sold a 283,000 square foot industrial project in Tolleson, Arizona and a 40,000 square foot office project in Lewisville, Texas. Total proceeds of $19.5 million were used, in part, to repay construction financing of $13.5 million.

(N) RECLASSIFICATIONS

     Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to be consistent with the September 30, 2002 presentation.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     On a combined basis, our revenues were $105.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002, a 22.2% increase over our revenues of $86.3 million for the same period last year. On a combined basis, our revenues were $195.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2002, a 14.8% increase over our revenues of $170.2 million for the same period last year. The revenue increase is primarily related to Corporate-Other’s sale of residential lots to Centex Homes and an increase in International Home Building’s unit closings and average unit sales price. However, the revenue increase was offset by a decline in Commercial Development’s and Multi-Family Communities’ sales revenues. Revenues from residential lot sales, multi-family project sales and commercial project sales can vary significantly from period to period.

     Our operating earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2002 were $4.0 million compared to operating earnings of $3.8 million for the same period last year, and our net earnings from continuing operations were $3.2 million compared to net earnings of $3.4 million for the same period last year. Our operating earnings for the six months ended September 30, 2002 were $3.2 million compared to operating earnings of $7.2 million for the same period last year, and our net earnings from continuing operations were $2.9 million compared to net earnings of $6.5 million for the same period last year. The increase in operating earnings and net earnings from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2002 is primarily related to an increase in International Home Building’s unit closings and average unit sales price, offset by a decline in operating margins and an increase in general and administrative expenses across almost all segments. The decline in operating earnings and net earnings from continuing operations for the six months ended September 30, 2002 is primarily related to a decline in International Home Building’s operating margins and a decline in Multi-Family Communities’ earnings from property sales.

     Our net earnings from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 were $423 thousand and $416 thousand, respectively. In accordance with SFAS 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” effective for us beginning April 1, 2002, we now report assets as discontinued operations if such assets are held for sale (as defined by SFAS 144), or if such assets sold in the current period. We sold one of these properties during the three months ending September 30, 2002, and sold the other two properties subsequent to September 30, 2002. All three of these properties were under development as of September 30, 2001, and thus did not generate net earnings during the three or six months ended September 30, 2001.

     Any reference herein to we, us or our includes 3333 Holding Corporation and subsidiary and Centex Development Company, L.P. and subsidiaries.

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INTERNATIONAL HOME BUILDING

     The following summarizes International Home Building’s results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last year (dollars in thousands, except per unit data):

                                   
     
 
      For the Three Months Ended September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Revenues — Home Building
  $ 90,585       95.9 %   $ 64,578       94.4 %
Revenues — Land Sales & Other
    3,841       4.1 %     3,798       5.6 %
Cost of Sales — Home Building
    (78,159 )     (82.9 %)     (55,358 )     (81.0 %)
Cost of Sales — Land Sales
    (3,820 )     (4.0 %)     (3,020 )     (4.4 %)
General and Administrative Expenses
    (7,592 )     (8.0 %)     (5,816 )     (8.5 %)
 
 
   
   
   
 
Operating Earnings
    4,855       5.1 %     4,182       6.1 %
Interest
    (683 )     (0.7 %)     (971 )     (1.4 %)
 
 
   
   
   
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
  $ 4,172       4.4 %   $ 3,211       4.7 %
 
 
   
   
   
 
Units Closed
    383               315  
 
% Change
    21.6 %             5.7 %
Unit Sales Price
  $ 236,514             $ 205,010  
 
% Change
    15.4 %             2.3 %
Operating Earnings Per Unit
  $ 12,676             $ 13,276  
 
% Change
    (4.5 %)             335.7 %
Backlog Units
    672               446  
 
% Change
    50.7 %             35.6 %
                                   
     
 
      For the Six Months Ended September 30,  
     
 
      2002     2001  
     
   
 
Revenues — Home Building
  $ 151,557       97.5 %   $ 120,741       97.0 %
Revenues — Land Sales & Other
    3,869       2.5 %     3,798       3.0 %
Cost of Sales — Home Building
    (131,924 )     (84.9 %)     (103,559 )     (83.1 %)
Cost of Sales — Land Sales
    (3,820 )     (2.4 %)     (3,020 )     (2.4 %)
General and Administrative Expenses
    (14,703 )     (9.5 %)     (11,405 )     (9.2 %)
 
 
   
   
   
 
Operating Earnings
    4,979       3.2 %     6,555       5.3 %
Interest
    (1,177 )     (0.8 %)     (971 )     (0.8 %)
 
 
   
   
   
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
  $ 3,802       2.4 %   $ 5,584       4.5 %
 
 
   
   
   
 
Units Closed
    652               614  
 
% Change
    6.2 %             2.7 %
Unit Sales Price
  $ 232,449             $ 196,647  
 
% Change
    18.2 %             (5.1 %)
Operating Earnings Per Unit
  $ 7,637             $ 10,676  
 
% Change
    (28.5 %)             55.7 %
Backlog Units
    672               446  
 
% Change
    50.7 %             35.6 %

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     International Home Building’s revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2002 increased by $26.0 million from revenues for the same period last year. This increase is comprised of $9.9 million from an increase in the average unit sales price, and $16.1 million from an increase in units closed. Home sales totaled 383 units during the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to 315 units during the same period in the preceding year, representing a 21.6% increase. International Home Building’s revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2002 increased by $30.9 million from revenues for the same period last year. This increase is primarily comprised of $22.0 million from an increase in the average unit sales price and $8.8 million from an increase in units closed. Home sales totaled 652 units during the six months ended September 30, 2002, compared to 614 units during the same period in the preceding year, representing a 6.2% increase.

     International Home Building’s cost of sales as a percentage of revenues increased 1.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and increased 1.8% for the six months ended September 30, 2002, compared to the same periods last year, primarily due to cost overruns, liquidation of remaining units in completed neighborhoods at discounted prices, which resulted in lower margins, and increases in labor costs caused by a shortage of skilled labor.

     International Home Building’s general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased 0.5% and increased 0.3%, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last year, primarily due to increased revenues, offset by the addition of personnel.

     International Home Building’s financial statements are affected by fluctuations in exchange rates. International Home Building, whose functional currency is the British pound sterling, translates its financial statements into U.S. dollars. Income statement accounts are translated using the average exchange rate for the period, except for significant, non-recurring transactions that are translated at the rate in effect as of the date of the transaction. For the three months ending September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, the average exchange rate used for translation was 1.55 and 1.44, representing an increase of 7.7%. For the six months ending September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, the average exchange rate used for translation was 1.51 and 1.43, representing an increase of 5.3% over the prior year.

     The backlog of homes sold but not closed at September 30, 2002 was 672 units, 50.7% more than the 446 units at the same point in the preceding year.

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COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

     The following summarizes Commercial Development’s results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, compared to the same periods last year (dollars and square feet in thousands):

                 
   
 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Sales Revenues
  $ 1,610     $ 12,502  
Rental Income and Other Revenues
    6,106       4,699  
Cost of Sales
    (859 )     (11,330 )
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
    (2,387 )     (1,661 )
Interest
    (1,864 )     (1,666 )
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings before Depreciation
    2,606       2,544  
Depreciation
    (1,624 )     (913 )
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings
    982       1,631  
Earnings from Discontinued Operations
    423        
 
 
   
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
  $ 1,405     $ 1,631  
 
 
   
 
Operating Square Footage at September 30
    2,952       1,754  
                 
   
 
    For the Six Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Sales Revenues
  $ 2,335     $ 12,502  
Rental Income and Other Revenues
    11,436       8,809  
Cost of Sales
    (1,134 )     (11,177 )
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
    (4,806 )     (3,428 )
Interest
    (3,834 )     (3,257 )
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings before Depreciation
    3,997       3,449  
Depreciation
    (2,510 )     (1,664 )
 
 
   
 
Operating Earnings
    1,487       1,785  
Earnings from Discontinued Operations
    416        
 
 
   
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
  $ 1,903     $ 1,785  
 
 
   
 
Operating Square Footage at September 30
    2,952       1,754  

Commercial Development’s operations during the six months ended September 30, 2002 included:

    sale of three pad sites at the Vista Ridge retail project in Lewisville, Texas;
 
    completion of shell construction for a 223,000 square foot industrial building in Grand Prairie, Texas;
 
    completion of shell construction for a 58,000 square foot retail center in Lewisville, Texas; and
 
    completion of a 40,000 square foot office project in Lewisville, Texas.

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     Commercial Development's discontinued operations during the six months ended September 30, 2002 include a 40,000 square foot industrial building in Oxnard, California, which was sold during the three months ended September 30, 2002; a 40,000 square foot office project in Lewisville, Texas, which was sold subsequent to September 30, 2002; and a 283,000 square foot industrial project in Tolleson, Arizona, which was sold subsequent to September 30, 2002.

     Sales revenues and cost of sales for fiscal 2003 reflect the sale of the pad sites and the industrial project referred to above. Sales revenues and cost of sales for fiscal 2002 reflect the sale of two industrial projects and approximately two acres of land. Rental income and other revenues; selling, general and administrative expenses; interest expense and depreciation increased for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods in the preceding year as a result of the increase in the square footage of our operating properties since September 30, 2001.

                                 
   
   
 
    September 30, 2002     September 30, 2001  
   
   
 
    (000's)     Weighted     (000's)     Weighted  
    Rentable     Average     Rentable     Average  
    Sq. Ft.     Occupancy     Sq. Ft.     Occupancy  
   
   
   
   
 
Operating Properties
                               
Industrial
    2,292       80.8 %     1,269       97.0 %
Office/Medical
    602       82.0 %     485       96.9 %
Retail
    58       63.4 %            
 
 
           
         
 
    2,952       80.7 %     1,754       97.0 %
 
 
           
         
       
    (000's)           (000's)        
    Rentable           Rentable        
    Sq. Ft.           Sq. Ft.        
   
         
       
Projects Under Construction
                               
Industrial
    155               869          
Office/Medical
                  116          
Retail
    136               136          
 
 
           
         
 
    291               1,121          
 
 
           
         

MULTI-FAMILY COMMUNITIES

     The following summarizes the results of Multi-Family Communities for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, compared to the same periods last year (dollars in thousands):

                 
   
 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 116     $  
Cost of Sales
           
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
    (662 )     (645 )
 
 
   
 
Operating Loss
  $ (546 )   $ (645 )
 
 
   
 

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    For the Six Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 458     $ 23,621  
Cost of Sales
    (78 )     (21,682 )
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
    (1,291 )     (1,204 )
 
 
   
 
Operating (Loss) Earnings
  $ (911 )   $ 735  
 
 
   
 

     During the six months ended September 30, 2002, Multi-Family Communities’ revenues consisted of development fees and an earn-out payment related to the prior sale of a 382-unit rental apartment complex in St. Petersburg, Florida. During the six months ended September 30, 2001, Multi-Family Communities closed on the sale of a 400-unit apartment complex in Grand Prairie, Texas.

     As of September 30, 2002, Multi-Family Communities owns 984 rental apartment units under construction in Florida and Texas and is developing an additional 336 rental apartment units in Texas for unaffiliated owners. Multi-Family Communities is also redeveloping a 21-acre site in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, into a mixed-use project containing “for sale” and “for rent” housing units and related retail.

CORPORATE-OTHER

     The following summarizes the results of Corporate-Other for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, compared to the same periods last year (dollars in thousands):

                 
   
 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 3,276     $ 710  
Cost of Sales
    (3,015 )     (707 )
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
    (742 )     (400 )
Interest Expense
    (164 )      
 
 
   
 
Operating Loss
  $ (645 )   $ (397 )
 
 
   
 
                 
   
 
    For the Six Months Ended  
    September 30,  
   
 
    2002     2001  
   
   
 
Revenues
  $ 25,782     $ 771  
Cost of Sales
    (24,100 )     (707 )
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
    (1,911 )     (1,002 )
Interest Expense
    (952 )      
 
 
   
 
Operating Loss
  $ (1,181 )   $ (938 )
 
 
   
 

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     Our Corporate-Other segment acquires and disposes of land and other assets that are not identified with another specific business segment. Revenues and cost of sales for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 relate primarily to the sale of residential lots to Centex Homes. Revenues and cost of sales for the three and six months ended September 30, 2001 relate primarily to sales of residential lots to Centex Homes and an unaffiliated third party.

     Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 85.5% and 90.7% for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last year, primarily due to the addition of internal legal and marketing personnel and increased real estate taxes related to Corporate-Other’s real estate holdings. Interest expense for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 also relates to these residential lots.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     We finance land acquisition and development activities primarily from financial institution borrowings, equity contributions from third-party investors in project-specific joint ventures, seller financing, issuance of Class C limited partnership units to Centex affiliates and cash flow from operations, which is comprised largely of proceeds from the sale of real estate and operating projects.

     We typically finance properties under development through short-term variable and fixed-rate secured construction loans, and to a limited extent depending on the timing of the project construction, cash flow from operations. Construction loans totaled $95.3 million at September 30, 2002. As properties are completed, we either sell the properties or refinance the properties with long-term fixed-rate debt. The proceeds from a sale or refinancing are used to repay the construction financing. Under the terms of various construction loan agreements, we are required to maintain certain minimum liquidity and net worth levels. At September 30, 2002, we were in compliance with these covenants.

     Permanent commercial project loans outstanding at September 30, 2002 totaled $75.7 million compared to $74.8 million at September 30, 2001. The project loans are collateralized by completed commercial properties and have original terms ranging from ten to twenty-two years with fixed interest rates ranging from 6.92% to 8.72%.

     No new seller-financed land loans were obtained during the quarters ended September 30, 2002 and 2001. Outstanding balances on seller-financed loans at September 30, 2002 totaled $38.9 million, with terms of up to three years and fixed interest rates ranging from 8.00% to 9.50%.

     The International Home Building segment has secured a revolving bank credit facility of 100 million in British pounds sterling. This facility expires in March 2004. Advances under this facility totaled £64.0 million, or $99.9 million, at September 30, 2002. Under the terms of this facility, the International Home Building segment is required to maintain certain leverage and interest coverage ratios and a minimum tangible net worth. At September 30, 2002 the International Home Building segment was in compliance with all of these covenants.

     No new Class C units were issued during the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

     We believe that the revenues, earnings, and liquidity from the sale of single-family homes, land sales, the sale and permanent financing of development projects and issuance of Class C units will be sufficient to provide the necessary funding for our current and future needs.

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CERTAIN OFF-BALANCE-SHEET AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

     The following is a summary of certain off-balance-sheet arrangements and other obligations and their possible effects on our liquidity and capital resources.

Joint Ventures

     We conduct certain operations through our participation in joint ventures in which we hold less than a majority interest. These non-consolidated joint ventures had total debt outstanding of approximately $22.9 million as of September 30, 2002 and $16.1 million as of March 31, 2002. Our liability for the obligations of these non-consolidated joint ventures is limited to approximately $3.1 million as of September 30, 2002.

Letters of Credit, Guarantees and Leases

     At September 30, 2002 we had outstanding performance bonds and bank guarantees of $31.5 million that relate to projects undertaken by International Home Building and development obligations of International Home Building.

     To obtain construction financing for commercial and multi-family projects being developed by our subsidiaries, we are often required to guarantee, for the benefit of the construction lender, the completion of the project. To further guarantee the completion of the project and the payment of the construction loan obligations, we, in some instances, also have issued demand notes made payable to our subsidiaries of up to 20% of the construction loan commitment amount. Our subsidiaries then pledge the demand notes to the lenders as a form of additional collateral on the construction loans. The demand notes are payable only in the event of default on the construction loans. As of September 30, 2002 we had issued demand notes totaling $1.6 million. In some instances, we have also executed partial recourse payment guarantees. At September 30, 2002 our subsidiaries had outstanding letters of credit of $0.7 million that primarily relate to development obligations of Multi-Family Communities.

     We expect that our subsidiaries will satisfy their loan and other contractual obligations in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with applicable contractual terms. As that occurs, our liability exposure will be decreased and, eventually, we will not have any continuing obligations with respect to these projects.

     We have no material capital or operating leases.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Various sections of this Report, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when we are discussing our beliefs, estimates, or expectations. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in these forward-looking statements. The principal risks and uncertainties that may affect the actual performance and results of operations of the Companies include the following:

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    general economic conditions and interest rates in the United States and the United Kingdom;
 
    the cyclical nature of the businesses of the Companies;
 
    adverse weather;
 
    changes in property taxes;
 
    changes in federal income tax laws;
 
    governmental regulation;
 
    changes in governmental and public policy;
 
    changes in economic conditions specific to any one or more of the markets and businesses of the Companies;
 
    competition;
 
    availability of raw materials; and
 
    unexpected operations difficulties.

     Other risks and uncertainties may also affect the outcome of the actual performance and results of operations of the Companies.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     There have been no material changes in the Companies’ market risk from March 31, 2002. For further information regarding the Companies’ market risk, refer to the Companies’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     An evaluation has been performed under the supervision and with the participation of the management of 3333 Holding Corporation and of Centex Development Company, L.P. (through its general partner, 3333 Holding Corporation), including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of both 3333 Holding Corporation and 3333 Development Corporation, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2002. Based on that evaluation, the management of 3333 Holding Corporation and of Centex Development Company, L.P. (through its general partner, 3333 Holding Corporation), including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of both 3333 Holding Corporation and 3333 Development Corporation, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2002. There have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to September 30, 2002.

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Part II. Other Information

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     On July 18, 2002, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, Josiah O. Low, III, David M. Sherer, Stephen M. Weinberg and Roger O. West were elected as directors to serve for a one-year term until the 2003 Annual Meeting. Voting results for these nominees are summarized as follows:

                 
    Number of Shares  
   
 
    For     Against  
   
   
 
Josiah O. Low, III
    718       5  
David M. Sherer
    718       5  
Stephen M. Weinberg
    718       5  
Roger O. West
    718       5  

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                 
      (3)     Exhibits
             
          10.1   Supplemental Agreement dated September 4, 2002, relating to a £100,000,000 Credit Agreement between Fairclough Homes Group Limited and related companies and The Royal Bank of Scotland, PLC, as facility agent.
             
      (4)     Reports on Form 8-K
             
          Current Joint Report on Form 8-K of Centex Corporation, 3333 Holding Corporation and Centex Development Company, L.P. dated August 13, 2002, furnishing the certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of 3333 Holding Corporation and the certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of 3333 Development Corporation, as the general partner of Centex Development Company, L.P., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Signatures

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

     
    3333 HOLDING CORPORATION
   
    Registrant
     
November 12, 2002   /s/ Todd D. Newman
   
    Todd D. Newman
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer)

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Signatures

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 3333 Development Corporation, as general partner of, and on behalf of the registrant, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

     
    CENTEX DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
   
    Registrant
By 3333 Development Corporation
General Partner
     
November 12, 2002   /s/ Todd D. Newman
   
    Todd D. Newman
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer)

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Certifications

I, Stephen M. Weinberg, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of 3333 Holding Corporation;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 12, 2002

/s/ Stephen M. Weinberg
Stephen M. Weinberg
Chief Executive Officer

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Certifications

I, Todd D. Newman, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of 3333 Holding Corporation;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 12, 2002

/s/ Todd D. Newman
Todd D. Newman
Chief Financial Officer

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Certifications

I, Stephen M. Weinberg, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Centex Development Company, L.P.;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 12, 2002

/s/ Stephen M. Weinberg
Stephen M. Weinberg
Chief Executive Officer of 3333 Development Corporation,
General Partner of Centex Development Company, L.P.

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Certifications

I, Todd D. Newman, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Centex Development Company, L.P.;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 12, 2002

/s/ Todd D. Newman
Todd D. Newman
Chief Financial Officer of 3333 Development Corporation,
General Partner of Centex Development Company, L.P.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

             
    Exhibit
Number
      Description
   
     
    10.1     Supplemental Agreement dated September 4, 2002, relating to a £100,000,000 Credit Agreement between Fairclough Homes Group Limited and related companies and The Royal Bank of Scotland, PLC, as facility agent.
EX-10.1 3 d00925exv10w1.txt EX-10.1 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.1 CONFORMED COPY DATED 4th September, 2002 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED FAIRCLOUGH HOMES LIMITED VIEWTON PROPERTIES LIMITED AND THE COMPANIES LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1 HERETO as Additional Borrowers AND THE COMPANIES LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1 HERETO as Additional Guarantors AND THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC as Facility Agent relating to a (pound)100,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT dated 30th March, 2001 [ALLEN & OVERY LOGO] INDEX
CLAUSE PAGE 1. Interpretation......................................................................................1 2. Amendments..........................................................................................2 3. Representations.....................................................................................2 4. Accession of Additional Obligors....................................................................3 5. Guarantee and Indemnity.............................................................................3 6. The Credit Agreement................................................................................3 7. Amendment Fee.......................................................................................3 8. Miscellaneous.......................................................................................4 9. Governing Law.......................................................................................4 SCHEDULE 1. Parties.............................................................................................5 2. Restated Credit Agreement...........................................................................6 3. Condition precedent documents.....................................................................125 SIGNATORIES................................................................................................127
THIS AGREEMENT is dated 4th September, 2002 between: (1) FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED (Registered No. 2804113) (the "COMPANY"); (2) FAIRCLOUGH HOMES LIMITED (Registered No. 1957689) (the "ORIGINAL BORROWER"); (3) THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY listed in Schedule 1 (Parties) as original guarantors (in this capacity the "ORIGINAL GUARANTORS"); (4) THE COMPANIES listed in Schedule 1 (Parties) as additional borrowers (in this capacity the "ADDITIONAL BORROWERS"); (5) THE COMPANIES listed in Schedule 1 (Parties) as additional guarantors (in this capacity the "ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS"); and (6) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC as agent (in this capacity the "FACILITY AGENT"). BACKGROUND (A) This Agreement is supplemental to and amends a credit agreement dated 30th March, 2001 between, among others, the Company and the Facility Agent (the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"). (B) The Majority Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) have consented to the amendments to the Credit Agreement contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, the Facility Agent is authorised to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Finance Parties. IT IS AGREED as follows: 1. INTERPRETATION 1.1 DEFINITIONS (a) Capitalised terms defined in the Credit Agreement have, unless expressly defined in this Agreement, the same meaning in this Agreement. (b) "EFFECTIVE DATE" means 4th September, 2002 or such other date as CDFCUK and the Facility Agent may agree. 1.2 CONSTRUCTION The provisions of Clause 1.2 (Construction) of the Credit Agreement apply to this Agreement as though they were set out in full in this Agreement except that references to the Credit Agreement are to be construed as references to this Agreement. 2 2. AMENDMENTS (a) Subject as set out below, the Credit Agreement will be amended from the Effective Date so that it reads as if it were restated in the form set out in Schedule 2 (Restated Credit Agreement). (b) The Credit Agreement will not be amended by this Agreement unless the Facility Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that it has received all of the documents set out in Schedule 3 in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent on or prior to the Effective Date. The Facility Agent must give this notification as soon as reasonably practicable. (c) If the Facility Agent fails to give the notification under paragraph (a) above by the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement will not be amended in the manner contemplated by this Agreement. 3. REPRESENTATIONS 3.1 REPRESENTATIONS The representations set out in this Clause are made by each Obligor on the date of this Agreement to each Finance Party. 3.2 POWERS AND AUTHORITY It has the power to enter into and perform, and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 3.3 LEGAL VALIDITY Subject to any general principles of law limiting its obligations and specifically referred to in any legal opinion delivered under Schedule 3 (Conditions precedent documents), this Agreement constitutes its legally binding, valid and enforceable obligation. 3.4 NON-CONFLICT The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement do not and will not conflict with: (a) any law or regulation applicable to it; or (b) conflict with its or any of its Subsidiaries' constitutional documents; or (c) conflict with any document which is binding on it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or its Subsidiaries' assets. 3 3.5 AUTHORISATIONS All authorisations required by it in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement have been obtained or effected (as appropriate) and are in full force and effect. 3.6 CREDIT AGREEMENT Each Obligor confirms to each Finance Party that on the date of this Agreement the Repeating Representations: (a) are true; and (b) would also be true if references to the Credit Agreement are construed as references to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement. In each case, each Repeating Representation is applied to the circumstances existing at the date of this Agreement. 4. ACCESSION OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGORS (a) Subject to Clause 2(b), with effect from the Effective Date, pursuant to Clause 28.6 (Additional Obligors) of the Credit Agreement, each Additional Borrower and each Additional Guarantor agrees to become an Additional Borrower or Additional Guarantor (as appropriate) under the Credit Agreement and to be bound by the terms of the Credit Agreement as an Additional Borrower or Additional Guarantor (as appropriate). (b) Subject to subclause (a) above, no documents are deliverable by the Additional Borrowers or the Additional Guarantors in order for them to accede as Additional Obligors under the Credit Agreement other than those set out in Schedule 3 of this Agreement. 5. GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY Each Original Guarantor confirms that the guarantee and indemnity contained in Clause 15 (Guarantee and Indemnity) of the Credit Agreement is a continuing guarantee and will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding this Agreement or the amendments to the Credit Agreement contemplated by it. 6. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT Save to the extent specifically referred to in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver, variation or amendment of the provisions of the Credit Agreement or all or any of the Finance Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, each Obligor hereby confirms to each of the Finance Parties, without reservation, that its obligations under the Finance Documents are and will remain in full force and effect both before and after the execution of this Agreement. 7. AMENDMENT FEE (a) The Company must pay to the Facility Agent, for distribution between the Lenders pro rata, an amendment fee computed at the rate of 0.10 per cent. of the Total Commitments. 4 (b) The amendment fee referred to in paragraph (a) above is payable within 10 days of the date of this Agreement. 8. MISCELLANEOUS (a) This Agreement is a Finance Document. (b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement will remain in full force and effect and the Credit Agreement and this Agreement will be read and construed as one document. 9. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement is governed by English law. This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement. 5 SCHEDULE 1 PARTIES
REGISTERED NUMBER (OR EQUIVALENT, IF ANY) ORIGINAL GUARANTORS Fairclough Homes Limited 1987689 Viewton Properties Limited 2436950 ADDITIONAL BORROWERS CDC2020 plc 4321699 Centex UK Limited 3720262 ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS CDC2020 plc 4321699 Centex Development Funding Company UK Limited 4167358 Centex Management Services Limited 4375040 Centex UK Limited 3720262
6 SCHEDULE 2 RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT DATED 30th March, 2001 (pound)100,000,000 CREDIT FACILITY FOR FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED ARRANGED BY THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC [ALLEN & OVERY LOGO] 7 INDEX
CLAUSE PAGE 1. Interpretation......................................................................................9 2. Facility...........................................................................................24 3. Purpose............................................................................................24 4. Conditions Precedent...............................................................................24 5. Utilisation........................................................................................25 6. Repayment..........................................................................................26 7. Prepayment and Cancellation........................................................................26 8. Interest...........................................................................................29 9. Terms..............................................................................................30 10. Market Disruption..................................................................................31 11. Taxes..............................................................................................32 12. Increased Costs....................................................................................35 13. Mitigation.........................................................................................35 14. Payments...........................................................................................36 15. Guarantee and Indemnity............................................................................38 16. Representations....................................................................................40 17. Information Covenants..............................................................................43 18. Financial Covenants................................................................................46 19. General Covenants..................................................................................50 20. Default............................................................................................53 21. Security...........................................................................................57 22. The Administrative Parties.........................................................................59 23. Evidence and Calculations..........................................................................64 24. Fees...............................................................................................64 25. Indemnities and Break Costs........................................................................64 26. Expenses...........................................................................................66 27. Amendments and Waivers.............................................................................66 28. Changes to the Parties.............................................................................67 29. Disclosure of Information..........................................................................71 30. Set-Off............................................................................................72 31. Pro rata Sharing...................................................................................72 32. Severability.......................................................................................73 33. Counterparts.......................................................................................74 34. Notices............................................................................................74 35. Language...........................................................................................75 36. Governing Law......................................................................................75 37. Enforcement........................................................................................76
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SCHEDULE 1. Original Parties...................................................................................77 2. Part I - Conditions Precedent Documents............................................................78 Part II - For an Additional Obligor................................................................80 3. Form of Request....................................................................................82 4. Calculation of the Mandatory Cost..................................................................83 5. Form of Transfer Certificate.......................................................................86 6. Existing Security..................................................................................87 7. Form of Compliance Certificate.....................................................................89 8. Form of Accession Agreement........................................................................91 9. Form of Resignation Request........................................................................92 10. Form of Security Agreement.........................................................................93 11. Form of Legal Opinion of Allen & Overy............................................................117 Signatories................................................................................................123
9 THIS AGREEMENT is dated 30th March, 2001 BETWEEN: (1) FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED (registered number 2804113) (the "COMPANY"); (2) THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY listed in Schedule 1 (Original Parties) as original borrowers (in this capacity the "ORIGINAL BORROWERS"); (3) THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY listed in Schedule 1 (Original Parties) as original guarantors (in this capacity the "ORIGINAL GUARANTORS"); (4) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC as arranger (in this capacity the "ARRANGER"); (5) NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC as original lender (the "ORIGINAL LENDER"); and (6) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC as facility agent (in this capacity the "FACILITY AGENT"). IT IS AGREED as follows: 1. INTERPRETATION 1.1 DEFINITIONS In this Agreement: "ACCESSION AGREEMENT" means a letter, substantially in the form of Schedule 8 (Form of Accession Agreement), with such amendments as the Facility Agent may approve or reasonably require. "ADDITIONAL BORROWER" means a member of the Group which becomes a Borrower after the date of this Agreement. "ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR" means a member of the Group which becomes a Guarantor after the date of this Agreement. "ADDITIONAL OBLIGOR" means an Additional Borrower or an Additional Guarantor. 10 "ADJUSTED SECURITY ASSET VALUE" means, at any time (without double counting), the aggregate of: (a) 50 per cent. of the Value (after deducting, in the case of any Category 1 Land or Category 2 Land which is subject to a Security Interest (other than a Security Interest created by a Security Document), the principal amount secured by that Security Interest) of Category 1 Land and Category 2 Land of the Obligors; (b) 60 per cent. of the Value of Work in Progress of the Obligors; and (c) 75 per cent. of the Value of Finished Housing Stock of the Obligors, after deducting: (i) the Value of any such Finished Housing Stock which is held by an Obligor under a part-exchange scheme and has been held by an Obligor for more than 180 days; and (ii) the amount (if any) by which the Value of Finished Housing Stock which is held by the Obligors under a part-exchange scheme exceeds 10 per cent. of the Adjusted Security Asset Value, as stated in the most recent certificate provided to the Facility Agent under Clause 4.1 (Conditions precedent documents) in the case of the first such certificate or under Clause 17.2 (Compliance certificate) in the case of each subsequent certificate. "ADMINISTRATIVE PARTY" means the Arranger or the Facility Agent. "AFFILIATE" means a Subsidiary or a Holding Company of a person or any other Subsidiary of that Holding Company. "APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES" means the accounting principles applied in connection with the Original Financial Statements. "AVAILABILITY PERIOD" means the period from and including the date of this Agreement to and including the date which is one month before the Final Maturity Date. "BONDING FACILITY" has the meaning given to it in the Security Agreement. "BORROWER" means the Company, an Original Borrower or an Additional Borrower. 11 "BREAK COSTS" means the amount (if any) which a Lender is entitled to receive under this Agreement as compensation if any part of a Loan or overdue amount is prepaid. "BUSINESS DAY" means a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in London. "CATEGORY 1 LAND" means land in the U.K. which is: (a) secured under a Security Document; (b) legally and beneficially owned by an Obligor for the purposes of development; and (c) in respect of which full, implementable planning permission for the relevant development has been obtained, which planning permission has not lapsed. "CATEGORY 2 LAND" means land in the U.K. which is: (a) secured under a Security Document; (b) legally and beneficially owned by an Obligor for the purposes of development; and (c) in respect of which outline planning permission for the relevant development has been obtained, which planning permission has not lapsed or which has been acquired subject to entering into an agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. "CDFCUK" means Centex Development Funding Company UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 4167358. "CENTEX CORPORATION" means Centex Corporation, a company incorporated in Nevada, U.S.A. "COMMITMENT" means: (a) for the Original Lender, the amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 (Original Parties) under the heading "COMMITMENTS" and the amount of any other Commitment it acquires; and (b) for any other Lender, the amount of any Commitment it acquires, 12 to the extent not cancelled, transferred or reduced under this Agreement. "DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE" means any radioactive emissions and any natural or artificial substance (whether in the form of a solid, liquid, gas or vapour) the generation, transportation, storage, treatment, use or disposal of which (whether alone or in combination with any other substance) and including (without limitation) any controlled, special, hazardous, toxic, radioactive or dangerous waste, is capable of causing harm to any living organism or damaging the Environment or public health. "DEED OF PARTIAL RELEASE" means a document substantially in the form of Part II of Schedule 2 to the Security Agreement. "DEFAULT" means: (a) an Event of Default; or (b) an event which would be (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice or the making of any determination under the Finance Documents or any combination of them) an Event of Default. "DEFERRED PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means an agreement for the purchase of freehold or leasehold land in the U.K. by a member of the Group under which payment of the purchase price is deferred for a period of time after legal and beneficial title to that land has been transferred to the relevant member of the Group. "ENVIRONMENT" means all, or any of, the following media: the air (including, without limitation, the air within buildings and the air within other natural or man-made structures above or below ground), water (including, without limitation, ground and surface water) and land (including, without limitation, surface and sub-surface soil). "ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM" means any claim by any person: (a) in respect of any loss or liability suffered or incurred by that person as a result of or in connection with any violation of Environmental Law; or (b) that arises as a result of or in connection with Environmental Contamination and that is capable of giving rise to any remedy or penalty (whether interim or final) that may be enforced or assessed by private or public legal action or administrative order or 13 proceedings including, without limitation, any such claim that arises from injury to persons or property. "ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION" means each of the following and their consequences: (a) any release, emission, leakage or spillage of any Dangerous Substance at or from any site owned or occupied by an Obligor or any Subsidiary of an Obligor into any part of the Environment; (b) any accident, fire, explosion or sudden event at any site owned or occupied by an Obligor or any Subsidiary of an Obligor which is directly caused by or attributable to any Dangerous Substance; or (c) any other pollution of the Environment arising at or from any site owned or occupied by an Obligor or any Subsidiary of an Obligor. "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" means all laws and regulations concerning pollution, the Environment or Dangerous Substances. "ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL" means any authorisation required by any Environmental Law. "EVENT OF DEFAULT" means an event specified as such in this Agreement. "FACILITY" means the credit facility made available under this Agreement. "FACILITY OFFICE" means the office(s) notified by a Lender to the Facility Agent: (a) on or before the date it becomes a Lender; or (b) by not less than five Business Days' notice, as the office(s) through which it will perform its obligations under this Agreement. "FEE LETTER" means any letter entered into by reference to this Agreement between one or more Administrative Parties and the Company setting out the amount of certain fees referred to in this Agreement. 14 "FINAL MATURITY DATE" means the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement. "FINANCE DOCUMENT" means: (a) this Agreement; (b) a Security Document; (c) a Fee Letter; (d) a Transfer Certificate; (e) an Accession Agreement; or (f) any other document designated as such by the Facility Agent and CDFCUK. "FINANCE PARTY" means a Lender or an Administrative Party. "FINANCIAL INDEBTEDNESS" means any indebtedness for or in respect of: (a) moneys borrowed; (b) any acceptance credit; (c) any bond, note, debenture, loan stock or other similar instrument; (d) any finance or capital lease; (e) receivables sold or discounted (otherwise than on a non-recourse basis); (f) the acquisition cost of any asset to the extent payable after its acquisition or possession by the party liable where the deferred payment is arranged primarily as a method of raising finance or financing the acquisition of that asset and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition cost of land under a Deferred Purchase Agreement; (g) any derivative transaction protecting against or benefiting from fluctuations in any rate or price (and, except for non-payment of an amount, the then mark to market value of the derivative transaction will be used to calculate its amount); (h) any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) which has the commercial effect of a borrowing; 15 (i) any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of any guarantee, indemnity, bond, letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution; or (j) any guarantee, indemnity or similar assurance against financial loss of any person in respect of any item referred to in paragraphs (a) to (i) above. "FINISHED HOUSING STOCK" means housing stock in the U.K. which is: (a) legally and beneficially owned by an Obligor; (b) secured under a Security Document; and: (c) (i) in the case of housing stock constructed by or on behalf of a member of the Group, which is covered by a warranty from the NHBC, The Zurich Insurance Company or any other insurance provider approved by the Facility Agent (acting reasonably); or (ii) in the case of housing stock acquired by an Obligor under a part-exchange scheme, which is fit for human habitation as a residential property. "GROUP" means CDFCUK and its Subsidiaries. "GUARANTOR" means the Company, an Original Guarantor or an Additional Guarantor. "HOLDING COMPANY" means a holding company within the meaning of section 736 of the Companies Act 1985. "INCREASED COST" means: (a) an additional or increased cost; (b) a reduction in the rate of return under a Finance Document or on its overall capital; or (c) a reduction of an amount due and payable under any Finance Document, which is incurred or suffered by a Finance Party or any of its Affiliates but only to the extent attributable to that Finance Party having entered into any Finance Document or funding or performing its obligations under any Finance Document. 16 "INTEREST PERIOD" means each period determined under this Agreement by reference to which interest on a Loan or an overdue amount is calculated. "LENDER" means: (a) the Original Lender; or (b) any person which becomes a Lender after the date of this Agreement. "LETTER OF NON-CRYSTALLISATION" means a letter substantially in the form of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Security Agreement. "LIBOR" means for an Interest Period of any Loan or overdue amount: (a) the applicable Screen Rate; or (b) if no Screen Rate is available for the relevant currency or Interest Period of that Loan or overdue amount, the arithmetic mean (rounded upward to four decimal places) of the rates, as supplied to the Facility Agent at its request, quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the London interbank market, as of 11.00 a.m. on the Rate Fixing Day for the offering of deposits in the currency of that Loan or overdue amount for a period comparable to that Interest Period. "LOAN" means, unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, the principal amount of each borrowing under this Agreement or the principal amount outstanding of that borrowing. "MAJORITY LENDERS" means, at any time, Lenders: (a) whose share in the outstanding Loans and whose undrawn Commitments then aggregate more than 50 per cent. of the aggregate of all the outstanding Loans and the undrawn Commitments of all the Lenders; (b) if there is no Loan then outstanding, whose undrawn Commitments then aggregate more than 50 per cent. of the Total Commitments; or (c) if there is no Loan then outstanding and the Total Commitments have been reduced to zero, whose Commitments then aggregate more than 50 per cent. of the Total Commitments immediately before the reduction. 17 "MANDATORY COST" means the cost of complying with certain regulatory requirements, expressed as a percentage rate per annum and calculated by the Facility Agent under Schedule 4 (Calculation of the Mandatory Cost). "MARGIN" means 1 per cent. per annum, subject to Clause 8.3 (Margin adjustments). "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means a material adverse effect on: (a) the business or financial condition of the Group as a whole; (b) the ability of any Obligor to perform its payment obligations under any Finance Document or the ability of CDFCUK to comply with its obligations under Clause 18 (Financial covenants); or (c) the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Finance Document. "MATERIAL SUBSIDIARY" means, at any time, a Subsidiary of CDFCUK whose gross assets, profits or net worth (excluding intra-Group items) then equal or exceed 5 per cent. of the gross assets, profits or net worth of the Group. For this purpose: (a) the gross assets, profits or net worth of a Subsidiary of CDFCUK will be determined from its financial statements (unconsolidated if it has Subsidiaries) upon which the latest audited financial statements of the Group have been based; (b) if a Subsidiary of CDFCUK becomes a member of the Group after the date on which the latest audited financial statements of the Group have been prepared, the gross assets, profits or net worth of that Subsidiary will be determined from its latest financial statements; (c) the gross assets, profits or net worth of the Group will be determined from its latest audited financial statements, adjusted (where appropriate) to reflect the gross assets, profits or net worth of any company or business subsequently acquired or disposed of; and (d) if a Material Subsidiary disposes of all or substantially all of its assets to another Subsidiary of CDFCUK, it will immediately cease to be a Material Subsidiary and the other Subsidiary (if it is not already) will immediately become a Material Subsidiary; the subsequent financial statements of those Subsidiaries and the Group will be used to determine whether those Subsidiaries are Material Subsidiaries or not. 18 If there is a dispute as to whether or not a company is a Material Subsidiary, a certificate of the auditors of CDFCUK will be, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive. "MATURITY DATE" means the last day of the Interest Period of a Loan. "NHBC" means the National House-Building Council. "NHBC STANDARDS" means the house-building standards published from time to time by the NHBC. "OBLIGOR" means a Borrower or a Guarantor. "ORIGINAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" means the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2000. "ORIGINAL OBLIGOR" means the Company, an Original Borrower or an Original Guarantor. "OVERDRAFT FACILITY" has the meaning given to it in the Security Agreement. "PARTY" means a party to this Agreement. "PRO RATA SHARE" means: (a) for the purpose of determining a Lender's share in a Loan, the proportion which its Commitment bears to the Total Commitments; and (b) for any other purpose on a particular date: (i) the proportion which a Lender's share of the Loans (if any) bears to all the Loans; (ii) if there is no Loan outstanding on that date, the proportion which its Commitment bears to the Total Commitments on that date; or 19 (iii) if the Total Commitments have been cancelled, the proportion which its Commitments bore to the Total Commitments immediately before being cancelled. "RATE FIXING DAY" means the first day of an Interest Period or such other day as the Facility Agent determines is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in the relevant interbank market. "REFERENCE BANKS" means: (a) until completion of Syndication, the Facility Agent; and (b) subsequently, the Facility Agent and any other bank or financial institution appointed as such by the Facility Agent under this Agreement after consultation with CDFCUK. "REPEATING REPRESENTATIONS" means the representations which are deemed to be repeated under this Agreement. "REQUEST" means a request for a Loan, substantially in the form of Schedule 3 (Form of Request). "RESERVATIONS" means the time barring of claims under the Limitation Acts (or any other applicable laws or regulations having a similar effect), the possibility that an undertaking to assume liability for or to indemnify against non-payment of stamp duty may be void, the possibility that a provision relating to capitalisation of interest may be void under the laws of some jurisdictions and defences of set-off, counterclaim or similar principles. "ROLLOVER LOAN" means one or more Loans: (a) to be made on the same day that a maturing Loan is due to be repaid; (b) the aggregate amount of which is equal to or less than the maturing Loan; and (c) to be made to the same Borrower for the purpose of refinancing a maturing Loan. 20 "SCREEN RATE" means the British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate (if any) for the relevant currency and Interest Period displayed on the appropriate page of the Telerate screen selected by the Facility Agent. If the relevant page is replaced or the service ceases to be available, the Facility Agent (after consultation with CDFCUK and the Lenders) may specify another page or service displaying the appropriate rate. "SECURITY AGREEMENT" means a security agreement in the form of Schedule 10 (Form of Security Agreement) with such amendments as may be agreed between CDFCUK and the Facility Agent or, in the case of an Obligor incorporated in, or assets located in, a jurisdiction other than England and Wales, as the Facility Agent may reasonably require. "SECURITY DOCUMENT" means: (a) each Security Agreement; and (b) any other document evidencing or creating security over any asset of an Obligor to secure any obligation of any Obligor to a Finance Party under the Finance Documents. "SECURITY INTEREST" means any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, assignment, hypothecation or security interest or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect. "SUBSIDIARY" means: (a) a subsidiary within the meaning of section 736 of the Companies Act 1985; and (b) unless the context otherwise requires, a subsidiary undertaking within the meaning of section 258 of the Companies Act 1985, and shall exclude for all purposes hereunder, FHL Nominees Limited and Fairpine Limited. "SYNDICATION" means general syndication of the Facility by the Arranger. "SYNDICATION AGREEMENT" means the agreement to be entered into by the Parties and the banks from Syndication under which those banks will become Parties. 21 "TAX" means any tax, levy, impost, duty or other charge or withholding of a similar nature (including any related penalty or interest). "TAX DEDUCTION" means a deduction or withholding for or on account of Tax from a payment under a Finance Document. "TAX PAYMENT" means a payment made by an Obligor to a Finance Party in any way relating to a Tax Deduction or under any indemnity given by that Obligor in respect of Tax under any Finance Document. "TOTAL COMMITMENTS" means the Commitments of all the Lenders. "TRANSFER CERTIFICATE" means a certificate, substantially in the form of Schedule 5 (Form of Transfer Certificate), with such amendments (provided they are not prejudicial to any Obligor) as the Facility Agent may approve or reasonably require or any other form agreed between the Facility Agent and CDFCUK. "U.K." means the United Kingdom. "U.S.A." means the United States of America. "UTILISATION DATE" means each date on which the Facility is utilised. "VALUE" means, in respect of an asset for the purposes of calculating the Adjusted Security Asset Value at any time, the lower of: (a) the cost of the relevant asset; and (b) the relevant asset's net realisable value at that time. 22 "WORK IN PROGRESS" means, at any time, normal expenditure incurred by an Obligor in the construction of housing and supporting site infrastructure which is capitalised within work in progress in accordance with the Applicable Principles. "3333 HOLDING CORPORATION" means 3333 Holding Corporation, a company incorporated in Nevada, U.S.A. 1.2 CONSTRUCTION (a) In this Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to: (i) an "AMENDMENT" includes a supplement, novation, restatement or re-enactment and "amended" will be construed accordingly; "ASSETS" includes present and future properties, revenues and rights of every description; an "AUTHORISATION" includes an authorisation, consent, approval, resolution, licence, exemption, filing, registration or notarisation; "DISPOSAL" means a sale, transfer, grant, lease or other disposal, whether voluntary or involuntary, and "DISPOSE" will be construed accordingly; "INDEBTEDNESS" includes any obligation (whether incurred as principal or as surety) for the payment or repayment of money; a "PERSON" includes any individual, company, corporation, unincorporated association or body (including a partnership, trust, joint venture or consortium), government, state, agency, organisation or other entity whether or not having separate legal personality; a "REGULATION" includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law but, if not having the force of law, being of a type with which any person to which it applies is accustomed to comply) of any governmental, inter-governmental or supranational body, agency, department or regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or organisation; (ii) a currency is a reference to the lawful currency for the time being of the relevant country; (iii) a Default being "OUTSTANDING" means that it has not been remedied or waived; (iv) a provision of law is a reference to that provision as extended, applied, amended or re-enacted and includes any subordinate legislation; (v) a Clause, a Subclause or a Schedule is a reference to a clause or subclause of, or a schedule to, this Agreement; 23 (vi) a person includes its successors in title, permitted assigns and permitted transferees; (vii) a Finance Document or another document is a reference to that Finance Document or other document as amended; and (viii) a time of day is a reference to London time. (b) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a "MONTH" or "MONTHS" is a reference to a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month or the calendar month in which it is to end, except that: (i) if the numerically corresponding day is not a Business Day, the period will end on the next Business Day in that month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not); (ii) if there is no numerically corresponding day in that month, that period will end on the last Business Day in that month; and (iii) notwithstanding sub-paragraph (i) above, a period which commences on the last Business Day of a month will end on the last Business Day in the next month or the calendar month in which it is to end, as appropriate. (c) (i) Unless expressly provided to the contrary in a Finance Document, a person who is not a party to a Finance Document may not enforce any of its terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. (ii) Notwithstanding any term of any Finance Document, the consent of any third party is not required for any variation (including any release or compromise of any liability under) or termination of that Finance Document. (d) Unless the contrary intention appears: (i) a reference to a Party will not include that Party if it has ceased to be a Party under this Agreement; (ii) a term used in any other Finance Document or in any notice given in connection with any Finance Document has the same meaning in that Finance Document or notice as in this Agreement; (iii) if there is an inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Finance Document, this Agreement will prevail; (iv) any obligation of an Obligor under the Finance Documents which is not a payment obligation remains in force for so long as any payment obligation is or may be outstanding under the Finance Documents; and the headings in this Agreement do not affect its interpretation. 24 2. FACILITY 2.1 FACILITY Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lenders make available to the Borrowers a Sterling revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount equal to the Total Commitments. 2.2 NATURE OF A FINANCE PARTY'S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS Unless otherwise agreed by all the Finance Parties: (a) the obligations of a Finance Party under the Finance Documents are several; (b) failure by a Finance Party to perform its obligations does not affect the obligations of any other Party under the Finance Documents; (c) no Finance Party is responsible for the obligations of any other Finance Party under the Finance Documents; (d) the rights of a Finance Party under the Finance Documents are separate and independent rights; (e) a debt arising under the Finance Documents to a Finance Party is a separate and independent debt; and (f) a Finance Party may, except as otherwise stated in the Finance Documents, separately enforce those rights. 3. PURPOSE 3.1 LOANS Each Loan may only be used for general corporate and/or working capital purposes of the Group or any purpose specifically permitted under this Agreement. 3.2 NO OBLIGATION TO MONITOR No Finance Party is bound to monitor or verify the utilisation of the Facility. 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 4.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT DOCUMENTS A Request may not be given until the Facility Agent has notified CDFCUK and the Lenders that it has received all of the documents and evidence set out in Part I of Schedule 2 (Conditions precedent documents) in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent. The Facility Agent must give this notification as soon as reasonably practicable. 25 4.2 FURTHER CONDITIONS PRECEDENT The obligations of each Lender to participate in any Loan are subject to the further conditions precedent that: (a) on both the date of the Request and the Utilisation Date for that Loan: (i) the Repeating Representations are correct in all material respects; (ii) no Default or, in the case of a Rollover Loan, no Event of Default is outstanding or would result from the Loan; and (b) the aggregate principal amount of: (i) outstanding Loans; (ii) the net amount outstanding under the Overdraft Facility; and (iii) amounts outstanding under the Bonding Facility, immediately after that Loan is made will not exceed the then current Adjusted Security Asset Value. 4.3 MAXIMUM NUMBER Unless the Facility Agent agrees, a Request may not be given if, as a result, there would be more than 15 Loans outstanding. 5. UTILISATION 5.1 GIVING OF REQUESTS (a) A Borrower may borrow a Loan by giving to the Facility Agent a duly completed Request. (b) Unless the Facility Agent otherwise agrees, the latest time for receipt by the Facility Agent of a duly completed Request is 11.00 a.m. one Business Day before the Rate Fixing Day for the proposed borrowing. (c) Each Request is irrevocable. 5.2 COMPLETION OF REQUESTS A Request will not be regarded as having been duly completed unless: (a) it identifies the Borrower; (b) the Utilisation Date is a Business Day falling within the Availability Period; and (c) the proposed, amount and Interest Period comply with this Agreement. Only one Loan may be requested in a Request. 26 5.3 AMOUNT OF LOAN (a) Except as provided below, the amount of the Loan must be a minimum of (pound)2,000,000 and an integral multiple of (pound)1,000,000. (b) The amount of the Loan may also be the balance of the undrawn Total Commitments or such other amount as the Facility Agent and the Lenders may agree. (c) The amount of each Lender's share of the Loan will be its Pro Rata Share on the proposed Utilisation Date. 5.4 ADVANCE OF LOAN (a) The Facility Agent must promptly notify each Lender of the details of the requested Loan and the amount of its share in that Loan. (b) No Lender is obliged to participate in a Loan if, as a result, the Loans would exceed the Total Commitments. (c) If the conditions set out in this Agreement have been met, each Lender must make its share in the Loan available to the Facility Agent for the relevant Borrower on the Utilisation Date. 6. REPAYMENT (a) Each Borrower must repay each Loan made to it in full on its Maturity Date. (b) Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, any amounts repaid under paragraph (a) above may be re-borrowed. 7. PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION 7.1 MANDATORY PREPAYMENT - ILLEGALITY (a) A Lender must notify CDFCUK promptly if it becomes aware that it is unlawful in any jurisdiction for that Lender to perform any of its obligations under a Finance Document or to fund or maintain its share in any Loan. (b) After notification under paragraph (a) above: (i) each Borrower must repay or prepay the share of that Lender in each Loan made to it on the date specified in paragraph (c) below; and (ii) the Commitment of that Lender will be immediately cancelled. (c) The date for repayment or prepayment of a Lender's share in a Loan will be: (i) the third Business Day following receipt by CDFCUK of notice from the Lender under paragraph (a) above; or (ii) if later, the latest date allowed by the relevant law which shall be notified to CDFCUK by the relevant Lender as soon as reasonably practicable. 27 7.2 MANDATORY PREPAYMENT - BREACH OF ADJUSTED SECURITY ASSET VALUE (a) CDFCUK must promptly notify the Facility Agent if, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of: (i) outstanding Loans; (ii) the net amount outstanding under the Overdraft Facility; and (iii) amounts outstanding under the Bonding Facility, exceeds the Adjusted Security Asset Value at that time. (b) After notification under paragraph (a) above, the Borrowers must either: (i) prepay the amount of the Loans necessary to ensure that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the items referred to in sub-paragraphs (a)(i) to (iii) above no longer exceeds the Adjusted Security Asset Value; or (ii) provide cash cover to the Facility Agent in the relevant amount. (c) The date for prepayment under paragraph (b) above will be the date which is 3 Business Days after receipt by the Facility Agent of the notice from CDFCUK under paragraph (a) above, or such later date as is agreed to by the Lenders. 7.3 VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT (a) CDFCUK may, by giving not less than 5 Business Days' prior notice to the Facility Agent, prepay (or ensure that a Borrower prepays) any Loan at any time in whole or in part. (b) A prepayment of part of a Loan must be in a minimum amount of (pound)1,000,000 and an integral multiple of (pound)1,000,000. 7.4 AUTOMATIC CANCELLATION The Commitment of each Lender will be automatically cancelled at the close of business on the last day of the Availability Period. 7.5 VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION (a) CDFCUK may, by giving not less than 5 Business Days' prior notice to the Facility Agent, cancel the unutilised amount of the Total Commitments in whole or in part. (b) Partial cancellation of the Total Commitments must be in a minimum amount of (pound)1,000,000 and an integral multiple of (pound)1,000,000. (c) Any cancellation in part will be applied against the Commitment of each Lender pro rata. 28 7.6 INVOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION (a) If an Obligor is, or will be, required to pay to a Lender a Tax Payment or an Increased Cost, CDFCUK may, while the requirement continues, give notice to the Facility Agent requesting prepayment and cancellation in respect of that Lender. (b) After notification under paragraph (a) above: (i) each Borrower must repay or prepay that Lender's share in each Loan made to it on the date specified in paragraph (c) below; and (ii) the Commitment of that Lender will be immediately cancelled. (c) The date for repayment or prepayment of a Lender's share in a Loan will be the last day of the Interest Period for that Loan or, if earlier, the date specified by CDFCUK in its notification. 7.7 RE-BORROWING OF LOANS (a) Any: (i) voluntary prepayment of a Loan; or (ii) involuntary prepayment of a Loan under Clause 7.2 (Mandatory Prepayment - breach of Adjusted Security Asset Value), may be re-borrowed on the terms of this Agreement. (b) Subject to paragraph (a)(ii) above, any mandatory or involuntary prepayment of a Loan may not be re-borrowed. 7.8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (a) Any notice of prepayment and/or cancellation under this Agreement is irrevocable and must specify the relevant date(s) and the affected Loans and Commitments. The Facility Agent must notify the Lenders promptly of receipt of any such notice. (b) All prepayments under this Agreement must be made with accrued interest on the amount prepaid. No premium or penalty is payable in respect of any prepayment except for Break Costs. (c) The Majority Lenders may agree a shorter notice period for a voluntary prepayment or a voluntary cancellation. (d) No prepayment or cancellation is allowed except in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement. (e) No amount of the Total Commitments cancelled under this Agreement may subsequently be reinstated. 29 8. INTEREST 8.1 CALCULATION OF INTEREST The rate of interest on each Loan for each Interest Period is the percentage rate per annum equal to the aggregate of the applicable: (a) Margin; (b) LIBOR; and (c) Mandatory Cost. 8.2 PAYMENT OF INTEREST Except where it is provided to the contrary in this Agreement, each Borrower must pay accrued interest on each Loan made to it on the last day of each Interest Period and also, if the Interest Period is longer than six months, on the dates falling at six-monthly intervals after the first day of that Interest Period. 8.3 MARGIN ADJUSTMENTS (a) In this Subclause "CONSOLIDATED EBIT" and "CONSOLIDATED NET INTEREST PAYABLE" have the meanings given to them in Clause 18 (Financial covenants). (b) Subject to paragraph (c) below and beginning with the financial quarter ending on 30th September, 2002, the Margin will be calculated by reference to the table below and the information set out in the latest Compliance Certificate and relevant financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 17.2(b) and Clause 17.1(a) respectively:
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 RATIO OF CONSOLIDATED EBIT TO MARGIN CONSOLIDATED NET INTEREST PAYABLE (PER CENT. PER ANNUM) --------------------------------- --------------------- Greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1 1.00 Greater than or equal to 2.25 to 1 but less than 2.50 to 1 1.10 Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1 but less than 2.25 to 1 1.25
(c) Any change in the Margin will, subject to paragraph (d) below, apply to each Loan made (or if it is still outstanding) from the start of its next Interest Period, after the date of receipt by the Facility Agent of the relevant Compliance Certificate and financial statements. (d) For so long as: (i) CDFCUK is in default of its obligation under this Agreement to provide a Compliance Certificate or relevant financial statements, unless such default: (A) is capable of remedy; and 30 (B) is remedied within 21 days of the earlier of the Facility Agent giving notice and CDFCUK becoming aware of the default; or (ii) an Event of Default is outstanding, the Margin will be 1.25 per cent. per annum. 8.4 INTEREST ON OVERDUE AMOUNTS (a) If an Obligor fails to pay any amount payable by it under the Finance Documents, it must immediately on demand by the Facility Agent pay interest on the overdue amount from its due date up to the date of actual payment, both before, on and after judgment. (b) Interest on an overdue amount is payable at a rate determined by the Facility Agent to be one per cent. per annum above the rate which would have been payable if the overdue amount had, during the period of non-payment, constituted a Loan in the currency of the overdue amount. For this purpose, the Facility Agent may (acting reasonably): (i) select successive Interest Periods of any duration of up to three months; and (ii) determine the appropriate Rate Fixing Day for that Interest Period. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) above, if the overdue amount is a principal amount of a Loan and becomes due and payable prior to the last day of its current Interest Period, then: (i) the first Interest Period for that overdue amount will be the unexpired portion of that Interest Period; and (ii) the rate of interest on the overdue amount for that first Interest Period will be one per cent. per annum above the rate then payable on that Loan. After the expiry of the first Interest Period for that overdue amount, the rate on the overdue amount will be calculated in accordance with paragraph (b) above. (d) Interest (if unpaid) on an overdue amount will be compounded with that overdue amount at the end of each of its Interest Periods but will remain immediately due and payable. 8.5 NOTIFICATION OF RATES OF INTEREST The Facility Agent must promptly notify each relevant Party of the determination of a rate of interest under this Agreement. 9. TERMS 9.1 SELECTION (a) Each Loan has one Interest Period only. (b) A Borrower must select the Interest Period for a Loan in the relevant Request. 31 (c) Subject to the following provisions of this Clause, each Interest Period for a Loan will be one, two, three or six months or any other period agreed by the relevant Borrower and the Lenders. (d) Until completion of Syndication, each Interest Period must be a period of one month or any other period agreed by the Facility Agent. 9.2 NO OVERRUNNING THE FINAL MATURITY DATE If any Interest Period would otherwise overrun the Final Maturity Date, it will be shortened so that it ends on the Final Maturity Date. 9.3 NOTIFICATION The Facility Agent must notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the duration of each Interest Period promptly after ascertaining its duration. 10. MARKET DISRUPTION 10.1 FAILURE OF A REFERENCE BANK TO SUPPLY A RATE If LIBOR is to be calculated by reference to the Reference Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a rate by 12.00 noon on a Rate Fixing Day, the applicable LIBOR will, subject as provided below, be calculated on the basis of the rates of the remaining Reference Banks. 10.2 MARKET DISRUPTION (a) In this Clause, each of the following events is a "MARKET DISRUPTION EVENT": (i) LIBOR is to be calculated by reference to the Reference Banks but no, or, after completion of Syndication, only one, Reference Bank supplies a rate by 12.00 noon on the Rate Fixing Day; or (ii) the Facility Agent receives by close of business on the Rate Fixing Day notification from Lenders whose shares in the relevant Loan exceed 30 per cent. of that Loan that the cost to them of obtaining matching deposits in the relevant interbank market is in excess of LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period. (b) The Facility Agent must promptly notify CDFCUK and the Lenders of a market disruption event. (c) After notification under paragraph (b) above, the rate of interest on each Lender's share in the affected Loan for the relevant Interest Period will be the aggregate of the applicable: (i) Margin; (ii) rate notified to the Facility Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to that Lender of funding its share in that Loan from whatever source it may reasonably select; and (iii) Mandatory Cost. 32 10.3 ALTERNATIVE BASIS OF INTEREST OR FUNDING (a) If a market disruption event occurs and the Facility Agent or CDFCUK so requires, CDFCUK and the Facility Agent must enter into negotiations for a period of not more than 30 days with a view to agreeing an alternative basis for determining the rate of interest and/or funding for the affected Loan and any future Loan. (b) Any alternative basis agreed will be, with the prior consent of all the Lenders, binding on all the Parties. 11. TAXES 11.1 GENERAL In this Clause: "QUALIFYING LENDER" means a Lender which is: (a) a U.K. Lender; or (b) a Treaty Lender. "TAX CREDIT" means a credit against any Tax or any relief or remission for Tax (or its repayment). "TREATY LENDER" means a Lender which is, on the date a payment of interest falls due under this Agreement: (a) resident (as defined in the appropriate double taxation agreement) in a country with which the U.K. has a double taxation agreement giving residents of that country exemption from U.K. taxation on interest; and (b) does not carry on a business in the U.K. through a permanent establishment with which the payment is effectively connected. "U.K. LENDER" means a Lender which is within the charge to U.K. corporation tax in respect of, and beneficially entitled to, a payment of interest on a Loan made by a person that was a bank for the purposes of section 349 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (as currently defined in section 840A of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act) at the time the Loan was made. 11.2 TAX GROSS-UP (a) Each Obligor must make all payments to be made by it under the Finance Documents without any Tax Deduction, unless a Tax Deduction is required by law. 33 (b) If: (i) a Lender is not, or ceases to be, a Qualifying Lender; or (ii) an Obligor or a Lender is aware that an Obligor must make a Tax Deduction (or that there is a change in the rate or the basis of a Tax Deduction), it must promptly notify the Facility Agent. The Facility Agent must then promptly notify the affected Parties. (c) Except as provided below, if a Tax Deduction is required by law to be made by an Obligor or the Facility Agent, the amount of the payment due from the Obligor will be increased to an amount which (after making the Tax Deduction) leaves an amount equal to the payment which would have been due if no Tax Deduction had been required. (d) (i) Except as provided below, an Obligor resident for tax purposes in the U.K. is not required to make an increased payment under paragraph (c) above to a Lender that is not, or has ceased to be, a Qualifying Lender in excess of the amount that the Obligor would have had to pay had the Lender been, or not ceased to be, a Qualifying Lender. (ii) Sub-paragraph (i) above will not apply if the Lender has ceased to be a Qualifying Lender by reason of any change after the date it became a Lender under this Agreement in (or in the interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or double taxation agreement or any published practice or concession of any relevant taxing authority. (e) An Obligor resident for tax purposes in the U.K. is not required to make an increased payment to a Lender under paragraph (c) above if that Lender is a Treaty Lender and the Obligor making the payment is able to demonstrate that the Tax Deduction would not have been required if the Lender had complied with its obligations under paragraph (h) below. (f) If an Obligor is required to make a Tax Deduction, that Obligor must make the minimum Tax Deduction and must make any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction within the time allowed by law. (g) Within 30 days of making either a Tax Deduction or a payment required in connection with a Tax Deduction, the Obligor making that Tax Deduction or payment must deliver to the Facility Agent for the relevant Finance Party evidence satisfactory to that Finance Party (acting reasonably) that the Tax Deduction has been made or (as applicable) the appropriate payment has been paid to the relevant taxing authority. (h) A Treaty Lender must co-operate with each Obligor by using its reasonable endeavours to complete any procedural formalities necessary for that Obligor to obtain authorisation to make that payment without a Tax Deduction. 11.3 TAX INDEMNITY (a) Except as provided below, CDFCUK must indemnify a Finance Party against any loss or liability which that Finance Party (in its absolute discretion) determines will be or has been suffered (directly or indirectly) by that Finance Party for or on account of Tax in relation to a 34 payment received or receivable (or any payment deemed to be received or receivable) under a Finance Document. (b) Paragraph (a) above does not apply to any Tax assessed on a Finance Party under the laws of the jurisdiction in which: (i) that Finance Party is incorporated or, if different, the jurisdiction (or jurisdictions) in which that Finance Party is treated as resident for tax purposes; or (ii) that Finance Party's Facility Office is located in respect of amounts received or receivable in that jurisdiction, if that Tax is imposed on or calculated by reference to the net income received or receivable by that Finance Party. However, any payment deemed to be received or receivable, including any amount treated as income but not actually received by the Finance Party, such as a Tax Deduction, will not be treated as net income received or receivable for this purpose. (c) A Finance Party making, or intending to make, a claim under paragraph (a) above must promptly notify CDFCUK of the event which will give, or has given, rise to the claim. 11.4 TAX CREDIT If an Obligor makes a Tax Payment and the relevant Finance Party (in its absolute discretion) determines that: (a) a Tax Credit is attributable to that Tax Payment; and (b) it has used that Tax Credit, the Finance Party must pay an amount to the Obligor which that Finance Party determines (in its absolute discretion) will leave it (after that payment) in the same after-tax position as it would have been in if the Tax Payment had not been made by the Obligor. 11.5 STAMP TAXES CDFCUK must pay and indemnify each Finance Party against any stamp duty, registration or other similar Tax payable in connection with the entry into, performance or enforcement of any Finance Document, except for any such Tax payable in connection with the entry into of a Transfer Certificate. 11.6 VALUE ADDED TAXES (a) Any amount (including costs and expenses) payable under a Finance Document by an Obligor is exclusive of any value added tax which might be chargeable in connection with that amount. If any such value added tax is chargeable, the Obligor must pay to the Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying that amount) an amount equal to the amount of that value added tax. (b) The obligation of any Obligor under paragraph (a) above will be reduced to the extent that the Finance Party is entitled to repayment or a credit in respect of the relevant Tax. 35 12. INCREASED COSTS 12.1 INCREASED COSTS Except as provided below in this Clause, CDFCUK must pay to a Finance Party the amount of any Increased Cost incurred by that Finance Party or any of its Affiliates as a result of: (a) the introduction of, or any change in, or any change in the interpretation or application of, any law or regulation; or (b) compliance with any law or regulation, made after the date of this Agreement. 12.2 EXCEPTIONS The Company need not make any payment for an Increased Cost to the extent that the Increased Cost is: (a) compensated for under another Clause or would have been but for an exception to that Clause; (b) a tax on the overall net income of a Finance Party or any of its Affiliates; or (c) attributable to a Finance Party or its Affiliate wilfully, negligently or recklessly failing to comply with any law or regulation. 12.3 CLAIMS A Finance Party intending to make a claim for an Increased Cost must notify CDFCUK promptly of the circumstances giving rise to, and the amount of, the claim. 13. MITIGATION 13.1 MITIGATION (a) Each Finance Party must, in consultation with CDFCUK, take all reasonable steps to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which result or would result in: (i) any Tax Payment or Increased Cost being payable to that Finance Party; or (ii) that Finance Party being able to exercise any right of prepayment and/or cancellation under this Agreement by reason of any illegality, including transferring its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents to an Affiliate or changing its Facility Office. (b) CDFCUK must indemnify each Finance Party for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by that Finance Party as a result of any step taken by it under this Subclause. 36 (c) A Finance Party is not obliged to take any step under this Subclause if, in the opinion of that Finance Party (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial to it. 13.2 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY A FINANCE PARTY No term of this Agreement will: (a) interfere with the right of any Finance Party to arrange its affairs (Tax or otherwise) in whatever manner it thinks fit; (b) oblige any Finance Party to investigate or claim any credit, relief, remission or repayment available to it in respect of Tax or the extent, order and manner of any claim; or (c) oblige any Finance Party to disclose any information relating to its affairs (Tax or otherwise) or any computation in respect of Tax. 14. PAYMENTS 14.1 PLACE Unless a Finance Document specifies that payments under it are to be made in another manner, all payments by a Party (other than the Facility Agent) under the Finance Documents must be made to the Facility Agent to its account at such office or bank in the principal financial centre of the country of the relevant currency as it may notify to that Party for this purpose by not less than five Business Days' prior notice. 14.2 FUNDS Payments under the Finance Documents to the Facility Agent must be made for value on the due date at such times and in such funds as the Facility Agent may specify to the Party concerned as being customary at the time for the settlement of transactions in the relevant currency in the place for payment. 14.3 DISTRIBUTION (a) Each payment received by the Facility Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party must, except as provided below, be made available by the Facility Agent to that Party by payment (as soon as practicable after receipt) to its account with such office or bank in the principal financial centre of the country of the relevant currency as it may notify to the Facility Agent for this purpose by not less than five Business Days' prior notice. (b) The Facility Agent may apply any amount received by it for an Obligor in or towards payment (as soon as practicable after receipt) of any amount due from that Obligor under the Finance Documents or in or towards the purchase of any amount of any currency to be so applied. (c) Where a sum is paid to the Facility Agent under this Agreement for another Party, the Facility Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that Party until it has established that it has actually received it. However, the Facility Agent may assume that the sum has been paid to it, and, in reliance on that assumption, make available to that Party a corresponding amount. If it 37 transpires that the sum has not been received by the Facility Agent, that Party must immediately on demand by the Facility Agent refund any corresponding amount made available to it together with interest on that amount from the date of payment to the date of receipt by the Facility Agent at a rate calculated by the Facility Agent to reflect its cost of funds. 14.4 CURRENCY (a) Unless a Finance Document specifies that payments under it are to be made in a different manner, the currency of each amount payable under the Finance Documents is determined under this Clause. (b) Interest is payable in the currency in which the relevant amount in respect of which it is payable is denominated. (c) A repayment or prepayment of any principal amount is payable in the currency in which that principal amount is denominated on its due date. (d) Amounts payable in respect of costs and expenses are payable in the currency in which they are incurred. (e) Each other amount payable under the Finance Documents is payable in Sterling. 14.5 NO SET-OFF OR COUNTERCLAIM All payments made by an Obligor under the Finance Documents must be made without set-off or counterclaim. 14.6 BUSINESS DAYS (a) If a payment under the Finance Documents is due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date for that payment will instead be the next Business Day in the same calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not) or whatever day the Facility Agent determines is market practice. (b) During any extension of the due date for payment of any principal under this Agreement interest is payable on that principal at the rate payable on the original due date. 14.7 PARTIAL PAYMENTS (a) If the Facility Agent receives a payment insufficient to discharge all the amounts then due and payable by the Obligors under the Finance Documents, the Facility Agent must apply that payment towards the obligations of the Obligors under the Finance Documents in the following order: (i) first, in or towards payment pro rata of any due but unpaid fees, costs and expenses of the Facility Agent under the Finance Documents; (ii) secondly, in or towards payment pro rata of any accrued interest or fee due but unpaid under this Agreement; 38 (iii) thirdly, in or towards payment pro rata of any principal amount due but unpaid under this Agreement; and (iv) fourthly, in or towards payment pro rata of any other sum due but unpaid under the Finance Documents. (b) The Facility Agent must, if so directed by all the Lenders, vary the order set out in sub-paragraphs (a)(ii) to (iv) above. (c) This Subclause will override any appropriation made by an Obligor. 14.8 TIMING OF PAYMENTS If a Finance Document does not provide for when a particular payment is due, that payment will be due within three Business Days of demand by the relevant Finance Party. 15. GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY 15.1 GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY Each Guarantor jointly and severally and irrevocably and unconditionally: (a) guarantees to each Finance Party punctual performance by each Borrower of all its payment obligations under the Finance Documents; (b) undertakes with each Finance Party that, whenever a Borrower does not pay any amount when due under any Finance Document, it must immediately on demand by the Facility Agent pay that amount as if it were the principal obligor; and (c) indemnifies each Finance Party immediately on demand against any loss or liability suffered by that Finance Party if any obligation guaranteed by it is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal; the amount of the loss or liability under this indemnity will be equal to the amount the Finance Party would otherwise have been entitled to recover. 15.2 CONTINUING GUARANTEE This guarantee is a continuing guarantee and will extend to the ultimate balance of all sums payable by any Obligor under the Finance Documents, regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in part. 15.3 REINSTATEMENT (a) If any discharge (whether in respect of the obligations of any Obligor or any security for those obligations or otherwise) or arrangement is made in whole or in part on the faith of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be restored on insolvency, liquidation or otherwise without limitation, the liability of each Guarantor under this Clause will continue as if the discharge or arrangement had not occurred. (b) Each Finance Party may concede or compromise any claim that any payment, security or other disposition is liable to avoidance or restoration. 39 15.4 WAIVER OF DEFENCES The obligations of each Guarantor under this Clause will not be affected by any act, omission or thing which, but for this provision, would reduce, release or prejudice any of its obligations under this Clause (whether or not known to it or any Finance Party). This includes: (a) any time or waiver granted to, or composition with, any person; (b) any release of any person under the terms of any composition or arrangement; (c) the taking, variation, compromise, exchange, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect, take up or enforce, any rights against, or security over assets of, any person; (d) any non-presentation or non-observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any instrument or any failure to realise the full value of any security; (e) any incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or dissolution or change in the members or status of any person; (f) any amendment (however fundamental) of a Finance Document or any other document or security; or (g) any unenforceability, illegality, invalidity or non-provability of any obligation of any person under any Finance Document or any other document or security. 15.5 IMMEDIATE RECOURSE Each Guarantor waives any right it may have of first requiring any Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) to proceed against or enforce any other right or security or claim payment from any person before claiming from that Guarantor under this Clause. 15.6 APPROPRIATIONS Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Obligors under the Finance Documents have been irrevocably paid in full, each Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) may: (a) without affecting the liability of any Guarantor under this Clause: (i) refrain from applying or enforcing any other moneys, security or rights held or received by that Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) in respect of those amounts; or (ii) apply and enforce them in such manner and order as it sees fit (whether against those amounts or otherwise); and (b) hold in an interest-bearing suspense account any moneys received from any Guarantor or on account of that Guarantor's liability under this Clause. 40 15.7 NON-COMPETITION Unless: (a) all amounts which may be or become payable by the Obligors under the Finance Documents have been irrevocably paid in full; or (b) the Facility Agent otherwise directs, no Guarantor will, after a claim has been made or by virtue of any payment or performance by it under this Clause: (i) be subrogated to any rights, security or moneys held, received or receivable by any Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf); (ii) be entitled to any right of contribution or indemnity in respect of any payment made or moneys received on account of that Guarantor's liability under this Clause; (iii) claim, rank, prove or vote as a creditor of any Obligor or its estate in competition with any Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf); or (iv) receive, claim or have the benefit of any payment, distribution or security from or on account of any Obligor, or exercise any right of set-off as against any Obligor. Each Guarantor must hold in trust for and immediately pay or transfer to the Facility Agent for the Finance Parties any payment or distribution or benefit of security received by it contrary to paragraph (a) above or in accordance with any directions given by the Facility Agent under paragraph (b) above. 15.8 ADDITIONAL SECURITY This guarantee is in addition to and is not in any way prejudiced by any other security now or subsequently held by any Finance Party. 16. REPRESENTATIONS 16.1 REPRESENTATIONS The representations set out in this Clause are made by each Obligor or (if it so states) CDFCUK or the Company (as appropriate) to each Finance Party. 16.2 STATUS (a) It is a limited liability company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. (b) It and each of its Subsidiaries has the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being conducted. 41 16.3 POWERS AND AUTHORITY It has the power to enter into and perform, and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of, the Finance Documents to which it is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated by those Finance Documents. 16.4 LEGAL VALIDITY Subject to the Reservations and to any other general principles of law limiting its obligations and referred to in any legal opinion required under this Agreement, each Finance Document to which it is a party is its legally binding, valid and enforceable obligation. 16.5 NON-CONFLICT The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents do not conflict with: (a) any law or regulation applicable to it; (b) its or any of its Subsidiaries' constitutional documents; or (c) any document which is binding upon it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or its Subsidiaries' assets. 16.6 NO DEFAULT (a) No Default is outstanding or will result from the execution of, or the performance of any transaction contemplated by, any Finance Document; and (b) no other event is outstanding which constitutes a default under any document which is binding on it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or its Subsidiaries' assets to an extent or in a manner which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. 16.7 AUTHORISATIONS Except for registration of the Security Agreement under the Companies Act 1985, all authorisations required by it in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents have been obtained or effected (as appropriate) and are in full force and effect. 16.8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Its audited financial statements most recently delivered to the Facility Agent (which, in the case of the Company at the date of this Agreement, are the Original Financial Statements): (a) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in its jurisdiction of incorporation, consistently applied; and (b) fairly represent its financial condition (consolidated, if applicable) as at the date to which they were drawn up, 42 except, in each case, as disclosed to the contrary in those financial statements. 16.9 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE In the case of CDFCUK only, there has been no material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of CDFCUK since the date that its consolidated audited financial statements for the financial year ending on 31st March, 2002 were delivered to the Facility Agent. 16.10 LITIGATION No litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or, to its knowledge, pending or threatened, which, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. 16.11 INFORMATION MEMORANDUM (a) In this Subclause, "INFORMATION MEMORANDUM" means the information memorandum prepared on behalf of, and approved by, the Company in connection with this Agreement. (b) In the case of the Company only: (i) the factual information provided by the Company or any member of the Group contained in the Information Memorandum was true and accurate in all material respects as at its date or (if appropriate) as at the date (if any) at which it is stated to be given; (ii) the financial projections provided by the Company or any member of the Group contained in the Information Memorandum have been prepared as at its date, on the basis of recent historical information and assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable; (iii) to the best of its knowledge and belief, after due enquiry, the Information Memorandum did not omit as at its date any information relating to the Group which, if disclosed, would make the Information Memorandum as at its date untrue or misleading in any material respect and which might reasonably be expected materially and adversely to have affected the decision of a Lender when considering whether to provide finance to the Borrowers on the basis of the Finance Documents; and (iv) to the best of its knowledge and belief, after due enquiry, as at the date on which this representation is given, nothing has occurred in relation to the Group since the date of the Information Memorandum which, if disclosed, would make the Information Memorandum untrue or misleading in any material respect and which might reasonably be expected materially and adversely to have affected the decision of a Lender when considering whether to provide finance to the Borrowers on the basis of the Finance Documents. 16.12 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE (a) It and each of its Subsidiaries: 43 (i) has obtained all requisite Environmental Approvals required for the carrying on of its business as currently conducted; (ii) has at all times complied with the terms and conditions of such Environmental Approvals; and (iii) has at all times complied with all other applicable Environmental Law, the failure to obtain or comply with which, in each case, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) there is no Environmental Claim pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any of its Subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) so far as it is aware, no Dangerous Substance has been used, disposed of, generated, stored, transported, dumped, released, deposited, buried or emitted at, on, from or under any premises (whether or not owned, leased, occupied or controlled by it or any of its Subsidiaries and including any off-site waste management or disposal location utilised by it or any of its Subsidiaries) in such manner or circumstances as are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. 16.13 TIMES FOR MAKING REPRESENTATIONS (a) The representations set out in this Clause (other than the representations in Clause 16.11 (Information Memorandum) are made, unless otherwise stated, by each Original Obligor on the date of this Agreement. (b) The representations in Clause 16.11 (Information Memorandum) are made by the Company only on the date of the Syndication Agreement. (c) Unless a representation is expressed to be given at a specific date, each representation is deemed to be repeated by: (i) each Additional Obligor and the Company on the date that Additional Obligor becomes an Obligor; and (ii) each Obligor on the date of each Request and the first day of each Interest Period. (d) When a representation is repeated, it is applied to the circumstances existing at the time of repetition. 17. INFORMATION COVENANTS 17.1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (a) CDFCUK must supply to the Facility Agent in sufficient copies for all the Lenders: (i) its audited consolidated financial statements for each of its financial years ending after the date of this Agreement; 44 (ii) the audited financial statements of each Obligor for each of its financial years ending after the date of this Agreement; (iii) the interim management financial statements of the Group for each quarter of each of its financial years ending after the date of this Agreement; and (iv) a budget for the Group for each of its financial years beginning after the date of this Agreement. (b) All financial statements must be supplied as soon as they are available and: (i) in the case of CDFCUK's audited consolidated financial statements, within 150 days (or such longer period as the Majority Lenders may agree); (ii) in the case of each Obligor's audited financial statements, within 150 days (or such longer period as the Majority Lenders may agree); and (iii) in the case of the Group's interim management financial statements, within 45 days (or such longer period as the Majority Lenders may agree), of the end of the relevant financial period; and (iv) in the case of the annual Group budget, not later than 30 days (or such longer period as the Majority Lenders may agree) after the start of the relevant financial year. 17.2 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (a) A "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" is a certificate, substantially in the form of Schedule 7 (Form of Compliance Certificate) setting out, among other things, calculations of the financial covenants. (b) CDFCUK must supply to the Facility Agent a Compliance Certificate: (i) within 45 days after the end of each financial quarter; (ii) within 21 days after the end of each other month; and (iii) with each set of financial statements sent to the Facility Agent under Clause 17.1(a)(i) (Financial Statements). (c) A Compliance Certificate must be signed by two authorised signatories of CDFCUK. 17.3 FORM OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (a) CDFCUK must ensure that each set of financial statements supplied under this Agreement gives (if audited) a true and fair view of, or (if unaudited) fairly represents, the financial condition (consolidated or otherwise) of the relevant person as at the date to which those financial statements were drawn up. (b) CDFCUK must notify the Facility Agent of any change to the basis on which its audited consolidated financial statements are prepared if that change is either material or might affect 45 the calculation of the financial covenants set out in Clause 18 (Financial covenants) and of any change to its financial year end. (c) If requested by the Facility Agent, CDFCUK must supply to the Facility Agent: (i) a full description of any change notified under paragraph (b) above; and (ii) sufficient information to enable the Finance Parties to make a proper comparison between the financial position shown by the set of financial statements prepared on the changed basis and its most recent audited consolidated financial statements delivered to the Facility Agent under this Agreement. (d) If requested by the Facility Agent, CDFCUK must enter into discussions for a period of not more than 30 days with a view to agreeing any amendments required to be made to the financial covenants set out in Clause 18 (Financial covenants) to place CDFCUK and the Lenders in the same position as they would have been in if the change had not happened. Any agreement between CDFCUK and the Facility Agent will be, with the prior consent of the Majority Lenders, binding on all the Parties. (e) If no agreement is reached under paragraph (d) above on the required amendments to this Agreement, CDFCUK must ensure that its auditors confirm the appropriateness of those amendments; the confirmation of the auditors will be, in the absence of manifest error, binding on all the Parties. 17.4 INFORMATION - MISCELLANEOUS The Company must supply to the Facility Agent: (a) copies of all documents despatched by the Company to its creditors generally at the same time as they are despatched; (b) promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which are current, threatened or pending and which might, if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) promptly on request, a list of the then current Material Subsidiaries; and (d) promptly on request, such further information regarding the financial condition and operations of the Group as any Finance Party through the Facility Agent may reasonably request. 17.5 NOTIFICATION OF DEFAULT (a) Unless the Facility Agent has already been so notified by another Obligor, each Obligor must notify the Facility Agent of any Default (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it) promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence. (b) Promptly on request by the Facility Agent at any time when the Facility Agent reasonably believes a Default is outstanding, CDFCUK must supply to the Facility Agent a certificate, signed by two of its authorised signatories on its behalf, certifying that no Default is outstanding or, if a Default is outstanding, specifying the Default and the steps, if any, being 46 taken to remedy it. The request from the Facility Agent must include reasonable details of why the Facility Agent believes a Default is outstanding. 18. FINANCIAL COVENANTS 18.1 DEFINITIONS In this Clause: "CONSOLIDATED CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS" means, at any time: (a) cash in hand or on deposit with any acceptable bank, which, in either case, is remittable to the U.K.; (b) certificates of deposit, maturing within one year after the relevant date of calculation, issued by an acceptable bank; (c) any investment in marketable obligations issued or guaranteed by the government of the U.S.A. or the U.K. or by an instrumentality or agency of the government of the U.S.A. or the U.K. having an equivalent credit rating; or (d) any other instrument, security or investment approved by the Majority Lenders, in each case, to which any member of the Group is beneficially entitled at that time and which is capable of being applied against Consolidated Total Borrowings. An "ACCEPTABLE BANK" for this purpose is a commercial bank or trust company which has a rating of A or higher by Standard & Poor's or FitchIBCA or A2 or higher by Moody's or a comparable rating from a nationally recognised credit rating agency for its long-term debt obligations. "CONSOLIDATED EBIT" means the consolidated net pre-taxation profits of the Group for a Measurement Period, adjusted by: (a) adding back Consolidated Interest Payable; (b) taking no account of any exceptional or extraordinary item; and (c) deducting any amount attributable to minority interests. "CONSOLIDATED INTEREST PAYABLE" means all interest and periodic financing charges including arrangement fees, acceptance commission, commitment fee and the interest element of rental payments or finance or capital leases (whether, in each case, paid, payable or capitalised) incurred by the Group in effecting, servicing or maintaining Consolidated Total Borrowings during a Measurement Period. 47 "CONSOLIDATED NET INTEREST PAYABLE" means Consolidated Interest Payable less all financing charges received or receivable by the Group during the relevant Measurement Period. "CONSOLIDATED TANGIBLE NET WORTH" means at any time the aggregate of: (a) the amount paid up or credited as paid up on the issued share capital of CDFCUK; (b) the amount standing to the credit of the consolidated capital and revenue reserves (including, without limitation, retained earnings and, subject to sub-paragraph (v) below, revaluation reserves) of the Group; and (c) notwithstanding paragraph (ix) below, the Minority Interest of Centex Development Company, L.P. in CDC2020 Plc forming part of the "Total Capital Employed" as referred to in the consolidated accounts of CDFCUK, based on the latest published audited consolidated balance sheet of CDFCUK (the "LATEST BALANCE SHEET") but adjusted by: (i) adding any amount standing to the credit of the profit and loss account of the Group for the period ending on: (A) the date of the latest balance sheet; and (B) to the extent not included in sub-paragraph (A) above, the date to which the financial statements most recently provided to the Facility Agent under Clause 17.1 (Financial Statements) were made up; (ii) deducting: (A) any dividend or other distribution declared, recommended or made by any member of the Group (other than to an Obligor); and (B) the amount of any: (I) loans or other forms of credit made by CDFCUK to; or (II) guarantees by CDFCUK of the obligations of, its Holding Company or any Affiliate of its Holding Company (other than the Obligors), which, in aggregate, exceed (pound)1,000,000; (iii) deducting any amount standing to the debit of the profit and loss account of the Group for the period ending on: (A) the date of the latest balance sheet; and 48 (B) to the extent not included in sub-paragraph (A) above, the date to which the financial statements most recently provided to the Facility Agent under Clause 17.1 (Financial Statements) were made up. (iv) deducting any amount attributable to goodwill or any other intangible asset; (v) deducting any amount attributable to an upward revaluation of assets after 31st March, 2000 or, in the case of assets of a company which becomes a member of the Group after that date, the date on which that company becomes a member of the Group other than, in each case, an upward revaluation which is supported by an independent professional valuation; (vi) reflecting any variation in the amount of the issued share capital of CDFCUK and the consolidated capital and revenue reserves of the Group after the date of the latest balance sheet; (vii) reflecting any variation in the interest of CDFCUK in any other member of the Group since the date of the latest balance sheet; (viii) excluding any amount attributable to deferred taxation; and (ix) excluding any amount attributable to minority interests. "CONSOLIDATED TOTAL BORROWINGS" means, in respect of the Group, at any time the aggregate of the following: (a) the outstanding principal amount of any moneys borrowed; (b) the outstanding principal amount of any acceptance under any acceptance credit; (c) the outstanding principal amount of any bond (other than performance bonds), note, debenture, loan stock or other similar instrument; (d) the capitalised element of indebtedness under a finance or capital lease; (e) the outstanding principal amount of all moneys owing in connection with the sale or discounting of receivables (otherwise than on a non-recourse basis); (f) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness arising from any deferred payment agreements (other than Deferred Purchase Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of trading which are not arranged primarily as a method of raising finance or financing the acquisition of land) arranged primarily as a method of raising finance or financing the acquisition of an asset; (g) any fixed or minimum premium payable on the repayment or redemption of any instrument referred to in paragraph (c) above; (h) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness arising in connection with any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) which has the commercial effect of a borrowing; and 49 (i) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness of any person of a type referred to in paragraphs (a) - (h) above which is the subject of a guarantee, indemnity or similar assurance against financial loss given by a member of the Group. Any amount outstanding in a currency other than Sterling is to be taken into account at its Sterling equivalent calculated on the basis of: (i) the Facility Agent's spot rate of exchange for the purchase of the relevant currency in the London foreign exchange market with Sterling at or about 11.00 a.m. on the day the relevant amount falls to be calculated; or (ii) if the amount is to be calculated on the last day of a financial period of CDFCUK, the rate of exchange used by CDFCUK in its financial statements for that period. "CONSOLIDATED TOTAL NET BORROWINGS" means at any time Consolidated Total Borrowings less Consolidated Cash and Cash Equivalents. "MEASUREMENT PERIOD" means a period of 12 months ending on the last day of a financial quarter of CDFCUK. "MINORITY INTEREST" means the 2,500,000 8 per cent. cumulative redeemable preference shares of (pound)1 each in CDC2020 Plc and registered in the name of Centex Development Company, L.P., a limited partnership formed in Delaware. 18.2 INTERPRETATION (a) Except as provided to the contrary in this Agreement, an accounting term used in this Clause is to be construed in accordance with the Applicable Principles. (b) No item must be credited or deducted more than once in any calculation under this Clause. 18.3 CONSOLIDATED TANGIBLE NET WORTH CDFCUK must ensure that Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is not at any time less than (pound)110,000,000. 18.4 GEARING CDFCUK must ensure that Consolidated Total Net Borrowings do not at any time exceed 100 per cent. of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at that time. 18.5 INTEREST COVER/CASHFLOW CDFCUK must ensure that the ratio of Consolidated EBIT for a Measurement Period to Consolidated Net Interest Payable for that Measurement Period is not, at the end of that Measurement Period, less than 2.00 to 1. 50 18.6 RESTRICTION ON DIVIDEND CDFCUK must ensure that the aggregate amount of dividends or other distributions paid by it to its immediate Holding Company in any financial year does not exceed the aggregate of: (a) CDFCUK's net post-taxation profits for that financial year; and (b) to the extent those profits have not previously been distributed and form part of CDFCUK's retained earnings reserve, CDFCUK's net post-taxation profits from previous financial years. 19. GENERAL COVENANTS 19.1 GENERAL Each Obligor agrees to be bound by the covenants set out in this Clause relating to it and, where the covenant is expressed to apply to each member of the Group, each Obligor must ensure that each of its Subsidiaries performs that covenant. 19.2 AUTHORISATIONS Each Obligor must promptly obtain, maintain and comply with the terms of any authorisation required under any law or regulation to enable it to perform its obligations under, or for the validity or enforceability of, any Finance Document. 19.3 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS Each member of the Group must comply in all respects with all laws to which it is subject where failure to do so is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. 19.4 PARI PASSU RANKING Each Obligor must ensure that its payment obligations under the Finance Documents rank at least pari passu with all its other present and future unsecured payment obligations, except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law applying to companies generally. 19.5 NEGATIVE PLEDGE (a) Except as provided below, no member of the Group may create or allow to exist any Security Interest on any of its assets. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to: (i) any Security Interest created by a Security Document; (ii) any Security Interest listed in Schedule 6 (Existing Security) except to the extent the principal amount secured by that Security Interest exceeds the amount stated in that Schedule; (iii) any Security Interest arising out of retention of title provisions in a supplier's standard conditions of supply of goods; 51 (iv) any Security Interest comprising a netting or set-off arrangement entered into by a member of the Group in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances; (v) any lien arising by operation of law and in the ordinary course of trading; (vi) any Security Interest on an asset, or an asset of any person, acquired by a member of the Group after the date of this Agreement but only for the period of six months from the date of acquisition and to the extent that the principal amount secured by that Security Interest has not been incurred or increased in contemplation of, or since, the acquisition; and (vii) any Security Interest securing consideration payable by a member of the Group under a Deferred Purchase Agreement the amount of which (when aggregated with the amount of any other consideration which has the benefit of a Security Interest allowed under this sub-paragraph (vii)) does not exceed 20 per cent. of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth or its equivalent in any other currency at any time. (c) No member of the Group may: (i) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets on terms where it is or may be leased to or re-acquired or acquired by a member of the Group or any of its related entities; or (ii) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its receivables on recourse terms, in circumstances where the transaction is entered into primarily as a method of raising Financial Indebtedness or of financing the acquisition of an asset. 19.6 DISPOSALS (a) Except as provided below, no member of the Group may, either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions and whether related or not, dispose of all or any part of its assets. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any disposal: (i) made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity; (ii) of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type, value and quality; (iii) where the higher of the market value or consideration receivable (when aggregated with the higher of the market value or consideration for any other disposal not allowed under the preceding sub-paragraphs) in any financial year of CDFCUK does not exceed five per cent. of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth as at the end of the preceding financial year or its equivalent in any other currency; or (iv) made to an Obligor. 52 19.7 FINANCIAL INDEBTEDNESS (a) Except as provided below, no member of the Group may incur or allow to exist any Financial Indebtedness. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to: (i) Financial Indebtedness incurred under Deferred Purchase Agreements; (ii) Financial Indebtedness incurred under the Finance Documents; (iii) Financial Indebtedness owed to Affiliates provided that any amount of such Financial Indebtedness which exceeds (pound)1,000,000 in aggregate matures after the Final Maturity Date; (iv) any Financial Indebtedness of any person acquired by a member of the Group which is incurred under arrangements in existence at the date of acquisition, but only for a period of six months from the date of acquisition; (v) any derivative transaction protecting against or benefiting from fluctuations in any rate or price entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Group; (vi) an overdraft facility not exceeding (pound)5,000,000 on a net basis provided by National Westminster Bank Plc; (vii) Financial Indebtedness relating to the issue of performance bonds, guarantees and similar instruments under a bonding line made available by National Westminster Bank Plc, up to an aggregate amount not exceeding (pound)5,000,000; or (viii) Financial Indebtedness which in aggregate does not exceed (pound)1,000,000 or its equivalent at any time. 19.8 LENDING AND GUARANTEES No member of the Group may, make any loans or any form of credit or give any guarantee or indemnity to or for the benefit of any person in respect of any obligation for Financial Indebtedness of any person other than: (a) to another member of the Group; (b) in respect of Financial Indebtedness of a member of the Group; or (c) provided that no breach of Clause 18.3 (Consolidated Tangible Net Worth) is then outstanding or would result, loans from CDFCUK to its Holding Company or any Affiliate of its Holding Company, which in each case is permitted under Clause 19.7(b) (Financial Indebtedness) and in respect of which all relevant legislation relating to financial assistance has been complied with. 53 19.9 CHANGE OF BUSINESS CDFCUK must ensure that no substantial change is made to the general nature of the business of CDFCUK or the Group from that carried on at the date of this Agreement. 19.10 MERGERS No Obligor may enter into any amalgamation, demerger, merger or reconstruction otherwise than under an intra-Group re-organisation on a solvent basis or other transaction agreed by the Majority Lenders. 19.11 ACQUISITIONS (a) Except as provided below, no member of the Group may make any acquisition or investment. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to: (i) acquisitions or investments made in the ordinary course of trade or which are ancillary to the trading operations of the Group; or (ii) acquisitions where the consideration (when aggregated with the consideration of any other acquisition not allowed under the preceding sub-paragraphs) in any financial year of CDFCUK does not exceed 20 per cent. of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth as at the end of the preceding financial year or its equivalent in any other currency. 19.12 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS (a) Each member of the Group must ensure that it is, and has been, in compliance with all Environmental Law and Environmental Approvals applicable to it, where failure to do so is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. (b) Each member of the Group must promptly upon becoming aware notify the Facility Agent of: (i) any Environmental Claim current, or to its knowledge, pending or threatened; or (ii) any circumstances reasonably likely to result in an Environmental Claim, which, if substantiated, is reasonably likely either to have a Material Adverse Effect or result in any liability for a Finance Party. 19.13 INSURANCE Each member of the Group must insure its business and assets with insurance companies to such an extent and against such risks as companies engaged in a similar business normally insure. 20. DEFAULT 20.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT (a) Each of the events set out in this Clause is an Event of Default. 54 (b) In this Clause: "PERMITTED TRANSACTION" means: (i) an intra-Group re-organisation of a member of the Group which is not an Obligor on a solvent basis; or (ii) any other transaction agreed to by the Majority Lenders. 20.2 NON-PAYMENT An Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount payable by it under the Finance Documents in the manner required under the Finance Documents, unless the non-payment: (a) is caused by technical or administrative error; and (b) is remedied within three Business Days of the due date. 20.3 BREACH OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS (a) An Obligor does not comply with any term of Clause 18 (Financial covenants), Clause 19.5 (Negative Pledge), Clause 19.6 (Disposals), Clause 19.7 (Financial Indebtedness) or Clause 19.8 (Lending and guarantees); or (b) an Obligor does not comply with any other term of the Finance Documents not already referred to in this Clause or in Clause 20.2 (Non-payment), unless the non-compliance: (i) is capable of remedy; and (ii) is remedied within 21 days of the earlier of the Facility Agent giving notice and the Obligor becoming aware of the non-compliance. 20.4 MISREPRESENTATION A representation made or repeated by an Obligor in any Finance Document or in any document delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor under any Finance Document is incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed to be repeated unless the misrepresentation: (i) is capable of remedy; and (ii) is remedied within 21 days of the earlier of the Facility Agent giving notice and the Obligor becoming aware of the misrepresentation. 20.5 CROSS-DEFAULT Any of the following occurs in respect of a member of the Group: (a) any of its Financial Indebtedness is not paid when due (after the expiry of any originally applicable grace period); (b) any of its Financial Indebtedness: 55 (i) becomes prematurely due and payable; (ii) is placed on demand; or (iii) is capable of being declared by a creditor to be prematurely due and payable or being placed on demand, in each case, as a result of an event of default (howsoever described); or (c) any commitment for its Financial Indebtedness is cancelled or suspended as a result of an event of default (howsoever described), unless the aggregate amount of Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (a)-(c) above is less than (pound)1,000,000 or its equivalent. 20.6 INSOLVENCY Any of the following occurs in respect of a member of the Group: (a) it is, or is deemed for the purposes of any law to be, unable to pay its debts as they fall due or insolvent; (b) it admits its inability to pay its debts as they fall due; (c) it suspends making payments on any of its debts or announces an intention to do so; (d) by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, it begins negotiations with any creditor for the rescheduling of any of its indebtedness; or (e) a moratorium is declared in respect of any of its indebtedness. 20.7 INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS (a) Except as provided below, any of the following occurs in respect of a member of the Group: (i) any step is taken with a view to a composition, assignment or similar arrangement with any of its creditors generally or any class of its creditors; (ii) a meeting of it is convened for the purpose of considering any resolution for (or to petition for) its winding-up, administration or dissolution or any such resolution is passed; (iii) any person presents a petition for its winding-up, administration or dissolution; (iv) an order for its winding-up, administration or dissolution is made; (v) any liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, judicial custodian, compulsory manager, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or similar officer is appointed in respect of it or any of its assets; 56 (vi) its directors or other officers request the appointment of a liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, judicial custodian, compulsory manager, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or similar officer; or (vii) any other analogous step or procedure is taken in any jurisdiction. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to: (i) any step or procedure which is part of a Permitted Transaction; or (ii) a petition for winding-up presented by a creditor which is being contested in good faith and with due diligence and is discharged or struck out within 28 days. 20.8 CREDITORS' PROCESS Any attachment, sequestration, distress, execution or analogous event affects any asset(s) of a member of the Group, having an aggregate value of (pound)1,000,000, and is not discharged within 28 days. 20.9 CESSATION OF BUSINESS A member of the Group ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business except: (a) as part of a Permitted Transaction; or (b) as a result of any disposal allowed under this Agreement. 20.10 EFFECTIVENESS OF FINANCE DOCUMENTS (a) It is or becomes unlawful for any Obligor to perform any of its obligations under the Finance Documents. (b) Any Finance Document is not effective for any reason arising after the date of this Agreement which is not remediable by an Obligor complying with its obligations under Clause 19.2 (Authorisations), 19.3 (Compliance with laws) or 19.4 (Pari passu ranking) or clause 13 (Further assurances) of the Security Agreement or is alleged by an Obligor to be ineffective for any reason. (c) An Obligor repudiates a Finance Document or evidences an intention to repudiate a Finance Document. 20.11 OWNERSHIP OF THE OBLIGORS (a) An Obligor (other than CDFCUK and CDC2020 Plc) is not or ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of CDFCUK. (b) CDFCUK ceases to be at least 90 per cent. owned (directly or indirectly) by Centex Development Company, L.P. or the equity interests in Centex Development Company, L.P. cease to be traded in tandem with those of Centex Corporation. 57 (c) CDFCUK ceases to own all of the issued and voting share capital of CDC2020 Plc, other than the 2,500,000 8 per cent. cumulative redeemable preference shares of (pound)1 each held directly or indirectly by Centex Development Company, L.P. 20.12 MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE Any event or series of events occurs which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. 20.13 ACCELERATION If an Event of Default is outstanding, the Facility Agent may, by notice to CDFCUK: (a) cancel the Total Commitments; and/or (b) declare that all or part of any amounts outstanding under the Finance Documents are: (i) immediately due and payable; and/or (ii) payable on demand by the Facility Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders. Any notice given under this Subclause will take effect in accordance with its terms. 21. SECURITY 21.1 FACILITY AGENT AS TRUSTEE Unless expressly provided to the contrary, the Facility Agent holds any security created by a Security Document on trust for the Finance Parties. 21.2 RESPONSIBILITY The Facility Agent is not responsible to any other Finance Party for any failure in perfecting or protecting the security created by any Security Document unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct. 21.3 TITLE The Facility Agent may accept, without enquiry, the title (if any) an Obligor may have to any asset over which security is intended to be created by any Security Document. 21.4 POSSESSION OF DOCUMENTS The Facility Agent is not obliged to hold in its own possession any Security Document, title deed or other document in connection with any asset over which security is intended to be created by a Security Document. 58 21.5 INVESTMENTS Except as otherwise provided in any Security Document, all moneys received by the Facility Agent under a Security Document may be invested in the name of, or under the control of, the Facility Agent in any investments selected by the Facility Agent. Additionally, those moneys may be placed on deposit in the name of, or under the control of, the Facility Agent at any bank or institution (including itself) and upon such terms as it may think fit. 21.6 APPROVAL Each Finance Party confirms its approval of each Security Document. 21.7 RELEASE OF SECURITY (a) If: (i) a Guarantor ceases to be a member of the Group; or (ii) a Guarantor is released from all its obligations under the Finance Documents, in a manner allowed by this Agreement, any security created by that Guarantor over its assets under the Security Documents will be released. (b) If a disposal of any asset subject to security created by a Security Document is made to a person (which is and will remain) outside the Group in the following circumstances: (i) the Majority Lenders agree to the disposal; (ii) the disposal is allowed by the terms of the Finance Documents and will not result or could not reasonably be expected to result in any breach of any term of any Finance Document; (iii) the disposal is being made at the request of the Facility Agent in circumstances where any security created by the Security Documents has become enforceable; or (iv) the disposal is being effected by enforcement of a Security Document, the asset being disposed of will be released from any security over it created by a Security Document. However, the proceeds of any disposal (or an amount corresponding to them) must be applied in accordance with the requirements of the Finance Documents (if any). (c) If the Facility Agent is satisfied that a release is allowed under this Subclause, the Facility Agent must execute (at the request and expense of the relevant Obligor) any document which is reasonably required to achieve that release. Each other Finance Party irrevocably authorises the Facility Agent to execute any such document. 21.8 LETTERS OF NON-CRYSTALLISATION If a disposal of any asset subject to a floating charge created by a Security Document is made to a person which is (and will remain) outside the Group in the following circumstances: 59 (a) the disposal is allowed by the terms of the Finance Documents and will not result or could not reasonably be expected to result in any breach of any term of the Finance Documents; (b) the floating charge to which the asset is subject has not crystallised; and (c) the Majority Lenders have not instructed the Facility Agent otherwise, the Facility Agent must provide (at the request and expense of CDFCUK) to CDFCUK a Letter of Non-Crystallisation and/or a Deed of Partial Release. Each other Finance Party irrevocably authorises the Facility Agent to execute those documents. 22. THE ADMINISTRATIVE PARTIES 22.1 APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF THE FACILITY AGENT (a) Each Finance Party (other than the Facility Agent) irrevocably appoints the Facility Agent to act as its agent under the Finance Documents. (b) Each Finance Party irrevocably authorises the Facility Agent to: (i) perform the duties and to exercise the rights, powers and discretions that are specifically given to it under the Finance Documents, together with any other incidental rights, powers and discretions; and (ii) execute each Finance Document expressed to be executed by the Facility Agent. (c) The Facility Agent has only those duties which are expressly specified in the Finance Documents. Those duties are solely of a mechanical and administrative nature. 22.2 ROLE OF THE ARRANGER Except as specifically provided in the Finance Documents, the Arranger has no obligations of any kind to any other Party in connection with any Finance Document. 22.3 NO FIDUCIARY DUTIES Except as specifically provided in a Finance Document, nothing in the Finance Documents makes an Administrative Party a trustee or fiduciary for any other Party or any other person. No Administrative Party need hold in trust any moneys paid to it for a Party or be liable to account for interest on those moneys. 22.4 INDIVIDUAL POSITION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PARTY (a) If it is also a Lender, each Administrative Party has the same rights and powers under the Finance Documents as any other Lender and may exercise those rights and powers as though it were not an Administrative Party. (b) Each Administrative Party may: 60 (i) carry on any business with any Obligor or its related entities (including acting as an agent or a trustee for any other financing); and (ii) retain any profits or remuneration it receives under the Finance Documents or in relation to any other business it carries on with any Obligor or its related entities. 22.5 RELIANCE The Facility Agent may: (a) rely on any notice or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed by, or with the authority of, the proper person; (b) rely on any statement made by any person regarding any matters which may reasonably be assumed to be within his knowledge or within his power to verify; (c) engage, pay for and rely on professional advisers selected by it (including those representing a Party other than the Facility Agent); and (d) act under the Finance Documents through its personnel and agents. 22.6 MAJORITY LENDERS' INSTRUCTIONS (a) The Facility Agent is fully protected if it acts on the instructions of the Majority Lenders in the exercise of any right, power or discretion or any matter not expressly provided for in the Finance Documents. Any such instructions given by the Majority Lenders will be binding on all the Lenders. In the absence of instructions, the Facility Agent may act as it considers to be in the best interests of all the Lenders. (b) The Facility Agent is not authorised to act on behalf of a Lender (without first obtaining that Lender's consent) in any legal or arbitration proceedings in connection with any Finance Document. (c) The Facility Agent may require the receipt of security satisfactory to it, whether by way of payment in advance or otherwise, against any liability or loss which it may incur in complying with the instructions of the Majority Lenders. 22.7 RESPONSIBILITY (a) No Administrative Party is responsible to any other Finance Party for the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of: (i) any Finance Document or any other document; or (ii) any statement or information (whether written or oral) made in or supplied in connection with any Finance Document. (b) Without affecting the responsibility of any Obligor for information supplied by it or on its behalf in connection with any Finance Document, each Lender confirms that it: 61 (i) has made, and will continue to make, its own independent appraisal of all risks arising under or in connection with the Finance Documents (including the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and its related entities and the nature and extent of any recourse against any Party or its assets); and (ii) has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by any Administrative Party in connection with any Finance Document. 22.8 EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY (a) The Facility Agent is not liable to any other Finance Party for any action taken or not taken by it in connection with any Finance Document, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct. (b) No Party may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Facility Agent in respect of any claim it might have against the Facility Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in connection with any Finance Document. Any officer, employee or agent of the Facility Agent may rely on this Subclause and enforce its terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. 22.9 DEFAULT (a) The Facility Agent is not obliged to monitor or enquire whether a Default has occurred. The Facility Agent is not deemed to have knowledge of the occurrence of a Default. (b) If the Facility Agent: (i) receives notice from a Party referring to this Agreement, describing a Default and stating that the event is a Default; or (ii) is aware of the non-payment of any principal or interest or any fee payable to a Lender under this Agreement, it must promptly notify the Lenders. 22.10 INFORMATION (a) The Facility Agent must promptly forward to the person concerned the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the Facility Agent by a Party for that person. (b) Except where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the Facility Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party. (c) Except as provided above, the Facility Agent has no duty: (i) either initially or on a continuing basis to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the risks arising under or in connection with the Finance Documents (including any information relating to the financial condition or affairs of any Obligor or its related entities or the nature or extent of recourse against any Party 62 or its assets) whether coming into its possession before, on or after the date of this Agreement; or (ii) unless specifically requested to do so by a Lender in accordance with a Finance Document, to request any certificate or other document from any Obligor. (d) In acting as the Facility Agent, the agency division of the Facility Agent is treated as a separate entity from its other divisions and departments. Any information acquired by the Facility Agent which, in its opinion, is acquired by it otherwise than in its capacity as the Facility Agent may be treated as confidential by the Facility Agent and will not be treated as information possessed by the Facility Agent in its capacity as such. (e) Each Obligor irrevocably authorises the Facility Agent to disclose to the other Finance Parties any information which, in its opinion, is received by it in its capacity as the Facility Agent. 22.11 INDEMNITIES (a) Without limiting the liability of any Obligor under the Finance Documents, each Lender must indemnify the Facility Agent for that Lender's Pro Rata Share of any loss or liability incurred by the Facility Agent in acting as the Facility Agent, except to the extent that the loss or liability is caused by the Facility Agent's gross negligence or wilful misconduct. (b) The Facility Agent may deduct from any amount received by it for a Lender any amount due to the Facility Agent from that Lender under a Finance Document but unpaid. 22.12 COMPLIANCE The Facility Agent may refrain from doing anything (including disclosing any information) which might, in its opinion, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person, and may do anything which, in its opinion, is necessary or desirable to comply with any law or regulation. 22.13 RESIGNATION OF THE FACILITY AGENT (a) The Facility Agent may resign and appoint any of its Affiliates as successor Facility Agent by giving notice to the Lenders and CDFCUK. (b) Alternatively, the Facility Agent may resign by giving notice to the Lenders and CDFCUK, in which case the Majority Lenders may with the prior consent of CDFCUK (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and, if not expressly refused within 10 Business Days of request, deemed to be given) appoint a successor Facility Agent. (c) If no successor Facility Agent has been appointed under paragraph (b) above within 30 days after notice of resignation was given, the Facility Agent may appoint a successor Facility Agent. (d) The person(s) appointing a successor Facility Agent must, if practicable, consult with CDFCUK prior to the appointment. Any successor Facility Agent must have an office in the U.K. 63 (e) The resignation of the Facility Agent and the appointment of any successor Facility Agent will both become effective only when the successor Facility Agent notifies all the Parties that it accepts its appointment. On giving the notification, the successor Facility Agent will succeed to the position of the Facility Agent and the term "FACILITY AGENT" will mean the successor Facility Agent. (f) The retiring Facility Agent must, at its own cost, make available to the successor Facility Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Facility Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as the Facility Agent under the Finance Documents. (g) Upon its resignation becoming effective, this Clause will continue to benefit the retiring Facility Agent in respect of any action taken or not taken by it in connection with the Finance Documents while it was the Facility Agent, and, subject to paragraph (f) above, it will have no further obligations under any Finance Document. (h) The Majority Lenders may, by notice to the Facility Agent after consultation with the Facility Agent and CDFCUK, require it to resign under paragraph (b) above. 22.14 RELATIONSHIP WITH LENDERS (a) The Facility Agent may treat each Lender as a Lender, entitled to payments under this Agreement and as acting through its Facility Office(s) until it has received not less than five Business Days' prior notice from that Lender to the contrary. (b) The Facility Agent may at any time, and must if requested to do so by the Majority Lenders, convene a meeting of the Lenders. (c) The Facility Agent must keep a register of all the Parties and supply any other Party with a copy of the register on request. The register will include each Lender's Facility Office(s) and contact details for the purposes of this Agreement. 22.15 FACILITY AGENT'S MANAGEMENT TIME If the Facility Agent requires, any amount payable to the Facility Agent by any Party under any indemnity or in respect of any costs or expenses incurred by the Facility Agent under the Finance Documents after the date of this Agreement may include the cost of using its management time or other resources and will be calculated on the basis of such reasonable daily or hourly rates as the Facility Agent may notify to the relevant Party. This is in addition to any amount in respect of fees or expenses paid or payable to the Facility Agent under any other term of the Finance Documents. 22.16 NOTICE PERIOD Where this Agreement specifies a minimum period of notice to be given to the Facility Agent, the Facility Agent may, at its discretion, accept a shorter notice period. 64 23. EVIDENCE AND CALCULATIONS 23.1 ACCOUNTS Accounts maintained by a Finance Party in connection with this Agreement are prima facie evidence of the matters to which they relate for the purpose of any litigation or arbitration proceedings. 23.2 CERTIFICATES AND DETERMINATIONS Any certification or determination by a Finance Party of a rate or amount under the Finance Documents will be, in the absence of manifest error, prima facie evidence of the matters to which it relates. 23.3 CALCULATIONS Any interest or fee accruing under this Agreement accrues from day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 days or otherwise, depending on what the Facility Agent determines is market practice. 24. FEES 24.1 FACILITY AGENT'S FEE The Company must pay to the Facility Agent for its own account an agency fee in the manner agreed in the Fee Letter between the Facility Agent and the Company. 24.2 ARRANGEMENT FEE The Company must pay to the Arranger for its own account an arrangement fee in the manner agreed in the Fee Letter between the Arranger and the Company. 24.3 COMMITMENT FEE (a) CDFCUK must pay a commitment fee computed at the rate of 0.5 per cent. per annum on the undrawn, uncancelled amount of each Lender's Commitment. (b) Accrued commitment fee is payable quarterly in arrear. Accrued commitment fee is also payable to the Facility Agent for a Lender on the date its Commitment is cancelled in full. 25. INDEMNITIES AND BREAK COSTS 25.1 CURRENCY INDEMNITY (a) CDFCUK must, as an independent obligation, indemnify each Finance Party against any loss or liability which that Finance Party incurs as a consequence of: (i) that Finance Party receiving an amount in respect of an Obligor's liability under the Finance Documents; or 65 (ii) that liability being converted into a claim, proof, judgment or order, in a currency other than the currency in which the amount is expressed to be payable under the relevant Finance Document. (b) Unless otherwise required by law, each Obligor waives any right it may have in any jurisdiction to pay any amount under the Finance Documents in a currency other than that in which it is expressed to be payable. 25.2 OTHER INDEMNITIES (a) CDFCUK must indemnify each Finance Party against any loss or liability which that Finance Party incurs as a consequence of: (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default; (ii) any failure by an Obligor to pay any amount due under a Finance Document on its due date, including any resulting from any distribution or redistribution of any amount among the Banks under and as provided for in this Agreement; (iii) (other than by reason of negligence or default by that Finance Party) a Loan not being made after a Request has been delivered for that Loan; or (iv) a Loan (or part of a Loan) not being prepaid in accordance with a notice of prepayment. CDFCUK's liability in each case includes any loss (other than loss of margin) or expense on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised to fund any amount payable under any Finance Document, any amount repaid or prepaid or any Loan. (b) CDFCUK must indemnify the Facility Agent against any loss or liability reasonably incurred by the Facility Agent as a result of: (i) investigating any event which the Facility Agent reasonably believes to be a Default; or (ii) acting or relying on any notice which the Facility Agent reasonably believes to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised. 25.3 BREAK COSTS (a) Each Borrower must pay to each Lender its Break Costs. (b) Break Costs are the amount (if any) determined by the relevant Lender by which: (i) the interest which that Lender would have received for the period from the date of receipt of any part of its share in a Loan or an overdue amount to the last day of the current Interest Period for that Loan or overdue amount if the principal or overdue amount received had been paid on the last day of that Interest Period; exceeds 66 (ii) the amount which that Lender would be able to obtain by placing an amount equal to the amount received by it on deposit with a leading bank in the London interbank market for a period starting on the Business Day following receipt and ending on the last day of the relevant Interest Period. (c) Each Lender must supply to the Facility Agent for the relevant Borrower details of the amount of any Break Costs claimed by it under this Subclause. 26. EXPENSES 26.1 INITIAL COSTS CDFCUK must pay to each Administrative Party the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by it in connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution and syndication of the Finance Documents. 26.2 SUBSEQUENT COSTS CDFCUK must pay to the Facility Agent the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by it in connection with: (a) the negotiation, preparation, printing and execution of any Finance Document (other than a Transfer Certificate) executed after the date of this Agreement; and (b) any amendment, waiver or consent requested by or on behalf of an Obligor or specifically allowed by this Agreement. 26.3 ENFORCEMENT COSTS CDFCUK must pay to each Finance Party the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by it in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, any Finance Document. 27. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS 27.1 PROCEDURE (a) Except as provided in this Clause, any term of the Finance Documents may be amended or waived with the agreement of CDFCUK and the Majority Lenders. The Facility Agent may effect, on behalf of any Finance Party, an amendment or waiver allowed under this Clause. (b) The Facility Agent must promptly notify the other Parties of any amendment or waiver effected by it under paragraph (a) above. Any such amendment or waiver is binding on all the Parties. 27.2 EXCEPTIONS (a) An amendment or waiver which relates to: (i) the definition of "MAJORITY LENDERS" in Clause 1.1 (Definitions); 67 (ii) an extension of the date of payment of any amount to a Lender under the Finance Documents; (iii) a reduction in the Margin or a reduction in the amount of any payment of principal, interest, fee or other amount payable to a Lender under the Finance Documents; (iv) an increase in, or an extension of, a Commitment; (v) a release of an Obligor; (vi) a term of a Finance Document which expressly requires the consent of each Lender; (vii) the right of a Lender to assign or transfer its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents; or (viii) this Clause, may only be made with the consent of all the Lenders. (b) An amendment or waiver which relates to the rights or obligations of an Administrative Party may only be made with the consent of that Administrative Party. 27.3 CHANGE OF CURRENCY If a change in any currency of a country occurs (including where there is more than one currency or currency unit recognised at the same time as the lawful currency of a country), the Finance Documents will be amended to the extent the Facility Agent (acting reasonably and after consultation with CDFCUK) determines is necessary to reflect the change. 27.4 WAIVERS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE The rights of each Finance Party under the Finance Documents: (a) may be exercised as often as necessary; (b) are cumulative and not exclusive of its rights under the general law; and (c) may be waived only in writing and specifically. Delay in exercising or non-exercise of any right is not a waiver of that right. 28. CHANGES TO THE PARTIES 28.1 ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS BY OBLIGORS No Obligor may assign or transfer any of its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents without the prior consent of all the Lenders. 68 28.2 ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS BY LENDERS (a) A Lender (the "EXISTING LENDER") may, subject to the following provisions of this Subclause, at any time assign or transfer (including by way of novation) any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another person (the "NEW LENDER"). (b) The consent of CDFCUK is required for any assignment or transfer unless the New Lender is another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender. The consent of CDFCUK must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. CDFCUK will be deemed to have given its consent ten Business Days after CDFCUK is given notice of the request unless it is expressly refused by the Company within that time. (c) A transfer of obligations will be effective only if either: (i) the obligations are novated in accordance with the following provisions of this Clause; or (ii) the New Lender confirms to the Facility Agent and CDFCUK in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent that it is bound by the terms of this Agreement as a Lender. On the transfer becoming effective in this manner the Existing Lender will be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent that they are transferred to the New Lender. (d) Unless the Facility Agent otherwise agrees, the New Lender must pay to the Facility Agent for its own account, on or before the date any assignment or transfer occurs, a fee of (pound)1,000. (e) Any reference in this Agreement to a Lender includes a New Lender but excludes a Lender if no amount is or may be owed to or by it under this Agreement. 28.3 PROCEDURE FOR TRANSFER BY WAY OF NOVATIONS (a) In this Subclause: "TRANSFER DATE" means, for a Transfer Certificate, the later of: (i) the proposed Transfer Date specified in that Transfer Certificate; (ii) the date on which the Facility Agent executes that Transfer Certificate; and (iii) 5 Business Days after the date on which the completed Transfer Certificate is received by the Facility Agent, or such earlier date as is agreed by the Facility Agent. (b) A novation is effected if: (i) the Existing Lender and the New Lender deliver to the Facility Agent a duly completed Transfer Certificate; and (ii) the Facility Agent executes it. 69 The Facility Agent must execute as soon as reasonably practicable a Transfer Certificate delivered to it and which appears on its face to be in order. (c) Each Party (other than the Existing Lender and the New Lender) irrevocably authorises the Facility Agent to execute any duly completed Transfer Certificate on its behalf. (d) On the Transfer Date: (i) the New Lender will assume the rights and obligations of the Existing Lender expressed to be the subject of the novation in the Transfer Certificate in substitution for the Existing Lender; and (ii) the Existing Lender will be released from those obligations and cease to have those rights. 28.4 LIMITATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF EXISTING LENDER (a) Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender is not responsible to a New Lender for the legality, validity, adequacy, accuracy, completeness or performance of: (i) any Finance Document or any other document; or (ii) any statement or information (whether written or oral) made in or supplied in connection with any Finance Document, and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded. (b) Each New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender and the other Finance Parties that it: (i) has made, and will continue to make, its own independent appraisal of all risks arising under or in connection with the Finance Documents (including the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and its related entities and the nature and extent of any recourse against any Party or its assets) in connection with its participation in this Agreement; and (ii) has not relied exclusively on any information supplied to it by the Existing Lender in connection with any Finance Document. (c) Nothing in any Finance Document requires an Existing Lender to: (i) accept a re-transfer from a New Lender of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this Clause; or (ii) support any losses incurred by the New Lender by reason of the non-performance by any Obligor of its obligations under any Finance Document or otherwise. 70 28.5 COSTS RESULTING FROM CHANGE OF LENDER OR FACILITY OFFICE If: (a) a Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents or changes its Facility Office; and (b) as a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or change occurs, an Obligor would be obliged to pay a Tax Payment or an Increased Cost, then, unless the assignment, transfer or change is made by a Lender to mitigate any circumstances giving rise to the Tax Payment, Increased Cost or a right to be prepaid and/or cancelled by reason of illegality, the Obligor need only pay that Tax Payment or Increased Cost to the same extent that it would have been obliged to if no assignment, transfer or change had occurred. 28.6 ADDITIONAL OBLIGORS (a) CDFCUK must, within 30 days of the date on which any member of the Group becomes a Material Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement, ensure that the relevant Material Subsidiary (if it is not already) becomes a Guarantor by delivering to the Facility Agent the documents listed in Part II of Schedule 2 in relation to that Subsidiary, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent. (b) (i) If CDFCUK wishes one of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries to become an Additional Obligor other than when required to do so under paragraph (a) above, then it may (following consultation with the Facility Agent) deliver to the Facility Agent the relevant documents and evidence listed in Part II of Schedule 2 (Conditions precedent documents). (ii) The prior consent of all the Lenders is required if the Additional Obligor is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside the U.K. (iii) The relevant Subsidiary will become an Additional Obligor when the Facility Agent notifies the other Finance Parties and CDFCUK that it has received all of the documents and evidence referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above in form and substance satisfactory to it. The Facility Agent must give this notification as soon as reasonably practicable. (c) Delivery of an Accession Agreement, executed by the relevant Subsidiary and CDFCUK, to the Facility Agent constitutes confirmation by that Subsidiary and CDFCUK that the relevant Repeating Representations are then correct. 28.7 RESIGNATION OF AN OBLIGOR (OTHER THAN THE COMPANY OR CDFCUK) (a) In this Subclause, "RESIGNATION REQUEST" means a letter in the form of Schedule 9 (Form of Resignation Request), with such amendments as the Facility Agent may approve or reasonably require. 71 (b) CDFCUK may request that an Obligor (other than the Company or CDFCUK) ceases to be an Obligor by giving to the Facility Agent a duly completed Resignation Request. (c) The Facility Agent must accept a Resignation Request and notify CDFCUK and the Lenders of its acceptance if: (i) in the case of a Guarantor, the Majority Lenders have consented to the Resignation Request; (ii) it is not aware that a Default is outstanding or would result from the acceptance of the Resignation Request; and (iii) no amount owed by that Obligor under this Agreement is still outstanding. (d) The Obligor will cease to be a Borrower and/or a Guarantor, as appropriate, when the Facility Agent gives the notification referred to in paragraph (c) above. (e) An Obligor (other than the Company or CDFCUK) may also cease to be an Obligor in any other manner approved by the Majority Lenders. 28.8 CHANGES TO THE REFERENCE BANKS If a Reference Bank (or, if a Reference Bank is not a Lender, the Lender of which it is an Affiliate) ceases to be a Lender, the Facility Agent must (in consultation with CDFCUK) appoint another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender to replace that Reference Bank. 29. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (a) Each Finance Party must keep confidential any information supplied to it by or on behalf of any Obligor in connection with the Finance Documents. However, a Finance Party is entitled to disclose information: (i) which is publicly available, other than as a result of a breach by that Finance Party of this Clause; (ii) in connection with any legal or arbitration proceedings; (iii) if required to do so under any law or regulation; (iv) if it is required to do so, or if that authority has requested the disclosure, to a governmental, banking, taxation or other regulatory authority with whose requirements that Finance Party is required to comply or customarily complies; (v) to its professional advisers; (vi) to the extent allowed under paragraph (b) below; or (vii) with the agreement of the relevant Obligor. 72 (b) A Finance Party may disclose to an Affiliate or any person with whom it may enter, or has entered into, any kind of transfer, participation or other agreement in relation to this Agreement (a "PARTICIPANT"): (i) a copy of any Finance Document; and (ii) any information which that Finance Party has acquired under or in connection with any Finance Document. However, before a participant may receive any confidential information, it must agree with the relevant Finance Party for itself and on behalf of CDFCUK to keep that information confidential on the terms of paragraph (a) above. (c) This Clause supersedes any previous confidentiality undertaking given by a Finance Party in connection with this Agreement prior to it becoming a Party. 30. SET-OFF While an Event of Default is outstanding, a Finance Party may set off any matured obligation owed to it by an Obligor under the Finance Documents (to the extent beneficially owned by that Finance Party) against any obligation (whether or not matured) owed by that Finance Party to that Obligor, regardless of the place of payment, booking branch or currency of either obligation. If the obligations are in different currencies, the Finance Party may convert either obligation at a market rate of exchange in its usual course of business for the purpose of the set-off. 31. PRO RATA SHARING 31.1 REDISTRIBUTION If any amount owing by an Obligor under this Agreement to a Lender (the "RECOVERING LENDER") is discharged by payment, set-off or any other manner other than through the Facility Agent under this Agreement (a "RECOVERY"), then: (a) the recovering Lender must, within three Business Days, supply details of the recovery to the Facility Agent; (b) the Facility Agent must calculate whether the recovery is in excess of the amount which the recovering Lender would have received if the recovery had been received by the Facility Agent under this Agreement; and (c) the recovering Lender must pay to the Facility Agent an amount equal to the excess (the "REDISTRIBUTION"). 31.2 EFFECT OF REDISTRIBUTION (a) The Facility Agent must treat a redistribution as if it were a payment by the relevant Obligor under this Agreement and distribute it among the Lenders (other than the recovering Lender) accordingly. 73 (b) When the Facility Agent makes a distribution under paragraph (a) above, the recovering Lender will be subrogated to the rights of the Finance Parties which have shared in that redistribution. (c) If and to the extent that the recovering Lender is not able to rely on any rights of subrogation under paragraph (b) above, the relevant Obligor will owe the recovering Lender a debt which is equal to the redistribution, immediately payable and of the type originally discharged. If: (i) a recovering Lender must subsequently return a recovery, or an amount measured by reference to a recovery, to an Obligor; and (ii) the recovering Lender has paid a redistribution in relation to that recovery, each Finance Party must reimburse the recovering Lender all or the appropriate portion of the redistribution paid to that Finance Party, together with interest for the period while it held the re-distribution. In this event, the subrogation in paragraph (b) above will operate in reverse to the extent of the reimbursement. 31.3 EXCEPTIONS Notwithstanding any other term of this Clause, a recovering Lender need not pay a redistribution to the extent that: (a) it would not, after the payment, have a valid claim against the relevant Obligor in the amount of the redistribution; or (b) it would be sharing with another Finance Party any amount which the recovering Lender has received or recovered as a result of legal or arbitration proceedings, where: (i) the recovering Lender notified the Facility Agent of those proceedings; and (ii) the other Finance Party had an opportunity to participate in those proceedings but did not do so or did not take separate legal or arbitration proceedings as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving notice of them. 32. SEVERABILITY If a term of a Finance Document is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that shall not affect: (a) the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other term of the Finance Documents; or (b) the legality, validity or enforceability in other jurisdictions of that or any other term of the Finance Documents. 74 33. COUNTERPARTS Each Finance Document may be executed in any number of counterparts. This has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of the Finance Document. 34. NOTICES 34.1 IN WRITING (a) Any communication in connection with a Finance Document must be in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be given in person, by post or fax. (b) Unless it is agreed to the contrary, any consent or agreement required under a Finance Document must be given in writing. 34.2 CONTACT DETAILS (a) Except as provided below, the contact details of each Party for all communications in connection with the Finance Documents are those notified by that Party for this purpose to the Facility Agent on or before the date it becomes a Party. (b) The contact details of CDFCUK for this purpose are: Address: 3rd Floor, Meirion House 18-28 Guildford Road Woking, Surrey GU22 7QF Fax number: 01483 778599 Attention: The Group Finance Director (c) The contact details of the Facility Agent for this purpose are: Address: Corporate Banking Office 1st Floor 5-10 Great Tower Street London EC3P 3HX Fax number: 020 7220 7370 Attention: CBO Loans Agency Operations. (d) Any Party may change its contact details by giving five Business Days' notice to the Facility Agent or (in the case of the Facility Agent) to the other Parties. (e) Where a Party nominates a particular department or officer to receive a communication, a communication will not be effective if it fails to specify that department or officer. 34.3 EFFECTIVENESS (a) Except as provided below, any communication in connection with a Finance Document will be deemed to be given as follows: (i) if delivered in person, at the time of delivery; 75 (ii) if posted, five days after being deposited in the post, postage prepaid, in a correctly addressed envelope; and (iii) if by fax, when received in legible form. (b) A communication given under paragraph (a) above but received on a non-working day or after business hours in the place of receipt will only be deemed to be given on the next working day in that place. (c) A communication to the Facility Agent will only be effective on actual receipt by it. 34.4 OBLIGORS (a) All communications under the Finance Documents to or from an Obligor must be sent through the Facility Agent. (b) All communications under the Finance Documents to or from an Obligor (other than CDFCUK) must be sent through CDFCUK. (c) Each Obligor (other than CDFCUK) irrevocably appoints CDFCUK to act as its agent: (i) to give and receive all communications under the Finance Documents; and (ii) to sign all documents under or in connection with the Finance Documents. (d) Any communication given to CDFCUK in connection with a Finance Document will be deemed to have been given also to the other Obligors. (e) The Facility Agent may assume that any communication made by CDFCUK is made with the consent of each other Obligor. 35. LANGUAGE (a) Any notice given in connection with a Finance Document must be in English. (b) Any other document provided in connection with a Finance Document must be: (i) in English; or (ii) (unless the Facility Agent otherwise agrees) accompanied by a certified English translation. In this case, the English translation prevails unless the document is a statutory or other official document. 36. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement is governed by English law. 76 37. ENFORCEMENT 37.1 JURISDICTION (a) The English courts have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute in connection with any Finance Document. (b) The English courts are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle any such dispute and each Obligor waives objection to those courts on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise in relation to proceedings in connection with any Finance Document. (c) This Clause is for the benefit of the Finance Parties only. To the extent allowed by law, a Finance Party may take: (i) proceedings in any other court; and (ii) concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions. 37.2 SERVICE OF PROCESS (a) Each Obligor not incorporated in England and Wales irrevocably appoints CDFCUK as its agent under the Finance Documents for service of process in any proceedings before the English courts. (b) If any person appointed as process agent is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, CDFCUK (on behalf of all the Obligors) must immediately appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Facility Agent. Failing this, the Facility Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose. (c) Each Obligor agrees that failure by a process agent to notify it of any process will not invalidate the relevant proceedings. (d) This Clause does not affect any other method of service allowed by law. This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement. 77 SCHEDULE 1 ORIGINAL PARTIES NAME OF ORIGINAL BORROWER REGISTRATION NUMBER (OR EQUIVALENT, IF ANY) Fairclough Homes Limited 1987689 NAME OF ORIGINAL GUARANTOR REGISTRATION NUMBER (OR EQUIVALENT, IF ANY) Fairclough Homes Limited 1987689 Viewton Properties Limited 2436950 NAME OF ORIGINAL LENDER COMMITMENTS (pound) National Westminster Bank Plc 100,000,000 ------------- TOTAL COMMITMENTS (pound)100,000,000 -------------
78 SCHEDULE 2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT DOCUMENTS PART I TO BE DELIVERED BEFORE THE FIRST REQUEST ORIGINAL OBLIGORS 1. A copy of the constitutional documents of each Original Obligor. 2. A copy of a resolution of the board of directors of each Original Obligor approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement. 3. A specimen of the signature of each person authorised on behalf of an Original Obligor to execute or witness the execution of any Finance Document or to sign or send any document or notice in connection with any Finance Document. 4. A copy of a resolution signed by all (or any lower percentage agreed by the Facility Agent) of the holders of the issued or allotted shares in each Original Guarantor approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement. 5. If applicable, a copy of a resolution of the board of directors of each corporate shareholder in each Original Guarantor approving the terms of the resolution referred to in paragraph 4 above. 6. A certificate of an authorised signatory of the Company: (a) confirming that utilising the Total Commitments in full would not breach any limit binding on any Original Obligor; and (b) certifying that each copy document specified in Part I of this Schedule is correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier than the date of this Agreement. SECURITY DOCUMENT(S) 1. A Security Agreement duly executed by each Original Obligor. 2. Share certificates and duly executed stock transfer forms in blank for any shares owned by an Original Obligor. LEGAL OPINIONS A legal opinion of Allen & Overy, legal advisers to the Arranger and the Facility Agent, substantially in the form of Schedule 11 (Form of legal opinion of Allen & Overy), addressed to the Finance Parties. 79 OTHER DOCUMENTS AND EVIDENCE 1. Evidence that all fees and expenses then due and payable from the Company under this Agreement have been or will be paid by the first Utilisation Date. 2. Copies of notices of prepayment and cancellation evidencing that all existing facilities (other than the (pound)5,000,000 net overdraft facility and (pound)5,000,000 bonding line with National Westminster Bank Plc and the RBS Promissory Note) will be prepaid and cancelled in full on or by the first Utilisation Date. 3. A Compliance Certificate setting out the Adjusted Security Asset Value as at 28th February, 2001. 4. A copy of all board resolutions, shareholder written resolutions, declarations, auditors reports and other documents required to ensure compliance with Sections 151-158 of the Companies Act 1985, together with a letter addressed to the Finance Parties and each relevant Obligor from the auditors in the agreed form. 80 PART II FOR AN ADDITIONAL OBLIGOR ADDITIONAL OBLIGORS 1. An Accession Agreement, duly executed by CDFCUK and the Additional Obligor. 2. A copy of the constitutional documents of the Additional Obligor. 3. A copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the Additional Obligor approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Accession Agreement. 4. A specimen of the signature of each person authorised on behalf of the Additional Obligor to execute or witness the execution of any Finance Document or to sign or send any document or notice in connection with any Finance Document. 5. In the case of an Additional Guarantor incorporated in the U.K., a copy of a resolution, signed by all (or any lower percentage agreed by the Facility Agent) of the holders of its issued or allotted shares, approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Accession Agreement. 6. If applicable, a copy of a resolution of the board of directors of each corporate shareholder in the Additional Guarantor approving the resolution referred to in paragraph 5 above. 7. A certificate of an authorised signatory of the Additional Obligor: (a) confirming that utilising the Total Commitments in full would not breach any limit binding on it; and (b) certifying that each copy document specified in Part II of this Schedule is correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier than the date of the Accession Agreement. 8. If available, a copy of the latest audited accounts of the Additional Obligor. SECURITY DOCUMENT(S) 1. A Security Agreement over its assets, duly executed by the Additional Obligor. 2. A copy of any notices required to be sent under that Agreement. 3. Share certificates and duly executed stock transfer forms in blank for any shares owned by the Additional Obligors. LEGAL OPINIONS 1. A legal opinion of Allen & Overy, legal advisers to the Facility Agent, addressed to the Finance Parties. 81 2. If the Additional Obligor is incorporated in a jurisdiction other than England, a legal opinion from legal advisers in that jurisdiction, addressed to the Finance Parties. OTHER DOCUMENTS AND EVIDENCE 1. Evidence that all expenses due and payable from the Company under this Agreement in respect of the Accession Agreement have been paid. 2. A copy of any other authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Facility Agent has notified the Company is necessary or desirable in connection with the entry into and performance of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Accession Agreement or for the validity and enforceability of any Finance Document. 82 SCHEDULE 3 FORM OF REQUEST To: THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC as Facility Agent From: [ ] Date: [ ] FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED-(pound)100,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED [ ], 2001 (THE "AGREEMENT") 1. We refer to the Agreement. This is a Request. 2. We wish to borrow a Loan on the following terms: (a) Utilisation Date: [ ] (b) Amount: [ ] (c) Interest Period: [ ]. 3. Our payment instructions are: [ ]. 4. We confirm that each condition precedent under the Agreement which must be satisfied on the date of this Request is so satisfied. 5. This Request is irrevocable. By: [ ] 83 SCHEDULE 4 CALCULATION OF THE MANDATORY COST 1. GENERAL The Mandatory Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Lenders for the cost of compliance with: (a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions); or (b) the requirements of the European Central Bank. 2. CALCULATION - GENERAL On the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter) the Facility Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the "ADDITIONAL COST RATE") for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below. The Mandatory Cost will be calculated by the Facility Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders' Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum. 2. FOR A LENDER LENDING FROM A FACILITY OFFICE IN THE U.K. (a) The Additional Cost Rate for a Lender lending from a Facility Office in the U.K. will be calculated by the Facility Agent as follows: AB+C(B-D)+Ex0.01 ---------------- per cent. per annum 100-(A+C) where on the day of application of the formula: A is the percentage of eligible liabilities (in excess of any stated minimum) which the Bank of England requires that Lender to hold on a non-interest-bearing deposit account with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements; B is LIBOR for that Interest Period; C is the percentage (if any) of eligible liabilities which the Bank of England requires that Lender to place as a special deposit with the Bank of England; D is the interest rate per annum allowed by the Bank of England on a special deposit; and E is the rate of charge payable by that Lender to the Financial Services Authority under the fees regulations (but, for this purpose, ignoring any minimum fee required under the fees regulations) and expressed in pounds per (pound)1 million of the fee base of that Lender. 84 (b) For the purposes of this paragraph 2: (i) "ELIGIBLE LIABILITIES" and "SPECIAL DEPOSIT" have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England; (ii) "FEE BASE" has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the fees regulations; and (iii) "FEES REGULATIONS" means The Financial Services Banking Supervision (Fees) Regulations 2000 or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for banking supervision. (c) (i) In the application of the formula, A, B, C and D are included as figures and not as percentages, e.g. if A = 0.5% and B = 15%, AB is calculated as 0.5 x 15. A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B is taken as zero. (ii) Each rate calculated in accordance with the formula is, if necessary, rounded to four decimal places. (d) (i) Each Lender must supply to the Facility Agent the information required by it to make a calculation of the Additional Cost Rate for that Lender. In particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following information in writing on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender: (A) its jurisdiction of incorporation and the jurisdiction of its Facility Office; and (B) any other information that the Facility Agent may reasonably require for such purpose. Each Lender shall promptly notify the Facility Agent in writing of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph. The Facility Agent may assume that this information is correct in all respects. (ii) The figures or rates of charge of each Lender for the purpose of A, C and E above shall be determined by the Facility Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) above and on the assumption that, unless a Lender notifies the Facility Agent to the contrary, each Lender's obligations in respect of cash ratio deposits, special deposits and the fees regulations are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with a Facility Office in the same jurisdiction as its Facility Office. (iii) The Facility Agent has no liability to any Party if its calculation over or under compensates any Lender. (iv) The Facility Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the Mandatory Cost to the Lenders on the basis of the Additional Cost Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each Lender under sub-paragraph d(i) above and paragraph 3 below. 85 (v) Any determination by the Facility Agent pursuant to this schedule in relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Additional Cost Rate or any amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all Parties. 3. FOR A LENDER LENDING FROM A FACILITY OFFICE IN A PARTICIPATING MEMBER STATE (a) The Additional Cost Rate for a Lender lending from a Facility Office in a Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the Facility Agent as the cost of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank. (b) If a Lender fails to specify a rate under paragraph (a) above, the Facility Agent will assume that the Lender has not incurred any such cost. 4. CHANGES The Facility Agent may from time to time, after consultation with the Company and the Lenders, determine and notify all the Parties of any amendment to this Schedule which is required to comply with: (a) any change in law or regulation; or (b) any requirement from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions). Any such determination will be, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive and binding on all the Parties. 86 SCHEDULE 5 FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE To: THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC as Facility Agent From: [THE EXISTING LENDER] (the "Existing Lender") and [THE NEW LENDER] (the "NEW LENDER") Date: [ ] FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED - (pound)100,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED 29TH MARCH, 2001 (THE "AGREEMENT") We refer to the Agreement. This is a Transfer Certificate. 1. The Existing Lender transfers by novation to the New Lender the Existing Lender's rights and obligations referred to in the Schedule below in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. 2. The proposed Transfer Date is [ ]. 3. The administrative details of the New Lender for the purposes of the Agreement are set out in the Schedule. 4. This Transfer Certificate is governed by English law. THE SCHEDULE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED BY NOVATION [insert relevant details, including applicable Commitment (or part)] ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE NEW LENDER [insert details of Facility Office, address for notices and payment details etc.] [EXISTING LENDER]. [NEW LENDER] By: By: The Transfer Date is confirmed by the Facility Agent as [ ]. THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC By: 87 SCHEDULE 6 EXISTING SECURITY
MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SECURED MEMBER OF THE GROUP CREATING SECURITY DETAILS OF SECURITY (pound) Fairclough Homes Limited Legal Charge to Nil Tokentriumph Limited dated 20/05/1988 Fairclough Homes Limited Charge to National Power 1,923,566.65 PLC dated 03/02/2000 Fairclough Homes Limited Legal Charge to David Wood 247,000.00 and Julia Margaret Wood dated 17/03/2000 Fairclough Homes Limited Legal Charge to Kilnhurst Nil Limited dated 17/05/2000 Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 09/06/2000) Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 09/06/2000) Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 14/06/2000) Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 14/06/2000)
88 Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 15/06/000) Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 15/06/2000) Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 15/06/2000) Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 15/06/2000) Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 15/06/2000) Fairclough Homes Limited Third Party Legal Charge Nil to Girobank Plc dated 01/06/2000 (registered 15/06/2000) Fairclough Homes Limited Legal Charge to McLean Nil Homes South West Limited dated 30/06/2000 Fairclough Homes Limited Legal Charge to Renishaw 5,551,875.00 Properties Limited dated 25/10/2000 Fairclough Homes Limited Legal Charge to Cathelco 906,806.25 Limited dated 08/11/2000 Fairclough Homes Limited Legal Charge to Megahart 1,360,000.00 Limited dated 26/02/2001
89 SCHEDULE 7 FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE To: THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC as Facility Agent From: CENTEX DEVELOPMENT FUNDING COMPANY UK LIMITED Date: [ ] FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED - (pound)100,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED 29TH MARCH, 2001 (THE "AGREEMENT") 1. We refer to the Agreement. This is a Compliance Certificate. 2. We confirm that as at [relevant testing date]: (a) Adjusted Security Asset Value is [ ];* (b) the aggregate principal amount of: (i) outstanding Loans; (ii) the net amount outstanding under the Overdraft Facility; and (iii) the amount outstanding under the Bonding Facility, is (pound)[ ]; therefore, the Adjusted Security Asset Value is [ ] per cent. ([ ]%) of that amount;* (c) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is [ ];** (d) Consolidated Total Net Borrowings are [ ]; therefore, Consolidated Total Net Borrowings are [ ] per cent. ([ ]%) of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth; and** (e) Consolidated EBIT was [ ] and Consolidated Net Interest Payable was [ ]; therefore, the ratio of Consolidated EBIT to Consolidated Net Interest Payable was [ ] to 1.** 3. We set out below calculations establishing the figures in paragraph 2 above based on [describe accounts]: [ ]. - ---------- * Monthly. ** Only at the end of each financial quarter and when annual audited consolidated accounts of the Company provided. 90 4. We confirm that the following companies were Material Subsidiaries at [relevant testing date]:** [ ]. 5. [We confirm that no Default is outstanding as at [relevant testing date].* CENTEX DEVELOPMENT FUNDING COMPANY UK LIMITED By: 91 SCHEDULE 8 FORM OF ACCESSION AGREEMENT To: THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC as Facility Agent From: CENTEX DEVELOPMENT FUNDING COMPANY UK LIMITED and [Proposed Borrower/Proposed Guarantor] Date: [ ] FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED - (pound)100,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED 29TH MARCH, 2001 (THE "AGREEMENT") We refer to the Agreement. This is an Accession Agreement. [Name of company] of [address/registered office] agrees to become an Additional Borrower/Guarantor* and to be bound by the terms of the Agreement as an Additional Borrower/Guarantor*. This Accession Agreement is governed by English law. CENTEX DEVELOPMENT FUNDING COMPANY UK LIMITED By: [PROPOSED BORROWER/GUARANTOR]* By: - ---------- * Delete as applicable. 92 SCHEDULE 9 FORM OF RESIGNATION REQUEST To: THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC as Facility Agent From: CENTEX DEVELOPMENT FUNDING COMPANY UK LIMITED and [relevant Obligor] Date: [ ] FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED - (pound)100,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED 29TH MARCH, 2001 (THE "AGREEMENT") 1. We refer to the Agreement. This is a Resignation Request. 2. We request that [resigning Obligor] be released from its obligations as [a/an] [Obligor/Borrower/Guarantor]* under the Agreement. 3. We confirm that no Default is outstanding or would result from the acceptance of this Resignation Request. 4. We confirm that as at the date of this Resignation Request no amount owed by [resigning Obligor] under the Agreement is outstanding. 5. This Resignation Request is governed by English law. CENTEX DEVELOPMENT FUNDING COMPANY UK LIMITED [Relevant Obligor] By: By: The Facility Agent confirms that this resignation takes effect on [ ]. THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC By: - ---------- * Delete as applicable. 93 SCHEDULE 10 FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED [ ] March, 2001 BETWEEN FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED FAIRCLOUGH HOMES LIMITED VIEWTON PROPERTIES LIMITED - and - THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC [ALLEN & OVERY LOGO] 94 INDEX
CLAUSE PAGE 1. Interpretation.......................................................95 2. Creation of Security.................................................98 3. Representations - General............................................99 4. Restrictions on Dealings.............................................99 5. Investments..........................................................99 6. When Security becomes Enforceable...................................101 7. Enforcement of Security.............................................101 8. Receiver............................................................103 9. Powers of Receiver..................................................104 10. Application of Proceeds.............................................106 11. Expenses and Indemnity..............................................106 12. Delegation..........................................................106 13. Further Assurances..................................................107 14. Power of Attorney...................................................107 15. Miscellaneous.......................................................107 16. Release.............................................................108 17. Governing Law.......................................................108 SCHEDULE 1. Chargors............................................................109 2. Part I - Form of Letter of Non-Crystallisation......................110 Part II - Form of Deed of Partial Release...........................111 SIGNATORIES..................................................................116
95 THIS DEED is dated [ ] March, 2001 between: (1) THE COMPANIES listed in Schedule 1 as chargors (each a "CHARGOR"); (2) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC (the "FACILITY AGENT") as agent and trustee for the Senior Lenders (as defined below). BACKGROUND: (A) Each Chargor enters into this Deed in connection with the Credit Agreement (as defined below). (B) It is intended that this document takes effect as a deed notwithstanding the fact that a party may only execute this document under hand. IT IS AGREED as follows: 1. INTERPRETATION 1.1 DEFINITIONS In this Deed: "ACT" means the Law of Property Act 1925. "BONDING FACILITY" means a bonding facility of up to (pound)5,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) in aggregate made available, or to be made available, to the Group by the Overdraft Bank on the terms of the Bonding Facility Agreement. "BONDING FACILITY AGREEMENT" means any agreement between a member of the Group and the Overdraft Bank relating to the Bonding Facility and any guarantee, performance bond or other similar document issued to a third party under the Bonding Facility. "CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the (pound)100,000,000 credit agreement dated on or about the date of this Deed between (among others) the Chargors and the Facility Agent. "INVESTMENTS" means: (a) any shares in any member of the Group other than CDFCUK; (b) any dividend or interest paid or payable in relation to any such shares; and 96 (c) any right, money or property accruing or offered at any time in relation to any such shares by way of redemption, substitution, exchange, bonus or preference under option rights or otherwise. "OVERDRAFT BANK" means National Westminster Bank Plc in its capacity as provider of the Overdraft Facility and Bonding Facility. "OVERDRAFT FACILITY" means an overdraft facility in a net amount of up to (pound)5,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies), or, subject to clause 19.7 (Financial Indebtedness) of the Credit Agreement, such other amount as the Overdraft Bank and the Company may agree, made available, or to be made available, to the Group by the Overdraft Bank on the terms of the Overdraft Facility Agreement. "OVERDRAFT FACILITY AGREEMENT" means any agreement between a member of the Group and the Overdraft Bank relating to the Overdraft Facility. "PARTY" means a party to this Deed. "RBS BONDS" means the bonds issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland plc under the RBS Facility which are outstanding on the date of this Deed. "RBS FACILITY" means the bonding facility previously made available to the Group by The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. "RECEIVER" means a receiver and manager or (if the Facility Agent so specifies in the relevant appointment) a receiver, in either case, appointed under this Deed. 97 "SECURED LIABILITIES" means all present and future obligations and liabilities (whether actual or contingent and whether owed jointly or severally or in any other capacity whatsoever) of each Chargor to any Senior Lender under or in respect of each Senior Document to which a Chargor is a party, except for any obligation which, if it were so included, would result in this Deed contravening Section 151 of the Companies Act 1985. "SECURITY ASSETS" means all assets of each Chargor the subject of any security created by this Deed. "SECURITY PERIOD" means the period beginning on the date of this Deed and ending on the date on which all the Secured Liabilities have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full. "SENIOR DOCUMENTS" means the Finance Documents, the Overdraft Facility Agreement, the Bonding Facility Agreement and the RBS Bonds. "SENIOR LENDERS" means the Finance Parties and the Overdraft Bank. 1.2 CONSTRUCTION (a) Capitalised terms defined in the Credit Agreement have, unless expressly defined in this Deed, the same meaning in this Deed. (b) The provisions of Clause 1.2 (Construction) of the Credit Agreement apply to this Deed as though they were set out in full in this Deed, except that references to the Credit Agreement will be construed as references to this Deed. (c) (i) The term "Senior Document" includes all amendments and supplements including supplements providing for further advances; and (ii) the term "this Security" means any security created by this Deed. (d) Any covenant of a Chargor under this Deed (other than a payment obligation) remains in force during the Security Period. (e) The terms of the other Senior Documents and of any side letters between any Parties in relation to any Senior Document are incorporated in this Deed to the extent required to ensure that any purported disposition of any freehold or leasehold property contained in this Deed is a valid disposition in accordance with Section 2(1) of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989. (f) If the Facility Agent considers that an amount paid to a Senior Lender under a Senior Document is capable of being avoided or otherwise set aside on the liquidation or 98 administration of the payer or otherwise, then that amount will not be considered to have been irrevocably paid for the purposes of this Deed. (g) Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a Security Asset includes the proceeds of sale of that Security Asset. 2. CREATION OF SECURITY 2.1 GENERAL (a) All the security created under this Deed: (i) is created in favour of the Facility Agent; (ii) is security for the payment of all the Secured Liabilities; and (iii) is made with full title guarantee in accordance with the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994. (b) If the rights of a Chargor under a document cannot be secured without the consent of a party to that document: (i) that Chargor must notify the Facility Agent promptly; (ii) this Security will secure all amounts which that Chargor may receive, or has received, under that document but exclude the document itself; and (iii) unless the Facility Agent otherwise requires, that Chargor must use reasonable endeavours to obtain the consent of the relevant party to that document being secured under this Deed. (c) The Facility Agent holds the benefit of this Deed on trust for the Senior Lenders. 2.2 INVESTMENTS Each Chargor secures by way of a first legal mortgage all Investments owned by it or held by any nominee on its behalf. 2.3 FLOATING CHARGE (a) Subject to any right of set-off of the Overdraft Bank in connection with the Overdraft Facility, each Chargor secures by way of a first floating charge all its assets (other than the Investments). (b) The Facility Agent may by notice to a Chargor convert the floating charge created by that Chargor under this Subclause into a fixed charge as regards any of that Chargor's assets specified in that notice, if: (i) an Event of Default is outstanding; or 99 (ii) the Facility Agent reasonably considers those assets to be in danger of being seized or sold under any form of distress, attachment, execution or other legal process or to be otherwise in jeopardy. 3. REPRESENTATIONS - GENERAL 3.1 NATURE OF SECURITY Each Chargor represents to each Senior Lender that this Deed creates those Security Interests it purports to create and is not liable to be amended or otherwise set aside on its liquidation or administration or otherwise. 3.2 TIMES FOR MAKING REPRESENTATIONS (a) The representations set out in this Deed (including in this Clause) are made on the date of this Deed. (b) Unless a representation is expressed to be given at a specific date, each representation under this Deed is deemed to be repeated by each Chargor on each date during the Security Period. (c) When a representation is repeated, it is applied to the circumstances existing at the time of repetition. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS No Chargor may: (a) create or permit to subsist any Security Interest on any Security Asset; or (b) sell, transfer, licence, lease or otherwise dispose of any Security Asset, except as expressly allowed under the Credit Agreement. 5. INVESTMENTS 5.1 INVESTMENTS Each Chargor represents to each Senior Lender that: (a) its Shares and, to the extent applicable, its other Investments, are fully paid; (b) its Shares represent the whole of the issued share capital of: (i) in the case of Fairclough Homes Group Limited, Fairclough Homes Limited; and (ii) in the case of Fairclough Homes Limited, Viewton Properties Limited; (c) it is the sole legal and beneficial owner of its Investments. 100 5.2 DEPOSIT Each Chargor must: (a) immediately deposit with the Facility Agent, or as the Facility Agent may direct, all certificates and other documents of title or evidence of ownership in relation to any of its Investments; and (b) promptly execute and deliver to the Facility Agent all share transfers and other documents which may be requested by the Facility Agent in order to enable the Facility Agent or its nominees to be registered as the owner or otherwise obtain a legal title to any of its Investments. 5.3 CHANGES TO RIGHTS No Chargor may take or allow the taking of any action on its behalf which may result in the rights attaching to any of its Investments being altered or further shares in any Chargor other than Fairclough Homes Group Limited being issued. 5.4 CALLS (a) Each Chargor must pay all calls or other payments due and payable in respect of any of its Investments. (b) If a Chargor fails to do so, the Facility Agent may pay the calls or other payments on behalf of that Chargor. That Chargor must immediately on request reimburse the Facility Agent for any payment made by the Facility Agent under this Subclause. 5.5 OTHER OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF INVESTMENTS (a) Each Chargor must promptly copy to the Facility Agent and comply with all requests for information which is within its knowledge and which are made under section 212 of the Companies Act 1985 or any similar provision contained in any articles of association or other constitutional document relating to any of its Investments. If it fails to do so, the Facility Agent may elect to provide such information as it may have on behalf of that Chargor. (b) Each Chargor must comply with all other conditions and obligations assumed by it in respect of any of its Investments. (c) The Facility Agent is not obliged to: (i) perform any obligation of a Chargor; (ii) make any payment, or to make any enquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it or a Chargor; or (iii) present or file any claim or take any other action to collect or enforce the payment of any amount to which it may be entitled under this Deed, in respect of any Investment. 101 5.6 VOTING RIGHTS (a) Before this Security becomes enforceable: (i) the voting rights, powers and other rights in respect of the Investments must (if exercisable by the Facility Agent) be exercised in any manner which the relevant Chargor may direct in writing; and (ii) all dividends or other income paid or payable in relation to any Investments must be paid directly to the relevant Chargor. (b) After this Security has become enforceable, the Facility Agent may: (i) require that it or its nominee be registered as the owner of the shares; and (ii) exercise (in the name of the relevant Chargor and without any further consent or authority on the part of the relevant Chargor) any voting rights and any powers or rights which may be exercised by the person or persons in whose name any Investment is registered or who is the holder of any Investment or otherwise. This includes all the powers given to trustees by Section 10(3) and (4) of the Trustee Act, 1925, as amended by Section 9 of the Trustee Investment Act, 1961, in respect of securities or property subject to a trust. 6. WHEN SECURITY BECOMES ENFORCEABLE 6.1 EVENT OF DEFAULT This Security will become immediately enforceable if an Event of Default is outstanding. 6.2 DISCRETION After this Security has become enforceable, the Facility Agent may in its absolute discretion enforce all or any part of this Security in any manner it sees fit or as the Majority Lenders direct. 6.3 POWER OF SALE The power of sale and other powers conferred by Section 101 of the Act, as amended by this Deed, will be immediately exercisable at any time after this Security has become enforceable. 7. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY 7.1 GENERAL (a) For the purposes of all powers implied by statute, the Secured Liabilities are deemed to have become due and payable on the date of this Deed. (b) Section 103 of the Act (restricting the power of sale) and Section 93 of the Act (restricting the right of consolidation) do not apply to this Security. 102 (c) The statutory powers of leasing conferred on the Facility Agent are extended so as to authorise the Facility Agent to lease, make agreements for leases, accept surrenders of leases and grant options as the Facility Agent may think fit and without the need to comply with any provision of section 99 or 100 of the Act. 7.2 NO LIABILITY AS MORTGAGEE IN POSSESSION Neither the Facility Agent nor any Receiver will be liable, by reason of entering into possession of a Security Asset, to account as mortgagee in possession or for any loss on realisation or for any default or omission for which a mortgagee in possession might be liable. 7.3 PRIVILEGES Each Receiver and the Facility Agent is entitled to all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities conferred by the Act on mortgagees and receivers duly appointed under the Act, except that Section 103 of the Act does not apply. 7.4 PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES No person (including a purchaser) dealing with the Facility Agent or a Receiver or its or his agents will be concerned to enquire: (a) whether the Secured Liabilities have become payable; (b) whether any power which the Facility Agent or a Receiver is purporting to exercise has become exercisable or is being properly exercised; (c) whether any money remains due under the Senior Documents; or (d) how any money paid to the Facility Agent or to that Receiver is to be applied. 7.5 REDEMPTION OF PRIOR MORTGAGES (a) At any time after this Security has become enforceable, the Facility Agent may: (i) redeem any prior Security Interest against any Security Asset; and/or (ii) procure the transfer of that Security Interest to itself; and/or (iii) settle and pass the accounts of the prior mortgagee, chargee or encumbrancer; any accounts so settled and passed will be, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive and binding on each Chargor. (b) Each Chargor must pay to the Facility Agent, immediately on demand, the costs and expenses incurred by the Facility Agent in connection with any such redemption and/or transfer, including the payment of any principal or interest. 103 7.6 CONTINGENCIES If this Security is enforced at a time when no amount is due under the Senior Documents but at a time when amounts may or will become due, the Facility Agent (or the Receiver) may pay the proceeds of any recoveries effected by it into a suspense account. 8. RECEIVER 8.1 APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER (a) The Facility Agent may appoint any one or more persons to be a Receiver of all or any part of the Security Assets if: (i) this Security has become enforceable; or (ii) a Chargor so requests the Facility Agent in writing at any time. (b) Any appointment under paragraph (a) above may be by deed, under seal or in writing under its hand. (c) Section 109(1) of the Act does not apply to this Deed. 8.2 REMOVAL The Facility Agent may by writing under its hand (subject to any requirement for an order of the court in the case of an administrative receiver) remove any Receiver appointed by it and may, whenever it thinks fit, appoint a new Receiver in the place of any Receiver whose appointment may for any reason have terminated. 8.3 REMUNERATION The Facility Agent may fix the remuneration of any Receiver appointed by it and the maximum rate specified in Section 109(b) of the Act will not apply. 8.4 AGENT OF EACH CHARGOR (a) A Receiver will be deemed to be the agent of each Chargor for all purposes and accordingly will be deemed to be in the same position as a Receiver duly appointed by a mortgagee under the Act. Each Chargor alone is responsible for the contracts, engagements, acts, omissions, defaults and losses of a Receiver and for liabilities incurred by a Receiver. (b) No Senior Lender will incur any liability (either to a Chargor or to any other person) by reason of the appointment of a Receiver or for any other reason. 8.5 RELATIONSHIP WITH FACILITY AGENT To the fullest extent allowed by law, any right, power or discretion conferred by this Deed (either expressly or impliedly) or by law on a Receiver may after this Security becomes enforceable be exercised by the Facility Agent in relation to any Security Asset without first appointing a Receiver and notwithstanding the appointment of a Receiver. 104 9. POWERS OF RECEIVER 9.1 GENERAL (a) A Receiver has all of the rights, powers and discretions set out below in this Clause in addition to those conferred on it by any law, including all the rights, powers and discretions conferred on a receiver under the Act and a receiver or an administrative receiver under the Insolvency Act, 1986. (b) If there is more than one Receiver holding office at the same time, each Receiver may (unless the document appointing him states otherwise) exercise all of the powers conferred on a Receiver under this Deed individually and to the exclusion of any other Receiver. 9.2 POSSESSION A Receiver may take immediate possession of, get in and collect any Security Asset. 9.3 CARRY ON BUSINESS A Receiver may carry on the business of any Chargor in any manner he thinks fit. 9.4 EMPLOYEES (a) A Receiver may appoint and discharge managers, officers, agents, accountants, servants, workmen and others for the purposes of this Deed upon such terms as to remuneration or otherwise as he thinks fit. (b) A Receiver may discharge any person appointed by any Chargor. 9.5 BORROW MONEY A Receiver may raise and borrow money either unsecured or on the security of any Security Asset either in priority to this Security or otherwise and generally on any terms and for whatever purpose which he thinks fit. 9.6 SALE OF ASSETS (a) A Receiver may sell, exchange, convert into money and realise any Security Asset by public auction or private contract and generally in any manner and on any terms which he thinks fit. (b) The consideration for any such transaction may consist of cash, debentures or other obligations, shares, stock or other valuable consideration and any such consideration may be payable in a lump sum or by instalments spread over any period which he thinks fit. (c) Fixtures, other than landlord's fixtures, may be severed and sold separately from the property containing them without the consent of the relevant Chargor. 9.7 LEASES A Receiver may let any Security Asset for any term and at any rent (with or without a premium) which he thinks fit and may accept a surrender of any lease or tenancy of any 105 Security Asset on any terms which he thinks fit (including the payment of money to a lessee or tenant on a surrender). 9.8 COMPROMISE A Receiver may settle, adjust, refer to arbitration, compromise and arrange any claim, account, dispute, question or demand with or by any person who is or claims to be a creditor of any Chargor or relating in any way to any Security Asset. 9.9 LEGAL ACTIONS A Receiver may bring, prosecute, enforce, defend and abandon any action, suit or proceedings in relation to any Security Asset which he thinks fit. 9.10 RECEIPTS A Receiver may give a valid receipt for any moneys and execute any assurance or thing which may be proper or desirable for realising any Security Asset. 9.11 SUBSIDIARIES A Receiver may form a Subsidiary of any Chargor and transfer to that Subsidiary any Security Asset. 9.12 DELEGATION A Receiver may delegate his powers in accordance with this Deed. 9.13 LENDING A Receiver may lend money or advance credit to any customer of any Chargor. 9.14 PROTECTION OF ASSETS A Receiver may: (a) effect any repair or insurance and do any other act which any Chargor might do in the ordinary conduct of its business to protect or improve any Security Asset; (b) commence and/or complete any building operation; and (c) apply for and maintain any planning permission, building regulation approval or any other authorisation, in each case as he thinks fit. 106 9.15 OTHER POWERS A Receiver may: (a) do all other acts and things which he may consider desirable or necessary for realising any Security Asset or incidental or conducive to any of the rights, powers or discretions conferred on a Receiver under or by virtue of this Deed or law; (b) exercise in relation to any Security Asset all the powers, authorities and things which he would be capable of exercising if he were the absolute beneficial owner of that Security Asset; and (c) use the name of any Chargor for any of the above purposes. 10. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS Any moneys received by the Facility Agent or any Receiver after this Security has become enforceable must be applied in the following order of priority: (a) in or towards payment of or provision for all costs and expenses incurred by the Facility Agent or any Receiver under or in connection with this Deed and of all remuneration due to any Receiver under or in connection with this Deed; (b) in or towards payment of or provision for the Secured Liabilities; and (c) in payment of the surplus (if any) to any Chargor or other person entitled to it. This Clause is subject to the payment of any claims having priority over this Security. This Clause does not prejudice the right of any Senior Lender to recover any shortfall from the Chargor. 11. EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY Each Chargor must: (a) to extent not recovered by the relevant person under Clause 25 (Indemnities and Break Costs) or Clause 26 (Expenses) of the Credit Agreement, immediately on demand pay all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred in connection with this Deed by any Senior Lender, Receiver, attorney, manager, agent or other person appointed by the Facility Agent under this Deed; and (b) keep each of them indemnified against any failure or delay in paying those costs or expenses; this includes any arising from any actual or alleged breach by any person of any law or regulation, whether relating to the environment or otherwise. 12. DELEGATION 12.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY The Facility Agent or any Receiver may delegate by power of attorney or in any other manner to any person any right, power or discretion exercisable by it under this Deed. 107 12.2 INTEREST PERIODS Any such delegation may be made upon any terms (including power to sub-delegate) which the Facility Agent or any Receiver may think fit. 12.3 LIABILITY Neither the Facility Agent nor any Receiver will be in any way liable or responsible to any Chargor for any loss or liability arising from any act, default, omission or misconduct on the part of any delegate or sub-delegate. 13. FURTHER ASSURANCES Each Chargor must, at its own expense, take whatever action the Facility Agent or a Receiver may require for: (a) creating, perfecting or protecting any security intended to be created by this Deed; or (b) after the Security has become enforceable facilitating the realisation of any Security Asset, or the exercise of any right, power or discretion exercisable, by the Facility Agent or any Receiver or any of its delegates or sub-delegates in respect of any Security Asset. This includes: (i) the execution of any transfer, conveyance, assignment or assurance of any property, whether to the Facility Agent or to its nominee; or (ii) the giving of any notice, order or direction and the making of any registration, which, in any such case, the Facility Agent may think expedient. 14. POWER OF ATTORNEY Each Chargor, by way of security, irrevocably and severally appoints the Facility Agent, each Receiver and any of its delegates or sub-delegates to be its attorney to take any action which that Chargor is obliged to take under this Deed. Each Chargor ratifies and confirms whatever any attorney does or purports to do under its appointment under this Clause. 15. MISCELLANEOUS 15.1 COVENANT TO PAY Each Chargor must pay or discharge the Secured Liabilities in the manner provided for in the Senior Documents. 15.2 TACKING Each Senior Lender must perform its obligations under the Senior Documents (including any obligation to make available further advances). 108 15.3 NEW ACCOUNTS (a) If any subsequent charge or other interest affects any Security Asset, a Senior Lender may open a new account with a Chargor. (b) If a Senior Lender does not open a new account, it will nevertheless be treated as if it had done so at the time when it received or was deemed to have received notice of that charge or other account. (c) As from that time all payments made to a Senior Lender will be credited or be treated as having been credited to the new account and will not operate to reduce any Secured Liability. 15.4 TIME DEPOSITS Without prejudice to any right of set-off any Senior Lender may have under any other Senior Document or otherwise, if any time deposit matures on any account a Chargor has with any Senior Lender within the Security Period when: (a) this Security has become enforceable; and (b) no Secured Liability is due and payable, that time deposit will automatically be renewed for any further maturity which that Senior Lender considers appropriate. 15.5 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT This Deed constitutes notice in writing to each Chargor of any charge or assignment of a debt owed by that Chargor to any other member of the Group and contained in any other Security Document. 16. RELEASE At the end of the Security Period, the Senior Lenders must, at the request and cost of a Chargor, promptly take whatever action is necessary to release its Security Assets from this Security. 17. GOVERNING LAW This Deed is governed by English law. This Deed has been entered into as a deed on the date stated at the beginning of this Deed. 109 SCHEDULE 1 CHARGORS
NAME OF CHARGOR REGISTERED NUMBER Fairclough Homes Group Limited 2804113 Fairclough Homes Limited 1987689 Viewton Properties Limited 2436950
110 SCHEDULE 2 PART I FORM OF LETTER OF NON-CRYSTALLISATION To [RELEVANT CHARGOR] (the "COMPANY") For the attention of: [DATE] Dear Sirs, SECURITY AGREEMENT (THE "SECURITY AGREEMENT") DATED [ ] MARCH, 2001 BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC (THE "FACILITY AGENT"). We the Facility Agent, confirm that the floating charge created by the Company under Clause 2.3 (Floating Charge) of the Security Agreement, has not been converted into a fixed charge. Yours faithfully, For -------------------------- THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC 111 PART II FORM OF DEED OF PARTIAL RELEASE DEED OF PARTIAL RELEASE DATED [DATE] BETWEEN [COMPANY] AND THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC [ALLEN & OVERY LOGO] 112 THIS DEED OF RELEASE IS DATED [DATE] BETWEEN: (1) [CHARGOR] (the "CHARGOR") (Registered No. [ ]); and (2) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC (the "FACILITY AGENT"). BACKGROUND (A) Under the Security Agreement (defined below), the Chargor, as security for the payment of the Secured Liabilities, charged all its assets in favour of the Facility Agent. (B) It is intended that this document takes effect as a deed notwithstanding the fact that a party may only execute this document under hand. IT IS AGREED as follows: 1. INTERPRETATION 1.1 DEFINITIONS In this Deed: "RELEASED ASSETS" means the assets detailed in Schedule 1. "SECURITY AGREEMENT" means the security agreement dated [ ] March, 2001, between amongst others, the Chargor and the Facility Agent. 1.2 CONSTRUCTION (a) Capitalised terms defined in the Security Agreement have, unless expressly defined in this Deed, the same meaning in this Deed. (b) The provisions of Clause 1.2 (Construction) of the Credit Agreement apply to this Deed as though they were set out in full in this Deed except that references to the Credit Agreement are to be construed as references to this Deed. 2. RELEASE Without prejudice to the other obligations of the Chargors under the Security Agreement, the Facility Agent irrevocably and unconditionally releases and discharges the Released Assets from all Security Interests created by the Chargor over the Released Assets under the Security Agreement. 113 3. GOVERNING LAW This Deed is governed by English law. This Deed has been entered into as a deed on the date stated at the beginning of this Deed. 114 SCHEDULE 1 RELEASED ASSETS 115 SIGNATORIES THE COMMON SEAL of ) [ ] was ) affixed to this Deed in ) the presence of: ) Director --------------------------- Director/Secretary ----------------- THE FACILITY AGENT THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC By: 116 SIGNATORIES CHARGORS EXECUTED AS A DEED by ) FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP ) LIMITED ) acting by ) Director Director/Secretary EXECUTED AS A DEED by ) FAIRCLOUGH HOMES ) LIMITED ) acting by ) Director Director/Secretary EXECUTED AS A DEED by ) VIEWTON PROPERTIES ) LIMITED ) acting by ) Director Director/Secretary FACILITY AGENT THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC By: 117 SCHEDULE 11 FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF ALLEN & OVERY To: The Finance Parties named as original parties to the Credit Agreement (as defined below). [ ], 2001 Dear Sirs, FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED - (pound)100,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED 30TH MARCH, 2001 (THE "CREDIT AGREEMENT") We have received instructions from the Arranger in connection with the Credit Agreement. DEFINED TERMS In this opinion: "AGREEMENT" means the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement; "SECURITY ASSETS" has, in relation to the Security Agreement, the meaning given to it in the Security Agreement; and Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meaning in this opinion. DOCUMENTS AND SEARCHES For the purposes of this opinion we have examined the following documents: (a) a signed copy of the Credit Agreement; (b) a signed copy of the Security Agreement; (c) a certified copy of the memorandum and articles of association and certificate of incorporation of each Original Obligor; (d) a certified copy of the minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of each Original Obligor held on [ ]; (e) a certified copy of a resolution, signed by all the holders of the issued or allotted shares in each Original Guarantor, dated [ ]; and (f) a certificate of the Company confirming, amongst other things, that the entry into and performance of the Agreements will not contravene any borrowing or guarantee limit contained in the articles of association of any Original Obligor. 118 On [ ] we carried out a search of each Original Obligor at the Companies Registry. On [ ] we made a telephone search of each Original Obligor at the winding-up petitions at the Companies court. The above are the only documents or records we have examined and the only searches and enquiries we have carried out for the purposes of this opinion. ASSUMPTIONS We assume that: (a) each Original Obligor is not unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act, 1986 at the time it enters into an Agreement and will not as a result of any Agreement be unable to pay its debts within the meaning of that section; (b) no step has been taken to wind up or dissolve any Original Obligor, put any Original Obligor into administration or appoint a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or similar officer in respect of it or any of its assets although the searches of the Companies Registry referred to above gave no indication that any winding-up, dissolution or administration order or appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or similar officer has been made; (c) all signatures and documents are genuine; (d) all documents are and remain up-to-date; (e) the correct procedure was carried out at all the board meetings referred to above; for example, there was a valid quorum, all relevant interests of directors were declared and the resolutions were duly passed at each meeting; (f) any restrictions on the ability of an Original Obligor to borrow or guarantee contained in its Articles of Association would not be contravened by the entry into and performance by it of any Agreement to which it is a party; (g) the Agreements have been duly executed on behalf of the Original Obligors party to them by the person(s) authorised by the resolutions passed at the relevant meeting referred to above; (h) each Agreement is a legally binding, valid and enforceable obligation of each party to it other than the Original Obligor; (i) the guarantee contained in the Credit Agreement was given for the legitimate purposes of each Original Guarantor and the giving of the guarantee may reasonably be regarded as having been in its interests; and (j) no foreign law affects the conclusions stated below. 119 OPINION Subject to the qualifications set out below and to any matters not disclosed to us, it is our opinion that, so far as the present laws of England are concerned: 1. STATUS: Each Original Obligor is a company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of England and is not in liquidation. 2. POWERS AND AUTHORITY: Each Original Obligor has the corporate power to enter into and perform the Agreements to which it is a party and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of those Agreements. 3. LEGAL VALIDITY: Each Agreement to which any Original Obligor is a party constitutes its legally binding, valid and enforceable obligation. 4. NON-CONFLICT: The entry into and performance by each Original Obligor of each Agreement to which it is a party will not violate any provision of (i) any existing English law applicable to companies generally, or (ii) its memorandum or articles of association. 5. CONSENTS: No authorisations of governmental, judicial or public bodies or authorities in England are required by any Original Obligor in connection with the performance, validity or enforceability of its payment obligations under each Agreement to which it is a party. 6. TAXES: All payments due from any Original Obligor under the Credit Agreement may be made without deduction of any U.K. Taxes, if, in the case of interest: (a) (i) the person that advanced the participation in the Loan to which the interest relates was a bank for the purpose of Section 349 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (as currently defined in section 840A of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988) at the time the Loan was made; and (ii) the person beneficially entitled to that interest is within the charge to U.K. corporation tax as regards that interest at the time the interest is paid; or (b) the interest is payable to a Treaty Lender and the Financial Intermediaries and Claims Office has given the necessary authorisation. 7. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: Except for registration of the Security Agreement at the appropriate registries, it is not necessary or advisable to file, register or record any Agreement in any public place or elsewhere in England. 8. STAMP DUTIES: Except for any registration fees payable at the Companies Registry in respect of the Security Agreement, no stamp, registration or similar tax or charge is payable in England in respect of any Agreement. 9. SECURITY: Subject to due registration where required, the Security Agreement creates security interests in the Security Assets concerned. 120 QUALIFICATIONS This opinion is subject to the following qualifications: (a) This opinion is subject to all insolvency and other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. (b) No opinion is expressed on matters of fact. (c) It is arguable that any provisions contained in the Agreements requiring a person to issue certain directions to a receiver appointed by him, or requiring him to ensure that such a receiver acts in a specified manner, or otherwise intended to restrict the freedom of a receiver to act at his discretion in the exercise of powers conferred upon him, may have the effect of rendering such a receiver the agent of the person appointing him (rather than of the company over whose assets he is appointed). Such person would thereby become liable for liabilities incurred by the receiver. (d) Clause 1.2(f) (Construction) of the Security Agreement and other provisions of the Agreements relating to or having the effect of permitting retention of security after payment in full may not be effective for that purpose. (e) This opinion, in so far as it relates to the obligations of and security given by the Obligors (in the case of the Borrower, other than in their capacity as Borrowers) under the Agreements, is given on the assumption that any security given by them under the Agreements has been given in good faith and for the purpose of carrying on the Obligors' business and that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the giving of such guarantees and security will benefit the relevant Obligor. (f) We express no opinion in respect of the relevant priority rules for any security created by the Agreements. In so far as English laws apply with regard to this matter, such matters are complex and depend partly upon the type of asset and the type of charge. A lengthy dissertation on this subject is not considered appropriate for an opinion of this kind. However, without being comprehensive, we would particularly draw your attention to the following points arising under English law (so far as applicable): (i) a Security Interest (if any) created on Security Assets prior to the security created thereover by the relevant Agreements may rank prior to the security created over such Security Assets by such Agreements in favour of the Facility Agent; (ii) certain statutory preferences, fixed charges, possessory liens, preferred creditors and other priorities arising by law may have a prior ranking; (iii) any security created under the relevant Agreements may be defeated by interests acquired by third parties without notice of the charges created thereby. To the extent that the Security Assets include property acquired after the date of the relevant Agreements, the charges created thereunder may be subject to any security interests and other rights affecting such property on the acquisition thereof. To the extent that any Security Assets are subject to a floating charge, such charge will take effect subject to any charges or other rights (including creditors' processes) validly created or arising prior to the crystallisation of such floating charge; 121 (iv) insofar as the Security Assets constitute debts due from and other rights arising against third parties any charges created by the Agreements may be subject to rights (e.g. of set-off) of such third parties and may be invalid to the extent that charges or assignments of those debts or other rights are prohibited. Furthermore, a subsequent mortgagee or assignee may acquire priority over the charges created by the Agreements if the subsequent mortgagee or assignee gives prior notice to the third party; (v) any fixed charges over book debts and bank accounts contained in the Agreements may, depending upon the degree of control exercised by the Facility Agent over the chargors' powers to deal with such book debts and the proceeds thereof and/or such bank accounts, be construed instead as a floating charge; (vi) there have been a number of cases where fixed charges over book debts have been upheld or apparently accepted by the courts. However, these cases mostly involve charges in favour of clearing banks whose de facto control for these purposes may more easily be accepted or assumed by a court. Whilst we consider that there is a reasonable prospect that any fixed charges will not be challenged, if they were to be challenged there is a risk of those cases being distinguished on control grounds and of any fixed charges over book debts being held to take effect only as floating charges; (vii) the judgment in the Court of Appeal case RE NEW BULLAS TRADING LTD does however provide grounds for optimism that any purported fixed charges over book debts and bank accounts contained in the Agreements would be given effect as such. However, in view of the unusual factual situation in that case and the unusual drafting of the relevant security documents, that case might be distinguished; (viii) insofar as the Security Assets constitute shares in companies incorporated in the United Kingdom, any security created by the Agreements will only constitute an equitable charge, until such shares are registered in the name of the Facility Agent or its nominee; and (ix) insofar as the Security Assets constitute interests in real property situated in England, no priority as against third parties will generally be obtained pursuant to the Agreements unless and until due registration is effected at H.M. Land Charges Registry or H.M. Land Registry. (g) We express no opinion as to the title of any Obligor to any of the Security Assets, as to the nature of the security created by the Agreements over particular assets (whether fixed or floating), as to registration requirements or as to the marketability of or rights of enforcement over the Security Assets. We have conducted no due diligence in relation to the title of any Obligor to any Security Asset for the purposes of the Agreements. (h) No opinion is expressed as to any other restriction affecting any Security Asset or the security created by the Security Agreement. (i) The term "ENFORCEABLE" means that a document is of a type and form enforced by the English courts. It does not mean that each obligation will be enforced in accordance with its terms. Certain rights and obligations may be qualified by the non-conclusivity of certificates, doctrines of good faith and fair conduct, the availability of equitable remedies and other 122 matters, but in our view these qualifications would not defeat your legitimate expectations in any material respect. This opinion is given for your sole benefit and may not be relied upon by or disclosed to any other person. Yours faithfully 123 SIGNATORIES COMPANY FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED By: S.A. BASELEY ORIGINAL BORROWERS FAIRCLOUGH HOMES LIMITED By: S.A. BASELEY ORIGINAL GUARANTORS FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED By: S.A. BASELEY FAIRCLOUGH HOMES LIMITED By: S.A. BASELEY VIEWTON PROPERTIES LIMITED By: S.A. BASELEY ARRANGER THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC By: J.H.M. HARE 124 ORIGINAL LENDER NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC By: PAUL DAVEY FACILITY AGENT THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC By: J.H.M. HARE 125 SCHEDULE 3 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT DOCUMENTS 1. A copy of the constitutional documents of each Obligor or, if the Facility Agent already has a copy, a certificate of an authorised signatory of CDFCUK confirming that the copy in the Facility Agent's possession is still correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier than the date of this Agreement. 2. A copy of a resolution of the board of directors of each Obligor approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement. 3. A certificate of an authorised signatory of CDFCUK confirming that there has been no change to the list of authorised signatories of each Original Obligor since they were last delivered to the Facility Agent, or if there has been a change, a specimen of the signature of each additional person authorised on behalf of each Original Obligor to sign this Agreement. 4. A certificate of an authorised signatory of CDFCUK certifying that each copy document specified in this Schedule is correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier than the date of this Agreement. 5. A specimen of the signature of each person authorised on behalf of the Additional Obligors to execute or witness the execution of any Finance Document or to sign or send any document or notice in connection with any Finance Document. 6. In the case of an Additional Guarantor incorporated in the U.K. (other than Centex UK Limited and Centex Development Funding Company UK Limited), a copy of a resolution, signed by all (or any lower percentage agreed by the Facility Agent) of the holders of its issued or allotted shares, approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Accession Agreement. 7. If applicable, a copy of a resolution of the board of directors of each corporate shareholder in the relevant Additional Guarantor approving the resolution referred to in paragraph 6 above. 8. A certificate of an authorised signatory of each Additional Obligor: (a) confirming that utilising the Total Commitments in full would not breach any limit binding on it; and (b) certifying that each copy document specified in this Schedule is correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier than the date of this Agreement. 9. If available, a copy of the latest audited accounts of each Additional Obligor. 10. A Security Agreement over its assets, duly executed by each Additional Obligor. 11. Share certificates and duly executed stock transfer forms in blank for any shares owned by the Additional Obligors. 126 12. A legal opinion of Allen & Overy, English legal advisers to the Facility Agent, addressed to the Finance Parties. 127 SIGNATORIES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT COMPANY FAIRCLOUGH HOMES GROUP LIMITED By: PAUL BAK ORIGINAL BORROWER FAIRCLOUGH HOMES LIMITED By: ROBERT WOOD ORIGINAL GUARANTORS FAIRCLOUGH HOMES LIMITED By: ROBERT WOOD VIEWTON PROPERTIES LIMITED By: PAUL BAK ADDITIONAL BORROWERS CDC2020 PLC By: PAUL BAK CENTEX UK LIMITED By: PAUL BAK 128 ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS CDC2020 PLC By: PAUL BAK CENTEX DEVELOPMENT FUNDING COMPANY UK LIMITED By: PAUL BAK CENTEX MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED By: ROBERT WOOD CENTEX UK LIMITED By: PAUL BAK FACILITY AGENT THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC By: BRIAN TOMKINS
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