UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of
The Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2005
KRAFT
FOODS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Virginia
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1-16483
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52-2284372
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, Illinois
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60093-2753
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number,
including area code:
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(847) 646-2000
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(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01. Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement.
On April 15, 2005, Kraft Foods Inc. (Kraft) entered into a
senior unsecured 5-year revolving credit agreement with the lenders named
therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as administrative
agents, providing for borrowings up to an aggregate principal amount of $4.5
billion. Interest rates on borrowings
under the new facility will be based on prevailing interest rates as described
in the agreement. The new facility
expires on April 15, 2010 (subject to an extension option as described in
the agreement). The agreement replaces
Krafts existing $2.5 billion 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 13,
2004, which was to expire on July 12, 2005, and $2.0 billion 5-Year Revolving
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2001, which was to expire on July 24,
2006 (collectively, the Existing Credit Agreements).
The new facility will be used for general corporate purposes and to
support Krafts commercial paper issuances.
The new facility requires the maintenance of a minimum net worth of not
less than $20.0 billion. At April 15,
2005, Kraft had no borrowings outstanding under the new facility. Some of the lenders under the agreement and
their affiliates have various relationships with Kraft and its subsidiaries
involving the provision of financial services, including cash management,
investment banking and trust services.
In addition, Kraft and some of its subsidiaries have entered into
foreign exchange and other derivative arrangements with certain of the lenders
and their affiliates.
The foregoing description of the agreement is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the agreement, which is
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 1.02. Termination
of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The
information described above regarding the termination of each of the Existing
Credit Agreements under Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.
Item 2.03. Creation of
a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant.
The
information described above under Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
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10.1
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$4.5
Billion 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 15, 2005.
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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KRAFT FOODS INC.
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/s/ JAMES P. DOLLIVE
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Name:
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James P. Dollive
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief
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Financial Officer
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Date: April 21, 2005
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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10.1
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$4.5
Billion 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 15, 2005.
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Exhibit 10.1
U.S.$4,500,000,000
5-YEAR
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated
as of April 15, 2005
Among
KRAFT
FOODS INC.
and
THE
INITIAL LENDERS NAMED HEREIN
and
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
and
CITIBANK,
N.A.
as Administrative Agents
and
CREDIT
SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
and
DEUTSCHE
BANK SECURITIES INC.
as Syndication Agents
and
ABN
AMRO BANK N.V.
and
BNP PARIBAS
and
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
UBS
SECURITIES LLC
as
Arrangers and
Documentation Agents
* * * * * * * * * *
J.P.
MORGAN SECURITIES INC., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
as
Joint Lead
Arrangers and
Bookrunners
5-YEAR
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated
as of April 15, 2005
KRAFT FOODS INC., a Virginia corporation (Kraft),
the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (the Initial
Lenders) listed on the signature pages hereof, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A. (JPMorgan Chase) and CITIBANK, N.A. (Citibank), as
administrative agents (each, in such capacity, an Administrative Agent),
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES
INC., as syndication agents (each, in such capacity, a Syndication Agent)
and ABN AMRO BANK N.V., BNP PARIBAS, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND
UBS SECURITIES LLC, as arrangers and documentation agents (each, in such
capacity, an Arranger and Documentation Agent) for the Lenders (as
hereinafter defined), agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01. Certain
Defined Terms. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings
to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined):
Advance means a Pro Rata Advance or
a Competitive Bid Advance.
Agents means each Administrative
Agent, each Syndication Agent and each Arranger and Documentation Agent.
Applicable Facility Fee Rate means,
for any period, a percentage per annum equal to the percentage set forth below
determined by reference to the higher of (i) the rating of Krafts long-term
senior unsecured Debt from Standard & Poors and (ii) the rating of Krafts
long-term senior unsecured Debt from Moodys, in each case in effect from time
to time during such period:
Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt
Rating
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Applicable Facility Fee Rate
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AA- and Aa3 or higher
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0.0600
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%
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A- and A3 or higher, but lower than AA- and
Aa3
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0.0750
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%
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BBB and Baa2 or higher, but lower than A-
and A3
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0.1250
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%
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Lower than BBB and Baa2
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0.1500
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%
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provided
that if no rating is available on any date of determination from Moodys and
Standard & Poors or any other nationally recognized statistical rating
organization designated by Kraft and approved in writing by the Required
Lenders, the Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be 0.1500%.
Applicable Interest Rate Margin
means for any Interest Period a percentage per annum equal to the percentage
set forth below determined by reference to the higher of (i) the rating of
Krafts long-term senior unsecured Debt from Standard & Poors and (ii) the
rating of Krafts long-term senior unsecured Debt from Moodys, in each case
from time to time during such Interest Period:
Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt
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Applicable Interest Rate Margin
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AA- and Aa3 or higher
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0.1150
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%
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A- and A3 or higher, but lower than AA- and
Aa3
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0.1750
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%
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BBB and Baa2 or higher, but lower than A-
and A3
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0.3750
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Lower than BBB and Baa2
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0.5500
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provided
that if no rating is available on any date of determination from Moodys and
Standard & Poors or any other nationally recognized statistical rating
organization designated by Kraft and approved in writing by the Required
Lenders, the Applicable Interest Rate Margin shall be 0.5500%; and provided,
further, that for any day during any Interest Period that the aggregate
amount of Advances outstanding under this Agreement exceeds 50% of the
aggregate amount of Commitments under this Agreement, the Applicable Interest
Rate Margin shall be increased by 0.1000% per annum.
Applicable Lending Office means,
with respect to each Lender, such Lenders Domestic Lending Office in the case
of a Pro Rata Advance and, in the case of a Competitive Bid Advance, the office
of such Lender notified by such Lender to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, as its Applicable Lending Office with respect to such Competitive Bid
Advance.
Assignment and Acceptance means an
assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee,
and accepted by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, in substantially the
form of Exhibit C hereto.
Base Rate means a fluctuating
interest rate per annum in effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall
at all times be equal to the higher of:
(i) the
rate of interest announced publicly by JPMorgan Chase in New York, New York,
from time to time, as JPMorgan Chases prime rate; and
(ii) 1/2
of one percent per annum above the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
Base Rate Advance means a Pro Rata
Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 2.04(a)(i).
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Board means the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
Borrowers means, collectively, Kraft
and each Designated Subsidiary that shall become a party to this Agreement
pursuant to Section 9.08.
Borrowing means a Pro Rata Borrowing
or a Competitive Bid Borrowing.
Business Day means a day of the year
on which banks are not required or authorized by law to close in New York City
and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any LIBO Rate Advances or
Floating Rate Bid Advances, on which dealings are carried on in the London
interbank market and banks are open for business in London.
Commitment means as to any Lender (i) the Dollar amount set forth opposite such
Lenders name on the signature pages hereof or (ii)
if such Lender has entered into an Assignment and Acceptance, the Dollar amount
set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 9.07(d), in each case as such amount
may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.10.
Competitive Bid Advance means an
advance by a Lender to any Borrower as part of a Competitive Bid Borrowing
resulting from the competitive bidding procedure described in Section 2.07 and
refers to a Fixed Rate Bid Advance or a Floating Rate Bid Advance.
Competitive Bid Borrowing means a
borrowing consisting of simultaneous Competitive Bid Advances from each of the
Lenders whose offer to make one or more Competitive Bid Advances as part of
such borrowing has been accepted under the competitive bidding procedure
described in Section 2.07.
Competitive Bid Note means a
promissory note of any Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, in
substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, evidencing the indebtedness of
such Borrower to such Lender resulting from a Competitive Bid Advance made by
such Lender to such Borrower.
Competitive Bid Reduction has the
meaning specified in Section 2.01.
Consolidated Tangible Assets means
the total assets appearing on a consolidated balance sheet of Kraft and its
Subsidiaries, less goodwill and other intangible assets and the minority
interests of other Persons in such Subsidiaries, all as determined in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States,
except that if there has been a material change in an accounting principle as
compared to that applied in the preparation of the financial statements of
Kraft and its Subsidiaries as at and for the year ended December 31, 2004, then
such new accounting principle shall not be used in the determination of
Consolidated Tangible Assets. A material
change in an accounting principle is one that, in the year of its adoption,
changes Consolidated Tangible Assets at any quarter in such year by more than
10%.
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Convert, Conversion and Converted
each refers to a conversion of Pro Rata Advances of one Type into Pro Rata
Advances of the other Type pursuant to Section 2.06, 2.08 or 2.13.
Debt means (i) indebtedness for
borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services,
whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments,
(ii) obligations as lessee under leases that, in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States, are recorded as capital
leases, and (iii) obligations under direct or indirect guaranties in respect
of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire,
or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or
obligations of any other Person of the kinds referred to in clause (i) or (ii)
above.
Default means any event specified in
Section 6.01 that would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement
that notice be given or time elapse or both.
Designated Subsidiary means any
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Kraft designated for borrowing privileges under this
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.08.
Designation Agreement means, with
respect to any Designated Subsidiary, an agreement in the form of Exhibit D
hereto signed by such Designated Subsidiary and Kraft.
Dollars and the $ sign each
means lawful currency of the United States of America.
Domestic Lending Office means, with
respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its Domestic
Lending Office opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office of such
Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to Kraft and JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent.
Effective Date has the meaning
specified in Section 3.01.
Eligible Assignee means (i) a
commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State
thereof, and having total assets in excess of $5,000,000,000; (ii) a commercial
bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (or any successor) (OECD),
or a political subdivision of any such country, and having total assets in
excess of $5,000,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or
agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country which
is also a member of the OECD or the Cayman Islands; (iii) the central bank of
any country which is a member of the OECD; (iv) a commercial finance company or
finance Subsidiary of a corporation organized under the laws of the United
States, or any State thereof, and having total assets in excess of
$3,000,000,000; (v) an insurance company organized
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under the laws
of the United States, or any State thereof, and having total assets in excess
of $5,000,000,000; (vi) any Lender; (vii) an affiliate of any Lender; and
(viii) any other bank, commercial finance company, insurance company or other
Person approved in writing by Kraft, which approval shall be notified to
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations
promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate means any Person
that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of any Borrowers controlled
group, or under common control with any Borrower, within the meaning of Section
414 of the Internal Revenue Code.
ERISA Event means (a) (i) the
occurrence with respect to a Plan of a reportable event, within the meaning of
Section 4043 of ERISA, unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect
thereto has been waived by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any
successor) (PBGC), or (ii) the requirements of subsection (1) of
Section 4043(b) of ERISA (without regard to subsection (2) of such section) are
met with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13)
of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12)
or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with
respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; (b) the application for a
minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the
administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan,
pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect
to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation
of operations at a facility of any Borrower or Kraft or any of their ERISA
Affiliates in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the
withdrawal by any Borrower or Kraft or any of their ERISA Affiliates from a
Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial
employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions set
forth in Section 302(f)(1)(A) and (B) of ERISA to the creation of a lien upon
property or rights to property of any Borrower or Kraft or any of their ERISA
Affiliates for failure to make a required payment to a Plan are satisfied; (g)
the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to
such Plan, pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the termination of a Plan
by the PBGC pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event
or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for
the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan.
Eurocurrency Liabilities has the
meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board, as in effect from
time to time.
Eurocurrency Lending Office means,
with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its Eurocurrency
Lending Office opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which it became a
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Lender (or, if
no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office
of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to Kraft and
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent.
Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage
for any Interest Period, for all LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid
Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing means the reserve percentage
applicable two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period under
regulations issued from time to time by the Board for determining the maximum
reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental
or other marginal reserve requirement) for a member bank of the Federal Reserve
System in New York City with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or
including Eurocurrency Liabilities (or with respect to any other category of
liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on
LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances is determined) having a term
equal to such Interest Period.
Event of Default has the meaning
specified in Section 6.01.
Existing Loan Agreements means Krafts
existing U.S.$2,000,000,000 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of July
24, 2001 and U.S.$2,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
July 13, 2004.
Extending Lender has the meaning
specified in Section 2.10(b).
Extension Date has the meaning
specified in Section 2.10(b).
Federal Bankruptcy Code means the
Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended from time to time.
Federal Funds Effective Rate means,
for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal, for each day
during such period, to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal
funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a
Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) on Telerate Page 120 (or any
successor page), or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions
received by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, from three Federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Fixed Rate Bid Advance means a Competitive
Bid Advance bearing interest based on a fixed rate per annum as specified in
the relevant Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing.
Floating Rate Bid Advance means a
Competitive Bid Advance bearing interest at a rate of interest quoted as a
margin over the LIBO Rate as specified in the relevant Notice of Competitive
Bid Borrowing.
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Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes
means (a) in the case of Kraft, withholding for United States income taxes,
United States back-up withholding taxes and United States withholding taxes and
(b) in the case of a Designated Subsidiary, withholding taxes imposed by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such Designated Subsidiary is organized or
any political subdivision thereof.
Interest Period means, for each LIBO
Rate Advance comprising part of the same Pro Rata Borrowing and each Floating
Rate Bid Advance comprising part of the same Competitive Bid Borrowing, the
period commencing on the date of such LIBO Rate Advance or Floating Rate Bid
Advance or the date of Conversion of any Base Rate Advance into such LIBO Rate
Advance and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower
requesting such Borrowing pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such Interest Period
shall be one, two, three or six months, or, if available to all Lenders, nine
or twelve months, as such Borrower may select upon notice received by JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time)
on the third Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period; provided,
however, that:
(a) such
Borrower may not select any Interest Period that ends after the Termination
Date, subject to Section 2.10(b);
(b) whenever
the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a
Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur
on the next succeeding Business Day, provided that if such extension
would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following
calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the
immediately preceding Business Day; and
(c) whenever
the first day of any Interest Period occurs on a day of an initial calendar
month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
that succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months equal to the
number of months in such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the
last Business Day of such succeeding calendar month.
Internal Revenue Code means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the
regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.
JPMorgan Chases Administrative Agent
Account means (a) the account of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
maintained by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, at its office at 1111
Fannin, Houston, Texas 77002, Account No. 323243088, Attention: Leah Hughes, or (b) such other account of
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, as is designated in writing from time
to time by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, to Kraft and the Lenders
for such purpose.
Lenders means the Initial Lenders
and any New Lender and their respective successors and permitted assignees.
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LIBO Rate means an interest rate per
annum equal to either:
(a) the
offered rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars appear on Telerate Page
3750 (or any successor page) as of 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days
before the first day of such Interest Period, or
(b) if
the LIBO Rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page),
then the LIBO Rate will be determined by taking the average (rounded upward to
the nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of 1% per annum, if such average is not such
a multiple) of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by
the principal office of each of the Reference Banks in London, England to prime
banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business
Days before the first day of such Interest Period for an amount substantially
equal to the amount that would be the Reference Banks respective ratable
shares of such Borrowing outstanding during such Interest Period and for a
period equal to such Interest Period, as determined by JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, subject, however, to the provisions of
Section 2.08.
LIBO Rate Advance means a Pro Rata
Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 2.04(a)(ii).
Lien has the meaning specified in
Section 5.02(a).
Major Subsidiary means any
Subsidiary (a) more than 50% of the voting securities of which is owned
directly or indirectly by Kraft, (b) which is organized and existing under, or
has its principal place of business in, the United States or any political
subdivision thereof, Canada or any political subdivision thereof, any country
which is a member of the European Union on the date hereof (other than Greece,
Portugal or Spain) or any political subdivision thereof, or Switzerland, Norway
or Australia or any of their respective political subdivisions, and (c) which
has at any time total assets (after intercompany eliminations) exceeding
$1,000,000,000.
Margin Stock means margin stock, as
such term is defined in Regulation U.
Multiemployer Plan means a
multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make
contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or
accrued an obligation to make contributions, such plan being maintained
pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements.
Multiple Employer Plan means a
single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is
maintained for employees of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and at least
one Person other than such Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so
maintained and in respect of which such Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could
have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has
been or were to be terminated.
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New Lender has the meaning specified
in Section 2.10(b).
Non-Extending Lender has the meaning
specified in Section 2.10(b).
Note means a Pro Rata Note or a
Competitive Bid Note.
Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing
has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b).
Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing has the
meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
Obligations has the meaning
specified in Section 8.01.
Other Taxes has the meaning
specified in Section 2.15(b).
Person means an individual,
partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company,
trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or
other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.
Plan means a Single Employer Plan or
a Multiple Employer Plan.
Pro Rata Advance means an advance by
a Lender to any Borrower as part of a Pro Rata Borrowing and refers to a Base
Rate Advance or a LIBO Rate Advance (each of which shall be a Type of
Pro Rata Advance).
Pro Rata Borrowing means a borrowing
consisting of simultaneous Pro Rata Advances of the same Type made by each of
the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
Pro Rata Note means a promissory
note of any Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to
a request made under Section 2.17 in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1
hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of such Borrower to such Lender
resulting from the Pro Rata Advances made by such Lender to such Borrower.
Reference Banks means JPMorgan
Chase, Citibank, Credit Suisse First Boston, Cayman Islands Branch and Deutsche
Bank AG New York Branch.
Register has the meaning specified
in Section 9.07(d).
Regulation A means Regulation A of
the Board, as in effect from time to time.
Regulation U means Regulation U of
the Board, as in effect from time to time.
Required Lenders means at any time Lenders
owed at least 50.1% of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Pro
Rata Advances owing to Lenders, or, if no
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such principal
amount is then outstanding, Lenders having at least 50.1% of the Commitments.
Single Employer Plan means a single
employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is
maintained for employees of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person
other than such Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and
in respect of which such Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability
under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be
terminated.
Subsidiary of any Person means any
corporation of which (or in which) more than 50% of the outstanding capital
stock having voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such
corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other
class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the
occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or
controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other
Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Persons other Subsidiaries.
Taxes has the meaning specified in
Section 2.15(a).
Termination Date means the earlier
of April 15, 2010, subject to the extension thereof pursuant to Section
2.10(b), and the date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to
Section 2.10(a) or 6.02.
Section 1.02. Computation
of Time Periods. In this Agreement
in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later
specified date, the word from means from and including and the words to
and until each mean to but excluding.
Section 1.03. Accounting
Terms. All accounting terms not
specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America, except that if
there has been a material change in an accounting principle affecting the
definition of an accounting term as compared to that applied in the preparation
of the financial statements of Kraft as of and for the year ended December 31,
2004, then such new accounting principle shall not be used in the determination
of the amount associated with that accounting term. A material change in an accounting principle
is one that, in the year of its adoption, changes the amount associated with
the relevant accounting term for any quarter in such year by more than 10%.
ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES
Section 2.01. The
Pro Rata Advances. (a) Obligation to Make Pro Rata Advances. Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Pro Rata Advances to any Borrower
from time to time on any Business Day during the
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period from the Effective Date until the
Termination Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding
such Lenders Commitment; provided, however, that the aggregate
amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be deemed used from time to time
to the extent of the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bid Advances then
outstanding and such deemed use of the aggregate amount of the Commitments
shall be allocated among the Lenders ratably according to their respective
Commitments (such deemed use of the aggregate amount of the Commitments being a
Competitive Bid Reduction).
(b) Amount
of Pro Rata Borrowings. Each Pro Rata Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount of no less than $50,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in
excess thereof.
(c) Type
of Pro Rata Advances. Each Pro Rata Borrowing shall consist of Pro Rata
Advances of the same Type made on the same day by the Lenders ratably according
to their respective Commitments. Within
the limits of each Lenders Commitment and subject to this Section 2.01, any
Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay pursuant to Section 2.11 or
repay pursuant to Section 2.03 and reborrow under this Section 2.01.
Section 2.02. Making
the Pro Rata Advances. (a) Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing. Each Pro Rata Borrowing shall be made on
notice, given not later than (x) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third
Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Pro Rata Borrowing in the case
of a Pro Rata Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances, or (y) 9:00 A.M. (New
York City time) on the date of the proposed Pro Rata Borrowing in the case of a
Pro Rata Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, by the Borrower to
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, which shall give to each Lender prompt
notice thereof by telecopier. Each such
notice of a Pro Rata Borrowing (a Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing) shall
be by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, by registered mail or
telecopier in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, specifying therein
the requested:
(i) date
of such Pro Rata Borrowing,
(ii) Type
of Advances comprising such Pro Rata Borrowing,
(iii) aggregate
amount of such Pro Rata Borrowing, and
(iv) in
the case of a Pro Rata Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances, the initial
Interest Period for each such Pro Rata Advance.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Borrower may select
LIBO Rate Advances for any Pro Rata Borrowing if the obligation of the Lenders
to make LIBO Rate Advances shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 2.08(c)
or 2.13.
(b) Funding
Pro Rata Advances. Each Lender
shall, before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of such Pro Rata
Borrowing, make available for the account
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of its
Applicable Lending Office to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, at
JPMorgan Chases Administrative Agent Account, in same day funds, such Lenders
ratable portion of such Pro Rata Borrowing.
After receipt of such funds by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III,
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, will make such funds available to the
relevant Borrower at the address of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
referred to in Section 9.02.
(c) Irrevocable
Notice. Each Notice of Pro Rata
Borrowing of any Borrower shall be irrevocable and binding on such Borrower. In the case of any Pro Rata Borrowing that
the related Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of LIBO
Rate Advances, the Borrower requesting such Pro Rata Borrowing shall indemnify
each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a
result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice
of Pro Rata Borrowing for such Pro Rata Borrowing the applicable conditions set
forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss
of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation
or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the
Pro Rata Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Pro Rata Borrowing
when such Pro Rata Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such
date.
(d) Lenders
Ratable Portion. Unless JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall have received notice from a Lender prior
to 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day of any Pro Rata Borrowing that
such Lender will not make available to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
such Lenders ratable portion of such Pro Rata Borrowing, JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, may assume that such Lender has made such portion available
to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, on the date of such Pro Rata
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(b) and JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to
the Borrower proposing such Pro Rata Borrowing on such date a corresponding
amount. If and to the extent that such
Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to JPMorgan Chase,
as Administrative Agent, such Lender and such Borrower severally agree to repay
to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, forthwith on demand such
corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date
such amount is made available to such Borrower until the date such amount is
repaid to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, at:
(i) in
the case of such Borrower, the higher of (A) the interest rate applicable at
the time to Pro Rata Advances comprising such Pro Rata Borrowing and (B) the
cost of funds incurred by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, in respect
of such amount, and
(ii) in
the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
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If such Lender
shall repay to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, such corresponding
amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lenders Pro Rata Advance
as part of such Pro Rata Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(e) Independent
Lender Obligations. The failure of
any Lender to make the Pro Rata Advance to be made by it as part of any Pro
Rata Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any,
hereunder to make its Pro Rata Advance on the date of such Pro Rata Borrowing,
but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make
the Pro Rata Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Pro
Rata Borrowing.
Section 2.03. Repayment
of Pro Rata Advances. Each Borrower
shall repay to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, for the ratable account
of each Lender on the Termination Date applicable to such Lender the unpaid
principal amount of the Pro Rata Advances of such Lender then outstanding.
Section 2.04. Interest
on Pro Rata Advances. (a) Scheduled Interest. Each Borrower shall pay interest on the
unpaid principal amount of each Pro Rata Advance owing by such Borrower to each
Lender from the date of such Pro Rata Advance until such principal amount shall
be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:
(i) Base
Rate Advances. During such periods
as such Pro Rata Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all
times to the Base Rate in effect from time to time, payable in arrears monthly
on the 20th day of each month and on the date such Base Rate Advance shall be
Converted or paid in full.
(ii) LIBO
Rate Advances. During such periods
as such Pro Rata Advance is a LIBO Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all
times during each Interest Period for such Pro Rata Advance to the sum of (x)
the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period for such Pro Rata Advance plus
(y) the Applicable Interest Rate Margin in effect from time to time, payable in
arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period
has a duration of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such
Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period,
and on the date such LIBO Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.
(b) Default
Interest. Upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Borrower shall pay interest
on the unpaid principal amount of each Pro Rata Advance owing to each Lender,
payable in arrears on the dates referred to in Section 2.04(a)(i) or Section
2.04(a)(ii), at a rate per annum equal at all times to 1% per annum above the
rate per annum required to be paid on such Pro Rata Advance.
Section 2.05. Additional
Interest on LIBO Rate Advances. Each
Borrower shall pay to each Lender, so long as such Lender shall be required
under regulations of the Board to
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maintain reserves with respect to liabilities
or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each LIBO Rate Advance of such
Lender to such Borrower, from the date of such Advance until such principal
amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the
remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period for
such Advance from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such LIBO Rate by a
percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage of such
Lender for such Interest Period, payable on each date on which interest is
payable on such Advance. Such additional
interest shall be determined by such Lender and notified to Kraft through JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent.
Section 2.06. Conversion
of Pro Rata Advances. (a) Conversion Upon Absence of Interest Period. If any Borrower shall fail to select the
duration of any Interest Period for any LIBO Rate Advances in accordance with
the provisions contained in the definition of the term Interest Period,
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, will forthwith so notify such Borrower
and the Lenders and such Advances will automatically, on the last day of the
then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into Base Rate Advances.
(b) Conversion
Upon Event of Default. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Section
6.01(a), JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, or the Required Lenders may
elect that (i) each LIBO Rate Advance be, on the last day of the then existing
Interest Period therefor, Converted into Base Rate Advances and (ii) the
obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, LIBO Rate
Advances be suspended.
(c) Voluntary
Conversion. Subject to the
provisions of Sections 2.08(c) and 2.13, any Borrower may convert all such
Borrowers Pro Rata Advances of one Type constituting the same Pro Rata
Borrowing into Advances of the other Type on any Business Day, upon notice given
to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York
City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed
Conversion; provided, however, that the Conversion of a LIBO Rate
Advance into a Base Rate Advance may be made on, and only on, the last day of
an Interest Period for such LIBO Rate Advance.
Each such notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions
specified above, specify
(i) the
date of such Conversion;
(ii) the
Pro Rata Advances to be Converted; and
(iii) if
such Conversion is into LIBO Rate Advances, the duration of the Interest Period
for each such Pro Rata Advance.
Section 2.07. The
Competitive Bid Advances. (a) Competitive Bid Advances Impact on
Commitments. Each Lender severally
agrees that any Borrower may make Competitive Bid Borrowings under this Section
2.07 from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective
Date until the Termination Date in the manner set forth
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below; provided that, following the
making of each Competitive Bid Borrowing, the aggregate amount of the Advances
then outstanding shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments of
the Lenders. As provided in Section 2.01,
the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be deemed used
from time to time to the extent of the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bid
Advances then outstanding, and such deemed use of the aggregate amount of the
Commitments shall be applied to the Lenders ratably according to their
respective Commitments; provided, however, that any Lenders
Competitive Bid Advances shall not otherwise reduce that Lenders obligation to
lend its pro rata share of the remaining available Commitments.
(b) Notice
of Competitive Bid Borrowing. Any
Borrower may request a Competitive Bid Borrowing under this Section 2.07 by
delivering to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, by telecopier, a notice
of a Competitive Bid Borrowing (a Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing),
in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, specifying therein the
following:
(i) date
of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing;
(ii) aggregate
amount of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing;
(iii) interest
rate basis and day count convention to be offered by the Lenders;
(iv) in
the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Floating Rate Bid
Advances, Interest Period, or in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing
consisting of Fixed Rate Bid Advances, maturity date for repayment of each
Fixed Rate Bid Advance to be made as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing
(which maturity date may not be earlier than the date occurring seven days
after the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing or later than the earlier of
(A) 360 days after the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing and (B) the
Termination Date);
(v) interest
payment date or dates relating thereto;
(vi) location
of such Borrowers account to which funds are to be advanced; and
(vii) other
terms (if any) to be applicable to such Competitive Bid Borrowing.
A Borrower
requesting a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall deliver a Notice of Competitive
Bid Borrowing to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, not later than 10:00
A.M. (New York City time) (x) at least two Business Days prior to the date of
the proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, if such Borrower shall specify in the
Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing that the Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be
Fixed Rate Bid Advances, or (y) at least four Business Days prior to the date
of the proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, if such Borrower shall specify in
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the Notice of
Competitive Bid Borrowing that the Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be Floating
Rate Bid Advances. Each Notice of
Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on such
Borrower. JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, shall in turn promptly notify each Lender of each request
for a Competitive Bid Borrowing received by it from such Borrower by sending
such Lender a copy of the related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing.
(c) Discretion
as to Competitive Bid Advances. Each
Lender may, in its sole discretion, elect to irrevocably offer to make one or
more Competitive Bid Advances to the applicable Borrower as part of such
proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing at a rate or rates of interest specified by
such Lender in its sole discretion, by notifying JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent (which shall give prompt notice thereof to such Borrower),
before 9:30 A.M. (New York City time) (A) on the Business Day prior to the date
of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid
Borrowing consisting of Fixed Rate Bid Advances, and (B) on the third Business
Day prior to the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case
of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Floating Rate Bid Advances; provided
that, if JPMorgan Chase in its capacity as a Lender shall, in its sole
discretion, elect to make any such offer, it shall notify such Borrower of such
offer at least 30 minutes before the time and on the date on which notice of
such election is to be given by any other Lender to JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent. In such notice,
the Lender shall specify the following:
(i) the
minimum amount and maximum amount of each Competitive Bid Advance which such
Lender would be willing to make as part of such proposed Competitive Bid
Borrowing (which amounts may, subject to the proviso to the first sentence of
Section 2.07(a), exceed such Lenders Commitment);
(ii) the
rate or rates of interest therefor; and
(iii) such
Lenders Applicable Lending Office with respect to such Competitive Bid
Advance.
If any Lender
shall elect not to make such an offer, such Lender shall so notify JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, before 9:30 A.M. (New York City time) on the
date on which notice of such election is to be given to JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, by the other Lenders, and such Lender shall not be
obligated to, and shall not, make any Competitive Bid Advance as part of such
Competitive Bid Borrowing; provided further that the failure by
any Lender to give such notice shall not cause such Lender to be obligated to
make any Competitive Bid Advance as part of such proposed Competitive Bid
Borrowing.
(d) Borrower
Selection of Lender Bids. The
Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing shall, in turn, (A) before
12:00 noon (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to the date of such
proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing
consisting of Fixed Rate Bid Advances and (B) before 12:00 noon (New York City
time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of
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such proposed
Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing
consisting of Floating Rate Bid Advances, either:
(i) cancel
such Competitive Bid Borrowing by giving JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, notice to that effect, or
(ii) accept,
in its sole discretion, one or more of the offers made by any Lender or Lenders
pursuant to Section 2.07(c), by giving notice to JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, of the amount of each Competitive Bid Advance (which
amount shall be equal to or greater than the minimum amount, and equal to or
less than the maximum amount, notified to such Borrower by JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent on behalf of such Lender, for such Competitive Bid Advance
pursuant to Section 2.07(c) to be made by each Lender as part of such
Competitive Bid Borrowing) and reject any remaining offers made by Lenders
pursuant to Section 2.07(c) by giving JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
notice to that effect. Such Borrower
shall accept the offers made by any Lender or Lenders to make Competitive Bid
Advances in order of the lowest to the highest rates of interest offered by
such Lenders. If two or more Lenders
have offered the same interest rate, the amount to be borrowed at such interest
rate will be allocated among such Lenders in proportion to the maximum amount
that each such Lender offered at such interest rate.
If the
Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing notifies JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, that such Competitive Bid Borrowing is canceled pursuant to
Section 2.07(d)(i), or if such Borrower fails to give timely notice in
accordance with Section 2.07(d), JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall
give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders and such Competitive Bid Borrowing
shall not be made.
(e) Competitive
Bid Borrowing. If the Borrower
proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing accepts one or more of the offers made
by any Lender or Lenders pursuant to Section 2.07(d)(ii), JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, shall in turn promptly notify:
(i) each
Lender that has made an offer as described in Section 2.07(c), whether or not
any offer or offers made by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.07(c) have been
accepted by such Borrower;
(ii) each
Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive
Bid Borrowing, of the date and amount of each Competitive Bid Advance to be
made by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing; and
(iii) each
Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive
Bid Borrowing, upon receipt, that JPMorgan Chase, as
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Administrative
Agent, has received forms of documents appearing to fulfill the applicable
conditions set forth in Article III.
When each
Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive
Bid Borrowing has received notice pursuant to Section 2.07(e)(iii), such Lender
shall, before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time), on the date of such Competitive
Bid Borrowing specified in the notice received from JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 2.07(e)(i), make available for the
account of its Applicable Lending Office to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.02, in same day funds, such
Lenders portion of such Competitive Bid Borrowing. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions
set forth in Article III and after receipt by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, of such funds, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, will make such
funds available to such Borrower at the location specified by such Borrower in
its Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing.
Promptly after each Competitive Bid Borrowing, JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, will notify each Lender of the amount of the Competitive
Bid Borrowing, the consequent Competitive Bid Reduction and the dates upon
which such Competitive Bid Reduction commenced and will terminate.
(f) Irrevocable
Notice. If the Borrower proposing
the Competitive Bid Borrowing notifies JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
that it accepts one or more of the offers made by any Lender or Lenders
pursuant to Section 2.07(c), such notice of acceptance shall be irrevocable and
binding on such Borrower. Such Borrower
shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such
Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in
the related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing for such Competitive Bid
Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, including,
without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or
expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or
other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Competitive Bid Advance to be
made by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing when such
Competitive Bid Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.
(g) Amount
of Competitive Bid Borrowings; Competitive Bid Notes. Each Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be in an
aggregate amount of $50,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof and, following the making of each Competitive Bid Borrowing, the
aggregate amount of Advances then outstanding shall not exceed the aggregate
amount of the Commitments of the Lenders.
Within the limits and on the conditions set forth in this Section 2.07,
any Borrower may from time to time borrow under this Section 2.07, prepay
pursuant to Section 2.11 or repay pursuant to Section 2.07(h), and reborrow
under this Section 2.07; provided that a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall
not be made within two Business Days of the date of any other Competitive Bid
Borrowing. The indebtedness of any
Borrower resulting from each Competitive Bid Advance made to such Borrower as
part of a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be evidenced by a separate
Competitive Bid Note of such Borrower payable to the order of the Lender making
such Competitive Bid Advance.
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(h) Repayment
of Competitive Bid Advances. On the
maturity date of each Competitive Bid Advance provided in the Competitive Bid
Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance, the Borrower shall repay to
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender that
has made a Competitive Bid Advance the then unpaid principal amount of such
Competitive Bid Advance. No Borrower
shall have any right to prepay any principal amount of any Competitive Bid
Advance unless, and then only on the terms set forth in the Competitive Bid
Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance.
(i) Interest
on Competitive Bid Advances. Each
Borrower that has borrowed through a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall pay
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Bid Advance from
the date of such Competitive Bid Advance to the date the principal amount of
such Competitive Bid Advance is repaid in full, at the rate of interest for
such Competitive Bid Advance and on the interest payment date or dates set
forth in the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, such Borrower shall pay interest on the
amount of unpaid principal of each Competitive Bid Advance owing to a Lender,
payable in arrears on the date or dates interest is payable thereon, at a rate
per annum equal at all times to 1% per annum above the rate per annum required
to be paid on such Competitive Bid Advance under the terms of the Competitive
Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance unless otherwise agreed in
such Competitive Bid Note.
Section 2.08. LIBO
Rate Determination. (a) Methods to Determine LIBO Rate. JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
shall determine the LIBO Rate by using the methods described in the definition
of the term LIBO Rate, and shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and
Lenders of each such LIBO Rate.
(b) Role
of Reference Banks. In the event
that the LIBO Rate cannot be determined by the method described in clause (a)
of the definition of LIBO Rate, each Reference Bank agrees to furnish to
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, timely information for the purpose of
determining the LIBO Rate in accordance with the method described in clause (b)
of the definition thereof. If any one or
more of the Reference Banks shall not furnish such timely information to
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, for the purpose of determining a LIBO
Rate, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall determine such interest
rate on the basis of timely information furnished by the remaining Reference
Banks. If fewer than two Reference Banks
furnish timely information to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, for
determining the LIBO Rate for any LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid
Advances, as the case may be, then:
(i) JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall forthwith notify Kraft and the Lenders
that the interest rate cannot be determined for such LIBO Rate Advance or
Floating Rate Bid Advances, as the case may be;
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(ii) with
respect to each LIBO Rate Advance, such Advance will, on the last day of the
then existing Interest Period therefor, be prepaid by the Borrower or be
automatically Converted into a Base Rate Advance; and
(iii) the
obligation of the Lenders to make LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid
Advances or to Convert Base Rate Advances into LIBO Rate Advances shall be
suspended until JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall notify Kraft and
the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall give prompt notice to Kraft and the
Lenders of the applicable interest rate determined by JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, for purposes of Section 2.04(a)(i) or (ii), and the rate,
if any, furnished by each Reference Bank for the purpose of determining the
interest rate under Section 2.04(a)(ii) or the applicable LIBO Rate.
(c) Inadequate
LIBO Rate. If, with respect to any
LIBO Rate Advances, the Required Lenders notify JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, that (i) they are unable to obtain matching deposits in
the London interbank market at or about 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the second
Business Day before the making of a Borrowing in sufficient amounts to fund
their respective LIBO Rate Advances as a part of such Borrowing during the
Interest Period therefor or (ii) the LIBO Rate for any Interest Period for such
Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Required Lenders of
making, funding or maintaining their respective LIBO Rate Advances for such
Interest Period, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall forthwith so
notify Kraft and the Lenders, whereupon (A) the Borrower of such LIBO Rate
Advances will, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor,
either (x) prepay such Advances or (y) Convert such Advances into Base Rate
Advances and (B) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Base Rate
Advances into, LIBO Rate Advances shall be suspended until JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, shall notify Kraft and the Lenders that the circumstances
causing such suspension no longer exist.
In the case of clause (ii) above, each Lender shall certify its cost of
funds for each Interest Period to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, and
Kraft as soon as practicable (but in any event not later than 10 Business Days
after the last day of such Interest Period).
Section 2.09. Fees. (a) Facility
Fee. Kraft agrees to pay to JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender a facility fee
on the aggregate amount of such Lenders Commitment (whether or not used and
without giving effect to any Competitive Bid Reduction) from the date hereof in
the case of each Initial Lender and from the effective date specified in the
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender in the case of
each other Lender until the Termination Date at the Applicable Facility Fee
Rate, in each case payable on the last day of each March, June, September and
December until the Termination Date and on the Termination Date.
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(b) Agents
Fees. Kraft shall pay to JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, for its own account such fees as may from time
to time be agreed between Kraft and such Agent.
Section 2.10. Optional
Termination or Reduction of the Commitments and Extension of Termination Date.
(a) Optional
Termination or Reduction of the Commitments.
(i) Kraft
shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days notice to JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part
the unused portions of the respective Commitments of the Lenders; provided
that each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of no less than
$50,000,000 or the remaining balance if less than $50,000,000; and provided
further that the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders
shall not be reduced to an amount that is less than the aggregate principal
amount of the Competitive Bid Advances then outstanding.
(ii) On
any Extension Date pursuant to Section 2.10(b), Kraft may terminate the
Commitments of any Non-Extending Lender; provided that Kraft shall
prepay the Advances owing to such Non-Extending Lender on the applicable Extension
Date, together with accrued but unpaid interest and fees thereon and all other
amounts then payable hereunder to such Non-Extending Lender.
(b) Extension
of Termination Date.
(i) At
least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior to each anniversary of the
Effective Date (any such applicable anniversary of the Effective Date, the Extension
Date), Kraft, by written notice to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, may request annually that each Lender extend the Termination Date for
such Lenders Commitment for an additional one-year period.
(ii) JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall promptly notify each Lender of such
request and each Lender shall then, in its sole discretion, notify Kraft and
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, in writing no later than 20 days prior
to the Extension Date whether such Lender will consent to the extension (each
such Lender consenting to the extension, an Extending Lender).
(iii) Subject
to satisfaction of the conditions in Section 3.03(a)-(c) as of the Extension
Date, the Termination Date in effect at such time shall be extended for an
additional one-year period; provided, however, that (A) no such
extension shall be effective (1) unless the Required Lenders agree thereto and
(2) as to any Lender that does not agree to such extension (any such Lender, a Non-Extending
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Lender) and (B) Kraft may only request an
extension of the Termination Date on the first five anniversaries of the
Effective Date.
(iv) To
the extent that there are Non-Extending Lenders, JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, shall promptly so notify the Extending Lenders, and each
Extending Lender may, in its sole discretion, give written notice to Kraft and
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, no later than 15 days prior to the
Extension Date of the amount of the Commitments of the Non-Extending Lenders
that it is willing to assume.
(v) Kraft
shall be permitted to replace any Lender that is a Non-Extending Lender with a
replacement financial institution or other entity (each, a New Lender);
provided that (A) the New Lender shall purchase, at par, all Advances
and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of
replacement, (B) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under
Section 9.04(b) if any LIBO Rate Advance or Floating Rate Bid Advance owing to
such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the
Interest Period relating thereto, (C) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to
make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.07 (provided
that Kraft shall be obligated to pay the processing and recordation fee
referred to therein), (D) until such time as such replacement shall be
consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required
pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.15(a), as the case may be, and (E) any such
replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that Kraft, the
Borrower, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, or any other Lender shall
have against the replaced Lender.
(vi) If
the Extending Lenders and the New Lenders are willing to commit amounts that,
in an aggregate, exceed the amount of the Commitments of the Non-Extending
Lenders, Kraft and JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall allocate the
Commitments of the Non-Extending Lenders among them.
(vii) If any
financial institution or other entity becomes a New Lender or any Extending
Lenders Commitment is increased pursuant to this Section 2.10(b), Pro Rata
Advances made on or after the applicable Extension Date shall be made in
accordance with the pro rata provisions of Section 2.01 based on the respective
Commitments in effect on and after the applicable Extension Date.
(viii) In
connection herewith, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall enter in
the Register (A) the names of any New Lenders, (B) the respective allocations
of any Extending Lenders and New Lenders effective as of each Extension Date
and (C) the Termination Date applicable to each Lender.
Section 2.11. Optional
Prepayments of Pro Rata Advances.
Each Borrower may, in the case of any LIBO Rate Advance, upon at least
three Business Days notice to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, or, in
the case of any Base Rate Advance, upon notice given to
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JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, not
later than 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of the proposed
prepayment, in each case stating the proposed date and aggregate principal
amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given such Borrower shall,
prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Pro Rata Advances comprising
part of the same Pro Rata Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with
accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount
prepaid; provided, however, that (x) each partial prepayment
shall be in an aggregate principal amount of no less than $50,000,000 or the
remaining balance if less than $50,000,000 and (y) in the event of any such
prepayment of a LIBO Rate Advance, such Borrower shall be obligated to
reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 9.04(b).
Section 2.12. Increased
Costs. (a) Costs from Change in Law or Authorities. If, due to either (i) the introduction of or
any change (other than any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve
requirements to the extent such change is included in the Eurocurrency Rate
Reserve Percentage) in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation or
(ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or
other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), there
shall be any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make or making,
funding or maintaining LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances
(excluding for purposes of this Section 2.12 any such increased costs resulting
from (i) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section 2.15 shall govern) and (ii)
changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or overall gross income
by the United States or by the foreign jurisdiction or state under the laws of
which such Lender is organized or has its Applicable Lending Office or any
political subdivision thereof), then the Borrower of the affected Advances
shall from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand
to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent), pay to JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, for the account of such Lender additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost; provided, however,
that before making any such demand, each Lender agrees to use reasonable
efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory
restrictions) to designate a different Applicable Lending Office if the making
of such a designation would avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such
increased cost and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be
otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost, submitted to
Kraft, such Borrower and JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, by such
Lender, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.
(b) Reduction
in Lenders Rate of Return. In the
event that, after the date hereof, the implementation of or any change in any
law or regulation, or any guideline or directive (whether or not having the
force of law) or the interpretation or administration thereof by any central
bank or other authority charged with the administration thereof, imposes,
modifies or deems applicable any capital adequacy or similar requirement
(including, without limitation, a request or requirement which affects the
manner in which any Lender allocates capital resources to its commitments,
including its obligations hereunder) and as a result thereof, in the sole
opinion of such Lender, the rate of return on such Lenders capital as a
consequence of its obligations hereunder is reduced to a level below that which
such Lender could have achieved but for such circumstances, but reduced to the
extent that Borrowings are outstanding from time to
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time, then in
each such case, upon demand from time to time Kraft shall pay to such Lender
such additional amount or amounts as shall compensate such Lender for such
reduction in rate of return; provided that, in the case of each Lender,
such additional amount or amounts shall not exceed 0.15 of 1% per annum of such
Lenders Commitment. A certificate of
such Lender as to any such additional amount or amounts shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Except as provided below, in determining any
such amount or amounts each Lender may use any reasonable averaging and
attribution methods. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, each Lender shall take all reasonable actions to avoid the
imposition of, or reduce the amounts of, such increased costs, provided that
such actions, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, will not be otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender, and, to the extent possible, each Lender will
calculate such increased costs based upon the capital requirements for its
Commitment hereunder and not upon the average or general capital requirements
imposed upon such Lender.
Section 2.13. Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if any Lender shall notify JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
that the introduction of or any change in, or in the interpretation of, any law
or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental
authority asserts that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Eurocurrency
Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBO Rate Advances
or Floating Rate Bid Advances or to fund or maintain LIBO Rate Advances or
Floating Rate Bid Advances, (a) each LIBO Rate Advance or Floating Rate Bid
Advances, as the case may be, will automatically, upon such demand, be
Converted into a Base Rate Advance or an Advance that bears interest at the
rate set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i), as the case may be, and (b) the
obligation of the Lenders to make LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid
Advances or to Convert Base Rate Advances into LIBO Rate Advances shall be
suspended, in each case, until JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall
notify Kraft and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no
longer exist; provided, however, that before making any such
demand, each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its
internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different
Eurocurrency Lending Office if the making of such a designation would allow
such Lender or its Eurocurrency Lending Office to continue to perform its
obligations to make LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances or to
continue to fund or maintain LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances,
as the case may be, and would not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender.
Section 2.14. Payments
and Computations. (a) Time and Distribution of Payments. Kraft and each Borrower shall make each
payment hereunder, without set-off or counterclaim, not later than 11:00 A.M.
(New York City time) on the day when due to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, at JPMorgan Chases Administrative Agent Account in same day funds. JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, will
promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment
of principal or interest or facility fees ratably (other than amounts payable
pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.12, 2.15 or 9.04(b)) to the Lenders for the account
of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the
payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account
of its Applicable
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Lending Office, in each case to be applied in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
From and after the effective date of an Assignment and Acceptance
pursuant to Section 9.07, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall make
all payments hereunder in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the
Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Acceptance
shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to
such effective date directly between themselves.
(b) Computation
of Interest and Fees. All
computations of interest based on JPMorgan Chases prime rate shall be made by
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, on the basis of a year of 365 or 366
days, as the case may be. All
computations of interest based on the LIBO Rate or the Federal Funds Effective
Rate and of facility fees shall be made by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent and all computations of interest pursuant to Section 2.05 shall be made
by a Lender, on the basis of a year of 360 days, and all computations of
interest in respect of Competitive Bid Advances shall be made by JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, as specified in the applicable Notice of
Competitive Bid Notice, in each case for the actual number of days (including
the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which
such interest or facility fees are payable.
Each determination by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent (or, in
the case of Section 2.05 by a Lender), of an interest rate hereunder shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(c) Payment
Due Dates. Whenever any payment
hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such
payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension
of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of
interest or facility fee, as the case may be; provided, however,
that if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of LIBO
Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances to be made in the next following
calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day.
(d) Presumption
of Borrower Payment. Unless JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, receives notice from any Borrower prior to the
date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that such Borrower
will not make such payment in full, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
may assume that such Borrower has made such payment in full to JPMorgan Chase,
as Administrative Agent, on such date and JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each
Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such
Lender. If and to the extent such
Borrower has not made such payment in full to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, each Lender shall repay to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such
Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
Section 2.15. Taxes. (a)
Any and all payments by each Borrower and Kraft hereunder shall be made,
in accordance with Section 2.14, free and clear of and without
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deduction for any and all present or future
taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all
liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, (i) in the case of each
Lender and JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its net
income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction under the laws
of which such Lender or JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent (as the case
may be), is organized or any political subdivision thereof, (ii) in the case of each Lender, taxes imposed
on its net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction of
such Lenders Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof, (iii) in the case of each Lender and JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its net income, franchise
taxes imposed on it, and any tax imposed by means of withholding to the extent
such tax is imposed solely as a result of a present or former connection (other
than the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or a Note)
between the Lender or JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, as the case may
be, and the taxing jurisdiction, and (iv) in the case of each Lender and
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, taxes imposed by the United States by
means of withholding tax if and to the extent that such taxes shall be in
effect and shall be applicable on the date hereof to payments to be made to
such Lenders Applicable Lending Office or to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges,
withholdings and liabilities in respect of payments hereunder being hereinafter
referred to as Taxes). If any
Borrower or Kraft shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in
respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after
making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional
sums payable under this Section 2.15) such Lender or JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent (as the case may be), receives an amount equal to the sum
it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower or
Kraft shall make such deductions and (iii) such Borrower or Kraft shall pay the
full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in
accordance with applicable law.
(b) In
addition, each Borrower or Kraft shall pay any present or future stamp or
documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution,
delivery or registration of, performing under, or otherwise with respect to,
this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as Other Taxes).
(c) Each
Borrower and Kraft shall indemnify each Lender and JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, for and hold it harmless against the full amount of Taxes
or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, Taxes and Other Taxes imposed by
any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.15) paid by such
Lender or JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent (as the case may be), and any
liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or
with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly
or legally asserted. This indemnification
shall be made within 30 days from the date such Lender or JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent (as the case may be), makes written demand therefor.
(d) Within
30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes, each Borrower and Kraft shall
furnish to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, at its address referred to
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in Section
9.02, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing such
payment. If any Borrower or Kraft
determines that no Taxes are payable in respect thereof, such Borrower or Kraft
shall, at the request of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, furnish or
cause the payor to furnish, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, and each
Lender an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, stating that such payment is exempt from Taxes.
(e) Each
Lender, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement
in the case of each Initial Lender and on the date of the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Lender in the case of each other
Lender, shall provide each of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, Kraft
and such Borrower with any form or certificate that is required by any taxing
authority (including, if applicable, two original Internal Revenue Service
Forms W-9, W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor or other form
prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service), certifying that such Lender is
exempt from or entitled to a reduced rate of Home Jurisdiction Withholding
Taxes on payments pursuant to this Agreement.
Thereafter, each such Lender shall provide additional forms or
certificates (i) to the extent a form or certificate previously provided has
become inaccurate or invalid or has otherwise ceased to be effective or (ii) as
requested in writing by any Borrower, Kraft or JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent. Unless the
Borrowers, Kraft and JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, have received
forms or other documents satisfactory to them indicating that payments
hereunder are not subject to Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes or are subject
to Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes at a rate reduced by an applicable tax
treaty, such Borrower, Kraft or JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall
withhold taxes from such payments at the applicable statutory rate in the case
of payments to or for any Lender.
(f) Any
Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.15
agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal
and regulatory restrictions) to select or change the jurisdiction of its
Applicable Lending Office if the making of such a selection or change would
avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, any such additional amounts that
may thereafter accrue and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender,
be otherwise economically disadvantageous to such Lender.
(g) No
additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.15 with respect
to (i) any Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes that would not have been payable
had the Lender provided the relevant forms or other documents pursuant to
Section 2.15 (e); or (ii) in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance by a
Lender to an Eligible Assignee, any Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes that
exceed the amount of such Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes that are imposed
prior to such Assignment and Acceptance, unless such Assignment and Acceptance
resulted from the demand of Kraft.
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(h) If
any Lender or JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, as the case may be,
obtains a refund of any Tax for which payment has been made pursuant to this
Section 2.15, which refund in the good faith judgment of such Lender or JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, as the case may be, (and without any obligation
to disclose its tax records) is allocable to such payment made under this
Section 2.15, the amount of such refund (together with any interest received
thereon and reduced by reasonable costs incurred in obtaining such refund)
promptly shall be paid to the Borrower to the extent payment has been made in
full by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.15.
Section 2.16. Sharing
of Payments, Etc. If any Lender
shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise
of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Pro Rata Advances
owing to it (other than pursuant to Section 2.12, 2.15 or 9.04(b)) in excess of
its ratable share of payments on account of the Pro Rata Advances obtained by
all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders
such participations in the Pro Rata Advances made by them as shall be necessary
to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each
of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such
excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such
purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the
purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together
with an amount equal to such Lenders ratable share (according to the
proportion of (i) the amount of such Lenders required repayment to (ii) the
total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other
amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount
so recovered. Each Borrower agrees that
any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this
Section 2.16 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its
rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such
participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of such
Borrower in the amount of such participation.
Section 2.17. Evidence
of Debt. (a) Lender Records; Pro Rata Notes. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with
its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each
Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Pro Rata Advance owing to such
Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest
payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder in respect of Pro
Rata Advances. Each Borrower shall, upon
notice by any Lender to such Borrower (with a copy of such notice to JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent) to the effect that a Pro Rata Note is required
or appropriate in order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of
pledge, enforcement or otherwise) the Pro Rata Advances owing to, or to be made
by, such Lender, promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a Pro Rata Note
payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount up to the Commitment
of such Lender.
(b) Record
of Borrowings, Payables and Payments.
The Register maintained by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
pursuant to Section 9.07(d) shall include a control account, and a subsidiary
account for each Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded
as follows:
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(i) the
date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of Advances
comprising such Borrowing and, if appropriate, the Interest Period applicable
thereto;
(ii) the
terms of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it;
(iii) the
amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and
payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and the Termination Date
applicable thereto; and
(iv) the
amount of any sum received by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, from the
Borrowers hereunder and each Lenders share thereof.
(c) Evidence
of Payment Obligations. Entries made
in good faith by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, in the Register
pursuant to Section 2.17(b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts
pursuant to Section 2.17(a), shall be prima facie evidence of the
amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable
from each Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the
case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement, absent
manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding
that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall
not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of any Borrower under this
Agreement.
Section 2.18. Use
of Proceeds. The proceeds of the
Advances shall be available (and each Borrower agrees that it shall use such
proceeds) for general corporate purposes of Kraft and its Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING
Section 3.01. Conditions
Precedent to Effectiveness. This
Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date (the Effective
Date) on which the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:
(a) Kraft
shall have notified each Lender and JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, in
writing as to the proposed Effective Date.
(b) On
the Effective Date, the following statements shall be true and JPMorgan Chase,
as Administrative Agent, shall have received for the account of each Lender a
certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Kraft, dated the Effective
Date, stating that:
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(i) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and as
of the Effective Date, and
(ii) no
event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default or Event of
Default.
(c) JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall have received on or before the Effective
Date copies of the letter from Kraft dated on or before such day, terminating
in whole the commitments of the banks party to the Existing Loan Agreements.
(d) Prior
to or simultaneously with the Effective Date, Kraft shall have satisfied all of
its obligations under the Existing Loan Agreements including, without
limitation, the payment of all loans, accrued interest and fees under the
Existing Loan Agreements.
(e) JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall have received on or before the Effective
Date the following, each dated such day, in form and substance satisfactory to
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent:
(i) Certified
copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Kraft approving this
Agreement, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and
governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement.
(ii) A
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Kraft certifying the
names and true signatures of the officers of Kraft authorized to sign this
Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
(iii) Favorable
opinions of counsel (which may be in-house counsel) for Kraft, substantially in
the form of Exhibits E-1 and E-2 hereto.
(iv) A
favorable opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel for JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto.
(v) A
certificate of the chief financial officer or treasurer of Kraft certifying
that as of December 31, 2004 (A) the aggregate amount of Debt, payment of which
is secured by any Lien referred to in clause (iii) of Section 5.02(a), does not
exceed $400,000,000, and (B) the aggregate amount of Debt included in clause
(A) of this subsection (v), payment of which is secured by any Lien referred to
in clause (iv) of Section 5.02(a), does not exceed $200,000,000.
(f) This
Agreement shall have been executed by Kraft, JPMorgan Chase and Citibank, as
Administrative Agents, Credit Suisse First Boston, Cayman Islands Branch and
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as Syndication Agents, and ABN AMRO Bank N.V.,
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BNP Paribas,
HSBC Bank USA, National Association and UBS Securities LLC, as Arrangers and
Documentation Agents, and JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall have
been notified by each Initial Lender that such Initial Lender has executed this
Agreement.
JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall notify Kraft and the Initial Lenders of
the date which is the Effective Date upon satisfaction of all of the conditions
precedent set forth in this Section 3.01.
For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in
this Section 3.01, each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved
or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required
thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to
the Lenders unless an officer of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
responsible for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have
received notice from such Lender prior to the date that Kraft, by notice to the
Lenders, designates as the proposed Effective Date, specifying its objection
thereto.
Section 3.02. Initial
Advance to Each Designated Subsidiary.
The obligation of each Lender to make an initial Advance to each
Designated Subsidiary following any designation of such Designated Subsidiary
as a Borrower hereunder pursuant to Section 9.08 is subject to the receipt by
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, on or before the date of such initial
Advance of each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, and dated such date, and in sufficient
copies for each Lender:
(a) Certified
copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of such Designated
Subsidiary (with a certified English translation if the original thereof is not
in English) approving this Agreement, and of all documents evidencing other
necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to
this Agreement.
(b) A
certificate of a proper officer of such Designated Subsidiary certifying the
names and true signatures of the officers of such Designated Subsidiary
authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered
hereunder.
(c) A
certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Designated Subsidiary,
dated as of the date of such initial Advance, certifying that such Designated
Subsidiary shall have obtained all governmental and third party authorizations,
consents, approvals (including exchange control approvals) and licenses
required under applicable laws and regulations necessary for such Designated
Subsidiary to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
thereunder.
(d) The
Designation Agreement of such Designated Subsidiary, substantially in the form
of Exhibit D hereto.
(e) A
favorable opinion of counsel (which may be in-house counsel) to such Designated
Subsidiary, dated the date of such initial Advance, covering, to the extent
customary and appropriate for the relevant jurisdiction, the opinions outlined
on Exhibit F hereto.
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(f) Such
other approvals, opinions or documents as any Lender, through JPMorgan Chase,
as Administrative Agent, may reasonably request.
Section 3.03. Conditions
Precedent to Each Pro Rata Borrowing.
The obligation of each Lender to make a Pro Rata Advance on the occasion
of each Pro Rata Borrowing is subject to the conditions precedent that the
Effective Date shall have occurred and on the date of such Pro Rata Borrowing
the following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by the Borrower of
the proceeds of such Pro Rata Borrowing shall be a representation by such
Borrower or Kraft, as the case may be, that:
(a) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 (except the
representations set forth in the last sentence of subsection (e) and in
subsection (f) thereof (other than clause (i) thereof)) are correct on and as
of the date of such Pro Rata Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such
Pro Rata Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though
made on and as of such date, and, if such Pro Rata Borrowing shall have been
requested by a Designated Subsidiary, the representations and warranties of
such Designated Subsidiary contained in its Designation Agreement are correct
on and as of the date of such Pro Rata Borrowing, before and after giving
effect to such Pro Rata Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom, as though made on and as of such date;
(b) after
giving effect to the application of the proceeds of all Borrowings on such date
(together with any other resources of the Borrower applied together therewith)
no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Pro Rata
Borrowing, that constitutes a Default or Event of Default; and
(c) if
such Pro Rata Borrowing is in an aggregate principal amount equal to or greater
than $500,000,000 and is being made in connection with any purchase of shares
of such Borrowers or Krafts capital stock or the capital stock of any other
Person, or any purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of any Person
(whether in one transaction or a series of transactions) or any transaction of
the type referred to in Section 5.02(b), the statement in (b) above shall also
be true on a pro forma basis as if such transaction or purchase shall have been
completed.
Section 3.04. Conditions
Precedent to Each Competitive Bid Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender that is to make
a Competitive Bid Advance on the occasion of a Competitive Bid Borrowing is
subject to the conditions precedent that (i) JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, shall have received the written confirmatory Notice of Competitive Bid
Borrowing with respect thereto, (ii) on or before the date of such Competitive
Bid Borrowing, but prior to such Competitive Bid Borrowing, JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, shall have received a Competitive Bid Note payable to the
order of such Lender for each of the one or more Competitive Bid Advances to be
made by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, in a principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the Competitive Bid Advance to be evidenced
thereby and otherwise on such terms as were agreed to for such Competitive Bid
Advance in accordance with Section 2.07, and (iii) on the date of such
Competitive Bid
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Borrowing the following statements shall be
true, and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Competitive
Bid Borrowing shall be a representation by such Borrower or Kraft, as the case
may be, that:
(a) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and as
of the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, before and after giving effect
to such Competitive Bid Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, and, if such Competitive Bid
Borrowing shall have been requested by a Designated Subsidiary, the
representations and warranties of such Designated Subsidiary contained in its
Designation Agreement are correct on and as of the date of such Competitive Bid
Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Competitive Bid Borrowing and
to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such
date, and
(b) after
giving effect to the application of the proceeds of all Borrowings on such date
(together with any other resources of the Borrower applied together therewith),
no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Competitive
Bid Borrowing that constitutes a Default or Event of Default.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01. Representations
and Warranties of Kraft. Kraft
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) It
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of Virginia.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Notes to be
delivered by it are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) its charter or
by-laws or (ii) in any material respect, any law, rule, regulation or order of
any court or governmental agency or any contractual restriction binding on or
affecting it.
(c) No
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due
execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement or the Notes to be
delivered by it.
(d) This
Agreement is, and each of the Notes to be delivered by it when delivered
hereunder will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Kraft enforceable
against Kraft in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject, as
to enforceability, to general
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principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity
or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(e) As
reported in Krafts Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2004, the consolidated balance sheets of Kraft and its Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2004 and the consolidated statements of earnings of Kraft and its
Subsidiaries for the year then ended fairly present, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of Kraft and its Subsidiaries as at such
date and the consolidated results of the operations of Kraft and its
Subsidiaries for the year ended on such date, all in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. Except as disclosed in Krafts Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and in any Current Report on
Form 8-K filed subsequent to December 31, 2004 but prior to April 15, 2005,
since December 31, 2004 there has been no material adverse change in such
position or operations.
(f) There
is no pending or threatened action or proceeding affecting it or any of its
Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator (a Proceeding)
(i) that purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or (ii) except for Proceedings disclosed in Krafts Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, any Current Report on Form 8-K
filed subsequent to December 31, 2004 but prior to April 15, 2005 and, with
respect to Proceedings commenced after the date of the most recent such
document but prior to April 15, 2005, a certificate delivered to the Lenders,
that may materially adversely affect the financial position or results of operations
of Kraft and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(g) It
owns directly or indirectly 100% of the capital stock of each other Borrower.
(h) None
of the proceeds of any Advance will be used, directly or indirectly, for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or for the purpose of
reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase
or carry any Margin Stock or for any other purpose that would constitute the
Advances as a purpose credit within the meaning of Regulation U and, in each
case, would constitute a violation of Regulation U.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF KRAFT
Section 5.01. Affirmative
Covenants. So long as any Advance
shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, Kraft
will:
(a) Compliance
with Laws, Etc. Comply, and cause
each Major Subsidiary to comply, in all material respects, with all applicable
laws, rules, regulations and orders (such compliance to include, without
limitation, complying with ERISA and paying
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before the
same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed
upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith),
noncompliance with which would materially adversely affect the financial
condition or operations of Kraft and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) Maintenance
of Net Worth. Maintain total
shareholders equity on the consolidated balance sheet of Kraft and its
Subsidiaries of not less than $20,000,000,000.
(c) Reporting
Requirements. Furnish to the
Lenders:
(i) as
soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the
first three quarters of each fiscal year of Kraft, an unaudited interim
condensed consolidated balance sheet of Kraft and its Subsidiaries as of the
end of such quarter and unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of
earnings of Kraft and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of
the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, certified by
the chief financial officer of Kraft;
(ii) as
soon as available and in any event within 100 days after the end of each fiscal
year of Kraft, a copy of the consolidated financial statements for such year
for Kraft and its Subsidiaries, audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (or other
independent auditors which, as of the date of this Agreement, are one of the big
four accounting firms);
(iii) all
reports which Kraft sends to any of its shareholders, and copies of all reports
on Form 8-K (or any successor forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission) which Kraft files with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(iv) as
soon as possible and in any event within five days after the occurrence of each
Event of Default and each event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of
time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, continuing on the date of
such statement, a statement of the chief financial officer or treasurer of
Kraft setting forth details of such Event of Default or event and the action
which Kraft has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto; and
(v) such
other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or
otherwise, of Kraft or any Major Subsidiary as any Lender through JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, may from time to time reasonably request.
In lieu of
furnishing the Lenders the items referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)
above, Kraft may make such items available on the internet at www.kraft.com
(which website includes an option to subscribe to a free service alerting
subscribers by e-mail of new Securities and
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Exchange
Commission filings) or any successor or replacement website thereof, or by
similar electronic means.
Section 5.02. Negative
Covenants. So long as any Advance
shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, Kraft
will not:
(a) Liens,
Etc. Create or suffer to exist, or
permit any Major Subsidiary to create or suffer to exist, any lien, security
interest or other charge or encumbrance (other than operating leases and
licensed intellectual property), or any other type of preferential arrangement
(Liens), upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any Major Subsidiary to
assign, any right to receive income, in each case to secure or provide for the
payment of any Debt of any Person, other than:
(i) Liens
upon or in property acquired or held by it or any Major Subsidiary in the
ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price of such property or to
secure indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the
acquisition of such property;
(ii) Liens
existing on property at the time of its acquisition (other than any such lien
or security interest created in contemplation of such acquisition);
(iii) Liens
existing on the date hereof securing Debt;
(iv) Liens
on property financed through the issuance of industrial revenue bonds in favor
of the holders of such bonds or any agent or trustee therefor;
(v) Liens
existing on property of any Person acquired by Kraft or any Major Subsidiary;
(vi) Liens
securing Debt in an aggregate amount not in excess of 15% of Consolidated
Tangible Assets;
(vii) Liens
upon or with respect to margin stock as that term is defined in Regulation U;
(viii) Liens in
favor of Kraft or any Major Subsidiary;
(ix) precautionary
Liens provided by Kraft or any Major Subsidiary in connection with the sale,
assignment, transfer or other disposition of assets by Kraft or such Major
Subsidiary which transaction is determined by the Board of Directors of Kraft
or such Major Subsidiary to constitute a sale under accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States; or
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(x) any
extension, renewal or replacement of the foregoing, provided that (A)
such Lien does not extend to any additional assets (other than a substitution
of like assets), and (B) the amount of Debt secured by any such Lien is not
increased.
(b) Mergers,
Etc. Consolidate with or merge into,
or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to, any Person, or permit any Subsidiary directly or indirectly owned by it to
do so, unless, immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of
Default would exist and, in the case of any merger or consolidation to which it
is a party, the surviving corporation is Kraft or was a Subsidiary of Kraft
immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, which is organized and
existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof,
or the District of Columbia. The
surviving corporation of any merger or consolidation involving Kraft or any
other Borrower shall assume all of Krafts or such Borrowers obligations under
this Agreement (including without limitation with respect to Krafts
obligations, the covenants set forth in Article V) by the execution and
delivery of an instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Required
Lenders.
Section 6.01. Events
of Default. Each of the following
events (each an Event of Default) shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a) Any
Borrower or Kraft shall fail to pay any principal of any Advance when the same
becomes due and payable; or any Borrower shall fail to pay interest on any
Advance, or Kraft shall fail to pay any fees payable under Section 2.09, within
ten days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(b) Any
representation or warranty made or deemed to have been made by any Borrower or
Kraft herein or by any Borrower or Kraft (or any of their respective officers)
in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any
material respect when made or deemed to have been made; or
(c) Any
Borrower or Kraft shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or
agreement contained in Section 5.01(b) or 5.02(b), (ii) any term, covenant or
agreement contained in Section 5.02(a) if such failure shall remain unremedied
for 15 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to Kraft by
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, or any Lender or (iii) any other term,
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed
or observed if such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written
notice thereof shall have been given to Kraft by JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, or any Lender; or
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(d) Any
Borrower or Kraft or any Major Subsidiary shall fail to pay any principal of or
premium or interest on any Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of
at least $100,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt arising under this
Agreement) of such Borrower or Kraft or such Major Subsidiary (as the case may
be), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity,
required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall
continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement
or instrument relating to such Debt unless adequate provision for any such
payment has been made in form and substance satisfactory to the Required
Lenders; or any Debt of any Borrower or Kraft or any Major Subsidiary which is
outstanding in a principal amount of at least $100,000,000 in the aggregate
(but excluding Debt arising under this Agreement) shall be declared to be due
and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a scheduled required
prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem,
purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case prior
to the stated maturity thereof unless adequate provision for the payment of
such Debt has been made in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders;
or
(e) Any
Borrower or Kraft or any Major Subsidiary shall generally not pay its debts as
such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
any proceeding shall be instituted by or against any Borrower or Kraft or any
Major Subsidiary seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking
liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection,
relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an
order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or other similar
official for it or for any substantial part of its property, and, in the case
of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either
such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days or
any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation,
the entry of an order for relief against it or the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any of its property
constituting a substantial part of the property of Kraft and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole) shall occur; or any Borrower or Kraft or any Major Subsidiary
shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above
in this subsection (e); or
(f) Any
judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $100,000,000 shall be
rendered against any Borrower or Kraft or any Major Subsidiary and there shall
be any period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such
unsatisfied judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise,
shall not be in effect; or
(g) Any
Borrower, Kraft or any ERISA Affiliate shall incur, or shall be reasonably
likely to incur, liability in excess of $500,000,000 in the aggregate as a
result of one or more of the following:
(i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event; (ii) the partial or complete
withdrawal of any Borrower, Kraft or any ERISA Affiliate from a
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Multiemployer
Plan; or (iii) the reorganization or termination of a Multiemployer Plan; provided,
however, that no Default or Event of Default under this Section 6.01(g)
shall be deemed to have occurred if the Borrower, Kraft or any ERISA Affiliate
shall have made arrangements satisfactory to the PBGC or the Required Lenders
to discharge or otherwise satisfy such liability (including the posting of a
bond or other security); or
(h) So
long as any Subsidiary of Kraft is a Designated Subsidiary, the guaranty
provided by Kraft under Article VIII hereof shall for any reason cease to be
valid and binding on Kraft or Kraft shall so state in writing.
Section 6.02. Lenders
Rights upon Event of Default. If an
Event of Default occurs or is continuing, then JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the
Required Lenders, by notice to Kraft and the Borrowers:
(a) declare
the obligation of each Lender to make further Advances to be terminated,
whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and
(b) declare
all the Advances then outstanding, all interest thereon and all other amounts
payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the
Advances then outstanding, all such interest and all such amounts shall become
and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or
further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrowers;
provided,
however, that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for
relief with respect to any Borrower under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (i) the
obligation of each Lender to make Advances shall automatically be terminated
and (ii) the Advances then outstanding, all such interest and all such amounts
shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand,
protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by
the Borrowers.
ARTICLE VII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS
Section 7.01. Authorization
and Action. Each Lender hereby
appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agents to take such action as agent
on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement
as are delegated to the Administrative Agents by the terms hereof, together
with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for
by this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of
the Notes), the Administrative Agents shall not be required to exercise any
discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from
acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting)
upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, and such instructions shall be
binding upon all Lenders and all holders of Notes; provided, however,
that no Administrative Agent shall be required to take any action that exposes
such Administrative Agent to personal liability or that is contrary to this
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Agreement or applicable law. Each of the Administrative Agents agrees to
give to each Lender prompt notice of each notice given to it by Kraft or any
Borrower as required by the terms of this Agreement or at the request of Kraft
or such Borrower, and any notice provided pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(iv).
Section 7.02. Administrative
Agents Reliance, Etc. Neither the
Administrative Agents nor any of their directors, officers, agents or employees
shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under
or in connection with this Agreement, except for its or their own gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the
Administrative Agents:
(a) may
treat the Lender that made any Advance as the holder of the Debt resulting
therefrom until JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, receives and accepts
an Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender, as assignor, and an
Eligible Assignee, as assignee, as provided in Section 9.07;
(b) may
consult with legal counsel (including counsel for Kraft or any Borrower),
independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not
be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in
accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts;
(c) make
no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any
Lender for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or
oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement;
(d) shall
not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or
observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on
the part of Kraft or any Borrower or to inspect the property (including the
books and records) of Kraft or such Borrower;
(e) shall
not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and
(f) shall
incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any
notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by
telecopier, telegram or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent
by the proper party or parties.
Section 7.03. JPMorgan
Chase, Citibank and Affiliates. With
respect to its Commitment and the Advances made by it, each of JPMorgan Chase
and Citibank shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any
other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Administrative
Agent; and the term Lender or Lenders shall, unless otherwise expressly
indicated, include JPMorgan Chase and Citibank in their individual
capacities. JPMorgan Chase and Citibank
and their affiliates may accept deposits from, lend
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money to, act as trustee under indentures of,
accept investment banking engagements from and generally engage in any kind of
business with, Kraft, any Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries and any Person who
may do business with or own securities of Kraft, any Borrower or any such Subsidiary,
all as if JPMorgan Chase and Citibank were not Administrative Agents and
without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 7.04. Lender
Credit Decision. Each Lender
acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon either
Administrative Agent, either Syndication Agent, any Arranger and Documentation
Agent, or any other Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in
Section 4.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges
that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent,
Syndication Agent, Arranger and Documentation Agent, or any other Lender and
based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the
time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action
under this Agreement.
Section 7.05. Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify each
Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Kraft or the Borrowers),
ratably according to the respective principal amounts of the Pro Rata Advances
then owing to each of them (or if no Pro Rata Advances are at the time
outstanding, ratably according to the respective amounts of their Commitments),
from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any
kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against such Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or any action taken or omitted by such Administrative Agent under
this Agreement (collectively, the Indemnified Costs), provided
that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of the Indemnified Costs
resulting from such Administrative Agents gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Without limitation of the
foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse such Administrative Agent promptly
upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including
counsel fees) incurred by such Administrative Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or
enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of,
or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement,
to the extent that such Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such
expenses by Kraft or the Borrowers. In
the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any
Indemnified Costs, this Section 7.05 applies whether any such investigation,
litigation or proceeding is brought by any Administrative Agent, any Lender or
a third party.
Section 7.06. Successor
Administrative Agents. An
Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to
the Lenders and Kraft and may be removed at any time with or without cause by
the Required Lenders. Upon the
resignation or removal of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, Citibank, as
Administrative Agent, shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights,
powers, discretion, privileges and duties of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, and JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its
duties and obligations under this Agreement.
Upon any other such resignation or removal which results in there being
no Administrative Agent hereunder, the
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Required Lenders shall have the right to
appoint a successor Administrative Agent.
If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the
Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days
after the retiring Administrative Agents giving of notice of resignation or
the Required Lenders removal of the retiring Administrative Agent, then the
retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a
successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized
under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such
successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested
with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges and duties of the retiring
Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Administrative Agents
resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of
this Article VII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted
to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.
Section 7.07. Syndication
Agents and Arrangers and Documentation Agents. Credit Suisse First Boston, Cayman Islands
Branch and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. have been designated as Syndication
Agents, and ABN AMRO Bank N.V., BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank USA, National
Association and UBS Securities LLC have been designated as Arrangers and
Documentation Agents, under this Agreement, but the use of such titles does not
impose on any of them any duties or obligations greater than those of any other
Lender.
Section 8.01. Guaranty. Kraft hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees (the undertaking of Kraft contained in this Article VIII being the Guaranty)
the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, of all obligations of each Borrower now or hereafter existing under
this Agreement, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise
(such obligations being the Obligations), and any and all expenses
(including counsel fees and expenses) incurred by JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, or the Lenders in enforcing any rights under the
Guaranty.
Section 8.02. Guaranty
Absolute. Kraft guarantees that the
Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in
effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, or the Lenders with respect thereto. The liability of Kraft under this Guaranty
shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
(a) any
lack of validity, enforceability or genuineness of any provision of this
Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
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(b) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all
or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent
to departure from this Agreement;
(c) any
exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or
amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all
or any of the Obligations; or
(d) any
other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or
a discharge of, a Borrower or Kraft .
This Guaranty shall continue to be effective
or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the
Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or
reorganization of a Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not
been made.
Section 8.03. Waivers. (a)
Kraft hereby waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any
other notice with respect to any of the Obligations and this Guaranty and any
requirement that JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, or any Lender
protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any
property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against a
Borrower or any other Person or any collateral.
(b) Kraft
hereby irrevocably waives any claims or other rights that it may now or
hereafter acquire against any Borrower that arise from the existence, payment,
performance or enforcement of Krafts obligations under this Guaranty or this
Agreement, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation,
reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to
participate in any claim or remedy of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
or any Lender against such Borrower or any collateral, whether or not such
claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common
law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from such Borrower,
directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other
manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right. If any amount shall be paid to Kraft in
violation of the preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of the cash
payment in full of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this
Guaranty and the Termination Date, such amount shall be held in trust for the
benefit of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders and shall
forthwith be paid to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, to be credited
and applied to the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this
Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and this Guaranty, or to be held as collateral for any Obligations or
other amounts payable under this Guaranty thereafter arising. Kraft acknowledges that it will receive
direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by
this Agreement and this Guaranty and that the waiver set forth in this Section
8.03(b) is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 8.04. Continuing
Guaranty. This Guaranty is a
continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until payment
in full (after the Termination Date) of the
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Obligations and all other amounts payable
under this Guaranty, (b) be binding upon Kraft, its successors and assigns, and
(c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Lenders, JPMorgan Chase,
as Administrative Agent, and their respective successors, transferees and
assigns.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Amendments,
Etc. No amendment or waiver of any
provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Borrower or
Kraft therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by the Required Lenders, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or
consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders affected
thereby, do any of the following: (a)
waive any of the conditions specified in Sections 3.01 and 3.02, (b) increase
the Commitments of the Lenders or subject the Lenders to any additional
obligations, (c) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Pro Rata Advances
or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (d) postpone any date fixed for
any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Pro Rata Advances, or any fees
or other amounts payable hereunder, (e) change the percentage of the
Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Pro Rata
Advances, or the number of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or
any of them to take any action hereunder, (f) release Kraft from any of its
obligations under Article VIII or (g) amend this Section 9.01; provided further
that no waiver of the conditions specified in Section 3.04 in connection with
any Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be effective unless consented to by all
Lenders making Competitive Bid Advances as part of such Competitive Bid
Borrowing; and provided further that no amendment, waiver or
consent shall, unless in writing and signed by JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, in addition to the Lenders required above to take such
action, affect the rights or duties of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
under this Agreement or any Pro Rata Advance.
Section 9.02. Notices,
Etc. (a) Addresses. All notices and other communications provided
for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopier communication) and
mailed, telecopied, or delivered, as follows:
if to any Borrower:
c/o Kraft
Foods Inc.
Three Lakes Drive
Northfield, Illinois 60093
Attention: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Fax number: (847) 646-7759;
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with a copy to:
Altria Corporate Services, Inc.
120 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Treasury Department - Debt
Administration
Fax number: (917) 663-5345;
if to Kraft,
as guarantor:
Kraft Foods
Inc.
Three Lakes Drive
Northfield, Illinois 60093
Attention: Secretary
Fax number: (847) 646-2950;
if to any
Initial Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office specified opposite its name on
Schedule I hereto;
if to any
other Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office specified in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender;
if to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent:
c/o JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
270 Park Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Robert Sacks
Fax number: (212) 270-6637;
with a copy
to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Loan and Agency
1111 Fannin
10th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Leah Hughes
Fax number: (713) 750-2932
and Michael Mekuria
Fax number:
(713) 750-2452; or
as to any Borrower, Kraft or JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice
to the other parties and, as to each other party, at such other address as
shall be designated by such party in a written notice to Kraft and JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent.
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(b) Effectiveness
of Notices. All such notices and
communications shall, when mailed or telecopied, be effective when deposited in
the mail or telecopied, respectively, except that notices and communications to
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, pursuant to Article II, III or VII
shall not be effective until received by JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent. Delivery by telecopier of an
executed counterpart of any amendment or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or of any Exhibit hereto to be executed and delivered hereunder shall
be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
Section 9.03. No
Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the
part of any Lender or JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, to exercise, and
no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any Note shall operate as
a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative
and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 9.04. Costs
and Expenses. (a) Administrative Agent; Enforcement. Kraft agrees to pay on demand all reasonable
costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration (excluding any cost or expenses for administration related to
the overhead of JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent), modification and
amendment of this Agreement and the documents to be delivered hereunder,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses
of counsel for JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, with respect thereto
and with respect to advising JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, as to its
rights and responsibilities under this Agreement, and all costs and expenses of
the Lenders and JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, if any (including,
without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses of the Lenders and
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent), in connection with the enforcement
(whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this
Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
(b) Prepayment
of LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances. If any payment of principal of LIBO Rate
Advance or Floating Rate Bid Advance is made other than on the last day of the
Interest Period for such Advance or at its maturity, as a result of a payment
pursuant to Section 2.11, acceleration of the maturity of the Advances pursuant
to Section 6.02, an assignment made as a result of a demand by Kraft pursuant
to Section 9.07(a) or for any other reason, Kraft shall, upon demand by any
Lender (with a copy of such demand to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent),
pay to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, for the account of such Lender
any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs
or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment,
including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of anticipated
profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment
of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such
Advance. Without prejudice to the
survival of any other agreement of any Borrower or Kraft hereunder, the
agreements and obligations of each Borrower and Kraft contained in Section
2.02(c), 2.05, 2.12, 2.15 and this Section 9.04(b) shall survive the payment in
full of principal and interest hereunder.
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(c) Indemnification. Each Borrower and Kraft jointly and severally
agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agents and each Lender
and each of their respective affiliates, control persons, directors, officers,
employees, attorneys and agents (each, an Indemnified Party) from and
against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel)
which may be incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Party, in each
case in connection with or arising out of, or in connection with the
preparation for or defense of, any investigation, litigation, or proceeding (i)
related to any transaction or proposed transaction (whether or not consummated)
in which any proceeds of any Borrowing are applied or proposed to be applied,
directly or indirectly, by any Borrower, whether or not such Indemnified Party
is a party to such transaction or (ii) related to any Borrowers or Krafts
entering into this Agreement, or to any actions or omissions of any Borrower or
Kraft, any of their respective Subsidiaries or affiliates (other than Altria
Group, Inc. and its non-Kraft Subsidiaries or affiliates) or any of its or
their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection
therewith, in each case whether or not an Indemnified Party is a party thereto
and whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by
Kraft or any Borrower or any other Person; provided, however,
that neither any Borrower nor Kraft shall be required to indemnify any such
Indemnified Party from or against any portion of such claims, damages, losses,
liabilities or expenses that is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a
court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party.
Section 9.05. Right
of Set-Off. Upon (i) the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the making of the
request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 6.02 to authorize
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, to declare the Advances due and
payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.02, each Lender is hereby
authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any
time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of Kraft or any
Borrower against any and all of the obligations of any Borrower or Kraft now or
hereafter existing under this Agreement, whether or not such Lender shall have
made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be
unmatured. Each Lender shall promptly
notify the appropriate Borrower or Kraft, as the case may be, after any such
set-off and application, provided that the failure to give such notice
shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Lender and its affiliates
under this Section 9.05 are in addition to other rights and remedies
(including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that such Lender and
its affiliates may have.
Section 9.06. Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of Kraft, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, Citibank, as Administrative Agent, and each Lender and their respective
successors and assigns, except that neither any Borrower nor Kraft shall have
the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the
prior written consent of the Lenders.
Section 9.07. Assignments
and Participations. (a) Assignment of Lender Obligations. Each Lender may and, if demanded by Kraft
upon at least five Business Days
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notice to such Lender and JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, will assign to one or more Persons all or a portion of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all or a portion of its Commitment and the Pro Rata Advances owing to it), subject
to the following:
(i) each
such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all
rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than, except in the case of
an assignment made as a result of a demand by Kraft pursuant to this Section
9.07(a), any Competitive Bid Advances owing to such Lender or any Competitive
Bid Notes held by it);
(ii) the
amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender being assigned pursuant to
each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and
Acceptance with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than
$10,000,000 (subject to reduction at the sole discretion of Kraft) and shall be
an integral multiple of $1,000,000;
(iii) each
such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee;
(iv) each
such assignment made as a result of a demand by Kraft pursuant to this Section
9.07(a) shall be arranged by Kraft after consultation with JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, and shall be either an assignment of all of the rights
and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement or an assignment
of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such
assignment or other such assignments which together cover all of the rights and
obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement;
(v) no
Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand
by Kraft pursuant to this Section 9.07(a) unless and until such Lender shall
have received one or more payments from either the Borrowers to which it has
outstanding Advances or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount
at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances
owing to such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of
payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender
under this Agreement; and
(vi) the
parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an
Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of
$3,500, provided that, if such assignment is made as a result of a
demand by Kraft under this Section 9.07(a), Kraft shall pay or cause to be paid
such $3,500 fee.
Upon such
execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective
date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the assignee thereunder
shall be a party hereto
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and, to the
extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant
to such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
hereunder and (y) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that
rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such
Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights (other than those provided
under Section 9.04) and be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining
portion of an assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement,
such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto), other than Section 9.12.
(b) Assignment
and Acceptance. By executing and
delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender thereunder and
the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other
parties hereto as follows: (i) other
than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes
no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any
statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this
Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation
or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial
condition of any Borrower or Kraft or the performance or observance by any
Borrower or Kraft of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms
that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the
financial statements referred to in Section 4.01 and such other documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will,
independently and without reliance upon JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative
Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents
and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its
own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v)
such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi) such assignee
represents that (A) the source of any funds it is using to acquire the
assigning Lenders interest or to make any Advance is not and will not be plan
assets as defined under the regulations of the Department of Labor of any Plan
subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or (B) the assignment
or Advance is not and will not be a non-exempt prohibited transaction as
defined in Section 406 of ERISA; (vii) such assignee appoints and authorizes
JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, to take such action as agent on its
behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as are
delegated to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, by the terms hereof,
together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto;
and (viii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their
terms all of the obligations that by the terms of this Agreement are required
to be performed by it as a Lender.
(c) Agents
Acceptance. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an
assigning Lender and an assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee,
together with any Pro Rata Note or Notes subject to such assignment, JPMorgan
Chase, as Administrative Agent, shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has
been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, (i) accept
such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained therein
in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to Kraft.
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(d) Register. JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 9.02 a copy of each
Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register for
the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment
of, and principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Lender from time to
time (the Register). The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error, and Kraft, the Borrowers, JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement. The Register shall be
available for inspection by Kraft, any Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable
time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e) Sale
of Participation. Each Lender may
sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in or to all or a
portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without
limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment, the Advances owing to it and
any Note or Notes held by it), subject to the following:
(i) such
Lenders obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its
Commitment to Kraft hereunder) shall remain unchanged,
(ii) such
Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the
performance of such obligations,
(iii) Kraft,
the other Borrowers, JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, and the other
Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, and
(iv) no
participant under any such participation shall have any right to approve any
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or any consent to any
departure by any Borrower or Kraft therefrom, except to the extent that such
amendment, waiver or consent would reduce the principal of, or interest on, the
Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the
extent subject to such participation, or postpone any date fixed for any
payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other
amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such
participation.
(f) Disclosure
of Information. Any Lender may, in
connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or
participation pursuant to this Section 9.07, disclose to the assignee or
participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information relating to
Kraft or any Borrower furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of Kraft or any
Borrower; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or
participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree to preserve the
confidentiality of any confidential information relating to Kraft received by
it from such Lender.
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(g) Regulation
A Security Interest. Notwithstanding
any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time
create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Advances owing to it and any Note
or Notes held by it) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with
Regulation A.
Section 9.08. Designated
Subsidiaries. (a) Designation. Kraft may at any time, and from time to time,
by delivery to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, of a Designation
Agreement duly executed by Kraft and the respective Subsidiary and
substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, designate such Subsidiary as a Designated
Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and such Subsidiary shall thereupon
become a Designated Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and, as such,
shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Borrower hereunder. JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent,
shall promptly notify each Lender of each such designation by Kraft and the
identity of the respective Subsidiary.
(b) Termination. Upon the payment and performance in full of
all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement of
any Designated Subsidiary then, so long as at the time no Notice of Pro Rata
Borrowing or Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing in respect of such Designated
Subsidiary is outstanding, such Subsidiarys status as a Designated Subsidiary
shall terminate upon notice to such effect from JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, to the Lenders (which notice JPMorgan Chase, as
Administrative Agent, shall give promptly, and only upon its receipt of a
request therefor from Kraft).
Thereafter, the Lenders shall be under no further obligation to make any
Advance hereunder to such former Designated Subsidiary until such time as it
has been redesignated a Designated Subsidiary by Kraft pursuant to Section
9.08(a).
Section 9.09. Governing
Law. This Agreement and the Notes
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State
of New York.
Section 9.10. Execution
in Counterparts. This Agreement may
be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 9.11. Jurisdiction,
Etc. (a) Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of
Process. Each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to
the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York state court or Federal court of
the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court
from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all
claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined
in any such New York state court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such
Federal court. Kraft and each Borrower
hereby agree that service of process in any such action
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or proceeding brought in any such New York
state court or in such Federal court may be made upon the process agent appointed
pursuant to Section 9.11(b) (the Process Agent) and each Designated
Subsidiary hereby irrevocably appoints the Process Agent its authorized agent
to accept such service of process, and agrees that the failure of the Process
Agent to give any notice of any such service shall not impair or affect the
validity of such service or of any judgment rendered in any action or
proceeding based thereon. Each Borrower hereby further irrevocably consents to
the service of process in any action or proceeding in such courts by the
mailing thereof by any parties hereto by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, to such Borrower at its address specified pursuant to Section
9.02. Each of the parties hereto agrees
that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law. Nothing in this
Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to serve
legal process in any other manner permitted by law or to bring any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Notes in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(b) Appointment
of Process Agent. Kraft agrees to
appoint a Process Agent from the Effective Date through the Termination Date
(i) to receive on behalf of Kraft, each Borrower and each Designated Subsidiary
and their respective property service of copies of the summons and complaint
and any other process which may be served in any action or proceeding in any
New York State or Federal court sitting in New York City arising out of or
relating to this Agreement and (ii) to forward forthwith to Kraft, each
Borrower and each Designated Subsidiary at their respective addresses copies of
any summons, complaint and other process which such Process Agent receives in
connection with its appointment. Kraft
will give JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent, prompt notice of such
Process Agents address.
(c) Waivers. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do
so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of
any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
the Notes in any New York state or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
Section 9.12. Confidentiality. None of the Agents nor any Lender shall
disclose any confidential information relating to Kraft or any Borrower to any
other Person without the consent of Kraft, other than (a) to such Agents or
such Lenders affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and
advisors and, as contemplated by Section 9.07(f), to actual or prospective
assignees and participants, and then, in each such case, only on a confidential
basis; provided, however, that such actual or prospective
assignee or participant shall have been made aware of this Section 9.12 and
shall have agreed to be bound by its provisions as if it were a party to this
Agreement, (b) as required by any law, rule or regulation or judicial process,
and (c) as requested or required by any state, federal or foreign authority or
examiner regulating banks or banking or other financial institutions.
Section 9.13. Integration. This Agreement and the Notes represent the
agreement of Kraft, the other Borrowers, the Administrative Agents and the
Lenders with respect
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to the subject matter hereof, and there are
no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative
Agents, Kraft, the other Borrowers or any Lender relative to the subject matter
hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the Notes other than
the matters referred to in Sections 2.09(b) and 9.04(a) and except for
Confidentiality Agreements entered into by each Lender in connection with this
Agreement.
Section 9.14. USA
Patriot Act Notice. Each
Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that
pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L.
107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the Patriot Act), it is required
to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which
information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other
information that will allow such Lender to identify such Borrower in accordance
with the Patriot Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
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KRAFT FOODS INC.
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By:
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/s/ JAMES P. DOLLIVE
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Name: James P. Dollive
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Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
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By:
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/s/ ROBERT T. SACKS
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Name:
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Robert T. Sacks
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Title:
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Managing Director
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CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
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By:
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/s/ MARC MERLINO
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Name:
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Marc Merlino
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Title:
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Vice President
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CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, CAYMAN
ISLANDS BRANCH,
as Syndication Agent
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By:
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/s/ KARL STUDER
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Name:
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Karl Studer
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Title:
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Director
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By:
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/s/ KARIM BLASETTI
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Name:
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Karim Blasetti
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Title:
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Associate
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as Syndication Agent
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By:
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/s/ HANS-JOSEF THIELE
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Name:
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Hans-Josef Thiele
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Title:
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Director
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By:
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/s/ MICHAEL DIETZ
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Name:
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Michael Dietz
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Title:
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Director
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ABN AMRO BANK N.V.,
as Arranger and Documentation Agent
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By:
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/s/ ERIC OPPENHEIMER
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Name:
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Eric Oppenheimer
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Title:
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Director
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By:
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/s/ KEVIN LEGALLO
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Name:
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Kevin LeGallo
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Title:
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Assistant Vice President
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BNP PARIBAS,
as Arranger and Documentation Agent
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By:
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/s/ ANGELA B. ARNOLD
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Name:
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Angela B. Arnold
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Title:
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Vice President
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By:
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/s/ RICHARD PACE
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Name:
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Richard Pace
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Title:
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Managing Director
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HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Arranger and Documentation Agent
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By:
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/s/ JEREMY BOLLINGTON
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Name:
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Jeremy Bollington
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Title:
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Managing Director
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UBS SECURITIES LLC,
as Arranger and Documentation Agent
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By:
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/s/ DAVID A. JUGE
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Name:
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David A. Juge
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Title:
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Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ BARBARA S. WANG
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Name:
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Barbara S. Wang
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Title:
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Director and Counsel
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