10-K 1 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE ---- SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED) For the fiscal year ended December 25, 1994 ------------------- OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE ---- SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED) For the transition period from to ---------------- ---------------- Commission file number 0-8251 ADOLPH COORS COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Colorado 84-0178360 ------------------------------ --------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer identification No.) incorporation or organization) Golden, Colorado 80401 ------------------------------ --------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 279-6565 --------------------- Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered ------------------- ---------------------------------------- None None -------------------------- ---------------------------- Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Class B Common Stock (non-voting), no par value ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of class) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO ---- ---- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (X) State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant: All voting shares are held by Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of March 15, 1995: Class A Common Stock - 1,260,000 shares Class B Common Stock - 37,070,178 shares PART I ITEM 1. Business. (a) General Development of Business Founded in 1873, Adolph Coors Company ("ACC" or the "Company"), through its subsidiary, Coors Brewing Company ("CBC"), produces and markets beer and other malt-based beverages. The Company's business was conducted as a partnership or sole proprietorship until 1913, when it incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado. During the 1980s, the Company developed a number of technology-based businesses. At the end of 1992, ACC spun off its aluminum, packaging, ceramics and other technology businesses in a tax-free distribution to shareholders. The spin-off was accomplished through a dividend of the shares of common stock in a new public company, ACX Technologies, Inc. (ACXT)(NASDAQ:ACXT). CBC remains as the single direct subsidiary of ACC. CBC owns Coors Distributing Company, and a number of smaller subsidiaries, including Coors Transportation Company; Coors Energy Company; The Wannamaker Ditch Company; The Rocky Mountain Water Company; CBC International, Inc.; Coors Global, Inc.; and Coors Intercontinental, Inc. CBC indirectly owns, through its subsidiaries, Coors Brewing International C.V. and Coors Brewing Iberica, S.A. In 1992, substantially all of the assets of Coors Energy Company and Coors Transportation Company were sold. (b) Financial Information About Industry Segments The Company has continuing operations in a single industry segment, the production and marketing of beer and other malt-based beverages. (c) Narrative Description of Business Coors Brewing Company - General ------------------------------- CBC is engaged in the production and marketing of high quality malt-based beverage products. CBC places a priority on higher-margin products in the premium and above-premium categories and has a number of distinctive brands that satisfy consumer demands and taste trends. The majority of CBC's sales come from U.S. markets; however, CBC is also committed to building profitable sales in international markets. Sales of malt beverage products totaled 20.4 million barrels in 1994, a 2.7% increase compared to 19.8 million barrels in 1993. Marketing --------- Principal products and services: There are currently 22 products in the CBC brand portfolio. CBC produces 7 premium products in the Coors family of brands, including Coors Light, Original Coors, Coors Artic Ice, Coors Artic Ice Light, Coors Extra Gold, Coors Dry and Coors Cutter, a non-alcoholic brew. CBC produces and markets Zima Clearmalt, an innovative malt-based beverage in the above-premium category. CBC also offers beers in the specialty, above-premium category, including the Coors seasonal beers -- which in 1994 were Winterfest, Eisbock, Weizenbier and Oktoberfest Marzen -- and a number of import or licensed products, including George Killian's Irish Red, Castlemaine XXXX and Steinlager. CBC also offers products in the popular-priced category: Keystone, Keystone Light, Keystone Dry, Keystone Ice and Keystone Amber Light. In target markets with a high demand for economy beers, CBC offers two value-added beers, Shulers Lager and Shulers Light. With the exception of Shulers and Shulers Light, which are in limited distribution, other Coors malt beverage products are sold in most states. A number of Coors products are exported or produced and sold in overseas markets. International sales are described in greater detail below. New products/opportunities: CBC completed the national expansion of Zima Clearmalt in the first half of 1994. In addition, Coors Artic Ice and Coors Artic Ice Light were rolled out into 54% of the U.S. by September 1994. Both ice brands were sold nationally by January 1995. These products are brewed using patented ice brewing technology licensed from Labatt Breweries of Canada. In order to tap into the fast-growing popularity of special-occasion brews, UniBev Limited (Unibev), a unit of CBC that focuses on the import and specialty beer market, introduced three new seasonal beers to complement the well-established Coors Winterfest brand. Each of these beers -- Eisbock, a springtime bock; Weizenbier, a summertime wheat beer; and Oktoberfest Marzen beer -- was available in limited quantities for their respective seasons in 1994. UniBev also distributes Steinlager in the U.S. Steinlager is the number-one premium beer in New Zealand, and is distributed by Coors under license from Lion Nathan International of New Zealand. Early in 1995, CBC announced the introduction of a new product, Zima Gold. Zima Gold features a distinctive taste that is full-flavored. The product is being tested with select retailers in Nebraska and Arizona, and will be rolled out nationally in time for the peak summer selling season. Also in the first quarter of 1995, CBC announced a distribution arrangement between UniBev and F.X. Matt Company of Utica, New York. UniBev will initiate a distribution test of a number of F.X. Matt's Saranac brands -- including Saranac Adirondack Amber, Saranac Golden Pilsner, Saranac Black and Tan, Saranac Black Forest and Saranac Pale Ale -- in limited markets. In 1994, CBC also introduced two new Keystone line brands: Keystone Ice and Keystone Amber Light. Brand names, trademarks, patents and licenses: Trademarks of CBC include: Original Coors, Coors Light, Coors Artic Ice, Coors Artic Ice Light, Coors Extra Gold, Coors Dry, Coors Cutter, Zima Clearmalt, Winterfest, Eisbock, Weizenbier, Oktoberfest Marzen, Keystone, Keystone Light, Keystone Dry, Keystone Ice, Keystone Amber Light, Shulers Lager, and Shulers Light. CBC regards consumer recognition of and loyalty to its brand names and trademarks as being extremely important to the long-term success of its business. CBC also holds a number of patents on innovative processes related to can-making and can-decorating and other technical operations and derives incremental revenues from related royalties and licenses. Although CBC owns a number of patents, it does not consider its business to be dependent upon any one or related group of such patents. Brand performance: Coors Light is the largest selling brand in CBC's product portfolio. For the past few years, Coors Light has accounted for approximately two-thirds of CBC's total sales volume. Despite a competitive assault in 1994 on the light beer category from the proliferation of ice beers in U.S. markets, Coors Light posted another volume gain in 1994. CBC's next strongest volume growth came from its above-premium beverages, including Zima and George Killian's Irish Red. CBC also gained volume in 1994 from the introduction of Coors Artic Ice and Coors Artic Ice Light, as well as CBC's seasonal and import beers. Products in the premium and above-premium categories make up more than 87% of CBC's volume. Domestic sales operations: CBC's highest volume sales are in the states of California, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. In August 1994, CBC completed the restructuring of its field sales operations into eight field business areas (FBAs) strategically located throughout the United States and managed by newly appointed area vice presidents. The goal of each new FBA is to align CBC resources more effectively and improve CBC's competitiveness and responsiveness at retail, distributor and field marketing levels. The new structure focuses increased autonomy and bottom-line accountability in the field sales organization. CBC also continued its emphasis on specialty, import and licensed beer brands through UniBev, an import and specialty unit of CBC. Organized in 1993, UniBev provides CBC with a separate marketing organization dedicated to specialty brands in the U.S. International marketing/partnerships: International markets provide significant opportunities for profitable growth, and CBC is committed to increasing its international presence. This will be accomplished through a number of alternatives, including export products, licensing agreements and joint ventures. CBC's goal in seeking international opportunities is superior financial returns to those found in the U.S. beer market. CBC's first priority is to seek on-site profitable production capability in strategic international markets. CBC exports its products to a number of markets outside of the United States, including American Samoa, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, France, Greece, Guam, Ireland, Italy, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, Singapore and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. In addition, CBC exports its products to U.S. military bases worldwide. While export volumes do not account for a significant portion of CBC's sales, they are significantly more profitable, on a per barrel basis, than sales in U.S. markets. CBC has existing licensing agreements with a number of international brewers. CBC licenses Molson Breweries of Canada Limited (Molson) to brew and distribute Original Coors and Coors Light in Canada, where Coors Light is the best selling light beer. In 1992, Miller Brewing Company (Miller) increased its ownership in Molson to 20%. As a result, CBC initiated two legal actions related to its licensing agreement with Molson -- seeking to allow CBC to terminate the agreement or, alternatively, asking that Miller Brewing Company be removed as a partner in Molson. These legal actions are ongoing and have not impacted the success of CBC's brands in Canada. In Japan, Original Coors has been produced under license by Asahi Breweries Ltd. for seven years and remains one of the top foreign brands in that country. In early 1994, CBC announced that it had licensed proprietary ice brewing technology from Labatt Breweries of Canada. In September 1992, a joint venture between CBC and Scottish & Newcastle Breweries of Scotland began to brew and distribute Coors Extra Gold in the United Kingdom. Coors Extra Gold was introduced in Scotland and northwest England in August 1992, and in 1993 distribution was expanded into the remainder of Great Britain. In June of 1993, CBC announced the launch of Coors Extra Gold into Ireland; the brand is brewed by Scottish & Newcastle in the U.K. and distributed under license by Murphy Brewery Ireland Ltd., Dublin, a subsidiary of Heineken, N.V. Coors Extra Gold was rated best for overall Best Draught Lager at the 1994 Brewing Industry International Awards in England. In 1993, CBC announced that it would produce and market Castlemaine XXXX (an Australian lager) in the U.S. through a joint venture with Lion Nathan International of New Zealand. In 1994, CBC expanded its relationship with Lion Nathan to include exclusive U.S. distribution of Steinlager, the best-selling premium beer in New Zealand. Beginning in 1991, CBC made an investment in a joint venture with Jinro Limited of the Republic of Korea. Jinro-Coors Brewing Company is one- third owned by CBC and two-thirds owned by Jinro Limited. In the second quarter of 1994, Jinro-Coors completed construction of a 1.8-million-barrel brewery in South Korea and launched its first product, Cass Fresh. In its first few months in the market, Cass Fresh captured a 10% share of the South Korean beer market. In October of 1994, Jinro-Coors launched Coors Extra Gold in the South Korean market. In the first quarter of 1995, the joint venture will complete improvements and additions to double the brewery's capacity. Volumes from Jinro-Coors Brewing Company are not included in CBC's financial results. In March 1994, CBC completed the purchase of a 500,000-hectoliter brewery in Zaragoza, Spain. The brewery was purchased from El Aguila S.A., based in Madrid, Spain, which is 51% owned by Amsterdam-based Heineken, N.V., the world's second-largest brewer. The total investment by CBC in Spain over the next few years is expected to exceed $50 million, including purchase price and future spending on operations and product marketing. Under terms of an agreement, CBC will contract brew El Aguila products through 1998. In 1994, CBC also brewed Coors Extra Gold in Zaragoza for export to France, Greece and Italy. Sales and distribution in Spain will be handled by El Aguila. This arrangement will provide significant cost and other advantages over exporting beer from U.S. facilities. Volumes from the Zaragoza brewery are included in CBC's sales results. Product distribution: Delivery to retail markets in the United States is accomplished through a national network of 587 independent distributors and five distributors owned and operated by CBC's subsidiary, Coors Distributing Company. Some distributors have multiple branches. The total number of distributor locations in the U.S., including branch operations, is 645. Delivery to export/international markets is accomplished via licensing and distribution agreements with independent distributors. In order to ensure the highest product quality, CBC has one of the industry's most extensive distributor monitoring programs. This program is designed to ensure that guidelines for proper refrigeration and rotation of CBC's malt beverage products at both the wholesale and retail levels are followed. Distributors are responsible for maintaining proper rotation of the products at retail accounts and are required to replace CBC's malt beverage products at their own expense if sales to consumers have not occurred within the prescribed time period. No single distributor accounted for more than 5% of 1994 barrel sales. Transportation -------------- The number and geographic location of CBC's brewing operations require its malt beverage products to be shipped farther than competitors' products. Major competitors have multiple breweries and, therefore, incur lower transportation costs than CBC incurs to deliver its products to their respective distributors. By packaging some of its products in Memphis, Tennessee and Elkton, Virginia (Shenandoah), CBC is able to achieve more efficient product distribution and a reduction of freight costs for certain markets. During 1994, 27% of total CBC products sold were first shipped in CBC's insulated rail tank cars from Golden and then blended, finished and packaged at the Memphis and Shenandoah plants. CBC's Golden facilities are served by Burlington Northern, Inc., which transports approximately 74% of CBC products packaged at the Golden facility 14 miles from Golden to Denver. From Denver the products are shipped by various railroad lines to satellite distribution centers and distributors throughout the country. CBC is able to maintain the high rail volume through the use of 24 satellite distribution centers strategically located throughout the country. These centers, operated by public warehouse companies and CBC, transfer CBC's malt beverage products from railcars for shipment to distributors by truck. In 1994, approximately 82% of total railcar volume from Golden moved through the satellite distribution centers. The railcars assigned to CBC by the shipping railroads are specially built and insulated to maintain temperature control en route. A national rail strike of any duration could substantially impair CBC's ability to transport their products to its markets and cause a shortage of CBC's malt beverage products to a greater degree than might be experienced by competitors with multiple breweries. Although an extended shutdown of the Burlington Northern, Inc. rail spur at Golden could adversely affect CBC's business, CBC believes that such an interruption of service is unlikely. In addition, the satellite distribution system would mitigate the potential impact of interrupted rail service. The remaining 26% of CBC volume packaged in Golden is shipped by truck and intermodal (piggyback) directly to distributors. Transportation vehicles are refrigerated or insulated to keep CBC's malt beverage products at proper temperatures while in transit to distributor locations. Operations ---------- Production/packaging capacity: CBC currently has three domestic production facilities. It owns and operates the world's largest single-site brewery in Golden, Colorado; a packaging and brewing facility in Memphis, Tennessee; and a packaging plant and distribution facility near Elkton, Virginia (referred to as the Shenandoah facility). The Golden brewery is the source for all brands with the Coors name, except for Coors Cutter. The majority of CBC's beer is packaged in Golden. The remainder is shipped in bulk from the Colorado brewery to the Shenandoah and Memphis facilities for blending, finishing and packaging. To support the development of new products, CBC maintains a fully-equipped pilot brewery within the Golden facility, with a 6,500-barrel annual capacity. This on-site resource enables CBC to brew small batches of innovative products without interrupting ongoing production and operations. The Memphis facility is currently packaging all domestic CBC products for export outside of the United States and producing Zima Clearmalt, Zima Gold, Castlemaine XXXX and Coors Cutter. Depending on product mix and market opportunities, the full utilization of brewing capacity in Memphis may require incremental expansion in plant and equipment. The Shenandoah facility, which currently packages certain CBC products for distribution into eastern markets, was designed so that it could be expanded to include brewing capability if volumes and economics warrant additional brewing capacity. At the end of 1994, CBC had approximately 25 million barrels of annual brewing capacity and 28 million barrels of annual packaging capacity. Current capacity figures are dependent on product mix and can change with shifting consumer preferences for specific brands and/or packages. The increasing proliferation of products and packages creates logistical challenges for CBC as well as for all brewers. Together, the three facilities provide sufficient brewing and packaging capacity to meet consumer demand for CBC's products into the foreseeable future. Significant portions of CBC's aluminum can, end, glass bottle and malt requirements are also produced in its own facilities. CBC has sufficient capacity in container and malting operations to fulfill its current and projected requirements. Container manufacturing facilities: CBC owns a can manufacturing facility, which produces approximately 3.5 billion aluminum cans per year. In addition, CBC owns an end manufacturing facility, which provides aluminum ends and tabs to CBC. Together, container assets comprise approximately 15% of CBC's property assets. In May of 1994, CBC and American National Can Company entered into a joint venture to produce reduced-diameter 202 beverage can ends at the CBC end manufacturing facility for sale to CBC and to outside customers. This innovative joint venture was expanded in the third quarter to include can manufacturing. Over time, this joint venture is intended to improve utilization of both facilities and improve the return on this investment. In 1994, substantially all of the cans, ends and tabs produced were purchased by CBC. In 1994, the CBC bottle manufacturing plant produced approximately 790 million bottles for consumption by CBC. There were no sales to outside customers. Bottles manufactured by CBC are made with an average total recycled content of 35%. To assist in its goal of manufacturing bottles with 50% recycled content, in 1992 CBC announced its intent to build a glass recycling facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Construction of the facility was completed mid-year in 1994 and doubled the amount of glass CBC can recycle annually. CBC is currently completing negotiations with Anchor Glass Container Corporation to form a partnership to produce glass bottles. When negotiations arescompleted in the near future, an announcement of the partnership will be released. Other facilities: CBC owns waste treatment facilities which process waste from CBC's manufacturing operations as well as municipal waste from the nearby City of Golden. CBC owns and operates its own power plant. In 1994, a proposed divestiture of its electric-generating assets to Public Service Company of Colorado was terminated when the parties could not agree on an acceptable financial package. CBC is currently evaluating other options for improving utilization and/or divesting the electric-generating assets. CBC continues to explore opportunities to improve asset utilization, including the divestiture of non-core assets and continuing improvement in capacity utilization through innovative joint ventures and alliances. Capital expansion: In 1994, the Company spent approximately $160.3 million to provide additional new product capacity. While management plans to invest appropriately in order to ensure the ongoing productivity and efficiency of CBC assets, a priority will be placed on those projects that offer returns on investment spending that are well in excess of CBC's cost of capital. CBC expects its capital expenditures for 1995 to be approximately $167 million. Raw Materials/Sources and Availability -------------------------------------- CBC uses all-natural ingredients in the production of its malt beverages. In addition, CBC has one of the longest beer brewing cycles in the industry. CBC adheres to strict formulation and quality standards in selecting its raw materials. CBC believes it has sufficient access to raw materials and packaging materials to meet its production requirements in the foreseeable future. Barley, barley malt, starch and hops: CBC uses a proprietary strain of barley, developed by CBC's agronomists, in most of its malt beverage products. Virtually all of this barley is grown on irrigated farmland in the western United States under contractual agreements with area farmers. CBC's malting facility located in Golden, Colorado, produces malt for all of CBC's products with the exception of Zima Clearmalt. CBC maintains inventory levels in several locations owned by CBC which it believes are sufficient to supply the business in the event of any natural disaster or contingency. Rice and refined cereal starch, which are considered to be interchangeable in CBC's brewing process, are purchased from several suppliers. Both foreign and domestic hops are purchased from various suppliers. Water: CBC utilizes naturally filtered water from underground aquifers to brew malt beverages at its Golden, Colorado facility. Water from private deep wells is used for final blending and packaging operations for malt beverages packaged at plants located outside Colorado. Water quality and composition were primary factors in all facility site selections. Water from CBC's sources in Golden, Memphis and Shenandoah is soft, with the required balance of minerals and dissolved solids to brew high-quality malt beverages. CBC continually monitors the quality of all the water used in its brewing and packaging processes for compliance with CBC's own stringent quality standards as well as applicable federal and state water standards. CBC owns water rights believed to be adequate to meet all of CBC's present requirements for both brewing and industrial uses; however, it continues to acquire water rights and add water reservoir capacity, as appropriate, to provide for long-term strategic growth plans and to sustain brewing operations in the event of a prolonged drought. Packaging materials: During 1994, approximately 57% of CBC's malt beverage products were packaged in aluminum cans. This is a slight reduction from 1993, when 60% of CBC's malt beverages were packaged in aluminum cans. Aluminum cans for CBC's malt beverage products packaged at the Memphis plant were purchased from an outside supplier. Approximately 25% of the cost of malt beverage products packaged in cans represents the cost of aluminum. CBC's aluminum requirements for can-and-end-making are purchased through CBC's joint venture agreement with American National Can Company (ANC), including the portion purchased from Golden Aluminum Company, a subsidiary of ACXT. Glass bottles were used to package approximately 31% of CBC's malt beverage products in 1994. Approximately half of all bottle requirements were produced in CBC's bottle manufacturing plant. In addition, CBC has two other qualified suppliers under contract to supply glass bottles. The remainder of the malt beverages sold during 1994 was packaged in quarter-and half-barrel stainless steel kegs and two different sizes of a plastic sphere called "The Party Ball," an innovative package introduced by CBC in 1988. Most of the secondary packaging for CBC's products, including bottle labels and paperboard products, is supplied by Graphic Packaging Corporation, an ACXT subsidiary. The cost of packaging materials is expected to increase significantly in 1995. See Management's Discussion and Analysis for further discussion. Supply contracts with ACXT companies: At the time of the spin-off of ACXT, at the end of 1992, CBC negotiated long-term supply contracts with operating subsidiaries of ACXT for aluminum and packaging materials. These contracts are in effect through 1997 and were negotiated at market prices. Energy: CBC uses both coal and natural gas as primary sources of energy. Coal is used as the primary fuel in CBC's steam generation system and is supplied from outside sources. Natural gas was supplied by public utilities and various natural gas purchase contracts during the year. CBC also has, through Coors Energy Company, access to fuel oil and propane as alternate sources of energy. CBC does not anticipate future supply problems for these natural resources. Seasonality of the Business --------------------------- Due to the seasonality of the beer industry, CBC's sales volumes are normally at their lowest in the first and fourth quarters and highest in the second and third quarters. The fiscal year of the Company is a 52- or 53-week period ending on the last Sunday in December. The 1995 fiscal year is 53-weeks and ends on December 31, 1995. Competitive conditions ---------------------- Known trends and competitive conditions: Industry and competitive information was compiled from the following industry sources: Beer Marketer's Insights, The Maxwell Consumer Report and various securities analyst reports. While management believes these sources are reliable, CBC cannot guarantee the absolute accuracy of these numbers and estimates. 1994 Industry overview: The beer industry in the United States is highly competitive. Industry volume growth in domestic markets has been below 1% a year for the past several years and per capita consumption fell in 1994, down to 22.7 gallons per person, compared with 22.9 gallons in 1993. For the past several years, brewers have attempted to gain share through competitive pricing. In 1994, price promotions and price discounting continued to erode net price realizations for brewers. While projected increases in raw materials costs throughout the industry could result in modest price increases and some relief from price discounting in the near term, it is anticipated that competitors will continue to concentrate on market share gains vs. profitability, which will place continued downward pressure on pricing. Industry growth is increasingly dependent on introductions of new, higher-margin products -- including imports, specialty brews and other innovative brands -- and expansion into international markets. A number of important trends emerged in the U.S. beer market in 1994. The first was a trend toward "trading up." Consumers moved away from lower-priced brands to higher-priced brands, including specialty products and imports in the above-premium category. This caused a related shift in packaging preferences, toward glass bottles and away from aluminum cans. Concurrent with the shift in consumer preference is a recent proliferation of microbreweries. To capitalize on the trend toward specialty products and craft-brewed beers, brewers are introducing new products at an accelerating rate. It is estimated that the top six brewers introduced or expanded more than 60 new brands in 1994. G. Heileman Brewing announced in 1994 that it expects to introduce a total of 150 new products and/or line extensions by mid-1995. This proliferation of products creates unique challenges in operations, logistics and marketing for all brewers, distributors and retailers. CBC competitive position: CBC's malt beverage products compete with numerous above-premium, premium, low-calorie, popular-priced, non-alcohol and imported brands produced by national, regional, local and international brewers. More than 90% of domestic volume is attributable to the top six domestic brewers, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (AB), Philip Morris, Inc. through its subsidiary Miller Brewing Company (Miller), Coors Brewing Company, The Stroh Brewery Company, G. Heileman Brewing, and S & P Company. CBC competes most directly with AB and Miller, the dominant players in the industry. CBC is the nation's third-largest brewer and, according to Beer Marketer's Insights (BMI) estimates, CBC accounted for approximately 10.2% of the total 1994 U.S. brewing industry shipments of malt beverages (including exports and U.S. shipments of imports). This compares to Miller's 22.6% share and AB's 44.1% share. CBC is well-positioned in the malt beverage industry, with strong, quality brands in the fastest-growing categories. Compared to AB (77%) and Miller (80%), CBC's premium and above-premium categories make up more than 87% of total volume. Given its position in the industry, CBC continues to face significant competitive disadvantages related to economies of scale. In addition to lower transportation costs achieved by major competitors with multiple breweries, these larger brewers also recognize economies of scale in advertising expenditures. CBC, in an effort to achieve and maintain national advertising exposure, must spend substantially more per barrel of beer sold than its major competitors. On a per barrel basis, it is estimated that CBC pays nearly twice as much for its advertising as AB; however, the gap between CBC's and Miller's costs (on a per barrel basis) appears to be narrowing. A significant level of advertising expenditures is necessary for CBC to hold and increase its share of the U.S. beer market. This, coupled with ongoing price competition, puts more pressure on CBC's margins in comparison to CBC's principal competitors. Research and Development ------------------------ CBC's research and development expenditures are primarily devoted to new product and package development, its brewing process and ingredients, brewing equipment, improved manufacturing techniques for packaging supplies and environmental improvements in CBC's processes and packaging materials. The focus of these programs is to improve the quality and value of its malt beverage products while reducing costs through more efficient processing and packaging techniques, equipment design and improved varieties of raw materials. CBC's research and development dollars are strategically applied to short-term as well as long-term opportunities. Approximately $13.3 million was spent on research and development in 1994. Regulations ----------- Federal laws and regulations govern the operations of breweries; the federal government and all states regulate trade practices, advertising and marketing practices, relationships with distributors and related matters. Governmental entities also levy various taxes, license fees and other similar charges and may require bonds to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. There are a number of emerging regulatory issues that could impact business operations over the next few years, including potential increases in state and federal excise taxes, restrictions on the advertising and sale of alcohol beverages, new packaging regulations and others. Federal excise taxes on malt beverages are presently $18.00 per barrel. State excise taxes are also levied at rates that ranged in 1994 from a high of $32.65 per barrel in Alabama to a low of $0.62 per barrel in Wyoming, with an average of $7.81 per barrel. In 1994, CBC paid more than $377 million in federal and state excise taxes. A substantial increase in federal excise taxes would have a negative impact on the entire industry and could have a material effect on CBC sales and profitability. CBC is vigorously opposed to any additional increases in federal and/or state excise taxes and will work diligently to ensure that its view is adequately represented in the ongoing debate. Environmental ------------- A top priority of the Company is to ensure compliance with all federal, state and local environmental protection laws and regulations. Compliance with the provisions of federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations did not have a material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company during 1994. The Company also continues its commitment to programs directed toward efficient use of resources, waste reduction and pollution prevention. Programs currently underway include recycling initiatives, down-weighting of product packages, and, where practicable, increasing the recycled content of product packaging materials, paper and other supplies. A new recycled glass processing facility at Coors Glass Manufacturing in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, opened in May of 1994, resulting in the capability to increase the recycled content in CBC beer bottles. A number of employee task forces throughout CBC continually seek effective alternatives for hazardous materials and work to develop innovative technologies to reduce emissions and waste. Employees --------- The Company has approximately 6,300 full-time employees. Approximately 1,600 employees are salaried. Over the past few years, CBC has worked diligently to reduce overhead and general and administrative expense. Foreign Operations ------------------ The Company's foreign operations and export sales are not a material part of its business. The Company is committed to expanding its foreign operations throughexport sales, licensing agreements and joint ventures. Brewing Company Subsidiaries ---------------------------- Coors Distributing Company (CDC) is CBC's largest subsidiary. CDC owns and operates distributorships in five markets across the United States. Together, CDC operations in 1994 accounted for approximately 5% of CBC's total beer sales. In late 1992, Coors Energy Company (CEC) became a subsidiary of CBC. During 1992, CEC sold substantially all of its oil and gas exploration and production assets. CEC retained a transmission pipeline to bring natural gas to various CBC facilities in Colorado and, through a subsidiary, continues to operate a gas transmission pipeline to provide for the energy needs of CBC's Shenandoah facility. In early 1995, CEC divested a portion of its Colorado coal reserves on terms favorable to CBC. In 1992, CBC sold substantially all of the assets and operations of Coors Transportation Company. Other subsidiary operations of CBC include The Wannamaker Ditch Company and The Rocky Mountain Water Company (both carry process water from Clear Creek to various CBC reservoirs). CBC and three of its subsidiaries are partners in a partnership that owns Coors Brewing Iberica S.A. Coors Brewing Iberica S.A. manufactures and markets beer for sale in Spain and for export to other European countries. ITEM 2. Properties
The Company's major facilities are set out below: Facility Location Product Brewery/Packaging Golden, Colorado MaltBeverages/Packaged MaltBeverages Packaging Elkton, Virginia Packaged MaltBeverages Brewery/Packaging Memphis, Tennessee Malt Beverages/Packaged Malt Beverages Brewery/Packaging Zaragoza, Spain Malt Beverages/Packaged MaltBeverages Can and End Plants Golden, Colorado Aluminum Cans and Ends Bottle Plant Wheat Ridge, Colorado Glass Bottles Distribution Warehouse Anaheim, California Wholesale Beer Distribution Distribution Warehouse Boise, Idaho Wholesale Beer Distribution Distribution Warehouse Denver, Colorado Wholesale Beer Distribution Distribution Warehouse* Glendale Heights, Illinois Wholesale Beer Distribution Distribution Warehouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Wholesale Beer Distribution Distribution Warehouse* San Bernardino, California Wholesale Beer Distribution
* Leased The original brewery site at Golden, which is approximately 2,400 acres, contains brewing, packaging and can manufacturing facilities, as well as gravel deposits and water-storage facilities. CBC also owns and operates a glass-bottle making facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, just east of Golden. CBC's can and end plants are operated by a joint venture between CBC and American National Can Company. The Company owns 2,600 acres of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, where the Shenandoah facility is located, and 131 acres in Shelby County, Tennessee, where the Memphis plant is located. All of the Company's facilities are well maintained and suitable for their respective operations. In 1994, CBC estimates the brewing facilities operated at approximately 83% of the 1995 brewing capacity and the packaging facilities operated at approximately 73% of the 1995 packaging capacity. Annual production capacity can vary due to product mix, packaging mix and seasonality. CEC has retained a transmission pipeline to bring natural gas from certain wells for use at various CBC facilities in Colorado, and through a subsidiary, will continue to operate a gas transmission pipeline to provide for the energy needs of the Shenandoah facility. ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings In January 1992, ACC and CBC (as well as two former affiliates that are now subsidiaries of ACXT) were sued by TransRim Enterprises (USA) Ltd. in Federal District Court for the District of Colorado. TransRim alleged that the defendants misused confidential information and breached an implied contract to proceed with a joint venture project to build and operate a paper board mill. TransRim initially claimed damages totaling $159 million based on a number of theories, some of which were dismissed from the case by the judge granting the defendants' motion for the partial summary judgement. Trial by a jury was held in April 1994, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of all defendants on all claims. TransRim filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Judicial Circuit. Oral arguments were heard March 7, 1995. Management believes that ACC and CBC have meritorious defenses and that the ultimate outcome will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations. See the Environmental section of Management's Discussion and Analysis for a discussion of the Company's obligation for potential remediation costs at the Lowry Landfill Superfund site and related legal proceedings. The Company is party to numerous other legal proceedings arising from its business operations. In each proceeding, the Company is vigorously defending the allegations. Although the eventual outcome of the various proceedings cannot be predicted, no single such proceeding, and no group of such similar matters, is expected to result in liability that would be material to the Company's financial position. ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter ended December 25, 1994. PART II ITEM 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters Adolph Coors Company Class B common stock is traded on the over-the-counter market and is included in the NASDAQ Stock Market National Market (NNM) listings, under the symbol "ACCOB." Daily stock prices are listed in major newspapers, generally alphabetically under "CoorsB." The approximate number of record security holders by class of stock at March 15, 1995, is listed below:
Title of Class Number of Record Holders Class A Common Stock, voting, All shares of this class are $1 par value held by the Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust Class B Common Stock, non-voting, no par value 5,541 Preferred Stock, non-voting, None issued $1 par value
The range of the high and low quotations and the dividends paid per share on the Class B Common Stock for each quarter of the past two years are shown below:
1994 Market Price High Low Dividends First Quarter 19 1/4 14 7/8 $ 0.125 Second Quarter 20 1/4 17 1/2 $ 0.125 Third Quarter 20 7/8 16 7/8 $ 0.125 Fourth Quarter 19 14 3/4 $ 0.125
1993 Market Price High Low Dividends First Quarter 17 1/8 15 1/2 $ 0.125 Second Quarter 18 5/8 16 $ 0.125 Third Quarter 21 3/4 17 7/8 $ 0.125 Fourth Quarter 23 1/8 15 $ 0.125
ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data Following is selected financial data for ACC for the eight years ended December 25, 1994: (In thousands, except per share data)
1994 1993 1992 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrels of Malt Beverages Sold 20,363 19,828 19,569 19,521 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of Operations Net sales $1,662,671 $1,581,811 $1,550,788 $1,529,986 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of goods sold 1,062,789 1,036,864 1,035,544 1,039,207 Marketing, general and administrative 492,403 454,130 429,573 434,141 Research and project development 13,265 13,008 12,370 14,252 Special (credit) charges (13,949) 122,540 -- 29,599 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total operating expenses 1,554,508 1,626,542 1,477,487 1,517,199 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating income (loss) 108,163 (44,731) 73,301 12,787 Other (income) expense -net 3,943 12,099 14,672 4,403 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Income (loss) before income taxes 104,220 (56,830) 58,629 8,384 Income tax expense (benefit) 46,100 (14,900) 22,900 (8,700) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 58,120 $ (41,930) $ 35,729 $ 17,084 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Per share of common $ 1.52 $ (1.10) $ 0.95 $ 0.46 stock Income (loss) from continuing operations as a percentage of net sales 3.5% (2.6%) 2.3% 1.1% ====================================================================== Financial Position Working capital $ (25,048) $ 7,197 $ 112,302 $ 110,443 Properties - net $ 922,208 $ 884,102 $ 904,915 $ 933,692 Total assets** $1,371,576 $1,350,944 $1,373,371 $1,844,811 Long-term debt $ 131,000 $ 175,000 $ 220,000 $ 220,000 Other long-term liabilities $ 30,884 $ 34,843 $ 52,291 $ 53,321 Shareholders' equity** $ 674,201 $ 631,927 $ 685,445 $1,099,420 Net book value per share of common stock** $ 17.59 $ 16.54 $ 18.17 $ 29.33 Total debt to total capitalization 20.6% 26.3% 24.3% 19.5% Return on average shareholders' equity 8.9% (6.4%) (0.2%) 2.3% ====================================================================== Other Information Dividends $ 19,146 $ 19,003 $ 18,801 $ 18,718 Per share of common stock $ 0.50 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 Average number of common shares outstanding 38,283 37,989 37,561 37,413 Gross profit $ 599,882 $ 544,947 $ 515,244 $ 490,779 Capital expenditures $ 160,314 $ 120,354 $ 115,450 $ 241,512 Depreciation, depletion and amortization $ 120,793 $ 118,955 $ 114,780 $ 108,367 Full-time employees 6,300 6,200 7,100 7,700 Total taxes $ 472,854 $ 401,667 $ 437,089 $ 405,789 Market price range of common stock: High $ 20 7/8 $ 23 1/8 $ 22 7/8 $ 24 1/4 Low $ 14 3/4 $ 15 $ 15 1/2 $ 17 3/8
1990 1989 1988 1987 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrels of Malt Beverages Sold 19,297 17,698 16,534 15,658 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of Operations Net sales $1,478,287 $1,367,718 $1,273,745 $1,169,983 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cost of goods sold 980,766 909,339 825,071 750,941 Marketing, general and administrative 398,889 386,991 369,006 329,313 Research and project development 10,196 10,853 11,125 11,105 Special (credit) charges 30,000 41,670 -- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total operating expenses 1,419,851 1,348,853 1,205,202 1,091,359 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating income (loss) 58,436 18,865 68,543 78,624 Other (income) expense - net 5,903 2,546 (6,471) (6,022) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Income (loss) before income taxes 52,533 16,319 75,014 84,646 Income tax expense (benefit) 20,300 9,100 28,700 33,500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 32,233 $ 7,219 $ 46,314 $ 51,146 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Per share of common stock $ 0.87 $ 0.20 $ 1.26 $ 1.40 Income (loss) from continuing operations as a percentage of net sales 2.2% 0.5% 3.6% 4.4% ======================================================================= Financial Position Working capital $ 201,043 $ 193,590 $ 196,687 $ 242,406 Properties - net $1,171,800 $1,012,940 $1,033,012 $ 975,781 Total assets** $1,761,664 $1,530,783 $1,570,765 $1,456,493 Long-term debt $ 110,000 -- -- -- Other long-term liabilities $ 58,011 $ 16,138 $ 19,367 $ 26,376 Shareholders' equity** $1,091,547 $1,060,900 $1,062,064 $1,031,811 Net book value per share of common stock** $ 29.20 $ 28.75 $ 29.00 $ 28.19 Total debt to total capitalization 9.2% 2.0% 1.7% 0.4% Return on average shareholders' equity 3.6% 1.2% 4.5% 4.8% ======================================================================= Other Information Dividends $ 18,591 $ 18,397 $ 18,311 $ 18,226 Per share of common stock $ 0.50 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 Average number of common shares outstanding 37,148 36,781 36,621 36,497 Gross profit $ 497,521 $ 458,379 $ 448,674 $ 419,042 Capital expenditures $ 183,368 $ 149,616 $ 157,995 $ 199,541 Depreciation, depletion and amortization $ 98,081 $ 122,439 $ 111,432 $ 99,422 Full-time employees 7,000 6,800 6,900 6,800 Total taxes $ 251,606 $ 236,740 $ 236,683 $ 234,352 Market price range of common stock: High $ 27 3/8 $ 24 3/8 $ 21 $ 30 Low $ 17 1/8 $ 17 3/8 $ 16 1/2 $ 16 1/4
*Numbers in italics include results of discontinued operations. **Reflects the dividend of ACX Technologies, Inc. to shareholders during 1992. See Note 2 to Consolidated financial statements. ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations INTRODUCTION Adolph Coors Company ("ACC" or the "Company") is the holding company for a single subsidiary, Coors Brewing Company ("CBC"). CBC produces and markets quality malt-based beverages. The following discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the consolidated results of operations and liquidity and capital resources of ACC during the three year period ended December 25, 1994. Unusual or nonrecurring items make it difficult to evaluate the Company's ongoing operations. Consequently, consolidated financial results for each year are first reviewed separately including the effects of special and nonrecurring items. Then consolidated financial results are reviewed excluding these special and nonrecurring items. This analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to the financial statements included in this annual report. CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1994, 1993 AND 1992 1994 Consolidated Results of Operations: For the 52-week fiscal year ended December 25, 1994, ACC reported net income of $58.1 million, or $1.52 per share. Two nonrecurring items in 1994 resulted in a net special credit to ACC. First, the Company reached a settlement with a number of its insurance carriers which enabled it to recover a portion of the costs associated with the Lowry Landfill Superfund site. This was partially offset by a writedown of distributor assets. The net effect of these two items was a net special credit of approximately $13.9 million pretax, or $0.22 per share after tax. Without the net special credit, ACC would have reported 1994 net income of $49.7 million, or $1.30 per share. 1993 Consolidated Results of Operations: For the 52-week fiscal year ended December 26, 1993, the Company reported a net loss of $41.9 million, or $1.10 per share. The Company recorded restructuring and other special charges of $122.5 million in the fourth quarter primarily related to the costs of a significant restructuring intended to reduce costs and improve performance. The net loss was also the result of an after-tax charge of $3.2 million, or $0.08 per share, related to the 1993 retroactive increase of 1% in the federal corporate income tax rate, and the related revaluation of deferred income tax liability. Excluding these special charges, the Company's net income would have been $33.6 million, or $0.88 per share. The 1993 restructuring charge, which totaled $109.5 million pretax, included $70.2 million for voluntary separation and enhanced early retirement packages designed to reduce CBC's white collar work force. Of the remaining $39.3 million, approximately $22.0 million related to workplace redesign and other profit improvement initiatives, and approximately $17.3 million related to asset writedowns. Substantially all of the charges related to voluntary separation and enhanced early retirement packages were paid in 1993; other costs related to workplace redesign and other profit improvement initiatives were accrued in 1993 and substantially all were paid in 1994. Special charges related to the writedown of certain distributor assets and a provision for environmental enhancements totaled $13.0 million. Together the aggregate impact of the special charges was $1.98 per share. 1992 Consolidated Results of Operations: At the end of 1992, ACC significantly restructured its operations by spinning off its diversified technology business into a new, public company, ACX Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACXT). The results of ACXT are reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented, except as noted. In 1992, ACC reported a net loss of $2.0 million. The loss was a result of a loss from discontinued operations of $29.4 million related to the spin-off of ACXT, as well as the net after-tax expense of $8.3 million for the adoption of new financial accounting standards for employee postretirement benefits (FAS 106) and income taxes (FAS 109). Income from continuing operations totaled $35.7 million, or $0.95 per share. Trend summary: percentage increase/(decrease) 1994, 1993 and 1992. The table below reflects trends in operating results, excluding the 1994 special credit, the 1993 restructuring and other special charges and the 1992 impact of discontinued operations and adoption of new accounting standards. Earnings per share are shown both as reported and excluding a special credit and/or charges, the impact of discontinued operations and adoption of new accounting standards.
1994 1993 1992 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Volume 2.7% 1.3% 0.2% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Net sales 5.1% 2.0% 1.4% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Avg. net price increase 0.3% 1.1% 1.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Gross profit 10.1% 5.8% 5.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Operating income (excluding special credits/charges) 21.1% 6.1% 72.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Advertising expense 20.1% 8.8% (6.1%) ------------------------------------------------------------------ General and Administrative (9.7%) 2.2% 3.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------ EPS (as reported) $1.52 ($1.10) ($0.05) ------------------------------------------------------------------ EPS (excluding all special items) $1.30 $0.88 $0.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS: 1994 VS. 1993, 1993 VS. 1992 Excludes the 1994 special credit, the 1993 restructuring and other special charges and the 1992 impact of discontinued operations and adoption of new accounting standards. 1994 vs. 1993 ------------- Net sales increased by 5.1% in 1994 from 1993. This increase was due to a 2.7% increase in volume and a shift in product mix to products in the premium and above-premium price categories. Gross profit improved to 36.1% of net sales as compared to 34.5% in 1993. This improvement was primarily the result of increased volume, improved brand mix profitability, operational efficiencies and lower aluminum costs. Operating income improved 21.1% in 1994 over 1993. Although marketing expense (including advertising) grew substantially in 1994, general and administrative (G&A) expense declined by 9.7%. The increase in marketing expense was primarily due to the national rollout of Zima Clearmalt and the introduction and expansion of Coors Artic Ice and Coors Artic Ice Light. The decline in G&A expense resulted from the restructuring effort that began in 1993 to reduce overhead costs. Research and development expense was essentially unchanged in 1994 as compared to 1993. Net non-operating expenses decreased to $3.9 million in 1994 compared to $12.1 million in 1993. Income from miscellaneous items increased by $4.9 million due to a gain on the sale of investments and higher royalty income related to licensed can-making and can-decorating technology. Net interest expense decreased $3.3 million because of the $50 million principal payment in June 1994 on ACC's medium-term notes. The Company's effective tax rate declined in 1994 to 45.0% from 48.9% in 1993. The decline was largely attributable to the revaluation of ACC's deferred tax liability in 1993 related to the 1993 1% increase in the federal corporate income tax rate. The 1994 effective tax rate was higher than the statutory tax rate because of non-deductible expenses (meals and entertainment expenses and lobbying costs) and a valuation allowance for a tax loss carryforward. Net income was $49.7 million, or $1.30 per share, in 1994 compared to $33.6 million, or $0.88 per share, representing a 47.7% improvement in earnings per share. 1993 vs. 1992 ------------- Net sales increased by 2.0% in 1993 from 1992. This increase was due to a 1.3% increase in volume, a shift in product mix to products in the premium and above-premium price categories and modest price increases in 1993. Gross profit improved to 34.5% of net sales vs. 33.2% in 1992. The improvement was primarily the result of increased volume, improved brand mix profitability, operational efficiencies and lower aluminum costs. The 1993 increase also reflected the divestiture of lower margin activities associated with CBC's transportation and energy businesses. Operating income improved 6.1% in 1993 over 1992 due to the $29.7 million, or 5.8%, improvement in gross profit. The increase in gross profit more than offset increases in marketing, general and administrative (MG&A) expense of $24.6 million and research and project development expense of $0.6 million. Net non-operating expenses decreased to $12.1 million in 1993 compared to $14.7 million in 1992. Net interest expense decreased $2.6 million because of an increase in investable cash and higher interest income. The effective tax rate increased in 1993 to 48.9% from 39.1% in 1992. The increase was largely attributable to the 1993 1% increase in the federal corporate income tax rate, the related revaluation of ACC's deferred tax liability and non-deductible foreign losses. Net income in 1993 was $33.6 million, or $0.88 per share, compared to $35.7 million, or $0.95 per share in 1992. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES: The Company's primary sources of liquidity are cash provided from operating activities and external borrowing. The Company continues to be in a strong position to generate cash internally. The Company's 1994 net cash position was $27.2 million, a significant decrease compared to $82.2 million in 1993. The Company's 1993 net cash position increased 107% from $39.7 million in 1992. The Company believes that cash flows from operations and short-term borrowings are adequate to meet its ongoing operating requirements, scheduled principal debt repayments and debt service costs, anticipated capital expenditures and dividend payments. Operating Activities Including net special credits/charges, net cash provided by operations was $186.4 million in 1994, $168.5 million in 1993 and $155.8 million in 1992. The 1994 increase in cash from operations was primarily due to higher net income, higher accumulated deferred income taxes, and higher depreciation offset in part by an increase in accounts and notes receivable, a decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities (primarily due to the payment of obligations related to the 1993 restructuring) and an increase in accounts payable. The increase in accounts and notes receivable reflects higher 1994 sales and amounts owed to CBC by the new joint venture between CBC and American National Can formed to manufacture cans and ends. Higher accounts payable are due primarily to amounts owed to the new can and end joint venture for purchases by CBC. The 1993 increase in cash from operations was due primarily to higher depreciation, lower accounts and notes receivable, higher accounts payable and higher accrued expenses (primarily related to restructuring and special charges). Lower accounts receivable were primarily related to a change in credit terms from 1992. Investing Activities (including capital expenditures) The Company is shifting its strategic emphasis toward projects that offer returns on investments (ROI) that are equal to or greater than ACC's weighted average cost of capital. The Company's anticipated capital expenditures for 1995 are $167 million relating primarily to capacity expansion, repair and upkeep, return on investment projects and environmental compliance. In 1994, the Company spent $174.7 million on investment activities, compared with $119.3 million in 1993 and $140.4 million in 1992. Capital expenditures were $160.3 million in 1994, $120.4 million in 1993 and $115.5 million in 1992. In 1994, capital expenditures focused on expansion of facilities (primarily to expand bottling capacity) and the purchase of a brewery in Zaragoza, Spain. In 1993, capital expenditures were made for expansion of capacity in Memphis for Zima Clearmalt, routine maintenance and incremental upgrades to all production facilities. Net Cash Used/Provided by Financing Activities The Company used $67.0 million of cash in financing activities in 1994. At the beginning of the third quarter, the Company made its first principal payment on its medium-term notes, in the amount of $50 million. In addition, the Company paid dividends of $19.1 million. Offsetting this was approximately $2.1 million provided by the exercise of stock options. In 1993, the Company used $6.6 million in cash in financing activities. The Company paid $19 million in dividends. The Company received cash through the exercise of stock options and the proceeds from industrial revenue bonds for an expansion project. Net cash provided by financing activities in 1992 resulted from the assumption of additional debt related to the spin-off of ACXT, offset by the payment of short-term borrowings and the payment of dividends. Debt Securities A shelf registration was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for $300 million of debt securities in 1990. As of December 25, 1994, the Company had $170.0 million outstanding in medium-term notes, having made the first scheduled principal payment of $50 million on the notes in June 1994. That payment was funded by a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Company's bank revolving credit facility. Fixed interest rates on the Company's medium-term notes range between 8.3% and 9.15%. The repayment schedule for the remaining outstanding notes is $44 million in 1995, $36 million in 1996, $19 million in 1997, $31 million in 1998 and $40 million in 1999. The Company's debt-to-total capitalization ratios were 20.6% at the end of 1994, 26.3% at the end of 1993 and 24.3% at the end of 1992. Revolving Line of Credit In addition to the medium-term notes, the Company has an unsecured, committed revolving line of credit totaling $144 million. From time to time this line of credit is used for working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. In an effort to increase its financial flexibility, the Company increased the available credit under the facility to $144 million in 1994 from $100 million in 1993. As of December 25, 1994, the full $144 million was available. For 1994, the Company met its two financial covenants under the committed revolving line of credit: a minimum tangible net worth test and a debt-to-total capitalization test. Hedging Activities As of December 25, 1994, hedging activities consisted exclusively of hard currency forward contracts to directly offset hard currency exposures. These irrevocable contracts eliminated the risk to financial position and results of operations of changes in foreign exchange rates. Any variation in the exchange rate that would accrue to the contract would be directly offset by an equal change in the related obligation. Therefore, after the contract entrance date, variation in the exchange rate would have no additional impact on the Company's financial statements. ACC's hedging activities are minimal and hard currency exposures are not material. OUTLOOK 1995: The Company will report 1995 results based on a 53-week fiscal calendar because the Company's accounting calendar is based on 13 periods rather than a 12-month calendar year. The Company expects a significant increase in cost of goods sold in 1995 over 1994 based on projections for volume growth and increased costs of aluminum and other packaging materials. The Company also anticipates that MG&A expense will increase in the aggregate. Other overhead costs should remain basically unchanged, except for increases associated with hiring to fill positions that were vacant in 1994. Most of the anticipated 1995 increase in MG&A is related to increased advertising support for the Company's best-selling brands, including Coors Light, George Killian's Irish Red and other specialty brands. The Company anticipates that the increased costs will be offset in part through volume gains, modest price increases, productivity gains arising from restructuring and benefits from the American National Can joint venture including incremental income and minimizing increased aluminum costs. The Company's effective tax rate will remain higher than the statutory rate due primarily to non-deductible expenses, such as meals, entertainment and lobbying expenses. The Company anticipates that the effect of raw material cost increases will occur early in 1995, while the expected offsets from cost savings will occur primarily in the second half of 1995. ENVIRONMENTAL: The Company was one of numerous parties named by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a "potentially responsible party" (PRP) for the Lowry Landfill Superfund site, a legally permitted landfill owned by the City and County of Denver. In 1990, the Company recorded a special pretax charge of $30 million for potential clean-up costs of the site. The City and County of Denver, Waste Management of Colorado, Inc. and Chemical Waste Management, Inc. brought litigation in 1991 in U.S. District Court against the Company and 37 other PRP's to determine the allocation of costs of Lowry site remediation. In 1993, the Court approved a settlement agreement between the Company and the plaintiffs, resolving the Company's liabilities for the site. The Company agreed to initial payments based on an assumed present value of $120 million in total site remediation costs. In addition, the Company agreed to pay a specified share of costs if total remediation costs are in excess of this amount. Payments representing the Company's agreed share based on the $120 million assumption were made into a trust to be applied to costs of site remediation and operating and maintenance costs. The EPA recently announced remediation objectives and requirements for the site and projected costs of its remediation plan. The EPA's projected costs are below the $120 million total assumed as a basis for the Company's settlement. The City and County of Denver, Waste Management of Colorado and Chemical Waste Management, Inc. are expected to implement remediation of the site. The Company has no reason to believe that total remediation costs will result in additional liability to the Company. In 1991, the Company filed suit against certain of its former and current insurance carriers, seeking recovery of past defense costs and investigation, study and remediation costs. Settlements were reached during 1993 and 1994 with all defendants. As a result, in the fourth quarter of 1994, the Company recognized a special pretax credit of $18.9 million. The Company has also been notified that it is or may be a PRP under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability (CERCLA) or similar state laws with respect to the cleanup of other sites where hazardous substances have allegedly been released into the environment. The Company cannot predict with certainty the total costs of cleanup, its share of the total cost or the extent to which contributions will be available from other parties, the amount of time necessary to complete the cleanups, or insurance coverage. However, based on investigations to date, the Company believes that any liability would not be material to the financial condition of the Company with respect to these sites. There can be no certainty, however, that the Company will not be named as a PRP at additional Superfund sites in the future, or that the costs associated with those additional sites will not be material. While it is impossible to predict the eventual aggregate cost to the Company for environmental and related matters, management believes that any payments, if required, for these matters would be made over a period of years in amounts that would not be material in any one year to the consolidated results of operations or to the financial or competitive position of the Company. The Company believes adequate disclosures have been provided for losses that are reasonably possible. Furthermore, as the Company continues to focus attention on resource conservation, waste reduction and pollution prevention, it is the Company's belief that potential future liabilities will be reduced. ACCOUNTING CHANGES: The results of operations for 1992 include the adoption of certain accounting rule changes. In 1992, the Company adopted FAS 106, "Employers Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," and the financial results for 1992 reflect the adoption. The transition effect of adopting FAS 106 on the immediate recognition basis resulted in a charge of $38.8 million to 1992 earnings, net of approximately $23.4 million of income tax effects. The ongoing cost of adopting the new standard increased 1992 net periodic postretirement benefit cost by $5.2 million. Also in 1992, the Company adopted FAS 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," retroactive to the first quarter, and the financial results for 1992 reflect that adoption as well. The adoption increased 1992 earnings by $30.5 million because of the reversal of excess deferred income tax liability balances. ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA Index to Financial Statements Page(s) Consolidated Financial Statements: Report of Independent Accountants Consolidated Statement of Income for each of the three years ended December 25, 1994 Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 25, 1994 and December 26, 1993 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for each of the three years ended December 25, 1994 Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity for each of the three years ended December 25, 1994 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Report of Independent Accountants To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Adolph Coors Company In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index appearing under Item 14 (a)(1) and (2) on page present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Adolph Coors Company and its subsidiaries at December 25, 1994, and December 26, 1993, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 25, 1994, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above. As discussed in Notes 5 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," and No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," in 1992. PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Denver, Colorado February 28, 1995
ADOLPH COORS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME For the years ended December 25, December 26, December 27, 1994 1993 1992 ----------- ----------- ----------- (In thousands, except per share data) Sales $2,040,330 $1,946,592 $1,911,775 Less - federal and state excise tax 377,659 364,781 360,987 --------- --------- --------- Net sales 1,662,671 1,581,811 1,550,788 --------- --------- --------- Costs and expenses: Cost of goods sold 1,062,789 1,036,864 1,035,544 Marketing, general and administrative 492,403 454,130 429,573 Research and project development 13,265 13,008 12,370 Special (credit) charges (Note 9) (13,949) 122,540 -- --------- --------- --------- Total 1,554,508 1,626,542 1,477,487 --------- --------- --------- Operating income (loss) 108,163 (44,731) 73,301 Other income (expense): Interest income 1,546 2,580 255 Interest expense (11,461) (15,780) (16,014) Miscellaneous-net 5,972 1,101 1,087 -------- --------- --------- Total (3,943) (12,099) (14,672) Income (loss) before income taxes 104,220 (56,830) 58,629 Income tax expense (benefit) (Note 5) 46,100 (14,900) 22,900 --------- --------- --------- Income (loss) from continuing operations 58,120 (41,930) 35,729 Net (loss) from discontinued operations (Note 2) -- -- (29,415) Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principles 58,120 (41,930) 6,314 Cumulative effect of change in accounting for postretirement benefits (net of tax) -- -- (38,800) Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes -- -- 30,500 --------- --------- --------- Net income (loss) $ 58,120 $ (41,930) $ (1,986) ========= ========= ======== Per share of common stock: Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 1.52 $ (1.10) $ 0.95 Net (loss) from discontinued operations -- -- (0.78) Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principles 1.52 (1.10) 0.17 Cumulative effect of change in accounting for postretirement benefits -- -- (1.03) Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes -- -- 0.81 --------- --------- --------- Net income (loss) per share of common stock $ 1.52 $ (1.10) $ (0.05) ========= ======== ========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ADOLPH COORS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET December 25, December 26, 1994 1993 ----------- ----------- (In thousands) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 27,168 $ 82,211 Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $24 in 1994 and $409 in 1993 106,327 75,967 Inventories: Finished 67,500 56,878 In process 22,918 24,402 Raw materials 38,108 56,370 Packaging materials 13,078 9,581 --------- --------- 141,604 147,231 Other supplies 38,340 35,213 Prepaid expenses and other assets 13,638 14,975 Prepaid income taxes (Note 5) 1,779 -- Deferred tax asset (Note 5) 26,310 28,151 --------- -------- Total current assets 355,166 383,748 Properties, at cost, less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortiza- tion of $1,220,836 in 1994 and $1,118,292 in 1993 (Note 3) 922,208 884,102 Excess of cost over net assets of businesses acquired, less accumulated amortization of $3,307 in 1994 and $2,768 in 1993 20,509 12,826 Other assets 73,693 70,268 --------- --------- Total assets $1,371,576 $1,350,944 ========= =========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
December 25, December 26, Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 1994 1993 (In thousands) Current liabilities: Current portion of long-term debt $ 44,000 $ 50,000 Accounts payable 164,430 121,376 Accrued salaries and vacations 41,567 41,798 Taxes, other than income taxes 47,060 43,928 Federal and state income taxes (Note 5) -- 4,157 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 83,157 115,292 --------- --------- Total current liabilities 380,214 376,551 Long-term debt (Note 4) 131,000 175,000 Deferred tax liability (Note 5) 71,660 53,430 Postretirement benefits (Note 8) 83,617 79,193 Other long-term liabilities 30,884 34,843 --------- -------- Total liabilities 697,375 719,017 Commitments and contingencies (Notes 6,7,8,9 and 10) Shareholders' equity (Note 6): Capital stock: Preferred stock, non-voting, $1 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued -- -- Class A common stock, voting, $1 par value, authorized and issued 1,260,000 shares 1,260 1,260 Class B common stock, non-voting, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 46,200,000 shares issued 11,000 11,000 --------- --------- Total capital stock 12,260 12,260 Paid-in capital 56,758 54,928 Retained earnings 623,418 584,444 Other 1,238 40 --------- --------- 693,674 651,672 Less - treasury stock, at cost, Class B shares, 9,133,060 in 1994 and 9,260,779 in 1993 19,473 19,745 --------- --------- Total shareholders' equity 674,201 631,927 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,371,576 $1,350,944 ========= =========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ADOLPH COORS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the years ended December 25, December 26, December 27, 1994 1993 1992 ----------- ----------- ----------- (In thousands) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income (loss) $ 58,120 $ (41,930) $ (1,986) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 120,793 118,955 114,780 Change in accumulated deferred income taxes 18,230 (26,297) (49,010) Loss on sale or abandonment of properties 808 20,387 3,736 Change in current assets and current liabilities: Accounts and notes receivable (30,264) 32,632 7,101 Inventories 5,627 5,101 (5,806) Prepaid expenses and other assets 50 2,784 818 Accounts payable 43,054 13,950 (13,972) Federal and state income taxes (5,936) 3 387 Accrued expenses and other liabilities (28,711) 42,390 (12,368) Change in deferred items 5,122 812 (2,550) Postretirement benefits (Note 8) 4,424 12,714 66,479 Other (4,891) (13,008) (5,243) Other - discontinued operations -- -- 53,410 -------- --------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 186,426 168,493 155,776 Cash flows from investing activities: Additions to properties (160,314) (120,354) (115,450) Proceeds from sale of properties 4,382 2,268 26,091 Change in other intangible assets (16,876) -- (2,413) Other (1,863) (1,238) 6,404 Other - discontinued operations -- -- (55,035) --------- --------- --------- Net cash used by investing activities (174,671) (119,324) (140,403) Cash flows from financing activities: Net change in short-term borrowings -- 12 (46,300) Proceeds from long-term debt -- 5,000 -- Payment of debt (50,000) -- -- Exercise of stock options, net of related notes receivable 2,102 7,375 4,960 Dividends paid (19,146) (19,003) (18,801) Other 24 (11) 14 Other - discontinued operations -- -- 69,708 -------- -------- -------- Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (67,020) (6,627) 9,581 Cash and cash equivalents: Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (55,265) 42,542 24,954 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 222 -- -- Balance at beginning of year 82,211 39,669 14,715 -------- -------- --------- Balance at end of year $ 27,168 $ 82,211 $ 39,669 ======== ======== =========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ADOLPH COORS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Common stock issued Paid-in Retained Treasury Class A Class B capital earnings stock Other Total (In thousands, except per share data) Balance at December 29, 1991 $ 1,260 $11,000 $44,100 $1,064,272 $(21,252)$ 40 $1,099,420 Exercise of stock options, including $384 income tax benefit and increased by $805 of payments on related loans outstanding to employees (Note 6) 4,457 503 4,960 Deferred compensation and other (321) (321) Net loss (1,986) (1,986) Cash dividends- $0.50 per share (18,801) (18,801) Distribution to shareholders of ACX Technologies, Inc. (Note 2) (398,108) 281 (397,827) ------ ------- ------- -------- ------- ------ -------- Balance at December 27, 1992 1,260 11,000 48,557 645,377 (20,749) 0 685,445 Exercise of stock options, including $895 income tax benefit and increased by $132 of payments on related loans outstanding to employees (Note 6) 6,371 1,004 7,375 Other 40 40 Net loss (41,930) (41,930) Cash dividends- $0.50 per share (19,003) (19,003) ----- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------ -------- Balance at December 26, 1993 1,260 11,000 54,928 584,444 (19,745) 40 631,927 Exercise of stock options, including $159 income tax benefit (Note 6) 1,830 272 2,102 Other 1,198 1,198 Net income 58,120 58,120 Cash dividends- $0.50 per share (19,146) (19,146) ------ ------- ------- ---------- -------- ------ ---------- Balance at December 25, 1994 $1,260 $11,000 $56,758 $623,418 $(19,473) $1,238 $ 674,201
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTE 1: Summary of Accounting Policies Fiscal year: The fiscal year of the Company is a 52- or 53-week period ending on the last Sunday in December. Fiscal years for the financial statements included herein ended December 25, 1994, December 26, 1993, and December 27, 1992, and were 52-week periods. Principles of consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Adolph Coors Company, its only direct subsidiary, Coors Brewing Company (CBC), and all subsidiaries of CBC (collectively referred to as "the Company"). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method for substantially all inventories. Current cost, as determined principally on the first-in, first-out method, exceeded LIFO cost by $41,655,000 and $46,705,000 at December 25, 1994 and December 26, 1993, respectively. During 1994 and 1993, total inventory costs and quantities were reduced, resulting in a LIFO liquidation, the effect of which was not material. Properties: Land, buildings and equipment are capitalized at cost. For financial reporting purposes, depreciation is provided principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Accelerated depreciation methods are generally used for income tax purposes. Expenditures for new facilities and improvements that substantially extend the capacity or useful life of an asset are capitalized. Start-up costs associated with manufacturing facilities, but not related to construction, are expensed as incurred. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred (Note 3). Excess of cost over net assets of businesses acquired: The excess of cost over the net assets of businesses acquired in transactions accounted for as purchases is being amortized on a straight-line basis, generally over a 40-year period. Hedging transactions: The Company periodically enters into forward, future and option contracts for foreign currency and commodities to hedge its exposure to exchange rates and price fluctuations for raw materials and fixed assets used in the production of beer. The gains and losses on these contracts are deferred and recognized in cost of sales as part of the product cost. As of December 25, 1994, hedging activities consisted exclusively of hard currency forward contracts to directly offset hard currency exposures. These irrevocable contracts eliminated the risk to financial position and results of operations from changes in the underlying foreign exchange rate. Any variation in the exchange rate that would accrue to the contract would be directly offset by an equal change in the related obligation. Therefore, after the contract entrance date, variation in the exchange rate would have had no additional impact on the Company. The Company's hedging activities are minimal and hard currency exposures are not material. Concentration of credit risk: The majority of the accounts receivable balances as of December 25, 1994, and December 26, 1993, were from malt beverage distributors. The Company secures substantially all of this credit risk with purchase money security interests in inventory and proceeds, personal guarantees and/or letters of credit. Statement of Cash Flows: The Company defines cash equivalents as highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less. Income taxes paid were $30,995,000 in 1994, $15,367,000 in 1993 and $26,167,000 in 1992. Net income per common share: Net income per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each year. Except for voting, both classes of common stock have the same rights and privileges. Environmental expenditures: Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations, which do not contribute to current or future revenue generation, are expensed. Liabilities are recorded when environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. NOTE 2: Discontinued Operations In May 1992, the board of directors of the Company authorized development of a plan to distribute to its shareholders its ceramics, aluminum, packaging and technology-based developmental businesses (the "Technology Businesses"). On August 12, 1992, the Company formed ACX Technologies, Inc. ("ACXT" or "ACX Technologies") to own the Technology Businesses. On December 27, 1992, the Company distributed to its shareholders the common stock of ACXT. Accordingly, the results of ACXT and the Technology Businesses are reported as discontinued operations in these consolidated financial statements for all periods presented except as noted. Each holder of record of the Company's common stock on December 16, 1992, received one share of ACXT common stock for every three shares of Adolph Coors Company common stock held as of such date. ACXT stock is publicly traded on the over-the-counter market under the symbol "ACXT." The loss from discontinued operations for the year ended December 27, 1992, was $29,415,000, or $0.78 per share. The 1992 results included approximately $7,200,000, or $0.19 per share, for transaction costs associated with the spin-off and a fourth quarter pretax charge of $13,700,000, or $0.36 per share, related to restructuring of operations primarily at Coors Ceramics Company and Golden Technologies Company, Inc. Discontinued operations for 1992 also included the operating results of the Technology Businesses and ACXT's adoption of the new accounting standards for postretirement benefits and income taxes. Net income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 29, 1991, was $8,433,000, or $0.22 per share. Historical marketing, general and administrative expenses for the Technology Businesses, which included costs incurred directly by and for the Technology Businesses, plus a reasonable portion of other shared historical corporate expenses, were allocated to discontinued operations. Interest expense in 1992 was allocated based on short-term borrowings up to $75,000,000, which is approximately the amount of outside debt owed by ACXT immediately after the distribution. Interest expense on the short-term borrowings was based on interest rates ranging from 3.1% to 6.9% resulting in interest costs of $6,044,000 for the year ended December 27, 1992. Interest expense was capitalized based on construction in progress balances rather than on actual interest expense allocated. The following summarizes the results of operations for discontinued operations: For the yearended December 27, 1992 -------------- (In thousands) Outside sales $413,969 -------------- Loss before income taxes $(24,215) Income tax benefit (7,200) -------------- Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principles (17,015) Cumulative effect of change in accounting for postretirement benefits (net of tax) (13,200) Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes 800 -------------- Net loss from discontinued operations $(29,415) ==============
NOTE 3: Properties The cost of properties and related accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization consists of the following:
For the years ended December 25, December 26, 1994 1993 ----------- ----------- (In thousands) Land and improvements $ 96,995 $ 93,436 Buildings 454,679 427,111 Machinery and equipment 1,488,060 1,394,156 Natural resource properties 16,125 22,386 Construction in progress 87,185 65,305 --------- --------- 2,143,044 2,002,394 Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization 1,220,836 1,118,292 --------- --------- Net Properties $ 922,208 $ 884,102 ========= =========
Interest capitalized, expensed and paid was as follows:
For the years ended December 25, December 26, December 27, 1994 1993 1992 (In thousands) Interest costs Continuing operations $17,761 $20,580 $21,631 Discontinued operations -- -- $ 6,044 Interest capitalized Continuing operations $(6,300) $(4,800) $(5,617) Discontinued operations -- -- $(1,456) Interest expensed Continuing operations $11,461 $15,780 $16,014 Discontinued operations -- -- $ 4,588 Interest paid $21,169 $20,172 $23,339
NOTE 4: Debt The Company is obligated to pay the principal, interest and premium, if any, on the $5 million, City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado Industrial Development Bonds (Adolph Coors Company Project) Series 1993. The bonds mature in 2013. They are currently variable rate securities with interest payable on the first of March, June, September and December. The weighted average interest rate during 1994 was 3.0%. As of December 25, 1994, the Company had outstanding $170 million of unsecured medium-term notes. All notes have interest due semi-annually in April and October at fixed interest rates ranging from 8.30% to 9.15% per annum. The repayment schedule for the notes issued is $44 million in 1995, $36 million in 1996, $19 million in 1997, $31 million in 1998 and $40 million in 1999. The Company has an unsecured committed credit arrangement totaling $144 million, and as of December 25, 1994, all $144 million was available. This line of credit has a four-year term through December 12, 1998, and is subject to the Company maintaining certain financial ratios. The only restriction for withdrawal is that the Company meet specific covenant criteria. As of December 25, 1994, the Company also had approximately $100 million of uncommitted credit arrangements available, of which nothing was outstanding. The Company pays no commitment fees for these uncommitted arrangements, which are on a funds- available basis. Interest rates are negotiated at the time of borrowing. NOTE 5: Income Taxes In 1992, the Company and its subsidiaries adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (FAS 109), "Accounting for Income Taxes." The transition effect of adopting FAS 109 resulted in a $30.5 million increase in net income reflected as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in 1992. The provision for income taxes charged to continuing operations was as follows:
For the years ended December 25, December 26, December 27, 1994 1993 1992 ----------- ----------- ----------- (In thousands) Current provision: Federal $ 19,875 $ 14,479 $ 20,193 State 6,154 2,471 3,827 -------- -------- -------- Total current tax expense 26,029 16,950 24,020 -------- -------- -------- Deferred: Federal 16,804 (27,890) ( 1,025) State 3,267 (3,960) ( 95) -------- -------- -------- Total deferred tax expense (benefit) 20,071 (31,850) ( 1,120) -------- -------- -------- Total income tax expense (benefit) $ 46,100 $ (14,900) $ 22,900 ======== ======== ========
The deferred tax assets (liabilities) are composed of the tax effect of the following:
As of December 25, December 26, 1994 1993 ----------- ----------- (In thousands) Tax in excess of book depreciation and amortization $(126,090) $(125,157) (Gain) loss on sale or writedown of (2,954) (3,032) assets Deferred compensation and other employee related 12,614 12,192 Change in balance sheet reserves and accruals 27,528 37,356 Environmental accruals 6,823 11,606 Alternative minimum tax 3,164 9,155 Capitalized interest (2,516) (2,155) Other employee postretirement benefits (Note 8) 34,054 31,065 State deferred taxes, net of federal income tax benefit 651 648 Other - net 1,376 3,043 -------- ------- Net deferred tax liability $ (45,350) $ (25,279) ======== ========
In 1992, the Company's income tax expense for discontinued operations differed from the federal statutory rate of 34% because of non-deductible expenses of 8.8% and other items (similar to those below) of 4.5%. The effective rate was 29.7%. Income taxes as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Income differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal corporate tax rate to income as follows:
For the years ended December 25, December 26, December 27, 1994 1993 1992 ----------- ----------- ----------- Expected tax rate 35.0% (35.0%) 34.0% State income taxes (net of federal income tax benefit) 5.1 (1.7) 3.7 Revaluation of deferred income tax liability 0.8 4.4 -- Unremitted earnings (losses) of foreign joint venture (0.2) 2.6 -- Non-deductible expenses and losses 1.3 2.7 -- Other - net 2.2 0.8 1.4 ----- ----- ----- Effective tax rate 44.2% (26.2%) 39.1% ===== ===== =====
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has completed its examination of the Company's federal income tax returns through 1990. The IRS is currently examining the fiscal years 1991 and 1992. In the opinion of management, adequate accruals have been provided for all income tax matters and related interest. The Company and ACXT are parties to a tax sharing agreement that provides for, among other things, the treatment of tax matters for periods prior to the distribution of ACXT stock and responsibility for adjustments as a result of audits by taxing authorities and is designed to preserve the status of the distribution as tax-free. NOTE 6: Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award Plans Under the Company's stock option plans, officers and other key employees may be granted options which allow for the purchase of shares of the Company's common stock. The option price on outstanding options is equal to the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant. The 1983 non-qualified Adolph Coors Company Stock Option Plan, as amended, provides for options to be granted at the discretion of the board of directors. These options expire 10 years from date of grant. No options have been granted under this plan since 1989. At this time, the board of directors has decided not to grant additional options under this plan. The 1990 Equity Incentive Plan (1990 EI Plan) that became effective January 1, 1990, as amended, provides for two types of grants: restricted stock awards and stock options. The stock options have a term of 10 years with exercise prices equal to market on the day of the grant. Prior to 1994, one-third of the stock option grant was vested in each of the three successive years after the date of grant. Effective January 1, 1994, stock options vest at 10% for each one dollar increase in fair market value of ACC stock from date of grant, or vest 100% after nine years. Vesting in the restricted stock awards is over a three-year period from the date of grant. All restricted shares outstanding as of December 27, 1992, became fully vested because of the spin-off. The compensation cost associated with these awards is amortized to expense over the vesting period. In 1991, the Company adopted an Equity Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (EC Plan). The EC Plan provides for two grants of the Company's stock; the first grant is automatic and equals 20% of the Director's annual retainer and the second grant is elective and covers all or any portion of the balance of the retainer. The compensation cost associated with the EC Plan is amortized over the Director's term. In 1992, all then outstanding grants under the restricted stock plan were accelerated to fully vest because of the spin-off. Changes in stock options are as follows:
Price range Shares per share ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outstanding at December 29, 1991 1,804,500 $14.50-$30.50 Adjustment due to ACX Technologies, Inc. spin-off (147,400) -- Granted -- -- Canceled (90,600) $14.50-$30.50 Exercised (276,100) $13.00-$24.63 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outstanding at December 27, 1992 1,290,400 $13.00-$30.50 Granted 83,000 $16.44-$16.50 Canceled (60,100) $13.24-$21.35 Exercised (465,000) $10.82-$18.36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outstanding at December 26, 1993 848,300 $10.82-$22.75 Granted 530,700 $16.25-$16.25 Canceled (65,700) $14.45-$18.36 Exercised (126,900) $13.24-$18.36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outstanding at December 25, 1994 1,186,400 $13.24-$22.75 ============================================================================= Options exercisable at: December 26, 1993 841,300 December 25, 1994 643,700 =============================================================================
Common stock reserved for options, and restricted stock awards totaled 1,866,800 shares as of December 25, 1994, and 2,331,800 shares as of December 26, 1993. In January 1993, the number and exercise price of all options outstanding at the time of the ACX Technologies spin-off were adjusted to compensate for the economic value of the options as a result of the distribution to shareholders. The options of officers who transferred to ACX Technologies were canceled. The net effect of these adjustments decreased the number of options outstanding by 147,400. NOTE 7: Employee Retirement Plans The Company maintains several defined benefit pension plans for the majority of its employees. Benefits are based on years of service and average base compensation levels over a period of years. Plan assets consist primarily of equity, real estate and interest-bearing investments. The Company's funding policy is to contribute annually not less than the ERISA minimum funding standards, nor more than the maximum amount which can be deducted for federal income tax purposes. Total expense for these plans, as well as a savings and investment (thrift) plan, was $29,485,000 in 1994, $39,873,000 in 1993 and $20,282,000 in 1992. The 1993 increase in plan expense resulted primarily from the offering of the early retirement program and plan changes. Included in the 1993 service cost is $16.5 million which was the result of the early retirement program. The 1993 expense has been included in restructuring costs (Note 9).
For the years ended December 25, December 26, December 27, 1994 1993 1992 ----------- ----------- ----------- (In thousands) Service cost-benefits earned during the year $ 12,517 $ 27,089 $ 10,873 Interest cost on projected benefit obligations 28,377 24,332 20,818 Actual (gain) on plan assets (872) (35,329) (9,748) Net amortization and deferral (16,351) 16,929 (7,639) ------- ------- ------- Net pension expense $ 23,671 $ 33,021 $ 14,304 ======= ======= =======
The funded status of the pension plans and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet are as follows:
As of December 25, December 26, 1994 1993 ----------- ----------- (In thousands) Actuarial present value of accumulated plan benefits, including vested benefits of $264,319 in 1994 and $273,589 in 1993 $278,489 $290,318 ------- ------- Projected benefit obligations for service rendered to date $343,628 $380,594 Plan assets available for benefit 261,982 253,526 ------- ------- Plan assets less than projected benefit obligations 81,646 127,068 Unrecognized net loss (50,211) (94,416) Prior service cost not yet recognized (23,062) (25,402) Unrecognized net asset being recognized over 15 years 9,181 10,872 ------- ------- Net accrued pension liability $ 17,554 $ 18,122 ======= =======
Significant assumptions used in determining the valuation of the projected benefit obligations as of the end of 1994, 1993 and 1992 were:
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- Settlement rate 8.50% 7.25% 8.75% Increase in compensation levels 5.00% 5.00% 5.75% Rate of return on plan assets 9.50% 9.50% 10.50%
NOTE 8: Non-Pension Postretirement Benefits The Company has postretirement plans that provide medical benefits and life insurance for retirees and eligible dependents. The plans are not funded. This obligation was determined by the application of the terms of medical and life insurance plans, together with relevant actuarial assumptions and health care cost trend rates ranging ratably from 11.0% in 1994 to 6.5% in the year 2006. The effect of an annual 1% increase in trend rates would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by approximately $8.5 million and $10.5 million in 1994 and 1993, respectively. The effect of a 1% increase in trend rates also would have increased the ongoing annual cost by $1.2 million and $1.0 million in 1994 and 1993, respectively. The discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 8.50% and 7.25% at December 25, 1994, and December 26, 1993, respectively. Net periodic postretirement benefit cost included the following:
For the years ended December 25, December 26, 1994 1993 ----------- ----------- (In thousands) Service cost-benefits attributed to service during the period $ 3,097 $ 10,163 Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 6,698 5,311 Amortization of net loss (gain) 78 (239) Return on plan assets -- -- ------- ------- Net periodic postretirement benefit cost $ 9,873 $ 15,235 ======= =======
The 1994 decrease in plan expense resulted principally from the 1993 early retirement program. Included in the 1993 service cost is $7.7 million which was the result of the early retirement program. That 1993 expense has been included in restructuring costs (Note 9). The status of the plan was as follows:
As of December 25, December 26, 1994 1993 ----------- ----------- (In thousands) Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation: Retirees $ 32,989 $ 43,254 Fully eligible active plan participants 11,508 16,737 Other active plan participants 32,221 35,008 ------- ------- Accumulated postretirement obligation in excess of plan assets 76,718 94,999 Unrecognized net gain (loss) 2,999 (18,273) Unrecognized prior service cost 7,680 4,578 ------- ------- Accrued postretirement benefit obligation in the Consolidated Balance Sheet $ 87,397 $ 81,304 ======= =======
NOTE 9: Special (Credit) Charges Fourth quarter results for 1994 include a net special credit of $13.9 million which is shown as a separate item in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income and resulted in $0.22 per share after tax. Two nonrecurring items contributed to the net special credit. First, the Company reached a settlement with a number of its insurance carriers which enabled it to recover a portion of the costs associated with the Lowry Landfill Superfund site. Secondly, CBC recorded an impairment reserve for the writedown of distributor assets. Fourth quarter results for 1993 include several special charges. These special charges resulted in a pretax charge of $122.5 million, or $1.98 per share after tax. A restructuring charge, which totaled $109.5 million, or $1.77 per share after tax, resulted from the Company's announcement in July 1993 of a restructuring program designed to reduce costs, improve operating efficiencies and increase shareholder value. The restructuring charge includes $70.2 million for voluntary severance and enhanced early retirement incentives designed to reduce the Company's white-collar work force, as well as $39.3 million for workplace redesign, asset writedowns and other expenses related to profit improvement initiatives. Substantially all of the payments for voluntary severance and enhanced early retirement incentives occurred in 1993. Of the $39.3 million, approximately $22 million related to workplace redesign and other expenses related to profit improvement initiatives, and approximately $17.3 million related to asset writedowns. Substantially all costs related to workplace redesign and other profitability improvement initiatives, which were accrued in 1993, were paid in 1994. Other special charges unrelated to the profit improvement initiatives totaled $13.0 million for the writedown of certain distributor assets and a provision for environmental enhancements. The 1993 restructuring charge and subsequent activity are summarized as follows:
Workplace Asset Personnel Redesign Writedowns Total --------- --------- ---------- -------- 1993 Charges $ 70,240 $ 22,000 $ 17,300 $109,540 1993 Payments and writedowns 57,924 3,600 17,300 78,824 ------- ------- ------- ------- Balance as of December 26, 1993 12,316 18,400 -- 30,716 1994 Payments 3,045 16,480 -- 19,525 ------- ------- ------- ------- Balance as of December 25, 1994 $ 9,271 $ 1,920 $ -- $ 11,191 ======= ======= ======= =======
The majority of the remaining accruals relate to obligations under deferred compensation arrangements and postretirement benefits other than pensions. NOTE 10: Commitments and Contingencies It is the policy of the Company to act as a self-insurer for certain insurable risks consisting primarily of employee health insurance programs, workers'compensation and general liability contract deductibles. In 1994, a subsidiary of CBC continued to perform under an agreement to purchase coal for CBC's steam generation facility. The agreement runs for a five-year period beginning in 1990 and requires the purchase of a minimum of 330,000 tons of coal per contract year. In 1992, CBC entered into a five-year supply contract to purchase substantial amounts of packaging raw materials from two subsidiaries of ACX Technologies. These contracts are for pre-determined quantities and based on market pricing. In 1992, ACC and CBC (as well as two former affiliates that are now subsidiaries of ACXT) were sued by TransRim Enterprises (USA) Ltd. in Federal District Court for the District of Colorado. TransRim alleged that the defendants misused confidential information and breached an implied contract to proceed with a joint venture project to build and operate a paper board mill. TransRim initially claimed damages totaling $159 million based on a number of theories, some of which were removed from the case by the judge granting the defendants' motion for the partial summary judgement. Trial by a jury was held in April 1994, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of all defendants to all claims. TransRim filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Judicial Circuit. Oral arguments were heard March 7, 1995. Management believes that ACC and CBC have meritorious defenses and that the ultimate outcome will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations. In 1992, CBC appealed to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit seeking a review of a ruling of the U.S. District Court for the State of New Hampshire. The District Court had upheld a 1991 U.S. Bankruptcy Court order awarding damages of $10 million, plus interest and attorneys' fees, to a former beer distributor. In the fourth quarter of 1993, CBC entered into a settlement of this matter and a related case. The settlement was within the amount of reserves previously established for the matter. In 1991, the Company became aware that Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company (MBLIC) had been placed under the control of the State of New Jersey. The Company is a holder of several life insurance policies and annuities through MBLIC. The cash surrender value under these policies, net of outstanding loans, approximates $7,621,000. Policyholders have been notified that all claims, benefits and annuity payments will continue to be paid in full; however, at this time policyholders are able to only partially redeem their policies for cash. In 1991, CBC entered into an agreement with Colorado Baseball Partnership 1993, Ltd. for an equity investment and multi-year signage and advertising package. This commitment, totaling approximately $30 million was finalized upon the awarding of a National League baseball franchise to Colorado in 1991. The initial investment as a limited partner has been paid. The multi-year signage and advertising package will commence in 1995. In 1991, the City and County of Denver, Waste Management of Colorado, Inc. and Chemical Waste Management, Inc. brought litigation in U.S. District Court against the Company and 37 other PRP's to determine the allocation of costs of Lowry site remediation. In 1993, the Court approved a settlement agreement between the Company and the plaintiffs, resolving the Company's liabilities for the site. The Company agreed to initial payments based on an assumed present value of $120 million in total site remediation costs. In addition, the Company agreed to pay a specified share of costs if total remediation costs are in excess of this amount. Payments representing the Company's agreed share based on the $120 million assumption were made into a trust to be applied to costs of site remediation and operating and maintenance costs. None of these payments were material to the Company's cash flow or financial position. The terms did not result in any adjustment to the $30 million reserve established in 1990. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced remediation objectives and requirements for the site and projected costs of its remediation plan. The EPA's projected costs are below the $120 million total assumed as a basis for the Company's settlement. The City and County of Denver, Waste Management of Colorado, Inc. and Chemical Waste Management are expected to implement remediation of the site. The Company has no reason to believe that total remediation costs will result in additional liability to the Company. In 1991, the Company filed suit against certain of its former and current insurance carriers, seeking recovery of past defense costs and investigation, study and remediation costs. Settlements were reached during 1993 and 1994 with all defendants. As a result, in the fourth quarter of 1994, the Company recognized a special pretax credit of $18.9 million (Note 9). The Company also is named as defendant in various actions and proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In all of these cases, the Company is denying the allegations and is vigorously defending against them and, in some instances, has filed counterclaims. Although the eventual outcome of the various lawsuits cannot be predicted, it is management's opinion these suits will not result in liabilities to such extent that they would materially affect the Company's financial position or results of operations. NOTE 11: Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) The following summarizes selected quarterly financial information for each of the two years in the period ended December 25, 1994. The third quarter is a 16-week period; all other fiscal quarters are 12 weeks. As described in Note 9, income in the fourth quarter of 1994 was increased by a special pretax credit of $13,949,000 or $.22 per share, and income from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 1993 was reduced by special pretax charges of $122,540,000, or $1.98 per share.
ADOLPH COORS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT (UNAUDITED) First Second Third Fourth Year (In thousands, except per share data) 1994 Net sales $318,453 $432,216 $555,581 $ 356,421 $1,662,671 Cost of goods sold 211,252 254,637 358,679 238,221 1,062,789 Marketing, general and administrative 92,926 127,693 159,979 111,805 492,403 Research and project development 2,197 3,313 4,217 3,538 13,265 Special (credit) -- -- -- (13,949) (13,949) Other (income) expense-net (156) 2,567 1,266 266 3,943 ------- ------- -------- ------- --------- Total costs and expenses 306,219 388,210 524,141 339,881 1,558,451 Income before income taxes 12,234 44,006 31,440 16,540 104,220 Income tax expense 5,300 20,100 14,100 6,600 46,100 ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- Net income $ 6,934 $ 23,906 $ 17,340 $ 9,940 $ 58,120 ======= ======= ======= ======== ========= Net income per share of common stock $ 0.18 $ 0.63 $ 0.45 $ 0.26 $ 1.52 ======= ======= ======= ======== =========
First Second Third Fourth Year (In thousands, except per share data) 1993 Net sales $295,983 $412,868 $535,627 $337,333 $1,581,811 ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- Cost of goods sold 198,905 257,539 349,149 231,271 1,036,864 Marketing, general and administrative 82,747 115,803 158,288 97,292 454,130 Research and project development 2,602 2,833 4,506 3,067 13,008 Special charges including restructuring charge -- -- -- 122,540 122,540 Other (income) expense-net 3,374 2,904 3,696 2,125 12,099 ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- Total costs and expenses 287,628 379,079 515,639 456,295 1,638,641 Income (loss) before income taxes 8,355 33,789 19,988 (118,962) (56,830) Income tax expense (benefit) 3,700 14,900 10,400 (43,900) (14,900) ------ ------- ------- -------- --------- Net income (loss) $ 4,655 $ 18,889 $ 9,588 $(75,062) $ (41,930) ======= ======= ======= ======== ========= Net income (loss) per share of common stock $ 0.12 $ 0.50 $ 0.25 $ (1.97) $ (1.10) ======= ======= ======= ======== =========
ITEM 9. Disagreements on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Within the last two fiscal years there have been no changes in the Company's independent accounting firm or disagreements on material accounting and financial statement disclosure matters. PART III ITEM 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant (a) Directors. JOSEPH COORS (Age 77) is Vice Chairman of Adolph Coors Company and has served in that capacity since 1975. He has served as a Director since 1942. He retired from day-to-day operations in December 1987. He serves as a member of the Executive Committee, the Debt Pricing Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee. He is also a Director of Coors Brewing Company and ACX Technologies, Inc. PETER H. COORS (Age 48) has served as a Director of Adolph Coors Company since 1973. Prior to 1993, he served as Executive Vice President of Adolph Coors Company and Chairman of the Brewing Group. Also in 1993, he became Vice President and Secretary of Adolph Coors Company and was elected CEO and Vice Chairman of Coors Brewing Company. In December 1993, he was named interim treasurer. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Coors Brewing Company. He serves as a member of the Debt Pricing Committee and the Executive Committee. In his career at Coors Brewing Company, he has served in a number of different positions, including Divisional President of Sales Marketing and Administration and Secretary (1982-1985), Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing (1978-1982), Vice President (1976-1978), and Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer (1974-1976). WILLIAM K. COORS (Age 78) is Chairman of the Board and President of Adolph Coors Company and has served in such capacities since 1970 and 1989, respectively. He has served as a Director since 1940. He serves as Chairman of the Debt Pricing Committee and the Executive Committee. He is also a director and Chairman of the Board of Coors Brewing Company and ACX Technologies, Inc. J. BRUCE LLEWELLYN (Age 67) has served as a Director and member of the Audit Committee since 1989. In 1993, he was named chairman of the Audit Committee. He also serves on the Compensation Committee and the Special Performance-Based Compensation Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Coors Brewing Company. He is an attorney and involved in the management of several businesses in which he is an investor. He is presently the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Philadelphia Coca Cola Bottling, Inc. and Queen City Broadcasting, Inc. He is also a Director of Manufacturers Hanover Trust/Chemical Bank and QVC, Inc. LUIS G. NOGALES (Age 51) has served as a Director since 1989. He became a member of the Audit Committee in 1992. He has served as a member of the Compensation Committee since 1989 and was named chairman in May 1994. He is also a member of the Special Performance-Based Compensation Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Coors Brewing Company. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Embarcadero Media, Inc., a media (radio) acquisition company in Los Angeles. In the past he was president of Nogales Partners (1990 to present), a media acquisition firm, general partner of Nogales Castro Partners (1989-1990), President of Univision, the nation's largest Spanish language television network (1986-1988), and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Press International (1983-1986). From 1981-1983 he served as Senior Vice President of Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. He is also a Director of Southern California Edison Company and SCEcorp. WAYNE R. SANDERS (Age 47) joined the Company as a Director in February of 1995. He is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Kimberly Clark (K-C) Corporation in Dallas. Sanders joined Kimberly Clark in 1975 as Senior Financial Analyst. For the past 20 years, he has served in a number of positions with K-C. He was named to his current position in 1992. Prior to that, he served as president and chief executive officer (1991); president, World Consumer, Nonwovens and Service and Industrial Operations (1990). He was elected to K-C's board of directors in August 1989. (b) Executive Officers. Of the above directors, Peter H. Coors and William K. Coors are executive officers of the Adolph Coors Company. The following also were executive officers of Adolph Coors Company (as defined by SEC rules) at March 1, 1995: ALVIN C. BABB (Age 62) is Senior Vice President of Operations and Technology for CBC and has served in that capacity since 1983. Prior to that, he served as Group Vice President of Brewery Operations (1982-1983), Senior Vice President of Brewery Operations (1981-1982) and Senior Vice President of Plant Operations (1978-1981). He has been with CBC for more than 40 years. He is a member of the Master Brewing Association of America. CARL L. BARNHILL (Age 46) joined CBC in May of 1994 as Senior Vice President of Sales. Barnhill brings more than 20 years of marketing experience with consumer goods companies. Most recently, he was Vice President of Selling Systems Development for the European and Middle East division of Pepsi Foods International. Prior to joining Pepsi in 1993, he spent 16 years with Frito-Lay in various upper-level sales and marketing positions. ROBERT W. EHRET (Age 50) joined CBC in May of 1994 as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to joining CBC, Ehret served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for A.C. Nielsen. From 1983 to 1989, Ehret worked for PepsiCo Inc., as Director of Employee Relations and Personnel Director for two of PepsiCo's international divisions based in Tokyo and London. He also worked in various Human Resource capacities at Celanese Corporation. W. LEO KIELY, III (Age 48) became President and Chief Operating Officer of CBC as of March 1, 1993. Prior to joining CBC, he served as division vice president and then division president of the Frito-Lay, Inc. subsidiary of PepsiCo in Plano, Texas. From 1989-1991, he served as senior vice president of field operations, overseeing the operations of Frito-Lay's four regional business teams. From 1984-1989, he was the vice president of sales and marketing for Frito-Lay. ROBERT D. KLUGMAN (Age 47) was named Senior Vice President of Corporate Development in May 1994, and Vice President of Corporate Development in July 1993. Prior to that, he vas Vice President of Brand Marketing, a position he held from 1981 - 1987, and again from 1990 - 1993. From 1987 to 1990 he was Vice President of International, Development and Marketing Services. Before joining CBC, Klugman was a Vice President of Client Services at Leo Burnett USA, a Chicago-based advertising agency. MICHAEL A. MARRANZINO (Age 47) has served as CBC's Senior Vice President and Chief International Officer since 1994. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and Director of International Marketing. He has been with CBC since 1976, and has held positions in the sales and marketing area, including director of development, director for Coors and Coors Extra Gold brands, director of sales and marketing operations, director of field sales and director of sales operations. M. CAROLINE TURNER (Age 45) was named Vice President and Assistant Secretary of ACC and Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary of CBC in 1993. In the past she served as Vice President, Chief Legal Officer (1991-1992) and Director, Legal Affairs (1986-1991) of ACC. Prior to joining the Company, she was a partner with the law firm of Holme Roberts & Owen (1983-1986), an associate for Holme Roberts and Owen (1977-1982) and a clerk in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (1976-1977). WILLIAM H. WEINTRAUB (Age 52) was named Senior Vice President of Marketing in 1994. He joined CBC as Vice President of Marketing in July, 1993. Prior to joining CBC, he directed all marketing and advertising for Tropicana Products as Senior Vice President. From 1982 - 1991, Weintraub was with the Kellogg Company, with responsibility for marketing and sales. He also held a number of positions at Procter & Gamble from 1967 - 1982. TIMOTHY V. WOLF (Age 41) was named Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of ACC and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CBC in February, 1995. Wolf came to CBC from Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where he served as Senior Vice President of Planning and Human Resources from 1993 to 1994. From 1989 to 1993 he served in several executive positions for The Walt Disney Company including Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. ACC and CBC employ a number of other officers who are not considered executive officers of the Registrant as defined under SEC regulations. Terms for all officers and directors are for a period of one year, except that vacancies may be filled and additional officers elected at any regular or special meeting. Directors are elected at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting held in May. There are no arrangements or understandings between any officer or director pursuant to which any officer or director was elected as such. (d) Family Relationships. William K. Coors and Joseph Coors are brothers. Peter H. Coors is a son of Joseph Coors. (e) Section 16 Disclosures. All filing and disclosure requirements were met in 1994. ITEM 11. Executive Compensation I. SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG TERM COMPENSATION AWARDS PAYOUTS NAME & PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS OTHER RESTRICTED SECURITIES LTIP ALL ($) ($)(a) ANNUAL STOCK UNDERLYING PAYOUTS OTHER COMP ($)(b) OPTIONS ($)(C) COMP ($)(d) (#)(e) ($)(e)(f) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William K. Coors, Chairman 1994 275,020 2,714 0 0 0 0 86,219 of the Board, CEO of Adolph 1993 256,000 1,938 0 0 0 0 65,539 Coors Company 1992 256,000 0 27,288 0 0 0 58,153 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter H. Coors, Vice Chairman 1994 483,328 281,262 0 0 28,820 0 9,102 & CEO of Coors Brewing 1993 465,688 44,185 13,041 49,312 30,000 0 8,622 Company 1992 465,061 0 18,593 0 0 491,302 7,257 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W. Leo Kiely III, President 1994 384,400 230,858 0 0 23,655 0 5,151 & COO of Coors Brewing 1993 310,000 187,251 309,121 16,500 10,000 0 6,198 Company 1992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alvin C. Babb, Senior VP, 1994 289,552 133,214 0 0 13,364 0 13,451 Operations & Technology 1993 278,800 27,333 11,538 4,931 3,000 0 15,239 1992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William H. Weintraub, Senior 1994 274,168 126,136 0 0 12,654 0 7,785 VP Marketing 1993 120,271 106,397 33,084 0 0 0 5,733 1992 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Amounts awarded under the Management Incentive Compensation Program. (b) No restricted stock grants were made in 1994. In 1993, restricted stock was granted to three of the named officers. The number of grants and their values at December 25, 1994 are as follows: Peter H. Coors - 3,000 shares valued at $47,625; W. Leo Kiely III - 1,000 shares valued at $15,875; and Alvin C. Babb - 300 shares valued at $4,763. Restricted stock awards granted in 1993 have a three-year vesting period based on year of grant and expire with termination of employment. Dividends are paid to the holders of the grants during the vesting period. No restricted stock grants were made in 1992. In 1992, restricted stock grants existing as of December 27, 1992 became vested due to the spin-off. No restricted stock grants were outstanding as of December 27, 1992. (c) In 1992, cash was paid under CBC's 1990 Long-Term Incentive Plan for the three-year performance period ended December 27, 1992. (d) Under the 1983 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, the Company reimburses a portion of the taxes the executive will incur. In 1994, none of the named executives received perquisites in excess of the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of salary plus bonus. In 1993, W. Leo Kiely III and William H. Weintraub received perquisites including moving expenses of $299,639 for W. Leo Kiely III and $28,320 for William H. Weintraub. In 1992, William K. Coors had perquisites including personal use of the Company's Lear jet - $13,118 and auto allowance- $8,694. The Company no longer owns the Lear jet. (e) No stock option grants were made in 1992. (f) The amounts shown in this column are attributable to the officer life insurance and 401(k) plans. The named executives receive officer life insurance provided by the Company until retirement. At the time of retirement, the officer's life insurance program terminates and for some of the officers, the salary continuation agreement becomes effective. The officer life insurance provides six times the executive base salary until retirement, at which time the Company becomes the beneficiary. The 1994 annual benefit for each executive: William K. Coors - $79,354; Peter H. Coors - $4,969; W. Leo Kiely III - $3,423; Alvin C. Babb - $9,062; William H. Weintraub - $3,284. The Company's 50% match on the first 6% of salary contributed by the officer to ACC's qualified 401(k) plan was $4,133 for Peter H. Coors; $1,728 for W. Leo Kiely III; $4,389 for Alvin C. Babb; $4,501 for William H. Weintraub. In response to Code Section 162 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993, the Company appointed a special compensation committee to approve and monitor performance criteria in certain performance based executive compensation plans for 1994. II. OPTION/SAR GRANTS TABLE
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT ASSUMED RATES OF STOCK PRICE INDIVIDUAL GRANTS APPRECIATION FOR OPTION TERM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF % TOTAL SECURITIES OPTIONS UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE OR OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN BASE PRICE EXPIRATION NAME GRANTED FISCAL YEAR ($/SHARE) DATE 5% 10% (#) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter H. Coors 28,820 (a) 5% $16.25 01/03/04 $276,923 $718,358 W. Leo Kiely III 23,655 (a) 4% $16.25 01/03/04 $227,294 $589,617 Alvin C. Babb 13,364 (a) 3% $16.25 01/03/04 $128,411 $333,107 William H. Weintraub 12,654 (a) 2% $16.25 01/03/04 $121,589 $315,409
(a) From the date of grant, one-tenth of the grant vests for each one dollar increment in fair market value (FMV) of the stock over the exercise price. For example, when the FMV reaches $17.25, 10% of the grant is vested; when it reaches $18.25, 20% is vested; etc. FMV is calculated by averaging the high and low stock price for each day. Once a portion has vested, it is not reversed even if the FMV drops. If not sooner, the grant is 100% vested after 9 years. At December 25, 1994, the grants were 40% vested. III. OPTION/SAR EXERCISES AND YEAR-END VALUE TABLE Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year, and FY-End Option/SAR Value
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING VALUE OF UNEXERCISED SHARES UNEXERCISED OPTIONS IN-THE-MONEY ACQUIRED AT FY-END(#) (b) OPTIONS AT FY-END ($) (b) ON VALUE NAME EXERCISE (#) REALIZED Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pete H. Coors 0 0 164,208 37,292 169,962 0 W. Leo Kiely III 0 0 12,794 20,860 0 0 Alvin C. Babb 5,632 20,576 26,325 10,018 25,872 0 William H. Weintraub 0 0 5,061 7,592 0 0
(a) Values stated are the bargain element received in 1994, which is the difference between the option price and the market price at the time of exercise. (b) No grants were made in 1992. In 1992, ACC approved the adjustment of all options outstanding as of December 27, 1992, for both the amount and exercise price pursuant to a formula which retained the same option spread for the employee after the spin-off as had existed immediately prior to the spin-off. IV. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS TABLE
POTENTIAL FUTURE PAYOUTS UNDER NON-STOCK PRICE-BASED PLANS NAME NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE THRESHOLD TARGET MAXIMUM SHARES, UNITS OR OTHER ($ OR #) ($ OR #) ($ OR #) OR OTHER PERIOD UNTIL RIGHTS MATURATION OR (#) PAYOUT Peter H. Coors 150% of 1-1-94 1994 - 1996 8,646* 129,691* 259,382* salary at target W. Leo Kiely III 140% of 1-1-94 1994 - 1996 7,097* 99,353* 198,706* salary at target Alvin C. Babb 100% of 1-1-94 1994 - 1996 $28,956** $289,552** $579,104** salary at target William H. Weintraub 100% of 1-1-94 1994 - 1996 $ 8,226** $ 82,250** $165,500** salary at target 3,543* 35,431* 70,862*
* Number of options to be granted. ** Award of 1/2 restricted shares and 1/2 cash. Under the Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), payout targets are dependent on cumulative Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) which is defined as earnings before interest expense and after tax, divided by debt plus equity. The LTIP cycle is three years, with any payout at the beginning of the fourth year. Under the first cycle, the earliest potential payout is for 1994-1996. Participants elect the form of payout from several options. The first option is to receive one-half of the payout in cash, one-half in shares of restricted stock. Restricted shares will be fully vested, but will be restricted from sale for a period of five years. The second option allows the participant to use the cash portion of payout to purchase discounted shares of stock (based on 75% of the fair market value of the stock at the time of payout.) Shares purchased under this option are fully vested, but cannot be sold for a period of three years.The third option allows the participant to elect a percentage (a multiple of10, but not more than 100) of the total award amount to be received in the form of stock options; the number of options to be three times the total award amount divided by the fair market value of the stock at the time the participant enters the LTIP. The options will be fully vested and have a ten-year term. The remainder of the award, if the percentage elected is less than 100%, will be awarded one-half in cash, one-half in restricted shares of stock. All shares will receive dividends during the restriction period. V. PENSION PLAN TABLE The following table sets forth annual retirement benefits for representative years of service and average annual earnings.
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPENSATION YEARS OF SERVICE 10 20 30 40 $ 125,000 $ 21,875 $ 43,750 $ 65,625 $ 71,875 150,000 26,250 52,500 78,750 86,250 175,000 30,625 61,250 91,875 100,625 200,000 35,000 70,000 105,000 115,000* 225,000 39,375* 78,750* 118,125* 129,375* 250,000 43,750* 87,500* 131,250* 143,750* 275,000 48,125* 96,250* 144,375* 158,125* 300,000 52,500* 105,000* 157,500* 172,500* 325,000 56,875* 113,750* 170,625* 186,875* 350,000 61,250* 122,500* 183,750* 201,250* 375,000 65,625* 131,250* 196,875* 215,625* 400,000 70,000* 140,000* 210,000* 230,000* 425,000 74,375* 148,750* 223,125* 244,375* 450,000 78,750* 157,500* 236,250* 258,750* 475,000 83,125* 166,250* 249,375* 273,125* 500,000 87,500* 175,000* 262,500* 287,500*
*Maximum permissible benefit under ERISA from the qualified retirement income plan for 1994 was $118,800 and annual compensation in excess of $150,000 is not considered for benefits under the qualified plan. The Company has a non-qualified supplemental retirement plan to provide full accrued benefits to all employees in excess of IRS maximums. Annual average compensation covered by the retirement plan and credited years of service for individuals named in Item 11(a) are as follows: William K. Coors - $247,340 and 55 years; Peter H. Coors - $456,339 and 23 years; and Alvin C. Babb - $280,224 and 41 years; W. Leo Kiely III - $379,454 and 1 year; William H. Weintraub - $270,479 and 1 year. The Company's principal retirement income plan is a defined benefit plan. The amount of contribution for officers is not included in the above table since total plan contributions cannot be readily allocated to individual employees. The Company's most recent actuarial valuation was as of January 1, 1994, in which the ratio of plan contributions to total compensation covered by the plan was approximately 9.2%. Covered compensation is defined as the total base salary (average of three highest consecutive years out of the last ten) of employees participating in the plan, including commissions but excluding bonuses and overtime pay. Compensation also includes amounts deferred by the individual under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k) and any amounts deferred into a plan under Internal Revenue Code Section 125. Normal retirement age under the plan is 65. An employee with at least 5 years of vesting service may retire as early as age 55. Benefits are reduced for early retirement based on an employee's age and years of service at retirement; however, benefits are not reduced if (1) the employee is at least age 62 when payments commence or (2) the employee's age plus years of service equal at least 85 and the employee has worked for CBC at least 25 years. The amount of pension actually accrued under the pension formula is in the form of a straight line annuity. In addition to the annual benefit from the qualified Retirement Plan, two of the named executives are covered by salary continuation agreements. These agreements provide for a lump sum cash payment to the officer upon normal retirement in an amount actuarially equivalent in value to 30% of the officer's last annual base salary, payable for the remainder of the officer's life, but not less than 10 years. If the officer should die after age 55, the surviving spouse receives the lump sum. The interest rate used in calculating the lump sum is determined using 80% of the annual average yield of the 10-year Treasury constant maturities for the month preceding the month of retirement. Using 1994 eligible salary amounts as representative of the last annual base salary, the estimated annual benefit upon normal retirement for these officers would be: Peter H. Coors- $140,500 and Alvin C. Babb - $86,900. Compensation of Directors The Company adopted the Equity Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (EC Plan) effective May 16, 1991. The EC Plan provides for two grants of Adolph Coors Company's Class B (non-voting) common stock to non-employee (NE) directors. The first grant is automatic and equals 20% of the annual retainer. The second grant is elective and allows the NE directors to take a portion, or all, of the remaining annual retainer in stock. Amounts of both grants are determined by the market value of the shares on the date of grant. Shares received under either grant may not be sold or disposed of before completion of the annual term. The Company reserved 50,000 shares of stock to be issued under the EC Plan. The retainer for the 1992-1993 term was $25,000 plus $1,500 per meeting. Beginning with the 1993-1994 annual term the Company increased the NE directors' annual retainer to $32,000 and eliminated the per meeting fee. The NE members of the Board of Directors in 1993 were paid 50% of the $25,000 annual retainer for the 1992-1993 term plus $1,500 per meeting and 50% of the $32,000 annual retainer for the 1993-1994 term and reimbursement of expenses incurred to perform their duties as directors. Directors who are full-time employees of the Company receive $15,000 annually. All directors are reimbursed for any expenses incurred while attending Board of Directors or committee meetings and in connection with any other CBC business. In addition, Joseph Coors, as a director and retired executive officer, is provided an office, transportation and secretarial support from CBC. Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment Arrangements CBC has no agreements with executives or employees providing employment for a set period. W. Leo Kiely III, President and COO, has an agreement with CBC that provided for a guaranteed bonus equal to 50% of base salary for the first and second year of his employment (1993 and 1994). In the event of termination without cause prior to June 1, 1995, CBC would pay his base monthly salary plus the guaranteed bonus for 30 months. If Mr. Kiely were terminated without cause on or after June 1, 1995, he would receive his then current salary for 18 months plus 1 1/2 times his last bonus amount. In either case, health benefits would continue through the payout period or when he commenced other employment if earlier. William H. Weintraub, Senior Vice President, Marketing, has an agreement which provided for a guaranteed bonus equal to 40% of base salary for 1993 and 1994. It provides that, if Mr. Weintraub were terminated without cause prior to July 1, 1995, he would receive 15 months of salary plus the 40% bonus for that period. In 1993, Alvin C. Babb, Senior Vice President, Operations & Technology, and CBC entered into an agreement providing for certain payments to Mr. Babb if his employment terminates on or before December 31, 1996. CBC would pay Mr. Babb an amount equal to two times his salary plus a lump-sum payment under his salary continuation agreement using a 5% discount factor and would pay any differential between medical benefits then provided and medical benefits provided under CBC's 1993 medical program. The standard severance program for officers is one year of base salary plus a prorated portion of any earned bonus for the year of severance. Comparison of 5-year Cumulative Total Return*
Indexed/Cumulative Returns 1989 1990 1991 1992** 1993 1994 S & P 500 Index 100.00 96.90 126.42 136.06 149.76 151.74 S & P Bev-Alcoholic 100.00 106.26 111.49 132.94 134.64 142.58 Coors 100.00 104.57 143.53 136.86 129.56 142.43
*Assumes that the value of the investment in ACC Common Stock and each index was $100 on December 25, 1989, and that all dividends were reinvested. **Results for 1992 includes $7.92 for the spin-off occurring in December 1992. Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has furnished the following report on executive compensation for Adolph Coors Company's operating subsidiary, Coors Brewing Company (CBC). This report represents Adolph Coors Company's compensation philosophy for fiscal year 1994. Overview of Compensation Strategy for Executives Under the supervision of the three member 1994 Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, the Company continued to support the philosophy that compensation policies, plans and programs must enhance the profitability of the Company by linking financial incentives of senior CBC management with the Company's financial performance. While the base salary philosophy remained the same, all incentive programs were changed to drive shareholder value and increase profitability. Annual base salaries were set at median levels found in the external market. A more aggressive posture was adopted for base salaries for senior officers who have accountability for major functions. Incentive compensation strategies were tied to Company performance and shareholder return to encourage a greater return on invested capital and to increase share price. The Compensation Committee's compensation strategy for CBC's CEO and other executive officers consisted of: -targeting base salary to the 50th percentile of relevant, broadly-defined external markets; -a Company-wide annual profit sharing program under which all eligible employees share profits based on an equal percentage of payout; -providing an annual cash incentive award targeted at the 75th percentile of the same external markets; -providing annual stock grants designed to increase shareholder return; -developing a long-term incentive plan designed to increase return on invested capital. Relationship of Performance to Specific Elements of the Compensation Strategy Following are brief descriptions that outline details and performance measures of each component of the 1994 executive compensation strategy. Base Salary The Company used compensation survey data to determine salaries competitive at the 50th percentile for like positions in similar sized manufacturing companies. Company size was determined by total net sales. Salary ranges were established for executives by using the 50th percentile market data as the mid-point, with a 50% spread between minimum and maximum. Where the executive was paid within the range was determined by individual performance. Annual Profit Sharing Program All full time and part time employees of the Company are eligible for a payout based on annual pre-tax profit goals being met. Payouts to all employees are based on an equal percentage of their 1994 eligible earnings. Management Incentive Compensation Program In 1994, the annual Management Incentive Compensation Program was changed to drive both Company profitability and individual performance. Executive officers and other key management personnel were measured based on pre-tax profit and written individual performance plans tied to Company objectives. Payout may only occur after profit objectives are realized. The Compensation Committee approved annual pre-tax profit objectives as well as minimum and maximum payout levels within the program. Annual targets were met and payouts to all eligible employees were based on those profit and individual performance results as a percentage of their beginning 1994 salary. In 1994, the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Marketing, as part of their agreements with CBC, earned a cash incentive award based on a percentage of their 1994 base salary. Annual Stock Option Grants In 1994, the Committee approved granting of stock options to the executive officers and to other key management personnel. Options were granted as a percentage of base salary and based on the individual's level in the organization. Options were granted with a ten year term. Option vesting is based on a one year holding period and an increase in share value. Options vest 10% for each one dollar increase in fair market value. All options vest after nine years regardless of share value increase. Options were granted through the 1990 Equity Incentive Plan (1990 EI Plan). The 1990 EI Plan was administered by the Compensation Committee. That committee was composed of non-employee, independent directors. The 1990 EI Plan provided that options be granted at exercise prices equal to the fair market value on the date the option was granted. Long Term Incentive Plan In 1994, the Committee established a Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). Participants are all officers and selected key personnel. The plan is on a biannual basis. Each plan has a three year measurement cycle (first plan cycle is for years 1994 through 1996). The plan measures cumulative return on invested capital. The Committee established both minimum and maximum payout levels for participants as a percentage of 1994 salary and level within the organization. The plan provides for three different options regarding payout, which must be elected before the start of the plan cycle. The first option of payout is to receive one-half of the payout in restricted shares, one-half in cash. The restricted shares have a five year restriction. The second option is to take the cash portion of the first option to purchase shares of Company stock at a 25% discount, with a three year restriction on the purchased shares. The third option is to take stock options in lieu of both restricted shares and cash in 10% increments at a three to one ratio. These options have a ten year term with no further restrictions. CEO Compensation for 1994 The CEO's compensation for 1994 did not reflect any of the incentive elements of the Company's compensation strategy. While fully supportive of the executive compensation strategy and fully committed to the Company goal of improved profitability and an increase in shareholder value, CEO William K. Coors has elected not to participate in the incentive programs. It is Mr. Coors' belief that his compensation, although low relative to market and industry standards, is adequate to support his needs and that, given his strong commitment to corporate goals and objectives, financial incentives would not enhance his motivation to achieve superior performance. Mr. Coors did however, receive a 8.0% increase in base salary, which was his first increase in salary over the past twelve years. Luis G. Nogales, Chairman Joseph Coors J. Bruce Llewellyn Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation Joseph Coors, J. Bruce Llewellyn and Luis G. Nogales served on the Compensation Committee during the past fiscal year. Joseph Coors, retired as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in December 1987. Joe Coors sold a Coors beer distributorship in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 31, 1993. Joseph Coors is a director of both ACC and ACXT. He, along with William K. Coors, a Director of both ACC and ACXT, and Peter H. Coors, a Director and an executive officer of ACC, are trustees of several family trusts that collectively own a majority of the common stock of ACXT. ACC and ACXT, or their subsidiaries, have certain business relationships and have engaged in certain transactions with one another, as described below. In connection with the spin-off of ACXT in December 1992, CBC entered into market-based, long-term supply contracts with certain ACXT subsidiaries to provide packaging, aluminum and starch products to CBC. Under the packaging supply agreement, CBC agreed to purchase from an ACXT subsidiary substantially all of CBC's paperboard and label requirements through 1997. Under the aluminum supply agreement, CBC agreed to purchase from another ACXT subsidiary all of CBC's requirements for aluminum can end stock and a substantial amount of CBC's tab stock needs, as well as substantial quantities of body stock through 1994. In addition, CBC agreed to purchase substantial volumes ofaluminum stock to meet CBC's requirements, based on absolute pounds or percentages of CBC needs through 1997. ANC is acting as a purchasing agent under the agreement for the CBC/ANC end and can joint venture. These supply contracts are a material source of revenue for ACXT and provide CBC a stable source for a significant portion of its raw materials and packaging materials. In addition, CBC sells brewery by- products to an ACXT subsidiary and sells aluminum scrap from CBC's can making operations to another ACXT subsidiary. Also in connection with the spin-off, ACC and ACXT and their subsidiaries negotiated several other agreements, including employee matters, environmental management, tax sharing, trademark licensing agreements. In addition, there were numerous one-year transitional agreements for various services and materials. A few continuing service agreements between ACC and ACXT subsidiaries include agreements under which Coors Energy Company supplies natural gas to certain Colorado facilities of ACXT and an agreement by CBC to provide water and waste water treatment services for an ACXT ceramics facility. A joint defense agreement that commenced at the time of the spin-off is in effect with respect to the TransRim litigation described in Item 3, Legal Proceedings. A description of the foregoing agreements was included in the Company's report on Form 8-K dated December 27, 1992, in Exhibit B, "Information Statement," dated December 9, 1992, mailed by the Company to its shareholders. CBC is a limited partner in a limited partnership, formed in connection with the spin-off, with an ACXT subsidiary as general partner. The partnership owns, develops, operates and sells certain real estate previously owned directly by CBC or ACC. Each partner is obligated to make additional cash contributions of up to $500,000 upon call of the general partner. Distributions of $1,000,000 were made to both partners in 1994. Distributions are allocated equally between the partners until CBC recovers its investment, and thereafter 80% to the general partner and 20% to CBC. In 1993, CBC sold certain laboratory facilities and technology to an ACXT subsidiary for approximately $350,000, the estimated fair value of the assets. In addition, certain subsidiaries of ACC and ACXT are parties to miscellaneous market-based transactions. For instance, CBC buys ceramic can tooling from an ACXT subsidiary to test on CBC can lines and CBC serves as aggregator for long distance telephone services for itself and certain ACXT companies. During 1994, a lease of office space from CBC to the limited partnership, mentioned above, terminated. ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management (a) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners The following table sets forth stock ownership of persons holding in excess of five percent of any class of voting securities, as of March 15, 1995:
Name and Address of Amount and Nature Title of Beneficial of Beneficial Percent Class Owner Ownership of Class -------- ----------------- -------------------- ---------- Class A Adolph Coors, Jr. 1,260,000 shares for 100% Common Trust, Golden benefit of William K. Stock Colorado, William K. Coors, Joseph Coors (voting) Coors, Joseph Coors, and May Coors Tooker Joseph Coors, Jr., and their lineal Jeffrey H. Coors and descendants living Peter H. Coors, Trustees at distribution
In addition, certain officers and directors hold interests in other family trusts, as indicated in Item 12, Section (b) (1) following. (b) Security Ownership of Management The following table sets forth stock ownership of the Company's directors, and all executive officers and directors as a group, as of March 15, 1995:
Exercisable Options/ Restricted Shares Stocks Title of Name of Beneficially Awards Percent Class Beneficial Owner Owned (2) Total of Class -------- ----------------- ------------- --------------------- ---------- Class B Joseph Coors 1,149 (1) 323 1,472(1) (1) Common Peter H. Coors 36,451 (1) 177,208 213,659(1) (1) Stock William K. Coors (1) (1) (1) (non- J. Bruce Llewellyn 3,066 1,129 4,195 voting) Luis G. Nogales 816 323 1,139 Wayne R. Sanders 2,000 2,000 Alvin C. Babb 100 27,625 27,725 W. Leo Kiely III 10,000 17,126 27,126 All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (15 persons) 19,312,727 301,060 19,613,787 53%
(1) William K. Coors and Peter H. Coors are two of the trustees of the Adolph Coors Foundation, which owns 732,413 shares of Class B Common Stock. William K. Coors, Joseph Coors and Peter H. Coors are trustees, in addition to other trustees, and beneficiaries or contingent beneficiaries in certain cases, of various trusts that own an aggregate of 16,762,111 shares. These individuals, and others, are trustees of five other trusts owning 1,762,921 shares. In certain of these trusts, they act solely as trustees and have novested or contingent benefits. The total of these trust shares, together with other management shares shown above, represents 53% of the total number of shares ofsuch class outstanding. (2) This represents exercisable options to purchase shares under the Company's 1983 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and 1990 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended in 1994) that could be exercised as of March 15, 1995. In addition,it reflects restricted stock awards granted under the 1990 Equity Incentive Plan. Vesting in the restricted stock is over a three year period from date of grant. All restricted stock awards became fully vested at the time of the ACXTspin-off. In the event of a change in control of the Company, all vesting restrictions on the restricted stock awards would be lifted. (c) Changes in Control. There are no arrangements that would at some subsequent date result in a change of control of the Company. ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions (a) & (b) For a description of certain business relationships and related transactions see the discussion under the caption "Compensation Committee Interlock and Insider Participation" contained in Item 11 of this report. (c) Indebtedness of Management Loans are made available to employees in connection with the exercise of stock options. No such loans were made or outstanding in 1994. There was no other indebtedness in excess of $60,000 between the Company and any member of management or others that have a direct or indirect interest in the Company. PART IV ITEM 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K (a) The following documents are filed as part of this report: (1) Financial Statements: See index of financial statements in Item 8. (2) Financial Statement Schedules: Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Certain financial schedules that were presented in previous years' reports are no longer required by Regulation S-X. These schedules have been omitted from this report. All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
SCHEDULE II ADOLPH COORS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS Additions Balance at charged to Balance beginning costs and Other at end of year expenses additions Deductions of year (In thousands) Allowance for doubtful receivables (deducted from accounts receivable) Year Ended December 27, 1992 (c) $ 46 $ 23 $ --(a) ($ 57) (b) $ 12 December 26, 1993 $ 12 $ 493 $ --(a) ($ 96) (b) $ 409 December 25, 1994 $ 409 $ -- $ --(a) ($ 385) (b) $ 24 (a) Collections of accounts previously written off and additions through acquisition of businesses. (b) Write-off of uncollectible accounts. (c) Restated for discontinued operations.
(3) Exhibits: Exhibit 3.1 - Amended Articles of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1990) Exhibit 3.2 - Amended By-laws. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 13, 1993) Exhibit 4.1 - Form of Indenture for Adolph Coors Company Senior Debt Securities. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed March 14, 1990 and amended on March 26, 1990, file No.33-33831). Upon request, the Company agrees to provide a copy of any debt instrument as applicable under Regulation S-K, Item 601, (b)(4)(iii). Exhibit 10.1 - Officers' Life Insurance Program. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1980) Exhibit 10.2* - Officers and Directors Salary Continuation Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1982) Exhibit 10.3* - Adolph Coors Company 1983 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended effective February 13, 1992 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 1991) Exhibit 10.4* - Model of Coors Brewing Company Annual Incentive Plan Exhibit 10.5* - Coors Brewing Company Long-Term Incentive Plan, 1994-1996 Plan Cycle. Exhibit 10.6* - Adolph Coors Company Equity Incentive Plan. Amended as of May 12, 1994. Exhibit 10.7* - Coors Brewing Company Employee Profit Sharing Program. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989) Exhibit 10.8 - Adolph Coors Company Non-Employee Director Compensation Deferral Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989) Exhibit 10.9 - Agreement between Adolph Coors Company and a former Executive Officer and current Director. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989) Exhibit 10.10 - Form of Coors Brewing Company Distributorship Agreement. (Introduced 1989) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989) Exhibit 10.11 - Adolph Coors Company Water Augmentation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989) Exhibit 10.12 - Adolph Coors Company Equity Compensation Plan for Non- Employee Directors (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 21, 1991, file No. 33-40730) Exhibit 10.13 - Distribution Agreement dated as of October 5, 1992, between the Company and ACX Technologies, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Distribution Agreement included as Exhibits 2, 19.1 and 19.1A to the Registration Statement on Form 10 filed by ACX Technologies, Inc. (file No. 0-20704) with the Commission on October 6, 1992, as amended.) Exhibit 10.14* - Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment Agreements for W. Leo Kiely III, Alvin C. Babb and William H. Weintraub. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1993) Exhibit 10.15 - Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 1994. Exhibit 21 - Subsidiaries. Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Accountants. *Represents a management contract. (b) Reports on Form 8-K No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the fourth quarter ended December 25, 1994. (c) Other Exhibits No exhibits in addition to those previously filed and listed in Item 14 (a) (2) are filed herein. (d) Other Financial Statement Schedules No additional financial statement schedules are required. Other Matters For the purpose of complying with the amendments to the rules governing Form S-8 (effective July 13, 1990) under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned registrant hereby undertakes as follows, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference into registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8No. 33-2761 (filed January 17, 1986), 33-35035 (filed May 24, 1990) and 33-40730 (filed May 21, 1991) and on Form S-3 No. 33-33831 (filed March 14, 1990): Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
EXHIBIT 21 ADOLPH COORS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT The following table lists subsidiaries of the Registrant and the respective jurisdictions of their organization or incorporation as of December 25, 1994. All subsidiaries are included in Registrant's consolidated financial statements. State/Country of Organization or Name Incorporation ------------------------------- ------------------------------ Coors Brewing Company Colorado CBC International, Inc. Colorado Coors Brewing International C.V.* The Netherlands Coors Brewing Iberica, S.A. Spain Coors Distributing Company Colorado Coors Energy Company Colorado Gap Run Pipeline Company Colorado Coors Global, Inc. Colorado Coors Intercontinental, Inc. Colorado Coors International, Inc. Delaware Coors Transportation Company Colorado The Rocky Mountain Water Company Colorado The Wannamaker Ditch Company Colorado * Organized as a partnership. EXHIBIT 23 Consent of Independent Accountants We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.33-33831) and in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 33-2761), (No.33-35035) and (No. 33-40730) of Adolph Coors Company of our report dated February 28, 1995 appearing on page of this Form 10-K. PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Denver, Colorado March 24, 1995 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By /s/ William K. Coors -------------------- William K. Coors Chairman and President (Chief Executive Officer) By /s/ Timothy V. Wolf -------------------- Timothy V. Wolf Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) (Principal Accounting Officer) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following directors on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated. By /s/ Joseph Coors By /s/ J.Bruce Llewellyn ------------------ ---------------------- Joseph Coors J.Bruce Llewellyn Vice Chairman By /s/ Peter H. Coors By /s/ LuisG. Nogales ------------------ ------------------- Peter H. Coors Luis G.Nogales Chief Executive Officer Coors Brewing Company By /s/ Wayne R. Sanders -------------------- Wayne R. Sanders March 24, 1995
EX-10.6 2 ADOLPH COORS COMPANY EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN Amended and restated effective May 12, 1994
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Section 1 - Introduction 1 1.1 Establishment and Amendment 1 1.2 Purposes 1 1.3 Effective Date 1 Section 2 - Definitions 1 2.1 Definitions 1 2.2 Gender and Number 3 Section 3 - Plan Administration 3 Section 4 - Stock Subject to the Plan 4 4.1 Number of Shares 4 4.2 Other Shares of Stock 4 4.3 Adjustments for Stock Split, Stock Dividend, Etc 4 4.4 Other Distributions and Changes in the Stock 4 4.5 General Adjustment Rules 5 4.6 Determination by the Committee, Etc 5 Section 5 - Reorganization or Liquidation 5 Section 6 - Participation 6 6.1 In General 6 6.2 Restriction on Award Grants to Certain Individuals 6 Section 7 - Stock Options 7 7.1 Grant of Stock Options 7 7.2 Stock Option Certificates 7 7.3 Shareholder Privileges 10 Section 8 - Restricted Stock Awards 10 8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Awards 10 8.2 Restrictions 10 8.3 Privileges of a Stockholder, Transferability 11 8.4 Enforcement of Restrictions 11 Section 9 - Purchase of Stock 11 9.1 General 11 9.2 Other Terms 11 Section 10 - Other Common Stock Grants 11 Section 11 - Company Right to Purchase Stock 12 11.1 Right of First Refusal 12 11.2 Marking of Certificates 13 Section 12 - Change in Control 13 12.1 In General 13 12.2 Limitation on Payments 13 12.3 Definition 13 Section 13 - Rights of Employees; Participants 14 13.1 Employment 14 13.2 Nontransferability 14 Section 14 - General Restrictions 15 14.1 Investment Representations 15 14.2 Compliance With Securities Laws 15 14.3 Changes in Accounting Rules 15 Section 15 - Other Employee Benefits 15 Section 16 - Plan Amendment, Modification and Termination 16 Section 17 - Withholding 16 17.1 Withholding Requirement 16 17.2 Withholding With Stock 16 Section 18 - Requirements of Law 16 18.1 Requirements of Law 16 18.2 Federal Securities Law Requirements 16 18.3 Governing Law 17 Section 19 - Duration of the Plan 17 /TABLE ADOLPH COORS COMPANY EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN Amended and restated, effective May 12, 1994 Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Establishment and Amendment. Adolph Coors Company, a Colorado corporation (hereinafter referred to, together with its Affiliated Corporations (as defined in subsection 2.1(a)) as the "Company" except where the context otherwise requires), established the Adolph Coors Company Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") for certain key employees of the Company. The Plan, which permits the grant of stock options and restricted stock awards to certain key employees of the Company, was originally effective January 1, 1990. Pursuant to the power granted in Section 16 (Section 14 prior to the Plan's amendment and restatement), the Company hereby amends and restates the Plan in its entirety, effective May 12, 1994. 1.2 Purposes. The purposes of the Plan are to provide the key management employees selected for participation in the Plan with added incentives to continue in the service of the Company and to create in such employees a more direct interest in the future success of the operations of the Company by relating incentive compensation to the achievement of long-term corporate economic objectives, so that the income of the key management employees is more closely aligned with the income of the Company's shareholders. The Plan is also designed to attract key employees and to retain and motivate participating employees by providing an opportunity for investment in the Company. 1.3 Effective Date. The original effective date of the Plan (the "Effective Date") was January 1, 1990. The Plan, each amendment to the Plan, and each option or other award granted hereunder is conditioned on and shall be of no force or effect until approval of the Plan by the holders of the shares of voting stock of the Company unless the Company, on the advice of counsel, determines that shareholder approval is not necessary. Section 2 Definitions 2.1 Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: (a) "Affiliated Corporation" means any corporation or other entity (including but not limited to a partnership) which is affiliated with Adolph Coors Company through stock ownership or otherwise and is treated as a common employer under the provisions of Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Internal Revenue Code. (b) "Award" means an Option or a Restricted Stock Award issued hereunder, an offer to purchase Stock made hereunder, or a grant of Stock made hereunder. (c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. (d) "Committee" means a committee consisting of members of the Board who are empowered hereunder to take actions in the administration of the Plan. The Committee shall be so constituted at all times as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 or any successor rule promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"). Members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by the Board, shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and may resign at any time upon written notice to the Board. (e) "Effective Date" means the original effective date of the Plan, January 1, 1990. (f) "Eligible Employees" means those key management employees (including without limitation, officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or any division thereof, upon whose judgement, initiative and efforts the Company is, or will become, largely dependent for the successful conduct of their business. (g) "Fair Market Value" means the average of the highest and lowest prices of the Stock as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System("NASDAQ") on a particular date. If there are no Stock transactions on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the immediately preceding date on which there were Stock transactions. If the price of the Stock is not reported on NASDAQ, the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the particular date shall be as determined by the Committee using a reference comparable to the NASDAQ system. If, upon exercise of an Option, the exercise price is paid by a broker's transaction as provided in section 7.2(g)(ii)(D), Fair Market Value, for purposes of the exercise, shall be the price at which the Stock is sold by the broker. (h) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time. (i) "Option" means a right to purchase Stock at a stated price for a specified period of time. All Options granted under the Plan shall be "non-qualified stock options" whose grant is not intended to fall under the provisions of Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code. (j) "Option Price" means the price at which shares of Stock subject to an Option may be purchased, determined in accordance with subsection 7.2(b). (k) "Participant" means an Eligible Employee designated by the Committee from time to time during the term of the Plan to receive one or more of the Awards provided under the Plan. (l) "Restricted Stock Award" means an award of Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 that is subject to certain restrictions imposed in accordance with the provisions of such Section. (m) "Stock" means the no par value Class B (non-voting) Common Stock of the Company. (n) "Voting Stock" means the $1.00 par value Class A Common Stock of the Company. 2.2 Gender and Number. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the masculine gender shall also include the feminine gender, and the definition of any term herein in the singular shall also include the plural. Section 3 Plan Administration The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. In accordance with the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, select the Participants from among the Eligible Employees, determine the Options, Restricted Stock Awards and other Awards to be granted pursuant to the Plan, the number of shares of Stock to be issued thereunder and the time at which such Options and Restricted Stock Awards are to be granted, fix the Option Price, period and manner in which an Option becomes exercisable, establish the duration and nature of Restricted Stock Award restrictions establish the terms and conditions on which an offer to purchase Stock will be made, and establish such other terms and requirements of the various compensation incentives under the Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of the Plan. The Committee shall determine the form or forms of the agreements with Participants which shall evidence the particular provisions, terms, conditions, rights and duties of the Company and the Participants with respect to Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, which provisions need not be identical except as may be provided herein. The Committee may from time to time adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the purposes of the Plan as it may deem proper and in the best interests of the Company. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any agreement entered into hereunder in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith. The determinations, interpretations and other actions of the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes and on all persons. Section 4 Stock Subject to the Plan 4.1 Number of Shares. Two Million (2,000,000) shares of Stock are authorized for issuance under the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and subject to such restrictions or other provisions as the Committee may from time to time deem necessary. This authorization may be increased from time to time by approval of the Board and by the shareholders of the Company if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such shareholder approval is required. Shares of Stock that may be issued upon exercise of Options, that are issued as Restricted Stock Awards, that are purchased under the Plan, and that are used as incentive compensa- tion under the Plan shall be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Stock remaining available for use under the Plan. The Company shall at all times during the term of the Plan and while any Options are outstanding retain as authorized and unissued Stock at least the number of shares from time to time required under the provisions of the Plan, or otherwise assure itself of its ability to perform its obligations hereunder. 4.2 Other Shares of Stock. Any shares of Stock that are subject to an Option that expires or for any reason is terminated unexer- cised, any shares of Stock that are subject to an Award (other than an Option) and that are forfeited, any shares of Stock withheld for the payment of taxes or received by the Company as payment of the exercise price of an Option and any shares of Stock that for any other reason are not issued to an Eligible Employee or are forfeited shall automatically become available for use under the Plan. However, any shares of Stock that are subject to an Award (other than an Option) and that are forfeited and any shares of Stock that are withheld for the payment of taxes or received by the Company as payment of the exercise price of an Option shall be available for use under the Plan. 4.3 Adjustments for Stock Split, Stock Dividend, Etc. If the Company shall at any time increase or decrease the number of its outstanding shares of Stock or change in any way the rights and privileges of such shares by means of the payment of a stock dividend or any other distribution upon such shares payable in Stock, or through a stock split, subdivision, consolidation, combination, reclassification or recapitalization involving the Stock, then in relation to the Stock that is affected by one or more of the above events, the numbers, rights and privileges of the following shall be increased, decreased or changed in like manner as if they had been issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable at the time of such occurrence: (i) the shares of Stock as to which Awards may be granted under the Plan; and (ii) the shares of the Stock then included in each outstanding Award granted hereunder. 4.4 Other Distributions and Changes in the Stock. If (a) the Company shall at any time distribute with respect to the Stock assets or securities of persons other than the Company (excluding cash or distributions referred to in Section 4.3), (b) the Company shall at any time grant to the holders of its Stock rights to subscribe pro rata for additional shares thereof or for any other securities of the Company, or (c) there shall be any other change (except as described in Section 4.3), in the number or kind of outstanding shares of Stock or of any stock or other securities into which the Stock shall be changed or for which it shall have been exchanged, and if the Committee shall in its discretion determine that the event described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) above equitably requires an adjustment in the number or kind of shares subject to an Option or other Award, an adjustment in the Option Price or the taking of any other action by the Committee, including without limitation, the setting aside of any property for delivery to the Participant upon the exercise of an Option or the full vesting of an Award, then such adjustments shall be made, or other action shall be taken, by the Committee and shall be effective for all purposes of the Plan and on each outstanding Option or Award that involves the particular type of stock for which a change was effected. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4, pursuant to Section 8.3 below, a Participant holding Stock received as a Restricted Stock Award shall have the right to receive all amounts, including cash and property of any kind, distributed with respect to the Stock upon the Participant's becoming a holder of record of the Stock. 4.5 General Adjustment Rules. No adjustment or substitution provided for in this Section 4 shall require the Company to sell a fractional share of Stock under any Option, or otherwise issue a fractional share of Stock, and the total substitution or adjustment with respect to each Option and other Award shall be limited by deleting any fractional share. In the case of any such substitu- tion or adjustment, the total Option Price for the shares of Stock then subject to the Option shall remain unchanged but the Option Price per share under each such Option shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee to reflect the greater or lesser number of shares of Stock or other securities into which the Stock subject to the Option may have been changed, and appropriate adjustments shall be made to Restricted Stock Awards to reflect any such substitution or adjustment. 4.6 Determination by the Committee, Etc. Adjustments under this Section 4 shall be made by the Committee, whose determinations with regard thereto shall be final and binding upon all parties thereto. Section 5 Reorganization or Liquidation If the Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation and the Company is not the surviving corporation, or if all or substantially all of the assets or more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company is acquired by any other corporation, business entity or person, or in case of a reorganization (other than a reorganization under the United States Bankruptcy Code), including a divisive reorganization under Section 355 of the Code, or liquidation of the Company, and if the provisions of Section 12 do not apply, the Committee, or the board of directors of any corporation assuming the obligations of the Company, shall, as to the Plan and outstanding Options and other Awards, either (i) make appropriate provision for the adoption and continuation of the Plan by the acquiring or successor corporation and for the protection of any such outstanding Options and other Awards by the substitution on an equitable basis of appropriate stock of the Company or of the merged, consolidated or otherwise reorganized corporation that will be issuable with respect to the Stock, provided that no additional benefits shall be conferred upon the Participants holding such Options and other Awards as a result of such substitution, and the excess of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares subject to such Options immediately before such substitution over the Option Price thereof is not more than the excess of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares subject to such Options immediately before such substitution over the Option Price thereof, or (ii) upon written notice to the Participants, provide that all unexer- cised Options must be exercised within a specified number of days of the date of such notice or they will be terminated. In the latter event, the Committee shall accelerate the exercise dates of outstanding Options and accelerate the restriction period and modify the performance requirements for any outstanding Awards so that all Options and other Awards become fully vested prior to any such event. Section 6 Participation 6.1 In General. Participants in the Plan shall be those Eligible Employees who, in the judgment of the Committee, are performing, or during the term of their incentive arrangement will perform, vital services in the management, operation and development of the Company or an Affiliated Corporation, and significantly contribute, or are expected to significantly contribute, to the achievement of long-term corporate economic objectives. Participants may be granted from time to time one or more Awards; provided, however, that the grant of each such Award shall be separately approved by the Committee, and receipt of one such Award shall not result in automatic receipt of any other Award. Upon determination by the Committee that an Award is to be granted to a Participant, written notice shall be given to such person, specifying the terms, conditions, rights and duties related thereto. Each Participant shall, if required by the Committee, enter into an agreement with the Company, in such form as the Committee shall determine and that is consistent with the provisions of the Plan, specifying such terms, conditions, rights and duties. Awards shall be deemed to be granted as of the date specified in the grant resolution of the Committee, which date shall be the date of any related agreement with the Participant. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Plan and any such agreement entered into hereunder, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. 6.2 Restriction on Award Grants to Certain Individuals. Notwith- standing the foregoing provisions of Section 6.1, no Awards shall be granted to any lineal descendant of Adolph Coors, Jr. without the prior written approval of counsel to the Company as to the effect of any such grant on the possible status of the Company as a "personal holding company" within the meaning of Section 542 of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 7 Stock Options 7.1 Grant of Stock Options. Coincident with or following designation for participation in the Plan, a Participant may be granted one or more Options. In no event shall the exercise of one Option affect the right to exercise any other Option or affect the number of shares of Stock for which any other Option may be exercised, except as provided in subsection 7.2(j). 7.2 Stock Option Certificates. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written stock option certificate. A stock option certificate shall be issued by the Company in the name of the Participant to whom the Option is granted (the "Option Holder") and shall incorporate and conform to the conditions set forth in this Section 7.2, as well as such other terms and conditions, not inconsistent herewith, as the Committee may consider appropriate in each case. (a) Number of Shares. Each stock option agreement shall state that it covers a specified number of shares of the Stock, as determined by the Committee. (b) Price. The price at which each share of Stock covered by an Option may be purchased shall be determined in each case by the Committee and set forth in the stock option certificate. (c) Duration of Options; Restrictions on Exercise. Each stock option agreement shall state the period of time, determined by the Committee, within which the Option may be exercised by the Option Holder (the "Option Period"), and shall also set forth any installment or other restrictions on Option exercise during such period, if any, as may be determined by the Committee. (d) Termination of Employment, Death, Disability, Etc. Each stock option agreement shall provide as follows with respect to the excise of the Option upon termination of the employment or the death of the Option Holder: (i) If the employment of the Option Holder is terminated within the Option Period for cause, as determined by the Company, the Option shall thereafter be void for all purposes. As used in this subsection 7.2(d), "cause" shall mean a gross violation, as determined by the Company, of the Company's established policies and procedures, provided that the effect of this subsection 7.2(d) shall be limited to determining the consequences of a termination and that nothing in this subsection 7.2(d) shall restrict or otherwise interfere with the Company's discretion with respect to the termination of any employee. (ii) If the Option Holder retires from employment by the Company or its affiliates during the Option Period pursuant to the Company's retirement policy, or if the Option Holder becomes disabled (as determined pursuant to the Company's Long-Term Disability Plan), the Option may be exercised by the Option Holder, or in the case of death by the persons specified in subsection (iii) of this subsection 7.2(d), within thirty-six months following his or her retirement or disability (provided that such excise must occur within the Option Period), but not thereafter. In any such case, the Option may be exercised only as to the shares as to which the Option had become exercisable on or before the date of the Option Holder's termination of employment. (iii) If the Option Holder dies during the Option Period while still employed or within the three-month period referred to in (iv) below, or within the thirty-six-month period referred to in (ii) above, the Option may be exercised by those entitled to do so under the Option Holder's will or by the laws of descent and distribution within fifteen months following the Option Holder's death, (provided that such exercise must occur within the Option Period), but not thereafter. In any such case, the Option may be exercised only as to the shares as to which the Option had become exercisable on or before the date of the Option Holder's death. (iv) If the employment of the Option Holder by the Company is terminated (which for this purpose means that the Option Holder is no longer employed by the Company or by a Affiliated Corporation) within the Option Period for any reason other than cause, retirement pursuant to the Company's retirement policy, disability or the Option Holder's death, the Option may be exercised by the Option Holder within three months following the date of such termination (provided that such exercise must occur within the Option Period), but not thereafter. In any such case, the Option may be exercised only as to the shares as to which the Option had become exercisable on or before the date of termination of employment. (e) Transferability. Each stock option agreement shall provided that the Option granted therein is not transferable by the Option Holder except by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution, and that such Option is exercisable during the Option Holder's lifetime only by him or her, or in the event of disability or incapacity, by his or her guardian or legal representative. (f) Agreement to Continue in Employment. Each stock option agreement shall contain the Option Holder's agreement to remain in the employment of the Company, at the pleasure of the Company, for a continuous period of at least one year after the date of such stock option agreement, at the salary rate in effect on the date of such agreement or at such changed rate as may be fixed, from time to time, by the Company. (g) Exercise, Payments, Etc. (i) Each stock option agreement shall provide that the method for exercising the Option granted therein shall be by delivery to the Corporate Secretary of the Company of written notice specifying the number of shares with respect to which such Option is exercised and payment of the Option Price. Such notice shall be in a form satisfactory to the Committee and shall specify the particular Option (or portion thereof) which is being exercised and the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised. The exercise of the Stock Option shall be deemed effective upon receipt of such notice by the Corporate Secretary and payment to the Company. If requested by the Company, such notice shall contain the Option Holder's representation that he or she is purchasing the Stock for investment purposes only and his or her agreement not to sell any Stock so purchased in any manner that is in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any applicable state law. Such restrictions, or notice thereof, shall be placed on the certificates representing the Stock so purchased. The purchase of such Stock shall take place at the principal offices of the Company upon delivery of such notice, at which time the purchase price of the Stock shall be paid in full by any of the methods or any combination of the methods set forth in (ii) below. A properly executed certificate or certificates representing the Stock shall be issued by the Company and delivered to the Option Holder. If certificates representing Stock are used to pay all or part of the exercise price, separate certificates for the same number of shares of Stock shall be issued by the Company and delivered to the Option Holder representing each certificate used to pay the Option Price, and an additional certificate shall be issued by the Company and delivered to the Option Holder represent- ing the additional shares, in excess of the Option Price, to which the Option Holder is entitled as a result of the exercise of the Option. (ii) The exercise price shall be paid by any of the following methods or any combination of the following methods: (A) in cash; (B) by certified or cashier's check payable to the order of the Company; (C) by delivery to the Company of certificates representing the number of shares then owned by the Option Holder, the Fair Market Value of which equals the purchase price of the Stock purchased pursuant to the Option, properly endorsed for transfer to the Company; provided however, that no Option may be exercised by delivery to the Company of certificates representing Stock, unless such Stock has been held by the Option Holder for more than six months; for purposes of this Plan, the Fair Market Value of any shares of Stock delivered in payment of the purchase price upon exercise of the Option shall be the Fair Market Value as of the exercise date; the exercise date shall be the day of delivery of the certificates for the Stock used as payment of the Option Price; or (D) by delivery to the Company of a properly executed notice of exercise together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver to the Company promptly the amount of the proceeds of the sale of all or a portion of the Stock or of a loan from the broker to the Option Holder necessary to pay the exercise price. (h) Date of Grant. An option shall be considered as having been granted on the date specified in the grant resolution of the Committee. (i) Notice of Sale of Stock; Withholding. Each stock option agreement shall provide that, upon exercise of the Option, the Option Holder shall make appropriate arrangements with the Company to provide for the amount of additional withholding required by Sections 3102 and 3402 of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state income tax laws, including payment of such taxes through delivery of shares of Stock or by withholding Stock to be issued under the Option, as provided in Section 17. (j) Issuance of Additional Option. If an Option Holder pays all or any portion of the exercise price of an Option with Stock, or pays all or any portion of the applicable withholding taxes with respect to the exercise of an Option with Stock which has been held by the Option Holder for more than six months, the Committee shall grant to such Option Holder a new Option covering the number of shares of Stock used to pay such exercise price and/or withholding tax. The new Option shall have an Option Price per share equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of the exercise of the Option and shall have the same terms and provisions as the Option, except as otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Effective for Options granted on and after January 1, 1994, this section 7.2(j) shall be null and void. 7.3 Shareholder Privileges. No Option Holder shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares of Stock covered by an Option until the Option Holder becomes the holder of record of such Stock, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends or other distributions or other rights as to which there is a record date preceding the date such Option Holder becomes the holder of record of such Stock, except as provided in Section 4. Section 8 Restricted Stock Awards 8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Awards. Coincident with or following designation for participation in the Plan, the Committee may grant a Participant one or more Restricted Stock Awards consisting of shares of Stock. The number of shares granted as a Restricted Stock Award shall be determined by the Committee. 8.2 Restrictions. A Participant's right to retain a Restricted Stock Award granted to him under Section 8.1 shall be subject to such restrictions, including but not limited to his continuous employment by the Company or an Affiliated Corporation for a restriction period specified by the Committee or the attainment of specified performance goals and objectives, as may be established by the Committee with respect to such Award. The Committee may in its sole discretion require different periods of employment or different performance goals and objectives with respect to different Participants, to different Restricted Stock Awards or to separate, designated portions of the Stock shares constituting a Restricted Stock Award. In the event of the death or disability (as defined in subsection 7.2(d)) of a Participant, or the retirement of a Participant in accordance with the Company's established retirement policy, all employment period and other restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock Awards then held by him shall lapse with respect to a pro rata part of each such Award based on the ratio between the number of full months of employment completed at the time of termination of employment from the grant of each Award to the total number of months of employment required for such Award to be fully nonforfeitable, and such portion of each such Award shall become fully nonforfeitable. The remaining portion of each such Award shall be forfeited and shall be immediately returned to the Company. In the event of a Partici- pant's termination of employment for any other reason, any Restricted Stock Awards as to which the employment period or other restrictions have not been satisfied (or waived or accelerated as provided herein) shall be forfeited, and all shares of Stock related thereto shall be immediately returned to the Company. 8.3 Privileges of a Stockholder, Transferability. A Participant shall have all voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights with respect to Stock in accordance with its terms received by him as a Restricted Stock Award under this Section 8 upon his becoming the holder of record of such Stock; provided, however, that the Participant's right to sell, encumber, or otherwise transfer such Stock shall be subject to the limitations of Sections 9 and 11.2. 8.4 Enforcement of Restrictions. The Committee shall cause a legend to be placed on the Stock certificates issued pursuant to each Restricted Stock Award referring to the restrictions provided by Sections 8.2 and 8.3 and, in addition, may in its sole discre- tion require one or more of the following methods of enforcing the restrictions referred to in Sections 8.2 and 8.3: (a) Requiring the Participant to keep the Stock certificates, duly endorsed, in the custody of the Company while the restrictions remain in effect; or (b) Requiring that the Stock certificates, duly endorsed, be held in the custody of a third party while the restrictions remain in effect. Section 9 Purchase of Stock 9.1 General. From time to time the Company may make an offer to certain Participants, designated by the Committee in its sole discretion, to purchase Stock from the Company. The number of shares of Stock offered by the Company to each selected Participant shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The purchase price for the Stock shall be as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and may be less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock. The Participants who accept the Company's offer shall purchase the Stock at the time designated by the Committee. The purchase shall be on such additional terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. 9.2 Other Terms. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant Options, Restricted Stock, or any combination thereof, on terms and conditions determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to the Participants who purchase Stock pursuant to Section 9.1. Section 10 Other Common Stock Grants From time to time during the duration of this Plan, the Board may, in its sole discretion, adopt one or more incentive compensation arrangements for Participants pursuant to which the Participants may acquire shares of Stock, whether by purchase, outright grants, or otherwise. Any such arrangements shall be subject to the general provisions of this Plan and all shares of Stock issued pursuant to such arrangements shall be issued under this Plan. Section 11 Company Right To Purchase Stock 11.1 Right of First Refusal. (a) In the event of the death of a Participant, or if a Participant at any time proposes to transfer any of the Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan to a third party, the Participant (or his personal representative or estate, as the case may be) shall make a written offer (the "Offer") to sell all of the Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan then owned by the Participant (or thereafter acquired by the Participant's estate or personal representative pursuant to any Award hereunder) to the Company at the "purchase price" as hereinafter defined. In the case of a proposed sale of any of the Stock to a third party, the Offer shall state the name of the proposed transferee and the terms and conditions of the proposed transfer. In the case of a proposed sale through or to a registered broker/dealer, the Offer shall state the name and address of the broker. The Company shall have the right to elect to purchase all (but not less than all) of the shares of Stock. The Company shall have the right to elect to purchase the shares of Stock for a period of ten (10) days after the receipt by the Company of the Offer. The provisions of this Section 11 shall apply to proposed sales through or to a registered broker/dealer at the prevailing market price, even if the prevail- ing market price should fluctuate between the date the Company receives the Offer and the date the Company elects to purchase the shares of Stock. In all cases, the purchase price for the Stock shall be determined pursuant to subsection 11.1(d). (b) The Company shall exercise its right to purchase the Stock by given written notice of its exercise to the Participant (or his personal representative or estate, as the case may be). If the Company elects to purchase the Stock, payment for the shares of Stock shall be made in full by Company check. Any such payments shall be made within ten (10) days after the election to purchase has been exercised. (c) If the Stock is not purchased pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the shares of Stock may be transferred by the Partici- pant to the proposed transferee named in the Offer to the Company, in the case of a proposed sale to a third party. However, if such transfer is not made within 120 days following the termination of the Company's right to purchase, a new offer must be made to the Company before the Participant can transfer any portion of his shares and the provisions of this Section 11 shall again apply to such transfer. If the Company's right of first refusal under this Section 11 is created by an event other than a proposed transfer to a third party, the shares of Stock shall remain subject to the provisions of this Section 11 in the hands of the registered owner of the Stock. (d) The purchase price for each share of Stock purchased by the Company pursuant to this Section 11 shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the Company receives the Offer under subsection 11.1(a). 11.2 Marking of Certificates. Each certificate representing shares of Stock acquired pursuant to this Plan shall bear the following legend: The shares of stock represented by this Certificate are subject to all the terms of the Adolph Coors Company Equity Incentive Plan, as the Plan may be amended from time to time (the "Plan") and to the terms of a [Non-Qualified Stock Option Agree- ment] [Restricted Stock Agreement] [Stock Purchase Agreement] between the Company and the Participant (the "Agreement"). Copies of the Plan and the Agreement are on file at the office of the Company. The Plan and the Agreement, among other things, limit the right of the Owner to transfer the shares represented hereby and provides that in certain circumstances the shares may be purchased by the Company. Section 12 Change in Control 12.1 In General. In the event of a change in control of the Company as defined in Section 12.3, then (a) all Options shall become immediately exercisable in full during the remaining term thereof, and shall remain so, whether or not the Participants to whom such Options have been granted remain employees of the Company or an Affiliated Corporation; and (b) all restrictions with respect to outstanding Restricted Stock Awards shall immediately lapse. 12.2 Limitation on Payments. If the provisions of this Section 12 would result in the receipt by any Participant of a payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and if the receipt of such payment by any Participant would, in the opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing selected by the Company, result in the payment by such Participant of any excise tax provided for in Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, then the amount of such payment shall be reduced to the extent required, in the opinion of independent tax counsel, to prevent the imposition of such excise tax; provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole discretion, may authorize the payment of all or any portion of the amount of such reduction to the Participant. 12.3 Definition. For purposes of the Plan, a "change in control" shall mean any of the following: (i) The acquisition of or the ownership of fifty percent or more of the total Voting Stock of the Company then issued and outstanding, by any person, or group of affiliated persons, or entities not affiliated with the Company as of the Effective Date of this Plan, without the consent of the Board of Directors, or (ii) The election of individuals constituting a majority of the Board of Directors who were not either (A) members of the Board of Directors prior to the election or (B) recommended to the shareholders by management of the Company, or (iii) A legally binding and final vote of the shareholders of the Company in favor of selling all or substantial- ly all of the assets of the Company. Section 13 Rights of Employees; Participants 13.1 Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan or in any Option or Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his or her employment by the Company or any Affiliated Corporation, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliat- ed Corporation, subject to the terms of any separate employment agreement to the contrary, at any time to terminate such employment or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Option or Restricted Stock Award. Whether an authorized leave of absence, or absence in military or government service, shall constitute a termination of employment shall be determined by the Committee at the time. 13.2 Nontransferability. No right or interest of any Participant in an Option or a Restricted Stock Award (prior to the completion of the restriction period applicable thereto), granted pursuant to the Plan, shall be assignable or transferable during the lifetime of the Participant, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or subjected to any lien, directly or indirectly, by operation of law, or otherwise, including execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge or bankruptcy. In the event of a Participant's death, a Participant's rights and interests in Options and Restricted Stock Awards shall, to the extent provided in Sections 7,8 and 9, be transferable by testamentary will or the laws of descent and distribution, and payment of any amounts due under the Plan shall be made to, and exercise of any Options may be made by, the Participant's legal representatives, heirs or legatees. If in the opinion of the Committee a person entitled to payments or to exercise rights with respect to the Plan is disabled from caring for his affairs because of mental condition, physical condition or age, payment due such person may be made to, and such rights shall be exercised by, such person's guardian, conservator or other legal personal representative upon furnishing the Committee with evidence satisfactory to the Committee of such status. Section 14 General Restrictions 14.1 Investment Representations. The Company may require any person to whom an Option, Restricted Stock Award, Stock is granted, or to whom Stock is sold, as a condition of exercising such Option or receiving such Restricted Stock Award or Stock, or purchasing such Stock, to give written assurances in substance and form satisfactory to the Company and its counsel to the effect that such person is acquiring the Stock subject to the Option, Restricted Stock Award, Stock grant, or purchase of Stock, for his own account for investment and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the same, and to such other effects as the Company deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with Federal and applicable state securities laws. 14.2 Compliance with Securities Laws. Each Option and Restricted Stock Award, and Stock grant or purchase shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time counsel to the Company shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification or the shares subject to such Option, Restricted Stock Award, Stock grant or purchase upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental or regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares thereunder, such Option, Restricted Stock Award, or Stock grant or purchase may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been affected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Committee. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to apply for or to obtain such listing, registration or qualification. 14.3 Changes in Accounting Rules. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, if, during the term of the Plan, any changes in the financial or tax accounting rules applicable to Options or Restricted Stock Awards shall occur that, in the sole judgement of the Committee, may have a material adverse effect on the reported earnings, assets or liabilities of the Company, the Committee shall have the right and power to modify as necessary, any then outstanding and unexercised Options and outstanding Restricted Stock Awards as to which the applicable employment or other restrictions have not been satisfied. Section 15 Other Employee Benefits The amount of any compensation deemed to be received by a Partici- pant as a result of the exercise of an Option, the sale of shares received upon such exercise, the vesting of any Restricted Stock Award, or the purchase or grant of Stock, shall not constitute "earnings" with respect to which any other employee benefits of such employee are determined, including without limitation benefits under any pension, profit sharing, life insurance or salary continuation plan. Section 16 Plan Amendment, Modification and Termination The Board may at any time terminate, and from time to time may amend or modify the Plan provided, however, that no amendment or modification may become effective without approval of the amendment or modification by the shareholders if shareholder approval is required to enable the Plan to satisfy any applicable statutory or regulatory requirements, or if the Company, on the advice of counsel, determines that shareholder approval is otherwise necessary or desirable. No amendment, modification or termination of the Plan shall in any manner adversely affect any Options, Restricted Stock Awards or Stock theretofore granted or purchased under the Plan, without the consent of the Participant holding such Options Restricted Stock Awards, or Stock. Section 17 Withholding 17.1 Withholding Requirement. The Company's obligations to deliver shares of Stock upon the exercise of any Option, the vesting of any Restricted Stock Award, or the grant or purchase of Stock shall be subject to the Participant's satisfaction of all applicable federal, state and local income and other tax withhold- ing requirements. 17.2 Withholding With Stock. The withholding obligation with respect to the grant of Restricted Stock shall be satisfied by the Company's withholding from the shares otherwise issuable to the Participant shares of Stock having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The value of shares of Stock to be withheld shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. Section 18 Requirements of Law 18.1 Requirements of Law. The issuance of Stock and the payment of cash pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations. 18.2 Federal Securities Law Requirements. If a Participant is an officer or director of the Company within the meaning of Section 16, Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to all conditions required under Rule 16b-3, or any successor rule promulgated under the 1934 Act, to qualify the Award for any exception from the provisions of Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act available under that Rule. Such conditions shall be set forth in the agreement with the Participant which describes the Award. 18.3 Governing Law. The Plan and all agreements hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. Section 19 Duration of the Plan The Plan shall terminate at such time as may be determined by the Board of Directors, and no Option or Restricted Stock Award, or Stock shall be granted or purchased after such termination. Options and Restricted Stock Awards outstanding at the time of the Plan termination may continue to be exercised, or become free of restrictions, or paid, in accordance with their terms. Dated: June 22, 1994 ADOLPH COORS COMPANY ATTEST: /s/ Patricia J. Smith /s/ M. Caroline Turner --------------------- ---------------------- EX-10.4 3 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 1994 ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN PARTICIPANTS: All employees in Paygroup 90 and other nominated individuals will participate in an annual incentive program. Payments will be made in cash. Participants who are newly hired or promoted into an eligible position during the Plan year will receive a pro-rata share of the current plan based on the number of calendar days spent in an eligible position divided by the actual number of days during the year of the plan. FINANCIAL TARGETS: Annual Company goals will be measured based on pre-tax income (in millions). Minimum Target Maximum 76.5 85 127.5 ANNUAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM AWARD LEVELS AS A PERCENT OF BASE SALARY AS OF 1-1-94 OR PLAN ENTRY DATE IF LATER:
Position Minimum Target Maximum CEO/COO 10% 50% 100% Exec Staff 10% 40% 80% VP 10% 30% 60% Other 10% 25% 50%
(Maximum payouts are at two times the percent of salary at target). ANNUAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM MEASUREMENT MIX: The CEO's bonus will be based entirely on company performance. All other participant's bonuses will be based on two components, the achievement of Company performance goals and the individual performance goals. Company financial threshold must be achieved before individual performance payout occurs. Achievement of company financial goals creates the total bonus pool and pays each individual the portion of the bonus based on the company measurement. The other portion of the bonus is based on achievement of individual performance goals. Individual performance payouts, to reward exceptional individual contributions, will be based on an individual incentive multiplier of between 0 and 150% multiplied by the bonus based upon the Company measurement. Individual performance measurements are to be aligned as much as possible to areas they either work in or support. The Operations Controller would be aligned with the Operations unit. Some positions are aligned on a Company basis only for individual performance such as HR, Risk Management etc. Examples of individual performance measurements are; financial plan performance, Diversity goal achievement, safety goals, cost reductions, new product development, project achievement etc. Individual performance goals will be agreed upon before the Plan year starts. Each participant will meet with their immediate supervisor to develop individual goals in support of the Company strategies. These goals will be written and signed off by the participant and the supervisor before implementation. All individual goals must be reviewed and approved by the COO. At the end of the Plan year each supervisor must submit in writing the results of each individual performance goal and the individual performance multiplier. FORM AND TIMING OF PAYMENTS: At the end of the plan year final awards will be calculated. Payments will be made as soon as practicable after the end of the plan year. FEDERAL, STATE AND FICA TAX WITHHOLDING: The Company will be required to withhold all applicable federal, state and FICA income taxes on the awards. TAX TREATMENT: Participants realize taxable income at the date the incentive payout is received. DISCLAIMER: Coors Brewing Company reserves the right to change, amend or terminate this Plan at any time, for any reason. NOT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT: At no time is this plan to be considered an employment contract between the participants and the Company. It does not guarantee participants the right to be continued as an employee of the Company. It does not effect a participants right to leave the Company or the Company's right to discharge a participant. TERMINATION PROVISIONS: Participants must be on the payroll as of 1-1-1995 to receive payment. Any exceptions must be approved by the CEO.
EX-10.5 4 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 1994-1996 Plan Cycle PARTICIPANTS: The CEO, COO, all officers of Coors Brewing company and other key personnel selected by the CEO or COO. Participants who are newly hired, promoted into an eligible position, or selected for participation during the Plan cycle will receive a pro-rata share of the current Plan based on the number of calendar days spent in the eligible position divided by the actual number of days during the performance cycle of the Plan. FINANCIAL TARGETS: Long-term Company goals will be measured on cumulative Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). ROIC is defined as the earnings before interest, after tax, divided by debt plus equity. The cumulative ROIC target for plan years 1994, 1995, and 1996 is 22.6. Minimum payout level is set at 90% of target (20.3). Maximum payout level is set at 150% of target (33.9). The Plan cycle will be for three years, with payout in the beginning of the fourth year. A new plan will begin every other year for another three year cycle. (Bi-annual payout). 94 95 96 * 96 97 98 * 98 99 00 *
* = Payout LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM AWARD LEVELS AS A PERCENT OF BASE SALARY AS OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PLAN CYCLE (1/1/94) OR THE PLAN ENTRY DATE IF LATER (BI-ANNUAL AND ANNUAL PERCENTAGES):
Position Minimum Target Maximum * * * CEO 10% (5%) 150% (75%) 300% (150%) COO 10% (5%) 140% (70%) 280% (140%) Exec. Staff 10% (5%) 100% (50%) 200% (100%) VP 10% (5%) 60% (30%) 120% (60%) Other 10% (5%) 40% (20%) 80% (40%)
* Bi-annual payouts yield annual equivalent at the 90th percentile of market. VEHICLE TO PAY INCENTIVE: One-half of all award payments will be paid in restricted shares of Coors Class B Common non-voting stock, based on the Fair Market Value (FMV) at the time of payout. The FMV is the average of the highest and the lowest prices of the stock as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ"). The shares will be granted under the Adolph Coors Company Equity Incentive Plan. Restricted shares will be fully vested but will be restricted from sale for a holding period of five years, commencing at the time of payout (1997). The five-year transfer restriction will survive termination of employment for any reason. The remaining one-half of any award payment will be paid in cash. Upon entering the Plan, the Participant will have the opportunity to elect one of two other alternatives: a) to use the cash portion to purchase discounted Coors Class B non-voting stock (based on 75% of the FMV at the time of Payout) or b) to have the entire award paid in the form of stock options, the number of options to be 3 times the total award amount divided by the FMV at the time the Participant entered the Plan. The Participant will elect a percentage (a multiple of 10, but not more than 100) of the total award amount, if any, be made in the form of stock options. All shares will receive dividend during the restriction period. DISCOUNTED STOCK PRICE AND TERM: The price for discounted stock purchased at payout under alternative (a) will be 75% of the FMV at the time of payout from the Plan. Restricted shares will be fully vested but will be restricted from sale for a holding period of three years from date of payout. The three-year transfer restriction will survive termination of employment for any reason. Restricted shares will receive dividends during the three year restriction period. STOCK OPTION PRICE TERM: The price for stock options under alternative (b) will be the new FMV at the beginning of the Plan cycle,. New hires and individuals promoted who are eligible to participate in the Plan and elect to receive stock options will be issued stock options with a FMV on the date they entered the Plan. The stock options will expire ten years following the end of the Plan cycle in which the stock options were issues. The options will be subject to all other terms and conditions of the Adolph Coors Company Equity Incentive Plan applicable to options. FEDERAL, STATE AND FICA TAX WITHHOLDING: The Company will be required to withhold all applicable federal, state and FICA income taxes on the awards. TAX TREATMENT: Normal Form of Payment. As stated above, in the absence of an election of another alternative, any award payments will be paid one-half in cash and one-half in Restricted Stock. The cash will be treated as compensation, subject to withholding, in the year it is received. The Participant will be taxed on the Restricted Stock when the restrictions lapse. At the time the Participant will recognize compensation, subject to withholding, equal to the FMV for the Restricted Stock on the date the restrictions lapse. In the alternative, the Participant may make an election under Code section 83 (b) to recognize compensation equal to the FMV of the Restricted Stock on the date it is granted. The election must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days after the date the Restricted Stock is granted. The Participant's basis for the stock will be equal to the compensation recognized. The Participant's holding period, for determining whether gain or loss on a disposition is long- or short-term, will begin just after the restrictions lapse, or, in the case of an election under Code section 83 (b), just after the Restricted Stock is granted. Election to Use Cash Portion to Purchase Stock. A participant who makes this election will be taxed on the portion of the award paid in Restricted Stock as described above under "Normal Form of Payment". The cash will be treated as compensation , subject to withholding, in the year paid. Upon the purchase of the discounted stock, the Participant will recognize compensation, subject to withholding, equal to the excess of the FMV of the discounted stock on the date the restrictions lapse over the amount paid. In the alternative, the Participant may make and election under Code section 83 (b) to recognize compensation at the time the discounted stock is purchased. The election must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days after the date the discounted stock is purchased. If the participant makes the election, the Participant will recognize compensation, subject to withholding, equal to the excess of the fair market value of the stock on the date the discounted stock is purchased over the amount paid. The Participant's basis for the discounted stock will be equal to the amount paid for the discounted stock plus the compensation recognized. The Participant's holding period, for determining whether gain or loss on a disposition is long-or short-term, will begin just after the restrictions lapse, or, in the case of an election under Code Section 83 (b), just after the discounted stock is purchased. Election to Receive an Option Grant. In general, the Participant will not recognize income upon the grant of the options. Upon exercise of the options, the Participant will recognize compensation equal to the excess of the FMV of the stock on the date the option is exercised over the amount paid. For more information concerning the ta treatment of exercise of options, consult "ERISA and Federal Income Tax Consequences" in the Prospectus for the Equity Incentive Plan. Participants should be aware, however, that although options are generally not taxed upon grant, if the exercise price for the option is substantially less than the FMV of the shares a the time the option is granted, there is a risk that the Internal Revenue Service may assert that the Participant must recognize compensation a the time the option is granted equal to the excess of the FMV of the stock over the exercise price. The portion of the award, if any, that is received in cash will be treated as compensation, subject to withholding, in the year it is received. TERMINATION PROVISION: Payments to retired or terminated employees will be a the discretion of the CEO and COO. NOT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT: At no time is this Plan to be considered an employment contract between the participants and the Company. It does not guarantee participants the right to be continued as an employee of the Company. It does not effect a participants right to leave the Company or the Company's right to discharge a participant. DISCLAIMER: Coors Brewing Company reserves the right to change, amend or terminate this Plan at any time, for any reason by resolution of its Board of Directors.
EX-10.15 5 $144,000,000 REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 12, 1994 among ADOLPH COORS COMPANY as Borrower and THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN as Banks TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Page SECTION 1.01. Definitions Adjusted Debt Adjusted LIBOR Rate Affiliate Applicable Margin Authorized Officer Bank Base Rate Base Rate Loan BHC Bid Borrowing Bid Loan Bloomberg Financial Markets Borrower Borrowing Business Day Capital Lease Obligations Capitalization Capitalized Interest Change in Control Code Commitment Commitment Fee Consolidated Subsidiary Debt Default Dollars Effective Date Eligible Assignee Environmental Laws ERISA ERISA Affiliate Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage Event of Default Exchange Act Facility Fee Federal Funds Rate Governmental Authority Intangible Assets Interest Expense Interest Period Interest Portion of Rentals Law Lending Offices LIBOR Auction LIBOR Rate LIBOR Rate Loan Lien Loan London Interbank Offered Rate Majority Banks Minimum Tangible Net Worth Money Market Absolute Rate Money Market Absolute Rate Auction Money Market Absolute Rate Loan Money Market LIBOR Loan Money Market LIBOR Rate 9 Money Market Loan 9 Money Market Margin 9 Money Market Quote 9 Money Market Quote Request 9 Net Income 9 Net Tangible Assets 9 Net Worth 9 New Equity Issuance 9 Notice of Borrowing 10 Options 10 PBGC 10 Person 10 Plan 10 Principal Plant 10 Provisions for Taxes 11 Rating 11 Reference Rate 12 Refunding Borrowing 12 Register 12 "Regulation U" and "Regulation X" 12 Required Banks 12 Restricted Subsidiary 12 SEC 13 Subordinated Debt 13 Subsidiary 13 Syndicated Borrowing 13 Syndicated Loan 13 Tangible Net Worth 13 Termination Date 13 Total Assets 14 Type 14 Unrestricted Subsidiary 14 SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations 14 ARTICLE II THE CREDITS SECTION 2.01. Syndicated Borrowings (a) The Commitments14 (b) Limitations on Syndicated Loans (c) Borrowing Amounts (d) Revolving Credit (e) Ratable Basis SECTION 2.02. Notice of Syndicated Borrowings (a) Notice to Banks (b) Irrevocable; Confirmation SECTION 2.03. Money Market Borrowings (a) The Money Market Option (b) Limitation on Bid Loans (c) Money Market Quote Request (d) Submission and Contents of Money Market Quotes (e) Acceptance and Notice by Borrower (f) Allocation by Borrower (g) Effect on Commitment (h) Variances SECTION 2.04. [THIS SECTION 2.04 IS RESERVED] SECTION 2.05. Interest Period for Borrowings (a) Base Rate Borrowings (b) LIBOR Rate and Money Market LIBOR Borrowings (c) Money Market Absolute Rate Borrowing (d) Outside Limit SECTION 2.06. Maturity of Loans SECTION 2.07. Interest Rate Options (a) Base Rate Loans (b) LIBOR Rate (c) Money Market LIBOR Rate (d) Money Market Absolute Rate (e) Determination of Interest Rates SECTION 2.08. Interest Rate Unavailable (a) LIBOR Unavailable (b) Federal Funds Rate Unavailable SECTION 2.09. Default Rate SECTION 2.10. Evidence of Loans/Borrowings (a) Loan Account; Note (b) Register SECTION 2.11. Failure to Give Notice, Automatic Conversion SECTION 2.12. Prepayments SECTION 2.13. Funding Losses SECTION 2.14. General Rules as to Payments SECTION 2.15. Funding of Loans (a) Disbursements (b) Net Payments SECTION 2.16. Fees (a) Commitment Fees (b) Facility Fees (c) Payment of Fees (d) Bid Loans SECTION 2.17. Optional Reduction of Commitments ARTICLE III CONDITIONS SECTION 3.01. Conditions to Effectiveness (a) Counterparts (b) Legal Opinion (c) Officer Certificates (d) Other Documents (e) Notes SECTION 3.02. Conditions to Borrowings (a) Notice of Borrowing (b) Loan Limit (c) No Default (d) Representations and Warranties ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SECTION 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power SECTION 4.02. Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention SECTION 4.03. Binding Effect SECTION 4.04. Financial Information SECTION 4.05. No Material Adverse Change SECTION 4.06. Litigation SECTION 4.07. Compliance with ERISA SECTION 4.08. Compliance with Laws SECTION 4.09. Taxes SECTION 4.10. Subsidiaries SECTION 4.11. Not an Investment Company SECTION 4.12. No Margin Stock SECTION 4.13. Full Disclosure SECTION 4.14. Excluded Principal Plants ARTICLE V GENERAL COVENANTS SECTION 5.01. Information (a) SEC Reports (b) Financial Statements (c) Compliance Certificates (d) Other Reports (e) Notice of Default (f) Principal Plant Report (g) Other Information SECTION 5.02. Payment of Obligations SECTION 5.03. Maintenance of Property SECTION 5.04. Insurance SECTION 5.05. Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Laws SECTION 5.07. Inspection of Property, Books and Records SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds SECTION 5.09. Environmental Matters ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS SECTION 6.01. Limitations on Liens 40 (a) Principal Plants (b) After Acquired Property (c) Permitted Debt SECTION 6.02. Limitation on Debt of Restricted Subsidiaries (a) Debt Limits (b) Permitted Debt SECTION 6.03. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets SECTION 6.04. Other Loan Agreements ARTICLE VII FINANCIAL COVENANTS SECTION 7.01. Minimum Tangible Net Worth SECTION 7.02. Debt to Capitalization ARTICLE VIII DEFAULTS AND EVENTS OF TERMINATION SECTION 8.01. Events of Default (a) Principal (b) Interest (c) Covenant Default (d) Representations and Warranties (e) Monetary Default (f) ERISA Default (g) Change in Control (h) Judgments (i) Voluntary Bankruptcy (j) Involuntary Bankruptcy SECTION 8.02. Consequence of Event of Default SECTION 8.03. Notice of Default ARTICLE IX CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES SECTION 9.01. [THIS SECTION 9.01 IS RESERVED] SECTION 9.02. Illegality SECTION 9.03. Increased Cost (a) Change in Law (b) Certificate (c) Substitute Loans SECTION 9.04. Capital Adequacy (a) Additional Compensation (b) Certificate ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 10.01. Notices SECTION 10.02. No Waivers SECTION 10.03. Expenses, etc SECTION 10.04. Set-Offs (a) Set-Offs (b) Sharing of Recoveries SECTION 10.05. Taxes (a) Bank Income Tax (b) Withholding Tax SECTION 10.06. Amendments and Waivers SECTION 10.07. Replacement of Banks SECTION 10.08. Assignments and Participations (a) Successors and Assigns (b) Assignments (c) Bid Loans (d) Participations (e) Notice of Assignments and Participations (f) Subsequent Participations and Assignments SECTION 10.09. Collateral SECTION 10.10. Confidentiality SECTION 10.11. Alternative Liquidity SECTION 10.12. Governing Law SECTION 10.13. Counterparts; Integration EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 4.05 No Material Adverse Change Disclosure SCHEDULE 4.06 Litigation Disclosure EXHIBIT A Form of Notice of Syndicated Borrowing EXHIBIT B Form of Money Market Quote Request EXHIBIT C Form of Money Market Quote EXHIBIT D Form of Notice of Money Market Borrowing EXHIBIT E Form of Promissory Note EXHIBIT F Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower EXHIBIT G Assignment and Acceptance SCHEDULE 1 Schedule of Banks SCHEDULE 2 Excluded from Principal Plants SCHEDULE 3 Interest Rate Calculation REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT This REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (the or this "Agreement") dated as of December 12, 1994, is among ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower") and the BANKS (each a "Bank" and collectively the "Banks") listed on the signature pages hereof. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Borrower has requested from the Banks and the Banks are willing to make available in the amounts listed on the signature pages hereof to Borrower a revolving line of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed One Hundred Forty Four Million Dollars ($144,000,000) on the terms and conditions contained herein; and WHEREAS, the term "Borrowing" denotes the aggregation of Loans of a single Type to be made by one or more Banks to the Borrower pursuant to Article II on a single date for a single Interest Period. For purposes of this Agreement, Borrowings are classified either by reference to the pricing of Loans constituting such Borrowing (e.g., a "Base Rate Borrowing" is a Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Loans) or by reference to the provisions of Article II under which participation therein is determined (i.e., a "Syndicated Borrowing" is a Borrowing comprised of simultaneous Syndicated Loans of the same Type in which all Banks participate in proportion to their prorata share of Commitments pursuant to Section 2.01, while a "Bid Borrowing" is a Borrowing comprised of simultaneous Bid Loans of the same Type made by one or more Banks whose offer to make such Loans as a part of such Borrowing has been accepted by Borrower under the auction bid process pursuant to Section 2.03). NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS SECTION 1.01. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings (and words in the singular include the plural, and vice versa): "Adjusted Debt" means, as of any date of determination, all Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (without duplication) less all Subordinated Debt. "Adjusted LIBOR Rate" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b). "Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such Person. "Applicable Margin" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum, as set forth in the right-hand column below, based on the Rating (which shall be the higher Rating in the event of a split Rating) in effect on such day for Borrower's senior unsecured nonconvertible long-term indebtedness: Rating Applicable Margin A Minus or A3 or Higher 25 basis points BBB+ or Baa1 30 basis points BBB or Baa2 35 basis points BBB- or Baa3 50 basis points Lower than BBB- or Baa3 70 basis points "Authorized Officer" means any of the following officers of the Borrower: the chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president, treasurer, any vice president (however designated), any assistant treasurer, any secretary, or any assistant secretary. "Bank" means each bank listed on the signature pages hereof as having a Commitment, and its successors and permissible assigns. "Base Rate" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(a). "Base Rate Loan" means any Loan under this Agreement made or maintained at the Base Rate. "BHC" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(a). "Bid Borrowing" has the meaning set forth in the second Whereas clause to this Agreement. "Bid Loan" means any Money Market Loan made by a Bank as part of a Bid Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03. "Bloomberg Financial Markets" means the financial market reporting service known as of the Effective Date as "Bloomberg Financial Markets" and any successor to such service; or if Bloomberg Financial Markets or such successor shall cease to perform such service, then such other financial market reporting service or other system that the Borrower and the Banks shall agree shall perform such service. "Borrower" means Adolph Coors Company, a Colorado corporation, and its successors and permissible assigns. "Borrowing" has the meaning set forth in the second Whereas clause to this Agreement. "Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday and on which banks are open for business in New York City and on which wire transfers may be effectuated among member banks of the Federal Reserve System through use of the fedwire funds transfer system and if the applicable Business Day relates to any LIBOR Rate Loan or any Money Market LIBOR Loan, on which commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in Dollar deposits) in the London interbank market. "Capital Lease Obligations" of any Person means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of lease obligations that would, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person at such date. "Capitalization" of the Borrower means, as of any date of determination, the sum of Adjusted Debt and Net Worth of the Borrower. "Capitalized Interest" means, for any period, the aggregate amount that would, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, be excluded from interest expense on a consolidated statement of income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, and included as part of the cost of capital assets as reflected on Borrower's consolidated balance sheet at the end of such period. "Change in Control" means the occurrence, after the Effective Date of this Agreement, of (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert or as a "group" (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 (the "Rule") of the SEC under the Exchange Act) acquiring "beneficial ownership" (within the meaning of the Rule) directly or indirectly, of securities of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such securities) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors, (ii) during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, commencing before or after the Effective Date of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the Borrower ceasing for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower unless the individuals replacing such individuals were nominated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, or (iii) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert or as a group acquiring by contract or otherwise, or entering into a contract or arrangement that upon consummation will result in its or their acquisition of such beneficial ownership as described in clause (i); provided, that, the Person or group of Persons referred to in clauses (i) and (iii) of this definition shall not apply to or include any Person who is a trustee or beneficiary of the Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust and the successors of such Person, or any Person or any group of Persons in which one or more of the Persons who are trustees or beneficiaries of the Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust and their successors are members. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute. "Commitment" means, with respect to each Bank, the total stated Dollar amount (without regard to utilization thereof) set forth opposite the name of such Bank on the signature pages hereof, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.17. "Commitment Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a). "Consolidated Subsidiary" of any Person means at any date, any Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in its consolidated financial statements as of such date. "Debt" of any Person means, at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all non-contingent obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or other similar instruments, (iv) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person as lessee under capital leases, (v) all Debt of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person, and (vi) all direct guarantees by such Person of Debt (as defined in clause (i) through (v) of this definition) of other Persons; provided that (x) if Debt referred to in clause (v) above is without recourse to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the amount of such Debt shall be calculated at the lesser of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Debt or (B) the aggregate fair realizable value of the assets securing such Debt, and (y) when calculating the amount of Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, obligations of the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary that are eliminated, in consolidation pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles shall be eliminated. "Default" means any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default. "Dollars" or "$" means United States dollars or other lawful currency of the United States. "Effective Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01. "Eligible Assignee" means (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, having Total Assets in excess of $5,000,000,000, and which is in compliance with all minimum capital requirements imposed by its primary banking regulator; (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 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 United States; (iii) the central bank of any country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; (iv) any Bank or Affiliate of a Bank; (v) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution or fund (whether a corporation, partnership or other entity) which is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business, and having Total Assets in excess of $5,000,000,000; and (vi) any other Person acceptable to the Borrower. "Environmental Laws" mean any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, licenses, or other governmental restrictions or requirements of a Governmental Authority relating to the environment, which are binding on Borrower. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. "ERISA Affiliate" means all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(c) of the Code. "Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b). "Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. "Facility Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b). "Federal Funds Rate" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(a). "Governmental Authority" means the United States of America, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to the government of the same. "Intangible Assets" of a Person means, to the extent included in such Person's Total Assets, all of the following: (i) goodwill, organizational expenses, research and development expenses, unamortized debt discount and expense, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent applications, licenses and rights in any thereof, and other similar intangibles, and (ii) any investments in and advances to nonconsolidated Affiliates, all as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, on a consolidated basis. "Interest Expense" of the Borrower means, for any period, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount that would, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, be included as interest expense on a consolidated statement of income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, (ii) Capitalized Interest for such period, and (iii) Interest Portion of Rentals for such period. "Interest Period" with respect to each Type of Loan has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05, as applicable. "Interest Portion of Rentals" means, for any period, the amount that would, under generally accepted accounting principles, be reflected as the interest portion of rental expense on a consolidated statement of income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period. "Law" means any law, constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree or award of any Governmental Authority, which is binding on Borrower. "Lending Offices" means, as to any Bank, the lending branches or offices specified on Schedule 1 hereto with respect to any Type of Loan, as applicable, or such other of its branches or offices as such Bank may from time to time designate by notice to the Borrower. "LIBOR Auction" means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes setting forth Money Market Margins based on the London Interbank Offered Rate pursuant to Section 2.03. "LIBOR Rate" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b). "LIBOR Rate Loan" means a Loan under this Agreement made or maintained at the LIBOR Rate. "Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, including the interest of a lender or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such asset. "Loan" means any Syndicated Loan or any Bid Loan and "Loans" means Syndicated Loans and Bid Loans or any combination of the foregoing, as the context requires. "London Interbank Offered Rate" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b). "Majority Banks" means at any time Banks having at least 51% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments, or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the Banks having at least 51% of the aggregate unpaid outstanding principal amount of all Loans. "Minimum Tangible Net Worth" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01. "Money Market Absolute Rate" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(d). "Money Market Absolute Rate Auction" means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes setting forth Money Market Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.03. "Money Market Absolute Rate Loan" means a Loan made by a Bank pursuant to an Absolute Rate Money Market Auction or maintained as a Money Market Absolute Loan under this Agreement. "Money Market LIBOR Loan" means a Loan made by a Bank pursuant to a LIBOR Auction or maintained as a Money Market LIBOR Loan under this Agreement. "Money Market LIBOR Rate" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c). "Money Market Loan" means a Loan under this Agreement made or maintained as a Money Market LIBOR Loan or a Money Market Absolute Rate Loan. "Money Market Margin" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d)(ii)(D). "Money Market Quote" means an offer by a Bank to make a Money Market Loan in accordance with Section 2.03(d). "Money Market Quote Request" means a request by the Borrower to the Banks to make offers to make a Money Market Loan in accordance with Section 2.03(c). "Net Income" of any Person means, for any period, the aggregate amount that would, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, be included under the caption "Net Income (Loss)" on a consolidated statement of income of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period. "Net Tangible Assets" means the Total Assets of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries less Intangible Assets (to the extent included in such Total Assets) all as computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Borrower most recently ended. "Net Worth" of any Person means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of shareholders' equity that would be shown on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. "New Equity Issuance" means the sale of capital stock by the Borrower or the equity resulting from the conversion of convertible debt securities, as prescribed by generally accepted accounting principles. "Notice of Borrowing" means a Notice of Syndicated Borrowing or Notice of Money Market Borrowing, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.02 or Section 2.03. "Options" means the interest rate options available to the Borrower for selection or request for quotation with respect to the interest rate to be borne by a Loan, pursuant to the applicable Notice of Borrowing. "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA. "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof. "Plan" means, at any time, an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code and is either maintained or contributed to by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate. "Principal Plant" means any brewery, or any manufacturing, processing or packaging plant owned as of the Effective Date or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, but shall not include (a) any plant listed or referred to on Schedule 2 attached hereto, (b) any brewery, or any manufacturing, processing or packaging plant of the Borrower or any Subsidiary which the Board of Directors of Borrower shall have determined (successive determinations and redeterminations being permitted without restrictions) is not of material importance to the total business conducted by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary, (c) any plant which the Board of Directors of Borrower shall have determined is used primarily for transportation, marketing or warehousing, including as of the Effective Date those plants listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto (successive determinations and redeterminations being permitted without restriction), (d) any real property which does not contain, and is not material to the operation of, any brewery, or any manufacturing, processing or packaging plant owned as of the Effective Date or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that constitutes a "Principal Plant" under the other provisions of this definition, or (e) any brewery, or any manufacturing, processing or packaging plant or group of plants hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from any Person or group of related Persons in one transaction or a series of related transactions if the aggregate purchase price (which amount shall equal the sum of any cash or cash equivalents and the value of any other consideration paid by the Borrower or such Subsidiary and the principal amount of any Debt assumed by the Borrower or such Subsidiary from such Person or group of related Persons) for such plant (and any other plants acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from such Person or group of related Persons as part of such transaction or series of transactions) does not exceed $50 million. "Provisions for Taxes" means for any period, the provision for taxes (current and deferred) that would in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, be reflected on the consolidated statement of income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period. "Rating" means a rating category (including any numerical or other modifiers) actually assigned by Standard & Poor's Rating Group or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto which is a nationally recognized rating agency, to a Person's senior unsecured nonconvertible indebtedness or, if no such rating category is at the time of determination so assigned, an implied rating category that is one rating category (including any numerical or other modifiers) higher than the rating category so assigned to such Person's senior unsecured nonconvertible unenhanced subordinated indebtedness; provided, however, that if an actual or implied rating category is not at any time assigned by at least one such rating agency to the Borrower's senior unsecured nonconvertible indebtedness, the Borrower will apply for a private rating from at least one such rating agency with respect to the indebtedness of the Borrower under this Agreement, and the rating category so obtained shall be used for the purposes of this definition as it relates to the Borrower's senior unsecured nonconvertible indebtedness. If no rating is assigned, the Banks and the Borrower will agree on the rating category that will be followed for pricing purposes. "Reference Rate" for any day of a relevant Interest Period means the per annum rate of interest, as reported on such day by Bloomberg Financial Markets as the prime rate for Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association ("BofA"), as publicly announced from time to time by BofA as its "reference rate." It is a rate set by BofA based upon various factors including BofA's costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in the reference rate announced by BofA shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. "Refunding Borrowing" means a Borrowing which, after application of the proceeds thereof, results in no net increase in the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans made by any Bank. "Register" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10. "Regulation U" and "Regulation X" means those Regulations so designated of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time. "Required Banks" means at any time Banks having at least 66 2/3% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments, or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the Banks having at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate unpaid outstanding principal amount of all Loans. "Restricted Subsidiary" means (i) any Subsidiary which owns or operates a Principal Plant, except any Subsidiary incorporated, or the principal place of business of which is located, outside the present fifty states of the United States of America and the District of Columbia and (ii) any other Subsidiary which the Board of Directors of Borrower, shall classify as a Restricted Subsidiary until such time as the Borrower may, by further Board action, classify such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, successive such classifications being permitted without restriction; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not make any such classification, if immediately after giving effect to such classification or successive classification, the Borrower and any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries could not create, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to clause (c) of Section 6.01 hereof, with the effect that any such classification or successive classification made in violation of this proviso shall be void and such Subsidiary shall maintain its prior classification. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor organization. "Subordinated Debt" means all Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries created or otherwise incurred subsequent to the Effective Date that shall have been expressly subordinated in right of payment upon any distribution of assets of the Borrower or such Subsidiary upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to the Borrower's obligations under this Agreement. "Subsidiary" means any corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower. "Syndicated Borrowing" has the meaning set forth in the second Whereas clause to this Agreement. "Syndicated Loan" means any Base Rate Loan or LIBOR Loan, as applicable, made by a Bank as a part of a Syndicated Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01. "Tangible Net Worth" of a Person means, at any date of determination, such Person's Net Worth less Intangible Assets, on a consolidated basis. "Termination Date" means December 12, 1998, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day. "Total Assets" of any Person means all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible or otherwise, which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, would be included in determining total assets as shown on the assets portion of a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries. "Type" means, with respect to a Loan, a single category of Loan made under this Agreement with reference to the pricing or interest rate of such Loan, e.g. Base Rate Loan, Money Market LIBOR Loan. "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means, at the time of any determination, any Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Restricted Subsidiary. SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise specified or defined herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations and financial covenant determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower's independent public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to the Banks. ARTICLE II THE CREDITS SECTION 2.01. Syndicated Borrowings. (a) The Commitments. Each Bank severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Rate Loans to the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.01 upon the request of the Borrower from time to time during the period from and including the Effective Date up to but excluding the Termination Date in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding at any one time outstanding the amount of such Bank's Commitment. If a Syndicated Borrowing is requested, Money Market Loans made by each Bank pursuant to Section 2.03 shall not reduce such Bank's obligation to lend its prorata share of the remaining undrawn aggregate commitments. The failure of any Bank to make a Syndicated Loan shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation to lend under this Section 2.01, but no Bank shall be responsible for any such failure by any other Bank. (b) Limitations on Syndicated Loans. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under all Loans (Syndicated and Bid Loans taken together) under this Agreement at any one time shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Banks in effect at such time. (c) Borrowing Amounts. Each Borrowing with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans under this Section 2.01 shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (except that any such Borrowing may be in the aggregate amount of the unused Commitments). Each Borrowing with respect to a Base Rate Loan under this Section 2.01 shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (except that any such Borrowing may be in the aggregate amount of the unused Commitments). One or more different Syndicated Borrowings may be made on the same day. (d) Revolving Credit. Within the limits set forth in this Section 2.01, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay, or prepay and reborrow at any time prior to the Termination Date under this Section 2.01. (e) Ratable Basis. Each individual Syndicated Borrowing shall consist of Syndicated Loans of the same Type for the same Interest Period made on the same day simultaneously by the Banks ratably in proportion to the amounts of their Commitments. SECTION 2.02. Notice of Syndicated Borrowings. (a) Notice to Banks. In order to effect a Syndicated Borrowing, the Borrower shall give each Bank a Notice of Syndicated Borrowing, in writing or by telephone, prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on (x) the same Business Day of each Base Rate Borrowing (e.g., notice on Monday, borrow on Monday), (y) three Business Days before each LIBOR Rate Borrowing (e.g., notice on Monday, borrow on Thursday), specifying: (i) the date of such proposed Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, and the aggregate principal amount of such Bank's share, (iii) the interest rate Option (Base Rate or LIBOR Rate) selected for such Borrowing, and (iv) the duration of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing. (b) Irrevocable; Confirmation. Once given to the Banks, a Notice of Syndicated Borrowing is irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. If the Borrower gives a Notice of Syndicated Borrowing by telephone, the Borrower shall promptly confirm it by telex or facsimile copy, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. In the event of a discrepancy between a Bank's record of such telephone notice and the Borrower's confirmation thereof, the Bank's record shall be determinative, absent demonstrable error. SECTION 2.03. Money Market Borrowings. (a) The Money Market Option. In addition to Syndicated Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.01 and, subject to subsection (b) below irrespective of the amount of a Bank's or any other Bank's Commitment, the Borrower may, as set forth in this Section 2.03, request the Banks to make offers to make Money Market Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the period from and including the Effective Date up to but excluding the Termination Date. The Banks may, but shall have no obligation to, make such offers and the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers, in each case in the manner set forth in this Section. (b) Limitation on Bid Loans. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under all Loans (Syndicated and Bid Loans taken together) under this Agreement at any one time shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Banks in effect at such time. (c) Money Market Quote Request. In order to request offers to make Money Market Loans under this Section 2.03, Borrower shall give each Bank, in writing or by telephone, a Money Market Quote Request substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) (x) five Business Days before the date of the Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a LIBOR Auction (e.g., request on Monday, borrow on the next Monday), or (y) one Business Day before the date of Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (e.g., request on Monday, borrow on Tuesday), specifying: (i) the date of such proposed Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, (ii) the aggregate amount of such proposed Borrowing, which shall be at least $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, and (iv) whether the Money Market Quotes requested are to set forth a Money Market Margin or a Money Market Absolute Rate. If the Borrower gives a Money Market Quote Request by telephone, the Borrower shall promptly confirm it by telex or facsimile copy. In the event of a discrepancy between a Bank's record of such telephone notice and the Borrower's confirmation thereof, the Bank's record shall be determinative, absent demonstrable error. The Borrower may request offers to make Money Market Loans for more than one Interest Period in a single Money Market Quote Request. One or more different Money Market Borrowings may be made on the same day. (d) Submission and Contents of Money Market Quotes. (i) Each Bank may, at its option, submit a Money Market Quote containing an offer or offers to make Money Market Loans in response to any Money Market Quote Request. Each Money Market Quote must comply with the requirements of this subsection (d) and must be submitted to the Borrower by telex, facsimile copy or hand delivery not later than (x) 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) four Business Days before the proposed Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction, or (y) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the same Business Day of the proposed Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction. Subject to Articles III and VIII, once given to the Borrower, any Money Market Quote shall be irrevocable and binding on the quoting Bank. The failure of any Bank to make a Money Market Loan accepted by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation to make a Money Market Loan accepted by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.03, but no Bank shall be responsible for any such failure by any other Bank. (ii) Each Money Market Quote shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto and shall in any case specify: (A) the proposed date of Borrowing, which shall be as specified in the Money Market Quote Request, (B) the proposed Interest Period(s) for which each such offer is being made, which shall be as specified in the Money Market Quote Request, (C) the principal amount of the Money Market Loan for which each such offer is being made, which (x) may be equal to, more than or less than the Commitment of the quoting Bank and may specify a minimum and maximum, (y) must be at least $1,000,000 and (z) may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers were requested, (D)in the case of a LIBOR Auction, the margin above or below the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate (the "Money Market Margin") offered for each such Money Market Loan, expressed as a percentage (rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1 percent) to be added to or subtracted from such base rate, (E)in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1 percent), offered for each such Money Market Loan, and (F) the identity of the quoting Bank. (iii) Any Money Market Quote shall be disregarded and be of no force and effect if it: (A) does not substantially comply with the provisions of subsection (d)(ii) above, (B) contains qualifying, conditional or similar language, (C)proposes terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Money Market Quote Request, or (D) arrives after the time set forth in subsection (d)(i). (e) Acceptance and Notice by Borrower. (i) Not later than (x) 12:00 Noon (New York City time) three Business Days bfore the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction, or (y) 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the same Business Day of the proposed Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the Borrower shall notify, in writing or by telephone, the Banks that have made offers in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section 2.03 either that (A) the auction and the proposed Money Market Borrowing is canceled for any reason or (B) one or more of such offers contained in the applicable Money Market Quotes is accepted. Failure by Borrower to deliver timely notice shall be deemed to be a notice of cancellation except with the consent of any Bank the offer of which is accepted. (ii) In the case of acceptance of one or more of such offers, Borrower shall give notice (a "Notice of Money Market Borrowing"), in writing or by telephone, within the time period specified in clause (i) of this subsection (e) of Section 2.03, to all Banks, in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto, specifying: (A) whether one or more of such Bank's offers have been accepted or rejected, (B) if accepted, the aggregate amount of each Money Market Loan to be made by such Bank as part of such Borrowing, the applicable Interest Period, and the applicable Money Market Absolute Rate or Money Market Margin, (C) the aggregate principal amount of offers of all Banks for each Interest Period that have been accepted, (D) the lowest, highest and the auction clearing interest rates offered to the Borrower in connection with the relevant Money Market Quote Request, (E) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding under the Agreement after taking into consideration the Loans accepted in such Borrowing, (iii) The Borrower may accept in whole or in part any Money Market Quote meeting the requirements of subsection (d); provided that: (A) the aggregate principal amount of each Money Market Borrowing shall not exceed the aggregate amount requested by Borrower in the related Money Market Quote Request, (B) the aggregate principal amount of each Money Market Loan to be made by any Bank shall be subject to any minimum or maximum specified by such Bank in its Money Market Quote, (C) the principal amount of each Money Market Borrowing must be at least $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and (D) acceptance of offers may only be made on the basis of ascending Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be. If the Borrower gives Notice of Money Market Borrowing by telephone, the Borrower shall promptly confirm it by telex or facsimile copy. In the event of a discrepancy between a Bank's record of such telephone notice and the Borrower's confirmation thereof, the Bank's record shall be determinative, absent demonstrable error. (f) Allocation by Borrower. If offers are made by two or more Banks with the same Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be, for a greater aggregate principal amount than the amount in respect of which offers are accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal amount of Money Market Loans in respect of which such similar offers are accepted shall be allocated by the Borrower among such Banks as nearly as possible (in such multiples, not greater than $100,000, as the Borrower may deem appropriate) in proportion to the principal amounts of such offers. Determinations by the Borrower of such proportionate amounts of Money Market Loans shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error. (g) Effect on Commitment. Any Money Market Loan made by a Bank under this Section 2.03 shall be considered usage of the facility for the purpose of fees and availability. Outstanding Money Market Loans do not affect the requirement of any bank to fund its prorata share under a Syndicated Loan. (h) Variances. The time periods set forth in this Section 2.03 related to the conduct of any auction may be varied as the Borrower and the participating Banks may agree. SECTION 2.04. [THIS SECTION 2.04 IS RESERVED]. SECTION 2.05.Interest Period for Borrowings. (a) Base Rate Borrowings. The "Interest Period" with respect to each Base Rate Borrowing means the period commencing on the day the Base Rate Loans are made and ending up to 180 days thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the Notice of Syndicated Borrowing; provided that: (i) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day; and (ii) if the Interest Period is longer than 90 days, interest with respect thereto shall also be paid on the day falling 90 days after the commencement of the Interest Period and each successive 90 day anniversary thereof. (b) LIBOR Rate and Money Market LIBOR Borrowings. The "Interest Period" with respect to each LIBOR Rate Borrowing and Money Market LIBOR Borrowing means the period commencing on the day the LIBOR Loans or Money Market LIBOR Loans, as the case may be, constituting such Borrowing are made and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter (or other period up to six months agreed upon by the Borrower and the Banks), as the Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice of Borrowing; provided that: (i) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; (ii) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and (iii) if the Interest Period is longer than three months, interest with respect thereto shall also be paid on the day ending three months after the commencement of the Interest Period and each successive three month anniversary thereof. (c)Money Market Absolute Rate Borrowing. The "Interest Period" with respect to each Money Market Absolute Rate Borrowing means the period commencing on the day the Money Market Absolute Rate Loans constituting such Borrowing are made and ending on any day up to 180 days thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice of Borrowing; provided that: (i) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day; and (ii) if the Interest Period is longer than 90 days, interest with respect thereto shall also be paid on the day falling 90 days after the commencement of the Interest Period and each successive 90 day anniversary thereof. (d)Outside Limit. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05, no "Interest Period" applicable to any Loan shall extend beyond the Termination Date and any Interest Period which otherwise would so extend shall end on the Termination Date. SECTION 2.06.Maturity of Loans. Each Loan included in any Borrowing shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable, on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing. SECTION 2.07.Interest Rate Options. The principal amount of each Loan while outstanding shall bear interest for each day from the day such Loan is made until due, payable on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the definitional provisions of Section 2.05), at a rate per annum (based on a 360-day year and actual days elapsed, in the case of non-Base Rate Loans, and a 365-day year (366-day year in leap years), in the case of Base Rate Loans, in all cases counting the first day but not the last day of any Interest Period) equal to one of the following interest rates selected or accepted by the Borrower, as applicable: Base Rate, LIBOR Rate, Money Market LIBOR Rate and Money Market Absolute Rate, in each case as described below in this Section 2.07. (a)Base Rate Loans. Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest at the Base Rate. The "Base Rate" applicable to any Base Rate Loan for any day during the Interest Period applicable thereto means a rate per annum equal to the higher of (A) the Reference Rate in effect for such day or (B) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus 0.50%. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Reference Rate shall be effective on the date specified in the public announcement of such change, and any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Federal Funds Rate. "Federal Funds Rate" means, on any day, the effective closing rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) for the previous Business Day as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets as the "federal funds rate" for such previous Business Day, or, if such rate is not so published or reported, the average of the quotations (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) for such day (which shall be a Business Day or the next preceding Business Day) received by the Borrower from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. (b)LIBOR Rate. Each LIBOR Loan shall bear interest at the LIBOR Rate. The "LIBOR Rate" applicable to any LIBOR Loan for any day during any Interest Period applicable thereto means a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin for such day plus the applicable Adjusted LIBOR Rate. The "Adjusted LIBOR Rate" applicable to any Interest Period means a rate per annum equal to the quotient obtained (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) by dividing (i) the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate by (ii) 1.00 minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage. The "London Interbank Offered Rate" applicable to any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan or a Money Market LIBOR Loan, as the case may be, means the index rate per annum, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, at which deposits in Dollars are offered in immediately available funds to major banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. "Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage" means for any day that percentage (expressed as a decimal) as determined by the Borrower, which is in effect on such day, as obtained by Borrower from the Denver Branch of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System with deposits exceeding five billion dollars in respect of "Eurocurrency liabilities" (as defined in Regulation D promulgated by the Board of Governors from time to time). The Adjusted LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage. (c)Money Market LIBOR Rate. Each Money Market LIBOR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate for such Interest Period plus (or minus) the Money Market Margin quoted by the Bank making such Loan as a part of the applicable Bid Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03(d)(ii)(D) (the "Money Market LIBOR Rate" for such Loan). (d) Money Market Absolute Rate. Each Money Market Absolute Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the Absolute Rate quoted by the Bank making such Loan as a part of the applicable Bid Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03(d)(ii)(E) (the "Money Market Absolute Rate" for such Loan). (e) Determination of Interest Rates. The Borrower shall determine each interest rate with respect to which it has responsibility to make such determination pursuant to and in accordance with Schedule 3 to this Agreement which is incorporated in this Agreement by this reference. The Borrower shall give prompt notice to the participating Banks by telex, facsimile or cable of each rate of interest so determined, and its determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error. SECTION 2.08.Interest Rate Unavailable. (a) LIBOR Unavailable. If, on any date on which an interest rate based on LIBOR would otherwise be set, (i) the Borrower shall determine in accordance with Schedule 3 hereto that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate based on LIBOR, with respect to any Interest Period, including, without limitation, the inability or failure of the Borrower to obtain sufficient information with respect to rates from the applicable source as contemplated by this Agreement and Schedule 3, or (ii) Majority Banks shall have notified the Borrower that the Adjusted LIBOR Rate, as determined by the Borrower, will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to Majority Banks of funding a proposed Loan for such Interest Period, the Borrower shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Banks, whereupon until the Majority Banks notify the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligations of the Banks to make LIBOR Rate Loans, shall be suspended. Each Bank shall from time to time upon request of the Borrower provide in good faith to Borrower information with respect to such Bank concerning the status of circumstances giving rise to any such suspension. Unless the Borrower notifies the Banks at least one Business Day before the date of any proposed Borrowing affected by the circumstances described in this subsection (a) for which a Notice of Borrowing has previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, such Borrowing shall instead be made as a Base Rate Borrowing and the Banks shall make such Base Rate Loans. (b) Federal Funds Rate Unavailable. If, on any date on which a Base Rate would otherwise be set, the Borrower shall have determined in accordance with the terms of Schedule 3 hereto that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Rate for any reason, including, without limitation, the inability or failure of the Borrower to obtain sufficient bids or publications contemplated by this Agreement and Schedule 3, the Borrower shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Banks, whereupon until the Borrower shall notify the Banks that the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist, the Base Rate shall be the Reference Rate. SECTION 2.09. Default Rate. Any sum of principal, interest, fees, or other amounts payable by Borrower under any Loan or otherwise hereunder if not paid when due (whether before or after acceleration) shall bear interest (payable on demand) from its due date until payment in full (computed daily on the basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed) of a rate per annum equal to 2% above the Reference Rate, reset daily. SECTION 2.10.Evidence of Loans/Borrowings. (a) Loan Account; Note. Each Bank shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Bank resulting from each Loan owing to such Bank from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Bank from time to time hereunder. The Borrower shall execute and deliver to each Bank a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto. (b) Register. The Borrower shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 10.01 a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Banks (including any assignees which have become Banks pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 10.08) and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Bank from time to time (the "Register"). The Register shall evidence the indebtedness of the Borrower under this Agreement by individual Bank and in the aggregate and include a record of the dates and amounts of each Borrowing, the Type of Loans and the Interest Period applicable thereto, and the amounts of principal or interest payable, paid or prepaid in connection therewith. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent demonstrable error, and the Borrower and the Banks may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Bank hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Bank at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. SECTION 2.11. Failure to Give Notice, Automatic Conversion. If the Borrower is otherwise entitled under this Agreement to repay any Syndicated Loans maturing at the end of an Interest Period applicable thereto with the proceeds of a new Syndicated Borrowing, and the Borrower fails to repay such Syndicated Loans using its own moneys and fails to give a Notice of Borrowing in connection with such new Syndicated Borrowing, a new Syndicated Borrowing shall be deemed to be made on the date such Syndicated Loans mature in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Syndicated Loans so maturing. The Syndicated Loans comprising such new Syndicated Borrowing shall be Base Rate Loans and the Interest Period for such Borrowing shall be 30 days. SECTION 2.12. Prepayments. The Borrower may prepay any Base Rate Loan in whole at any time, or from time to time in part in amounts aggregating at least $1,000,000, by paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied to prepay ratably the Base Rate Loans of the several Banks included in such Borrowing. Except as provided in the foregoing of this Section 2.12, and, subject to Section 2.13, except as provided in Section 9.02 and 9.03 of this Agreement, Borrower may not prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of any Loan (Syndicated and Bid) prior to the maturity thereof. SECTION 2.13. Funding Losses. If for any reason the Borrower makes any payment of principal with respect to any non-Base Rate Loan under this Agreement on any day prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or if for any reason the Borrower fails to borrow any such Loan after notice has been given to any Bank in accordance with this Agreement, the Borrower shall reimburse each Bank within 15 days of demand for any resulting loss or expense incurred by it including (without limitation) any loss incurred in obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits from third parties, but excluding loss of margin for the period after any such payment or failure to borrow, provided that such Bank shall have delivered to the Borrower a certificate as to the amount of such loss or expense in reasonable detail, which certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error. SECTION 2.14. General Rules as to Payments. The Borrower shall make each payment of principal, interest, fees and otherwise to be made under this Agreement not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the date when due to the Banks (or their applicable Lending Office) at their respective and appropriate addresses listed in Schedule 1. All payments shall be made in Dollars in immediately available funds. Each payment shall be made only on a Business Day. If the day on which a payment shall be due is not a Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (unless, in the case of LIBOR Rate or Money Market LIBOR, otherwise expressly provided herein). If the date for any payment of principal is extended by operation of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable for such extended time. SECTION 2.15. Funding of Loans. (a) Disbursements. Not later than 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of each Borrowing, each Bank participating therein shall (except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section) make available its share of such Borrowing, in immediately available funds, to the Borrower at the Borrower's account designated on the signature page hereto, or such other account as may be designated by Borrower by notice to the Banks. (b) Net Payments. If any Bank makes a new Loan hereunder on a day on which the Borrower is to repay all or any part of an outstanding Loan from such Bank, such Bank shall automatically apply the proceeds of its new Loan against principal amount due to make such repayment and only an amount equal to the difference (if any) between the amount being borrowed and the amount being repaid shall be made available by such Bank to the Borrower as provided in subsection (a), or remitted by the Borrower to the Bank as provided in Section 2.14, as the case may be. SECTION 2.16. Fees. (a) Commitment Fees. Borrower shall pay to each Bank, as consideration for such Bank's Commitment hereunder, a commitment fee ("Commitment Fee") equal to the rate per annum (based on actual days elapsed and a 360 day year) set forth in the right-hand column below on the daily average of the Bank's prorata share of the unused Commitments of all Banks [as such unused Commitments may be adjusted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section 2.16 below] for each day (from and including the Effective Date but excluding the Termination Date) based on the Rating (which shall be the higher Rating in the event of a split rating) in effect on each day as set forth in the left- hand column below.
Rating Rate Per Annum A Minus or A3 or Higher 7.5 basis points BBB+ or Baa1 10 basis points BBB or Baa2 12.5 basis points BBB- or Baa3 15 basis points Lower than BBB- or Baa3 20 basis points
(b) Facility Fees. Borrower shall pay to each Bank ratably in proportion to its Commitment, a facility fee ("Facility Fee") equal to 1/20 of 1% per annum (based on actual days elapsed and a 360 day year) on the daily average of the aggregate amount of the Commitments, regardless of utilization thereof, and regardless of the Rating, for each day (from and including the Effective Date but excluding the Termination Date) (c) Payment of Fees. Accrued Commitment Fees and Facility Fees under this Section 2.16 shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year during the term of this Agreement, and on the Termination Date or, if earlier, the date of termination of the Commitments in their entirety. Payment of all such Commitment Fees and Facility Fees shall be made by check mailed on the first Business Day following the aforesaid dates. (d) Bid Loans. Any Bid Loans made by a Bank under this Agreement up to the full amount of the total Commitments shall be considered usage of the facility for purposes of calculating the Commitment Fees due under subsection (a) of this Section 2.16. Outstanding Bid Loans made by any Bank shall reduce the unused Commitments of all banks on a prorata basis under this Agreement for purposes of calculating the Commitment fees under subsection (a) of this Section 2.16. SECTION 2.17. Optional Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower from time to time, upon at least three Business Days' notice to the Banks, may irrevocably reduce ratably among the Banks the unused portion (without regard to outstanding Bid Loans) of the aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) such reduction shall be by an aggregate amount of at least $5,000,000, and integral multiples in excess thereof of $1,000,000 (except a reduction may be in the amount of the aggregate unused Commitments), and (ii) the aggregate Commitments shall not be reduced to an amount less than the aggregate principal amount of all Loans then outstanding. In the event the Commitments are reduced to zero, this Agreement shall terminate and any Facility Fees and Commitment Fees then accrued shall become immediately payable. ARTICLE III CONDITIONS SECTION 3.01. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement will become effective on the date (the "Effective Date") when all of the following have occurred: (a) Counterparts. Counterparts of this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered to the Banks by the Borrower and counterparts of this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each Bank to the Borrower and the other Banks. (b) Legal Opinion. An opinion of counsel for the Borrower (which counsel may be an employee of the Borrower), reasonably acceptable to the Required Banks, dated the Effective Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto and covering such additional matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Required Banks may reasonably request shall have been delivered to each Bank. In rendering its opinion, such counsel may rely, to the extent such counsel deems reliance proper, on the opinions of other counsel as to certain matters, all as reasonably acceptable to the Required Banks. (c) Officer Certificates. A Certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed by an Authorized Officer, to the effect set forth in clause (d) of Section 3.02 and to the further effect that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing shall have been delivered by the Borrower to each Bank. (d) Other Documents. All documents which the Required Banks may reasonably request relating to the existence of the Borrower, the corporate authority for and the validity of this Agreement, incumbency of officers and such persons who are authorized to execute Notices of Borrowing and like instruments hereunder and any other relevant matters, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Banks shall have been delivered to the Banks. (e) Notes. A promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit E with appropriate insertions shall have been executed by the Borrower and delivered to each of the Banks. SECTION 3.02. Conditions to Borrowings. The obligation of each Bank to make any Loan (Syndicated and Bid) on the occasion of each Borrowing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (a) Notice of Borrowing. The Banks shall have received (or be deemed to have received) the applicable Notice of Borrowing as required by Article II. (b) Loan Limit. Immediately after such Borrowing, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments. (c) No Default. Immediately after such Borrowing, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. (d) Representations and Warranties. On the date of such Borrowing, (i) in the case of any Borrowing other than a Refunding Borrowing, the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article IV of the Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing, and (ii) in the case of any Refunding Borrowing, the representations and warranties contained in Article IV of this Agreement (excluding Section 4.05 and Section 4.06, as to which no representation and warranty is then required to be made) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Refunding Borrowing. Each Borrowing (or Refunding Borrowing, as applicable) hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to the facts specified in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of this Section as if Borrower had delivered a certificate to the Banks affirming such facts. ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES The Borrower represents and warrants severally to the Banks that: SECTION 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power. The Borrower is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Colorado, and has all corporate powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted. SECTION 4.02. Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement are within the Borrower's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable Law or of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or of any material term of any material agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. SECTION 4.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes the valid and binding agreement and obligations of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, and to general principles of equity (whether considered in a court of law or in equity). SECTION 4.04. Financial Information. The consolidated financial statements of Borrower for the year ended December 26, 1993, and the quarters ended March 20, 1994, June 12, 1994, and October 2, 1994, fairly present, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates. SECTION 4.05. No Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.05 hereto, since October 2, 1994, there has been no material adverse change in the business, operations or financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole. SECTION 4.06. Litigation. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.06 hereto, there is no action, suit or proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official in which there is a reasonable probability of an adverse decision that would materially adversely affect the business, operations or financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, or which in any manner draws into question the validity of this Agreement or the Borrower's obligations hereunder. SECTION 4.07. Compliance with ERISA. Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have fulfilled their obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan and are in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, and have not incurred any material liability to the PBGC or a Plan under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA. SECTION 4.08. Compliance with Laws. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any applicable Law (including, but not limited to, Environmental Laws, ERISA and the Code) except where failure to so comply would not have a reasonable probability of having a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole. SECTION 4.09. Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all United States federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by them and have paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than taxes contested in good faith by the Borrower or such Subsidiary or for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of taxes or other governmental charges are, in the opinion of the Borrower, adequate. SECTION 4.10. Subsidiaries. Each of the Borrower's Restricted Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has all corporate powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, the absence of which would have a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole. SECTION 4.11. Not an Investment Company. The Borrower is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. SECTION 4.12. No Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any "margin stock" within the meaning of Regulation U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. SECTION 4.13. Full Disclosure. There is no fact which the Borrower has not disclosed in writing to the Banks on or prior to the Effective Date which has, or as far as the Borrower can now reasonably foresee will have, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to pay the principal or the interest on any Loan or any fees or other amounts due hereunder. SECTION 4.14. Excluded Principal Plants. Schedule 2, as it may be amended from time to time after the Effective Date by the Borrower by the execution and delivery of such amended Schedule or a certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(g) to the Banks, contains a complete and accurate list of the plants owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary excluded from the definition of "Principal Plant" pursuant to the terms of such definition. ARTICLE V GENERAL COVENANTS The Borrower agrees that, so long as any Bank has any Commitment hereunder or any amount payable under this Agreement remains unpaid, unless and to the extent the Required Banks waive compliance in writing: SECTION 5.01. Information. (a) SEC Reports. The Borrower will deliver to each Bank within 15 days of the filing thereof with the SEC or delivery thereof to its shareholders, a copy of the annual and quarterly reports and other filings (excluding exhibits) made by the Borrower with the SEC under the Exchange Act or delivered to its shareholders, or if Borrower in the future becomes exempt from the reporting requirements of such Act, copies of the financial statements as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 5.01. (b) Financial Statements. If and when Borrower is no longer subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, Borrower will deliver to each Bank (i) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, together with an opinion thereon by Price Waterhouse or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and (ii) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and that portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter, all certified (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as to fairness of presentation, generally accepted accounting principles and consistency by an Authorized Officer. (c) Compliance Certificates. Quarterly, simultaneously with the delivery of each set of quarterly financial statements referred to in clause (a) or (b) above, Borrower will deliver to the Banks a certificate of an Authorized Officer stating, to the best of such Authorized Officer's knowledge, (i) whether the Borrower was in compliance with the Financial Covenants contained in Article VII as of the date of such financial statements, and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish the Borrower's compliance with such Covenants; and (ii) whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such certificate and, if any Default or Event of Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. (d) Other Reports. Promptly upon their becoming available to the Borrower, the Borrower will deliver to the Banks (except to the extent already covered by subsection (a) of this Section 5.01) a copy of (i) all regular or special reports or effective registration statements (excluding registration statements on Form S-8 or any substitute form adopted by the SEC) which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries shall file with the SEC and (ii) all reports, proxy statements, financial statements and other information distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally. (e) Notice of Default. No later than three Business Days after becoming aware thereof, Borrower will deliver to the Bank a certificate of an Authorized Officer as to the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. (f) Principal Plant Report. Promptly after any determination by the Board of Directors of Borrower of any exclusion of a plant from the definition of Principal Plant, Borrower will deliver a certificate of an Authorized Officer to the Banks setting forth such determination, which certificate shall constitute an amendment to Schedule 2 hereof. (g) Other Information. From time to time Borrower shall provide any Bank such additional information regarding the financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or matters related to verifying Borrower's compliance with this Agreement as any Bank may reasonably request. SECTION 5.02. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will pay and discharge, and will cause each Subsidiary to pay and discharge, as and when due, all their material obligations and liabilities, including, without limitation, tax liabilities, except where the same may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or as to which a bona fide dispute may exist, and will maintain, and will cause each Subsidiary to maintain, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, adequate reserves for the accrual of any of the same. SECTION 5.03. Maintenance of Property. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain its properties and assets in normal working order and condition and make all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, additions, betterments and improvements thereto, ordinary wear and tear and obsolescence excepted, all as in the judgment of the Borrower may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.03 shall prevent the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries from discontinuing the operation and maintenance of any of its properties if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, desirable in the conduct of its business and not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Banks. SECTION 5.04. Insurance. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers such insurance as may be required by law and such other insurance (including self- insurance) to such extent and against such hazards and liabilities as Borrower determines to be reasonably prudent. SECTION 5.05. Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 6.03, to the extent necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of the business of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, the Borrower will preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect and will cause each Subsidiary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, their corporate existences, rights, privileges and franchises. SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will comply, and will cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable Laws (including, without limitation, ERISA and Environmental Laws) except where the failure to comply would not have a reasonable probability of having a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole. SECTION 5.07. Inspection of Property, Books and Records. The Borrower will keep, and will cause each Subsidiary to keep, proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities; and will permit, and will cause each Subsidiary to permit, representatives of any Bank at such Bank's expense to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine and make abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants (with representatives of the Borrower present in any discussions with such accountants), all at such reasonable times and as often as may reasonably be desired. SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans made under this Agreement will be used by the Borrower for general corporate purposes. None of such proceeds will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of purchasing or carrying any "margin stock" within the meaning of Regulation U or X. SECTION 5.09. Environmental Matters. Except where the failure to do so would not have a reasonable probability of having a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial position of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, the Borrower will (a) employ, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to employ, appropriate technology and compliance procedures to maintain compliance with any applicable Environmental Laws, (b) obtain and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to obtain and maintain, all material permits required by applicable Environmental Laws in connection with its or its Subsidiaries' operations, and (c) dispose of, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to dispose of, any and all substances reasonably known by Borrower to be hazardous or toxic substances only at facilities and with carriers reasonably believed to possess valid permits under applicable Environmental Laws. ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS Borrower agrees that, so long as any Bank has any Commitment hereunder or any amount payable under this Agreement remains unpaid, unless and to the extent the Required Banks waive compliance in writing: SECTION 6.01. Limitations on Liens. (a) Principal Plants. The Borrower will not create, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable with respect to (collectively, "incur"), and will not cause, suffer or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to incur, any Debt secured by a Lien on any Principal Plant, or on any capital stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, without making effective provisions whereby the Commitments shall be equally and ratably secured thereby, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to: (i) purchase money pledges of, or purchase money mortgages or liens on, property acquired (including through merger or consolidation) after the date of execution of this Agreement, so long as such pledges, mortgages and liens shall attach only to the assets so acquired and improvements thereon, (ii) Liens existing at the time of acquisition (including through merger or consolidation) on property acquired after the date of execution of this Agreement, so long as such Liens (A) were not created or incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition and (B) shall attach only to the assets so acquired and improvements thereon, (iii) Liens existing on property of a Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such Liens were not created or incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) Liens to secure all or any part of the cost of development or construction of any property or assets or improvements thereon and which shall be released or satisfied within 120 days after completion of such development or construction, (v) Liens required in connection with the acquisition, construction or development of additions or extensions to Principal Plants which shall be financed by obligations described in Section 103(b)(4)-(7) of the Code or by obligations entitled to substantially similar tax benefits under other legislation or regulations in effect from time to time, (vi) Liens securing Debt owing to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by a Restricted Subsidiary, (vii) Liens existing as of the Effective Date. (viii) extensions, renewals or replacements of pledges, mortgages or liens referred to in clauses (i) to (vii), inclusive, above, and any subsequent refinancings of such extensions, renewals or replacements pursuant to this clause (viii), provided that the amount of Debt secured by such extension, renewal, replacement or subsequent refinancing shall not exceed the principal amount of Debt being extended, renewed, replaced or subsequently refinanced, nor shall the pledge, mortgage or lien be extended to any additional Principal Plant or capital stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, (ix) as permitted by subsection (b) of this Section, (x) as permitted by subsection (c) of this Section, or (xi) Liens arising by operation of law or in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary which do not secure Debt and do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business. (b) After Acquired Property. If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall at any time enter into a merger or consolidation with another Person or purchase all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, or if the Borrower shall sell all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and if such other Person has outstanding indebtedness secured by a mortgage or other lien which, by reason of an after-acquired property clause or similar provision therein contained, would extend, after such merger, consolidation, sale or purchase, to any Principal Plant owned by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, sale or purchase, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall in such event be deemed to have created a mortgage or lien, within the prohibition of subsection (a) of this Section 6.01, unless (i) such merger or consolidation involving a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute a disposition by the Borrower of its interest in the Restricted Subsidiary and is otherwise in compliance with this Agreement, or (ii) either (A) at or prior to the effective date of such merger, consolidation, sale or purchase, such mortgage or lien shall have been released of record or otherwise satisfied to the extent it would extend to such Principal Plant or (B) prior to such merger, consolidation, sale or purchase, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have created, as security for the Commitments, a valid lien which, upon completion of said merger, consolidation, sale or purchase, will rank equally with or prior to the lien of such mortgage or other lien of such other Person on such Principal Plant. (c) Permitted Debt. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.01, the Borrower and any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries may incur any Debt otherwise subject to the foregoing restrictions and in addition to that permitted by subsection (a) or (b) of this Section (other than pursuant to clause (x) of said subsection (a)), if, at the time of such incurrence and after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of Debt secured by pledges, mortgages or liens incurred pursuant to this subsection (c) which shall be outstanding at the time, when added to the aggregate amount of Debt incurred as permitted by Section 6.02(b) which shall be outstanding at the time and the aggregate amount of Debt incurred as permitted by Section 6.04 which shall be outstanding at the time (computed without duplication of amounts), does not exceed 10 percent of Net Tangible Assets and may renew, extend or replace such Debt subject to the proviso in clause (viii) of subsection (a) of this Section 6.01. SECTION 6.02. Limitation on Debt of Restricted Subsidiaries. (a) Debt Limits. The Borrower will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to create, assume, incur or otherwise become liable with respect to (collectively, "incur") any Debt, other than: (i) Debt secured by a mortgage, pledge or lien which is permitted to such Restricted Subsidiary under the provisions of Section 6.01, (ii) Debt owed to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) Debt of a Person existing at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary by virtue of (A) the classification or successive classification of such Person as a Restricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of Borrower or (B) the transfer of a Principal Plant to such Person by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), which Debt was not incurred in connection with or contemplation of becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) Debt created in connection with, or with a view to, compliance by such Restricted Subsidiary with the requirements of any program, law, statute or regulation of any federal, state or local governmental authority, which is applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary and which provides material financial or tax benefits to such Restricted Subsidiary which are not available to the Borrower or are available to the Borrower only on terms which the Borrower's Board of Directors determines are not as favorable as those available to the Restricted Subsidiary, (v) guarantees existing at the Effective Date of this Agreement, (vi) guarantees and co-obligations of Debt with respect to which the Borrower is directly liable, and (vii) extensions, renewals or replacements of any Debt referred to in clauses (i) to (vi), inclusive, above, and any subsequent refinancings of such extension, renewals or replacements pursuant to this clause (vii), provided that the amount of Debt secured by such extension, renewal, replacement or subsequent refinancing shall not exceed the principal amount of Debt being extended, renewed, replaced or subsequently refinanced. (b) Permitted Debt. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 6.02, the Borrower may permit any Restricted Subsidiary to incur Debt which would otherwise be prohibited by such provisions, if, at the time of such incurrence and after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such Debt incurred pursuant to this subsection (b) which shall be outstanding at the time, when added to the aggregate amount of Debt incurred as permitted by Section 6.01(c) which shall be outstanding at the time and the aggregate amount of Debt incurred as permitted by Section 6.04 which shall be outstanding at the time (computed without duplication of amounts), does not exceed 10 percent of Net Tangible Assets and may permit such Restricted Subsidiary to renew, extend or replace any such Debt subject to the proviso in clause (vii) of subsection (a) of this Section 6.02. SECTION 6.03. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets. Borrower will not merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of its assets to, any Person, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to do so, except that (x) if no Default or Event of Default shall occur and be continuing immediately after giving effect to such transaction and (y) Borrower has delivered to the Banks a certificate of an Authorized Officer and an opinion of counsel to Borrower (which counsel may be an employee of the Borrower) reasonably satisfactory to the Required Banks, each stating that such transaction complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent to such transaction have been complied with: (i) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower may merge or consolidate with or into, or dispose of assets as described above to, Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) Borrower may merge or consolidate with or into any Person, including a Subsidiary, provided that Borrower is the survivor, and (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any Person (other than the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary), provided that the Restricted Subsidiary is the survivor. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, and subject to the condition that immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Borrower may declare and pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its capital stock. SECTION 6.04. Other Loan Agreements. So long as any Bank has any Commitment hereunder, except in connection with the contemporaneous refinancing of all outstanding Loans hereunder and the termination of all Commitments hereunder, Borrower will not enter into any other credit agreement containing terms covered by Articles V, VI, VII and VIII of this Agreement more restrictive on Borrower in any material respect under such credit agreement than the terms of such Articles under this Agreement are on the Borrower; provided that, the restriction contained in this Section 6.04 shall not apply (a) to restrict the issuance of senior debt securities of the Borrower pursuant to the Indenture dated as of March 15, 1990 (as amended and supplemented from time to time), between the Borrower and the trustee named therein, (b) to restrict the incurrence of Debt by the Borrower under existing uncommitted lines of credit between Borrower and any of the Banks (and any continuations thereof) in accordance with their terms or under like credit arrangements with the Banks or other financial institutions or (c) to restrict the Borrower from entering into other credit agreements (or incurring Debt thereunder) otherwise subject to the foregoing restriction contained in this Section 6.04 under which the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Debt incurred under such agreements, at the time of such incurrence and after giving effect thereto, when added to the aggregate amounts of Debt permitted to be outstanding under Section 6.01(c) and 6.02(b), does not exceed 10 percent of Net Tangible Assets, and Borrower may renew, extend or replace any such Debt under such other credit agreements and subsequently refinance the same, provided that the amount of Debt so renewed, extended or replaced or subsequently refinanced thereof shall not exceed the principal amount of Debt being renewed, extended, replaced or subsequently refinanced. ARTICLE VII FINANCIAL COVENANTS The Borrower agrees that, so long as any Bank has any Commitment hereunder or any amount payable under this Agreement remains unpaid, unless and to the extent the Required Banks waive compliance in writing: SECTION 7.01. Minimum Tangible Net Worth. Borrower will have a Tangible Net Worth equal to or more than $550,000,000 plus 50% of positive Net Income for each quarter in which Borrower reports such positive Net Income, plus two- thirds of any New Equity Issuance ("Minimum Tangible Net Worth"). Net Income shall be calculated on a cumulative basis commencing with the first day of the fiscal quarter beginning December 26, 1994 and ending on the date which is the last day of the fiscal quarter of Borrower most recently ended. SECTION 7.02. Debt to Capitalization. Borrower will have Adjusted Debt equal to or less than 45 percent of Capitalization, and Adjusted Debt including Subordinated Debt equal to or less than 50 percent of Capitalization including Subordinated Debt, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower (including the fourth quarter), as reported on Borrower's consolidated financial statements for such quarter. ARTICLE VIII DEFAULTS AND EVENTS OF TERMINATION SECTION 8.01. Events of Default. An "Event of Default" shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events or conditions (whatever the reason and whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law) and continuance thereof at a time when any Bank has any Commitment hereunder or any amount payable under this Agreement remains unpaid, unless and to the extent, subject to Section 10.06, the Required Banks waive the same in writing: (a) Principal. Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan under this Agreement. (b) Interest. Borrower shall fail to pay when due any interest on any Loan, any fee or any other amount (other than principal) payable hereunder and such failure shall have continued for five Business Days. (c) Covenant Default. Borrower shall fail to observe or perform (i) any financial covenant contained in Article VII of this Agreement as of the applicable dates of determination of such covenants or (ii) any other covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and such failure shall have continued for 30 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Borrower by any Bank. (d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower in this Agreement or in any certificate, financial statement or other document delivered as required by this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made (or deemed made). (e) Monetary Default. Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment in respect to any Debt (other than (i) Debt the aggregate principal amount of which does not exceed $20,000,000 and (ii) the Loans) when due (including any applicable grace period). (f) ERISA Default. Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have committed a failure described in Section 302(f)(1) of ERISA or Section 412(n)(1) of the Code and shall have failed to obtain a waiver pursuant to Section 303 of ERISA and Section 412(d) of the Code with respect to such failure. (g) Change in Control. A Change in Control shall occur with respect to the Borrower. (h) Judgments. One or more judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of $20,000,000 on a claim or claims not covered by insurance shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and such judgments or orders shall have continued unsatisfied and in effect without being vacated, discharged, dismissed or stayed for 45 consecutive days after such judgments or orders shall have become final and nonappealable. (i) Voluntary Bankruptcy. Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing. (j) Involuntary Bankruptcy. An involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days; or an order granting any such relief or making any such appointment shall be entered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary under the federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect and the continuance of such order unstayed and in effect for a period of 30 consecutive days. SECTION 8.02. Consequence of Event of Default. If there exists any Event of Default specified in subsections (a) through (h) of Section 8.01, then the Required Banks may, by notice to the Borrower, (i) terminate the Commitments and they shall thereupon terminate, and (ii) declare the principal amount outstanding under all Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) to be, and the Loans shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; provided that, if there exists any Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (j), then without any notice to the Borrower or any other act by the Banks, the Commitments shall thereupon terminate and the Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. SECTION 8.03. Notice of Default. Each Bank shall give notice to the other Banks promptly upon giving notice to Borrower under Section 8.01(c)(ii). ARTICLE IX CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES SECTION 9.01. [This section 9.01 is reserved]. SECTION 9.02. Illegality. If, after the Effective Date, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or its Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Bank (or its Lending Office) to make, maintain or fund one or more of its non-Base Rate Loans and such Bank shall so notify the other Banks and the Borrower, whereupon until such Bank notifies the Borrower and the other Banks that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Bank (but no other Bank) to make such Loans shall be suspended. Before giving any notice pursuant to this Section, such Bank shall designate a different Lending Office or take other action if such designation or action will avoid the need for giving such notice and will not, in the judgment of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. If such Bank shall determine pursuant to this Section 9.02 that it may not lawfully continue to maintain and fund any of its outstanding non-Base Rate Loans to maturity and shall so specify in such notice, the Borrower shall immediately prepay in full the then outstanding principal amount of each such Loan, together with accrued interest thereon and the Borrower shall pay in full any amounts required pursuant to Section 2.13 hereof. Concurrently with prepaying each such Loan, the Borrower at its option shall borrow a Loan of any Type not affected by the suspension in an equal principal amount from such Bank (on which interest and principal shall be payable contemporaneously with the related Loans constituting the applicable Borrowing of the other Banks), and such Bank shall make such Loan. As of the Effective Date each Bank confirms that it has no knowledge of any event that would cause this Section to apply. After the Effective Date, each Bank will promptly notify the Borrower of any event of which it has knowledge that would cause this Section to apply. After a Bank gives notice as provided herein to suspend such Bank's obligations to make the affected Loans, until contrary notice is given by such Bank as provided herein, all Loans that would otherwise be made by such Bank but for the suspension shall be made at the Borrower's option as Loans of any Type not affected by the suspension (on which principal and interest shall be payable contemporaneously with the related Loans constituting the applicable Borrowing of the other Banks). SECTION 9.03. Increased Cost. (a) Change in Law. If, after the Effective Date, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency of the United States (or political subdivision thereof) charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or its Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) reflecting any of the foregoing of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency: (i) shall subject any Bank (or its Lending Office) to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to the Bank's participation in this Agreement or shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any Bank (or its Lending Office) of the principal of or interest on its Loans or any other amounts due under this Agreement in respect thereof (except for changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Bank or its Lending Office imposed by the jurisdiction in which such Bank's principal executive office or Lending Office is located), (ii) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement (including, without limitation, any such requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, but excluding (A) any requirement described in Section 9.04, and (B) any requirement included in any applicable Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Bank (or its Lending Office), or (iii) shall impose on any Bank (or its Lending Office) or on the relevant market for such Bank's Loans, any other condition directly affecting such Loans or its obligation to make such Loans, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Bank (or its Lending Office) of making or maintaining any Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received, receivable, or retained by such Bank (or its Lending Office) under this Agreement by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then within 15 days after demand by such Bank accompanied by the certificate referred to in subsection (b) of this Section, the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such increased cost or reduction, provided such compensatory amounts relate to such increased costs or such reductions incurred by the Bank no more than 90 days prior to such demand or relate to a retroactive increased cost or reduction imposed on the Bank no more than 90 days prior to such demand. (b) Certificate. As of the Effective Date, each Bank confirms that it has no knowledge of any event that would entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section. After the Effective Date, each Bank will promptly notify the Borrower of any event of which it has knowledge which would entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section and will designate a different Lending Office or take other action if such designation or action would avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the judgment of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. A certificate of any Bank claiming compensation under this Section setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder and the method of calculation in reasonable detail shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error. In determining such amount, such Bank may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. (c) Substitute Loans. If any Bank has demanded compensation under this Section 9.03(a), at the option of the Borrower and upon five Business Days notice to such Bank, unless and until such Bank has notified Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such demand no longer exist, (i) all Loans that would otherwise be made by such Bank of the Type for which the Bank has demanded compensation shall be made at the Borrower's option as any Type of Loan not affected by such demand (on which interest and principal shall be payable contemporaneously with the related Loans constituting the applicable Borrowing of the other Banks), and/or (ii) any outstanding Loans of such Bank of the Type affected by the demand shall be immediately prepaid in full with accrued interest thereon and the Borrower shall pay in full any amounts required pursuant to Section 2.13 hereof. Concurrently with prepaying each such Loan, the Borrower shall borrow at its option a Loan of any Type not affected by the demand in an equal principal amount from such Bank (on which interest and principal shall be payable contemporaneously with the related Loans constituting the applicable Borrowing of the other Banks), and such Bank shall make such Loan. SECTION 9.04. Capital Adequacy. (a) Additional Compensation. If any Bank reasonably determines that the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency of the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) or the Bank for International Settlements ("BIS") charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or its Lending Office) with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) reflecting any of the foregoing of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency or the BIS, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Bank or its "bank holding company," as defined in Section 1841(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act, as amended (herein "BHC"), as a direct consequence and cause of such Bank's obligations under this Agreement (taking into consideration such Bank's policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then within 15 days after demand by such Bank accompanied by the certificate referred to in subsection (b) of this Section, the Borrower shall pay to such Bank (for the account of the BHC, as applicable) such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank or BHC for such reduction to the extent the same is allocable to the Bank's obligations under this Agreement, provided such compensatory amounts relate to actual reductions incurred by the Bank or BHC no more than 60 days prior to such demand or relate to a retroactive reduction imposed on the Bank or BHC no more than 60 days prior to such demand. (b) Certificate. As of the Effective Date, each Bank confirms that it has no knowledge of an event which would entitle such Bank or BHC to compensation pursuant to this Section. After the Effective Date, each Bank will promptly notify the Borrower of any event of which it has knowledge which would entitle such Bank or BHC to compensation pursuant to this Section and will designate a different Lending Office or take other action if such designation or action will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the judgment of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. A certificate of any Bank claiming compensation under this Section setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder and the method of calculation in reasonable detail (which shall indicate whether any demand relates to compensation of a BHC) shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error. In determining such amount, such Bank may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 10.01. Notices. Except where telephonic instructions or notices are authorized, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing. Telephonic notice, which shall be effective when telephoned, shall be promptly confirmed in writing. Any notices and other communications between the parties hereto to be given in writing shall be given by mailing the same, postage prepaid, or by telex, cable, facsimile or personal delivery to each party at its address set forth on the signature pages hereto or Schedule 1 or to such other addresses as any such party may in writing hereafter indicate. All such notices and communications shall be effective (a) when received if mailed by first-class U.S. mails or sent by overnight courier, (b) when delivered to the telegraph company if telegraphed, (c) when confirmed by telex answerback if telexed, (d) when confirmed by the transmitting party as being received if sent by facsimile machine and (e) in all other cases, when delivered or received. Any communications between the parties hereto authorized to be given by telephone (which shall be effective when telephoned) shall be confirmed in writing by the party initiating the communication as provided in the Agreement. SECTION 10.02. No Waivers. No failure or delay by any Bank in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, except as and to the extent of an express time limit contained in this Agreement or as may be barred by the applicable statute of limitations, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. SECTION 10.03. Expenses, etc. Borrower agrees to pay, and agrees to save each Bank harmless against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expenses incurred by any Bank related to, (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and attorneys fees of the Banks in connection with the review and negotiation (whether or not closed), execution and delivery of this Agreement or with any other document entered into in connection herewith, as agreed upon by the Borrower and each Bank in a separate agreement between the Borrower and each Bank, (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and attorneys fees of the Banks in connection with any waiver, consent or amendment to this Agreement or any waiver, consent or amendment to any other document entered into in connection herewith, (iii) if an Event of Default occurs, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and attorneys fees of the Banks in connection with such Event of Default and the investigation, collection and other enforcement proceedings resulting therefrom, (iv) all stamp, documentary, transfer, recording or filing taxes and fees or like impositions and charges determined by any Bank to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery (but not the ongoing performance of) this Agreement, and related to or arising out of any delay or omission by Borrower to pay the same, and (v) any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding relating to or arising out of any actual or proposed use of proceeds of Loans under this Agreement; provided that no Bank shall have the right to be indemnified hereunder for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. SECTION 10.04. Set-Offs. (a) Set-Offs. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and so long as such Event of Default is continuing, each Bank shall have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, without notice to the Borrower, to set-off against and to appropriate and apply to the unpaid principal amount of any Loan, interest accrued thereon or other amount owing by the Borrower hereunder that shall have become due and payable (by acceleration or otherwise), any debt owing to, and any other funds held in any manner for the account of, the Borrower by such Bank including, without limitation, all funds in all deposit accounts (whether time or demand, general or special, provisionally credited or finally credited, or otherwise) now or hereafter maintained by the Borrower with such Bank. Such right shall exist whether or not such Bank shall have made any demand hereunder, whether such debt owing to or funds held for the account of the Borrower is or are matured or unmatured, and regardless of the existence or adequacy of any collateral, guaranty or any other security, right or remedy available to the Bank. Each Bank shall promptly notify Borrower of any set-off hereunder, but the failure to give notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off. (b) Sharing of Recoveries. Each Bank agrees that if it shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, receive payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest due with respect to Loans owed to it which is greater than the proportion received by any other Bank in respect of the aggregate amount of principal and interest due with respect to Loans owed to such other Bank, the Bank receiving such proportionately greater payment shall purchase such participations in the Loans owed to the other Banks, and such other adjustments shall be made, as may be required so that all such payments of principal and interest with respect to the Loans shall be shared by the Banks prorata; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Bank, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest. SECTION 10.05. Taxes. (a) Bank Income Tax. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay, directly or indirectly, any franchise tax imposed on, or any tax on or measured by the overall net income or gross income of, any Bank (or Lending Office) by any jurisdiction or taxing authority, or any withholding tax required to be withheld by Borrower thereon by any jurisdiction or taxing authority. (b) Withholding Tax. If any Bank is a "foreign corporation" within the meaning of the Code, such Bank shall deliver to the Borrower: (i) if such Bank claims an exemption from, or a reduction of, United States withholding tax under a tax treaty, a properly completed Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") form 1001 on or before the Effective Date, or if the Borrower consents in writing, before the payment of any interest in the first calendar year and in each third succeeding calendar year during which interest may be paid under this Agreement, (ii) if such Bank claims that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax because it is effectively connected with a United States trade or business of such Bank, two properly completed and executed copies of IRS form 4224 on or before the Effective Date, or if the Borrower consents in writing, before the payment of any interest is due in the first taxable year of such Bank and in each succeeding taxable year of such Bank during which interest may be paid under this Agreement, or (iii) such other form or forms on or before such other time or times as may be required under the Code or other laws of the United States as a condition to exemption from, or reduction of, United States withholding tax because of the basis on which such exemption or reduction is claimed by such Bank. Such Bank agrees to notify the Borrower of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction. Where any Bank is entitled to a reduction in the applicable withholding tax, the Borrower may withhold from any interest payment to such Bank an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax after taking into account such reduction. If the forms or other documentation required by this Section 10.05 hereof are not delivered to the Borrower, then the Borrower may withhold from any interest payment to the Bank not providing such forms or other documentation, an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax. If the IRS or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Borrower did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Bank (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Bank failed to notify the Borrower of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason) such Bank shall indemnify the Borrower fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses, allocated staff costs, and any out of pocket expenses. In the event that any Bank assigns any of its rights hereunder pursuant to Section 10.08 hereof, the assignee shall comply and be bound by the terms of this Section 10.05 as though it were the assignor Bank. SECTION 10.06. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement and any provision of this Agreement may be amended, supplemented, modified or waived if and only if such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Borrower and the Required Banks; provided that no such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification shall, unless signed by all the Banks, (i) increase or decrease the Commitment of any Bank or subject any Bank to any additional obligation, (ii) reduce the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan or any fees hereunder, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan or any fees hereunder or (iv) change the amount of the Commitments or the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans or the number of Banks that shall be required for the Banks or any of them to take any action under this Section or any other provision of this Agreement or (v) extend the Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver to the provisions of this Agreement relating to any outstanding Bid Loan under a Bid Borrowing may be made if the same is in writing and signed by the Borrower and all Bid Banks that are participants in such Bid Borrowing. SECTION 10.07. Replacement of Banks. If any Bank (a "Notice Bank") makes demand for amounts owed under Section 9.03 or Section 9.04 or 10.03(iv) or gives notice under Section 9.02 that it can no longer participate in Loans, then in each case Borrower shall have the right, if no Default or Event of Default exists, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10.08, to designate an Eligible Assignee (a "Replacement Bank") to purchase the Notice Bank's share of outstanding Loans and to assume the Notice Bank's obligations to Borrower under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, the Notice Bank agrees to assign to the Replacement Bank its share of outstanding Loans and its Commitment and to delegate to the Replacement Bank its obligations to Borrower under this Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G. Without in any way prejudicing the rights of the Banks to make demand and receive compensation or reimbursement pursuant to the Sections named above, nothing in those Sections shall give any Bank the right to receive the same amount more than once and each Bank shall promptly pay after discovery thereof any such excess amount so received to the Borrower. SECTION 10.08. Assignments and Participations. (a) Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permissible assigns; provided that except as provided in Section 6.03, the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of all the Banks. (b) Assignments. Each Bank may (and if requested by Borrower pursuant to Section 10.07 upon at least 20 Business Days' notice to such Bank will) assign to one or more Banks or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and the Syndicated Loans owing to it); provided, however, that (i) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than any Bid Loans) (ii) the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Bank 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 50% of all such rights and obligations of the Assignor or less than $5,000,000 (in aggregate outstandings and unused Commitment) and shall be an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee and shall require the prior consent of Borrower (not unreasonably withheld); provided, that, only prior notice to the Borrower need be given if such assignment is made to an Affiliate of the assignor or to another Bank hereunder, (iv) each such assignment made as a result of a demand by Borrower pursuant to Section 10.07 shall be arranged by Borrower at its expense, and shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Bank under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with one or more other such assignments which together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Bank under this Agreement, (v) no Bank shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.07 unless and until such Bank shall have received one or more payments from either Borrower or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans then owing to such Bank, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts then due and payable to such Bank under this Agreement, and (vi) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Borrower and the other Banks counterparts of an Assignment and Acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto. 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 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 Bank hereunder and (y) the Bank assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights 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 Bank's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Bank shall cease to be a party hereto). Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Bank may, without the consent of the Borrower, assign all or a portion of its rights under this Agreement and any notes which may be issued hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank as collateral in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the applicable operating circular of such Federal Reserve Bank. (c) Bid Loans. Each Bank may assign to or participate with one or more banks or other entities any Bid Loans held by it without regard to the restrictions placed on assignments elsewhere in this Section 10.08; provided, that, any participation shall be made in accordance with subsection (d) hereof and provided, further, that any assignee of a Bid Loan that is not then a Bank hereunder shall not be entitled to demand any payments under Sections 9.03, 9.04 and 10.03 hereof and shall have no voting rights or other rights of a Bank hereunder other than the right to demand and receive interest and principal payments at the times when due with respect to the Bid Loans owned by it. (d)Participations. Each Bank may sell participations to one or more Persons 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 and the Loans owing to it); provided, however, that (i) such Bank's obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation, its Commitment to Borrower hereunder) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Bank shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) such Bank shall remain the owner of any Loan for all purposes of this Agreement, and (iv) Borrower and the other Banks shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank's rights and obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing the purchaser of such participation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have the same, but no more, rights and benefits hereunder as it would have if it were a Bank party to this Agreement to the extent the selling Bank would have had such rights and benefits; and provided, however, that each such participation shall be granted pursuant to an agreement providing that the purchaser thereof shall not have the right to vote on, consent or object to any matters relating to the Agreement other than through the selling Bank and then only with respect to any action that would (1) reduce principal of or interest on any Loan, or other amounts or fees in which such purchaser has an interest, (2) postpone any date fixed for payment of principal of or interest on any such Loan, or other amounts or such fees in which such purchaser has an interest, and (3) extend the Termination Date. (e) Notice of Assignments and Participations. The Borrower may, for all purposes of this Agreement, treat any Bank as the owner of the Loans made by such Bank until written notice of assignment shall have been received by Borrower. Upon written request of Borrower to a Bank, such Bank shall inform the Borrower of the Dollar amount of any Full Term Participation (as hereinafter defined) that such Bank has entered into; provided, however, that no Bank shall be obligated to disclose such information if the disclosure thereof would constitute a violation of law or regulation or violate any confidentiality agreement to which such Bank is subject. For the purposes of this subsection, "Full Term Participation" means a participation by a Bank to another Person whereby such other Person has purchased (pursuant to a participation agreement) all or a portion of such Bank's Commitment from the effective date of such participation agreement to the Termination Date. (f) Subsequent Participations and Assignments. Persons who have become assignees or participants pursuant to this Section 10.08 may grant such further assignments and participations only by complying with the same procedures that a Bank would be required to follow hereunder. SECTION 10.09. Collateral. Each of the Banks represents to each of the other Banks that it in good faith is not relying upon any "margin stock" (as defined in Regulation U) as collateral in the extension or maintenance of the credit provided for in this Agreement. SECTION 10.10. Confidentiality. Each Bank agrees that all documentation and other information made available by the Borrower to such Bank under the terms of this Agreement shall (except to the extent required by legal or governmental process or otherwise by law, or if such documentation and other information is publicly available or hereafter becomes publicly available other than by action of such Bank, or was theretofore known to such Bank independent of any disclosure thereto by the Borrower) be held in the strictest confidence by such Bank and used solely in connection with the administration of Loans from time to time outstanding from such Bank to the Borrower; provided that (i) such Bank may disclose such documentation and other information to any other bank to which such Bank sells or proposes to sell a participation in its Loans hereunder, if such other bank, prior to such disclosure, agrees for the benefit of the Borrower to comply with the provisions of this Section; (ii) such Bank may disclose the provisions of this Agreement and the amounts, maturities and interest rates of its Loans to any purchaser or potential purchaser of such Bank's interest in any Loan, and (iii) such Bank may disclose such documentation and other information to any officer, director, agent, employee, attorney or other advisor of such Bank, with a need to know such information for the purpose of administering this agreement, so long as such individual, prior to such disclosure, agrees for the benefit of the Borrower to comply with the provisions of this Section. SECTION 10.11. Alternative Liquidity. From time to time after the Effective Date the Borrower may decide to issue its commercial paper in the commercial paper markets and, in that regard, use the credit available under the Commitments as a source of alternative liquidity for purposes of obtaining or enhancing a rating on its commercial paper by Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service or similar nationally recognized rating organizations. SECTION 10.12. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. SECTION 10.13. Counterparts; Integration. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By: ___________________________ Donald D. Breen Assistant Secretary Address for Notices: 12th and Ford Streets Mail # BC560 Golden, Colorado 80401 Attention: Donald D. Breen Telephone No.: (303) 277-2124 Facsimile number: (303) 277-5656 Account Information for Funding: Bank of America NT&SA 555 California Street San Francisco, CA 94104 ABA No: 121000358 Account Name: Adolph Coors Company Account No.: 12335-13602 Commitments $40,000,000 BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, By __________________________ Title: $40,000,000 WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By __________________________ Title: $23,000,000 CREDIT SUISSE By __________________________ Title: $17,000,000 ABN-AMRO BANK N.V. By __________________________ Title: Commitments $9,000,000 NORWEST BANK COLORADO, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By __________________________ Title: $7,500,000 COLORADO NATIONAL BANK By _________________________ Title: $7,500,000 CRESTAR BANK By __________________________ Title: TOTAL COMMITMENTS $144,000,000 ============ SCHEDULE 4.05 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE DISCLOSURE None, except as might be disclosed in Borrower's 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q delivered to the Banks pursuant to Section 4.04. SCHEDULE 4.06 LITIGATION DISCLOSURE 1. Matters disclosed in Borrower's 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q delivered to the Banks pursuant to Section 4.04. Schedule of Banks
NAME ADDRESS BANK OF AMERICA For Notices (credit matters): Bank of America 555 California Street 41st Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Attention: Michael J. Dasher Vice President Telephone: (415) 622-2126 Fax: (415) 622-4585/2514 For LIBOR and Reference Rate Borrowings and Fee Payments: Bank of America NT&SA 1850 Gateway Boulevard Concord, CA 94520-3281 Attention: Linda Crawford Telephone: (510) 675-7343 Fax: (510) 675-7531/7532 For Payments: Bank of America NT&SA Concord ABA #: 121000358 Attention: Linda Crawford Bancontrol Account #: 12331-83980 RE: Adolph Coors Company Money Market Loans: Bank of America NT&SA 555 California Street, 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Attention: Carolyn Alberts Short-Term Asset Sales Telephone: (415) 622-2064 (415) 622-6026 Fax: (415) 622-2235 (415) 622-2237 WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, For Notices: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Wachovia Corporate Services, Inc. 191 Peachtree Street, N.E. 28th Floor, MC 372 Atlanta, GA 30303 Attention: Michael D.S. Kerner Banking Officer Telephone:(404) 332-6756 Fax: (404) 332-6898 For Payments: Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A. 191 Peachtree Street, N.E. Mail Code 372 Attention: Loan Specialist Telephone: (404) 332-4466 Fax: (404) 332-6898 Lending Offices: For all Types of Loans: Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A. 191 Peachtree Street, N.E. Mail Code 372 Attention: Loan Specialist Telephone: (404) 332-4466 Fax: (404) 332-6898 CREDIT SUISSE For Notices (credit matters): Credit Suisse 633 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 Attention: Stephen M. Flynn Member of Senior Management Telephone: (213) 955-8215 Fax: (213) 955-8245 For Notices (operations/ administration): Credit Suisse 633 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 Attention: Rita Asa Telephone: (213) 955-8284 Telex: 67227 (CREDSUIS) Fax: (213) 955-8251 For Payments and Lending Offices: For all Types of Loans: Credit Suisse One Liberty Plaza 165 Broadway New York, NY 10006 Account No. 90499602 Account Name: Loans Dept. Clearing Acct. Reference: Adolph Coors Company ABN-AMRO BANK N.V. For Notices: 135 S. LaSalle Street Suite 425 Chicago, IL 60603 Attention: Sean M. Stack Telex: 6732700 Answerback: ABN AMRO CGO Telephone: (312) 443-2543 Fax: (312) 606-8425 For Operational Matters: ABN AMRO BANK N.V. 135 S. LaSalle Street Suite 425 Chicago, IL 60603 Attn: Loan Administration Telex: 6732700 Answerback: ABN AMRO CGO Telephone: (312) 443-2961 Fax: (312) 606-8435 Payment Instructions: ABN AMRO BANK N.V. New York, NY ABA # 026009580 F/O ABN AMRO Bank N.V.-Chicago Branch Acct. No. 651-0-010111-42 REF: Adolph Coors Company NORWEST BANK COLORADO, NA For Notices: 1740 Broadway Denver, CO 80274-8673 Attention: Georgianne Brummett Telephone: (303) 863-5069 Fax: (303) 863-6670 For Payments: Lending Offices: For all Types of Loans: 1740 Broadway Denver, CO 80274-8673 Attention: Theresa Blea Banking Assistant Telephone: (303) 863-6078 Fax: (303) 863-6670 COLORADO NATIONAL BANK For Notices: P.O. Box 5168, CNDT 0312 Denver, CO 80217 Attention: Terry Kercheval Telephone: (303) 585-4236 Fax: (303) 585-4246 For Payments: Lending Offices: For all Types of Loans: P.O. Box 5168, CNDT 0312 Denver, CO 80217 Attention: Terry Kercheval Telephone: (303) 585-4236 Fax: (303) 585-4246 CRESTAR BANK For Notices: 919 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Attention: James P. Duval, Jr. Telephone: (804) 782-7558 Telex: 827420 Crestar Bank Fax: (804) 782-5413 For Payments: Lending Offices: For all Types of Loans: 919 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Attention: James P. Duval, Jr. Telephone: (804) 782-7558 Telex: 827420 Crestar Bank Fax: (804) 782-5413 /TABLE EXCLUDED FROM PRINCIPAL PLANTS* I. EXCLUDED PLANTS Facility Location II. FACILITIES NOT OF MATERIAL IMPORTANCE TO THE TOTAL BUSINESS Facility Location III. FACILITIES USED PRIMARILY FOR TRANSPORTATION, MARKETING OR WAREHOUSING
Facility Location Distribution Warehouse Anaheim, California Distribution Warehouse Boise, Idaho Distribution Warehouse Denver, Colorado Distribution Warehouse Omaha, Nebraska Distribution Warehouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Distribution Warehouse San Bernardino, California Distribution Warehouse Hayward, California Grain Elevator Burley, Idaho Grain Elevator Huntley, Montana Grain Elevator Longmont, Colorado Grain Elevator Monte Vista, Colorado Grain Elevator Worland, Wyoming _________________________ *This Schedule may be amended from time to time during the term of the Agreement by execution and delivery of such amendment to the Banks by the Borrower. FORM OF NOTICE OF SYNDICATED BORROWING [Date] To: [Name of Bank], Party to the Credit Agreement referred to below Attention: From: Adolph Coors Company (the "Borrower") Re: Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") dated as of __________, 19__, among the Borrower and the Banks listed in the signature pages thereof. We hereby give you notice, irrevocable, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement, that we request a Syndicated Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection set forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the "Proposed Borrowing"): (i) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is _____________________, 19__. (ii) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing is $________________ and the aggregate amount of your share of such Borrowing (based on the proportion that your unused Commitment bears to the total unused Commitments immediately prior to the Proposed Borrowing) is $___________________. (iii) The Type of Syndicated Loans constituting the Proposed Borrowing is [Base Rate] [LIBOR Rate] (iv) The duration of the Interest Period for each Loan made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is [_____ days] [____ months]. The undersigned hereby certifies that the facts specified in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of Section 3.02 of the Credit Agreement will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing. Very Truly yours, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By______________________ Name: Title: FORM OF MONEY MARKET QUOTE REQUEST [Date] To: [Name of Bank], Party to the Credit Agreement referred to below Attention: From: Adolph Coors Company (the "Borrower") Re: Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") dated as of __________, 19__, among the Borrower and the Banks listed in the signature pages thereof. We hereby request offers from you, pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement, of Money Market Quotes for the following proposed Money Market Borrowing(s): Date of Borrowing: _____________________________ Principal Amount Interest Period(s) $ $ Such Money Market Quotes should offer a Money Market [Absolute Rate.] [Margin. The applicable base rate is the London Interbank Offered Rate.] Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By___________________________ Title: FORM OF MONEY MARKET QUOTE [Date] To: Adolph Coors Company (the "Borrower") From: [Name of Bank], Party to the Credit Agreement referred to below Attention: Re: Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") dated as of __________, 19__, among the Borrower and the Banks listed in the signature pages thereof. In response to your Request dated _____________, 19__, we hereby offer the following Money Market Quote on the following terms: 1. Quoting Bank: ____________________________________ 2. Person to contact at Quoting Bank: ___________________ 3. Date of Borrowing: _______________________________ 4. We hereby offer to make Money Market Loan(s) in the following principal amounts, for the following Interest Period(s) and at the following rate(s): Principal Amount Interest Period(s) Money Market [Absolute Rate] Maximum Minimum $ $ $ $ We understand and agree that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to Articles III and VIII of the Credit Agreement, irrevocably obligates us to make the Money Market Loan(s) for which any offer(s) are accepted, in whole or in part. Very truly yours, [NAME OF BANK] Dated:_________________________ By:_____________________ Authorized Officer FORM OF NOTICE OF MONEY MARKET BORROWING [Date] To: [Name of Bank], Party to the Credit Agreement referred to below Attention: From: Adolph Coors Company (the "Borrower") Re: Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") dated as of __________, 19__, among the Borrower and the Banks listed in the signature pages thereof. We hereby give you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.03 for Money Market Borrowing of the Credit Agreement, that we request a Money Market Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection set forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the "Proposed Borrowing"): (i) Your offer(s) to make Money Market Loan(s) is [accepted] [rejected]. (ii) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is _______________ (as specified in the related Request). (iii) The principal amount of the Money Market Loan and Interest Period related thereto to be made by you are as follows: Principal Amount Interest Period (iv) The aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans and each Interest Period accepted by Borrower and to be loaned by all Banks participating in the Proposed Borrowing are as follows: Principal Amount Interest Period (v)The lowest, highest and auction clearing interest rates offered to Borrower in connection with the Proposed Borrowing are as follows: Lowest Auction Clearing Highest (vi)The total principal amount of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement (after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing) is $________________. The undersigned hereby certifies that the facts specified in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of Section 3.02 of the Credit Agreement will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing. Very truly yours, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By______________________ Name: Title: FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE [Effective Date] For value received, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of [name] (the "Bank"), at [address] , the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the office of _________________________ or such other office as the holder of the Note may specify. All Loans made by the Bank, the Type of Loan, the respective maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. This note is being executed and delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of _______________, 199_ among the Borrower and the Banks listed on the signature pages thereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By: _____________________ Title: OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE BORROWER [Dated the Effective Date] To the Banks Referred to Below Dear Sirs: I am the Chief Legal Officer of Coors Brewing Company ("CBC") and a Vice President of Adolph Coors Company (the "Borrower"). Reference is made to the Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") dated as of ____________, 199_, among the Borrower and the Banks listed on the signature pages thereof. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined. I or others under my supervision have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments and have conducted such other investigations of fact and law as deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion. Upon the basis of the foregoing, I am of the opinion that: 1. The Borrower and CBC are each a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has all corporate powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its respective business as now conducted, the absence of which would have a material adverse effect on the business or financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole. 2. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Agreement are within the Borrower's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower, or, to the best of my knowledge, of any applicable Law or of any material term of any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which contravention, default, or creation or imposition of Lien would have a material adverse effect on the business or financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole. The Credit Agreement and the credit extended thereunder are not subject to Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 3. The Credit Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower and the obligations of the Borrower thereunder constitute valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, and to general principles of equity (whether considered in a court of law or in equity). 4. To the best of my knowledge, except as disclosed in writing to the Banks, there is no action, suit or proceeding pending or threatened against or affecting the Borrower or CBC before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official, in which there is a reasonable probability of an adverse decision that would materially adversely affect the business or financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, or which in any manner draws into question the validity of the Credit Agreement. 5. The Borrower is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. I express no opinion as to matters governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the federal laws of the United States, and the laws of the State of Colorado. This opinion is being supplied to you solely in connection with the Credit Agreement, and may be relied upon in connection therewith by you, your assignees, purchasers of Bid Loans, and purchasers of participations in Loans and may not be relied upon for any other purpose or by any other person for any purpose. This opinion may not be used, quoted or delivered by you to any person other than your assignees, purchasers of Bid Loans, and purchasers of participations in Loans without my prior written consent. Very truly yours, M. Caroline Turner Chief Legal Officer, Coors Brewing Company Vice President, Adolph Coors Company ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE Reference is made to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of _________________ (the "Credit Agreement") among ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower") and the BANKS named therein. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meaning. ____________________ (the "Assignor") and _______________ (the "Assignee") agree as follows: 1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee here by purchases and assumes from the Assignor, that interest in and to all of the Assignor's rights and obligations under the Credit agreement as of the Effective Date (other than in respect of outstanding Bid Loans owing to Assignor) which represents the interest specified on Schedule 1 of all outstanding rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (other than in respect of Bid Loans), including, without limitation, such interest in the Assignor's Commitment, and the Syndicated Loans owing to the Assignor. After giving effect to such sale and assignment, the Assignee's Commitment and the amount of the Syndicated Loans owing to the Assignee will be as set forth in Schedule 1. 2. Assignor and Assignee intend that this Assignment and Acceptance effect a novation (the "Novation") among the Assignor, Assignee and Borrower with respect to the interest being assigned hereunder. 3. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder, and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (ii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto and (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower or the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto. 4. The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements of the Borrower referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Assignor or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Bank; [and] (v) specifies as its Lending Offices (and address for notices), as applicable, the offices set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof and [(vi) pursuant to Section 10.05(b) of the Credit Agreement, attaches the forms prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States certifying as to the Assignee's status for purposes of determining exemption from United States withholding taxes with respect to all payments to be made to the Assignee under the Credit Agreement or such other documents as are necessary to indicate that all such payments are subject to such rates at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty].* 5. The effective date of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be the date of acceptance thereof by the Borrower, or such later date as otherwise specified on Schedule 1 hereto (the "Effective Date"). 6. Upon such acceptance by the Borrower, as of the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Bank thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released and discharged from its obligations under the Credit Agreement. 7. Upon such acceptance, from and after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall make all payments under the Credit Agreement in respect of the interest assigned hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of principal, interest and commitment fees with respect thereto) to the Assignee. The Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payment under the Credit Agreement for periods prior to the Effective Date directly between themselves. 8. THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the Effective Date, such execution being made on Schedule 1 hereto. ________________________ *If the Assignee is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States. PROMISSORY NOTE December 12, 1994 For value received, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of ABN-AMRO BANK N.V. (the "Bank"), at 135 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 425, Chicago, IL 60603, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the office of the Bank as shown on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement, or such other office as the holder of the Note may specify. All Loans made by the Bank, the Type of Loan, the respective maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. This note is being executed and delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 1994 among the Borrower and the banks listed on the signature pages thereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By: Donald D. Breen Title: Assistant Secretary PROMISSORY NOTE December 12, 1994 For value received, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of CRESTAR BANK (the "Bank"), at 919 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the office of the Bank as shown on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement, or such other office as the holder of the Note may specify. All Loans made by the Bank, the Type of Loan, the respective maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. This note is being executed and delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 1994 among the Borrower and the banks listed on the signature pages thereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By: Donald D. Breen Title: Assistant Secretary PROMISSORY NOTE December 12, 1994 For value received, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of CREDIT SUISSE (the "Bank"), at 633 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the office of the Bank as shown on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement, or such other office as the holder of the Note may specify. All Loans made by the Bank, the Type of Loan, the respective maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. This note is being executed and delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 1994 among the Borrower and the banks listed on the signature pages thereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By: Donald D. Breen Title: Assistant Secretary PROMISSORY NOTE December 12, 1994 For value received, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of NORWEST BANK COLORADO, N.A. (the "Bank"), at 1740 Broadway, Denver, CO 80274-8673, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the office of the Bank as shown on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement, or such other office as the holder of the Note may specify. All Loans made by the Bank, the Type of Loan, the respective maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. This note is being executed and delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 1994 among the Borrower and the banks listed on the signature pages thereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By: Donald D. Breen Title: Assistant Secretary SCHEDULE 1 to Assignment and Acceptance I. Assignor's interest in the amount of principal of outstanding Syndicated Loans prior to the Novation $_______ a. Assigned to Assignee ________% $________ b. Retained by Assignor ________% $________ II. Assignor's interest in the amount of the aggregate Commitments (utilized and unutilized) prior to the Novation$_______ a. Assigned to Assignee ________% $________ b. Retained by Assignor ________% $________ III. Assignee's interest in the amount of the aggregate Commitments (utilized and unutilized) and of total obligations of all Banks to Borrower after the Novation is $_______ IV. Assignor's interest in the amount of the aggregate Commitments (utilized and unutilized) and of total Banks' obligations of all Banks to Borrower after the Novation is $_______ V. The Effective Date* of the Novation is ___________________, 199_. [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] By:___________________________ Title: [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] By:______________________________ Title: Address for Notices: [Address] Lending Offices: [List Address for each Type of Loan, as applicable] Accepted, consented and agreed to this ___ day of ______________, 199__ ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By:________________________________ Title: ________________________________________ *Effective Date to be no earlier than the date of acceptance by the Borrower. SCHEDULE 3 INTEREST RATE CALCULATION 1. The Borrower shall calculate the basis for the rates of interest to be borne by certain of the loans which may be made by the Banks to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement dated _______________, 199_ in accordance with the Credit Agreement and this Schedule 3: 2. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall bear the same meanings herein unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires. 3. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter mentioned, the Borrower shall determine the Base Rate (including the Federal Funds Rate), the Adjusted LIBOR Rate (including the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage and the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR")) and LIBOR alone, which serve as bases for the interest rate of certain loans made under the Credit Agreement. 4. (a) With respect to an Interest Period for which the interest calculation is to be based on LIBOR, the Borrower shall: (i)In the case of a LIBOR Rate Syndicated Borrowing, (A) obtain from the Denver Branch of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage for such Interest Period, which shall be that percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect on the first day of such Interest Period, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System with deposits exceeding five billion dollars in respect of "Eurocurrency liabilities" (as defined in Regulation D promulgated by the Board of Governors from time to time), (B) obtain the index rate per annum, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, at which deposits in Dollars for the selected Interest Period as specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing are offered in immediately available funds to major banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Banking Days before the first day of the relevant Interest Period, and (C) determine the Adjusted Libor Rate for the relevant Interest Period to be the quotient obtained by dividing (aa) the applicable LIBOR obtained pursuant to paragraph 4(a) (i) (B) by (bb) a percentage (expressed as a decimal) equal to 1.00 minus the applicable Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage. The Adjusted LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage. In the event that (x) Borrower cannot obtain the LIBOR rate under paragraph 4(a)(i)(B) for any reason or (y) the Borrower shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower and the Banks absent demonstrable error) that by reason of changes affecting the London interbank market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period, the Borrower shall notify the Bank or Banks to which a Notice of Borrowing was given with respect to the applicable Borrowing of such fact as soon as possible (and provide information concerning the basis for any such determination described in (y) above). (ii) In the case of a Money Market Libor Borrowing, obtain the applicable LIBOR by undertaking the same process described in 4(a)(i)(B). (b) As soon as possible after the determination of the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or any adjustment thereof or LIBOR, as the case may be, the Borrower shall forthwith notify the Bank or Banks to which a Notice of Borrowing was given with respect to the applicable Borrowing of such determination by telephone, confirmed by written or telegraphic communication. The Borrower shall simultaneously with such confirmation provide such Bank or Banks with a certificate showing in reasonable detail the applicable interest calculation determination or adjustment pursuant to this paragraph 4. 5. (a) With respect to an Interest Period for which the interest calculation is to be based on the Base Rate, the Borrower shall: (i) obtain daily during such Interest Period the per annum rate of interest, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as its "reference rate"; (ii) determine the Federal Funds Rate daily during such Interest Period which shall be, on any day, the effective closing rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) for the previous Business Day as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets as the "federal funds rate" for such previous Business Day, or, if such rate is not so published or reported, the average of the quotations (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) for such day (which shall be a Business Day or the next preceding Business Day) received by Borrower from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; (iii) as applicable, (x) on the last day of each month falling within such Interest Period, determine the Base Rate for the applicable portion of each month then ending, which shall be equal to the average of the daily rates of interest with the rate on each day being equal to the higher rate obtained under (i) above or the rate calculated pursuant to (ii) above plus 0.50%, or (y) at 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the last day of the applicable Interest Period, or at any other time requested by any Bank, determine the Base Rate for the applicable Interest Period then ending, which shall be calculated in the same manner as provided in clause (x) of this clause (iii). In the event that the Borrower shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower and the Banks absent demonstrable error) that by reason of changes affecting the appropriate market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Federal Funds Rate for the relevant Interest Period, the Borrower shall notify the Bank or Banks to which a Notice of Borrowing was given with respect to the applicable Borrowing of such fact as soon as possible (and provide information concerning the basis for any such determination). (b) At 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the first day of the month following each month for which the Base Rate has been determined, the Borrower shall notify the Bank or Banks to which a Notice of Borrowing was given with respect to the applicable Borrowing of such determination by telephone, confirmed by written or telegraphic communication. The Borrower shall simultaneous with such confirmation provide such Bank or Banks with a certificate showing in reasonable detail the applicable interest rate calculation determination or adjustment pursuant to this paragraph 5. 6. The determination of LIBOR, the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or the Base Rate by the Borrower shall be final and binding on the Borrower and the Banks in the absence of demonstrable error. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY Authorized Officer's Certificate Donald D. Breen, the undersigned, hereby certifies as follows: 1. He is the duly elected, qualified and acting Assistant Secretary of Adolph Coors Company, a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), and as such is authorized to execute and deliver this certificate pursuant to Section 3.01(c) of the $144,000,000 Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 1994, among the Company and the Banks named therein (the "Agreement"). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement. 2. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article IV of the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof. 3. On and as of the date hereof no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of December 12, 1994. Donald D. Breen Assistant Secretary PROMISSORY NOTE December 12, 1994 For value received, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of BANK OF AMERICA (the "Bank"), at 555 California Street, 41st Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the office of the Bank as shown on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement, or such other office as the holder of the Note may specify. All Loans made by the Bank, the Type of Loan, the respective maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. This note is being executed and delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 1994 among the Borrower and the banks listed on the signature pages thereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By: Donald D. Breen Title: Assistant Secretary PROMISSORY NOTE December 12, 1994 For value received, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of COLORADO NATIONAL BANK (the "Bank"), at 950 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the office of the Bank as shown on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement, or such other office as the holder of the Note may specify. All Loans made by the Bank, the Type of Loan, the respective maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. This note is being executed and delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 1994 among the Borrower and the banks listed on the signature pages thereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By: Donald D. Breen Title: Assistant Secretary PROMISSORY NOTE December 12, 1994 For value received, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of (the "Bank"), at, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the office of the Bank as shown on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement, or such other office as the holder of the Note may specify. All Loans made by the Bank, the Type of Loan, the respective maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. This note is being executed and delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 1994 among the Borrower and the banks listed on the signature pages thereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY By: Donald D. Breen Title: Assistant Secretary PROMISSORY NOTE December 12, 1994 For value received, ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, a Colorado corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, N.A. (the "Bank"), at 191 Peachtree Street, N.E., 28th Floor, MC 372, Atlanta, GA 30303, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the office of the Bank as shown on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement, or such other office as the holder of the Note may specify. All Loans made by the Bank, the Type of Loan, the respective maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. This note is being executed and delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 1994 among the Borrower and the banks listed on the signature pages thereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. ADOLPH COORS COMPAN BY: Donald D. Breen Title: Assistant Secretary
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