-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MgzNtaClXryG18sDO4R20WjWSyfZ4ySYEXZmwesCqq06ybAb4eZyJUwE3Cs1MFnC cu4PVkNDZAFAP/ni8Y4bXw== 0000950148-00-000370.txt : 20000313 0000950148-00-000370.hdr.sgml : 20000313 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950148-00-000370 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K405 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19991231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000310 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000714311 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359] IRS NUMBER: 223059110 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-11350 FILM NUMBER: 565717 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1999 AVE OF THE STARS 39TH FL CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90067 BUSINESS PHONE: 3107881999 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1999 AVE OF THE STARS CITY: CENTURY CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 90067 10-K405 1 FORM 10-K 405 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT ------------------------ (MARK ONE) [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM --------------- TO --------------- COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-11350 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) CALIFORNIA 22-3059110 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (310) 788-1999 SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT: NONE SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: NONE (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 [ ] NO [ ] INDICATE BY CHECK MARK IF DISCLOSURE OF DELINQUENT FILERS PURSUANT TO ITEM 405 OF REGULATION S-K (SEC. 229.405 OF THIS CHAPTER) 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] AS OF MARCH 9, 2000, THERE WERE 35,818,122 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE, OUTSTANDING. REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-K AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION 1999 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT ------------------------ TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I
PAGE ---- Item 1. Business.................................................... 1 Item 2. Properties.................................................. 6 Item 3. Legal Proceedings........................................... 8 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters....................................... 9 Item 6. Selected Financial Data..................................... 9 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations................................. 10 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk...................................................... 14 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................. 14 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.................................. 14 PART IV Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K....................................................... 14
3 PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS GENERAL International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company") is primarily engaged in the acquisition of new and used commercial jet aircraft and the leasing of those aircraft to airlines throughout the world. In addition to its leasing activity, the Company regularly sells aircraft from its leased aircraft fleet and aircraft owned by others to third party lessors and airlines and in some cases provides fleet management services to these buyers. The Company, in terms of the number and value of transactions concluded, is a major owner- lessor of commercial jet aircraft. As of December 31, 1999, the Company's lease portfolio consisted of 357 aircraft under operating lease and two aircraft under finance lease. Additionally, the Company provided fleet management services for 89 aircraft. See "Item 2. Properties -- Flight Equipment." At December 31, 1999, the Company had committed to purchase 331 aircraft deliverable through 2007 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $16.4 billion. It also had options to purchase an additional 83 aircraft deliverable through 2007 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $3.9 billion. See "Item 2. Properties -- Commitments." The Company maintains the mix of flight equipment to meet its customers' needs and to minimize the time that its aircraft are not leased to customers by purchasing those models of new and used aircraft which it believes will have the greatest airline demand and operational longevity. The Company purchases, and finances the purchase of, aircraft on terms intended to permit the Company to lease or resell such aircraft at a profit. The Company typically finances the purchase of aircraft with borrowed funds and internally generated cash flow. The Company accesses the capital markets for such funds at times and on terms and conditions it considers appropriate. The Company may, but does not necessarily, engage in financing transactions for specific aircraft. The Company relies significantly on short- and medium-term financing, and thereby attempts to manage interest rate exposure. To date, the Company has been able to purchase aircraft on terms which have permitted it to lease the aircraft at a profit and has not experienced any difficulty in obtaining financing. The Company's aircraft are usually leased on terms under which the Company does not fully recover the acquisition cost of such aircraft. Thus, at the termination of a lease, the Company bears the risk of selling or re-leasing the aircraft on terms which will cover its remaining cost. The airline industry is cyclical, economically sensitive and highly competitive. See "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." The Company's revenue and income may be affected by political or economic instability abroad, changes in national policy, competitive pressures on certain air carriers, fuel shortages, labor stoppages, recessions, and other political or economic events adversely affecting world or regional trading markets or impacting a particular customer. The Company's continued success is partly dependent on management's ability in the future to develop customer relationships for leasing, sales, remarketing and management services with those airlines and other customers best able to maintain their economic viability and survive in a deregulated environment. The Company is incorporated in the State of California and its principal executive offices are located at 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California 90067. The Company's telephone and telecopier numbers are (310) 788-1999 and (310) 788-1990, respectively. The Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. ("AIG"). AIG is a holding company which through its subsidiaries is primarily engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities and financial services in the United States and abroad. The Common Stock of AIG is listed on, among others, the New York Stock Exchange. AIRCRAFT LEASING The initial term of the Company's current leases range in length from one year to 15 years. See "Item 2. Properties -- Flight Equipment" for information regarding scheduled lease terminations. Most of the Company's leases are operating leases under which the Company does not fully recover its aircraft cost and 1 4 retains the benefit and assumes the risk of the residual value of the aircraft. The Company on occasion also enters into finance and sales-type leases where the full cost of the aircraft is substantially recovered over the term of the lease. At December 31, 1999, two of the Company's leases were accounted for as finance leases. The aircraft under operating leases are included as assets on the Company's balance sheet and depreciation is charged to income over the estimated useful lives of the aircraft. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, rentals are reported ratably as revenue over the lease term as they become due and are earned. The Company attempts to maintain a mix of short- and medium-term leases to balance the benefits and risks associated with different lease terms. Varying lease terms mitigate the effects of changes in prevailing market conditions at the time aircraft become eligible for re-lease or sale and the uncertainty associated with the estimated residual value of the aircraft at the end of the lease term. All leases are on a "net" basis with the lessee responsible for all operating expenses, which customarily include fuel, crews, airport and navigation charges, taxes, licenses, registration and insurance. Normal maintenance and repairs; airframe and engine overhauls; and compliance with return conditions of flight equipment on lease are provided by and paid for by the lessee. Under the provisions of most leases, for certain airframe and engine overhauls, the lessee is reimbursed by the Company for costs incurred up to but not exceeding related hourly rentals paid to the Company by the lessee. Such rentals are included in the caption Rental of flight equipment. The Company provides a charge to operations for such reimbursements based on the estimated reimbursements during the life of the lease, which amount is included in overhaul reserves. The lessee is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations with respect to the aircraft. The Company requires its lessees to comply with the most restrictive standards of either the Federal Aviation Administration (the "FAA") or its foreign equivalent. The Company makes periodic inspections of the condition of its leased aircraft. Generally, the Company requires a deposit which is security for the condition of aircraft upon return to the Company, the rental payments by the lessee and the performance of other obligations by the lessee under the lease. In addition, the leases contain extensive provisions regarding the remedies and rights of the Company in the event of a default thereunder by the lessee and specific provisions regarding the condition of the aircraft upon redelivery to the Company. The lessee is required to continue to make lease payments under all circumstances, including periods during which the aircraft is not in operation due to maintenance or grounding. The Company obtains and reviews relevant business materials from all prospective lessees and purchasers before entering into a lease or extending credit. Under certain circumstances, the Company may require the lessee to obtain guarantees or other financial support from an acceptable financial institution or other third party. FLIGHT EQUIPMENT MARKETING The Company also regularly disposes of its leased aircraft at or before the expiration of their leases. The buyers include the aircraft's lessee, another airline or a third party lessor. Any gain or loss on disposition of leased aircraft is included in the caption Flight equipment marketing. From time to time, the Company also engages in transactions to buy aircraft for resale. In some cases, the Company assists its customers in acquiring or disposing of aircraft through consulting services and procurement of financing from third parties. In addition to its leasing and sales operations, the Company is engaged, from time to time, as an agent for airlines in the disposition of their surplus aircraft. The Company generally acts as an agent under an exclusive remarketing contract whereby it agrees to sell aircraft on a "best efforts" basis within a fixed time period. These activities generally augment the Company's primary activities and also serve to promote relationships with prospective sellers and buyers of aircraft. The Company plans to continue its remarketing services on a selective basis involving specific situations where these activities will not conflict or compete with, but rather will be complementary to, its leasing and selling activities. 2 5 FLEET MANAGEMENT SERVICES The Company provides fleet management services to third party operating lessors who are unable or unwilling to perform this service as part of their own operation. The Company typically provides the same services that it performs for its own fleet. Specifically, the Company provides leasing, re-leasing and sales services on behalf of the lessor for which the Company receives a fee. FINANCING/SOURCE OF FUNDS The Company purchases new aircraft directly from manufacturers and used aircraft from airlines and other owners for lease or sale to other airlines. The Company finances the purchase price of flight equipment from internally generated funds, secured and unsecured commercial bank financings and the issuance of commercial paper, public and private debt and preferred stock. See "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." CUSTOMERS At December 31, 1999, the Company leased aircraft, and managed aircraft leased, to the following airlines: (domestic) Alaska Airlines, America West, Continental Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Jet Blue, National Airlines, North American Airlines, Pro Air, Southwest Airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA), Transmeridian and World Airways; (foreign) Aer Lingus, Aeris, Aero Continente, Aeroflot, Aero Lloyd Flugreisen, Aeromexico, Air 2000, Air Afrique, Air Alfa, Air Anatolia, Air Atlanta Icelandic, Air Canada, Air Europa (Air Espana SPA), Air Europe SpA, Air France, Air Jamaica, Air Liberte, Air Macau, Air Madagascar, Air Malta, Air Mauritius, Air New Zealand, Air One, Air Pacific, Air Seychelles, Air Transat, Air Vanuatu, Alitalia, Ansett Australia, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avianca, Brussels International Airline, BRA Transportes, Braathens S.A.F.E., Britannia Airways, British Airways, British Midland Airways, Blue Panorama, BWIA, Caledonian, Canada 3000, Canadian Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Hainan Airlines, China Northwest, China Southern Airlines, China Southwest Airlines, China Xinjiang, Easy Jet, El Al Israel Airlines, Emirates, Estonian Air, Far Eastern Air Transport, Finnair, Flying Colours, Garuda Indonesia, GB Airways, Hapag-Lloyd Flug, Heliopolis, Hong Kong Dragon Airlines (Dragonair), Iberia, Icelandair, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM City Hoppers, L'Aeropostale, Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas, S.A. (LAPA), Lithuanian, Lloyd Aero Boliviano (LAB), Linea Aerea Nacional Chile, Lotus Air, LTU Luftransport-Unternehmen, Lufthansa, Malev, Mandarin Airlines, Martinair Holland, Meridiana, Mexicana, Middle East Airlines Airliban, Monarch Airlines, Olympic Airways, Oman Aviation, Pegasus, Pharoah, Polynesian Airlines, QANTAS, Rio Sul, Royal Jordanian, Sabena, Sabre Airways, Sahara India Airlines, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Sichuan Airlines, Skymark, Skyservice Airlines, Spanair, Star, Sterling European, Swissair, TACV Cabo Verde, TAP Air Portugal, Turk Hava Yollari (THY), TransAer, Transavia, Transbrasil, Varig, VASP, Virgin Atlantic Airways, VIVA Airways, Volare, Wuhan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and Yemenia. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues in any of the last three years. Revenues include rentals of flight equipment to foreign airlines of $1,842,126,000 (1999), $1,623,891,000 (1998) and $1,472,075,000 (1997) comprising 88.5%, 87.6% and 85.0%, respectively, of total rentals of flight equipment. See Note J of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 3 6 The following table sets forth the dollar amount and percentage of total rental revenues attributable to the indicated geographic areas for the years indicated:
1999 1998 1997 ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ AMOUNT % AMOUNT % AMOUNT % ---------- ----- ---------- ----- ---------- ----- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Europe............................. $ 946,335 45.5% $ 798,773 43.1% $ 705,128 40.7% Asia/Pacific....................... 421,337 20.3 410,600 22.1 358,687 20.7 United States and Canada........... 389,593 18.7 333,472 18.0 345,143 19.9 Central and South America and Mexico........................... 201,405 9.7 190,572 10.3 211,152 12.2 Africa and the Middle East......... 121,885 5.8 120,566 6.5 112,557 6.5 ---------- ----- ---------- ----- ---------- ----- $2,080,555 100.0% $1,853,983 100.0% $1,732,667 100.0% ========== ===== ========== ===== ========== =====
Many foreign countries have currency and exchange laws regulating the international transfer of currencies. The Company attempts to minimize its currency and exchange risks by negotiating most of its aircraft lease and all of its sales transactions in U.S. dollars and all guarantees obtained to support various lease agreements are denominated for payment in the same currency. The Company requires, as a condition to any foreign transaction, that the lessee or purchaser in a foreign country first obtain, if required, written approval of the appropriate government agency, finance ministry or central bank for the remittance of all funds contractually owed to the Company in U.S. dollars. Some of the Company's leases are negotiated in Euros to meet the needs of a growing number of airlines. These Euro denominated leases are primarily used as a hedge against Euro denominated debt obligations of the Company. As a result, foreign currency risk is immaterial to the Company. The Company has restructured leases with both foreign and domestic lessees. Such restructurings have involved the voluntary termination of leases prior to lease expiration, the replacement of leased aircraft with smaller, less expensive leased aircraft, the arrangement of subleases from the primary lessee to another airline and the rescheduling of lease payments. In some situations where the Company repossesses an aircraft, it may decide to export the aircraft from the lessee's jurisdiction. To date, the Company has been able to export all repossessed aircraft which it desired to export. In addition, in connection with the repossession of an aircraft, the Company may be required to pay outstanding mechanic's, airport and other operating liens on the repossessed aircraft, which could include charges relating to other aircraft operated by the lessee. The Company's revenues and income may be affected by political or economic instability abroad, changes in national policy, competitive pressures on certain air carriers, fuel shortages, labor stoppages, recessions and other political or economic events adversely affecting world or regional trading markets or impacting a particular customer. COMPETITION The leasing and sale of jet aircraft is highly competitive. Aircraft manufacturers and the airlines sell new and used jet aircraft. Furthermore, the Company faces competition in leasing aircraft from aircraft manufacturers, banks, financial institutions and other leasing companies. There is also competition with respect to its remarketing activities from many sources, including, but not limited to, aircraft brokers. GOVERNMENT REGULATION The FAA and the U.S. Departments of Transportation and State exercise regulatory authority over the air transportation in the United States. The U.S. Departments of Transportation and State, in general, have jurisdiction over the economic regulation of air transportation, including the negotiation with foreign governments of the rights of U.S. carriers to fly to other countries and the rights of foreign carriers to fly to and within the United States. The FAA has regulatory jurisdiction over the maintenance and operation of U.S. air carriers, the operation of aircraft in the United States by foreign carriers and the registration of aircraft in the United 4 7 States. The FAA can suspend or revoke the authority of U.S. air carriers or their licensed personnel and can similarly revoke the authority of foreign air carriers to operate within the United States for failure to comply with FAA regulations. The FAA can also ground aircraft if their airworthiness is in question. In every foreign country, similar government agencies regulate the country's air carriers, the operations of foreign airlines in the country and the registration of aircraft. Like the FAA, the civil aviation authority in a foreign country can suspend or revoke the operating authority of an airline and ground aircraft for safety reasons. Since the Company does not itself operate its aircraft for public transportation of passengers and property, the Company is not directly subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the U.S. Departments of Transportation and State or their counterpart organizations in foreign countries. The Company's interface with the FAA consists of the registration with the FAA of those aircraft which are leased by the Company to U.S. carriers and to a number of foreign carriers where, by agreement, the aircraft are to be registered in the United States. In limited circumstances, the Company also obtains from the FAA or its designated representatives a U.S. Certificate of Airworthiness for a particular aircraft or a ferry flight permit. The Company's involvement with the civil aviation authorities of foreign jurisdictions consists largely of requests to register and deregister the Company's aircraft on lease to carriers in those countries. The Company also works with U.S. Customs with respect to the import and export of the Company's aircraft into and from the United States for maintenance or lease. EMPLOYEES The Company is in a capital intensive rather than a labor intensive business. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had 95 full-time employees, which it considered adequate for its business operations. The Company will expand its management and administrative personnel, as necessary, to meet future growth. None of the Company's employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and the Company believes that it has maintained excellent employee relations. The Company provides certain employee benefits, including retirement plans and health, life, disability and accident insurance. INSURANCE The Company requires its lessees to carry those types of insurance which are customary in the air transportation industry, including comprehensive liability insurance and aircraft hull insurance. In general, the Company is an additional insured on liability policies carried by the lessees. All policies contain a breach of warranty endorsement so that the interests of the Company are not prejudiced by any act or omission of the operator-lessee. Insurance premiums are paid by the lessee, with coverage acknowledged by the broker or carrier. The territorial coverage is, in each case, suitable for the lessee's area of operations and the policies contain, among other provisions, a "no co-insurance" clause and a provision prohibiting cancellation or material change without at least 30 days advance written notice to the Company. Furthermore, the insurance is primary and not contributory and all insurance carriers are required to waive rights of subrogation against the Company. The stipulated loss value schedule under aircraft hull insurance policies is on an agreed value basis acceptable to the Company, which usually exceeds the book value of the aircraft. In cases where the Company believes that the agreed value stated in the lease is not sufficient, the Company purchases additional Total Loss Only coverage for the deficiency. Aircraft hull policies contain standard clauses covering aircraft engines. All deductibles are required to be paid by the lessee. Furthermore, the aircraft hull policies contain full war risk endorsements, including, but not limited to, confiscation, seizure, hijacking and similar forms of retention or terrorist acts. All losses under such policies are payable in U.S. dollars. The comprehensive liability insurance policies include provisions for bodily injury, property damage, passenger liability, cargo liability and such other provisions reasonably necessary in commercial passenger and 5 8 cargo airline operations with minimal deductibles. Such policies generally have combined comprehensive single liability limits of not less than $250 million. Additionally, all aircraft in the Company's fleet are covered by Contingent Liability insurance. The Company also maintains other insurance covering the specific needs of its business operations. Insurance policies are generally placed or reinsured through AIG subsidiaries, with costs allocated back to the Company. The Company believes that its insurance is adequate both as to coverage and amount. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This annual report on Form 10-K contains or incorporates statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Those statements appear in a number of places in this Form 10-K and include statements regarding, among other matters, the Company's growth and acquisition opportunities, the Company's acquisition strategy, regulatory matters pertaining to compliance with governmental regulations and other factors affecting the Company's financial condition or results of operations. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," and "should" and variations of these words and similar expressions, are used in many cases to identify these forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company or industry results to vary materially from the Company's future results, performance or achievements, or those of the industry, expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general industry economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect demand for aircraft, availability and creditworthiness of current and prospective lessees, lease rents, availability and cost of financing and operating expenses; governmental actions and initiatives, environmental and safety requirements and Year 2000 compliance issues of the Company and third parties and related service interruptions or payment delays. The Company will not update any forward-looking information to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking information. ITEM 2. PROPERTIES FLIGHT EQUIPMENT The Company's management frequently reviews opportunities to acquire suitable commercial jet aircraft based not only on market demand and customer airline requirements, but also on the Company's fleet portfolio mix criteria and planning strategies for leasing. Before committing to purchase specific aircraft, the Company takes into consideration factors such as estimates of future values, potential for remarketing, trends in supply and demand for the particular type, make and model of aircraft and engines and anticipated obsolescence. As a result, certain types and vintages of aircraft do not necessarily fit the profile for inclusion in the Company's portfolio of aircraft owned and used in its leasing operations. At December 31, 1999, all of the Company's fleet was Stage III compliant, meaning that the aircraft hold or are capable of holding a noise certificate issued under Chapter 3 of Volume 1, Part II of Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention or have been shown to comply with the Stage III noise levels set out in Section 36.5 of Appendix C of Part 36 of the Federal Aviation Regulations of the United States. At December 31, 1999, the average age of the Company's aircraft was 3.84 years. 6 9 The following table shows the scheduled lease terminations (for the minimum noncancelable period) by aircraft type for the Company's operating lease portfolio at December 31, 1999:
AIRCRAFT TYPE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TOTAL ------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- 737-300/400/500......... 10 14 17 18 9 8 2 4 82 737-700/800............. 1 3 5 4 1 1 2 17 757-200................. 2 9 3 3 5 10 6 9 4 2 53 767-200................. 2 1 3 767-300................. 2 7 8 7 7 3 2 1 2 1 40 777-200................. 2 2 3 2 9 747-300................. 2 2 747-400................. 1 6 2 2 11 MD-83................... 1 1 DC10-30................. 2 2 MD-11................... 3 3 6 A300-600R............... 3 1 1 1 6 A310-300................ 4 1 1 1 7 A319.................... 2 2 3 4 11 A320.................... 1 1 2 19 8 2 5 3 2 1 44 A321.................... 1 4 3 5 6 2 2 3 3 29 A330-200................ 2 2 8 1 13 A330-300................ 3 2 2 1 1 1 10 A340.................... 3 6 1 1 11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Total................... 19 55 51 61 40 40 35 32 11 8 2 3 357
- --------------- This schedule includes 19 aircraft leased by the Company and subleased to others and two aircraft which were not subject to lease at December 31, 1999, but subsequently were leased. COMMITMENTS At December 31, 1999, the Company had committed to purchase the following aircraft at an estimated aggregate purchase price (including adjustment for anticipated inflation) of approximately $16.4 billion for delivery as shown:
AIRCRAFT TYPE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL ------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- 737-600/700/800(a).................. 12 23 24 25 25 16 9 134 757-200............................. 6 3 2 1 12 767-300............................. 4 3 1 1 1 10 777-200............................. 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 23 A318................................ 2 5 6 6 6 5 30 A319................................ 10 2 3 7 8 8 38 A320-200............................ 6 13 4 5 3 4 2 37 A321-200............................ 4 1 2 3 3 5 18 A330-200............................ 5 2 4 3 3 1 18 A340/300/500/600(a)................. 1 2 2 2 2 2 11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Total..................... 51 54 47 55 52 45 22 5 331
- --------------- (a) The Company has the right to designate the size of the aircraft within the specific model type at specific dates prior to contractual delivery. 7 10 At December 31, 1999, the Company had options to purchase the following aircraft at an estimated aggregate purchase price (including adjustment for anticipated inflation) of approximately $3.9 billion for delivery as shown:
AIRCRAFT TYPE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL ------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- B737-600/700/800.................... 1 1 9 16 25 52 B777-200............................ 1 1 2 A319................................ 3 1 1 1 4 3 13 A320-200............................ 1 1 2 A321-200............................ 1 2 1 2 6 A330-200............................ 1 1 1 1 4 A340-300/500/600.................... 1 1 2 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 1 8 8 6 10 22 28 83
Management anticipates that a significant portion of such aggregate purchase price will be funded by incurring additional debt. The exact amount of the indebtedness to be incurred will depend upon the actual purchase price of the aircraft, which can vary due to a number of factors, including inflation, and the percentage of the purchase price of the aircraft which must be financed. The aircraft listed above are being purchased pursuant to master agreements with each of The Boeing Company ("Boeing") and AVSA, S.A.R.L., the sales subsidiary of Airbus Industrie ("Airbus"). These agreements establish the pricing formulas (which include certain price adjustments based upon inflation and other factors) and various other terms with respect to the purchase of aircraft. Under certain circumstances, the Company has the right to alter the mix of aircraft type ultimately acquired. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had made non-refundable deposits (exclusive of capitalized interest) with respect to the aircraft which the Company has committed to purchase of approximately $434,560,000 and $334,556,000 with Boeing and Airbus, respectively. As of March 8, 2000, the Company had entered into contracts for the lease of all of the 51 aircraft to be delivered in 2000, 52 of the 54 aircraft to be delivered in 2001, 26 of the 47 aircraft to be delivered in 2002, 18 of the 55 aircraft to be delivered in 2003 and 4 of the 124 aircraft to be delivered subsequent to 2003. The Company will need to find customers for aircraft presently on order and any new aircraft ordered and arrange financing for portions of the purchase price of such equipment. Although the Company has been successful to date in placing its new aircraft on lease or sales contracts, and has obtained adequate financing in the past, there can be no assurance as to the future continued availability of lessees or purchasers, or of sufficient amounts of financing on terms acceptable to the Company. FACILITIES The Company's principal offices are located at 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California. The Company occupies space under leases which expire in 2005. As of December 31, 1999, the Company occupied approximately 30,000 square feet of office space with a signed agreement to obtain an additional 20,000 square feet during 2000. The leases provide for annual rentals of approximately $3,000,000, and the rental payments thereunder are subject to certain indexed escalation provisions. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The Company is not a party to any significant legal proceedings. 8 11 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS The Company is indirectly wholly owned by AIG and the Company's Common Stock is not listed on any national exchange or traded in any established market. During the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, the Company paid cash dividends to its parent company of $69,500,000, $25,200,000 and $19,700,000, respectively. It is the intent of the Company to pay its parent company an annual dividend of at least 7% of net income subject to the dividend preference of any preferred stock outstanding. Under the most restrictive provisions of the Company's borrowing arrangements, consolidated retained earnings at December 31, 1999 in the amount of $718,820,000 were unrestricted as to the payment of dividends. ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The following table summarizes selected consolidated financial data and certain operating information of the Company. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) OPERATING DATA: Rentals of flight equipment..... $ 2,080,555 $ 1,853,983 $ 1,732,667 $ 1,444,439 $ 1,254,020 Flight equipment marketing...... 147,216 118,183 176,005 136,099 119,078 Interest and other income....... 72,317 73,500 49,335 51,976 49,390 Total revenues.................. 2,300,088 2,045,666 1,958,007 1,632,514 1,422,488 Expenses........................ 1,596,683 1,483,392 1,431,848 1,237,575 1,084,142 Income before income taxes...... 703,405 562,274 526,159 394,939 338,346 Net income...................... 453,447 369,352 338,684 251,774 196,437 RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS(1): 1.75x 1.60x 1.58x 1.47x 1.43x BALANCE SHEET DATA: Flight equipment under operating leases (net of accumulated depreciation)................. $16,096,053 $14,872,430 $12,792,531 $12,182,774 $10,762,870 Net investment in finance and sales-type leases............. 56,555 89,904 98,026 103,629 86,237 Total assets.................... 17,507,124 16,379,632 14,551,954 13,725,596 12,329,182 Total debt...................... 11,861,796 11,184,010 9,954,362 9,794,260 8,892,634 Shareholders' equity............ 3,210,192 2,844,375 2,517,188 2,214,552 2,000,107 OTHER DATA: Aircraft owned at period end(2)........................ 338 329 299 296 278 Aircraft sold or remarketed during the period............. 51 31 57 37 41
- --------------- (1) See Exhibit 12. (2) See "Item 2. Properties -- Flight Equipment." 9 12 ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS INDUSTRY CONDITION From time to time, certain of the Company's customers have experienced economic difficulties resulting in the Company's participation in customer restructurings. Such restructurings have involved the voluntary early termination of leases and the rescheduling of payments. In addition, in certain circumstances, the Company has been required to repossess aircraft. See "Item 1. Business -- Customers." FINANCIAL CONDITION The Company borrows funds to purchase flight equipment, including funds for progress payments during the construction phase, principally on an unsecured basis from various sources. At December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, the Company's debt financing and capital lease obligations were comprised of the following:
1999 1998 1997 ----------- ----------- ---------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Public term debt with single maturities......................... $ 3,721,330 $ 3,825,000 $3,950,000 Public medium-term notes with varying maturities......................... 3,225,500 3,348,350 2,896,865 Capital lease obligations............ 669,576 810,768 903,320 Bank term debt....................... 1,295,038 -- -- ----------- ----------- ---------- Total term debt, bank debt and capital lease obligations.............. 8,911,444 7,984,118 7,750,185 Commercial paper..................... 2,978,353 3,214,744 2,212,601 Less: Deferred debt discount......... (28,001) (14,852) (8,424) ----------- ----------- ---------- Debt financing and capital lease obligations........ $11,861,796 $11,184,010 $9,954,362 =========== =========== ========== Composite interest rate.............. 6.14% 6.03% 6.44% Percentage of total debt at fixed rate............................... 69.28% 64.20% 76.49% Composite interest rate on fixed debt............................... 6.06% 6.41% 6.63% Bank prime rate...................... 8.50% 7.75% 8.50%
Public Debt The interest on substantially all of the public debt (exclusive of the commercial paper) is fixed for the term of the note. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had an effective shelf registration statement with respect to $2.0 billion of debt securities, under which $275 million of notes were sold through December 31, 1999. Additionally, a $750 million Medium-Term Note program was implemented under the shelf registration statement, under which $45 million was sold through December 31, 1999. In addition, the Company established a Euro Medium Term Note Program for $2 billion, under which $771 million in notes were sold through December 31, 1999. Capital Lease Obligations The Company has Export Credit Lease financings which provide ten year, amortizing loans in the form of capital lease obligations. The interest rate on 62.5% of the original financing available is 6.55% and the interest rate on 22.5% of the original financing available is fixed at rates varying between 6.18% and 6.89%. These two tranches are guaranteed by various European Export Credit Agencies. The remaining 15% of the original financing available provides for LIBOR based pricing. Bank Term Debt In January 1999, the Company entered into a new Export Credit Facility, up to a maximum of $4.3 billion, for approximately 75 aircraft to be delivered from 1999 through 2001. The Company has the right, but is not required, to use the facility to fund 85% of each aircraft's purchase price. This facility is guaranteed 10 13 by various European Export Credit Agencies. The interest rate varies from 5.753% to 5.898% on the first 75 aircraft depending on the delivery date of the aircraft. Through March 8, 2000, the Company borrowed $1.5 billion under this facility. Bank Commitments As of December 31, 1999, the Company had committed revolving loans and lines of credit with 53 commercial banks aggregating $2.9 billion. Bank debt principally provides for interest rates that vary according to the pricing option in effect at the time of borrowing. Pricing options include prime, a range from .22% over LIBOR to .32% over LIBOR based upon utilization, or a rate determined by a competitive bid process with the banks. The revolving loans and lines of credit are subject to facility fees of up to .08% of amounts available. Such financing is used primarily as backup for the Company's Commercial Paper program. In November 1999, the Company replaced $1.5 billion of the committed revolving loans with a new 364 day facility for $1.5 billion at the same pricing. Other In 1995, 1996 and 1997, the Company, through subsidiaries, entered into sale-leaseback transactions providing proceeds to the Company in the amounts of $413.0 million, $507.6 million and $601.9 million, respectively, each relating to seven aircraft. The transactions resulted in the sale and leaseback of these aircraft for one year operating leases, each with six one year extension options for a total of seven years for each aircraft. The Company has the option to either buy back the aircraft or redeliver the aircraft for a fee to the lessor at the end of any lease period. The lease rates equate to fixed principal amortization and floating interest payments based on LIBOR or commercial paper pricing. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had repurchased two aircraft which were sold to third parties. The Company believes that the combination of internally generated funds and debt financing currently available to the Company will allow the Company to meet its capital requirements for at least the next 12 months. In the normal course of business, the Company employs a variety of off-balance sheet financial instruments and other derivative products to manage its exposure to interest rates and the resulting impact of changes in interest rates on earnings, with the objective to lower its overall borrowing cost and to maintain its optimal mix of variable and fixed rate interest obligations. The Company only enters into derivative transactions to hedge interest rate risk and currency risk and not to speculate on interest rates or currency fluctuations. These derivative products include interest rate swap agreements, currency swap agreements, interest rate swaptions and interest rate floors. The counterparties to the Company's derivative instruments are all U.S. derivative dealers. The counterparties to the majority of the notional amounts of the Company's derivative instruments are "AAA" rated and all have at least an "A" credit rating. The derivatives are subject to a bilateral security agreement which, in certain circumstances, may allow one party to the agreement to require the second party to the agreement to establish a cash collateral account. Any failure of the instruments or counterparties to perform under the derivative contracts would have an immaterial impact on the Company's earnings. Measuring potential losses in fair values has recently become the focus of risk management efforts by many companies. Such measurements are performed through the application of various statistical techniques. One such technique is Value at Risk (VaR), a summary statistical measure that uses historical interest rates and estimates the volatility and correlation of these rates to calculate the maximum loss that could occur over a defined period of time given a certain probability. ILFC believes that statistical models alone do not provide a reliable method of monitoring and controlling market risk. While VaR models are relatively sophisticated, the quantitative market risk information generated is limited by the assumptions and parameters established in creating the related models. Therefore, such models are tools and do not substitute for the experience or judgment of senior management. 11 14 ILFC is exposed to market risk and the risk of loss of fair value resulting from adverse fluctuations in interest rates. As of December 31, 1999, ILFC statistically measured the loss of fair value through the application of a VaR model. In this analysis the net fair value of ILFC was determined using the financial instrument assets, which included the tax adjusted future flight equipment lease revenue, and the financial instrument liabilities, which included the future servicing of the current debt. The estimated impact of the current derivative positions was also taken into account. ILFC calculated the VaR with respect to the net fair value using the variance-covariance (delta-normal) methodology. This calculation also used daily historical interest rates for the two years ending December 31, 1999. The VaR model estimated the volatility of each of these interest rates and the correlation among them. The yield curve was constructed using eleven key points on the curve to model possible curve movements. Thus, the VaR measured the sensitivity of the assets and liabilities to the calculated interest rate exposures. These sensitivities were then applied to a database, which contained the historical ranges of movements in interest rates and the correlation among them. The results were aggregated to provide a single amount that depicts the maximum potential loss in fair value of a confidence level of 95 percent for a time period of one month. As December 31, 1999, the VaR of ILFC with respect to its aforementioned net fair value was $50 million. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The increase in revenues from rentals of flight equipment from $1,732.7 million in 1997 to $1,854.0 million in 1998 to $2,080.6 million in 1999 is due to the increase in the number of aircraft available for operating lease from 319 in 1997 to 349 in 1998, to 357 in 1999. The increase is also attributable to the increase in the cost of the leased fleet, which includes aircraft subject to sale-leaseback transactions from which rental income is earned, from $15.9 billion in 1997 to $18.3 billion in 1998 and $19.7 billion in 1999. Additionally, the percentage of widebodies, for which higher lease payments are typically received, has increased from 28% to 30% to 33% of the fleet in 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively. In addition to its leasing operations, the Company engages in the marketing of flight equipment at the end of, or during, the lease term, as well as the sales of flight equipment on a principal and commission basis. Revenue from such flight equipment marketing decreased from $176.0 million in 1997, to $118.2 million in 1998 and increased to $147.2 million in 1999 as a result of the type and the number of the flight equipment marketed in each period which fluctuated from 57 aircraft in 1997 to 31 aircraft in 1998 and to 51 aircraft in 1999. In addition, the Company sold 11 engines (1997), 15 engines (1998) and 13 engines (1999). Interest expense fluctuated from $642.3 million in 1997, to $640.0 million in 1998, to $686.8 million in 1999, as a result of an increase in debt outstanding, excluding the effect of debt discount, from $10.0 billion in 1997 to $11.2 billion in 1998 to $11.9 billion in 1999, to finance aircraft acquisitions, offset in part by lower composite borrowing rates in 1998 and 1999. The Company's composite borrowing rate fluctuated as follows: December 31, 1996........................................... 6.23% March 31, 1997.............................................. 6.20 June 30, 1997............................................... 6.32 September 30, 1997.......................................... 6.34 December 31, 1997........................................... 6.44 March 31, 1998.............................................. 6.29 June 30, 1998............................................... 6.22 September 30, 1998.......................................... 6.18 December 31, 1998........................................... 6.03 March 31, 1999.............................................. 5.90 June 30, 1999............................................... 5.85 September 30, 1999.......................................... 6.03 December 31, 1999........................................... 6.14
12 15 Depreciation of flight equipment increased from $546.2 million in 1997 to $556.1 million in 1998 to $637.3 million in 1999 due to the increased cost of the fleet. The cost of flight equipment during the same periods increased from $14.4 billion at December 31, 1997 to $16.9 billion at December 31, 1998 to $18.2 billion at December 31, 1999. The increase in depreciation expense due to increased flight equipment cost from 1997 to 1998 was partially offset by depreciation taken in 1997 on older aircraft, which were acquired used, that were either sold or fully depreciated prior to the end of 1997. Provisions for overhauls increased from $99.5 million in 1997 to $102.5 million in 1998 and decreased to $94.5 million in 1999 due to changes in the number of aircraft on which the Company collects overhaul revenue. An increase or decrease in the number of aircraft will result in a corresponding increase or decrease in the aggregate number of hours flown, for which overhaul reserves are provided. Rent expense increased from $103.9 million in 1997 to $138.4 million in 1998 and decreased to $130.0 million in 1999 due to corresponding changes in the number of sale-leaseback transactions. The effective tax rate decreased from 35.6% in 1997 to 34.3% in 1998 and increased to 35.5% in 1999. IMPACT OF THE YEAR 2000 ISSUE The Year 2000 issue is the result of computer programs being written using two digits rather than four digits to define the applicable year. This could result in a failure of the information technology systems ("IT systems") and other operating equipment containing imbedded technology ("non-IT systems") in the year 2000, causing disruption of operations of the Company, its lessees, vendors, or business partners. The Company developed and executed a plan to address the Year 2000 issue as it affected the Company's internal IT and non-IT systems, and to assess Year 2000 issues related to third parties on which the Company has critical dependencies. The development and execution of the plan was overseen by a steering committee made up of executives of member companies of American International Group, Inc. ("AIG"), the Company's parent. The Company has not experienced any interruption of operations as a result of Year 2000 related issued related to internal IT and non-IT systems. The Company has not experienced any impact on the operations of the Company's lessees, vendors or business partners as a result of Year 2000 related issues. As a result of long production lead times and other factors, a disruption of the Company's operations from a Year 2000 issue may not become evident until some time in the future. Therefore, the Company continues, to monitor, through its normal business practices, its lessees' insurance coverages and payment histories, vendors delivery dates and business partners' services for Year 2000 issues. The Company believes that its lessees, vendors and business partners are Year 2000 ready and will not experience business disruptions as a result of Year 2000 related issues. The costs associated with addressing the Year 2000 issue, including developing and executing the above plan and remediating affected systems and equipment, have been nominal and were expensed as incurred. Such costs did not include normal system upgrades and replacements. The Company does not expect to incur any significant future costs relating to internal IT and non-IT systems as a result of the Year 2000 issue. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS, ISSUED BUT NOT YET EFFECTIVE On June 23, 1999, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 137, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -- Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133. (SFAS 137). SFAS 137 is effective for all fiscal quarters of all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000 (January 1, 2001 for the Company). SFAS 133 requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded each period in current earnings or other comprehensive income, depending on whether a derivative is designated as part of a hedge transaction and, if it is, the type of hedge transaction. The Company has not yet determined the impact that the adoption of SFAS 133 will have on its earnings or statement of financial position. 13 16 ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Financial Condition ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA The response to this Item is submitted as a separate section of this report. ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE None. PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a)(1) and (2): Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule: The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report beginning on page 15. (a)(3) and (c): Exhibits: The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report beginning on page 15. (b) Reports on Form 8-K: None. 14 17 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES FORM 10-K ITEMS 8, 14(a), AND 14(c) INDEX OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE The following consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries required to be included in Item 8 are listed below:
PAGE ---- Report of Independent Accountants........................... 17 Consolidated Financial Statements: Balance Sheets at December 31, 1999 and 1998.............. 18 Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997.................................... 19 Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997....................... 20 Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997.................................... 21-22 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................ 23
The following financial statement schedule of the Company and its subsidiaries is included in Item 14(a)(2):
SCHEDULE NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE - --------------- ----------- ---- II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts........................... 36
All other financial statements and schedules not listed have been omitted since the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto, or is not applicable or required. The following exhibits of the Company and its subsidiaries are included in Item 14(c):
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended through December 9, 1992, filed November 3, 1993 (filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement No. 33-50913 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.2 Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series C Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.3 Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series D Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.4 Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series E Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.5 Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series F Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.6 Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series G Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.7 Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series H Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference). 3.8 By-Laws of the Company, including amendment thereto dated August 31, 1990 (filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement No. 33-37600 and incorporated herein by reference).
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EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 4.1 Indenture dated as of November 1, 1991, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (successor to Continental Bank, National Association), as Trustee (filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement No. 33-43698 and incorporated herein by reference). 4.2 The Company agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request a copy of each instrument with respect to issues of long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, the authorized principal amount of which does not exceed 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. 10.1 Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 17, 1997, among the Company, Union Bank of Switzerland, New York Branch, and the other banks listed therein providing up to $1,250,000,000 (five year facility) (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference). 10.2 Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 1999, among the Company, Citicorp USA, Inc., and the other banks listed therein providing up to $1,500,000,000 (364 day facility). 10.3 Aircraft Facility Agreement, dated as of January 19, 1999, among the Company, Halifax PLC and the other banks listed therein providing up to $4,327,260,000 for the financing of approximately seventy-five Airbus aircraft (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference). 10.4 Boeing Purchase Agreement No. 2241 and related letter agreements, all dated July 30, 1999, between the Company and the Boeing Company (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999) (confidential treatment granted). 12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends. 23 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 27 Financial Data Schedule.
16 19 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To The Shareholder and Board of Directors International Lease Finance Corporation Los Angeles, California In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index appearing under Items 14(a)(1) and (2) on page 15 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of International Lease Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Company") at December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the Untied States. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, 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. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Los Angeles, California February 11, 2000 17 20 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS) ASSETS
DECEMBER 31, -------------------------- 1999 1998 ----------- ----------- Cash, including interest bearing accounts of $112,372 (1999) and $33,716 (1998)........................ $ 123,109 $ 52,723 Current income taxes........................................ -- 16,007 Notes receivable............................................ 270,436 340,344 Net investment in finance and sales-type leases............. 56,555 89,904 Flight equipment under operating leases..................... 18,246,253 16,860,789 Less accumulated depreciation............................. 2,150,200 1,988,359 ----------- ----------- 16,096,053 14,872,430 Deposits on flight equipment purchases...................... 848,730 906,197 Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets........ 77,825 60,754 Investments................................................. 6,067 11,771 Deferred debt issue costs -- less accumulated amortization of $70,375 (1999) and $62,115 (1998)......................... 28,349 29,502 ----------- ----------- $17,507,124 $16,379,632 =========== =========== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Accrued interest and other payables......................... $ 280,933 $ 235,046 Current income taxes........................................ 14,370 -- Debt financing, net of deferred debt discount of $28,001 (1999) and $14,852 (1998)......................... 11,192,220 10,373,242 Capital lease obligations................................... 669,576 810,768 Security and other deposits on flight equipment............. 801,313 863,832 Rentals received in advance................................. 110,435 119,682 Deferred income taxes....................................... 1,228,085 1,132,687 Commitments and contingencies -- Note K SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred stock -- no par value; 20,000,000 authorized shares Market Auction Preferred Stock, $100,000 per share liquidation value; Series A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H (1999 and 1998), each having 500 shares issued and outstanding...................... 400,000 400,000 Common stock -- no par value; 100,000,000 authorized shares, 35,818,122 shares (1999 and 1998) issued and outstanding............................................ 3,582 3,582 Paid-in capital........................................... 579,955 579,955 Retained earnings......................................... 2,226,655 1,860,838 ----------- ----------- 3,210,192 2,844,375 ----------- ----------- $17,507,124 $16,379,632 =========== ===========
See accompanying notes. 18 21 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------ 1999 1998 1997 ---------- ---------- ---------- Revenues: Rental of flight equipment............................... $2,080,555 $1,853,983 $1,732,667 Flight equipment marketing............................... 147,216 118,183 176,005 Interest and other....................................... 72,317 73,500 49,335 ---------- ---------- ---------- 2,300,088 2,045,666 1,958,007 Expenses: Interest................................................. 686,767 639,964 642,321 Depreciation of flight equipment......................... 637,256 556,082 546,226 Provision for overhaul................................... 94,535 102,508 99,458 Flight equipment rent.................................... 130,026 138,392 103,883 Selling, general and administrative...................... 48,099 46,446 39,960 ---------- ---------- ---------- 1,596,683 1,483,392 1,431,848 ---------- ---------- ---------- INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES............................ 703,405 562,274 526,159 Provision for income taxes................................. 249,958 192,922 187,475 ---------- ---------- ---------- NET INCOME............................................ $ 453,447 $ 369,352 $ 338,684 ========== ========== ==========
See accompanying notes. 19 22 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
MARKET AUCTION PREFERRED STOCK COMMON STOCK --------------------- -------------------- NUMBER OF NUMBER OF PAID-IN RETAINED SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL EARNINGS TOTAL --------- -------- ---------- ------ -------- ---------- ---------- Balance at December 31, 1996........ 4,000 $400,000 35,818,122 $3,582 $579,955 $1,231,015 $2,214,552 Dividends to AIG.................. (19,700) (19,700) Preferred stock dividends......... (16,348) (16,348) Net income........................ 338,684 338,684 ----- -------- ---------- ------ -------- ---------- ---------- Balance at December 31, 1997........ 4,000 $400,000 35,818,122 $3,582 $579,955 $1,533,651 $2,517,188 Dividends to AIG.................. (25,200) (25,200) Preferred stock dividends......... (16,965) (16,965) Net income........................ 369,352 369,352 ----- -------- ---------- ------ -------- ---------- ---------- Balance at December 31, 1998........ 4,000 $400,000 35,818,122 $3,582 $579,955 $1,860,838 $2,844,375 Dividends to AIG.................. (69,500) (69,500) Preferred stock dividends......... (18,130) (18,130) Net income........................ 453,447 453,447 ----- -------- ---------- ------ -------- ---------- ---------- Balance at December 31, 1999........ 4,000 $400,000 35,818,122 $3,582 $579,955 $2,226,655 $3,210,192 ===== ======== ========== ====== ======== ========== ==========
See accompanying notes. 20 23 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, --------------------------------------- 1999 1998 1997 ----------- ----------- ----------- OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income................................................ $ 453,447 $ 369,352 $ 338,684 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation of flight equipment........................ 637,256 556,082 546,226 Deferred income taxes................................... 95,398 205,666 117,727 Amortization of deferred debt issue costs............... 8,260 10,242 9,505 Gain on sale of flight equipment included in amount financed.............................................. (7,631) (10,747) (30,369) Increase in notes receivable............................ (67,867) (18,591) (712) Equity in net loss (income) of affiliates............... 705 (1,165) (632) Change in unamortized debt discount..................... (13,148) (6,428) 14,325 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Increase in accrued interest, other receivables and other assets.......................................... (21,521) (338) (9,521) Increase (decrease) in accrued interest and other payables.............................................. 45,887 20,940 (5,005) Decrease (increase) in current income taxes receivable............................................ 30,377 (80,898) 81,311 (Decrease) increase in rentals received in advance...... (9,247) (9,904) 52,479 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by operating activities................... 1,151,916 1,034,211 1,114,018 ----------- ----------- ----------- INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Acquisition of flight equipment for operating leases...... (3,446,630) (3,274,247) (3,289,744) Decrease (increase) in deposits and progress payments..... 57,466 111,431 (156,273) Proceeds from disposal of flight equipment -- net of gain.................................................... 1,486,893 587,882 2,038,390 Advances on notes receivable.............................. -- (7,000) -- Collections on notes receivable........................... 248,713 214,067 82,464 Collections on finance and sales-type leases (net of income amortized)....................................... 33,350 8,122 11,049 Dividend from unconsolidated subsidiary................... 5,000 8,125 -- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net cash used in investing activities....................... (1,615,208) (2,351,620) (1,314,114) ----------- ----------- ----------- FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from debt financing and capital lease obligations............................................. 6,855,019 5,772,791 6,084,081 Payments in reduction of debt financing and capital lease obligations............................................. (6,164,085) (4,536,715) (5,938,304) Debt issue costs.......................................... (7,107) (6,565) (15,966) Payment of common and preferred dividends................. (87,630) (42,165) (36,048) (Decrease) increase in customer deposits.................. (62,519) 119,032 133,529 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by financing activities................... 533,678 1,306,378 227,292 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) in cash............................. 70,386 (11,031) 27,196 Cash at beginning of year................................... 52,723 63,754 36,558 ----------- ----------- ----------- Cash at end of year..................................... $ 123,109 $ 52,723 $ 63,754 =========== =========== =========== (Table continued on next page)
21 24 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, --------------------------------------- 1999 1998 1997 ----------- ----------- ----------- SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid (received) during the year for: Interest (net of amount capitalized $45,235 (1999), $54,297 (1998), and $48,818 (1997).................................... $ 482,186 $ 628,819 $ 619,274 Income taxes (net)...................................... 124,183 68,154 (11,563) SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: 1999 Notes in the amount of $110,940 were received as partial payment in exchange for flight equipment sold with a book value of $103,308. 1998 Notes and finance and sales-type leases in the amount of $107,155 were received as partial payment in exchange for flight equipment sold with a book value of $96,407. Flight equipment was received in exchange for notes receivable in the amount of $46,023. 1997 Notes and finance and sales-type leases in the amount of $125,741 were received as partial payment in exchange for flight equipment sold with a book value of $95,372.
See accompanying notes. 22 25 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE A -- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Organization: International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company") is primarily engaged in the acquisition of new and used commercial jet aircraft and the leasing of those aircraft to airlines throughout the world. In addition to its leasing activities, the Company regularly sells aircraft from its leased aircraft fleet and aircraft owned by others to third party lessors and airlines and in some cases provides fleet management services to these buyers. The Company, in terms of the number and value of transactions concluded, is a major owner-lessor of commercial jet aircraft. Parent Company: International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company") is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. ("AIG"). AIG is a holding company which through its subsidiaries is primarily engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities and financial services in the United States and abroad. Principles of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Investments of less than 20% in other entities are carried at cost. Investments of between 20% and 50% in other entities are carried under the equity method. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Intercompany Allocations: The Company is party to cost sharing agreements with AIG. Generally, these agreements provide for the allocation of costs upon either a specific identification basis or a proportional cost allocation basis. The charges aggregated $2,896 (1999), $3,828 (1998) and $4,526 (1997). Rentals: The Company, as lessor, leases flight equipment principally under operating leases. Accordingly, income is reported over the life of the lease as rentals become receivable under the provisions of the lease or, in the case of leases with varying payments, under the straight-line method over the noncancelable term of the lease. In certain cases, leases provide for additional rentals based on usage. Flight Equipment Marketing: The Company is a marketer of flight equipment. Marketing revenues include all revenues from such operations consisting of net gains on sales of flight equipment and commissions. Flight Equipment: Flight equipment is stated at cost. Major additions and modifications are capitalized. Normal maintenance and repairs; airframe and engine overhauls; and compliance with return conditions of flight equipment on lease are provided by and paid for by the lessee. Under the provisions of many leases, for certain airframe and engine overhauls, the lessee is reimbursed for costs incurred up to but not exceeding related hourly rentals paid to the Company by the lessee. Such rentals are included in the caption Rental of flight equipment. The Company provides a charge to operations for such reimbursements based on the estimated reimbursements during the life of the lease, which amount is included in overhaul reserves. Generally, all aircraft, including aircraft acquired under capital leases, are depreciated using the straight-line method over a 25 year life from the date of manufacture to a 15% residual value. At the time assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the related accounts and the difference, net of proceeds, is recorded as a gain or loss. The Company regularly reviews its flight equipment to determine that its carrying value is not impaired. Capitalized Interest: The Company borrows certain funds to finance progress payments for the construction of flight equipment ordered. The interest incurred on such borrowings is capitalized and included in the cost of the equipment. Deferred Debt Issue Costs: Deferred debt issue costs incurred in connection with debt financing are amortized over the life of the debt using the interest rate method and are charged to interest expense. 23 26 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE A -- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) Financial Instruments: When swap agreements are effective in modifying the terms of actual debt agreements, such swaps are accounted for by the accrual method. Periodic payments as well as the amortization (by a level yield method) of the initial value are treated as adjustments to interest expense of the related debt. The Company has granted certain parties the right but not the obligation to effectively convert certain of the Company's fixed rate obligations to floating rate obligations based on an established notional amount. The proceeds of such option agreements are initially recorded as a liability. Income Taxes: The Company and its U.S. subsidiaries are included in the consolidated federal income tax return and the combined California unitary tax return of AIG. The provision for income taxes is calculated on a separate return basis. Income tax payments are made pursuant to a tax payment allocation agreement whereby AIG credits or charges the Company for the corresponding increase or decrease (not to exceed the separate return basis calculation) in AIG's current taxes resulting from the inclusion of the Company in AIG's consolidated tax return. Intercompany payments are made when such taxes are due or tax benefits are realized by AIG. The deferred tax liability is determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and is measured at the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax expense is determined by the change in the liability for deferred taxes ("Liability Method"). Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Reclassifications: Certain amounts have been reclassified in the 1998 and 1997 financial statements to conform to the Company's 1999 presentation. NOTE B -- NOTES RECEIVABLE Notes receivable are primarily from the sale of and collaterized by flight equipment and are summarized as follows:
1999 1998 -------- -------- Fixed rate notes receivable due in varying installments to 2008: Less than 6%..................................... $ -- $ 3,504 6% to 7.99%...................................... 209,255 219,493 8% to 9.99%...................................... 32,135 83,711 10% to 12.99%.................................... 6,902 11,199 13% to 15%....................................... 4,221 -- LIBOR plus 1.1% to LIBOR plus 1.5% notes receivable in varying installments to 2002.................. 17,923 22,437 -------- -------- $270,436 $340,344 ======== ========
Included above, the Company had notes receivable of $12,585 (1999) and $10,328 (1998) representing restructured lease payments. 24 27 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE B -- NOTES RECEIVABLE (CONTINUED) At December 31, 1999, the minimum future notes receivable payments to be received are as follows: 2000................................................... $120,890 2001................................................... 29,955 2002................................................... 20,245 2003................................................... 15,044 2004................................................... 31,618 Thereafter............................................. 52,684 -------- $270,436 ========
In 1998 and prior years, the Company sold notes receivable with certain limited recourse provisions to a related party of the Company. The notes sold in 1998 aggregated $68,694 and were sold at face value including accrued interest. The Company continues to collect payments on the notes, transfers the payments to the related party and receives a servicing fee. The Company recorded no gain or loss on the sale. The Company recorded servicing fee income of $50 (1999), $1 (1998) and $112 (1997) related to the notes sold. The Company's maximum exposure under recourse provisions was $13,739 at December 31, 1999. During 1999 the Company repurchased two notes sold in 1998. The notes were not repurchased under the recourse provisions. NOTE C -- NET INVESTMENT IN FINANCE AND SALES-TYPE LEASES The following lists the components of the net investment in finance and sales-type leases:
1999 1998 -------- -------- Total minimum lease payments to be received............ $ 69,675 $ 93,832 Estimated residual values of leased flight equipment... 7,070 19,949 Less: Unearned income.................................. (20,190) (23,877) -------- -------- Net investment in finance and sales-type leases........ $ 56,555 $ 89,904 ======== ========
Minimum future lease payments to be received on finance and sales-type leases at December 31, 1999 are as follows: 2000.................................................... $12,615 2001.................................................... 12,615 2002.................................................... 12,636 2003.................................................... 13,017 2004.................................................... 11,565 Thereafter.............................................. 7,227 ------- Total minimum lease payments to be received............. $69,675 =======
25 28 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE D -- INVESTMENTS Investments consist of the following:
1999 1998 ----------------- ------------------ PERCENT PERCENT OWNED AMOUNT OWNED AMOUNT ------- ------ ------- ------- Cost method: Air Liberte.......................... (A) $4,792 (A) $ 4,792 Others............................... 1,167 1,158 Equity method: Pacific Ocean Leasing Ltd............ 50.0% 127 50.0% 5,219 Pacific Asia Leasing Ltd............. 25.0% (19) 25.0% 602 ------ ------- $6,067 $11,771 ====== =======
- --------------- (A) During 1997, Air Liberte was acquired by British Airways. As a result of the acquisition, ILFC's percentage ownership will be reduced. ILFC's percentage ownership is not yet determinable. The Company has a 50% interest in Pacific Ocean Leasing Ltd. ("POL"), a Bermuda corporation. POL owned one Boeing 767-200 aircraft and one spare engine, both of which were on lease to an airline. The aircraft and spare engine were sold in January 1999. POL owns an inventory of spare parts. Additionally, the Company had guaranteed the bank loan to POL (see Note K). The Company received a dividend of $5,000 in 1999. The Company has a 25% interest in Pacific Asia Leasing Ltd. ("PAL"), a Bermuda corporation. PAL owned one Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on lease to an airline. The aircraft was sold in 1998. The Company received a dividend of $8,125 in 1998. 26 29 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE E -- DEBT FINANCING AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS Debt financing and capital lease obligations are comprised of the following:
1999 1998 ----------- ----------- Commercial Paper (weighted average interest rate at December 31, 5.87% (1999) and 5.30% (1998))......................................... $ 2,978,353 $ 3,214,744 Public Term Debt with Single Maturities........... 3,721,330 3,825,000 Public Medium-Term Notes with Varying Maturities...................................... 3,225,500 3,348,350 Bank Term Debt.................................... 1,295,038 -- Capital Lease Obligations......................... 669,576 810,768 Less: Deferred debt discount...................... (28,001) (14,852) ----------- ----------- $11,861,796 $11,184,010 =========== ===========
The interest on substantially all of the public debt (exclusive of the commercial paper) is fixed for the term of the note. Bank Commitments: As of December 31, 1999, the Company had committed revolving loans and lines of credit with 53 commercial banks aggregating $2.9 billion. Bank debt principally provides for interest rates that vary according to the pricing option in effect at the time of borrowing. Pricing options include prime, a range from .22% over LIBOR to .32% over LIBOR based upon utilization, or a rate determined by a competitive bid process with the banks. The revolving loans and lines of credit are subject to facility fees of up to .08% of amounts available. Such financing is used primarily as backup for the Company's Commercial Paper program. Public Debt As of December 31, 1999 the Company had an effective shelf registration statement with respect to $2.0 billion in debt securities, under which $275 million of notes were sold through December 31, 1999. Additionally, a $750 million Medium-Term Note program was implemented under the shelf registration statement, under which $45 million was sold through December 31, 1999. 27 30 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE E -- DEBT FINANCING AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS (CONTINUED) Public Term Notes: The Company has issued the following Notes which provide for a single principal payment at maturity and cannot be redeemed prior to maturity:
INITIAL TERM 1999 1998 -------- ---------- ---------- 5 3/4% Notes due January 15, 1999........................... 5 years 150,000 5 1/2% Notes due January 15, 1999........................... 3 years 150,000 7 1/2% Notes due March 1, 1999.............................. 4 years 100,000 6 5/8% Notes due April 1, 1999.............................. 5 years 100,000 6.70% Notes due April 30, 1999.............................. 2 years 100,000 Floating Rate Notes due June 2, 1999 (swapped to 6.64%)..... 4 years 100,000 Floating Rate Notes due July 15, 1999 (swapped to 6.235%)... 4 years 100,000 6 1/2% Notes due August 15, 1999............................ 7 years 100,000 6 1/8% Notes due November 1, 1999........................... 4 years 100,000 5 3/4% Notes due December 15, 1999.......................... 4 years 150,000 8 1/4% Notes due January 15, 2000........................... 5 years 100,000 100,000 6 3/8% Notes due January 18, 2000........................... 3 years 200,000 200,000 6.65% Notes due April 1, 2000............................... 3 years 100,000 100,000 6.20% Notes due May 1, 2000................................. 7 years 100,000 100,000 7% Notes due May 15, 2000................................... 5 years 100,000 100,000 6 5/8% Notes due June 1, 2000............................... 3 years 100,000 100,000 6 5/8% Notes due August 15, 2000............................ 4 years 100,000 100,000 6 1/4% Notes due October 15, 2000........................... 5 years 100,000 100,000 Floating Rate Notes due February 1, 2001 (swapped to 6.53%).................................................... 4 years 100,000 100,000 8 7/8% Notes due April 15, 2001............................. 10 years 150,000 150,000 5 7/8% Notes due January 15, 2001........................... 3 years 200,000 200,000 6 7/8% Notes due May 1, 2001................................ 4 years 100,000 100,000 5.95% Notes due June 1, 2001................................ 3 years 100,000 100,000 6 1/2% Notes due July 1, 2001............................... 4 years 100,000 100,000 5 7/8% Notes due July 1, 2001............................... 3 years 125,000 125,000 6 3/8% Notes due August 1, 2001............................. 4 years 100,000 100,000 6 1/2% Notes due October 15, 2001........................... 5 years 100,000 100,000 6 3/8% Notes due February 15, 2002.......................... 5 years 100,000 100,000 5.90% Notes due April 15, 2002.............................. 4 years 100,000 100,000 5 5/6% Notes due April 15, 2002............................. 3 years 100,000 5 5/8% Notes due May 1, 2002................................ 3 years 175,000 6.00% Notes due May 15, 2002................................ 4 years 100,000 100,000 6 3/8% Notes due August 1, 2002............................. 5 years 100,000 100,000 5 3/4% Notes due January 15, 2003........................... 5 years 100,000 100,000 6.00% Notes due June 15, 2003............................... 5 years 100,000 100,000 8 3/8% Notes due December 15, 2004.......................... 10 years 100,000 100,000 Euro Denominated Medium Term Notes 3.625% Notes due July 1, 2002 (swapped to $US at 5.80%)..... 3 years 207,880 -- 4.125% Notes due July 12, 2004.............................. 5 years 563,450 -- ---------- ---------- $3,721,330 $3,825,000 ========== ==========
The Company established a Euro Medium-Term Note Program for $2.0 billion, under which $771 million in Notes were sold through December 31, 1999. The Company has hedged the notes through operating lease payments or through swaps to transfer the currency exposure to third parties. 28 31 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE E -- DEBT FINANCING AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS (CONTINUED) Bank Term Debt In January 1999, the Company entered into a new Export Credit Facility for up to a maximum of $4.3 billion, for approximately 75 aircraft to be delivered from 1999 through 2001. The Company has the right, but is not required, to use the facility to fund 85% of each aircraft's purchase price. This facility is guaranteed by various European Export Credit Agencies. The interest rate varies from 5.753% to 5.898% depending on the delivery date of the aircraft. See Note L -- Financial Instruments. Capital Lease Obligations: The Company's Capital Lease Obligations provide 10 year, fully amortizing debt in three interest rate tranches. The first 62.5% of the original debt is at a fixed rate of 6.55%. The second 22.5% of the original debt is at fixed rates varying between 6.18% and 6.89%. These two tranches are guaranteed by various European Export Credit Agencies. The remaining 15% of the original debt is at a floating LIBOR based rate. The debt matures through 2005. The flight equipment associated with the obligations, and included in flight equipment under operating leases in the balance sheet, had a net book value of $1,049,447 (1999) and $1,104,413 (1998). The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under capitalized leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 1999: 2000...................................................... $134,224 2001...................................................... 128,227 2002...................................................... 122,360 2003...................................................... 116,437 2004...................................................... 162,316 Thereafter................................................ 199,336 -------- Total minimum lease payments.............................. 862,900 Less amount representing interest......................... 193,324 -------- Present value of net minimum lease payments............... $669,576 ========
Maturities of debt financing and capital lease obligations (excluding commercial paper and deferred debt discount) at December 31, 1999 are as follows: 2000..................................................... $2,176,670 2001..................................................... 2,208,170 2002..................................................... 1,832,550 2003..................................................... 825,670 2004..................................................... 1,058,020 Thereafter............................................... 810,363 ---------- $8,911,443 ==========
Under the most restrictive provisions of the related borrowings, consolidated retained earnings at December 31, 1999, in the amount of $718,820, are unrestricted as to payment of dividends based on consolidated tangible net worth requirements. 29 32 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE E -- DEBT FINANCING AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS (CONTINUED) The Company has entered into various debt and derivative transactions with several broker-dealers, including a related party broker-dealer. The Company has executed $757,480 and $3,264,223 notional amount of derivative instruments with the related party during 1999 and 1998, respectively. NOTE F -- SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred Stock: The Market Auction Preferred Stock (MAPS) have a liquidation value of $100 per share and are not convertible. The dividend rate, other than the initial rate, for each dividend period for each series is reset approximately every 7 weeks (49 days) on the basis of orders placed in an auction. At December 31, 1999, the dividend rates for Series A through H ranged from 4.800% to 5.180%. Stock Appreciation Rights: Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") were granted to certain employees of the Company during 1990. The SARs granted generally vest over a nine year period from the effective date and are exercisable immediately upon vesting. SARs initially have no value but can gain a cash value based upon the difference between a Benchmark Price and a Formula Price (based on adjusted pre-tax cash flow of the Company), but not in excess of an aggregate of $150,000, to be accrued and paid over the period of the plan. The SAR plan became effective on January 1, 1991. No value has been earned or accrued under the SAR plan as of December 31, 1999. NOTE G -- RENTAL INCOME Minimum future rentals on noncancelable operating leases and subleases of flight equipment which have been delivered at December 31, 1999 are as follows:
YEAR ENDED ---------- 2000..................................................... $1,662,866 2001..................................................... 1,553,955 2002..................................................... 1,385,110 2003..................................................... 1,161,863 2004..................................................... 940,129 Thereafter............................................... 1,699,743 ---------- $8,403,666 ==========
Additional rentals earned by the Company based on the lessees' usage aggregated $202,976 (1999), $202,425 (1998), and $219,380 (1997). Flight equipment is leased, under operating leases, with remaining terms ranging from one to 12 years. NOTE H -- RENTAL EXPENSE During 1995, 1996 and 1997, the Company entered into sale-leaseback transactions providing proceeds to the Company in the amounts of $412,626, $507,600 and $601,860, respectively, relating to seven aircraft for each transaction. The transactions resulted in the sale and leaseback of these aircraft under one year operating leases, each with six one year extension options, maturing on December 22, 2000, September 20, 2000 and September 12, 2000, respectively. One aircraft was repurchased in 1997 and 1999. The lease rates equate to fixed principal amortization and floating interest payments based on LIBOR or commercial paper pricing. 30 33 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE H -- RENTAL EXPENSE (CONTINUED) Minimum future rental expense for 2000 is $110,400 at December 31, 1999. NOTE I -- INCOME TAXES The provision (benefit) for income taxes is comprised of the following:
1999 1998 1997 -------- -------- -------- Current: Federal(1)........................................... $141,585 $(10,033) $ 60,003 State................................................ 12,013 (2,938) 8,280 Foreign.............................................. 961 227 1,465 -------- -------- -------- 154,559 (12,744) 69,748 Deferred: Federal.............................................. 87,865 191,633 111,120 State................................................ 7,534 14,033 6,607 -------- -------- -------- 95,399 205,666 117,727 -------- -------- -------- $249,958 $192,922 $187,475 ======== ======== ========
- --------------- (1) Including U.S. tax on foreign income The provision for deferred income taxes is comprised of the following temporary differences:
1999 1998 1997 ------- -------- -------- Accelerated depreciation on flight equipment............ $72,577 $194,352 $123,486 Excess of state income taxes not currently deductible for Federal income tax purposes....................... (6,213) (3,015) (4,127) Tax versus book lease differences....................... 17,721 23,341 18,568 Provision for overhauls................................. 6,394 (15,616) (2,873) Rentals received in advance............................. 4,027 3,464 (18,270) Straight line rents..................................... 3,542 829 778 Other................................................... (2,649) 2,311 165 ------- -------- -------- $95,399 $205,666 $117,727 ======= ======== ========
The deferred tax liability consists of the following:
1999 1998 ---------- ---------- Accelerated depreciation on flight equipment................ $1,209,790 $1,137,213 Excess of state income taxes not currently deductible for Federal income tax purposes........................... (31,643) (25,430) Tax versus book lease differences........................... 127,527 109,806 Provision for overhauls..................................... (50,868) (57,262) Rentals received in advance................................. (47,256) (51,283) Straight line rents......................................... 19,557 16,015 Other....................................................... 979 3,628 ---------- ---------- $1,228,086 $1,132,687 ========== ==========
31 34 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE I -- INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED) A reconciliation of computed expected total provision for income taxes to the amount recorded is as follows:
1999 1998 1997 -------- -------- -------- Computed expected provision based upon a federal rate of 35%............................................... $246,192 $196,796 $184,156 State income taxes, net of Federal income taxes........ 12,706 7,211 9,676 Foreign sales corporation benefit...................... (10,041) (8,719) (6,920) Foreign taxes.......................................... 586 (3,194) -- Other.................................................. 515 828 563 -------- -------- -------- $249,958 $192,922 $187,475 ======== ======== ========
NOTE J -- OTHER INFORMATION Concentration of Credit Risk The Company leases and sells aircraft to airlines and others throughout the world. All of the lease receivables and the majority of notes receivable are from entities located throughout the world. The Company generally obtains deposits on leases and obtains collateral in flight equipment on notes receivable. The Company has no single customer which accounts for 10% or more of revenues. Segment Information The Company operates within one industry: the leasing, sales and management of flight equipment. Revenues include rentals of flight equipment to foreign airlines of $1,842,126 (1999), $1,623,891 (1998) and $1,472,075 (1997). The following table sets forth the dollar amount and percentage of total rental revenues attributable to the indicated geographic areas for the years indicated:
1999 1998 1997 ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ AMOUNT % AMOUNT % AMOUNT % ---------- ----- ---------- ----- ---------- ----- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Europe............................. $ 946,335 45.5% $ 798,773 43.1% $ 705,128 40.7% Asia/Pacific....................... 421,337 20.3 410,600 22.1 358,687 20.7 United States and Canada........... 389,593 18.7 333,472 18.0 345,143 19.9 Central, South America and Mexico........................... 201,405 9.7 190,572 10.3 211,152 12.2 Africa and the Middle East......... 121,885 5.8 120,566 6.5 112,557 6.5 ---------- ----- ---------- ----- ---------- ----- $2,080,555 100.0% $1,853,983 100.0% $1,732,667 100.0% ========== ===== ========== ===== ========== =====
Currency Risk The Company attempts to minimize its currency and exchange risks by negotiating most of its aircraft lease in US dollars. Some of the Company's leases, however, are negotiated in Euros to meet the needs of a growing number of airlines. These Euro denominated leases are primarily used as a hedge against Euro denominated debt obligations of the Company. 32 35 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE J -- OTHER INFORMATION (CONTINUED) Employee Benefit Plans The Company's employees participate in various benefit plans sponsored by AIG, including a noncontributory qualified defined benefit retirement plan, various stock option and purchase plans and a voluntary savings plan (401(k) plan). AIG's U.S. plans do not separately identify projected benefit obligations and plan assets attributable to employees of participating affiliates. AIG's projected benefit obligations exceeded the plan assets at December 31, 1999 by $35,601. NOTE K -- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Aircraft orders At December 31, 1999, the Company had committed to purchase 331 aircraft deliverable from 2000 through 2007 at an estimated aggregate purchase price (including adjustment for anticipated inflation) of approximately $16.4 billion. The Company also had options to purchase an additional 83 aircraft deliverable through 2007 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $3.9 billion. Most of these purchase commitments and options are based upon master agreements with each of The Boeing Company ("Boeing") and AVSA, S.A.R.L., the sales subsidiary of Airbus Industrie ("Airbus"). The Boeing aircraft (models 737, 757, 767 and 777), and the Airbus aircraft (models A318, A319, A320, A321, A330 and A340) are being purchased pursuant to agreements executed by the Company and Boeing or Airbus. These agreements establish the pricing formulas (which include certain price adjustments based upon inflation and other factors) and various other terms with respect to the purchase of aircraft. Under certain circumstances, the Company has the right to alter the mix of aircraft type ultimately acquired. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had made non-refundable deposits (exclusive of capitalized interest) on the aircraft which the Company has committed to purchase of approximately $434,560 and $334,556 with Boeing and Airbus, respectively. Management anticipates that a significant portion of the aggregate purchase price will be funded by incurring additional debt. The exact amount of the indebtedness to be incurred will depend upon the actual purchase price of the aircraft, which can vary due to a number of factors, including inflation, and the percentage of the purchase price of the aircraft which must be financed. Asset Value Guarantees The Company has guaranteed a portion of the residual value of 29 aircraft to financial institutions expiring at various dates through 2009. The guarantees generally provide for the Company to pay the difference between the fair market value of the aircraft and the guaranteed value up to certain specified amounts, or, at the option of the Company, purchase the aircraft for the guaranteed value. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the maximum exposure if the Company were to pay under such guarantees was $136,669 and $155,656, respectively. Other Guarantees The Company has guaranteed certain obligations for entities in which it has an investment. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company guaranteed nine loans collateralized by aircraft aggregating $30,824 and $57,088, respectively. 33 36 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE L -- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS In the normal course of business, the Company employs a variety of off-balance sheet derivative transactions with the objective lowering its overall borrowing cost and maintaining its optimal mix of variable and fixed rate interest obligations. These derivative products include interest rate swap agreements, currency swap agreements, swaptions and interest rate floors (off-balance sheet derivative transactions). The Company only enters into derivative transactions to hedge interest rate and currency risk and not to speculate on interest rates or currency fluctuation. The Company accounts for its off-balance sheet derivative transactions on an accrual basis. As such, accrued future payments or receipts are reflected in operating income in the period incurred or earned. Credit risk exposure arises from the potential that the counterparty may not perform under these agreements with respect to the off-balance sheet derivative transactions. The Company minimizes credit risk through transacting with U.S. derivative dealers assigned at least an "A" rating by a recognized statistical rating organization. The counterparties to the majority of the off-balance sheet derivative transactions are assigned an "AAA" rating. One of the counterparties is a related party of the Company. The Company monitors each counterparty's assigned credit rating throughout the life of the off-balance sheet derivative transaction. The Company currently does not require, nor is it required by, its counterparties to provide collateral for its positions with the Company although it can in certain circumstances. The following table provides the notional amounts of the Company's off-balance sheet derivative transactions at December 31, 1999. The notional amounts used to express the extent of the Company's involvement in swap transactions represent a standard measurement of the volume of the Company's swap transactions. Notional amount is not a quantification of market risk or credit risk and is not recorded on the balance sheet. Notional amounts represent those amounts used to calculate contractual cash flows to be exchanged and are not paid or received. The timing and the amount of cash flows relating to swaption and other interest rate option contracts are determined by each of the respective contractual agreements. It is management's belief that any failure of a counterparty to perform under the agreement with respect to these off-balance sheet transactions would have an immaterial effect on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. The following table presents the notional amounts of the Company's interest rate swap agreements, swaptions and interest rate floors by maturity at December 31, 1999 and 1998.
REMAINING LIFE ------------------------------------ TWO TO AFTER FIVE TOTAL TOTAL TYPE ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS YEARS 1999 1998 ---- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Interest Rate: Swaps......................... $148,234 $2,139,228 $1,484,481 $3,771,943 $4,185,945 Swaptions(1).................. 100,000 Floors........................ 33,451 766,794 -- 800,245 830,655 -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total......................... $181,685 $2,906,022 $1,484,481 $4,572,188 $5,116,600 ======== ========== ========== ========== ==========
- --------------- (1) Swaptions obligate the Company to convert certain fixed rate obligations to floating rate obligations if the option purchaser chooses to exercise. These amounts do not represent credit exposure. The Company has entered into various derivative transactions with several broker-dealers, including a related party broker-dealer. The Company has executed $775,480 and $3,264,223 notional amount of derivative instruments with the related party during 1999 and 1998, respectively. 34 37 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) NOTE L -- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED) The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments: Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying value reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value. Notes receivable: The fair values for notes receivable are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings. Investments: It was not practicable to determine the fair value of most of the Company's investments in the common and preferred stocks of other companies because of the lack of a quoted market price and the inability to determine fair value without incurring excessive costs due to their short maturities. The carrying amount of these investments at December 31, 1999 represents the original cost or original cost plus the Company's share of earnings of the investment. For investments held by the Company that had a quoted market price at December 31, 1999, the Company used such quoted market price in determining the fair value of such investments. Debt financing: The carrying value of the Company's commercial paper and term debt maturing within one year approximates its fair value. The fair value of the Company's long-term debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on the Company's spread to U.S. Treasury bonds for similar debt at year-end. Off-balance-sheet instruments: Fair values for the Company's off-balance-sheet instruments are based on pricing models or formulas using assumptions about future interest rates, interest volatility and other factors (swaps, swaptions and interest rate floors). Guarantees: It is not practical to determine the fair value of the Company's guarantees and the value is not significant to the Company. The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company's financial instruments at December 31, 1999 and 1998 are as follows:
1999 1998 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- CARRYING CARRYING AMOUNT OF FAIR VALUE OF AMOUNT OF FAIR VALUE OF ASSET (LIABILITY) ASSET (LIABILITY) ASSET (LIABILITY) ASSET (LIABILITY) ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Cash and cash equivalents............ $ 123,109 $ 123,109 $ 52,723 $ 52,723 Notes receivable..................... 270,436 247,475 340,344 334,452 Investments.......................... 6,067 6,067 11,771 11,879 Debt financing....................... (11,192,220) (11,045,875) (10,373,242) (10,607,696) Off-balance-sheet financial instruments: Swaps (interest and currency)... (34,793) (9,925) (36,260) (36,384) Swaptions....................... (2,066) -- (2,501) -- Interest rate floors............ (1,210) 3,205 (1,568) (10,824)
35 38 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D COL. E ------ ------------ ----------------------------- ------------ ------------- ADDITIONS BALANCE AT CHARGED TO CHARGED TO BEGINNING OF COSTS AND OTHER ACCOUNTS-- DEDUCTIONS-- BALANCE AT DESCRIPTION PERIOD EXPENSES DESCRIBE DESCRIBE(1) END OF PERIOD ----------- ------------ ---------- ---------------- ------------ ------------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Reserve for overhaul: Year ended December 31, 1999...... $152,764 $101,302 $117,615 $136,451 Year ended December 31, 1998...... $110,822 $102,508 $ 60,566 $152,764 Year ended December 31, 1997...... $102,492 $ 99,458 $ 91,128 $110,822
- --------------- (1) Reimbursements to lessees for overhauls performed and amounts transferred to buyers for aircraft sold. 36 39 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. Dated: March 9, 2000 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By /s/ LESLIE L. GONDA ------------------------------------ Leslie L. Gonda Chairman of the Board Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ LESLIE L. GONDA Director March 9, 2000 - ------------------------------------------------ Leslie L. Gonda /s/ STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY Chief Executive Officer and March 9, 2000 - ------------------------------------------------ Director Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Director - ------------------------------------------------ Louis L. Gonda Director - ------------------------------------------------ M. R. Greenberg Director - ------------------------------------------------ Edward E. Matthews /s/ WILLIAM N. DOOLEY Director March 9, 2000 - ------------------------------------------------ William N. Dooley /s/ HOWARD I. SMITH Director March 9, 2000 - ------------------------------------------------ Howard I. Smith /s/ ALAN H. LUND Chief Financial Officer and March 9, 2000 - ------------------------------------------------ Chief Accounting Officer Alan H. Lund
37 40 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT. Since the Registrant is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AIG, no annual report to security holders or proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting materials have been sent to security holders since January 1, 1990. 38 EX-10.2 2 EXHIBIT 10.2 1 EXECUTION COPY $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 1999 among INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION, THE BANKS (as defined herein), CITICORP USA, INC., as Administrative Agent, THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, COMMERZBANK, SOCIETE GENERALE, as Co-Syndication Agents, and SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC., as Arranger and Book Manager 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page ---- SECTION 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.............................................................1 Section 1.1. Terms Generally.......................................................1 Section 1.2. Specific Terms........................................................1 SECTION 2. BID LOANS AND BID NOTES........................................................10 Section 2.1. Making of Bid Loans..................................................10 Section 2.2. Procedure for Bid Loans..............................................11 Section 2.3. Funding of Bid Loans.................................................13 Section 2.4. Bid Notes............................................................13 SECTION 3. COMMITTED LOANS AND NOTES......................................................13 Section 3.1. Agreement to Make Committed Loans....................................13 Section 3.2. Procedure for Committed Loans........................................15 Section 3.3. Maturity of Committed Loans..........................................16 Section 3.4. Committed Notes......................................................16 SECTION 4. INTEREST AND FEES..............................................................16 Section 4.1. Interest Rates.......................................................16 Section 4.2. Interest Payment Dates...............................................17 Section 4.3. Setting and Notice of Committed Loan Rates...........................17 Section 4.4. Facility Fee.........................................................17 Section 4.5. Utilization Fee......................................................18 Section 4.6. Agent's Fees.........................................................18 Section 4.7. Computation of Interest and Fees.....................................18 SECTION 5. REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF THE COMMITMENTS; REPAYMENT; PREPAYMENTS............18 Section 5.1. Voluntary Termination or Reduction of the Commitments................18 Section 5.2. Voluntary Prepayments................................................19 SECTION 6. MAKING AND PRORATION OF PAYMENTS; SET-OFF; TAXES...............................19 Section 6.1. Making of Payments...................................................19 Section 6.2. Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing..........................................19 Section 6.3. Set-off..............................................................20 Section 6.4. Taxes, etc...........................................................20 SECTION 7. INCREASED COSTS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ABSOLUTE RATE LOANS AND LIBOR RATE LOANS...................................................................22 Section 7.1. Increased Costs......................................................22 Section 7.2. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair.............23 Section 7.3. Changes in Law Rendering Certain Loans Unlawful......................23 Section 7.4. Funding Losses.......................................................24 Section 7.5. Discretion of Banks as to Manner of Funding..........................24
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Page ---- Section 7.6. Conclusiveness of Statements; Survival of Provisions.................24 SECTION 8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.................................................24 Section 8.1. Organization, etc....................................................25 Section 8.2. Authorization; Consents; No Conflict.................................25 Section 8.3. Validity and Binding Nature..........................................25 Section 8.4. Financial Statements.................................................25 Section 8.5. Litigation and Contingent Liabilities................................26 Section 8.6. Employee Benefit Plans...............................................26 Section 8.7. Investment Company Act...............................................26 Section 8.8. Public Utility Holding Company Act...................................26 Section 8.9. Regulation U.........................................................26 Section 8.10. Information.........................................................26 Section 8.11. Compliance with Applicable Laws, etc................................27 Section 8.12. Insurance...........................................................27 Section 8.13. Taxes...............................................................27 Section 8.14. Use of Proceeds.....................................................27 Section 8.15. Pari Passu..........................................................27 Section 8.16. Ownership and Liens.................................................28 Section 8.17. Year 2000...........................................................29 SECTION 9. COVENANTS......................................................................29 Section 9.1. Reports, Certificates and Other Information..........................29 Section 9.2. Existence............................................................30 Section 9.3. Nature of Business...................................................31 Section 9.4. Books, Records and Access............................................31 Section 9.5. Insurance............................................................31 Section 9.6. Repair...............................................................31 Section 9.7. Taxes................................................................31 Section 9.8. Compliance...........................................................31 Section 9.9. Sale of Assets.......................................................32 Section 9.10. Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Ratio.........................................................32 Section 9.11. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.........................................32 Section 9.12. Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.....................................32 Section 9.13. Restricted Payments.................................................32 Section 9.14. Liens...............................................................32 Section 9.15. Leases..............................................................35 Section 9.16. Use of Proceeds.....................................................35 SECTION 10. CONDITIONS TO LENDING.........................................................35 Section 10.1. Conditions Precedent to All Loans...................................35 Section 10.2. Conditions to the Availability of the Commitments...................36 SECTION 11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND THEIR EFFECT............................................37 Section 11.1. Events of Default...................................................37 Section 11.2. Effect of Event of Default..........................................39
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Page ---- SECTION 12. THE AGENT.....................................................................39 Section 12.1. Authorization.......................................................39 Section 12.2. Indemnification.....................................................39 Section 12.3. Action on Instructions of the Required Banks........................40 Section 12.4. Payments............................................................40 Section 12.5. Exculpation.........................................................41 Section 12.6. Credit Investigation................................................41 Section 12.7. CUSA and Affiliates.................................................43 Section 12.8. Resignation.........................................................43 SECTION 13. GENERAL.......................................................................43 Section 13.1. Waiver; Amendments..................................................43 Section 13.2. Notices.............................................................44 Section 13.3. Computations........................................................44 Section 13.4. Assignments; Participations.........................................44 Section 13.5. Costs, Expenses and Taxes...........................................48 Section 13.6. Indemnification.....................................................48 Section 13.7. Regulation U........................................................49 Section 13.8. Extension of Termination Dates; Removal of Banks; Substitution of Banks...............................................49 Section 13.9. Captions............................................................51 Section 13.10. Governing Law; Severability........................................51 Section 13.11. Counterparts; Effectiveness........................................51 Section 13.12. Further Assurances.................................................51 Section 13.13. Successors and Assigns.............................................51 Section 13.14. Waiver of Jury Trial...............................................52 Section 13.15. No Fiduciary Relationship..........................................52
iii 5 SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS Schedule I Schedule of Banks (Sections 1.2 and 13.8) Schedule II Fees and Margins (Sections 1.2, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6) Exhibit A Form of Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing (Sections 1.2 and 2.2) Exhibit B Form of Bid (Sections 1.2 and 2.2) Exhibit C Form of Committed Loan Request (Section 1.2 and 3.2) Exhibit D Form of Bid Note (Section 1.2 and 2.4) Exhibit E Form of Committed Note (Section 1.2 and 3.4) Exhibit F Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Sections 1.2 and 9.11) Exhibit G Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Company (Section 10.2.5) Exhibit H Form of Opinion of the General Counsel of the Company (Section 10.2.5) Exhibit I Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement (Section 13.4.1) Exhibit J Form of Request for Extension of Termination Date (Section 13.8)
iv 6 364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT 364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of November 17, 1999, among INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION, a California corporation (herein called the "Company"), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof (herein, together with their respective successors and assigns, collectively called the "Banks" and individually each called a "Bank") and CITICORP USA, INC. (herein, in its individual corporate capacity, together with its successors and assigns, called "CUSA"), as agent for the Banks (herein, in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, called the "Agent"). W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Company has requested the Banks to lend up to $1,500,000,000 to the Company on a 364-day revolving basis to enable the Company to support its commercial paper program and for other general corporate purposes; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. Section 1.1. Terms Generally. The definitions ascribed to terms in this Section 1 and elsewhere in this Agreement shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words "include", "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation". The words "hereby", "herein", "hereof", "hereunder" and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole (including any exhibits and schedules hereto) and not merely to the specific section, paragraph or clause in which such word appears. All references herein to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Sections of and Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Section 1.2. Specific Terms. When used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: "Absolute Rate" means a rate of interest per annum, expressed as a percentage to four decimal places and set forth in a Bid for a particular Bid Loan amount and a particular Loan Period. "Absolute Rate Loan" means any Loan which bears interest at an Absolute Rate. "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies 7 -2- of such other Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise. "Agent" - see Preamble. "Aggregate Commitment" means $1,500,000,000, as reduced by any reduction in the Commitments made from time to time pursuant to Section 5.1 or 13.8. "Agreement" - see Preamble. "AIG" means American International Group, Inc. "Assignee" - see Section 13.4.1. "Authorized Officer" of the Company means any of the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Controller and the Assistant Controller of the Company. "Available Commitment" - see Section 2.2(a). "Bank" - see Preamble. "Bank Parties" - see Section 13.6. "Base LIBOR" means, with respect to any Loan Period for a LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the arithmetic mean (rounded to the nearest 1/16 of 1% or, if there is no nearest 1/16 of 1%, to the next higher 1/16 of 1%) of the respective rates of interest communicated by the Reference Banks to the Agent as the rate at which Dollar deposits are offered to the Reference Banks by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the second full Business Day preceding the first day of such Loan Period in an amount substantially equal to the amount of such LIBOR Rate Loan for such Reference Banks and for a period equal to such Loan Period. "Base Rate" means a fluctuating interest rate per annum, as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall on any day be equal to the higher of, (a) the rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank, N.A. in New York, New York, from time to time, as Citibank, N.A.'s base rate; (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus 1/2 of 1% per annum; (c) the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate for such day plus 1/2 of 1% per annum; and (d) during the period from and including December 15, 1999 to and including January 17, 2000, 2% per annum above the Targeted Federal Funds Rate. "Base Rate Loan" means any Loan which bears interest at the Base Rate. "Bid" means one or more offers by a Bank to make one or more Bid Loans, submitted to the Agent by telephone no later than the Submission Deadline and promptly confirmed in writing on the same day on a duly completed and executed form substantially similar to Exhibit B, personally delivered or transmitted by facsimile to the Agent. 8 -3- "Bid Borrowing" - see Section 2.2(a). "Bid Loan" means a Loan in Dollars that is an Absolute Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan made pursuant to Section 2. "Bid Note" means a promissory note of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, duly completed, evidencing Bid Loans made to the Company, as such note may be amended, modified or supplemented or supplanted pursuant to Section 13.4.1 from time to time. "Business Day" means any day of the year on which banks are open for commercial banking business in the City of New York and, if the applicable Business Day relates to the determination of LIBOR for any LIBOR Rate Loan, any such Business Day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are transacted in the London interbank market. "Capitalized Lease" means any lease under which any obligations of the lessee are, or are required to be, capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. "Capitalized Rentals" means, as of the date of any determination, the amount at which the obligations of the lessee, due and to become due under all Capitalized Leases under which the Company or any Subsidiary is a lessee, are reflected as a liability on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "Commitments" means the Banks' commitments to make Committed Loans hereunder; and "Commitment" as to any Bank means the amount set forth opposite such Bank's name on Schedule I (as reduced in accordance with Section 5.1, or as periodically revised in accordance with Section 13.4 or Section 13.8). "Committed Loan" means a Loan in Dollars that is a Base Rate Loan or LIBOR Rate Loan made pursuant to Section 3. "Committed Loan Request" - see Section 3.2(a). "Committed Note" means a promissory note of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit E, duly completed, evidencing Committed Loans to the Company, as such note may be amended, modified or supplemented or supplanted pursuant to Section 13.4.1 from time to time. "Company" - see Preamble. "Consolidated Indebtedness" means, as of the date of any determination, the total amount of Indebtedness, less the amount of current and deferred income taxes and rentals received in advance of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in 9 -4- accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. "Consolidated Tangible Net Worth" means, as of the date of any determination, the total of shareholders' equity (including capital stock, additional paid-in capital and retained earnings after deducting treasury stock), less the sum of the total amount of goodwill, organization expenses, unamortized debt issue costs (determined on an after-tax basis), deferred assets other than prepaid insurance and prepaid taxes, the excess of cost of shares acquired over book value of related assets, surplus resulting from any revaluation write-up of assets subsequent to September 30, 1994 and such other assets as are properly classified as intangible assets, all determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consolidating the Company and its Subsidiaries. "CUSA" - see Preamble. "Dollar", and $, refer to the lawful money of the United States of America. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. "ERISA Affiliate" means any corporation, trade or business that is, along with the Company or any Subsidiary, a member of a controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses, as described in sections 414(b) and 414(c), respectively, of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA. "Eurodollar Reserve Percentage" means for any day in any Loan Period for any LIBOR Rate Loan that percentage in effect on such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor thereto) or other U.S. government agency for determining the reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any marginal, basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits exceeding one billion dollars in respect of eurocurrency funding liabilities. LIBOR shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage. "Event of Default" means any of the events described in Section 11.1. "Existing Litigation" - see Section 10.1.3. "FASB 13" means the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13 (Accounting for Leases) as in effect on the date hereof. "Federal Funds Rate" means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions 10 -5- received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" on the last day of any quarter of any fiscal year of the Company means the ratio for the period of four fiscal quarters ending on such day of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends referred to in Paragraph (d)(1)(i) of Item 503 of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended from time to time, and determined pursuant to Paragraphs (d)(2) through (d)(10) of such Item 503 with the Company as "registrant" (such ratio for the four fiscal quarters ended June 30, 1999 is attached hereto as Exhibit F); provided, however, that if the Required Banks in their sole discretion determine that amendments to Regulation S-K subsequent to the date hereof substantially modify the provisions of such Item 503, "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" shall have the meaning determined by this definition without regard to any such amendments. "Funding Date" means the date on which any Loan is scheduled to be disbursed. "Funding Office" means, with respect to any Bank, any office or offices of such Bank or Affiliate or Affiliates of such Bank through which such Bank shall fund or shall have funded any Loan. A Funding Office may be, at such Bank's option, either a domestic or foreign office of such Bank or a domestic or foreign office of an Affiliate of such Bank. "Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government. "Guaranties" by any Person means all obligations (other than endorsements in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any other Person (the "Primary Obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, all obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person: (a) to purchase such Indebtedness or obligation or any property or assets constituting security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of such Indebtedness or obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or other balance sheet condition or otherwise to advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such Indebtedness or obligation, (c) to lease property or to purchase securities or other property or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or obligation of the ability of the Primary Obligor to make payment of the Indebtedness or obligation or (d) otherwise to assure the owner of the Indebtedness or obligation of the Primary Obligor against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the obligation described in clause (c) shall not include (i) obligations of a buyer under an agreement with a seller to purchase goods or services entered into in the ordinary course of such buyer's and seller's businesses unless such agreement requires that such buyer make payment whether or not delivery is ever made of such goods or services and (ii) remarketing agreements where the remaining debt on an aircraft does not exceed the aircraft's net book value, determined in accordance with industry standards, except that clause (c) shall apply to the amount of remaining debt under a remarketing agreement that exceeds the net book value of the aircraft. For the purposes of all computations made under this Agreement, a Guaranty in respect of any Indebtedness for borrowed money shall be deemed to 11 -6- be Indebtedness equal to the principal amount of such Indebtedness for borrowed money which has been guaranteed, and a Guaranty in respect of any other obligation or liability or any dividend shall be deemed to be Indebtedness equal to the maximum aggregate amount of such obligation, liability or dividend. "Indebtedness" of any Person means and includes all obligations of such Person which in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America shall be classified upon a balance sheet of such Person as liabilities of such Person, and in any event shall include all: (a) obligations of such Person for borrowed money or which have been incurred in connection with the acquisition of property or assets (other than security and other deposits on flight equipment), (b) obligations secured by any Lien or other charge upon property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligations, (c) obligations created or arising under any conditional sale, or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person, notwithstanding the fact that the rights and remedies of the seller, lender or lessor under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of property, (d) Capitalized Rentals of such Person under any Capitalized Lease, (e) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, and (f) Guaranties by such Person to the extent required pursuant to the definition thereof. "Indemnified Liabilities" - see Section 13.6. "Investment" means any investment, made in cash or by delivery of any kind of property or asset, in any Person, whether (i) by acquisition of (x) shares of stock or similar interest, (y) Indebtedness or (z) other obligation or security or (ii) by loan, advance or capital contribution, or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, Investment shall exclude any notes receivable and any finance or sales type leases entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto and minus the amount of any portion of such Investment repaid to such Person in cash as a return of capital, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value, or write ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment. "LIBOR" means with respect to any Loan Period the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/16 of 1% or, if there is no nearest 1/16 of 1%, to the next higher 1/16 of 1%), 12 -7- determined pursuant to the following formula: LIBOR = Base LIBOR --------------------------------------------- (1 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage)
"LIBOR Rate" means (i) with respect to Committed Loans that are LIBOR Rate Loans, LIBOR plus the applicable rate margin set forth in Schedule II and (ii) with respect to Bid Loans that are LIBOR Rate Loans, LIBOR plus or minus the rate margin set forth in a Bid for a particular Bid Loan amount and a particular Loan Period. "LIBOR Rate Loan" means any Loan which bears interest at a LIBOR Rate. "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or other charge, encumbrance or preferential arrangement, including the retained security title of a conditional vendor or lessor. "Litigation Actions" means all litigation, claims and arbitration proceedings, proceedings before any Governmental Authority or investigations which are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against, or affecting, the Company or any Subsidiary. "Loan Period" means (i) with respect to any Absolute Rate Loan, the period commencing on such Loan's Funding Date and ending not less than 14 days thereafter nor more than 183 days thereafter as specified in the Bid Loan Request related to such Bid Loan and (ii) with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, the period commencing on such Loan's Funding Date and ending 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter as selected by the Company pursuant to Section 3.2(a) or specified in the Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing, as the case may be; provided, however, that: (a) if a Loan Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Loan Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day (unless, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next succeeding calendar month, in which case such Loan Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day), (b) in the case of a Loan Period for any LIBOR Rate Loan, if there exists no day numerically corresponding to the day such Loan was made in the month in which the last day of such Loan Period would otherwise fall, such Loan Period shall end on the last Business Day of such month, and (c) on the date of the making of any Loan by a Bank, the Loan Period for such Loan shall not extend beyond the then-scheduled Termination Date for such Bank. "Loans" means, collectively, the Bid Loans and the Committed Loans and, individually, any Bid Loan or Committed Loan. "Material Adverse Effect" means (i) any material adverse effect on the business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations, present or prospective, of the 13 -8- Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole since any stated reference date or from and after the date of determination, as the case may be, (ii) any material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes or (iii) any material adverse effect on the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note. "Multiemployer Plan" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(37) of ERISA. "New Litigation" - see Section 10.1.3. "Notes" means, collectively, the Bid Notes and the Committed Notes; and "Note" means any individual Bid Note or Committed Note. "Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing" - see Section 2.2(a). "Notice Office" means the office of CUSA which, as of the date hereof, is located at 2 Penns Way, Suite 200, New Castle, DE 19720, Attn: Christian Laughton, Telecopy Number 302-894-6005; Telephone 302-894-6120. "Operating Lease" means any lease other than a Capitalized Lease; provided, however, that leases with an original term of less than one year shall not be Operating Leases. "Operating Lease Rental" of an Operating Lease means, as of the date of any determination thereof, the net present value of the aggregate unpaid amount due at such date and to become due from the Company or any Subsidiary, on a consolidated basis, as lessee under such Operating Lease discounted at such lessee's incremental borrowing rate or if the interest rate implicit in such Operating Lease can be practically determined and is smaller, at such interest rate, such present value and interest rate being determined in accordance with standard financial practice and such borrowing rate being determined in accordance with FASB 13, excluding from such aggregate amount all amounts which are in excess of the minimum aggregate unpaid amount due at such date and to become due from such lessee under such Operating Lease assuming that such lessee would take or fail to take all actions with respect to all termination, renewal, purchase and other options as would produce the least amount becoming due under such Operating Lease, and "Operating Lease Rentals" means, as of the date of any determination, the aggregate Operating Lease Rental of all Operating Leases as of such date. "Participant" - see Section 13.4.2. "Payment Office" means the office of the Agent which, as of the date hereof, is at 2 Penns Way, Suite 200, New Castle, DE 19720, Account Number: 36852248, Attn: Christian Laughton. "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA. "Percentage" means as to any Bank the ratio, expressed as a percentage, that such 14 -9- Bank's Commitment as set forth opposite such Bank's name on Schedule I, as periodically revised in accordance with Section 13.4 or 13.8, bears to the Aggregate Commitment or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, that the aggregate principal amount of such Bank's outstanding Loans bears to the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans. "Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind. "Plan" means, at any date, any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in section 3(2) of ERISA) which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) and to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability, including any liability by reason of having been a substantial employer within the meaning of section 4063 of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under section 4069 of ERISA. "Reference Banks" means Citibank, N.A., Commerzbank and Societe Generale. "Reportable Event" has the meaning assigned to such term in section 4043 of ERISA. "Required Banks" means Banks having an aggregate Percentage of 51% or more. "Significant Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary which is so defined pursuant to Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Submission Deadline" - see Section 2.2(b). "Subsidiary" means any Person of which or in which the Company and its other Subsidiaries own directly or indirectly 50% or more of: (a) the combined voting power of all classes of stock having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the board of directors of such Person, if it is a corporation, (b) the capital interest or profits interest of such Person, if it is a partnership, joint venture or similar entity, or (c) the beneficial interest of such Person, if it is a trust, association or other unincorporated organization. "Successor Bank" - see Section 13.8(c). "Targeted Federal Funds Rate" has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 15 -10- "Taxes" with respect to any Person means income, excise and other taxes, and all assessments, imposts, duties and other governmental charges or levies, imposed upon such Person, its income or any of its properties, franchises or assets by any Governmental Authority. "Terminating Bank" - see Section 13.8(c). "Termination Date" means, with respect to any Bank, the earliest to occur of (i) November 15, 2000 or such later date as may be agreed to by such Bank pursuant to Section 13.8(a), or if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day, (ii) the date on which the Commitments shall terminate pursuant to Section 11.2 or the Commitments shall be reduced to zero pursuant to Section 5.1 and (iii) the date specified as such Bank's Termination Date pursuant to Section 13.8(b), or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day; in all cases, subject to the provisions of Section 13.8(d). "Three-Month Secondary CD Rate" means, for any period, the latest three-week moving average of secondary market morning offering rates in the United States of America for three-month certificates of deposit of major United States of America money market banks, such three-week moving average being determined weekly on each Monday (or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) for the three-week period ending on the next previous Friday by the Agent on the basis of such rates reported by certificate of deposit dealers to and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, if such publications shall be suspended or terminated, on the basis of quotations for such rates received by the Agent from three New York certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by the Agent, in either case adjusted to the nearest 1/4 of 1% or, if there is no nearest 1/4 of 1%, to the next highest 1/4 of 1%. "Unmatured Event of Default" means any event which if it continues uncured will, with lapse of time or notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute an Event of Default. "Wholly-owned Subsidiary" means any Person of which or in which the Company and its other Wholly-owned Subsidiaries own directly or indirectly 100% of: (a) the issued and outstanding shares of stock (except shares required as directors, qualifying shares), (b) the capital interest or profits interest of such Person, if it is a partnership, joint venture or similar entity, or (c) the beneficial interest of such Person, if it is a trust, association or other unincorporated organization. SECTION 2. BID LOANS AND BID NOTES. Section 2.1. Making of Bid Loans. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Bank, severally and for itself alone, may (but is not obligated to) make Bid Loans to the Company from time to time on or after the date hereof and prior to the date which is 16 -11- the fourteenth day preceding such Bank's Termination Date in amounts equal to such Bank's Bids that have been accepted as provided in Section 2.2(c); provided, that the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans shall not at any time exceed the then Aggregate Commitment. Section 2.2. Procedure for Bid Loans. (a) Bid Loan Request. Whenever the Company desires to incur a competitive bid borrowing (a "Bid Borrowing"), it shall give the Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing), such notice to be delivered to the Agent at its Notice Office no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, at least three Business Days prior to any proposed LIBOR Rate Loan and at least one Business Day prior to any proposed Absolute Rate Loan. Each such notice shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (each a "Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing"), and shall specify in each case (i) the date of such proposed Bid Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the aggregate amount of the proposed Bid Borrowing, (iii) whether the proposed Bid Borrowing is to be an Absolute Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan and the Loan Period, (iv) the maturity date for repayment of each Bid Loan to be made as part of such borrowing (which maturity date shall not be earlier than one month after the date of any proposed LIBOR Rate Loan or 14 days after the date of any proposed Absolute Rate Loan or later than the earliest to occur of (x) six months after the date of such proposed Bid Loan, (y) the Termination Date and (z) if the proposed Bid Loan has an interest rate that is the LIBOR Rate, the last day of the proposed Loan Period), (v) the interest payment date or dates relating thereto, (vi) the account of the Company to which the proceeds of such Bid Borrowing are to be credited and (vii) any other terms to be applicable to such Bid Borrowing. The Agent shall promptly give each Bank written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each such request for a Bid Borrowing received by it from the Company. Each Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing shall contemplate Bid Loans in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of $1,000,000, not to exceed, however, the excess of the then Aggregate Commitment over the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans, calculated as of the relevant Funding Date, assuming that the Company will pay, when due, all Loans maturing on or prior to such Funding Date (the "Available Commitment"). (b) Bidding Procedure. Each Bank shall, if in its sole discretion it elects to do so, irrevocably offer to make one or more Bid Loans to the Company as part of such proposed Bid Borrowing at a rate or rates of interest specified by such Bank in its sole discretion and determined by such Bank independently of each other Bank, by notifying by telephone confirmed in writing to the Agent at its Notice Office (which shall give prompt notice thereof to the Company), before 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date (the "Submission Deadline") that is (x) in the case of a proposed Absolute Rate Loan, the same day as the date of such proposed Bid Loan and (y) in the case of a proposed LIBOR Rate Loan, two Business Days before the date of such proposed Bid Loan. Each Bid shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B (each a "Bid"), and shall specify in each case (i) the Loan Period, (ii) the minimum amount and maximum amount of each Bid Loan that such Bank would be willing to make as part of such proposed Bid Borrowing (which amounts may, subject to the proviso in Section 2.1, exceed such Bank's Commitment), (iii) the rate or rates of interest therefor and (iv) such Bank's lending office with respect to such Bid Loan; provided, that if the Agent in its capacity as a Bank 17 -12- shall, in its sole discretion, elect to make any such offer, it shall notify the Company of such offer before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Submission Deadline. (c) Acceptance of Bids. The Company shall, in turn, before 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Submission Deadline, either: (i) cancel such proposed Bid Borrowing by giving the Agent notice to that effect, or (ii) accept (such acceptance to be irrevocable) one or more of the offers made by any Bank or Banks pursuant to clause (b) above by giving notice (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Agent of the amount of each Bid Loan (which amount shall be equal to or greater than the minimum amount, and equal to or less than the maximum amount, notified to the Company by the Agent on behalf of such Bank for such Bid Borrowing pursuant to clause (b) above) to be made by such Bank as part of such Bid Borrowing, and reject any remaining offers made by any Bank pursuant to clause (b) above by giving the Agent notice to that effect; provided, that for any maturity date acceptance of offers may only be made on the basis of ascending Absolute Rates (in the case of an Absolute Rate Loan) or floating rates (in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan), in each case commencing with the lowest rate so offered and only as to offers made in conformity with the terms hereof; provided, further, however, if offers are made by two or more Banks at the same rate or rates and acceptance of all such equal offers would result in a greater principal amount of Bid Loans being accepted than the aggregate principal amount requested by the Company, the Company shall have the right to accept one or more of such equal offers in their entirety and reject the other equal offer or offers or to allocate acceptance among all such equal offers (but giving effect to the minimum and maximum amounts specified for each such offer pursuant to clause (b) above), as the Company may elect in its sole discretion. The Company may not accept offers whose aggregate principal amount is greater than the requested aggregate amount as specified in the related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing, subject to the proviso in Section 2.1. (d) Cancellation of Bid Borrowing. If the Company notifies the Agent that such proposed Bid Borrowing is cancelled pursuant to clause (c)(i) above, the Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Banks and such Bid Borrowing shall not be made. (e) Notification of Acceptance. If the Company accepts one or more of the offers made by any Bank or Banks pursuant to clause (c)(ii) above, the Agent shall in turn promptly notify (x) each Bank that has made an offer as described in clause (b) above, of the date and aggregate amount of such Bid Borrowing and whether or not any offer or offers made by such Bank pursuant to clause (b) above have been accepted by the Company and (y) each Bank that is to make a Bid Loan as part of such Bid Borrowing, of the amount of each Bid Loan to be made by such Bank as part of such Bid Borrowing. (f) Reliance. The Agent may rely and act upon notice given by telephone by individuals reasonably believed by the Agent to be those designated to the Agent by the Company or by any Bank in writing from time to time, without waiting for receipt of written 18 -13- confirmation thereof, and the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent from and against any and all losses, costs, expenses, damages, claims, actions or other proceedings relating to such reliance. Section 2.3. Funding of Bid Loans. No later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date specified in each Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing, each Bank will make available the Bid Loan, if any, to be made by such Bank as part of the Bid Borrowing requested to be made on such date in the manner provided below. All amounts shall be made available to the Agent in Dollars and immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Agent and the Agent promptly will make available to the Company at its account specified in the relevant Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing the aggregate of the amounts so made available in the type of funds received. Unless the Agent shall have been notified by any Bank which has submitted a bid pursuant to Section 2.2(b) prior to the date of the proposed Bid Borrowing that such Bank does not intend to make available to the Agent its portion, if any, of the Bid Borrowing to be made on such date, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made such amount available to the Agent on such date of the Bid Borrowing, and the Agent, in reliance upon such assumption, may (in its sole discretion and without any obligation to do so) make available to the Company a corresponding amount. Section 2.4. Bid Notes. The Bid Loans of each Bank shall be evidenced by a Bid Note payable to the order of such Bank in the original principal amount of the Aggregate Commitment. Each Bank shall record in its records, or at its option on the schedule attached to its Bid Note, the date and amount of each Bid Loan made by such Bank, each repayment thereof, and the dates on which the Loan Period for such Loan shall begin and end. The aggregate unpaid principal amount so recorded shall be refutable presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing and unpaid on such Note. The failure to so record or any error in so recording any such amount or any payment thereof shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or under such Bid Note to repay the principal amount of each Bid Loan together with all interest accruing thereon. SECTION 3. COMMITTED LOANS AND NOTES. Section 3.1. Agreement to Make Committed Loans. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Bank, severally and for itself alone, agrees to make Loans (herein collectively called "Committed Loans" and individually each called a "Committed Loan") on a revolving basis from time to time from the date hereof until such Bank's Termination Date in such Bank's Percentage of such aggregate amounts as the Company may from time to time request as provided in Section 3.2; provided, that (a) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Committed Loans of any Bank shall not at any time exceed the amount set forth opposite such Bank's name on Schedule I (as reduced in accordance with Section 5.1, 13.4 or 13.8) and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Committed Loans of all Banks plus the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Bid Loans of all Banks shall not at any time exceed the then Aggregate Commitment. Within the limits of this Section 3.1, the Company may from time to time borrow, prepay and reborrow Committed Loans on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 19 -14- Section 3.2. Procedure for Committed Loans. (a) Committed Loan Requests. The Company shall give the Agent irrevocable telephonic notice at the Notice Office (promptly confirmed in writing on the same day), not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, (i) at least three Business Days prior to the Funding Date in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans or (ii) on the Funding Date in the case of Base Rate Loans, of each requested Committed Loan, and the Agent shall promptly advise each Bank thereof and, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, request each Reference Bank to notify the Agent of its applicable rate (as contemplated in the definition of Base LIBOR). Each such notice to the Agent (a "Committed Loan Request") shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C and shall specify (i) the Funding Date (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the aggregate amount of the Loans requested (in an amount permitted under clause (b) below), (iii) whether each Loan shall be a LIBOR Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan and (iv) if a LIBOR Rate Loan, the Loan Period therefor (subject to the limitations set forth in the definition of Loan Period). (b) Amount and Increments of Committed Loans. Each Committed Loan Request shall contemplate Committed Loans in a minimum aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of $1,000,000, not to exceed in the aggregate (for all requested Committed Loans) the Available Commitment. (c) Funding of Committed Loans. (i) Not later than 1:30 p.m., New York City time, on the Funding Date of a Committed Loan, each Bank shall, subject to this Section 3.2(c), provide the Agent at its Notice Office with immediately available funds covering such Bank's Committed Loan (provided, that a Bank's obligation to provide funds to the Agent shall be deemed satisfied by such Bank's delivery to the Agent at its Notice Office not later than 1:30 p.m., New York City time, of a Federal reserve wire confirmation number covering the proceeds of such Bank's Committed Loan) and the Agent shall pay over such funds to the Company not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day if the Agent shall have received the documents required under Section 10 with respect to such Loan and the other conditions precedent to the making of such Loan shall have been satisfied not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day. If the Agent does not receive such documents or such other conditions precedent have not been satisfied prior to such time, then (A) the Agent shall not pay over such funds to the Company, (B) the Company's Committed Loan Request related to such Loan shall be deemed cancelled in its entirety, (C) in the case of Committed Loan Requests relative to LIBOR Rate Loans, the Company shall be liable to each Bank in accordance with Section 7.4(b) and (D) the Agent shall return the amount previously provided to the Agent by each Bank on the next following Business Day. (ii) The Company agrees, notwithstanding its previous delivery of any documents required under Section 10 with respect to a particular Loan, immediately to notify the Agent of any failure by it to satisfy the conditions precedent to the making of such Loan. The Agent shall be entitled to assume, after it has received each of the documents required under Section 10 with respect to a particular Loan, that each of the conditions precedent to the making of such Loan has been satisfied absent actual knowledge to the contrary received by the Agent prior to the time of 20 -15- the receipt of such documents. Unless the Agent shall have notified the Banks prior to 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Funding Date of any Loan that the Agent has actual knowledge that the conditions precedent to the making of such Loan have not been satisfied, the Banks shall be entitled to assume that such conditions precedent have been satisfied. (d) Repayment of Loans. If any Bank is to make a Committed Loan hereunder on a day on which the Company is to repay (or has elected to prepay, pursuant to Section 5.2) all or any part of any outstanding Loan held by such Bank, the proceeds of such new Committed Loan shall be applied to make such repayment and only an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between the amount being borrowed and the amount being repaid shall be requested by the Agent to be made available by such Bank to the Agent as provided in Section 3.2(c). Section 3.3. Maturity of Committed Loans. Except for a Base Rate Loan, which shall mature on the Termination Date, a Committed Loan made by a Bank shall mature on the last day of the Loan Period applicable to such Committed Loan, but in no event later than the Termination Date for such Bank. Section 3.4. Committed Notes. The Committed Loans of each Bank shall be evidenced by a Committed Note payable to the order of such Bank in the original principal amount of such Bank's Commitment. Each Bank shall record in its records, or at its option on the schedule attached to its Committed Note, the date and amount of each Loan made by such Bank thereunder, each repayment or prepayment thereof, and, if applicable, the dates on which the Loan Period for such Loan shall begin and end. The aggregate unpaid principal amount so recorded shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing and unpaid on such Note. The failure to so record or any error in so recording any such amount or any payment thereof shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or under such Committed Note to repay the principal amount of each Committed Loan together with all interest accruing thereon. SECTION 4. INTEREST AND FEES. Section 4.1. Interest Rates. The Company hereby promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan for the period commencing on the Funding Date for such Loan until such Loan is paid in full, as follows: (a) if such Loan is a Bid Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the Absolute Rate or the LIBOR Rate, as applicable, offered by the applicable Bank and accepted by the Company for such Bid Loan; (b) if such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate from time to time in effect; and (c) if such Loan is a Committed Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Loan Period for such Loan; provided, however, that after the maturity of any Loan (whether by acceleration or otherwise), such Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate per annum (calculated on the 21 -16- basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days involved) equal to the Base Rate from time to time in effect (but not less than the interest rate in effect for such Loan immediately prior to maturity) plus 1% per annum. Section 4.2. Interest Payment Dates. Except for Base Rate Loans, as to which accrued interest shall be payable on the last day of each calendar quarter and on the Termination Date, accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on the last day of the Loan Period therefor and (i) with respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan with a Loan Period of six months, on the day that is three months after the first day of such Loan Period (or, if there is no day in such third month numerically corresponding to such first day of the Loan Period, on the last Business Day of such month) and (ii) with respect to each Absolute Rate Loan with a Loan Period exceeding 90 days, on the day that is 90 days after the first day of such Loan Period. After the maturity of any Loan, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on demand. If any interest payment date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, such interest payment date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day and the interest paid shall cover the period of postponement (except that if the Loan is a LIBOR Rate Loan and the next succeeding Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, such interest payment date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day). Section 4.3. Setting and Notice of Committed Loan Rates. The applicable interest rate for each Committed Loan hereunder shall be determined by the Agent and notice thereof shall be given by the Agent promptly to the Company and to each Bank. Each determination of the applicable interest rate by the Agent shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto in the absence of demonstrable error. In the case of LIBOR Rate Loans, each Reference Bank agrees to use its best efforts to notify the Agent in a timely fashion of its applicable rate after the Agent's request therefor under Section 2.2(a) and Section 3.2(a) (as contemplated in the definition of Base LIBOR). If as to any Loan Period any one or more of the Reference Banks is unable or for any reason fails to notify the Agent of its applicable rate by 11:30 a.m., New York City time, two Business Days before the Funding Date, then the applicable LIBOR Rate shall be determined on the basis of the rate or rates of which the Agent is given notice by the remaining Reference Bank or Banks by such time. If none of the Reference Banks notifies the Agent of the applicable rate prior to 11:30 a.m., New York City time, two Business Days before the Funding Date, then (i) the Agent shall promptly notify the other parties thereof and (ii) at the option of the Company the Committed Loan Request delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 3.2(a) with respect to such Funding Date shall be cancelled or shall be deemed to have specified a Base Rate Loan. The Agent shall, upon written request of the Company or any Bank, deliver to the Company or such Bank a statement showing the computations used by the Agent in determining the interest rate applicable to any LIBOR Rate Loan. Section 4.4. Facility Fee. The Company agrees to pay to the Agent for the accounts of the Banks pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentages an annual facility fee computed by multiplying the average daily amount of the Aggregate Commitment (whether used or unused) by the applicable percentage determined with respect to such facility fee in 22 -17- accordance with Schedule II hereto. Such fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year (beginning with the last Business Day of December, 1999) until the Commitments have expired or have been terminated and on the date of such expiration or termination (and, in the case of any Terminating Bank, such Bank's Termination Date), in each case for the period then ending for which such facility fee has not previously been paid. Section 4.5. Utilization Fee. The Company agrees to pay to the Agent for the accounts of the Banks pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentages, (i) during any period that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans exceeds 33.33% of the Aggregate Commitment, a utilization fee computed by multiplying the average daily amount of the Aggregate Commitment by the applicable percentage determined with respect to such utilization fee in accordance with Schedule II hereto and (ii) during any period that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans exceeds 66.66% of the Aggregate Commitment, a utilization fee computed by multiplying the average daily amount of the Aggregate Commitment by the applicable percentage determined with respect to such utilization fee in accordance with Schedule II hereto; provided, that in calculating the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans for purposes of this Section 4.5 only, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans shall not include the first $300,000,000 of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Bid Loans. Accrued utilization fees shall be due and payable on each date that interest is payable on each such Loan. Section 4.6. Agent's Fees. The Company agrees promptly to pay to the Agent such fees as may be agreed from time to time by the Company and the Agent. Section 4.7. Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest on LIBOR Rate Loans, and facility and utilization fees shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year; and interest on Base Rate Loans shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a 365/366 day year, as the case may be. The interest rate applicable to each LIBOR Rate Loan and Base Rate Loan, and (to the extent applicable) after the maturity of any other type of Loan, the interest rate applicable to such Loan, shall change simultaneously with each change in the LIBOR Rate or the Base Rate, as applicable. SECTION 5. REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF THE COMMITMENTS; REPAYMENT; PREPAYMENTS. Section 5.1. Voluntary Termination or Reduction of the Commitments. The Company may at any time on at least 5 days' prior irrevocable notice received by the Agent (which shall promptly on the same day or on the next Business Day advise each Bank thereof) permanently reduce the amount of the Commitments (such reduction to be pro rata among the Banks according to their respective Percentages) to an amount not less than the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans. Any such reduction shall be in the amount of $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Concurrently with any such reduction, the Company shall prepay the principal of any Committed Loans outstanding to the extent that the aggregate amount of such Loans outstanding shall then exceed the Aggregate Commitment, as so reduced. The Company may from time to time on like irrevocable notice terminate the Commitments upon payment in full of all Loans, all interest accrued thereon, all 23 -18- fees and all other obligations of the Company hereunder; provided, however, that the Company may not at any time terminate the Commitments if any Bid Loan is outstanding (unless the holder of each such outstanding Bid Loan has given its prior written consent to the concurrent repayment of such Bid Loan). Section 5.2. Voluntary Prepayments. The Company may voluntarily prepay Loans (other than Bid Loans, which may only be prepaid with the prior written consent of the holder thereof) without premium or penalty, except as may be required pursuant to subsection (e) below, in whole or in part; provided, that (a) each prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (b) except for the prepayment of the aggregate amount of all Loans outstanding, no such prepayment shall result in there being less than $10,000,000 in Loans outstanding in the aggregate, (c) the Company shall give the Agent at its Notice Office (which shall promptly advise each Bank) not less than three Business Days' prior notice thereof specifying the Loans to be prepaid and the date and amount of prepayment, (d) any prepayment of principal of any Loan shall include accrued interest to the date of prepayment on the principal amount being prepaid and (e) any prepayment of a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be subject to the provisions of Section 7.4. SECTION 6. MAKING AND PRORATION OF PAYMENTS; SET-OFF; TAXES. Section 6.1. Making of Payments. Except as provided in Section 3.2(d), payments (including those made pursuant to Sections 5.1) of principal of, or interest on, the Loans and all payments of fees shall be made by the Company to the Agent in immediately available funds at its Payment Office not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the date due; and funds received after that hour shall be deemed to have been received by the Agent on the next following Business Day. The Agent shall promptly remit to each Bank or other holder of a Note its share (if any) of each such payment. All payments under Section 7 shall be made by the Company directly to the Persons entitled thereto. Section 6.2. Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing. (a) Except as required pursuant to Section 7 or Section 13.8, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Committed Loans, each payment of interest on the Committed Loans, and each payment of the facility fee shall be allocated pro rata among the Banks in accordance with their respective Percentages. Each payment of principal of any Bid Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Banks participating in such Bid Borrowing in accordance with the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Bid Loans comprising such Bid Borrowing. Each payment of interest on any Bid Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Banks participating in such Bid Borrowing in accordance with the respective amounts of accrued and unpaid interest on their outstanding Bid Loans comprising such Bid Borrowing. (b) If any Bank or other holder of a Committed Loan shall obtain any payment or other recovery (whether voluntary, involuntary, by application of offset or otherwise) on account of principal of, interest on or fees or other amounts with respect to any Committed Loan in excess of the share of payments and other recoveries (exclusive of payments or recoveries under Section 7 or pursuant to Section 13.8) such Bank or other holder would have received if such 24 -19- payment had been distributed pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.2(a), such Bank or other holder shall purchase from the other Banks or holders, in a manner to be specified by the Agent, such participations in the Committed Loans held by them as shall be necessary so that all such payments of principal and interest with respect to the Committed Loans shall be shared by the Banks and other holders pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentages; provided, however, that if all or any portion of the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Bank or holder, the purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. (c) If any Bank or other holder of a Bid Loan shall obtain any payment or other recovery (whether voluntary, involuntary, by application of offset or otherwise) on account of principal of, interest on or fees or other amounts with respect to any Bid Loan in excess of the share of payments and other recoveries (exclusive of payments or recoveries pursuant to Section 7 or Section 13.8, such Bank or other holder would have received if such payment had been distributed pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.2(a), such Bank or other holder shall purchase from the other Banks or holders participating in such Bid Borrowing, in a manner to be specified by the Agent, such participations in the Bid Loans held by them as shall be necessary so that all such payments of principal and interest with respect to the Bid Loans shall be shared by the Banks and other holders participating in such Bid Borrowing in a manner consistent with Section 6.2(a); provided, however, that if all or any portion of the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Bank or holder, the purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. Section 6.3. Set-off. The Company agrees that the Agent, each holder of a Note, each Assignee and each Participant has all rights of set-off and bankers' lien provided by applicable law, and the Company further agrees that at any time (i) any amount owing by the Company under this Agreement is due to any such Person or (ii) any Event of Default exists, each such Person may apply to the payment of any amount payable hereunder any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys of the Company then or thereafter with such Person. Section 6.4. Taxes, etc. (a) All payments made by the Company to the Agent, any Bank, any Assignee or any Participant under this Agreement and the Notes shall be made without any set-off or counterclaim, and free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any present or future Taxes now or hereafter imposed (except to the extent that such withholding or deduction is compelled by law or results from the breach, by the recipient of a payment, of its agreement contained in Section 6.4(b) or would not be required if the representation or warranty contained in Section 6.4(b) were true), excluding any Taxes generally assessed on the overall net income of the Agent, any Bank, any Assignee or any Participant, as the case may be, by the government or other authority of the country in which the Agent, such Bank, such Assignee or such Participant is incorporated or in which its Funding Office or the office through which it is acting is located. If the Company is compelled by law to make any such deductions or withholdings it will: (i) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be so withheld or deducted, 25 -20- (ii) except to the extent that such withholding or deduction results from the breach by the recipient of a payment of its agreement contained in Section 6.4(b) or would not be required if the representation or warranty contained in Section 6.4(b) were true, pay such additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the net amount received by the Agent, each Bank, each Assignee and each Participant after such deductions or withholdings (including any required deduction or withholding on such additional amounts) shall equal the amount such payee would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made, and (iii) promptly forward to the Agent (for delivery to such payee) an official receipt or other documentation satisfactory to the Agent evidencing such payment to such authorities. Moreover, if any Taxes are directly asserted against the Agent, any Bank, any Assignee or any Participant, such payee may pay such Taxes and the Company shall promptly pay such additional amount (including, without limitation, any penalties, interest or expenses) as may be necessary in order that the net amount received by such payee after the payment of such Taxes (including any Taxes on such additional amount) shall equal the amount such payee would have received had no such Taxes been asserted (provided, that the Agent, the Banks, and any Assignee or Participant shall use reasonable efforts, to the extent consistent with applicable laws and regulations, to minimize to the extent possible any such Taxes if they can do so without material cost or legal or regulatory disadvantage). For purposes of this Section 6.4, a distribution hereunder by the Agent or any Bank to or for the account of any Bank, Assignee or Participant shall be deemed to be a payment by the Company. The Company's agreement under this Section 6.4 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes or any termination of this Agreement. (b) In consideration of, and as a condition to, the Company's undertakings in Section 6.4(a), each Bank (other than a Bank that is organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof) agrees to execute and deliver to the Agent at its Payment Office for delivery to the Company, before the first scheduled payment date in each year, two United States of America Internal Revenue Service Forms 1001 or 4224, or any successor forms, as appropriate, properly completed and claiming complete exemption from withholding and deduction of United States of America Federal Taxes. Each Bank represents and warrants to the Company that, at the date of this Agreement, or at the time such Bank becomes a Bank hereunder pursuant to Section 13.4.1 or 13.8(c), its Funding Office is entitled to receive payments of principal and interest hereunder without deduction for or on account of any Taxes imposed by the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof. SECTION 7. INCREASED COSTS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ABSOLUTE RATE LOANS AND LIBOR RATE LOANS. Section 7.1. Increased Costs. (a) If (i) Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or (ii) after the date hereof, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration 26 -21- thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or any Funding Office of such Bank) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, (A) shall subject any Bank (or any Funding Office of such Bank) to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to its LIBOR Rate Loans, its Notes or its obligation to make LIBOR Rate Loans, or shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any Bank (or any Funding Office of such Bank) of the principal of or interest on its LIBOR Rate Loans or any other amounts due under this Agreement in respect of its LIBOR Rate Loans or its obligation to make LIBOR Rate Loans (except for changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Bank or its Funding Office imposed by any Governmental Authority of the country in which such Bank is incorporated or in which such Bank's Funding Office is located); (B) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including, without limitation, any reserve imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, but excluding any reserve included in the determination of additional interest pursuant to Section 4.1), special deposit, assessment (including any assessment for insurance of deposits) or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Bank (or any Funding Office of such Bank); or (C) shall impose on any Bank (or any Funding Office of such Bank) any other condition affecting its LIBOR Rate Loans, its Notes or its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to (or to impose an additional cost on) such Bank (or any Funding Office of such Bank) of making or maintaining any LIBOR Rate Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Bank (or such Bank's Funding Office) under this Agreement or under its Notes with respect thereto, then within 10 days after demand by such Bank (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis of such demand), the Company shall pay directly to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such increased cost or such reduction (without duplication of any amounts which have been reimbursed pursuant to Section 6.4). (b) If, after the date hereof, any Bank shall determine that the adoption, effectiveness or phase-in of any applicable law, rule, guideline 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 charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or any Funding Office of such Bank or any Person controlling such Bank) with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Bank or any Person controlling such Bank as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Bank or such controlling Person could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Bank's or such controlling Person's 27 -22- policies with respect to capital adequacy), then, from time to time, within 10 days after demand by such Bank (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis of such demand), the Company shall pay directly to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank or such controlling Person for such reduction. (c) Each Bank shall promptly notify the Company and the Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section 7.1 and will designate a different Funding Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in such Bank's sole judgment, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. Section 7.2. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair. If with respect to the Loan Period for any LIBOR Rate Loan: (a) the Agent is advised by two or more Reference Banks that deposits in Dollars (in the applicable amounts) are not being offered to such Reference Banks in the relevant market for such Loan Period, or the Agent otherwise determines (which determination shall be binding and conclusive on all parties) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the LIBOR market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable LIBOR Rate; or (b) the Required Banks advise the Agent that the LIBOR Rate as determined by the Agent will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Required Banks of maintaining or funding LIBOR Rate Loans for such Loan Period, or that the making or funding of LIBOR Rate Loans has become impracticable as a result of an event occurring after the date of this Agreement which in such Required Banks' opinion materially affects LIBOR Rate Loans, then (i) the Agent shall promptly notify the other parties thereof and (ii) so long as such circumstances shall continue, no Bank shall be under any obligation to make any LIBOR Rate Loan. Section 7.3. Changes in Law Rendering Certain Loans Unlawful. In the event that any change in (including the adoption of any new) applicable laws or regulations, or in the interpretation of applicable laws or regulations by any Governmental Authority or other regulatory body charged with the administration thereof, should make it (or in the good faith judgment of such Bank raise a substantial question as to whether it is) unlawful for a Bank to make, maintain or fund any LIBOR Rate Loan, then (a) such Bank shall promptly notify each of the other parties hereto, (b) upon the effectiveness of such event and so long as such unlawfulness shall continue, the obligation of such Bank to make LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended and any request by the Company for LIBOR Rate Loans shall, as to such Bank, be deemed to be a request for a Base Rate Loan, if said LIBOR Rate Loan is a Committed Loan, or an Absolute Rate Loan, if said LIBOR Rate Loan is a Bid Loan and (c) on the last day of the current Loan Period for such Bank's LIBOR Rate Loans (or, in any event, if such Bank so requests on such earlier date as may be required by the relevant law, regulation or interpretation) such Bank's Loans which are LIBOR Rate Loans shall cease to be maintained as LIBOR Rate 28 -23- Loans and shall thereafter bear interest at a floating rate per annum equal to the Base Rate, if said LIBOR Rate Loan is a Committed Loan, or at an Absolute Rate, which Absolute Rate shall be the LIBOR Rate in effect during such Loan Period, if said LIBOR Rate Loan is a Bid Loan. If at any time the event giving rise to such unlawfulness shall no longer exist, then such Bank shall promptly notify the Company and the Agent. Section 7.4. Funding Losses. The Company hereby agrees that upon demand by any Bank (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for the calculations of the amount being claimed) the Company will indemnify such Bank against any net loss or expense which such Bank may sustain or incur (including, without limitation, any net loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Bank to fund or maintain any LIBOR Rate Loan or Absolute Rate Loan), as reasonably determined by such Bank, as a result of (a) any payment or mandatory or voluntary prepayment (including, without limitation, any payment pursuant to Section 7.3 or any payment resulting from acceleration) of any LIBOR Rate Loan or Absolute Rate Loan of such Bank on a date other than the last day of the Loan Period for such Loan or (b) any failure of the Company to borrow any Loans on the originally scheduled Funding Date specified therefor pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, any failure to borrow resulting from any failure to satisfy the conditions precedent to such borrowing). For this purpose, all notices to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, all acceptances of Bids) shall be deemed to be irrevocable. Section 7.5. Discretion of Banks as to Manner of Funding. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary (but subject to Section 7.1(c)), each Bank shall be entitled to fund and maintain its funding of all or any part of its Loans in any manner it sees fit, it being understood, however, that for the purposes of this Agreement all determinations hereunder shall be made as if such Bank had actually funded and maintained each LIBOR Rate Loan or Absolute Rate Loan during the Loan Period for such Loan through the purchase of deposits having a maturity corresponding to such Loan Period and bearing an interest rate equal to the rate borne by such Loan for such Loan Period. Section 7.6. Conclusiveness of Statements; Survival of Provisions. Determinations and statements of any Bank pursuant to this Section 7 shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error, and each Bank may use reasonable averaging and attribution methods in determining compensation pursuant to Section 7.1 or 7.4. The provisions of this Section 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement and payment of the Notes. SECTION 8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. To induce the Banks to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans hereunder, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Agent and the Banks, which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes and the disbursement of the initial Loans hereunder: Section 8.1. Organization, etc. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California; each corporate Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws 29 -24- of the jurisdiction of its incorporation; each other Subsidiary (if any) is an entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and each of the Company and each Subsidiary has the power to own its property and to carry on its business as now being conducted and is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where, because of the nature of its activities or properties, such qualification is required, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 8.2. Authorization; Consents; No Conflict. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the Notes, the borrowings hereunder and the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes (a) are within the corporate powers of the Company, (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, (c) have received all necessary approvals, authorizations, consents, registrations, notices, exemptions and licenses (if any shall be required) from Governmental Authorities and other Persons, except for any such approvals, authorizations, consents, registrations, notices, exemptions or licenses non-receipt of which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) do not and will not contravene or conflict with any provision of (i) law, (ii) any judgment, decree or order to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound, (iii) the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company or any Subsidiary or (iv) any provision of any agreement or instrument binding on the Company or any Subsidiary, or any agreement or instrument of which the Company is aware affecting the properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, except with respect to (i), (ii) and (iv) above, for any such contravention or conflict which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (e) do not and will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' properties. Section 8.3. Validity and Binding Nature. This Agreement is, and the Notes when duly executed and delivered will be, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles. Section 8.4. Financial Statements. The Company's audited consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 1998, and unaudited consolidated financial statements as at June 30, 1999, a copy of each of which has been furnished to each Bank, have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding fiscal year and fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at such dates and the results of their operations for the year then ended. Section 8.5. Litigation and Contingent Liabilities. All Litigation Actions, taken as a whole, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Other than any liability incident to such Litigation Actions or provided for or disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 8.4, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any contingent liabilities which are material to the business, credit, operations, financial condition or prospects 30 -25- of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Section 8.6. Employee Benefit Plans. Each employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) as to which the Company, or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability complies in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law and regulations. During the twelve-consecutive-month period prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no steps have been taken to terminate any Plan and no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Plan sufficient to give rise to a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA, (ii) no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan and (iii) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has either withdrawn or instituted steps to withdraw from any Multiemployer Plan, except in any such case for actions which individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No condition exists or event or transaction has occurred in connection with any Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence by the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any material liability, fine or penalty (imposed by Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA or otherwise). Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is a member of, or contributes to, any Multiemployer Plan. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any contingent liability with respect to any post retirement benefit under an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in section 3(i) of ERISA), other than liability for continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I of ERISA. Section 8.7. Investment Company Act. The Company is not an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company", within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Section 8.8. Public Utility Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a "holding company", or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. Section 8.9. Regulation U. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). Section 8.10. Information. (a) All information with respect to the Company contained in the October 6, 1999 memorandum furnished by the Agent to the Banks and all information heretofore furnished by the Company to the Agent or any Bank is, to the best of the Company's knowledge after due inquiry, true and accurate in every material respect as of the date thereof, and none of such information contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make such information not misleading. (b) All information furnished by the Company to the Agent or any Bank on and after the date hereof shall be, to the best of the Company's knowledge after due inquiry, true and accurate in every material respect as of the date of such information, and none of such 31 -26- information shall contain any material misstatement of fact or shall omit to state any material fact necessary to make such information not misleading. Section 8.11. Compliance with Applicable Laws, etc. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of all Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, ERISA and all applicable environmental laws). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under any agreement or instrument to which the Company or such Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound, which default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, credit, operations, financial condition or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Section 8.12. Insurance. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary maintains, or, in the case of any property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary and leased to lessees, has caused such lessees to maintain, insurance with financially sound and reputable insurers to such extent and against such hazards and liabilities as is commonly maintained, or caused to be maintained, as the case may be, by companies similarly situated. Section 8.13. Taxes. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all tax returns which are required to have been filed and has paid, or made adequate provisions for the payment of, all of its Taxes which are due and payable, except such Taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and as to which such reserves or other appropriate provisions as may be required by generally accepted accounting principles have been established and except where failure to pay such Taxes, individually or in the aggregate, cannot reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 8.14. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Company to support the Company's commercial paper program and for other general corporate purposes. Section 8.15. Pari Passu. All obligations and liabilities of the Company hereunder shall rank at least equally and ratably (pari passu) in priority with all other unsubordinated, unsecured obligations of the Company to any other creditor. Section 8.16. Ownership and Liens. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets, real and personal, including the properties and assets, and leasehold interests reflected in the financial statements referred to in Section 8.4 (other than any properties or assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business) other than such imperfections in title or leasehold interests which could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and none of the properties and assets owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and none of its leasehold interests is subject to any Lien, except as disclosed in such financial statements or as may be permitted under this Agreement. 32 -27- Section 8.17. Year 2000. The Company has reviewed and is currently completing a detailed analysis of its operations with a view to assessing whether it will be vulnerable to a Year 2000 Problem (as defined below). Based on such review, the Company does not believe that a Material Adverse Effect will result from a Year 2000 Problem. For purposes of this Section 8.17, "Year 2000 Problem" means any significant risk that computer hardware or software used in the essential business systems, process control systems or other operations of the Company will not, in the case of dates or time periods occurring after December 31, 1999, function adequately so that no Material Adverse Effect will result from the advent of year 2000. SECTION 9. COVENANTS. Until the expiration or termination of the Commitments, and thereafter until all obligations of the Company hereunder and under the Notes are paid in full, the Company agrees that, unless at any time the Required Banks shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will: Section 9.1. Reports, Certificates and Other Information. Furnish to the Agent with sufficient copies for each Bank which the Agent shall promptly furnish to each Bank: 9.1.1. Audited Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within 95 days after each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the audited financial statements and annual audit report of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year prepared on a consolidated basis and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and certified by Ernst & Young or by another independent certified public accountant of recognized national standing selected by the Company and satisfactory to the Required Banks. 9.1.2. Interim Reports. As soon as available, and in any event within 50 days after each quarter (except the last quarter) of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the unaudited financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such quarter prepared in a manner consistent with the audited financial statements referred to in Section 9.1.1, signed by the Company's chief financial officer and consisting of at least a balance sheet as at the close of such quarter and statements of earnings and cash flows for such quarter and for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to the close of such quarter. 9.1.3. Certificates. Contemporaneously with the furnishing of a copy of each annual audit report and of each set of quarterly statements provided for in this Section 9.1, a certificate of the Company dated the date of delivery of such annual report or such quarterly statements and signed by the Company's chief financial officer, to the effect that no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or, if there is any such event, describing it and the steps, if any, being taken to cure it and containing a computation of, and showing compliance with, each of the financial ratios and restrictions contained in this Section 9. 9.1.4. Certain Notices. Forthwith upon learning of the occurrence of any of the following, written notice thereof, describing the same and the steps being taken by the 33 -28- Company or the Subsidiary affected with respect thereto: (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default; (ii) the institution of any Litigation Action; provided, that the Company need not give notice of any new Litigation Action unless such Litigation Action, together with all other pending Litigation Actions, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the entry of any judgment or decree against the Company or any Subsidiary if the aggregate amount of all judgments and decrees then outstanding against the Company and all Subsidiaries exceeds $50,000,000 after deducting (i) the amount with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary is insured and with respect to which the insurer has not denied coverage in writing and (ii) the amount for which the Company or any Subsidiary is otherwise indemnified if the terms of such indemnification are satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks; (iv) the occurrence of a Reportable Event with respect to any Plan; the institution of any steps by the Company, any ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC or any other Person to terminate any Plan; the institution of any steps by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to withdraw from any Plan; the incurrence of any material increase in the contingent liability of the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to any post-retirement welfare benefits; or the failure of the Company or any other Person to make a required contribution to a Plan if such failure is sufficient to give rise to a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA; provided, however, that no notice shall be required of any of the foregoing unless the circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (v) the occurrence of a material adverse change in the business, credit, operations, financial condition or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 9.1.5. SEC Filings. Promptly after the filing or making thereof, copies of all 8-K's (other than 8-K's relating solely to the issuance by the Company of securities pursuant to an effective registration statement), 10-Q's, 10-K's, and other material reports or registration statements filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with or to any securities exchange or the Securities and Exchange Commission. 9.1.6. Other Information. From time to time such other information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries as any Bank or the Agent may reasonably request. Section 9.2. Existence. Maintain and preserve, and, subject to the proviso in Section 9.9, cause each Subsidiary to maintain and preserve, its respective existence as a corporation or other form of business organization, as the case may be, and all rights, privileges, 34 -29- licenses, patents, patent rights, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, franchises and other authority to the extent material and necessary for the conduct of its respective business in the ordinary course as conducted from time to time, except as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith to wind up and dissolve a Subsidiary that is not necessary or material to the business of the Company in its ordinary course as conducted from time to time. Section 9.3. Nature of Business. Engage, and cause each Subsidiary to engage, in substantially the same fields of business as it is engaged in on the date hereof. Section 9.4. Books, Records and Access. (a) Maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, complete and accurate books and records in which full and correct entries in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its respective business and activities. (b) Permit, and cause each Subsidiary to permit, access by the Agent and each Bank to the books and records of the Company and such Subsidiary during normal business hours, and permit, and cause each Subsidiary to permit, the Agent and each Bank to make copies of such books and records. Section 9.5. Insurance. Maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, such insurance as is described in Section 8.12. Section 9.6. Repair. Maintain, preserve and keep, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, preserve and keep, its material properties in good repair, working order and condition, and from time to time make, and cause each Subsidiary to make, all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions, betterments and improvements thereto so that at all times the efficiency thereof shall be fully preserved and maintained. In the case of properties leased by the Company or any Subsidiary to lessees, the Company may satisfy its obligations related to such properties under the previous sentence by causing, or by causing each Subsidiary to cause, such lessees to perform such obligations. Section 9.7. Taxes. Pay, and cause each Subsidiary to pay, when due, all of its Taxes, unless and only to the extent that the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, is contesting any such Taxes in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books such reserves or other appropriate provisions therefor as may be required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, except where failure to pay such Taxes, individually or in the aggregate, cannot reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 9.8. Compliance. Comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, in all material respects with all statutes (including without limitation ERISA) and governmental rules and regulations applicable to it; and use reasonable efforts to cause, and cause each Subsidiary to use reasonable efforts to cause, each lessee of property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply in all material respects with all statutes, governmental rules and regulations applicable to such property or applicable to such lessee in connection with its leasing. 35 -30- Section 9.9. Sale of Assets. Not, and not permit any Subsidiary to, transfer, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that any Wholly-owned Subsidiary may sell, transfer, convey, lease or assign all or a substantial part of its assets to the Company or another Wholly-owned Subsidiary if immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Section 9.10. Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Ratio. Not permit the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to exceed 600% on and as of the last day of any fiscal year or 650% at any other time. Section 9.11. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on the last day of any quarter of any fiscal year of the Company to be less than 110%. Section 9.12. Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Not permit the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to be less than $1,500,000,000 plus 50% of (a) the cumulative net income (but without deduction for cumulative net losses) of the Company and its Subsidiaries since September 30, 1994 determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles, (b) the cumulative equity capital contributions from AIG since September 30, 1994 and (c) the net proceeds from the sale of preferred stock, in each case for the period from September 30, 1994 to and including the date of any determination hereunder. Section 9.13. Restricted Payments. Not declare or pay any dividends whatsoever or make any distribution on any capital stock of the Company (except in shares of, or warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, capital stock of the Company), and not, and not permit any Subsidiary to, make any payment to acquire or retire shares of capital stock of the Company, at any time when (i) an Event of Default as described in Section 11.1 has occurred and is continuing and there are Loans outstanding hereunder or (ii) an Event of Default as described in Section 11.1.1 has occurred and is continuing and there are no Loans outstanding hereunder; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 9.13 shall not prohibit (x) the payment of dividends on any of the Company's market auction preferred stock that was sold to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 or (y) the payment of dividends within 30 days of the declaration thereof if such declaration was not prohibited by this Section 9.13. Section 9.14. Liens. Not, and not permit any Subsidiary to, create or permit to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties or assets of any kind, now owned or hereafter acquired, or on any income or profits therefrom, except for (a) Liens existing on the date hereof that are reflected in the financial statements of the Company dated prior to the date hereof; (b) Liens upon or in any property (other than property acquired for lease to a Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary) acquired or held by the Company or a Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price of such 36 -31- property or to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.15 incurred or guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary prior to, at the time of, or within 60 days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction or commencement of full operation of such property, which Indebtedness was incurred or guaranteed solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such property or construction or improvements thereon; provided, however, that in the case of any such acquisition, construction or improvement, the Lien shall not apply to any property theretofore owned by the Company or a Subsidiary, other than, in the case of any such construction or improvement, any theretofore unimproved real property on which the property so constructed, or the improvement, is located; (c) Liens securing the Indebtedness of a Subsidiary owing to the Company or to a Wholly-owned Subsidiary; (d) Liens on property of a corporation existing at the time such corporation is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Subsidiary or at the time of a purchase, lease or other acquisition of the properties of a corporation or firm as an entirety or substantially as an entirety by the Company or a Subsidiary; provided, that any such Lien shall not extend to or cover any assets or properties of the Company or such Subsidiary owned by the Company or such Subsidiary prior to such merger, consolidation, purchase, lease or acquisition, unless otherwise permitted under this Section 9.14; (e) leases or subleases granted to others in the ordinary and usual course of the Company's business; (f) easements, rights of way, restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any Subsidiary; (g) banker's Liens arising, other than by contract, in the ordinary and usual course of the Company's business; (h) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with surety and appeal bonds, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money); provided, however, that the obligation so secured is not overdue or is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued; (i) any replacement or successive replacement in whole or in part of any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) to (h), inclusive; provided, however, that the principal amount of any Indebtedness secured by the Lien shall not be increased and the principal repayment schedule and maturity of such Indebtedness shall not be extended and (i) such replacement shall be limited to all or a part of the property which secured the Lien so replaced (plus improvements and construction on such property) or (ii) if the 37 -32- property which secured the Lien so replaced has been destroyed, condemned or damaged and pursuant to the terms of the Lien other property has been substituted therefor, then such replacement shall be limited to all or part of such substituted property; (j) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or other proceeding which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, including Liens arising out of judgments or awards against the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to which the Company or such Subsidiary is in good faith prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review; or Liens incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary for the purpose of obtaining a stay or discharge in the course of any litigation or other proceeding to which the Company or such Subsidiary is a party; (k) carrier's, warehouseman's, mechanic's, landlord's and materialmen's Liens, Liens for Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges and other similar Liens, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business, securing obligations that are not incurred in connection with the obtaining of any advance or credit and which are either not overdue or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued; (1) Liens securing Indebtedness of each of the Company's Wholly-owned Subsidiaries to be incorporated outside the United States of America for the purpose of providing subsidized financing of the acquisition of Airbus Industrie aircraft, the repayment obligations of which will be supported by guaranties issued by certain European government export credit agencies (the European Credit Agency Export Finance Program or "ECA Program") and a Company Guaranty and a pledge of the assets of (including any rights to or interests in any reserve or security deposit held by) each such Wholly- owned Subsidiary; provided, that such Liens shall encumber only the assets of (including any rights to or interests in any reserve or security deposit held by) each such Wholly-owned Subsidiary; and provided, further, that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of all such Wholly-owned Subsidiaries secured by Liens does not at the time exceed $3 billion minus the amount of outstanding Liens permitted under Section 9.14(m); and (m) other Liens securing Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary in an aggregate amount which, together with all other outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiaries secured by Liens not listed in clauses (a) through (l) of this Section 9.14, does not at the time exceed 12.5% of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Company as shown on its audited consolidated financial statements as of the end of the fiscal year preceding the date of determination minus the amount of outstanding Liens permitted under Section 9.14(l). Section 9.15. Leases. Not, and not permit any Subsidiary to, become obligated, as lessee, under any lease of real or personal property if at the time of entering into such lease and after giving effect thereto the aggregate Operating Lease Rentals would exceed 20% of Consolidated Indebtedness. 38 -33- Section 9.16. Use of Proceeds. Not permit any proceeds of the Loans to be used, either directly or indirectly, (a) for the payment of any dividend or for the repurchase of any of the Company's equity securities; (b) for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended from time to time; (c) for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of acquiring directly or indirectly any of the outstanding shares of voting stock of any corporation which (i) has announced that it will oppose such acquisition or (ii) has commenced any litigation which alleges that any such acquisition violates, or will violate, applicable law; or (d) for any other purpose except (i) to support the Company's commercial paper program or (ii) for general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of business. SECTION 10. CONDITIONS TO LENDING. Section 10.1. Conditions Precedent to All Loans. Each Bank's obligation to make each Loan is subject to the following conditions precedent: 10.1.1. No Default. (a) No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will result from the making of such Loan, (b) the representations and warranties contained in Section 8 are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of such requested Loan, with the same effect as though made on the date of such Loan (it being understood that each request for a Loan shall automatically constitute a representation and warranty by the Company that, as at the requested date of such Loan, (x) all conditions under this Section 10.1.1 shall be satisfied and (y) after the making of such Loan the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans will not exceed the Aggregate Commitment). 10.1.2. Documents. The Agent shall have received (a) a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Company as to compliance with Section 10.1.1, which requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the submission of a properly completed Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing or Committed Loan Request and (b) such other documents as the Agent may reasonably request in support of such Loan. 10.1.3. Litigation. No Litigation Action not disclosed in writing by the Company to the Agent and the Banks prior to the date of the last previous Loan hereunder (or, in the case of the initial Loan, prior to the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement) ("New Litigation") has been instituted and no development not so disclosed has occurred in any other Litigation Action ("Existing Litigation"), unless the resolution of all New Litigation and Existing Litigation against the Company and its Subsidiaries could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 39 -34- Section 10.2. Conditions to the Availability of the Commitments. The obligations of each Bank hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent, and the Banks' Commitments shall not become available until the date on which each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or waived in writing by the Required Banks: 10.2.1. Revolving Credit Agreement. The Agent shall have received this Agreement duly executed and delivered by each of the Banks and the Company and each of the Banks shall have received a fully executed Committed Note and a fully executed Bid Note. 10.2.2. Evidence of Corporate Action. The Agent shall have received certified copies of all corporate actions taken by the Company to authorize this Agreement and the Notes. 10.2.3. Incumbency and Signatures. The Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying the names of the officer or officers of the Company authorized to sign this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents provided for in this Agreement to be executed by the Company, together with a sample of the true signature of each such officer (it being understood that the Agent and each Bank may conclusively rely on such certificate until formally advised by a like certificate of any changes therein). 10.2.4. Good Standing Certificates. The Agent shall have received such good standing certificates of state officials with respect to the incorporation of the Company, or other matters, as the Agent or the Banks may reasonably request. 10.2.5. Opinions of Company Counsel. The Agent shall have received favorable written opinions of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, counsel for the Company, in substantially the form of Exhibit G, and the General Counsel of the Company, in substantially the form of Exhibit H. 10.2.6. Opinion of Agent's Counsel. The Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, special New York counsel to the Agent, with respect to documents received by the Agent and the Banks and such legal matters as the Agent reasonably may require. 10.2.7. Other Documents. The Agent shall have received such other certificates and documents as the Agent or the Banks reasonably may require. 10.2.8. Fees. The Agent shall have received for the account of the Agent the Agent's fees payable to the Funding Date pursuant to Section 4.6 hereof. 10.2.9. Material Adverse Change. The Agent shall have received a certificate of the Company's chief financial officer confirming that since the date of the audited 40 -35- financial statements identified in Section 8.4 hereof, there shall not have occurred any material adverse change in the business, credit, operations, financial condition or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 10.2.10. Termination of Revolving Credit Facility. The Company shall have paid all amounts owing and otherwise satisfied and discharged all of its obligations arising under the $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 15, 1999, as amended, among the Company, the Agent and the banks named therein, and such agreement shall have been terminated and be of no further force and effect, evidence of which shall have been made available to the Agent. SECTION 11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND THEIR EFFECT. Section 11.1. Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement: 11.1.1. Non-Payment of Notes, etc. Default in the payment when due of any principal of any Loan; or default, and continuance thereof for three Business Days, in the payment when due of any interest on any Loan, any fees or any other amounts payable by the Company hereunder. 11.1.2. Non-Payment of Other Indebtedness for Borrowed Money. Default in the payment when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by acceleration or otherwise, of any principal of, interest on or fees incurred in connection with any other Indebtedness of, or Guaranteed by, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (except (i) any such Indebtedness of any Subsidiary to the Company or to any other Subsidiary and (ii) any Indebtedness hereunder) and, if a default in the payment of interest or fees, continuance of such default for five days, in the case of interest, or 30 days, in the case of fees, or default in the performance or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to any such other Indebtedness if the effect of such default (subject to any applicable grace period) is to accelerate the maturity of any such Indebtedness or to permit the holder or holders thereof, or any trustee or agent for such holders, to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable prior to its expressed maturity; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness as to which there has occurred any default as described above shall equal or exceed $50,000,000. 11.1.3. Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. The Company or any Significant Subsidiary becomes insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability or refusal to pay, debts as they become due; or the Company or any Significant Subsidiary applies for, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other custodian for the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or any property thereof, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or, in the absence of such application, consent or acquiescence, a trustee, receiver or other custodian is appointed for the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property of any thereof and is not discharged within 60 days; or any warrant of attachment or similar legal process is issued against any substantial part of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries which is not released within 60 days of service; or any bankruptcy, 41 -36- reorganization, debt arrangement, or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution or liquidation proceeding (except the voluntary dissolution, not under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, of a Significant Subsidiary), is commenced in respect of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, and, if such case or proceeding is not commenced by the Company or such Significant Subsidiary it is consented to or acquiesced in by the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or remains for 60 days undismissed; or the Company or any Significant Subsidiary takes any corporate action to authorize, or in furtherance of, any of the foregoing. 11.1.4. Non-Compliance with this Agreement. Failure by the Company to comply with or to perform any of the Company's covenants herein or any other provision of this Agreement (and not constituting an Event of Default under any of the other provisions of this Section 11.1) and continuance of such failure for 60 days (or, if the Company failed to give notice of such noncompliance or nonperformance pursuant to Section 9.1.4 within one Business Day after obtaining actual knowledge thereof, 60 days less the number of days elapsed between the date the Company obtained such actual knowledge and the date the Company gives the notice pursuant to Section 9.1.4, but in no event less than one Business Day) after notice thereof to the Company from the Agent, any Bank, or the holder of any Note. 11.1.5. Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty made by the Company herein is untrue or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or any schedule, statement, report, notice, or other writing furnished by the Company to the Agent or any Bank is false or misleading in any material respect on the date as of which the facts therein set forth are stated or certified; or any certification made or deemed made by the Company to the Agent or any Bank is untrue or misleading in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made. 11.1.6. Employee Benefit Plans. The institution by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of steps to terminate any Plan if, in order to effectuate such termination, (i) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate would be required to make a contribution to such Plan or would incur a liability or obligation to such Plan in an amount in excess of $10,000,000 and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the payment or satisfaction of such contribution, liability or obligation (if made or undertaken by the Company or any Subsidiary) an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default would exist and be continuing; or the institution by the PBGC of steps to terminate any Plan; or a contribution failure occurs with respect to a Plan sufficient to give rise to a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA securing an amount in excess of $10,000,000. 11.1.7. Litigation. There shall be entered against the Company or any Subsidiary one or more judgments or decrees in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding for the Company and all Subsidiaries and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof, excluding those judgments or decrees for and to the extent to which the Company or any Subsidiary is insured and with respect to which the insurer has not denied coverage in writing or for and to the extent to which the Company or any 42 -37- Subsidiary is otherwise indemnified if the terms of such indemnification are satisfactory to the Required Banks. 11.1.8. Change of Ownership. AIG shall cease to own beneficially at least 51% of all of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company. Section 11.2. Effect of Event of Default. If any Event of Default described in Section 11.1.3 shall occur, the Commitments (if they have not theretofore terminated) shall immediately terminate and all Loans and all interest and other amounts due hereunder shall become immediately due and payable, all without presentment, demand or notice of any kind; and, in the case of any other Event of Default, the Agent may, and upon written request of the Required Banks shall, declare the Commitments (if they have not theretofore terminated) to be terminated and all Loans and all interest and other amounts due hereunder to be due and payable, whereupon the Commitments (if they have not theretofore terminated) shall immediately terminate and all Loans and all interest and other amounts due hereunder shall become immediately due and payable, all without presentment, demand or notice of any kind. The Agent shall promptly advise the Company and each Bank of any such declaration, but failure to do so shall not impair the effect of such declaration. SECTION 12. THE AGENT. Section 12.1. Authorization. Each Bank and the holder of each Note authorizes the Agent to act on behalf of such Bank or holder to the extent provided herein and in any other document or instrument delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, and to take such other action as may be reasonably incidental thereto. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3, the Agent will take such action permitted by any agreement delivered in connection with this Agreement as may be requested in writing by the Required Banks or if required under Section 13.1, all of the Banks. The Agent shall promptly remit in immediately available funds to each Bank or other holder its share of all payments received by the Agent for the account of such Bank or holder, and shall promptly transmit to each Bank (or share with each Bank the contents of) each notice it receives from the Company pursuant to this Agreement. Section 12.2. Indemnification. The Banks agree to indemnify the Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Company), ratably according to their respective Percentages, from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Notes) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided, that no Bank shall be liable for the payment to the Agent of any portion of such actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses resulting from the Agent's or its employees' or agents' gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 13.5 each Bank agrees to reimburse the Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the Agent in such capacity in connection with the preparation, execution or enforcement of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement or any amendments or supplements hereto or thereto to 43 -38- the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Company. All obligations provided for in this Section 12.2 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes or any termination of this Agreement. Section 12.3. Action on Instructions of the Required Banks. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Notes), the Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but the Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon the written instructions from (i) the Required Banks, except for instructions which under the express provisions hereof must be received by the Agent from all Banks and (ii) in the case of such instructions, from all Banks. In no event will the Agent be required to take any action which exposes the Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. The relationship between the Agent and the Banks is and shall be that of agent and principal only and nothing herein contained shall be construed to constitute the Agent a trustee for any holder of a Note or of a participation therein nor to impose on the Agent duties and obligations other than those expressly provided for herein. Section 12.4. Payments. (a) The Agent shall be entitled to assume that each Bank has made its Loan available in accordance with Section 2.3 or Section 3.2(c), as applicable, unless such Bank notifies the Agent at its Notice Office prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Funding Date for such Loan that it does not intend to make such Loan available, it being understood that no such notice shall relieve such Bank of any of its obligations under this Agreement. If the Agent makes any payment to the Company on the assumption that a Bank has made the proceeds of such Loan available to the Agent but such Bank has not in fact made the proceeds of such Loan available to the Agent, such Bank shall pay to the Agent on demand an amount equal to the amount of such Bank's Loan, together with interest thereon for each day that elapses from and including such Funding Date to but excluding the Business Day on which the proceeds of such Bank's Loan become immediately available to the Agent at its Payment Office prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, at the Federal Funds Rate for each such day, based upon a year of 360 days. A certificate of the Agent submitted to any Bank with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 12.4(a) shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error. If the proceeds of such Bank's Loan are not made available to the Agent at its Payment Office by such Bank within three Business Days of such Funding Date, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from the Company, together with interest thereon for each day that elapses from and including such Funding Date to but excluding the Business Day on which such proceeds become immediately available to the Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, (i) in the case of a Bid Loan, at the rate per annum applicable thereto and (ii) in the case of a Committed Loan, at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder, in either case based upon a year of 360 days. Nothing in this paragraph (a) shall relieve any Bank of any obligation it may have hereunder to make any Loan or prejudice any rights which the Company may have against any Bank as a result of any default by such Bank hereunder. (b) The Agent shall be entitled to assume that the Company has made all payments due hereunder from the Company on the due date thereof unless it receives notification prior to any such due date from the Company that the Company does not intend to make any such payment, it being understood that no such notice shall relieve the Company of any of its 44 -39- obligations under this Agreement. If the Agent distributes any payment to a Bank hereunder in the belief that the Company has paid to the Agent the amount thereof but the Company has not in fact paid to the Agent such amount, such Bank shall pay to the Agent on demand (which shall be made by telegram, telex, facsimile or personal delivery) an amount equal to the amount of the payment made by the Agent to such Bank, together with interest thereon for each day that elapses from and including the date on which the Agent made such payment to but excluding the Business Day on which the amount of such payment is returned to the Agent at its Payment Office in immediately available funds prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, at the Federal Funds Rate for each such day, based upon a year of 360 days. If the amount of such payment is not returned to the Agent in immediately available funds within three Business Days after demand by the Agent, such Bank shall pay to the Agent on demand an amount calculated in the manner specified in the preceding sentence after substituting the term "Base Rate" for the term "Federal Funds Rate". A certificate of the Agent submitted to any Bank with respect to amounts owing under this Section 12.4(b) shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error. Section 12.5. Exculpation. The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon advice of counsel concerning legal matters, and upon this Agreement and any Note, security agreement, schedule, certificate, statement, report, notice or other writing which it believes to be genuine or to have been presented by a proper person. Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall (i) be responsible for any recitals, representations or warranties contained in, or for the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of, this Agreement, any Note or any other instrument or document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (ii) be deemed to have knowledge of an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default until after having received actual notice thereof from the Company or a Bank, (iii) be under any duty to inquire into or pass upon any of the foregoing matters, or to make any inquiry concerning the performance by the Company or any other obligor of its obligations or (iv) in any event, be liable as such for any action taken or omitted by it or them, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, the Agent in its individual capacity. Section 12.6. Credit Investigation. Each Bank acknowledges, and shall cause each Assignee or Participant to acknowledge in its assignment or participation agreement with such Bank, that it has (i) made and will continue to make such inquiries and has taken and will take such care on its own behalf as would have been the case had the Loans been made directly by such Bank or other applicable Person to the Company without the intervention of the Agent or any other Bank and (ii) independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made and will continue to make its own credit analysis and decisions relating to this Agreement. Each Bank agrees and acknowledges, and shall cause each Assignee or Participant to agree and acknowledge in its assignment or participation agreement with such Bank, that the Agent makes no representations or warranties about the creditworthiness of the Company or any other party to this Agreement or with respect to the legality, validity, sufficiency or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note. 45 -40- Section 12.7. CUSA and Affiliates. CUSA and each of its successors as Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Bank and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Agent, and CUSA and any such successor and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage, and continue to engage, in any kind of business with the Company or any Affiliate thereof as if CUSA or such successor were not the Agent hereunder. Section 12.8. Resignation. The Agent may resign as such at any time upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the Company and the Banks. In the event of any such resignation, Banks having an aggregate Percentage of more than 50% shall as promptly as practicable appoint a successor Agent from among the Banks reasonably acceptable to the Company. If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Agent's giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Agent from among the Banks reasonably acceptable to the Company, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof or under the laws of another country which is doing business in the United States of America and having a combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $1,000,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all further duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Agent's resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 12 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. SECTION 13. GENERAL. Section 13.1. Waiver; Amendments. No delay on the part of the Agent, any Bank, or the holder of any Loan in the exercise of any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any of them of any right, power or remedy preclude other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or the Notes shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by the Agent and by Banks having an aggregate Percentage of not less than the aggregate Percentage expressly designated herein with respect thereto or, in the absence of such designation as to any provision of this Agreement or the Notes, by the Required Banks, and then any amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No amendment, modification, waiver or consent (i) shall extend or increase the amount of the Commitments, extend the due date for any amount payable hereunder, reduce or waive any fee hereunder, change the definition of "Required Banks" or "Percentage" in Section 1, amend or modify Section 4.1 or change any of the defined terms used in Section 4.1, amend or modify Section 4.4, Section 4.5, Section 4.7, Section 11.1.1 or Section 11.1.8, modify this Section 13.1 or otherwise change the aggregate Percentage required to effect an amendment, modification, waiver or consent without the written consent of all Banks, (ii) shall modify or waive any of the conditions precedent specified in Section 10.1 for the making of any Loan without the written consent of the Bank which is to make such Loan or (iii) shall extend the scheduled maturity or reduce the principal amount of, or rate of interest on, or extend the due date for any amount payable under, any Loan without the 46 -41- written consent of the holder of the Note evidencing such Loan. Amendments, modifications, waivers and consents of the type described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence with respect to Bid Loans or Bid Notes may be effected with the written consent of the holder of such Bid Loans or Bid Notes and no consent of any other Bank or other holder shall be required in connection therewith. No provisions of Section 12 shall be amended, modified or waived without the Agent's written consent. Section 13.2. Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any notice hereunder to the Company, the Agent, or any Bank or other holder of a Loan shall be in writing and, if by telegram, telex, facsimile or personal delivery, shall be deemed to have been given and received when sent and, if mailed, shall be deemed to have been given and received three Business Days after the date when sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the Company, the Agent, or such Bank (or other holder) at its address shown below its signature hereto or at such other address as it may, by written notice received by the other parties to this Agreement, have designated as its address for such purpose. The Agent, any Bank or the holder of any Note giving any waiver, consent or notice to, or making any request upon, the Company hereunder shall promptly notify the Agent thereof. Correspondence of the type described in Section 2.2 with respect to Bid Loans and notices of Committed Loan Requests made by the Company shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be directed to the persons specified for such purpose for each party on the signature pages hereof or in subsequent writings among the parties. Additional copies of certain notices which any party may have requested on the signature pages hereof need not be delivered at the same time as the primary notices to such party, but the party delivering such primary notices shall use reasonable efforts to distribute such copies on the same Business Day as that on which such primary notices were distributed. Section 13.3. Computations. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined, or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made, for the purpose of this Agreement, such determination or calculation shall, at any time and to the extent applicable and except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applied on a basis consistent with those in effect as at the date of the Company's audited financial statements referred to in Section 8.4. If there should be any material change in generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America after the date hereof which materially affects the financial covenants in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith appropriate revisions of such covenants (it being understood, however, that such covenants shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their existing terms pending the execution by the Company and the Banks of any such amendment). Section 13.4. Assignments; Participations. Each Bank may assign, or sell participations in, its Loans and its Commitment to one or more other Persons in accordance with this Section 13.4 (and the Company consents to the disclosure of any information obtained by any Bank in connection herewith to any actual or prospective Assignee or Participant). 47 -42- Section 13.4.1. Assignments. Any Bank may with the written consents of the Company and the Agent (which consents will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) at any time assign and delegate to one or more commercial banks or other financial institutions (any Person to whom an assignment and delegation is made being herein called an "Assignee") all or any fraction of such Bank's Loans and Commitment (which assignment and delegation shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of such assigning Bank's Loans and Commitment); each such assignment of a Bank's Commitment shall be in the minimum amount of $10,000,000 or in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; provided, that any such Assignee will comply, if applicable, with the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section 6.4(b) and shall be deemed to have made, on the date of the effectiveness of such assignment and delegation, the representation and warranty set forth in the second sentence of Section 6.4(b); and provided, further, that the Company and the Agent shall be entitled to continue to deal solely and directly with such assigning Bank in connection with the interests so assigned and delegated to an Assignee until such assigning Bank and/or such Assignee shall have: (i) given written notice of such assignment and delegation, together with payment instructions, addresses and related information with respect to such Assignee, substantially in the form of Exhibit I, to the Company and the Agent; (ii) provided evidence satisfactory to the Company and the Agent that, as of the date of such assignment and delegation, the Company will not be required to pay any costs, fees, taxes or other amounts of any kind or nature with respect to the interest assigned in excess of those payable by the Company with respect to such interest prior to such assignment; (iii) paid to the Agent for the account of the Agent a processing fee of $2,500; and (iv) provided to the Agent evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that the assigning Bank has complied with the provisions of the last sentence of Section 12.6. Upon receipt of the foregoing items and the consents of the Company and the Agent, (x) the Assignee shall be deemed automatically to have become a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned and delegated to such Assignee, such Assignee shall have the rights and obligations of a Bank hereunder and under the other instruments and documents executed in connection herewith and (y) the assigning Bank, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned and delegated by it, shall be released from its obligations hereunder. The Agent may from time to time (and upon the request of the Company or any Bank after any change therein shall) distribute a revised Schedule I indicating any changes in the Banks party hereto or the respective Percentages of such Banks. Within five Business Days after the Company's receipt of notice from the Agent of the effectiveness of any such assignment and delegation, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent (for delivery to the 48 -43- relevant Assignee) new Notes in favor of such Assignee and, if the assigning Bank has retained Loans and a Commitment hereunder, replacement Notes in favor of the assigning Bank (such Notes to be in exchange for, but not in payment of, the Notes previously held by such assigning Bank). Each such Note shall be dated the date of the predecessor Notes. The assigning Bank shall promptly mark the predecessor Notes "exchanged" and deliver them to the Company. Any attempted assignment and delegation not made in accordance with this Section 13.4.1 shall be null and void. The foregoing consent requirement shall not be applicable in the case of, and this Section 13.4.1 shall not restrict, any assignment or other transfer by any Bank of all or any portion of such Bank's Loans to (i) any Federal Reserve Bank (provided, that such Federal Reserve Bank shall not be considered a "Bank" for purposes of this Agreement) or (ii) any Affiliate of such Bank (provided, that the assigning or transferring Bank shall give notice of such assignment or transfer to the Agent and the Company). Section 13.4.2. Participations. Any Bank may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks or other Persons (any such commercial bank or other Person being herein called a "Participant") participating interests in any of its Loans, its Commitment or any other interest of such Bank hereunder; provided, however, that (a) no participation contemplated in this Section 13.4.2 shall relieve such Bank from its Commitment or its other obligations hereunder; (b) such Bank shall remain solely responsible for the performance of its Commitment and such other obligations hereunder and such Bank shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Company hereunder, including the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement (subject to Section 13.4.2(d) below); (c) the Company and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank's rights and obligations under this Agreement; (d) no Participant, unless such Participant is an affiliate of such Bank, or is itself a Bank, shall be entitled to require such Bank to take or refrain from taking any action hereunder, except that such Bank may agree with any Participant that such Bank will not, without such Participant's consent, take any actions of the type described in the third sentence of Section 13.1; (e) the Company shall not be required to pay any amount under Sections 4.1, 6.4 or 7.1 that is greater than the amount which the Company would have been required to pay had no participating interest been sold; (f) no Participant may further participate any interest in any Committed Loan (and each participation agreement shall contain a restriction to such effect). The Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent permitted by applicable 49 -44- law, each Participant shall be considered a Bank for purposes of Sections 7.1, 7.4, 13.5 and 13.6 and by its acceptance of a participation herein, each Participant agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 6.2(b) as if such Participant were a Bank; and (g) such Bank shall have provided to the Agent evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that such Bank has complied with the provisions of the last sentence of Section 12.6. Section 13.5. Costs, Expenses and Taxes. The Company agrees to pay on demand (a) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent (including the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Agent (and of local counsel, if any, who may be retained by said counsel)), in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, the Notes and all other instruments or documents provided for herein or delivered or to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith and (b) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses and allocated costs of staff counsel) incurred by the Agent and each Bank in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, the Notes or any such other instruments or documents. Each Bank agrees to reimburse the Agent for such Bank's pro rata share (based upon its respective Percentage) of any such costs or expenses incurred by the Agent on behalf of all the Banks and not paid by the Company other than any fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Agent which exceed the amount which the Company has agreed with the Agent to reimburse. In addition, the Company agrees to pay, and to hold the Agent and the Banks harmless from all liability for, any stamp or other Taxes which may be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the borrowings hereunder, the issuance of the Notes or the execution and delivery of any other instruments or documents provided for herein or delivered or to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith. All obligations provided for in this Section 13.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes or any termination of this Agreement. Section 13.6. Indemnification. In consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Agent and the Banks, the Company hereby agrees to indemnify, exonerate and hold each of the Banks, the Agent, the Affiliates of each of the Banks and the Agent, and each of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Banks, the Agent and the Affiliates of each of the Banks and the Agent (collectively herein called the "Bank Parties" and individually called a "Bank Party") free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (collectively herein called the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by the Bank Parties or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) this Agreement, the Notes or the Loans or (ii) the direct or indirect use of proceeds of any of the Loans or any credit extended hereunder, except for any such Indemnified Liabilities arising on account of such Bank Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct, and if and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. All obligations provided for in this Section 13.6 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes or any termination of this Agreement. 50 -45- Section 13.7. Regulation U. Each Bank represents that it in good faith is not relying, either directly or indirectly, upon any margin stock (as such term is defined in Regulation U promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) as collateral security for the extension or maintenance by it of any credit provided for in this Agreement. Section 13.8. Extension of Termination Dates; Removal of Banks; Substitution of Banks. (a) Not more than 60 days nor less than 45 days prior to the then-effective Termination Date, the Company may, at its option, request all the Banks then party to this Agreement to extend their scheduled Termination Dates by an additional 364 days by means of a letter, addressed to each such Bank and the Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit J. Each such Bank electing (in its sole discretion) so to extend its scheduled Termination Date shall execute and deliver not earlier than the 30th day nor later than the 20th day prior to the then-effective Termination Date counterparts of such letter to the Company and the Agent, who shall notify the Company, in writing, of the Banks' decisions no later than 15 days prior to the existing Termination Date, whereupon (unless Banks with an aggregate Percentage in excess of 25% decline to extend their respective scheduled Termination Dates, in which event the Agent shall notify all the Banks thereof and no such extension shall occur) such Bank's scheduled Termination Date shall be extended, effective only as of the date that is such Bank's then-current scheduled Termination Date, to the date that is 364 days after such Bank's then-current scheduled Termination Date. Any Bank that declines or fails to respond to the Company's request for such extension shall be deemed to have not extended its scheduled Termination Date. (b) With respect to any Bank (i) on account of which the Company is required to make any deductions or withholdings or pay any additional amounts, as contemplated by Section 6.4, (ii) on account of which the Company is required to pay any additional amounts, as contemplated by Section 7.1, (iii) for which it is illegal to make a LIBOR Rate Loan, as contemplated by Section 7.3 or (iv) which has declined to extend such Bank's scheduled Termination Date and Banks with an aggregate Percentage in excess of 75% have elected to extend their respective Termination Dates, the Company may in its discretion, upon not less than 30 days' prior written notice to the Agent and each Bank, remove such Bank as a party hereto. Each such notice shall specify the date of such removal (which shall be a Business Day and, if such Bank has any outstanding Bid Loans, shall (unless otherwise agreed by such Bank) be on or after the last day of the Loan Period for the Bid Loan of such Bank having the latest maturity date), which shall thereupon become the scheduled Termination Date for such Bank. (c) In the event that any Bank does not extend its scheduled Termination Date pursuant to subsection (a) above or is the subject of a notice of removal pursuant to subsection (b) above, then, at any time prior to the Termination Date for such Bank (a "Terminating Bank"), the Company may, at its option, arrange to have one or more other commercial banks or financial institutions (which may be a Bank or Banks, or if not a Bank, shall be acceptable to the Agent (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld), and each of which shall herein be called a "Successor Bank") with the approval of the Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) succeed to all or a percentage of the Terminating Bank's outstanding Loans, if any, and rights under this Agreement and assume all or a like percentage (as the case may be) of such Terminating Bank's undertaking to make Loans pursuant hereto and other obligations hereunder 51 -46- (as if (i) in the case of any Bank electing not to extend its scheduled Termination Date pursuant to subsection (a) above, such Successor Bank had extended its scheduled Termination Date pursuant to such subsection (a) and (ii) in the case of any Bank that is the subject of a notice of removal pursuant to sub-section (b) above, no such notice of removal had been given by the Company); provided, that prior to replacing any Terminating Bank with any Successor Bank, the Company shall have given each Bank which has agreed to extend its Termination Date an opportunity to increase its Commitment by all or a portion of the Terminating Banks' Commitments. Such succession and assumption shall be effected by means of one or more agreements supplemental to this Agreement among the Terminating Bank, the Successor Bank, the Company and the Agent. On and as of the effective date of each such supplemental agreement (i) each Successor Bank party thereto shall be and become a Bank for all purposes of this Agreement and to the same extent as any other Bank hereunder and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement in the same manner as any other Bank and (ii) the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of the Agent a processing fee of $2,500 for each such Successor Bank which is not a Bank. (d) On the Termination Date for any Terminating Bank, such Terminating Bank's Commitment shall terminate and the Company shall pay in full all of such Terminating Bank's Loans (except to the extent assigned pursuant to subsection (c) above) and all other amounts payable to such Bank hereunder (including any amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.4 on account of such payment); provided, that if an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists on the date scheduled as any Terminating Bank's Termination Date, payment of such Terminating Bank's Loans shall be postponed to (and, for purposes of calculating facility fees under Section 4.4, utilization fees under Section 4.5 and determining the Required Banks (except as provided below), but for no other purpose, such Terminating Bank's Commitment shall continue until) the first Business Day thereafter on which (i) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists (without regard to any waiver or amendment that makes this Agreement less restrictive for the Company, other than as described in clause (ii) below) or (ii) the Required Banks (which for purposes of this subsection (d) shall be determined based upon the respective Percentages and aggregate Commitments of all Banks other than any Terminating Bank whose scheduled Termination Date has been extended pursuant to this proviso) waive or amend the provisions of this Agreement to cure all existing Events of Default or Unmatured Events of Default or agree to permit any borrowing hereunder notwithstanding the existence of any such event. In the event that CUSA or its Affiliates shall become a Terminating Bank, the Required Banks with the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) shall appoint another Bank or other Person as Agent, which shall have all of the rights and obligations of the Agent upon the effective date of and pursuant to an agreement supplemental hereto among the Company and the Banks, and thereupon CUSA, as Agent, shall be relieved from its obligations as Agent hereunder, it being understood that the provisions of Section 12 shall inure to the benefit of CUSA as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no such successor Agent shall be appointed within 30 days of the Termination Date of the Agent, then the Agent shall, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Agent in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 12.8 for a resigning Agent. (e) To the extent that all or a portion of any Terminating Bank's obligations are not assumed pursuant to subsection (c) above, the Aggregate Commitment shall be reduced on 52 -47- the applicable Termination Date and each Bank's percentage of the reduced Aggregate Commitment shall be revised pro rata to reflect such Terminating Bank's absence. The Agent shall distribute a revised Schedule I indicating such revisions promptly after the applicable Termination Date. Such revised Schedule I shall be deemed conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error. (f) The Agent agrees to use reasonable commercial efforts to assist the Company in locating one or more commercial banks or other financial institutions to replace any Terminating Bank prior to such Terminating Bank's Termination Date. Section 13.9. Captions. Section captions used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement. Section 13.10. Governing Law; Severability. THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. All obligations of the Company and the rights of the Agent, the Banks and any other holders of the Notes expressed herein or in the Notes shall be in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable law. Whenever possible each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement. Section 13.11. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Agreement. When counterparts of this Agreement executed by each party shall have been lodged with the Agent (or, in the case of any Bank as to which an executed counterpart shall not have been so lodged, the Agent shall have received telegraphic, telex or other written confirmation of execution of a counterpart hereof by such Bank), this Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof and the Agent shall so inform all of the parties hereto. Section 13.12. Further Assurances. The Company agrees to do such other acts and things, and to deliver to the Agent and each Bank such additional agreements, powers and instruments, as the Agent or any Bank may reasonably require or deem advisable to carry into effect the purposes of this Agreement or to better assure and confirm unto the Agent and each Bank their respective rights, powers and remedies hereunder. Section 13.13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company, the Banks and the Agent and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, the Banks and the Agent and the respective successors and assigns of the Banks and the Agent. Subject to Section 9.9, the Company may not assign any of its rights or delegate any of its duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of all of the Banks. 53 -48- Section 13.14. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE COMPANY, THE AGENT AND EACH BANK HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. Section 13.15. No Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges that neither the Agent nor any Bank has any fiduciary relationship with, or fiduciary duty to, the Company arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes or the transactions contemplated hereby, and the relationship between the Agent and the Banks, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of creditor and debtor. This Agreement does not create a joint venture among the parties. 54 -49- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By: /s/ ALAN H. LUND --------------------------------- Name: ALAN H. LUND Title: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT By: /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE} --------------------------------- Name: [NAME ILLEGIBLE} Title: VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER Address: 1999 Avenue of the Stars, 39th Floor Los Angeles, California 90067 Attention: Pamela S. Hendry Telephone: 310-788-1999 Facsimile: 310-788-1990 Telex: 69-1400 INTERLEAS BVHL 55 -50- Agent: CITICORP USA, INC., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent By: /s/ ROBERT A. DANZIGER --------------------------------- Name: ROBERT A. DANZIGER Title: Vice President By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: Address: 2 Penns Way, Suite 200 New Castle, DE 19720 Attention: Christian Laughton Telephone: 302-894-6005 Facsimile: 302-894-6120 56 -51- Banks: CITIBANK, N.A. By: /s/ ROBERT A. DANZIGER --------------------------------- Name: ROBERT A. DANZIGER Title: Vice President Address: 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10043 Attention: Tom Hollohan Telephone: 212-559-4243 Facsimile: 212-793-1246 57 -52- THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK By: [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] --------------------------------- Name: Title: Address: 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 8th Floor New York, NY 10005 Attention: Lenora Kiernan Telephone: 212-552-7309 Facsimile: 212-552-5650 58 -53- COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES By: /s/ CHRISTAIN JAGENBERG /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] ----------------------------------------------------- Name: Christian Jagenberg [NAME ILLEGIBLE] Title: SVP and Manager Vice President
Address: 2 World Financial Center New York, NY 10281 Attention: Christine Hunermund Telephone: 212-266-7684 Facsimile: 212-266-7499 59 -54- SOCIETE GENERALE By: /s/ RICHARD BERNAL --------------------------------- Name: Richard Bernal Title: Vice President Address: 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Attention: Charles Fischer Telephone: 212-278-6239 Facsimile: 212-278-7430 60 -55- BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST COMPANY By: /s/ JOSEPH P. DEVOE --------------------------------- Name: JOSEPH P. DEVOE Title: Vice President Address: 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor New York, NY 10020-1104 Attention: Rolando Uv Telephone: 201-413-8570 Facsimile: 201-521-2304/2305 61 -56- BANK ONE, N.A. (formerly known as the"First National Bank of Chicago") By: /s/ RICHARD WILSON --------------------------------- Name: Richard Wilson Title: Assistant Vice President Address: 1 Bank One Plaza Chicago, IL 60670-0084 Attention: William Sholten Telephone: 312-732-4600 Facsimile: 312-732-6222 62 -57- CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH By: /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] --------------------------------- Name: [Name Illegible] Title: Senior Vice President Address: 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6022 Attention: Brian Bolotin Telephone: 212-261-3815 Facsimile: 212-261-7368 63 -58- DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCHES By: /s/ GEORGE KORCHOWSKY --------------------------------- Name: George Korchowsky Title: Vice President By: /s/ SUSAN A. MAROS --------------------------------- Name: Susan A. Maros Title: Managing Director Address: 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 Attention: Susan Maros Telephone: 212-469-8104 Facsimile: 212-469-8366 64 -59- FLEET BANK, N.A. By: /s/ JOHN TOPOLOVEC --------------------------------- Name: John Topolovec Title: Assistant Vice President Address: 1185 Avenue of the Americas Mail Stop NY, NY S02T New York, NY 10036 Attention: John Topolovec Telephone: 212-819-6121 Facsimile: 212-819-6212 65 -60- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA By: /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] --------------------------------- Name: [NAME ILLEGIBLE] Title: [TITLE ILLEGIBLE] Address: One Liberty Plaza New York, NY 10006-1404 Attention: Mike Madnick Telephone: 212-428-6203 Facsimile: 212-428-6459 66 -61- BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH By: /s/ STEVEN ATWELL /s/ IMKE ENGLEMANN -------------------------------------- Name: Steven Atwell Imke Englemann Title: Director Associate Director
Address: 150 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017 Attention: Arelis Cepeda Telephone: 212-672-5495 Facsimile: 212-672-5691 67 -62- ABN AMRO BANK By: /s/ DAVID J. THOMAS /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] ---------------------------------------------------------- Name: David J. Thomas [Name Illegible] Title: Group Vice President Assistant Vice President
Address: 208 South LaSalle, Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60604-1003 Attention: Loan Administration Telephone: 312-992-5151 Facsimile: 312-992-5156 68 -63- BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO S.P.A. NEW YORK BRANCH By: /s/ GIULIO GIOVINE /s/ LEONARDO VALENTINI ----------------------------------------------------- Name: Giulio Giovine Leonardo Valentini Title: Vice President First Vice President
Address: 25 West 51st Street New York, NY 10019 Attention: Giulio Giovine Telephone: 212-314-0239 Facsimile: 212-765-2978 69 -64- BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH By: /s/ JAMES H. BOYLE By: /s/ HEREWARD DRUMMOND --------------------------------- -------------------------------- Name: James H. Boyle Name: Hereward Drummond Title: Vice President Title: Senior Vice President Address: 560 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: Patricia Sanchez Telephone: 212-310-9810 Facsimile: 212-310-9930 70 -65- CARIPLO-CASSA DI RISPARMIO DELLE PROVINCIE LOMBARDE S.P.A. By: /s/ MARIA ELENA GREENE --------------------------------- Name: Maria Elena Greene Title: Assistant Vice President By: /s/ CHARLES W. KENNEDY --------------------------------- Name: Charles W. Kennedy Title: First Vice President Address: 10 East 53rd Street, 36th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: Marilena Greene Telephone: 212-527-8744 Facsimile: 212-527-8777 71 -66- DG BANK DEUTSCHE GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK AG By: /s/ CRAIG ANDERSON --------------------------------- Name: CRAIG ANDERSON Title: Assistant Vice President By: /s/ ROB T. JOKHAI --------------------------------- Name: Rob T. Jokhai Title: Assistant Vice President Address: 609 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017-1021 Attention: Craig Anderson Telephone: 212-745-1583 Facsimile: 212-745-1556/1550 72 -67- FUJI BANK, LTD. By: /s/ MASAHITO FUKUDA --------------------------------- Name: Masahito Fukuda Title: Senior Vice President Address: 333 S. Hope Street, Suite 3900 Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406 Attention: Steve Brennan Telephone: 213-253-4174 Facsimile: 213-253-4178 73 -68- WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK By: /s/ RAYMOND K. MILLER /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] ----------------------------------------------------- Name: Raymond K. Miller [Name Illegible] Title: Vice President Associate
Address: 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 6750 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Attention: Bob Edmonds Telephone: 213-623-1401 Facsimile: 213-623-4706 74 -69- THE BANK OF NEW YORK By: /s/ ROBERT LOUK --------------------------------- Name: Robert Louk Title: Vice President Address: One Wall Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10005 Attention: Dawn Hertling Telephone: 212-635-6742 Facsimile: 212-635-6399/6877 75 -70- THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA By: /s/ ROBERT LUCCHESE --------------------------------- Name: Robert Lucchese Title: Director Address: 580 California Street, Suite 2100 Los Angeles, CA 94104 Attention: Robert Lucchese Telephone: 415-986-1100 Facsimile: 415-397-0791 76 -71- BANCO DI NAPOLI 4 East 54th Street New York, NY 10022 By: /s/ VITO SPADA By: /s/ CLAUDE P. MAPES --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Vito Spada Claude P. Mapes Executive Vice President Vice President Attention: CLEMENTE IMPERIALI VICE PRESIDENT Telephone: 212-872-2417 Facsimile: 212-872-2426 77 -72- ARAB BANK PLC By: /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] --------------------------------- Name: Title: Address: 520 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 Attention: Justo Huapaya Telephone: 212-715-9713 Facsimile: 212-593-4632 78 -73- BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA LOS ANGELES FOREIGN BRANCH By: /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] /s/ E. BERMANT ----------------------------------------------------- Name: [Name Illegible] E. Bermant Title: [Illegible] FVP/Deputy Manager
Address: One William Street New York, NY 10004 Attention: Jonathan Sahr Telephone: 212-607-3814 Facsimile: 212-607-3897 79 -74- BANCA DI ROMA - SAN FRANCISCO By: /s/ THOMAS C. WOODRUFF --------------------------------- Name: THOMAS C. WOODRUFF Title: Vice President 97969 By: /s/ FRANCESCO BAROLO --------------------------------- Name: FRANCESCO BAROLO Title: 20538 Address: One Market, Steuart Tower, Suite 1000 San Francisco, CA 94105 Attention: Cecilia Gin Telephone: 415-977-7321 Facsimile: 415-357-9869 80 -75- BANK OF HAWAII By: /s/ SCOTT R. NAHME --------------------------------- Name: SCOTT R. NAHME Title: Vice President Address: 130 Merchant Street, 20th Floor Honolulu, HI 96813 Attention: Scott R. Nahme Telephone: 808-538-4238 Facsimile: 808-537-8301 81 -76- BANK OF MONTREAL By: /s/ BRUCE A. PIETKA --------------------------------- Name: BRUCE A. PIETKA Title: DIRECTOR Address: 430 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Attention: Brian Banke Telephone: 212-605-1643 Facsimile: 212-605-1454 82 -77- FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK By: /s/ CHARLES L. JENKINS --------------------------------- Name: Charles L. Jenkins Title: Vice President, Manager Address: 999 Bishop Street, 11th Floor Honolulu, HI 96813 Attention: Charles L. Jenkins Telephone: 808-525-6289 Facsimile: 808-525-6372 83 -78- MELLON BANK By: /s/ DAVID B. WIRL --------------------------------- Name: David B. Wirl Title: Assistant Vice President Address: One Mellon Bank Center, Room 4425 Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Attention: Dave Wirl Telephone: 412-234-4175 Facsimile: 412-234-9047 84 -79- NATEXIS BANQUE By: /s/ GILLES CHARMEY /s/ XAVIER GUYARD ----------------------------------------------------- Name: Gilles CHARMEY Xavier GUYARD Title: Vice President Senior Vice President
Address: D.G.O.I. Unite Financements Specialises 21, Boulevard Haussmann - 75009 Paris - France Attention: M. Herve Blasquez Telephone: 011-33-1-4800-4122 Facsimile: 011-33-1-4800-4072 85 -80- SANWA BANK LIMITED By: /s/ STEPHEN C. SMALL --------------------------------- Name: Stephen C. Small Title: Vice President & Area Manager Address: 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 Attention: Stephen C. Small Telephone: 212-339-6201 Facsimile: 212-754-1304 86 -81- THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN, LIMITED By: /s/ VICENTE L. TIMIRAOS --------------------------------- Name: Vicente L. Timiraos Title: Joint General Manager Address: 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020-1104 Attention: Svayan Ghosh-Mazumdar Telephone: 212-282-4093 Facsimile: 212-282-4480 87 -82- WELLS FARGO BANK By: /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] --------------------------------- Name: [Illegible] Title: [Illegible] Address: 201 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Attention: Ginnie Padgett Telephone: 415-477-5374 Facsimile: 415-512-1943 88 -83- NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH By: /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] --------------------------------- Name: [Illegible] Title: SVP Address: 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor New York, NY 10036 Attention: Normann Liebenstein Telephone: 212-812-6809 Facsimile: 212-812-6860 89 -84- BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS By: /s/ C. BETTLES /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] --------------------------------------------------- Name: C. BETTLES [Name Illegible] Title: SR. V.P. & Manager Vice President
Address: 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2090 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Attention: Tjalling Terpstra Telephone: 213-488-6425 Facsimile: 213-488-9602 90 -85- STANDARD CHARTERED BANK By: /s/ ROBERT GILBERT --------------------------------- Name: Robert Gilbert Title: Senior Vice President By: /s/ WILLIAM HUGHES --------------------------------- Name: William Hughes Title: Vice President Address: 7 World Trade Center, 27th Floor New York, NY 10048 Attention: Robert Gilbert Telephone: 212-667-0493 Facsimile: 212-667-0251 91 -86- UNIBANK By: /s/ THOMAS P. HICKEY /s/ [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE] ------------------------------------------------------ Name: Thomas P. Hickey [NAME ILLEGIBLE] Title: Vice President ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
Address: 13-15 W. 54th Street New York, NY 10019 Attention: Anna Roina Telephone: 212-603-1682 Facsimile: 212-603-2846 92 Schedule I Schedule of Banks
BANK COMMITMENT - ---- ---------- Citibank, N.A. $81,875,000 The Chase Manhattan Bank $81,875,000 Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft New York and $81,875,000 Grand Cayman Branches Societe Generale $81,875,000 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company $57,500,000 Bank One, N.A. $57,500,000 Credit Lyonnais New York Branch $57,500,000 Deutsche Bank AG New York and/or Cayman Islands $57,500,000 Branches Fleet Bank, N.A. $57,500,000 Royal Bank of Canada $57,500,000 Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank AG, New York $47,500,000 Branch ABN AMRO Bank $47,500,000 Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.P.A. New York $47,500,000 Branch Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale, Cayman $47,500,000 Islands Branch Cariplo-Cassa Di Risparmio Delle Provincie $47,500,000 Lombarde S.P.A. DG Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AG $47,500,000 Fuji Bank, Ltd. $47,500,000 Westdeutsche Landesbank $47,500,000 The Bank of New York $40,000,000 The Bank of Nova Scotia $40,000,000 Banco di Napoli $30,000,000 Arab Bank Plc $25,000,000 Banca Commerciale Italiana Los Angeles Foreign $25,000,000 Branch Banca di Roma - San Francisco $25,000,000 Bank of Hawaii $25,000,000 Bank of Montreal $25,000,000 First Hawaiian Bank $25,000,000 Mellon Bank $25,000,000 Natexis Banque $25,000,000 Sanwa Bank Limited $25,000,000 The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited $25,000,000 Wells Fargo Bank $25,000,000 Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, New $20,000,000
93 -88- York Branch and/or Cayman Islands Branch Banque Nationale de Paris $17,500,000 Standard Chartered $12,500,000 Unibank $12,500,000
94 Schedule II Fees and Margins (in basis points) Facility Fee 8.0 Margins: LIBOR 22.0 BASE 0.0 Competitive Bid Option As Bid by the Banks. Utilization Fee: In excess of 33.33% 5.0 In excess of 66.66% 10.0
95 Exhibit A FORM OF NOTICE OF COMPETITIVE BID BORROWING ---------------------, ---- Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent 2 Penns Way, Suite 200 New Castle, DE 19720 Attention: Christian Laughton Ladies and Gentlemen: This instrument constitutes a Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing under, and as defined by, the $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 1999 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Credit Agreement") , among International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company"), Citicorp USA, Inc., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent, and certain financial institutions referred to therein. Terms not otherwise expressly defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Company hereby requests (a) Bid Loan(s), subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as follows: (a) Funding Date: _______________________, ____. (b) Aggregate principal amount of Bid Loans requested: $____________________. (c) Loan Period(s):* Absolute Rate Loans: ______ days ______ days ______ days LIBOR Rate Loans: ______ months ______ months ______ months (d) Account of the Company to be credited: _____________________ The officer of the Company signing this Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof and will be true on the proposed Funding Date: (a) Before and after giving effect to the Bid Loans requested hereby, no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result from the making of such Loan; and - ---------- * The Company may select up to three loan periods per Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing. 96 -2- (b) Before and after giving effect to the Bid Loans requested hereby, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8 of the Credit Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of such requested Loans with the same effect as though made on the date of such Bid Loans. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By: --------------------------------- Its: -------------------------------- 97 Exhibit B FORM OF BID FROM [Name of Bank] (Contact Person:_________________) ---------------------, ---- Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent 2 Penns Way, Suite 200 New Castle, DE 19720 Attention: Christian Laughton Ladies and Gentlemen: This instrument constitutes a Bid under, and as defined by, the $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 1999 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Credit Agreement"), among International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company"), Citicorp USA, Inc., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent, and certain financial institutions referred to therein, including the undersigned. Terms not otherwise expressly defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. (1) The Company's related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing, dated ___________, ____, inviting this Bid has requested a Bid Loan, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, in the aggregate principal amount of $__________ with a Funding Date of _______________, ____. (2) The undersigned hereby offers to make the following Bid Loan(s) on the Funding Date:* - ---------- * $10,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of $1,000,000. 98 -2- (a) Loan Period of ________ days ________ months
Principal Amount Interest Rate or --------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Minimum Maximum LIBOR +/- Margin 1. $* $* ** 2. $* $* ** 3. $* $* ** 4. $* $* **
(3) The undersigned's lending office for the proposed Bid Loan is ____________. (4) The undersigned acknowledges that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in the Credit Agreement, irrevocably obligate(s) the undersigned to make the Bid Loan(s) for which any offer(s) are accepted, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Very truly yours, [NAME OF BANK] By: --------------------------------- Its: -------------------------------- - ---------- * $10,000,000 of higher integral multiple of $1,000,000 for each interest rate (i.e., Portion) for each Loan Period. ** Specify the interest rate per annum (expressed as a percentage to four decimal places) in the case of an Absolute Rate Loan and the margin above or below LIBOR in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan. 99 Exhibit C FORM OF COMMITTED LOAN REQUEST ______________, ____ Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent 2 Penns Way, Suite 200 New Castle, DE 19720 Attention: Christian Laughton Ladies and Gentlemen: This constitutes a Committed Loan Request under, and as defined by, the $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 1999 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Credit Agreement"), among International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company"), Citicorp USA, Inc., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent, and certain financial institutions referred to therein. Terms not otherwise expressly defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Company hereby requests that the Banks make Committed Loans to it, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as follows: (a) Funding Date: _________________________, ____. (b) Aggregate principal amount of Committed Loans requested: $____________. (c) Loan Period: __________________. (e) Type of Loans: [LIBOR Rate Loans] [Base Rate Loans]. The officer of the Company signing this Committed Loan Request hereby certifies that: (a) Before and after giving effect to the Committed Loans requested hereby, no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result from the making of such Loans; (b) Before and after giving effect to the Loans requested hereby, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8 of the Credit Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though made on the date of such Loans; and (c) After the making of the Loans requested hereby, the aggregate principal 100 -2- amount of all outstanding Loans will not exceed the Aggregate Commitment. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By: --------------------------------- Its: -------------------------------- 101 Exhibit D FORM OF BID NOTE $1,500,000,000 November 17, 1999 International Lease Finance Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of [NAME OF BANK] (the "Bank"), at the office of Citicorp USA, Inc., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent (the "Agent"), at 2 Penns Way, Suite 200, New Castle, DE 19720 on November 15, 2000, or at such other place, to such other person or at such other time and date as provided for in the $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Credit Agreement"), dated as of November 17, 1999, among the Company, the Agent, and the financial institutions named therein, in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of $1,500,000,000 Dollars or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Bid Loans made by the Bank to the Company pursuant to the Credit Agreement. This Bid Note shall bear interest as set forth in the Credit Agreement for Bid Borrowings (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans, if interest or principal on any loan evidenced by this Note becomes due and payable on a day which is not a Business Day (as defined in the Credit Agreement) the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall be payable thereon at the rate herein specified during such extension. This Note is one of the Bid Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement. This Note is subject to prepayment in whole or in part, and the maturity of this Note is subject to acceleration, upon the terms provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. All Bid Loans made by the Bank to the Company pursuant to the Credit Agreement and all payments of principal thereof may be indicated by the Bank upon the grid attached hereto which is a part of this Note. Such notations shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Bid Loans made by the Bank pursuant to the Credit Agreement. INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By: --------------------------------- Name: Title:: 102 -2- Bid Loans and Payments of Principal
Name of Principal Amount of Unpaid Person Amount of Interest Interest Loan Principal Principal Making Funding Date Loan Method Rate Period Paid Balance Notation - ------------ ---- ------ ---- ------ ---- ------- --------
103 Exhibit E FORM OF COMMITTED NOTE $_____________________ November 17, 1999 International Lease Finance Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of [NAME OF BANK] (the "Bank"), at the office of Citicorp USA, Inc., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent (the "Agent"), at 2 Penns Way, Suite 200, New Castle, DE 19720 on November 15, 2000, or at such other place, to such other person or at such other time and date as provided for in the $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Credit Agreement"), dated as of November 17, 1999, among the Company, the Agent, and the financial institutions named therein, in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of $_________ Dollars or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Committed Loans made by the Bank to the Company pursuant to the Credit Agreement. This Committed Note shall bear interest as set forth in the Credit Agreement for Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Rate Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement), as the case may be. Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans, if interest or principal on any loan evidenced by this Note becomes due and payable on a day which is not a Business Day (as defined in the Credit Agreement) the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall be payable thereon at the rate herein specified during such extension. This Note is one of the Committed Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement. This Note is subject to prepayment in whole or in part, and the maturity of this Note is subject to acceleration, upon the terms provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. All Committed Loans made by the Bank to the Company pursuant to the Credit Agreement and all payments of principal thereof may be indicated by the Bank upon the grid attached hereto which is a part of this Note. Such notations shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Committed Loans made by the Bank pursuant to the Credit Agreement. INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: 104 -2- Committed Loans and Payments of Principal
Name of Principal Amount of Unpaid Person Amount of Interest Interest Loan Principal Principal Making Funding Date Loan Method Rate Period Paid Balance Notation - ------------ ---- ------ ---- ------ ---- ------- --------
105 Exhibit F FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO* FOR THE PERIOD ENDED June 30, 1999
12 Months Ended June 30, 1999 (Dollars) ----------------------- Earnings Net Income................................................... 391,626,000 Add (to the extent deducted): Provision for income taxes................................ 205,481,000 Fixed charges............................................. 821,816,000 Less (to the extent added): Capitalized interest...................................... 61,391,000 Earnings as adjusted (A)..................................... 1,357,533,000 Preferred dividend requirements.............................. 15,681,000 Ratio of income before provision for income taxes to net income.............................. 152% Preferred dividend factor on pretax basis.............................................. 23,909,000 Fixed charges Interest expense.......................................... 663,383,000 Capitalized interest...................................... 61,391,000 Estimate of minimum rents under operating leases representing the interest factor........................................ 97,044,000 Fixed charges as adjusted.................................... 821,816,000 Fixed charges and preferred Stock dividends (B)....................................... 845,725,000 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends ((A) divided by (B))*.................................................... 1.61
- ----------- * As calculated pursuant to Section 9.11 and the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio set forth in Section 1.2. 106 Exhibit G FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY November 17, 1999 To the Banks and the Agent Referred to Below c/o Citicorp USA, Inc. 2 Penns Way, Suite 200 New Castle, DE 19720 Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special counsel for International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company") in connection with a $1,500,000,000 Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 1999 among the Company, Citicorp USA, Inc., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent, and certain financial institutions ("Banks") signatory thereto (collectively, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined. In our capacity as such counsel, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true copies of such records, documents or other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below. We have been furnished, and have relied upon, certificates of officers of the Company with respect to certain factual matters regarding the Company. As to matters of fact, we have also relied on the representations and warranties made by the Company in the Credit Agreement. In addition, we have obtained and relied upon such certificates and assurances from public officials as we have deemed necessary. Except with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, in our review and examination we have assumed the authenticity of documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as conformed or photostatic copies. For the purpose of the opinions hereinafter expressed, we have assumed the due execution and delivery, pursuant to due authorization, of each document referred to in this opinion by each party thereto other than the Company and its Subsidiaries, that each document constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of each such other party and that such other person is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. We have investigated such questions of law for the purpose of rendering this opinion as we have deemed necessary. We are opining herein as to the effect on the subject transactions of only United States of America Federal law and the laws of the State of New York. Upon the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that: 107 -2- 1. Each of the Company and Interlease Management Corporation, Interlease Aviation Corporation, Atlantic International Aviation Holdings, Inc., Aircraft SPC-1, Inc., Aircraft SPC-2, Inc. and ILFC Aircraft Holding Corporation has been duly incorporated and is existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. 2. The Company has the corporate power to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. 3. The Company has the corporate power and corporate authority to enter into the Credit Agreement, to make the borrowings under the Credit Agreement, to execute and deliver the Notes and to incur the obligations provided for therein, all of which have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. 4. No authorizations, consents, approvals, registrations, filings and licenses with or from any California or Federal court or governmental agency or body are necessary for the borrowing, the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement and the Notes, and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder and under the Notes. 5. The Credit Agreement and the Notes have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms. 6. Neither the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement by the Company, nor the performance thereof by the Company on or prior to the date hereof nor the payment of the Notes violates the Articles of incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, breaches or results in a default under any of the agreements, instruments, contracts, orders, injunctions or judgments identified to us in an officer's certificate of the Company (a copy of which is being delivered to you concurrently herewith) as agreements, instruments, contracts, orders, injunctions or judgments binding on the Company or by which its assets are bound which have provisions relating to the issuance by the Company of debt and which the breach of, or default under, would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or violates any present Federal or California statute, rule or regulation binding on the Company or its assets. 7. The making of the Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof as provided in the Credit Agreement will not violate Regulation U, T or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 8. The Company is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Our opinions in paragraph 5 above as to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Credit Agreement and the Notes are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors, rights generally, general principles of equity, including (without limitation) concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific 108 -3- performance or injunctive relief, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Our opinions rendered in paragraphs 4 and 6 above are based upon our review only of those statutes, rules and regulations which, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Credit Agreement and the Notes. In rendering our opinions in paragraph 4 above, we have assumed that each Bank is a sophisticated financial institution capable of evaluating the merits and risks relating to the Notes, and that each Bank has been provided access to such information relating to the Company as such Bank has requested. Except as expressly set forth in paragraph 7 above, we are not expressing any opinion as to the effect of the Agent's or any Bank's compliance with any state or Federal laws or regulations applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Company because of the nature of the Agent's or any Bank's business. This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the Company's execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, is solely for your benefit and the benefit of your successors and assigns, and may not be relied upon by, nor may copies be delivered to, any other person, without our prior written consent. Very truly yours, 109 Exhibit H FORM OF THE OPINION OF GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE COMPANY November 17, 1999 To the Banks and the Agent Referred to Below c/o Citicorp USA, Inc. 2 Penns Way, Suite 200 New Castle, DE 19720 Ladies and Gentlemen: I am General Counsel for International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company") and am rendering this opinion in connection with a $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 1999 among the Company, Citicorp USA, Inc., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent, and certain financial institutions ("Banks") signatory thereto (collectively, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined. I have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction as being true copies, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments and have conducted such other investigations of fact and law as I have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion. I am opining herein as to the effect on the subject transactions of only United States of America Federal law and the laws of the State of California. Upon the basis of the foregoing, I am of the opinion that: 1. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the ownership or leasing of its property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified; provided, however, that the Company may not be so qualified in certain jurisdictions, the effect of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. 2. To the best of my knowledge, Interlease Aviation Corporation, ILFC Aircraft Holding Corporation, Interlease Management Corporation, Aircraft SPC-1, Inc., Aircraft SPC-2, Inc. and Atlantic International Aviation Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Interlease Management Corporation, are the only domestic Subsidiaries of the Company. 3. No Subsidiary of the Company nor all of the Subsidiaries of the Company taken as a whole is a "significant subsidiary" as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 110 -2- 4. There is no pending or, to the best of my knowledge, threatened action, suit or proceeding before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the Company's execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, is solely for your benefit and the benefit of your successors and assigns, and may not be relied upon by, nor may copies be delivered to, any other person without my prior written consent. Very truly yours, [Name] General Counsel 111 Exhibit I FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of __________________, ____ between [ASSIGNOR] (the "Assignor") and [ASSIGNEE] (the "Assignee"). W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, this Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the "Agreement") relates to the $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 1999 (the "Credit Agreement") among International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company"), the Assignor and Citicorp USA, Inc., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent (the "Agent"), and certain financial institutions referred to therein; WHEREAS, as provided under the Credit Agreement, the Assignor has a Commitment to make Committed Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $__________; WHEREAS, Committed Loans and Bid Loans made by the Assignor under the Credit Agreement in the respective aggregate principal amounts of $______________ and $__________ are outstanding at the date hereof; and WHEREAS, the Assignor proposes to assign to the Assignee all of the rights of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement in respect of a portion of its Commitment thereunder in an amount equal to $ ** (the "Assigned Amount"), together with $ * aggregate principal amount outstanding of Committed Loans and $ ** aggregate principal amount outstanding of Bid Loans (collectively, the "Assigned Loans"), and the Assignee proposes to accept assignment of such rights and assume the corresponding obligations from the Assignor on the terms set forth in the Credit Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein all shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. SECTION 2. Assignment. The Assignor hereby assigns and sells to the Assignee all of the rights of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Amount and the Assigned Loans, and the Assignee hereby accepts such assignment from the Assignor and assumes all of the obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement to the - ----------------- * See Section 13.4.1 for minimum requirements. ** Assignment of Bid Loans is optional. 112 -2- extent of the Assigned Amount and the Assigned Loans. Upon the execution and delivery hereof by the Assignor, the Assignee, the Company and the Agent and the payment of the amounts specified in Section 3 required to be paid on the date hereof (i) the Assignee shall, as of the date hereof, succeed to the rights and be obligated to perform the obligations of a Bank under the Credit Agreement with a Commitment in an amount equal to the Assigned Amount, and (ii) the Commitment of the Assignor shall, as of the date hereof, be reduced by a like amount and the Assignor released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement to the extent such obligations have been assumed by the Assignee. The assignment provided for herein shall be without recourse to the Assignor. SECTION 3. Payments. As consideration for the assignment and sale contemplated in Section 2 hereof, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor on the date hereof in Federal funds an amount equal to $ *. It is understood that facility fees accrued to the date hereof are for the account of the Assignor and such fees accruing from and including the date hereof are for the account of the Assignee. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee hereby agrees that if it receives any amount under the Credit Agreement which is for the account of the other party hereto, it shall receive the same for the account of such other party to the extent of such other party's interest therein and shall promptly pay the same to such other party. SECTION 4. Consent of the Company and the Agent. This Agreement is conditioned upon the consent of the Company and the Agent pursuant to Section 13.8 of the Credit Agreement. The execution of this Agreement by the Company and the Agent is evidence of this consent. Pursuant to Section 13.8 the Company agrees to execute and deliver a Bid Note and a Committed Note, each payable to the order of the Assignee and evidencing the assignment and assumption provided for herein. The Company also agrees to execute replacement Notes in favor of the Assignor if the Assignor has retained any Commitment. SECTION 5. Non-Reliance on Assignor. The Assignor makes no representation or warranty in connection with, and shall have no responsibility with respect to, the solvency, financial condition, or statements of the Company, or the validity and enforceability of the obligations of the Company in respect of the Credit Agreement or any Note. The Assignee acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance on the Assignor, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and will continue to be responsible for making its own independent appraisal of the business, affairs and financial condition of the Company. SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. SECTION 7. Counterparts. 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 - ------------- * Amount should combine principal and face together with accrued interest and breakage compensation, if any, to be paid by the Assignee, net of any portion of any fee to be paid by the Assignor to the Assignee. It may be preferable in an appropriate case to specify these amounts generically or by formula rather than as a fixed sum. 113 -3- and hereto were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. [ASSIGNOR] By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: [ASSIGNEE] By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: Consented, and with respect to Section 4, agreed: INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: Consented: CITICORP USA, INC., as Agent By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: 114 Exhibit J FORM OF REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE -----------------, ---- [ADDRESSED TO EACH BANK] [ADDRESSED TO THE AGENT] Attention: Ladies and Gentlemen: This instrument constitutes [a notice to the Agent of] a request for the extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Section 13.8 of the $1,500,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 1999 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Credit Agreement"), among International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company"),Citicorp USA, Inc., in its individual corporate capacity and as Agent, and certain financial institutions referred to therein. Terms not otherwise expressly defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Company [hereby requests that you extend your] [has sent a letter to each Bank that is now a party to the Credit Agreement asking such Bank to extend its] now scheduled Termination Date under the Credit Agreement by 364 days. The officer of the Company signing this instrument hereby certifies that: (a) Before and after giving effect to the extension of the Termination Date requested hereby, no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and all Loans payable prior to the date hereof shall have been paid in full; and (b) Before and after giving effect to the extension of the Termination Date requested hereby, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8 of the Credit Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though made on the date hereof. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION By: --------------------------------- Its: -------------------------------- 115 -2- Confirmed and accepted, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as of the date first above written: [NAME OF BANK] By: --------------------------------- Its: - -------- EX-12 3 EXHIBIT 12 1 EXHIBIT 12 INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, -------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Earnings Net income......................... $ 453,447 $ 369,352 $ 338,684 $ 251,774 $ 196,437 Add: Provision for income taxes...... 249,958 192,922 187,475 143,165 141,909 Fixed charges................... 807,495 778,817 754,246 655,958 592,519 Less: Capitalized interest............ 45,235 54,297 48,818 50,368 51,091 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Earnings as adjusted (A)........... $1,465,665 $1,286,794 $1,231,587 $1,000,529 $ 879,774 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Preferred dividend requirements.... $ 18,131 $ 16,965 $ 16,348 $ 16,599 $ 13,096 Ratio of income before provision for income taxes to net income........................ 155% 152% 155% 157% 172% ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Preferred dividend factor on pretax basis.................. 28,103 25,787 25,339 26,060 22,525 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Fixed charges Interest expense................ 686,767 639,964 642,321 573,599 541,428 Capitalized interest............ 45,235 54,297 48,818 50,368 51,091 Interest factor of rents........ 75,493 84,556 63,107 31,991 -- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Fixed charges as adjusted (B)...... 807,495 778,817 754,246 655,958 592,519 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Fixed charges and preferred stock dividends (C)................... $ 835,598 $ 804,604 $ 779,585 $ 682,018 $ 615,044 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges ((A) divided by (B))............... 1.82x 1.65x 1.63x 1.53x 1.48x ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends ((A) divided by (C)).................... 1.75x 1.60x 1.58x 1.47x 1.43x ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
EX-23 4 EXHIBIT 23 1 EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-74095) of International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company") and in the related Prospectus of our report dated February 11, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements and schedule, which appear in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Los Angeles, California March 9, 2000 EX-27 5 EXHIBIT 27
5 1,000 12-MOS DEC-31-1999 JAN-01-1999 DEC-31-1999 123,109 0 270,436 0 0 0 18,246,253 2,150,200 16,096,053 0 11,192,220 0 400,000 3,582 2,806,610 17,507,124 2,080,555 2,300,088 0 909,916 0 0 686,767 703,405 249,958 453,447 0 0 0 453,447 0 0
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