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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended May 1, 2010

 

¨ 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 1-7562

THE GAP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   94-1697231

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Two Folsom Street, San Francisco, California   94105
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 952-4400

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   þ     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   þ     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer   þ             Accelerated filer   ¨             Non-accelerated filer   ¨             Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes   ¨     No   þ

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of June 4, 2010 was 650,593,147.

 

 

 

 


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THE GAP, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

   Financial Statements    3
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 1, 2010, January 30, 2010, and May 2, 2009    3
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Thirteen Weeks Ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009    4
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Thirteen Weeks Ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009    5
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    6

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    18

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    26

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures    26
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings    27

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors    27

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    27

Item 6.

   Exhibits    28

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

THE GAP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

($ and shares in millions except par value)    May 1,
2010
    January 30,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

ASSETS

      

Current assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,056      $ 2,348      $ 1,708   

Short-term investments

     425        225        —     

Restricted cash

     17        18        21   

Merchandise inventory

     1,534        1,477        1,393   

Other current assets

     632        596        647   
                        

Total current assets

     4,664        4,664        3,769   

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,832, $4,799, and $4,441

     2,585        2,628        2,820   

Other long-term assets

     696        693        632   
                        

Total assets

   $ 7,945      $ 7,985      $ 7,221   
                        

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

Current liabilities:

      

Accounts payable

   $ 1,052      $ 1,027      $ 812   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     894        1,063        864   

Income taxes payable

     145        41        9   
                        

Total current liabilities

     2,091        2,131        1,685   
                        

Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities

     947        963        996   
                        

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)

      

Stockholders’ equity:

      

Common stock $0.05 par value

      

Authorized 2,300 shares; Issued 1,106, 1,106, and 1,106 shares; Outstanding 667, 676, and 696 shares

     55        55        55   

Additional paid-in capital

     2,920        2,935        2,893   

Retained earnings

     11,050        10,815        10,103   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     146        155        116   

Treasury stock, at cost (439, 430, and 410 shares)

     (9,264     (9,069     (8,627
                        

Total stockholders’ equity

     4,907        4,891        4,540   
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 7,945      $ 7,985      $ 7,221   
                        

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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THE GAP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     13 Weeks Ended  
($ and shares in millions except per share amounts)    May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Net sales

   $ 3,329      $ 3,127   

Cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses

     1,928        1,888   
                

Gross profit

     1,401        1,239   

Operating expenses

     927        886   
                

Operating income

     474        353   

Interest expense (reversal)

     (10     2   

Interest income

     (1     (2
                

Income before income taxes

     485        353   

Income taxes

     183        138   
                

Net income

   $ 302      $ 215   
                

Weighted-average number of shares - basic

     668        695   

Weighted-average number of shares - diluted

     676        697   

Earnings per share - basic

   $ 0.45      $ 0.31   

Earnings per share - diluted

   $ 0.45      $ 0.31   

Cash dividends declared and paid per share

   $ 0.100      $ 0.085   

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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THE GAP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     13 Weeks Ended  
($ in millions)    May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 302      $ 215   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     166        162   

Amortization of lease incentives

     (19     (19

Share-based compensation

     27        12   

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vesting of stock units

     7        (5

Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vesting of stock units

     (8     —     

Non-cash and other items

     13        (11

Deferred income taxes

     (14     (2

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Merchandise inventory

     (58     110   

Other current assets and other long-term assets

     (53     (31

Accounts payable

     16        (155

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (180     (144

Income taxes payable, net of prepaid and other tax-related items

     132        66   

Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities

     (2     4   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     329        202   
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (107     (63

Purchases of short-term investments

     (325     —     

Maturities of short-term investments

     125        —     

Change in restricted cash

     2        18   
                

Net cash used for investing activities

     (305     (45
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Payments of long-term debt

     —          (50

Proceeds from share-based compensation, net of withholding tax payments

     45        —     

Repurchases of common stock

     (299     (45

Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vesting of stock units

     8        —     

Cash dividends paid

     (67     (59
                

Net cash used for financing activities

     (313     (154
                

Effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on cash

     (3     (10
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (292     (7

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     2,348        1,715   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 2,056      $ 1,708   
                

Non-cash investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment, not yet paid at end of period

   $ 59      $ 21   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest during the period

   $ —        $ 1   

Cash paid for income taxes during the period

   $ 56      $ 77   

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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THE GAP, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009 and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009 have been prepared by The Gap, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” and “our”), without audit. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009 and for all periods presented. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 30, 2010 has been derived from our audited financial statements.

We identify our operating segments based on the way we manage and evaluate our business activities. We have two reportable segments: Stores and Direct.

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted from these interim financial statements. We suggest that you read these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010.

The results of operations for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for the fifty-two week period ending January 29, 2011.

Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an accounting standards update to amend and clarify existing guidance related to fair value measurements and disclosures. This guidance adds new requirements for disclosures related to transfers into and out of level 1 and level 2 and requires separate disclosure of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements related to level 3 measurements. It also clarifies guidance around disaggregation and disclosures of inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. We adopted the provisions of this accounting standards update effective January 31, 2010, except for the requirement to disclose purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements related to level 3 measurements, which we will adopt in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

Note 3. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets consist of the following and are included in other long-term assets:

 

($ in millions)        May 1,      
2010
    January 30,
2010
        May 2,      
2009
 

Goodwill

   $ 99      $ 99      $ 99   
                        

Trade name

   $ 54      $ 54      $ 54   
                        

Intangible assets subject to amortization

   $ 15      $ 15      $ 15   

Less: Accumulated amortization

     (9     (8     (4
                        

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

   $ 6      $ 7      $ 11   
                        

All of the assets above have been allocated to the Direct reportable segment.

During the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010, there were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill or the trade name. Intangible assets subject to amortization, consisting primarily of customer relationships, are being amortized over a weighted-average amortization period of four years. Amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009 was $1 million and $2 million, respectively, and is recorded in operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. For the remainder of fiscal 2010, we expect amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization to be $3 million.

 

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As of May 1, 2010, future amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization is $2 million and $1 million for fiscal 2011 and 2012, respectively. Subsequent to fiscal 2012, there will be no amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization.

Note 4. Fair Value Measurements

Effective January 31, 2010, we adopted enhanced disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. There were no transfers into or out of level 1 and level 2 during the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010.

Financial Assets and Liabilities

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

 

          Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
($ in millions)    May 1, 2010    Quoted Prices in
Active  Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable  Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Assets:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   $ 17    $ —      $ 17    $ —  

Deferred compensation plan assets

     25      25      —        —  
                           

Total

   $ 42    $ 25    $ 17    $ —  
                           

Liabilities:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   $ 21    $ —      $ 21    $ —  
                           
          Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
($ in millions)    January 30, 2010    Quoted Prices in
Active  Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Assets:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   $ 9    $ —      $ 9    $ —  

Deferred compensation plan assets

     21      21      —        —  
                           

Total

   $ 30    $ 21    $ 9    $ —  
                           

Liabilities:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   $ 27    $ —      $ 27    $ —  
                           
          Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
($ in millions)    May 2, 2009    Quoted Prices in
Active  Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Assets:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   $ 65    $ —      $ 65    $ —  

Deferred compensation plan assets

     21      21      —        —  
                           

Total

   $ 86    $ 21    $ 65    $ —  
                           

Liabilities:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   $ 9    $ —      $ 9    $ —  
                           

Derivative financial instruments primarily include foreign exchange forward contracts. The principal currencies hedged against changes in the U.S. dollar are Euro, British pounds, Japanese yen, and Canadian dollars. The fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments is determined using pricing models based on current market rates. Derivative financial instruments in an asset position are recorded in other current assets or other long-term assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Derivative financial instruments in a liability position are recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities or lease incentives and other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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We maintain a deferred compensation plan that allows eligible employees to defer compensation up to a maximum amount. Plan investments are recorded at market value and are designated for the deferred compensation plans. The fair value of the Company’s deferred compensation plan assets is determined based on quoted market prices, and the assets are recorded in other long-term assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In addition, we have highly liquid investments classified as cash equivalents and short-term investments measured using level 1 inputs. These investments are placed primarily in money market funds, domestic commercial paper, U.S. treasury bills, and bank deposits, and are classified as held-to-maturity based on our positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. These investments are stated at amortized cost, which approximates market value due to their short maturities.

Nonfinancial Assets

We review the carrying value of long-lived assets, including lease rights, key money, and intangible assets subject to amortization, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets are considered impaired if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the asset or asset group are less than the carrying value. For impaired assets, we recognize a loss equal to the difference between the carrying value of the asset or asset group and its estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of the asset or asset group is based on discounted future cash flows of the asset or asset group using a discount rate commensurate with the risk. The asset group is defined as the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are available.

We recorded charges for the impairment of long-lived assets of $2 million and $1 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, respectively, which were recorded in operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The impairment charges reduced the carrying amounts of the applicable long-lived assets to their fair values of $2 million and zero as of May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, respectively. As of January 30, 2010, the carrying amount of the long-lived assets impaired during fiscal 2009 was reduced to their fair value of $2 million. The fair values of the long-lived assets were determined using level 3 inputs and the valuation techniques discussed above.

Note 5. Derivative Financial Instruments

We operate in foreign countries, which exposes us to market risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Our risk management policy is to hedge a significant portion of forecasted merchandise purchases for foreign operations, forecasted intercompany royalty payments, and intercompany obligations that bear foreign exchange risk using foreign exchange forward contracts. The principal currencies hedged against changes in the U.S. dollar are Euro, British pounds, Japanese yen, and Canadian dollars. Until March 2009, we also used a cross-currency interest rate swap to swap the interest and principal payable of the $50 million debt of our Japanese subsidiary, Gap (Japan) KK. In connection with the maturity of the debt, the swap was settled in March 2009. We do not enter into derivative financial contracts for trading purposes. Our derivative financial instruments are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value determined using pricing models based on current market rates. Cash flows from derivative financial instruments are classified as cash flows from operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Cash Flow Hedges

We designate the following foreign exchange forward contracts as cash flow hedges: forward contracts used to hedge forecasted merchandise purchases denominated primarily in U.S. dollars made by our international subsidiaries whose functional currencies are their local currencies and forward contracts used to hedge forecasted intercompany royalty payments denominated in Japanese yen and Canadian dollars received by entities whose functional currencies are U.S. dollars.

For derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative financial instruments is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and is recognized in income in the period which approximates the time when the underlying transaction occurs. Gains and losses on the derivative financial instruments representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, if any, are recognized in current income.

There were no material amounts recorded in income for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 or May 2, 2009 as a result of hedge ineffectiveness, hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, or the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because the forecasted transactions were no longer probable.

We make merchandise purchases on a monthly basis, and we enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge forecasted merchandise purchases generally occurring in 12 to 18 months. We make intercompany royalty payments on a quarterly basis, and we enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge intercompany royalty payments generally occurring in 12 to 15 months.

 

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As of May 1, 2010, we had foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding to buy the notional amount of $705 million and 18 million British pounds and to sell various currencies related to our forecasted merchandise purchases and forecasted intercompany royalty payments. As of January 30, 2010, we had foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding to buy the notional amount of $671 million and 21 million British pounds and to sell various currencies related to our forecasted merchandise purchases and forecasted intercompany royalty payments. As of May 2, 2009, we had foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding to buy the notional amount of $654 million and 13 million British pounds and to sell various currencies related to our forecasted merchandise purchases and forecasted intercompany royalty payments.

Net Investment Hedges

We also use foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge the net assets of international subsidiaries to offset the foreign currency translation and economic exposures related to our investment in the subsidiaries. For derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as net investment hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative financial instruments is reported as a component of OCI and reclassified into income in the same period or periods during which the hedged subsidiary is either sold or liquidated (or substantially liquidated). Gains and losses on the derivative financial instruments representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, if any, are recognized in current income.

There were no amounts recorded in income for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 or May 2, 2009 as a result of hedge ineffectiveness, hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, or the discontinuance of net investment hedges.

As of May 1, 2010, we had foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding to hedge the net assets of our Japanese subsidiary in the notional amount of 7 billion Japanese yen. As of January 30, 2010, we had foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding to hedge the net assets of our Japanese subsidiary and Canadian subsidiaries in the notional amount of 2 billion Japanese yen and 81 million Canadian dollars, respectively. As of May 2, 2009, we had foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding to hedge the net assets of our Japanese subsidiary and Canadian subsidiaries in the notional amount of 2 billion Japanese yen and 19 million Canadian dollars, respectively.

Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

In addition, we use foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge our market risk exposure associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations for certain intercompany balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the entity with the intercompany balance. The gain or loss on the derivative financial instruments, as well as the remeasurement of the underlying intercompany balances, is recorded in operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the same period and generally offset.

We generate intercompany activity each month, and as such, we generally enter into foreign exchange forward contracts on a monthly basis to hedge intercompany balances that bear foreign exchange risk. These foreign exchange forward contracts generally settle in less than 12 months. As of May 1, 2010, we had foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding to buy $2 million and 3 billion Japanese yen related to our intercompany balances that bear foreign exchange risk. As of January 30, 2010, we had foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding to buy $24 million, 2 million British pounds, and 3 billion Japanese yen related to our intercompany balances that bear foreign exchange risk. As of May 2, 2009, we had foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding to buy $9 million, 3 billion Japanese yen, and 151 million Euro related to our intercompany balances that bear foreign exchange risk.

Contingent Features

We had no derivative financial instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features underlying the agreements as of May 1, 2010, January 30, 2010, or May 2, 2009.

 

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Quantitative Disclosures about Derivative Financial Instruments

The fair values of asset and liability derivative financial instruments are as follows:

 

    

May 1, 2010

    

Asset Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

($ in millions)   

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair
Value
  

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair
Value

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:

           

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other current assets    $ 9    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities    $ 18

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other long-term assets      1    Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities      —  
                   

Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

        10         18
                   

Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:

           

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other current assets      4    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      —  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other long-term assets      —      Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities      —  
                   

Total derivatives designated as net investment hedges

        4         —  
                   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

           

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other current assets      3    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      3

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other long-term assets      —      Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities      —  
                   

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

        3         3
                   

Total derivative instruments

      $ 17       $ 21
                   
    

January 30, 2010

    

Asset Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

($ in millions)   

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair
Value
  

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair
Value

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:

           

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other current assets    $ 5    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities    $ 23

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other long-term assets      1    Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities      —  
                   

Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

        6         23
                   

Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:

           

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other current assets      2    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      —  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other long-term assets      —      Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities      —  
                   

Total derivatives designated as net investment hedges

        2         —  
                   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

           

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other current assets      1    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      4

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other long-term assets      —      Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities      —  
                   

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

        1         4
                   

Total derivative instruments

      $ 9       $ 27
                   

 

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May 2, 2009

    

Asset Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

($ in millions)   

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair
Value
  

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair
Value

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:

           

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other current assets    $ 33    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities    $ 5

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other long-term assets      —      Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities      2
                   

Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

        33         7
                   

Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:

           

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other current assets      1    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      —  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other long-term assets      —      Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities      —  
                   

Total derivatives designated as net investment hedges

        1         —  
                   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

           

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other current assets      31    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      2

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   Other long-term assets      —      Lease incentives and other long-term liabilities      —  
                   

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

        31         2
                   

Total derivative instruments

      $ 65       $ 9
                   

Substantially all of the unrealized gains and losses from designated cash flow hedges as of May 1, 2010 will be recognized in income within the next 12 months at the then current values, which may differ from the fair values as of May 1, 2010 shown above.

See Note 4 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosures on the fair value measurements of our derivative financial instruments.

 

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The effects of derivative financial instruments on OCI and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, on a pre-tax basis, for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009 are as follows:

 

     Amounts of Gain  (Loss)
Recognized in OCI on
Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
    Amounts of Gain  (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Income
(Effective Portion) (1)
     13 Weeks Ended     13 Weeks Ended

($ in millions)

   May 1, 2010     May 2, 2009     May 1, 2010     May 2, 2009

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:

        

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   $ 3      $ 20      $ (8   $ 16

Cross-currency interest rate swap

     —          3        —          1
                              
   $ 3      $ 23      $ (8   $ 17
                              
     Amounts of Gain  (Loss)
Recognized in OCI on
Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
    Amounts of Gain  (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
     13 Weeks Ended     13 Weeks Ended
($ in millions)    May 1, 2010     May 2, 2009     May 1, 2010     May 2, 2009

Derivatives in net investment hedging relationships:

        

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   $ (2   $ —        $ —        $ —  
                              
     Amounts of Gain  (Loss)
Recognized in Income on
Derivatives (2)
           
     13 Weeks Ended            
($ in millions)    May 1, 2010     May 2, 2009            

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

        

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   $ 2      $ (2    
                    

 

(1) Includes loss of $8 million and gain of $16 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, respectively, recorded in cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses related to foreign exchange forward contracts used to hedge forecasted merchandise purchases. The gain of $1 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2009 related to the cross-currency interest rate swap was recorded in operating expenses.

 

(2) Recorded in operating expenses.

See Note 8 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for components of comprehensive income, which includes changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of tax, and reclassification adjustments for realized gains and losses on derivative financial instruments, net of tax.

Note 6. Share Repurchases

Share repurchases are as follows:

 

     13 Weeks Ended
($ and shares in millions except average per share cost)    May 1,
2010
   May 2,
2009

Number of shares repurchased

     14.3      0.4

Total cost

   $ 296    $ 5

Average per share cost including commissions

   $   20.63    $ 11.34

In February 2008, the Board of Directors authorized $1 billion for share repurchases, which was fully utilized by the end of fiscal 2009. In November 2009, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $500 million for share repurchases, which was fully utilized by March 2010. In connection with these authorizations, we entered into purchase agreements with individual members of the Fisher family (related party transactions). The Fisher family shares were purchased at the same weighted-average market price that we paid for share repurchases in the open market. During the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, approximately 0.5 million and 0.1 million shares, respectively, were repurchased for $10 million and $1 million, respectively, from the Fisher family subject to these agreements.

 

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In February 2010, we announced that the Board of Directors authorized $1 billion for additional share repurchases, of which $51 million was utilized through May 1, 2010. We have not entered into purchase agreements with members of the Fisher family in connection with this authorization.

All of the share repurchases were paid for as of May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, respectively. As of January 30, 2010, all of the share repurchases were paid for except $3 million that was payable to Fisher family members.

Note 7. Share-Based Compensation

Total share-based compensation expense recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, primarily in operating expenses, is as follows:

 

     13 Weeks Ended  
($ in millions)    May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Stock units

   $ 22      $ 11   

Stock options

     4        —     

Employee stock purchase plan

     1        1   
                

Share-based compensation expense

     27        12   

Less: Income tax benefit

     (10     (5
                

Share-based compensation expense, net of tax

   $ 17      $ 7   
                

Note 8. Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and other gains and losses affecting equity that are excluded from net income. The components of OCI consist of foreign currency translation gains and losses and changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of tax.

Comprehensive income, net of tax, is as follows:

 

     13 Weeks Ended  
($ in millions)    May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Net income

   $ 302      $ 215   

Foreign currency translation

     (15     (10

Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of tax of $2 and $9

     1        14   

Reclassification adjustment for realized loss (gain) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax (tax benefit) of $(3) and $6

     5        (11
                

Comprehensive income, net of tax

   $ 293      $ 208   
                

Note 9. Income Taxes

The Company conducts business globally, and as a result, files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world, including such major jurisdictions as the United States, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Japan, and the United Kingdom. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations for fiscal years before 2001.

During the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010, we recognized a decrease in total gross unrecognized tax benefits of $43 million, primarily due to the filing of a U.S. federal income tax accounting method change application and the resolution of the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) review of the Company’s federal income tax returns and refund claims for fiscal 2001 through 2004. During the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010, we received refund payments, including interest, from the IRS in the amount of approximately $74 million.

As of May 1, 2010, we did not anticipate recording any significant increases or decreases in total gross unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.

 

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Except as noted below and where required by U.S. tax law, no provision was made for U.S. income taxes on the undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries as we intend to utilize those earnings in the foreign operations for an indefinite period of time.

During fiscal 2009, we assessed the forecasted cash needs and overall financial position of our foreign subsidiaries. As a result, we determined that approximately $200 million was in excess of the amount we expect to utilize in foreign operations for an indefinite period of time, and accordingly, we established a deferred tax liability for U.S. income taxes with respect to such earnings as of January 30, 2010 and recorded related tax expense of $9 million in fiscal 2009. Of the $200 million, $117 million was repatriated during the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010.

During the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010, we recognized an interest expense reversal of $11 million from the reduction of interest expense accruals resulting primarily from the filing of a U.S. federal income tax accounting method change application and the resolution of the IRS’s review of the Company’s federal income tax returns and refund claims for fiscal 2001 through 2004.

Note 10. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share are computed as net income divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed as net income divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period plus common stock equivalents. Common stock equivalents consist of shares subject to share-based awards with exercise prices less than the average market price of our common stock for the period, to the extent their inclusion would be dilutive.

Weighted-average number of shares used for earnings per share is as follows:

 

     13 Weeks Ended
(shares in millions)    May 1,
2010
   May 2,
2009

Weighted-average number of shares - basic

   668    695

Common stock equivalents

   8    2
         

Weighted-average number of shares - diluted

   676    697
         

The above computations of weighted-average number of shares - diluted exclude 6 million and 35 million shares related to stock options and other stock awards for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, respectively, as their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect on earnings per share.

Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies

We have assigned certain store and corporate facility leases to third parties as of May 1, 2010. Under these arrangements, we are secondarily liable and have guaranteed the lease payments of the new lessees for the remaining portion of our original lease obligations through 2019. The maximum potential amount of future lease payments we could be required to make is approximately $27 million as of May 1, 2010. We recognize a liability for such guarantees when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the loss is probable and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. The carrying amount of the liability related to the guarantees was $1 million as of May 1, 2010.

We are a party to a variety of contractual agreements under which we may be obligated to indemnify the other party for certain matters. These contracts primarily relate to our commercial contracts, operating leases, trademarks, intellectual property, financial agreements, and various other agreements. Under these contracts, we may provide certain routine indemnifications relating to representations and warranties (e.g., ownership of assets, environmental or tax indemnifications) or personal injury matters. The terms of these indemnifications range in duration and may not be explicitly defined. Generally, the maximum obligation under such indemnifications is not explicitly stated, and as a result, the overall amount of these obligations cannot be reasonably estimated. Historically, we have not made significant payments for these indemnifications. We believe that if we were to incur a loss in any of these matters, the loss would not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

As party to a reinsurance pool for workers’ compensation, general liability, and automobile liability, we have guarantees with a maximum exposure of $14 million as of May 1, 2010, of which $0.2 million has been cash collateralized. We are currently in the process of winding down our participation in the reinsurance pool. Our maximum exposure and cash collateralized balance are expected to decrease in the future as our participation in the reinsurance pool diminishes.

 

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As a multinational company, we are subject to various proceedings, lawsuits, disputes, and claims (“Actions”) arising in the ordinary course of our business. Many of these Actions raise complex factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties. Actions filed against us from time to time include commercial, intellectual property, customer, employment, data privacy, and securities related claims, including class action lawsuits in which plaintiffs allege that we violated federal and state wage and hour and other laws. The plaintiffs in some Actions seek unspecified damages or injunctive relief, or both. Actions are in various procedural stages, and some are covered in part by insurance. If the outcome of an Action is expected to result in a loss that is considered probable and reasonably estimable, we will record a liability for the estimated loss.

We cannot predict with assurance the outcome of Actions brought against us. Accordingly, adverse developments, settlements, or resolutions may occur and negatively impact income in the quarter of such development, settlement, or resolution. However, we do not believe that the outcome of any current Action would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows, or financial position taken as a whole.

Note 12. Segment Information

We identify our operating segments according to how our business activities are managed and evaluated. All of our operating segments sell a group of similar products – clothing, accessories, and personal care products. We have two reportable segments:

 

   

Stores – The Stores reportable segment includes the results of the retail stores for each of our brands: Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic. We have aggregated the results of all Stores operating segments into one reportable segment because we believe the operating segments have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Direct – The Direct operating segment includes the results of the online business for each of our web-based brands: gap.com, oldnavy.com, bananarepublic.com, piperlime.com, and athleta.com. The Direct operating segment also includes Athleta’s catalog business. Based on the different distribution method associated with the Direct operating segment, Direct is considered a reportable segment.

 

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Net sales by brand, region, and reportable segment are as follows:

 

($ in millions)

13 Weeks Ended May 1, 2010

   Gap     Old Navy     Banana
Republic
    Other (3)     Total     Percentage
of Net Sales
 

U.S. (1)

   $ 788      $ 1,163      $ 468      $ —        $ 2,419      73

Canada

     73        92        41        —          206      6   

Europe

     156        —          7        11        174      5   

Asia

     180        —          24        13        217      7   

Other regions

     —          —          —          18        18      —     
                                              

Total Stores reportable segment

     1,197        1,255        540        42        3,034      91   

Direct reportable segment (2)

     79        122        34        60        295      9   
                                              

Total

   $ 1,276      $ 1,377      $ 574      $ 102      $ 3,329      100
                                              

Sales Growth

     5     6     7     29     6  

($ in millions)

13 Weeks Ended May 2, 2009

   Gap     Old Navy     Banana
Republic
    Other (3)     Total     Percentage
of Net Sales
 

U.S. (1)

   $ 776      $ 1,110      $ 446      $ —        $ 2,332      75

Canada

     58        72        29        —          159      5   

Europe

     135        —          5        7        147      5   

Asia

     171        —          23        12        206      6   

Other regions

     —          —          —          16        16      —     
                                              

Total Stores reportable segment

     1,140        1,182        503        35        2,860      91   

Direct reportable segment (2)

     76        116        31        44        267      9   
                                              

Total

   $ 1,216      $ 1,298      $ 534      $ 79      $ 3,127      100
                                              

Sales Growth (Decline)

     (13 )%      (4 )%      (11 )%      88     (8 )%   

 

(1) U.S. includes the United States and Puerto Rico.

 

(2) U.S. only.

 

(3) Other includes our wholesale business, franchise business, Piperlime, and Athleta.

Financial Information for Reportable Segments

Operating income is the primary measure of profit we use to make decisions on allocating resources to our operating segments and to assess the operating performance of each operating segment. It is defined as income before interest expense, interest income, and income taxes. Corporate expenses are allocated to each operating segment and recorded in operating income on a rational and systematic basis.

Reportable segment assets presented below include those assets that are directly used in, or allocable to, that segment’s operations. Total assets for the Stores reportable segment primarily consist of merchandise inventory, the net book value of store assets, and prepaid expenses and receivables related to store operations. Total assets for the Direct reportable segment primarily consist of merchandise inventory, the net book value of information technology and distribution center assets, and the net book value of goodwill and intangible assets as a result of the acquisition of Athleta. We do not allocate corporate assets to our operating segments. Unallocated corporate assets primarily include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, restricted cash, the net book value of corporate property and equipment, and tax-related assets.

 

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Selected financial information by reportable segment and reconciliations to our consolidated totals are as follows:

 

     13 Weeks Ended
($ in millions)    May 1,
2010
   May 2,
2009

Operating income:

     

Stores

   $ 402    $ 296

Direct (1)

     72      57
             

Operating income

   $ 474    $ 353
             

 

($ in millions)        May 1,      
2010
   January 30,
2010
       May 2,      
2009

Segment assets:

        

Stores

   $ 3,225    $ 3,124    $ 3,206

Direct

     474      488      477

Unallocated

     4,246      4,373      3,538
                    

Total assets

   $ 7,945    $ 7,985    $ 7,221
                    

 

(1) Included in Direct’s operating income is $11 million of net allocated corporate expenses for each of the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009.

 

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

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than those that are purely historical are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: (i) expected amortization expense for intangible assets; (ii) the expected change in unrecognized tax benefits; (iii) intentions with respect to undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries; (iv) the maximum potential amount of future lease payments under assigned leases; (v) the impact of losses under contractual indemnifications; (vi) the maximum exposure and cash collateralized balance for the Company’s reinsurance pool in future periods; (vii) the outcome of proceedings, lawsuits, disputes, and claims; (viii) cash balances and cash flows being sufficient to support operations, capital expenditures, and dividends for the foreseeable future; (ix) improving our sales trend while delivering healthy margins; (x) maintaining a focus on cost management and return on invested capital; (xi) generating strong free cash flow and returning excess cash to shareholders; (xii) investing in the future while delivering earnings growth; (xiii) opening Gap stores in China and Italy; (xiv) expanding Banana Republic in Europe; (xv) opening additional outlet stores in Canada, Europe, and Asia; (xvi) introducing online shopping in Canada, China and Europe; (xvii) effective tax rate for fiscal 2010; (xviii) capital expenditures in fiscal 2010; (xix) store openings and closings in fiscal 2010; (xx) net square footage change in fiscal 2010; and (xxi) dividends in fiscal 2010.

Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the following: the risk that the adoption of new accounting pronouncements will impact future results; the risk that we will be unsuccessful in gauging fashion trends and changing consumer preferences; the risk that changes in general economic conditions or consumer spending patterns will have a negative impact on our financial performance or strategies; the highly competitive nature of our business in the United States and internationally and our dependence on consumer spending patterns, which are influenced by numerous other factors; the risk that we will be unsuccessful in identifying and negotiating new store locations and renewing or modifying leases for existing store locations effectively; the risk that comparable store sales and margins will experience fluctuations; the risk that we will be unsuccessful in implementing our strategic, operating, and people initiatives; the risk that adverse changes in our credit ratings may have a negative impact on our financing costs, structure, and access to capital in future periods; the risk that changes to our information technology systems may disrupt our operations; the risk that trade matters, events causing disruptions in product shipments from China and other foreign countries, or an inability to secure sufficient manufacturing capacity may disrupt our supply chain or operations; the risk that our efforts to expand internationally may not be successful and could impair the value of our brands; the risk that acts or omissions by our third party vendors, including a failure to comply with our code of vendor conduct, could have a negative impact on our reputation or operations; the risk that changes in the regulatory or administrative landscape could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations; the risk that we do not repurchase some or all of the shares we anticipate purchasing pursuant to our repurchase program; and the risk that we will not be successful in defending various proceedings, lawsuits, disputes, claims, and audits; any of which could impact net sales, expenses, and/or planned strategies. Additional information regarding factors that could cause results to differ can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010 and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Future economic and industry trends that could potentially impact net sales and profitability are difficult to predict. These forward-looking statements are based on information as of June 8, 2010, and we assume no obligation to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.

We suggest that this document be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010.

OUR BUSINESS

We are a global specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, children, and babies under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Piperlime, and Athleta brands. We operate stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Japan. We also have franchise agreements with unaffiliated franchisees to operate Gap and Banana Republic stores in many other countries around the world. Under these agreements, third parties operate or will operate stores that sell apparel, purchased from us, under our brand names. In addition, our U.S. customers can shop online at gap.com, oldnavy.com, bananarepublic.com, piperlime.com, and athleta.com. Most of the products sold under our brand names are designed by us and manufactured by independent sources. We also sell products that are designed and manufactured by branded third parties.

 

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We identify our operating segments based on the way we manage and evaluate our business activities. We have two reportable segments: Stores and Direct.

OVERVIEW

Financial highlights for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 include the following:

 

   

Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 were $3.3 billion compared with $3.1 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and comparable store sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 increased 4 percent compared with a decrease of 8 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

 

   

Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 was $302 million, or $0.45 per share on a diluted basis, compared with $215 million, or $0.31 per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

 

   

Gross margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 was 42.1 percent compared with 39.6 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

 

   

Operating margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 was 14.2 percent compared with 11.3 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

 

   

During the first quarter of fiscal 2010, we generated free cash flow of $222 million compared with free cash flow of $139 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. For a reconciliation of free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, from a GAAP financial measure, see the Liquidity and Capital Resources section.

Our business and financial priorities for fiscal 2010 are as follows:

 

   

consistently delivering product that aligns with our target customers, with an overall objective of improving our sales trend while delivering healthy margins;

 

   

maintaining a focus on cost management and return on invested capital;

 

   

generating strong free cash flow and returning excess cash to shareholders; and

 

   

investing in the future while delivering earnings growth.

As we continue to focus on regaining market share in North America in fiscal 2010, we also plan to expand internationally through the following:

 

   

opening our first Company-owned Gap stores in China and Italy;

 

   

expanding Banana Republic in Europe;

 

   

opening additional outlet stores in Canada, Europe, and Asia; and

 

   

introducing our online shopping experience to customers in other countries such as Canada, China, and select European countries.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Sales

Net Sales by Brand, Region, and Reportable Segment

Net sales primarily consist of retail sales, online sales, wholesale and franchise revenues, and shipping fees received from customers for delivery of merchandise. Gap and Banana Republic outlet retail sales are reflected within the respective results of each brand.

See Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 12 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for net sales by brand, region, and reportable segment.

 

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Comparable Store Sales

The percentage change in comparable store sales by brand and region and for total Company, as compared with the preceding year, is as follows:

 

     13 Weeks Ended  
     May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Gap North America

   2   (12 )% 

Old Navy North America

   7   (3 )% 

Banana Republic North America

   5   (13 )% 

International

   —     (4 )% 

The Gap, Inc.

   4   (8 )% 

Only the Company-owned stores are included in the calculation of comparable store sales. The comparable store sales calculation excludes sales from our Direct reportable segment and our wholesale and franchise businesses. Gap and Banana Republic outlet comparable store sales are reflected within the respective results of each brand.

A store is included in comparable store sales (“Comp”) when it has been open for at least 12 months and the selling square footage has not changed by 15 percent or more within the past year. A store is included in Comp on the first day it has comparable prior year sales. Stores in which the selling square footage has changed by 15 percent or more as a result of a remodel, expansion, or reduction are excluded from Comp until the first day they have comparable prior year sales. Current year foreign exchange rates are applied to both current year and prior year Comp store sales to achieve a consistent basis for comparison.

A store is considered non-comparable (“Non-comp”) when it has been open for less than 12 months or has changed its selling square footage by 15 percent or more within the past year.

A store is considered “Closed” if it is temporarily closed for three or more full consecutive days or is permanently closed. When a temporarily closed store reopens, the store will be placed in the Comp/Non-comp status it was in prior to its closure. If a store was in Closed status for three or more days in the prior year, the store will be in Non-comp status for the same days the following year.

Store Count and Square Footage Information

Net sales per average square foot is as follows:

 

     13 Weeks Ended
     May 1,
2010
   May 2,
2009

Net sales per average square foot (1)

   $ 77    $ 72

 

(1) Excludes net sales associated with the Direct segment and our wholesale and franchise businesses.

 

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Store count, openings, closings, and square footage for our Company-owned stores are as follows:

 

     January 30, 2010    13 Weeks Ended May 1, 2010    May 1, 2010  
     Number of
Store Locations
   Number of
Stores Opened
   Number of
Stores Closed
   Number of
Store Locations
    Square Footage
(in millions)
 

Gap North America

   1,152    1    10    1,143      11.5   

Gap Europe

   178    2    1    179      1.6   

Gap Asia

   120    2    —      122      1.1   

Old Navy North America

   1,039    3    7    1,035      19.5   

Banana Republic North America

   576    —      1    575      4.9   

Banana Republic Asia

   27    —      —      27      0.1   

Banana Republic Europe

   3    1    —      4      —     
                           

Total

   3,095    9    19    3,085      38.7   
                           

Decrease over prior year

            (2.0 )%    (1.8 )% 
     January 31, 2009    13 Weeks Ended May 2, 2009    May 2, 2009  
     Number of
Store Locations
   Number of
Stores Opened
   Number of
Stores Closed
   Number of
Store Locations
    Square Footage
(in millions)
 

Gap North America

   1,193    3    8    1,188      11.8   

Gap Europe

   173    2    —      175      1.5   

Gap Asia

   113    2    —      115      1.1   

Old Navy North America

   1,067    1    2    1,066      20.0   

Banana Republic North America

   573    3    1    575      4.9   

Banana Republic Asia

   27    —      —      27      0.1   

Banana Republic Europe

   3    —      —      3      —     
                           

Total

   3,149    11    11    3,149      39.4   
                           

Decrease over prior year

            (0.9 )%    (0.8 )% 

Gap and Banana Republic outlet stores are reflected in each of the respective brands. We also have franchise agreements with unaffiliated franchisees to operate Gap and Banana Republic stores in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. There were 147 and 121 franchise stores open as of May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, respectively.

Net Sales Discussion

Our net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 increased $202 million, or 6 percent, compared with the prior year comparable period, primarily due to an increase in net sales of $174 million related to our Stores reportable segment and an increase in net sales of $28 million related to our Direct reportable segment.

 

   

For the Stores reportable segment, our net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 increased $174 million, or 6 percent, compared with the prior year comparable period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in comparable store sales of 4 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the prior year comparable period and the favorable impact of foreign exchange of $54 million. The foreign exchange impact is the translation impact if net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 were translated at exchange rates applicable during the first quarter of fiscal 2010.

 

   

For the Direct reportable segment, our net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 increased $28 million, or 10 percent, compared with the prior year comparable period. The increase was due to the growth in our online business across all brands, primarily Piperlime and Athleta.

Cost of Goods Sold and Occupancy Expenses

Cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses include the following:

 

   

the cost of merchandise;

 

   

inventory shortage and valuation adjustments;

 

   

freight charges;

 

   

costs associated with our sourcing operations, including payroll and related benefits;

 

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production costs;

 

   

insurance costs related to merchandise; and

 

   

rent, occupancy, depreciation, and amortization related to our store operations, distribution centers, and certain corporate functions.

The classification of these expenses varies across the apparel retail industry. Accordingly, our cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses may not be comparable to that of other companies.

As a general business practice, we review our inventory levels in order to identify slow-moving merchandise and broken assortments (items no longer in stock in a sufficient range of sizes) and use markdowns to clear the majority of this merchandise.

 

($ in millions)    13 Weeks Ended  
   May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses

   $ 1,928      $ 1,888   

Gross profit

   $ 1,401      $ 1,239   

Cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses as a percentage of net sales

     57.9     60.4

Gross margin

     42.1     39.6

Cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased 2.5 percentage points in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the prior year comparable period.

Cost of goods sold increased $32 million, but decreased 1.6 percentage points as a percentage of net sales, in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the prior year comparable period. The increase in cost of goods sold was primarily driven by higher net sales. The decrease in cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales was primarily driven by reduced cost of merchandise from our cost management efforts and a decrease in selling at markdown.

Occupancy expenses increased $8 million, but decreased 0.9 percentage points as a percentage of net sales, in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the prior year comparable period. The increase in occupancy expenses was primarily driven by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $12 million, partially offset by reduced expenses due to store closures and fully depreciated assets.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses include the following:

 

   

payroll and related benefits (for our store operations, field management, distribution centers, and corporate functions);

 

   

marketing;

 

   

general and administrative expenses;

 

   

costs to design and develop our products;

 

   

merchandise handling and receiving in distribution centers and stores;

 

   

distribution center general and administrative expenses;

 

   

rent, occupancy, depreciation, and amortization for corporate facilities; and

 

   

other expense (income).

The classification of these expenses varies across the apparel retail industry. Accordingly, our operating expenses may not be comparable to that of other companies.

 

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($ in millions)    13 Weeks Ended  
   May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Operating expenses

   $ 927      $ 886   

Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales

     27.8     28.3

Operating margin

     14.2     11.3

Operating expenses increased $41 million, but decreased 0.5 percentage points as a percentage of net sales, in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the prior year comparable period. The increase in operating expenses was mainly due to higher marketing expenses, primarily for Old Navy and our online brands, and increased expenses as a result of our Old Navy store remodels.

Interest Expense

 

($ in millions)    13 Weeks Ended
   May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009

Interest expense (reversal)

   $ (10   $ 2

Interest expense for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 includes an interest expense reversal of $11 million from the reduction of interest expense accruals resulting primarily from the filing of a U.S. federal income tax accounting method change application and the resolution of the IRS’s review of the Company’s federal income tax returns and refund claims for fiscal 2001 through 2004.

Interest Income

 

($ in millions)    13 Weeks Ended  
   May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Interest income

   $ (1   $ (2

Interest income is earned on our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. The decrease in interest income for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 compared with the prior year comparable period was primarily due to lower interest rates, partially offset by higher balances of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments during the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the prior year comparable period.

Income Taxes

 

($ in millions)    13 Weeks Ended  
   May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Income taxes

   $ 183      $ 138   

Effective tax rate

     37.7     39.1

The decrease in the effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the prior year comparable period was primarily due to the favorable resolution of tax uncertainties during the quarter. We currently expect the fiscal 2010 effective tax rate to be about 39 percent. The actual rate will ultimately depend on several variables, including the mix of income between domestic and international operations, the overall level of income, and the potential resolution of outstanding tax contingencies.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our largest source of cash flows is cash collections from the sale of our merchandise. Our primary uses of cash include merchandise inventory purchases, occupancy costs, personnel related expenses, purchases of property and equipment, payment of taxes, and share repurchases. In addition to share repurchases, we also continue to return excess cash to our shareholders in the form of dividends.

As of May 1, 2010, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $2.5 billion, with no debt outstanding. Our cash flow generation and cash position remain strong. We believe that current cash balances and cash flows from our operations will be sufficient to support our business operations, capital expenditures, and payments related to dividends for the foreseeable future. We are also able to supplement near-term liquidity, if necessary, with our existing $500 million revolving credit facility.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities during the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 increased $127 million compared with the prior year comparable period, primarily due to the following:

 

   

an increase in net income in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2009; and

 

   

lower income tax payments in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

We fund inventory expenditures during normal and peak periods through cash flows from operating activities and available cash. Our business follows a seasonal pattern, with sales peaking over a total of about eight weeks during the holiday period. The seasonality of our operations may lead to significant fluctuations in certain asset and liability accounts between fiscal year-end and subsequent interim periods.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Our cash outflows from investing activities are primarily for capital expenditures and purchases of short-term investments, while cash inflows are primarily the result of proceeds from maturities of short-term investments. Net cash used for investing activities during the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 increased $260 million compared with the prior year comparable period, primarily due to the following:

 

   

$200 million more net purchases of short-term investments in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2009; and

 

   

$44 million more purchases of property and equipment in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

For fiscal 2010, we expect capital expenditures to be about $575 million. We expect to open about 65 new store locations and close about 110 store locations. As a result, we expect net square footage to decrease about 3 percent for fiscal 2010.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Our cash outflows from financing activities consist primarily of the repurchases of our common stock and dividend payments. Cash inflows typically consist of proceeds from share-based compensation, net of withholding tax payments. Net cash used for financing activities during the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 increased $159 million compared with the prior year comparable period, primarily due to the following:

 

   

$254 million more repurchases of common stock in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2009; partially offset by

 

   

$50 million less repayments of long-term debt in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2009; and

 

   

$45 million more proceeds from share-based compensation, net of withholding tax payments, in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe free cash flow is an important metric because it represents a measure of how much cash a company has available for discretionary and non-discretionary items after the deduction of capital expenditures, as we require regular capital expenditures to build and maintain stores and purchase new equipment to improve our business. We use this metric internally, as we believe our sustained ability to generate free cash flow is an important driver of value creation. However, this non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to supersede or replace our GAAP results.

 

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The following table reconciles free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, from a GAAP financial measure.

 

($ in millions)

   13 Weeks Ended  
   May 1,
2010
    May 2,
2009
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 329      $ 202   

Less: Purchases of property and equipment

     (107     (63
                

Free cash flow

   $ 222      $ 139   
                

Credit Facilities

Trade letters of credit represent a payment undertaking guaranteed by a bank on our behalf to pay a vendor a given amount of money upon presentation of specific documents demonstrating that merchandise has shipped. Vendor payables are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at the time of merchandise title transfer, although the letters of credit are generally issued prior to this. Most of our merchandise vendors are now on open account payment terms. As of May 1, 2010, our letter of credit agreements consist of two separate $100 million, three-year, unsecured committed letter of credit agreements, with two separate banks, for a total aggregate availability of $200 million with an expiration date of May 2011. As of May 1, 2010, we had $16 million in trade letters of credit issued under these letter of credit agreements.

We also have a $500 million, five-year, unsecured revolving credit facility scheduled to expire in August 2012 (the “Facility”). The Facility is available for general corporate purposes including working capital, trade letters of credit, and standby letters of credit. The facility usage fees and fees related to the Facility fluctuate based on our long-term senior unsecured credit ratings and our leverage ratio. If we were to draw on the Facility, interest would be a base rate (typically the London Interbank Offered Rate) plus a margin based on our long-term senior unsecured credit ratings and our leverage ratio on the unpaid principal amount. To maintain availability of funds under the Facility, we pay a facility fee on the full facility amount, regardless of usage. As of May 1, 2010, there were no borrowings under the Facility. The net availability of the Facility, reflecting $55 million of outstanding standby letters of credit, was $445 million as of May 1, 2010.

Dividend Policy

In determining whether and at what level to declare a dividend, we consider a number of factors including sustainability, operating performance, liquidity, and market conditions.

We paid a dividend of $0.10 per share and $0.085 per share during the first quarters of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively. We intend to increase our annual dividend, which was $0.34 per share for fiscal 2009, to $0.40 per share for fiscal 2010.

Share Repurchase Program

In February 2008, the Board of Directors authorized $1 billion for share repurchases, which was fully utilized by the end of fiscal 2009. In November 2009, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $500 million for share repurchases, which was fully utilized by March 2010. In connection with these authorizations, we entered into purchase agreements with individual members of the Fisher family (related party transactions). The Fisher family shares were purchased at the same weighted-average market price that we paid for share repurchases in the open market.

In February 2010, we announced that the Board of Directors authorized $1 billion for additional share repurchases. We have not entered into purchase agreements with members of the Fisher family in connection with this authorization.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2010, we repurchased approximately 14 million shares for $296 million, including commissions, at an average price per share of $20.63. Approximately 0.5 million of these shares were repurchased for $10 million from the Fisher family.

 

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Summary Disclosures about Contractual Cash Obligations and Commercial Commitments

There have been no significant changes to our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as of January 30, 2010, other than those which occur in the normal course of business.

We have assigned certain store and corporate facility leases to third parties as of May 1, 2010. Under these arrangements, we are secondarily liable and have guaranteed the lease payments of the new lessees for the remaining portion of our original lease obligations at various dates through 2019. The maximum potential amount of future lease payments we could be required to make is approximately $27 million as of May 1, 2010. The carrying amount of the liability related to the guarantees was approximately $1 million as of May 1, 2010.

As party to a reinsurance pool for workers’ compensation, general liability, and automobile liability, we have guarantees with a maximum exposure of $14 million as of May 1, 2010, of which $0.2 million has been cash collateralized. We are currently in the process of winding down our participation in the reinsurance pool. Our maximum exposure and cash collateralized balance are expected to decrease in the future as our participation in the reinsurance pool diminishes.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to adopt accounting policies and make significant judgments and estimates to develop amounts reflected and disclosed in the financial statements. In many cases, there are alternative policies or estimation techniques that could be used. We maintain a thorough process to review the application of our accounting policies and to evaluate the appropriateness of the many estimates that are required to prepare the financial statements of a large, global corporation. However, even under optimal circumstances, estimates routinely require adjustment based on changing circumstances and the receipt of new or better information. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on our financial position, statement of cash flows and results of operations.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We operate in foreign countries, which exposes us to market risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Our risk management policy is to hedge a significant portion of forecasted merchandise purchases for foreign operations and forecasted royalty payments using foreign exchange forward contracts. We also use forward contracts to hedge our market risk exposure associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations for certain intercompany balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the entity holding the intercompany balance. These contracts are entered into with large, reputable financial institutions that are monitored for counterparty risk. The principal currencies hedged against changes in the U.S. dollar during the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 were Euro, British pounds, Japanese yen, and Canadian dollars. Our use of derivative financial instruments represents risk management; we do not use derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Additional information is presented in Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The derivative financial instruments are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair value as of the balance sheet dates.

We may also use forward exchange forward contracts to hedge the net assets of international subsidiaries to offset the foreign currency translation and economic exposures related to our investments in the subsidiaries.

Our market risk profile as of May 1, 2010 has not significantly changed since January 30, 2010. Our market risk profile as of January 30, 2010 is disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

As a multinational company, we are subject to various proceedings, lawsuits, disputes, and claims (“Actions”) arising in the ordinary course of our business. Many of these Actions raise complex factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties. Actions filed against us from time to time include commercial, intellectual property, customer, employment, data privacy, and securities related claims, including class action lawsuits in which plaintiffs allege that we violated federal and state wage and hour and other laws. The plaintiffs in some Actions seek unspecified damages or injunctive relief, or both. Actions are in various procedural stages, and some are covered in part by insurance.

We cannot predict with assurance the outcome of Actions brought against us. Accordingly, adverse developments, settlements, or resolutions may occur and negatively impact income in the quarter of such development, settlement, or resolution. However, we do not believe that the outcome of any current Action would have a material adverse effect on our results.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The following table presents information with respect to purchases of common stock of the Company made during the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010 by The Gap, Inc. or any affiliated purchaser, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 10b-18(a)(3):

 

     Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
   Average
Price Paid
Per Share
Including
Commissions
   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans  or
Programs
   Maximum
Number (or
approximate
dollar amount) of
Shares that  May
Yet be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs (1)

Month #1 (January 31 - February 27)

   11,078,626    $ 20.07    11,078,626    $ 1.02 billion

Month #2 (February 28 - April 3)

   2,890,069    $ 22.39    2,890,069    $ 958 million

Month #3 (April 4 - May 1)

   355,900    $ 23.74    355,900    $ 949 million
               

Total

   14,324,595       14,324,595   
               

 

(1) On November 17, 2009, our Board of Directors approved $500 million for share repurchases, which we announced on November 19, 2009. This authorization was fully utilized by March 2010. On February 17, 2010, our Board of Directors approved an additional $1 billion for share repurchases, which we announced on February 25, 2010. This authorization has no expiration date.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

10.1*    Credit Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2004, among The Gap, Inc., the LC Subsidiaries, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) and Banc of America Securities LLC (“BAS”) as joint lead arrangers (the “Joint Lead Arrangers”), Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank as co-syndication agents, and Citigroup USA, Inc., as agent for the Lenders and the Issuing Banks thereunder.
10.2*    3-Year LC Agreement dated as of May 6, 2005 among The Gap, Inc., LC Subsidiaries, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association (formerly HSBC Bank USA), as LC Issuer.
10.3*    3-Year LC Agreement dated as of May 6, 2005 among The Gap, Inc., LC Subsidiaries, and Citibank, N.A., as LC Issuer.
10.4*    Agreement with Tom Wyatt dated October 11, 2007.
10.5*    Form of Performance Share Agreement.
10.6    Amendment dated February 1, 2010 to Stock Purchase Agreement with Robert J. Fisher dated November 17, 2009.
10.7    Amendment dated February 1, 2010 to Stock Purchase Agreement with John J. Fisher dated November 17, 2009.
31.1    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of The Gap, Inc. (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
31.2    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of The Gap, Inc. (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
32.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of The Gap, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of The Gap, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101    The following materials from The Gap, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 1, 2010, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

 

* The Registrant is re-filing Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4 to include attachments to those exhibits not previously filed.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

  THE GAP, INC.
Date: June 8, 2010   By  

  /s/  Glenn K. Murphy

      Glenn K. Murphy
      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 8, 2010   By  

  /s/  Sabrina L. Simmons

      Sabrina L. Simmons
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

10.1*    Credit Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2004, among The Gap, Inc., the LC Subsidiaries, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) and Banc of America Securities LLC (“BAS”) as joint lead arrangers (the “Joint Lead Arrangers”), Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank as co-syndication agents, and Citigroup USA, Inc., as agent for the Lenders and the Issuing Banks thereunder.
10.2*    3-Year LC Agreement dated as of May 6, 2005 among The Gap, Inc., LC Subsidiaries, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association (formerly HSBC Bank USA), as LC Issuer.
10.3*    3-Year LC Agreement dated as of May 6, 2005 among The Gap, Inc., LC Subsidiaries, and Citibank, N.A., as LC Issuer.
10.4*    Agreement with Tom Wyatt dated October 11, 2007.
10.5*    Form of Performance Share Agreement.
10.6    Amendment dated February 1, 2010 to Stock Purchase Agreement with Robert J. Fisher dated November 17, 2009.
10.7    Amendment dated February 1, 2010 to Stock Purchase Agreement with John J. Fisher dated November 17, 2009.
31.1    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of The Gap, Inc. (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
31.2    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of The Gap, Inc. (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
32.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of The Gap, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of The Gap, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101    The following materials from The Gap, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 1, 2010, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

 

* The Registrant is re-filing Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4 to include attachments to those exhibits not previously filed.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

U.S. $750,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 30, 2004

among

THE GAP, INC.

as Borrower ,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER NAMED HEREIN,

as Subsidiary Borrowers ,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER NAMED HEREIN,

as LC Subsidiaries ,

THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NAMED HEREIN,

as Lenders ,

THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN

as Issuing Banks ,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

and

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

as Joint Lead Arrangers ,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

as Co-Syndication Agents ,

and

CITICORP USA, INC.,

as Agent

for the Issuing Banks and the Lenders from time to time party hereto


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     PAGE
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

SECTION 1.01 Certain Defined Terms

   1

SECTION 1.02 Computation of Time Periods

   18

SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms

   18
ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

SECTION 2.01 The Advances

   19

SECTION 2.02 Making the Advances

   19

SECTION 2.03 Fees

   22

SECTION 2.04 Reduction and Increase of the Commitments; Reduction and Increase of the Swing Line Commitment; Additional Issuing Banks

   23

SECTION 2.05 Repayment of Advances

   26

SECTION 2.06 Interest on Advances

   26

SECTION 2.07 Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances

   27

SECTION 2.08 Interest Rate Determination

   27

SECTION 2.09 Voluntary Conversion of Advances

   29

SECTION 2.10 Prepayments of Advances

   29

SECTION 2.11 Increased Costs

   29

SECTION 2.12 Illegality

   30

SECTION 2.13 Subsidiary Borrowers

   31


ARTICLE III

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LETTERS OF CREDIT AND PARTICIPATIONS THEREIN

 

SECTION 3.01 Letters of Credit

   31

SECTION 3.02 Limitation on the Issuance of Letters of Credit Denominated in Alternative Currencies

   32

SECTION 3.03 Issuing the Letters of Credit

   32

SECTION 3.04 Reimbursement Obligations

   33

SECTION 3.05 Participations Purchased by the Lenders

   33

SECTION 3.06 Letter of Credit Fees

   34

SECTION 3.07 Indemnification; Nature of the Issuing Banks’ Duties

   35

SECTION 3.08 Increased Costs

   36

SECTION 3.09 Uniform Customs and Practice

   37

SECTION 3.10 Reductions and Increases in Issuing Commitment

   37

SECTION 3.11 Existing Letters of Credit

   38

SECTION 3.12 Currency Provisions

   38

SECTION 3.13 Dollar Payment Obligation

   39

SECTION 3.14 Applications; Survival of Provisions; Cash Collateral

   40

SECTION 3.15 LC Subsidiaries

   40
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS, TAXES, EXTENSIONS, ETC.

SECTION 4.01 Payments and Computations

   40

SECTION 4.02 Taxes

   42

SECTION 4.03 Sharing of Payments, Etc.

   46

SECTION 4.04 Evidence of Debt/Borrowings

   46

SECTION 4.05 Borrower Guaranty

   47


ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS OF LENDING

SECTION 5.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement

   49

SECTION 5.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Advance/Issuance

   51
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 6.01 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower

   51
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER

SECTION 7.01 Affirmative Covenants

   54

SECTION 7.02 Negative Covenants

   55

SECTION 7.03 Financial Covenants

   58

SECTION 7.04 Reporting Requirements

   58
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 8.01 Events of Default

   60
ARTICLE IX
THE AGENT

SECTION 9.01 Authorization and Action

   62

SECTION 9.02 Agent’s Reliance, Etc.

   63

SECTION 9.03 CUSA, Citibank and Affiliates

   63

SECTION 9.04 Lender Credit Decision

   64


SECTION 9.05 Indemnification

   64

SECTION 9.06 Successor Agent

   65

SECTION 9.07 Co-Syndication Agents and Joint Lead Arrangers

   65
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.01 Amendments, Etc.

   65

SECTION 10.02 Notices, Etc.

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SECTION 10.03 No Waiver; Remedies

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SECTION 10.04 Costs and Expenses

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SECTION 10.05 Right of Set-off

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SECTION 10.06 Binding Effect

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SECTION 10.07 Assignments and Participations

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SECTION 10.08 Severability of Provisions

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SECTION 10.09 Independence of Provisions

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SECTION 10.10 Confidentiality

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SECTION 10.11 Headings

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SECTION 10.12 Entire Agreement

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SECTION 10.13 Execution in Counterparts

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SECTION 10.14 Consent to Jurisdiction

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SECTION 10.15 GOVERNING LAW

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SECTION 10.16 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
SCHEDULES    
Schedule I-A   -   Commitment Amounts
Schedule I-B   -   List of Applicable Lending Offices
Schedule II   -   Existing Liens
Schedule III   -   Change of Control
Schedule IV   -   Outstanding Balance of Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule V   -   LC Subsidiaries
Schedule VI   -   Subsidiary Borrowers
Schedule VII   -   ERISA Matters
Schedule VIII   -   Environmental Matters
Schedule IX   -   Existing Debt
EXHIBITS    
Exhibit A   -   Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit B   -   Form of Promissory Note
Exhibit C   -   Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit D-1   -   Form of Opinion of In-House Counsel to the Loan Parties
Exhibit D-2   -   Form of Corporate Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Loan Parties
Exhibit E   -   Form of Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Agent
Exhibit F   -   Form of Assumption Agreement


CREDIT AGREEMENT , dated as of August 30, 2004 (this “ Agreement ”), among The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the LC Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined), the Subsidiary Borrowers (as hereinafter defined), the banks and financial institutions (the “ Lenders ”) listed on the signature pages hereof, the Issuing Banks (as hereinafter defined), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“ CGMI ”) and Banc of America Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers (the “ Joint Lead Arrangers ”), Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank as co-syndication agents (the “ Co-Syndication Agents ”), and Citicorp USA, Inc. (“ CUSA ”), as agent (the “ Agent ”) for the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1) The Borrower, certain of its subsidiaries, certain banks and financial institutions, and the Agent entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of June 25, 2003 (the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”).

(2) The Borrower, the LC Subsidiaries, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Agent desire to enter into this Agreement to replace the Existing Credit Agreement and provide other financing facilities to the Borrower, the LC Subsidiaries and the Subsidiary Borrowers as set forth below.

NOW THEREFORE, the Borrower, the LC Subsidiaries, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Agent agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

SECTION 1.01 Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Advance ” means an advance by Lender to the Borrower as part of a Borrowing and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Rate Advance, each of which shall be a “ Type ” of Advance; and means a Swing Line Advance by a Swing Line Lender to a Subsidiary Borrower as the context may require.

Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.

Alternative Currency ” means any lawful currency other than Dollars which is freely transferable and convertible into Dollars and which an Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender can obtain in the ordinary course of its business.


Applicable Facility Fee ” means, as of any date a percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable Performance Level in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

PERFORMANCE LEVEL

   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     LEVEL 4     LEVEL 5     LEVEL 6  

Applicable Facility Fee

   .100   .125   .150   .200   .250   .375

Applicable Lending Office ” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance, and such Lender’s Eurodollar Lending Office in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance.

Applicable Letter of Credit Fee ” means as of any date, a percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable Performance Level in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

PERFORMANCE LEVEL

   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     LEVEL 4     LEVEL 5     LEVEL 6  

Applicable Letter of Credit Fee

   .22500   .28125   .33750   .45000   .56250   .67500

Applicable Margin ” means as of any date, a percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable Performance Level in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

PERFORMANCE LEVEL

   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     LEVEL 4     LEVEL 5     LEVEL 6  

Base Rate Applicable Margin

   .000   .000   .000   .000   .000   .125

Eurodollar Rate Applicable Margin

   .275   .375   .475   .550   .750   .875

Applicable Utilization Fee ” means, as of any date a percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable Performance Level in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

PERFORMANCE LEVEL

   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     LEVEL 4     LEVEL 5     LEVEL 6  

Applicable Utilization Fee

   .125   .125   .125   .250   .250   .250

Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Agent (if such acceptance is required by this Agreement), in substantially the form of Exhibit C.

Assuming Lender ” means an Eligible Assignee acceptable to the Agent and each Issuing Bank and not previously a Lender that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.04(c) and which has a Commitment of not less than $10,000,000.

 

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Assumption Agreement ” means an agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, by which an Eligible Assignee agrees to become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.04(c), agreeing to be bound by all obligations of a Lender hereunder.

Base Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:

(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank in New York, New York, from time to time, as Citibank’s base rate;

(b) 1/2% per annum above the latest three-week moving average of secondary market morning offering rates in the United States for three-month certificates of deposit of major United States money market banks, such three-week moving average being determined weekly on each Monday (or, if any such date is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) for the three-week period ending on the 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 publication 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 one percent or, if there is no nearest 1/4 of one percent, to the next higher 1/4 of one percent; and

(c) 1/2% per annum above the Federal Funds Rate.

Base Rate Advance ” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.06(a).

Borrowing ” means a borrowing, consisting of simultaneous Advances of the same Type made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).

Business Day ” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York City or San Francisco, California and a day on which wire transfers may be effectuated among member banks of the Federal Reserve System through use of the fedwire funds transfer system and (i) if the applicable Business Day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Advances, a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market and (ii) if the applicable Business Day relates to any Swing Line Advance or Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, a day on which commercial banks are open for business in the country of issue of such Alternative Currency and on which dealings in such Alternative Currency are carried on by such commercial banks in such country of issue (if such Alternative Currency is other than the Euro) or if such Alternative Currency is the Euro, a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System is in operation.

Capital Lease ” of any Person means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee, which lease should, in accordance with

 

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GAAP, be required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.

Capital Lease Obligations ” means the obligations of any Person to pay rent or other amounts under a Capital Lease, the amount of which is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert acquiring beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such securities) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors; or (ii) during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, commencing before or after the date of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the Borrower ceasing for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower unless the Persons replacing such individuals were nominated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower; or (iii) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert acquiring by contract or otherwise, or entering into a contract or arrangement which upon consummation will result in its or their acquisition of, control over securities of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such securities) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors; provided , that , the Person or group of Persons referred to in clauses (i) and (iii) of this definition of Change of Control shall not include any Person listed on Schedule III or any group of Persons in which one or more of the Persons listed on Schedule III are members.

Citibank ” means Citibank, N.A.

Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I-A under the caption “ Commitment ” or, if such Lender has entered into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, the amount set forth for such Lender with respect thereto in the Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 10.07, in each case as such amount may be reduced or increased pursuant to Section 2.04.

Commitment Percentage ” means, with respect to each Lender, the percentage which the then existing Commitment of such Lender is of the Commitments of all Lenders; provided , however , that with respect to Letters of Credit which expire after the Termination Date has occurred, the Commitment Percentage of each Lender shall be the percentage which Lender’s Commitment immediately prior to the Termination Date is of the Commitment of all Lenders immediately prior to the Termination Date.

 

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Confidential Information ” means certain non-public, confidential or proprietary information and material disclosed, from time to time, either orally, in writing, electronically or in some other form by the Borrower in connection with the Loan Documents. Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to non-public, confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets, know-how, inventions, techniques, processes, algorithms, software programs, documentation, screens, icons, schematics, software programs, source documents and other MIS related information; contracts, customer lists, financial information, financial forecasts, sales and marketing plans and information and business plans, products and product designs; textile projections and results; ideas, designs and artwork for all types of marketing, advertising, public relations and commerce (including ideas, designs and artwork related to the World Wide Web and any Web Site of the Borrower or any Subsidiary); textile designs; advertising, strategies, plans and results; sourcing information; vendor lists, potential product labeling and marking ideas; all materials including, without limitation, documents, drawings, samples, sketches, designs, and any other information concerning, color palette and color standards furnished to a Recipient by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; customer base(s); and other non-public information relating to the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s business.

Consolidated ” and any derivative thereof each means, with reference to the accounts or financial reports of any Person, the consolidated accounts or financial reports of such Person and each Subsidiary of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP, including principles of consolidation, consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 6.01(f).

Constitutive Documents ” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation or registration (including, if applicable, certificate of change of name), articles of incorporation or association, memorandum of association, charter, bylaws, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, trust agreement, joint venture agreement, certificate of formation, articles of organization, limited liability company operating or members agreement, joint venture agreement or one or more similar agreements, instruments or documents constituting the organization or formation of such Person.

Convert ,” “ Conversion ” and “ Converted ” each refers to a conversion of Advances of one Type into Advances of another Type pursuant to Section 2.08 or 2.09.

Credit Extension ” means each of the following: (a) an Advance made or to be made to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, any issuance, extension of the expiry date, or increase in the amount thereof, for the account of the Borrower or any LC Subsidiary.

Debt ” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price (excluding any deferred purchase price that constitutes an account payable incurred in the ordinary course of business) of property or services, (ii) all obligations of such Person in connection with any agreement to purchase, redeem, exchange, convert or otherwise acquire for value any

 

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capital stock of such Person or to purchase, redeem or acquire for value any warrants, rights or options to acquire such capital stock, now or hereafter outstanding, (iii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, convertible debentures or other similar instruments, (iv) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement (other than under any such agreement which constitutes or creates an account payable incurred in the ordinary course of business) with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default, acceleration, or termination are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (v) all Capital Lease Obligations, (vi) obligations under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above, (vii) all Debt referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or in property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt and (viii) all mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of such Person, valued at the applicable redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid dividends payable in respect of such redeemable preferred stock.

Default ” means an event which would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse, or both.

Dollars ,” “dollars” and the sign “$” each means lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I-B or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became Lender, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Agent.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower that is incorporated or organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

EBITDA ” means, for any period, Net Income plus, to the extent deducted in determining such Net Income, the sum of (a) Interest Expense, (b) income tax expense, (c) depreciation expense and (d) amortization expense, all determined on a Consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01.

Eligible Assignee ” means (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country

 

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which is a member of the OECD, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; provided , that , such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States; (iii) a Person that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial banking and that is (a) a Subsidiary of a Lender, (b) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary, or (c) a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary; (iv) any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender; (v) any other entity which is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses, including but not limited to, insurance companies, mutual funds and lease financing companies; and (vi) any other Person acceptable to the Issuing Banks and the Agent and, provided no Event of Default is continuing, the Borrower. No Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof shall be an Eligible Assignee.

Environmental Law ” means any Requirement of Law relating to (a) the generation, use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous Substances, (b) pollution or the protection of the environment, health, safety or natural resources or (c) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, land use or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare, including, without limitation, CERCLA, in each case as amended from time to time, and including the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued from time to time thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a controlled group of which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower is a member or which is under common control with the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA Event ” means a reportable event with respect to a Plan within the meaning of §4043 of ERISA.

Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

Eurodollar Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Eurodollar Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I-B or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Agent.

Eurodollar Rate ” means, for any Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, an interest rate per annum equal to (i) the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/16 of 1%) at which

 

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deposits in U.S. dollars appear on page 3750 (or any successor page thereto) of the Dow Jones Telerate Screen two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period and for a term comparable to such Interest Period, or (ii) if such rate does not so appear on the Dow Jones Telerate Screen on any date of determination, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/16 of 1%) at which deposits in U.S. dollars appear on the Reuters Screen LIBO Page two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period and for a term comparable to such Interest Period, provided , however , that if the Reuters Screen LIBO Page is being used to determine the Eurodollar Rate at any date of determination and more than one rate is specified thereon as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars, the applicable rate shall be the average of all such rates (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of 1% per annum), or (iii) if such rate does not so appear on either the Dow Jones Telerate Screen or Reuters Screen LIBO Page on any date of determination, then, the average (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of 1% per annum) of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the principal office of each of the Reference Banks in London, England, to prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period in an amount substantially equal to such Reference Bank’s Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of such Borrowing and for a period equal to such Interest Period. In such circumstances, the Eurodollar Rate for the Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be determined by the Agent on the basis of the applicable rates given to and received by the Agent from the Reference Banks two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, subject , however , to the provisions of Section 2.08.

Eurodollar Rate Advance ” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.06(b).

Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage ” of any Lender for any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Advance means the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be so applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.

Events of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

Existing Credit Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Preliminary Statement (1).

Existing Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.11.

 

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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 received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fiscal Quarter ” means any quarter in any Fiscal Year, the duration of such quarter being defined in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with that applied in the preparation of the Borrower’s financial statements referred to in Section 6.01 (f).

Fiscal Year ” means a fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, for any period, the ratio of (a) the amount equal to the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA and (ii) Lease Expense in each case for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense and (ii) Lease Expense, in each case for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Funded Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, all indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations but excluding all accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis that would (or would be required to) appear as liabilities for long-term Debt, short-term Debt, current maturities of Debt, and other similar interest-bearing obligations on a Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower’s independent public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 7.04.

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state, province, city, municipal entity or other political subdivision thereof, and any governmental, executive, legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory agency, department, authority, instrumentality, commission, board or similar body, whether federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or foreign.

 

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Governmental Authorization ” means any authorization, approval, consent, franchise, license, covenant, order, ruling, permit, certification, exemption, notice, declaration or similar right, undertaking or other action of, to or by, or any filing, qualification or registration with, any Governmental Authority.

Hazardous Substance ” means (i) any hazardous substance or toxic substance as such terms are presently defined or used in § 101(14) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. § 9601(14)), in 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et. seq. (Clean Water Act), or 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et . seq . (Toxic Substances Control Act) and (ii) as of any date of determination, any additional substances or materials which are hereafter incorporated in or added to the definition of “hazardous substance” or “toxic substance” for purposes of CERCLA or any other applicable law.

Hedge Agreements ” means (a) any and all interest rate swaps, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swaps, cross-currency rate swaps, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., the International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such agreement.

Information Memorandum ” means the information memorandum dated August 2004 prepared in connection with this Agreement.

Interest Expense ” of any Person for any period means the aggregate amount of interest or fees paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued in respect of any Debt (including the interest portion of rentals under Capital Leases) and all but the principal component of payments in respect of conditional sales, equipment trust or other title retention agreements paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person during such period, net of interest income, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Interest Period ” means, for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Type of Advance or the date of the Conversion of any Advance into such Type of an Advance and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and, thereafter, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 or, if acceptable to the Majority Lenders, 12 months in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, in each case as the Borrower may, upon notice received by the

 

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Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period, select; provided , however , that:

(i) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period which ends after the Termination Date;

(ii) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration;

(iii) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, in the case of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Advance, that if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day; and

(iv) the Borrower may request in a Notice of Borrowing an Interest Period of 12 months for a Eurodollar Rate Advance and the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Advance shall be 12 months, if, and only if, the Agent determines a Eurodollar Rate for the tenor of such Interest Period and the Majority Lenders do not notify the Agent pursuant to Section 2.08(b) that the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately reflect the cost to the Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Interest Period; if both of the preceding conditions are not satisfied with respect to such requested 12 month Interest Period, the duration of the requested Interest Period shall be the alternative specified in the Notice of Borrowing, or, if no alternative Interest Period is selected, 6 months.

Investment ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.02(c).

Issue ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, either to issue, or to extend the expiry of, or to renew, or to increase the amount of, such Letter of Credit, and the term “ Issued ” or “ Issuance ” shall have corresponding meanings.

Issuing Bank ” means Citibank, Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, or any other Lender which agrees to become, and is designated as an Issuing Bank under Section 2.04(d) or any Affiliate thereof as agreed to from time to time by the Borrower and such Issuing Bank, that may from time to time Issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or for the account of any LC Subsidiary.

Issuing Commitment ” means, as to any Issuing Bank, the amount set forth opposite such Issuing Bank’s name on Schedule I-A under the caption Issuing Commitment , as such amount may be reduced or increased pursuant to Section 2.04 or 3.10.

L/C Collateral Account ” has the meaning given in Section 8.01.

 

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LC Subsidiary ” means, as of the date hereof, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule V and, after the date hereof, any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that may from time to time become a party hereto (with respect to Letters of Credit only) and in connection therewith such other Subsidiary shall execute such documents as are reasonably requested by the Agent to evidence its agreement to be bound hereunder as an LC Subsidiary, and for whose account an Issuing Bank may from time to time Issue Letters of Credit.

Lease Expense ” means, with respect to any Person, for any period for such Person and its subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, lease and rental expense accrued during such period under all leases and rental agreements, other than Capital Leases and leases of personal property, determined in conformity with GAAP.

Lender Party ” means any Lender and any Issuing Bank.

Lenders ” means the Lenders listed on the signature pages hereof as Lenders and as Swing Line Lenders, as the context may require, and each Eligible Assignee that shall become a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.07.

Letter of Credit ” means either a Trade Letter of Credit or a Standby Letter of Credit which in either case is in form satisfactory to the respective Issuing Bank, which is at any time Issued by such Issuing Bank pursuant to Article III, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Letter of Credit Liability ” means, as of any date of determination, all then existing liabilities of the Borrower and the LC Subsidiaries to the Issuing Banks in respect of the Letters of Credit Issued for the Borrower’s account and for the account of the LC Subsidiaries, whether such liability is contingent or fixed, and shall, in each case, consist of the sum of (i) the aggregate maximum amount (the determination of such maximum amount to assume compliance with all conditions for drawing) then available to be drawn under such Letters of Credit (including, without limitation, amounts available under such Letters of Credit for which a draft has been presented but not yet honored) and (ii) the aggregate amount which has then been paid by, and not been reimbursed to, the Issuing Banks under such Letters of Credit. For the purposes of determining the Letter of Credit Liability, the face amount of Letters of Credit outstanding in an Alternative Currency shall be expressed as the equivalent of such Alternative Currency in Dollars.

Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the amount equal to Consolidated Funded Debt for the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or prior to such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or prior to such date, in each case for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date.

Lien ” means any assignment, chattel mortgage, pledge or other security interest or any mortgage, deed of trust or other lien, or other charge or encumbrance, upon property or rights (including after-acquired property or rights), or any preferential

 

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arrangement with respect to property or rights (including after-acquired property or rights) which has the practical effect of constituting a security interest or lien.

Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, any note delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(g), and each application or agreement and other documents delivered in connection with Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3.03, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified hereafter from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Borrower, each of the LC Subsidiaries and each of the Subsidiary Borrowers.

Majority Lenders ” means, at any time, the Lenders having at least 51% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments, or, if the Commitments have been terminated or are otherwise no longer in effect, then the Lenders holding Credit Extensions representing at least 51% of the aggregate amount of Credit Extensions.

Margin Stock ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

Material Adverse Change ” means any material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , that a downgrade of the Borrower’s public debt ratings or a Negative Pronouncement shall not by itself be deemed to be a material adverse change; provided , further , the occurrence or subsistence of any such material adverse change which has been disclosed (a) by the Borrower in any filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the date of this Agreement, (b) by the Borrower in a public announcement prior to the date of this Agreement, or (c) in the Information Memorandum prior to the date of this of this Agreement, shall not constitute a Material Adverse Change.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

Negative Pronouncement ” means a public announcement by either S&P or Moody’s in respect to a possible downgrade of, or negative outlook with respect to, the public debt rating of the Borrower.

Net Income ” of any Person means, for any period, net income before (i) extraordinary items, (ii) the results of discontinued operations and (iii) the effect of any cumulative change in accounting principles, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Notice of Borrowing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).

Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any payment, performance or other obligation of such Person of any kind, including, without limitation, any liability of such Person on any claim, whether or not the right of any creditor to payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding referred to in Section 8.01(e). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, commissions, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnity payments and other amounts payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing items that any Lender Party, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party.

OECD ” means the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Other Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b).

Payment Office ” means the office of the respective Issuing Bank as shall be from time to time selected by such Issuing Bank and notified by such Issuing Bank to the Borrower, the LC Subsidiaries, and the Lenders.

Performance Level ” means Performance Level 1, Performance Level 2, Performance Level 3, Performance Level 4, Performance Level 5, or Performance Level 6, as identified by reference to the Public Debt Rating and Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

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Public Debt Rating

Level 1    Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower Rated at least A- by S&P or A3 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1.00
Level 2    Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower Rated less than Level I but at least BBB + by S&P or Baa1 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1.00
Level 3    Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower Rated less than Level II but at least BBB by S&P or Baa2 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1.00
Level 4    Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower Rated less than Level III but at least BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.50:1.00

 

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Level 5    Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower Rated less than Level IV but at least BB+ by S&P or Ba1 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.75:1.00
Level 6    Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower Rated less than Level 5 or the Leverage Ratio is greater than 1.75:1.00

For purposes of this definition, the Performance Level shall be determined by the applicable public debt rating or Leverage Ratio as follows: (a) the public debt ratings above shall be determined as follows: (i) the public debt ratings shall be determined by the then-current rating announced by either S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, for any class of non-credit-enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by the Borrower, (ii) if only one of S&P and Moody’s shall have in effect a public debt rating, the Performance Level shall be determined by reference to the available rating; (iii) if neither S&P nor Moody’s shall have in effect a public debt rating, the applicable Performance Level will be Performance Level 6; (iv) if the ratings on the Borrower’s long-term senior unsecured debt established by S&P and Moody’s shall fall within different levels, the public debt rating will be determined by the higher of the two ratings, provided , that , in the event that the lower of such ratings is more than one level below the higher of such ratings, the public debt rating will be determined based upon the level that is one level above the lower of such ratings; (v) if any rating established by S&P or Moody’s shall be changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (vi) if S&P or Moody’s shall change the basis on which ratings are established, each reference to the public debt rating announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be; (b) the Leverage Ratio shall be determined on the basis of the most recent certificate of the Borrower to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.04(c) for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and any change in the Leverage Ratio shall be effective one Business Day after the date on which the Agent receives such certificate; provided , that until the Borrower has delivered to the Agent such certificate pursuant to Section 7.04(c) in respect of the second Fiscal Quarter of 2004, the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be at Level 4; provided , further , that for so long as the Borrower has not delivered such certificate when due pursuant to Section 7.04(c), the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be at Level 6 until the respective certificate is delivered to the Agent; and (c) the Performance Level shall be determined in accordance with the Borrower’s respective public debt rating and Leverage Ratio, provided , that , if the Borrower’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio shall fall within different levels, the Performance Level will be determined by the higher of the public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio, provided , further , that , in the event that the lower of the Borrower’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio is more than one level below the higher of the Borrower’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio, the Performance Level shall be determined based upon the level that is one level above the lower of the Borrower’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio.

 

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Permitted Lien ” means:

(i) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies to the extent not past due or to the extent contested, in good faith, by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established;

(ii) Liens imposed by law, such as materialman’s, mechanic’s, carrier’s, worker’s, landlord’s and repairman’s Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which relate to obligations which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith, by appropriate proceedings and for which reserves required by GAAP have been established;

(iii) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations (including to secure letters of credit posted in connection therewith) under worker’s compensation or unemployment laws or similar legislation or to secure the performance of leases or contracts (including insurance contracts issued by insurance companies which are Subsidiaries of the Borrower) entered into in the ordinary course of business or of public or statutory obligations, bids, or appeal bonds;

(iv) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, landlord’s Liens or restrictions on the use of property which do not materially impair the use of such property in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(v) Liens upon assets subject to a Capital Lease and securing payment of the obligations arising under such Capital Lease;

(vi) Liens of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) existing on the Effective Date and listed on Schedule II and any extensions, renewals or replacements of such Liens for the same or lesser amount, provided , that , no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any property not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced;

(vii) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.01(f); and

(viii) Liens arising out of or pursuant to this Agreement.

Person ” means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.

Plan ” means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained by the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate for its employees and subject to Title IV of ERISA.

Recipient ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.10.

 

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Reference Banks ” means Citibank, Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to any certificate, report or notice to be delivered or given hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires, the president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower or other executive officer of the Borrower who in the normal performance of his or her operational duties would have knowledge of the subject matter relating to such certificate, report or notice.

Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(c).

Requirements of Law ” means, with respect to any Person, all laws, constitutions, statutes, treaties, ordinances, rules and regulations, all orders, writs, decrees, injunctions, judgments, determinations and awards of an arbitrator, a court or any other Governmental Authority, and all Governmental Authorizations, binding upon or applicable to such Person or to any of its properties, assets or businesses.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Standby Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit or other credit support instrument issued for the benefit of a Person party to a contractual arrangement with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as credit support for the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiary thereunder.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, trust or other Person of which more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock (or similar property right in the case of partnerships and trusts and other Persons) having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (or similar governing body or Person with respect to partnerships and trusts and other Persons) (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person, by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.

Subsidiary Borrower ” means, as of the date hereof, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule VI and, after the date hereof, any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that may from time to time become a party hereto (with respect to Swing Line Advances only) and in connection therewith such other Subsidiary shall execute such documents as are reasonably requested by the Agent to evidence its agreement to be bound hereunder as a Subsidiary Borrower, and to whom the Swing Line Lenders may from time to time make Swing Line Advances.

Subsidiary Obligations ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.05.

Swing Line Advance ” means an advance made by a Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b).

 

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Swing Line Lender ” means each Lender designated as such on the signature pages hereto and each other Lender which agrees from time to time to act as a Swing Line Lender.

Swing Line Commitment ” means $3,000,000 on the Effective Date, as such amount may be increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04(b), provided , that the Swing Line Commitment may not be more than $75,000,000 (or its equivalent in the respective Alternative Currencies).

Tangible Net Worth ” means the consolidated shareholder’s equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP less goodwill and other intangibles (other than patents, trademarks, licenses, copyrights and other intellectual property and prepaid assets).

Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a).

Termination Date ” means August 30, 2009, or the earlier date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.04(a) or 8.01.

Total Assets ” means, as of any date of determination, the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the end of the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Trade Letter of Credit ” means a direct-pay trade or documentary letter of credit issued for the benefit of a vendor in connection with the purchase of goods by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

Type ” refers to the distinction among Advances bearing interest at the Base Rate and Advances bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate.

UCP ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.09.

Withdrawal Liability ” has the meaning specified in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

SECTION 1.02 Computation of Time Periods . In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.

SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP applied in a consistent manner with that applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(f).

 

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ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

SECTION 2.01 The Advances . (a) Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Advances to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Termination Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding such Lender’s Commitment, provided , that , the Lenders shall not be obligated to, and shall not, make any Advances as part of a Borrowing if after giving effect to such Borrowing, the sum of the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Borrowings, the aggregate Swing Line Commitment then in effect (computed without giving regard to usage) and the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability shall exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments in effect from time to time. Each Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount not less than (A) $15,000,000, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances and (B) $1,000,000, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, or, in each case, in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and shall consist of Advances of the same Type made on the same day by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, the Borrower may from time to time borrow, prepay pursuant to Section 2.10 and reborrow under this Section 2.01.

(b) The Swing Line Advances . A Subsidiary Borrower may request the respective Swing Line Lender to make, and such Swing Line Lender shall on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, make Swing Line Advances in Dollars or the respective Alternative Currency to such Subsidiary Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Termination Date in an amount, when combined with all Swing Line Advances of all Swing Line Lenders, not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swing Line Commitment then in effect and (ii) such Swing Line Lender’s Commitment. Each Swing Line Advance shall be in an amount of $100,000 (or its equivalent in the respective Alternative Currency) or an integral multiple thereof and shall bear interest at a rate to be agreed on by the respective Subsidiary Borrower and the respective Swing Line Lender. Within the limits of the first sentence of this Section 2.01(b), the respective Subsidiary Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), repay pursuant to Section 2.05(b), prepay pursuant to Section 2.10(b) and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b).

SECTION 2.02 Making the Advances . (a) Each Borrowing shall be made on notice given not later than (i) 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing, if such proposed Borrowing consists of Eurodollar Rate Advances and (ii) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day of such proposed Borrowing, if such proposed Borrowing consists of Base Rate Advances, by the Borrower to the Agent, which shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier. Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “ Notice of Borrowing ”) shall be by telecopier or telephone (and if by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing), in substantially the form of Exhibit A, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, initial Interest Period for each such Advance. Each Lender shall, before 2:00 p.m.

 

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(New York City time) on the date of such Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent at its address referred to in Section 10.02, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing. After the Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article V, the Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower at the Agent’s aforesaid address.

(b) (i) Each Swing Line Advance shall be made on such notice and on such terms (subject to the provisions of Section 2.05 (b)) as are agreed to from time to time between the respective Subsidiary Borrower and the respective Swing Line Lender. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article V, the respective Swing Line Lender will make such funds available to the respective Subsidiary Borrower. No later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each Swing Line Lender shall deliver to the Agent a report as to the outstanding amount of Swing Line Advances by such Swing Line Lender as of the end of such quarter and the identity of the respective Subsidiary Borrower. In addition, each Swing Line Lender will provide such information as to the Swing Line Advances made by such Swing Line Lender as is requested by the Agent from time to time.

(ii) Upon demand by the respective Swing Line Lender, with a copy of such demand to the Agent (which shall give prompt notice thereof to each Lender), each Lender shall purchase from such Swing Line Lender, and such Swing Line Lender shall sell and assign to each such Lender, such Lender’s ratable share (as determined by reference to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage) of any outstanding Swing Line Advance by such Swing Line Lender as of the date of such demand, by making available to the respective Swing Line Lender, an amount equal to such ratable share. If such Swing Line Advance is denominated in an Alternative Currency, the payment to be made by the Lenders pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be Converted into Dollars by the Swing Line Lender at a rate determined by such Swing Line Lender as provided in Section 3.12(a). Each Lender hereby agrees to purchase its ratable share of an outstanding Swing Line Advance on (A) the Business Day on which demand therefor is made by the respective Swing Line Lender so long as notice of such demand is given not later than one Business Day prior to such Business Day or (B) the first Business Day next succeeding such demand if notice of such demand is given after such time. The respective Subsidiary Borrower, hereby agrees to each such sale and assignment. Upon any such assignment by the respective Swing Line Lender to any Lender of a portion of a Swing Line Advance, the respective Swing Line Lender represents and warrants to such Lender that such Swing Line Lender is the legal and beneficial owner of such interest being assigned by it, but makes no other representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to such Swing Line Advance, the Loan Documents or any Loan Party. If and to the extent that any Lender shall not have so made its ratable share of any applicable Swing Line Advance available to the respective Swing Line Lender in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.02(b)(ii), such Lender hereby agrees to pay to the respective Swing Line Lender forthwith on demand the amount of its ratable share, together with interest thereon, for each day from the date of demand by such Swing Line Lender

 

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therefor until the date such amount is paid to such Swing Line Lender, at the Federal Funds Rate. If such Lender shall pay to such Swing Line Lender the amount of its ratable share on any Business Day, such amount so paid in respect of principal shall constitute a Swing Line Advance made by such Lender on such Business Day for all purposes of this Agreement, and the outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Advance made by the respective Swing Line Lender shall be reduced by such amount on such Business Day.

(iii) The obligation of each Lender to purchase its ratable share of each outstanding Swing Line Advance upon demand by the respective Swing Line Lender therefor pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 2.02(b) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be made strictly in accordance with the terms of clause (ii) of this Section 2.02(b) under all circumstances, including, without limitation, the following circumstances:

(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(B) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that such Lender may have at any time against the respective Swing Line Lender, the respective Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person, whether in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or any unrelated transaction;

(C) the occurrence and continuance of any Default or Event of Default;

(D) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; or

(E) the failure of the respective Subsidiary Borrower to comply with the applicable conditions set forth in Article V.

(c) Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may not select Eurodollar Rate Advances for any Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Borrowing is less than $1,000,000 multiplied by the number of Lenders.

(d) Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower or the respective Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be. In the case of any Borrowing which the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article V, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Eurodollar Rate Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Borrowing when such Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.

 

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(e) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender (i) in the case of any Borrowing consisting of (A) Eurodollar Rate Advances or (B) Base Rate Advances for which the Notice of Borrowing is given other than on the date thereof, prior to the date of such Borrowing or (ii) in the case of any Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances for which the Notice of Borrowing is given on the date thereof, prior to the time at which such Lender is required to fund such Borrowing, which notice shall in either case state that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(a) and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent at (x) in the case of the Borrower or the respective Subsidiary Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to Advances comprising such Borrowing and (y) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

(g) The Borrower shall, if requested by any Lender, execute and deliver a promissory note, in substantially the form of Exhibit B, payable to the order of such Lender in an original principal amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment, duly executed by the Borrower.

SECTION 2.03 Fees . (a)  Facility Fee . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee, from the date hereof in the case of each initial Lender and from the effective date specified in the Assumption Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance, respectively, pursuant to which it became Lender in the case of each other Lender until the Termination Date at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Facility Fee in effect from time to time, (i) on the amount of such Lender’s Commitment (computed without giving effect to any usage of the Commitment of such Lender), payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each January, April, July and October and on the Termination Date; and (ii) on the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liability under all Letters of Credit that are outstanding beyond the Termination Date (regardless of the actual or deemed usage thereof) payable in arrears on the last day of each January, April, July and October after the Termination Date and on the first day after the Termination Date on which no Letters of Credit are outstanding.

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Date when the aggregate amount of outstanding Advances (including any outstanding Swing Line Advances) exceeds 50% of the aggregate Commitments (without regard to any usage thereof), at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Utilization Fee in effect from time to time on the aggregate amount of Advances (including any Swing Line Advances) by such Lender outstanding from time to time during such periods, payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each January, April, July and October and on the Termination Date.

(c) Other Fees . The Borrower hereby agrees to pay the fees and charges referred to in that certain letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, the Issuing Banks and the Agent.

SECTION 2.04 Reduction and Increase of the Commitments; Reduction and Increase of the Swing Line Commitment; Additional Issuing Banks . (a) The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Agent, to irrevocably terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portions of the respective Commitments of the Lenders, provided , that , after giving effect to such reduction, the Commitments are not less than the sum of the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability, the aggregate Swing Line Commitment then in effect (computed without giving regard to usage), and the then outstanding amount of all Borrowings; provided , further , that, each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of $25,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(b) Not more frequently than four times in any calendar year starting on the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Agent and the Swing Line Lenders to reduce in whole or in part the unused portion of the Swing Line Commitment or increase the amount of the Swing Line Commitment; provided , that , after giving effect to any such reduction, the Swing Line Commitment is not less than the outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances; provided , further , that , each partial reduction or increase shall be in the amount of $3,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, in each case, the equivalent amount in the respective Alternative Currency), provided , further , that , the Swing Line Commitment, after giving effect to any increase thereof proposed herein, shall not exceed $75,000,000 and, together with the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Borrowings and the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability, shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments in effect from time to time and at the time of any proposed increase in the Swing Line Commitment and after giving effect thereto, no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default or Default and, provided , further , that , the Agent shall record any such increase or decrease in the Swing Line Commitment in the Register.

(c) Not more frequently than twice in any calendar year, the Borrower shall have the right prior to the Termination Date to (i) increase the amount of the Commitments of one or more Lenders (subject to the consent of such Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion), (ii) add one or more Assuming Lenders as Lenders (subject to the consent of the Agent and the Issuing Banks in their sole and absolute discretion) and (iii) increase the Issuing Commitment of an Issuing Bank (subject to the consent of

 

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such Issuing Bank in its sole and absolute discretion) (each such increase under clause (i), (ii) or (iii) being a “ Commitment Increase ”), on and subject to the following terms:

(i) The aggregate amount of the increase in the Commitments shall not exceed $250,000,000 after the date hereof;

(ii) The amount of each Commitment Increase by any Lender or any Assuming Lender shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(iii) No proposed Commitment Increase shall occur unless each of the following requirements in respect thereof shall have been satisfied:

(A) The Agent shall have received from the Borrower an irrevocable written notice (a “ Commitment Increase Notice ”), dated not earlier than 60 days before the proposed Commitment Increase Effective Date (as defined below) therefor and not later than 30 days (or such shorter period agreed to by the Agent) before such proposed Commitment Increase Effective Date, that (1) specifies (w) (if applicable) the proposed Issuing Commitment increase of each Issuing Bank and/or of the Lenders which are to become Issuing Banks and the amount of each Issuing Bank’s Issuing Commitment after giving effect thereto, (x) the aggregate amount of the proposed Commitment Increase, (y) the Lenders whose Commitments are to be increased by the proposed Commitment Increase and/or the Assuming Lenders which are to become Lenders and the amount by which each such Lender’s Commitment is to be so increased and/or the amount of each such Assuming Lender’s Commitment and (z) the date (the “ Commitment Increase Effective Date ”) on which the proposed Commitment Increase shall become effective, and (2) has been signed by each Lender whose Commitment is to be increased, evidencing the consent of such Lender to the proposed Commitment Increase and each Issuing Bank whose Issuing Commitment is to be increased evidencing the consent of such Issuing Bank thereto and/or by each such Assuming Lender; and

(B) On and as of the Commitment Increase Effective Date of the proposed Commitment Increase (1) the following statements shall be true (and the giving of the applicable Commitment Increase Notice shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on such Commitment Increase Effective Date such statements are true):

(x) The representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01 are correct on and as of such Commitment Increase Effective Date before and after giving effect to the proposed Commitment Increase, as though made on and as of such date; and

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(z) the Agent shall have received such other approvals, opinions or documents as the Agent may reasonably request.

(iv) Promptly following its receipt of a Commitment Increase Notice in proper form, the Agent shall deliver copies thereof to each Lender and Issuing Bank. If, and only if, all of the terms, conditions and requirements specified in paragraphs (i) through (iv) are satisfied in respect of any proposed Commitment Increase on and as of the proposed Commitment Increase Effective Date thereof and in the case of each such Assuming Lender, an Assumption Agreement, duly executed by such Assuming Lender, the Agent and the Borrower, has been received by the Agent, then, as of such Commitment Increase Effective Date and from and after such date, (1) the Commitments of the Lenders consenting to such Commitment Increase shall be increased by the respective amounts specified in the Commitment Increase Notice pertaining thereto, (2) references herein to the amounts of the Lenders’ respective Commitments shall refer to respective amounts giving effect to such Commitment Increase, and (3) each such Assuming Lender shall be a Lender and Issuing Bank, if applicable, for all purposes hereof, and the Agent shall record all relevant information with respect to such Assuming Lender and its Commitment and, if applicable, with respect to any increased Issuing Commitment of an Issuing Bank in the Register;

(v) It is understood that no Lender or Issuing Bank shall have any obligation whatsoever to agree to any request made by the Borrower for a Commitment Increase;

(vi) As part of such Commitment Increase, such Lender or Assuming Lender shall purchase assignments in the Advances and Commitments of the other Lenders so that after giving effect thereto, the percentage held by each Lender of the aggregate Commitments is the same as prior to such Commitment Increase and such Lender or Assuming Lender shall have acquired a ratable participation in all Swing Line Advances as contemplated by Section 2.02(b). In connection therewith, on each Commitment Increase Effective Date, (A) each Lender whose Commitment has been increased (each such Lender being an “ Increasing Lender ”) shall, before 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Commitment Increase Effective Date, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent at the address specified in Section 10.02, in same day funds, an amount equal to the excess of (1) such Increasing Lender’s ratable portion of the Advances then outstanding (calculated based on its Commitment as a percentage of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders (including each such Assuming Lender) outstanding after giving effect to the relevant Commitment Increase) over (2) the aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Advances made by such Increasing Lender and (B) each such Assuming Lender shall before 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Commitment Increase Effective Date, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent at the address specified in Section 10.02 in same day funds, an amount equal to such Assuming Lender’s ratable portion of the Advances then outstanding (calculated based on its Commitment as a

 

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percentage of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders (including each such Assuming Lender) outstanding after giving effect to the relevant Commitment Increase); and

(vii) After the Agent’s receipt of such funds from each such Increasing Lender and such Assuming Lender, the Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds to the other Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices in an amount to each other Lender such that the aggregate amount of the outstanding Advances owing to each Lender (including each such Assuming Lender) after giving effect to such distribution equals such Lender’s ratable portion of the Advances then outstanding (calculated based on its Commitment as a percentage of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders outstanding after giving effect to the relevant Commitment Increase).

(d) The Borrower may at any time, upon at least five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent and the Lenders or as part of a proposed Commitment Increase pursuant to this Section 2.04, designate (i) as an Issuing Bank any Lender that has agreed in writing to act as an Issuing Bank and (ii) the Issuing Commitment of such Lender. Thereupon, any Lender so designated as an Issuing Bank shall thenceforth issue Letters of Credit on the terms and subject to the conditions herein, and the Agent shall record all relevant information with respect to such Lender as such Issuing Bank in the Register.

SECTION 2.05 Repayment of Advances . (a) The Borrower shall repay in full the principal amount of each Advance made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) owing to each Lender, together with accrued interest and fees thereon, on the Termination Date.

(b) Swing Line Advances . The respective Subsidiary Borrower shall repay the respective Swing Line Lender and each Lender that has made a Swing Line Advance on the earlier of (i) the maturity date for each Swing Line Advance (which maturity shall be no later than 30 days after the date of such Advance) and (ii) the Termination Date, the principal amount of each such Swing Line Advance made by the Swing Line Lender and each such Lender and outstanding on such date.

SECTION 2.06 Interest on Advances . The Borrower or the respective Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be, shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance made by each Lender from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:

(a)  Base Rate Advances . If such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of (x) the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus (y) the respective Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, payable quarterly on the last day of each April, July, October, and January and on the date such Base Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full; provided , that , any amount of principal which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest, from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate

 

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per annum required to be paid on such Advance immediately prior to the date on which such principal amount become due.

(b)  Eurodollar Rate Advances . If such Advance is a Eurodollar Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Advance to the sum of (x) the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus (y) the respective Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, payable on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day which occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period; provided , that , any amount of principal which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest, from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such Advance (as if such Advance were a Base Rate Advance) immediately prior to the date on which such principal amount became due.

(c) Swing Line Advances . If such Advance is a Swing Line Advance, a rate per annum as agreed upon by the respective Swing Line Lender and respective Subsidiary Borrower.

SECTION 2.07 Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances . The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, so long as such Lender shall be required under regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Advance of such Lender, from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the Eurodollar Rate for the Interest Period for such Advance from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such Eurodollar Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for such Interest Period, payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Advance. Such additional interest shall be determined by such Lender and notified to the Borrower through the Agent.

SECTION 2.08 Interest Rate Determination . (a) Each Reference Bank agrees to furnish to the Agent timely information for the purpose of determining the Eurodollar Rate. If any one or more of the Reference Banks shall not furnish such timely information to the Agent for the purpose of determining such interest rate, the Agent shall determine such interest rate on the basis of timely information furnished by the remaining Reference Banks. The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Lenders of the applicable interest rate determined by the Agent for purposes of Section 2.06(a) or (b), and the applicable rate, if any, furnished by each Reference Bank for the purpose of determining the applicable interest rate under Section 2.06(b).

(b) If, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Majority Lenders notify the Agent that the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period for such Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Majority Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Interest Period, the Agent shall forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Lenders, whereupon:

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(ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

(c) If the Borrower shall fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Advances in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of “ Interest Period ” in Section 1.01, the Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Lenders and such Advances will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into Base Rate Advances.

(d) On the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Advances comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced, by payment or prepayment or otherwise, to less than $1,000,000 multiplied by the number of Lenders, such Advances shall, if they are Advances of a Type other than Base Rate Advances, automatically Convert on the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such Advance into Base Rate Advances, and on and after such date the right of the Borrower to Convert such Advances into Advances of a Type other than Base Rate Advances shall terminate; provided , however , that if and so long as each such Advance shall be of the same Type and have the same Interest Period as Advances comprising another Borrowing or other Borrowings, and the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all such Advances shall equal or exceed $1,000,000 multiplied by the number of Lenders, the Borrower shall have the right to continue all such Advances as, or to Convert all such Advances into, Advances of such Type having such Interest Period.

(e) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, convert into a Base Rate Advance and (ii) the obligations of the Lenders to make, or to convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances will be suspended.

(f) If fewer than two Reference Banks furnish timely information to the Agent for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any Eurodollar Rate Advances,

(i) the Agent shall forthwith notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the interest rate cannot be determined for such Eurodollar Rate Advances,

(ii) each such Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance (or if such Advance is then a Base Rate Advance, will continue as a Base Rate Advance), and

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Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

SECTION 2.09 Voluntary Conversion of Advances . The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon notice given to the Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.08 and 2.12, Convert all Advances of one Type comprising the same Borrowing into Advances of another Type; provided, however, that any Conversion of any Eurodollar Rate Advances into Advances of another Type shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Advances. Each such notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Advances to be Converted, and (iii) if such Conversion is into Eurodollar Rate Advances, the duration of the Interest Period for each such Advance.

SECTION 2.10 Prepayments of Advances .

(a) The Borrower may (i) upon at least two Business Days’, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances and (ii) on the same Business Day, in the case of Base Rate Advances, notice to the Agent (to be received by the Agent prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time)) stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrower shall, prepay the outstanding principal amounts of the Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid (provided that any prepayment in connection with the termination and refinancing of this Agreement may be conditioned on the closing of such refinancing); provided , however , that (x) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than $15,000,000 if made with respect to Eurodollar Rate Advances, or $1,000,000, if made with respect to Base Rate Advances, and in each case in $1,000,000 integral multiples in excess thereof and (y) in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 10.04(b).

(b) The right of any Subsidiary Borrower to prepay any Swing Line Advance shall be as set forth in an agreement between the respective Swing Line Lender and the respective Subsidiary Borrower.

SECTION 2.11 Increased Costs . (a) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change at any time after the date of this Agreement (other than any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances, included in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage) in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation or (ii) the compliance after the date of this Agreement with any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost (other than an increase in taxes, which increase is dealt with exclusively in Article IV) to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Advances, then the Borrower shall from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost;

 

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provided , that , the Borrower shall have no obligation to reimburse any Lender for increased costs incurred more than 60 days prior to the date of such demand. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost setting forth the basis for the calculation of such increased costs, submitted to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b) If, at any time after the date of this Agreement, any Lender determines that compliance with any law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender and that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the existence of such Lender’s commitment to lend hereunder and other commitments of this type, then, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such corporation in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Lender reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of such Lender’s commitment to lend hereunder; provided, that, the Borrower shall have no obligation to pay such compensatory amounts that relate to an actual increase in the capital of such Lender undertaken by such Lender more than 60 days prior to the date of such demand. A certificate as to such amounts submitted to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender and setting forth the basis for the calculation of such amount shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c) Without affecting its rights under Sections 2.11(a) or 2.11(b) or any other provision of this Agreement, each Lender agrees that if there is any increase in any cost to or reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender with respect to which the Borrower would be obligated to compensate such Lender pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) or 2.11(b), such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to select an alternative Applicable Lending Office which would not result in any such increase in any cost to or reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender; provided , however , that no Lender shall be obligated to select an alternative Applicable Lending Office if such Lender determines that (i) as a result of such selection such Lender would be in violation of any applicable law, regulation, treaty, or guideline, or would incur additional costs or expenses or (ii) such selection would be inadvisable for regulatory reasons or inconsistent with the interests of such Lender.

(d) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 2.11 shall survive the payment in full (after the Termination Date) of all Obligations.

SECTION 2.12 Illegality . (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall notify the Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful or impossible, or any central bank or other governmental authority asserts that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Eurodollar Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or to

 

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fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Advances hereunder, (i) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and (ii) the Borrower shall forthwith prepay in full all Eurodollar Rate Advances of all Lenders then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon, unless the Borrower, within five Business Days of notice from the Agent, Converts all Eurodollar Rate Advances of all Lenders then outstanding into Advances of another Type in accordance with Section 2.09.

(b) Without affecting its rights under Section 2.12(a) or under any other provision of this Agreement, each Lender agrees that if it becomes unlawful or impossible for such Lender to make, maintain or fund its Eurodollar Rate Advances as contemplated by this Agreement, such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to select an alternative Applicable Lending Office from which such Lender may maintain and give effect to its obligations under this Agreement with respect to making, funding and maintaining such Eurodollar Rate Advances; provided , however , that no Lender shall be obligated to select an alternative Applicable Lending Office if such Lender determines that (i) as a result of such selection such Lender would be in violation of any applicable law, regulation, or treaty, or would incur additional costs or expenses or (ii) such selection would be inadvisable for regulatory reasons or inconsistent with the interests of such Lender.

SECTION 2.13 Subsidiary Borrowers . Any Subsidiary of the Borrower not a Subsidiary Borrower on the date hereof may become a “Subsidiary Borrower” hereunder by delivering to the Agent appropriate authorizations in respect of it entering into this Agreement, an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, wherein such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by all terms and provisions of this Agreement relating to Swing Line Advances to be made to such Subsidiary Borrower and delivers a written consent of the Borrower assenting to the inclusion of such Subsidiary as a “Subsidiary Borrower” hereunder. Unless objected to by the Majority Lenders within the 10 day period referred to below, such Subsidiary shall become a “Subsidiary Borrower” hereunder 10 days after the Agent notifies the Borrower that such agreement and consent are in form and substance satisfactory to it.

ARTICLE III

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LETTERS OF CREDIT AND PARTICIPATIONS THEREIN

SECTION 3.01 Letters of Credit . (a) Each Issuing Bank agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to Issue for the account of the Borrower or any LC Subsidiary, one or more Letters of Credit (in an aggregate amount not in excess of the Issuing Commitment of such Issuing Bank) from time to time during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Termination Date in an aggregate undrawn amount not to exceed at any time the Commitments of the Lenders in effect at such time (inclusive of the Dollar equivalent of Letters of Credit Issued in an Alternative Currency), each such Letter of Credit (except Standby Letter of Credit) upon its Issuance to expire, subject to the following proviso, on or before the date which occurs one year from the date of its Issuance but in any event prior to the Termination Date; provided , however , that if any Letter of Credit shall have an expiration date beyond the Termination Date, the Borrower or any LC Subsidiary, as applicable, shall, at or prior to the

 

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Termination Date deposit cash in the L/C Collateral Account in an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Liability (less the amount, if any, then on deposit in the L/C Collateral Account) as collateral security for the Borrower’s or any LC Subsidiary’s, as applicable, reimbursement obligations in connection therewith, such cash to be returned promptly to the Borrower or such LC Subsidiary, as applicable, when the respective Letter of Credit expires; and provided further , however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, an Issuing Bank shall not be obligated to, and shall not, Issue any Letter of Credit if:

(i) after giving effect to the Issuance of such Letter of Credit, the sum of the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability, the then outstanding principal amount of all Borrowings and the aggregate Swing Line Commitment then in effect (computed without giving regard to usage) shall exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments in effect from time to time;

(ii) after giving effect to the Issuance of such Letter of Credit, the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability in respect of Letters of Credit Issued by such Issuing Bank shall exceed the Issuing Commitment of such Issuing Bank; or

(iii) the Agent or the Majority Lenders shall have notified the Issuing Banks and the Borrower that no further Letters of Credit are to be Issued by the Issuing Banks due to failure to meet any of the applicable conditions set forth in Article V, and such notice has not been withdrawn.

(b) Each Issuing Bank shall provide to the Agent in writing, no later than 5 days after the end of each month, a report with respect to the outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, which report shall set forth the undrawn amount and drawn but unreimbursed amount as of the end of each day during that month of all such Letters of Credit. Promptly after receiving all of such reports, the Agent shall forward copies thereof to each Lender.

Within the limits of the obligations of the Issuing Banks set forth above and in Section 3.02, the Borrower and each LC Subsidiary may request the Issuing Banks to Issue one or more Letters of Credit, reimburse the Issuing Banks for payments made thereunder pursuant to Section 3.04(a) and request the Issuing Banks to Issue one or more additional Letters of Credit under this Section 3.01.

SECTION 3.02 Limitation on the Issuance of Letters of Credit Denominated in Alternative Currencies . The Issuing Banks shall not be obligated to, and shall not, Issue any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency if, after giving effect to the Issuance of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability with respect to all Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency equals or exceeds (on a Dollar equivalent basis) $75,000,000.

SECTION 3.03 Issuing the Letters of Credit . Each Letter of Credit shall be Issued on notice from the Borrower or any LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, to the respective Issuing Bank as provided in the application and agreement governing such Letter of Credit

 

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specifying the date, amount, currency, expiry and beneficiary thereof and whether such Letter of Credit is a Trade Letter of Credit or Standby Letter of Credit and, if it is a Standby Letter of Credit, the amount of all Standby Letters of Credit then outstanding, accompanied by such documents as such Issuing Bank may specify to the Borrower or LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to such Issuing Bank. On the date specified by the Borrower or LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, in such notice and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 3.01, such Issuing Bank will Issue such Letter of Credit and shall promptly notify the Agent thereof.

SECTION 3.04 Reimbursement Obligations . (a) The Borrower or the appropriate LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall:

(i) pay to the respective Issuing Bank an amount equal to, and in reimbursement for, each amount which such Issuing Bank pays under any Letter of Credit not later than the date which occurs one Business Day after notice from the Issuing Bank to the Borrower or the appropriate LC Subsidiary of payment of such amount by such Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit; and

(ii) pay to such Issuing Bank interest on any amount paid by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit from the date on which such Issuing Bank pays such amount under any Letter of Credit until such amount is reimbursed in full to such Issuing Bank pursuant to clause (i) above, payable on demand, at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on Base Rate Advances immediately prior to the date on which such Issuing Bank makes such payment under such Letter of Credit.

(b) All amounts to be reimbursed to an Issuing Bank in accordance with subsection (a) above may, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.01 (inclusive of the minimum borrowing limitations), be paid from the proceeds of Advances.

SECTION 3.05 Participations Purchased by the Lenders . (a) On the date of Issuance of each Letter of Credit the respective Issuing Bank shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have sold and transferred to each Lender without recourse or warranty, and each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received from such Issuing Bank, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage in effect from time to time, in such Letter of Credit and all Letter of Credit Liability relating to such Letter of Credit and all documents securing, guaranteeing, supporting, or otherwise benefiting the payment of such Letter of Credit Liability. The Agent or such Issuing Bank will notify each Lender promptly after the close of each calendar month of all Letters of Credit then outstanding and of their respective dates of Issue, outstanding amounts (on a Dollar equivalent basis) as at the end of such month, currency, expiry dates and reference numbers.

(b) In the event that any reimbursement obligation under Section 3.04(a) is not paid when due to the respective Issuing Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Agent who shall promptly notify the Lenders of the amount of such reimbursement obligation (on a Dollar equivalent basis in the case

 

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of Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) and each Lender shall pay to such Issuing Bank, in lawful money of the United States and in same day funds, an amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage then in effect of the amount of such unpaid reimbursement obligation with such payment to be made on the date of notification to such Lender, if such notification is made prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on a Business Day and if such notification is made after 12:00 noon (New York City time) on a Business Day, such payment to be made on the immediately succeeding Business Day, and in each case with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for each day after such payment is due until such amount is paid to such Issuing Bank.

(c) Promptly after the respective Issuing Bank receives a payment (including interest payments) on account of a reimbursement obligation with respect to any Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall promptly pay to each Lender which funded its participation therein, in lawful money of the United States, the Dollar equivalent of funds so received, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage thereof.

(d) Upon the request of any Lender, the Agent shall furnish, or cause the respective Issuing Bank to furnish, to such Lender copies of any outstanding Letter of Credit and any application and agreement for letter of credit as may be reasonably requested by such Lender.

(e) The obligation of each Lender to make payments under Section 3.05(b) shall be unconditional and irrevocable and shall remain in effect after the occurrence of the Termination Date with respect to any Letter of Credit that was Issued by the respective Issuing Bank on behalf of the Borrower or any LC Subsidiary on or before the Termination Date and such payments shall be made under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the circumstances referred to in Section 3.07(b) other than in connection with circumstances involving any willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Issuing Bank in Issuing a Letter of Credit or in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof.

(f) If any payment received on account of any reimbursement obligation with respect to a Letter of Credit and distributed to a Lender as a participant under Section 3.05(c) is thereafter recovered from the respective Issuing Bank in connection with any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding relating to the Borrower or an LC Subsidiary, each Lender which received such distribution shall, upon demand by such Issuing Bank, repay to such Issuing Bank such Lender’s ratable share of the amount so recovered together with an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by such Issuing Bank in respect of the total amount so recovered.

SECTION 3.06 Letter of Credit Fees .

(a) Letter of Credit Fee . The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender (in accordance with its Commitment Percentage), a letter of credit fee at a rate per annum equal in the case of Trade Letters of Credit to the

 

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Applicable Letter of Credit Fee in effect from time to time, and in the case of Standby Letters of Credit, to the Applicable Margin applicable to Eurodollar Rate Advances in effect from time to time, on the maximum amount available to be drawn under each such Letter of Credit from time to time (the determination of such maximum amount to assume compliance with all conditions for drawing) from the date of Issuance of each such Letter of Credit until the expiry date of each such Letter of Credit, payable in arrears on the last day of each January, April, July and October prior to the expiry date of each such Letter of Credit and on the expiry date of each such Letter of Credit.

(b) Issuing Bank Fees . The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to each Issuing Bank the fees and charges as agreed to from time to time by such Issuing Bank and the Borrower.

SECTION 3.07 Indemnification; Nature of the Issuing Banks’ Duties . (a) The Borrower agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Agent, the Issuing Banks and each Lender from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which the Agent, the respective Issuing Bank or such Lender may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the Issuance of any Letter of Credit or (ii) any action or proceeding relating to a court order, injunction, or other process or decree restraining or seeking to restrain an Issuing Bank from paying any amount under any Letter of Credit; provided , that , an Issuing Bank shall not be indemnified for any of the foregoing caused by its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(b) The obligations of the Borrower and each LC Subsidiary hereunder with respect to Letters of Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following circumstances:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower or any LC Subsidiary may have at any time against the beneficiary, or any transferee, of any Letter of Credit, or the Issuing Banks, any Lender, or any other Person;

(iii) any draft, certificate, or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(iv) any lack of validity, effectiveness, or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part;

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(vi) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the obligations of the Borrower or an LC Subsidiary in respect of the Letters of Credit;

(vii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the obligations of the Borrower or any LC Subsidiary in respect of the Letters of Credit or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of this Agreement;

(viii) any failure of the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit to strictly comply with the conditions required in order to draw upon any Letter of Credit;

(ix) any misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or

(x) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to the foregoing;

provided , that , notwithstanding the foregoing, an Issuing Bank shall not be relieved of any liability it may otherwise have as a result of its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 3.08 Increased Costs . (a)  Change in Law . If, at any time after the date of this Agreement, any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof by any court or administrative or governmental authority charged with the administration thereof shall either (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against letters of credit or guarantees issued by, or assets held by or deposits in or for the account of, the Issuing Banks or any Lender or (ii) impose on the Issuing Banks or any Lender any other condition regarding this Agreement or the Letters of Credit or any collateral thereon, and the result of any event referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above shall be to increase the cost (other than an increase in taxes, which increase is dealt with exclusively in Article IV) to such Issuing Bank or such Lender of issuing or maintaining, funding or purchasing participations in the Letters of Credit, then, upon demand by such Issuing Bank or such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank or such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Issuing Bank or such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Issuing Bank or such Lender for such increased cost; provided , that , the Borrower shall have no obligation to reimburse an Issuing Bank or any Lender for increased costs incurred more than 60 days prior to the date of such demand. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost setting forth the basis for the calculation of such increased costs, submitted by an Issuing Bank or a Lender to the Borrower, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b) Capital . If, at any time after the date of this Agreement, an Issuing Bank or any Lender determines that compliance with any law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Issuing Bank or such Lender or any corporation controlling such

 

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Issuing Bank or such Lender and that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the existence of such Issuing Bank’s or Lender’s commitment hereunder and other commitments of this type or the issuance of (or commitment to purchase of participations in) the Letters of Credit (or similar contingent obligations), then, upon written demand by such Issuing Bank or such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank or such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Issuing Bank or such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Issuing Bank or such Lender or such corporation in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Issuing Bank or such Lender reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of such Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’s commitment hereunder; provided , that , the Borrower shall have no obligation to pay such compensatory amounts that relate to an actual increase in the capital of such Issuing Bank or such Lender undertaken by such Issuing Bank or such Lender more than 60 days prior to the date of such demand. A certificate as to such amounts setting forth the basis for the calculation of such amount submitted to the Borrower and the Agent by an Issuing Bank or a Lender shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 3.08 shall survive the payment in full (after the Termination Date) of all Obligations.

(d) Without affecting its rights under Sections 3.08(a) or 3.08(b) or any other provision of this Agreement, the Issuing Banks and each Lender agree that if there is any increase in any cost to or reduction in any amount receivable by the respective Issuing Bank or Lender with respect to which the Borrower would be obligated to compensate such Lender pursuant to Sections 3.08(a) or 3.08(b), the respective Issuing Bank or Lender shall use reasonable efforts to select an alternative issuing office or Applicable Lending Office, as the case may be, which would not result in any such increase in any cost to or reduction in any amount receivable by such Issuing Bank or such Lender; provided , however , that the Issuing Banks and each Lender shall not be obligated to select an alternative issuing office or Applicable Lending Office if the respective Issuing Bank or such Lender determines that (i) as a result of such selection such Issuing Bank or such Lender would be in violation of any applicable law, regulation, treaty, or guideline, or would incur additional costs or expenses or (ii) such selection would be inadvisable for regulatory reasons or inconsistent with the interests of such Issuing Bank or such Lender.

SECTION 3.09 Uniform Customs and Practice . The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce (“ UCP ”) shall in all respects be deemed a part of this Article III as if incorporated herein and shall apply to the Letters of Credit.

SECTION 3.10 Reductions and Increases in Issuing Commitment . (a) The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Issuing Banks and the Agent, to irrevocably reduce in whole or in part an Issuing Bank’s Issuing Commitment, provided, that, each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and no such reduction shall reduce such Issuing

 

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Bank’s Issuing Commitment below the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability in respect of Letters of Credit Issued by such Issuing Bank.

(b) The Borrower may at any time, upon at least five Business Days’ prior written notice to the respective Issuing Bank and the Agent, increase the Issuing Commitment of an Issuing Bank and at the same time reduce by an equivalent amount the Issuing Commitment of one or more of the other Issuing Banks; provided, that such notice is consented to by each Issuing Bank affected by such increase and decrease and provided , further , that the Agent shall record each such increase and decrease of the Issuing Commitment of the respective Issuing Bank in the Register.

SECTION 3.11 Existing Letters of Credit . There currently are outstanding certain Standby Letters of Credit issued pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement (collectively, the “ Existing Letters of Credit ”), the outstanding balance of each of which is set forth on Schedule IV (as such Schedule may be modified between the date hereof and the fifth Business Day after the Effective Date). From and after the date hereof and upon fulfillment of the conditions to initial Issuance specified in Section 5.01, each such Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed and treated for all purposes hereof (including, without limitation, the calculation of fees payable under Section 3.06, and calculating the usage of the respective Issuing Bank’s commitment under Section 3.01) as a “ Letter of Credit ” hereunder, any participation interest existing prior to the date hereof of any Lender in such Existing Letters of Credit shall, without further action on its part, be deemed extinguished in full and each Lender, without further act on its part, shall be deemed to have purchased a participation in each such Existing Letter of Credit as provided in Section 3.05 in accordance with its Commitment Percentage.

SECTION 3.12 Currency Provisions .

(a) Equivalents . For purposes of the provisions of Article II and III, (i) the equivalent in Dollars of any Alternative Currency shall be determined by using the mean of the bid and offer quoted spot rates at which the respective Issuing Bank’s or Swing Line Lender’s principal office in New York, New York offers to exchange Dollars for such Alternative Currency in New York, New York at 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day on which such equivalent is to be determined and (ii) the equivalent in any Alternative Currency of Dollars shall be determined by using the mean of the bid and offer quoted spot rates at which such Issuing Bank’s or Swing Line Lender’s principal office in New York, New York offers to exchange such Alternative Currency for Dollars in New York, New York at 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day on which such equivalent is to be determined.

(b) Issuing Banks’ Commitment/Lenders’ Commitments . For purposes of determining the unused portion of an Issuing Bank’s Issuing Commitment specified in Section 3.01 and of each Lender’s Commitment, the equivalent in Dollars of each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Bank in an Alternative Currency as determined on the date of the Issuance of such Letter of Credit shall be the amount of such Issuing Bank’s Issuing Commitment used in connection with the Issuance of such Letter of Credit and the resulting proportionate amount of each Lender’s Commitment used, such reduction to be calculated in accordance with its Commitment Percentage. Further adjustments shall

 

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be made with respect to the unused portion of an Issuing Bank’s Issuing Commitment to Issue Letters of Credit and each such Lender’s Commitment based upon fluctuations thereafter in the value of the Alternative Currency of such Letter of Credit as provided in subsection (c) below.

(c) Mark to Market . If, on any day, the equivalent in Dollars of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding (less the aggregate amount of cash collateral held by all the Issuing Banks with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit) exceeds the total of (x) the Commitments then in effect minus (y) the sum of the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Borrowings and the aggregate Swing Line Commitment then in effect (computed without giving regard to usage), the Borrower shall, upon demand by the Agent, immediately deposit into the L/C Collateral Account, in Dollars, (i) the Dollar amount of such excess plus (ii) a Dollar amount equal to the lesser of (A) $1,000,000 and (B) 10% of the Dollar equivalent of all then existing Letter of Credit Liability relating to Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies, which amount shall be held by the Agent as cash collateral for the Borrowers’ and LC Subsidiaries’ obligations with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit. Amounts on deposit with the Agent as cash collateral in the L/C Collateral Account shall (so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing) be released to the Borrower (1) if the Termination Date has not occurred, on the date on which the aggregate of all Letter of Credit Liability does not exceed 99% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments then in effect (without regard to any usage thereof) minus the sum of the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Borrowings and the aggregate Swing Line Commitment then in effect (computed without giving regard to usage), or (2) if the Termination Date has occurred, in accordance with Section 3.14.

(d) Monthly Report . Each Issuing Bank, on the last Business Day of each month until the Termination Date, shall calculate the Letter of Credit Liability on such date (converting any amounts of the Letter of Credit Liability which are denominated in an Alternative Currency to Dollars for purposes of such calculation) and shall promptly send notice of such Letter of Credit Liability to the Agent, the Borrower and each Lender, and the Agent shall then determine the excess amount, if any, referred to in the first sentence of Section 3.12(c) above and shall promptly inform the Borrower of such amount and the Borrower shall promptly upon receipt thereof make the payments provided for in Section 3.12(c) above if applicable.

SECTION 3.13 Dollar Payment Obligation . Notwithstanding any other term or provision hereof to the contrary, if the Borrower or any LC Subsidiary fails to reimburse the respective Issuing Bank for any payment made by such Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency by the close of business on the Business Day when due at the Payment Office specified for such reimbursement payment, then the payment made by such Issuing Bank in such Alternative Currency shall be converted into Dollars (the “ Dollar Payment Amount ”) by such Issuing Bank as provided for herein, and each of the Borrower and each LC Subsidiary for whose account such Letter of Credit was Issued agrees that it shall be unconditionally obligated to, and shall immediately, reimburse such Issuing Bank the Dollar Payment Amount at such Issuing Bank’s then Payment Office for Dollars.

 

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SECTION 3.14 Applications; Survival of Provisions; Cash Collateral . This Agreement shall control over any provision of any application and agreement for Letters of Credit to the contrary, but additive or supplemental provisions of any such application and agreement shall apply to each Letter of Credit Issued pursuant to such application and agreement. The provisions in this Article shall survive the Termination Date in respect of all Letters of Credit outstanding thereafter. On the Termination Date, the Borrower shall deposit into the L/C Collateral Account cash (in Dollars) in an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Liability ( less the amount, if any, then on deposit in the L/C Collateral Account) as collateral security for the reimbursement of drawings thereunder which shall be used to reimburse the respective Issuing Bank promptly upon a drawing under its respective Letter of Credit, with the respective portion thereof to be returned promptly to the Borrower when the respective Letter of Credit expires.

SECTION 3.15 LC Subsidiaries . Any Subsidiary of the Borrower not an LC Subsidiary on the date hereof may become an “LC Subsidiary” hereunder by delivering to the respective Issuing Bank (which shall promptly forward a copy thereof to each Lender and the Agent) an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to such Issuing Bank, wherein such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by all terms and provisions of this Agreement relating to Letters of Credit to be issued for the account of such Subsidiary and delivers a written consent of the Borrower assenting to the inclusion of such Subsidiary as an “LC Subsidiary” hereunder. Unless objected to by the Majority Lenders within the 10 day period referred to below, such Subsidiary shall become an “LC Subsidiary” hereunder 10 days after such Issuing Bank notifies the Borrower that such agreement and consent are in form and substance satisfactory to it; provided , that , no Subsidiary shall become an “LC Subsidiary” until such Issuing Bank shall have notified the Borrower in writing that such agreement and consent are in form and substance satisfactory to such Issuing Bank.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS, TAXES, EXTENSIONS, ETC.

SECTION 4.01 Payments and Computations . (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.02, each Loan Party shall make each payment hereunder with respect to the Credit Extensions, the Lender Parties and the Agent free and clear of all claims, charges, offsets or deductions whatsoever not later than:

(i) If such payment relates to Advances, 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in U.S. dollars to the Agent at its address referred to in Section 10.02 in same day funds;

(ii) If such payment relates to Letter of Credit fees or other amounts due in respect of Letters of Credit (other than reimbursements for payments in an Alternative Currency made under Letters of Credit), 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in Dollars to the respective Issuing Bank at its address referred to in Section 10.02 in same day funds; and

 

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(iii) If such payment relates to reimbursement of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (A) in such Alternative Currency, at the respective Issuing Bank’s Payment Office therefor so long as such payment is made by the close of business on the Business Day when due and (B) thereafter in Dollars (at the then Dollar equivalent of the amount due on such preceding Business Day), by 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) to the respective Issuing Bank at its address referred to in Section 10.02 in same day funds as provided in Section 3.13.

The Agent or the respective Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will promptly thereafter (if amounts are owed to the Lenders by the terms hereof) cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or reimbursement obligations or Letter of Credit fees or facility or utilization fees ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.04(c), 2.07, 2.11, 3.04(a), 3.08 or 4.02) to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to such Lender Party to be distributed to the appropriate Lender or Lenders and applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the Agent’s acceptance of an Assignment and Acceptance and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 10.07(d), from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance, the Agent or the respective Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall make all payments hereunder in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Acceptance shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.

(b) Each of the Loan Parties hereby authorizes the Agent and each Lender Party if and to the extent payment owed to the Agent or such Lender Party (including the immediate repayments of participations purchased and funded by a Lender pursuant to Section 3.05) is not paid when due hereunder to charge from time to time against any or all of such Loan Party’s accounts with the Agent or such Lender Party any amount so due (it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to the contrary, accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of any Foreign Subsidiary or of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary) will not serve at any time, directly or indirectly, to collateralize or otherwise offset the Obligations of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary, and, in addition, unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower, the accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of a Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary will only serve to collateralize or offset the Obligations of another Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary if such former Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary is owned by such latter Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary).

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relating to utilization fees, or based on the Eurodollar Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be made by the Agent, and all computations of interest pursuant to Section 2.07 shall be made by a Lender and all computations of Letter of Credit fees shall be made by the respective Issuing Bank, in each case on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. Each determination by the Agent, by an Issuing Bank or, in the case of Section 2.07, by a Lender of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(d) Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or facility, utilization or Letter of Credit fee, as the case may be; provided , however , if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

(e) Unless the Agent or the respective Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have received notice from a Loan Party prior to the date on which any payment is due to the respective Lender Party or Lender Parties hereunder that such Loan Party will not make such payment in full, the Agent or such Issuing Bank may assume that the Loan Party has made such payment in full to the Agent or such Issuing Bank on such date and the Agent or such Issuing Bank may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to such Lender Party or Lender Parties on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender Party or Lender Parties. If and to the extent that the respective Loan Party shall not have so made such payment in full to the Agent or the respective Issuing Bank, as the case may be, each such Lender Party shall repay to the Agent or such Issuing Bank forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender Party together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender Party until the date such Lender Party repays such amount to the Agent or such Issuing Bank, at the Federal Funds Rate.

SECTION 4.02 Taxes . (a) Any and all payments by the Borrower, each Subsidiary Borrower and each LC Subsidiary hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding , in the case of each Lender Party and the Agent, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on such Lender Party or the Agent, by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender Party or the Agent (as the case may be) is organized or any political subdivision thereof and, in the case of each Lender Party, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on such Lender Party, by the jurisdiction of such Lender Party’s Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “ Taxes ”). If the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary shall be required by applicable Requirements of Law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Lender Party or the Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable

 

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under this Section 4.02) such Lender Party or the Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower, such Subsidiary Borrower or such LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower, the respective Subsidiary Borrower or the respective LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law and (iv) as soon as practicable after the date of any payment of Taxes, the Borrower, the respective Subsidiary Borrower or the respective LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Agent or the respective Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at its respective address referred to in Schedule I-B, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, to the extent such a receipt is issued therefore, or other evidence of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the Agent or such Issuing Bank.

(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, performance under or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or the Letters of Credit (hereinafter referred to as “ Other Taxes ”).

(c) The Borrower, the respective Subsidiary Borrower or the respective LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, will indemnify each of the Lender Parties and the Agent for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes of any kind imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 4.02) imposed on or paid by such Lender Party or the Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including penalties, additions to tax, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. A reimbursement shall be made within 30 days from the date such Lender Party or the Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor. The Agent and each Lender Party, as the case may be, shall give prompt (within 10 Business Days) notice to the Borrower of the payment by the Agent or such Lender Party, as the case may be, of such amounts payable by the Borrower under the indemnity set forth in this subsection (c), and of the assertion by any governmental or taxing authority that such amounts are due and payable, but the failure to give such notice shall not affect the Borrower’s, any Subsidiary Borrower’s or any LC Subsidiary’s obligations hereunder to reimburse the Agent and each Lender Party for such Taxes or Other Taxes or Taxes imposed or asserted on amounts payable under this Section 4.02, except that none of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary shall be liable for penalties or interest accrued or incurred from the commencement of such 10 Business Day period until 10 Business Days after it receives the notice contemplated above, after which time it shall be liable for interest and penalties accrued or incurred prior to such 10 Business Day period and accrued or incurred beginning 10 Business Days after such receipt. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary Borrower shall be liable for any penalties, interest, expense or other liability with respect to such Taxes or Other Taxes after it has reimbursed the amount thereof to the Agent or the appropriate Lender Party.

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the case of each initial Lender Party and on the date of the Assumption Agreement or the Assignment and Acceptance, respectively, pursuant to which it becomes a Lender Party in the case of each other Lender Party, and from time to time thereafter if requested in writing by the Borrower (but only so long as such Lender Party remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Borrower with Internal Revenue Service form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such Lender Party is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party which reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest payable by the Borrower or certifying that the interest is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. Similarly, with respect to each Subsidiary Borrower and LC Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States, each Lender Party, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement in the case of each initial Lender Party and on the date of the Assumption Agreement or the Assignment and Acceptance, respectively, pursuant to which it becomes a Lender Party in the case of each other Lender Party, and from time to time thereafter if requested in writing by the Borrower, such Subsidiary Borrower or such LC Subsidiary (but only so long as such Lender Party remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Borrower, such Subsidiary Borrower or such LC Subsidiary with appropriate documentation certifying applicable exemptions from withholding tax imposed by any jurisdiction on payments of interest payable by such Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary. If the forms provided by a Lender Party at the time such Lender Party first becomes a party to this Agreement indicate a withholding tax (including, without limitation, United States interest withholding tax) rate in excess of zero, withholding tax at such rate shall be considered excluded from “Taxes” unless and until such Lender Party provides the appropriate forms certifying that a lesser rate applies, whereupon withholding tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered excluded from Taxes for periods governed by such forms; provided , however , that , if at the date of the Assumption Agreement or the Assignment and Acceptance, respectively, pursuant to which a Lender Party becomes a party to this Agreement, the Lender Party assignor was entitled to payments under Section 4.02(a) in respect of withholding tax with respect to interest paid at such date, then, to such extent, the term Taxes shall include (in addition to withholding taxes that may be imposed in the future or other amounts otherwise includible in Taxes) withholding tax, if any, applicable with respect to the Lender Party assignee on such date.

(e) For any period with respect to which a Lender Party has failed to provide the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary with the appropriate form described in Section 4.02(d) ( other than if such failure is due to a change in law occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided, or if such form otherwise is not required under the first two sentences of Section 4.02(d)), such Lender Party shall not be entitled to indemnification, and for purposes of clarification, none of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary shall be required to increase any amounts payable to such Lender Party under Section 4.02(a) or 4.02(c) with respect to Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the United States); provided , however , that should a Lender Party become subject to Taxes or Other Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required

 

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hereunder, the Borrower shall take such steps as the Lender Party shall reasonably request to assist the Lender Party to recover such Taxes or Other Taxes.

(f) Without affecting its rights under this Section 4.02 or any provision of this Agreement, each Lender Party agrees that if any Taxes or Other Taxes are imposed and required by law to be paid or to be withheld from any amount payable to any Lender Party or its Applicable Lending Office with respect to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary would be obligated pursuant to this Section 4.02 to increase any amounts payable to such Lender Party or to pay any such Taxes or Other Taxes, such Lender Party shall use reasonable efforts to select an alternative Applicable Lending Office which would not result in the imposition of such Taxes or Other Taxes; provided , however , that no Lender Party shall be obligated to select an alternative Applicable Lending Office if such Lender Party determines that as a result of such selection such Lender Party would be in violation of an applicable law, regulation, or treaty, or would incur unreasonable additional costs or expenses.

(g) In the event that an additional payment is made under this Section 4.02 for the account of any Lender Party and such Lender Party, in its sole discretion, determines that it has finally and irrevocably received or been granted a credit against or release or remission for, or repayment of, any tax paid or payable by it in respect of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such payment, such Lender Party shall, to the extent that it determines that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment, pay to the Borrower, Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, such amount as such Lender Party shall, in its sole discretion, have determined to be attributable to such deduction or withholding and which will leave such Lender Party (after such payment) in no worse position than it would have been in if the Borrower, Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary had not been required to make such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of a Lender Party to arrange its tax affairs in whatever manner it thinks fit nor oblige any Lender Party to claim any tax credit or to disclose any information relating to its tax affairs or any computations in respect thereof or require any Lender Party to do anything that would prejudice its ability to benefit from any other credits, reliefs, remissions or repayments to which it may be entitled.

(h) Each Lender Party agrees with the Borrower that it will take all reasonable actions by all usual means (i) to secure and maintain the benefit of all benefits available to it under the provisions of any applicable double tax treaty concluded by the United States of America to which it may be entitled by reason of the location of such Lender Party’s Applicable Lending Office or place of incorporation or its status as an enterprise of any jurisdiction having any such applicable double tax treaty, if such benefit would reduce the amount payable by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 4.02 and (ii) otherwise to cooperate with the Borrower to minimize the amount payable by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 4.02; provided , however , that no Lender Party shall be obliged to disclose to the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary any information regarding its tax affairs or tax computations nor to reorder its tax affairs or tax planning pursuant thereto.

 

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(i) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers and the LC Subsidiaries contained in this Section 4.02 shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations.

SECTION 4.03 Sharing of Payments, Etc. . If any Lender Party shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Advances made by it or any Letter of Credit Liability of any Loan Party hereunder (other than pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.11, 3.08 or 4.02) in excess of its Commitment Percentage of any such payments on account of the Advances or such Letter of Credit Liability obtained by all the Lender Parties, such Lender Party shall forthwith purchase from the other Lender Parties such participations in the Advances made by them or in such other Lender Parties’ participations purchased pursuant to Section 3.05, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender Party to share the excess payment ratably with each other Lender Party, provided , however , that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender Party, such purchase from each other Lender Party shall be rescinded and each such Lender Party shall repay to the purchasing Lender Party the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to each such Lender Party’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender Party’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender Party) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender Party in respect of the total amount so recovered. Each of the Loan Parties agrees that any Lender Party so purchasing a participation or sub-participation from another Lender Party pursuant to this Section 4.03 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such participation or sub-participation as fully as if such Lender Party were the direct creditor of the respective Loan Party in the amount of such participation.

SECTION 4.04 Evidence of Debt/Borrowings . (a) Each Lender Party shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender Party resulting from each Advance owing to such Lender Party from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender Party from time to time hereunder.

(b) The Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(c) shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender Party, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the terms of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender Party hereunder, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from the Borrower hereunder and each Lender Party’s share thereof.

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SECTION 4.05 Borrower Guaranty .

(a) Generally . The Swing Line Lenders and Issuing Banks may, from time to time, make Credit Extensions for the account of each Subsidiary Borrower and LC Subsidiary as provided herein, provided , that , the repayment, reimbursement and other obligations of each such Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary in respect of such Credit Extensions are and remain unconditionally guaranteed by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.05.

(b) Guaranty . The Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of the Subsidiary Borrowers and the LC Subsidiaries now or hereafter existing under this Agreement with respect to the Letter of Credit Liabilities and Credit Extensions issued for the account of any of the Subsidiary Borrowers and LC Subsidiaries, including any extensions, modifications, substitutions, amendments and renewals thereof, whether for repayment or reimbursement obligations, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise (such obligations being the “ Subsidiary Obligations ”), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses in accordance with Section 10.04) incurred by the Swing Line Lenders or the Lenders in enforcing any rights hereunder with respect to the Subsidiary Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower’s liability shall extend to all amounts which constitute part of the Subsidiary Obligations and would be owed by any Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary to the Swing Line Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders hereunder, or under the Credit Extensions issued for the account of a Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving such Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary.

(c) Guaranty Absolute . The Borrower guarantees that the Subsidiary Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with their respective terms, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Swing Line Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders with respect thereto. The obligations of the Borrower hereunder are independent of the Subsidiary Obligations and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Borrower to enforce the guaranty contained in this Section 4.05, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary or whether any Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of the Borrower under the guaranty contained in this Section 4.05 shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Subsidiary Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto against any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person;

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the account of a Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary including, without limitation, any increase in the Subsidiary Obligations resulting from the Issuance of Credit Extensions beyond the aggregate limitation specified in Section 2.01 to any and all Subsidiary Borrowers and LC Subsidiaries or otherwise;

(iii) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Subsidiary Obligations;

(iv) any manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Subsidiary Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Subsidiary Obligations or any other assets of a Subsidiary Borrower or an LC Subsidiary;

(v) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of a Subsidiary Borrower or an LC Subsidiary or any Subsidiary Borrower’s or LC Subsidiary’s lack of corporate power or authority; or

(vi) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a third party guarantor.

The guaranty provided in this Section 4.05 shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Subsidiary Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any Swing Line Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, respectively, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of a Subsidiary Borrower or an LC Subsidiary or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

(d) Waivers . The Borrower hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i) any requirement that any Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank secure or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary or any other Person or any collateral;

(ii) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank (including, without limitation, an election to nonjudicially foreclose on any real or personal property collateral) which in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects its subrogation, reimbursement or contribution rights or other rights to proceed against any Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary or any other Person or any collateral;

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(iv) any defense or benefits that may be derived from California Civil Code §§ 2808, 2809, 2810, 2819, 2845 or 2850, or California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 580a, 580d or 726, or comparable provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction and all other suretyship defenses it would otherwise have under the laws of California or any other jurisdiction;

(v) any duty on the part of any Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank to disclose to the Borrower any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operation or condition of any Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary or its assets now known or hereafter known by any Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank;

(vi) all benefits of any statute of limitations affecting the Borrower’s liability under or the enforcement of the guaranty provided in this Section 4.05 or any of the Subsidiary Obligations or any collateral;

(vii) all setoffs and counterclaims;

(viii) promptness, diligence, presentment, demand for performance and protest;

(ix) notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor;

(x) except for any notice otherwise required by applicable laws that may not be effectively waived by the Borrower, notice of sale or other disposition of any collateral; and

(xi) notice of acceptance of the guaranty provided in this Section 4.05 and of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Subsidiary Obligations.

ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

SECTION 5.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date (the “ Effective Date ”) on which the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

(a) The Agent shall have received the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent:

(i) Executed counterparts of this Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution by the Agent to each of the Lenders and the Borrower.

(ii) The notes to the order of the Lenders to the extent requested by any Lender pursuant to Section 2.02(g).

 

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(iii) Certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of each domestic Loan Party approving the Agreement and each of the Loan Documents to which it is or is to be a party.

(iv) A copy of a certificate of the Secretary of State (or equivalent Governmental Authority) of the jurisdiction of organization of each domestic Loan Party listing the certificate or articles of incorporation (or similar Constitutive Document) of each such Loan Party and each amendment thereto on file in the office of such Secretary of State (or such governmental authority) and certifying (A) that such amendments are the only amendments to such Person’s certificate or articles of incorporation (or similar constitutive document) on file in its office, (B) if customarily available in such jurisdiction, that such Person has paid all franchise taxes (or the equivalent thereof) to the date of such certificate and (C) that such Person is duly organized and is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.

(v) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each domestic Loan Party certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to sign each Loan Document to which it is a party and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.

(vi) A favorable opinion of General Counsel or Associate General Counsel to the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 and as to such other matters as any Lender through the Agent may reasonably request.

(vii) A favorable opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special New York counsel to the Loan Parties, in substantially the form of Exhibit D-2 and as to such other matters as any Lender through the Agent may reasonably request.

(viii) A favorable opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, special New York counsel to the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E and as to such other matters as any Lender through the Agent may reasonably request.

(ix) Evidence that the Borrower has terminated the commitments of the lenders, and has paid in full all debt outstanding, under the Existing Credit Agreement and each of the Lenders that is a party to the Existing Credit Agreement hereby waives, by execution of this Agreement, the requirement of prior notice under the Existing Credit Agreement relating to the termination of commitments thereunder.

(x) Such other documents as the Agent may reasonably request.

(b) The Borrower shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses of the Agent and the Lenders (including the accrued fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent).

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with the initial extension of credit made on the Effective Date shall be, paid in full, and all commitments of the lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement (except for the Existing Letters of Credit issued thereunder) shall have been, or concurrently with the initial extension of credit made on the Effective Date shall be, terminated in accordance with the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement, and all guarantees given, and all security interests granted, in connection therewith shall have been terminated.

SECTION 5.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Advance/Issuance . The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance (including a Swing Line Advance), including on the occasion of each Borrowing (including the initial Borrowing), and the obligation of each Issuing Bank to Issue each Letter of Credit (including the initial Letter of Credit) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Advance or Issuance the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower or the respective Subsidiary Borrower of the proceeds of such Advance and the request for Issuance by the Borrower, a Subsidiary Borrower or an LC Subsidiary shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower, such Subsidiary Borrower or such LC Subsidiary that on the date of such Borrowing or Issuance such statements are true):

(a) The representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01 (other than the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01(e) and in Section 6.01(g)) are correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing or Issuance, before and after giving effect to such Borrowing or Issuance, and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty is stated to relate to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date;

(b) No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom or from such Issuance, which constitutes an Event of Default or Default; and

(c) The making of such Advance will be in compliance with the respective criteria set forth in Section 2.01(a) and Section 2.01(b)(i) and (ii), as the case may be, or the Issuance of such Letter of Credit will be in compliance with the criteria set forth in Section 3.01(a)(i) and (ii), as the case may be.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 6.01 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower . The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

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authorizations and licenses necessary to carry on its business, except where the failure to so possess would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Corporate Authority; Non-Contravention . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby are within such Loan Party’s respective powers (corporate or otherwise), have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise), and do not (i) contravene such Loan Party’s Constitutive Documents, (ii) violate any Requirements of Law, (iii) conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default or require any payment to be made under, any material contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other material instrument binding on or affecting any Loan Party or any of its properties or (iv) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the properties of any Loan Party. No Loan Party is in violation of any such Requirements of Law or in breach of any such contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other instrument, the violation or breach of which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Authorization . No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.

(d) Binding Effect . Each Loan Document is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Loan Party thereto enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(e) Litigation . There is no pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened action or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator, (i) which has a reasonable probability (taking into account the exhaustion of all appeals and the assertion of all defenses) of having a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document.

(f) Financial Statements . The Consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of January 31, 2004, and the related Consolidated statements of income and retained earnings of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year then ended, certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP, copies of which have been furnished to each Lender Party, fairly present the Consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

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(g) Material Adverse Change . Since January 31, 2004, there has been no Material Adverse Change.

(h) Compliance With Law . Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, all applicable Environmental Laws) applicable to their respective properties, assets and business other than (i) where the failure to so comply would (as to all such failures to comply in the aggregate) not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) as described on Schedule VIII.

(i) ERISA . Except as provided in Schedule VII:

(i) Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate is a party or subject to, or has any obligation to make payments, or incur any material Withdrawal Liability, to, any Multiemployer Plan.

(ii) Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the most recently completed annual report (Form 5500 Series) for each Plan of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, copies of which have been or will be filed with the Internal Revenue Service, is complete and accurate in all material respects and fairly presents the funding status of such Plan, and since the date of such Schedule B there has been no material adverse change in such funding status which would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(iii) No ERISA Event has occurred with respect to any Plan that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(iv) Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA and no Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to be terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

(j) Federal Reserve Regulations . The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Advance or drawing under any Letter of Credit will be used to purchase any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.

(k) Investment Company . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company,” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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Loan Documents or pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading; provided that all financial projections, if any, that have been or will be prepared by the Borrower and made available to the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Agent, any Lender or any potential Lender, or any other party hereto, have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions, it being understood by the Lenders and all the other parties hereto that such projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrower’s control, and that no assurances can be given that the projections will be realized.

ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER

SECTION 7.01 Affirmative Covenants . The Borrower will, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a)  Preservation of Existence, Etc . Preserve and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its existence (corporate or otherwise), rights (charter and statutory), and franchises except if, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, it is in its best economic interest not to preserve and maintain such rights or franchises and such failure to preserve and maintain such rights or franchises would not materially adversely affect the rights of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks hereunder or the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under the respective Loan Documents (it being understood that the foregoing shall not prohibit, or be violated as a result of, any transactions by or involving any Loan Party or other Subsidiary otherwise permitted under Section 7.02).

(b) Compliance with Laws, Etc . Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, ERISA and all Environmental Laws), rules, regulations and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith or where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Visitation Rights . Permit, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, the Agent or any other Lender Party, or any agents or representatives thereof, from time to time, during normal business hours, and upon reasonable prior notice, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from its records and books of account, to visit its properties, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with any of their respective directors, officers or agents.

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shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with sound business practice.

(e) Maintenance of Properties, Etc . Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are used or useful in the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, consistent with sound business practice, except where the failure to so maintain and preserve would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Maintenance of Insurance . Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance (other than earthquake or terrorism insurance) in amounts, from responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations, with limitations, of types and on terms as is customary for the industry; provided, that, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries may self-insure risks and liabilities in accordance with its practice as of the date hereof and may in addition self-insure risks and liabilities in amounts as are customarily self-insured by similarly situated Persons in the industry.

(g) Use of Proceeds . Use the proceeds of the Advances and issuances of Letters of Credit solely to repay amounts owing under the Existing Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, commercial paper backup.

SECTION 7.02 Negative Covenants . The Borrower will not, without the written consent of the Majority Lenders:

(a) Liens, Etc . Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien (including an assignment of any right to receive income), other than:

(i) Permitted Liens;

(ii) Liens securing Debt in an aggregate outstanding principal amount, or securing exposure under Hedge Agreements, when aggregated (without duplication) with the outstanding principal amount of all Debt incurred under Section 7.02(b)(viii), not in excess at any time of 7.5% of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter;

(iii) Liens upon or in any real property, equipment, fixed asset or capital asset acquired, constructed, improved or held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such property, equipment or asset or to secure Debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such property, equipment or asset, or Liens existing on such property, equipment or asset at the time of its acquisition (other than any such Liens created in contemplation of such acquisition, construction or improvement that were not incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of such property, equipment or asset) or extensions, renewals or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided, however, that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any

 

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properties of any character other than the real property, equipment or asset being acquired, constructed or improved, and no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any properties not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced;

(iv) Liens upon existing real property interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to secure Debt in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $600,000,000;

(v) Liens existing on property prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to any other assets of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and the replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien upon or in the same property subject thereto or the replacement, extension or renewal (without increase in the amount, shortening the maturity or change in any direct or contingent obligor if such change would be adverse to the Borrower) of the Debt permitted hereunder secured thereby; and

(vi) Liens securing obligations, in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not in excess of $1,600,000,000, arising under or from trade letters of credit issued (and outstanding) for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) Subsidiary Debt . Permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Debt, except:

(i) Debt under the Loan Documents;

(ii) Debt in respect of the letters of credit referred to in Section 7.02(a)(vi);

(iii) Debt incurred after the date of this Agreement and secured by Liens expressly permitted under Section 7.02(a) (iii) hereof in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, when aggregated with the principal amount of all Debt incurred under clause (iv) of this Section 7.02(b), $100,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(iv) Capital Leases incurred after the date of this Agreement which, when the principal amount thereof is aggregated with the principal amount of all Debt incurred under clause (iii) of this Section 7.02(b), do not exceed $100,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(v) Debt referred to in Section 7.02(a)(iv) in a principal amount not in excess of the amount referred to therein;

 

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(vi) Debt existing on the Effective Date and described on Schedule IX (“Existing Debt”), and any Debt extending the maturity of, or refunding, refinancing or replacing, in whole or in part, the Existing Debt; provided, that (A) the aggregate principal amount of such extended, refunding, refinancing or replacement Debt shall not be increased above the principal amount of the Existing Debt and the premium, if any, thereon outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refunding, refinancing or replacement and (B) the direct and contingent obligors of the Existing Debt shall not be changed as a result of or in connection with such extension, refunding, refinancing or replacement if such change would be adverse to the interests of the Borrower;

(vii) Debt owed to the Borrower or to any Subsidiary of the Borrower;

(viii) Debt not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.02(b) in an outstanding principal aggregate amount, when aggregated (without duplication) with the outstanding principal amount of all Debt secured by Liens permitted under Section 7.02(a)(ii), not in excess at any time of 7.5% of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter;

(ix) Obligations of a Subsidiary of the Borrower under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, or obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, Debt of another Subsidiary of the Borrower permitted under clauses (i) through (viii) of this Section 7.02(b); and

(x) Endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business.

(c) Investments . Make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, an investment in any Person that is not a Loan Party or Subsidiary of any Loan Party by way of the purchase of such Person’s capital stock or securities or the making of capital contributions with respect thereto (an “ Investment ”) unless, on the date of and after giving pro forma effect to such investment, the Borrower would be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.03.

(d) Mergers, Etc . Merge or consolidate with or into any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge or consolidate with or into the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) the Borrower may merge with any other Person so long as the Borrower is the surviving corporation and (iii) in connection with any transaction permitted by Section 7.02(c) or (e).

(e) Sale of Assets . Sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, any assets, or grant any option or other right to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any assets, in each case to any Person that is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of any Loan Party, except (i) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of its business; (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries

 

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may, directly or indirectly through the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any obsolete, damaged or worn-out property or any other property that is otherwise no longer useful in the conduct of their business; (iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell real property interests as part of one or more sale leaseback transactions provided that the value of such real property interests shall not be in excess of $600,000,000 less, without duplication, the amount of Debt incurred as contemplated by Section 7.02(a)(iv) hereof; (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell cash equivalents and other similar instruments in which it has invested from time to time; and (v) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of property and assets so long as the aggregate fair market value of all such property and assets sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this clause (v) from the Effective Date to the date of determination does not exceed 25% of the Consolidated Total Assets.

(f) Change in Nature of Business . Make any material change in the nature of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as conducted as of the date hereof.

SECTION 7.03 Financial Covenants . So long as any Advance or any other Obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or any Lender Party shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will, unless it has the written consent of the Majority Lenders to do otherwise:

(a)  Leverage Ratio . Maintain a Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, determined on the basis of the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on such day, of not greater than 2.25:1.00.

(b) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, determined on the basis of the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on such day, of not less than 2.00:1.00.

SECTION 7.04 Reporting Requirements . The Borrower will furnish to the Agent:

(a) As soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters, Consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarters and Consolidated statements of income and retained earnings of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such Fiscal Quarter, certified by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower and accompanied by a certificate of said officer stating that such have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(b) As soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the annual report for such year for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders.

 

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(c) Together with the financial statements required by Sections 7.04(a) and (b), a compliance certificate signed by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower stating (i) whether or not he or she has knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect thereto and (ii) whether or not the Borrower is in compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 7.03 and showing the computations used in determining such compliance or non-compliance.

(d) As soon as possible and in any event within five days after a Responsible Officer becomes aware of each Event of Default and Default, a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of such Event of Default or Default and the action which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

(e) Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports which the Borrower sends to any of its security holders, and copies of all reports and registration statements which the Borrower or any Subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) or any national securities exchange.

(f) Promptly after the filing or receiving thereof, copies of all reports and notices which the Borrower or any Subsidiary files under ERISA with the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or which the Borrower or any Subsidiary receives from such entities other than immaterial regular periodic notices and reports and notices and reports of general circulation.

(g) Within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a summary, prepared by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, of the Borrower’s (and its Subsidiaries’) major insurance coverages (and the amount of self-insurance) then in effect.

(h) Such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender Party, through the Agent, may from time to time reasonably request.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the financial statements required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 7.04(a) and (b) and the reports and statements required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.04(e) shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) on the date on which the Borrower posts reports containing such financial statements or other materials on the Borrower’s website on the internet at “www.gapinc.com” (or any successor page notified to the Lenders), (ii) when such reports containing such financial statements or other materials are posted on the SEC’s website on the internet at “www.sec.gov” or (iii) with respect to financial statements required to be delivered under Sections 7.04(a) and (b), when such reports are delivered in accordance with Section 10.02(b); provided , however , that the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such financial statements or other materials to any Lender who so requests until the Borrower receives written notice from such Lender to cease delivering paper copies.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 8.01 Events of Default . If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a)  Non-Payment . Any Loan Party shall fail to pay any principal of any Advance or any reimbursement obligation under any Letter of Credit when the same becomes due and payable; or shall fail to pay any interest on any Advance, fees or any other amounts hereunder within five days after the same become due and payable by it; or

(b)  Representations and Warranties . Any representation or warranty made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document (whether made on behalf of itself or otherwise) or by any Loan Party (or any of its officers) in connection with any Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or

(c)  Specific Covenants and Other Defaults . (i) Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any covenant contained in Section 7.02 or 7.03, or any material provision of Section 4.05 shall for any reason cease to be valid or binding on or enforceable against the Borrower or the Borrower shall so state in writing; or (ii) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe such other term, covenant or agreement contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed if the failure to perform or observe such other term, covenant or agreement shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to such Loan Party by any Lender Party; or

(d)  Cross-Default . Any Loan Party shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $50,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt hereunder) of such Loan Party when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case as a result of a default thereunder and prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

(e)  Insolvency Proceeding, Etc . Any Loan Party shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against any Loan Party seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an

 

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order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or any Loan Party shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (e); or

(f)  Judgments . One or more judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against any Loan Party and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of forty-five (45) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; provided, however, that any such judgment or order shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 8.01(f) if and so long as (A) the amount of such judgment or order which remains unsatisfied is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the respective Loan Party and the insurer covering full payment of such unsatisfied amount and (B) such insurer has been notified, and has not disputed the claim made for payment, of the amount of such judgment or order; or

(g)  Change of Control . A Change of Control shall have occurred; or

(h)  ERISA . Any of the following events or conditions shall have occurred and such event or condition, when aggregated with any and all other such events or conditions set forth in this subsection (h), has resulted or is reasonably expected to result in liabilities of the Loan Parties and/or the ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount that would have a Material Adverse Effect:

(i) any ERISA Event shall have occurred with respect to a Plan; or

(ii) any of the Loan Parties or any of the ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan; or

(iii) any of the Loan Parties or any of the ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, is insolvent or is being terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and, as a result of such reorganization, insolvency or termination, the aggregate annual contributions of the Loan Parties and the ERISA Affiliates to all of the Multiemployer Plans that are in reorganization, are insolvent or being terminated at such time have been or will be increased over the amounts contributed to such Multiemployer Plans for the plan years of such Multiemployer Plans immediately preceding the plan year in which such reorganization, insolvency or termination occurs; or

 

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(iv) any “ accumulated funding deficiency ” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to one or more of the Plans; or

(v) or any Lien shall exist on the property and assets of any of the Loan Parties or any of the ERISA Affiliates in favor of the PBGC;

then, and in any such event, the Agent shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, (A) declare the obligation of each Lender to make Advances to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, (B) declare the Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Advances, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, (C) declare the obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue further Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and/or (D) demand from time to time that the Borrower, and if such demand is made the Borrower shall, pay to the Agent for the benefit of the Issuing Banks, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the then outstanding Letter of Credit Liability (plus the additional amounts specified by Section 3.12(c), if applicable) which shall be held by the Agent (or the applicable Issuing Bank) as cash collateral in a cash collateral account under the exclusive control and dominion of the Agent (or applicable Issuing Bank) (an “ L/C Collateral Account ”) and applied to the reduction of such Letter of Credit Liability as drawings are made on outstanding Letters of Credit; provided , however , that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Loan Party under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, the obligation of each Lender to make Advances shall automatically be terminated, the then outstanding Advances, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to Issue Letters of Credit shall automatically be terminated.

ARTICLE IX

THE AGENT

SECTION 9.01 Authorization and Action . Each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Advances), the Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders; provided , however , that the Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. The Agent agrees to give to each Lender prompt notice of each notice given to it by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and any other Loan Document unless the distribution of such notice is otherwise provided for herein or therein.

 

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Each Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit Issued by it and the documents associated therewith until such time and except for so long as the Agent may elect to act for each Issuing Bank with respect thereto; provided , however , that such Issuing Bank shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Agent in this Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit Issued by it or proposed to be Issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “ Agent ,” as used in this Article IX, included such Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to such Issuing Bank.

SECTION 9.02 Agent’s Reliance, Etc . Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the Agent: (i) may treat the Lender which made any Advance (or purchased or funded a participation with respect to a Letter of Credit) as the holder and owner of the Debt resulting therefrom until the Agent receives and accepts an Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender, as assignor, and an Eligible Assignee, as assignee, as provided in Section 10.07; (ii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (iii) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement; (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of the Borrower or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries; (v) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (vi) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

SECTION 9.03 CUSA, Citibank and Affiliates . With respect to CUSA’s Commitment and the Advances made by it, and with respect to Citibank as an Issuing Bank, CUSA and Citibank shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent or an Issuing Bank, as the case may be; and the term “ Lender ” or “ Lenders ” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include CUSA and Citibank in their individual capacities. CUSA, Citibank and each of their respective Affiliates (and, as applicable, any of their respective officers and directors) may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, all as if CUSA were not the Agent or Citibank were not an Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

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SECTION 9.04 Lender Credit Decision . Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(f) and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement.

SECTION 9.05 Indemnification .

(a) Agent . The Lenders agree to indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), ratably, according to their respective Commitment Percentages, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under this Agreement, provided , that , no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender 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 connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs expenses or disbursements, this Section 9.05(a) applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Agent, an Issuing Bank, any Lender or a third party.

(b) Issuing Bank . The Lenders agree to indemnify each Issuing Bank (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), ratably according to their respective Commitment Percentages, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Issuing Bank in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the Letters of Credit issued by it or any action taken or omitted by such Issuing Bank under this Agreement or the Letters of Credit Issued by it, provided , that , no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse such Issuing Bank promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by such Issuing Bank in connection with the preparation, execution, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or

 

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otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement or the Letters of Credit Issued by it, to the extent that the Issuing Bank is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs expenses or disbursements, this Section 9.05(b) applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Issuing Bank, the Agent, any Lender or a third party.

SECTION 9.06 Successor Agent . The Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower and may be removed at any time with or without cause by the Majority Lenders; provided , that , the Agent may resign without having given such notice if it is required to do so as a matter of law. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Majority Lenders, after consulting with the Borrower and giving due consideration to any successor agent recommended by the Borrower, shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent with the consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and consented to by the Borrower, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or the Majority Lenders’ removal of the retiring Agent, then the retiring Agent may, after consulting with the Borrower and giving due consideration to any successor agent recommended by the Borrower, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized or licensed to do business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000. 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 its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article IX 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 9.07 Co-Syndication Agents and Joint Lead Arrangers . The financial institutions identified as Co-Syndication Agents and Joint Lead Arrangers herein shall not have any rights, powers, obligations, responsibilities or duties under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, any Lender so identified as Co-Syndication Agent or Joint Lead Arranger shall not have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the financial institutions so identified as Co-Syndication Agents or Joint Lead Arrangers in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.01 Amendments, Etc .

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to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Majority Lenders, provided , however , that no amendment, waiver or consent by the Majority Lenders shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders, do any of the following: (i) waive any of the conditions specified in Section 5.01 or 5.02, (ii) increase the Commitments of the Lenders (other than as provided for in Section 2.04(b) and 2.04(c)), (iii) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Advances made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any Letter of Credit or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder to the Lenders, (iv) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any Letter of Credit or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder to the Lenders, (v) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or Letter of Credit Liability hereunder, or the number of Lenders, which shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder, or the definition of “Majority Lenders” hereunder (vi) release the Borrower as a guarantor under Section 4.05, or (vii) amend this Section 10.01(a).

(b) Agent and Issuing Banks . No amendment, waiver or consent given or effected pursuant to this Section 10.01 shall, unless in writing and signed by the Agent or each Issuing Bank, as the case may be, in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights, obligations or duties of the Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, under this Agreement.

(c) Limitation of Scope . All waivers and consents granted under this Section 10.01 shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

SECTION 10.02 Notices, Etc . (a) All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopier or electronic mail) and mailed, sent by overnight courier, telecopied, emailed, or delivered, if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, at its address at 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California, 94105, Attention: Treasurer, Telecopier: 415-427-4015, email sabrina_simmons@gap.com with a copy to 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: General Counsel, Telecopier: 415-427-6982, email lauri_shanahan@gap.com; and to 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: Associate General Counsel, Telecopier: 415-427-7475, email tom_lima@gap.com; if to any Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office specified opposite its name on Schedule I-B; if to any other Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became Lender; if to the Agent, at its address at 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10043, Attention: Credit Administration, Telecopier: 302-894-6120; and if to an Issuing Bank, at its Domestic Lending Office specified opposite its name in Schedule I-B; with a copy, in the case of notices to the Agent, to Citicorp North America, Inc., One Sansome Street, San Francisco, California, Attention: Carolyn Wendler, Telecopier: 415-433-0307, email carolyn.wendler@citigroup.com, or, as to each party, at such other address or to such other person as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, be effective three days after being deposited in the mails, when sent by overnight courier, be effective one day after being sent by overnight

 

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courier, and when telecopied or sent by electronic mail, be effective when received (and, with respect to notices and communications sent by electronic mail, upon confirmation by the recipient of the receipt of such notice or communication), respectively; and when delivered by hand, be effective upon delivery except that notices and communications to the Agent pursuant to Article II or IX and to an Issuing Bank pursuant to Article III or IX shall not be effective until received by the Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be.

(b) So long as Citibank or any of its Affiliates is the Agent, materials required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 7.04(a) and (b) shall be delivered to the Agent in an electronic medium in a format reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Lenders by email at oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com, provided , that any delay or failure to comply with the requirements of this Section 10.02(b) shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default hereunder. The Borrower agrees that the Agent may make such materials, as well as any other written information, documents, instruments and other material relating to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other materials or matters relating to this Agreement, the Notes or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the “Communications”) available to the Lenders by posting such notices on Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic system (the “Platform”). The Borrower acknowledges that (i) the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (iii) neither the Agent nor any of its Affiliates warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Communications or the Platform. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the Agent or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Platform.

(c) Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) (a “Notice”) specifying that any Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of such information, documents or other materials to such Lender for purposes of this Agreement; provided that if requested by any Lender the Agent shall deliver a copy of the Communications to such Lender by email or telecopier. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Agent in writing of such Lender’s email address to which a Notice may be sent by electronic transmission (including by electronic communication) on or before the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter to ensure that the Agent has on record an effective email address for such Lender) and (ii) that any Notice may be sent to such email address, delivery of any Notice to such email address being effective upon receipt by the sender of an email receipt of delivery or other email confirmation of delivery with respect thereto.

SECTION 10.03 No Waiver; Remedies . No failure on the part of any Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

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SECTION 10.04 Costs and Expenses .

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented costs and expenses of the Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, modification and amendment of this Agreement, and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of one counsel for the Agent (and appropriate local counsel) with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Agent as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement. The Borrower further agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Lender and each other Lender Party (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel), incurred in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of the Loan Documents, the Letters of Credit, the documents delivered in connection with the Swing Line Advances and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and thereunder.

(b) If any payment of principal of, or Conversion of, any Eurodollar Rate Advance is made other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance, as a result of a payment or Conversion pursuant to Sections 2.08(d), 2.10, 2.12, acceleration of the maturity of the Advances pursuant to Section 8.01 or for any other reason, or by an Eligible Assignee to a Lender other than on the last day of an Interest Period for such Advance upon an assignment of rights and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.07 as a result of a demand by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.07(a), or if the Borrower fails for any reason to make any payment or prepayment of an Advance for which a notice of prepayment was given or that is otherwise required to be made, whether pursuant to Sections 2.05, 2.10, 8.01 or otherwise, the Borrower shall, upon demand by any Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment or Conversion or such failure to pay or prepay, as the case may be, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Advance.

(c) The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank, the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Co-Syndication Agents and each of their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all claims (other than lost profits), damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel, absent a conflict of interest), which may be incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Party in connection with or arising out of any investigation, litigation, or proceeding (whether or not such Indemnified Party is party thereto) related to any acquisition or proposed acquisition by the Borrower, or by any Subsidiary of the Borrower, of all or any portion of the stock or substantially all the assets of any Person or any use or proposed use of the Advances or Letters of Credit by any Loan Party, except to the extent such claim, damage, liability or expense shall have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful

 

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misconduct. In the event this indemnity is unenforceable as a matter of law as to a particular matter or consequence referred to herein, it shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law. The indemnification provisions set forth above shall be in addition to any liability the Borrower may otherwise have. Without prejudice to the survival of any other obligation of the Borrower hereunder, the indemnities and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 10.04 shall survive the payment in full of all the Obligations.

(d) The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the funding method by each Lender of its Advances hereunder shall be in the sole discretion of such Lender. The Borrower agrees that for purposes of any determination to be made under Sections 2.07, 2.11 (a), 2.12 or 10.04(b) each Lender shall be deemed to have funded its Eurodollar Rate Advances with proceeds of Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

SECTION 10.05 Right of Set-off . Upon (i) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 8.01 to authorize the Agent to declare the Advances due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.01 or to demand payment of (or cash collateralization of) all then outstanding Letter of Credit Liability, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender or such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement to such Lender (including, to the fullest extent permitted by law, obligations indirectly owed to such Lender by virtue of its purchase of a participation or sub-participation of the Letter of Credit Liability pursuant to Section 3.05), whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured (it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to the contrary, accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of any Foreign Subsidiary or of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary) will not serve at any time, directly or indirectly, to collateralize or otherwise offset the Obligations of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary, and, in addition, unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower, the accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of a Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary will only serve to collateralize or offset the Obligations of another Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary if such former Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary is owned by such latter Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Borrower or LC Subsidiary). Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender or any of its Affiliates, provided , that , the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this Section 10.05 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which such Lender and its Affiliates may have.

 

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SECTION 10.06 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, each LC Subsidiary and each Subsidiary Borrower to be a party hereto on the date hereof, each Issuing Bank to be a party hereto on the date hereof, and the Agent and when the Agent shall have been notified by each Lender that such Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each LC Subsidiary, each Subsidiary Borrower, each Issuing Bank, the Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower, each LC Subsidiary and each Subsidiary Borrower shall not have the right to assign its respective rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders.

SECTION 10.07 Assignments and Participations . (a) Each Lender may, and if demanded by the Borrower (following a demand by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.11, 3.08 or 4.02, upon at least 10 days’ notice to such Lender and the Agent) will, assign to one or more banks or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion, respectively, of its Commitment, the Advances owing to it, its Issuing Commitment and participations in Letter of Credit Liability and Swing Line Advances); provided , however , that (i) each such respective assignment shall be of a percentage of all rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the assigning Lender’s Commitment, Advances, its Issuing Commitment and participations in Letter of Credit Liability and Swing Line Advances, that is constant and not varying over time, (ii) the respective amounts of the rights and obligations under the Commitment of the assigning Lender being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such partial assignment) shall in no event be less than $5,000,000 (or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof), (iii) except during the continuance of a Default, each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee consented to by the Borrower (following reasonable advance written notice to the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided , that , the Borrower’s consent need not be obtained if such assignment is made to another Lender or to an Affiliate of the assigning Lender, provided that any Lender so assigning to any of its Affiliates shall give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower and the Agent, (iv) each such assignment made as a result of a demand by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.07(a) shall be arranged by the Borrower (at its expense, including, without limitation, payment of the processing and recordation fee referred to in subclause (vii) hereof) after consultation with the Agent and shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments which together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement, (v) no Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.07(a) unless and until such Lender shall have received one or more payments from either the Borrower or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances owing to such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement, (vi) each such assignment shall be consented to by each Issuing Bank and the Agent (which consent of the Agent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (vii) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided , that , no such fee shall be payable in connection with an assignment by an assigning Lender to an

 

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Affiliate of such assigning Lender. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of Lender hereunder and (y) the Lender assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

(b) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the Lender assignor thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any LC Subsidiary, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Loan Party or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any LC Subsidiary, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Loan Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any Issuing Bank, such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent or the respective Issuing Bank to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent or such Issuing Bank by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as Lender.

(c) The Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 10.02 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Lender from time to time and the names and addresses and the Issuing Commitments of each Issuing Bank from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as Lender hereunder for all purposes of

 

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this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee, the Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit C, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower and the Issuing Banks.

(e) Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and the Advances owing to it; provided , however , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) such Lender shall remain the owner of any Advance for all purposes of this Agreement, and (iv) the Borrower, the Issuing Banks, the Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided , further , that, to the extent of any such participation (unless otherwise stated therein and subject to the preceding proviso ), the purchaser of such participation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have the same rights and benefits hereunder as it would have if it were Lender hereunder; and provided , further , that each such participation shall be granted pursuant to an agreement providing that the purchaser thereof shall not have the right to consent or object to any action by the selling Lender (who shall retain such right) other than an action which would (i) reduce principal of or interest on any Advance, any amount due hereunder with respect to the Letters of Credit or other amounts or fees in which such purchaser has an interest, (ii) postpone any date fixed for payment of principal of or interest on any such Advance, such amounts due with respect to Letters of Credit or other amounts or such fees, (iii) extend the Termination Date or (iv) release the Borrower as a guarantor under Section 4.05.

(f) Upon written request of the Borrower to a Lender, such Lender shall, to the extent consistent with the policies of such Lender, inform the Borrower of the Dollar amount of any Full Term Participation (as hereinafter defined) that such Lender has entered into; provided , however , that no Lender shall be obligated to disclose such information if the disclosure thereof would constitute a violation of law or regulation or violate any confidentiality agreement to which such Lender is subject. For the purposes of this subsection (f), “ Full Term Participation ” means a participation by a Lender to another Person whereby such other Person has purchased (pursuant to a participation agreement) all or a portion of such Lender’s Commitment from the effective date of such participation agreement to the Termination Date.

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to any of its Affiliates shall give prior notice thereof to the Borrower and the Agent; and each Lender or any of its Affiliates may assign any of its rights (including, without limitation, rights to payment of principal and/or interest hereunder) under this Agreement to any Federal Reserve Bank without notice to or consent of the Borrower or the Agent.

(h) If any Lender requests any payment from the Borrower under Section 2.07, 2.11, 3.08 or 4.02, then, subject to Section 10.07(a) and provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may request such Lender to (and, upon such request, such Lender, without any obligation to pay any fees in respect thereof, shall) assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees acceptable to the Agent in accordance with Section 10.07(a) provided that at the time of any such assignment the Borrower has paid to the Lender all amounts due it hereunder.

SECTION 10.08 Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 10.09 Independence of Provisions . All agreements and covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect such that if a particular action or condition is prohibited by the terms of any such agreement or covenant, the fact that such action or condition would be permitted within the limitations of another agreement or covenant shall not be construed as allowing such action to be taken or condition to exist.

SECTION 10.10 Confidentiality . Each Lender, each Issuing Bank and the Agent (for purposes of this Section 10.10, each a “ Recipient ”) agrees that it will not disclose to any third party any Confidential Information provided to it by the Borrower; provided , that , the foregoing will not (i) restrict the ability of the Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and any loan participants from freely exchanging Confidential Information among themselves (and their respective Affiliates, employees, attorneys, agents and advisors), (ii) restrict the ability to disclose Confidential Information to a prospective Eligible Assignee or participant, provided , that , such Eligible Assignee or participant executes a confidentiality agreement with the selling Lender agreeing to be bound by the terms hereof prior to disclosure of Confidential Information to such Eligible Assignee or participant or (iii) prohibit the disclosure of Confidential Information to the extent: (a) the Confidential Information is or has already become part of the public domain at the time of disclosure, by publication or otherwise, except by breach of this Section 10.10, (b) the Confidential Information can be established by written evidence to have already been in the lawful possession of the Recipient prior to the time of disclosure; or (c) the Confidential Information is received by the Recipient from a third party not known to have a similar restriction and without breach of this Section 10.10, or (d) the Confidential Information is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or other legal process, or by law, rule or regulation, or by applicable regulatory or professional standards provided that prior to such disclosure the Borrower and the non-disclosing party are each given reasonable advance notice of such order and an opportunity to object to such disclosure; provided , that , no such notice or

 

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opportunity shall be required if disclosure is required in connection with an examination by a regulatory authority or is required in such circumstances where the applicable Governmental Authority does not permit such notice or opportunity (it being understood the Recipient will inform such authority of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information being disclosed).

SECTION 10.11 Headings . Article and Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

SECTION 10.12 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter and, except for the letter agreements referred to in Sections 2.03(c) and 3.06(b), supersedes all previous understandings, written or oral, in respect thereof.

SECTION 10.13 Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 10.14 Consent to Jurisdiction . (a) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in the County of New York, The City of New York, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Loan Documents, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or such Federal court. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably agrees, to the fullest extent each may effectively do so, that each will not assert any defense that such courts do not have subject matter or personal jurisdiction of such action or proceeding or over any party hereto. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by delivering of a copy of such process to such party at its address specified in Section 10.02 or by any other method permitted by law. Each of the parties hereby agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or by any other manner provided by law.

(b) Nothing in this Section 10.14 shall affect the right of any of the parties hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of any of the parties to bring any action or proceeding against any of the parties or their property in the courts of other jurisdictions.

SECTION 10.15 GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT, IN THE CASE OF ARTICLE III, TO THE EXTENT SUCH LAWS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE UCP.

SECTION 10.16 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE LC SUBSIDIARIES, THE SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS, THE AGENT, THE LENDERS

 

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AND EACH ISSUING BANK HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE ADVANCES OR THE LETTERS OF CREDIT, OR THE ACTIONS OF THE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE ISSUING BANK IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

THE BORROWER :
THE GAP, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
THE LC SUBSIDIARIES :
BANANA REPUBLIC, LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
GAP (CANADA) INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
GAP (FRANCE) S.A.S.
By:  

 

Name:   Lisa Mertens
Title:   President


GAP (JAPAN) K.K.
By:  

 

Name:   Thomas J. Lima
Title:   Director
GAP (NETHERLANDS) B.V.
By:  

 

Name:   Julie Kanberg
Title:   Director
GPS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED
By:  

 

Name:   Byron Pollitt
Title:   Director
OLD NAVY (CANADA) INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS :
GAP (CANADA) INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
GAP (FRANCE) S.A.S.
By:  

 

Name:   Lisa Mertens
Title:   President


GAP (JAPAN) K.K.
By:  

 

Name:   Thomas J. Lima
Title:   Director
GAP (NETHERLANDS) B.V.
By:  

 

Name:   Julie Kanberg
Title:   Director
GPS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED
By:  

 

Name:   Byron Pollitt
Title:   Director
OLD NAVY (CANADA) INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer


THE AGENT:

 

CITICORP USA, INC.

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


 

THE CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS:

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


THE SENIOR MANAGING AGENTS:
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

WILLIAM STREET COMMITMENT

CORPORATION

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
U. S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


THE LENDERS:

 

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
THE FIFTH THIRD BANK
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


THE ISSUING BANKS:
CITIBANK, N.A.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


THE SWING LINE LENDERS:
CITIBANK, N.A.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


SCHEDULES - REVOLVER CREDIT AGREEMENT
Schedule I-A    -    Commitment Amounts
Schedule I-B    -    List of Applicable Lending Offices
Schedule II    -    Existing Liens
Schedule III    -    Change of Control
Schedule IV    -    Outstanding Balance of Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule V    -    LC Subsidiaries
Schedule VI       Subsidiary Borrowers
Schedule VII    -    ERISA Matters
Schedule VIII    -    Environmental Matters
Schedule IX    -    Existing Debt


Schedule I-A

COMMITMENT AMOUNTS

 

Entity

   Commitment    Issuing Commitment

Citicorp USA, Inc.

   $ 105,000,000      N/A

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 105,000,000    $ 187,500,000

HSBC Bank USA, National Association

   $ 90,000,000    $ 187,500,000

JPMorgan Chase Bank

   $ 90,000,000    $ 187,500,000

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   $ 55,000,000      N/A

William Street Commitment Corporation

   $ 55,000,000      N/A

U. S. Bank National Association

   $ 55,000,000      N/A

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

   $ 55,000,000      N/A

KeyBank National Association

   $ 45,000,000      N/A

Wachovia Bank, National Association

   $ 35,000,000      N/A

Fifth Third Bank

   $ 35,000,000      N/A

First National Bank of Omaha

   $ 25,000,000      N/A

Citibank, N.A.

     N/A    $ 187,500,000
             

TOTAL

   $ 750,000,000    $ 750,000,000
             


Schedule I-B

LIST OF APPLICABLE LENDING OFFICES

 

Lender  

  

Domestic Lending Office        

  

Eurodollar Lending Office        

Citicorp USA Inc./    2 Penns Way, Suite 110    2 Penns Way, Suite 110
Citibank, N.A.    New Castle, DE 19720    New Castle, DE 19720
   Attn: Carolyn Figueroa    Attn: Carolyn Figueroa
   Tel: 302-894-6089    Tel: 302-894-6089
   Fax: 212-994-0847    Fax: 212-994-0847
Bank of America, N.A.    1850 Gateway Blvd    1850 Gateway Blvd
   Concord, CA 94520    Concord, CA 94520
   Attn: Nina Lemmer    Attn: Nina Lemmer
   Tel: 925-675-7478    Tel: 925-675-7478
   Fax: 888-969-9281    Fax: 888-969-9281
HSBC Bank USA, National Association    452 Fifth Avenue, 5 th Floor    452 Fifth Avenue, 5 th Floor
   New York, NY 10018    New York, NY 10018
   Attn: Anne Serewicz    Attn: Anne Serewicz
   Tel: 212-575-2474    Tel: 212-575-2474
   Fax: 212-575-2479    Fax: 212-575-2479
JPMorgan Chase Bank    270 Park Avenue, 4 th Floor    270 Park Avenue, 4 th Floor
   New York, NY 10017    New York, NY 10017
   Attn: Barry Bergman    Attn: Barry Bergman
   Tel: 212-270-0203    Tel: 212-270-0203
   Fax: 212-270-3279    Fax: 212-270-3279
The Bank of Nova Scotia    580 California Street, Suite 2100    580 California Street, Suite 2100
   San Francisco, CA 94104    San Francisco, CA 94104
   Attn: Mark Sparrow    Attn: Mark Sparrow
   Tel: 415-616-4108    Tel: 415-616-4108
   Fax: 415-397-0791    Fax: 415-397-0791
William Street Commitment    85 Broad Street, 6 th Floor    85 Broad Street, 6 th Floor
Corporation    New York, NY 10004    New York, NY 10004
   Attn: Philip F. Green    Attn: Philip F. Green
   Tel: 212-357-7570    Tel: 212-357-7570
   Fax: 212-357-4597    Fax: 212-357-4597
U.S. Bank National Association    555 S.W. Oak Street, Suite 400    555 S.W. Oak Street, Suite 400
   Mail Code PD-OR-P4CB    Mail Code PD-OR-P4CB
   Portland, Oregon 97204    Portland, Oregon 97204
   Attn: Janet Jordan    Attn: Janet Jordan
   Tel: 503-275-5871    Tel: 503-275-5871
   Fax: 503-275-5428    Fax: 503-275-5428
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.    201 Third Street    201 Third Street
   San Francisco, CA 94103    San Francisco, CA 94103
   Attn: Judy Chan    Attn: Judy Chan
   Tel: 415-477-5433    Tel: 415-477-5433
   Fax: 415-979-0675    Fax: 415-979-0675
KeyBank National Association    127 Public Square    127 Public Square
   Cleveland, OH 44114    Cleveland, OH 44114
   Attn: Michael Vegh    Attn: Michael Vegh
   Tel: 216-689-7759    Tel: 216-689-7759
   Fax: 216-689-4981    Fax: 216-689-4981


Lender  

  

Domestic Lending Office        

  

Eurodollar Lending Office        

Wachovia Bank, National Association    1339 Chestnut Street, PA 4830    1339 Chestnut Street, PA 4830
   Philadelphia, PA 14107    Philadelphia, PA 14107
   Attn: Susan Vitale    Attn: Susan Vitale
   Tel: 267-321-6712    Tel: 267-321-6712
   Fax: 267-321-6700    Fax: 267-321-6700
Fifth Third Bank    38 Fountain Square Plaza    38 Fountain Square Plaza
   Cincinnati, OH 45202    Cincinnati, OH 45202
   Attn: Gary Losey    Attn: Gary Losey
   Tel: 513-534-7757    Tel: 513-534-7757
   Fax: 513-534-5947    Fax: 513-534-5947
First National Bank of Omaha    1620 Dodge Street    1620 Dodge Street
   Omaha, NE 68197    Omaha, NE 68197
   Attn: Mark Baratta    Attn: Mark Baratta
   Tel: 402-633-3512    Tel: 402-633-3512
   Fax: 402-633-3519    Fax: 402-633-3519

 


Schedule II

EXISTING LIENS

Landlord Liens:

Lease Agreement, between Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, on behalf of the Tower Fund, a commingled separate account, as Landlord and The Gap, Inc., as Tenant for Gateway Business Center, Building #1, City of Grove City, Ohio, dated January 29, 1998 (the Ohio Catalog Center)

Amended and Restated Industrial Lease Agreement, between Industrial Developments International, Inc., as Landlord and The Gap, Inc., as Tenant for 1200 Worldwide Blvd., Hebron, Kentucky, dated March 10, 1998 (the Gap Outlet Distribution Center)

Industrial Lease Agreement, between Industrial Developments International, Inc., as Landlord, and The Gap, Inc., as Tenant for 1405 Worldwide Blvd., Hebron, Kentucky, dated June 15, 2000 (the Old Navy Outlet Distribution Center)


Schedule III

CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

1. Donald G. Fisher

 

2. Doris F. Fisher

 

3. Any person related by blood or marriage to any of the foregoing persons and any Person (as defined in this Agreement) as to which any of such persons has beneficial ownership of the assets of such Person.

 

4. The executive officers of The Gap, Inc. as of August 30, 2004.


Schedule IV

OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

Bank  

   LC Ref. No.       

Beneficiary    

  

Issued Date  

  

Maturity  

   Amount (USD)
B of A    3046514    Washington Intl. Insurance    3/4/2002    Evergreen    $ 30,000,000
B of A    3049636    Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.    7/1/2002    Evergreen    $ 484,200
                  
               $ 30,484,200


Schedule V

LC SUBSIDIARIES

 

1. Banana Republic, LLC

 

2. GPS Consumer Direct, Inc.

 

3. Gap (Canada) Inc.

 

4. Gap (France) S.A.S.

 

5. Gap (Japan) K.K.

 

6. Gap (Netherlands) B.V.

 

7. GPS (Great Britain) Limited

 

8. Old Navy (Canada) Inc.


Schedule VI

SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS

 

1. Gap (Canada) Inc.

 

2. Gap (France) S.A.S.

 

3. Gap (Japan) K.K.

 

4. Gap (Netherlands) B.V.

 

5. GPS (Great Britain) Limited

 

6. Old Navy (Canada) Inc.


Schedule VII

ERISA MATTERS

None.


Schedule VIII

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

None.


Schedule IX

EXISTING DEBT

 

Borrower

  

Amount

  

Type of Debt

  

Date Expires

Gap International BV    Euro      
   226,593,000    5% 5-Year Notes    September 30, 2004
Gap (Japan) K.K.    USD      
   50,000,000    6.25% 10-Year Notes    March 1, 2009
Gap (France) SAS    Euro    Bank Guarantee for lease payments in    Evergreen
   2,145,619    France Societe Generale   
GIS Singapore    SGD    Bank Guarantee for lease payments in    Evergreen
   171,749    Citibank   
GIS Holdings Ltd.    HKD    Bank Guarantee for lease payments in    Evergreen
   5,749,506    Citibank   
GIS Dubai    USD    Continuing Guarantee for operating    Evergreen
   164,000    expenses in HSBC   


EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF BORROWING

Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent

  for the Lenders Parties

  to the Credit Agreement referred to below

Attention:

[Date]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, The Gap, Inc., refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2004 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the undersigned, certain of the undersigned’s Subsidiaries, certain Lenders parties thereto, certain Issuing Banks parties thereto, certain Co-Syndication Agents parties thereto, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers, and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent for said Lenders and the Issuing Banks, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “ Proposed Borrowing ”) as required by Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement:

(i) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is              , 200    .

(ii) The Type of Advances comprising the Proposed Borrowing is [Base Rate Advances] [Eurodollar Rate Advances].

(iii) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing is $              .

(iv) [The Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Advance made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is [      month[s]].]

The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:

(A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement (other than, in the case of any Advance that does not increase the outstanding principal amount of the Advances, the representations and warranties contained in Sections 6.01(e) and 6.01(g) of the Credit Agreement), before and after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date;


(B) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes an Event of Default or Default; and

(C) the making of the Proposed Borrowing is in compliance with the respective criteria set forth in Section 2.01(a) of the Credit Agreement.

 

Very truly yours,

 

THE GAP, INC.

By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$                    Dated:                         , 200   

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of [                              ] (the “ Lender ”) for the account of its Applicable Lending Office on the Termination Date (as those terms are defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) or prior thereto as provided in such Credit Agreement the aggregate principal amount of the Advances (as defined below) owing to the Lender by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2004 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ,” terms defined therein, unless otherwise defined herein, being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower, the Lender and certain other banks and financial institutions party thereto as Lenders, certain Issuing Banks, certain Co-Syndication Agents parties thereto, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers, and Citicorp USA, Inc. (“ CUSA ”), as Agent.

The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement. Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to CUSA, as Agent, at 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10043 (or at such other address as the Agent may specify to the Borrower in writing) in same day funds, free and clear of and without any deduction, with respect to the payee named above, subject to Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement, for any and all present and future taxes, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto.

The Lender is authorized to record the date of each Advance or Conversion or continuation thereof, each payment or prepayment of principal with respect thereto and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances, each Interest Period and the interest rate applicable thereto, in the Lender’s internal records and, prior to any transfer hereof, on a schedule annexed hereto and made a part hereof, and any such notation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded.

This Promissory Note is issued pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of advances (the “ Advances ”) by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. dollar amount first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Advance being evidenced by this Promissory Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified.


The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

This Promissory Note incorporates, and the Borrower and Lender hereby are subject to, the provisions set forth in Section 10.14 of the Credit Agreement.

This Promissory Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, United States.

 

THE GAP, INC.
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

Dated              , 200   

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2004 (the “ Credit Agreement ”), among The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower, as “ LC Subsidiaries ” and “ Subsidiary Borrowers, ” as the case may be, the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement), certain Issuing Banks, certain Co-Syndication Agents parties thereto, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers, and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent for the Lenders and Issuing Banks (the “ Agent ”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meaning.

             (the “ Assignor ”) and              (the “ Assignee ”) agree as follows:

1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, such respective interests in and to all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the date hereof which represent the respective percentage interests specified on Schedule 1 of all outstanding rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement in respect of (a) the Assignor’s Commitment and the Advances owing to the Assignor and (b) the Issuing Commitment and participations in Letter of Credit Liability of the Assignor. After giving effect to such sale and assignment, (i) the Assignee’s Commitment and the amount of the Advances owing to the Assignee and (ii) such Assignee’s Issuing Commitment and participations in Letter of Credit Liability will be as set forth, respectively, in Section 2 of Schedule 1.

2. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interests being assigned by it hereunder and that such interests are free and clear of any adverse claim; (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto and (c) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any LC Subsidiary of any of its respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.

3. The Assignee (a) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (b) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,


continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (c) confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (d) appoints and authorizes the Agent and the Issuing Banks to take such action on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to the Agent and the Issuing Banks by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (e) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as Lender; [and] (f) specifies as its Domestic Lending Office (and address for notices) and Eurodollar Lending Office the offices set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof [and (g) attaches the forms prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States certifying as to the Assignee’s status for purposes of determining exemption from United States withholding taxes with respect to all payments to be made to the Assignee under the Credit Agreement or such other documents as are necessary to indicate that all such payments are subject to such rates at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty].*

4. Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance by the Assignor and the Assignee, it will be delivered to the Agent for acceptance and recording by the Agent. The effective date of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be the date of acceptance thereof by the Agent, unless otherwise specified on Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Effective Date ”).

5. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Agent, as of the Effective Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of Lender thereunder and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

6. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Agent, from and after the Effective Date, the Agent shall make (and shall direct the Issuing Banks to make) all payments under the Credit Agreement in respect of the interests assigned hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of principal, interest and utilization fees, facility fees and letter of credit facility fees with respect thereto) to the Assignee. The Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Credit Agreement for periods prior to the Effective Date directly between themselves.

7. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written, such execution being made on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

* If the Assignee is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States.

 

Exh. C - Page 2


Schedule 1 to

Assignment and Acceptance

Dated              , 200   

 

Section 1.   
Percentage Interest in Commitment and Advances:                  
Percentage Interest in participations in Letter of Credit Liability:                  
Section 2.   
Assignee’s Commitment:    $                
Issuing Commitment    $                
Aggregate outstanding principal amount of Advances owing to Assignee:    $                
Aggregate outstanding amount of Assignee’s participations in Letter of Credit Liability:    $                
Section 3.   

Effective Date 1 ::                           , 200   

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:  

 

Name  
Title:  
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:  

 

Name  
Title:  

 

Domestic Lending Office (and address for notices):

        [Address]

 

Eurodollar Lending Office:

        [Address]

 

1

This date should be no earlier than the date of acceptance by the Agent.

 

Schedule 1 to Assignment and Acceptance – Page 1


Accepted this              day

of                , 200   

 

CITICORP USA, INC., as Agent
By:  

 

Name  
Title:  

[Accepted this              day

of                , 200   

 

THE GAP, INC.
By:  

 

Name  
Title:] 2

 

2

If required under Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 1 to Assignment and Acceptance – Page 2


Exhibit D-1 to the

Credit Agreement

[FORM OF OPINION OF IN-HOUSE COUNSEL TO LOAN PARTIES]

1. The California Subsidiary is authorized to exercise all its powers, rights and privileges and is in good legal standing under the laws of the State of California, and each of the Company and the Delaware Subsidiary is validly existing and in good standing under the Applicable Law of the State of Delaware.

2. Each Loan Party has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, and the execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Agreements by each Loan Party which is a party thereto and the consummation by each Loan Party of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of each Loan Party. Each of the Transaction Agreements has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party which is a party thereto.

3. The execution and delivery by each Loan Party of each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and the performance by each Loan Party of its obligations under each of the Transaction Agreements, each in accordance with its terms, does not (i) conflict with the Constitutive Documents of each of the Loan Parties, (ii) constitute a violation of, or a default under, any Applicable Contracts or (iii) cause the creation of any security interest or lien upon any of the property of the Loan Parties pursuant to any Applicable Contracts to which it is a party. I call to your attention that certain of the Applicable Contracts are governed by laws other than those as to which I express my opinion. I express no opinion as to the effect of such other laws on the opinions herein stated.

4. Neither the execution, delivery nor performance by any Loan Party of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party will contravene any provision of any Applicable Law.

5. No Governmental Approval, which has not been obtained or taken and is not in full force and effect, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with, the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Transaction Agreements by any Loan Party.

6. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to my knowledge, overtly threatened against any Loan Party in or before any court, Governmental Authority or arbitrator, which has a reasonable probability (taking into account the exhaustion of all appeals and the assertion of all defenses) of having a Material Adverse Effect or which purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document.


Exhibit D-2 to the

Credit Agreement

[FORM OF CORPORATE OPINION OF SPECIAL NEW YORK COUNSEL TO THE

LOAN PARTIES]

 

1. Each of the Transaction Agreements constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party which is a party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, under the Applicable Laws of the State of New York.

 

2. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, nor the compliance by any Loan Parties with the terms and provisions thereof will contravene any provision of any Applicable Law of the State of New York or any Applicable Law of the United States of America.

 

3. No Governmental Approval, which has not been obtained or taken and is not in full force and effect, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with, the execution or delivery of any of the Transaction Agreements by any Loan Party or the enforceability of any of the Transaction Agreements against any Loan Party.

 

4. The Loan Parties are not and, solely after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements to which they are a party, will not be an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

5. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party nor the compliance by such Loan Party with the terms and provisions thereof will violate any provision of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.


Exhibit E to the

Credit Agreement

[FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL NEW YORK COUNSEL TO THE AGENT]

We are of the opinion that the Opinion Documents are the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms.


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

Dated:              , 200   

The Gap, Inc.

900 Cherry Avenue

San Bruno, California 94066

Attention: Treasurer

Citicorp USA, Inc.,

  as Agent for the Lender Parties

  to the Credit Agreement referred to below

[399 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10043]

Attention: Credit Administration

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2004 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement, ” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower, certain Lenders party thereto, certain Issuing Banks, certain Co-Syndication Agents parties thereto, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers, and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent for such Lenders and the Issuing Banks.

The undersigned (the “ Assuming Lender ”) proposes to become an Assuming Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c) of the Credit Agreement and, in that connection, hereby agrees that it shall become a Lender for purposes of the Credit Agreement on the applicable Commitment Increase Effective Date and that its Commitment shall as of such date be $            .

The undersigned (a) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(f) thereof, the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 7.04 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assumption Agreement; (b) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (c) appoints and authorizes the Agent and the Issuing Banks to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to the Agent and the Issuing Banks by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (d) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all


of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as Lender; (e) confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (f) specifies as its Applicable Lending Offices (and address for notices) the offices set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof; and (g) attaches the forms prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States required under Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement.

The effective date for this Assumption Agreement shall be the applicable Commitment Increase Effective Date. Upon delivery of this Assumption Agreement to the Borrower and the Agent, and satisfaction of all conditions imposed under Section 2.04 (c) as of [date specified above], the undersigned shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder. As of [date specified above], the Agent shall make all payments under the Credit Agreement in respect of the interest assigned hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of principal, interest and facility fees) to the Assuming Lender.

This Assumption Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assumption Agreement.

 

Exh. F Page 2


This Assumption Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

Very truly yours,

 

[NAME OF ASSUMING LENDER]

 

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

Domestic Lending Office (and address for notices):

 

[Address]

 

Eurodollar Lending Office

 

[Address]

 

Acknowledged and Agreed to:

 

THE GAP, INC.

 

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

CITICORP USA, INC.

 

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

Exh. F Page 3

Exhibit 10.2

U.S. $125,000,000

3-YEAR LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 6, 2005

among

THE GAP, INC.

as Company,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY NAMED HEREIN,

as LC Subsidiaries,

and

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as LC Issuer


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page
   ARTICLE I   
   DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS   
SECTION 1.01    Certain Defined Terms    1
SECTION 1.02    Computation of Time Periods    14
SECTION 1.03    Accounting Terms    14
   ARTICLE II   
   AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF LETTERS OF CREDIT   
SECTION 2.01    Letters of Credit    14
SECTION 2.02    Limitation on Obligation to Issue Letters of Credit Denominated in Alternative Currencies    15
SECTION 2.03    Issuing the Letters of Credit    15
SECTION 2.04    Reimbursement Obligations    15
SECTION 2.05    Letter of Credit Facility Fees    16
SECTION 2.06    Indemnification; Nature of the LC Issuer’s Duties    16
SECTION 2.07    Increased Costs    17
SECTION 2.08    Uniform Customs and Practice    18
SECTION 2.09    Reductions in Facility Amount    18
SECTION 2.10    Existing Letters of Credit/Deemed Letters of Credit    18
SECTION 2.11    Currency Provisions.    19
SECTION 2.12    Company Guaranty.    20
SECTION 2.13    Dollar Payment Obligation    22
SECTION 2.14    Applications; Survival of Provisions    22
SECTION 2.15    Letters of Credit Outstanding on Termination Date    23
SECTION 2.16    LC Subsidiaries    23

 

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   ARTICLE III   
   PAYMENTS, TAXES, ETC.   
SECTION 3.01    Payments and Computations    23
SECTION 3.02    Taxes    24
   ARTICLE IV   
   CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE   
SECTION 4.01    Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement    28
SECTION 4.02    Conditions Precedent to Each Issuance    29
   ARTICLE V   
   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES   
SECTION 5.01    Representations and Warranties of the Company    30
   ARTICLE VI   
   COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY   
SECTION 6.01    Affirmative Covenants    32
SECTION 6.02    Negative Covenants    33
SECTION 6.03    Financial Covenants    36
SECTION 6.04    Reporting Requirements    36
   ARTICLE VII   
   EVENTS OF DEFAULT   
SECTION 7.01    Events of Default    38
   ARTICLE VIII   
   MISCELLANEOUS   
SECTION 8.01    Amendments, Etc.    40
SECTION 8.02    Notices, Etc    41

 

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SECTION 8.03    No Waiver; Remedies    41
SECTION 8.04    Costs and Expenses.    41
SECTION 8.05    Right of Set-off    42
SECTION 8.06    Binding Effect    43
SECTION 8.07    Assignments and Participations    43
SECTION 8.08    Severability of Provisions    44
SECTION 8.09    Independence of Provisions    44
SECTION 8.10    Confidentiality    45
SECTION 8.11    Headings    45
SECTION 8.12    Entire Agreement    45
SECTION 8.13    Execution in Counterparts    45
SECTION 8.14    Consent to Jurisdiction    45
SECTION 8.15    GOVERNING LAW    46
SECTION 8.16    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    46

 

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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

Schedules    
Schedule I   -   Change of Control
Schedule II   -   Outstanding Balance of Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule III   -   LC Subsidiaries
Schedule IV   -   Plans
Schedule V   -   ERISA Matters
Schedule VI   -   Environmental Matters
Schedule VII   -   Existing Debt
Schedule VIII   -   Existing Liens
Exhibits    
Exhibit A-1   -   Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Account Parties
Exhibit A-2   -   Form of Corporate Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Account Parties
Exhibit B   -   Form of Compliance Certificate

 

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3-YEAR LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT , dated as of May 6, 2005 (this “ Agreement ”), among The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the LC Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association (the “ LC Issuer ”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1) The Company, certain of its subsidiaries, and the LC Issuer entered into a Letter of Credit Agreement dated as of June 25, 2003 (the “ Existing Letter of Credit Agreement ”).

(2) The Company and the LC Subsidiaries are to enter into a 364-day letter of credit agreement on or about the date hereof with the LC Issuer, on substantially similar terms to the terms hereof (the “ 364-Day Agreement ”).

(3) The Company, the LC Subsidiaries and the LC Issuer desire to enter into this Agreement to provide a trade letter of credit facility to the Company and the LC Subsidiaries as set forth below and, together with the 364-Day Agreement, to replace the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the LC Subsidiaries and the LC Issuer agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

SECTION 1.01 Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Account Parties ” means, collectively, the Company and each of the LC Subsidiaries.

Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.

Alternative Currency ” means any lawful currency other than Dollars which is freely transferable and convertible into Dollars and which the LC Issuer can obtain in the ordinary course of its business.

Applicable Issuing Office ” means the office of the LC Issuer specified as its “Issuing Office” on the signature page hereto, or such other office of the LC Issuer as the LC Issuer may from time to time specify to the Company.

Applicable Margin ” means, as of any date, a percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable Performance Level in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

Performance Level

   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Level 4    Level 5    Level 6

Percentage Per Annum

   0.100    0.125    0.150    0.200    0.250    0.375

 

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Base Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:

(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by the LC Issuer in New York, New York, from time to time, as the LC Issuer’s base rate;

(b) 1/2% per annum above the latest three-week moving average of secondary market morning offering rates in the United States for three-month certificates of deposit of major United States money market banks, such three-week moving average being determined weekly on each Monday (or, if any such date is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) for the three-week period ending on the previous Friday by the LC Issuer 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 publication shall be suspended or terminated, on the basis of quotations for such rates received by the LC Issuer from three New York certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by the LC Issuer, in either case adjusted to the nearest 1/4 of one percent or, if there is no nearest 1/4 of one percent, to the next higher 1/4 of one percent; and

(c) 1/2% per annum above the Federal Funds Rate.

Business Day ” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York City or San Francisco, California and a day on which wire transfers may be effectuated among member banks of the Federal Reserve System through use of the fedwire funds transfer system and if the applicable Business Day relates to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, a day on which commercial banks are open for business in the country of issue of such Alternative Currency and on which dealings in such Alternative Currency are carried on by such commercial banks in such country of issue (if such Alternative Currency is other than the Euro) or if such Alternative Currency is the Euro, a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System is in operation.

Capital Lease ” of any Person means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee, which lease should, in accordance with GAAP, be required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.

Capital Lease Obligations ” means the obligations of any Person to pay rent or other amounts under a Capital Lease, the amount of which is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

 

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CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert acquiring beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (or other securities convertible into such securities) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Company entitled to vote in the election of directors; or (ii) during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, commencing before or after the date of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the Company ceasing for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company unless the Persons replacing such individuals were nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company; or (iii) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert acquiring by contract or otherwise, or entering into a contract or arrangement which upon consummation will result in its or their acquisition of, control over securities of the Company (or other securities convertible into such securities) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Company entitled to vote in the election of directors; provided , that , the Person or group of Persons referred to in clauses (i) and (iii) of this definition of Change of Control shall not include any Person listed on Schedule I hereto or any group of Persons in which one or more of the Persons listed on Schedule I are members.

Confidential Information ” means certain non-public, confidential or proprietary information and material disclosed, from time to time, either orally, in writing, electronically or in some other form by the Company in connection with the LC Facility Documents. Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to non-public, confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets, know-how, inventions, techniques, processes, algorithms, software programs, documentation, screens, icons, schematics, software programs, source documents and other MIS related information; contracts, customer lists, financial information, financial forecasts, sales and marketing plans and information and business plans, products and product designs; textile projections and results; ideas, designs and artwork for all types of marketing, advertising, public relations and commerce (including ideas, designs and artwork related to the World Wide Web and any Web Site of the Company or any Subsidiary); textile designs; advertising, strategies, plans and results; sourcing information; vendor lists, potential product labeling and marking ideas; all materials including, without limitation, documents, drawings, samples, sketches, designs, and any other information concerning, color palette and color standards furnished to the LC Issuer by the Company or any Subsidiary; customer base(s); and other non-public information relating to the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s business.

Consolidated ” and any derivative thereof each means, with reference to the accounts or financial reports of any Person, the consolidated accounts or financial reports of such Person and each Subsidiary of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP, including principles of consolidation, consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Consolidated financial statements of the Company referred to in Section 5.01(e) hereof.

 

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Constitutive Documents ” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation or registration (including, if applicable, certificate of change of name), articles of incorporation or association, memorandum of association, charter, bylaws, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, trust agreement, joint venture agreement, certificate of formation, articles of organization, limited liability company operating or members agreement, joint venture agreement or one or more similar agreements, instruments or documents constituting the organization or formation of such Person.

Debt ” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price (excluding any deferred purchase price that constitutes an account payable incurred in the ordinary course of business) of property or services, (ii) all obligations of such Person in connection with any agreement to purchase, redeem, exchange, convert or otherwise acquire for value any capital stock of such Person or to purchase, redeem or acquire for value any warrants, rights or options to acquire such capital stock, now or hereafter outstanding, (iii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, convertible debentures or other similar instruments, (iv) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement (other than under any such agreement which constitutes or creates an account payable incurred in the ordinary course of business) with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default, acceleration, or termination are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (v) all Capital Lease Obligations, (vi) obligations under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above, (vii) all Debt referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or in property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt and (viii) all mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of such Person, valued at the applicable redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid dividends payable in respect of such redeemable preferred stock.

Default ” means an event which would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse, or both.

Dollars ,” “ dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” each means lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company that is incorporated or organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

 

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EBITDA ” means, for any period, Net Income plus, to the extent deducted in determining such Net Income, the sum of (a) Interest Expense, (b) income tax expense, (c) depreciation expense and (d) amortization expense, all determined on a Consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01 hereof.

Effective Date Rating ” means, with respect to the non-credit-enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by the Company, BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Moody’s.

Eligible Assignee ” means (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the OECD, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; provided , that , such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States; (iii) a Person that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial banking and that is (a) a Subsidiary of the LC Issuer, (b) a Subsidiary of a Person of which the LC Issuer is a Subsidiary, or (c) a Person of which the LC Issuer is a Subsidiary; (iv) an Affiliate of the LC Issuer; (v) except with respect to an assignment of the obligation to Issue Letters of Credit, any other entity which is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses, including but not limited to, insurance companies, mutual funds and lease financing companies; and (vi) any other Person acceptable to the LC Issuer and, provided no Event of Default is continuing, the Company. No Account Party or any Affiliate thereof shall be an Eligible Assignee.

Environmental Law ” means any Requirement of Law relating to (a) the generation, use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous Substances, (b) pollution or the protection of the environment, health, safety or natural resources or (c) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, land use or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare, including, without limitation, CERCLA, in each case as amended from time to time, and including the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued from time to time thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a controlled group of which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a member or which is under common control with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

 

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ERISA Event ” means a reportable event with respect to a Plan within the meaning of §4043 of ERISA.

Euro ” means the single currency of participating member states of the European Union.

Events of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01 hereof.

Existing Letter of Credit Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Preliminary Statement (1).

Existing Letters of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10 hereof.

Facility Amount ” means $125,000,000 as such amount may be reduced or increased from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

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 received by the LC Issuer from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fiscal Quarter ” means any quarter in any Fiscal Year, the duration of such quarter being defined in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with that applied in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements referred to in Section 5.01 (e) hereof.

Fiscal Year ” means a fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, for any period, the ratio of (a) the amount equal to the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA and (ii) Lease Expense in each case for the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense and (ii) Lease Expense, in each case for the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Funded Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, all indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations but excluding all accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business) of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis that would (or would be required to) appear as liabilities for long-term Debt, short-term Debt, current maturities of Debt, and other similar interest-bearing obligations on a Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

 

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GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Company’s independent public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 6.04.

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state, province, city, municipal entity or other political subdivision thereof, and any governmental, executive, legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory agency, department, authority, instrumentality, commission, board or similar body, whether federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or foreign.

Governmental Authorization ” means any authorization, approval, consent, franchise, license, covenant, order, ruling, permit, certification, exemption, notice, declaration or similar right, undertaking or other action of, to or by, or any filing, qualification or registration with, any Governmental Authority.

Hazardous Substance ” means (i) any hazardous substance or toxic substance as such terms are presently defined or used in § 101(14) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. § 9601(14)), in 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et. seq. (Clean Water Act), or 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et. seq. (Toxic Substances Control Act) and (ii) as of any date of determination, any additional substances or materials which are hereafter incorporated in or added to the definition of “hazardous substance” or “toxic substance” for purposes of CERCLA or any other applicable law.

Hedge Agreements ” means (a) any and all interest rate swaps, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swaps, cross-currency rate swaps, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., the International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such agreement.

Information Memorandum ” means the information memorandum dated August 2004 prepared in connection with the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

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Interest Expense ” of any Person for any period means the aggregate amount of interest or fees paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued in respect of any Debt (including the interest portion of rentals under Capital Leases) and all but the principal component of payments in respect of conditional sales, equipment trust or other title retention agreements paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person during such period, net of interest income, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Issue ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, either to issue, or to extend the expiry of, or to renew, or to increase the amount of, such Letter of Credit, and the term “Issued” or “Issuance” shall have corresponding meanings.

LC Collateral Account ” means a deposit account in the name of the Company to be designated by the LC Issuer from time to time in which cash has been deposited as collateral security for the reimbursement of drawings under any outstanding Letters of Credit in accordance with Sections 2.15 and 7.01.

LC Facility Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, and each application or agreement and other documents delivered in connection with Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified hereafter from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and Section 8.01 hereof.

LC Issuer ” means HSBC Bank USA, National Association or any Affiliate thereof as agreed to from time to time by the Company and the LC Issuer, that may from time to time Issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Company or for the account of any LC Subsidiary.

LC Subsidiary ” means, as of the date hereof, the Subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule III hereto and, after the date hereof, any other Subsidiary of the Company that may from time to time become a party hereto and in connection therewith such other Subsidiary shall execute such documents as are reasonably requested by the LC Issuer to evidence its agreement to be bound hereunder as an LC Subsidiary, and for whose account the LC Issuer may from time to time Issue Letters of Credit.

Lease Expense ” means, with respect to any Person, for any period for such Person and its subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, lease and rental expense accrued during such period under all leases and rental agreements, other than Capital Leases and leases of personal property, determined in conformity with GAAP.

Letter of Credit ” means a Trade Letter of Credit which is in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Letter of Credit Liability ” means, as of any date of determination, all then existing liabilities of the Company and the LC Subsidiaries to the LC Issuer in respect of the Letters of Credit Issued for the Company’s account and for the account of the LC Subsidiaries, whether such liability is contingent or fixed, and shall, in each case, consist of the sum of (i) the aggregate maximum amount (the determination of such maximum

 

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amount to assume compliance with all conditions for drawing) then available to be drawn under such Letters of Credit (including, without limitation, amounts available under such Letters of Credit for which a draft has been presented but not yet honored) and (ii) the aggregate amount which has then been paid by, and not been reimbursed to, the LC Issuer under such Letters of Credit. For the purposes of determining the Letter of Credit Liability, the face amount of Letters of Credit outstanding in an Alternative Currency shall be expressed as the equivalent of such Alternative Currency in Dollars as determined in Section 2.11(a) hereof.

Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the amount equal to Consolidated Funded Debt for the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or prior to such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or prior to such date, in each case for the Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date.

Lien ” means any assignment, chattel mortgage, pledge or other security interest or any mortgage, deed of trust or other lien, or other charge or encumbrance, upon property or rights (including after acquired property or rights), or any preferential arrangement with respect to property or rights (including after acquired property or rights) which has the practical effect of constituting a security interest or lien.

Loan Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

Margin Stock ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

Material Adverse Change ” means any material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , that a downgrade of the Company’s public debt ratings or a Negative Pronouncement shall not by itself be deemed to be a material adverse change; provided , further , the occurrence or subsistence of any such material adverse change which has been disclosed (a) by the Company in any filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the date of this Agreement, (b) by the Company in a public announcement prior to the date of this Agreement, or (c) in the Information Memorandum, shall not constitute a Material Adverse Change.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Material LC Subsidiary ” means, at any date of determination, an LC Subsidiary that, either individually or together with its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, has assets exceeding      percent (      %) of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

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Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

Negative Pronouncement ” means a public announcement by either S&P or Moody’s in respect to a possible downgrade of, or negative outlook with respect to, the public debt rating of the Company.

Net Income ” of any Person means, for any period, net income before (i) extraordinary items, (ii) the results of discontinued operations and (iii) the effect of any cumulative change in accounting principles, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any payment, performance or other obligation of such Person of any kind, including, without limitation, any liability of such Person on any claim, whether or not the right of any creditor to payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding referred to in Section 7.01(e) hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Account Parties under the LC Facility Documents include (a) the obligation to pay any reimbursement amount, interest, commissions, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnity payments and other amounts payable by any Account Party under any LC Facility Document and (b) the obligation of any Account Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing items that the LC Issuer, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Account Party.

OECD ” means the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Other LC Facilities ” means the letter of credit facilities entered into on or about the date hereof among the Company, the L/C Subsidiaries and each of Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, each on terms substantially similar to the terms hereof and of the 364-Day Agreement, respectively, as each such agreement may be replaced, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Other Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b) hereof.

Payment Office ” means the office of the LC Issuer as shall be from time to time selected by the LC Issuer and notified by the LC Issuer to the Company and the LC Subsidiaries.

 

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Performance Level ” means Performance Level 1, Performance Level 2, Performance Level 3, Performance Level 4, Performance Level 5, or Performance Level 6, as identified by reference to the public debt rating and Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

Performance Level

  

Public Debt Rating

Level 1    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated at least A- by S&P or A3 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1.00
Level 2    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 1 but at least BBB+ by S&P or Baa1 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1.00
Level 3    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 2 but at least BBB by S&P or Baa2 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1.00
Level 4    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 3 but at least BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.50:1.00
Level 5    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 4 but at least BB+ by S&P or Ba1 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.75:1.00
Level 6    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 5 or the Leverage Ratio is greater than 1.75:1.00

For purposes of this definition, the Performance Level shall be determined by the applicable public debt rating or Leverage Ratio as follows: (a) the public debt ratings above shall be determined as follows: (i) the public debt ratings shall be determined by the then-current rating announced by either S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, for any class of non-credit-enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by the Company, (ii) if only one of S&P and Moody’s shall have in effect a public debt rating, the Performance Level shall be determined by reference to the available rating; (iii) if neither S&P nor Moody’s shall have in effect a public debt rating, the applicable Performance Level will be Performance Level 6; (iv) if the ratings on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt established by S&P and Moody’s shall fall within different levels, the public debt rating will be determined by the higher of the two ratings, provided , that , in the event that the lower of such ratings is more than one level below the higher of such ratings, the public debt rating will be determined based upon the level that is one level above the lower of such ratings; (v) if any rating established by S&P or Moody’s shall be changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (vi) if S&P or Moody’s shall change the basis on which ratings are established, each reference to the public debt rating announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be; (b) the Leverage Ratio shall be determined on the basis of the most recent certificate of the Company to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.04(c) for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and any change in the Leverage Ratio shall be

 

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effective one Business Day after the date on which the LC Issuer receives such certificate; provided , that until the Company has delivered to the LC Issuer such certificate pursuant to Section 6.04(c) in respect of the first Fiscal Quarter of 2005, the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be at Level 3; provided , further , that for so long as the Company has not delivered such certificate when due pursuant to Section 6.04(c), the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be at the level set forth in Level 6 until the respective certificate is delivered to the LC Issuer; and (c) the Performance Level shall be determined in accordance with the Company’s respective public debt rating and Leverage Ratio, provided , that , if the Company’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio shall fall within different levels, the Performance Level will be determined by the higher of the public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio, provided , further , that , in the event that the lower of the Company’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio is more than one level below the higher of the Company’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio, the Performance Level shall be determined based upon the level that is one level above the lower of the Company’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(i) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies to the extent not past due or to the extent contested, in good faith, by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established;

(ii) Liens imposed by law, such as materialman’s, mechanic’s, carrier’s, worker’s, landlord’s and repairman’s Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which relate to obligations which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith, by appropriate proceedings and for which reserves required by GAAP have been established;

(iii) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations (including to secure letters of credit posted in connection therewith) under worker’s compensation or unemployment laws or similar legislation or to secure the performance of leases or contracts (including insurance contracts issued by insurance companies which are Subsidiaries of the Company) entered into in the ordinary course of business or of public or statutory obligations, bids, or appeal bonds;

(iv) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, landlord’s Liens or restrictions on the use of property which do not materially impair the use of such property in the operation of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(v) Liens upon assets subject to a Capital Lease and securing payment of the obligations arising under such Capital Lease;

(vi) Liens of the Company and its Subsidiaries not described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) existing on the Effective Date and listed on Schedule VIII and any extensions, renewals or replacements of such Liens for the same or lesser amount, provided , that , no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any property not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced;

 

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(vii) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01(f); and

(viii) Liens arising out of or pursuant to this Agreement and the Other LC Facilities.

Person ” means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.

Plan ” means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained by the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate for its employees and subject to Title IV of ERISA.

Requirements of Law ” means, with respect to any Person, all laws, constitutions, statutes, treaties, ordinances, rules and regulations, all orders, writs, decrees, injunctions, judgments, determinations and awards of an arbitrator, a court or any other Governmental Authority, and all Governmental Authorizations, binding upon or applicable to such Person or to any of its properties, assets or businesses.

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to any certificate, report or notice to be delivered or given hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires, the president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer of the Company or other executive officer of the Company who in the normal performance of his or her operational duties would have knowledge of the subject matter relating to such certificate, report or notice.

Revolving Credit Agreement ” means that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2004 between the Company, certain of its Subsidiaries and the banks and financial institutions listed therein, as such agreement may be replaced, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, trust or other Person of which more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock (or similar property right in the case of partnerships and trusts and other Persons) having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (or similar governing body or Person with respect to partnerships and trusts and other Persons) (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person, by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.

Subsidiary LC Obligations ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(b) hereof.

 

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Tangible Net Worth ” means the consolidated shareholder’s equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP less goodwill and other intangibles (other than patents, trademarks, licenses, copyrights and other intellectual property and prepaid assets).

Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a) hereof.

Termination Date ” means the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement, or the earlier date of termination of the obligation of the LC Issuer to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof.

364-Day Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statements hereto.

Total Assets ” means, as of any date of determination, the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries at the end of the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Trade Letter of Credit ” means a direct-pay trade or documentary letter of credit issued for the benefit of a vendor in connection with the purchase of goods by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

UCP ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08 hereof.

Withdrawal Liability ” has the meaning specified in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

SECTION 1.02 Computation of Time Periods . In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.

SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP applied in a consistent manner with that applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.01 (e) hereof.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF LETTERS OF CREDIT

SECTION 2.01 Letters of Credit . The LC Issuer agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to Issue for the account of the Company or any LC Subsidiary, one or more Letters of Credit from time to time during the period from the date of this Agreement until the day that is five Business Days prior to the Termination Date in an aggregate undrawn amount not to exceed at any time the Facility Amount in effect at such time (inclusive of the Dollar equivalent of Letters of Credit Issued in Euro, or in any other Alternative Currency if the LC Issuer agrees to issue Letters of Credit in such other Alternative Currency), each such Letter of Credit upon its Issuance to expire on or before the date which occurs one year from the date of its initial Issuance; provided , however, that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to, and shall not, Issue any Letter of Credit if:

(a) after giving effect to the Issuance of such Letter of Credit, the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability shall exceed the Facility Amount then in effect; or

 

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(b) the LC Issuer shall have notified the Company that no further Letters of Credit are to be Issued by the LC Issuer due to failure to meet any of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, and such notice has not been withdrawn.

Within the limits of the obligations of the LC Issuer set forth above and in Section 2.02 hereof, the Company and each LC Subsidiary may request the LC Issuer to Issue one or more Letters of Credit, reimburse the LC Issuer for payments made thereunder pursuant to Section 2.04(a) hereof and request the LC Issuer to Issue one or more additional Letters of Credit under this Section 2.01.

SECTION 2.02 Limitation on Obligation to Issue Letters of Credit Denominated in Alternative Currencies . The LC Issuer agrees to Issue from time to time Letters of Credit denominated in Euro and in its sole discretion upon request agrees to Issue from time to time Letters of Credit denominated in other Alternative Currencies, provided, that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to Issue any Letter of Credit denominated in Euro if, after giving effect to the Issuance of any such Letter of Credit denominated in Euro, the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability with respect to all Letters of Credit denominated in Euro equals or exceeds (on a Dollar equivalent basis) $50,000,000.

SECTION 2.03 Issuing the Letters of Credit . Each Letter of Credit shall be Issued on a Business Day on reasonable prior notice by hand delivery, telecopier or transmitted by electronic communication (if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the LC Issuer) from the Company or any LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, to the LC Issuer as provided in the application and agreement governing such Letter of Credit specifying the date, amount, currency, expiry and beneficiary thereof, accompanied by such documents as the LC Issuer may specify to the Company or LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer. On the date specified by the Company or LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, in such notice and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.01 hereof, the LC Issuer will Issue such Letter of Credit.

SECTION 2.04 Reimbursement Obligations . The Company or the appropriate LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall:

(a) pay to the LC Issuer an amount equal to, and in reimbursement for, each amount which the LC Issuer pays under any Letter of Credit not later than the date which occurs one Business Day after notice from the LC Issuer to the Company of the payment of such amount by the LC Issuer under such Letter of Credit; and

(b) pay to the LC Issuer interest on each amount which the LC Issuer pays under any Letter of Credit from the date on which the LC Issuer pays such amount until such amount is reimbursed in full to the LC Issuer pursuant to subclause (i) above, payable on demand, at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to 2% per annum above the Base Rate in effect from time to time.

 

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SECTION 2.05 Letter of Credit Facility Fees . The Company hereby agrees to pay to the LC Issuer a letter of credit facility fee, accruing from the date hereof until the Termination Date, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time (i) on the Facility Amount in effect from time to time from and after such date (regardless of the actual or deemed usage thereof), payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each January, April, July and October and on the Termination Date and (ii) on the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liability under all Letters of Credit that are outstanding beyond the Termination Date payable in arrears on the last day of each January, April, July and October after the Termination Date and on the first day after the Termination Date on which no Letters of Credit are outstanding.

SECTION 2.06 Indemnification; Nature of the LC Issuer’s Duties . (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and save harmless the LC Issuer from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which the LC Issuer may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the Issuance of any Letter of Credit or (ii) any action or proceeding relating to a court order, injunction, or other process or decree restraining or seeking to restrain the LC Issuer from paying any amount under any Letter of Credit; provided , that , the LC Issuer shall not be indemnified for any of the foregoing caused by its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(b) The obligations of the Company and each LC Subsidiary hereunder with respect to Letters of Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following circumstances:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(b) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Company or any LC Subsidiary may have at any time against the beneficiary, or any transferee, of any Letter of Credit, the LC Issuer, or any other Person;

(c) any draft, certificate, or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(d) any lack of validity, effectiveness, or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part;

(e) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof;

 

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(f) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the obligations of the Company or an LC Subsidiary in respect of the Letters of Credit;

(g) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the obligations of the Company or any LC Subsidiary in respect of the Letters of Credit or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of this Agreement;

(h) any failure of the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit to strictly comply with the conditions required in order to draw upon any Letter of Credit;

(i) any misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or

(j) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to the foregoing; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the LC Issuer shall not be relieved of any liability it may otherwise have as a result of its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 2.07 Increased Costs . (a)  Change in Law . If, at any time after the date of this Agreement, any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof by any court or administrative or governmental authority charged with the administration thereof shall either (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against letters of credit or guarantees issued by, or assets held by or deposits in or for the account of, the LC Issuer or (ii) impose on the LC Issuer any other condition regarding this Agreement or the Letters of Credit or any collateral thereon, and the result of any event referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above shall be to increase the cost (other than an increase in taxes, which increase is dealt with exclusively in Article III) to the LC Issuer of issuing, maintaining or funding the Letters of Credit, then, upon demand by the LC Issuer, the Company shall pay to the LC Issuer, from time to time as specified by the LC Issuer, additional amounts sufficient to compensate the LC Issuer for such increased cost; provided , that , the Company shall have no obligation to reimburse the LC Issuer for increased costs incurred more than 60 days prior to the date of such demand. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost setting forth the basis for the calculation of such increased costs, submitted by the LC Issuer to the Company, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b) Capital . If, at any time after the date of this Agreement, the LC Issuer determines that compliance with any law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by the LC Issuer or any corporation controlling the LC Issuer and that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the existence of the LC Issuer’s commitment hereunder and other commitments of this type or the issuance of the Letters of Credit (or similar contingent obligations), then, upon written demand by the LC Issuer, the

 

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Company shall pay to the LC Issuer, from time to time as specified by the LC Issuer, additional amounts sufficient to compensate the LC Issuer or such corporation in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that the LC Issuer reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of the LC Issuer’s commitment hereunder; provided , that , the Company shall have no obligation to pay such compensatory amounts that relate to an actual increase in the capital of the LC Issuer undertaken by the LC Issuer more than 60 days prior to the date of such demand. A certificate as to such amounts setting forth the basis for the calculation of such amount submitted to the Company by the LC Issuer shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Company hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Company contained in this Section 2.07 shall survive the payment in full (after the Termination Date) of all Obligations.

(d) Without affecting its rights under Sections 2.07(a) or 2.07(b) hereof or any other provision of this Agreement, the LC Issuer agrees that if there is any increase in any cost to or reduction in any amount receivable by the LC Issuer with respect to which the Company would be obligated to compensate the LC Issuer pursuant to Sections 2.07(a) or 2.07(b) hereof, the LC Issuer shall use reasonable efforts to select an alternative Applicable Issuing Office, which would not result in any such increase in any cost to or reduction in any amount receivable by the LC Issuer; provided , however , that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to select an alternative Applicable Issuing Office if the LC Issuer determines that (i) as a result of such selection the LC Issuer would be in violation of any applicable law, regulation, treaty, or guideline, or would incur additional costs or expenses or (ii) such selection would be inadvisable for regulatory reasons or inconsistent with the interests of the LC Issuer.

SECTION 2.08 Uniform Customs and Practice . The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce (“UCP”) shall in all respects be deemed a part of this Article II as if incorporated herein and shall apply to the Letters of Credit.

SECTION 2.09 Reductions in Facility Amount . The Company shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the LC Issuer, to reduce in whole or in part the Facility Amount, provided, that, each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof and no such reduction shall reduce the Facility Amount below the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability.

SECTION 2.10 Existing Letters of Credit/Deemed Letters of Credit . (a)  Existing Letters of Credit . There currently are outstanding certain Trade Letters of Credit issued by the LC Issuer under the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement the outstanding balance of each of which is set forth on Schedule II hereto (as such Schedule may be modified between the date hereof and the fifth Business Day after the Effective Date) (collectively, the “ Existing Letters of Credit ”). From and after the date hereof and upon fulfillment of the conditions to initial Issuance specified in Section 4.01 hereof, each such Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed and treated

 

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for all purposes hereof (including, without limitation, the calculation of fees payable under Section 2.05 hereof, and calculating the usage of the Facility Amount under Section 2.01 hereof) as a “Letter of Credit” hereunder, any participation interest existing prior to the date hereof of the LC Issuer in such Existing Letters of Credit shall, without further action on its part, be deemed extinguished in full and the LC Issuer, without further act on its part, shall be deemed to have Issued each such Existing Letter of Credit as provided in Section 2.01 hereof.

(b) Deemed Letters of Credit . The Company may, not less than 30 days prior to the date upon which the 364-Day Agreement will terminate (the “ 364-Day Termination Date ”) deliver a notice to the LC Issuer (the “ Notice of Election ”), notifying the LC Issuer that the Company is electing to treat certain letters of credit issued under the 364-Day Agreement as issued under this Agreement. On the 364-Day Termination Date, and upon fulfillment of the conditions to Issuance set forth in Section 4.02 hereof, any letter of credit issued pursuant to the terms of the 364-Day Agreement and identified by the Company not less than five days prior to the 364-Day Termination Date in a written notice to the LC Issuer as being the subject of this Section 2.10(b) shall be deemed and treated for all purposes hereof (including, without limitation, calculating the usage of the Facility Amount under Section 2.01 hereof) as a “Letter of Credit” hereunder and the LC Issuer, without further act on its part, shall be deemed to have Issued each such letter of credit as provided in Section 2.01 hereof; provided , however, that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to, and shall not, treat any such letter of credit as having been Issued hereunder if, after giving effect to the deemed Issuance of such Letter of Credit, the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability shall exceed the Facility Amount then in effect.

SECTION 2.11 Currency Provisions .

(a) Equivalents . For purposes of the provisions of Article II, (i) the equivalent in Dollars of any Alternative Currency shall be determined by using the mean of the bid and offer quoted spot rates at which the LC Issuer’s principal office in New York, New York offers to exchange Dollars for such Alternative Currency in New York, New York at 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day on which such equivalent is to be determined and (ii) the equivalent in any Alternative Currency of Dollars shall be determined by using the mean of the bid and offer quoted spot rates at which the LC Issuer’s principal office in New York, New York offers to exchange such Alternative Currency for Dollars in New York, New York at 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day on which such equivalent is to be determined.

(b) Commitment . For purposes of determining the unused portion of the Facility Amount of the LC Issuer specified in Section 2.01 hereof, the equivalent in Dollars of each Letter of Credit issued by the LC Issuer in an Alternative Currency as determined on the date of the Issuance of such Letter of Credit shall be the amount of the Facility Amount of the LC Issuer used in connection with the Issuance of such Letter of Credit. Further adjustments shall be made with respect to the unused portion of the Facility Amount of the LC Issuer to Issue Letters of Credit based upon fluctuations thereafter in the value of the Alternative Currency of such Letter of Credit as provided in subsection (c) below.

 

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(c) Mark to Market . If, on any day, the equivalent in Dollars of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding exceeds the Facility Amount then in effect, the Company shall, upon demand by the LC Issuer, immediately deposit with the LC Issuer, in Dollars, (i) the Dollar amount of such excess plus (ii) a Dollar amount equal to the lesser of (A) $1,000,000 and (B) 5% of the Dollar equivalent of all then existing Letter of Credit Liability relating to Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies, which amount shall be held by the LC Issuer as collateral for the Company’s and LC Subsidiaries’ obligations with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit.

SECTION 2.12 Company Guaranty .

(a) Generally . The LC Issuer may, from time to time, Issue Letters of Credit for the account of each LC Subsidiary provided , that , the reimbursement and other obligations of each such LC Subsidiary are and remain unconditionally guaranteed by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.12.

(b) Guaranty . The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of the LC Subsidiaries now or hereafter existing under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued for the account of any of the LC Subsidiaries, including any extensions, modifications, substitutions, amendments and renewals thereof, whether for reimbursement obligations, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise (such obligations being the “ Subsidiary LC Obligations ”), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses in accordance with Section 8.04 hereof) incurred by the LC Issuer in enforcing any rights hereunder with respect to the Subsidiary LC Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s liability shall extend to all amounts which constitute part of the Subsidiary LC Obligations and would be owed by any LC Subsidiary to the LC Issuer hereunder, or under the Letters of Credit issued for the account of an LC Subsidiary, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving such LC Subsidiary.

(c) Guaranty Absolute . The Company guarantees that the Subsidiary LC Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the LC Issuer with respect thereto. The obligations of the Company hereunder are independent of the Subsidiary LC Obligations and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Company to enforce the guaranty contained in this Section 2.12, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any LC Subsidiary or whether any LC Subsidiary is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of the Company under the guaranty contained in this Section 2.12 shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto against any LC Subsidiary or any other Person;

 

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(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure herefrom with respect to Letters of Credit issued for the account of an LC Subsidiary including, without limitation, any increase in the Subsidiary LC Obligations resulting from the Issuance of Letters of Credit beyond the aggregate limitation specified in Section 2.01 hereof to any and all LC Subsidiaries or otherwise;

(c) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations;

(d) any manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations or any other assets of an LC Subsidiary;

(e) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of an LC Subsidiary or any LC Subsidiary’s lack of corporate power or authority; or

(f) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a third party guarantor.

The guaranty provided in this Section 2.12 shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the LC Issuer upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of an LC Subsidiary or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

(d) Waivers . The Company hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(a) any requirement that the LC Issuer secure or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any LC Subsidiary or any other Person or any collateral;

(b) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the LC Issuer (including, without limitation, an election to nonjudicially foreclose on any real or personal property collateral) which in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects its subrogation, reimbursement or contribution rights or other rights to proceed against any LC Subsidiary or any other Person or any collateral;

 

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(c) any defense arising by reason of the failure of any LC Subsidiary to properly execute any letter of credit application and agreement or otherwise comply with applicable legal formalities;

(d) any defense or benefits that may be derived from California Civil Code §§ 2808, 2809, 2810, 2819, 2845 or 2850, or California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 580a, 580d or 726, or comparable provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction and all other suretyship defenses it would otherwise have under the laws of California or any other jurisdiction;

(e) any duty on the part of the LC Issuer to disclose to the Company any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operation or condition of any LC Subsidiary and its respective assets now known or hereafter known by the LC Issuer;

(f) all benefits of any statute of limitations affecting the Company’s liability under or the enforcement of the guaranty provided in this Section 2.12 or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations or any collateral;

(g) all setoffs and counterclaims;

(h) promptness, diligence, presentment, demand for performance and protest;

(i) notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor;

(j) except for any notice otherwise required by applicable laws that may not be effectively waived by the Company, notice of sale or other disposition of any collateral; and

(k) notice of acceptance of the guaranty provided in this Section 2.12 and of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Subsidiary LC Obligations.

SECTION 2.13 Dollar Payment Obligation . Notwithstanding any other term or provision hereof to the contrary, if the Company or any LC Subsidiary fails to reimburse the LC Issuer for any payment made by the LC Issuer under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency by the close of business on the Business Day when due at the Payment Office specified for such reimbursement payment, then the payment made by the LC Issuer in such Alternative Currency shall be converted into Dollars (the “ Dollar Payment Amount ”) by the LC Issuer as provided for herein, and each of the Company and each LC Subsidiary for whose account such Letter of Credit was Issued agrees that it shall be unconditionally obligated to, and shall immediately, reimburse the LC Issuer the Dollar Payment Amount at the LC Issuer’s then Payment Office for Dollars.

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each Letter of Credit Issued pursuant to such application and agreement. The provisions in this Article shall survive the Termination Date in respect of all Letters of Credit outstanding thereafter.

SECTION 2.15 Letters of Credit Outstanding on Termination Date . On the Termination Date, the Company or the LC Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in respect of all Letters of Credit then issued and outstanding shall either:

(a) Deposit into the LC Collateral Account held by the LC Issuer cash (in Dollars) in an amount equal to the undrawn amount of such Letters of Credit on such date as security for the reimbursement of drawings thereunder which shall be used to reimburse the LC Issuer promptly upon a drawing under any such Letter of Credit, with the respective portion thereof to be returned to the Company when the respective Letter of Credit expires or is returned to the LC Issuer, and in connection therewith the Company shall execute all documents reasonably required by the LC Issuer; or

(b) Elect that such Letters of Credit be deemed issued pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement or any other agreement under which letters of credit may be issued and the LC Issuer is an issuing bank (in each case to the extent permitted by the terms of such agreement), following which election such Letters of Credit shall be deemed terminated according to the provisions of this Agreement and issued pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement or such other letter of credit agreement, as the case may be; provided, that in each case sufficient availability exists at such time under the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement or such other letter of credit agreement, as the case may be, to permit the relevant Letters of Credit to be deemed issued thereunder.

SECTION 2.16 LC Subsidiaries . Any Subsidiary of the Company not an LC Subsidiary on the date hereof may become an “LC Subsidiary” hereunder by delivering to the LC Issuer appropriate authorizations in respect of it entering into this Agreement, a letter of credit agreement supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto (each a “ Letter of Credit Agreement Supplement ”), wherein such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by all terms and provisions of this Agreement relating to Letters of Credit to be issued for the account of such Subsidiary and delivers a written consent of the Company assenting to the inclusion of such Subsidiary as an “LC Subsidiary” hereunder, provided , that , no Subsidiary shall become an “LC Subsidiary” until the LC Issuer shall have notified the Company in writing that such Letter of Credit Agreement Supplement and consent are in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer.

ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS, TAXES, ETC.

SECTION 3.01 Payments and Computations . (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.02 hereof, the Company and each LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall make each payment with respect to the Letters of Credit and the LC Issuer free and clear of all claims, charges, offsets or deductions whatsoever not later than (i) if such payment relates to

 

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letter of credit facility fees or amounts (other than reimbursements for payments in an Alternative Currency made under Letters of Credit) or if such payment relates to a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars, 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in Dollars to the LC Issuer at its address referred to in Section 8.02 hereof in same day funds and (ii) if such payment relates to reimbursement of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (A) in such Alternative Currency, at the LC Issuer’s Payment Office therefor so long as such payment is made by the close of business on the Business Day when due and (B) thereafter in Dollars (at the then Dollar equivalent of the amount due on such preceding Business Day), by 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) to the LC Issuer at its address referred to in Section 8.02 hereof in same day funds as provided in Section 2.13 above.

(b) The Company and each LC Subsidiary hereby authorize the LC Issuer, if and to the extent payment owed to the LC Issuer is not paid when due hereunder to charge from time to time against any or all of the Company’s or such LC Subsidiary’s accounts with the LC Issuer any amount so due (it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the other LC Facility Documents to the contrary, accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of any Foreign Subsidiary or of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary) will not serve at any time, directly or indirectly, to collateralize or otherwise offset the Obligations of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary, and, in addition, unless otherwise agreed to by the Company, the accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of a Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary will only serve to collateralize or offset the Obligations of another Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary if such former Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary is owned by such latter Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary).

(c) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate and of letter of credit facility fees shall be made by the LC Issuer on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or letter of credit facility fees are payable. Each determination by the LC Issuer of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(d) Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or letter of credit facility fee, as the case may be.

SECTION 3.02 Taxes . (a) Any and all payments by the Company and each LC Subsidiary hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding taxes imposed on the overall net income of the LC Issuer, and franchise taxes imposed on the LC Issuer, by the jurisdiction under the laws of which the LC Issuer is organized or any political subdivision thereof and taxes imposed on the overall net income of the LC Issuer, and franchise taxes imposed on the LC Issuer, by the jurisdiction of the

 

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LC Issuer’s Applicable Issuing Office or any political subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “ Taxes ”). If the Company or any LC Subsidiary shall be required by applicable Requirements of Law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any LC Facility Document to the LC Issuer, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.02) the LC Issuer receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Company or such LC Subsidiary shall make such deductions, (iii) the Company or respective LC Subsidiary shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law and (iv) as soon as practicable after the date of any payment of Taxes, the Company or respective LC Subsidiary shall furnish to the LC Issuer, at its address referred to on the signature page hereto, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, to the extent such a receipt is issued therefore, or other evidence of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the LC Issuer.

(b) In addition, the Company agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, performance under or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or the Letters of Credit (hereinafter referred to as “ Other Taxes ”).

(c) The Company or the respective LC Subsidiary will indemnify the LC Issuer for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes of any kind imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 3.02) imposed on or paid by the LC Issuer and any liability (including penalties, additions to tax, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. A reimbursement shall be made within 30 days from the date the LC Issuer makes written demand therefor. The LC Issuer shall give prompt (within 10 Business Days) notice to the Company of the payment by the LC Issuer of such amounts payable by the Company under the indemnity set forth in this subsection (c), and of the assertion by any governmental or taxing authority that such amounts are due and payable, but the failure to give such notice shall not affect the Company’s or any LC Subsidiary’s obligations hereunder to reimburse the LC Issuer for such Taxes or Other Taxes or Taxes imposed or asserted on amounts payable under this Section 3.02, except that neither the Company nor any LC Subsidiary shall be liable for penalties or interest accrued or incurred from the commencement of such 10 Business Day period until 10 Business Days after it receives the notice contemplated above, after which time it shall be liable for interest and penalties accrued or incurred prior to such 10 Business Day period and accrued or incurred beginning 10 Business Days after such receipt. Neither the Company nor any LC Subsidiary shall be liable for any penalties, interest, expense or other liability with respect to such Taxes or Other Taxes after it has reimbursed the amount thereof to the LC Issuer.

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the LC Issuer remains lawfully able to do so), it shall provide the Company with Internal Revenue Service form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that the LC Issuer is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party which reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest payable by the Company or certifying that the interest is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. Similarly, with respect to each LC Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, the LC Issuer, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter if requested in writing by the Company or such LC Subsidiary (but only so long as the LC Issuer remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Company or such LC Subsidiary with appropriate documentation certifying applicable exemptions from withholding tax imposed by any jurisdiction on payments of interest payable by such LC Subsidiary. If the forms provided by the LC Issuer at the time the LC Issuer first becomes a party to this Agreement indicate a withholding tax (including, without limitation, United States interest withholding) tax rate in excess of zero, withholding tax at such rate shall be considered excluded from “Taxes” unless and until the LC Issuer provides the appropriate forms certifying that a lesser rate applies, whereupon withholding tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered excluded from Taxes for periods governed by such forms; provided however , that, if at the date of any assignment pursuant to Section 8.07 hereof, the LC Issuer assignor was entitled to payments under subsection (a) of this Section 3.02 in respect of withholding tax with respect to interest paid at such date, then, to such extent, the term Taxes shall include (in addition to withholding taxes that may be imposed in the future or other amounts otherwise includible in Taxes) withholding tax, if any, applicable with respect to the assignee on such date.

(e) For any period with respect to which the LC Issuer has failed to provide the Company or any LC Subsidiary with the appropriate form described in Section 3.02(d) hereof ( other than if such failure is due to a change in law occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided, or if such form otherwise is not required under the first two sentences of subsection (d) above), the LC Issuer shall not be entitled to indemnification, and for purposes of clarification, neither the Company nor any LC Subsidiary shall be required to increase any amounts payable to the LC Issuer under Sections 3.02(a) or 3.02(c) hereof with respect to Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the United States); provided , however , that should the LC Issuer become subject to Taxes or Other Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder, the Company shall take such steps as the LC Issuer shall reasonably request to assist the LC Issuer to recover such Taxes or Other Taxes.

(f) Without affecting its rights under this Section 3.02 or any provision of this Agreement, the LC Issuer agrees that if any Taxes or Other Taxes are imposed and required by law to be paid or to be withheld from any amount payable to the LC Issuer or its Applicable Issuing Office with respect to which the Company or any LC Subsidiary would be obligated pursuant to this Section 3.02 to increase any amounts payable to the LC Issuer or to pay any such Taxes or Other Taxes, the LC Issuer shall use reasonable efforts to select an alternative Applicable Issuing Office which would not result in the imposition of such Taxes or Other Taxes; provided , however , that no LC Issuer shall be

 

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obligated to select an alternative Applicable Issuing Office if the LC Issuer determines that as a result of such selection the LC Issuer would be in violation of an applicable law, regulation, or treaty, or would incur unreasonable additional costs or expenses.

(g) In the event that an additional payment is made under this Section 3.02 for the account of the LC Issuer and the LC Issuer, in its sole discretion, determines that it has finally and irrevocably received or been granted a credit against or release or remission for, or repayment of, any tax paid or payable by it in respect of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such payment, the LC Issuer shall, to the extent that it determines that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment, pay to the Company or LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, such amount as the LC Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, have determined to be attributable to such deduction or withholding and which will leave the LC Issuer (after such payment) in no worse position than it would have been in if the Company or LC Subsidiary had not been required to make such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of the LC Issuer to arrange its tax affairs in whatever manner it thinks fit nor oblige the LC Issuer to claim any tax credit or to disclose any information relating to its tax affairs or any computations in respect thereof or require the LC Issuer to do anything that would prejudice its ability to benefit from any other credits, reliefs, remissions or repayments to which it may be entitled.

(h) The LC Issuer agrees with the Company that it will take all reasonable actions by all usual means (i) to secure and maintain the benefit of all benefits available to it under the provisions of any applicable double tax treaty concluded by the United States of America to which it may be entitled by reason of the location of the LC Issuer’s Applicable Issuing Office or place of incorporation or its status as an enterprise of any jurisdiction having any such applicable double tax treaty, if such benefit would reduce the amount payable by the Company or any LC Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 3.02 and (ii) otherwise to cooperate with the Company to minimize the amount payable by the Company or any LC Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 3.02; provided , however , that the LC Issuer shall not be obliged to disclose to the Company or any LC Subsidiary any information regarding its tax affairs or tax computations nor to reorder its tax affairs or tax planning pursuant hereto.

(i) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Company or any LC Subsidiary hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Company and the LC Subsidiaries contained in this Section 3.02 shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE

SECTION 4.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date (the “ Effective Date ”) on which the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

(a) All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are not acceptable to the LC Issuer) and shall remain in effect, and no law or regulation shall be applicable in the reasonable judgment of the LC Issuer that restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b) The LC Issuer shall have received the following in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer:

(a) Certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of the Company approving the Agreement and each of the LC Facility Documents to which it is or is to be a party, and of all documents evidencing other necessary Governmental Authorizations, or other necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, notices, filings or actions, with respect to this Agreement and any of the LC Facility Documents to which it is or is to be a party.

(b) A copy of a certificate of the Secretary of State (or equivalent Governmental Authority) of the jurisdiction of organization of each domestic Account Party listing the certificate or articles of incorporation (or similar Constitutive Document) of each such Account Party and each amendment thereto on file in the office of such Secretary of State (or such governmental authority) and certifying (A) that such amendments are the only amendments to such Person’s certificate or articles of incorporation (or similar constitutive document) on file in its office, (B) if customarily available in such jurisdiction, that such Person has paid all franchise taxes (or the equivalent thereof) to the date of such certificate and (C) that such Person is duly organized and is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.

(c) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each domestic Account Party certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of such Account Party authorized to sign each LC Facility Document to which it is a party and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.

(d) A favorable opinion of General Counsel or Associate General Counsel to the Account Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto and as to such other matters as the LC Issuer may reasonably request.

(e) A favorable opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, special New York counsel to the Account Parties, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto and as to such other matters as the LC Issuer may reasonably request.

(f) Such other approvals, opinions or documents as the LC Issuer may reasonably request.

(g) Evidence that the 364-Day Agreement and each of the Other LC Facilities has been entered into and all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the 364-Day Agreement and each of the Other LC Facilities (except the entry into and effectiveness of this Agreement) have been satisfied or waived.

 

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(h) Evidence that the security interests granted to each of Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank in respect of those certain letter of credit agreements between each of such parties and the Company and dated as of June 25, 2003 have been terminated and all liens thereunder have been released.

(c) The Company shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses of the LC Issuer in connection with this Agreement.

(d) All amounts owing by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the lenders and agents under the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement shall have been, paid in full, and all commitments of the lenders under the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement (except for the letters of credit issued thereunder which are to be deemed issued under this Agreement or the 364-Day Agreement) shall have been, or concurrently with the initial extension of credit made on the Effective Date shall be, terminated in accordance with the terms of the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement and all guarantees given, and security interests granted, in connection therewith shall have been terminated.

SECTION 4.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Issuance . The obligation of the LC Issuer to Issue each Letter of Credit (including the initial Letter of Credit) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Issuance the following statements shall be true (and each request for Issuance by the Company or an LC Subsidiary shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Company or such LC Subsidiary that on the date of such Issuance such statements are true):

(a) The representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 hereof (except the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.01(f) and 5.01(g) hereof) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Issuance, before and after giving effect to such Issuance, and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty is stated to relate to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;

(b) No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Issuance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom or from such Issuance, which constitutes an Event of Default or Default; and

(c) The Issuance of such Letter of Credit will be in compliance with the criteria set forth in Section 2.01(a) and (b) and Section 2.10(b) hereof, as the case may be.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 5.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants as follows:

(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware; each LC Subsidiary is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all powers (corporate or otherwise) and all other authorizations and licenses necessary to engage in their respective businesses, except where the failure to so possess would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance by each Account Party of the LC Facility Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby are within such Account Party’s respective powers (corporate or otherwise), have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise), and do not (i) contravene such Account Party’s Constitutive Documents, (ii) violate any Requirements of Law, (iii) conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default or require any payment to be made under, any material contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other material instrument binding on or affecting any Account Party or any of its properties or (iv) except for the Liens created under the LC Facility Documents, result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the properties of any Account Party. No Account Party is in violation of any such Requirements of Law or in breach of any such contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other instrument, the violation or breach of which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by any Account Party of the LC Facility Documents to which it is a party.

(d) Each LC Facility Document is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Account Party thereto enforceable against such Account Party in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(e) The Consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of January 29, 2005, and the related Consolidated statements of income and retained earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year then ended, certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to

 

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the LC Issuer, copies of which have been furnished to the LC Issuer, when taken as a whole fairly present the Consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP.

(f) Since January 29, 2005, there has been no Material Adverse Change.

(g) There is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action or proceeding affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator, (i) which is reasonably likely to be adversely determined and if adversely determined would have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any LC Facility Document.

(h) The Company is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company,” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(j) Set forth on Schedule IV hereto is a complete and accurate list, as of the date hereof, of all Plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is a party or subject to, or has any obligation to make payments, or incur any material Withdrawal Liability, to, any Multiemployer Plan.

(k) Except as provided in Schedule V, no ERISA Event has occurred with respect to any Plan that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(l) Except as provided in Schedule V, Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the most recently completed annual report (Form 5500 Series) for each Plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, copies of which have been or will be filed with the Internal Revenue Service, is complete and accurate in all material respects and fairly presents the funding status of such Plan, and since the date of such Schedule B there has been no material adverse change in such funding status which would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(m) Except as provided in Schedule V, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA and no Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to be terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

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applicable to their respective properties, assets and business other than (i) where the failure to so comply would (as to all such failures to comply in the aggregate) not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) as described on Schedule VI.

(o) As of the Effective Date, no information, exhibit or report furnished by any Account Party to the LC Issuer in connection with the negotiation of the LC Facility Documents or pursuant to the terms of the LC Facility Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading; provided that all financial projections, if any, that have been or will be prepared by the Company and made available to the LC Issuer have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions, it being understood by the LC Issuer and all the other parties hereto that such projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and that no assurances can be given that the projections will be realized.

ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

SECTION 6.01 Affirmative Covenants . The Company will, unless the LC Issuer shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a)  Preservation of Existence, Etc . Preserve and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its existence (corporate or otherwise), rights (charter and statutory), and franchises except if, in the reasonable business judgment of the Company or such LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, it is in its best economic interest not to preserve and maintain such rights or franchises and such failure to preserve and maintain such rights or franchises would not materially adversely affect the rights of the LC Issuer hereunder or the ability of the Company or any of the LC Subsidiaries to perform its obligations under the respective LC Facility Documents (it being understood that the foregoing shall not prohibit, or be violated as a result of, any transactions by or involving the Company or any of the LC Subsidiaries otherwise permitted under Section 6.02).

(b) Compliance with Laws, Etc . Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, ERISA and all Environmental Laws), rules, regulations and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith or where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Visitation Rights . Permit, and cause each of the LC Subsidiaries to permit, the LC Issuer, or any agents or representatives thereof, from time to time, during normal business hours, and upon reasonable prior notice, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from its records and books of account, to visit its properties, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and the LC Subsidiaries with any of their respective directors, officers or agents.

 

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(d) Maintenance of Books and Records . Keep, and cause each of the LC Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Company and each of the LC Subsidiaries in accordance with sound business practice.

(e) Maintenance of Properties, Etc . Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are used or useful in the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, consistent with sound business practice, except where the failure to so maintain and preserve would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Maintenance of Insurance . Maintain, and cause each of the LC Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance (other than earthquake or terrorism insurance) in amounts, from responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations, with limitations, of types and on terms as is customary for the industry; provided , that , the Company and each of the LC Subsidiaries may self-insure risks and liabilities in accordance with its practice as of the date hereof and may in addition self-insure risks and liabilities in amounts as are customarily self-insured by similarly situated Persons in the industry.

(g) Use of Proceeds . Use the issuances of Trade Letters of Credit solely for general corporate purposes of the Company and the LC Subsidiaries.

(h) Post-Closing Actions . Within 90 days following the Effective Date, deliver certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of each Account Party (other than the Company) approving the Agreement and each of the LC Facility Documents to which it is or is to be a party and ratifying the execution of each of the LC Facility Documents, together with legal opinions delivered by legal counsel to each such Account Party, in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer.

SECTION 6.02 Negative Covenants . The Company will not, without the written consent of the LC Issuer:

(a) Liens, Etc . Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien (including an assignment of any right to receive income), other than:

(a) Permitted Liens;

(b) Liens securing Debt in an aggregate outstanding principal amount, or securing exposure under Hedge Agreements, when aggregated (without duplication) with the outstanding principal amount of all Debt incurred under Section 6.02(b)(viii), not in excess at any time of 7.5% of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter;

 

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(c) Liens upon or in any real property, equipment, fixed asset or capital asset acquired, constructed, improved or held by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such property, equipment or asset or to secure Debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such property, equipment or asset, or Liens existing on such property, equipment or asset at the time of its acquisition (other than any such Liens created in contemplation of such acquisition, construction or improvement that were not incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of such property, equipment or asset) or extensions, renewals or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided , however , that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any properties of any character other than the real property, equipment or asset being acquired, constructed or improved, and no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any properties not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced;

(d) Liens upon existing real property interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure Debt in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $600,000,000; and

(e) Liens existing on property prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or becomes a Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to any other assets of the Company or such Subsidiary, and the replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien upon or in the same property subject thereto or the replacement, extension or renewal (without increase in the amount, shortening the maturity or change in any direct or contingent obligor if such change would be adverse to the Company) of the Debt permitted hereunder secured thereby.

(b) Subsidiary Debt . Permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Debt, except:

(a) Debt under (A) this Agreement, (B) the 364-Day Agreement, (C) the Other LC Facilities, and (D) the Revolving Credit Agreement;

(b) Debt incurred after the date of this Agreement and secured by Liens expressly permitted under Section 6.02(a)(iii) hereof in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, when aggregated with the principal amount of all Debt incurred under clause (iii) of this Section 6.02(b), $100,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(c) Capital Leases incurred after the date of this Agreement which, when the principal amount thereof is aggregated with the principal amount of all Debt incurred under clause (ii) of this Section 6.02(b), do not exceed $100,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

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(d) Debt referred to in Section 6.02(a)(iv) in a principal amount not in excess of the amount referred to therein;

(e) Debt existing on the Effective Date and described on Schedule VII (“ Existing Debt ”), and any Debt extending the maturity of, or refunding, refinancing or replacing, in whole or in part, the Existing Debt; provided, that (A) the aggregate principal amount of such extended, refunding, refinancing or replacement Debt shall not be increased above the principal amount of the Existing Debt and the premium, if any, thereon outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refunding, refinancing or replacement and (B) the direct and contingent obligors of the Existing Debt shall not be changed as a result of or in connection with such extension, refunding, refinancing or replacement if such change would be adverse to the interests of the Company;

(f) Debt owed to the Company or to any Subsidiary of the Company;

(g) Debt not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.02(b) in an outstanding principal aggregate amount, when aggregated (without duplication) with the outstanding principal amount of all Debt secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.02(a)(ii), not in excess at any time of 7.5% of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter;

(h) Obligations of a Subsidiary of the Company under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, or obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, Debt of another Subsidiary of the Company permitted under clauses (i) through (viii) of this Section 6.02(b); and

(i) Endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business.

(c) Investments . Make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, an investment in any Person that is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party by way of the purchase of such Person’s capital stock or securities or the making of capital contributions with respect thereto (an “ Investment ”) unless, on the date of and after giving pro forma effect to such investment, the Company would be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.03.

(d) Mergers, Etc . Merge or consolidate with or into any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except (i) any Subsidiary of the Company may merge or consolidate with or into the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) the Company may merge with any other Person so long as the Company is the surviving corporation and (iii) in connection with any transaction permitted by Section 6.02(c) or (e).

 

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(e) Sale of Assets . Sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, any assets, or grant any option or other right to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any assets, in each case to any Person that is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party, except (i) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of its business; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries may, directly or indirectly through the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any obsolete, damaged or worn-out property or any other property that is otherwise no longer useful in the conduct of their business; (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries may sell real property interests as part of one or more sale leaseback transactions provided that the value of such real property interests shall not be in excess of $600,000,000 less, without duplication, the amount of Debt incurred as contemplated by Section 6.02(a)(iv) hereof; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries may sell cash equivalents and other similar instruments in which it has invested from time to time; and (v) the Company and its Subsidiaries may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of property and assets so long as the aggregate fair market value of all such property and assets sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this clause (v) from the Effective Date to the date of determination does not exceed 25% of the Consolidated Total Assets.

(f) Change in Nature of Business . Make any material change in the nature of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as conducted as of the date hereof.

SECTION 6.03 Financial Covenants . So long as any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or the LC Issuer shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Company will, unless it has the written consent of the LC Issuer to do otherwise:

(a)  Leverage Ratio . Maintain a Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, determined on the basis of the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on such day, of not greater than 2.25:1.00.

(b) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, determined on the basis of the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on such day, of not less than 2.00:1.00.

SECTION 6.04 Reporting Requirements . The Company will furnish to the LC Issuer:

(a) As soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters, Consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarters and Consolidated statements of income and retained earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such Fiscal Quarter, certified by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Company and accompanied by a certificate of said officer stating that such have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(b) As soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the annual report for such year for the Company and its Subsidiaries, containing Consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the LC Issuer.

(c) Together with the financial statements required by Sections 6.04(a) and (b), a compliance certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, signed by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Company stating (i) whether or not he or she has knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect thereto and (ii) whether or not the Company is in compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 6.03 and showing the computations used in determining such compliance or non-compliance.

(d) As soon as possible and in any event within five days after a Responsible Officer becomes aware of each Event of Default and Default, a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company setting forth details of such Event of Default or Default and the action which the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

(e) Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports which the Company sends to any of its security holders, and copies of all reports and registration statements which the Company or any Subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) or any national securities exchange.

(f) Promptly after the filing or receiving thereof, copies of all reports and notices which the Company or any Subsidiary files under ERISA with the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or which the Company or any Subsidiary receives from such entities other than immaterial regular periodic notices and reports and notices and reports of general circulation.

(g) Within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a summary, prepared by a Responsible Officer of the Company, of the Company’s (and its Subsidiaries’) major insurance coverages (and the amount of self-insurance) then in effect.

(h) Such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as the LC Issuer may from time to time reasonably request.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the financial statements required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Sections 6.04(a) and (b) and the reports and statements required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 6.04(e) shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) on the date on which the Company posts reports containing such financial statements or other materials on the Company’s website on the internet at “www.gapinc.com” (or any successor page notified to the LC Issuer) or (ii) when such reports containing such financial statements or other materials are posted on the SEC’s website on the internet at “www.sec.gov”.

 

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ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 7.01 Events of Default . If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a) Any Account Party shall fail to pay any reimbursement obligation under any Letter of Credit when the same becomes due and payable; or shall fail to pay any interest payable with respect to any Letter of Credit, or any fees or any other amounts hereunder within five days after the same become due and payable by it; or

(b) Any representation or warranty made by any Account Party in any LC Facility Document (whether made on behalf of itself or otherwise) or by any Account Party (or any of its officers) in connection with any LC Facility Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or

(c) Any Account Party shall fail to perform or observe (i) any covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.02 or 6.03 hereof; or (ii) such other term, covenant or agreement contained in any LC Facility Document on its part to be performed or observed if the failure to perform or observe such other term, covenant or agreement shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to such Account Party by the LC Issuer; or

(d) The Company or any of its LC Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $50,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt hereunder) of the Company or such LC Subsidiary when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case as a result of a default thereunder and prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

(e) The Company or any of the Material LC Subsidiaries shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Company or any of the Material LC Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or

 

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any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Company or any of the Material LC Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (e); or

(f) One or more judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Company or any of the LC Subsidiaries and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of forty-five (45) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; provided , however , that any such judgment or order shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 7.01(f) if and so long as (A) the amount of such judgment or order which remains unsatisfied is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the respective Account Party and the insurer covering full payment of such unsatisfied amount and (B) such insurer has been notified, and has not disputed the claim made for payment, of the amount of such judgment or order; or

(g) A Change of Control shall have occurred; or

(h) Any material provision of any of the LC Facility Documents after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any of the Account Parties intended to be a party to it, or any such Account Party shall so state in writing; or

(i) Any of the following events or conditions shall have occurred and such event or condition, when aggregated with any and all other such events or conditions set forth in this subsection (j), has resulted or is reasonably expected to result in liabilities of the Account Parties and/or the ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount that would have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) any ERISA Event shall have occurred with respect to a Plan; or

(b) any of the Account Parties or any of the ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan; or

(c) any of the Account Parties or any of the ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, is insolvent or is being terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and, as a result of such reorganization, insolvency or termination, the aggregate annual contributions of the Account Parties and the ERISA Affiliates to all of the Multiemployer Plans that are in reorganization, are insolvent or being terminated at such time have been or will be increased over the amounts contributed to such Multiemployer Plans for the plan years of such Multiemployer Plans immediately preceding the plan year in which such reorganization, insolvency or termination occurs; or

 

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(d) any “ accumulated funding deficiency ” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to one or more of the Plans; or

(e) or any Lien shall exist on the property and assets of any of the Account Parties or any of the ERISA Affiliates in favor of the PBGC,

then, and in any such event, the LC Issuer may, by notice to the Company, (A) declare the obligation of the LC Issuer to issue further Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, (B) declare amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Account Party and/or (C) demand from time to time that the Company, and if such demand is made the Company shall, pay to the LC Issuer, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the then outstanding Letter of Credit Liability (plus the additional amounts specified by Section 2.11(c), if applicable) which shall be held by the LC Issuer as cash collateral in the LC Collateral Account and applied to the reduction of such Letter of Credit Liability as drawings are made on outstanding Letters of Credit provided , however , that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Company or any of the LC Subsidiaries under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, the obligation of the LC Issuer to issue Letters of Credit shall automatically be terminated and all such amounts due under this Agreement shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Account Party.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.01 Amendments, Etc . (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other LC Facility Document, nor consent to any departure by the Company or any LC Subsidiary therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the LC Issuer, provided , however , that, except for amendments that are contemplated to give effect to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 2.09 hereof and any amendment required to give effect to any assignment permitted hereunder), no such amendment, waiver or consent in relation to any material provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Termination Date and any fees or other amounts payable hereunder) shall be effective unless the respective letter of credit issuing banks under each of the Other LC Facilities shall also have given their prior written consent thereto. All waivers and consents granted under this Section 8.01 shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

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(b) In the event of any amendment or modification to the terms of any covenant set forth in the Revolving Credit

Agreement, the LC Issuer and the Account Parties agree that an equivalent amendment or modification shall be deemed made in respect of the terms of the covenants set forth in this Agreement (with immediate effect upon the effectiveness of the amendment or modification under the Revolving Credit Agreement), so that the terms of the covenants in this Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement shall, at all times, be the same; provided, that if the LC Issuer is not a “Lender” under the Revolving Credit Agreement, this Section 8.01(b) shall be of no further force and effect. The LC Issuer shall provide the Company and the LC Subsidiaries with written notice of any such deemed amendment or modification as provided in Section 8.02, whereupon such deemed amendment or modification shall become effective.

SECTION 8.02 Notices, Etc . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopier or electronic mail) and mailed, sent by overnight courier, telecopied, emailed, or delivered, if to the Company or any other Account Party, at its address at 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: Treasurer, Telecopier: 415-427-4015, email: sabrina_simmons@gap.com; with a copy to 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: General Counsel, Telecopier: 415-427-6982, email: lauri_shanahan@gap.com; and to 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: Associate General Counsel, Telecopier: 415-427-7475, email: tom_lima@gap.com; if to the LC Issuer, at its address at                                          , Attention:                                          , Telecopier:                                          or, as to each party, at such other address or to such other person as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, be effective three days after being deposited in the mails, when sent by overnight courier, be effective one day after being sent by overnight courier, and when telecopied or sent by electronic mail, be effective when received (and, with respect to notices and communications sent by electronic mail, upon confirmation by the recipient of the receipt of such notice or communication), respectively; and when delivered by hand, be effective upon delivery except that notices and communications to the LC Issuer pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until received by the LC Issuer.

SECTION 8.03 No Waiver; Remedies . No failure on the part of the LC Issuer to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

SECTION 8.04 Costs and Expenses .

(a) The Company agrees to pay within 30 days after presentation of a statement of account all reasonable costs and expenses of the LC Issuer incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, modification and amendment of this Agreement, and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of one counsel (which shall be the same counsel, without duplication, for the Agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement) for the LC Issuer (and appropriate local counsel) with respect thereto and with respect to advising the LC Issuer as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement. The

 

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Company further agrees to pay within 30 days after presentation of a statement of account all costs and expenses of the LC Issuer (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel), incurred in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of the LC Facility Documents, the Letters of Credit, and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and thereunder.

(b) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the LC Issuer and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all claims (other than lost profits), damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel, absent a conflict of interest), which may be incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Party in connection with or arising out of any investigation, litigation, or proceeding (whether or not such Indemnified Party is party thereto) related to any acquisition or proposed acquisition by the Company, or by any Subsidiary of the Company, of all or any portion of the stock or substantially all the assets of any Person or any use or proposed use of the Letters of Credit by any Account Party, except to the extent such claim, damage, liability or expense shall have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In the event this indemnity is unenforceable as a matter of law as to a particular matter or consequence referred to herein, it shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law. The indemnification provisions set forth above shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. Without prejudice to the survival of any other obligation of the Company hereunder, the indemnities and obligations of the Company contained in this Section 8.04 shall survive the payment in full of all the Obligations of the Account Parties.

SECTION 8.05 Right of Set-off . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the LC Issuer and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the LC Issuer or such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Account Party against any and all of the obligations of such Account Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement to the LC Issuer, whether or not the LC Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured (it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the other LC Facility Documents to the contrary, accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of any Foreign Subsidiary or of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary) will not serve at any time, directly or indirectly, to collateralize or otherwise offset the Obligations of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary, and, in addition, unless otherwise agreed to by the Company, the accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of a Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary will only serve to collateralize or offset the Obligations of another Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary if such former Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary is owned by such latter Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary). The LC Issuer agrees promptly to notify the Company after any such set-off and application made by the

 

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LC Issuer or any of its Affiliates, provided , that , the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the LC Issuer and its Affiliates under this Section 8.05 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the LC Issuer and its Affiliates may have.

SECTION 8.06 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Company and each LC Subsidiary to be a party hereto on the date hereof, and the LC Issuer and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, each LC Subsidiary, and the LC Issuer and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Company and each LC Subsidiary shall not have the right to assign its respective rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the LC Issuer.

SECTION 8.07 Assignments and Participations . (a) The LC Issuer may, and if demanded by the Company (following a demand by the LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.07 or 3.02 hereof, upon at least 10 days’ notice to the LC Issuer) will, assign to one or more banks or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion, respectively, of the Facility Amount); provided , however , that (i) the respective amounts of the rights and obligations in relation to the Facility Amount being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of such assignment with respect to such partial assignment) shall in no event be less than $50,000,000 (or an integral multiple of $25,000,000 in excess thereof), (ii) except during the continuance of a Default, each such assignment shall be (a) to an Affiliate or (b) to an Eligible Assignee consented to by the Company (following reasonable advance written notice to the Company, which consent shall not, in the case of any assignment to any “LC Issuer” party to the Other LC Facilities only, be unreasonably withheld), (iii) each such assignment made as a result of a demand by the Company pursuant to this Section 8.07(a) shall be arranged by the Company (at its expense) after consultation with the LC Issuer and shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the LC Issuer under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments which together cover all of the rights and obligations of the LC Issuer under this Agreement, (iv) the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Company pursuant to this Section 8.07(a) unless and until the LC Issuer shall have received one or more payments from either the Company or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to all reimbursement amounts and other amounts payable to the LC Issuer under this Agreement, and (v) such assignee and the LC Issuer shall enter into such agreement as they deem appropriate and (vi) such assignee, the Company and the LC Subsidiaries shall enter into a letter of credit agreement and related documents substantially similar to the LC Facility Documents with respect to such assignment and the Facility Amount shall be reduced by the amount of such assignment (but not reduced to an amount less than the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability).

(b) The LC Issuer may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its commitment with respect to the Facility Amount); provided , however , that (i) the LC Issuer’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its commitment with respect to the Facility Amount) shall

 

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remain unchanged, (ii) the LC Issuer shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Company and the LC Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with the LC Issuer in connection with the LC Issuer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided , further , that, to the extent of any such participation (unless otherwise stated therein and subject to the preceding proviso ), the purchaser of such participation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have the same rights and benefits hereunder as it would have if it were the LC Issuer; and provided , further , that each such participation shall be granted pursuant to an agreement providing that the purchaser thereof shall not have the right to consent or object to any action by the selling LC Issuer (who shall retain such right) other than an action which would (i) reduce any amount due hereunder with respect to the Letters of Credit or other amounts or fees in which such purchaser has an interest, (ii) postpone any date fixed for payment of such amounts due with respect to Letters of Credit or other amount or such fees, or (iii) extend the Termination Date.

(c) Upon written request of the Company to the LC Issuer, the LC Issuer shall, to the extent consistent with the policies of the LC Issuer, inform the Company of the Dollar amount of any Full Term Participation (as hereinafter defined) that the LC Issuer has entered into; provided , however , that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to disclose such information if the disclosure thereof would constitute a violation of law or regulation or violate any confidentiality agreement to which the LC Issuer is subject. For the purposes of this subsection (d), “ Full Term Participation ” means a participation by the LC Issuer to another Person whereby such other Person has purchased (pursuant to a participation agreement) all or a portion of the LC Issuer’s commitment with respect to the Facility Amount from the effective date of such participation agreement to the Termination Date.

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the LC Issuer or any of its Affiliates may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to any Federal Reserve Bank without notice to or consent of the Company.

(e) If the LC Issuer requests any payment from the Company under Section 2.07 or 3.02 hereof, then, subject to Section 8.07(a) hereof and provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company may request the LC Issuer to (and, upon such request, the LC Issuer, without any obligation to pay any fees in respect thereof, shall) assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees in accordance with Section 8.07(a) hereof provided that at the time of any such assignment the Company has paid to the LC Issuer all amounts due it hereunder.

SECTION 8.08 Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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prohibited by the terms of any such agreement or covenant, the fact that such action or condition would be permitted within the limitations of another agreement or covenant shall not be construed as allowing such action to be taken or condition to exist.

SECTION 8.10 Confidentiality . The LC Issuer agrees that it will not disclose to any third party any Confidential Information provided to it by the Company; provided , that , the foregoing will not (a) restrict the ability of the LC Issuer and any letter of credit participants from freely exchanging Confidential Information among themselves (and its Affiliates, employees, attorneys, agents and advisors), (b) restrict the ability to disclose Confidential Information to a prospective Eligible Assignee or participant, provided , that , such Eligible Assignee or participant executes a confidentiality agreement with the LC Issuer agreeing to be bound by the terms hereof prior to disclosure of Confidential Information to such Eligible Assignee or participant or (c) prohibit the disclosure of Confidential Information to the extent: (i) the Confidential Information is or has already become part of the public domain at the time of disclosure, by publication or otherwise, except by breach of this Section 8.10, (ii) the Confidential Information can be established by written evidence to have already been in the lawful possession of the LC Issuer prior to the time of disclosure; or (iii) the Confidential Information is received by the LC Issuer from a third party not known to have a similar restriction and without breach of this Section 8.10, or (iv) the Confidential Information is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or other legal process, or by law, rule or regulation, or by applicable regulatory or professional standards provided that prior to such disclosure the Company and the non-disclosing party are each given reasonable advance notice of such order and an opportunity to object to such disclosure; provided , that , no such notice or opportunity shall be required if disclosure is required in connection with an examination by a regulatory authority or is required in such circumstances where the applicable Governmental Authority does not permit such notice or opportunity (it being understood the LC Issuer will inform such authority of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information being disclosed).

SECTION 8.11 Headings . Article and Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

SECTION 8.12 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all previous understandings, written or oral, in respect thereof.

SECTION 8.13 Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 8.14 Consent to Jurisdiction . (a) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in the County of New York, The City of New York, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other LC Facility Document or the Letters of Credit, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action

 

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or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or such Federal court. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably agrees, to the fullest extent each may effectively do so, that each will not assert any defense that such courts do not have subject matter or personal jurisdiction of such action or proceeding or over any party hereto. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by delivering of a copy of such process to such party at its address specified in Section 8.02 hereof or by any other method permitted by law. Each of the parties hereby agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or by any other manner provided by law.

(b) Nothing in this Section 8.14 shall affect the right of any of the parties hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of any of the parties to bring any action or proceeding against any of the parties or their property in the courts of other jurisdictions.

SECTION 8.15 GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT, IN THE CASE OF ARTICLE II, TO THE EXTENT SUCH LAWS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE UCP.

SECTION 8.16 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE LC SUBSIDIARIES, AND THE LC ISSUER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LC FACILITY DOCUMENT OR THE LETTERS OF CREDIT, OR THE ACTIONS OF THE LC ISSUER IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

THE COMPANY :
THE GAP, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

THE LC SUBSIDIARIES
BANANA REPUBLIC, LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

GAP (CANADA) INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

GAP (FRANCE) S.A.S.
By:  

 

Name:   Lisa D. Mertens
Title:   President

 

GAP (JAPAN) K.K.

By:  

 

Name:   Thomas J. Lima
Title:   Director

 

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GAP (NETHERLANDS) B.V.
By:  

 

Name:   Julie H. Kanberg
Title:   Managing Director

 

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

GPS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED
By:  

 

Name:   Byron H. Pollitt, Jr.
Title:   Director

 

OLD NAVY (CANADA) INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

FORTH & TOWNE LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

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THE LC ISSUER:
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title  

 

Issuing Office:

 

Robert Corder, Senior Vice President

HSBC Bank USA, National Association

452 Fifth Avenue, 5 th Floor

New York, NY 10018

 

Phone: 212-525-2602

Fax: 212-525-2479

 

Email: robert.corder@us.hsbc.com

 

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SCHEDULES        
Schedule I    -      Change of Control
Schedule II    -      Outstanding Balance of Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule III    -      LC Subsidiaries
Schedule IV    -      Plans
Schedule V    -      ERISA Matters
Schedule VI    -      Environmental Matters
Schedule VII    -      Existing Debt
Schedule VIII    -      Existing Liens


Schedule I

CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

1. Donald G. Fisher

 

2. Doris F. Fisher

 

3. Any person related by blood or marriage to any of the foregoing persons and any Person (as defined in this Agreement) as to which any of such persons has beneficial ownership of the assets of such Person.

 

4. The executive officers of The Gap, Inc. as of May 6, 2005.


Schedule II

LOGO

GAP DC Outstanding as at 6 May 2005

 

Beneficiary

  

Applicant

  

DC No.

       

Issue Date

       

DC Amount

  

Expiry Date

    

AITKEN SPENCE GARMENTS LTD

      DCBOCB    580277    20050315    USD    5,265.55    20050505   

AITKEN SPENCE GARMENTS LTD

      DCBOCB    580278    20050315    USD    124.20    20050512   

AITKEN SPENCE GARMENTS LTD

      DCBOCB    580327    20050329    USD    (2,289.40)    20050512   

AITKEN SPENCE GARMENTS LTD

      DCBOCB    580349    20050411    USD    (16,464.10)    20050526   

AITKEN SPENCE GARMENTS LTD

      DCBOCB    580387    20050422    USD    53,826.50    20050609   

AITKEN SPENCE GARMENTS LTD

      DCBOCB    580388    20050422    USD    7,493.20    20050609   

AITKEN SPENCE GARMENTS LTD

      DCBOCB    580426    20050504    USD    2,248.40    20050616   

AITKEN SPENCE GARMENTS LTD

      DCBOCB    580427    20050504    USD    15,510.00    20050616   

AITKEN SPENCE GARMENTS LTD Total

                  65,714.35      

AMRITA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580279    20050315    USD    15,925.10    20050512   

AMRITA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580280    20050315    USD    1,634.00    20050505   

AMRITA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580350    20050411    USD    12,440.00    20050602   

AMRITA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580389    20050422    USD    144,857.05    20050609   

AMRITA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580390    20050422    USD    7,880.70    20050609   

AMRITA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580428    20050504    USD    74,000.00    20050616   

AMRITA APPARELS (PVT) LTD Total

                  256,736.85      

ANUPAMA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580281    20050315    USD    1,286.81    20050505   

ANUPAMA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580328    20050329    USD    98,461.80    20050519   

ANUPAMA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580351    20050411    USD    220,680.28    20050602   

ANUPAMA APPARELS (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580391    20050422    USD    11,250.00    20050609   

ANUPAMA APPARELS (PVT) LTD Total

                  331,678.89      

BIN BIN KNITWEAR MFG SDN BHD

      DCBOCB    580283    20050315    USD    (871.20)    20050507   

BIN BIN KNITWEAR MFG SDN BHD

      DCBOCB    580392    20050422    USD    78,000.00    20050611   

BIN BIN KNITWEAR MFG SDN BHD

      DCBOCB    580393    20050422    USD    6,245.00    20050611   

BIN BIN KNITWEAR MFG SDN BHD Total

                  83,373.80      

D.H. DE MEL COMPANY

      DCBOCB    580284    20050315    USD    (622.75)    20050505   

D.H. DE MEL COMPANY

      DCBOCB    580352    20050411    USD    2,905.80    20050602   

D.H. DE MEL COMPANY Total

                  2,283.05      

DSL LANKA (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580286    20050315    USD    (752.72)    20050505   

DSL LANKA (PVT) LTD Total

                  (752.72)      

FAR EAST KNITTING CO LTD

      DCBOCB    580394    20050422    USD    3,918.24    20050605   

FAR EAST KNITTING CO LTD Total

                  3,918.24      

FASHIONLINE SAIGON LTD

      DCBOCB    580287    20050315    USD    39,261.72    20050508   

FASHIONLINE SAIGON LTD

      DCBOCB    580329    20050329    USD    6,715.80    20050522   

FASHIONLINE SAIGON LTD

      DCBOCB    580353    20050411    USD    349,462.00    20050529   

FASHIONLINE SAIGON LTD

      DCBOCB    580354    20050411    USD    90,000.00    20050602   

FASHIONLINE SAIGON LTD Total

                  485,439.52      

FAVOURITE HANWELLA (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580288    20050315    USD    (1,140.15)    20050505   

FAVOURITE HANWELLA (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580355    20050411    USD    74,100.00    20050602   

FAVOURITE HANWELLA (PVT) LTD Total

                  72,959.85      

FS SWEATERS LIMITED

      DCBOCB    580080    20050126    USD    321,000.00    20050527   

FS SWEATERS LIMITED

      DCBOCB    580142    20050204    USD    266,000.00    20050624   

FS SWEATERS LIMITED

      DCBOCB    580143    20050204    USD    115,000.00    20050708   

FS SWEATERS LIMITED

      DCBOCB    580289    20050315    USD    232,000.00    20050722   

FS SWEATERS LIMITED

      DCBOCB    580290    20050315    USD    35,400.00    20050708   

FS SWEATERS LIMITED Total

                  969,400.00      

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580291    20050315    USD    (19,073.92)    20050505   

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580292    20050315    USD    (1,883.95)    20050512   

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580330    20050329    USD    (34.00)    20050519   

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580331    20050329    USD    (3,856.42)    20050512   

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580356    20050411    USD    13,718.00    20050526   

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580381    20050411    USD    587,049.00    20050602   

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580420    20050422    USD    716,731.00    20050609   

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580425    20050503    USD    106,000.00    20050623   

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580429    20050504    USD    18,736.50    20050616   

GROWTH LANKA PVT LTD Total

                  1,417,386.21      

HIGHNOON TEXTILES PVT LIMITED

      DCBOCB    580293    20050315    USD    2,777.04    20050505   

HIGHNOON TEXTILES PVT LIMITED

      DCBOCB    580357    20050411    USD    63,240.00    20050602   

HIGHNOON TEXTILES PVT LIMITED

      DCBOCB    580430    20050504    USD    62,260.00    20050616   


                                         

HIGHNOON TEXTILES PVT LIMITED Total

                  128,277.04      

L.A SOURCING (M) SDN BHD

      DCBOCB    580358    20050411    USD    90,585.00    20050530   

L.A SOURCING (M) SDN BHD Total

                  90,585.00      

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580295    20050315    USD    (5,087.25)    20050504   

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580296    20050315    USD    50.57    20050503   

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580333    20050329    USD    468.80    20050524   

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580359    20050411    USD    124,527.54    20050601   

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580395    20050422    USD    377,520.00    20050608   

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580396    20050422    USD    62,755.00    20050607   

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580431    20050504    USD    57,940.00    20050615   

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580432    20050504    USD    13,408.75    20050615   

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580433    20050504    USD    17,920.00    20050614   

LEE YIN KNITTING FTY PTE LTD Total

                  649,503.41      

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580334    20050329    USD    90,689.95    20050523   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580335    20050329    USD    4,485.00    20050523   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580345    20050329    USD    813,361.09    20050523   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580346    20050329    USD    23,324.00    20050511   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580347    20050329    USD    27,883.50    20050507   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580397    20050422    USD    51,610.00    20050613   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580398    20050422    USD    25,484.00    20050706   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580399    20050422    USD    2,749.92    20050613   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580400    20050422    USD    141,097.44    20050613   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580401    20050422    USD    37,140.50    20050613   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580402    20050422    USD    14,930.00    20050613   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580403    20050422    USD    55,741.36    20050613   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580421    20050422    USD    1,425,060.63    20050613   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580434    20050504    USD    8,631.70    20050618   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580435    20050504    USD    13,400.00    20050620   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD

      DCBOCB    580442    20050505    USD    1,000,716.28    20050620   

OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD Total

                  3,736,305.37      

PONIE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580297    20050315    USD    971.75    20050505   

PONIE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD Total

                  971.75      

PT BINACITRA KHARISMA LESTARI

      DCBOCB    580299    20050315    USD    14,073.60    20050504   

PT BINACITRA KHARISMA LESTARI

      DCBOCB    580360    20050411    USD    210,380.00    20050601   

PT BINACITRA KHARISMA LESTARI

      DCBOCB    580361    20050411    USD    11,263.00    20050601   

PT BINACITRA KHARISMA LESTARI

      DCBOCB    580362    20050411    USD    32,615.00    20050531   

PT BINACITRA KHARISMA LESTARI

      DCBOCB    580404    20050422    USD    11,928.00    20050608   

PT BINACITRA KHARISMA LESTARI Total

                  280,259.60      

PT ERATEX DJAJA TBK

      DCBOCB    580302    20050315    USD    (374.40)    20050511   

PT ERATEX DJAJA TBK

      DCBOCB    580336    20050329    USD    4,422.00    20050524   

PT ERATEX DJAJA TBK

      DCBOCB    580337    20050329    USD    (1,187.70)    20050524   

PT ERATEX DJAJA TBK

      DCBOCB    580338    20050329    USD    15,676.29    20050502   

PT ERATEX DJAJA TBK

      DCBOCB    580363    20050411    USD    286,831.22    20050615   

PT ERATEX DJAJA TBK

      DCBOCB    580405    20050421    USD    155,776.00    20050607   

PT ERATEX DJAJA TBK

      DCBOCB    580406    20050421    USD    42,172.24    20050608   

PT ERATEX DJAJA TBK

      DCBOCB    580436    20050504    USD    253,729.41    20050621   

PT ERATEX DJAJA TBK Total

                  757,045.06      

PT INSPIRAN ADITAMA

      DCBOCB    580303    20050315    USD    (1,328.80)    20050511   

PT INSPIRAN ADITAMA

      DCBOCB    580364    20050411    USD    274,249.00    20050608   

PT INSPIRAN ADITAMA

      DCBOCB    580365    20050411    USD    31,310.00    20050615   

PT INSPIRAN ADITAMA

      DCBOCB    580366    20050411    USD    1,817.70    20050524   

PT INSPIRAN ADITAMA

      DCBOCB    580407    20050422    USD    25,410.00    20050608   

PT INSPIRAN ADITAMA Total

                  331,457.90      

PT ISTANA MAGNOLIATAMA

      DCBOCB    580304    20050315    USD    (85.25)    20050504   

PT ISTANA MAGNOLIATAMA

      DCBOCB    580305    20050315    USD    (11.40)    20050504   

PT ISTANA MAGNOLIATAMA

      DCBOCB    580367    20050411    USD    87,620.39    20050601   

PT ISTANA MAGNOLIATAMA

      DCBOCB    580408    20050422    USD    25,666.00    20050608   

PT ISTANA MAGNOLIATAMA Total

                  113,189.74      

PT PREFASH WEARS CEMERLANG BONDED

      DCBOCB    580306    20050315    USD    1,859.91    20050504   

PT PREFASH WEARS CEMERLANG BONDED

      DCBOCB    580340    20050329    USD    69,429.60    20050524   

PT PREFASH WEARS CEMERLANG BONDED

      DCBOCB    580368    20050411    USD    16,400.00    20050607   

PT PREFASH WEARS CEMERLANG BONDED

      DCBOCB    580409    20050422    USD    17,630.00    20050607   

PT PREFASH WEARS CEMERLANG BONDED

      DCBOCB    580437    20050504    USD    129,006.00    20050621   

PT PREFASH WEARS CEMERLANG BONDED Total

                  234,325.51      


                                         

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580309    20050315    USD    1,246.96    20050510   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580323    20050317    USD    (4,452.43)    20050509   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580341    20050329    USD    6,205.20    20050524   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580348    20050329    USD    169,209.15    20050518   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580369    20050411    USD    95.80    20050524   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580382    20050411    USD    42,663.88    20050530   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580383    20050411    USD    532,073.40    20050601   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580410    20050422    USD    62,690.00    20050615   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580411    20050422    USD    46,740.00    20050614   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580422    20050422    USD    761,340.95    20050615   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA

      DCBOCB    580438    20050504    USD    122,715.00    20050615   

PT SAN SAN SAUDARATEX JAYA Total

                  1,740,527.91      

PT SANDANG INDO PRATAMA

      DCBOCB    580310    20050315    USD    3,601.90    20050504   

PT SANDANG INDO PRATAMA

      DCBOCB    580342    20050329    USD    226,925.60    20050511   

PT SANDANG INDO PRATAMA

      DCBOCB    580343    20050329    USD    (4.40)    20050504   

PT SANDANG INDO PRATAMA

      DCBOCB    580412    20050422    USD    40,040.00    20050608   

PT SANDANG INDO PRATAMA

      DCBOCB    580413    20050422    USD    20,920.00    20050615   

PT SANDANG INDO PRATAMA

      DCBOCB    580423    20050422    USD    616,000.00    20050615   

PT SANDANG INDO PRATAMA Total

                  907,483.10      

PT TRINUNGGAL KOMARA

      DCBOCB    580370    20050411    USD    7,793.10    20050601   

PT TRINUNGGAL KOMARA

      DCBOCB    580371    20050411    USD    241,135.00    20050531   

PT TRINUNGGAL KOMARA

      DCBOCB    580384    20050411    USD    744,478.18    20050601   

PT TRINUNGGAL KOMARA

      DCBOCB    580414    20050422    USD    185,000.00    20050608   

PT TRINUNGGAL KOMARA

      DCBOCB    580415    20050422    USD    13,910.00    20050608   

PT TRINUNGGAL KOMARA Total

                  1,192,316.28      

READYWEAR INDUSTRIES LTD

      DCBOCB    580311    20050315    USD    6,652.42    20050505   

READYWEAR INDUSTRIES LTD Total

                  6,652.42      

RUSIRUMAL (PTE) LTD

      DCBOCB    580312    20050315    USD    (2,092.09)    20050505   

RUSIRUMAL (PTE) LTD

      DCBOCB    580372    20050411    USD    42,560.00    20050602   

RUSIRUMAL (PTE) LTD

      DCBOCB    580416    20050422    USD    51,995.00    20050609   

RUSIRUMAL (PTE) LTD

      DCBOCB    580417    20050422    USD    3,010.50    20050609   

RUSIRUMAL (PTE) LTD Total

                  95,473.41      

SHAHKAM INDUSTRIES PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580324    20050317    USD    (9,011.80)    20050506   

SHAHKAM INDUSTRIES PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580373    20050411    USD    222,300.00    20050603   

SHAHKAM INDUSTRIES PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580374    20050411    USD    8,646.00    20050526   

SHAHKAM INDUSTRIES PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580424    20050422    USD    1,154,900.00    20050616   

SHAHKAM INDUSTRIES PVT LTD Total

                  1,376,834.20      

SOUTHERN FASHIONS PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580313    20050315    USD    (2,147.98)    20050505   

SOUTHERN FASHIONS PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580375    20050411    USD    470,800.00    20050602   

SOUTHERN FASHIONS PVT LTD

      DCBOCB    580418    20050422    USD    85,150.00    20050609   

SOUTHERN FASHIONS PVT LTD Total

                  553,802.02      

STARLINES CORPORATION LTD

      DCBOCB    580376    20050411    USD    2,348.50    20050601   

STARLINES CORPORATION LTD

      DCBOCB    580419    20050422    USD    221,000.00    20050615   

STARLINES CORPORATION LTD Total

                  223,348.50      

SUNSHINE TRADING (HK) CO. LTD

      DCBOCB    580316    20050315    USD    (4,770.46)    20050509   

SUNSHINE TRADING (HK) CO. LTD

      DCBOCB    580325    20050317    USD    (23,358.30)    20050509   

SUNSHINE TRADING (HK) CO. LTD

      DCBOCB    580377    20050411    USD    288,387.25    20050530   

SUNSHINE TRADING (HK) CO. LTD Total

                  260,258.49      

TEXWOOD INDUSTRIES LTD

      DCBOCB    580319    20050315    USD    260.40    20050505   

TEXWOOD INDUSTRIES LTD

      DCBOCB    580344    20050329    USD    346.56    20050512   

TEXWOOD INDUSTRIES LTD

      DCBOCB    580378    20050411    USD    97,020.00    20050602   

TEXWOOD INDUSTRIES LTD Total

                  97,626.96      

TROPICA GMTS LTD

      DCBOCB    580072    20050117    USD    82,702.16    20050603   

TROPICA GMTS LTD Total

                  82,702.16      

W W SYNERGY CLOTHING (PVT) LTD

      DCBOCB    580320    20050315    USD    (3,088.88)    20050505   

W W SYNERGY CLOTHING (PVT) LTD Total

                  (3,088.88)      

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580321    20050315    USD    4,915.50    20050502   

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580322    20050315    USD    6,567.00    20050502   

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580326    20050317    USD    761,923.11    20050507   

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580379    20050411    USD    33,120.00    20050530   

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580380    20050411    USD    29,060.00    20050530   

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580385    20050411    USD    523,477.30    20050613   

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580386    20050411    USD    48,319.80    20050514   

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580439    20050504    USD    260,815.50    20050620   


                                         

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580440    20050504    USD    15,000.00    20050613   

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD

      DCBOCB    580441    20050504    USD    37,578.84    20050618   

YUNG WAH INDUSTRIAL CO PTE LTD Total

                  1,720,777.05      

Processed by HSBC Singapore

  

Total (GAP Singapore)

               18,264,772.04      

CRISMINA GARMENTS INC

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670574       20050314    USD    29,546.22    20050510   
  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC Total

               29,546.22      

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994746       20050408    USD    8,976.00    20050601   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994753       20050414    USD    16,361.32    20050608   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994759       20050419    USD    18,072.00    20050706   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994777       20050428    USD    2,418.00    20050622   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994780       20050503    USD    3,104.00    20050601   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               48,931.32      

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992326       20050408    USD    187,579.60    20050607   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992342       20050414    USD    307,450.00    20050608   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992223       20050304    USD    101,986.34    20050510   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992248       20050314    USD    67,754.52    20050510   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992352       20050419    USD    363,434.20    20050615   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992384       20050428    USD    246,828.60    20050712   

GLOBALTEX MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992385       20050428    USD    110,000.00    20050607   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               1,385,033.26      

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670575       20050314    USD    348.36    20050503   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670583       20050323    USD    239.03    20050517   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670590       20050408    USD    25,004.00    20050529   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670591       20050408    USD    5,112.13    20050531   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670594       20050414    USD    31,920.40    20050605   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670599       20050428    USD    1,880.00    20050619   
  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC Total

               64,503.92      

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994667       20050208    USD    1,200.12    20050503   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994747       20050408    USD    5,400.12    20050601   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994755       20050414    USD    7,575.00    20050608   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               14,175.24      

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992251       20050314    USD    2,556.58    20050510   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992327       20050408    USD    145,634.19    20050531   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992332       20050408    USD    248,323.57    20050614   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992343       20050414    USD    173,940.00    20050608   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992353       20050419    USD    26,344.00    20050612   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992354       20050419    USD    83,850.96    20050615   

LAWS FALCON APPAREL CO LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992386       20050428    USD    81,250.00    20050619   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               761,899.30      

LITA LIMITED.

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670579       20050321    USD    225.00    20050511   
  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC Total

               225.00      

LITA LIMITED.

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994778       20050428    USD    10,000.00    20050622   

LITA LIMITED.

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994781       20050503    USD    6,270.00    20050628   

LITA LIMITED.

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994748       20050408    USD    34,044.50    20050608   

LITA LIMITED.

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994749       20050408    USD    5,400.00    20050601   

LITA LIMITED.

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994754       20050414    USD    16,243.50    20050615   

LITA LIMITED.

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994783       20050503    USD    27,154.50    20050629   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               99,112.50      

LITA LIMITED.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992328       20050408    USD    110,100.00    20050607   

LITA LIMITED.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992344       20050414    USD    219,640.05    20050615   

LITA LIMITED.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992392       20050503    USD    1,291,044.25    20050629   

LITA LIMITED.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992393       20050503    USD    192,700.00    20050629   

MERCANTILE GARMENT CO LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992345       20050414    USD    322,728.00    20050607   

MERCANTILE GARMENT CO LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992355       20050419    USD    729,408.00    20050614   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               2,865,620.30      

RUN WIDE LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994728       20050323    USD    3,040.00    20050517   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994756       20050414    USD    3,168.00    20050607   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994760       20050419    USD    25,454.60    20050612   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994779       20050428    USD    58,373.35    20050712   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994782       20050503    USD    5,400.00    20050628   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               95,435.95      

RUN WIDE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992279       20050323    USD    1,107.75    20050508   


                                         

RUN WIDE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992329       20050408    USD    300,262.48    20050607   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992346       20050414    USD    103,549.95    20050619   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992347       20050414    USD    20,400.00    20050619   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992356       20050419    USD    325,871.78    20050614   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992387       20050428    USD    387,496.55    20050710   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992388       20050428    USD    207,874.25    20050619   

RUN WIDE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992394       20050503    USD    46,800.00    20050628   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               1,393,362.76      

Processed by HSBC Hong Kong

  

Total (GAP Hong Kong)

               6,757,845.77      

ABU DHABI GARMENT FACTORY

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994785       20050504    USD    45,052.50    20050629   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               45,052.50      

ABU DHABI GARMENT FACTORY

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992373       20050426    USD    1,391,415.00    20050615   

ABU DHABI GARMENT FACTORY

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992375       20050421    USD    676,690.00    20050615   

ABU DHABI GARMENT FACTORY

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992396       20050504    USD    112,505.00    20050629   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               2,180,610.00      

AMBATTUR CLOTHING INTL WLL

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994732       20050330    USD    73,706.16    20050522   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING INTL WLL

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994761       20050421    USD    38,699.80    20050612   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING INTL WLL

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994795       20050506    USD    76,702.80    20050703   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               189,108.76      

AMBATTUR CLOTHING INTL WLL

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992302       20050330    USD    1,278,855.09    20050529   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING INTL WLL

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992319       20050407    USD    441,028.01    20050605   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING INTL WLL

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992357       20050421    USD    339,610.55    20050619   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING INTL WLL

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992389       20050429    USD    219,703.48    20050626   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING INTL WLL

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992399       20050504    USD    262,190.66    20050703   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING INTL WLL

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992429       20050506    USD    1,252,013.75    20050703   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               3,793,401.54      

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670595       20050414    USD    53,783.30    20050608   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670597       20050414    USD    877,419.30    20050610   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670598       20050414    USD    790,822.14    20050610   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670600       20050504    USD    164,366.67    20050709   
  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC Total

               1,886,391.41      

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994709       20050310    USD    10,846.00    20050524   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994720       20050316    USD    5,377.20    20050513   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994745       20050407    USD    22,763.60    20050531   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994757       20050414    USD    148,925.50    20050607   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994758       20050414    USD    29,372.60    20050614   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994784       20050504    USD    28,318.00    20050628   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               245,602.90      

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992056       20050126    USD    22,600.53    20050505   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992198       20050224    USD    24,897.62    20050513   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992239       20050310    USD    126,929.26    20050522   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992240       20050310    USD    13,692.69    20050526   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992256       20050316    USD    10,404.61    20050523   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992262       20050316    USD    214,594.13    20050524   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992280       20050324    USD    283,743.55    20050531   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992294       20050330    USD    29,673.32    20050524   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992325       20050407    USD    1,114,196.58    20050614   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992348       20050414    USD    200,533.04    20050618   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992358       20050421    USD    130,414.00    20050618   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992374       20050421    USD    875,727.52    20050617   

AMBATTUR CLOTHING LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992422       20050504    USD    601,220.27    20050705   

AMEX LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991908       20041229    USD    1,084.00    20050520   

AMEX LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992120       20050207    USD    542,000.00    20050624   

AMEX LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992304       20050331    USD    65,040.00    20050819   

AMEX LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992334       20050413    USD    108,400.00    20050819   

AMEX LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992362       20050421    USD    108,400.00    20050916   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991982       20050112    USD    503,944.00    20050527   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992027       20050124    USD    11,600.00    20050610   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992028       20050124    USD    31,356.00    20050617   


                                         

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992071       20050127    USD    55,350.00    20050610   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992150       20050218    USD    18,114.74    20050429   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992121       20050207    USD    88,673.24    20050624   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992149       20050218    USD    28,136.16    20050701   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992172       20050223    USD    20,888.47    20050708   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992173       20050223    USD    453,837.60    20050715   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992227       20050310    USD    31,360.00    20050520   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992263       20050317    USD    7,980.00    20050701   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992305       20050331    USD    119,140.00    20050708   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992397       20050504    USD    41,248.20    20050916   

ANANTA SPORTSWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992401       20050504    USD    231,816.00    20050923   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               6,116,995.53      

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994638       20050127    USD    11,422.60    20050610   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994671       20050218    USD    4,933.50    20050602   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994705       20050304    USD    13,790.80    20050429   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994684       20050224    USD    17,257.50    20050715   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994722       20050317    USD    2,925.00    20050729   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994771       20050427    USD    15,680.00    20050617   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               66,009.40      

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991909       20041229    USD    14,725.00    20050520   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991865       20041215    USD    30,780.00    20050429   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991970       20050112    USD    8,500.00    20050603   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992029       20050124    USD    1,178.00    20050610   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992072       20050127    USD    349,600.00    20050624   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992128       20050207    USD    216,720.00    20050513   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992151       20050218    USD    15,480.00    20050603   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992170       20050218    USD    1,244,526.70    20050624   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992174       20050224    USD    70,805.00    20050715   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992202       20050223    USD    493,755.70    20050715   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992224       20050310    USD    171,888.48    20050708   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992225       20050310    USD    11,305.00    20050729   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992264       20050317    USD    131,001.15    20050805   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992281       20050324    USD    16,500.00    20050715   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992306       20050331    USD    49,500.00    20050819   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992310       20050407    USD    51,441.25    20050819   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992333       20050413    USD    15,687.31    20050902   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992359       20050421    USD    21,612.50    20050909   

ARMANA FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992400       20050504    USD    57,750.00    20050923   

ARVIND MILLS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992218       20050304    USD    212,998.24    20050503   

ARVIND MILLS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992283       20050324    USD    130,367.08    20050531   

ARVIND MILLS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992296       20050330    USD    25,240.80    20050524   

ARVIND MILLS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992314       20050407    USD    78,288.00    20050531   

ARVIND MILLS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992360       20050421    USD    25,070.00    20050618   

ARVIND MILLS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992403       20050504    USD    77,792.83    20050705   

AZMAT FASHIONS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992176       20050224    USD    2,040.00    20050715   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               3,524,553.04      

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994734       20050330    USD    26,425.00    20050524   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994750       20050413    USD    26,450.00    20050607   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994762       20050421    USD    10,500.00    20050614   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994772       20050427    USD    57,815.00    20050621   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994786       20050504    USD    33,975.00    20050628   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               155,165.00      

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992282       20050324    USD    26,652.20    20050520   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992303       20050330    USD    545,985.80    20050531   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992315       20050407    USD    48,320.00    20050528   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992321       20050407    USD    519,400.00    20050614   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992361       20050421    USD    37,100.00    20050611   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992382       20050427    USD    721,025.00    20050719   

B.J EXPO PRIVATE LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992402       20050504    USD    52,095.00    20050702   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               1,950,578.00      

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994673       20050218    USD    42,679.40    20050701   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994774       20050427    USD    25,311.00    20050610   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               67,990.40      

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992033       20050124    USD    34,972.00    20050610   


                                         

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992074       20050127    USD    15,907.00    20050610   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992077       20050127    USD    16,400.00    20050610   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992088       20050127    USD    960,835.60    20050603   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992122       20050207    USD    21,060.00    20050610   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992132       20050207    USD    578,000.00    20050701   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992154       20050217    USD    314,540.00    20050527   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992155       20050218    USD    75,266.00    20050701   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992178       20050224    USD    27,696.00    20050715   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992226       20050310    USD    295,200.00    20050729   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992228       20050310    USD    24,140.00    20050805   

CHOICE GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992405       20050504    USD    43,728.00    20050916   

COLUMBIA APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992395       20050504    USD    61,061.50    20050923   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               2,468,806.10      

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994621       20050124    USD    14,720.00    20050610   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994639       20050127    USD    2,618.00    20050527   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994658       20050207    USD    6,241.20    20050624   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994672       20050218    USD    7,384.00    20050520   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994686       20050224    USD    4,021.10    20050520   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994687       20050224    USD    7,574.00    20050715   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994738       20050331    USD    27,965.00    20050610   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994773       20050427    USD    3,955.50    20050826   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994787       20050504    USD    4,832.00    20050819   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               79,310.80      

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991868       20041215    USD    5,047.47    20050506   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991913       20041231    USD    2,708.54    20050520   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991959       20050107    USD    8,700.00    20050603   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991968       20050107    USD    262,986.59    20050603   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991971       20050112    USD    34,190.00    20050527   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992031       20050124    USD    135,660.00    20050603   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992032       20050124    USD    26,612.00    20050617   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992047       20050124    USD    820,372.00    20050617   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992048       20050124    USD    566,960.40    20050610   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992075       20050127    USD    54,621.00    20050617   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992078       20050127    USD    249,073.78    20050624   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992123       20050207    USD    190,006.42    20050624   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992158       20050218    USD    99,433.20    20050701   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992179       20050224    USD    384,661.18    20050708   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992180       20050224    USD    11,923.92    20050708   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992181       20050224    USD    10,086.00    20050715   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992230       20050310    USD    9,108.00    20050701   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992232       20050310    USD    8,737.97    20050805   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992265       20050317    USD    31,270.00    20050805   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992284       20050324    USD    86,400.00    20050624   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992307       20050331    USD    310,200.00    20050729   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992308       20050331    USD    16,920.00    20050729   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992311       20050407    USD    11,558.50    20050826   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992381       20050427    USD    38,352.60    20050916   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992404       20050504    USD    406,699.12    20050923   

COLUMBIA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992406       20050504    USD    6,552.00    20050819   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               3,788,840.69      

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994640       20050127    USD    19,210.00    20050520   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994690       20050223    USD    3,990.00    20050624   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994729       20050324    USD    1,900.00    20050624   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               25,100.00      

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991930       20041229    USD    9,009.00    20050513   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991973       20050112    USD    390,000.00    20050513   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992076       20050127    USD    52,236.00    20050520   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992092       20050127    USD    509,146.82    20050513   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992182       20050224    USD    328,700.00    20050617   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992266       20050317    USD    34,722.00    20050729   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992267       20050317    USD    135,500.00    20050722   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992274       20050317    USD    557,550.00    20050715   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992363       20050421    USD    37,056.00    20050701   

DELTA FASHIONS LTD.

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992423       20050504    USD    653,600.00    20050902   


                                         
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               2,707,519.82      

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994710       20050310    USD    66,767.55    20050506   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994711       20050310    USD    1,781.54    20050506   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994735       20050330    USD    18,157.20    20050525   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994743       20050407    USD    71,850.00    20050603   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994763       20050421    USD    13,277.50    20050615   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994788       20050504    USD    93,003.00    20050629   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994790       20050504    USD    56,458.25    20050630   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               321,295.04      

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992241       20050310    USD    614,517.73    20050513   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992257       20050316    USD    19,317.90    20050506   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992258       20050316    USD    441,912.28    20050520   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992259       20050316    USD    35,775.03    20050527   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992285       20050324    USD    192,125.00    20050518   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992231       20050310    USD    27,582.24    20050429   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992295       20050330    USD    479,303.31    20050608   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992260       20050316    USD    1,135.20    20050429   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992320       20050407    USD    27,157.00    20050603   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992323       20050407    USD    881,221.92    20050701   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992365       20050421    USD    375,996.20    20050618   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992390       20050429    USD    53,272.80    20050608   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992411       20050504    USD    74,750.00    20050629   

EMBEE READYMADE GMTS IND LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992424       20050504    USD    592,873.20    20050706   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               3,816,939.81      

GAURAV INTERNATIONAL

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994764       20050421    USD    11,667.60    20050618   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               11,667.60      

GAURAV INTERNATIONAL

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992364       20050421    USD    195,515.97    20050702   

GAURAV INTERNATIONAL

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992412       20050504    USD    64,120.10    20050624   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               259,636.07      

GLOBAL APPAREL SOLUTIONS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994712       20050310    USD    45,700.00    20050729   

GLOBAL APPAREL SOLUTIONS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994723       20050317    USD    50,880.00    20050729   

GLOBAL APPAREL SOLUTIONS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994739       20050407    USD    4,700.00    20050610   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               101,280.00      

GLOBAL APPAREL SOLUTIONS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992035       20050124    USD    240,000.00    20050513   

GLOBAL APPAREL SOLUTIONS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992037       20050124    USD    29,952.00    20050610   

GLOBAL APPAREL SOLUTIONS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991870       20041215    USD    66,742.25    20050429   

GLOBAL APPAREL SOLUTIONS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992080       20050127    USD    25,344.00    20050610   

GLOBAL APPAREL SOLUTIONS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992124       20050207    USD    317,760.00    20050610   

GLOBAL APPAREL SOLUTIONS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992413       20050504    USD    425,316.00    20050916   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               1,105,114.25      

GOKALDAS EXPORTS

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994794       20050504    USD    47,177.00    20050628   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               47,177.00      

GOKALDAS EXPORTS

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992376       20050421    USD    1,025,640.00    20050705   

GOKALDAS EXPORTS

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992408       20050504    USD    225,937.00    20050702   

GOKALDAS EXPORTS

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992425       20050504    USD    1,460,930.00    20050802   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               2,712,507.00      

GOKALDAS INDIA

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994765       20050421    USD    12,080.00    20050628   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               12,080.00      

GOKALDAS INDIA

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992349       20050414    USD    181,807.62    20050610   

GOKALDAS INDIA

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992350       20050414    USD    81,828.00    20050607   

GOKALDAS INDIA

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992366       20050421    USD    108,185.60    20050625   

GOKALDAS INDIA

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992421       20050504    USD    45,580.00    20050702   

GOKALDAS INDIA

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992428       20050504    USD    1,357,631.79    20050705   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               1,775,033.01      

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670602       20050504    USD    70,324.80    20050619   
  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC Total

               70,324.80      

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994713       20050310    USD    10,282.80    20050501   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994721       20050316    USD    16,371.00    20050508   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994736       20050330    USD    19,521.90    20050522   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994766       20050421    USD    100,549.70    20050626   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994796       20050506    USD    79,594.80    20050703   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               226,320.20      

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992169       20050218    USD    442,713.00    20050503   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992234       20050310    USD    90,774.00    20050504   


                                         

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992243       20050310    USD    258,968.93    20050501   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992261       20050316    USD    5,184.14    20050504   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992286       20050324    USD    215,396.16    20050517   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992297       20050330    USD    321,244.21    20050529   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992312       20050407    USD    438,623.50    20050703   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992351       20050414    USD    137,641.36    20050605   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992367       20050421    USD    159,743.55    20050619   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992391       20050429    USD    44,636.16    20050619   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992407       20050504    USD    164,029.83    20050801   

GULF BARAKA APPAREL W.L.L

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992430       20050506    USD    1,136,603.33    20050807   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               3,415,558.17      

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670585       20050324    USD    167,601.50    20050628   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670588       20050330    USD    60,148.00    20050628   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670589       20050407    USD    234,045.76    20050617   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670596       20050414    USD    188,639.00    20050610   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670601       20050504    USD    430,196.59    20050628   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670603       20050504    USD    121,585.04    20050709   
  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC Total

               1,202,215.89      

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994737       20050330    USD    11,116.80    20050524   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994744       20050407    USD    7,727.95    20050531   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994789       20050504    USD    75,940.40    20050628   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               94,785.15      

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992292       20050324    USD    338,815.95    20050531   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992298       20050330    USD    52,920.00    20050524   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992324       20050407    USD    562,932.00    20050607   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992335       20050413    USD    19,278.00    20050617   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992398       20050421    USD    276,040.97    20050701   

K. MOHAN AND COMPANY (EXPORTS)

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992426       20050504    USD    619,295.38    20050730   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               1,869,282.30      

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670586       20050324    USD    288,090.00    20050628   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670587       20050330    USD    324,366.97    20050524   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670592       20050413    USD    254,142.97    20050610   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670593       20050413    USD    180,532.80    20050604   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670604       20050504    USD    462,710.69    20050628   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC

   HKH 670605       20050504    USD    79,771.14    20050701   
  

BANANA REPUBLIC LLC Total

               1,589,614.57      

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994741       20050407    USD    15,366.00    20050531   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               15,366.00      

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992299       20050330    USD    46,200.00    20050524   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992313       20050407    USD    72,555.00    20050524   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992336       20050413    USD    59,160.00    20050607   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992369       20050421    USD    14,060.00    20050614   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992409       20050504    USD    49,800.00    20050705   

LEELA SCOTTISH LACE LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992410       20050504    USD    85,940.00    20050628   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               327,715.00      

LIGHT STYLE GARMENT

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994767       20050421    USD    7,371.00    20050619   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               7,371.00      

LIGHT STYLE GARMENT

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992337       20050413    USD    98,091.00    20050605   

LIGHT STYLE GARMENT

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992370       20050421    USD    108,297.00    20050612   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               206,388.00      

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994627       20050124    USD    1,465.00    20050520   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994641       20050127    USD    5,200.00    20050520   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994674       20050218    USD    24,751.40    20050610   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994714       20050310    USD    20,304.00    20050722   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994724       20050317    USD    12,130.00    20050729   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994740       20050407    USD    4,968.00    20050722   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994776       20050427    USD    5,460.00    20050909   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994791       20050504    USD    34,168.00    20050902   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               108,446.40      

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991975       20050112    USD    34,505.00    20050603   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991983       20050112    USD    650,123.80    20050513   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992081       20050127    USD    22,100.00    20050520   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992089       20050127    USD    589,784.96    20050527   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992093       20050127    USD    839,140.65    20050603   


                                         

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992125       20050207    USD    243,288.00    20050603   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992038       20050124    USD    8,954.06    20050520   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992159       20050218    USD    78,539.65    20050624   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992188       20050224    USD    25,130.00    20050624   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992189       20050224    USD    59,360.00    20050715   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992204       20050224    USD    582,048.00    20050617   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992236       20050310    USD    58,889.00    20050722   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992244       20050310    USD    1,351,742.00    20050722   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992268       20050317    USD    334,725.00    20050809   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992269       20050317    USD    103,800.00    20050729   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992316       20050407    USD    481,450.00    20050819   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992317       20050407    USD    17,376.00    20050729   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992377       20050421    USD    617,790.00    20050826   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992414       20050504    USD    24,180.00    20050916   

NKK KNITWEAR LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992415       20050504    USD    454,350.00    20050916   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               6,577,276.12      

OCEAN GARMENTS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994675       20050218    USD    3,055.00    20050530   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               3,055.00      

OCEAN GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992090       20050127    USD    107,823.17    20050530   

OCEAN GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992126       20050207    USD    37,900.00    20050530   

OCEAN GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992131       20050207    USD    535,000.00    20050530   

OCEAN GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992160       20050218    USD    51,568.00    20050704   

OCEAN GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992162       20050215    USD    430,470.00    20050704   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               1,162,761.17      

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994642       20050127    USD    91,692.00    20050610   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994659       20050207    USD    17,640.00    20050610   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994697       20050224    USD    4,425.00    20050708   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994699       20050224    USD    8,395.20    20050624   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994715       20050310    USD    11,234.40    20050729   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994725       20050317    USD    15,297.00    20050805   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994726       20050317    USD    10,460.00    20050527   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               159,143.60      

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991976       20050112    USD    30,291.00    20050527   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992040       20050124    USD    48,694.00    20050527   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992041       20050124    USD    12,517.12    20050527   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992082       20050127    USD    222,177.00    20050610   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992091       20050127    USD    1,000,775.00    20050624   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992094       20050127    USD    1,256,637.10    20050513   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992171       20050216    USD    755,786.80    20050701   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992190       20050224    USD    69,553.00    20050708   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992205       20050224    USD    1,369,345.00    20050715   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992206       20050222    USD    1,383,630.00    20050715   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992235       20050310    USD    147,921.00    20050805   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992237       20050310    USD    21,750.00    20050805   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992245       20050310    USD    728,469.00    20050729   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992270       20050317    USD    74,976.00    20050805   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992275       20050317    USD    633,822.00    20050729   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992287       20050324    USD    359,247.28    20050805   

PACIFIC JEANS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992289       20050324    USD    18,615.00    20050624   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               8,134,206.30      

PEE EMPRO EXPORTS PVT LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994768       20050421    USD    29,700.00    20050618   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               29,700.00      

PEE EMPRO EXPORTS PVT LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992371       20050421    USD    53,256.00    20050618   

PEE EMPRO EXPORTS PVT LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992378       20050421    USD    639,836.00    20050624   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               693,092.00      

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994677       20050218    USD    3,055.00    20050624   

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994751       20050413    USD    3,055.00    20050722   

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994769       20050421    USD    7,875.00    20050819   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               13,985.00      

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992043       20050124    USD    120,020.00    20050603   

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992095       20050127    USD    611,957.99    20050701   

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992127       20050207    USD    32,639.16    20050527   

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992161       20050218    USD    40,950.00    20050624   

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991858       20041208    USD    69,504.00    20050429   


                                         

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992165       20050218    USD    12,220.00    20050624   

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992309       20050331    USD    276,315.00    20050610   

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992372       20050421    USD    11,550.00    20050819   

PENINSULA GARMENTS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992383       20050428    USD    155,400.00    20050812   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               1,330,556.15      

REFAT GARMENTS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994752       20050413    USD    8,576.00    20050715   

REFAT GARMENTS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994775       20050427    USD    23,276.00    20050624   

REFAT GARMENTS LIMITED

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994792       20050504    USD    17,162.00    20050902   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               49,014.00      

REFAT GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992338       20050413    USD    218,400.00    20050708   

REFAT GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992340       20050413    USD    16,800.00    20050902   

REFAT GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992416       20050504    USD    391,300.68    20050923   

REFAT GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992417       20050504    USD    19,034.40    20050916   

REFAT GARMENTS LIMITED

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992420       20050504    USD    41,360.00    20050916   

RICHA GLOBAL

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992300       20050330    USD    10.80    20050513   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               686,905.88      

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994643       20050127    USD    445.00    20050520   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994678       20050218    USD    5,452.00    20050624   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994679       20050218    USD    31,095.00    20050701   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994716       20050310    USD    10,140.00    20050805   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994730       20050324    USD    7,942.00    20050722   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               55,074.00      

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992163       20050218    USD    28,739.00    20050624   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991859       20041208    USD    36,560.00    20050429   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992164       20050218    USD    50,550.00    20050701   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992166       20050218    USD    62,806.56    20050617   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               178,655.56      

Processed by HSBC Hong Kong

   Total (GAP India)                67,660,577.93      
   Total                92,683,195.74      

Under USD125m 3 year facility

   Total DC Outstanding: USD92,683,195.74                     
   Total Bill Outstanding: USD32,304,655.05                     
  

Grand Total

USD124,987,850.79

                    

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 991977       20050112    USD    14,760.00    20050527   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992085       20050127    USD    81,470.00    20050617   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992084       20050127    USD    13,290.00    20050610   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992096       20050127    USD    776,064.80    20050624   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992191       20050223    USD    144,000.00    20050715   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992192       20050223    USD    8,550.00    20050624   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992194       20050223    USD    81,290.00    20050715   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992238       20050310    USD    257,229.24    20050729   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992271       20050317    USD    47,580.00    20050624   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992272       20050317    USD    14,400.00    20050701   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992273       20050317    USD    45,472.00    20050805   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992288       20050324    USD    34,027.00    20050729   

SAJID APPARELS LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992290       20050324    USD    344,135.63    20050819   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               1,862,268.67      

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994742       20050407    USD    91,923.00    20050618   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994770       20050421    USD    41,414.00    20050618   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994793       20050504    USD    15,970.00    20050705   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               149,307.00      

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992291       20050324    USD    488.56    20050430   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992293       20050324    USD    1,243,968.20    20050531   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992301       20050330    USD    212,000.00    20050531   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992318       20050407    USD    256,140.00    20050618   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992322       20050407    USD    1,228,732.00    20050603   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992339       20050413    USD    88,902.00    20050607   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992341       20050413    USD    1,428,305.00    20050624   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992379       20050421    USD    861,175.00    20050712   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992380       20050421    USD    579,327.20    20050702   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992418       20050504    USD    457,810.00    20050712   


                                         

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992419       20050504    USD    86,875.00    20050709   

SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992427       20050504    USD    766,030.00    20050712   
  

THE GAP INC. Total

               7,209,752.96       9,509,294.00

Z3 DRESSES LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994660       20050207    USD    7,130.00    20050527   

Z3 DRESSES LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994680       20050218    USD    4,108.00    20050527   

Z3 DRESSES LTD

  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.

   HKH 994700       20050224    USD    10,935.00    20050715   
  

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC. Total

               22,173.00      

Z3 DRESSES LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992167       20050218    USD    79,854.32    20050520   

Z3 DRESSES LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992168       20050218    USD    9,867.00    20050527   

Z3 DRESSES LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992195       20050224    USD    162,199.05    20050708   

Z3 DRESSES LTD

  

THE GAP INC.

   HKH 992196       20050224    USD    13,872.00    20050715   

THE GAP INC. Total

                  265,792.37      

Processed by HSBC Hong Kong

   Total (GAP India)                9,509,294.00      

Under USD100m 364 day facility

      Grand Total          USD    9,509,294.00      


Schedule III

LC SUBSIDIARIES

 

1. Banana Republic, LLC

 

2. Gap (Canada) Inc.

 

3. Gap (France) S.A.S.

 

4. Gap (Japan) K.K.

 

5. Gap (Netherlands) B.V.

 

6. GPS Consumer Direct, Inc.

 

7. GPS (Great Britain) Limited

 

8. Old Navy (Canada) Inc.

 

9. Forth & Towne LLC


Schedule IV

PLANS

None


Schedule V

ERISA MATTERS

None


Schedule VI

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

None


Schedule VII

EXISTING DEBT

 

Borrower

   Amount   

Type of Debt

   Date Expires

Gap (Japan) K.K.

   USD 50,000,000    6.25% 10-Year Notes    March 1, 2009

Gap (France) SAS

   Euro 2,145,619    Bank Guarantee for lease payments in France Societe Generale    Evergreen

GIS Singapore

   SGD 200,000    Bank Guarantee for lease payments in Citibank    Evergreen

GIS Holdings Ltd.

   HKD 5,000,000    Bank Guarantee for lease payments in Citibank    Evergreen

GIS Dubai

   USD 164,000    Continuing Guarantee for operating expenses in HSBC    Evergreen


Schedule VIII

EXISTING LIENS

Landlord Liens:

Lease Agreement, between Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, on behalf of the Tower Fund, a commingled separate account, as Landlord and The Gap, Inc., as Tenant for Gateway Business Center, Building #1, City of Grove City, Ohio, dated January 29, 1998 (the Ohio Catalog Center)

Amended and Restated Industrial Lease Agreement, between Industrial Developments International, Inc., as Landlord and The Gap, Inc., as Tenant for 1200 Worldwide Blvd., Hebron, Kentucky, dated March 10, 1998 (the Gap Outlet Distribution Center)

Industrial Lease Agreement, between Industrial Developments International, Inc., as Landlord, and The Gap, Inc., as Tenant for 1405 Worldwide Blvd., Hebron, Kentucky, dated June 15, 2000 (the Old Navy Outlet Distribution Center)


Exhibit A-1 to the

Letter of Credit Agreement

[FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE ACCOUNT PARTIES]

1. The California Subsidiary is authorized to exercise all its powers, rights and privileges and is in good legal standing under the laws of the State of California, and each of the Company and the Delaware Subsidiaries is validly existing and in good standing under the Applicable Law of the State of Delaware.

2. Each Loan Party has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under each of the Letter of Credit Agreements to which it is a party, and the execution and delivery of each of the Letter of Credit Agreements by each Loan Party which is a party thereto and the consummation by each Loan Party of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of each Loan Party. Each of the Letter of Credit Agreements has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party, which is a party thereto.

3. The execution and delivery by each Loan Party of each of the Letter of Credit Agreements to which it is a party and the performance by each Loan Party of its obligations under each of the Letter of Credit Agreements, each in accordance with its terms, does not (i) conflict with the Constitutive Documents of such Loan Party, (ii) constitute a violation of, or a default under, any Applicable Contracts or (iii) cause the creation of any security interest or lien upon any of the property of such Loan Party pursuant to any Applicable Contracts to which it is a party. I call to your attention that certain of the Applicable Contracts are governed by laws other than those as to which I express my opinion. I express no opinion as to the effect of such other laws on the opinions herein stated.

4. Neither the execution, delivery nor performance by any Loan Party of the Letter of Credit Agreements to which it is a party will contravene any provision of any Applicable Law.

5. No Governmental Approval, which has not been obtained or taken and is not in full force and effect, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with, the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Letter of Credit Agreements by any Loan Party.

6. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to my knowledge, overtly threatened against any Loan Party in or before any court, Governmental Authority or arbitrator, which has a reasonable probability (taking into account the exhaustion of all appeals and the assertion of all defenses) of having a Material Adverse Effect or which purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document.


Exhibit A-2 to the

Letter of Credit Agreement

[FORM OF CORPORATE OPINION OF SPECIAL NEW YORK COUNSEL TO THE

ACCOUNT PARTIES]

1. Each of the Letter of Credit Agreements constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms.

2. The execution, delivery or performance by each Loan Party of the Letter of Credit Agreements will not contravene any provision of any Applicable Law of the State of New York or any Applicable Law of the United States of America.

3. No Governmental Approval, which has not been obtained or made, is required to be obtained or made by a Loan Party in connection with the execution or delivery of any of the Letter of Credit Agreements by any Loan Party or the enforceability of the Letter of Credit Agreements against any Loan Party.

4. None of the Loan Parties is and, solely after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Letter of Credit Agreements, will be an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.


Exhibit B to the

Letter of Credit Agreement

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Exh B - 1


COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:

(1) I am the duly elected Senior Vice President and Treasurer of The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”);

(2) I have reviewed the terms of that certain 3-Year Letter of Credit Agreement dated as of May 6, 2005, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to the date hereof (said Letter of Credit Agreement, as so amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, being the “ Credit Agreement ”, the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined in this Certificate (including Attachment No. 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof) being used in this Certificate as therein defined), by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries thereof, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as LC Issuer, and the terms of the other LC Facility Documents, and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of Company and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements; and

(3) The examination described in paragraph (2) above did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or Default during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate, except as set forth below.

Set forth below are all exceptions to paragraph (3) above listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which Company has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:

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The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Attachment No. 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this                      day of                      , 200    pursuant to Section 6.04(c) of the Credit Agreement.

 

THE GAP, INC.
By  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Exh. C Page 2


ATTACHMENT NO. 1

TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

This Attachment No. 1 is attached to and made a part of a Compliance Certificate dated as of                      , 200    and pertains to the period from                      , 200    to                      , 200    . Subsection references herein relate to subsections of the Credit Agreement.

 

A.    Leverage Ratio   
   ( for the four-Fiscal Quarter period ending                      , 200    )   
   1.    Funded Debt    $             
   2.    Consolidated Net Income    $             
   3.    Consolidated Interest Expense    $             
   4.    Provisions for Taxes based on Income    $             
   5.    Total Depreciation Expense    $             
   6.    Total Amortization Expense    $             
   7.    Consolidated EBITDA (2+3+4+5+6)    $             
   8.    Leverage Ratio (1:7)               :1.00
   9.    Minimum ratio required under § 6.03      2.25 : 1.00
B.    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio   
   (for the four-Fiscal Quarter period ending                      , 200    )   
   1.    Consolidated Net Income    $             
   2.    Consolidated Interest Expense    $             
   3.    Provisions for Taxes based on Income    $             
   4.    Total Depreciation Expense    $             
   5.    Total Amortization Expense    $             
   6.    Consolidated EBITDA (1+2+3+4+5)    $             
   7.    Lease Expense    $             
   8.    Consolidated Interest Expense    $             
   9.    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (6 + 7) : (7+8))               :1.00
   10.    Minimum ratio required under § 6.03      2.00 :1.00

 

Attachment No. 1 to Compliance Certificate - Page 1

Exhibit 10.3

U.S. $125,000,000

3-YEAR LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 6, 2005

among

THE GAP, INC.

as Company,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY NAMED HEREIN,

as LC Subsidiaries,

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as LC Issuer


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

SECTION 1.01    Certain Defined Terms    1
SECTION 1.02    Computation of Time Periods    14
SECTION 1.03    Accounting Terms    14

ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF LETTERS OF CREDIT

SECTION 2.01    Letters of Credit    14
SECTION 2.02    Limitation on Obligation to Issue Letters of Credit Denominated in Alternative Currencies    15
SECTION 2.03    Issuing the Letters of Credit    15
SECTION 2.04    Reimbursement Obligations    15
SECTION 2.05    Letter of Credit Facility Fees    16
SECTION 2.06    Indemnification; Nature of the LC Issuer’s Duties    16
SECTION 2.07    Increased Costs    17
SECTION 2.08    Uniform Customs and Practice    18
SECTION 2.09    Reductions in Facility Amount    18
SECTION 2.10    Existing Letters of Credit/Deemed Letters of Credit    18
SECTION 2.11    Currency Provisions    19
SECTION 2.12    Company Guaranty    20
SECTION 2.13    Dollar Payment Obligation    22
SECTION 2.14    Applications; Survival of Provisions    23
SECTION 2.15    Letters of Credit Outstanding on Termination Date    23
SECTION 2.16    LC Subsidiaries    23

 

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ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS, TAXES, ETC.

SECTION 3.01    Payments and Computations    24
SECTION 3.02    Taxes    24

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE

SECTION 4.01    Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement    28
SECTION 4.02    Conditions Precedent to Each Issuance    29

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 5.01    Representations and Warranties of the Company    30

ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

SECTION 6.01    Affirmative Covenants    32
SECTION 6.02    Negative Covenants    33
SECTION 6.03    Financial Covenants    36
SECTION 6.04    Reporting Requirements    36

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 7.01    Events of Default    38

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.01    Amendments, Etc.    40
SECTION 8.02    Notices, Etc.    41

 

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SECTION 8.03    No Waiver; Remedies    41
SECTION 8.04    Costs and Expenses    41
SECTION 8.05    Right of Set-off    42
SECTION 8.06    Binding Effect    43
SECTION 8.07    Assignments and Participations    43
SECTION 8.08    Severability of Provisions    44
SECTION 8.09    Independence of Provisions    45
SECTION 8.10    Confidentiality    45
SECTION 8.11    Headings    45
SECTION 8.12    Entire Agreement    45
SECTION 8.13    Execution in Counterparts    45
SECTION 8.14    Consent to Jurisdiction    46
SECTION 8.15    GOVERNING LAW    46
SECTION 8.16    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    46

 

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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Schedules       
Schedule I   -      Change of Control
Schedule II   -      Outstanding Balance of Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule III   -      LC Subsidiaries
Schedule IV   -      Plans
Schedule V   -      ERISA Matters
Schedule VI   -      Environmental Matters
Schedule VII   -      Existing Debt
Schedule VIII   -      Existing Liens
Exhibits       
Exhibit A-1   -      Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Account Parties
Exhibit A-2   -      Form of Corporate Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Account Parties
Exhibit B   -      Form of Compliance Certificate

 

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3-YEAR LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT , dated as of May 6, 2005 (this “ Agreement ”), among The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the LC Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) and Citibank, N.A. (the “ LC Issuer ”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1) The Company, certain of its subsidiaries, and the LC Issuer entered into a Letter of Credit Agreement dated as of June 25, 2003 (the “ Existing Letter of Credit Agreement ”).

(2) The Company and the LC Subsidiaries are to enter into a 364-day letter of credit agreement on or about the date hereof with the LC Issuer, on substantially similar terms to the terms hereof (the “ 364-Day Agreement ”).

(3) The Company, the LC Subsidiaries and the LC Issuer desire to enter into this Agreement to provide a trade letter of credit facility to the Company and the LC Subsidiaries as set forth below and, together with the 364-Day Agreement, to replace the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the LC Subsidiaries and the LC Issuer agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

SECTION 1.01 Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Account Parties ” means, collectively, the Company and each of the LC Subsidiaries.

Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.

Alternative Currency ” means any lawful currency other than Dollars which is freely transferable and convertible into Dollars and which the LC Issuer can obtain in the ordinary course of its business.

Applicable Issuing Office ” means the office of the LC Issuer specified as its “Issuing Office” on the signature page hereto, or such other office of the LC Issuer as the LC Issuer may from time to time specify to the Company.

 

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Applicable Margin ” means, as of any date, a percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable Performance Level in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

Performance Level

   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Level 4    Level 5    Level 6

Percentage Per Annum

   0.100    0.125    0.150    0.200    0.250    0.375

Base Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:

(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by the LC Issuer in New York, New York, from time to time, as the LC Issuer’s base rate;

(b) 1/2% per annum above the latest three-week moving average of secondary market morning offering rates in the United States for three-month certificates of deposit of major United States money market banks, such three-week moving average being determined weekly on each Monday (or, if any such date is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) for the three-week period ending on the previous Friday by the LC Issuer 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 publication shall be suspended or terminated, on the basis of quotations for such rates received by the LC Issuer from three New York certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by the LC Issuer, in either case adjusted to the nearest 1/4 of one percent or, if there is no nearest 1/4 of one percent, to the next higher 1/4 of one percent; and

(c)1/2 % per annum above the Federal Funds Rate.

Business Day ” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York City or San Francisco, California, or Hong Kong to the extent any Letter of Credit is issued in Hong Kong, and a day on which wire transfers may be effectuated among member banks of the Federal Reserve System through use of the fedwire funds transfer system and if the applicable Business Day relates to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, a day on which commercial banks are open for business in the country of issue of such Alternative Currency and on which dealings in such Alternative Currency are carried on by such commercial banks in such country of issue (if such Alternative Currency is other than the Euro) or if such Alternative Currency is the Euro, a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System is in operation.

Capital Lease ” of any Person means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee, which lease should, in accordance with GAAP, be required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.

Capital Lease Obligations ” means the obligations of any Person to pay rent or other amounts under a Capital Lease, the amount of which is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

 

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CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert acquiring beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (or other securities convertible into such securities) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Company entitled to vote in the election of directors; or (ii) during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, commencing before or after the date of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the Company ceasing for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company unless the Persons replacing such individuals were nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company; or (iii) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert acquiring by contract or otherwise, or entering into a contract or arrangement which upon consummation will result in its or their acquisition of, control over securities of the Company (or other securities convertible into such securities) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Company entitled to vote in the election of directors; provided , that , the Person or group of Persons referred to in clauses (i) and (iii) of this definition of Change of Control shall not include any Person listed on Schedule I hereto or any group of Persons in which one or more of the Persons listed on Schedule I are members.

Confidential Information ” means certain non-public, confidential or proprietary information and material disclosed, from time to time, either orally, in writing, electronically or in some other form by the Company in connection with the LC Facility Documents. Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to non-public, confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets, know-how, inventions, techniques, processes, algorithms, software programs, documentation, screens, icons, schematics, software programs, source documents and other MIS related information; contracts, customer lists, financial information, financial forecasts, sales and marketing plans and information and business plans, products and product designs; textile projections and results; ideas, designs and artwork for all types of marketing, advertising, public relations and commerce (including ideas, designs and artwork related to the World Wide Web and any Web Site of the Company or any Subsidiary); textile designs; advertising, strategies, plans and results; sourcing information; vendor lists, potential product labeling and marking ideas; all materials including, without limitation, documents, drawings, samples, sketches, designs, and any other information concerning, color palette and color standards furnished to the LC Issuer by the Company or any Subsidiary; customer base(s); and other non-public information relating to the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s business.

Consolidated ” and any derivative thereof each means, with reference to the accounts or financial reports of any Person, the consolidated accounts or financial reports of such Person and each Subsidiary of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP, including principles of consolidation, consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Consolidated financial statements of the Company referred to in Section 5.01(e) hereof.

 

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Constitutive Documents ” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation or registration (including, if applicable, certificate of change of name), articles of incorporation or association, memorandum of association, charter, bylaws, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, trust agreement, joint venture agreement, certificate of formation, articles of organization, limited liability company operating or members agreement, joint venture agreement or one or more similar agreements, instruments or documents constituting the organization or formation of such Person.

Debt ” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price (excluding any deferred purchase price that constitutes an account payable incurred in the ordinary course of business) of property or services, (ii) all obligations of such Person in connection with any agreement to purchase, redeem, exchange, convert or otherwise acquire for value any capital stock of such Person or to purchase, redeem or acquire for value any warrants, rights or options to acquire such capital stock, now or hereafter outstanding, (iii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, convertible debentures or other similar instruments, (iv) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement (other than under any such agreement which constitutes or creates an account payable incurred in the ordinary course of business) with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default, acceleration, or termination are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (v) all Capital Lease Obligations, (vi) obligations under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above, (vii) all Debt referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or in property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt and (viii) all mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of such Person, valued at the applicable redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid dividends payable in respect of such redeemable preferred stock.

Default ” means an event which would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse, or both.

Dollars ,” “ dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” each means lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company that is incorporated or organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

 

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EBITDA ” means, for any period, Net Income plus, to the extent deducted in determining such Net Income, the sum of (a) Interest Expense, (b) income tax expense, (c) depreciation expense and (d) amortization expense, all determined on a Consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01 hereof.

Effective Date Rating ” means, with respect to the non-credit-enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by the Company, BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Moody’s.

Eligible Assignee ” means (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the OECD, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; provided , that , such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States; (iii) a Person that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial banking and that is (a) a Subsidiary of the LC Issuer, (b) a Subsidiary of a Person of which the LC Issuer is a Subsidiary, or (c) a Person of which the LC Issuer is a Subsidiary; (iv) an Affiliate of the LC Issuer; (v) except with respect to an assignment of the obligation to Issue Letters of Credit, any other entity which is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses, including but not limited to, insurance companies, mutual funds and lease financing companies; and (vi) any other Person acceptable to the LC Issuer and, provided no Event of Default is continuing, the Company. No Account Party or any Affiliate thereof shall be an Eligible Assignee.

Environmental Law ” means any Requirement of Law relating to (a) the generation, use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous Substances, (b) pollution or the protection of the environment, health, safety or natural resources or (c) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, land use or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare, including, without limitation, CERCLA, in each case as amended from time to time, and including the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued from time to time thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a controlled group of which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a member or which is under common control with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

 

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ERISA Event ” means a reportable event with respect to a Plan within the meaning of §4043 of ERISA.

Euro ” means the single currency of participating member states of the European Union.

Events of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01 hereof.

Existing Letter of Credit Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Preliminary Statement (1). “Existing Letters of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10 hereof.

Facility Amount ” means $125,000,000 as such amount may be reduced or increased from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

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 received by the LC Issuer from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fiscal Quarter ” means any quarter in any Fiscal Year, the duration of such quarter being defined in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with that applied in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements referred to in Section 5.01 (e) hereof.

Fiscal Year ” means a fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, for any period, the ratio of (a) the amount equal to the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA and (ii) Lease Expense in each case for the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense and (ii) Lease Expense, in each case for the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Funded Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, all indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations but excluding all accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business) of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis that would (or would be required to) appear as liabilities for long-term Debt, short-term Debt, current maturities of Debt, and other similar interest-bearing obligations on a Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

 

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GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Company’s independent public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 6.04.

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state, province, city, municipal entity or other political subdivision thereof, and any governmental, executive, legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory agency, department, authority, instrumentality, commission, board or similar body, whether federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or foreign.

Governmental Authorization ” means any authorization, approval, consent, franchise, license, covenant, order, ruling, permit, certification, exemption, notice, declaration or similar right, undertaking or other action of, to or by, or any filing, qualification or registration with, any Governmental Authority.

Hazardous Substance ” means (i) any hazardous substance or toxic substance as such terms are presently defined or used in § 101(14) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. § 9601(14)), in 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et . seq . (Clean Water Act), or 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et. seq. (Toxic Substances Control Act) and (ii) as of any date of determination, any additional substances or materials which are hereafter incorporated in or added to the definition of “hazardous substance” or “toxic substance” for purposes of CERCLA or any other applicable law.

Hedge Agreements ” means (a) any and all interest rate swaps, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swaps, cross-currency rate swaps, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., the International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such agreement.

Information Memorandum ” means the information memorandum dated August 2004 prepared in connection with the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

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Interest Expense ” of any Person for any period means the aggregate amount of interest or fees paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued in respect of any Debt (including the interest portion of rentals under Capital Leases) and all but the principal component of payments in respect of conditional sales, equipment trust or other title retention agreements paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person during such period, net of interest income, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Issue ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, either to issue, or to extend the expiry of, or to renew, or to increase the amount of, such Letter of Credit, and the term “Issued” or “Issuance” shall have corresponding meanings.

LC Collateral Account ” means a deposit account in the name of the Company to be designated by the LC Issuer from time to time in which cash has been deposited as collateral security for the reimbursement of drawings under any outstanding Letters of Credit in accordance with Sections 2.15 and 7.01.

LC Facility Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, and each application or agreement and other documents delivered in connection with Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified hereafter from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and Section 8.01 hereof.

LC Issuer ” means Citibank, N.A. or any Affiliate thereof as agreed to from time to time by the Company and the LC Issuer, that may from time to time Issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Company or for the account of any LC Subsidiary.

LC Subsidiary ” means, as of the date hereof, the Subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule III hereto and, after the date hereof, any other Subsidiary of the Company that may from time to time become a party hereto and in connection therewith such other Subsidiary shall execute such documents as are reasonably requested by the LC Issuer to evidence its agreement to be bound hereunder as an LC Subsidiary, and for whose account the LC Issuer may from time to time Issue Letters of Credit.

Lease Expense ” means, with respect to any Person, for any period for such Person and its subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, lease and rental expense accrued during such period under all leases and rental agreements, other than Capital Leases and leases of personal property, determined in conformity with GAAP.

Letter of Credit ” means a Trade Letter of Credit which is in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Letter of Credit Liability ” means, as of any date of determination, all then existing liabilities of the Company and the LC Subsidiaries to the LC Issuer in respect of the Letters of Credit Issued for the Company’s account and for the account of the LC Subsidiaries, whether such liability is contingent or fixed, and shall, in each case, consist of the sum of (i) the aggregate maximum amount (the determination of such maximum amount to assume compliance with all conditions for drawing) then available to be drawn

 

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under such Letters of Credit (including, without limitation, amounts available under such Letters of Credit for which a draft has been presented but not yet honored) and (ii) the aggregate amount which has then been paid by, and not been reimbursed to, the LC Issuer under such Letters of Credit. For the purposes of determining the Letter of Credit Liability, the face amount of Letters of Credit outstanding in an Alternative Currency shall be expressed as the equivalent of such Alternative Currency in Dollars as determined in Section 2.11(a) hereof.

Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the amount equal to Consolidated Funded Debt for the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or prior to such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or prior to such date, in each case for the Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date.

Lien ” means any assignment, chattel mortgage, pledge or other security interest or any mortgage, deed of trust or other lien, or other charge or encumbrance, upon property or rights (including after acquired property or rights), or any preferential arrangement with respect to property or rights (including after acquired property or rights) which has the practical effect of constituting a security interest or lien.

Loan Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

Margin Stock ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

Material Adverse Change ” means any material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , that a downgrade of the Company’s public debt ratings or a Negative Pronouncement shall not by itself be deemed to be a material adverse change; provided , further , the occurrence or subsistence of any such material adverse change which has been disclosed (a) by the Company in any filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the date of this Agreement, (b) by the Company in a public announcement prior to the date of this Agreement, or (c) in the Information Memorandum, shall not constitute a Material Adverse Change.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Material LC Subsidiary ” means, at any date of determination, an LC Subsidiary that, either individually or together with its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, has assets exceeding one percent (1%) of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

 

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Negative Pronouncement ” means a public announcement by either S&P or Moody’s in respect to a possible downgrade of, or negative outlook with respect to, the public debt rating of the Company.

Net Income ” of any Person means, for any period, net income before (i) extraordinary items, (ii) the results of discontinued operations and (iii) the effect of any cumulative change in accounting principles, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any payment, performance or other obligation of such Person of any kind, including, without limitation, any liability of such Person on any claim, whether or not the right of any creditor to payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding referred to in Section 7.01(e) hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Account Parties under the LC Facility Documents include (a) the obligation to pay any reimbursement amount, interest, commissions, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnity payments and other amounts payable by any Account Party under any LC Facility Document and (b) the obligation of any Account Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing items that the LC Issuer, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Account Party.

OECD ” means the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Other LC Facilities ” means the letter of credit facilities entered into on or about the date hereof among the Company, the L/C Subsidiaries and each of Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, each on terms substantially similar to the terms hereof and of the 364-Day Agreement, respectively, as each such agreement may be replaced, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Other Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b) hereof.

Payment Office ” means the office of the LC Issuer as shall be from time to time selected by the LC Issuer and notified by the LC Issuer to the Company and the LC Subsidiaries.

 

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Performance Level ” means Performance Level 1, Performance Level 2, Performance Level 3, Performance Level 4, Performance Level 5, or Performance Level 6, as identified by reference to the public debt rating and Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

Performance Level

  

Public Debt Rating

Level 1    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated at least A- by S&P or A3 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1.00
Level 2    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 1 but at least BBB+ by S&P or Baa1 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1.00
Level 3    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 2 but at least BBB by S&P or Baa2 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1.00
Level 4    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 3 but at least BBB - by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.50:1.00
Level 5    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 4 but at least BB+ by S&P or Ba1 by Moody’s or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.75:1.00
Level 6    Long-term senior unsecured Debt of the Company rated less than Level 5 or the Leverage Ratio is greater than 1.75:1.00

For purposes of this definition, the Performance Level shall be determined by the applicable public debt rating or Leverage Ratio as follows: (a) the public debt ratings above shall be determined as follows: (i) the public debt ratings shall be determined by the then-current rating announced by either S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, for any class of non-credit-enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by the Company, (ii) if only one of S&P and Moody’s shall have in effect a public debt rating, the Performance Level shall be determined by reference to the available rating; (iii) if neither S&P nor Moody’s shall have in effect a public debt rating, the applicable Performance Level will be Performance Level 6; (iv) if the ratings on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt established by S&P and Moody’s shall fall within different levels, the public debt rating will be determined by the higher of the two ratings, provided , that , in the event that the lower of such ratings is more than one level below the higher of such ratings, the public debt rating will be determined based upon the level that is one level above the lower of such ratings; (v) if any rating established by S&P or Moody’s shall be changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (vi) if S&P or Moody’s shall change the basis on which ratings are established, each reference to the public debt rating announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be; (b) the Leverage Ratio shall be determined on the basis of the most recent certificate of the Company to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.04(c) for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and any change in the Leverage Ratio shall be

 

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effective one Business Day after the date on which the LC Issuer receives such certificate; provided , that until the Company has delivered to the LC Issuer such certificate pursuant to Section 6.04(c) in respect of the first Fiscal Quarter of 2005, the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be at Level 3; provided , further , that for so long as the Company has not delivered such certificate when due pursuant to Section 6.04(c), the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be at the level set forth in Level 6 until the respective certificate is delivered to the LC Issuer; and (c) the Performance Level shall be determined in accordance with the Company’s respective public debt rating and Leverage Ratio, provided , that , if the Company’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio shall fall within different levels, the Performance Level will be determined by the higher of the public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio, provided , further , that, in the event that the lower of the Company’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio is more than one level below the higher of the Company’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio, the Performance Level shall be determined based upon the level that is one level above the lower of the Company’s public debt rating and the Leverage Ratio.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(i) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies to the extent not past due or to the extent contested, in good faith, by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established;

(ii) Liens imposed by law, such as materialman’s, mechanic’s, carrier’s, worker’s, landlord’s and repairman’s Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which relate to obligations which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith, by appropriate proceedings and for which reserves required by GAAP have been established;

(iii) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations (including to secure letters of credit posted in connection therewith) under worker’s compensation or unemployment laws or similar legislation or to secure the performance of leases or contracts (including insurance contracts issued by insurance companies which are Subsidiaries of the Company) entered into in the ordinary course of business or of public or statutory obligations, bids, or appeal bonds;

(iv) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, landlord’s Liens or restrictions on the use of property which do not materially impair the use of such property in the operation of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(v) Liens upon assets subject to a Capital Lease and securing payment of the obligations arising under such Capital Lease;

(vi) Liens of the Company and its Subsidiaries not described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) existing on the Effective Date and listed on Schedule VIII and any extensions, renewals or replacements of such Liens for the same or lesser amount, provided , that , no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any property not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced;

 

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(vii) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01(f); and

(viii) Liens arising out of or pursuant to this Agreement and the Other LC Facilities.

Person ” means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.

Plan ” means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained by the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate for its employees and subject to Title IV of ERISA.

Requirements of Law ” means, with respect to any Person, all laws, constitutions, statutes, treaties, ordinances, rules and regulations, all orders, writs, decrees, injunctions, judgments, determinations and awards of an arbitrator, a court or any other Governmental Authority, and all Governmental Authorizations, binding upon or applicable to such Person or to any of its properties, assets or businesses.

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to any certificate, report or notice to be delivered or given hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires, the president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer of the Company or other executive officer of the Company who in the normal performance of his or her operational duties would have knowledge of the subject matter relating to such certificate, report or notice.

Revolving Credit Agreement ” means that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2004 between the Company, certain of its Subsidiaries and the banks and financial institutions listed therein, as such agreement may be replaced, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, trust or other Person of which more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock (or similar property right in the case of partnerships and trusts and other Persons) having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (or similar governing body or Person with respect to partnerships and trusts and other Persons) (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person, by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.

Subsidiary LC Obligations ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(b) hereof.

 

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Tangible Net Worth ” means the consolidated shareholder’s equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP less goodwill and other intangibles (other than patents, trademarks, licenses, copyrights and other intellectual property and prepaid assets).

Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a) hereof.

Termination Date ” means the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement, or the earlier date of termination of the obligation of the LC Issuer to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof.

364-Day Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statements hereto.

Total Assets ” means, as of any date of determination, the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries at the end of the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Trade Letter of Credit ” means a direct-pay trade or documentary letter of credit issued for the benefit of a vendor in connection with the purchase of goods by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

UCP ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08 hereof.

Withdrawal Liability ” has the meaning specified in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

SECTION 1.02 Computation of Time Periods . In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.

SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP applied in a consistent manner with that applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.01 (e) hereof.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF LETTERS OF CREDIT

SECTION 2.01 Letters of Credit . The LC Issuer agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to Issue for the account of the Company or any LC Subsidiary, one or more Letters of Credit from time to time during the period from the date of this Agreement until the day that is five Business Days prior to the Termination Date in an aggregate undrawn amount not to exceed at any time the Facility Amount in effect at such time (inclusive of the Dollar equivalent of Letters of Credit Issued in Euro, or in any other Alternative Currency if the LC Issuer agrees to issue Letters of Credit in such other Alternative Currency), each such Letter of Credit upon its Issuance to expire on or before the date which occurs one year from the

 

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date of its initial Issuance; provided , however, that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to, and shall not, Issue any Letter of Credit if:

(a) after giving effect to the Issuance of such Letter of Credit, the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability shall exceed the Facility Amount then in effect;

(b) the LC Issuer shall have notified the Company that no further Letters of Credit are to be Issued by the LC Issuer due to failure to meet any of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, and such notice has not been withdrawn; or

(c) such Letter of Credit is requested to be Issued for the account of any LC Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary but is the subject of any of the circumstances described in Section 7.01(e) hereof.

Within the limits of the obligations of the LC Issuer set forth above and in Section 2.02 hereof, the Company and each LC Subsidiary may request the LC Issuer to Issue one or more Letters of Credit, reimburse the LC Issuer for payments made thereunder pursuant to Section 2.04(a) hereof and request the LC Issuer to Issue one or more additional Letters of Credit under this Section 2.01.

SECTION 2.02 Limitation on Obligation to Issue Letters of Credit Denominated in Alternative Currencies . The LC Issuer agrees to Issue from time to time Letters of Credit denominated in Euro and in its sole discretion upon request agrees to Issue from time to time Letters of Credit denominated in other Alternative Currencies, provided, that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to Issue any Letter of Credit denominated in Euro if, after giving effect to the Issuance of any such Letter of Credit denominated in Euro, the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability with respect to all Letters of Credit denominated in Euro equals or exceeds (on a Dollar equivalent basis) $50,000,000.

SECTION 2.03 Issuing the Letters of Credit . Each Letter of Credit shall be Issued on a Business Day on reasonable prior notice by hand delivery, telecopier or transmitted by electronic communication (if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the LC Issuer) from the Company or any LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, to the LC Issuer as provided in the application and agreement governing such Letter of Credit specifying the date, amount, currency, expiry and beneficiary thereof, accompanied by such documents as the LC Issuer may specify to the Company or LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer. On the date specified by the Company or LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, in such notice and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.01 hereof, the LC Issuer will Issue such Letter of Credit.

SECTION 2.04 Reimbursement Obligations . The Company or the appropriate LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall:

(a) pay to the LC Issuer an amount equal to, and in reimbursement for, each amount which the LC Issuer pays under any Letter of Credit not later than the date which occurs one Business Day after notice from the LC Issuer to the Company of the payment of such amount by the LC Issuer under such Letter of Credit; and

 

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(b) pay to the LC Issuer interest on each amount which the LC Issuer pays under any Letter of Credit from the date on which the LC Issuer pays such amount until such amount is reimbursed in full to the LC Issuer pursuant to subclause (i) above, payable on demand, at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to 2% per annum above the Base Rate in effect from time to time.

SECTION 2.05 Letter of Credit Facility Fees . The Company hereby agrees to pay to the LC Issuer a letter of credit facility fee, accruing from the date hereof until the Termination Date, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time (i) on the Facility Amount in effect from time to time from and after such date (regardless of the actual or deemed usage thereof), payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each January, April, July and October and on the Termination Date and (ii) on the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liability under all Letters of Credit that are outstanding beyond the Termination Date payable in arrears on the last day of each January, April, July and October after the Termination Date and on the first day after the Termination Date on which no Letters of Credit are outstanding.

SECTION 2.06 Indemnification; Nature of the LC Issuer’s Duties . (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and save harmless the LC Issuer from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which the LC Issuer may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the Issuance of any Letter of Credit or (ii) any action or proceeding relating to a court order, injunction, or other process or decree restraining or seeking to restrain the LC Issuer from paying any amount under any Letter of Credit; provided , that , the LC Issuer shall not be indemnified for any of the foregoing caused by its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(b) The obligations of the Company and each LC Subsidiary hereunder with respect to Letters of Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following circumstances:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(b) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Company or any LC Subsidiary may have at any time against the beneficiary, or any transferee, of any Letter of Credit, the LC Issuer, or any other Person;

(c) any draft, certificate, or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(d) any lack of validity, effectiveness, or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part;

 

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(e) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof;

(f) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the obligations of the Company or an LC Subsidiary in respect of the Letters of Credit;

(g) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the obligations of the Company or any LC Subsidiary in respect of the Letters of Credit or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of this Agreement;

(h) any failure of the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit to strictly comply with the conditions required in order to draw upon any Letter of Credit;

(i) any misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or

(j) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to the foregoing;

provided , that , notwithstanding the foregoing, the LC Issuer shall not be relieved of any liability it may otherwise have as a result of its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 2.07 Increased Costs . (a)  Change in Law . If, at any time after the date of this Agreement, any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof by any court or administrative or governmental authority charged with the administration thereof shall either (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against letters of credit or guarantees issued by, or assets held by or deposits in or for the account of, the LC Issuer or (ii) impose on the LC Issuer any other condition regarding this Agreement or the Letters of Credit or any collateral thereon, and the result of any event referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above shall be to increase the cost (other than an increase in taxes, which increase is dealt with exclusively in Article III) to the LC Issuer of issuing, maintaining or funding the Letters of Credit, then, upon demand by the LC Issuer, the Company shall pay to the LC Issuer, from time to time as specified by the LC Issuer, additional amounts sufficient to compensate the LC Issuer for such increased cost; provided , that , the Company shall have no obligation to reimburse the LC Issuer for increased costs incurred more than 60 days prior to the date of such demand. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost setting forth the basis for the calculation of such increased costs, submitted by the LC Issuer to the Company, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b) Capital . If, at any time after the date of this Agreement, the LC Issuer determines that compliance with any law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by the LC Issuer or any corporation controlling the LC Issuer and that the amount of such

 

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capital is increased by or based upon the existence of the LC Issuer’s commitment hereunder and other commitments of this type or the issuance of the Letters of Credit (or similar contingent obligations), then, upon written demand by the LC Issuer, the Company shall pay to the LC Issuer, from time to time as specified by the LC Issuer, additional amounts sufficient to compensate the LC Issuer or such corporation in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that the LC Issuer reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of the LC Issuer’s commitment hereunder; provided , that , the Company shall have no obligation to pay such compensatory amounts that relate to an actual increase in the capital of the LC Issuer undertaken by the LC Issuer more than 60 days prior to the date of such demand. A certificate as to such amounts setting forth the basis for the calculation of such amount submitted to the Company by the LC Issuer shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Company hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Company contained in this Section 2.07 shall survive the payment in full (after the Termination Date) of all Obligations.

(d) Without affecting its rights under Sections 2.07(a) or 2.07(b) hereof or any other provision of this Agreement, the LC Issuer agrees that if there is any increase in any cost to or reduction in any amount receivable by the LC Issuer with respect to which the Company would be obligated to compensate the LC Issuer pursuant to Sections 2.07(a) or 2.07(b) hereof, the LC Issuer shall use reasonable efforts to select an alternative Applicable Issuing Office, which would not result in any such increase in any cost to or reduction in any amount receivable by the LC Issuer; provided , however , that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to select an alternative Applicable Issuing Office if the LC Issuer determines that (i) as a result of such selection the LC Issuer would be in violation of any applicable law, regulation, treaty, or guideline, or would incur additional costs or expenses or (ii) such selection would be inadvisable for regulatory reasons or inconsistent with the interests of the LC Issuer.

SECTION 2.08 Uniform Customs and Practice . The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce (“ UCP ”) shall in all respects be deemed a part of this Article II as if incorporated herein and shall apply to the Letters of Credit.

SECTION 2.09 Reductions in Facility Amount . The Company shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the LC Issuer, to reduce in whole or in part the Facility Amount, provided , that , each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof and no such reduction shall reduce the Facility Amount below the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability.

SECTION 2.10 Existing Letters of Credit/Deemed Letters of Credit . (a)  Existing Letters of Credit . There currently are outstanding certain Trade Letters of Credit issued by the LC Issuer under the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement the outstanding balance of each of which is set forth on Schedule II hereto (as such Schedule may be modified between the date

 

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hereof and the fifth Business Day after the Effective Date) (collectively, the “ Existing Letters of Credit ”). From and after the date hereof and upon fulfillment of the conditions to initial Issuance specified in Section 4.01 hereof, each such Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed and treated for all purposes hereof (including, without limitation, the calculation of fees payable under Section 2.05 hereof, and calculating the usage of the Facility Amount under Section 2.01 hereof) as a “Letter of Credit” hereunder, any participation interest existing prior to the date hereof of the LC Issuer in such Existing Letters of Credit shall, without further action on its part, be deemed extinguished in full and the LC Issuer, without further act on its part, shall be deemed to have Issued each such Existing Letter of Credit as provided in Section 2.01 hereof.

(b) Deemed Letters of Credit . The Company may, not less than 30 days prior to the date upon which the commitments under the 364-Day Agreement will terminate (the “ 364-Day Termination Date ”) deliver a notice to the LC Issuer (the “ Notice of Election ”), notifying the LC Issuer that the Company is electing to treat certain letters of credit issued under the 364-Day Agreement as issued under this Agreement. On the 364-Day Termination Date, and upon fulfillment of the conditions to Issuance set forth in Section 4.02 hereof, any letter of credit issued pursuant to the terms of the 364-Day Agreement and identified by the Company not less than five days prior to the 364-Day Termination Date in a written notice to the LC Issuer as being the subject of this Section 2.10(b) shall be deemed and treated for all purposes hereof (including, without limitation, calculating the usage of the Facility Amount under Section 2.01 hereof) as a “Letter of Credit” hereunder and the LC Issuer, without further act on its part, shall be deemed to have Issued each such letter of credit as provided in Section 2.01 hereof; provided , however, that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to, and shall not, treat any such letter of credit as having been Issued hereunder if, after giving effect to the deemed Issuance of such Letter of Credit, the then outstanding aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability shall exceed the Facility Amount then in effect.

SECTION 2.11 Currency Provisions .

(a) Equivalents . For purposes of the provisions of Article II, (i) the equivalent in Dollars of any Alternative Currency shall be determined by using the mean of the bid and offer quoted spot rates at which the LC Issuer’s principal office in New York, New York offers to exchange Dollars for such Alternative Currency in New York, New York at 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day on which such equivalent is to be determined and (ii) the equivalent in any Alternative Currency of Dollars shall be determined by using the mean of the bid and offer quoted spot rates at which the LC Issuer’s principal office in New York, New York offers to exchange such Alternative Currency for Dollars in New York, New York at 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day on which such equivalent is to be determined.

(b) Commitment . For purposes of determining the unused portion of the Facility Amount of the LC Issuer specified in Section 2.01 hereof, the equivalent in Dollars of each Letter of Credit issued by the LC Issuer in an Alternative Currency as determined on the date of the Issuance of such Letter of Credit shall be the amount of the

 

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Facility Amount of the LC Issuer used in connection with the Issuance of such Letter of Credit. Further adjustments shall be made with respect to the unused portion of the Facility Amount of the LC Issuer to Issue Letters of Credit based upon fluctuations thereafter in the value of the Alternative Currency of such Letter of Credit as provided in subsection (c) below.

(c) Mark to Market . If, on any day, the equivalent in Dollars of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding exceeds the Facility Amount then in effect, the Company shall, upon demand by the LC Issuer, immediately deposit with the LC Issuer, in Dollars, (i) the Dollar amount of such excess plus (ii) a Dollar amount equal to the lesser of (A) $1,000,000 and (B) 5% of the Dollar equivalent of all then existing Letter of Credit Liability relating to Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies, which amount shall be held by the LC Issuer as collateral for the Company’s and LC Subsidiaries’ obligations with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit.

SECTION 2.12 Company Guaranty .

(a) Generally . The LC Issuer may, from time to time, Issue Letters of Credit for the account of each LC Subsidiary provided, that, the reimbursement and other obligations of each such LC Subsidiary are and remain unconditionally guaranteed by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.12.

(b) Guaranty . The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of the LC Subsidiaries now or hereafter existing under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued for the account of any of the LC Subsidiaries, including any extensions, modifications, substitutions, amendments and renewals thereof, whether for reimbursement obligations, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise (such obligations being the “ Subsidiary LC Obligations ”), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses in accordance with Section 8.04 hereof) incurred by the LC Issuer in enforcing any rights hereunder with respect to the Subsidiary LC Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s liability shall extend to all amounts which constitute part of the Subsidiary LC Obligations and would be owed by any LC Subsidiary to the LC Issuer hereunder, or under the Letters of Credit issued for the account of an LC Subsidiary, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving such LC Subsidiary.

(c) Guaranty Absolute . The Company guarantees that the Subsidiary LC Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the LC Issuer with respect thereto. The obligations of the Company hereunder are independent of the Subsidiary LC Obligations and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Company to enforce the guaranty contained in this Section 2.12, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any LC Subsidiary or whether any LC Subsidiary is joined in any such action or

 

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actions. The liability of the Company under the guaranty contained in this Section 2.12 shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto against any LC Subsidiary or any other Person;

(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure herefrom with respect to Letters of Credit issued for the account of an LC Subsidiary including, without limitation, any increase in the Subsidiary LC Obligations resulting from the Issuance of Letters of Credit beyond the aggregate limitation specified in Section 2.01 hereof to any and all LC Subsidiaries or otherwise;

(c) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations;

(d) any manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations or any other assets of an LC Subsidiary;

(e) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of an LC Subsidiary or any LC Subsidiary’s lack of corporate power or authority; or

(f) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a third party guarantor.

The guaranty provided in this Section 2.12 shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the LC Issuer upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of an LC Subsidiary or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

(d) Waivers . The Company hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(a) any requirement that the LC Issuer secure or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any LC Subsidiary or any other Person or any collateral;

(b) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the LC Issuer (including, without limitation, an election to nonjudicially foreclose on any real or personal property collateral) which in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects its

 

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subrogation, reimbursement or contribution rights or other rights to proceed against any LC Subsidiary or any other Person or any collateral;

(c) any defense arising by reason of the failure of any LC Subsidiary to properly execute any letter of credit application and agreement or otherwise comply with applicable legal formalities;

(d) any defense or benefits that may be derived from California Civil Code §§ 2808, 2809, 2810, 2819, 2845 or 2850, or California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 580a, 580d or 726, or comparable provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction and all other suretyship defenses it would otherwise have under the laws of California or any other jurisdiction;

(e) any duty on the part of the LC Issuer to disclose to the Company any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operation or condition of any LC Subsidiary and its respective assets now known or hereafter known by the LC Issuer;

(f) all benefits of any statute of limitations affecting the Company’s liability under or the enforcement of the guaranty provided in this Section 2.12 or any of the Subsidiary LC Obligations or any collateral;

(g) all setoffs and counterclaims;

(h) promptness, diligence, presentment, demand for performance and protest;

(i) notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor;

(j) except for any notice otherwise required by applicable laws that may not be effectively waived by the Company, notice of sale or other disposition of any collateral; and

(k) notice of acceptance of the guaranty provided in this Section 2.12 and of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Subsidiary LC Obligations.

SECTION 2.13 Dollar Payment Obligation . Notwithstanding any other term or provision hereof to the contrary, if the Company or any LC Subsidiary fails to reimburse the LC Issuer for any payment made by the LC Issuer under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency by the close of business on the Business Day when due at the Payment Office specified for such reimbursement payment in such Alternative Currency, then the payment made by the LC Issuer in such Alternative Currency shall be converted into Dollars (the “ Dollar Payment Amount ”) by the LC Issuer as provided for herein, and each of the Company and each LC Subsidiary for whose account such Letter of Credit was Issued agrees that it shall be unconditionally obligated to, and shall immediately, reimburse the LC Issuer the Dollar Payment Amount at the LC Issuer’s then Payment Office for Dollars.

 

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SECTION 2.14 Applications; Survival of Provisions . This Agreement shall control over any provision of any application and agreement for Letters of Credit to the contrary, but additive or supplemental provisions of any such application and agreement shall apply to each Letter of Credit Issued pursuant to such application and agreement. The provisions in this Article shall survive the Termination Date in respect of all Letters of Credit outstanding thereafter.

SECTION 2.15 Letters of Credit Outstanding on Termination Date . On the Termination Date, the Company or the LC Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in respect of all Letters of Credit then issued and outstanding shall either:

(a) Deposit into the LC Collateral Account held by the LC Issuer cash (in Dollars) in an amount equal to the undrawn amount of such Letters of Credit on such date as security for the reimbursement of drawings thereunder which shall be used to reimburse the LC Issuer promptly upon a drawing under any such Letter of Credit, with the respective portion thereof to be returned to the Company when the respective Letter of Credit expires or is returned to the LC Issuer, and in connection therewith the Company shall execute all documents reasonably required by the LC Issuer; or

(b) Elect that such Letters of Credit be deemed issued pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement or any other agreement under which letters of credit may be issued and the LC Issuer is an issuing bank (in each case to the extent permitted by the terms of such agreement), following which election such Letters of Credit shall be deemed terminated according to the provisions of this Agreement and issued pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement or such other letter of credit agreement, as the case may be; provided, that in each case sufficient availability exists at such time under the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement or such other letter of credit agreement, as the case may be, to permit the relevant Letters of Credit to be deemed issued thereunder.

SECTION 2.16 LC Subsidiaries . Any Subsidiary of the Company not an LC Subsidiary on the date hereof may become an “LC Subsidiary” hereunder by delivering to the LC Issuer appropriate authorizations in respect of it entering into this Agreement, a letter of credit agreement supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto (each a “ Letter of Credit Agreement Supplement ”), wherein such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by all terms and provisions of this Agreement relating to Letters of Credit to be issued for the account of such Subsidiary and delivers a written consent of the Company assenting to the inclusion of such Subsidiary as an “LC Subsidiary” hereunder, provided , that , no Subsidiary shall become an “LC Subsidiary” until the LC Issuer shall have notified the Company in writing that such Letter of Credit Agreement Supplement and consent are in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer.

 

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ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS, TAXES, ETC.

SECTION 3.01 Payments and Computations . (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.02 hereof, the Company and each LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall make each payment with respect to the Letters of Credit and the LC Issuer free and clear of all claims, charges, offsets or deductions whatsoever not later than (i) if such payment relates to letter of credit facility fees or amounts (other than reimbursements for payments in an Alternative Currency made under Letters of Credit) or if such payment relates to a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars, 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in Dollars to the LC Issuer at its address referred to in Section 8.02 hereof in same day funds and (ii) if such payment relates to reimbursement of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (A) in such Alternative Currency, at the LC Issuer’s Payment Office therefor so long as such payment is made by the close of business on the Business Day when due and (B) thereafter in Dollars (at the then Dollar equivalent of the amount due on such preceding Business Day), by 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) to the LC Issuer at its address referred to in Section 8.02 hereof in same day funds as provided in Section 2.13 above.

(b) The Company and each LC Subsidiary hereby authorize the LC Issuer, if and to the extent payment owed to the LC Issuer is not paid when due hereunder to charge from time to time against any or all of the Company’s or such LC Subsidiary’s accounts with the LC Issuer any amount so due (it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the other LC Facility Documents to the contrary, accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of any Foreign Subsidiary or of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary) will not serve at any time, directly or indirectly, to collateralize or otherwise offset the Obligations of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary, and, in addition, unless otherwise agreed to by the Company, the accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of a Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary will only serve to collateralize or offset the Obligations of another Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary if such former Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary is owned by such latter Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary).

(c) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate and of letter of credit facility fees shall be made by the LC Issuer on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or letter of credit facility fees are payable. Each determination by the LC Issuer of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(d) Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or letter of credit facility fee, as the case may be.

SECTION 3.02 Taxes . (a) Any and all payments by the Company and each LC Subsidiary hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities

 

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with respect thereto, excluding taxes imposed on the overall net income of the LC Issuer, and franchise taxes imposed on the LC Issuer, by the jurisdiction under the laws of which the LC Issuer is organized or any political subdivision thereof and taxes imposed on the overall net income of the LC Issuer, and franchise taxes imposed on the LC Issuer, by the jurisdiction of the LC Issuer’s Applicable Issuing Office or any political subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “ Taxes ”). If the Company or any LC Subsidiary shall be required by applicable Requirements of Law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any LC Facility Document to the LC Issuer, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.02) the LC Issuer receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Company or such LC Subsidiary shall make such deductions, (iii) the Company or respective LC Subsidiary shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law and (iv) as soon as practicable after the date of any payment of Taxes, the Company or respective LC Subsidiary shall furnish to the LC Issuer, at its address referred to on the signature page hereto, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, to the extent such a receipt is issued therefore, or other evidence of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the LC Issuer.

(b) In addition, the Company agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, performance under or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or the Letters of Credit (hereinafter referred to as “ Other Taxes ”).

(c) The Company or the respective LC Subsidiary will indemnify the LC Issuer for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes of any kind imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 3.02) imposed on or paid by the LC Issuer and any liability (including penalties, additions to tax, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. A reimbursement shall be made within 30 days from the date the LC Issuer makes written demand therefor. The LC Issuer shall give prompt (within 10 Business Days) notice to the Company of the payment by the LC Issuer of such amounts payable by the Company under the indemnity set forth in this subsection (c), and of the assertion by any governmental or taxing authority that such amounts are due and payable, but the failure to give such notice shall not affect the Company’s or any LC Subsidiary’s obligations hereunder to reimburse the LC Issuer for such Taxes or Other Taxes or Taxes imposed or asserted on amounts payable under this Section 3.02, except that neither the Company nor any LC Subsidiary shall be liable for penalties or interest accrued or incurred from the commencement of such 10 Business Day period until 10 Business Days after it receives the notice contemplated above, after which time it shall be liable for interest and penalties accrued or incurred prior to such 10 Business Day period and accrued or incurred beginning 10 Business Days after such receipt. Neither the Company nor any LC Subsidiary shall be liable for any penalties, interest, expense or other liability with respect to such Taxes or Other Taxes after it has reimbursed the amount thereof to the LC Issuer.

 

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(d) If the LC Issuer is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter if requested in writing by the Company (but only so long as the LC Issuer remains lawfully able to do so), it shall provide the Company with Internal Revenue Service form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that the LC Issuer is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party which reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest payable by the Company or certifying that the interest is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. Similarly, with respect to each LC Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, the LC Issuer, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter if requested in writing by the Company or such LC Subsidiary (but only so long as the LC Issuer remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Company or such LC Subsidiary with appropriate documentation certifying applicable exemptions from withholding tax imposed by any jurisdiction on payments of interest payable by such LC Subsidiary. If the forms provided by the LC Issuer at the time the LC Issuer first becomes a party to this Agreement indicate a withholding tax (including, without limitation, United States interest withholding) tax rate in excess of zero, withholding tax at such rate shall be considered excluded from “Taxes” unless and until the LC Issuer provides the appropriate forms certifying that a lesser rate applies, whereupon withholding tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered excluded from Taxes for periods governed by such forms; provided however , that, if at the date of any assignment pursuant to Section 8.07 hereof, the LC Issuer assignor was entitled to payments under subsection (a) of this Section 3.02 in respect of withholding tax with respect to interest paid at such date, then, to such extent, the term Taxes shall include (in addition to withholding taxes that may be imposed in the future or other amounts otherwise includible in Taxes) withholding tax, if any, applicable with respect to the assignee on such date.

(e) For any period with respect to which the LC Issuer has failed to provide the Company or any LC Subsidiary with the appropriate form described in Section 3.02(d) hereof ( other than if such failure is due to a change in law occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided, or if such form otherwise is not required under the first two sentences of subsection (d) above), the LC Issuer shall not be entitled to indemnification, and for purposes of clarification, neither the Company nor any LC Subsidiary shall be required to increase any amounts payable to the LC Issuer under Sections 3.02(a) or 3.02(c) hereof with respect to Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the United States); provided , however , that should the LC Issuer become subject to Taxes or Other Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder, the Company shall take such steps as the LC Issuer shall reasonably request to assist the LC Issuer to recover such Taxes or Other Taxes.

(f) Without affecting its rights under this Section 3.02 or any provision of this Agreement, the LC Issuer agrees that if any Taxes or Other Taxes are imposed and required by law to be paid or to be withheld from any amount payable to the LC Issuer or its Applicable Issuing Office with respect to which the Company or any LC Subsidiary

 

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would be obligated pursuant to this Section 3.02 to increase any amounts payable to the LC Issuer or to pay any such Taxes or Other Taxes, the LC Issuer shall use reasonable efforts to select an alternative Applicable Issuing Office which would not result in the imposition of such Taxes or Other Taxes; provided , however , that no LC Issuer shall be obligated to select an alternative Applicable Issuing Office if the LC Issuer determines that as a result of such selection the LC Issuer would be in violation of an applicable law, regulation, or treaty, or would incur unreasonable additional costs or expenses.

(g) In the event that an additional payment is made under this Section 3.02 for the account of the LC Issuer and the LC Issuer, in its sole discretion, determines that it has finally and irrevocably received or been granted a credit against or release or remission for, or repayment of, any tax paid or payable by it in respect of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such payment, the LC Issuer shall, to the extent that it determines that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment, pay to the Company or LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, such amount as the LC Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, have determined to be attributable to such deduction or withholding and which will leave the LC Issuer (after such payment) in no worse position than it would have been in if the Company or LC Subsidiary had not been required to make such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of the LC Issuer to arrange its tax affairs in whatever manner it thinks fit nor oblige the LC Issuer to claim any tax credit or to disclose any information relating to its tax affairs or any computations in respect thereof or require the LC Issuer to do anything that would prejudice its ability to benefit from any other credits, reliefs, remissions or repayments to which it may be entitled.

(h) The LC Issuer agrees with the Company that it will take all reasonable actions by all usual means (i) to secure and maintain the benefit of all benefits available to it under the provisions of any applicable double tax treaty concluded by the United States of America to which it may be entitled by reason of the location of the LC Issuer’s Applicable Issuing Office or place of incorporation or its status as an enterprise of any jurisdiction having any such applicable double tax treaty, if such benefit would reduce the amount payable by the Company or any LC Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 3.02 and (ii) otherwise to cooperate with the Company to minimize the amount payable by the Company or any LC Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 3.02; provided , however , that the LC Issuer shall not be obliged to disclose to the Company or any LC Subsidiary any information regarding its tax affairs or tax computations nor to reorder its tax affairs or tax planning pursuant hereto.

(i) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Company or any LC Subsidiary hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Company and the LC Subsidiaries contained in this Section 3.02 shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE

SECTION 4.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date (the “ Effective Date ”) on which the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

(a) All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are not acceptable to the LC Issuer) and shall remain in effect, and no law or regulation shall be applicable in the reasonable judgment of the LC Issuer that restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b) The LC Issuer shall have received the following in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer:

(a) Certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of the Company approving the Agreement and each of the LC Facility Documents to which it is or is to be a party, and of all documents evidencing other necessary Governmental Authorizations, or other necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, notices, filings or actions, with respect to this Agreement and any of the LC Facility Documents to which it is or is to be a party.

(b) A copy of a certificate of the Secretary of State (or equivalent Governmental Authority) of the jurisdiction of organization of each domestic Account Party listing the certificate or articles of incorporation (or similar Constitutive Document) of each such Account Party and each amendment thereto on file in the office of such Secretary of State (or such governmental authority) and certifying (A) that such amendments are the only amendments to such Person’s certificate or articles of incorporation (or similar constitutive document) on file in its office, (B) if customarily available in such jurisdiction, that such Person has paid all franchise taxes (or the equivalent thereof) to the date of such certificate and (C) that such Person is duly organized and is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.

(c) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each domestic Account Party certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of such Account Party authorized to sign each LC Facility Document to which it is a party and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.

(d) A favorable opinion of General Counsel or Associate General Counsel to the Account Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto and as to such other matters as the LC Issuer may reasonably request.

(e) A favorable opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, special New York counsel to the Account Parties, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto and as to such other matters as the LC Issuer may reasonably request.

 

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(f) Such other approvals, opinions or documents as the LC Issuer may reasonably request.

(g) Evidence that the 364-Day Agreement and each of the Other LC Facilities has been entered into and all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the 364-Day Agreement and each of the Other LC Facilities (except the entry into and effectiveness of this Agreement) have been satisfied or waived.

(h) Evidence that the security interests granted to each of Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in respect of those certain letter of credit agreements between each of such parties and the Company and dated as of June 25, 2003 have been terminated and all liens thereunder have been released.

(c) The Company shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses of the LC Issuer in connection with this Agreement.

(d) All amounts owing by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the lenders and agents under the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement shall have been, paid in full, and all commitments of the lenders under the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement (except for the letters of credit issued thereunder which are to be deemed issued under this Agreement or the 364-Day Agreement) shall have been, or concurrently with the initial extension of credit made on the Effective Date shall be, terminated in accordance with the terms of the Existing Letter of Credit Agreement and all guarantees given, and security interests granted, in connection therewith shall have been terminated.

SECTION 4.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Issuance . The obligation of the LC Issuer to Issue each Letter of Credit (including the initial Letter of Credit) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Issuance the following statements shall be true (and each request for Issuance by the Company or an LC Subsidiary shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Company or such LC Subsidiary that on the date of such Issuance such statements are true):

(a) The representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 hereof (except the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.01(f) and 5.01(g) hereof) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Issuance, before and after giving effect to such Issuance, and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty is stated to relate to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;

(b) No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Issuance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom or from such Issuance, which constitutes an Event of Default or Default; and

(c) The Issuance of such Letter of Credit will be in compliance with the criteria set forth in Section 2.01(a) and (b) and Section 2.10(b) hereof, as the case may be.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 5.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants as follows:

(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware; each LC Subsidiary is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all powers (corporate or otherwise) and all other authorizations and licenses necessary to engage in their respective businesses, except where the failure to so possess would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance by each Account Party of the LC Facility Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby are within such Account Party’s respective powers (corporate or otherwise), have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise), and do not (i) contravene such Account Party’s Constitutive Documents, (ii) violate any Requirements of Law, (iii) conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default or require any payment to be made under, any material contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other material instrument binding on or affecting any Account Party or any of its properties or (iv) except for the Liens created under the LC Facility Documents, result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the properties of any Account Party. No Account Party is in violation of any such Requirements of Law or in breach of any such contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other instrument, the violation or breach of which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by any Account Party of the LC Facility Documents to which it is a party.

(d) Each LC Facility Document is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Account Party thereto enforceable against such Account Party in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(e) The Consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of January 29, 2005, and the related Consolidated statements of income and retained earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year then ended, certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to

 

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the LC Issuer, copies of which have been furnished to the LC Issuer, when taken as a whole fairly present the Consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP.

(f) Since January 29, 2005, there has been no Material Adverse Change.

(g) There is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action or proceeding affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator, (i) which is reasonably likely to be adversely determined and if adversely determined would have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any LC Facility Document.

(h) The Company is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company,” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(j) Set forth on Schedule IV hereto is a complete and accurate list, as of the date hereof, of all Plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is a party or subject to, or has any obligation to make payments, or incur any material Withdrawal Liability, to, any Multiemployer Plan.

(k) Except as provided in Schedule V, no ERISA Event has occurred with respect to any Plan that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(l) Except as provided in Schedule V, Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the most recently completed annual report (Form 5500 Series) for each Plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, copies of which have been or will be filed with the Internal Revenue Service, is complete and accurate in all material respects and fairly presents the funding status of such Plan, and since the date of such Schedule B there has been no material adverse change in such funding status which would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(m) Except as provided in Schedule V, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA and no Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to be terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

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applicable to their respective properties, assets and business other than (i) where the failure to so comply would (as to all such failures to comply in the aggregate) not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) as described on Schedule VI.

(o) As of the Effective Date, no information, exhibit or report furnished by any Account Party to the LC Issuer in connection with the negotiation of the LC Facility Documents or pursuant to the terms of the LC Facility Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading; provided that all financial projections, if any, that have been or will be prepared by the Company and made available to the LC Issuer have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions, it being understood by the LC Issuer and all the other parties hereto that such projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and that no assurances can be given that the projections will be realized.

ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

SECTION 6.01 Affirmative Covenants . The Company will, unless the LC Issuer shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a)  Preservation of Existence, Etc . Preserve and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its existence (corporate or otherwise), rights (charter and statutory), and franchises except if, in the reasonable business judgment of the Company or such LC Subsidiary, as the case may be, it is in its best economic interest not to preserve and maintain such rights or franchises and such failure to preserve and maintain such rights or franchises would not materially adversely affect the rights of the LC Issuer hereunder or the ability of the Company or any of the LC Subsidiaries to perform its obligations under the respective LC Facility Documents (it being understood that the foregoing shall not prohibit, or be violated as a result of, any transactions by or involving the Company or any of the LC Subsidiaries otherwise permitted under Section 6.02).

(b) Compliance with Laws, Etc . Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, ERISA and all Environmental Laws), rules, regulations and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith or where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Visitation Rights . Permit, and cause each of the LC Subsidiaries to permit, the LC Issuer, or any agents or representatives thereof, from time to time, during normal business hours, and upon reasonable prior notice, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from its records and books of account, to visit its properties, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and the LC Subsidiaries with any of their respective directors, officers or agents.

 

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(d) Maintenance of Books and Records . Keep, and cause each of the LC Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Company and each of the LC Subsidiaries in accordance with sound business practice.

(e) Maintenance of Properties, Etc . Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are used or useful in the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, consistent with sound business practice, except where the failure to so maintain and preserve would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Maintenance of Insurance . Maintain, and cause each of the LC Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance (other than earthquake or terrorism insurance) in amounts, from responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations, with limitations, of types and on terms as is customary for the industry; provided, that, the Company and each of the LC Subsidiaries may self-insure risks and liabilities in accordance with its practice as of the date hereof and may in addition self-insure risks and liabilities in amounts as are customarily self-insured by similarly situated Persons in the industry.

(g) Use of Proceeds . Use the issuances of Trade Letters of Credit solely for general corporate purposes of the Company and the LC Subsidiaries.

(h) Post-Closing Actions . Within 90 days following the Effective Date, deliver certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of each Account Party (other than the Company) approving the Agreement and each of the LC Facility Documents to which it is or is to be a party and ratifying the execution of each of the LC Facility Documents, together with legal opinions delivered by legal counsel to each such Account Party, in form and substance satisfactory to the LC Issuer.

SECTION 6.02 Negative Covenants . The Company will not, without the written consent of the LC Issuer:

(a) Liens, Etc . Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien (including an assignment of any right to receive income), other than:

(a) Permitted Liens;

(b) Liens securing Debt in an aggregate outstanding principal amount, or securing exposure under Hedge Agreements, when aggregated (without duplication) with the outstanding principal amount of all Debt incurred under Section 6.02(b)(viii), not in excess at any time of 7.5% of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter;

 

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(c) Liens upon or in any real property, equipment, fixed asset or capital asset acquired, constructed, improved or held by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such property, equipment or asset or to secure Debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such property, equipment or asset, or Liens existing on such property, equipment or asset at the time of its acquisition (other than any such Liens created in contemplation of such acquisition, construction or improvement that were not incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of such property, equipment or asset) or extensions, renewals or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided, however, that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any properties of any character other than the real property, equipment or asset being acquired, constructed or improved, and no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any properties not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced;

(d) Liens upon existing real property interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure Debt in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $600,000,000; and

(e) Liens existing on property prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or becomes a Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to any other assets of the Company or such Subsidiary, and the replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien upon or in the same property subject thereto or the replacement, extension or renewal (without increase in the amount, shortening the maturity or change in any direct or contingent obligor if such change would be adverse to the Company) of the Debt permitted hereunder secured thereby.

(b) Subsidiary Debt . Permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Debt, except:

(a) Debt under (A) this Agreement, (B) the 364-Day Agreement, (C) the Other LC Facilities, and (D) the Revolving Credit Agreement;

(b) Debt incurred after the date of this Agreement and secured by Liens expressly permitted under Section 6.02(a)(iii) hereof in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, when aggregated with the principal amount of all Debt incurred under clause (iii) of this Section 6.02(b), $100,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(c) Capital Leases incurred after the date of this Agreement which, when the principal amount thereof is aggregated with the principal amount of all Debt incurred under clause (ii) of this Section 6.02(b), do not exceed $100,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

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(d) Debt referred to in Section 6.02(a)(iv) in a principal amount not in excess of the amount referred to therein;

(e) Debt existing on the Effective Date and described on Schedule VII (“ Existing Debt ”), and any Debt extending the maturity of, or refunding, refinancing or replacing, in whole or in part, the Existing Debt; provided , that (A) the aggregate principal amount of such extended, refunding, refinancing or replacement Debt shall not be increased above the principal amount of the Existing Debt and the premium, if any, thereon outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refunding, refinancing or replacement and (B) the direct and contingent obligors of the Existing Debt shall not be changed as a result of or in connection with such extension, refunding, refinancing or replacement if such change would be adverse to the interests of the Company;

(f) Debt owed to the Company or to any Subsidiary of the Company;

(g) Debt not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.02(b) in an outstanding principal aggregate amount, when aggregated (without duplication) with the outstanding principal amount of all Debt secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.02(a)(ii), not in excess at any time of 7.5% of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter;

(h) Obligations of a Subsidiary of the Company under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, or obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, Debt of another Subsidiary of the Company permitted under clauses (i) through (viii) of this Section 6.02(b); and

(i) Endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business.

(c) Investments . Make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, an investment in any Person that is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party by way of the purchase of such Person’s capital stock or securities or the making of capital contributions with respect thereto (an “ Investment ”) unless, on the date of and after giving pro forma effect to such investment, the Company would be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.03.

(d) Mergers, Etc . Merge or consolidate with or into any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except (i) any Subsidiary of the Company may merge or consolidate with or into the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) the Company may merge with any other Person so long as the Company is the surviving corporation and (iii) in connection with any transaction permitted by Section 6.02(c) or (e).

 

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(e) Sale of Assets . Sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, any assets, or grant any option or other right to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any assets, in each case to any Person that is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party, except (i) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of its business; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries may, directly or indirectly through the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any obsolete, damaged or worn-out property or any other property that is otherwise no longer useful in the conduct of their business; (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries may sell real property interests as part of one or more sale leaseback transactions provided that the value of such real property interests shall not be in excess of $600,000,000 less, without duplication, the amount of Debt incurred as contemplated by Section 6.02(a)(iv) hereof; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries may sell cash equivalents and other similar instruments in which it has invested from time to time; and (v) the Company and its Subsidiaries may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of property and assets so long as the aggregate fair market value of all such property and assets sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this clause (v) from the Effective Date to the date of determination does not exceed 25% of the Consolidated Total Assets.

(f) Change in Nature of Business . Make any material change in the nature of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as conducted as of the date hereof.

SECTION 6.03 Financial Covenants . So long as any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or the LC Issuer shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Company will, unless it has the written consent of the LC Issuer to do otherwise:

(a)  Leverage Ratio . Maintain a Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, determined on the basis of the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on such day, of not greater than 2.25:1.00.

(b) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, determined on the basis of the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on such day, of not less than 2.00:1.00.

SECTION 6.04 Reporting Requirements . The Company will furnish to the LC Issuer:

(a) As soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters, Consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarters and Consolidated statements of income and retained earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such Fiscal Quarter, certified by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Company and accompanied by a certificate of said officer stating that such have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(b) As soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the annual report for such year for the Company and its Subsidiaries, containing Consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the LC Issuer.

(c) Together with the financial statements required by Sections 6.04(a) and (b), a compliance certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, signed by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Company stating (i) whether or not he or she has knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect thereto and (ii) whether or not the Company is in compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 6.03 and showing the computations used in determining such compliance or non-compliance.

(d) As soon as possible and in any event within five days after a Responsible Officer becomes aware of each Event of Default and Default, a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company setting forth details of such Event of Default or Default and the action which the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

(e) Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports which the Company sends to any of its security holders, and copies of all reports and registration statements which the Company or any Subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) or any national securities exchange.

(f) Promptly after the filing or receiving thereof, copies of all reports and notices which the Company or any Subsidiary files under ERISA with the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or which the Company or any Subsidiary receives from such entities other than immaterial regular periodic notices and reports and notices and reports of general circulation.

(g) Within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a summary, prepared by a Responsible Officer of the Company, of the Company’s (and its Subsidiaries’) major insurance coverages (and the amount of self-insurance) then in effect.

(h) Such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as the LC Issuer may from time to time reasonably request.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the financial statements required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Sections 6.04(a) and (b) and the reports and statements required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 6.04(e) shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) on the date on which the Company posts reports containing such financial statements or other materials on the Company’s website on the internet at “www.gapinc.com” (or any successor page notified to the LC Issuer) or (ii) when such reports containing such financial statements or other materials are posted on the SEC’s website on the internet at “www.sec.gov”.

 

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ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 7.01 Events of Default . If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a) Any Account Party shall fail to pay any reimbursement obligation under any Letter of Credit when the same becomes due and payable; or shall fail to pay any interest payable with respect to any Letter of Credit, or any fees or any other amounts hereunder within five days after the same become due and payable by it; or

(b) Any representation or warranty made by any Account Party in any LC Facility Document (whether made on behalf of itself or otherwise) or by any Account Party (or any of its officers) in connection with any LC Facility Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or

(c) Any Account Party shall fail to perform or observe (i) any covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.02 or 6.03 hereof; or (ii) such other term, covenant or agreement contained in any LC Facility Document on its part to be performed or observed if the failure to perform or observe such other term, covenant or agreement shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to such Account Party by the LC Issuer; or

(d) The Company or any of its LC Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $50,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt hereunder) of the Company or such LC Subsidiary when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case as a result of a default thereunder and prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

(e) The Company or any of the Material LC Subsidiaries shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Company or any of the Material LC Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or

 

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any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Company or any of the Material LC Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (e); or

(f) One or more judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Company or any of the LC Subsidiaries and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of forty-five (45) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; provided , however , that any such judgment or order shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 7.01(f) if and so long as (A) the amount of such judgment or order which remains unsatisfied is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the respective Account Party and the insurer covering full payment of such unsatisfied amount and (B) such insurer has been notified, and has not disputed the claim made for payment, of the amount of such judgment or order; or

(g) A Change of Control shall have occurred; or

(h) Any material provision of any of the LC Facility Documents after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any of the Account Parties intended to be a party to it, or any such Account Party shall so state in writing; or

(i) Any of the following events or conditions shall have occurred and such event or condition, when aggregated with any and all other such events or conditions set forth in this subsection (j), has resulted or is reasonably expected to result in liabilities of the Account Parties and/or the ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount that would have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) any ERISA Event shall have occurred with respect to a Plan; or

(b) any of the Account Parties or any of the ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan; or

(c) any of the Account Parties or any of the ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, is insolvent or is being terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and, as a result of such reorganization, insolvency or termination, the aggregate annual contributions of the Account Parties and the ERISA Affiliates to all of the Multiemployer Plans that are in reorganization, are insolvent or being terminated at such time have been or will be increased over the amounts contributed to such Multiemployer Plans for the plan years of such Multiemployer Plans immediately preceding the plan year in which such reorganization, insolvency or termination occurs; or

 

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(d) any “ accumulated funding deficiency ” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to one or more of the Plans; or

(e) or any Lien shall exist on the property and assets of any of the Account Parties or any of the ERISA Affiliates in favor of the PBGC,

then, and in any such event, the LC Issuer may, by notice to the Company, (A) declare the obligation of the LC Issuer to issue further Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, (B) declare amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Account Party and/or (C) demand from time to time that the Company, and if such demand is made the Company shall, pay to the LC Issuer, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the then outstanding Letter of Credit Liability (plus the additional amounts specified by Section 2.11(c), if applicable) which shall be held by the LC Issuer as cash collateral in the LC Collateral Account and applied to the reduction of such Letter of Credit Liability as drawings are made on outstanding Letters of Credit provided , however , that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Company or any of the LC Subsidiaries under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, the obligation of the LC Issuer to issue Letters of Credit shall automatically be terminated and all such amounts due under this Agreement shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Account Party.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.01 Amendments, Etc . (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other LC Facility Document, nor consent to any departure by the Company or any LC Subsidiary therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the LC Issuer, provided , however , that, except for amendments that are contemplated to give effect to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 2.09 hereof and any amendment required to give effect to any assignment permitted hereunder), no such amendment, waiver or consent in relation to any material provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Termination Date and any fees or other amounts payable hereunder) shall be effective unless the respective letter of credit issuing banks under each of the Other LC Facilities shall also have given their prior written consent thereto. All waivers and consents granted under this Section 8.01 shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

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(b) In the event of any amendment or modification to the terms of any covenant set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement, the LC Issuer and the Account Parties agree that an equivalent amendment or modification shall be deemed made in respect of the terms of the covenants set forth in this Agreement (with immediate effect upon the effectiveness of the amendment or modification under the Revolving Credit Agreement), so that the terms of the covenants in this Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement shall, at all times, be the same; provided, that if the LC Issuer is not a “Lender” under the Revolving Credit Agreement, this Section 8.01(b) shall be of no further force and effect. The LC Issuer shall provide the Company and the LC Subsidiaries with written notice of any such deemed amendment or modification as provided in Section 8.02, whereupon such deemed amendment or modification shall become effective.

SECTION 8.02 Notices, Etc . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopier or electronic mail) and mailed, sent by overnight courier, telecopied, emailed, or delivered, if to the Company or any other Account Party, at its address at 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: Treasurer, Telecopier: 415-427-4015, email: sabrina_simmons@gap.com; with a copy to 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: General Counsel, Telecopier: 415-427-6982, email: lauri_shanahan@gap.com; and to 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: Associate General Counsel, Telecopier: 415-427-7475, email: tom_lima@gap.com; if to the LC Issuer, at its address at 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10043, Attention: Credit Administration, Telecopier: 212 994 0847; with a copy to Citicorp USA Inc. One Sansome Street, San Francisco, California, Attention: Carolyn Wendler, Telecopier 415 433 0307 or, as to each party, at such other address or to such other person as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, be effective three days after being deposited in the mails, when sent by overnight courier, be effective one day after being sent by overnight courier, and when telecopied or sent by electronic mail, be effective when received (and, with respect to notices and communications sent by electronic mail, upon confirmation by the recipient of the receipt of such notice or communication), respectively; and when delivered by hand, be effective upon delivery except that notices and communications to the LC Issuer pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until received by the LC Issuer.

SECTION 8.03 No Waiver; Remedies . No failure on the part of the LC Issuer to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

SECTION 8.04 Costs and Expenses .

(a) The Company agrees to pay within 30 days after presentation of a statement of account all reasonable costs and expenses of the LC Issuer incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, modification and amendment of this Agreement, and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of one counsel (which shall be the same counsel, without duplication, for the Agent under the Revolving Credit

 

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Agreement) for the LC Issuer (and appropriate local counsel) with respect thereto and with respect to advising the LC Issuer as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement. The Company further agrees to pay within 30 days after presentation of a statement of account all costs and expenses of the LC Issuer (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel), incurred in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of the LC Facility Documents, the Letters of Credit, and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and thereunder.

(b) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the LC Issuer and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all claims (other than lost profits), damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel, absent a conflict of interest), which may be incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Party in connection with or arising out of any investigation, litigation, or proceeding (whether or not such Indemnified Party is party thereto) related to any acquisition or proposed acquisition by the Company, or by any Subsidiary of the Company, of all or any portion of the stock or substantially all the assets of any Person or any use or proposed use of the Letters of Credit by any Account Party, except to the extent such claim, damage, liability or expense shall have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In the event this indemnity is unenforceable as a matter of law as to a particular matter or consequence referred to herein, it shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law. The indemnification provisions set forth above shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. Without prejudice to the survival of any other obligation of the Company hereunder, the indemnities and obligations of the Company contained in this Section 8.04 shall survive the payment in full of all the Obligations of the Account Parties.

SECTION 8.05 Right of Set-off . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the LC Issuer and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the LC Issuer or such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Account Party against any and all of the obligations of such Account Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement to the LC Issuer, whether or not the LC Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured (it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the other LC Facility Documents to the contrary, accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of any Foreign Subsidiary or of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary) will not serve at any time, directly or indirectly, to collateralize or otherwise offset the Obligations of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary, and, in addition, unless otherwise agreed to by the Company, the accounts, deposits, sums, securities or other property of a Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary will only serve to collateralize or offset the Obligations of another Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary if such former Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary is owned by such latter

 

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Foreign Subsidiary or Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is an LC Subsidiary). The LC Issuer agrees promptly to notify the Company after any such set-off and application made by the LC Issuer or any of its Affiliates, provided , that , the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the LC Issuer and its Affiliates under this Section 8.05 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the LC Issuer and its Affiliates may have.

SECTION 8.06 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Company and each LC Subsidiary to be a party hereto on the date hereof, and the LC Issuer and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, each LC Subsidiary, and the LC Issuer and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Company and each LC Subsidiary shall not have the right to assign its respective rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the LC Issuer.

SECTION 8.07 Assignments and Participations . (a) The LC Issuer may, and if demanded by the Company (following a demand by the LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.07 or 3.02 hereof, upon at least 10 days’ notice to the LC Issuer) will, assign to one or more banks or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion, respectively, of the Facility Amount); provided , however , that (i) the respective amounts of the rights and obligations in relation to the Facility Amount being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of such assignment with respect to such partial assignment) shall in no event be less than $50,000,000 (or an integral multiple of $25,000,000 in excess thereof), (ii) except during the continuance of a Default, each such assignment shall be (a) to an Affiliate or (b) to an Eligible Assignee consented to by the Company (following reasonable advance written notice to the Company, which consent shall not, in the case of any assignment to any “LC Issuer” party to the Other LC Facilities only, be unreasonably withheld), (iii) each such assignment made as a result of a demand by the Company pursuant to this Section 8.07(a) shall be arranged by the Company (at its expense) after consultation with the LC Issuer and shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the LC Issuer under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments which together cover all of the rights and obligations of the LC Issuer under this Agreement, (iv) the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Company pursuant to this Section 8.07(a) unless and until the LC Issuer shall have received one or more payments from either the Company or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to all reimbursement amounts and other amounts payable to the LC Issuer under this Agreement, and (v) such assignee, the Company and the LC Issuer shall enter into such agreement as they deem appropriate to provide for the reimbursement of any drawings under Letters of Credit Issued by the LC Issuer and outstanding on the effective date of such assignment and (vi) such assignee, the Company and the LC Subsidiaries shall enter into a letter of credit agreement and related documents substantially similar to the LC Facility Documents with respect to such assignment and the Facility Amount shall be reduced by the amount of such assignment (but not reduced to an amount less than the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liability).

 

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(b) The LC Issuer may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its commitment with respect to the Facility Amount); provided , however , that (i) the LC Issuer’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its commitment with respect to the Facility Amount) shall remain unchanged, (ii) the LC Issuer shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Company and the LC Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with the LC Issuer in connection with the LC Issuer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided , further , that, to the extent of any such participation (unless otherwise stated therein and subject to the preceding proviso ), the purchaser of such participation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have the same rights and benefits hereunder as it would have if it were the LC Issuer; and provided , further , that each such participation shall be granted pursuant to an agreement providing that the purchaser thereof shall not have the right to consent or object to any action by the selling LC Issuer (who shall retain such right) other than an action which would (i) reduce any amount due hereunder with respect to the Letters of Credit or other amounts or fees in which such purchaser has an interest, (ii) postpone any date fixed for payment of such amounts due with respect to Letters of Credit or other amount or such fees, or (iii) extend the Termination Date.

(c) Upon written request of the Company to the LC Issuer, the LC Issuer shall, to the extent consistent with the policies of the LC Issuer, inform the Company of the Dollar amount of any Full Term Participation (as hereinafter defined) that the LC Issuer has entered into; provided , however , that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to disclose such information if the disclosure thereof would constitute a violation of law or regulation or violate any confidentiality agreement to which the LC Issuer is subject. For the purposes of this subsection (d), “ Full Term Participation ” means a participation by the LC Issuer to another Person whereby such other Person has purchased (pursuant to a participation agreement) all or a portion of the LC Issuer’s commitment with respect to the Facility Amount from the effective date of such participation agreement to the Termination Date.

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the LC Issuer or any of its Affiliates may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to any Federal Reserve Bank without notice to or consent of the Company.

(e) If the LC Issuer requests any payment from the Company under Section 2.07 or 3.02 hereof, then, subject to Section 8.07(a) hereof and provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company may request the LC Issuer to (and, upon such request, the LC Issuer, without any obligation to pay any fees in respect thereof, shall) assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees in accordance with Section 8.07(a) hereof provided that at the time of any such assignment the Company has paid to the LC Issuer all amounts due it hereunder.

SECTION 8.08 Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,

 

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be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 8.09 Independence of Provisions . All agreements and covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect such that if a particular action or condition is prohibited by the terms of any such agreement or covenant, the fact that such action or condition would be permitted within the limitations of another agreement or covenant shall not be construed as allowing such action to be taken or condition to exist.

SECTION 8.10 Confidentiality . The LC Issuer agrees that it will not disclose to any third party any Confidential Information provided to it by the Company; provided , that , the foregoing will not (a) restrict the ability of the LC Issuer and any letter of credit participants from freely exchanging Confidential Information among themselves (and its Affiliates, employees, attorneys, agents and advisors), (b) restrict the ability to disclose Confidential Information to a prospective Eligible Assignee or participant, provided , that , such Eligible Assignee or participant executes a confidentiality agreement with the LC Issuer agreeing to be bound by the terms hereof prior to disclosure of Confidential Information to such Eligible Assignee or participant or (c) prohibit the disclosure of Confidential Information to the extent: (i) the Confidential Information is or has already become part of the public domain at the time of disclosure, by publication or otherwise, except by breach of this Section 8.10, (ii) the Confidential Information can be established by written evidence to have already been in the lawful possession of the LC Issuer prior to the time of disclosure; or (iii) the Confidential Information is received by the LC Issuer from a third party not known to have a similar restriction and without breach of this Section 8.10, or (iv) the Confidential Information is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or other legal process, or by law, rule or regulation, or by applicable regulatory or professional standards provided that prior to such disclosure the Company and the non-disclosing party are each given reasonable advance notice of such order and an opportunity to object to such disclosure; provided , that , no such notice or opportunity shall be required if disclosure is required in connection with an examination by a regulatory authority or is required in such circumstances where the applicable Governmental Authority does not permit such notice or opportunity (it being understood the LC Issuer will inform such authority of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information being disclosed).

SECTION 8.11 Headings . Article and Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

SECTION 8.12 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all previous understandings, written or oral, in respect thereof.

SECTION 8.13 Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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SECTION 8.14 Judgment Currency . The Obligations of the Account Parties in respect of any sum due to the LC Issuer hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than Dollars (the “ Judgment Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the LC Issuer of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the LC Issuer, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchases Dollars with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the LC Issuer, the Account Parties agree as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, jointly and severally to indemnify the LC Issuer against such loss.

SECTION 8.15 Consent to Jurisdiction . (a) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in the County of New York, The City of New York, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other LC Facility Document or the Letters of Credit, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or such Federal court. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably agrees, to the fullest extent each may effectively do so, that each will not assert any defense that such courts do not have subject matter or personal jurisdiction of such action or proceeding or over any party hereto. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by delivering of a copy of such process to such party at its address specified in Section 8.02 hereof or by any other method permitted by law. Each of the parties hereby agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or by any other manner provided by law.

(b) Nothing in this Section 8.15 shall affect the right of any of the parties hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of any of the parties to bring any action or proceeding against any of the parties or their property in the courts of other jurisdictions.

SECTION 8.16 GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT, IN THE CASE OF ARTICLE II, TO THE EXTENT SUCH LAWS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE UCP.

SECTION 8.17 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE LC SUBSIDIARIES, AND THE LC ISSUER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LC FACILITY DOCUMENT OR THE LETTERS OF CREDIT, OR THE ACTIONS OF THE LC ISSUER IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

THE COMPANY:

THE GAP, INC.

By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

THE LC SUBSIDIARIES

BANANA REPUBLIC, LLC

By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

GAP (CANADA) INC.

By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

GAP (FRANCE) S.A.S.

By:  

 

Name:   Lisa D. Mertens
Title:   President

GAP (JAPAN) K.K.

By:  

 

Name:   Thomas J. Lima
Title:   Director

 

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GAP (NETHERLANDS) B.V.
By:  

 

Name:   Julie H. Kanberg
Title:   Managing Director

 

GPS CONSUMER DIRECT, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

GPS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED
By:  

 

Name:   Byron H. Pollitt, Jr.
Title:   Director

 

OLD NAVY (CANADA) INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

FORTH & TOWNE LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Sabrina Simmons
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

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THE LC ISSUER:

CITIBANK, N.A.

By:  

 

Name:  
Title  

 

Issuing Office:

2 Penns Way

New Castle, DE 19720

Attn: Carolyn Figueroa

Tel: 302 894 6089

Fax: 212 994 0847

 

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SCHEDULES

   

Schedule I

 

–  

  Change of Control

Schedule II

  –     Outstanding Balance of Existing Letters of Credit

Schedule III

 

–  

  LC Subsidiaries

Schedule IV

 

–  

  Plans

Schedule V

 

–  

  ERISA Matters

Schedule VI

 

–  

  Environmental Matters

Schedule VII

 

–  

  Existing Debt

Schedule VIII

 

–  

  Existing Liens


Schedule I

CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

1. Donald G. Fisher

 

2. Doris F. Fisher

 

3. Any person related by blood or marriage to any of the foregoing persons and any Person (as defined in this Agreement) as to which any of such persons has beneficial ownership of the assets of such Person.

 

4. The executive officers of The Gap, Inc. as of May 6, 2005.


Schedule II

Outstanding balance as of May 6, 2005

 

CUST
GROUP

 

CUST
USER

 

LIAB
KEY

 

CONTRACT
LC REFERENCE #

 

TXN
CURRENCY

 

NOTIONAL
AMOUNT

 

NOTIONAL
AMT US$

 

START

DATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

917556

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      5815076010   USD   180,311   180,311   17-Mar-05   5-Jun-05
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      5815076012   USD   519,126   519,126   17-Mar-05   5-Jun-05
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917556

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      5475063057   USD   76,998   76,998   4-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475063059   USD   208,747   208,747   4-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475063060   USD   166,089   166,089   4-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475063066   USD   149,200   149,200   4-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475063118   USD   861,419   861,419   4-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073023   USD   31,322   31,322   14-Mar-05   15-May-05
      5475073033   USD   314,274   314,274   14-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475073034   USD   13,348   13,348   14-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073035   USD   273,767   273,767   14-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073036   USD   75,110   75,110   14-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073037   USD   33,986   33,986   14-Mar-05   12-May-05
      5475073038   USD   177,608   177,608   14-Mar-05   12-May-05
      5475073039   USD   491,658   491,658   14-Mar-05   18-May-05


                                 
      5475073040   USD   440,212   440,212   14-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475073041   USD   459,100   459,100   14-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475073043   USD   93,280   93,280   14-Mar-05   24-May-05
      5475073044   USD   85,102   85,102   14-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073045   USD   81,085   81,085   14-Mar-05   12-May-05
      5475073046   USD   240,286   240,286   14-Mar-05   12-Jun-05
      5475073047   USD   471,920   471,920   14-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073048   USD   310,984   310,984   14-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073050   USD   17   17   14-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073052   USD   471,600   471,600   14-Mar-05   12-May-05
      5475073055   USD   164,481   164,481   14-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475073056   USD   180,203   180,203   14-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073059   USD   368,208   368,208   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475073060   USD   276,162   276,162   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475073061   USD   13   13   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475073063   USD   133,281   133,281   14-Mar-05   12-May-05
      5475077019   USD   330,930   330,930   18-Mar-05   19-May-05
      5475077020   USD   309,600   309,600   18-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475077021   USD   349,200   349,200   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475077022   USD   74,632   74,632   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475077023   USD   269,415   269,415   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475077024   USD   236,130   236,130   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475077025   USD   385,386   385,386   18-Mar-05   15-May-05
      5475077026   USD   14,104   14,104   18-Mar-05   19-May-05
      5475077027   USD   41,523   41,523   18-Mar-05   19-May-05
      5475077028   USD   338,453   338,453   18-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475077029   USD   343,278   343,278   18-Mar-05   29-Jun-05
      5475077030   USD   58,092   58,092   18-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475082017   USD   1,535,400   1,535,400   23-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475082032   USD   202,920   202,920   23-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082033   USD   80,292   80,292   23-Mar-05   22-May-05
      5475082034   USD   481,059   481,059   23-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475082035   USD   438,000   438,000   23-Mar-05   22-Jun-05
      5475082036   USD   45,020   45,020   23-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082037   USD   55,014   55,014   23-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082038   USD   42,822   42,822   23-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082039   USD   21,120   21,120   23-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082040   USD   72,000   72,000   23-Mar-05   22-May-05
      5475082041   USD   118,375   118,375   23-Mar-05   23-May-05
      5475082042   USD   51,520   51,520   23-Mar-05   26-May-05
      5475082043   USD   47,840   47,840   23-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475082046   USD   27,225   27,225   23-Mar-05   6-Jul-05
      5475082048   USD   48,900   48,900   23-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475090006   USD   1,070,684   1,070,684   31-Mar-05   8-Jun-05
      5475090045   USD   382,028   382,028   31-Mar-05   8-Jun-05
      5475090046   USD   164,466   164,466   31-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475090047   USD   26,500   26,500   31-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475090048   USD   296,170   296,170   31-Mar-05   2-Jun-05
      5475090049   USD   348,250   348,250   31-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475090050   USD   60,081   60,081   31-Mar-05   3-Jun-05
      5475090051   USD   47,778   47,778   31-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475098024   USD   1,098,930   1,098,930   8-Apr-05   19-Jun-05
      5475098025   USD   738,000   738,000   8-Apr-05   21-Jun-05
      5475098029   USD   466,789   466,789   8-Apr-05   8-Jun-05
      5475098030   USD   178,500   178,500   8-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475098031   USD   321,785   321,785   8-Apr-05   12-Jun-05
      5475098032   USD   139,816   139,816   8-Apr-05   14-Jun-05
      5475098034   USD   146,925   146,925   8-Apr-05   9-Jun-05
      5475098035   USD   471,374   471,374   8-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475098036   USD   373,550   373,550   8-Apr-05   8-Jun-05
      5475098037   USD   311,130   311,130   8-Apr-05   19-Jun-05
      5475098039   USD   78,300   78,300   8-Apr-05   12-Jun-05
      5475098040   USD   135,427   135,427   8-Apr-05   14-Jun-05
      5475098041   USD   35,800   35,800   8-Apr-05   14-Jun-05
      5475098044   USD   64,000   64,000   8-Apr-05   5-Jun-05
      5475098045   USD   194,595   194,595   8-Apr-05   6-Jun-05
      5475098046   USD   246,159   246,159   8-Apr-05   9-Jun-05
      5475098047   USD   3,048   3,048   8-Apr-05   5-Jun-05
      5475103069   USD   401,760   401,760   14-Apr-05   13-Jun-05
      5475103070   USD   485,821   485,821   14-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475103071   USD   245,509   245,509   14-Apr-05   12-Jun-05
      5475103072   USD   37,800   37,800   14-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475103073   USD   302,556   302,556   14-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475103074   USD   250,618   250,618   14-Apr-05   16-Jun-05


                                 
      5475103075   USD   30,840   30,840   14-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475103076   USD   95,690   95,690   14-Apr-05   12-Jun-05
      5475103077   USD   60,500   60,500   14-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475103078   USD   134,160   134,160   14-Apr-05   8-Jun-05
      5475103079   USD   28,445   28,445   14-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475103080   USD   53,642   53,642   14-Apr-05   24-Aug-05
      5475108090   USD   8,684   8,684   19-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475108091   USD   52,114   52,114   19-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475108092   USD   36,757   36,757   19-Apr-05   3-Aug-05
      5475108093   USD   184,201   184,201   19-Apr-05   23-Jun-05
      5475108094   USD   311,840   311,840   19-Apr-05   19-Jun-05
      5475108095   USD   287,261   287,261   19-Apr-05   19-Jun-05
      5475108096   USD   263,130   263,130   19-Apr-05   10-Jul-05
      5475108097   USD   285,698   285,698   19-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475108098   USD   87,162   87,162   19-Apr-05   20-Jun-05
      5475108099   USD   205,642   205,642   19-Apr-05   23-Jun-05
      5475108101   USD   6,125   6,125   19-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475108124   USD   603,827   603,827   19-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475117045   USD   88,672   88,672   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117046   USD   84,759   84,759   28”Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117047   USD   204,115   204,115   28-Apr-05   13-Jul-05
      5475117048   USD   3,864   3,864   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117049   USD   72,987   72,987   28-Apr-05   30-Jun-05
      5475117050   USD   22,855   22,855   28-Apr-05   3-Jul-05
      5475117051   USD   104,720   104,720   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117052   USD   299,400   299,400   28-Apr-05   26-Jun-05
      5475117053   USD   70,950   70,950   28-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5475117054   USD   96,968   96,968   28-Apr-05   30-Jun-05
      5475117055   USD   75,584   75,584   28-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475119034   USD   469,540   469,540   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475119035   USD   26,702   26,702   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475119036   USD   158,000   158,000   3-May-05   3-Jul-05
      5475119037   USD   65,351   65,351   3-May-05   13-Jul-05
      5475119038   USD   274,275   274,275   3-May-05   28-Jun-05
      5475119039   USD   9,850   9,850   3-May-05   3-Jul-05
      5475119040   USD   393,896   393,896   3-May-05   3-Jul-05
      5475119041   USD   295,800   295,800   3-May-05   3-Jul-05
      5475119042   USD   123,690   123,690   3-May-05   3-Jul-05
      5475119043   USD   48,000   48,000   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475119044   USD   87,540   87,540   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475119045   USD   10,810   10,810   3-May-05   15-Jun-05
917556   942284   CCX   5475063072   USD   24,310   24,310   4-Mar-05   26-Jul-05
      5475063074   USD   481,335   481,335   4-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475063075   USD   245,482   245,482   4-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475063077   USD   84   84   4-Mar-05   4-May-07
      5475063078   USD   195,046   195,046   4-Mar-05   4-May-07
      5475073024   USD   677,805   677,805   14-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475073064   USD   166,100   166,100   14-Mar-05   12-May-05
      5475073065   USD   116,400   116,400   14-Mar-05   12-May-05
      5475073066   USD   176   176   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475073067   USD   322,130   322,130   14-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475073068   USD   248,873   248,873   14-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475073069   USD   252,291   252,291   14-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475073070   USD   62,217   62,217   14-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475073071   USD   297,064   297,064   14-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475073072   USD   285,834   285,834   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475077031   USD   131,267   131,267   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475077032   USD   48,060   48,060   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475077033   USD   242,031   242,031   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475077034   USD   114,403   114,403   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475077035   USD   431,477   431,477   18-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475077036   USD   445,262   445,262   18-Mar-05   19-May-05
      5475077037   USD   251,074   251,074   18-Mar-05   19-May-05
      5475077038   USD   3,890   3,890   18-Mar-05   15-May-05
      5475077039   USD   208,485   208,485   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475080025   USD   1,080,983   1,080,983   21-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082049   USD   148,844   148,844   23-Mar-05   26-May-05
      5475082050   USD   425,250   425,250   23-Mar-05   26-May-05
      5475082051   USD   202,939   202,939   23-Mar-05   26-May-05
      5475082052   USD   124,100   124,100   23-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082053   USD   80,636   80,636   23-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082054   USD   465,006   465,006   23-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082055   USD   174,199   174,199   23-Mar-05   7-Jun-05
      5475090052   USD   21,250   21,250   31-Mar-05   29-May-05


                                 
      5475090053   USD   31,356   31,356   31-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475090054   USD   223,440   223,440   31-Mar-05   5-Jun-05
      5475090055   USD   116,865   116,865   31-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475090056   USD   60,800   60,800   31-Mar-05   7-Jun-05
      5475090058   USD   173,399   173,399   31-Mar-05   8-Jun-05
      5475090060   USD   257,965   257,965   31-Mar-05   2-Jun-05
      5475090061   USD   368,201   368,201   31-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475090062   USD   271,488   271,488   31-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475090063   USD   11,839   11,839   31-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475098026   USD   654,056   654,056   8-Apr-05   8-Jun-05
      5475098048   USD   198,074   198,074   8-Apr-05   14-Jun-05
      5475098049   USD   138,859   138,859   8-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475103081   USD   282,595   282,595   14-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475103082   USD   68,831   68,831   14-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475108102   USD   11,979   11,979   19-Apr-05   26-Jun-05
      5475108103   USD   61,884   61,884   19-Apr-05   23-Jun-05
      5475108104   USD   217,406   217,406   19-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475108105   USD   423,952   423,952   19-Apr-05   15-Jul-05
      5475108106   USD   297,122   297,122   19-Apr-05   13-Jul-05
      5475108107   USD   31,624   31,624   19-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475108125   USD   1,514,984   1,514,984   19-Apr-05   17-Jul-05
      5475108126   USD   1,342,252   1,342,252   19-Apr-05   23-Jun-05
      5475117056   USD   106,042   106,042   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117057   USD   332,349   332,349   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117058   USD   60,175   60,175   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117059   USD   125,726   125,726   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117060   USD   104,077   104,077   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117061   USD   72,760   72,760   28-Apr-05   26-Jun-05
      5475117062   USD   70,168   70,168   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117063   USD   101,201   101,201   28-Apr-05   30-Jun-05
      5475117064   USD   82,000   82,000   28-Apr-05   30-Jun-05
      5475117065   USD   78,780   78,780   28-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475117066   USD   326,341   326,341   28-Apr-05   12-Jul-05
      5475117067   USD   256,296   256,296   28-Apr-05   12-Jul-05
      5475119046   USD   174,044   174,044   3-May-05   3-Jul-05
      5475119047   USD   201,255   201,255   3-May-05   3-Jul-05
      5475119048   USD   206,222   206,222   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475119049   USD   116,615   116,615   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475119050   USD   93,037   93,037   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475119051   USD   43,838   43,838   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475119052   USD   448,745   448,745   3-May-05   14-Jul-05
      5475119053   USD   136,862   136,862   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
  943083   CCX   5815056020   USD   9,229   9,229   25-Feb-05   6-May-05
      5815082012   USD   12,685   12,685   24-Mar-05   5-Jun-05
      5815082013   USD   2,417   2,417   23-Mar-05   5-Jun-06
      5815082016   USD   7,937   7,937   23-Mar-05   5-Jun-05
      5815082018   USD   10,138   10,138   23-Mar-05   5-Jun-05
      5815082021   USD   1,790   1,790   23-Mar-05   5-Jun-05
      5815082023   USD   2,400   2,400   23-Mar-05   5-Jun-05
      5815082024   USD   1,995   1,995   23-Mar-05   5-Jun-05
      5815096013   USD   2,945   2,945   6-Apr-05   28-May-05
      5815096014   USD   23,557   23,557   6-Apr-05   28-May-05
      5815096015   USD   7,740   7,740   6-Apr-05   28-May-05
      5815096016   USD   18,226   18,226   6-Apr-05   28-May-05
      5815104016   USD   74,260   74,260   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104017   USD   1,263   1,263   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104018   USD   32,856   32,856   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104019   USD   24,130   24,130   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104020   USD   26,379   26,379   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104021   USD   19,832   19,832   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104022   USD   3,271   3,271   18-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104023   USD   56,251   56,251   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104024   USD   16,938   16,938   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104025   USD   37,490   37,490   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104026   USD   23,985   23,985   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104027   USD   12,180   12,180   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104028   USD   45,673   45,673   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815104029   USD   81,110   81,110   14-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815117005   USD   13,063   13,063   27-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815117006   USD   1,110   1,110   27-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815117007   USD   5,790   5,790   27-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815117008   USD   13,795   13,795   27-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815117009   USD   11,160   11,160   27-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5815117010   USD   23,625   23,625   27-Apr-05   6-Jul-05


                                 
      5815124006   USD   46,715   46,715   4-May-05   6-Jul-05
  943169   CCX   5475098051   USD   6,554   6,554   8-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475108108   USD   57,950   57,950   19-Apr-05   29-Jun-05
      5475108109   USD   3,275   3,275   19-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475108110   USD   26,375   26,375   19-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475119054   USD   4,104   4,104   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475119055   USD   74,835   74,835   3-May-05   6-Jul-05
917556   943170   CCX   5475039069   USD   5,792   5,792   14-Feb-05   24-May-05
      5475039080   USD   11,505   11,505   14-Feb-05   25-May-05
      5475052116   USD   134   134   22-Feb-05   11-May-05
      5475059115   USD   2,456   2,456   1-Mar-05   15-May-05
      5475063096   USD   27,233   27,233   4-Mar-05   14-Jun-05
      5475063101   USD   1,975   1,975   4-Mar-05   10-May-05
      5475073077   USD   11,611   11,611   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475073080   USD   7,032   7,032   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475073082   USD   7,946   7,946   14-Mar-05   10-May-05
      5475073086   USD   4,563   4,563   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475073090   USD   5,406   5,406   14-Mar-05   10-May-05
      5475073091   USD   3,040   3,040   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475073092   USD   3,524   3,524   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475073093   USD   3,894   3,894   14-Mar-05   11-May-05
      5475077040   USD   5,463   5,463   18-Mar-05   18-May-05
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      5475077042   USD   5,546   5,546   18-Mar-05   15-May-05
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      5475119058   USD   5,040   5,040   3-May-05   3-Jul-05
      5475119059   USD   35,107   35,107   3-May-05   3-Jul-05


                                 
  943281   CCX   5474322098   USD   10,507   10,507   18-Nov-04   22-May-05
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      5475006156   USD   286,085   286,085   7-Jan-05   1-Jun-05
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      5475055120   USD   70,860   70,860   25-Feb-05   13-Jul-05
      5475055121   USD   38,160   38,160   25-Feb-05   22-Jun-05
      5475055122   USD   131,670   131,670   25-Feb-05   6-Jul-05
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      5475055134   USD   1,078,315   1,078,315   25-Feb-05   6-Jul-05
      5475055136   USD   873,000   873,000   25-Feb-05   6-Jul-05
      5475055138   USD   1,214,550   1,214,550   25-Feb-05   6-Jul-05
      5475055140   USD   1,328,750   1,328,750   25-Feb-05   29-Jun-05
      5475060067   USD   116,222   116,222   2-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475060068   USD   1,012,276   1,012,276   2-Mar-05   8-May-05
      5475060069   USD   154,969   154,969   2-Mar-05   8-May-05
      5475060070   USD   610,274   610,274   2-Mar-05   8-May-05
      5475060076   USD   108,400   108,400   2-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475060077   USD   382,154   382,154   2-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475060078   USD   385,550   385,550   2-Mar-05   13-Jul-05
      5475060079   USD   265,404   265,404   2-Mar-05   28-Aug-05
      5475060080   USD   305,800   305,800   2-Mar-05   6-Jul-05
      5475060081   USD   758,520   758,520   2-Mar-05   6-Jul-05
      5475060082   USD   263,235   263,235   2-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475060083   USD   33,792   33,792   2-Mar-05   6-Jul-05
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      5475060085   USD   17,845   17,845   2-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
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      5475063145   USD   390,148   390,148   7-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475063146   USD   167,505   167,505   7-Mar-05   13-May-05
      5475063147   USD   34,016   34,016   7-Mar-05   13-May-05
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      5475063155   USD   354,170   354,170   7-Mar-05   7-May-05


                                 
      5475063156   USD   341,932   341,932   7-Mar-05   13-May-05
      5475063157   USD   840,915   840,915   7-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475063158   USD   7,458   7,458   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063159   USD   342   342   7-Mar-05   13-May-05
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      5475063163   USD   234,712   234,712   7-Mar-05   13-May-05
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      5475063169   USD   14,346   14,346   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063170   USD   41,240   41,240   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
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      5475068048   USD   327,609   327,609   10-Mar-05   10-May-05
      5475068049   USD   32,963   32,963   10-Mar-05   13-May-05
      5475068050   USD   272,716   272,716   10-Mar-05   10-May-05
      5475068053   USD   65,748   65,748   10-Mar-05   7-May-05
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      5475070050   USD   1,810,617   1,810,617   11-Mar-05   15-Jun-05
      5475074072   USD   14,075   14,075   16-Mar-05   13-May-05
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      5475074076   USD   2,200   2,200   16-Mar-05   18-May-05
      5475074077   USD   17,445   17,445   16-Mar-05   13-May-05
      5475074078   USD   13,900   13,900   16-Mar-05   13-May-05
      5475074084   USD   432,338   432,338   16-Mar-05   15-May-05
      5475074085   USD   127,197   127,197   16-Mar-05   24-May-05
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      5475074087   USD   28,230   28,230   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074088   USD   53,384   53,384   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074089   USD   64,849   64,849   16-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475074090   USD   101,003   101,003   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074091   USD   25,939   25,939   16-Mar-05   27-May-05
      5475074092   USD   907,893   907,893   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074093   USD   276,318   276,318   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074094   USD   19,552   19,552   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074095   USD   100,043   100,043   16-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475074096   USD   210,242   210,242   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074097   USD   171,626   171,626   16-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475074098   USD   107,363   107,363   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074099   USD   420,000   420,000   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074100   USD   296,104   296,104   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074101   USD   631,654   631,654   16-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475074102   USD   801,640   801,640   16-Mar-05   21-May-05
      5475074103   USD   372,601   372,601   16-Mar-05   18-Jun-05
      5475074104   USD   450,766   450,766   16-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475074105   USD   1,178,590   1,178,590   16-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475074106   USD   238,164   238,164   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074107   USD   68,584   68,584   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074108   USD   69,675   69,675   16-Mar-05   21-May-05
      5475074109   USD   581,748   581,748   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074110   USD   359,400   359,400   16-Mar-05   21-May-05
      5475074111   USD   319,200   319,200   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074112   USD   51,144   51,144   16-Mar-05   21-May-05
      5475074113   USD   27,767   27,767   16-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475074114   USD   41,729   41,729   16-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475074115   USD   41,578   41,578   16-Mar-05   12-Aug-05
      5475074116   USD   180,018   180,018   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074117   USD   26,580   26,580   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074118   USD   37,323   37,323   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074119   USD   29,700   29,700   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074120   USD   225,070   225,070   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074121   USD   55,460   55,460   16-Mar-05   13-May-05
      5475074122   USD   30,320   30,320   16-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475074123   USD   104,700   104,700   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475082065   USD   71,269   71,269   23-Mar-05   24-May-05
      5475082066   USD   48,750   48,750   23-Mar-05   25-May-05
      5475082068   USD   49,019   49,019   23-Mar-05   24-May-05
      5475082069   USD   117   117   23-Mar-05   27-May-05


                                 
      5475082070   USD   17,257   17,257   23-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475082071   USD   438,750   438,750   23-Mar-05   10-Jun-05
      5475082072   USD   103,436   103,436   23-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475082073   USD   210,571   210,571   23-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475082074   USD   441,060   441,060   23-Mar-05   7-Jun-05
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      5475082077   USD   224,789   224,789   23-Mar-05   27-May-05
      5475082078   USD   295,063   295,063   23-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475082079   USD   378,000   378,000   23-Mar-05   21-Jun-05
      5475082080   USD   21,000   21,000   23-Mar-05   21-May-05
      5475082081   USD   49,678   49,678   23-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475082084   USD   19,426   19,426   23-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475082086   USD   611,010   611,010   23-Mar-05   21-Jun-05
      5475082088   USD   548,100   548,100   23-Mar-05   7-Jun-05
      5475082090   USD   645,987   645,987   23-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475088071   USD   30,644   30,644   30-Mar-05   31-May-05
      5475088072   USD   24,683   24,683   30-Mar-05   31-May-05
      5475088073   USD   30,719   30,719   30-Mar-05   31-May-05
      5475088074   USD   486,230   486,230   30-Mar-05   8-Jun-05
      5475088075   USD   120,000   120,000   30-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475088076   USD   119,601   119,601   30-Mar-05   4-Jun-05
      5475088077   USD   375,253   375,253   30-Mar-05   7-Jun-05
      5475088078   USD   29,400   29,400   30-Mar-05   1-Jun-05
      5475088079   USD   810,000   810,000   30-Mar-05   7-Jun-05
      5475088080   USD   141,133   141,133   30-Mar-05   31-May-05
      5475088081   USD   35,961   35,961   30-Mar-05   31-May-05
      5475088082   USD   47,204   47,204   30-Mar-05   31-May-05
      5475088083   USD   10,605   10,605   30-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475088084   USD   128,000   128,000   30-Mar-05   30-May-05
      5475088085   USD   398,670   398,670   30-Mar-05   7-Jun-05
      5475088086   USD   144,940   144,940   30-Mar-05   4-Jun-05
      5475088087   USD   64   64   30-Mar-05   27-May-05
      5475088088   USD   17,220   17,220   30-Mar-05   31-May-05
      5475088089   USD   503,436   503,436   30-Mar-05   17-Aug-05
      5475088090   USD   35,496   35,496   30-Mar-05   10-Aug-05
      5475088091   USD   24,474   24,474   30-Mar-05   27-Jul-05
      5475097052   USD   164,879   164,879   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097053   USD   339,986   339,986   7-Apr-05   3-Jun-05
      5475097054   USD   15,593   15,593   7-Apr-05   3-Jun-05
      5475097055   USD   205,986   205,986   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097057   USD   36,600   36,600   7-Apr-05   8-Jun-05
      5475097058   USD   123,329   123,329   7-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475097059   USD   47,520   47,520   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097060   USD   52,132   52,132   7-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475097061   USD   122,696   122,696   7-Apr-05   28-Jun-05
      5475097062   USD   1,039,100   1,039,100   7-Apr-05   8-Jun-05
      5475097063   USD   359,200   359,200   7-Apr-05   24-Jun-05
      5475097064   USD   558,476   558,476   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097065   USD   737,685   737,685   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097066   USD   27,765   27,765   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097067   USD   447,390   447,390   7-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475097068   USD   284,059   284,059   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097069   USD   413,910   413,910   7-Apr-05   24-Jun-05
      5475097070   USD   105,000   105,000   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097071   USD   18,950   18,950   7-Apr-05   3-Jun-05
      5475097072   USD   210,235   210,235   7-Apr-05   7-Jun-05
      5475097073   USD   611,712   611,712   7-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475097074   USD   116,250   116,250   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097075   USD   95,622   95,622   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097076   USD   203,025   203,025   7-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475097077   USD   13,440   13,440   7-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475097078   USD   7,498   7,498   7-Apr-05   7-Aug-05
      5475097079   USD   73,520   73,520   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097080   USD   21,552   21,552   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097081   USD   30,128   30,128   7-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475097082   USD   8,100   8,100   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097083   USD   65,585   65,585   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097084   USD   34,076   34,076   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097085   USD   23,520   23,520   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097086   USD   11,795   11,795   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097087   USD   20,570   20,570   7-Apr-05   31-May-05
      5475097088   USD   43,000   43,000   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097089   USD   89,708   89,708   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05


                                 
      5475097090   USD   29,375   29,375   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097091   USD   34,522   34,522   7-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475097092   USD   962,592   962,592   7-Apr-05   7-Sep-05
      5475097093   USD   99,180   99,180   7-Apr-05   17-Aug-05
      5475102066   USD   196,076   196,076   13-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475102067   USD   52,250   52,250   13-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475102068   USD   700,215   700,215   13-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475102069   USD   57,544   57,544   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102070   USD   32,208   32,208   13-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475102071   USD   333,958   333,958   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102072   USD   26,786   26,786   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102073   USD   113,295   113,295   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102074   USD   566,659   566,659   13-Apr-05   13-Jul-05
      5475102075   USD   294,390   294,390   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102076   USD   256,316   256,316   13-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475102077   USD   75,240   75,240   13-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475102078   USD   111,950   111,950   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102079   USD   116,300   116,300   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102080   USD   169,368   169,368   13-Apr-05   14-Jun-05
      5475102082   USD   306,967   306,967   13-Apr-05   2-Jul-05
      5475102083   USD   145,312   145,312   13-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475102084   USD   340,764   340,764   13-Apr-05   21-Jun-05
      5475102085   USD   65,327   65,327   13-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475102086   USD   100,790   100,790   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102087   USD   477,700   477,700   13-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475102088   USD   504,440   504,440   13-Apr-05   26-Jul-05
      5475102089   USD   46,200   46,200   13-Apr-05   10-Jun-05
      5475102090   USD   36,000   36,000   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102091   USD   130,147   130,147   13-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475102092   USD   23,075   23,075   13-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475102093   USD   47,961   47,961   13-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475102094   USD   10,080   10,080   13-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475102095   USD   37,680   37,680   13-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475102096   USD   23,310   23,310   13-Apr-05   14-Jun-05
      5475102097   USD   162,449   162,449   13-Apr-05   31-Aug-05
      5475104001   USD   754,000   754,000   14-Apr-05   5-Jul-05
      5475111012   USD   98,967   98,967   21-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475111013   USD   63,150   63,150   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111014   USD   476,906   476,906   21-Apr-05   29-Jul-05
      5475111015   USD   62,862   62,862   21-Apr-05   24-Jun-05
      5475111016   USD   64,000   64,000   21-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475111017   USD   170,000   170,000   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111018   USD   677,650   677,650   21-Apr-05   24-Jun-05
      5475111019   USD   416,250   416,250   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111020   USD   39,087   39,087   21-Apr-05   2-Jul-05
      5475111021   USD   249,334   249,334   21-Apr-05   1-Jul-05
      5475111022   USD   284,850   284,850   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111023   USD   181,427   181,427   21-Apr-05   12-Aug-05
      5475111024   USD   105,525   105,525   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111025   USD   788,841   788,841   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111026   USD   175,050   175,050   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111027   USD   238,700   238,700   21-Apr-05   9-Aug-05
      5475111028   USD   828,526   828,526   21-Apr-05   28-Jun-05
      5475111029   USD   115,650   115,650   21-Apr-05   1-Jul-05
      5475111030   USD   17,730   17,730   21-Apr-05   20-Jul-05
      5475111031   USD   3,570   3,570   21-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475111032   USD   16,598   16,598   21-Apr-05   9-Jul-05
      5475111033   USD   112,746   112,746   21-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475111034   USD   14,925   14,925   21-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475111035   USD   22,640   22,640   21-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475111036   USD   89,178   89,178   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111037   USD   98,774   98,774   21-Apr-05   2-Jul-05
      5475111038   USD   68,700   68,700   21-Apr-05   9-Jul-05
      5475111039   USD   227,750   227,750   21-Apr-05   24-Jun-05
      5475111040   USD   37,620   37,620   21-Apr-05   24-Jun-05
      5475111041   USD   1,113,600   1,113,600   21-Apr-05   31-Aug-05
      5475111042   USD   1,468,000   1,468,000   21-Apr-05   31-Aug-05
      5475117018   USD   66,474   66,474   27-Apr-05   24-Aug-05
      5475123032   USD   84,311   84,311   4-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475123033   USD   17,820   17,820   4-May-05   2-Jul-05
      5475123034   USD   420,610   420,610   4-May-05   2-Aug-05
      5475123035   USD   57,544   57,544   4-May-05   5-Jul-05
      5475123036   USD   202,625   202,625   4-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475123037   USD   116,364   116,364   4-May-05   1-Jul-05


                                 
      5475123038   USD   308,909   308,909   4-May-05   29-Jul-05
      5475123039   USD   129,600   129,600   4-May-05   2-Jul-05
      5475123040   USD   72,280   72,280   4-May-05   5-Jul-05
      5475123041   USD   98,840   98,840   4-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475123042   USD   378,450   378,450   4-May-05   19-Jul-05
      5475123043   USD   428,539   428,539   4-May-05   5-Jul-05
      5475123044   USD   139,190   139,190   4-May-05   22-Jul-05
      5475123045   USD   40,800   40,800   4-May-05   12-Jul-05
      5475123046   USD   235,000   235,000   4-May-05   28-Jun-05
      5475123047   USD   95,852   95,852   4-May-05   4-Jul-05
      5475123048   USD   50,891   50,891   4-May-05   28-Jun-05
      5475123049   USD   351,548   351,548   4-May-05   19-Jul-05
      5475123050   USD   852,998   852,998   4-May-05   2-Jul-05
      5475123051   USD   268,900   268,900   4-May-05   19-Jul-05
      5475123052   USD   334,270   334,270   4-May-05   19-Jul-05
      5475123053   USD   816,434   816,434   4-May-05   9-Aug-05
      5475123054   USD   288,900   288,900   4-May-05   16-Aug-05
      5475123055   USD   46,200   46,200   4-May-05   2-Jul-05
      5475123056   USD   10,876   10,876   4-May-05   16-Jul-05
      5475123057   USD   25,733   25,733   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123058   USD   10,640   10,640   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123059   USD   149,128   149,128   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123060   USD   51,700   51,700   4-May-05   27-Jun-05
      5475123061   USD   32,345   32,345   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123062   USD   24,410   24,410   4-May-05   16-Jul-05
      5475123063   USD   24,975   24,975   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123064   USD   42,266   42,266   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123065   USD   32,938   32,938   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123066   USD   79,436   79,436   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123067   USD   50,495   50,495   4-May-05   6-Aug-05
      5475123068   USD   40,180   40,180   4-May-05   5-Jul-05
      5475123069   USD   637,200   637,200   4-May-05   21-Sep-05
  943282   CCX   5474364071   USD   14,710   14,710   29-Dec-04   14-Jun-05
      5475063173   USD   14,878   14,878   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063175   USD   33,520   33,520   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063176   USD   32,341   32,341   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475068058   USD   3,536   3,536   10-Mar-05   10-May-05
      5475068059   USD   11,518   11,518   10-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074124   USD   49,200   49,200   16-Mar-05   13-May-05
      5475074125   USD   74   74   16-Mar-05   13-May-05
      5475074126   USD   64,913   64,913   16-Mar-05   17-May-05
      5475074127   USD   9,257   9,257   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475074128   USD   60,999   60,999   16-Mar-05   20-May-05
      5475082085   USD   28,309   28,309   23-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475082087   USD   77,309   77,309   23-Mar-05   21-May-05
      5475097094   USD   106,909   106,909   7-Apr-05   3-Jun-05
      5475097095   USD   70,200   70,200   7-Apr-05   3-Jun-05
      5475102098   USD   77,945   77,945   13-Apr-05   17-Jun-05
      5475102099   USD   52,924   52,924   13-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475111043   USD   12,023   12,023   21-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475111044   USD   212,453   212,453   21-Apr-05   19-Jul-05
      5475111045   USD   65,546   65,546   21-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475123070   USD   13,952   13,952   4-May-05   23-Jul-05
  943283   CCX   5475049050   USD   2,873   2,873   21-Feb-05   7-May-05
      5475055077   USD   6,300   6,300   25-Feb-05   6-Jul-05
      5475055078   USD   10,400   10,400   25-Feb-05   19-Jun-05
      5475055131   USD   67,044   67,044   25-Feb-05   13-Jul-05
      5475055133   USD   16,700   16,700   25-Feb-05   22-Jun-05
      5475055135   USD   58,600   58,600   25-Feb-05   29-Jun-05
      5475055137   USD   32,213   32,213   25-Feb-05   13-Jul-05
      5475055139   USD   30,151   30,151   25-Feb-05   6-Jul-05
      5475060095   USD   36,193   36,193   2-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475060096   USD   16,213   16,213   2-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475060097   USD   3,185   3,185   2-Mar-05   29-Jun-05
      5475060098   USD   12,740   12,740   2-Mar-05   29-Jun-05
      5475060099   USD   9,600   9,600   2-Mar-05   29-Jun-05
      5475060100   USD   12,082   12,082   2-Mar-05   29-Jun-05
      5475060101   USD   46,498   46,498   2-Mar-05   20-Jul-05
      5475060102   USD   11,010   11,010   2-Mar-05   29-Jun-05
      5475063140   USD   11,191   11,191   7-Mar-05   21-May-05
      5475063141   USD   7,154   7,154   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063142   USD   7,821   7,821   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063178   USD   38,631   38,631   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063179   USD   2,576   2,576   7-Mar-05   7-May-05


                                 
      5475063180   USD   52,202   52,202   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063181   USD   15,139   15,139   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063182   USD   13,965   13,965   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063184   USD   11,404   11,404   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063185   USD   12,489   12,489   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063186   USD   9,960   9,960   7-Mar-05   7-May-05
      5475063187   USD   56,900   56,900   7-Mar-05   10-May-05
      5475074080   USD   10,483   10,483   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074082   USD   14,997   14,997   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074083   USD   7,479   7,479   16-Mar-05   14-May-05
      5475074129   USD   24,890   24,890   16-Mar-05   19-May-05
      5475082089   USD   20,625   20,625   23-Mar-05   21-May-05
      5475088092   USD   12,960   12,960   30-Mar-05   24-May-05
      5475088093   USD   18,992   18,992   30-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475088094   USD   12,447   12,447   30-Mar-05   28-May-05
      5475088095   USD   16,965   16,965   30-Mar-05   8-Jun-05
      5475088096   USD   23,437   23,437   30-Mar-05   31-May-05
      5475088097   USD   14,640   14,640   30-Mar-05   11-Aug-05
      5475097096   USD   26,774   26,774   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097097   USD   39,790   39,790   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097098   USD   29,014   29,014   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097099   USD   3,150   3,150   7-Apr-05   8-Jun-05
      5475097100   USD   16,240   16,240   7-Apr-05   31-May-05
      5475097101   USD   22,230   22,230   7-Apr-05   24-Jun-05
      5475097102   USD   21,268   21,268   7-Apr-05   4-Jun-05
      5475097103   USD   13,450   13,450   7-Apr-05   11-Jun-05
      5475097104   USD   15,660   15,660   7-Apr-05   14-Jun-05
      5475097105   USD   52,618   52,618   7-Apr-05   7-Jun-05
      5475102100   USD   24,197   24,197   13-Apr-05   6-Jul-05
      5475102101   USD   46,131   46,131   13-Apr-05   15-Jun-05
      5475102102   USD   32,860   32,860   13-Apr-05   14-Jun-05
      5475111046   USD   8,091   8,091   21-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475111047   USD   36,256   36,256   21-Apr-05   23-Jul-05
      5475111048   USD   40,368   40,368   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111049   USD   6,805   6,805   21-Apr-05   22-Jun-05
      5475111050   USD   25,822   25,822   21-Apr-05   24-Jun-05
      5475111051   USD   76,550   76,550   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111052   USD   11,940   11,940   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111053   USD   8,600   8,600   21-Apr-05   25-Jun-05
      5475111054   USD   15,400   15,400   21-Apr-05   18-Jun-05
      5475111055   USD   31,248   31,248   21-Apr-05   14-Jun-05
      5475111056   USD   26,651   26,651   21-Apr-05   16-Jul-05
      5475123071   USD   11,328   11,328   4-May-05   2-Jul-05
      5475123072   USD   8,557   8,557   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123073   USD   20,452   20,452   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123074   USD   14,900   14,900   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123075   USD   14,859   14,859   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123076   USD   10,700   10,700   4-May-05   23-Jul-05
      5475123077   USD   6,900   6,900   4-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475123078   USD   2,400   2,400   4-May-05   6-Jul-05
      5475123079   USD   120,066   120,066   4-May-05   16-Jul-05
      5475123080   USD   23,300   23,300   4-May-05   28-Jun-05
      5475123081   USD   8,100   8,100   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123082   USD   15,680   15,680   4-May-05   12-Jul-05
      5475123083   USD   10,283   10,283   4-May-05   9-Jul-05
      5475123084   USD   18,969   18,969   4-May-05   5-Jul-05
      5475123085   USD   20,854   20,854   4-May-05   28-Jun-05
      5475123086   USD   10,920   10,920   4-May-05   12-Jul-05
          TOTAL   164,786,131    

 


Schedule III

LC SUBSIDIARIES

 

1. Banana Republic, LLC

 

2. Gap (Canada) Inc.

 

3. Gap (France) S.A.S.

 

4. Gap (Japan) K.K.

 

5. Gap (Netherlands) B.V.

 

6. GPS Consumer Direct, Inc.

 

7. GPS (Great Britain) Limited

 

8. Old Navy (Canada) Inc.

 

9. Forth & Towne LLC


Schedule IV

PLANS

None


Schedule V

ERISA MATTERS

None


Schedule VI

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

None


Schedule VII

EXISTING DEBT

 

Borrower

 

Amount

 

Type of Debt

  Date Expires
Gap (Japan) K.K.   USD 50,000,000   6.25% 10-Year Notes   March 1, 2009
Gap (France) SAS   Euro 2,145,619   Bank Guarantee for lease payments in France Societe Generale   Evergreen
GIS Singapore   SGD 200,000   Bank Guarantee for lease payments in Citibank   Evergreen
GIS Holdings Ltd.   HKD 5,000,000   Bank Guarantee for lease payments in Citibank   Evergreen
GIS Dubai   USD 164,000   Continuing Guarantee for operating expenses in HSBC   Evergreen


Schedule VIII

EXISTING LIENS

Landlord Liens:

Lease Agreement, between Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, on behalf of the Tower Fund, a commingled separate account, as Landlord and The Gap, Inc., as Tenant for Gateway Business Center, Building #1, City of Grove City, Ohio, dated January 29, 1998 (the Ohio Catalog Center)

Amended and Restated Industrial Lease Agreement, between Industrial Developments International, Inc., as Landlord and The Gap, Inc., as Tenant for 1200 Worldwide Blvd., Hebron, Kentucky, dated March 10, 1998 (the Gap Outlet Distribution Center)

Industrial Lease Agreement, between Industrial Developments International, Inc., as Landlord, and The Gap, Inc., as Tenant for 1405 Worldwide Blvd., Hebron, Kentucky, dated June 15, 2000 (the Old Navy Outlet Distribution Center)


Exhibit A-1 to the

Letter of Credit Agreement

[FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE ACCOUNT PARTIES]

1. The California Subsidiary is authorized to exercise all its powers, rights and privileges and is in good legal standing under the laws of the State of California, and each of the Company and the Delaware Subsidiaries is validly existing and in good standing under the Applicable Law of the State of Delaware.

2. Each Loan Party has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under each of the Letter of Credit Agreements to which it is a party, and the execution and delivery of each of the Letter of Credit Agreements by each Loan Party which is a party thereto and the consummation by each Loan Party of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of each Loan Party. Each of the Letter of Credit Agreements has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party, which is a party thereto.

3. The execution and delivery by each Loan Party of each of the Letter of Credit Agreements to which it is a party and the performance by each Loan Party of its obligations under each of the Letter of Credit Agreements, each in accordance with its terms, does not (i) conflict with the Constitutive Documents of such Loan Party, (ii) constitute a violation of, or a default under, any Applicable Contracts or (iii) cause the creation of any security interest or lien upon any of the property of such Loan Party pursuant to any Applicable Contracts to which it is a party. I call to your attention that certain of the Applicable Contracts are governed by laws other than those as to which I express my opinion. I express no opinion as to the effect of such other laws on the opinions herein stated.

4. Neither the execution, delivery nor performance by any Loan Party of the Letter of Credit Agreements to which it is a party will contravene any provision of any Applicable Law.

5. No Governmental Approval, which has not been obtained or taken and is not in full force and effect, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with, the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Letter of Credit Agreements by any Loan Party.

6. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to my knowledge, overtly threatened against any Loan Party in or before any court, Governmental Authority or arbitrator, which has a reasonable probability (taking into account the exhaustion of all appeals and the assertion of all defenses) of having a Material Adverse Effect or which purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document.


Exhibit A-2 to the

Letter of Credit Agreement

[FORM OF CORPORATE OPINION OF SPECIAL NEW YORK COUNSEL TO THE

ACCOUNT PARTIES]

1. Each of the Letter of Credit Agreements constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms.

2. The execution, delivery or performance by each Loan Party of the Letter of Credit Agreements will not contravene any provision of any Applicable Law of the State of New York or any Applicable Law of the United States of America.

3. No Governmental Approval, which has not been obtained or made, is required to be obtained or made by a Loan Party in connection with the execution or delivery of any of the Letter of Credit Agreements by any Loan Party or the enforceability of the Letter of Credit Agreements against any Loan Party.

4. None of the Loan Parties is and, solely after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Letter of Credit Agreements, will be an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.


Exhibit B to the

Letter of Credit Agreement

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Exh B - 1


COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:

(1) I am the duly elected Senior Vice President and Treasurer of The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”);

(2) I have reviewed the terms of that certain 3-Year Letter of Credit Agreement dated as of May 6, 2005, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to the date hereof (said Letter of Credit Agreement, as so amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, being the “ Credit Agreement ”, the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined in this Certificate (including Attachment No. 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof) being used in this Certificate as therein defined), by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries thereof, and Citibank, N.A., as LC Issuer, and the terms of the other LC Facility Documents, and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of Company and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements; and

(3) The examination described in paragraph (2) above did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or Default during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate, except as set forth below.

Set forth below are all exceptions to paragraph (3) above listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which Company has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:

[            ]

 

1


The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Attachment No. 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this              day of                  , 200    pursuant to Section 6.04(c) of the Credit Agreement.

 

THE GAP, INC.

By  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Exh. C Page 2


ATTACHMENT NO. 1

TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

This Attachment No. 1 is attached to and made a part of a Compliance Certificate dated as of              , 200    and pertains to the period from                      , 200    to                      , 200    . Subsection references herein relate to subsections of the Credit Agreement.

 

A.

   Leverage Ratio   
   (for the four-Fiscal Quarter period ending                      , 200    )   
   1.    Funded Debt    $             
   2.    Consolidated Net Income    $             
   3.    Consolidated Interest Expense    $             
   4.    Provisions for Taxes based on Income    $             
   5.    Total Depreciation Expense    $             
   6.    Total Amortization Expense    $             
   7.    Consolidated EBITDA (2+3+4+5+6)    $             
   8.    Leverage Ratio (1:7)             :1.00
   9.    Minimum ratio required under § 6.03    2.25 : 1.00

B.

   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio   
   (for the four-Fiscal Quarter period ending                      , 200    )   
   1.    Consolidated Net Income    $             
   2.    Consolidated Interest Expense    $             
   3.    Provisions for Taxes based on Income    $             
   4.    Total Depreciation Expense    $             
   5.    Total Amortization Expense    $             
   6.    Consolidated EBITDA (1+2+3+4+5)    $             
   7.    Lease Expense    $             
   8.    Consolidated Interest Expense    $             
   9.    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (6 + 7) : (7+8))             :1.00
   10.    Minimum ratio required under § 6.03    2.00 : 1.00

 

Attachment No. 1 to Compliance Certificate - Page 1

Exhibit 10.4

October 11, 2007

John T. Wyatt

Dear Tom,

This letter is to confirm your appointment as Division President, Outlet. In this position you will report to Glenn Murphy, Chairman and CEO, Gap Inc.

Salary. Effective on the Start Date, your annual salary was increased to $700,000, payable every two weeks. You are scheduled to receive a performance review in March 2008.

Start Date. Your first day in your new position was October 1, 2007.

Annual Bonus . Based on your position as Division President, you will continue to be eligible for an annual bonus based on achievement of Gap Inc. and/or Division financial objectives as well as individual performance. Under the current program, your annual target bonus will be 75% of your base salary. Depending on results, your actual bonus, if any, may be higher or lower and can reach a maximum of 150%. Bonus payments will be prorated based on active time in position, divisional or country assignment and changes in base salary or incentive target that may occur during the fiscal year. Your annual bonus for fiscal year 2007 is scheduled for payment in March 2008. You must be employed by Gap Inc. on the payment date with a performance rating of “On Target” or above to receive an award. Gap Inc. has the right to modify the program at any time. Management discretion can be used to modify the final award amount. Bonus payments are subject to supplemental income tax withholding.

Performance Stock Awards. Based on your position as Division President, you will continue to be eligible for performance stock awards. Performance stock awards reward achievement of Gap Inc. and/or Division financial objectives. Under the current program, your annual target for this program is equal to 50% of your base salary. Depending on results, your actual performance stock award, if any, may be higher or lower and can reach a maximum of 100%. Performance stock awards will be prorated based on active time in position, changes in base salary, or changes to the performance stock award target that may occur during the fiscal year. Awards are made in the form of performance units that are paid in Gap Inc. stock upon vesting. For fiscal 2007, the award of your performance stock units is scheduled to be made in March 2008 provided you are employed by Gap Inc. on the date of the award with a performance rating of “On Target” or above. The number of performance units will be determined in March 2008 by dividing the value of the award as a percentage of base salary by the fair market value of Gap Inc. common stock on the award date, rounded down to the nearest whole performance unit. The award will vest 50% two years from the date of grant and 50% three years from the date of grant provided you are employed by Gap Inc. on the vesting dates. Awards are subject to approval by the Committee and the provisions of Gap Inc.’s stock plan. Gap Inc. has the right to modify the program at any time. Management discretion can be used to modify the final award amount. Awards are subject to income tax withholding upon vesting.


John T. Wyatt

October 11, 2007

Page Two

 

You may be eligible for future Long-Term Incentive Awards as a participant in the Focal Review process.

Termination/Severance . In the event that your employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company for reasons other than For Cause (as defined below) prior to February 13, 2009, the Company will provide you the following in exchange for your release of any claims you may have against the Company and its officers and directors:

(1) Your then current salary, at regular pay cycle intervals, for eighteen months (the “severance period”). Payments will cease if you accept other employment or professional relationship with a competitor of the Company (defined as another company primarily engaged in the apparel design or apparel retail business or any retailer with apparel sales in excess of $500 million annually), or if you breach your remaining obligations to the Company (e.g., your duty to protect confidential information, agreement not to solicit Company employees). Payments will be reduced by any compensation you receive during the severance period from other employment or professional relationship with a non-competitor.

(2) During the period in which you are receiving payments under paragraph (1) above, if you elect COBRA coverage, the equivalent of the amount of the Company’s then current contribution to the cost of health benefits for you and your eligible dependents, if any.

(3) During the period in which you are receiving payments under paragraph (1) above, reimbursement for your costs to maintain the financial counseling program the Company provides to senior executives.

(4) The vesting of stock options and stock awards that otherwise would not have vested as of your termination date from the date of termination up to and including the date 18 months from your termination date. This provision is not applicable to any stock options or stock awards that have performance-based vesting.

The payments above are taxable income to you and are subject to tax withholding. Payments will be made over the applicable time period following your termination in accordance with section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

The term “For Cause” shall mean a good faith determination by the Company that your employment be terminated for any of the following reasons: (1) indictment, conviction or admission of any crimes involving theft, fraud or moral turpitude; (2) engaging in gross neglect of duties, including willfully failing or refusing to implement or follow direction of the Company; or (3) breaching Gap Inc.’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to the Code of Business Conduct.

At any time, if you voluntarily resign your employment from Gap Inc. or your employment is terminated For Cause, you will receive no compensation, payment or benefits after your last day of employment. If your employment terminates for any reason, you will not be entitled to any payments, benefits or compensation other than as provided in this letter.

Recoupment Policy. On February 14, 2007, the Board of Directors (“Board”) adopted a recoupment policy as described in this paragraph. You hereby agree and understand that subject to the discretion and approval of the Board, the Company will, to the extent permitted by governing law, in all appropriate cases as determined by the Board, require reimbursement and/or cancellation of any bonus or other incentive compensation, including stock-based compensation, awarded to an executive officer or other member of the Company’s executive leadership team after April 1, 2007


John T. Wyatt

October 11, 2007

Page Three

 

where all of the following factors are present: (a) the award was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement, (b) in the Board’s view, the executive engaged in fraud or intentional misconduct that was a substantial contributing cause to the need for the restatement, and (c) a lower award would have been made to the executive based upon the restated financial results. In each such instance, the Company will seek to recover the individual executive’s entire annual bonus or award for the relevant period, plus a reasonable rate of interest.

Abide by Company Policies. You agree to abide by all applicable Company policies including, but not limited to, policies contained in the Code of Business Conduct. As a Division President, you are now subject to Stock Ownership Requirements for Gap Inc. Executives which can be found on Gapinc.com. You also agree to abide by the attached Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation Agreement during and after your employment with Gap Inc.

Insider Trading Policies. Based on the level of your position, you will be subject to Gap Inc.’s Securities Law Compliance Manual, which among other things places restrictions on your ability to buy and sell Gap Inc. stock and requires you to pre-clear trades. If you do not already have a copy of the compliance manual, or have questions about it, you should contact Ingrid Freire in Gap Inc. Stock Administration, at (415) 427-4697.

Employment Status. You understand that your employment is still “at-will”. This means that you do not have a contract of employment for any particular duration or limiting the grounds for your termination in any way or precluding Gap Inc. from revoking this offer of employment at any time. You are free to resign at any time. Similarly, the Company is free to terminate your employment at any time for any reason. The only way your at-will status can be changed is if you enter into an express written contract with the Company that contains the words “this is an express contract of employment” and is signed by an officer of the Company. In the event that there is any dispute over the terms, enforcement or obligations under this agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party reasonable attorneys fees and costs incurred to enforce the agreement.

Please review this agreement, sign one set of the enclosed originals and return to Eva Sage-Gavin at Gap Inc. You may keep the other original for your personal records.

Tom, congratulations on this latest achievement in your career at Gap Inc.

Yours sincerely,

        /s/ Glenn Murphy

Glenn Murphy

Chairman and CEO, Gap Inc.

Confirmed this 26 th day of October, 2007

        /s/ John T. Wyatt
John T. Wyatt


CONFIDENTIALITY & NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

I, John Wyatt, acknowledge that the services I will perform for Gap Inc. are unique and extraordinary and that I will be in a relationship of confidence and trust with Gap Inc. As a result, before or during my employment with Gap Inc., I will acquire “Confidential Information” that is (1) owned or controlled by Gap Inc., (2) in the possession of Gap Inc. and belonging to third parties, and/or (3) conceived, originated, discovered or developed in whole or in part by me. Confidential Information includes trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary business, technical, strategic, marketing, legal, personnel or financial information, whether or not my work product, in written, graphic, oral or other tangible or intangible forms, including, but not limited to: strategic plans; unannounced product information, specifications or designs; sales and pricing practices; computer programs; drawings, diagrams, models; vendor or customer names; employee lists or organizational charts; company telephone directories; individual employee compensation and benefits information; business or marketing plans; studies, analyses, projections and reports; communication with attorneys; and software systems and processes. Any information that is not readily available to the public shall be considered to be a trade secret and confidential and proprietary.

I agree that I will keep the Confidential Information in strictest confidence and trust. I will not, without the prior written consent of Gap Inc.’s General Counsel, directly or indirectly use or disclose to any person or entity any Confidential Information, during or after my employment, except as is necessary in the ordinary course of performing my duties while employed by Gap Inc., or if required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or other legal process, provided that prior to such disclosure, Gap Inc. is given reasonable advance notice of such order and an opportunity to object to such disclosure.

I agree that in the event my employment termination for any reason, I will immediately deliver to Gap Inc. all company property, including all documents, materials or property of any description, or any reproduction of such materials, containing or pertaining to any Confidential Information.

In order to protect the Confidential Information, I agree that so long as I am employed by Gap Inc., and for a period of one year thereafter, I will not directly or indirectly, on behalf of me, any other person or entity, solicit, call upon, recruit, or attempt to solicit any of Gap Inc.’s employees. I further agree that I will not directly or indirectly, on behalf of me, any other person or entity, interfere or attempt to interfere with Gap Inc.’s relationship with any person who at any time was an employee, consultant, customer or vendor or otherwise has or had a business relationship with Gap Inc.

I agree now, and after my employment with Gap Inc. terminates not to, directly or indirectly, disparage Gap Inc. in any way or to make negative, derogatory or untrue statements about the Company, its business activities, or any of its directors, managers, officers, employees, affiliates, agents or representatives to any person or entity.

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THIS 26 th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2007.

 

/s/ John T. Wyatt

John T. Wyatt

Exhibit 10.5

 

Award No.               

THE GAP, INC.

PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT 1

The Gap, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to              (the “Employee”), an award (the “Award”) of Performance Shares, which represent the right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.05 par value (the “Shares”) subject to the fulfillment of performance and vesting conditions and the other conditions set forth in the attached Appendix A. This Award is granted pursuant to The Gap, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and is subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in this Performance Share Agreement (the “Agreement”), including the terms and conditions contained in the attached Appendix A. The date of this Agreement is              (the “Date of Grant”). Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and of the Plan, the principal features of this Award are as follows:

Number of Performance Shares at Threshold Performance:

Number of Performance Shares at Target Performance:

Maximum Number of Performance Shares:

Performance Goals: The actual number of Shares to be earned under this Award will be determined based on (1) attainment of annual division or corporate earnings goals over 3 years, and (2) achievement of Company cumulative earnings goals for the same 3 years. In both cases, the earnings goals and the extent to which they have been achieved will be determined by the Compensation and Management Development Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion. In addition, the number of Shares earned under this Award may be further reduced at the Committee’s discretion.

Date(s) Performance Shares Scheduled to Vest: To the extent that the Performance Goals described above are achieved and Shares are earned, as determined and certified by the Committee, then (1) 50% of the earned Shares shall be paid on the date in              that the Committee certifies attainment (the “Certification Date”), and (2) the remaining 50% of the earned Shares shall vest on the one year anniversary of the Certification Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is demoted to a lower Company salary grade before the end of fiscal year              , Employee shall forfeit his or her Award.

As provided in the Plan and in this Agreement, this Award may terminate before the scheduled vest date(s) of the Performance Shares. For example, if Employee’s employment ends before the date this Award vests, this Award will terminate at the same time as such termination. Important additional information on vesting and forfeiture of the Performance Shares covered by this Award including those due to changes in employment, including retirement, is contained in paragraphs 3 through 6 of Appendix A.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have executed this Agreement, in duplicate, to be effective as of the date first above written.

 

    THE GAP, INC.
Dated:                         

 

    Glenn K. Murphy
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

My signature below indicates that I understand that this Award is 1) subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the attached Appendix A) and of the Plan, 2) not considered salary, nor is it a promise for future grants of Performance Shares, 3) not a term or condition of my employment with the Company, and 4) made at the sole discretion of the Company.

 

    EMPLOYEE:
Dated:                          Signature:  

 

    Address:  

 

     

 

 

1

PERFORMANCE SHARES GRANTED BY THE GAP, INC. ARE GOVERNED SOLELY BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


APPENDIX A

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE SHARES

1. Grant of Performance Shares . The Company hereby grants to the Employee as a separate incentive in connection with his or her employment and not in lieu of any salary or other compensation for his or her services, an Award with respect to the number of Performance Shares set forth on page 1 of this Agreement, subject to all the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan. Employee understands and agrees that this Award does not guarantee any future Performance Share grants and that grants are made at the sole discretion of the Company.

2. Company’s Obligation to Pay . On any date, a Performance Share has a value equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share. Unless and until a Performance Share has vested in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth on the first page of this Agreement, the Employee will have no right to payment of a Share with respect to the Performance Share. Prior to actual payment of any Shares pursuant to vested Performance Shares, each Performance Share represents an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company.

3. Vesting of Performance Shares and Issuance of Shares .

(a) Subject to paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement will vest as to the number of Performance Shares, and on the dates shown, on the first page of this Agreement (each a “Vesting Date”), but in each case, only if the Employee has been continuously employed by the Company or by one of its Affiliates from the date of this Award until the applicable Vesting Date of the Performance Shares. If Employee is not employed on such date(s), the Award shall terminate, as set forth in paragraph 6.

(b) Upon each Vesting Date, one Share shall be issued for each Performance Share that vests on such Vesting Date, subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.

(c) If the Committee, in its discretion, accelerates the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Performance Shares, the payment of such accelerated Performance Shares nevertheless shall be made at the same time or times as if such Performance Shares had vested in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth on the first page of this Agreement (whether or not the Employee remains employed by the Company or by one of its Affiliates as of such date(s)).

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Committee, in its discretion, accelerates the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Performance Shares in connection with Employee’s Termination of Service (other than due to death and provided that such Termination of Service is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A) and if Employee is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such Termination of Service, then any such accelerated Performance Shares otherwise payable within the six (6) month period following Employee’s Termination of Service instead will be paid on the date that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Employee’s Termination of Service, unless the Employee dies following his or her Termination of Service, in which case, the accelerated Performance Shares will be paid to the Employee’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death, subject to paragraph 7. Thereafter, such Performance Shares shall continue to be paid in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3(c). For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any final Treasury Regulations and other Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time (“Section 409A”).

(e) It is the intent of this Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the Performance Shares granted under this Agreement or the Shares issued in payment thereof will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply.

(f) No fractional Shares shall be issued under this Agreement.

4. Death . In the event of the Employee’s death, the remaining Performance Shares shall automatically and with no exercise of discretion by the Committee become fully vested on the date of death, provided that the Performance Goals have been achieved as of the date of death.

5. Retirement .

(a) A portion of the remaining Performance Shares automatically and with no exercise of discretion by the Committee shall become fully vested and applicable taxes shall be withheld by the Company or its designated Affiliate in accordance with paragraph 7 at the following time: (i) if the Performance Goals have been achieved before the Employee reaches Normal Retirement Age (as defined in GapShare or any successor retirement plan), on the later of the date the Employee reaches Normal Retirement Age or November 15 th of the


year in which Normal Retirement Age is reached; or (ii) if Normal Retirement Age is reached before the Performance Goals are achieved, on the later of the date the Performance Goals are achieved or November 15 th of the year in which the Performance Goals are achieved. The portion of the remaining Performance Shares that vests in accordance with the preceding sentence shall have an aggregate market value sufficient to pay any taxes required to be withheld by the Company solely as a result of (a) the Employee’s becoming eligible to receive shares of common stock upon Retirement pursuant to paragraph 5(b), and (b) the vesting of such portion of the remaining Performance Shares.

(b) In the event of Retirement (as defined in the Plan), the remaining Performance Shares automatically and with no exercise of discretion by the Committee shall become fully vested on the date of Retirement, provided that the Performance Goals have been achieved on or before the date of Retirement. If Employee is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of Employee’s Retirement then the payment of such accelerated Performance Shares will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Employee’s Retirement.

6. Termination of Service. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the balance of the Performance Shares that have not vested pursuant to paragraphs 3, 4 or 5 will be forfeited and cancelled automatically at the time of the Employee’s Termination of Service.

7. Withholding Taxes . The Employee agrees that the Company will withhold a portion of the Shares scheduled to be issued pursuant to vested Performance Shares that have an aggregate market value sufficient to pay the federal, state and local income, employment and any other applicable taxes required to be withheld by the Company or its designated Affiliate. The Company will only withhold whole Shares and therefore the Employee also authorizes deduction without notice from salary or other amounts payable to the Employee of cash in an amount sufficient to satisfy the Company’s remaining tax withholding obligation. Notwithstanding the previous two sentences, the Employee, if the Company in its sole discretion so agrees, may elect to furnish to the Company written notice, no more than 30 days and no less than 5 days in advance of a scheduled Vesting Date (or other required withholding event), of his or her intent to satisfy the tax withholding requirement by remitting the full amount of the tax withholding to the Company on the scheduled Vesting Date (or other required withholding event). In the event that Employee provides such written notice and fails to satisfy the tax withholding requirement by the Vesting Date (or other required withholding event), the Company shall satisfy the tax withholding requirement pursuant to the first two sentences of this paragraph.

8. Beneficiary Designation . Any distribution or delivery to be made to the Employee under this Agreement will, if the Employee is then deceased, be made to the Employee’s designated beneficiary, or if no such beneficiary survives the Employee, the person or persons entitled to such distribution or delivery under the Employee’s will or, if the Employee should fail to make testamentary disposition of such property, the executor of his or her estate. In order to be effective, a beneficiary designation must be made by the Employee in a form and manner acceptable to the Company. Any transferee must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.

9. Conditions to Issuance of Shares . The Shares deliverable to the Employee on the Vesting Date(s) may be either previously authorized but unissued Shares or issued Shares that have been reacquired by the Company. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares hereunder so long as the Company reasonably anticipates that such issuance will violate Federal securities law or other applicable law; provided however, that in such event the Company shall issue such Shares at the earliest possible date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the issuance of the shares will not cause such violation. For purposes of the previous sentence, any issuance of Shares that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code shall not be treated as a violation of applicable law.

10. Rights as Stockholder . Neither the Employee nor any person claiming under or through the Employee will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Performance Share unless and until Shares have been issued in accordance with paragraph 3, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to the Employee. Except as provided in paragraph 11, after such issuance, recordation, and delivery, the Employee will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.

11. Changes in Stock . In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, separation, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up, Share combination, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares, the Committee shall adjust the Performance Shares subject to the Award, in such manner as the Committee (in its sole discretion) shall determine to be appropriate.

12. Plan Governs . This Agreement is subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.


13. Committee Authority . The Committee will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any portion of the Performance Share has vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith will be final and binding upon the Employee, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

14. No Modification of At-Will Status . The Employee understands and agrees that this Agreement does not impact in any way the right of the Company, or the Affiliate employing the Employee, as the case may be, to terminate or change the terms of the employment of the Employee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without good cause. The Employee understands and agrees that his or her employment is “at-will” and that either the Company or the Employee may terminate the Employee’s employment at any time and for any reason. The Employee also understands and agrees that his or her “at-will” status can only be changed by an express written contract signed by an authorized officer of the Company and the Employee.

15. Non-Transferability of Award . Except as otherwise herein provided, the Performance Shares herein granted and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of such Performance Share, or of any right or privilege conferred hereby, contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process upon the rights and privileges conferred hereby, such Performance Share and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will immediately become null and void.

16. Binding Agreement . Subject to the limitation on the transferability of the Performance Share contained herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the Employee and the Company.

17. Addresses for Notices . Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement will be addressed to the Company, in care of its Legal Department, at The Gap, Inc., Two Folsom, San Francisco, California 94105, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing. Any notice to be given to the Employee will be addressed to the Employee at the address set forth on the records of the Company. Any such notice will be deemed to have been duly given if and when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope, addressed as aforesaid, and deposited, postage prepaid, in a United States post office.

18. Captions . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

19. Agreement Severable . In the event that any provision in this Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

20. Modifications to the Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. The Employee expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written agreement executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.

21. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan . By accepting this Award, the Employee expressly warrants that he or she has received a right to an equity based award under the Plan, and has received, read, and understood a description of the Plan. The Employee understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be modified, suspended, or terminated by the Company at any time.

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Exhibit 10.6

AMENDMENT TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Amendment dated as of February 1, 2010 to STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of November 17, 2009 (the “ Stock Purchase Agreement ”) between The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” ) and Robert J. Fisher ( “Fisher” and, together with any revocable family trust through which Fisher beneficially owns common stock of the Company, “Seller” ). Initially capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the parties to this Amendment entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement in connection with the Company’s share repurchase agreement authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 17, 2009; and

WHEREAS, the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement desire to amend such agreement to provide for its termination in the event of the death of Fisher; and

WHEREAS in consideration of the above recitals and of the mutual agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Company and the Seller intending to be bound legally, each agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

Section 1.1. Section 7.1 Termination. is hereby amended to add a new clause (g) to Section 7.1 as follows:

(g) notwithstanding Section 7.1(b), pursuant to written notice by the successor or executor of the estate of Fisher of the death of Fisher, such termination to be effective immediately upon delivery of notice thereof.

Section 1.2. Section 7.1 Termination. is hereby amended to revise the ultimate sentence and add a new ultimate sentence to Section 7.1 as follows:

The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g) above shall give written notice of such termination to the other party.

In clarification of the foregoing, in the event of a termination pursuant to clauses (c) through (g) hereof, there shall be no further settlement of Acquired Shares in respect of any purchases pursuant to the Program (whether for a prior month or the period in which the termination event occurs), and no Closing for Acquired Shares shall follow any such termination of this Agreement.


ARTICLE 2

Miscellaneous

Section 2.1. Effect. Except as amended by this Amendment, the Stock Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 2.2. Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of California (without regard to principles of conflicts of laws).

Section 2.3. Counterparts; Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto. No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Person other than the Company or Seller any rights or remedies hereunder.

Section 2.4. Entire Agreement . The Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

Section 2.5. Captions . The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

THE GAP, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jennifer Cho

Name:   Jennifer Cho
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
ROBERT J. FISHER
(on behalf of himself and on behalf of Seller)
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Fisher

Name:   Robert J. Fisher

Exhibit 10.7

AMENDMENT TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Amendment dated as of February 1, 2010 to STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of November 17, 2009 (the “ Stock Purchase Agreement ”) between The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” ) and John J. Fisher ( “Fisher” and, together with any revocable family trust through which Fisher beneficially owns common stock of the Company, “Seller” ). Initially capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the parties to this Amendment entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement in connection with the Company’s share repurchase agreement authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 17, 2009; and

WHEREAS, the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement desire to amend such agreement to provide for its termination in the event of the death of Fisher; and

WHEREAS in consideration of the above recitals and of the mutual agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Company and the Seller intending to be bound legally, each agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

Section 1.1. Section 7.1 Termination. is hereby amended to add a new clause (g) to Section 7.1 as follows:

(g) notwithstanding Section 7.1(b), pursuant to written notice by the successor or executor of the estate of Fisher of the death of Fisher, such termination to be effective immediately upon delivery of notice thereof.

Section 1.2. Section 7.1 Termination. is hereby amended to revise the ultimate sentence and add a new ultimate sentence to Section 7.1 as follows:

The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g) above shall give written notice of such termination to the other party.

In clarification of the foregoing, in the event of a termination pursuant to clauses (c) through (g) hereof, there shall be no further settlement of Acquired Shares in respect of any purchases pursuant to the Program (whether for a prior month or the period in which the termination event occurs), and no Closing for Acquired Shares shall follow any such termination of this Agreement.


ARTICLE 2

Miscellaneous

Section 2.1. Effect. Except as amended by this Amendment, the Stock Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 2.2. Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of California (without regard to principles of conflicts of laws).

Section 2.3. Counterparts; Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto. No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Person other than the Company or Seller any rights or remedies hereunder.

Section 2.4. Entire Agreement . The Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

Section 2.5. Captions . The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

THE GAP, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jennifer Cho

Name:   Jennifer Cho
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
JOHN J. FISHER
(on behalf of himself and on behalf of Seller)
By:  

/s/ John J. Fisher

Name:   John J. Fisher

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Glenn K. Murphy, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Gap, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

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

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: June 8, 2010

/s/ Glenn K. Murphy

Glenn K. Murphy

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Sabrina L. Simmons, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Gap, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

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

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: June 8, 2010

/s/ Sabrina L. Simmons

Sabrina L. Simmons
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Gap, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 1, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Glenn K. Murphy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Glenn K. Murphy

Glenn K. Murphy
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 8, 2010

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Gap, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 1, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Sabrina L. Simmons, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Sabrina L. Simmons

Sabrina L. Simmons
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 8, 2010