Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $20.5691 billion

AUGUST:

DEX MEDIA WEST LLC: $2.11 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia Securities and Lehman Brothers; $1.05 billion term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $100 million revolver; $960 million term loan A; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe from Qwest Communications Inc.; yellow pages directories business.

REGAL CINEMAS INC.: Conference call Aug. 8; $523.1 million six-year term loan D at Libor plus 225 bps (Ba2/ BB-); Lehman administrative agent and joint lead arranger, Credit Suisse First Boston syndication agent and joint lead arranger; refinance existing debt; Centennial, Colo. theaters circuit.

WABASH NATIONAL CORP.: $250 million credit facility consisting of a three-year asset based revolver and term loan; Fleet Capital; replace existing indebtedness; closing expected during the third quarter; Lafayette, Ind. truck trailer and intermodal equipment company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ALDERWOODS GROUP INC.: $325 million credit facility (B1/BB-) consisting of a $50 million revolver and $275 million term loan B, both at Libor plus 350 basis points; Bank of America; retire notes; Cincinnati-based funeral home operator.

ALLIANCE GAMING CORP.: $375 million credit facility; Bank of America and CIBC; $275 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Las Vegas gaming company.

AMERICAN SEAFOODS GROUP LLC: $300 million credit facility; CIBC; $80 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $220 million seven-year term B split between floating rate and fixed rate tranches, floating rate at Libor plus 300 bps; secured by intercompany debt, capital stock and certain assets; fund tender for 10 1/8% notes; Seattle producer of seafood products.

AMSTED INDUSTRIES INC.: $525 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Citigroup and Bank of America; $400 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $125 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; refinancing; Chicago diversified manufacturer of industrial components.

AQUILA INC.: $215 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston lead arranger; $135 million 364-day term loan for Aquila Networks Canada Corp. at Libor plus 425 bps; $80 million 364-day term loan for Aquila Networks Canada Ltd. at Libor plus 425 bps; refinancing; Kansas City, Mo. energy provider.

ASSOCIATED MATERIALS INC.: $260 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); UBS Securities and CSFB joint lead arrangers, UBS administrative agent, CSFB syndication agent, CIBC documentation agent; $70 million revolver due April 2007 in line with existing pricing at Libor plus 300 bps with 50 bps commitment fee; $190 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps lower than current pricing; help fund acquisition of Gentek Holdings Inc.; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio manufacturer and distributor of exterior residential building products.

BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORP.: $300 million credit facility (BB-); Wells Fargo sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $125 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing credit facility; San Francisco distributor of building materials and services.

CALPINE CONSTRUCTION FINANCE CO. LP: $385 million six-year first priority secured term loans at Libor plus 600 bps; Goldman Sachs; repay debt; also $365 million eight-year second priority secured floating-rate notes under Rule 144A pricing off bank loan desk at Libor plus 850 bps; subsidiary of San Jose, Calif. energy company Calpine Corp.

CF INDUSTRIES INC.: $150 million asset-based revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; Bank of Montreal and Harris Bank; general corporate purposes; Long Grove, Ill. interregional agricultural cooperative.

CONCENTRA OPERATING CORP.: $435 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $335 million term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $100 million revolver; refinance debt; Addison, Tex. provider of services designed to contain healthcare and disability costs and serves the occupational, auto and group healthcare markets.

CORRECTIONS CORP. OF AMERICA: $275 million term loan B add-on at Libor plus 275 bps; Lehman; repay existing debt; Nashville, Tenn. owner, operator and manager of prisons and other correctional facilities, and provider of inmate residential and prisoner transportation services.

DEAN FOODS CO.: $2.45 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Wachovia Securities and Bank One; $850 million revolver due 2007 at Libor plus 175 bps; $850 million term A due 2007 at Libor plus 175 bps; $750 million term B due 2008 at Libor plus 200 bps; all tranches pricing being lowered from Libor plus 225 bps; call protection at par ½ for nine months; amending and restating; Houston processor and distributor of milk and other dairy products.

DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC: $1.05 billion term loan B being repriced to Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 350 bps and increased to $1.225 billion; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Salomon Smith Barney; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs; El Segundo, Calif.-based digital satellite television service provider.

FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.: $250 million term B add-on talked at Libor plus 225 to 250 bps; JPMorgan; acquisition financing; Hampton, N.H. manufacturer of scientific instruments, equipment and supplies.

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL CORP./RIVERWOOD HOLDINGS INC.: Expected close Aug. 8; $1.6 billion credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank joint lead arrangers, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley syndication agents, all four are equal underwriter leads, Citibank and Credit Suisse First Boston are co-leads; $325 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.125 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund merger; Atlanta paperboard packaging company.

INFRASOURCE INC.: $180 million credit facility; Barclays Capital; $140 million term B at Libor plus 400 bps; $40 million pro rata; help fund leveraged buyout of InfraSource by GFI Energy Ventures LLC and Oaktree Capital Management LLC from Exelon Corp.; Aston, Pa. infrastructure services provider.

INSIGHT COMMUNICATIONS CO. INC.: $1.125 billion term loan B at Libor plus 275 bps (Ba3/BB+); JPMorgan and Bank of America co-lead arrangers and bookrunners, Bank of New York administrative agent, TD and Fleet documentation agents; refinance all of the outstanding debt at its Ohio operating subsidiary, which consists of $140 million of 10% senior notes due 2006, $55.9 million of 12 7/8% senior discount notes due 2008 and a $22.5 million senior credit facility; New York cable television system operator.

KERASOTES THEATERS INC.: Repricing $100 million B loan to Libor plus 350 bps from Libor plus 400 bps; Deutsche; Illinois-based movie chain.

KERR GROUP INC.: $205 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Wells Fargo; $175 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $30 million five-year revolver; help finance acquisition of substantially all operating assets of Setco Inc. and Tubed Products Inc., both wholly owned subsidiaries of McCormick & Co. Inc.; Lancaster, Pa. provider of specialty plastic closures and containers.

KINETIC CONCEPTS INC.: Expected closing mid-August; $580 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Stanley lead arrangers; $100 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $480 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; repay outstanding balance on existing credit facility and redeem 9.625% senior subordinated notes; San Antonio medical device company.

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.: Expected close Aug. 11 week; $1.15 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup; $350 million five-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $550 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; secured by basically all assets; help fund $2 billion dividend to Merck & Co. Inc. as part of spin-off and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Franklin Lakes, N.J. pharmacy benefits management company.

THE MEOW MIX CO.: $231 million senior secured credit facility; UBS bookrunner and lead arranger, CIBC syndication agent and co-arranger; $30 million revolver; $176 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; $25 million second lien term loan at Libor plus 650 bps; help fund acquisition of Meow Mix by The Cypress Group LLC from J.W. Childs; Secaucus, N.J. dry cat food company.

MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $325 million credit facility (B1/B+); Fleet administrative agent and co-lead arranger, Bank of America co-lead arranger and syndication agent; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $125 million six-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps; refinancing; Dallas provider of monitored security alarm systems.

MORAN TRANSPORTATION: $175 million senior secured credit facility; Fleet sole lead arranger, Bank of America syndication agent; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $125 million six-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing bank debt.

MORRIS PUBLISHING GROUP LLC: $400 million credit facility (Ba1/BB); JPMorgan; $225 million term B; $175 million revolver; both priced at Libor plus 225 bps; refinancing; Augusta, Ga. media company.

PEGASUS MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $440 million credit facility; Bank of America; $400 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps; $40 million revolver; repay existing debt, to support letters of credit and for working capital; Bala Cynwyd, Pa. direct broadcast satellite provider and broadcast television company.

QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP./PHARMA SERVICES HOLDINGS INC.: $390 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Citigroup; $75 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $315 million five-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund LBO; Durham, N.C. provider of product development and commercial development solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

REDDY ICE GROUP INC. (PACKAGED ICE INC.): $170 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston, Bear Stearns and CIBC; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $135 million six-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps with step-down to Libor plus 275 bps at a leverage grid of 3.75 times; help fund LBO by Trimaran Capital Partners and Bear Stearns Merchant Banking; Dallas packaged ice company.

SEMINOLE GROUP LP: $350 million senior secured credit facility; Fleet and BNP Paribas joint lead arrangers, Fleet administrative agent, BNP syndication agent; $250 million three-year working capital revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $100 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; Tulsa, Okla. provider of services to crude oil and refined products industry.

SPX CORP.: $1.092 billion comprised on B and C loan; repricing tranches at Libpr plus 225 bps; JP Morgan Chase; Charlotte, N.C. manufacturer.

SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING INC.: $200 million three-year revolving corporate credit facility; expected to close in the third quarter; general corporate purposes, including joint venture investments, acquisitions and refinancing existing debt; Mclean, Va. provider of senior living services.

TEMPUR WORLD INC.: $135 million add-on to term loan B talked at Libor plus 350 bps (B1/B+); GE and Lehman; refinance existing bank and mezzanine debt, and pay dividend; Lexington, Ky. mattress and pillow company.

UNIFIRST CORP.: $285 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; Fleet sole lead arranger, sole bookrunner and administrative agent; acquisition-related facility; Wilmington, Mass. provider of workplace uniforms and protective clothing.

UNIFRAX CORP.: $135 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Wachovia; $100 million six-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; help fund leveraged buyout by American Securities Partners LP; Niagara Falls, N.Y. producer of high temperature insulation products.

U.S.I. HOLDINGS CORP.: $135 million credit facility (BB-); JPMorgan and Bank of America; $105 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $30 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; repay existing debt and for general corporate purposes; San Francisco, Calif. property & casualty, and employee benefits insurance company.

WASTE INDUSTRIES USA INC.: $175 million 3 1/2-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; Fleet administrative agent and lead arranger, Wachovia syndication agent, BB&T documentation agent; refinance an existing $200 million revolver; Raleigh, N.C. solid waste services company.

WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $463 million 6 1/2-year term loan B (BB/Ba1) at Libor plus 225 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston and the Bank of Nova Scotia lead arrangers; refinance existing debt and help fund tender offer for $150 million and €100 million 13% senior subordinated notes due 2009; Woodbury, N.Y. provider of weight loss services.

WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP.: $350 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Bank of America; $150 million term loan priced at Libor plus 400 bps; $200 million asset-based revolver; Houston manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and fabricated products.

ON THE HORIZON:

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC.: $250 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $200 million term loan; $50 million revolver; to repay in full approximately $320.7 million in borrowings under the company's existing credit facility and finance general corporate needs; Anchorage, Alaska telecommunications company.

LOEWS CINEPLEX THEATERS, INC.: Seven-year term loan and five-year revolver; Credit Suisse First Boston and Merrill Lynch; term loan proceeds to help repay Loews' existing credit facility and facility of its Loeks-Star Theatres subsidiary and for fees and expenses, revolver for general corporate purposes; coming in conjunction with $300 million IPO and notes offering; New York, N.Y. movie theater operator.

MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES INC.: $230 million five-year exit financing facility; Deutsche Bank; $100 million term loans; $50 million revolver; $80 million letter of credit facility; term loans will repay existing bank debt; expected emergence from chapter 11 in September; Columbia, Md. operator in the managed behavioral healthcare business.

NTELOS INC.: $224.5 million exit financing facility; Wachovia; $50 million term A due July 25, 2007 at Libor plus 325 bps; $99.5 million term B due July 25, 2008 at Libor plus 400 bps; $75 million term C due July 25, 2008 at Libor plus 275 bps; $36 million revolver due July 25, 2007 at Libor plus 325 bps; Waynesboro, Va. digital wireless PCS provider.

WESTPOINT STEVENS INC.: $300 million one-year revolving DIP at Libor plus 275 bps; Bank of America is administrative agent, Wachovia Bank is syndication agent and Banc of America Securities LLC is book manager and sole lead arranger; secured by perfected first priority liens on all unencumbered assets, perfected junior liens on encumbered assets and perfected first priority priming liens on assets; working capital and other general corporate purposes; West Point, Ga. bed and bath home fashions company.

FULL DOCUMENTATION FOR RECENT DEALS AND AMENDMENTS:

NATIONAL WATERWORKS, INC.: Amended credit facility; via J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP as co-syndication agents, General Electric Capital Corp. and Antares Capital Corp. as co-documentation agents and UBS AG, Stamford Branch as administrative agent; dated Aug. 7.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1211010/000095012303009082/y89066exv10w32.txt

PEGASUS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.: Amended and restated term loan; via DBS Investors Agent, Inc. as administrative agent; dated Aug. 1.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015629/000095011603003368/ex10-1.txt

RITE AID CORP.: Amended and restated credit agreement; via Citicorp North America, Inc. as administrative agent and collateral processing co-agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank as syndication agent and collateral processing co-agent; dated Aug. 4.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84129/000095017203002530/ritecredit.htm

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