Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $15.805 billion

JUNE:

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

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.: Bank meeting late June; $1.15 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs; $250 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 to 200 bps; $250 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 to 200 bps; $650 million eight-year term B at Libor plus 225 to 250 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.

NELLSON NEUTRACEUTICAL INC.: Bank meeting June 13; $285 million senior secured credit facility; UBS Securities and Goldman Sachs; $260 million term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $25 million revolver; help fund the acquisition of Bariatrix Products International Inc.; Irwindale, Calif. nutritional bar and powder manufacturer.

OMNICARE INC.: Bank meeting mid-June; $750 million credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and JPMorgan co-lead arrangers, Lehman Brothers, UBS Warburg, Wachovia Securities and CIBC World Markets; $250 million four-year term A; $500 million four-year revolver; repay outstanding debt; Covington, Ky. provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly.

PACKAGED ICE INC.: Bank meeting June 19; $170 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston, Bear Stearns and CIBC; $35 million revolver; $135 million term loan B; help fund LBO by Trimaran Capital Partners and Bear Stearns Merchant Banking; Dallas packaged ice company.

WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS CORP.: $150 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $100 million term loan; $50 million revolver; to repurchase all common stock held by Group 4 Falck A/S; expected close by end of June; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. correctional and detention facilities company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ACCURIDE CORP.: $240 million credit facility; Citigroup; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps (B2/B+); $190 million second lien term loan at Libor plus 625 bps (B3/B-); refinance existing bank debt; Evansville, Ind. manufacturer and supplier of wheels for heavy/medium trucks and trailers.

AFFINITY GROUP INC.: Expected close June 16 week; $175 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-); FleetBoston and CIBC; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $140 million six-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps; repay existing bank debt, repurchase a portion of the notes at Affinity Group Holding, Inc. and fund a shareholder distribution; Englewood, Colo. direct marketing company.

ALARIS MEDICAL INC.: $265 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Citigroup and UBS Warburg joint lead arrangers, CIBC and Bear Stearns; $235 million six-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; secured by all assets; fund tender offers, reduce debt and general corporate purposes; San Diego developer of medication safety solutions.

CBD MEDIA LLC: $165 million secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Lehman Brothers and Bank of America; TD Securities participating in syndicate; $160 million 61/2-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $5 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; repay existing senior indebtedness and provide a cash dividend to the existing equity holders; Cincinnati multi-media publisher of Yellow and White Page directories.

CONMED CORP.: $135 million add-on to term loan B at Libor plus 275 bps (Ba3); JPMorgan; pay off $112.7 million of 9% senior subordinated bonds, fund the $5 million call premium and pay off revolver debt of $47.3 million; Utica, N.Y. medical technology company.

CSK AUTO CORP.: $325 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $225 million six-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing asset-based loan; Phoenix retailer of automotive parts and accessories.

CUMBERLAND FARMS INC.: Expected close mid-July; $325 million credit facility; Transamerica co-lead arranger and administration agent, Fleet co-lead arranger and syndication agent; $150 million five-year term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million five-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinancing, general corporate purposes, working capital; Canton, Mass. convenience store owner and operator.

DOMINO'S INC.: $685 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $560 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $125 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; secured by basically all assets; recapitalization; Ann Arbor, Mich. pizza chain.

EDUCATE INC.: Expected close by June 30; $130 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $110 million 5 1/2-year term loan at Libor plus 425 bps; help fund the acquisition of Sylvan Learning Systems Inc.'s K-12 education operating units; Educate, formed by the equity firm Apollo Management LP, is based in Baltimore.

FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL INC.: Expected close by the end of June; $475 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche Bank and Fleet; $175 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million five-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; retire high-yield bonds; South Portland, Maine semiconductor company.

GLOBAL IMAGING SYSTEMS INC.: $250 million senior secured credit facility (BB-/Ba3); Wachovia; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Tampa, Fla. provider of office technology solutions.

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL CORP./RIVERWOOD HOLDINGS INC.: $1.6 billion credit facility (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; $400 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $350 million six-year term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $850 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund merger; Atlanta paperboard packaging company.

INTERFACE INC.: $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps (B2/B+); Wachovia; refinance debt; Atlanta manufacturer, marketer, installer and servicer of products for the commercial and institutional interiors market.

INVERESK RESEARCH GROUP INC.: $150 million credit facility; Wachovia; $75 million three-year revolver; 75 million five-year term loan A; general corporate purposes; Cary, N.C. provider of drug development services.

LAIDLAW, INC.: $825 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse First Boston, Citibank; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $625 million six-year term loan B at Libor plus 500 bps; Chapter 11 exit financing; Burlington, Ont. transportation company.

LE-NATURE'S INC.: $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps (B+); Wachovia; refinance existing debt; Latrobe, Pa. natural beverages company.

MASSEY ENERGY CO.: $450 million credit facility (Ba1); Citigroup and UBS Warburg; $275 million term B at Libor plus 300 bps; $175 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; refinancing; Richmond, Va. coal company.

NATIONSRENT INC.: $150 million four-year exit financing revolver; Wachovia, GECC co-arrangers, Wachovia administrative agent and bookrunner, GECC syndication agent; secured by basically all assets; refinance debt, capital expenditures and working capital needs; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. rental company.

OWENS-ILLINOIS INC. $1.9 billion credit facility (B1/BB); Deutsche and Bank of America; $650 million four-year revolver and $500 million four-year term A at Libor plus 325 bps; $750 million five-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance debt; Toledo, Ohio manufacturer of packaging products.

OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC.: Expected close early June; $295 million five-year senior secured revolver with price talk of Libor plus 250 bps; SunTrust Capital Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch Capital joint lead arrangers; help fund acquisition of Viewpoint International Inc.; Atlanta manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel.

PACER INTERNATIONAL INC.: $330 million credit facility (BB-/B1); Deutsche; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $255 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing credit facility and $150 million of notes; Concord, Calif. logistics provider.

PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $110 million three-year revolver with an interest rate ranging from Libor plus 200 to 275 bps depending on the funded debt to EBITDA and availability; Congress Financial Corp.; help fund the acquisition of Salant Corp. (expected close June 19), working capital and general corporate purposes; Miami men's clothing company.

PURE FISHING: $145 million credit facility; Wachovia; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $110 million 61/2-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps; LBO with Whitney & Co. as sponsor; Spirit Lake, Iowa fishing tackle company.

QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP./PHARMA SERVICES HOLDINGS INC.: $425 million credit facility (B1); Citigroup; $75 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $350 million five-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund LBO; Durham, N.C. provider of product development and commercial development solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

REGENT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $150 million credit facility; Fleet sole lead arranger and administrative agent; $85 million 7 1/2-year revolver; $65 million 7 1/2-year term loan; both priced at Libor plus 175 bps; Covington, Ky. radio broadcasting company.

RIDDELL SPORTS GROUP INC.: $80 million credit facility; Wachovia; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 450 bps; $50 million five-year term A at Libor plus 450 bps; to help fund the leveraged buyout with Fenway Partners as the sponsor; designer, manufacturer and marketer of sporting equipment.

TEXAS INDUSTRIES INC.: $200 million asset-based four-year revolver at Libor plus 200 to 275 bps (BB); Bank of America; working capital and general corporate purposes, including repurchasing outstanding senior notes, repaying existing bank debt, repurchasing interests in defined pool of trade receivables and retiring variable-rate industrial development revenue bonds; Dallas maker of cement and structural steel.

THOMAS & BETTS: $175 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps (Ba2/BBB-); Wachovia; refinance; Memphis, Tenn. manufacturer of connectors and components for electrical markets.

TRITON PCS INC.: Expected close June 13; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee (BB-); Lehman Brothers lead arranger and administrative agent, Citigroup co-lead arranger; general corporate and working capital purposes; Berwyn, Pa. wireless communications services provider.

UNITED COMPONENTS INC.: $415 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Lehman and JPMorgan; $300 million term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $115 million pro rata at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund leveraged buyout by Carlyle Group from UIS Inc.; Jersey City, N.J. auto parts manufacturer.

UNITED STATES STEEL CORP.: $600 million asset based revolver due 2007 at Libor plus 250 bps; JPMorgan and GE Capital; working capital and general corporate purposes; Pittsburgh producer, seller and transporter of steel mill products, coal, coke and taconite pellets.

VIVENDI UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT: $950 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan and Bank of America, with Barclays involved; refinance $1.6 billion bridge facility; Paris media, entertainment and telecom company.

WEG ACQUISITIONS LP: $200 million term loan at Libor plus 425 bps (Ba3/BB+), offered at 99; Lehman; help fund acquisition of Williams Energy Partners L.P. by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund II L.P.

WERNER HOLDING CO. INC.: $230 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan and Citigroup; $60 million five-year revolver; $170 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; redeem $150 million of common stock and options from existing holders; Greenville, Pa., operator in the climbing products and extruded products business segments.

WORLDSPAN L.P.: $150 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank; $100 million term loan; $50 million revolver; both talked at Libor plus 450 to 500 bps; help fund LBO by Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners L.P. and Teachers' Merchant Bank; Atlanta travel technology company.

ON THE HORIZON:

GERDAU AMERISTEEL CORP.: $350 million senior secured credit revolver (BB); CIBC/CIT joint venture entity and Bank of America; repay debt under existing credit facilities; Toronto-based steel producer.

KINETIC SYSTEMS, INC.: $150 million credit facility; Bank of Nova Scotia; to pay separation note to Celerity Group, Inc.; Milpitas, Calif. provider of turnkey process systems and operating services.

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.

MIRANT CORP.: $3.45 billion credit facility; $2.05 billion five-year term loan; $1.1 billion five-year revolver; $300 million secured term loan for Mirant Americas Generation; Libor plus 400 bps, going to Libor plus 450 bps if borrowings aren't reduced by $300 million after three years; Atlanta energy company.

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.

THE PENN TRAFFIC CO.: $270 million nine-month revolving DIP at Prime plus 175 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; Fleet; secured by first priority liens on and security interests in the post-petition collateral, working capital and general corporate purposes; Syracuse, N.Y. operator of regional food chains.

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.

XEROX CORP. $1 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, joint lead arrangers, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, UBS and Merrill Lynch six equal underwriters; $700 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; Both tranches due September 2008; repay existing bank debt; Stamford, Conn. document company.

FULL DOCUMENTATION FOR RECENT DEALS AND AMENDMENTS:

BELDEN & BLAKE CORP.: Amendment to expand and extend credit facility; via Ableco Finance LLC; dated May 30.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880114/000095015203006071/l01395aexv10w1.txt

CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.: New $200 million credit facility via Citigroup; dated June 5.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141103/000111650203001025/thirdamendcreditagmt.txt

QWEST CORP.: New $1.75 billion credit facility via Merrill Lynch & Co., Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche Bank; dated June 9.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/68622/000110465903012002/j1926_ex10d1.htm

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