Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $14.719 billion

JULY:

ALLIANCE GAMING CORP.: Bank meeting July 30; $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.

DEX MEDIA WEST LLC: Bank meeting July 29; $2.11 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.

THE MEOW MIX CO.: Bank meeting July 30; $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; $25 million second lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Meow Mix by The Cypress Group LLC from J.W. Childs; Secaucus, N.J. dry cat food company.

AUGUST:

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 consisting of a $50 million revolver and $275 million term loan B, both at Libor plus 350 basis points; Banc of America; retire notes; Cincinnati-based funeral home operator.

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.

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.

BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORP.: $300 million credit facility; 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.

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.

CROWN CORK & SEAL CO. INC.: $450 million term loan B being repriced to Libor plus 300 bps from Libor plus 425 bps; Deutsche and Citigroup; Philadelphia supplier of packaging products.

EAGLEPICHER INC.: $275 million credit facility (B+); ABN Amro and UBS; $125 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $150 million six-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps; replace existing credit facility; Phoenix manufacturer and marketer of products for space, defense, automotive, filtration, pharmaceutical, environmental and commercial applications.

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.: $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.

INAMED CORP.: $100 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Union Bank of California; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $65 million five-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Santa Barbara, Calif. global medical device 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 250 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.

JOSTENS INC.: $675 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $475 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million seven-year delayed draw term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the leveraged buyout of Jostens by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P. and affiliated funds, each managed by CSFB Private Equity from Investcorp, its co-investors and MidOcean Partners; Minneapolis provider of school related affinity products.

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.: $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; expected closing mid-August; San Antonio medical device company.

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.: $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.

MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $325 million credit facility; 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.

MOORE CORP.: $500 million term loan; repricing of existing $500 million term loan B to Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 300 bps; Deutsche Bank and Citigroup; Mississauga, Ont. manager and distributor of print information.

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.

NATIONAL WATERWORKS INC.: $250 million term loan B repriced to Libor plus 275 bps; will pay 102 call protection; will remove 2.5% Libor floor; JPMorgan and Goldman; refinancing; Palm Desert, Calif. provider of water and wastewater systems.

ORIENTAL TRADING CO. INC.: $290 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse First Boston and BNP Paribas; $250 million six-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; recapitalization; Omaha, Neb. direct marketer of novelties and toys.

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.

UNIFRAX CORP.: $135 million credit facility; Wachovia; $100 million term B; $35 million revolver; 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:

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.

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.

SPX CORP.: Amendment to reduce interest rates on term loans, possible modify covenants including provision on restricted payments; JP Morgan Chase; Charlotte, N.C. manufacturer.

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:

AK STEEL CORP.: New $400 million revolver; via Credit Suisse First Boston Cayman Islands branch as administrative agent, lead arranger and bookrunner, General Electric Capital Corp. as syndication agent and collateral agent and CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc., Bank One, NA and Congress Financial Corp as co-documentation agents; dated July 24.

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AMERICAN TOWER CORP.: Amended to credit facility to allow issuance of new debt; via Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. as administrative agent; dated July 18.

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KAYDON CORP.: New $200 million revolving credit facility via Bank One, NA as administrative agent; dated July 28.

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