Bank Loan Calendar

JANUARY

BOSTON CELTICS: Bank meeting in Boston on Jan. 15; $180 million credit facility; SG Cowen; $100 million five-year term loan for the operating company (probably investment grade); $80 million five-year term loan for the holding company (probably leveraged); help finance acquisition of Boston Celtics by Boston Basketball Partners LP; NBA basketball team.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN: Bank meeting mid-January; $725 million credit facility; CIBC, Goldman and Deutsche; $325 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $400 million term B at Libor plus 375 bps; help fund LBO from Vivendi Universal by Thomas H. Lee Partners, Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and Apax Partners; Boston publishing company.

LAMAR MEDIA CORP.: $1.3 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; $300 million revolver preliminary pricing Libor plus 200 bps; $350 million term A preliminary pricing Libor plus 200 bps; $650 million term B preliminary pricing Libor plus 250 bps; replace the company's existing bank facility; Baton Rouge, La. outdoor advertising company.

MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: To close in conjunction with IPO; $275 million senior secured credit facility; CSFB administrative agent; $150 million term loan due 2009, add-on to existing term for a total of $290 million, Libor plus 350 bps (subject to a grid that goes down to Libor plus 275 bps); $125 million five-year revolver; secured by basically all assets; repay outstanding debt; separate $100 million incremental term loan; Dearborn, Mich. auto parts company.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: Expected third week of January; $800 million credit facility; Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners and syndication agents; $600 million term B at Libor plus 300 bps; $200 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; secured by assets and stock; fund acquisition of Hollywood Casino Corp. and refinance debt; Wyomissing, Pa. owner and operator of gaming properties.

FIRST QUARTER:

AMERIPATH INC.: $375 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche Bank; $300 million term loan B; $75 million revolver; help fund LBO by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Riviera Beach, Fla. provider of cancer diagnostics, genomic, and related information services.

DOLE FOOD CO. INC.: $1.15 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Scotia Capital and Bank of America; $850 million of term loans; $300 million revolver; help fund buyout of Dole by DHM Acquisition Co., which is wholly owned by David H. Murdock; Westlake Village, Calif. producer and marketer of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers.

TRW AUTOMOTIVE: JPMorgan, Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of TRW by The Blackstone Group from Northrop Grumman Corp.; Livonia, Mich. diversified supplier of automotive systems, modules and components.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AEROSTRUCTURES CORP. $165 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Lehman Brothers; $130 million six-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; refinancing; Nashville supplier of airframe structures.

ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC.: $2.062 billion credit facility; Citibank, JPMorgan and Scotia Capital; $1.148 billion term loan at Libor plus 400 bps for Allegheny Energy Supply; $269 million senior secured term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; $470 million senior secured additional financing term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; $175 million senior revolver at Libor plus 500 bps; all due April 2005; refinance existing debt; Hagerstown, Md. energy company.

AMSCAN HOLDINGS INC.: $200 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Goldman Sachs Credit Partners; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 450 bps; $170 million term loan at Libor plus 450 bps; refinance and extend maturity of existing facilities; Elmsford, N.Y. party goods manufacturer and distributor.

HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $250 million senior credit facility (Ba3/BB-); UBS Warburg; $200 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; to help repay borrowings on existing credit facilities, redeem remaining 10.625% senior subordinated notes due 2004, general corporate purposes; Wilsonville, Ore. video store chain.

LEVI STRAUSS & CO.: $800 million credit facility; Scotiabank, Citibank and Bank of America; $400 million 31/2-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps; $400 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; refinance existing debt; San Francisco clothing company.

O'CHARLEY'S INC.: $285 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Wachovia; $135 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million six-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps; help fund acquisition of Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub; Nashville restaurant chain.

PATRIOT MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $165 million credit facility; Bank of New York; $65 million pro rata at Libor plus 375 bps; $100 million term B at Libor plus 450 bps; help fund spin off from RCN Corp. with Spectrum Equity Investors as equity sponsor; New Jersey cable company.

SPX CORP.: $500 million revolver and $175 million term A due March 2008 (Ba2/BB+); refinancing; Charlotte, N.C. provider of technical products, industrial products, flow technology and services.

THERMA-TRU CORP.: $305 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); CIBC; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $230 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; pricing refinancing, changing term B to Libor plus 325 from Libor plus 375; Maumee, Ohio fiberglass door manufacturer.

TRANSCORE HOLDINGS INC.: $175 million credit facility; Bank of Montreal; $50 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $125 million four-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps; general corporate purposes; Hummelstown, Pa. transportation communications company.

TURNING STONE CASINO RESORT ENTERPRISES: $150 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; Bank of America and KeyBank; gaming, entertainment and lodging firm operating in New York State.

U.S. INVESTIGATIONS SERVICES INC.: $400 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Lehman Brothers; $225 million term B at Libor plus 400 bps; $125 million term A at Libor plus 350 bps; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund acquisition by The Carlyle Group and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Annandale, Pa. provider of security support to government agencies and commercial entities.

VERITAS DGC INC.: $265 million credit facility (Ba2/BB+/BB+); Deutsche Bank; $60 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 350 to 400 bps; $40 million three-year term A at Libor plus 350 to 400 bps; $125 million four-year term B at Libor plus 500 bps; $40 million five-year term C (not being syndicated) at Libor plus 750 bps; refinancing; Houston provider of geophysical services to oil and gas industry.

ON THE HORIZON:

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.

ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO.: $1 billion 364-day senior secured facility at Libor plus 300 bps; secured by first mortgage bonds; repay outstanding debt and general corporate purposes; Dallas energy company.

SYMBION INC.: $100 million three-year revolver; in conjunction with IPO; Bank of America; commitment fee to range from 37.5 bps to 50 bps; secured by a first priority lien on substantially all real and personal property of the company and its subsidiaries, all capital stock or other interests in wholly-owned subsidiaries and a pledge of ownership interests in majority owned-subsidiaries; for acquisitions, developments of new centers and working capital; Nashville, Tenn. surgery center operator.

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD: $1.5 billion 364-day revolver; Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; refinancing effort; Bermuda-based diversified manufacturing and service company.

FULL DOCUMENTATION FOR RECENT DEALS AND AMENDMENTS:

CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER CO. LLC: Amendment to credit facility, delaying principal repayment, extending maturity, waiving some covenant compliance; via Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank as documentation agent and Credit Suisse First Boston as syndication agent; dated Dec. 20.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095531/000104746902008757/a2097193zex-10_1.htm

DANKA BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC: Amendment to credit facility allowing note repurchases, relaxing EBITDA covenant; via Bank of America NA as administrative agent; dated Dec. 27.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894010/000104596903000005/dex428.htm

ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.: Amended and restated asset-based credit facility, cutting borrowing costs, increasing size and eliminating most covenants; via JPMorgan Chase as administrative agent, Fleet Securities, Inc. as collateral agent and both banks as co-arrangers; dated Dec. 24.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95052/000090951802000890/jd12-30_credit.txt

EYE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.: Amended and restated credit facility; $25 million revolver, $55 million term loan A and $62 million term loan B; via Fleet National Bank as administrative agent, Bank of America, NA as syndication agent and Fleet Securities, Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC as co-lead arrangers; dated Dec. 23.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759896/000075989602000012/doc2.txt

FELCOR LODGING TRUST INC.: Amendment to credit facility, reducing size to $300 million from $615 million and easing covenants; via JPMorgan Chase Bank and Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas.; dated Dec. 20.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923603/000089907802000765/ex10-18todec208k.txt

IMPERIAL SUGAR CO.: New $175 million credit facility via Bank of America as administrative agent, Banc of America Securities LLC as co-lead arranger and bookmanager, General Electric Capital Corp. as co-lead arranger and syndication agent.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/831327/000089924302003275/dex4b.txt

J. CREW INC.: New $180 million credit facility; via Wachovia Bank, NA as administrative agent; dated Dec. 23.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051251/000095013002008754/dex101.txt

JDN REALTY CORP.: Amended and restated credit facility made up of $150 million term loan, $150 million line of credit and new $50 million unsecured term loan; via Fleet National Bank as administrative agent; dated Dec. 27.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916836/000095014403000102/g80065exv99w1.txt

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916836/000095014403000102/g80065exv99w2.txt

MAVERICK TUBE CORP.: Amended and restated credit facility; via JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent and CIT Business Credit Canada Inc. as Canadian administrative agent and General Electric Capital Corp. as documentation agent; dated Dec. 31.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/869087/000101124003000002/mavex1011010203.txt

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