Bank Loan Calendar

JANUARY

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 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. gaming company.

TENET HEALTHCARE CORP.: Bank meeting Jan. 28; $500 million three-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup and SunTrust Bank; to reduce borrowings under existing $1.5 billion multi-year revolver due 2006; expected close by late February; Santa Barbara, Calif. healthcare services company.

TRW AUTOMOTIVE: $1.81 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan, Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $500 million revolver expected at Libor plus 350 bps; $410 million term A expected at Libor plus 350 bps; $900 million term B expected at Libor plus 400 bps; all tranches will be comprised of euros and U.S. dollars; help fund acquisition of TRW by The Blackstone Group from Northrop Grumman Corp.; Livonia, Mich. diversified supplier of automotive systems, modules and components.

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.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

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.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES: $110 million senior secured revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; 50 bps unused fee; PNC; secured by receivables, inventory and substantially all hard assets of the Kingswood Mine; help fund acquisition of coal assets of Pittston, coal assets of Coastal and domestic operations of AMCI; Appalachian coal miner.

AMERICAN MEDIA INC.: $140 million term loan C (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan and Bear Stearns; help fund acquisition of Weider Publications Inc.; Delray Beach, Fla. publishing 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.

BOSTON CELTICS: $180 million credit facility; SG Cowen; $100 million five-year term loan for the operating company at Libor plus 150 bps; $80 million five-year term loan for the holding company at Libor plus 250 bps; help finance acquisition of Boston Celtics by Boston Basketball Partners LP; NBA basketball team.

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC.: $325 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Fleet Securities and Bank of America; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps; repay borrowings under the company's existing senior secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes; Rutland, Vt. provider of collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services.

CENTRAL PARKING CORP.: $350 million credit facility; Bank of America; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $175 million seven-year term loan B; Nashville parking facility operator.

CSX LINES LLC (HORIZON LINES LLC): $200 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); ABN Amro and UBS Warburg joint lead arrangers; $175 million six-year term loan B at Libor plus 400 bps; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; secured by basically all assets; help fund acquisition of CSX Lines by the Carlyle Group; Charlotte, N.C. container shipping company.

FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.: $550 million credit facility (Ba3); JPMorgan, Deutsche and Credit Suisse First Boston; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $400 million term B at Libor plus 300 bps; to help fund refinancing of $600 million 9% senior subordinated notes due 2008; Hampton, N.H. manufacturer of scientific instruments, equipment and supplies.

GRAHAM PACKAGING CO.: $810 million credit facility (contingent on IPO); Deutsche Bank lead arranger and bookrunner, Salomon Smith Barney syndication agent; $660 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; secured by all assets; repay bank debt, redeem notes and general corporate purposes; York, Pa. plastic container company.

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.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN: Bank meeting Jan. 14; $575 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); CIBC, Goldman and Deutsche; $325 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $250 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.

IASIS HEALTHCARE CORP.: $475 million credit facility (B); Bank of America, Citibank and UBS Warburg; $125 million five-year revolver; $350 million six-year term loan B at Libor plus 400 bps; refinance existing debt; Franklin, Tenn. acute care hospital company.

JACK IN THE BOX INC.: $300 million credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Wachovia; $125 million 41/2-year term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; $175 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; refinancing; San Diego operator and franchiser of hamburger restaurants.

LEVI STRAUSS & CO.: $800 million credit facility (B1/BB); 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.

LIN TV CORP.: $175 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; Providence, R.I. television company.

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP INC.: $260 million credit facility; Bank of America and Bear Stearns; $85 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $175 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps; refinancing; Clarks Summit, Pa. television station operator.

O'CHARLEY'S INC.: $300 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Wachovia; $200 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year term B at Libor plus 400 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.

PLAYPOWER INC.: $150 million credit facility; UBS Warburg and The Royal Bank of Scotland; $125 million seven-year term loan; $25 million five-year revolver; help fund LBO by Investcorp; St. Louis commercial play and recreation equipment manufacturer.

PREMCOR INC.: $750 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $600 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million three-year pre-funded letter of credit facility at Libor plus 325 bps; refinancing; Old Greenwich, Conn. petroleum company.

ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.: $300 million three-year revolver; Wachovia sole lead arranger and administrative agent; expected close by end of January; Denver oil and gas exploration and production company.

SUN MEDIA CORP.: Bank of America; C$75 million five-year revolver; $200 million six-year term loan B at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt and pay dividends; Toronto newspaper publisher.

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.

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.

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

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.

KMART CORP.: $2 billion 36-month revolving exit financing facility at Libor plus 350 bps; GE Commercial Finance, Fleet Retail Finance Inc. and Bank of America; secured by inventory; replace DIP and help fund working capital needs; Troy, Mich. discount retailer.

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.

FULL DOCUMENTATION FOR RECENT DEALS AND AMENDMENTS:

CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER CO. LLC: Amendment to credit facility, reducing amortization, modifying covenants, increasing interest rates, adding term C; via Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas as administrative agent and collateral agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank as documentation agent and Credit Suisse First Boston as syndication agent; dated Jan. 3.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095531/000104746903001254/a2100718zex-10_1.htm

Term C

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095531/000104746903001254/a2100718zex-10_4.htm

KMART CORP.: $2 billion exit financing commitment via GE Capital, Fleet Securities and Bank of America; dated Jan. 13.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56824/000095017203000156/s718799.txt

SEMINIS, INC.: Amendment to credit facility, extending maturity, revising amortization, changing interest rates, modifying covenants; via Harris Trust and Savings Bank as administrative agent; dated Dec. 31.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078259/000095014803000051/v86758kexv10w15.txt

VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.: $150 million incremental term loan via Bank of America, NA as administrative agent; dated Dec. 31.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045829/000104582903000004/exhibit10_4.txt

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