Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $21.514 billion

FEBRUARY:

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.

BRESNAN BROADBAND HOLDINGS LLC: $400 million credit facility; JPMorgan Chase, TD Securities and Wachovia; $100 million seven-year revolver; $75 million seven-year term A; $225 million 71/2-year term loan B; help fund acquisition of Comcast Corp.'s cable television systems; White Plains, N.Y. broadband communications provider.

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC.: $2 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Salomon Smith Barney and UBS Warburg; $800 million six-year term B; $400 million five-year term A; $400 million five-year revolver; $400 million bridge loan if necessary; help fund acquisition of BRL Hardy Ltd.; Fairport, N.Y. producer and marketer of alcoholic beverages.

DOLE FOOD CO. INC.: Top tier bank meeting Feb. 20; Retail launch week of Feb. 24; $1.1 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Scotia Capital and Bank of America; $600 million term B at Libor plus 375 bps; $250 term A at Libor plus 325 bps; $250 revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; 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.

GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CO.: Bank meeting Feb. 27 or 28; $225 million credit facility; Deutsche, Bank of America, CIBC; $200 million three-year term loan; $25 million three-year revolver; repay existing term loan and complete construction of Gaylord Opryland Texas Resort & Convention Center; Nashville, Tenn. diversified entertainment and communications company

MOORE CORP. LTD.: Bank meeting probably late February; $850 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Salomon Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley; $500 million term B; $350 million pro rata; help fund the acquisition of Wallace Computer Services Inc.; Mississauga, Ont. manager and distributor of print information.

SPECTAGUARD ACQUISITIONS LLC (ALLIED SECURITY): $125 million credit facility (B+); JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns; $105 million seven-year term loan; $20 million five-year revolver; secured by all tangible and intangible assets of the company and its domestic subsidiaries, 100% of the capital stock of the company and its domestic subsidiaries and 66% of the capital stock of its foreign subsidiaries; help finance the acquisition of Allied Security by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.; King of Prussia, Pa. provider of contract security services and products.

TWEETER HOME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.: Bank meeting second or third week of February; $110 million three-year revolver; Fleet National Bank; replace existing revolver; Canton, Mass. retailer of audio and video consumer electronics products.

MARCH:

ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES INC.: $3 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Citibank, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank and UBS Warburg; about $1.5 billion revolver with price talk of Libor plus 300 bps; about $1.5 billion institutional with price talk of Libor plus 350 bps; refinance debt; Scottsdale, Ariz. solid waste management company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADVANCE STORES CO. INC.: $350 million add-on (Ba3); JPMorgan lead; $275 million add-on to term B, $75 million add-on to term A; all tranches are being repriced at Libor plus 275 bps; wholly owned subsidiary of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Roanoke, Va. operator of auto parts retail chain.

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.

BURNS PHILP & CO. LTD.: $375 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps (B1/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston; help fund acquisition of Goodman Fielder Ltd.; Australian producer of yeast products, bakery ingredients and herbs and spices.

CENTRAL PARKING CORP.: $350 million credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Bank of America; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $175 million seven-year term loan B at Libor plus 325 bps; Nashville parking facility operator.

CINEMARK USA INC.: $200 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Lehman Brothers; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps and 50 bps commitment fee; $125 million term B with price talk of Libor plus 300 bps; refinance senior sub notes; Plano, Tex. movie operator.

CROWN CORK & SEAL CO. INC.: Expected close week of Feb. 24; $1.05 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB); Deutsche and Salomon Smith Barney; $550 million first lien revolver at Libor plus 400 bps due Sept. 15, 2006, commitment fee is 100 bps if unused portion is less than 33%, 75 bps if unused potion is less than 66% but greater than 33% and 50 bps if unused portion is greater than or equal to 66%; $500 million first lien term B at Libor plus 425 bps due Sept. 15, 2008; secured by basically all assets of U.S. credit group; refinance existing revolver and about $900 million senior notes; Philadelphia supplier of packaging products.

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.

DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC: Expected close early March; $1.55 billion credit facility (BB-/Ba2); Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Salomon Smith Barney; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs; $250 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $500 million five-year term A at Libor plus 350 bps; $800 million seven-year term B with price talk at Libor plus 350 to 375 bps; secured by DirecTV's assets; repay outstanding indebtedness under Hughes existing credit facilities, to fund Hughes' business plan through projected cash flow breakeven and for Hughes' other corporate purposes; El Segundo, Calif. digital satellite television service provider.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE: $1.5 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Credit Suisse First Boston, Bank of America and Dresdner; $500 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $500 million term A at Libor plus 225 bps; $500 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; refinancing; German kidney dialysis company.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION CO.: $320 million credit facility; CIBC lead bank, Union Bank of California and SocGen co-syndication agents; operating company $185 million six-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps and $15 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps (Baa1/A-); holding company $120 million six-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps (Baa3/BBB-); help fund acquisition by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Trimaran Capital Partners LLC; Detroit-based transmission business subsidiary of DTE Energy.

ISLE OF CAPRI BLACK HAWK LLC: $135 million add-on (B1/B+); CIBC administrative agent; $105 million term C due 2006 at Libor plus 400 bps; $30 million revolver add-on due 2005 at Libor plus 325 bps to 400 bps based on leverage; help fund purchase of Colorado Central Station Casino and Colorado Grande Casino from International Game Technology, Inc.; Colorado hotel casino jointly owned by Isle of Capri Casinos and Nevada Gold & Casinos.

LENNAR CORP.: $300 million term loan B at Libor plus 200 bps; Deutsche Bank; refinancing; Miami homebuilder and a provider of residential financial services.

NATIONAL BEDDING CO.: $235 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America; $60 million revolver; $75 million term A; $100 million term B at Libor plus 375 bps; all due in 2008; secured by all assets; help fund acquisition of Sleepmaster LLC; Illinois bedding manufacturer.

NEW YORK METS: $137 million term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; Lehman Brothers; already funded and used to help Fred Wilpon purchase the remaining 50% ownership in the team from Nelson Doubleday; New York baseball team franchise.

NORCROSS SAFETY PRODUCTS LLC: Expected close first week of March; $165 million credit facility (B1/B+); CIBC and Fleet; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $130 million six-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps; refinancing; Oak Brook, Ill. manufacturer of personal protection equipment.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $800 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners and syndication agents; $600 million term B at Libor plus 400 bps; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $100 million term A at Libor plus 300 bps; secured by assets and stock; fund acquisition of Hollywood Casino Corp. and refinance debt; Wyomissing, Pa. gaming company.

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., working capital and general corporate purposes; Miami men's clothing company.

SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.: Expected close March 3; $150 million add-on term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of remaining 65% percent interest in White Cap joint venture from Amcor White Cap Inc.; Stamford, Conn. manufacturer of consumer goods packaging products.

THERMA-TRU CORP.: Expected close by Feb. 21; $330 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); CIBC; $75 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $255 million term B at Libor plus 300 bps; pricing refinancing; Maumee, Ohio fiberglass door manufacturer.

TRW AUTOMOTIVE: $1.81 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB/BB); Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers and Bank of America; $500 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $410 million six-year term A at Libor plus 350 bps; $900 million eight-year term B 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.

UAL CORP.: $1.2 billion DIP; J.P. Morgan Chase and Citibank; $800 million revolver; $400 million term loan; both priced at Libor plus 650 bps; Elk Grove Township, Ill. airline operator.

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.

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.

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:

IASIS HEALTHCARE CORP.: Amended and restated credit facility; via Citicorp North America, Inc. and UBS AG, Stamford Branch as co-syndication agents, General Electric Capital Corp. and GMAC-RFC Health Capital as co-documentation agents; dated Feb. 7.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1073615/000095014403001537/g80618exv10w1.txt

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.: Amendment to credit facility, extending maturity, modifying covenants and interest rate; via Bank of America as agent; dated Feb. 18.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764401/000095014403002057/g80779exv4w1xgy.txt

VERITAS DGC INC.: New credit facility with $195 million of term loans and $55 million revolver; via Deutsche Bank AG as administrative agent; dated Feb. 14.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/28866/000095013403002761/h03332exv10w1.txt

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