Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $15.72 billion

APRIL:

ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES INC.: Bank meeting week of April 7; $3 billion credit facility (BB/BB); JPMorgan, Citibank, Salomon Smith Barney; $1.5 billion five-year revolver with price talk of Libor plus 300 bps; $1.5 billion seven-year term loan B with price talk of Libor plus 350 bps; refinance debt; Scottsdale, Ariz. solid waste management company.

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC.; Bank meeting April 2; $200 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Citi and JPMorgan; $30 million revolver due 2005 at Libor plus 425 bps; $170 million term B due 2006 at Libor plus 425 bps; refinancing; West Chester, Pa. provider of semiconductor assembly and test services.

ETHYL CORP.: Bank meeting April 2; $165 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS Warburg; $50 million five-year revolver with 50 basis points commitment fee; $115 million six-year term loan; refinance existing debt; Richmond, Va. developer, manufacturer, blender and marketer of fuel and lubricant additives technology and products.

HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL INC.: $575 million credit facility; bank meeting scheduled for second quarter; Citibank; $450 million term B; $125 million pro rata; exit financing; Northville, Mich. auto parts maker.

INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP: Bank meeting mid-April; $1 billion senior credit facility (Ba2/BB+); UBS Warburg, Goldman Sachs and CIT; $300 million two-year term A; $400 million four-year term B; $300 million three-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Bethlehem Steel Corp. assets and working capital; Cleveland steel company.

KMART CORP.: Retail launch April 3; management meeting was March 25; $2 billion credit facility; $1.8 billion revolver; $200 million term B; 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.

LAIDLAW, INC.: Bank meeting April 3; $825 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse First Boston, Salomon Smith Barney; $300 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $525 million six-year term loan B at Libor plus 350 bps; Chapter 11 exit financing; Burlington, Ont. transportation company.

TRANSMONTAIGNE INC.: Bank meeting mid-to-late April; $450 million credit facility; UBS Warburg; refinancing; Denver transporter, storer, and marketer of refined petroleum products, chemicals and crude oil.

VIVENDI UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT: $500 million five-year term loan via JPMorgan and Banc of America; Paris media, entertainment and telecom company will use proceeds to help refinance $1.6 billion bridge facility.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AQUILA INC.: $580 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $150 million 364-day term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; $430 million prefunded letter of credit facility at Libor plus 575 bps; refinancing; Kansas City, Mo. operator of electricity and natural gas distribution networks.

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC.: $1.6 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB); JPMorgan, Salomon Smith Barney and UBS Warburg; $800 million 51/2-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $400 million five-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; ($450 million bridge loan if necessary (Ba2)); help fund acquisition of BRL Hardy Ltd.; Fairport, N.Y. producer and marketer of alcoholic beverages.

DAN RIVER INC.: $200 million asset-based senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Fleet and Wachovia; $160 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $40 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; repay all borrowings outstanding under existing credit agreement, redeem all outstanding 10 1/8% senior subordinated notes due 2003 and pay related fees and expenses; Danville, Va. designer, manufacturer and marketer of products for the home fashions and apparel fabrics markets.

GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CO.: $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.

HILITE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $235 million credit facility (BB-); JPMorgan; $50 million five-year revolver; $185 million six-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps; secured by stock and all assets; refinance existing debt; Cleveland supplier of transmission and engine components.

ILC INDUSTRIES INC.: $130 million senior secured credit facility; UBS Warburg; $15 million five-year revolver; $115 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; help fund LBO by Behrman Capital and Clifford Lane; Bohemia, N.Y. supplier of defense electronics, advanced microelectronic components and engineered materials.

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.

KEY AUTOMOTIVE: $350 million credit facility; Citibank and Merrill Lynch; $90 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $210 million term B at Libor plus 450 bps; $50 million term C at Libor plus 1000 bps; acquisitions.

KNOWLEDGE LEARNING CORP.: $260 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); BNP Paribas; $235 million seven-year term B with price talk of Libor plus 375 bps; $25 million five-year revolver; help fund the acquisition of Aramark Educational Resources from Aramark Corp.; San Rafael, Calif. provider of childcare services.

KOPPERS INDUSTRIES INC.: $175 million credit facility; PNC, NatCity Investments; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $75 million four-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; Pittsburgh carbon-compound products maker.

LE-NATURE'S INC.: Expected close March 31 week; $200 million credit facility; Wachovia and The Marshall Group; $40 million five-year revolver; $125 million five-year term A; $35 million five-year term loan; all priced at Libor plus 450 bps; refinancing; Latrobe, Pa. beverage company.

NATIONSRENT INC.: $250 million exit financing revolver due April 28, 2007 at Libor plus 350 bps; 50 bps unused fee; 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.

NEPTUNE TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.: $220 million credit facility; UBS Warburg; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $190 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps; refinancing; Tallassee, Ala. provider of technology-based data collection systems and water measurement products for water utilities.

ORECK CORP.: $165 million facility; Royal Bank of Scotland, Antares Capital Corp., GE Capital; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $72.5 million five-year term A at Libor plus 400 bps; $72.5 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; LBO through sponsor American Securities Capital Partners; New Orleans vacuum cleaner manufacturer.

THE PANTRY INC.: $360 million credit facility; Wachovia with Wells Fargo as co-lead and syndication agent; $250 million four-year term at Libor plus 400 bps (B1/B+); $60 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps (B1/B+); $50 million four-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 650 bps (B2/B-); refinance debt; Sanford, N.C. convenience store retailer.

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.

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.: Expected close in April; $225 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America and Bear Stearns; $100 million four-year revolver with price talk of Libor plus 425 bps; $125 million five-year term loan with price talk of Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps; help fund the Lake Charles project, replace revolver and general corporate purposes; Las Vegas diversified gaming company.

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.: $500 million three-year senior revolver at Libor plus 137.5 to 200 bps; JP Morgan Chase Bank; secured by 100% of shares of stock of domestic subsidiaries and mortgages covering 80% of domestic oil and gas properties; Houston oil and gas company.

SEROLOGICALS CORP.: $125 million credit facility (B1/BB-); UBS Warburg; $100 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 450 bps; $25 million revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; help fund acquisition of Chemicon International Inc.; Atlanta provider of biological products.

TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL: $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps (B+/B1); Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas; refinance existing debt and preferred stock; New York owner and operator of health clubs.

TWEETER HOME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.: Expected close mid-April; $110 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; 3/8% unused fee; Fleet National Bank; replace existing revolver; Canton, Mass. retailer of audio and video consumer electronics products.

WALTER INDUSTRIES INC.: $500 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Bank of America lead, SunTrust co-bookrunner; $250 million five-year revolver; $250 million seven-year term B; pay off old facility and general corporate purposes; Tampa, Fla. diversified company.

WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS: $300 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps (Ba1/BBB-); Wachovia and CIBC; general corporate purposes; Corona, Calif. specialty pharmaceutical company.

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.

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL CORP./ RIVERWOOD HOLDINGS INC.: Over $1.5 billion in acquisition financing, including bank and bonds; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are equal underwriter leads, Citibank and Credit Suisse First Boston are co-leads; Atlanta paperboard packaging company.

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.

OXFORD HEALTH PLANS INC.: Close expected by late April; $450 million credit facility; $400 million six-year variable rate term loan; $50 million revolver; fund the company's $208 million obligation on previously announced $225 million settlement of 1997 securities class action litigation, to refinance $120 million of existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Trumbull, Conn. healthcare company.

SUPERIOR TELECOM INC.: $100 million nine-month DIP at Libor plus 350 bps; Deutsche lead bank and agent, GE Capital Corp. syndication agent; East Rutherford, N.J. wire and cable manufacturer.

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.

TBC CORP.: $208 million five-year senior credit facility; JPMorgan; $121 million revolver; $87 million term loans; help fund the acquisition of Merchant's Inc. as well as future acquisitions and internal growth initiatives; Memphis, Tenn. marketer of automotive replacement tires.

FULL DOCUMENTATION FOR RECENT DEALS AND AMENDMENTS:

D&K HEALTHCARE RESOURCES INC.: New $600 million four-year revolving credit facility; via Fleet Capital Corp. as lead arranger; dated March 28.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/888914/000095013403004918/c75828exv10w1.txt

KNOWLES ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS INC.: Amendment to credit agreement via JP Morgan Chase Bank as administrative agent; dated March 25.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099373/000095012303003691/y84723exv10w24.txt

LORAL SATELLITE, INC.: Amendment to credit agreement via Bank of America, NA as administrative agent; dated March 31.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006269/000095012303003715/y84833exv10w27w2.txt

MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY: Amended and restated credit agreement via Bank of America as administrative agent; dated March 25.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005276/000092838503000898/dex101.htm

PANAVISION INC.: Amendment to credit facility to ease covenants and reduce amortization; via Credit Suisse First Boston as documentation agent and JP Morgan Chase Bank as administrative agent; dated March 27.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022911/000095013603000708/file002.txt

ROYSTER-CLARK, INC.: Amendment to credit facility, waiving covenant violation, adjusting future covenants, increasing interest rate, reducing size; via U.S. Bancorp NA as agent; dated March 25.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1088893/000091664103000840/dex1019.txt

UNITED STATIONERS SUPPLY CO.: New $275 million senior secured five-year revolver via One Capital Markets Inc. as arranger and Bank One as administrative agent; dated March 21.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355999/000104746903011142/a2106734zex-4_8.txt

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