Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $16.8285 billion

JANUARY:

FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Approximately $1 billion senior credit facility; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $1 billion in term loans, divided into tranche A and B pieces; small revolver; help support recapitalization under which Blackstone Communications Partners and Providence Equity Partners will make a significant investment in the firm and enable continued control by descendents of founder R. C. Hoiles; Irvine, Calif., diversified media company.

GOLDEN STATE FOODS: Bank meeting Jan. 28; $195 million credit facility; SunTrust; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $30 million five-year term A at Libor plus 250 bps; $135 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; help support LBO by Wetterau Associates and management from Yucaipa; Irvine, Calif., food processor and distributor.

PLY GEM INDUSTRIES INC.: Bank meeting Jan. 29; $300 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); UBS and Deutsche joint bookrunners, CIBC and Merrill co-arrangers and documentation agents; $65 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $235 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; help support the company's acquisition by Caxton-Iseman Capital Inc. from Nortek Inc. in a transaction valued at about $570 million; Kearney, Mo., manufacturer and distributor of products for use in the home renovation and construction markets.

FEBRUARY:

AMF BOWLING WORLDWIDE INC.: Bank meeting Feb.; new credit facility with Credit Suisse First Boston and Merrill Lynch acting as joint lead arrangers; help support leveraged buyout by an affiliate of Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC; Richmond, Va., owner and operator of bowling centers and manufacturer of bowling and billiards products.

GUNDLE/SLT ENVIRONMENTAL INC.: Bank meeting late February/early March; $215 million credit facility; UBS sole bookrunner; help support acquisition by Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC; Houston manufacturer and marketer of geosynthetic lining solutions, products and services.

MULTIPLAN INC.: Bank meeting mid-February; $200 million credit facility; UBS sole bookrunner; $180 million term loan; $20 million revolver; help fund the acquisition of U.S. Health Business, a subsidiary of BCE Emergis Inc., for $213 million in cash; New York healthcare network.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AMERCO: $550 million exit financing facility; Wells Fargo Foothill; $350 million five-year term loan A at Libor plus 400 bps; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; expected Chapter 11 emergence in January 2004; Las Vegas company that operates in moving and storage, real estate and insurance.

AMERICAN REPROGRAPHICS CO.: $355 million credit facility; Goldman; $30 million first lien revolver (B1/BB-) due December 2008 at Libor plus 275 to 300 bps; $100 million first lien term B (B1/BB-) due June 2009 at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; $225 million second lien term loan (B3/B) at Libor plus 650 to 700 bps with 1.5% Libor floor and offered at 99; refinance bank debt, repay mezzanine debt and pay fees and expenses; Glendale, Calif., image management company.

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.

ARINC INC.: $200 million secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Wachovia; $125 million term B due 2011 talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million revolver due 2009 talked at Libor plus 200 bps; both tranches have pricing grid based on leverage; help fund a benefit pension plan, refinance existing bank debt and refinance existing bond debt; Annapolis, Md., provider of transportation communications and systems engineering solutions.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND FINANCE LLC: Expected close end of January but won't fund till around March 1; $395 million credit facility (B2/B); Merrill Lynch; $90 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $30 million term loan A talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $275 million term loan B talked at Libor plus 375 bps; help finance acquisition of certain cable systems from Charter Communications Inc. for $765 million; formed by ABRY Partners, a Boston private equity fund, to acquire and operate broadband cable television systems.

BUSINESS LOAN EXPRESS INC.: Expected closing by end of January; $275 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 162.5 bps; Fleet; refinance existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes; New York non-bank small business administration lender.

CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $90 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; Wachovia and Bank of America; refinance; Richmond, Va., provider of end-to-end integrated graphic communications services.

CARMIKE CINEMAS INC.: $150 million credit facility; Goldman; $50 million first lien revolver due 2008 talked at Libor 325 bps (B1); $100 million second lien term loan due 2009 talked at Libor plus 325 to 350 bps (B2); refinancing; Columbus, Ga., motion picture exhibitor.

CBD MEDIA LLC: Repricing $150 million term B to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 325 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps depending on leverage; Lehman, Bank of America and Toronto Dominion; Cincinnati multi-media publisher of Yellow and White Page directories.

CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: Expected close Feb. 9; $750 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B-); Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and administrative agent, Lehman Brothers joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and syndication agent; $150 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $600 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance and replace the existing secured credit facilities, fund the repurchase of all outstanding unsecured subordinated notes due 2009, pay related fees and expenses; expected close early Feb.; Wall, N.J., wireless telecommunications service provider.

COMMSCOPE INC.: $175 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia Securities; $110 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $65 million five-year term A at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund acquisition of Avaya Inc.'s Connectivity Solutions business; Hickory, N.C., manufacturer of cable products.

CRESCENT REAL ESTATE EQUITIES CO.: Expected close by end of January; $275 million two-year secured loan at Libor plus 275 bps; Banc of America Securities LLC; secured by 10 properties; purchase government securities in an amount sufficient to defease an existing approximately $160 million 7.79% fixed-rate loan and reduce the outstanding principal balance on a $275 million secured loan from Fleet Bank by about $105 million; Fort Worth, Texas, real estate investment trust.

DEL MONTE FOOD CO.: $1.185 billion credit facility; Bank of America and JPMorgan; converting term A, Euro term B and U.S. term B into $885 million term B repriced at Libor plus 250 bps from 375 bps; $300 million revolver repriced at Libor plus 250 bps from 350 bps; San Francisco processed foods company.

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES: $550 million senior secured exit financing facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers; $150 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; $150 million six-year foreign term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; €150 six-year term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; term loan to refinance existing debt, revolver for working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; Princeton, N.J., manufacturer of lead acid batteries for the automotive and industrial markets.

EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC.: $800 million credit facility (Ba1/BBB); Credit Suisse First Boston and Citigroup joint lead arrangers; $400 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 30 bps commitment fee; $200 million five-year term A at Libor plus 150 bps; $200 million six-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; to help finance acquisition of CuraScript Pharmacy Inc. and CuraScript PBM Services Inc.; St. Louis-based pharmacy benefits manager.

FTD INC.: $150 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS joint lead arrangers; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $100 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; help support LBO by Green Equity Investors IV LP, an affiliate of Leonard Green & Partners LP; Downers Grove, Ill., floral company.

GIANT EAGLE INC.: $100 million add-on to term B; Citigroup; Libor plus 250 bps; fund acquisition of stores; Pittsburgh grocery store chain.

GREIF INC.: $250 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps to reprice existing $226 million term loan; Citigroup and Deutsche; Delaware, Ohio, producer of industrial shipping containers.

ILC INDUSTRIES INC.: $192.5 million credit facility; UBS; $17.5 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $110 million first lien term loan at Libor plus 325 bps; $65 million second lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; repay mezzanine debt and fund small dividend payment; Bohemia, N.Y., defense, aerospace and industrial products provider.

IONICS INC.: $250 million credit facility (B1/BB-); UBS Securities sole bookrunner, Bank of America documentation agent and Fleet syndication agent; $75 million five-year revolver; $175 million seven-year term loan; help support the acquisition of Ecolochem Inc.; closing expected in early 2004; Watertown, Mass., water treatment systems and services company.

ITRON INC.: $240 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bear Stearns sole lead arranger, sole bookrunner and syndication agent, Wells Fargo administrative agent; $55 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $185 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps, with step-down to Libor plus 200 bps of leverage falls below 2x; help fund acquisition of Schlumberger's Electricity Metering business; Spokane, Wash., provider of technology for collecting and analyzing electric, gas and water usage data to energy and water industries.

JACK IN THE BOX INC.: $475 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Wachovia; $275 million senior secured term loan; amendment of $200 million revolver; refinance existing term loan and redeem notes; San Diego restaurant operator.

KB TOYS INC.: $350 million senior secured DIP; Fleet Retail Group Inc.; $325 million tranche A revolver with a $150 million letter of credit sublimit, at Libor plus 225 to 275 bps depending on availability, unused fee of 37.5 bps; $25 million tranche B revolver at Libor plus 600 bps, unused fee of 75 bps; operating expenses, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; Pittsfield, Mass., toy retailer.

LA GRANGE ACQUISITION LP: $450 million credit facility; Wachovia and FleetBoston; $125 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 262.5 bps; $325 million four-year term A at Libor plus 262.5 bps; refinance; energy company.

LENNAR CORP./LNR PROPERTY CORP.: $600 million credit facility; Bank One and Deutsche Bank; $400 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $200 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; fund the acquisition of The Newhall Land and Farming Co. by an entity owned 50% by Lennar Corp. and 50% by LNR Property Corp.; Lennar is a Miami homebuilder; LNR is a Miami Beach, Fla., real estate investment, finance and management company.

MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $200 million credit facility; SunTrust; $50 million incremental term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $150 million incremental term C at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund the $160 million cash acquisition price of The Stanley Works' residential entry door business; Mississauga, Ont., building products company.

NELLSON NUTRACEUTICAL INC.: $100 million second lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 550 bps; UBS; fund dividend payment; Irwindale, Calif., formulator and manufacturer of functional bars and powders.

PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $150 million five-year term C at Libor plus 250 bps to replace term B priced at Libor plus 350 bps; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; Cypress, Calif., healthcare company.

PAPPAS TELECASTING COS.: $100 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; $5 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $50 million five-year first lien term A at Libor plus 375 bps; $45 million second lien six-year term B at Libor plus 750 bps; acquisition financing; Visalia, Calif., television broadcasting company.

PGT INDUSTRIES INC.: $195 million credit facility; UBS sole bookrunner; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $120 million six-year first lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $50 million 61/2-year second lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps; help support the buyout of PGT by JLL Partners Inc.; Nokomis, Fla., manufacturer of custom windows, doors and patio rooms.

ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS CO.: $600 million credit facility (BB+); $350 million term B led by Credit Suisse First Boston; $250 million revolver co-led by American AgCredit and US Bank; refinance existing facility; Roseburg, Ore., producer of wood products.

SBA SENIOR FINANCE INC.: $400 million senior secured credit facility (B2/CCC+); Lehman and Deutsche; $75 million revolver due July 2008 at Libor plus 350 bps, 200 bps upfront fee; $275 million term B due October 2008 at Libor plus 350 bps, offered at par; $50 million delayed draw term B at Libor plus 350 bps, offered at par; secured by all the assets of SBA and its subsidiaries; repay borrowings under existing $195 million senior secured credit facility, general corporate purposes and call the remaining $65.7 million of its 12% senior discount notes on March 1; Boca Raton, Fla., owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure.

SGL CARBON AG: $116 million six-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps (B2/B); Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; refinance existing debt; Wiesbaden, Germany manufacturer of carbon and graphite products.

TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.: $1.15 billion credit facility (Ba2); JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston; $350 million term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $800 million term D at Libor plus 250 bps; refinancing; Livonia, Mich., diversified supplier of automotive systems, modules and components.

UNITED RENTALS INC.: $1.55 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan (administrative agent), Bank of America (syndication agent) and Credit Suisse First Boston (co-documentation agent) joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Citibank co-documentation agent; $650 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $750 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $150 million seven-year institutional letter of credit facility at Libor plus 225 bps; refinancing; Greenwich, Conn., equipment rental company.

WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $500 million credit facility (Ba1/BB); Credit Suisse First Boston and Bank of Nova Scotia joint lead arrangers; $250 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $250 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt; Woodbury, N.Y., provider of weight loss services.

WELLMAN INC.: $600 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and JP Morgan Securities Inc.; $175 million asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps (B1/BB-); $300 million second lien term loan (B2/B-); $125 million first lien term loan (B1/BB-); refinance and repay debt; Shrewsbury, N.J., manufacturer and marketer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging resins and high-quality polyester products.

ON THE HORIZON:

AIR CANADA: $585 million exit financing facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $425 million seven-year term A at Libor plus 425 bps; $160 term B due March 31, 2013 at Libor plus 400 bps; secured by most company assets; general corporate purposes; Canadian-based airline.

DUANE READE INC.: Up to $495 million in debt financing; Banc of America Securities LLC; help support the company's acquisition by an affiliate of Oak Hill Capital Partners LP; expected to close in second calendar quarter 2004; New York drugstore chain.

FLEMING COS. INC.: $250 million DIP; GECC Capital Markets Group Inc. lead arranger; $240 million revolver at Libor plus 225 to 275 bps depending on usage; $10 million term B at Libor plus 400 bps; pay down debt; Lewisville, Texas, distributor of consumable goods and supermarket operator.

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 Loews-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.

NORTHWESTERN CORP.: $100 million DIP; Bank One; $100 million 364-day revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; Sioux Falls, S.D., provider of electricity and natural gas.

WARNER MUSIC GROUP: 1Q04 business; new credit facility with $1 billion plus term B and revolver; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch; support the company's purchase by an investor group led by Thomas H. Lee Partners, Edgar Bronfman Jr.'s Lexa Partners, Bain Capital and Providence Equity Partners from Time Warner Inc. for about $2.6 billion in cash; New York City-based music company.

FULL DOCUMENTATION FOR RECENT DEALS AND AMENDMENTS:

CSK AUTO INC.: Amended and restated $400 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse First Boston, Bank of America and U.S. Bank; dated Jan. 16.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051848/000095015304000098/p68683exv99w2.htm

HEALTHSOUTH CORP.: New $355 million term loan; Credit Suisse First Boston; dated Jan. 16.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785161/000095017204000129/s1359348.txt

PAYLESS SHOESOURCE INC.: New $200 million revolver; Wells Fargo; dated Jan. 15.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060232/000095013704000287/c82183exv10w1.txt

SOLUTIA INC.: New $525 million DIP; Citigroup; dated Jan. 16.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043382/000106880004000041/ex99p2.txt

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