Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $20.727 billion

JANUARY:

ALLIANCE LAUNDRY HOLDINGS LLC: New credit facility via Lehman; help fund Teachers' Private Capital's acquisition of the company from Bain Capital for about $450 million; expected close early February; Ripon, Wis.-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of commercial laundry equipment.

AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE INC./EMCARE INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America and JPMorgan, with Bank of America left lead; term loan B; estimated $75 million undrawn revolver; help fund Onex Partners LP's acquisition of AMR and EmCare from Laidlaw International Inc.; AMR is a Denver provider of ambulance transport services; EmCare is a Dallas provider of outsourced hospital emergency department physician staffing and management services.

DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC: Bank meeting mid-to-late January; new credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns, with Goldman left lead; help fund Veritas Capital's acquisition of DynCorp from Computer Sciences Corp.; Fort Worth, Texas, provider of mission critical support to its customers, primarily the U.S. government.

ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA LLC: Bank meeting Jan. 6; $100 million credit facility; Wachovia; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $75 million 71/2-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt; Quincy, Mass., owner and operator of community newspapers located in the South of Boston region.

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC: Bank meeting mid-to-late January; $375 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Bear Stearns, with JPMorgan left lead; $300 million term loan; $75 million revolver; help fund the transfer of Hughes Network Systems' assets to Hughes Network Systems LLC, a newly formed company that will be 50% owned by SkyTerra Communications Inc. and 50% owned by The DirecTV Group; provider of broadband satellite networks and services.

INTELSAT LTD.: Bank meeting Jan. 3 week; $650 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers, Deutsche left lead; $300 million revolver; $350 million term B; help fund LBO by Zeus Holdings Ltd.; Pembroke, Bermuda, satellite communications company.

LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC.: $1.725 billion credit facility; Citigroup; $1.325 billion in seven-year term loans talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million revolver; finance the acquisition of Province Healthcare Co., refinance Province Healthcare's existing debt, refinance LifePoint's credit facility and to provide for the ongoing working capital and general corporate needs of LifePoint Hospitals; Brentwood, Tenn., operator of hospitals.

MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP.: Roughly $1.5 billion credit facility; The Bank of Nova Scotia; revolver; term loan expected in excess of $1 billion; help fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s acquisition of Masonite; Mississauga, Ont., building products company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ACTUANT CORP.: $500 million credit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wachovia Securities; $250 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; recommitments to $250 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund the acquisition of Key Components Inc. from an investor group lead by Kelso & Co.; Milwaukee diversified industrial company.

ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC.: $505 million credit facility; Bank of America and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers, with Bank of America on the left; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $305 million term C talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund the acquisition of VISX Inc.; Santa Ana, Calif., developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices for the eye and eye care products.

ALLIANCE IMAGING INC.: $505 million credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche and Lehman; $70 million six-year revolver; $410 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $25 million term A ; refinance term C and help fund a cash tender offer for 10 3/8% senior subordinated notes due 2011; Anaheim, Calif., provider of outsourced diagnostic imaging services.

APPTIS INC.: $130 million credit facility (B2/B+); $100 million five-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; acquisition financing; Wachovia; Chantilly, Va., provider of information technology to federal government agencies and commercial clients.

ATRIUM COS. INC.: $375 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); UBS sole lead arranger; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $325 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund tender offer for 10½% senior subordinated notes and repay all outstanding bank debt; Dallas manufacturer and supplier of residential windows.

CENTENNIAL PUERTO RICO CABLE TV CORP.: New credit facility; TD Securities sole lead; help finance Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.'s acquisition of the company from Centennial Communications Corp. for about $155 million in cash; digital cable television system operator in Puerto Rico.

CENTER FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INC.: $95 million credit facility (B2/B+); JPMorgan; $75 million term B; $20 million revolver; help fund Onex Partners LP's acquisition of the company; Minneapolis provider of diagnostic and therapeutic radiology services.

THE COOPER COS. INC.: $750 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Key Banc Capital Markets and JPMorgan Chase Bank, with Key Banc listed on the left; $225 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $275 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the acquisition of Ocular Sciences Inc., refinance existing bank debt, and provide for working capital and general corporate needs; secured by substantially all assets of the combined Cooper-Ocular entity; Pleasanton, Calif., healthcare products company.

CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $650 million credit facility (B1/B-); Banc of America Securities, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP and Credit Suisse First Boston LLC; $500 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 75 bps commitment fee; refinance notes and FCC debt, and for general corporate purposes; wholly owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., a San Diego, Calif., mobile wireless services company.

DOUGLAS DYNAMICS LLC: $105 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; $55 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $50 million six-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance; Milwaukee manufacturer of snow and ice removal equipment.

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP.: $1.918 billion in bank financing; Citigroup; $1.418 billion exit facility; $500 million asset-based five-year revolver (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $828 million senior secured seven-year term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $90 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; also $500 million 12-month DIP revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; Southfield, Mich., supplier of vehicular parts, components, modules and systems.

HERBST GAMING INC.: $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Bank of America and Lehman, with Bank of America left lead; help fund purchase of Grace Entertainment's riverboat casino assets; Las Vegas casino and slot route operator.

JARDEN CORP.: $1.05 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup Global Markets and CIBC World Markets joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, with Citi left lead, Citi syndication agent, CIBC administrative agent, Bank of America documentation agent; $850 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $200 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, leverage grid attached; help fund American Household Inc. acquisition and refinance debt; Rye, N.Y., provider of niche consumer products.

KNOWLEDGE LEARNING CORP.: $640 million credit facility (B2/BB-); BNP Paribas, UBS and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers, with BNP on the left; $540 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the acquisition of KinderCare Learning Centers Inc.; San Rafael, Calif., provider of early childhood education programs and services.

KOCH CELLULOSE LLC: Repricing $374 million bank debt lower by 25 bps ($300 million term B, $74 million letter-of-credit facility) at Libor plus 200 bps, with step down to Libor plus 175 bps if leverage below 21/2x, 101 soft call protection for one year; Citigroup and Deutsche Bank, with Citi left lead; consents due Dec. 21; Brunswick, Ga., manufacturer and seller of wood pulp.

LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS INC.: $450 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; $300 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $150 million six-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance and general corporate purposes; Houston owner and operator of full-service, casual dining restaurants.

LATHAM INTERNATIONAL LP: $120 million credit facility (B2); Wachovia and CIBC; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $85 million six-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps; leveraged buyout by Brockway Moran & Partners Inc.; manufacturer of swimming pool components and pool accessories.

LNR PROPERTY CORP.: $1.8 billion credit facility (B2/B+); Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs joint leads; $150 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million term A at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.5 billion term B at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund the acquisition of LNR by Riley Property Holdings LLC, a newly formed company majority owned by affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management LP and Blackacre Institutional Capital Management LLC; Miami Beach, Fla., real estate investment, finance and management company.

NATIONAL BEDDING CO. LLC: $300 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America; $150 million six-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million five-year term A at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance and pay dividend; Hoffman Estates, Ill., manufacturer of bedding products.

NOVELIS INC.: $2 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and UBS joint lead arrangers, with Citi left lead; $500 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.5 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the spinoff of Novelis from Alcan Inc.; rolled aluminum products company.

NRG ENERGY INC.: $950 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs, with CSFB left lead; $450 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 187.5 bps, 101 soft call for six months; $350 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 187.5 bps, 101 soft call for six months; $150 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance bank debt; Minneapolis wholesale power generation company.

PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.: $175 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; $15 million five-year revolver (B/B2) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $45 million five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $80 million seven-year term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $35 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; refinance; Wayne, Mich., provider of automotive transportation and logistics services for light vehicle OEMs.

PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC.: Closing expected first quarter 2005; $200 million five-year secured revolver; Wells Fargo sole lead; Bank of America syndication agent; repay term loan debt and refinance existing revolver; San Diego specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services.

PRIMARY ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC: Expected close in December; $165 million senior secured term loan B due 2011 (B2/B); Lehman Brothers; acquisition financing, to retire a customer deposit at an existing steel project and to fund reserve accounts; Oak Brook, Ill., developer and operator of on-site combined heat and power and recycled energy projects.

RYERSON TULL INC.: $1 billion five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; JPMorgan and GE Capital; help finance acquisition of Integris Metals Inc. for $410 million plus the assumption of about $250 million of debt; Chicago distributor and processor of metals and other materials.

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS INC.: Expected close January 2005; $650 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Wachovia Capital Markets and J.P. Morgan Securities joint lead arrangers; $250 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $400 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; redeem notes, repay bank debt and for working capital needs and general corporate purposes; Houston natural gas compression services company.

VERTAFORE INC.: $220 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $130 million six-year first-lien term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $70 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund Hellman & Friedman LLC and JMI Equity's purchase of the company from MMC Capital Inc. and other minority investors; Windsor, Conn., enterprise software and information services provider to the property and casualty insurance industry.

VOUGHT AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES INC.: $650 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Lehman, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with Lehman left lead; $425 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million six-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Dallas aerostructure subcontractor.

ON THE HORIZON:

ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $8.8 billion exit financing facility; JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse First Boston, Citigroup Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG; $2 billion six-year term A at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 175 to 250 bps if rated lower; $2.75 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 275 bps if rated lower; $750 million six-year revolver A at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 175 to 250 bps if rated lower; $3.3 billion bridge facility; finance cash payments under the proposed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization; Greenwood Village, Colo., cable television company.

ALAMOSA HOLDINGS INC.: New credit facility to help fund any AirGate bondholder puts in connection with AirGate acquisition; Lubbock, Texas, Sprint affiliated provider of wireless personal communication services.

APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $125 million exit facility; GE Commercial Finance; $50 million senior secured term loan; $55 million senior secured revolver; $20 million "last out" term loan; New Castle, Del., maker of polypropylene films used in consumer product labeling and flexible packaging applications.

CELANESE CORP.: New credit facility in connection with IPO; plan on borrowing about $1.556 billion to repay existing bank debt and fund a dividend to stockholders; also delayed-draw loans for Acetex Corp. and Vinamul Polymers acquisitions; Dallas chemical company.

COLONY CAPITAL LLC: Minimum of $950 million in debt financing; Deutsche Bank; help fund the acquisition of two casino properties from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and two casino properties from Caesars Entertainment Inc.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $419.6 million amended and restated credit facility in connection with IPO; $389.6 million term loan C due Oct. 14, 2011 at Libor plus 250 bps; $30 million revolver due April 14, 2010 at Libor plus 250 bps, with 50 bps commitment fee; repay debt and for general corporate purposes; Mattoon, Ill., provider of voice and data communication services.

COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC.: $450 million credit facility around Libor plus 125 bps (BBB-); fund acquisition of First Health Group Corp.; Bethesda, Md., managed health care company.

DAVITA INC.: New credit facility with six and seven year maturities; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Gambro Healthcare's U.S. assets and refinance existing facility; will get $4.3 billion in bank and bond financing; El Segundo, Calif., provider of dialysis services.

DEL LABORATORIES INC.: Possible January business; $260 million senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank documentation agent; $210 million term B; $50 million revolver; help fund the acquisition of Del Laboratories by DLI Holding Corp., a company owned by affiliates of Kelso & Co., and general corporate purposes; Uniondale, N.Y., manufacturer, marketer and distributor of cosmetics and proprietary over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.

DIMONSTANDARD INC.: New syndicated senior credit facility of sufficient size to substantially replace both its and Standard Commercial's existing revolvers; back merger of Dimon Inc. and Standard Commercial Corp.; Dimon Inc. is a Danville, Va., dealer of leaf tobacco; Standard Commercial Corp., is a Wilson, N.C., dealer of leaf tobacco; merger transaction expected to close March 2005.

EGL HOLDING CO.: $780 million senior secured credit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets LLC and Merrill Lynch joint arrangers, with JPMorgan and Wachovia acting as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, Wachovia Bank syndication agent, and Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. documentation agent; $480 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; new company formed by an investment group led by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe to purchase Select Medical Corp., a Mechanicsburg, Pa., operator of specialty hospitals.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $690 million senior secured credit facility concurrently with common stock IPO; Deutsche Bank; $100 million revolver due 2011; $590 million term loan due 2012; repay bank debt, fund tender offers, repurchase series A preferred stock and for working capital and general corporate needs; Charlotte, N.C., rural local-exchange carrier.

FORTUNOFF: New senior debt via Bank of America's Fleet Retail Group Inc. and Back Bay Capital Funding LLC; part of recapitalization with Trimaran Capital Partners and K Group; Uniondale, N.Y., retailer of fine jewelry and home furnishings.

GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: $125 million five-year exit facility at Libor plus 850 bps, 100 bps commitment fee; refinance existing bank debt and pay fees and expenses; Harrison, N.J., specialty chemical company.

HEALTHSOUTH CORP.: Bank meeting early 2005; $715 million amended and restated credit facility; JPMorgan and Wachovia; $315 million term loan; $250 million revolver; approximately $150 million letter-of-credit facility; secured by stock in first tier subsidiaries and holding company assets; refinance debt and general corporate purposes; Birmingham, Ala.-based healthcare services provider.

HOLLYWOOD MERGER CORP.: $275 million credit facility; UBS Securities LLC sole lead arranger, bookrunner, administrative agent, Bear Stearns & Co. and Wells Fargo co-arrangers, Wells Fargo syndication agent; $200 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; $60 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $15 million five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility; help fund merger with affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners LP; Wilsonville, Ore., video chain.

IESI CORP.: $375 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB); Bank of America; $190 million five-year revolver; $185 million seven-year term B; help fund merger with BFI Canada Income Fund and refinance debt; Fort Worth, Texas, non-hazardous solid waste management company.

J. CREW GROUP INC.: $170 million five-year revolver; Wachovia Bank and Congress Financial Corp.; refinance existing credit facility; New York, multi-channel retailer of women's and men's apparel, shoes and accessories.

THE MACERICH PARTNERSHIP LP: $900 million of bank debt; Deutsche involved; $600 million five-year unsecured term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million 11/2-year interim loan at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the acquisition of Wilmorite Properties Inc.; Santa Monica, Calif., real estate investment trust, which focuses on malls.

MADISON RIVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $525 million credit facility in connection with IPO; $75 million six-year revolver; $450 million seven-year term loan; refinance existing debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Mebane, N.C., operator of rural local telephone companies.

MAXIM CRANE WORKS (ACR MANAGEMENT LLC): $250 to $300 million exit facility with an estimated interest rate of 7%; Pittsburgh crane rental company.

MCI INC.: New $500 million to $750 million revolver; replace letter-of-credit facilities, support letter-of-credit requirements and increase liquidity; Ashburn, Va., communication company.

MEMEC INC.: New $300 million senior credit facility; revolver (Ba2/BB-); term loan A (Ba2/BB-); term loan B (Ba3/B); in connection with IPO; repay consortium loan debt, repay deep discount bond debt and for general corporate purposes; San Diego semiconductor demand creation distributor servicing the electronics industry.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC.: $4.25 billion credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan listed on the left; help fund acquisition by a consortium led by Sony Corp. of America and equity partners, Providence Equity Partners Inc., Texas Pacific Group and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Los Angeles-based entertainment content company.

THE MOSAIC CO.: $400 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; JPMorgan; refinance; Minnetonka, Minn., producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients.

ORLEANS HOMEBUILDERS INC.: $500 million secured revolver; expected close by Dec. 31; Bensalem, Pa., developer, builder and marketer of single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums.

ORMET CORP.: $150 million four-year exit facility at Libor plus 150 to 250 bps, unused fee of 37.5 bps; Bank of America; Wheeling, W.Va., aluminum company.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $2.9 billion senior secured credit facility; $750 million five-year revolving credit facility at Libor plus 237.5 bps, 50 bps commitment fee, $300 million six-year term loan A at Libor plus 237.5 bps, seven-year term loan B of up to $1.75 billion at Libor plus 250 bps; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; fund acquisition of Argosy Gaming Co.; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming properties.

ROCKY SHOES & BOOTS INC.: $148 million credit facilities from GMAC Commercial Finance LLC and American Capital Strategies Ltd.; fund acquisition of EJ Footwear Group and replace existing revolver; Nelsonville, Ohio, footwear, branded apparel and accessories company.

TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS INC.: $500 million working capital facility as part of recapitalization; Morgan Stanley and UBS joint lead arrangers; secured by a first priority lien on substantially all assets; refurbish and expand current properties; Atlantic City, N.J., hotel and casino owner and operator.

VERIZON HAWAII: New credit facility via JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with JPMorgan listed on the left; help fund The Carlyle Group's $1.65 billion acquisition of Verizon Hawaii from Verizon Communications Inc.; Hawaii-based telecommunications company.

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $535 million senior secured credit facility in connection with IDS offering; CIBC; $100 million 41/2-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $435 million 41/2-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; help repay existing debt; Westborough, Mass., supplier of consumables used in the manufacture of paper.

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