Exhibit 10.1 (e)

 

CONSENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS CONSENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
(this “Amendment”), dated as of the 10th day of January, 2002 (the “Effective
Date”), by and among RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation (the
“Borrower”); the financial institutions signatory hereto (the “Lenders”); and
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), INC., as administrative agent (the “Administrative
Agent”) for the Lenders;

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to
that certain Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of June 29,
2000, as amended by that certain First Amendment thereto dated as of December
14, 2000, and that certain Second Amendment thereto dated as of March 31, 2001
and that certain Consent Letter dated as of June 5, 2001 (as heretofore and
hereafter amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time, the
“Loan Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders consent to the issuance of
subordinated indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $400,000,000; and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders amend certain provisions in the Loan Agreement as more specifically set
forth below; and

 

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to agree to such
amendments and to consent to up to $400,000,000 of Subordinated Indebtedness on
the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the covenants
and agreements hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree that all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Loan Agreement, and further agree as follows:

 

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1.             Consent.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Lenders
hereby consent to the issuance of Subordinated Indebtedness in an amount not to
exceed $400,000,000 (the “New Subordinated Indebtedness”) on substantially the
terms and conditions set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto; provided that the
Borrower shall make a repayment of the Loans (excluding the Swing Line Loans)
from the proceeds thereof (a) if the amount of such proceeds is less than or
equal to $300,000,000, in an amount not less than $150,000,000, which shall be
applied pro rata to the Term Loan A Loans, the Term Loan B Loans, the Term Loan
C Loans and the Term Loan D Loans in accordance with Section 2.7(a) of the Loan
Agreement, (b) if the amount of such proceeds is greater than $300,000,000, all
of such proceeds shall be applied to the Loans (excluding the Swing Line Loans),
provided that no more than $160,000,000 of such proceeds may be applied as a
repayment of the Revolving Loans, and (c) if the amount of such proceeds is
greater than $350,000,000, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative
Agent financial projections (reflecting such New Subordinated Indebtedness) in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent which
projections shall show compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the
Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 7.8, 7.9, 7.10 and 7.11)
through the Maturity Date.  The New Subordinated Indebtedness shall be
“Subordinated Indebtedness” for all purposes under the Loan Agreement.

 

2.             Amendment to Article 1.  Article 1 of the Loan Agreement,
Definitions, is hereby amended by inserting the following new definition of
“Third Amendment Effective Date”:

 

“‘Third Amendment Effective Date’ shall mean the Effective Date (as defined in
that certain Consent and Third Amendment to this Agreement).”

 

3.             Amendments to Article 7.

 

(a)           Amendment to Section 7.1.  Section 7.1(d) of the Loan Agreement,
Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, is hereby amended by deleting
Section 7.1(d) in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“(d)         obligations under Interest Hedge Agreements with respect to the
Loans and with respect to Subordinated Indebtedness to the extent such
Subordinated Indebtedness is otherwise permitted under this Agreement; provided,
however, that notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, for purposes of
this Agreement, only Interest Hedge Agreements with respect to the Loans shall
qualify as Loan Documents hereunder;”

 

(b)           Amendment to Section 7.4.  Section 7.4(a) of the Loan Agreement,
Liquidation, Merger, or Disposition of Assets, is hereby amended by deleting
Section 7.4(a) in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Section 7.4           Liquidation, Merger, or Disposition of Assets.

 

(a)           Disposition of Assets.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, at any time sell, lease, abandon, or
otherwise dispose of any assets (other than assets disposed of in the ordinary
course of business) without the prior written consent of the Lenders; provided,
however, that the prior written consent of the Lenders shall not be required for
(i) the transfer of assets (including, without limitation, cash or cash
equivalents) among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding Wireless
Alliance) or for the transfer of assets (including, without limitation, cash or
cash equivalents, but excluding the Licenses) between or among Subsidiaries
(excluding Wireless Alliance) of the Borrower, (ii) dispositions of assets the
proceeds of which are applied pursuant to Section 2.5(c) or 2.7(b)(vi) hereof
(provided, however, that, with respect to such sales under Section 2.5(c) or
2.7(b)(vi), the Borrower provides to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on
the date of such sale a certificate reflecting compliance with the terms and
provisions of Sections 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11 and 7.12 hereof both before and
after giving effect to such sale or transfer) or (iii) a sale/leaseback
transaction with respect to all or a substantial portion of the Borrower’s
cellular towers, the documentation for which shall be subject to approval as to
form by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld).”

 

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(c)           Amendment to Section 7.7.  Section 7.7 of the Loan Agreement,
Restricted Payments and Purchases, is hereby amended by deleting Section 7.7 in
its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Section 7.7           Restricted Payments and Purchases.  The Borrower shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
declare or make any Restricted Payment or Restricted Purchase; provided,
however, that so long as no Default hereunder then exists or would be caused
thereby, (a) and so long as a Subsidiary of the Borrower is not obligated on any
Indebtedness to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, such Subsidiary may
make distributions to (i) any partner or shareholder of such Subsidiary holding
a minority position with respect to such Subsidiary, so long as such Subsidiary
makes a contemporaneous pro rata distribution to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, and such partner or shareholder is not an Affiliate of the
Borrower, (ii) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the Borrower may
make scheduled interest payments, when such payments are due and payable, on any
Subordinated Indebtedness to the extent such Subordinated Indebtedness has
scheduled payments permitted hereunder in accordance with any subordination
provisions thereunder, (c) the Borrower may make scheduled dividend payments,
when such payments are due and payable on any Preferred Stock to the extent such
Preferred Stock has scheduled dividend payments permitted hereunder in
accordance with any subordination provisions thereunder and (d) the Borrower may
repay in whole or in part the Previous Senior Preferred Stock, the 2000 Senior
Preferred Stock and the Junior Preferred Stock with shares of the common stock
of the Borrower.”

 

(d)           Amendment to Section 7.8.  Section 7.8 of the Loan Agreement,
Total Leverage Ratio, is hereby amended by deleting Section 7.8 in its entirety
and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Section 7.8           Total Leverage Ratio.  (a) As of the end of any calendar
quarter, and (b) at the time of any Advance hereunder (after giving effect to
such Advance), the Borrower shall not permit its Total Leverage Ratio to exceed
the ratios set forth below during the periods indicated:

 

Period

 

 

Total Leverage Ratio

 

July 1, 2001 through

 

7.00:1.00

 

December 31, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2002 through

 

7.25:1.00

 

June 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2002 through

 

6.50:1.00

 

September 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1, 2002 through

 

6.00:1.00

 

December 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2003 through

 

6.50:1.00

 

June 30, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2003 through

 

5.75:1.00

 

September 30, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1, 2003 and thereafter

 

5.00:1.00

"

 

(e)           Amendment to Section 7.9.  Section 7.9 of the Loan Agreement,
Senior Leverage Ratio, is hereby amended by deleting Section 7.9 in its entirety
and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Section 7.9           Senior Leverage Ratio.  (a) As of the end of any calendar
quarter, and (b) at the time of any Advance hereunder (after giving effect to
such Advance), the Borrower shall not permit the

 

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ratio of (i) the principal amount of the Loans outstanding on such date to (ii)
its Annualized Operating Cash Flow (as of the calendar quarter end being tested,
or as of the most recently completed calendar quarter for which financial
statements are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2
hereof, as the case may be) to exceed the ratios set forth below during the
periods indicated:

 

Period

 

 

Senior Leverage Ratio

 

July 1, 2001 through the

 

6.50:1.00

 

Third Amendment Effective Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Third Amendment

 

5.00:1.00

 

Effective Date through June 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2002 through

 

4.50:1.00

 

September 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1, 2002 through

 

4.00:1.00

 

December 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2003 through

 

4.25:1.00

 

September 30, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1, 2003 and thereafter

 

4.00:1.00

"

 

(f)            Amendment to Section 7.10.  Section 7.10 of the Loan Agreement,
Annualized Operating Cash Flow to Pro Forma Debt Service, is hereby amended by
deleting Section 7.10 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the
following:

 

“Section 7.10         Annualized Operating Cash Flow to Pro Forma Debt Service. 
For all periods ending on or prior to December 31, 2006, (a) As of the end of
any calendar quarter, and (b) at the time of any Advance hereunder (after giving
effect to such Advance), the Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) its
Annualized Operating Cash Flow (as of the calendar quarter end being tested, or
as of the most recently completed calendar quarter for which financial
statements are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2
hereof, as the case may be) to (ii) the sum of (A) its Pro Forma Debt Service
for the four calendar quarters immediately following the calculation date and
(B) Interest Expense for the four calendar quarters immediately preceding the
calculation date to be less than the ratios set forth below during the periods
indicated:

 

Period

 

 

Annualized Operating Cash
Flow to Pro Forma Debt Service

 

January 1, 2001 through

 

1.20:1.00

 

December 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2003 through

 

1.05:1.00

 

December 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2004 through

 

1.20:1.00

”

December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

(g)           Amendment to Section 7.11.  Section 7.11 of the Loan Agreement,
Annualized Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense, is hereby amended by
deleting Section 7.11 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the
following

 

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“Section 7.11         Annualized Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense. 
(a) As of the end of any calendar quarter, and (b) at the time of any Advance
hereunder (after giving effect to such Advance), the Borrower shall not permit
the ratio of (i) its Annualized Operating Cash Flow (as of the calendar quarter
end being tested, or as of the most recently completed calendar quarter for
which financial statements are required to have been delivered pursuant to
Section 6.1 or 6.2 hereof, as the case may be) to (ii) its Interest Expense for
the twelve (12) calendar months immediately preceding the calculation date to be
less than the ratios set forth below for the periods indicated:

 

Period

 

 

Annualized Operating Cash
Flow to Interest Expense

 

July 1, 2001 through

 

1.50:1.00

 

December 31, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2002 through

 

1.40:1.00

 

March 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2002 through

 

1.50:1.00

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2005 and

 

2.00:1.00

 

thereafter”

 

 

 

 

4.             Amendment to Section 8.1.  Section 8.1(n) of the Loan Agreement,
Events of Default, is hereby amended by deleting Section 8.1(n) in its entirety
and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“(n)         (i)  Any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections
13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision to either
of the foregoing, including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring,
holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under
the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more
of the voting or economic Capital Stock of the Borrower or (ii) during any
period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constituted the Board of Directors of the Borrower (together with any new
directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the
shareholders of the Borrower was approved by a vote of a majority of the
directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of
such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
approved), cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Borrower then in office;”

 

5.             Amendment Fee.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent, contemporaneously with the receipt by the Borrower of the proceeds from
the New Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to Section 8(d) hereof, on behalf of
the Lenders executing and delivering this Amendment on or prior to 5 p.m. (EST)
January 10, 2002, an amendment fee in the amount of 0.25% of the sum of (a) the
aggregate outstanding Loans (other than the outstanding Revolving Loans and
Swing Line Loans) of such Lenders and (b) the Revolving Loan Commitments of such
Lenders (such sum, the “Amendment Fee”) which Amendment Fee shall be calculated
after giving effect to the repayments of the Loans required by Section 1 hereof
and any voluntary reductions of the Revolving Loan Commitments in connection
therewith.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute pro rata to each Lender
executing this Amendment a portion of the Amendment Fee based on such Lender’s
portion of the outstanding Loans (other than the outstanding Revolving Loans and
Swing Line Loans) and such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment.  The Amendment
Fee shall be fully earned when due and non-refundable when paid.

 

6.             Amendment to Loan Documents.  All of the Loan Documents are
hereby amended to the extent necessary to give full force and effect to the
amendment contained in this Amendment.

 

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7.             Representations and Warranties.  The Borrower hereby represents
and warrants to and in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as
follows:

 

(a)           each representation and warranty set forth in Article 4 of the
Loan Agreement is hereby restated and affirmed as true and correct in all
material respects as of the date hereof, except to the extent previously
fulfilled in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement or to the extent
relating specifically to the Agreement Date (or date prior thereto) or otherwise
inapplicable;

 

(b)           the Borrower has the corporate power and authority (i) to enter
into this Amendment and (ii) to do all acts and things as are required or
contemplated hereunder to be done, observed and performed by it;

 

(c)           this Amendment has been duly authorized, validly executed and
delivered by one or more Authorized Signatories of the Borrower, and this
Amendment and the Loan Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with
its respective terms, subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to the following
qualifications:  (i) an order of specific performance and an injunction are
discretionary remedies and, in particular, may not be available where damages
are considered an adequate remedy at law and (ii) enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, reconstruction and other
similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally (insofar as
any such law relates to the bankruptcy, insolvency or similar event of the
Borrower); and

 

(d)           the execution and delivery of this Amendment and performance by
the Borrower under the Loan Agreement does not and will not require the consent
or approval of any regulatory authority or governmental authority or agency
having jurisdiction over the Borrower which has not already been obtained, nor
be in contravention of or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation of
the Borrower, or any provision of any statute, judgment, order, indenture,
instrument, agreement, or undertaking, to which the Borrower is party or by
which the Borrower’s assets or properties are bound.

 

8.             Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Amendment.  The
effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the fulfillment on or prior to
January 31, 2002 of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)           receipt by the Administrative Agent of duly executed counterpart
signature pages of the Borrower and the Required Lenders to this Amendment;

 

(b)           all of the representations and warranties of the Borrower under
Section 7 hereof being true and correct in all material respects;

 

(c)           receipt by the Administrative Agent of the Amendment Fee;

 

(d)           receipt by the Administrative Agent of not less than $150,000,000
of the proceeds from the New Subordinated Indebtedness to be applied to the Term
Loans pursuant to Section 1 hereof; and

 

(e)           receipt of any other documents or instruments that the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders signatory hereto or any of them, may
reasonably request, certified by an officer of the Borrower if so requested.

 

9.             No Other Amendment or Waiver.  Except for the amendment set forth
above, the text of the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall remain
unchanged and in full force and effect.  No waiver by the Administrative Agent
or the Lenders under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document is granted or
intended except as expressly set forth herein, and the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders expressly reserve the right to require strict compliance in all
other respects (whether or not in connection with any Requests for Advance). 
Except as set forth herein, the amendment agreed to herein shall not constitute
a modification of the Loan Agreement or any

 

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of the other Loan Documents, or a course of dealing with the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders at variance with the Loan Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents, such as to require further notice by the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders, or the Required Lenders to require strict compliance with the
terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents in the future.

 

10.           Loan Documents.  This document shall be deemed to be a Loan
Document for all purposes under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

11.           Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

12.           Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance
with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

13.           Severability.  Any provision of this Amendment which is prohibited
or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof in that
jurisdiction or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in
any other jurisdiction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment or caused it
to be executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year
first above written.

 

BORROWER:

RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Wesley E. Schultz

 

 

Name:

Wesley E. Schultz

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

 

 

AND LENDERS:

TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), INC., as Administrative Agent and as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Neva Nesbitt

 

 

Name:

Neva Nesbitt

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

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ADDISON CDO, LIMITED (Acct 1279), as a Lender

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

ATHENA CDO, LIMITED (Acct 1277), as a Lender

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

BEDFORD CDO, LIMITED

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

CAPTIVA III FINANCE LTD. (Acct. 275), as a Lender

 

as advised by Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

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CAPTIVA IV FINANCE LTD. (Acct. 1275), as a Lender

 

as advised by Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

CATALINA CDO LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

DELANO COMPANY, as a Lender

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

JISSEKIKUN FUNDING, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

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PIMCO HIGH YIELD FUND (ACCOUNT 705), as a Lender

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor, acting through Investors

 

 

Fiduciary Trust Company in the Nominee Name of IFTCO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

ROYALTON COMPANY, as a Lender

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

SAN JOAQUIN CDO I LIMITED, as a Lender

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

SEQUILS-MAGNUM, INC., as a Lender

 

By:

Pacific Investment Management Company,LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

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ALLFIRST BANK, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Wendy M. Andrus

 

 

Name:

Wendy M. Andrus

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

AMARA 2 FINANCE, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., as Subadvisor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Name:

Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

AMARA-I FINANCE, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., as Subadvisor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Name:

Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

AVALON CAPITAL LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., as Portfolio

 

 

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Name:

Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

AVALON CAPITAL LTD. 2, as a Lender

 

By:

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., as Portfolio

 

 

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Name:

Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

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SEQUILS-LIBERTY, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., as Collateral

 

 

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Name:

Thomas H.B. Ewald

 

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

AMMC CDO II, LIMITED

 

By:

American Money Management Corp.,

 

 

as Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 /s/David P. Meyer

 

 

Name:

David P. Meyer

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

ARCHIMEDES FUNDING II, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

ING Capital Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Gordon Cook

 

 

Name:

Gordon Cook

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager

 

 

ARCHIMEDES FUNDING III, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

ING Capital Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Gordon Cook

 

 

Name:

Gordon Cook

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager

 

 

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BALANCED HIGH YIELD FUND II, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

ING Capital Advisors LLC,  as Asset Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Gordon Cook

 

 

Name:

Gordon Cook

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager

 

 

NEMEAN CLO, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

ING Capital Advisors LLC,  as Asset Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Gordon Cook

 

 

Name:

Gordon Cook

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager

 

 

THE ING CAPITAL SENIOR SECURED HIGH INCOME FUND, L.P., as a Lender

 

By:

ING Capital Advisors LLC,  as Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Gordon Cook

 

 

Name:

Gordon Cook

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager

 

 

SEQUILS-ING I (HBDGM), LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

ING Capital Advisors LLC,  as Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Gordon Cook

 

 

Name:

Gordon Cook

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager

 

 

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AXP BOND FUND, INC., as a Lender

 

By:

American Express Financial Advisors

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Timothy J. Masek

 

 

Name:

Timothy J. Masek

 

 

Its:

Assistant Vice President

 

 

AXP VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BOND FUND, A SERIES OF AXP

 

VARIABLE PORTFOLIO INCOME SERIES, INC., as a Lender

 

By:

American Express Financial Advisors

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 /s/Timothy J. Masek

 

 

Name:

Timothy J. Masek

 

 

Its:

Assistant Vice President, AXP Variable

 

 

 

Portfolio Income Series, Inc.

 

 

AXP VARIABLE PORTFOLIO — EXTRA INCOME FUND, A

 

SERIES OF AXP VARIABLE PORTFOLIO INCOME SERIES, INC., as a Lender

 

By:

American Express Financial Advisors

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Timothy J. Masek

 

 

Name:

Timothy J. Masek

 

 

Its:

Assistant Vice President, AXP Variable

 

 

 

Portfolio Income Series, Inc.

 

 

HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO, A SERIES OF INCOME TRUST, as a Lender

 

By:

American Express Financial Advisors

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Timothy J. Masek

 

 

Name:

Timothy J. Masek

 

 

Its:

Assistant Vice President, Income Trust

 

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and as a Swing Line Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Richard M. Peck

 

 

Name:

Richard M. Peck

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, NEW YORK AGENCY as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Stephen C. Levi

 

 

Name:

Stephen C. Levi

 

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

BLUE SQUARE FUNDING LIMITED SERIES 3, as a Lender

 

Blue Square Funding Series 3

 

By:

Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Anderson

 

 

Name:

Susan Anderson

 

 

Its:

Assistant Vice President

 

 

BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Gregg Bonardi

 

 

Name:

Gregg Bonardi

 

 

Its:

Director Media & Telecom Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Serge Desrayaud

 

 

Name:

Serge Desrayaud

 

 

Its:

Head of Asset Management Media & Telecom Finance

 

 

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CAPTIVA II FINANCE LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

TCW Advisors, Inc., as its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

SEQUILS IV, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

TCW Advisors, Inc., as its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Mark L. Gold

 

 

Name:

Mark L. Gold

 

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/William Brennan

 

 

Name:

William Brennan

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

CENTURION CDO II, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

American Express Asset Management Group, Inc.,

 

 

As Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Michael M. Leyland

 

 

Name:

Michael M. Leyland

 

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

CENTURION CDO III, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

American Express Asset Management Group, Inc.,

 

 

As Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Michael M. Leyland

 

 

Name:

Michael M. Leyland

 

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

SEQUILS-CENTURION V, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

American Express Asset Management Group, Inc.,

 

 

As Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Michael M. Leyland

 

 

Name:

Michael M. Leyland

 

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

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THE CIT GROUP / EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Steven Reedy

 

 

Name:

Steven Reedy

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Hamilton H. Wood, Jr.

 

 

Name:

Hamilton H. Wood, Jr.

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President

 

 

CITY NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Aaron Cohen

 

 

Name:

Aaron Cohen

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

COBANK, ACB, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Teresa L. Fountain

 

 

Name:

Teresa L. Fountain

 

 

Its:

Assistant Corporate Secretary

 

 

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COLUMBUS LOAN FUNDING LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Travelers Asset Management International Company LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/William M. Gardner

 

 

Name:

William M. Gardner

 

 

Its:

Assistant Investment Officer

 

 

THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender

 

By:

Travelers Asset Management International Company LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/William M. Gardner

 

 

Name:

William M. Gardner

 

 

Its:

Assistant Investment Officer

 

 

TRAVELERS CORPORATE LOAN FUND INC., as a Lender

 

By:

Travelers Asset Management International Company LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/William M. Gardner

 

 

Name:

William M. Gardner

 

 

Its:

Assistant Investment Officer

 

 

COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK  B.A., “RABOBANK NEDERLAND”, NEW
YORK BRANCH, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Michael R. Phelan

 

 

Name:

Michael R. Phelan

 

 

Its:

Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/James S. Cunningham

 

 

Name:

James S. Cunningham

 

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

 

Chief Risk Officer

 

 

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CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/John McCloskey

 

 

Name:

John McCloskey

 

 

Its:

FVP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Gary Geller

 

 

Name:

Gary Geller

 

 

Its:

FVP

 

 

CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT PARTNERS I, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Travelers Asset Management International Company LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Jonathan D. Sharkey

 

 

Name:

Jonathan D. Sharkey

 

 

Its:

Principal

 

 

NORTH AMERICAN SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, as a Lender

 

By:

CypressTree Investment Management Company, Inc.

 

 

as Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Name:

Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Its:

Partner

 

 

THE DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Yudesh Sohan

 

 

Name:

Yudesh Sohan

 

 

Its:

Credit Officer

 

 

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DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Joseph Matteo

 

 

Name:

Joseph Matteo

 

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

MASTER SENIOR FLOATING RATE TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Joseph Matteo

 

 

Name:

Joseph Matteo

 

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

MERRILL LYNCH SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Joseph Matteo

 

 

Name:

Joseph Matteo

 

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL DE FRANCE – NEW YORK AGENCY, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

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EATON VANCE CDO III, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Eaton Vance Management,

 

 

as Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Name:

Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN FUND, as a Lender

 

By:

Eaton Vance Management,

 

 

as Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Name:

Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST, as a Lender

 

By:

Eaton Vance Management,

 

 

as Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Name:

Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

GRAYSON & CO, as a Lender

 

By:

Boston Management and Research,

 

 

as Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Name:

Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

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OXFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, as a Lender

 

By:

Eaton Vance Management,

 

 

as Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Name:

Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

By:

SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO, as a Lender

 

 

as Investment Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Name:

Payson F. Swaffield

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

ELF FUNDING TRUST I, as a Lender

 

By:

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

 

 

as Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Louis Loven

 

 

Name:

Louis Loven

 

 

Its:

Executive Vice President - CFO

 

 

 

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

 

 

HIGHLAND LEGACY LIMITED, as a Lender

 

By:

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

 

 

as Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Louis Loven

 

 

Name:

Louis Loven

 

 

Its:

Executive Vice President - CFO

 

 

 

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

 

 

HIGHLAND LOAN FUNDING V, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

 

 

as Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Louis Loven

 

 

Name:

Louis Loven

 

 

Its:

Executive Vice President - CFO

 

 

 

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

 

 

SL LOANS I LIMITED, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Louis Loven

 

 

Name:

Louis Loven

 

 

Its:

Executive Vice President - CFO

 

 

 

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

 

 

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EMERALD ORCHARD LIMITED, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan K. Strong

 

 

 

Name:

Susan K. Strong

 

 

 

Its:

Attorney in Fact

 

 

FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Mark L. Cook

 

 

Name:

Mark L. Cook

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President

 

 

FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Ellery Willard

 

 

Name:

Ellery (Tim) Willard

 

 

Its:

Director

 

 

FLEET NATIONAL BANK

 

As Trust Administrator for Long Lane Master Trust IV, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Darcey F. Bartel

 

 

Name:

Darcey F. Bartel

 

 

Its:

VP

 

 

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FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Chauncey Lufkin

 

 

Name:

Chauncey Lufkin

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

FRANKLIN CLO II, LTD., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Chauncey Lufkin

 

 

Name:

Chauncey Lufkin

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

GALAXY CLO 1999-1, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

SAI Investment Adviser, Inc.

 

 

its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 /s/Thomas G. Brandt

 

 

Name:

Thomas G. Brandt

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Molly S. Fergusson

 

 

Name:

Molly S. Fergusson

 

 

Its:

Manager, Operations

 

 

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THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF SCOTLAND, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Andrew Browning

 

 

Name:

Andrew Browning

 

 

Its:

Associate Director

 

 

Sankaty Advisors, LLC as Collateral Manager for

 

GREAT POINT CLO 1999-1 LTD., as Term Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Diane J. Exter

 

 

Name:

Diane J. Exter

 

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

 

Portfolio Manager

 

 

Sankaty Advisors, LLC as Collateral Manager for

 

RACE POINT CLO, LIMITED, as Term Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Diane J. Exter

 

 

Name:

Diane J. Exter

 

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

 

Portfolio Manager

 

 

SANKATY HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, L.P., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Diane J. Exter

 

 

Name:

Diane J. Exter

 

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

 

Portfolio Manager

 

 

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HAMILTON CDO, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Stanfield Capital Partners, LLC

 

As its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Name:

Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Its:

Partner

 

 

KZH CRESCENT LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

KZH CRESCENT-2 LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

KZH CRESCENT-1LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

KZH HIGHLAND-2 LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

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KZH ING-1 LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

KZH ING-2 LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

KZH ING-3 LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

KZH PAMCO LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

KZH RIVERSIDE LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

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KZH SOLEIL LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

KZH SOLEIL-2 LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

KZH STERLING LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Susan Lee

 

 

Name:

Susan Lee

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

HARBOUR TOWN FUNDING TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Name:

Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

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MUIRFIELD TRADING LLC, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Name:

Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Its:

Asst. Vice President

 

 

OLYMPIC FUNDING TRUST, SERIES, 1999-1, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Name:

Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

PPM SPYGLASS FUNDING TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Name:

Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Its:

Authorized Agent

 

 

SRF TRADING, INC., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Name:

Diana L. Mushill

 

 

Its:

Asst. Vice President

 

 

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BANKNORTH, N.A., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Nicolas Caussade

 

 

Name:

Nicolas Caussade

 

 

Its:

A.C.

 

 

IBM CREDIT CORPORATION, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Thomas S. Curcio

 

 

Name:

Thomas S. Curcio

 

 

Its:

Manager of Credit

 

 

INNER HARBOR CBO 2001-1 LTD., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

KEMPER FLOATING RATE FUND, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Kenneth Weber

 

 

Name:

Kenneth Weber

 

 

Its:

Sr. Vice President

 

 

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KEY CORPORATE CAPITAL, INC., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 /s/Chris Swindell

 

 

Name:

Chris Swindell

 

 

Its:

SVP

 

 

LANDMARK CDO LIMITED, as a Lender

 

By:

Aladdin Asset Management LLC, As Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

 

LIBERTY-STEIN ROE ADVISOR FLOATING RATE ADVANTAGE FUND, as a Lender

 

By:

Stein Roe & Farnham Incorporated, As Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/James R. Fellows

 

 

Name:

James R. Fellows

 

 

Its:

Sr. Vice President & Portfolio Manager

 

 

STEIN ROE & FARNHAM INCORPORATED, as a Lender

 

as agent for Keyport Life Insurance Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/James R. Fellows

 

 

Name:

James R. Fellows

 

 

Its:

Sr. Vice President & Portfolio Manager

 

 

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STEIN ROE FLOATING RATE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/James R. Fellows

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

James R. Fellows

 

 

Its:

Sr. Vice President & Portfolio Manager

 

 

Stein Roe & Farnham Incorporated, as Advisor

 

 

to the Stein Roe Floating Rate Limited Liability Company

 

 

MERITA BANK PLC, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Gerald E. Chelius, Jr.

 

 

Name:

Gerald E. Chelius, Jr.

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President - Credit

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/Joseph A. Ciccolini

 

 

Name:

Joseph A. Ciccolini

 

 

Its:

Vice President –- Structured Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/John Servin

 

 

Name:

John Servin

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/James R. Dingler

 

 

Name:

James R. Dingler

 

 

Its:

Director

 

 

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ML CLO XV PILGRIM AMERICA (CAYMAN) LTD.

 

By:

ING Pilgrim Investments, LLC as its investment manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

PILGRIM CLO 1999-1 LTD.

 

By:

ING Pilgrim Investments, LLC as its investment manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

PILGRIM PRIME RATE TRUST

 

By:

ING Pilgrim Investments, LLC as its investment manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER PRIME INCOME TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Sheila A. Finnerty

 

 

Name:

Sheila A. Finnerty

 

 

Its:

Executive Director

 

 

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NATIONAL CITY BANK, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Jon W. Peterson

 

 

Name:

Jon W. Peterson

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President

 

 

OCTAGON INVESTMENT PARTNERS II, LLC, as a Lender

 

By:

Octagon Credit Investors, LLC as sub-investment manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Andrew D. Gordon

 

 

Name:

Andrew D. Gordon

 

 

Its:

Portfolio Manager

 

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Steven J. McGehrin

 

 

Name:

Steven J. McGehrin

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

PUTNAM DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

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PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST - PUTMAN HIGH YIELD TRUST II, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

PUTNAM HIGH YIELD ADVANTAGE FUND, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

PUTNAM HIGH YIELD TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

PUTNAM MASTER INCOME TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

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PUTNAM MASTER INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

PUTNAM PREMIER INCOME TRUST, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

PUTNAM STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST – PVT DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

 

TRAVELERS SERIES FUND, INC. — PUTNAM DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIO, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/John R. Verani

 

 

Name:

John R. Verani

 

 

Its:

V.P.

 

 

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ROSEMONT CLO, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Deerfield Capital Management, L.L.C.

 

 

as its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Mark E. Wittnebel

 

 

Name:

Mark E. Wittnebel

 

 

Its:

Sr. Vice President

 

 

SEQUILS-CUMBERLAND I, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Deerfield Capital Management, L.L.C.

 

 

as its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/Mark E. Wittnebel

 

 

Name:

Mark E. Wittnebel

 

 

Its:

Sr. Vice President

 

 

STANFIELD ARBITRAGE CDO, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Stanfield Capital Partners LLC

 

 

as its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Name:

Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Its:

Partner

 

 

STANFIELD CLO, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Stanfield Capital Partners LLC

 

 

as its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Name:

Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Its:

Partner

 

 

STANFIELD / RMF TRANSATLANTIC CDO, LTD., as a Lender

 

By:

Stanfield Capital Partners LLC

 

 

as its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Name:

Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Its:

Partner

 

 

WINDSOR LOAN FUNDING, LIMITED, as a Lender

 

By:

Stanfield Capital Partners LLC

 

 

as its Collateral Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Name:

Christopher A. Bondy

 

 

Its:

Partner

 

 

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SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Thomas C. King, Jr.

 

 

Name:

Thomas C. King, Jr.

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

TRYON CLO LTD. 2000-1, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Adrienne Musgnug

 

 

Name:

Adrienne Musgnug

 

 

Its:

Director

 

 

UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Stender E. Sweeney

 

 

Name:

Stender E. Sweeney II

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

VAN KAMPEN PRIME RATE INCOME TRUST, as a Lender

 

By:

Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Darvin D. Pierce

 

 

Name:

Darvin D. Pierce

 

 

Its:

Executive Director

 

 

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WEBSTER BANK, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/Elisabeth V. Piker

 

 

Name:

Elisabeth V. Piker

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Tracy L. Moosbrugger

 

 

Name:

Tracy L. Moosbrugger

 

 

Its:

Vice President

 

 

PIMCO PRIVATE HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO (ACCOUNT 706), as a Lender

 

By:

 Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC,

 

 

as its Investment Advisor, acting through Investors

 

 

Fiduciary Trust Company in the Nominee Name of IFTCO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

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