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Exhibit 10.16    
    


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TERMINATION AND REPLACEMENT

AGREEMENT  


        TERMINATION AND REPLACEMENT AGREEMENT (this "TR Agreement") dated as of October 10, 2003, among
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (the "Borrower"), the financial institutions listed in Annex I hereto under the captions "Continuing
Lenders" (the "Continuing Lenders") and "Additional Lenders "(the "Additional Lenders", and together
with the Continuing Lenders, the "Lenders"), and JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Administrative Agent (the
"Administrative Agent"). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the New Credit Agreement (as
defined below). 


W I T N E S S E T H:


        WHEREAS,
the Borrowers, certain financial institutions and the Administrative Agent are parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2001 (as amended on
February 28, 2002 and as otherwise amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Original Credit Agreement"); 


        WHEREAS,
the Original Credit Agreement was terminated and replaced by a second credit agreement (the "Second Credit Agreement") created by
that certain Termination and Replacement Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2002, among the Borrower, the Continuing Lenders, certain other lenders (the "Exiting
Lenders") and the Administrative Agent; 


        WHEREAS,
the Second Credit Agreement is to be terminated as provided herein; and 



        WHEREAS,
the Continuing Lenders and the Additional Lenders are willing, subject to the terms and conditions of this TR Agreement, to replace the Second Credit Agreement with a new credit
agreement as provided herein. 


        NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained in this TR Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 


        SECTION
1.    Termination and Replacement.    Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof: 



        (i)    The
Second Credit Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits thereto, is hereby terminated, subject to the applicable provisions set forth therein as to the
survival of certain rights and obligations, and simultaneously replaced by a new credit agreement (the "New Credit Agreement") identical in form and
substance to the Original Credit Agreement, except as expressly set forth below. 


        (ii)   The
heading of the New Credit Agreement shall read as follows: 



        "THIS
CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of October 10, 2003, among Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (the "Borrower"),
the several financial institutions from time to time party to this Agreement (collectively, the "Lenders" and each individually, a
"Lender"), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK ("JPMorgan"), as administrative agent for the Lenders (herein in such
capacity, together with any successors thereto in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent")." 




        (iii)  The
New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all references to the term "The Chase Manhattan Bank" therein and by substituting in lieu thereof the term
"JPMorgan Chase Bank". 







        (iv)  The
New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all references to the date "October 12, 2001" therein and by substituting in lieu thereof the date
"October 10, 2003". 


        (v)   The
New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all references to the amount "$330,000,000" therein and by substituting in lieu thereof the amount "$300,000,000." 


        (vi)  Section 1.01
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the definitions of the following defined terms in their entirety and
substituting in lieu thereof the following definitions: 



        "Applicable Rate" means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Loan, or with respect to the facility fees payable
hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid attached hereto as Annex A; provided that, in the case of the Term Loans, each of such rates
payable shall be increased by the rate of 0.25% per annum. 


        "Commitment" means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and Term Loans hereunder, expressed
as an amount representing the maximum aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender's Revolving Loans and Term Loans hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time
pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 and (c) increased from time to
time pursuant to Section 2.20. The initial amount of each Lender's Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have
assumed its Commitment, as applicable, and the initial aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders (as set forth on Schedule 2.01) is $200,000,000. 


        "Confidential
Information Memorandum" means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated September 2003 and furnished to the Lenders. 


        "Revolving Credit Termination Date" means October 9, 2004 or such earlier date as the Commitments shall terminate pursuant to the
terms hereof (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day). 




        (vii) Section 2.12(b)
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following language: 



        (b)   Prior
to conversion of Revolving Loans into Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.04, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender a utilization fee equal to (i) 0.125% per annum for each day on which the Commitment Utilization Percentage exceeds 25%, which fee shall accrue on the daily amount of such Lender's
outstanding Loans for each Excess Utilization Day during the period from and including the day on which the Commitment Utilization Percentage exceeds 25% to but excluding the day on which the
Commitment Utilization Percentage no longer exceeds 25% and (ii) 0.250% per annum for each day on which the Commitment Utilization Percentage exceeds 50%, which fee shall accrue on the daily
amount of such Lender's outstanding Loans for each Excess Utilization Day during the period from and including the day on which the Commitment Utilization Percentage exceeds 50% to but excluding the
day on which the Commitment Utilization Percentage no longer exceeds 50%. Accrued utilization fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and
on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any utilization fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments
terminate shall be payable on demand. All utilization fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first
day but excluding the last day). 











        (viii) Section 3.04
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following language: 



        SECTION
3.04.    Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect.    (a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished
to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal years ended 2001 and 2002, reported on by KPMG LLP,
independent public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarters and the portion of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003, certified by its principal
financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries
as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in
clause (ii) above. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries do not have any material Guarantees, contingent liabilities and liabilities for taxes, or any long-term leases or unusual
forward or long-term commitments, including any interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of derivatives, that are not reflected or
disclosed in the most recent financial statements referred to in this paragraph. 


        (b)   Since
December 31, 2002, there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 




        (ix)  Section 5.01(d)
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following language: 



        (d)   promptly
after the same become publicly available, copies of all annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, all
reports on Form 8-K (other than reports made pursuant to Item 12 thereof) and all proxy statements filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders
generally, as the case may be; 




        (x)   Annex
A of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such annex in its entirety with Annex I-A attached hereto. 


        (xi)  Schedule 2.01
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such schedule in its entirety with Schedule 2.01 attached hereto. 


        (xii) Schedule 3.06
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such schedule in its entirety with Schedule 3.06 attached hereto. 



        (xiii) Schedule 3.13
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such schedule in its entirety with Schedule 3.13 attached hereto. 


        (xiv) Schedule 6.02
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such schedule in its entirety with Schedule 6.02 attached hereto. 


        (xv) Schedule 6.03
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such schedule in its entirety with Schedule 6.03 attached hereto. 


        (xvi) Schedule 6.08
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such schedule in its entirety with Schedule 6.08 attached hereto. 



        (xvii) Schedule 6.10
of the New Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such schedule in its entirety with Schedule 6.10 attached hereto. 




        SECTION
2.    Conditions to Effectiveness.    This Amendment shall be effective on the date on which all of the
following conditions precedent have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02) (the "Effective Date"): 



        (i)    The
Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (a) a counterpart of this TR Agreement signed on behalf of such party
or (b) written 







evidence
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement. 


        (ii)   The
Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of the
General Counsel of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, and covering such other matters relating to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions as the Required Lenders
shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion. 


        (iii)  The
Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the
organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. 


        (iv)  The
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the
Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 without giving effect to the parenthetical set forth in
paragraph (a) of Section 4.02. 


        (v)   The
Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that simultaneously with the making of the initial Loans on the Closing Date, the Borrower will
have repaid in full all amounts outstanding under the Second Credit Agreement and the commitments of the lenders under the Second Credit Agreement will have been terminated, and the Administrative
Agent shall have received the promissory notes issued under the Second Credit Agreement marked "cancelled". 


        (vi)  The
Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced,
reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder. 


        (vii) All
governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the continuing operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent
authority that would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the financing contemplated hereby. 


        (viii) The
Lenders shall have received (a) audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for the 2001 and 2002 fiscal years and (b) unaudited
interim consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for each quarterly period ended subsequent to the date of the latest applicable financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (a)
of this paragraph as to which such financial statements are available, and such financial statements shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders, reflect any material adverse change in the
consolidated financial condition of the Borrower, as reflected in the financial statements or projections contained in the Confidential Information Memorandum. 




The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders
to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on October 10, 2003 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time). 



        SECTION
3.    GOVERNING LAW.    THIS TR AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 








        SECTION
4.    Execution in Counterparts.    This TR Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this TR
Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this TR Agreement signed
by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. 






        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this TR Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written. 



	

 	
 	

WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  JOHN E. SUNDEEN, JR.      
 Name: John E. Sundeen, Jr.

Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	

 	
 	

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), individually and as Administrative Agent
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  MARYBETH MULLEN      
 Name: Marybeth Mullen

Title: Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank
	

 	
 	

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  SEAN CASSIDY      
 Name: Sean Cassidy

Title: Principal
	

 	
 	

FLEET NATIONAL BANK
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  DAVID A. BOSSELAIT      
 Name: David A. Bosselait

Title: Director
	 	 	 	 








	

 	
 	

UMB BANK, N.A.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  DAVID A. PROFFITT      
 Name: David A. Proffitt

Title: Senior Vice President
	

 	
 	

BANK MIDWEST, N.A.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  PAUL HOLEWINSKI      
 Name: Paul Holewinski

Title: Executive Vice President
	

 	
 	

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  JOHN M. MORALE      
 Name: John M. Morale

Title: Director
	

 	
 	

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  DIANE FERGUSON      
 Name: Diane Ferguson

Title: Senior Vice President
	

 	
 	

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  WOODY JOHNSON      
 Name: Woody Johnson

Title: Vice President







Annex I


Continuing Lenders



J.P.
Morgan Chase & Co.

Bank of America, N.A.

Fleet National Bank

UMB Bank, N.A.

Royal Bank of Scotland

U.S. Bank, National Association 


Additional Lenders



Bank
Midwest, N.A.

Bank of Nova Scotia 





Annex I-A


PRICING GRID  



	 
	 	Level 1
	 	Level 2
	 	Level 3
	 	Level 4
	 	Level 5

	S&P Rating:	 	A- or better	 	BBB+	 	BBB	 	BBB-	 	Less than BBB-
	Moody's Rating:	 	A3 or better	 	Baa1	 	Baa2	 	Baa3	 	Less than Baa3
	ABR Loans' Applicable Margin	 	0%	 	0%	 	0%	 	0%	 	0%
	Eurodollar Loans' Applicable Margin	 	0.295%	 	0.400%	 	0.625%	 	0.850%	 	1.325%
	Facility Fee Rate	 	0.080%	 	0.100%	 	0.125%	 	0.150%	 	0.175%





For
purposes of determining the Applicable Margins or the Facility Fee Rates, (i) in the event of a "split rating" (i.e., if the Moody's Rating
applicable to the Borrower at any time appears in the chart above in a different column from that in which the S&P Rating then applicable to the Borrower appears), the Applicable Margins and the
Facility Fee Rates will be based on the column which includes the higher rating (unless the higher rating is more than one rating level higher than the lower rating, in which case the pricing shall be
that applicable to the rating level which is one rating level lower than the higher rating level), (ii) if Moody's or S&P shall not have in effect a rating (other than because such rating
agency shall no longer be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations), then such rating agency will be deemed to have established a rating one rating level lower than the rating of
either Moody's or S&P, as the case may be, that remains in effect and (iii) the Applicable Margins and the Facility Fee Rates shall be subject to adjustment (upwards or downwards, as
appropriate), effective as of the date on which S&P or Moody's announces a rating change which results in a change in the Applicable Margins and the Facility Fee Rates. 





SCHEDULE 2.01
  COMMITMENTS



	Lender
	 	Commitment

	J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.	 	$	32,000,000.00
	Bank of America, N.A.	 	$	31,500,000.00
	Fleet National Bank	 	$	31,500,000.00
	UMB Bank, N.A.	 	$	25,000,000.00
	Bank Midwest, N.A.	 	$	20,000,000.00
	Bank of Nova Scotia	 	$	20,000,000.00
	Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	 	$	20,000,000.00
	U.S. Bank, National Association	 	$	20,000,000.00
	 	 	

	 	Total	 	$	200,000,000.00
	 	 	








SCHEDULE 3.06
  DISCLOSED MATTERS


        In
conjunction with previous public disclosure, management does not believe that any proceeding listed below, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in
the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 


	1.
	United
Investors Life Insurance Company v. Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., et al., Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama (CV 00-2720).



	2.
	NASD
Arbitration Number 97-03642, S. Sawtelle v. Waddell & Reed, Inc., et al. (MASTER, Consol. With 99-5327).



	3.
	United
Investors Life Insurance Company v. Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. et. al., California Superior Court, Los Angeles County (BC25943), removed to United States
District Court of the Central District of California

(CV 01-09684 TJH).



	4.
	Potential
NASD enforcement proceeding as disclosed by Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. in a current report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2003. 





SCHEDULE 3.13
  SUBSIDIARIES



	Name
 
	 	Jurisdiction of

Incorporation

or Formation
	 	% of Capital Stock

Owned by Borrower1

	Waddell & Reed Financial Services, Inc.	 	Missouri	 	100%
	Waddell & Reed, Inc.	 	Delaware	 	100%
	Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company	 	Kansas	 	100%
	Waddell & Reed Services Company	 	Missouri	 	100%
	Waddell & Reed Development, Inc.	 	Delaware	 	100%
	Waddell & Reed Distributors, Inc.	 	Missouri	 	100%
	Waddell & Reed Leasing, Inc.	 	Missouri	 	100%
	Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company	 	Delaware	 	100%
	Ivy Services, Inc.	 	Florida	 	100%
	Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc.	 	Florida	 	100%
	W & R Insurance Agency, Inc.	 	Missouri	 	100%
	W & R Insurance Agency of Alabama, Inc.	 	Alabama	 	100%
	W & R Insurance Agency of Arkansas, Inc.	 	Arkansas	 	100%
	W & R Insurance Agency of Montana, Inc.	 	Montana	 	100%
	W & R Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.	 	Nevada	 	100%
	W & R Insurance Agency of Texas, Inc.	 	Texas	 	100%
	W & R Insurance Agency of Utah, Inc.	 	Utah	 	100%
	W & R Insurance Agency of Wyoming, Inc.	 	Wyoming	 	100%
	Unicon Agency, Inc.	 	New York	 	100%
	Unicon Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.	 	Massachusetts	 	100%
	Fiduciary Trust Company of New Hampshire	 	New Hampshire	 	100%
	Austin, Calvert & Flavin, Inc.	 	Texas	 	100%
	Legend Group Holdings, LLC	 	Delaware	 	100%
	Legend Advisory Corporation	 	New York	 	100%
	Legend Equities Corporation	 	Delaware	 	100%
	Advisory Services Corporation	 	Nevada	 	100%
	The Legend Group, Inc.	 	Delaware	 	100%
	LEC Insurance Agency, Inc.	 	Texas	 	100%






	1
	Owned
directly or indirectly through one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries 





SCHEDULE 6.02
  EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS  


None 





SCHEDULE 6.03
  EXISTING LIENS


None 





SCHEDULE 6.08
  EXISTING RESTRICTIONS  


None 





SCHEDULE 6.10
  SALE/LEASEBACK PROPERTIES  


	1.
	6300
Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas



	2.
	6301
Glenwood, Overland Park, Kansas 









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