Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $20.5385 billion

NOVEMBER:

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

ATRIUM COS. INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 17 week; approximately $220 million credit facility; CIBC World Markets and UBS Securities; $50 million revolver; term loan B considered at $170 million; help support Kenner & Co.'s buyout of the company; Dallas window manufacturer.

GENERAL NUTRITION COS. INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 12; $360 million credit facility; Lehman and JPMorgan; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $285 million six-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; help support GNC's leveraged buyout by Apollo Management LP from Royal Numico NV for $750 million; Pittsburgh producer of nutritional supplements.

GEORGIA GULF CORP.: $200 million term loan C add-on at Libor plus 250 bps; JPMorgan; help fund tender offer for 10 3/8% senior subordinated notes due 2007; Atlanta manufacturer and marketer of chlorovinyls and aromatics.

IMS METERS HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting mid-November; approximately $325 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs as joint lead arrangers; estimated $250 million term B; estimated $75 million revolver; help support the leveraged buyout of Invensys plc metering business; IMS, a Raleigh, N.C. manufacturer of water, gas, electric and heat meters for the utility industry, is sponsored by The Resolute Fund LP, a private equity fund managed by The Jordan Co. LP.

ROPER INDUSTRIES INC.: Bank meeting late November/early December; $625 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Wachovia and Merrill Lynch; $450 million five-year term B; $175 million three-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Neptune Technology Group Holdings Inc., retire Roper's existing senior notes and repay its existing revolver; Duluth, Ga. diversified company.

SOUTHERN WINE & SPIRITS OF AMERICA INC.: $100 million term B; Bank of America; Miami alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage company.

DECEMBER:

NRG ENERGY INC.: $2.3 billion exit financing credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers joint lead arrangers; Minneapolis energy company.

ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS CO.: $375 million credit facility; $150 million term B led by Credit Suisse First Boston; $225 million revolver co-led by Farm Credit and US Bank; refinance existing facility; Roseburg, Ore. producer and supplier of wood products.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AGCO CORP.: $750 million credit facility; Rabobank; $450 million term loan B at Libor plus 275 bps; $300 million multicurrency revolver; fund acquisition of Valtra Corp. for €600 million ($660 million); Duluth, Ga. manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and parts.

AMERICAN SEAFOODS GROUP LLC: $300 million credit facility; CIBC; $80 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $220 million seven-year term B split between floating rate and fixed rate tranches, floating rate at Libor plus 300 bps; secured by intercompany debt, capital stock and certain assets; fund tender for 10 1/8% notes; Seattle producer of seafood products.

ATKINS NUTRITIONALS INC.: $323.5 million senior secured credit facility; UBS Investment Bank lead arranger; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $215 million six-year first lien term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; $78.5 million six-year second lien term loan at Libor plus 650 bps; help back buyout by Parthenon Capital and GS Capital Partners; Ronkonkoma, N.Y. provider of food, nutritional and information products for controlled carbohydrate lifestyles.

BASIC ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $170 million credit facility (B1/B); UBS sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $130 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt and for acquisition purposes; Midland, Tex. provider of well site services.

BERRY PLASTICS CORP.: $375 million term C talked at Libor plus 250 to 275 bps (B1); Goldman and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Landis Plastics Inc.; Evansville, Ind. manufacturer and marketer of plastic containers, closures, drink cups and housewares.

CAMELBAK: $100 million senior secured credit facility; BNP Paribas and Bank of New York with BNP listed on the left; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 425 bps; $80 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps; help support acquisition of 100% of CamelBak's capital stock by existing sponsor; Petaluma, Calif. producer of personal hydration systems.

CINCINNATI BELL INC.: $525 million five-year term D at Libor plus 250 bps; Bank of America, Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; repay outstanding borrowings under existing term loan and to permanently reduce part of revolver; Cincinnati provider of data, voice and wireless communications services.

CKE RESTAURANTS INC.: $150 million credit facility (B1/B); BNP Paribas; $125 million revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $25 million term loan at Libor plus 375 bps; repay part of outstanding 4¼% convertible subordinated notes due 2004 and replace existing $100 million senior credit facility; Santa Barbara, Calif. restaurant operator.

DECRANE AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS INC.: $80 million second-lien term loan at a 12% cash coupon plus a 3% pay-in-kind coupon due June 30, 2008; Credit Suisse First Boston; pay down some existing bank debt and extend some maturities; El Segundo, Calif. supplier of products and services to business jet and commercial aircraft OEM's.

DEX MEDIA EAST LLC: $660 million term B repricing to Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 400 bps; includes step down to Libor plus 225 bps when leverage is less than 4.5x; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia Securities and Lehman Brothers; yellow pages directories business.

DJ ORTHOPEDICS INC.: $125 million senior credit facility (B1/B+); Wachovia; $100 million 5 1/2-year term loan at Libor plus 375 bps; $25 million five-year undrawn revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing credit facility and help finance acquisition of the bone growth stimulation business from OrthoLogic Corp.; Vista, Calif. orthopedic sports medicine company.

DSW WATERS LP (GROUPE DANONE/SUNTORY): $550 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Citigroup; $400 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $500 million funded letter of credit facility at Libor plus 350 bps; help support the joint venture between Danone and Suntory, which will operate the combined businesses of their subsidiaries, Suntory Water Group and the home and office delivery business of Danone Waters of North America; Danone is a Paris-based producer of fresh dairy products and packaged water, biscuits and cereal products. Suntory is a Japan-based producer of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

EMPI CORP.: $175 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan and Wachovia; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $25 million five-year term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $125 million six-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance $76 million of existing bank debt, redeem a $27.5 million note issued by parent company, Empi Inc. and pay a $47 million dividend to shareholders and management; St. Paul, Minn. developer, manufacturer and distributor of devices and accessories for orthopedic rehabilitation markets.

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCTS: $270 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston lead arranger and bookrunner; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps (B1), 100 bps commitment fee; $125 million five-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 350 bps (B1); $125 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps (B3); refinance existing debt; East Granby, Conn. vehicle emissions and safety testing company.

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

FHC HEALTH: $305 million credit facility (B/B2); Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers; $25 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $130 million six-year term loan was talked at Libor plus 650 bps; $120 to $150 million six-year delayed drawdown was talked at Libor plus 825 bps; refinancing; Norfolk, Va. Provider of behavioral health care services.

GENERAL CABLE CORP.: $240 million five-year asset-based revolver (B1/BB); UBS Securities and Merrill Lynch Capital joint lead arrangers; to partially repay existing credit facility and accounts receivable securitization facility; Highland Heights, Ky. wire and cable manufacturer.

GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORP.: $260 million senior credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Wachovia left lead arranger; $185 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; help support the spin-off its eldercare operations into the newly formed eldercare company, GHC; Kennett Square, Pa. provider of healthcare services to the elderly.

GENESIS HEALTH VENTURES INC. (NEIGHBORCARE): $100 million five-year senior revolver at Libor plus 200 bps (Ba1/BB+); Wachovia Securities; provider of healthcare services to the elderly through a network of pharmacies.

GOODMAN MANUFACTURING CO. LP: $400 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $$150 million revolver; $100 million term A; $150 million term B; all tranches talked at Libor plus 200 to 250 bps range; refinance; Houston air conditioning and heating company.

HOUSTON NFL HOLDINGS LP: $225 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Societe Generale; $125 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $100 million six-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; combined with $125 million being drawn from existing league wide facility will be used to refinance existing debt; ownership group of the Houston Texans football franchise.

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

KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC.: Expected close Nov. 10 week; $175 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; PNC co-lead, bookrunner, Wells Fargo co-lead; short-term working capital, letters of credit and flexibility to reduce/refinance higher cost debt; Midland, Tex. rig-based, onshore well service company.

KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS INC.: $165 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America and UBS joint lead arrangers and joint lead managers; $115 million term B at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; help finance Bain Capital's acquisition of Keystone from company's current equity partners; Exeter, Pa.-based marketer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories in specialty aftermarket.

MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES INC.: $230 million five-year exit financing facility (B1); Deutsche Bank; $100 million term loan B; $50 million revolver; $80 million letter of credit facility; all tranches at Libor plus 350 bps; term loans will repay existing bank debt; Columbia, Md. managed behavioral healthcare company.

MICHAEL FOODS INC.: $730 million credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank lead arrangers, UBS and Deutsche co-syndication agents, with bank of America as administrative agent; $100 million revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $495 million term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $135 million eight-year senior unsecured floating rate tranche (B2/B-) at Libor plus 400 to 425 bps, call protection of 103 in year one, 102 in year two, 101 in year three; help support the Michael Foods' leveraged buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners, chairman and chief executive officer Gregg A. Ostrander and senior management from Vestar Capital Partners, Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison and the Michael family; Minnetonka, Minn. diversified food processor and distributor of egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products.

MIRANT CORP.: $200 million DIP at Libor plus 350 bps, 75 bps unused fee, due September 2005; General Electric Capital Corp.; can be upsized to $500 million; working capital purposes; Atlanta energy company.

MOORE WALLACE INC.: $500 million term loan B repricing to Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Deutsche and Citigroup; Mississauga, Ont. diversified printing company.

MPS GROUP INC.: $150 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; Wachovia; refinance; Jacksonville, Fla. provider of IT and professional staffing services.

NATIONAL WATERWORKS INC.: $80 million add-on to term B at Libor plus 275 bps (B1/B+); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and UBS; pay a $110 million dividend to stockholders; Waco, Tex. Water and wastewater company.

NEWKIRK: $525 million term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps; Fleet; refinance existing debt; real estate investment trust.

NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES INC.: $600 million credit facility (Ba3); JPMorgan and Bank of America, with JPMorgan listed on the left; $425 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $175 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Fort Wayne, Ind.-based company that offers relocation, transportation, distribution and logistics services.

PETROLEUM HEAT & POWER CO.: $235 million credit facility; Wachovia and Fleet; $150 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $35 million three-year letter of credit at Libor plus 150 bps; $50 million three-year acquisition facility at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance; distributor of home heating oil.

PINNACLE FOODS CORP.: $700 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Deutsche; $170 million term B for LBO of Pinnacle by JPMorgan Partners, in partnership with C. Dean Metropoulos, from Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. for $485 million; $400 million delayed draw term loan for Aurora Foods acquisition; $130 million revolver; expected close in fourth quarter 2003; Cherry Hill, N.J. manufacturer and marketer of branded food products.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP: $950 million credit facility; Fleet lead arranger and administrative agent, Bank One and Wachovia Bank tier 1 lenders; $425 million four-year unsecured revolver; $170 million Canadian 364-day unsecured revolver; $30 million Canadian four-year unsecured working capital revolver; $125 million 364-day unsecured revolver; $200 million uncommitted secured hedged inventory facility; Houston-based oil and liquefied petroleum gas transportation and terminalling company.

QUALITY DISTRIBUTION INC.: $235 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arranger and bookrunner, Deutsche Bank joint lead arranger and syndication agent, and Bear Stearns; $140 million six-year delayed draw term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $20 million six-year synthetic term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; in conjunction with IPO that's expected to close Nov. 13; revolver for working capital and general company purposes, term loan to repay existing debt; secured by first priority perfected lien on substantially all of the company's properties and assets; Tampa, Fla. operator of bulk tank truck network.

QUANTA SERVICES INC.: $200 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $150 million synthetic term loan; replace existing loan; Houston provider of specialized contracting services.

SAKS INC.: $700 million senior secured asset-based 63-month revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; Fleet co-lead arranger and administrative agent, Citigroup co-lead arranger and syndication agent, with Fleet listed on the left, Bank one and Wachovia co-documentation agents; refinance existing debt and fro general corporate purposes; Birmingham, Ala. department store operator.

SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.: $200 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps (Ba3); Deutsche and Morgan Stanley; refinancing; Stamford, Conn. manufacturer of consumer goods packaging products.

SOLA INTERNATIONAL INC.: $225 million credit facility (BB-); UBS Investment Bank and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, with UBS listed on the left, Union Bank of California administrative agent; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $175 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; San Diego designer, manufacturer and distributor of plastic and glass eyeglass lenses.

ST. MARYS CEMENT INC.: $325 million senior secured credit facility (B1); Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Canadian four-year revolver for equivalent of US$50 million; Canadian four-year term loan A for equivalent of US$75 million; $200 million six-year term loan B at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance an existing $265 million term loan; Toronto supplier of cement, ready mix and aggregates.

STATION CASINOS INC.: $250 million credit facility; Bank of America; $150 million seven-year term loan estimated in the Libor plus 300 to 325 bps range; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt and to fund a $110 million expansion of Green Valley Ranch Station; Las Vegas gaming and entertainment company.

SUPERIOR TELECOM INC.: $120 million four-year exit financing revolver at Libor plus 175 to 275 bps; Fleet Capital Corp. and GE Capital; refinance debtor-in-possession facility, with a current balance of $30 million, fund reorganization expenses and provide availability for future operating and working capital requirements; expected emergence from Chapter 11 on or around Nov. 5; Atlanta wire and cable manufacturer.

TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES LP: $100 million credit facility; Wachovia; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $60 million five-year term A at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance; third party provider of dedicated "closed-loop" transportation services.

24 HOUR FITNESS WORLDWIDE INC.: $340 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $65 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $275 million six-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps; refinance existing credit facility; San Ramon, Calif. owner and operator of a fitness center chain.

YELLOW-ROADWAY CORP.: $675 million credit facility; Deutsche; $175 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million prefunded letter of credit facility at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; help finance acquisition of Roadway Corp. by Yellow Corp. to create Yellow-Roadway; Yellow Corp. is an Overland Park, Kan. less-than-truckload freight hauler. Roadway Corp. is an Akron, Ohio less-than-truckload freight hauler.

ON THE HORIZON:

COMMSCOPE INC.: $150 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia Securities; help fund acquisition of Avaya Inc.'s Connectivity Solutions (ACS) business; Hickory, N.C. manufacturer and marketer of a broad line of coaxial, fiber-optic and other high-performance electronic cable products.

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

LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: Credit facility via JPMorgan; help support merger with Artisan Entertainment for a purchase price of $160 million in cash plus assumption of Artisan debt; Vancouver-based producer and distributor of film and television entertainment content.

LOEWS CINEPLEX THEATERS, INC.: Seven-year term loan and five-year revolver; Credit Suisse First Boston and Merrill Lynch; term loan proceeds to help repay Loews' existing credit facility and facility of its Loeks-Star Theatres subsidiary and for fees and expenses, revolver for general corporate purposes; coming in conjunction with $300 million IPO and notes offering; New York, N.Y. movie theater operator.

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

RESCARE INC.: $135 million senior secured credit facility; $100 million revolver; $35 million term loan; repay existing subordinated indebtedness, including $87 million of convertible subordinated notes due December 2004; Louisville, Ky. provider of residential, therapeutic, job training, educational and support services to populations with special needs.

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD: $2.5 billion credit facility, three-year revolver and a 364-day revolver; replace existing facility; Bermuda-based diversified manufacturing and service company.

UNITED AGRI PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA: Approximately $200 million asset-based credit facility; help support Apollo Management LP's acquisition of the company from ConAgra Foods Inc. in a management led buyout; Greeley, Colo. developer and distributor of crop production products and services to growers.

FULL DOCUMENTATION FOR RECENT DEALS AND AMENDMENTS:

COGENTRIX ENERGY INC.: New $192 million credit facility; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and Citigroup; dated Oct. 28.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917711/000095014403011906/g85442exv99w1.txt

CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC.: Proposed amendment regarding second-lien debt and changing financial covenants; dated Oct. 29.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29806/000119312503069388/d8k.htm

DOBSON CELLULAR SYSTEMS INC.: New $700 million senior secured credit facility; Lehman, Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley; dated Oct. 23.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035985/000095013403013880/d08902a4exv99wxby.txt

WASTE CONNECTIONS INC.: New $575 million senior secured credit facility; Fleet and Deutsche; dated Oct. 22.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057058/000093583603000281/wcicreditagr.htm

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