Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $18.745 billion

APRIL:

HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL INC.: Bank meeting scheduled for second quarter; $575 million credit facility; Citibank and Lehman Brothers; $450 million term B; $125 million pro rata; exit financing; Northville, Mich. auto parts maker.

LAIDLAW, INC.: Bank meeting to be determined; $825 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse First Boston, Citibank; $300 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $525 million six-year term loan B at Libor plus 350 bps; Chapter 11 exit financing; Burlington, Ont. transportation company.

MEDEX INC.: Bank meeting April 29; $200 million credit facility; Wachovia and Lehman; $25 million five-year revolver; $175 million six-year term B; help fund Medex and One Equity's leveraged buyout of the Jelco peripheral IV catheter business of Johnson & Johnson; Dublin, Ohio seller of disposable and non-disposable critical care products.

TRANSMONTAIGNE INC.: Bank meeting late April to early May; $450 million credit facility; UBS Warburg; refinancing; Denver transporter, storer, and marketer of refined petroleum products, chemicals and crude oil.

VIVENDI UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT: $500 million five-year term loan via JPMorgan and Bank of America; Paris media, entertainment and telecom company will use proceeds to help refinance $1.6 billion bridge facility.

MAY:

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL CORP./ RIVERWOOD HOLDINGS INC.: Over $1.5 billion in acquisition financing, including bank and bonds; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are equal underwriter leads, Citibank and Credit Suisse First Boston are co-leads; Atlanta paperboard packaging company.

OWENS-ILLINOIS INC. Bank meeting May 7; approximately $2 billion credit facility; Deutsche and Bank of America; $1.3 to $1.4 billion of pro rata comprised of term A and revolver with price talk of Libor plus 325 bps; $600 to $700 million term B with price talk of Libor plus 350 to 375 bps; refinance debt; Toledo, Ohio manufacturer of packaging products.

QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP./PHARMA SERVICES HOLDINGS INC.: $875 million debt financing (could include bank and bonds); Citigroup; help fund merger; Durham, N.C. provider of product development and commercial development solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

RENT-A-CENTER INC.: Bank meeting expected May 6; $650 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers and JPMorgan; $450 million term B with price talk of Libor plus 250 to 275 bps; $120 million revolver; $80 million synthetic term loan; refinance existing senior debt; Plano, Texas rent-to-own store operator.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES INC.: $3 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB/BB); JPMorgan, Citibank, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche and UBS Warburg; $1.5 billion five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.5 billion seven-year term loan B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance debt; Scottsdale, Ariz. solid waste management company.

AMPHENOL CORP.: Expected close early May; $750 million credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Deutsche Bank and UBS Warburg; $125 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $125 million five-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $500 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance the existing credit facility and to repay $144 million of 9 7/8% senior subordinated notes; Wallingford, Conn. producer of electronic and fiber optic connectors, cable and interconnect systems.

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.: $200 million credit facility (Ba2/BB+); CIBC and SunTrust; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt; Lafayette, Calif. distributor of lawn and garden and pet supply products.

CENTURY MAINTENANCE SUPPLY: Expected close April 30; $130 million credit facility; Citibank; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $105 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; refinance existing debt; Houston distributor of maintenance supplies to property management companies.

CMS ENERGY CORP.: $925 million credit facility (B2/BB); Citibank, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank; $516 million one-year revolver for CMS Enterprises at Libor plus 550 bps; $159 million one-year revolver for CMS Energy at Libor plus 550 bps; $250 million 1 1/2-year term loan for CMS Energy at Libor plus 700 bps; secured by common stock; retire debt and for general corporate purposes; Dearborn, Mich. energy company.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: Closing expected April 30; $325 million term loan C (B+); pay consideration for tendered notes and delivered consents, repay $175 million term loan B and for other general corporate purposes; Atlanta radio broadcasting company.

EDUCATE INC.: Expected close by June 30; $130 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $110 million 5 1/2-year term loan at Libor plus 425 bps; help fund the acquisition of Sylvan Learning Systems Inc.'s K-12 education operating units; Educate, formed by the equity firm Apollo Management LP, is based in Baltimore.

ETHYL CORP.: $165 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS Warburg; $50 million five-year revolver with 50 basis points commitment fee at Libor plus 400 bps; $115 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 450 bps; refinance existing debt; Richmond, Va. developer, manufacturer, blender and marketer of fuel and lubricant additives technology and products.

INFOUSA INC.: $145 million credit facility; Bank of America; $45 million revolver; $100 million term loan with price talk around Libor plus 350 bps; refinance existing bank facility; Omaha, Neb. provider of business and consumer information products, database marketing services, data processing services, and sales and marketing solutions.

INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP: $1 billion senior credit facility (Ba2/BB+); UBS Warburg, Goldman Sachs and CIT; $300 million two-year term A at Libor 325 bps; $400 million four-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps; $300 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund acquisition of Bethlehem Steel Corp. assets and working capital; Cleveland steel company.

JAFRA COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $100 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston administration agent and Merrill Lynch syndication agent; $40 million five-year revolver; $60 million five-year term loan A; part of recapitalization; Westlake Village, Calif. direct seller of personal care products.

KEY AUTOMOTIVE: $350 million credit facility; Citibank and Merrill Lynch; $90 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $210 million term B at Libor plus 450 bps; $50 million term C at Libor plus 1000 bps; acquisitions.

KMART CORP.: $2 billion credit facility; $1.8 billion revolver; $200 million term B; Libor plus 350 bps; GE Commercial Finance, Fleet Retail Finance Inc. and Bank of America; secured by inventory; replace DIP and help fund working capital needs; Troy, Mich. discount retailer.

KNOWLEDGE LEARNING CORP.: $260 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); BNP Paribas; $235 million seven-year term B with price talk of Libor plus 375 bps; $25 million five-year revolver; help fund the acquisition of Aramark Educational Resources from Aramark Corp.; San Rafael, Calif. provider of childcare services.

KOPPERS INDUSTRIES INC.: $175 million credit facility; PNC, NatCity Investments; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $75 million four-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; Pittsburgh carbon-compound products maker.

NATIONSRENT INC.: $150 million exit financing revolver; Wachovia, GECC co-arrangers, Wachovia administrative agent and bookrunner, GECC syndication agent; secured by basically all assets; refinance debt, capital expenditures and working capital needs; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. rental company.

ORECK CORP.: $165 million facility; Royal Bank of Scotland, Antares Capital Corp., GE Capital; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $72.5 million five-year term A at Libor plus 400 bps; $72.5 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; LBO through sponsor American Securities Capital Partners; New Orleans vacuum cleaner manufacturer.

PARKDALE MILLS INC.: $90 million credit facility; Wachovia; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $55 million term A at Libor plus 300 bps; general corporate purposes; Gastonia, N.C. yarn company.

PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $110 million three-year revolver with an interest rate ranging from Libor plus 200 to 275 bps depending on the funded debt to EBITDA and availability; Congress Financial Corp.; help fund the acquisition of Salant Corp., working capital and general corporate purposes; Miami men's clothing company.

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.: Expected close in April; $225 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America and Bear Stearns; $100 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 437.5 bps; $125 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 462.5 bps; help fund the Lake Charles project, replace revolver and general corporate purposes; Las Vegas diversified gaming company.

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.: $500 million three-year senior revolver at Libor plus 137.5 to 200 bps; JP Morgan Chase Bank; secured by 100% of shares of stock of domestic subsidiaries and mortgages covering 80% of domestic oil and gas properties; Houston oil and gas company.

RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC.: $75 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; Wachovia; refinance; Greenwood Village, Colo. casual dining restaurant chain.

RITE AID CORP.: $2 billion senior secured credit facility due April 2008 (B1/BB); Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. joint lead arrangers; $850 million revolver with price talk around Libor plus 350 bps; $1.15 billion term loan with price talk around Libor plus 375 bps; repay the existing $1.37 billion senior secured credit facility due March 2005 and $107 million synthetic lease due March 2005 and to replace existing $500 million revolver; expected to close by end of May; Camp Hill, Pa. drugstore chain.

SALTON INC.: $275 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; Wachovia and Bank of America; general corporate purposes; Lake Forest, Ill. designer, marketer, manufacturer and distributor of a broad range of branded small appliances, tabletop, time and lighting products and personal care and wellness products.

WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS: $300 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps (Ba1/BBB-); Wachovia and CIBC; general corporate purposes; Corona, Calif. specialty pharmaceutical company.

ON THE HORIZON:

KINETIC SYSTEMS, INC.: $150 million credit facility; Bank of Nova Scotia; to pay separation note to Celerity Group, Inc.; Milpitas, Calif. provider of turnkey process systems and operating services.

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.

NTELOS INC.: $224.5 million exit financing facility; Wachovia; $50 million term A due July 25, 2007 at Libor plus 325 bps; $99.5 million term B due July 25, 2008 at Libor plus 400 bps; $75 million term C due July 25, 2008 at Libor plus 275 bps; $36 million revolver due July 25, 2007 at Libor plus 325 bps; Waynesboro, Va. digital wireless PCS provider.

SUPERIOR TELECOM INC.: $100 million nine-month DIP at Libor plus 350 bps; Deutsche lead bank and agent, GE Capital Corp. syndication agent; East Rutherford, N.J. wire and cable manufacturer.

SYMBION INC.: $100 million three-year revolver; in conjunction with IPO; Bank of America; commitment fee to range from 37.5 bps to 50 bps; secured by a first priority lien on substantially all real and personal property of the company and its subsidiaries, all capital stock or other interests in wholly-owned subsidiaries and a pledge of ownership interests in majority owned-subsidiaries; for acquisitions, developments of new centers and working capital; Nashville, Tenn. surgery center operator.

FULL DOCUMENTATION FOR RECENT DEALS AND AMENDMENTS:

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.: New $200 million credit facility via Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as bookrunner, Citicorp USA, Inc. as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank as syndication agent and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as joint lead arrangers; dated April 22.

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EL PASO CORP.: New $3 billion revolver via JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent; dated April 16.

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EL PASO CORP: Amended $1 billion 3-year revolver via JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent; dated April 16.

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