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Title:

364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement

Entities:

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.; Altria Group, Inc.; Citibank, NA; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; JPMorgan Chase Bank; Kraft Foods Inc.; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Date:

2003

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Price:

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U.S.$2,000,000,000

364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 14, 2003

Among

ALTRIA GROUP, INC.

and

THE INITIAL LENDERS NAMED HEREIN

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

and

CITIBANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agents

and

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

and

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

as Syndication Agents

and

ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

and

BNP PARIBAS

and

DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES

as Arrangers and Documentation Agents

* * * * * * * * * *

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners




Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1

 

 

 

 

Section 1.01.

 

Certain Defined Terms

1

 

 

 

 

Section 1.02.

 

Computation of Time Periods

10

 

 

 

 

Section 1.03.

 

Accounting Terms

10

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

10

 

 

 

 

Section 2.01.

 

The Pro Rata Advances

10

 

 

 

 

Section 2.02.

 

Making the Pro Rata Advances

11

 

 

 

 

Section 2.03.

 

Repayment of Pro Rata Advances

12

 

 

 

 

Section 2.04.

 

Interest on Pro Rata Advances

12

 

 

 

 

Section 2.05.

 

Additional Interest on LIBO Rate Advances

13

 

 

 

 

Section 2.06.

 

Conversion of Pro Rata Advances

13

 

 

 

 

Section 2.07.

 

The Competitive Bid Advances

14

 

 

 

 

Section 2.08.

 

LIBO Rate Determination

18

 

 

 

 

Section 2.09.

 

Fees

19

 

 

 

 

Section 2.10.

 

Termination or Reduction of the Commitments

19

 

 

 

 

Section 2.11.

 

Prepayments of Pro Rata Advances

20

 

 

 

 

Section 2.12.

 

Increased Costs

20

 

 

 

 

Section 2.13.

 

Illegality

21

 

 

 

 

Section 2.14.

 

Payments and Computations

22

 

 

 

 

Section 2.15.

 

Taxes

23

 

 

 

 

Section 2.16.

 

Sharing of Payments, Etc

25

 

 

 

 

Section 2.17.

 

Evidence of Debt

25

 

 

 

 

Section 2.18.

 

Use of Proceeds

26

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING

26

 

 

 

 

Section 3.01.

 

Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness

26

 

 

 

 

Section 3.02.

 

Initial Advance to Each Designated Subsidiary

28

 

 

 

 

Section 3.03.

 

Conditions Precedent to Each Pro Rata Borrowing

28

 

 

 

 

Section 3.04.

 

Conditions Precedent to Each Competitive Bid Borrowing

29



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Table of Contents
(continued)

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

30

 

 

 

 

Section 4.01.

 

Representations and Warranties of Altria

30

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

COVENANTS OF ALTRIA

31

 

 

 

 

Section 5.01.

 

Affirmative Covenants

31

 

 

 

 

Section 5.02.

 

Negative Covenants

32

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

33

 

 

 

 

Section 6.01.

 

Events of Default

33

 

 

 

 

Section 6.02.

 

Lenders? Rights upon Event of Default

35

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS

36

 

 

 

 

Section 7.01.

 

Authorization and Action

36

 

 

 

 

Section 7.02.

 

Administrative Agents? Reliance, Etc

36

 

 

 

 

Section 7.03.

 

JPMorgan Chase, Citibank and Affiliates

37

 

 

 

 

Section 7.04.

 

Lender Credit Decision

37

 

 

 

 

Section 7.05.

 

Indemnification

37

 

 

 

 

Section 7.06.

 

Successor Administrative Agents

38

 

 

 

 

Section 7.07.

 

Syndication Agents and Arrangers and Documentation Agents

38

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

GUARANTY

38

 

 

 

 

Section 8.01.

 

Guaranty

38

 

 

 

 

Section 8.02.

 

Guaranty Absolute

39

 

 

 

 

Section 8.03.

 

Waivers

39

 

 

 

 

Section 8.04.

 

Continuing Guaranty

40

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

40

 

 

 

 

Section 9.01.

 

Amendments, Etc

40

 

 

 

 

Section 9.02.

 

Notices, Etc

40

 

 

 

 

Section 9.03.

 

No Waiver; Remedies

42

 

 

 

 

Section 9.04.

 

Costs and Expenses

42

 

 


 

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