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Title:

Credit Agreement

Entities:

Bank One, NA; Barclays Bank plc; Comerica Bank; McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.; Varco International, Inc.; Bank of New York; Haynes and Boone

Date:

2004

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Price:

$67

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$150,000,000

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of June 30, 2004

 

Among

 

VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

as the Borrower,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Administrative Agent,

 

BANK ONE, NA AND COMERICA BANK,

 

as Co-Syndication Agents,

 

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

 

as Documentation Agent,

 

and

 

THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN

 

as the Banks

 



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page

ARTICLE I

  

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

   1

Section 1.1

  

Certain Defined Terms

   1

Section 1.2

  

Computation of Time Periods

   16

Section 1.3

  

Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP

   16

Section 1.4

  

Types of Advances

   16

Section 1.5

  

Miscellaneous

   16

ARTICLE II

  

THE ADVANCES AND THE LETTERS OF CREDIT

   17

Section 2.1

  

The Advances

   17

Section 2.2

  

Method of Borrowing

   18

Section 2.3

  

Fees

   21

Section 2.4

  

Reduction of the Revolving Commitments

   22

Section 2.5

  

Repayment of Advances

   22

Section 2.6

  

Interest

   22

Section 2.7

  

Prepayments

   23

Section 2.8

  

Breakage Costs

   24

Section 2.9

  

Increased Costs

   24

Section 2.10

  

Payments and Computations

   26

Section 2.11

  

Taxes

   27

Section 2.12

  

Illegality

   29

Section 2.13

  

Letters of Credit

   29

Section 2.14

  

Sharing of Payments, Etc

   32

Section 2.15

  

Increase of Commitment

   33

Section 2.16

  

Bank Replacement

   34

ARTICLE III

  

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

   35

Section 3.1

  

Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement

   35

Section 3.2

  

Conditions Precedent for each Borrowing or Letter of Credit

   36

ARTICLE IV

  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   37

Section 4.1

  

Corporate Existence; Subsidiaries

   37

Section 4.2

  

Authorization and Validity

   37

Section 4.3

  

Corporate Power

   38

Section 4.4

  

Authorization and Approvals

   38

 

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Section 4.5

  

Enforceable Obligations

   38

Section 4.6

  

Financial Statements

   38

Section 4.7

  

True and Complete Disclosure

   39

Section 4.8

  

Litigation

   39

Section 4.9

  

Use of Proceeds

   39

Section 4.10

  

Investment Company Act

   39

Section 4.11

  

Public Utility Holding Company Act

   39

Section 4.12

  

Taxes

   40

Section 4.13

  

Pension Plans

   40

Section 4.14

  

Condition of Property; Casualties

   40

Section 4.15

  

Insurance

   40

Section 4.16

  

No Burdensome Restrictions; No Defaults

   41

Section 4.17

  

Environmental Condition

   41

Section 4.18

  

Permits, Licenses, etc

   41

Section 4.19

  

Compliance with Laws

   42

Section 4.20

  

Existing Indebtedness

   42

ARTICLE V

  

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

   42

Section 5.1

  

Compliance with Laws, Etc

   42

Section 5.2

  

Insurance

   42

Section 5.3

  

Preservation of Existence, Etc

   42

Section 5.4

  

Payment of Taxes, Etc

   43

Section 5.5

  

Visitation Rights

   43

Section 5.6

  

Reporting Requirements

   43

Section 5.7

  

Maintenance of Property

   45

Section 5.8

  

Conduct of Business

   45

Section 5.9

  

Use of Proceeds

   46

Section 5.10

  

New Subsidiaries

   46

Section 5.11

  

Pari Passu

   46

ARTICLE VI

  

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

   46

Section 6.1

  

Liens, Etc

   46

Section 6.2

  

Indebtedness

   48

 

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Section 6.3

  

Amendment of Organizational Documents; Senior Notes

   48

Section 6.4

  

Limitation on Certain Restrictions

   49

Section 6.5

  

Merger, Consolidation or Acquisition; Asset Sales

   49

Section 6.6

  

Restricted Payments

   50

Section 6.7

  

Investments, Loans, Advances

   51

Section 6.8

  

Affiliate Transactions

   52

Section 6.9

  

Other Businesses

   52

Section 6.10

  

Capital Expenditures

   52

Section 6.11

  

Sale and Leaseback Transactions and other Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities

   52

Section 6.12

  

Contingent Obligations

   52

Section 6.13

  

Maximum Leverage Ratio

   52

Section 6.14

  

Minimum Interest Charge Coverage Ratio

   53

ARTICLE VII

  

REMEDIES

   53

Section 7.1

  

Events of Default

   53

Section 7.2

  

Optional Acceleration of Maturity

  

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