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17-Apr-2009
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 16, 2009, United Parcel Service, Inc. ("we", "us" or "our") entered
into the new credit facility described in Item 2.03 hereof, replacing the
$4.5 billion 364-day revolving credit facility, dated as of April 17, 2008, with
the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders signatory
thereto, and Citibank, N.A as administrative agent (which credit facility was
scheduled to expire, unless renewed or converted to a term loan, on April 16,
2009).
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On April 16, 2009, we entered into a new $3.0 billion 364-day revolving credit
facility (the "364-Day Facility") with a syndicate of commercial banks,
including Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent ("Citibank" or the "Agent").
The material terms and conditions of the 364-Day Facility are as set forth
below.
Generally, amounts outstanding under the 364-Day Facility as U.S. Dollar
advances bear interest either at a periodic fixed rate of interest equal to
LIBOR for U.S. Dollar deposits for the applicable interest period of one, two,
three, six or, subject to availability from the lenders, nine or twelve months,
plus an applicable margin, or at a fluctuating rate of interest equal to
Citibank, N.A.'s publicly announced base rate, plus an applicable margin, in
each case as selected by us. Amounts outstanding under the 364-Day Facility as
non-U.S. Dollar advances bear interest at a periodic fixed rate of interest
equal to LIBOR for deposits in the applicable currency for the selected interest
period, plus an applicable margin. In each case, the applicable margin for
advances bearing interest based on LIBOR is a percentage determined by
quotations from Markit Group Ltd. for our 1-year credit default swap spread,
subject to certain minimum rates and maximum rates based on our public debt
ratings from Standard & Poor's Rating Service ("S&P") and Moody's Investors
Service ("Moody's"). If our public debt ratings are A/A2 or above, the minimum
applicable margin is 1.00% and the maximum applicable margin is 2.00%; if our
public debt ratings are lower than A/A2, the minimum applicable margin is 1.50%
and the maximum applicable margin is 3.00%. The applicable margin for advances
bearing interest based on the base rate is 1.00% below the applicable margin for
LIBOR advances. We are also able to request advances under the 364-Day Facility
based on competitive bids for the applicable interest rate as set forth below.
Interest on advances based on LIBOR is payable at the end of each applicable
interest period and, if such interest period is longer than three months, at the
end of each three-month period occurring during such interest period. Interest
on advances based on the base rate is payable quarterly in arrears.
We may request the Agent to solicit competitive bids from the lenders under the
364-Day Facility for advances with requested maturities of at least seven days.
Each of the lenders may bid at its discretion. We may accept one or more of such
bids, provided that the aggregate outstanding advances on the date of, and after
giving effect to, the competitive bid advance do not exceed the aggregate
commitments of all lenders under the 364-Day Facility. Each such competitive bid
advance must be at least $25 million (or the approximate equivalent in any
non-U.S. currency for non-U.S. Dollar advances) and may be increased in
multiples of $1.0 million (or the approximate equivalent in any non-U.S.
currency for non-U.S. Dollar advances). While any such borrowing is outstanding,
it will be deemed a usage of the 364-Day Facility with regard to availability
thereunder.
The 364-Day Facility will mature and all amounts outstanding thereunder will be
due and payable on April 15, 2010, provided, however, that we may request
renewal of the facility for an additional 364-day period or convert all amounts
outstanding thereunder into a term loan for a period up to one year which would
mature not later than April 15, 2011. Should we exercise our option to convert
advances under the 364-Day Facility into such a term loan, the amounts
outstanding as such term loan would bear interest based on the applicable LIBOR
or base rate as described above, except that the margin applicable to
advances bearing interest based on LIBOR would be a percentage equal to the
maximum applicable margin as set forth above determined by our public debt
ratings in effect from S&P and Moody's, and the margin applicable to advances
bearing interest based on base rate would be a percentage equal to 1.00% below
such maximum applicable margin for LIBOR advances.
We are required to pay certain fees in connection with the 364-Day Facility. For
example, we must pay to the lenders a fee on their unused commitment amounts at
a rate equal to 0.10% per annum (if our public debt ratings from S&P and Moody's
are A/A2 or above) or 0.15% per annum (if our public debt ratings are lower than
A/A2). This commitment fee is payable quarterly in arrears. Generally, however,
we may permanently reduce the aggregate commitment of such lenders by
terminating any unused amounts under the 364-Day Facility on three business days
notice. Such reductions must be at least $25 million and are subject to certain
restrictions. We may also be required to pay certain fees to the Agent, as we
and the Agent may agree on from time-to-time, such as an annual administration
fee and additional administrative fees in connection with competitive bid
advances.
The 364-Day Facility contains customary covenants regarding the preservation and
maintenance of our corporate existence, material compliance with laws, payment
of taxes, and maintenance of insurance and of our properties. The 364-Day
Facility also generally restricts us and our subsidiaries from incurring any
secured indebtedness without making provision for indebtedness under the Credit
Facility to be secured equally and ratably with such secured indebtedness, to
the extent all such secured indebtedness would exceed an amount equal to 10% of
our consolidated net tangible assets, and from entering into certain
sale-leaseback transactions. Further, the 364-Day Facility restricts us from
transferring all or substantially all of our assets to a third party, and from
merging or consolidating with a third party where we are not the surviving
corporation in such transaction. The 364-Day Facility requires that we maintain
a minimum consolidated net worth (excluding accumulated other comprehensive
income or loss) of $5.0 billion on a quarterly basis and at the time of any
borrowings. The 364-Day Facility includes customary events of default,
including, but not limited to, the failure to pay any interest, principal or
fees when due, the failure to perform any covenant or agreement, materially
inaccurate or false representations or warranties, insolvency or bankruptcy,
change of control, the occurrence of certain ERISA events, and judgment
defaults. We plan to use the proceeds from the 364-Day Facility for general
corporate purposes, including commercial paper backstop.
Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 16, 2009 By: /s/ Kurt P. Kuehn Kurt P. Kuehn Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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