Exhibit 10.17 Execution Counterpart
NEWELL CO.
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 12, 1995
Amended and Restated as of August 5, 1997
$1,300,000,000
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Administrative Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Table of Contents is not part of the Agreement to which it is
attached but is inserted for convenience of reference only.
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS . . . . . . . . . 1
1.01 CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.02 ACCOUNTING TERMS AND DETERMINATIONS . . . . . . . . . 15
1.03 TYPES OF LOANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 2. COMMITMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.02 BORROWINGS OF COMMITTED LOANS . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.03 COMPETITIVE LOANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.04 BORROWINGS BY DESIGNATED BORROWERS . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.05 CHANGES OF COMMITMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.06 FACILITY FEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.07 LENDING OFFICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.08 SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS; REMEDIES INDEPENDENT . . . . . . 24
2.09 EVIDENCE OF DEBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.10 PREPAYMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.11 EXTENSION OF COMMITMENT TERMINATION DATE . . . . . . . 26
2.12 INCREASE IN COMMITMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 3. PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST . . . . . . . . . 28
3.01 REPAYMENT OF LOANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.02 INTEREST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.03 REDENOMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 4. PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; COMPUTATIONS; ETC. . . 29
4.01 PAYMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .