[LOGO] BANK OF AMERICA AMENDMENT TO DOCUMENTS
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AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 4 (the "Amendment") dated as of June 25, 1998, is
between Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Borrower") and Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association (the "Bank").
RECITALS
A. The Bank and the Borrower entered into that certain Business Loan
Agreement dated as of April 14, 1997, as amended as of May 8, 1997, July 30,
1997 and October 28, 1997 (the "Agreement").
B. The Bank and the Borrower desire to amend the Agreement to permit
the Borrower to restructure its business in certain respects.
AGREEMENT
1. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Amendment shall have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.
2. AMENDMENTS. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
2.1 MINIMUM EBIT Paragraph 6.5 is amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
"6.5 MINIMUM EBIT. To maintain on a consolidated basis for the
Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries EBIT of not less than a
NEGATIVE One Million Dollars (-$1,000,000) for each quarterly
accounting period.
For purposes of this Agreement, 'EBIT' means net income for such
period, LESS, to the extent added in determining such net income,
interest income, PLUS, to the extent deducted in determining such
net income, (i) interest expense, (ii) all federal, state, local
and foreign income taxes and (iii) the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Charges up to a
maximum of One Hundred Twenty Five Million Dollars ($125,000,000)
in the aggregate."
2.2 In Paragraph 6.9 of the Agreement, the amount "Fifty Five Million
Dollars ($55,000,000)" is substituted for the amount "Fifteen
Million Dollars ($15,000,000)."
2.3 In Paragraph 6.12 of the Agreement, the amount "One Hundred Ninety
Ninety Million Dollars ($190,000,000)" is substituted for the
amount "One Hundred Eighty Million Dollars ($180,000,000)."
3. EFFECT OF AMENDMENT. Except as provided in this Amendment, all of
the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
This Amendment is executed as of the date stated at the beginning of
this Amendment.
BANK OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION DURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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BY: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ BY: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT TITLE: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION,
AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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BY: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
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