UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
February 23, 2005
The Walt Disney Company
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 1-11605 | 95-4545390 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 500 South Buena Vista Street | ||
| Burbank, California | 91521 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(818) 560-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Signatures | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 10.A | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 10.B | ||||||||
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 23, 2005, the Registrant entered into a new $2.25 billion Five Year Credit Agreement with a syndicate of lenders to support commercial paper borrowings. This new facility will expire in February 2010 and replaces the Registrant’s existing $2.25 billion 364-Day Credit Agreement, which expired on February 23, 2005. Similar to the Registrant’s existing bank facility, under the new bank facility, the Registrant has the option to borrow at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread depending on the Registrant’s senior unsecured debt rating. It also contains only one financial covenant, relating to interest coverage, and it specifically excludes certain entities, including Euro Disney and Hong Kong Disneyland, from any representations, covenants or events of default. A copy of the Credit Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10(a).
In addition, on February 23, 2005, the Registrant entered into an amendment to its existing Five Year Credit Agreement (which credit agreement was filed as Exhibit 10(a) to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004). The Termination Date of the facility is February 24, 2009. Prior to the amendment, a letter of credit issued under the facility may not have had an expiration date of longer than one year from the date of its issuance. With the amendment, the Registrant is now able to issue letters of credit with an expiration date on or before 30 days prior to the Termination Date of the facility. A copy of the amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 10(b).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| 10(a) Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of February 23, 2005 | ||||
| 10(b) Letter Amendment dated as of February 23, 2005 to Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of February 25, 2004 | ||||
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.
| The Walt Disney Company | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Roger J. Patterson | |||||
| Roger J. Patterson |
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| Vice President, Counsel |
Dated: February 25, 2005