UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


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): November 8, 2017

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas
1-8182
74-2088619
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
        
1250 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 1000
San Antonio, Texas
78209
(Address of principal executive offices)
(ZIP Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 884-0575

_________________________________________

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company q
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. q
_________________________________________





Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 8, 2017 , Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (“ Pioneer ”) and certain of its affiliates entered into a new senior secured revolving credit facility and a term loan agreement.

ABL Credit Agreement
 
On November 8, 2017 , Pioneer and certain of its affiliates entered into a new senior secured credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, sole lead arranger, sole bookrunner, and the other financial institutions party thereto (the “ ABL Credit Agreement ”). The ABL Credit Agreement is a senior secured credit facility providing for borrowings in the aggregate principal amount of up to $75.0 million, including a $30.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit. Available funds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Availability under the ABL Credit Agreement will be determined by reference to a borrowing base. The borrowing base at any time will be equal to (a) the sum of (i) 85% of eligible billed accounts plus (ii) 75% of eligible unbilled accounts (up to an amount not to exceed 20% of the aggregate borrowing base) less (iii) the amount of any dilution reserve plus (b) following delivery of an acceptable appraisal, the lesser of (i) 75% of the book value of eligible inventory and (ii) 85% of the net recovery percentage (identified in the most recent acceptable appraisal) multiplied by the book value of eligible inventory, (up to an amount not to exceed 20% of the aggregate borrowing base) minus (c) the aggregate amount of reserves established by the administrative agent from time to time.
Maturity , Interest and Applicable Margins
The ABL Credit Agreement will mature on the earlier of (i) 90 days prior to maturity of the Term Loan (defined below), (ii) 90 days prior to the maturity of the Senior Unsecured Notes issued by Pioneer under the Indenture dated March 18, 2014, between Pioneer and Wells Fargo, N.A. as trustee, and (iii) November 8, 2022. Interest rates with respect to advances under the ABL Credit Agreement are based on, at Pioneer’s option, (i) the Base Rate plus the applicable margin, or (ii) the LIBOR Rate plus the applicable margin. The Base Rate means the greatest of (a) the prime lending rate as publicly announced from time to time by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, and (c) the one month LIBOR Rate plus 1%. The LIBOR Rate means the applicable rate per annum as published by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (and if such published rate is less than 0%, the LIBOR Rate shall be deemed to be 0%). The applicable margins are set forth in the following table and correspond to the sum of the average amount of funds that Pioneer is entitled to borrow under the ABL Credit Agreement for the most recent fiscal month-end, divided by the number of days in such period.

Level
Average Excess Availability
Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans which are Revolving Loans (the " Revolving Loan Base Rate Margin ")
Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans which are Revolving Loans (the " Revolving Loan LIBOR Rate Margin ")
I
≥ $50,000,000
2.75%
1.75%
II
< $50,000,000 and ≥ $25,000,000
3.00%
2.00%
III
< $25,000,000
3.25%
2.25%

     For the period from the closing date through December 31, 2017, the applicable margin is set at Level III. The applicable margin will be re-determined as of the first day of each calendar month. Up to ten different loan tranches may be outstanding at any one time. With respect to Base Rate loans, interest will be payable monthly in arrears, and with respect to LIBOR loans, interest will be payable on the last day of each relevant interest period, but in any event at least every three (3) months. In each case, calculations of interest are based on a 360-day year.





Unused Revolver Fees
The ABL Credit Agreement includes unused revolver fees, which correspond to the unused portions of the amounts available to borrow, as set forth in the following table, provided that for the period from the closing date through and including December 31, 2017, the applicable unused line fee percentage is set at Level II.

Level
Average Revolver Usage
Applicable Unused Line Fee Percentage
I
> 50% of the Maximum Revolver Amount
0.375%
II
≤ 50% of the Maximum Revolver Amount
0.50%

Voluntary Prepayment and Termination of Commitments
 
Advances under the ABL Credit Agreement may be paid in whole or in part from time to time without penalty or premium, and the revolver commitments may be reduced from time to time without penalty or premium. The ABL Credit Agreement may be prepaid and the commitments terminated in whole at any time upon 10 business days’ prior written notice.

Mandatory Prepayment
 
The ABL Credit Agreement is required to be repaid in an amount equal to the amount, as of any date of determination, by which the total loans outstanding plus the face amount of any outstanding letters of credit issued under the ABL Credit Agreement exceed the lesser of (i) the borrowing base as of such date of determination and (ii) the maximum revolver amount, as applicable.
Guarantees and Collateral
Pioneer’s and its affiliates’ obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement are shared, on a joint and several basis, by Pioneer and its present and future domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. The ABL Credit Agreement is secured by (i) a first-priority perfected security interest in (a) all accounts and all amounts payable in respect of the sale, lease, assignment, license or other disposition of accounts, inventory or services rendered or to be rendered, (b) all chattel paper and rights to payment evidenced thereby, (c) all inventory, (d) all deposit accounts and securities accounts, (e) all documents, letter of credit rights, instruments, and other assets arising out of the items listed herein in (a)-(j), (f) all commercial tort claims relating to the items listed herein in (a)-(j), (g) a portion of business interruption insurance proceeds, (h) all interest, fees, charges or other amounts payable in connection with any account, (i) all payment intangibles, and (j) all substitutions, replacements, accessions, products, or proceeds for any of the foregoing, in each case of the Company and each other obligor under the ABL Credit Agreement (collectively, the “ ABL Priority Assets ”), and (ii) a second-priority perfected security in substantially all tangible and intangible assets of the Company and each other obligor under the ABL Credit Agreement, in each case, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens.
Covenants
The ABL Credit Agreement contains financial, affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are usual and customary for a senior secured credit agreement. The negative covenants in the ABL Credit Agreement include, among other things, limitations (all of which are subject to certain exceptions) on Pioneer and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to:
declare dividends and make other distributions;
issue or sell certain equity interests;
optionally prepay, redeem or repurchase certain of Pioneer’s or a restricted subsidiary’s subordinated indebtedness;
make loans or investments (including acquisitions);





incur additional indebtedness;
grant liens;
modify the terms of permitted indebtedness;
change Pioneer’s business or the business of its subsidiaries;
merge, consolidate, reorganize, recapitalize, or reclassify its equity interests;
sell Pioneer’s or the restricted subsidiaries’ assets; and
enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates.
 
In addition, Pioneer, on a consolidated basis, is required to maintain a minimum fixed charge cover ratio of at least 1.00 to 1.00, which would be measured on a trailing 12 month basis if availability under the ABL Credit Agreement is less than 15% of the maximum revolver amount.
Events of Default
Events of default under the ABL Credit Agreement include, among others, nonpayment, material misrepresentations, breach of covenants, insolvency, bankruptcy, certain judgments, change of control and cross-events of defaults and acceleration on material indebtedness. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default, the following remedies, among others, are available (i) repayment of the principal and unpaid interest and fees may be accelerated, (ii) Pioneer may be required to provide letter of credit collateralization to be held as security for reimbursement obligations for drawings that may subsequently occur under issued and outstanding letters of credit, and (iii) the commitments under the ABL Credit Agreement may be terminated.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was the agent and a lender under the Prior Credit Agreement (defined below). Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and its affiliates from time to time have provided in the past and may in the future provide commercial lending and financial advisory services to Pioneer and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
 
The foregoing summary of the ABL Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the ABL Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Term Loan Credit Agreement
 
General
 
On November 8, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), Pioneer entered into a Term Loan Agreement with Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as syndication agent and the arranger, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “ Term Loan Credit Agreement ”).
 
The Term Loan Credit Agreement provides for one drawing in the amount of $175.0 million net of an original issue discount of two percent (2%) of such amount (the “ Term Loan ”) on the Effective Date. Pioneer will use the proceeds to repay the indebtedness outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement, together with costs and expenses related thereto, and fees, costs and expenses related to entering into the Term Loan Credit Agreement, with the remainder being used for other lawful general corporate purposes.
 
Maturity and Interest Rate
 
The Term Loan is scheduled to mature on the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date and (ii) the date on which all term loans shall become due and payable in full under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, whether by acceleration or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the aggregate indebtedness outstanding on December 14, 2021 under the Senior Unsecured Notes issued by Pioneer under the Indenture dated March 18, 2014, between Pioneer and Wells Fargo, N.A. as trustee, exceeds $15.0 million, the Term Loan shall mature on December 14, 2021.






The Term Loan is not subject to amortization payments. Interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan accrues at (i) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or (ii) the reserve adjusted Eurodollar Rate (with a floor of 1%) plus the Applicable Margin. The terms “Base Rate” and “reserve adjusted Eurodollar Rate” are defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement. “Applicable Margin” means, with respect to loans bearing interest with reference to the Base Rate, 6.75% per annum and, with respect to loans bearing interest with reference to the reserve adjusted Eurodollar Rate, 7.75% per annum. Interest accruing at a rate based on the reserve adjusted Eurodollar Rate is payable at the end of the applicable interest rate period (but not less frequently than each three months), and interest accruing at a rate based on the base rate is payable on the last business day of each calendar quarter.
  Guaranties; Collateral
 
The Term Loan is guaranteed by each of Pioneer’s direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions (the “ Guarantors ”). The Term Loan is secured by a second lien on all of the ABL Priority Assets and a first lien on substantially all of the assets of Pioneer, and the Guarantors, in each case, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens.  
 
Voluntary Prepayment
 
The Term Loan may be prepaid, at the option of Pioneer, at any time, in whole or in part, in an aggregate minimum amount of $5.0 million and integral multiples of $1.0 million in excess of that amount, and, in the case of prepayments prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, subject to a declining call premium.

Mandatory Prepayment
 
Pioneer is required to offer to prepay the outstanding principal of the Term Loan in an amount equal to 100% of certain net proceeds resulting from sales or dispositions of assets, in excess of $10.0 million, in the aggregate, in all transactions after the Effective Date, and, subject to certain conditions, receipts of insurance or condemnation proceeds with respect to Pioneer’s or its subsidiaries’ properties or assets, or the issuance by Pioneer of additional debt. Lenders may elect not to accept mandatory prepayments.

Representations and Warranties, Covenants and Events of Default
 
The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that are usual and customary, including representations, warranties and covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of Pioneer and its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, incur or permit liens on assets, make investments and acquisitions, consolidate or merge with any other company, engage in asset sales and pay dividends and make distributions. The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains a financial covenant restricting Pioneer from allowing the ratio of (i) the net orderly liquidation value of the assets of Pioneer and its subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in which the Lenders under the Term Loan maintain a first priority (subject to specified permitted liens) security interest, plus proceeds of asset dispositions not required to be used to effect a prepayment of the Term Loan and set aside in a segregated account as security for the Term Loan, to (ii) the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan, to be less than 1.5:1 as of any June 30 or December 31 of any calendar year. Obligations under the Term Loan Credit Agreement may be accelerated upon certain customary events of default (subject to grace periods, as appropriate), including among others: nonpayment of principal, interest or fees; breach of the affirmative or negative covenants; breach of the representations or warranties in any material respect; event of default under, or acceleration of, other material indebtedness; bankruptcy or insolvency; material judgments entered against Pioneer or any of its subsidiaries; invalidity or unenforceability of any security documentation associated with the Term Loan; and a change of control of Pioneer. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default, the Applicable Margin would increase by 2% per annum.
 
 The foregoing summary of the Term Loan Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.








Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
Termination of Prior Credit Agreement
In connection with its entry into the Term Loan Credit Agreement, Pioneer paid all amounts (including fees) due under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated as of March 3, 2014, the Second Amendment thereto dated as of September 22, 2014, the Third Amendment thereto dated as of September 15, 2015, the Fourth Amendment thereto dated as of December 23, 2015, and the Fifth Amendment thereto dated as of June 30, 2016, by and among Pioneer, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, issuing lender and swing line lender (the “ Prior Credit Agreement ”), and the Prior Credit Agreement was terminated. The Prior Credit Agreement provided for borrowings of up to $150.0 million and was due to expire in March 2019.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements of a Registrant.
As described under Item 1.01 above (the content of which is incorporated herein by reference), Pioneer has entered into (i) the ABL Credit Agreement and (ii) the Term Loan Credit Agreement.






Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
    
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
 
 
Number
 
Exhibit Description
10.1
 
Credit Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017, by and among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, sole lead arranger, sole bookrunner, and the other financial institutions party thereto.
10.2
 
Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017, by and among Pioneer Energy Services, Corp., Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as syndication agent and the arranger, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.
10.3
 
Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017 by and among Pioneer, the other grantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
10.4
 
Intercreditor Agreement, dated November 8, 2017, by and among Wells Fargo, National Association, as initial ABL agent and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as initial term agent, and acknowledged and agreed to by Pioneer and the other grantors party thereto.
10.5
 
Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017, made by each of Pioneer and the guarantors party thereto, in favor of Wilmington Trust, National Association.
10.6
 
Security Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017, by and among Pioneer, the other grantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association.
99.1
 
Press Release dated November 8, 2017.





SIGNATURE

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.


 
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 /s/ Lorne E. Phillips        
 
Lorne E. Phillips
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

    


Date: November 8, 2017
 






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
 
 
Number
 
Exhibit Description
10.1
 
10.2
 
10.3
 
10.4
 
10.5
 
10.6
 
99.1
 








Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION
 
 
 
 
 
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
by and among
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Sole Lead Arranger,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Sole Book Runner,
THE LENDERS THAT ARE PARTIES HERETO,
as the Lenders,
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
as Parent and as a Borrower, and
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD.,
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.,
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.,
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC,
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC,
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC and
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC
 
as Borrowers
Dated as of November 8, 2017
 
 
 
 
 








TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
1.
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1

1.1.
Definitions
1

1.2.
Accounting Terms
51

1.3.
Code
51

1.4.
Construction
52

1.5.
Time References
53

1.6.
Schedules and Exhibits
53

2.
LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
53

2.1.
Revolving Loans.
53

2.2.
[Intentionally Omitted]
54

2.3.
Borrowing Procedures and Settlements
54

2.4.
Payments; Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments
62

2.5.
Promise to Pay; Promissory Notes
66

2.6.
Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations
66

2.7.
Crediting Payments
68

2.8.
Designated Account
68

2.9.
Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations
68

2.10.
Fees
69

2.11.
Letters of Credit
69

2.12.
LIBOR Option
79

2.13.
Capital Requirements
81

2.14.
[Intentionally Omitted]
83

2.15.
Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers
83

3.
CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.
86

3.1.
Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit
86

3.2.
Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit
86

3.3.
Maturity
86

3.4.
Effect of Maturity
87

3.5.
Early Termination by Borrowers
87

3.6.
Conditions Subsequent
87

4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
87

4.1.
Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries
88

4.2.
Due Authorization; No Conflict
88

4.3.
Governmental Consents
89

4.4.
Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens
89

4.5.
Title to Assets; No Encumbrances
89

4.6.
Litigation
90

4.7.
Compliance with Laws
90

4.8.
No Material Adverse Effect
90

4.9.
Solvency
90

4.10.
Employee Benefits
90


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4.11.
Environmental Condition
91

4.12.
Complete Disclosure
91

4.13.
Patriot Act
92

4.14.
Indebtedness
92

4.15.
Payment of Taxes
92

4.16.
Margin Stock
93

4.17.
Governmental Regulation
93

4.18.
OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws
93

4.19.
Employee and Labor Matters
93

4.20.
[Intentionally Omitted]
94

4.21.
Leases
94

4.22.
Eligible Accounts
94

4.23.
Eligible Inventory
94

4.24.
Intentionally Omitted
94

4.25.
Location of Inventory
95

4.26.
Inventory Records
95

4.27.
Intentionally Omitted
95

4.28.
Material Contracts and Term Loan Documents
95

4.29.
Immaterial Subsidiaries
95

4.30.
Hedge Agreements
96

5.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
96

5.1.
Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates
96

5.2.
Reporting
96

5.3.
Existence
96

5.4.
Maintenance of Properties
97

5.5.
Taxes
97

5.6.
Insurance
97

5.7.
Inspection
98

5.8.
Compliance with Laws
98

5.9.
Environmental
98

5.10.
Disclosure Updates
99

5.11.
Formation of Subsidiaries
99

5.12.
Further Assurances
100

5.13.
Lender Meetings
100

5.14.
Location of Inventory; Chief Executive Office
101

5.15.
OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws
101

5.16.
Primary Treasury Management Relationship
101

5.17.
Additional Material Real Estate Assets
101

5.18.
Titled Collateral
102

5.19.
ERISA
102

6.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
103

6.1.
Indebtedness
103


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(continued)


6.2.
Liens
103

6.3.
Restrictions on Fundamental Changes
103

6.4.
Disposal of Assets
104

6.5.
Nature of Business
104

6.6.
Prepayments and Amendments
104

6.7.
Restricted Payments
105

6.8.
Accounting Methods
106

6.9.
Investments
107

6.10.
Transactions with Affiliates
107

6.11.
Use of Proceeds
107

6.12.
Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests
108

6.13.
Inventory with Bailees
108

6.14.
Immaterial Subsidiaries
108

6.15.
Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries
108

7.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
109

8.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
109

8.1.
Payments
109

8.2.
Covenants
109

8.3.
Judgments
110

8.4.
Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc
110

8.5.
Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc
110

8.6.
Default Under Other Agreements
110

8.7.
Representations, etc
111

8.8.
Guaranty
111

8.9.
Security Documents
111

8.10.
Loan Documents
111

8.11.
Change of Control
111

9.
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
112

9.1.
Rights and Remedies
112

9.2.
Remedies Cumulative
112

10.
WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.
113

10.1.
Demand; Protest; etc
113

10.2.
The Lender Group's Liability for Collateral
113

10.3.
Indemnification
113

11.
NOTICES.
115

12.
CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROVISION.
116

13.
ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.
117

13.1.
Assignments and Participations
117

13.2.
Successors
122

14.
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.
122

14.1.
Amendments and Waivers
122

14.2.
Replacement of Certain Lenders
124


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14.3.
No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies
125

15.
AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP.
125

15.1.
Appointment and Authorization of Agent
125

15.2.
Delegation of Duties
126

15.3.
Liability of Agent
126

15.4.
Reliance by Agent
127

15.5.
Notice of Default or Event of Default
127

15.6.
Credit Decision
127

15.7.
Costs and Expenses; Indemnification
128

15.8.
Agent in Individual Capacity
129

15.9.
Successor Agent
129

15.10.
Lender in Individual Capacity
130

15.11.
Collateral Matters
130

15.12.
Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments
132

15.13.
Agency for Perfection
133

15.14.
Payments by Agent to the Lenders
133

15.15.
Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents
133

15.16.
Field Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other Reports and Information
133

15.17.
Several Obligations; No Liability
134

16.
WITHHOLDING TAXES.
135

16.1.
Payments
135

16.2.
Exemptions
136

16.3.
Reductions
138

16.4.
Refunds
138

17.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
139

17.1.
Effectiveness
139

17.2.
Section Headings
139

17.3.
Interpretation
139

17.4.
Severability of Provisions
139

17.5.
Bank Product Providers
139

17.6.
Debtor-Creditor Relationship
140

17.7.
Counterparts; Electronic Execution
140

17.8.
Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers
141

17.9.
Confidentiality
141

17.10.
Survival
143

17.11.
Patriot Act; Due Diligence
143

17.12.
Integration
144

17.13.
Parent as Agent for Borrowers
144

17.14.
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
145

17.15.
Intercreditor Agreement
145

 
 
 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A-1          Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B-1          Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit B-2          Form of Bank Product Provider Agreement
Exhibit C-1          Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit L-1          Form of LIBOR Notice
Exhibit J-1          Form of Joinder
Exhibit P-1          Form of Perfection Certificate

Schedule A-1          Agent's Account
Schedule A-2          Authorized Persons
Schedule C-1          Commitments
Schedule D-1          Designated Account
Schedule E-1          Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule P-1          Permitted Investments
Schedule P-2          Permitted Liens
Schedule R-1          Real Property Collateral
Schedule 1.1(b)      Auction Rate Securities
Schedule 1.1(c)      Existing Intercompany Notes
Schedule 3.1          Conditions Precedent
Schedule 3.6          Conditions Subsequent
Schedule 4.1(b)      Capitalization of Borrowers
Schedule 4.1(c)      Capitalization of Borrowers' Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.1(d)      Subscriptions, Options, Warrants, Calls
Schedule 4.6          Litigation
Schedule 4.11          Environmental Matters
Schedule 4.14          Indebtedness
Schedule 4.25          Location of Inventory
Schedule 4.28          Material Contracts
Schedule 5.1          Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates
Schedule 5.2          Collateral Reporting
Schedule 6.5          Nature of Business



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CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT , is entered into as of November 8, 2017 by and among the lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (each of such lenders, together with its successors and permitted assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a " Lender ", as that term is hereinafter further defined), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association, as administrative agent for each member of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, " Agent "), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association, as sole lead arranger (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the " Sole Lead Arranger "), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association, as sole book runner (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the " Sole Book Runner "), PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. , a Texas corporation (" Parent "), the Subsidiaries of Parent identified on the signature pages hereof as "Borrowers", and those additional entities that hereafter become parties hereto as Borrowers in accordance with the terms hereof by executing the form of Joinder attached hereto as Exhibit J-1 (together with Parent, each, a " Borrower " and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the " Borrowers ").
The parties agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:
" 2014 Note Guaranty " means each guaranty by one or more of the Guarantors of the Parent's obligations in respect of the 2014 Notes.
" 2014 Notes " means the Senior Unsecured Notes issued by the Borrower pursuant to the Indenture dated as of March 18, 2014 (and any supplements thereto) in the aggregate original principal amount of $300,000,000 (together with notes of such series issued in substitution or exchange therefor; provided that the aggregate principal amount thereof is not increased).
" ABL Priority Collateral " has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.
" Acceptable Appraisal " means, with respect to an appraisal of Inventory, the most recent appraisal of such property received by Agent (a) from an appraisal company reasonably satisfactory to Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that Hilco Appraisal Services is satisfactory to Agent) and (b) the scope and methodology (including, to the extent relevant, any sampling procedure employed by such appraisal company) of which are satisfactory to Agent.
" Acceptable Security Interest " means a security interest which (a) exists in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, (b) secures the Obligations, (c) is enforceable against the Loan Party which created such security interest and (d) upon the filing of appropriate financing statements and/or the completion of other actions as required under the UCC and any other applicable law, is perfected.

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" Account " means an account (as that term is defined in the Code).
" Account Debtor " means any Person who is obligated on an Account, chattel paper, or a general intangible.
" Account Party " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11(h) of this Agreement.
" Accounting Changes " means changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or successor thereto or any agency with similar functions).
" Acquisition " means the purchase by the Parent or any Subsidiary of (a) all or substantially all of the assets of (or any division, business unit or business line of) any other Person, (b) all of the Equity Interests of any other Person (including any such purchase accomplished by means of a merger or consolidation).
" Additional Documents " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.12 of this Agreement.
" Administrative Borrower " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.13 of this Agreement.
" Administrative Questionnaire " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(a) of this Agreement.
" Affected Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b) of this Agreement.
" Affiliate " means, as applied to any Person, any other Person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of Equity Interests, by contract, or otherwise; provided , that for purposes of the definition of Eligible Accounts and Section 6.10 of this Agreement: (a) any Person which owns directly or indirectly 10% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other members of the governing body of a Person or 10% or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such Person) shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person, (b) each director (or comparable manager) of a Person shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Person, and (c) each partnership in which a Person is a general partner shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person.
" Agent " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.
" Agent-Related Persons " means Agent, together with its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.

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" Agent's Account " means the Deposit Account of Agent identified on Schedule A-1 to this Agreement (or such other Deposit Account of Agent that has been designated as such, in writing, by Agent to Borrowers and the Lenders).
" Agent's Liens " means the Liens granted by each Loan Party or its Subsidiaries to Agent under the Loan Documents and securing the Obligations.
" Agreement " means this Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
" Anti-Corruption Laws " means the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, as amended, and all other applicable laws and regulations or ordinances concerning or relating to bribery, money laundering or corruption in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or is doing business.
" Anti-Money Laundering Laws " means the applicable laws or regulations in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or is doing business that relates to money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.
" Applicable Margin " means, as of any date of determination and with respect to Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Rate Loans, as applicable, the applicable margin set forth in the following table that corresponds to the Average Excess Availability of Borrowers for the most recently completed calendar month; provided , that for the period from the Closing Date through and including December 31, 2017, the Applicable Margin shall be set at the margin in the row styled "Level III":
Level
Average Excess Availability
Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans which are Revolving Loans (the " Revolving Loan Base Rate Margin ")
Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans which are Revolving Loans (the " Revolving Loan LIBOR Rate Margin ")
I
≥ $50,000,000
2.75 percentage points
1.75 percentage points
II
< $50,000,000 and ≥ $25,000,000
3.00 percentage points
2.00 percentage points
III
< $25,000,000
3.25percentage points
2.25 percentage points

The Applicable Margin shall be re-determined as of the first day of each calendar month.
" Applicable Unused Line Fee Percentage " means, as of any date of determination, the applicable percentage set forth in the following table that corresponds to the Average Revolver Usage of Borrowers for the most recently completed calendar month as determined by Agent in its Permitted Discretion; provided , that for the period from the Closing Date through and including December 31, 2017, the Applicable Unused Line Fee Percentage shall be set at the rate in the row styled "Level II":

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Level
Average Revolver Usage
Applicable Unused Line Fee Percentage
I
> 50% of the Maximum Revolver Amount
0.375 percentage points
II
≤ 50% of the Maximum Revolver Amount
0.50 percentage points

The Applicable Unused Line Fee Percentage shall be re-determined on the first date of each calendar month by Agent.
" Application Event " means the occurrence of (a) a failure by Borrowers to repay all of the Obligations in full on the Maturity Date, or (b) an Event of Default and the election by Agent or the Required Lenders to require that payments and proceeds of Collateral be applied pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(iii) of this Agreement.
" Assignee " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(a) of this Agreement.
" Assignment and Acceptance " means an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to this Agreement.
" Assignment of Business Interruption Insurance " means that certain Assignment of Business Interruption Insurance Policy as Collateral Security, dated as of the Closing Date, made by each of the Loan Parties and acknowledged and agreed to by Agent.
" Attributable Indebtedness " means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP in all material respects, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease.

" Authorized Person " means any one of the individuals identified as an officer of a Borrower on Schedule A-2 to this Agreement, or any other individual identified by Administrative Borrower as an authorized person and authenticated through Agent's electronic platform or portal in accordance with its procedures for such authentication.
" Availability " means, as of any date of determination, the amount that Borrowers are entitled to borrow as Revolving Loans under Section 2.1 of this Agreement (after giving effect to the then outstanding Revolver Usage).
" Average Excess Availability " means, with respect to any period, the sum of the aggregate amount of Excess Availability for each day in such period (as calculated by Agent as of the end of each respective day) divided by the number of days in such period.
" Average Revolver Usage " means, with respect to any period, the sum of the aggregate amount of Revolver Usage for each day in such period (calculated as of the end of each respective day) divided by the number of days in such period.

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" Bail-In Action " means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
" Bail-In Legislation " means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
" Bank Product " means any one or more of the following financial products or accommodations extended to any Loan Party by a Bank Product Provider: (a) credit cards (including commercial cards (including so-called "purchase cards", "procurement cards" or "p-cards")), (b) payment card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) stored value cards, (e) Cash Management Services, or (f) transactions under Hedge Agreements.
" Bank Product Agreements " means those agreements entered into from time to time by any Loan Party with a Bank Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of the Bank Products.
" Bank Product Collateralization " means providing cash collateral (pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers (other than the Hedge Providers) in an amount determined by Agent as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure, operational risk or processing risk with respect to the then existing Bank Product Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations).
" Bank Product Obligations " means (a) all obligations, liabilities, reimbursement obligations, fees, or expenses owing by each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries to any Bank Product Provider pursuant to or evidenced by a Bank Product Agreement and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, (b) all Hedge Obligations, and (c) all amounts that Agent or any Lender is obligated to pay to a Bank Product Provider as a result of Agent or such Lender purchasing participations from, or executing guarantees or indemnities or reimbursement obligations to, a Bank Product Provider with respect to the Bank Products provided by such Bank Product Provider to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries.
" Bank Product Provider " means any Lender or any of its Affiliates, including each of the foregoing in its capacity, if applicable, as a Hedge Provider; provided , that no such Person (other than Wells Fargo or its Affiliates) shall constitute a Bank Product Provider with respect to a Bank Product unless and until Agent receives a Bank Product Provider Agreement from such Person (a) on or prior to the Closing Date (or such later date as Agent shall agree to in writing in its sole discretion) with respect to Bank Products provided on or prior to the Closing Date, or (b) on or prior to the date that is 10 days after the provision of such Bank Product to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries (or such later date as Agent shall agree to in writing in its sole discretion) with respect to Bank Products provided after the Closing Date; provided further , that if, at any time, a Lender ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement (prior to the payment in full of the Obligations), then, from and after the date on which it so ceases to be a Lender thereunder, neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall constitute Bank Product Providers and the obligations with respect to Bank Products

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provided by such former Lender or any of its Affiliates shall no longer constitute Bank Product Obligations.
" Bank Product Provider Agreement " means an agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 to this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, duly executed by the applicable Bank Product Provider, the applicable Loan Parties, and Agent.
" Bank Product Reserves " means, as of any date of determination, those reserves that Agent deems necessary or appropriate to establish (based upon the Bank Product Providers' determination of the liabilities and obligations of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries in respect of Bank Product Obligations) in its Permitted Discretion in respect of Bank Products then provided or outstanding.
" Bankruptcy Code " means title 11 of the United States Code, as in effect from time to time.
" Base Rate " means the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus ½%, (b) the LIBOR Rate (which rate shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of one month and shall be determined on a daily basis), plus one percentage point, and (c) the rate of interest announced, from time to time, within Wells Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco as its "prime rate", with the understanding that the "prime rate" is one of Wells Fargo's base rates (not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publications as Wells Fargo may designate (and, if any such announced rate is below zero, then the rate determined pursuant to this clause (c) shall be deemed to be zero).
" Base Rate Loan " means each portion of the Revolving Loans that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
" Base Rate Margin " means the Revolving Loan Base Rate Margin.
" Board of Directors " means, as to any Person, the board of directors (or comparable managers) of such Person, or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors (or comparable managers).
" Board of Governors " means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
" Borrower " and " Borrowers " have the respective meanings specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.
" Borrower Materials " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of this Agreement.
" Borrowing " means a borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made on the same day by the Lenders (or Agent on behalf thereof), or by Swing Lender in the case of a Swing Loan, or by Agent in the case of an Extraordinary Advance.

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" Borrowing Base " means, as of any date of determination, the result of:
(a) the sum of (i) 85% of the amount of Eligible Billed Accounts, plus (ii) the lesser of (x) 20% of the amount of the Borrowing Base (as of such date of determination, and calculated before giving effect to this clause (a)(x) and clause (b)(i) below) and (y) 75% of Eligible Unbilled Accounts; less (iii) the amount, if any, of the Dilution Reserve, plus
(b) following Agent's receipt of the initial Acceptable Appraisal, the lesser of
(i)      20% of the amount of the Borrowing Base (as of such date of determination, and calculated before giving effect to this clause (b)(i) and clause (a)(x) above), and
(ii)      the lesser of (A) the product of 70% multiplied by the value (calculated at the book value on a basis consistent with Borrowers' historical accounting practices) of Eligible Inventory at such time, and (B) the product of 85% multiplied by the Net Recovery Percentage identified in the most recent Acceptable Appraisal of Inventory, multiplied by the value (calculated at the book value on a basis consistent with Borrowers' historical accounting practices) of Eligible Inventory (such determination may be made as to different categories of Eligible Inventory based upon the Net Recovery Percentage applicable to such categories) at such time, minus
(c) the aggregate amount of Reserves, if any, established by Agent from time to time under Section 2.1(c) of this Agreement.
" Borrowing Base Certificate " means a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-1 to this Agreement.
" Business Day " means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the state of New York, except that, if a determination of a Business Day shall relate to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the term "Business Day" also shall exclude any day on which banks are closed for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
" Capital Expenditures " means, with respect to any Person for any period, the amount of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period that are capital expenditures as determined in accordance with GAAP, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed, but excluding, without duplication (a) expenditures made during such period in connection with the replacement, substitution, or restoration of assets or properties pursuant to Section 2.5(c)(ii) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, (b) with respect to the purchase price of assets that are purchased substantially contemporaneously with the trade-in of existing assets during such period, the amount that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such assets for the assets being traded in at such time, and (c) expenditures made during such period to consummate one or more Permitted Acquisitions.
" Capitalized Lease Obligation " means that portion of the obligations under a Capital Lease that is required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.

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" Capital Lease " means a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP; provided that, any lease that was treated as an operating lease under GAAP at the time it was entered into and that later becomes a capital lease (or is treated for accounting purposes substantially similar to that of a capital lease) as a result of the change in GAAP that occurs during the life of such lease, including any renewals, shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes under this Agreement.
" Cash Management Services " means any cash management or related services including treasury, depository, return items, overdraft, controlled disbursement, merchant store value cards, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the Automated Clearing House processing of electronic funds transfers through the direct Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other customary cash management arrangements.
" Certificated Equipment " means any Equipment the ownership of which is evidenced by, or under applicable Legal Requirement, is required to be evidenced by, a certificate of title.

" CFC " means a controlled foreign corporation (as that term is defined in the IRC) in which any Loan Party is a "United States shareholder" within the meaning of Section 951(b) of the IRC.
" Change of Control " means that an event or series of events by which (a) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an "option right"), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the equity securities of the Parent entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right), or (b) the Parent sells or otherwise Disposes of all or substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties.
" Change in Law " means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of: (a) the adoption or effectiveness of any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application by any Governmental Authority of any law, rule, regulation, guideline or treaty, or (c) the making or issuance by any Governmental Authority of any request, rule, guideline or directive, whether or not having the force of law; provided , that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking

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Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities shall, in each case, be deemed to be a "Change in Law," regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
" Closing Date " means the date of the making of the initial Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) under this Agreement.
" Code " means the New York Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time.
" Collateral " means all assets and interests in assets and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in or upon which a Lien is granted by such Person in favor of Agent or the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.
" Collateral Access Agreement " means a landlord waiver, bailee letter, or acknowledgement agreement of any lessor, warehouseman, processor, consignee, or other Person in possession of, having a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in any Loan Party's or its Subsidiaries' books and records, Equipment, or Inventory, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
" Collections " means, all cash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment (including insurance proceeds, cash proceeds of asset sales, rental proceeds and Tax refunds).
" Colombian Group " means, collectively, (i) Pioneer Latina Group SDAD, Ltda., a Panama corporation, (ii) Pioneer de Colombia SDAD, Ltda., a Panama corporation, (iii) Pioneer de Colombia SDAD, Ltd. (Colombia branch), (iv) Proveedora Internacional de Taladros S.A.S. and (v) Subsidiaries of the foregoing.
" Commitment " means, with respect to each Lender, its Revolver Commitment, and, with respect to all Lenders, their Revolver Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Lender's name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to this Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender under this Agreement, as such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 of this Agreement.
" Commodity Exchange Act " means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
" Compliance Certificate " means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 to this Agreement delivered by the chief financial officer or treasurer of Parent to Agent.
" Confidential Information " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(a) of this Agreement.
" Control Agreement " means a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by a Loan Party or one of its Subsidiaries, Agent, and

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the applicable securities intermediary (with respect to a Securities Account) or bank (with respect to a Deposit Account).
" Copyright Security Agreement " has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
" Covenant Testing Period " means a period (a) commencing on the last day of the fiscal month of Parent most recently ended prior to a Covenant Trigger Event for which Borrowers are required to deliver to Agent monthly, quarterly or annual financial statements pursuant to Schedule 5.1 to this Agreement, and (b) continuing through and including the first day after such Covenant Trigger Event that Excess Availability has equaled or exceeded 15.0% of the Maximum Revolver Amount for 60 consecutive days.
" Covenant Trigger Event " means if at any time Excess Availability is less than 15% of the Maximum Revolver Amount.
" Default " means an event, condition, or default that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
" Defaulting Lender " means any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies Agent and Administrative Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender's determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default or Event of Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to Agent, Issuing Bank, or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified any Borrower, Agent or Issuing Bank in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender's obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender's determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable Default or Event of Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by Agent or Administrative Borrower, to confirm in writing to Agent and Administrative Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided, that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by Agent and Administrative Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of any Insolvency Proceeding, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided , that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or

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writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination to Administrative Borrower, Issuing Bank, and each Lender.
" Defaulting Lender Rate " means (a) for the first three days from and after the date the relevant payment is due, the Base Rate, and (b) thereafter, the interest rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans (inclusive of the Base Rate Margin applicable thereto).
" Deposit Account " means any deposit account (as that term is defined in the Code).
" Designated Account " means the Deposit Account of Administrative Borrower identified on Schedule D-1 to this Agreement (or such other Deposit Account of Administrative Borrower located at the Designated Account Bank that has been designated as such, in writing, by the Administrative Borrower to Agent).
" Designated Account Bank " has the meaning specified therefor in Schedule D-1 to this Agreement (or such other bank that is located within the United States that has been designated as such, in writing, by the Administrative Borrower to Agent).
" Dilution " means, as of any date of determination, a percentage, based upon the experience of the immediately prior twelve months, that is the result of dividing the Dollar amount of (a) bad debt write-downs, discounts, advertising allowances, credits, or other dilutive items with respect to Borrowers' Accounts during such period, by (b) Borrowers' billings with respect to Accounts during such period.
" Dilution Reserve " means, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts by the extent to which Dilution is in excess of 5%.
" Disposition " or " Dispose " means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any Property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.
" Disqualified Equity Interests " means any Equity Interests that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which they are convertible or for which they are exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provide for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) are or become convertible into or exchangeable

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for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 180 days after the Maturity Date.
" Disqualified Institution " means, on any date, any Person designated by Administrative Borrower as a "Disqualified Institution" by written notice delivered to Agent prior to the date hereof; provided , that "Disqualified Institutions" shall exclude any Person that Administrative Borrower has designated as no longer being a "Disqualified Institution" by written notice delivered to Agent from time to time.
" Disregarded Domestic Person " means any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, if it holds no assets (excluding de minimis assets) other than the equity of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs, FSHCs or other Disregarded Domestic Persons.
" Dollars " or " $ " means United States dollars.
" Domestic Subsidiary " means any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
" Drawing Document " means any Letter of Credit or other document presented for purposes of drawing under any Letter of Credit, including by electronic transmission such as SWIFT, electronic mail, facsimile or computer generated communication.
" Earn-Outs " means unsecured liabilities of a Loan Party arising under an agreement to make any deferred payment as a part of the Purchase Price for a Permitted Acquisition, including performance bonuses or consulting payments in any related services, employment or similar agreement, in an amount that is subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of the target of such Permitted Acquisition.
" EBITDA " means, without duplication, for the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, for any period, the amount equal to: (a) the Parent's consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining the Parent's consolidated Net Income, (i) Interest Expense, (ii) federal, state, local and foreign income Taxes (whether or not deferred), (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) all other non-cash charges (including for the avoidance of doubt non-cash losses from a sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a rig), (vi) cash expenses incurred in connection with, to the extent permitted hereunder, any Investment, Acquisition or Disposition in an aggregate amount not to exceed 10% of EBITDA, in each case, for such period, (vii) any non-recurring, non-cash charges relating to any premium or penalty paid, write off of deferred finance costs or other charges in connection with redeeming or retiring any Indebtedness prior to its stated maturity, (viii) unrealized losses resulting from mark to market accounting for hedging activities, including, without limitation those resulting from the application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815 (" FASB ASC 815 "), (ix) unrealized non-cash losses resulting from foreign currency balance sheet adjustments required by GAAP, (x) other extraordinary or non-recurring expenses and restructuring charges of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries reducing such Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period, (xi) non-cash expenses associated with discontinuation of foreign operations, and (xii) impairment and other

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non-cash items (other than write-downs of current assets) of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period (excluding any such non-cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period), minus (c) to the extent included in determining Parent's consolidated Net Income, non-cash gains from a sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of Property. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of positive EBITDA attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries, Immaterial Subsidiaries and any other Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties during any calculation period, to the extent such amount exceeds 10% of EBITDA of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such calculation period, shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
" EEA Financial Institution " means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
" EEA Member Country " means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
" EEA Resolution Authority " means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
" Eligible Accounts " means Eligible Billed Accounts and Eligible Unbilled Accounts.
" Eligible Billed Accounts " means those Accounts created by a Borrower in the ordinary course of its business, that arise out of such Borrower's sale of goods or rendition of services, that comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below; provided , that such criteria may be revised from time to time by Agent in Agent's Permitted Discretion to address the results of any information with respect to the Borrowers' business or assets of which Agent becomes aware after the Closing Date, including any field examination performed by (or on behalf of) Agent from time to time after the Closing Date. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Billed Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits, unapplied cash, Taxes, finance charges, service charges, discounts, credits, allowances, and rebates. Eligible Billed Accounts shall not include the following:
(a) Accounts that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within 90 days of original invoice date or 60 days of due date,
(b) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 50% or more of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above,
(c) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate of any Borrower or an employee or agent of any Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower,

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(d) Accounts (i) arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold, or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional, or (ii) with respect to which the payment terms are "C.O.D.", cash on delivery or other similar terms,
(e) Accounts that are not payable in Dollars,
(f) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor either (i) does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States or Canada, or (ii) is not organized under the laws of the United States or Canada or any state or province thereof, or (iii) is the government of any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality thereof, unless (A) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to Agent (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been delivered to Agent and, if requested by Agent, is directly drawable by Agent, or (B) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, reasonably satisfactory to Agent,
(g) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is either (i) the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which Borrowers have complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC §3727), or (ii) any state of the United States or any other Governmental Authority,
(h) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of a Borrower, has or has asserted a right of recoupment or setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent of such claim, right of recoupment or setoff, or dispute,
(i) Accounts with respect to (x) Account Debtors with a rating of Baa3 or higher from Moody's or a rating of BBB- or higher from S&P whose Eligible Accounts owing to Borrowers exceed 40% or (y) any other Account Debtor whose Eligible Accounts owing to Borrowers exceed 25% (each such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by Agent in its Permitted Discretion if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such applicable percentage; provided , that in each case, the amount of Eligible Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the applicable foregoing percentage shall be determined by Agent based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the foregoing concentration limits.
(j) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, is not Solvent, has gone out of business, or as to which any Borrower has received notice of an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition of such Account Debtor,
(k) Accounts, the collection of which, Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, believes to be doubtful, including by reason of the Account Debtor's financial condition,
(l) Accounts that are not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Agent's Lien,

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(m) Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (ii) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor,
(n) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity,
(o) Accounts (i) that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by the applicable Borrower of the subject contract for goods or services, or (ii) that represent credit card sales, or
(p) Accounts owned by a target acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or Permitted Investment, or Accounts owned by a Person that is joined to this Agreement as a Borrower pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, until the completion of a field examination with respect to such Accounts, in each case, satisfactory to Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
" Eligible Inventory " means Inventory of a Borrower, that consists of first quality finished goods held for use or sale in the ordinary course of Borrowers' business, that complies with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Inventory made in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below; provided , that such criteria may be revised from time to time by Agent in Agent's Permitted Discretion to address the results of any information with respect to the Borrowers' business or assets of which Agent becomes aware after the Closing Date, including any field examination or appraisal performed or received by Agent from time to time after the Closing Date. In determining the amount to be so included, Inventory shall be valued at the lower of cost or market on a basis consistent with Borrowers' historical accounting practices. An item of Inventory shall not be included in Eligible Inventory if:
(a) a Borrower does not have good, valid, and marketable title thereto,
(b) a Borrower does not have actual and exclusive possession thereof (either directly or through a bailee or agent of a Borrower),
(c) it is not located at one of the locations in the continental United States set forth on Schedule 4.25 to this Agreement (as such Schedule 4.25 may be amended from time to time with the prior written consent of Agent) (or in-transit from one such location to another such location),
(d) it is stored at locations holding less than $100,000 of the aggregate value of such Borrower's Inventory,
(e) it is in-transit to or from a location of a Borrower (other than in-transit from one location set forth on Schedule 4.25 to this Agreement to another location set forth on Schedule 4.25 to this Agreement (as such Schedule 4.25 may be amended from time to time with the prior written consent of Agent)),
(f) it is located on real property leased by a Borrower or in a contract warehouse or with a bailee, in each case, unless either (i) it is subject to a Collateral Access Agreement executed by the lessor or warehouseman, as the case may be, and it is segregated or otherwise separately identifiable from goods of others, if any, stored on the premises, or (ii) Agent has established a Landlord Reserve with respect to such location,
(g) it is the subject of a bill of lading or other document of title,
(h) it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Agent's Lien,

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(i) it consists of goods returned or rejected by a Borrower's customers,
(j) it consists of goods that are obsolete, slow moving, spoiled or are otherwise past the stated expiration, "sell-by" or "use by" date applicable thereto, restrictive or custom items or otherwise is manufactured in accordance with customer-specific requirements, work-in-process, raw materials, or goods that constitute spare parts, packaging and shipping materials, supplies used or consumed in Borrowers' business, bill and hold goods, defective goods, "seconds," or Inventory acquired on consignment,
(k) it is subject to third party intellectual property, licensing or other proprietary rights, unless Agent is satisfied that such Inventory can be freely sold by Agent on and after the occurrence of an Event of a Default despite such third party rights, or
(l) it was acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or Permitted Investment, or such Inventory is owned by a Person that is joined to this Agreement as a Borrower pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, until the completion of an Acceptable Appraisal of such Inventory and the completion of a field examination with respect to such Inventory that is satisfactory to Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

" Eligible Transferee " means (a) any Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), any Affiliate of any Lender and any Related Fund of any Lender; (b) (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (ii) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country or a political subdivision thereof; provided , that (A) (x) such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States, or (y) such bank is organized under the laws of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of such country, and (B) such bank has total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (c) any other entity (other than a natural person) that is an "accredited investor" (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) that extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses including insurance companies, investment or mutual funds and lease financing companies, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; and (d) during the continuation of an Event of Default, any other Person approved by Agent.
" Eligible Unbilled Accounts " means Accounts of a Borrower arising from the shipment of goods or provision of services to the applicable Account Debtor that qualify as Eligible Billed Accounts except that such Accounts have not yet been billed to the applicable Account Debtor, so long as such Accounts (i) relate to a shipment of goods or provision of services that has been completed in full as of the date of a Borrowing Base Certificate on which such Accounts are first reported (the " EUA First Report Date "), and (ii) shall be billed within 30 days of the EUA First Report Date; provided that an Account shall cease to be an Eligible Unbilled Account upon the date such Account is billed to the applicable Account Debtor. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Unbilled Accounts shall be calculated as of the last day of the month or week, as applicable, reported on such Borrowing Base Certificate, and net of customer deposits and unapplied cash.
" Employee Benefit Plan " means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which provides benefits to any employees

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of a Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof or to which a Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof has an obligation to make contributions, including as the result of being an ERISA Affiliate.
" Environmental Action " means any written complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter, or other written communication from any Governmental Authority, or any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws or releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties, or businesses of any Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower, or any of their predecessors in interest, (b) from adjoining properties or businesses, or (c) from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower, or any of their predecessors in interest.
" Environmental Law " means any applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy, or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, in each case, to the extent binding on any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, relating to the environment, the effect of the environment on employee health, or Hazardous Materials, in each case as amended from time to time.
" Environmental Liabilities " means all liabilities, monetary obligations, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts, or consultants, and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand, or Remedial Action required, by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any Environmental Action.
" Environmental Lien " means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities.
" Equipment " means equipment (as that term is defined in the Code).
" Equity Interests " means, with respect to a Person, all of the shares, options, warrants, interests, participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in such Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including capital stock (or other ownership or profit interests or units), preferred stock, or any other "equity security" (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).
" ERISA " means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.
" ERISA Affiliate " means (a) any Person subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(b), (b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(c), (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any organization subject to ERISA that is a member of an affiliated service group of which any

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Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a member under IRC Section 414(m), or (d) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any Person subject to ERISA that is a party to an arrangement with any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(o).
" EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule " means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
" Event of Default " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8 of this Agreement.
" Excepted Certificated Equipment " means (a) each Certificated Equipment owned by a Loan Party (that is not subject to a Permitted Lien securing purchase money Indebtedness or Capital Leases which are permitted hereunder) with an individual net book value of less than $50,000 but not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate, and (b) all Certificated Equipment to the extent such Equipment is subject to a Permitted Lien securing purchase money Indebtedness or Capital Leases which are permitted hereunder.
" Excepted Liens " means Liens described in clauses (b), (c), (e), (g), (h), (j), (k), (m), (o), (q), (y), (z) of the definition of Permitted Liens.
" Excepted Real Property " means each parcel of Real Property owned by a Loan Party as of the Closing Date that has an individual net book value of less than $5,000,000 but not to exceed $18,000,000 in the aggregate when taken together with all other Real Property constituting "Excepted Real Property."
" Excess Availability " means, as of any date of determination, the amount equal to Availability.
" Exchange Act " means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time.
" Excluded Subsidiary " means (a) Immaterial Subsidiaries, (b) any Disregarded Domestic Persons, (c) any FSHC and (d) any Foreign Subsidiary of a Loan Party; provided , that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), any Person that guarantees all or any portion of the obligations under the Term Loan Debt or the 2014 Notes (or any refinancings thereof permitted hereunder) shall not be an Excluded Subsidiary.
" Excluded Swap Obligation " means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guaranty of such Loan Party of (including by virtue of the joint and several liability provisions of Section 2.15 ), or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party's failure for any reason to constitute an "eligible contract participant" as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guaranty of such Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap

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Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.
" Excluded Taxes " means (i) any Tax imposed on the net income or net profits of any Lender or any Participant (including any branch profits Taxes), in each case imposed by the jurisdiction (or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof) in which such Lender or such Participant is organized or the jurisdiction (or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof) in which such Lender's or such Participant's principal office is located in or as a result of a present or former connection between such Lender or such Participant and the jurisdiction or taxing authority imposing the Tax (other than any such connection arising solely from such Lender or such Participant having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received payment under, or enforced its rights or remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document), (ii) United States federal withholding Taxes that would not have been imposed but for a Lender's or a Participant's failure to comply with the requirements of Section 16.2 of this Agreement, (iii) any United States federal withholding Taxes that would be imposed on amounts payable to a Foreign Lender based upon the applicable withholding rate in effect at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office, other than a designation made at the request of a Loan Party), except that Excluded Taxes shall not include (A) any amount that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was previously entitled to receive pursuant to Section 16.1 of this Agreement, if any, with respect to such withholding Tax at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), provided, however, that this clause (A) shall not apply in the case of a Replacement Lender and (B) additional United States federal withholding Taxes that may be imposed after the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), as a result of a change in law, rule, regulation, treaty, order or other decision or other Change in Law with respect to any of the foregoing by any Governmental Authority, and (iv) any United States federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
" Existing Credit Facility " means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011, among Parent, as borrower thereunder, Wells Fargo, as administrative agent thereunder, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
" Existing Letters of Credit " means those letters of credit described on Schedule E-1 to this Agreement.
" Extraordinary Advances " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(iii) of this Agreement.
" FATCA " means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and (a) any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, (b) any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRC, and (c) any intergovernmental agreement entered into by the United States (or any fiscal or regulatory

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legislation, rules, or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection therewith).
" FCPA " means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
" Federal Funds Rate " means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during such period, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it (and, if any such rate is below zero, then the rate determined pursuant to this definition shall be deemed to be zero).
" Fee Letter " means that certain fee letter, dated as of even date with this Agreement, among Borrowers and Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
" Fixed Charges " means, with respect to any fiscal period and with respect to Parent determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum, without duplication, of (a) Interest Expense required to be paid (other than interest paid-in-kind, amortization of financing fees, and other non-cash Interest Expense) during such period, (b) scheduled principal payments in respect of Indebtedness that are required to be paid during such period, (c) all federal, state, and local income Taxes required to be paid during such period and (d) all Restricted Payments paid (whether in cash or other property, other than common Equity Interests) during such period.
" Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio " means, with respect to any fiscal period and with respect to Parent determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for such period minus Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made (to the extent not already incurred in a prior period) or incurred during such period, to (b) Fixed Charges for such period.
" Flood Insurance Regulations " means, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (amending 42 USC 4001, et seq.), as the same may be amended or recodified from time to time, (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (f) any regulations promulgated thereunder.
" Flow of Funds Agreement " means a flow of funds agreement, dated as of even date with this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by Borrowers and Agent.
" Foreign Lender " means any Lender or Participant that is not a United States person within the meaning of IRC section 7701(a)(30).

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" Foreign Subsidiary " means any direct or indirect subsidiary of any Loan Party that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
" FSHC " means a Domestic Subsidiary that holds no assets (excluding de minimis assets)other than Equity Interests in, or Equity Interests in and indebtedness of, one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs, Disregarded Domestic Persons or other FSHCs.
" Funding Date " means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.
" Funding Losses " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(b)(ii) of this Agreement.
" GAAP " means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently applied.
" Governing Documents " means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, or other organizational documents of such Person.
" Governmental Authority " means the government of any nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether at the national, state, territorial, provincial, county, municipal or any other level, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of, or pertaining to, government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
" Guarantee " means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the " primary obligor ") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such owner against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person; provided , however , that the term "Guarantee" shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as

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determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term "Guarantee" as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
" Guarantor " means (a) each Person that guaranties all or a portion of the Obligations, including any Person that is a "Guarantor" under the Guaranty and Security Agreement, and (b) each other Person that becomes a guarantor after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.11 of this Agreement.
" Guaranty and Security Agreement " means a guaranty and security agreement, dated as of even date with this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by each of the Loan Parties to Agent.
" Hazardous Materials " means (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable laws or regulations as "hazardous substances," "hazardous materials," "hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," or any other formulation intended to define, list, or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, or "EP toxicity", (b) oil, petroleum, or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources, (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials, and (d) asbestos in any form or electrical equipment that contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million.
" Hedge Agreement " means a "swap agreement" as that term is defined in Section 101(53B)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code and any other hedge, call, swap, collar, floor, cap, option, forward sale or purchase contract or similar arrangement (including any obligations to purchase or sell any commodity or security at a future date for a specific price).
" Hedge Obligations " means any and all obligations or liabilities, whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries arising under, owing pursuant to, or existing in respect of Hedge Agreements entered into with one or more of the Hedge Providers.
" Hedge Provider " means any Bank Product Provider that is a party to a Hedge Agreement with a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or otherwise provides Bank Products under clause (f) of the definition thereof; provided , that if, at any time, a Lender ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement (prior to the payment in full of the Obligations), then, from and after the date on which it ceases to be a Lender thereunder, neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall constitute Hedge Providers and the obligations with respect to Hedge Agreements entered into with such former Lender or any of its Affiliates shall no longer constitute Hedge Obligations.
" Hedging Arrangement " means a Hedge Agreement which is entered into to reduce or eliminate or otherwise protect against the risk of fluctuations in prices or rates, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and securities prices.

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" Immaterial Subsidiary " means each Subsidiary of a Borrower that is not a Material Subsidiary.
" Increased Reporting Event " means if at any time Excess Availability is less than 15% of the Maximum Revolver Amount.
" Increased Reporting Period " means the period commencing after the continuance of an Increased Reporting Event and continuing until the date when no Increased Reporting Event has occurred for 60 consecutive days.
" Indebtedness " as to any Person means (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers' acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments; (c) net obligations of such Person under any Hedging Arrangement; (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and, in each case, not past due for more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date on which such trade account payable was created); (e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; (f) Capital Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations; (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, excluding obligations arising in connection with employee benefit plans with respect to fractional shares, or which are payable solely in Equity Interests; (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing; and (i) all liabilities of such Person payable in cash in respect of unfunded vested benefits under any Plan.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedging Arrangement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any Capital Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
" Indemnified Liabilities " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3 of this Agreement.
" Indemnified Person " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3 of this Agreement.

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" Indemnified Taxes " means, (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by, or on account of any obligation of, any Loan Party under any Loan Document, and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the foregoing clause (a), Other Taxes.
" Insolvency Proceeding " means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.
" Intercompany Note " means any promissory note among the applicable Credit Parties and/or Subsidiaries that (i) is substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Term Loan Credit Agreement (except to the extent described on Schedule 1.1(c)) and (ii) is collaterally assigned to the Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders and Bank Product Providers to the extent required by the Guaranty and Security Agreement (subject to the terms and conditions of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement).
" Intercompany Subordination Agreement " means an intercompany subordination agreement, dated as of even date with this Agreement, executed and delivered by each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, and Agent, the form and substance of which is reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
" Interest Expense " means, for any period, the aggregate of the interest expense of Borrowers for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
" Interest Period " means, with respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan, a period commencing on the date of the making of such LIBOR Rate Loan (or the continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan or the conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan) and ending 1, 2, 3, or 6 months thereafter; provided , that (a) interest shall accrue at the applicable rate based upon the LIBOR Rate from and including the first day of each Interest Period to, but excluding, the day on which any Interest Period expires, (b) any Interest Period that would end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (c) with respect to an Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period), the Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3, 6 months after the date on which the Interest Period began, as applicable, and (d) Borrowers may not elect an Interest Period which will end after the Maturity Date.
" Inventory " means inventory (as that term is defined in the Code).
" Inventory Reserves " means, as of any date of determination, (a) Landlord Reserves in respect of Inventory, and (b) those reserves that Agent deems necessary or appropriate, in its Permitted Discretion and subject to Section 2.1(c) , to establish and maintain (including reserves

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for slow moving Inventory and Inventory shrinkage) with respect to Eligible Inventory or the Maximum Revolver Amount, including based on the results of appraisals.
" Investment " means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest of another Person, (b) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of such Person, or (c) any loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person; provided that any loan, advance or capital contribution by any Loan Party or Subsidiary to any member of the Colombian Group in an amount not to exceed the customary fees necessary for the nationalization of drilling rig numbers 301 and 302 shall not constitute an "Investment"; provided such loans, advances or capital contributions shall not exceed $7,000,000 in the aggregate. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
" IRC " means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.
" ISP " means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices 1998 (International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590) and any version or revision thereof accepted by the Issuing Bank for use.
" Issuer Document " means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, a letter of credit application, a letter of credit agreement, or any other document, agreement or instrument entered into (or to be entered into) by a Borrower in favor of Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.
" Issuing Bank " means Wells Fargo or any other Lender that, at the request of Borrowers and with the consent of Agent, agrees, in such Lender's sole discretion, to become an Issuing Bank for the purpose of issuing Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.11 of this Agreement, and Issuing Bank shall be a Lender.
" Joinder " means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 to this Agreement.
" Landlord Reserve " means, as to each location at which a Borrower has Inventory or books and records located and as to which a Collateral Access Agreement has not been received by Agent, a reserve in an amount equal to 3 months' rent, storage charges, fees or other amounts under the lease or other applicable agreement relative to such location or, if greater and Agent so elects, the number of months' rent, storage charges, fess or other amounts for which the landlord, bailee, warehouseman or other property owner will have, under applicable law, a Lien in the Inventory of such Borrower to secure the payment of such amounts under the lease or other applicable agreement relative to such location.
" Legal Requirement " means any law, statute, ordinance, decree, requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or official interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of

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any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority, including, but not limited to, Regulations T, U and X.

" Lender " has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement, shall include Issuing Bank and the Swing Lender, and shall also include any other Person made a party to this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.1 of this Agreement and "Lenders" means each of the Lenders or any one or more of them.
" Lender Group " means each of the Lenders (including Issuing Bank and the Swing Lender) and Agent, or any one or more of them.
" Lender Group Expenses " means all (a) costs or expenses (including Taxes and insurance premiums) required to be paid by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries under any of the Loan Documents that are paid, advanced, or incurred by the Lender Group, (b) reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees or charges paid or incurred by Agent in connection with the Lender Group's transactions with each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries under any of the Loan Documents, including, photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers, telecommunication, public record searches, filing fees, recording fees, and, to the extent a Mortgage is required to be delivered under this Agreement, publication, real estate surveys, real estate title policies and endorsements, and environmental audits, (c) Agent's customary fees and charges imposed or incurred in connection with any background checks or OFAC/PEP searches related to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (d) Agent's customary fees and charges (as adjusted from time to time) with respect to the disbursement of funds (or the receipt of funds) to or for the account of any Borrower (whether by wire transfer or otherwise), together with any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, (e) customary charges imposed or incurred by Agent resulting from the dishonor of checks payable by or to any Loan Party, (f) reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Lender Group to correct any default or enforce any provision of the Loan Documents, or during the continuance of an Event of Default, in gaining possession of, maintaining, handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling, preparing for sale, or advertising to sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated, (g)  field examination, appraisal, and valuation fees and expenses of Agent related to any field examinations, appraisals, or valuation to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation) provided in Section 2.10 of this Agreement, (h) Agent's and Lenders' reasonable, documented costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys' fees and expenses) relative to third party claims or any other lawsuit or adverse proceeding paid or incurred, whether in enforcing or defending the Loan Documents or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, Agent's Liens in and to the Collateral, or the Lender Group's relationship with any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) Agent's reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys' fees and due diligence expenses) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering (including travel, meals, and lodging), syndicating (including reasonable costs and expenses relative to CUSIP, DXSyndicate™, SyndTrak or other communication costs incurred in connection with a syndication of the loan facilities), or amending, waiving, or modifying the Loan Documents, and (j) Agent's and each Lender's reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses) incurred in

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terminating, enforcing (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses incurred in connection with a "workout," a "restructuring," or an Insolvency Proceeding concerning any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or in exercising rights or remedies under the Loan Documents), or defending the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether a lawsuit or other adverse proceeding is brought, or in taking any enforcement action or any Remedial Action with respect to the Collateral.
" Lender Group Representatives " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9 of this Agreement.
" Lender-Related Person " means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender, together with such Lender's Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.
" Letter of Credit " means a letter of credit (as that term is defined in the Code) issued by Issuing Bank.
" Letter of Credit Collateralization " means either (a) providing cash collateral (pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent (including that Agent has a first priority perfected Lien in such cash collateral), including provisions that specify that the Letter of Credit Fees and all commissions, fees, charges and expenses provided for in Section 2.11(k) of this Agreement (including any fronting fees) will continue to accrue while the Letters of Credit are outstanding) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders in an amount equal to 103% of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage, (b) delivering to Agent documentation executed by all beneficiaries under the Letters of Credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank, terminating all of such beneficiaries' rights under the Letters of Credit, or (c) providing Agent with a standby letter of credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, from a commercial bank acceptable to Agent (in its sole discretion) in an amount equal to 103% of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage (it being understood that the Letter of Credit Fee and all fronting fees set forth in this Agreement will continue to accrue while the Letters of Credit are outstanding and that any such fees that accrue must be an amount that can be drawn under any such standby letter of credit).
" Letter of Credit Disbursement " means a payment made by Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
" Letter of Credit Exposure " means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Lender, such Lender's participation in the Letter of Credit Usage pursuant to Section 2.11(e) on such date.
" Letter of Credit Fee " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.6(b) of this Agreement.
" Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11(f) of this Agreement.

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" Letter of Credit Related Person " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11(f) of this Agreement.
" Letter of Credit Sublimit " means $30,000,000.
" Letter of Credit Usage " means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus (b) the aggregate amount of outstanding reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit which remain unreimbursed or which have not been paid through a Revolving Loan.
" LIBOR Deadline " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(b)(i) of this Agreement.
" LIBOR Notice " means a written notice in the form of Exhibit L-1 to this Agreement.
" LIBOR Option " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(a) of this Agreement.
" LIBOR Rate " means the rate per annum as published by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any successor page or other commercially available source as the Agent may designate from time to time) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of the requested Interest Period, for a term, and in an amount, comparable to the Interest Period and the amount of the LIBOR Rate Loan requested (whether as an initial LIBOR Rate Loan or as a continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan or as a conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan) by Borrowers in accordance with this Agreement (and, if any such published rate is below zero, then the rate determined pursuant to this definition shall be deemed to be zero). Each determination of the LIBOR Rate shall be made by the Agent and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
" LIBOR Rate Loan " means each portion of a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.
" LIBOR Rate Margin " means the Revolving Loan LIBOR Rate Margin.
" Lien " means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, easement, lien (statutory or other), security interest, or other security arrangement and any other preference, priority, or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale contract or other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor under a Capital Lease and any synthetic or other financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.
" Liquid Investments " means (i) readily marketable direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (ii) commercial paper issued by (A) any Lender or Term Loan Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender or Term Loan Lender or (B) any commercial banking institutions or corporations rated at least P-1 by Moody's or A-1 by S&P; (iii) certificates

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of deposit, time deposits, and bankers' acceptances issued by (A) any of the Lenders or any Term Loan Lender or (B) any other commercial banking institution which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000.00 and rated Aa by Moody's or AA by S&P; (iv) repurchase agreements which are entered into with any of the Lenders or any major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (iii) and which are secured by readily marketable direct full faith and credit obligations of the government of the United States of America or any agency thereof; (v) investments in any money market fund which holds investments substantially of the type described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv); (vi) the auction rate securities described on Schedule 1.1(b) and (vii) short term investments by Foreign Subsidiaries made with the goal of preservation of capital, which investments are customary for short term cash management for similarly situated business enterprises in the jurisdiction in which any such Foreign Subsidiary is conducting business. All the Liquid Investments described in clauses (i) through (iv) above shall have maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of issue.
" Loan " means any Revolving Loan, Swing Loan, or Extraordinary Advance made (or to be made) hereunder.
" Loan Account " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.9 of this Agreement.
" Loan Documents " means this Agreement, the Control Agreements, the Copyright Security Agreement, any Borrowing Base Certificate, the Fee Letter, the Guaranty and Security Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Issuer Documents, the Letters of Credit, the Mortgages, the Patent Security Agreement, the Trademark Security Agreement, any note or notes executed by Borrowers in connection with this Agreement and payable to any member of the Lender Group, and any other instrument or agreement entered into, now or in the future, by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and any member of the Lender Group in connection with this Agreement (but specifically excluding Bank Product Agreements).
" Loan Party " means any Borrower or any Guarantor.
" Margin Stock " as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors as in effect from time to time.
" Material Adverse Effect " means (a) a material adverse effect in the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; (c) on the ability of the Loan Parties, collectively, to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (d) a material impairment of the enforceability or priority of Agent's Liens with respect to all or a material portion of the Collateral.
" Material Contract " means, with respect to any Person, (a) each contract or agreement to which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a party that is deemed to be a material contract or material definitive agreement under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act

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of 1934 or other federal securities laws, including, without limitation, the types of contracts specified in item 601(b)(10)(ii) of Regulation S-K (other than purchase orders in the ordinary course of the business of such Person or such Subsidiary and other than contracts that by their terms may be terminated by such Person or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business upon less than 60 days' notice without penalty or premium), (b) each contract or agreement with customers of such Person for which aggregate annual consideration paid in respect thereof equals or exceeds $15,000,000, and (c) all other contracts or agreements, the loss of which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
" Material Subsidiary " means (a) each Borrower, and (b) each Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Disregarded Domestic Person) of a Loan Party that (i) owns at least 2.50% of the consolidated total assets of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, (ii) generates at least 2.50% of the consolidated revenues of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, (iii) is the owner of Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that otherwise constitutes a Material Subsidiary, or (iv) any group comprising Subsidiaries of a Loan Party that each would not have been a Material Subsidiary under clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) but that, taken together, had revenues or total assets in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries.
" Maturity Date " means the earlier of (i) 90 days prior to maturity of the Term Loan Debt and (ii) 90 days prior to the maturity of the 2014 Notes; provided that if on or prior to 90 days prior to the foregoing Maturity Date, such Term Loan Debt or 2014 Notes, as applicable, is refinanced or replaced as permitted under this Agreement, or the maturity of such Term Loan Debt or 2014 Notes is otherwise extended to a date on or after 90 days after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date on terms reasonably satisfactory to Required Lenders, then "Maturity Date" means November 8, 2022.
" Maximum Revolver Amount " means $75,000,000, decreased by the amount of reductions in the Revolver Commitments made in accordance with Section 2.4(c) of this Agreement.
" Moody's " means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
" Mortgages " means, individually and collectively, one or more mortgages, deeds of trust, or deeds to secure debt, executed and delivered by a Loan Party or one of its Subsidiaries in favor of Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, that encumber the Real Property Collateral.
" Multiemployer Plan " means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof is making or is required to make contributions, including as the result of being an ERISA Affiliate.
" Net Income " means, for any period and with respect to any Person, the net income for such period for such Person after Taxes as determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding, however, (a) extraordinary items, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any extraordinary items that constitute (i) any net non-cash gain or loss during such period arising from the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of capital assets (such term to include all fixed assets and all securities)

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other than in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) any write-up or write-down of assets, (b) the net income of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which any other Person (other than the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or other cash distributions actually paid to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, and (c) the net income of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary.
" Net Recovery Percentage " means, as of any date of determination, the percentage of the book value of Borrowers' Inventory that is estimated to be recoverable in an orderly liquidation of such Inventory net of all associated costs and expenses of such liquidation, such percentage to be determined as to each category of Inventory and to be as specified in the most recent Acceptable Appraisal.
" Non-Consenting Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a) of this Agreement.
" Non-Defaulting Lender " means each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
" Obligations " means (a) all loans (including the Revolving Loans (inclusive of Extraordinary Advances and Swing Loans)), debts, principal, interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), reimbursement or indemnification obligations with respect to Letters of Credit (irrespective of whether contingent), premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to the Loan Account pursuant to this Agreement), obligations (including indemnification obligations), fees (including the fees provided for in the Fee Letter), Lender Group Expenses (including any fees or expenses that accrue after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), guaranties, and all covenants and duties of any other kind and description owing by any Loan Party arising out of, under, pursuant to, in connection with, or evidenced by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all interest not paid when due and all other expenses or other amounts that any Loan Party is required to pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents or by law or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents, and (b) all Bank Product Obligations; provided that, anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing notwithstanding, the Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of Borrowers under the Loan Documents include the obligation to pay (i) the principal of the Revolving Loans, (ii) interest accrued on the Revolving Loans, (iii) the amount necessary to reimburse Issuing Bank for amounts paid or payable pursuant to Letters of Credit, (iv) Letter of Credit commissions, fees (including fronting fees) and charges, (v) Lender Group Expenses, (vi) fees payable under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and (vii) indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document. Any reference in this Agreement or in the Loan Documents to the Obligations shall

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include all or any portion thereof and any extensions, modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding.
" OFAC " means The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
" Originating Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e) of this Agreement.
" Other Taxes " means all present or future stamp, court, excise, value added, or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.
" Overadvance " means, as of any date of determination, that the Revolver Usage is greater than any of the limitations set forth in Section 2.1 or Section 2.11 of this Agreement.
" Parent " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.
" Participant " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e) of this Agreement.
" Participant Register " has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(i) of this Agreement.
" Patent Security Agreement " has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
" Patriot Act " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4.13 of this Agreement.
" Payment Conditions " means, at the time of determination with respect to a proposed payment to fund a Specified Transaction, that:
(a) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would arise as a result of the consummation of such Specified Transaction,

(b) either

(i)      Excess Availability after giving effect to such proposed payment and Specified Transaction, in each case, is not less than 25.0% of the Maximum Revolver Amount, or
(ii)      both (A) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries is equal to or greater than 1.00:1.00 for the trailing 12 month period most recently ended for which financial statements are required to have been delivered to Agent pursuant to Schedule 5.1 to this Agreement (calculated on a pro forma basis as if such proposed payment is a Fixed Charge made on the last day of such 12 month period (it being understood that such proposed payment shall also be a Fixed Charge made on the last day of such 12 month period for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio under this clause (ii) for any subsequent proposed payment to fund a Specific Transaction)), and (B) Excess Availability after giving effect to such

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proposed payment and Specified Transaction, in each case, is not less than 20.0% of the Maximum Revolver Amount, and
(c) Administrative Borrower has delivered a certificate to Agent certifying that all conditions described in clauses (a) and (b) above have been satisfied.
" PBGC " means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
" Perfection Certificate " means a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-1 to this Agreement.
" Permitted Acquisition " means any Acquisition so long as:
(a) the Payment Conditions are satisfied,
(b) such Acquisition is substantially related to the business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries individually or in the aggregate and is not hostile,
(c) such Acquisition is either (i) not of a Foreign Subsidiary or (ii) made by Global Holdings or one of its Subsidiaries; and
(d) within the time periods prescribed therein, the Loan Parties shall comply with Sections 5.11 and 5.12 of this Agreement with respect to any assets or Persons acquired pursuant to such Acquisition.

" Permitted Discretion " means a determination made in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) business judgment.
" Permitted Dispositions " means:
(a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and dispositions of Property no longer useful or used by any Loan Party and their respective Subsidiaries in the conduct of their business, provided that none of the foregoing Dispositions are of Property that constitutes Eligible Inventory,
(b) Dispositions of Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business,
(c) Dispositions of money (in a manner that is not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents) or Liquid Investments,
(d) the licensing, on a non-exclusive basis, of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business,
(e) the granting of Permitted Liens,
(f) Dispositions of accounts receivable (other than Eligible Accounts) in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business,
(g) any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property,
(h) transfers of property subject to any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim (excluding any claim in respect of business interruption) or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of any Borrower or any of its respective Subsidiaries, subject to compliance with Section 2.10(b) of the Term Loan Agreement;
(i) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property,

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(j) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of Property (other than to Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries except with respect to existing leases of drilling rigs numbered 21, 51 and 55)) in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries,
(k) the sale or transfer to a Person of any Property having a fair market value less than $5,000,000 (in the aggregate for all such Property sold), where the Parent or a Subsidiary shall lease as lessee such Property or any part thereof or other Property which the Parent or such Subsidiary shall use for substantially the same purpose as the Property sold or transferred,
(l) the sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Parent,
(m) (i) the lapse of registered patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent not economically desirable in the conduct of its business, or (ii) the abandonment of patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business so long as (in each case under clauses (i) and (ii)), (A) with respect to copyrights, such copyrights are not material revenue generating copyrights, and (B) such lapse is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lender Group,
(n) the making of Restricted Payments that are expressly permitted to be made pursuant to this Agreement,
(o) the making of Permitted Investments,
(p) Dispositions of assets (i) by any Subsidiary to any Borrower or to another Subsidiary (other than Global Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof) and (ii) by any Subsidiary of Global Holdings to another Subsidiary of Global Holdings; provided that, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party, the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party,
(q) Dispositions of Equipment or Real Property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property, or (ii) the proceeds of such disposition are reasonably promptly applied, or contractually obligated to be applied (in the case of Equipment for which substantial delivery lead times apply), to the purchase price of such replacement property; provided , that to the extent the property being transferred constitutes Collateral, such replacement property shall constitute Collateral,
(r) Dispositions of Equipment consisting of parts, supplies and spares by any Borrower and its respective Subsidiaries to Global Holdings or Foreign Subsidiaries of Global Holdings; provided that (i) the aggregate book value of all such Equipment disposed of pursuant to this clause (r), together with aggregate book value of all Equipment invested pursuant to clause (t)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Investments during the period commencing on the Closing Date, shall not exceed $10,000,000 and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such disposition or shall result therefrom,
(s) Dispositions of drilling rigs numbered 21, 51, 52, 53, 55, 301, 302 and 303, each located in Colombia, to a third party (or to Global Holdings on an interim basis in order to facilitate such a disposition), or of the Subsidiary owning such rigs; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (ii) the consideration received by the applicable Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such Disposition is (A) equal to or greater than the fair market value of the drilling rigs (or Subsidiary) being Disposed of and (B) comprised of at least 90% (or such lower percentage as the Required Lenders may approve) cash or Liquid Investments and (iii) in the case of a Disposition of a

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Subsidiary, such Subsidiary owns no assets or property other than such drilling rigs, related assets and equipment useful for the operation thereof and associated working capital; and
(t) sales or other Dispositions of assets not otherwise permitted in clauses (a) through (s) above (other than sales or other dispositions of ABL Priority Collateral), so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would immediately result therefrom and (ii)  the consideration received by such Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such Disposition is (A) equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Property being Disposed of and (B) comprised of at least 90% cash or Liquid Investments.

" Permitted Indebtedness " means:
(a) Indebtedness in respect of the Obligations,
(b) [ intentionally omitted ],
(c) [ intentionally omitted ],
(d) Indebtedness arising in connection with the endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit,
(e) Indebtedness consisting of (i) unsecured guarantees in the ordinary course of business with respect to bid, performance, stay, customs, appeal and surety bonds; (ii) unsecured guarantees arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations to purchasers in connection with Permitted Dispositions; (iii) unsecured guarantees with respect to Indebtedness of any Loan Party or one of its Subsidiaries, to the extent that the Person that is obligated under such guaranty could have incurred such underlying Indebtedness,
(f) Indebtedness incurred by any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition consisting of agreements providing for indemnification, the adjustment of the purchase price or similar adjustments (but not earnouts),
(g) [ intentionally omitted ],
(h) [ intentionally omitted ],
(i) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business (i) under bid, performance, stay, customs, appeal and surety bonds and (ii) with respect to workers' compensation or other like employee benefit claims and, in each case, obligations in respect of letters of credit related thereto,
(j) unfunded Plan obligations or liabilities to the extent they are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable law,
(k) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business to finance the payment of premiums for a 12 month period for insurance; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not at any time exceed $5,000,000,
(l) the incurrence by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under Hedge Agreements that is incurred for the bona fide purpose of reducing or eliminating or otherwise protecting against the risk of fluctuations in prices or rates, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and securities prices, in each case, associated with such Loan Party's or such Subsidiary's operations and not for speculative purposes,
(m) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of credit cards, credit card processing services, debit cards, stored value cards, commercial cards (including so-called "purchase cards", "procurement cards" or "p-cards"), or Cash Management Services,

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(n) unsecured Indebtedness of any Loan Party owing to employees, former employees, former officers, directors, or former directors (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing) incurred in connection with the repurchase or redemption by such Loan Party of the Equity Interests of Parent that has been issued to such Persons, so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness outstanding at any one time does not exceed $1,000,000, and (iii) such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent,
(o) contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification obligation, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, or similar obligation of any Loan Party incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions,
(p) Indebtedness composing Permitted Investments,
(q) unsecured Indebtedness incurred in respect of netting services, overdraft protection, and other like services, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business,
(r) unsecured Indebtedness of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in respect of Earn-Outs owing to sellers of assets or Equity Interests to such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries that is incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions so long as such unsecured Indebtedness is on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent,
(s) Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding for all Foreign Subsidiaries of each Loan Party; provided , that such Indebtedness is not directly or indirectly recourse to any of the Loan Parties or of their respective assets,
(t) intercompany Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business subordinated to the Obligations on terms set forth in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, evidenced by an Intercompany Note, and owed (i) by any Loan Party (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) to the Parent; (ii) by the Parent to any other Loan Party (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries); (iii) by any Loan Party (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) to another Loan Party; and (iv) by Global Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to the Parent or any of its other Subsidiaries to the extent such Indebtedness is an Investment permitted under clause (f), (t) or (u) of the definition of Permitted Investment,
(u) Guarantees (i) of any Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness of any Loan Party (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries, except to the extent that the Indebtedness incurred by Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries, were it guaranteed, would not exceed the amount of an Investment therein permitted under Section 6.3 ) otherwise permitted hereunder and (ii) of the Parent or any Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of Global Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereby to the extent such Guarantees constitute Investments permitted under clause (f) or (t) of the definition of Permitted Investment,
(v) accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, or the payment of interest in kind, in each case, on Indebtedness that otherwise constitutes Permitted Indebtedness,
(w) Indebtedness under the Term Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof, or as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 6.6(b)(iii) of this Agreement, and any extensions, refinancings, refundings, replacements and renewals in respect thereof made in accordance with Section 6.6(b)(iii) of this Agreement and the Term Loan

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Intercreditor Agreement, so long as, in each case, such Indebtedness is subject to the terms and conditions of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement,
(x) [ intentionally omitted ],
(y) Indebtedness (other than for borrowed money) subject to Excepted Liens and Liens described in clause (v) of the definition of Permitted Liens,
(z) unsecured Indebtedness evidenced by the 2014 Notes and the 2014 Note Guaranties (including unsecured extensions, refinancings, refundings, replacements and renewals thereof); provided that, in the event of any such extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal, then (i) the scheduled maturity date of such Indebtedness shall not be earlier than 180 days after the Maturity Date, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not have any amortization or other requirement to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any principal payment in respect thereof, other than at scheduled maturity thereof and mandatory prepayments or mandatory redemptions or puts triggered upon change in control, sale of all or substantially all assets and certain asset sales, in each case which are customary with respect to such type of Indebtedness (and provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that payments of regularly scheduled interest shall be permitted with respect to such Indebtedness so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing), (iii) the agreements and instruments governing such Indebtedness shall not contain (A)(1) any financial maintenance covenants that are more restrictive than those in the Loan Documents, or (2) any other affirmative or negative covenants, defaults or events of default that are, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than those, taken as a whole, set forth in the Loan Documents; provided that the inclusion of any covenant that is customary with respect to such type of Indebtedness and that is not found in the Loan Documents shall not be deemed to be more restrictive for purposes of this clause (A), (B) any restriction on the ability of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to amend, modify, restate or otherwise supplement this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (C)(1) any restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Parent to guarantee the Obligations (as such Obligations may be extended, renewed, rearranged, increased, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), provided that a requirement that any such Subsidiary also guarantee such Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be a violation of this clause (C) , (2) any restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary or the Parent to pledge assets as collateral security for the Obligations (as such Obligations may be extended, renewed, rearranged, increased, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), or (3) any restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary or the Parent to incur Indebtedness under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, any restriction as to the entry into any such guaranty or pledge of assets or incurrence of such Indebtedness under this Agreement that is not materially more restrictive than those set forth in the agreements and instruments governing the 2014 Notes as in effect on the Closing Date shall not be deemed to be a restriction for purposes of this clause (C) , (iv) any such Indebtedness is in an aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, refunded, replaced or renewed, plus all accrued interest thereon, the amount of any premiums required to be paid thereon and all fees and expenses associated therewith or with the extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal, and (v) if such extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal of Indebtedness occurs on or before September 30, 2020, then the Weighted Average Yield of such Indebtedness shall not exceed 11% per annum , and
(aa) other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding (together with the principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to clauses (k), (l) and (s) of this definition) at any time not to exceed $10,000,000.

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" Permitted Intercompany Advances " means loans made in accordance with and pursuant to clauses (t) and (u) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness.
" Permitted Investments " means:
(a) Investments in the form of trade credit to customers of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business and represented by accounts from such customers,
(b) Investments in cash and Liquid Investments,
(c) Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business,
(d) advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business,
(e) Investments received in settlement of amounts due (or other disputes) to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an account debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries,
(f) Investments existing on the Closing Date (i) by any Borrower in any Subsidiary, (ii) by any Subsidiary in any Borrower or any other Subsidiary and (iii) set forth on Schedule P-1 to this Agreement,
(g) guarantees permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
(h) [ intentionally omitted ],
(i) Investments consisting of (A) Indebtedness otherwise permitted pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 6.1 (other than clause (aa) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness), and (B) corporate actions otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 6.3 ;
(j) Equity Interests or other securities acquired in connection with the satisfaction or enforcement of Indebtedness or claims due or owing to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries (in bankruptcy of customers or suppliers or otherwise outside the ordinary course of business) or as security for any such Indebtedness or claims,
(k) deposits of cash made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of operating leases,
(l) (i) non-cash loans and advances to employees, officers, and directors of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests in Parent so long as the proceeds of such loans are used in their entirety to purchase such Equity Interests in Parent, (ii) loans and advances to employees and officers of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for any other business purpose and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 at any one time,
(m) Creation of any Subsidiary or any Permitted Acquisitions, provided that each such Subsidiary shall comply with the requirements of Section 5.11 ; provided further that no Borrower nor any Subsidiary (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) may create any Foreign Subsidiary,
(n) Investments in the form of capital contributions and the acquisition of Equity Interests made by any Loan Party in any other Loan Party (other than Global Holdings and other than capital contributions to or the acquisition of Equity Interests of Parent),

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(o) ordinary course of business Investments in a Guarantor or a Borrower (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries); provided that, to the extent such Investments consist of intercompany loans or advances, such Investments are subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and are evidenced by an Intercompany Note;
(p) Investments resulting from entering into (i) Bank Product Agreements, or (ii) agreements relative to obligations permitted under clause (l) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
(q) equity Investments by any Loan Party in any Subsidiary of such Loan Party which is required by law to maintain a minimum net capital requirement or as may be otherwise required by applicable law,
(r) Investments held by a Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and were in existence on the date of such Permitted Acquisition,
(s) Investments consisting of non-cash consideration (including, without limitation, promissory notes) received in connection with Permitted Dispositions, and
(t) (i) Investments by a Subsidiary of Global Holdings in another Subsidiary of Global Holdings; (ii) Investments of Equipment consisting of parts, supplies and spares into Global Holdings or Foreign Subsidiaries of Global Holdings; provided that (A) the aggregate value of all such Equipment invested pursuant to this clause (ii), together with the aggregate value of all Equipment Disposed of pursuant to clause (r) of the definition of Permitted Disposition, shall not exceed $10,000,000 (excluding Investments described in clause (w) of the definition of Permitted Investments) and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Investment or shall result therefrom; and (iii) cash Investments in the Colombian Group in an aggregate amount over the period commencing on the Closing Date not to exceed the sum of (x) $25,000,000 plus (y) an amount equal to the aggregate amount distributed or otherwise paid on or after the Closing Date to the Loan Parties (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) by Global Holdings or one or more Foreign Subsidiaries comprising the Colombian Group, including, but not limited to, lease payments with respect to the lease of any drilling rig leased by one or more of the Foreign Subsidiaries comprising the Colombian Group from the Loan Parties (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries); provided that (A) in no event shall the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding under this clause (iii) exceed $25,000,000 (excluding Investments made pursuant to clause (r) of the definition of Permitted Dispositions) at any time, (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Investment or shall result therefrom and (C) to the extent practicable, such Investment shall be made as a loan or advance evidenced by an Intercompany Note,
(u) Investments by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries to satisfy employment obligations to foreign expatriate employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000 at any time outstanding which are subsequently reimbursed by Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries within sixty (60) days of such Investment,
(v) [ intentionally omitted ],
(w) Investments by any Loan Party of the drilling rigs described in clause (s) of the definition of Permitted Disposition and any related assets and equipment useful for the operation thereof into Global Holdings or any Foreign Subsidiary comprising the Colombian Group in order to facilitate Dispositions of such rigs and related equipment (or Foreign Subsidiary) to a third party in accordance with clause (s) of the definition of Permitted Disposition, and

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(x) other Investments (other than Acquisitions) so long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied.

" Permitted Liens " means:
(a) Liens granted to, or for the benefit of, Agent to secure the Obligations,
(b) Liens for Taxes (including, without limitation, Property Taxes), assessments, or other governmental charges (i) which are being actively contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in compliance with GAAP and (ii) with respect to which the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, other than in any case any such Liens that have priority over Agent's Liens,
(c) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default, provided that (i) any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired and (ii) no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced;
(d) Liens set forth on Schedule P-2 to this Agreement and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) such Liens shall not be modified or amended to secure more than the amount of the obligations which they secure on the Closing Date and (ii) such Liens do not extend to any additional Property other than after acquired Property and proceeds and products thereof,
(e) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any operating lease entered into by any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries; provided that (i) such lease is entered into, and any Liens arise, in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any Liens secure obligations which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty days or if more than thirty days overdue, are being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures or proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established, (iii) any Liens secure only the obligations arising under such lease and not debt for borrowed money, and (iv) any Liens only encumber property that is subject to such lease (including Property located on the premises subject to the lease) and insurance proceeds thereof,
(f) [ intentionally omitted ],
(g) Liens imposed by law, such as materialmen's, mechanics', carriers', warehouseman's, workmen's, suppliers', landlords', maritime, operators', vendors' and repairmen's liens, and other similar liens (including Liens of sellers of goods arising under Article 2 of the UCC or similar provisions of applicable law) arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, (i) are being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures or proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established and (ii) with respect to which the failure to make payment does not materially adversely affect the value or the use by any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries of the Property subject to such Liens,
(h) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business out of pledges or deposits under workers compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation to secure public or statutory obligations,

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(i) Liens on amounts deposited to secure Parent's and its Subsidiaries obligations in connection with the making or entering into of bids, tenders, or leases in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money,
(j) Liens on cash or securities pledged to secure performance of tenders, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, regulatory obligations and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business and cash deposits to secure letters of credit in respect of the foregoing,
(k) encumbrances consisting of easements, zoning restrictions, or other restrictions on the use of Real Property that do not (individually or in the aggregate) materially affect the value of the assets encumbered thereby or materially impair the ability of any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries to use such assets in its business, and none of which is violated in any material aspect by existing or proposed structures or land use,
(l) non-exclusive licenses of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business,
(m) any interest or title of a licensor or sublicensor under any license entered into by any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries; provided that (a) such license is entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) such interest or title of licensor or sublicensor does not interfere in any material respect in the business of such Borrower or such Subsidiaries, (iii) such interest or title, if in the form of a Lien, secures only the obligations arising under such license, and (iv) such interest or title only affects the property subject to such license or the proceeds thereof,
(n) Liens that are replacements of Permitted Liens to the extent that the original Indebtedness is the subject of permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and so long as the replacement Liens only encumber those assets that secured the original Indebtedness,
(o) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker's liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies and burdening only deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depository institution,
(p) [ intentionally omitted ],
(q) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods,
(r) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to a Permitted Acquisition,
(s) [ intentionally omitted ],
(t) Liens securing the Obligations (under and as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, or as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 6.6(b)(iii) of this Agreement), and any extensions, refinancings, refundings, replacements and renewals in respect thereof made in accordance with Section 6.6(b)(iii) of this Agreement and the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, so long as, in each case, such Liens are subject to the terms and conditions of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement,
(u) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements regarding operating leases entered into by any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,
(v) Liens (i)(A) on advances of cash or Liquid Investments in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, which advances shall

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be applied against the purchase price for such Permitted Acquisition and (B) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Permitted Disposition and (ii) on cash earnest money deposits to secure performance made in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement not prohibited hereby,
(w) [ intentionally omitted ],
(x) "protective" Liens granted in connection with sales permitted hereunder that are intended to be "true sales" or bailment, storage or similar arrangements in which a counterparty holds title to the assets that are the subject of such transaction, and precautionary UCC financing statement filings made in respect of consignments,
(y) Liens arising out of any conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business,
(z) customary set off and netting rights and related settlement procedures under any Hedging Agreement permitted hereunder, and
(aa) other Liens (excluding Liens on ABL Priority Collateral) securing obligations, actual or contingent, in an aggregate principal amount not greater than $10,000,000.00.

" Permitted Protest " means the right of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to protest any Lien (other than any Lien that secures the Obligations), Taxes, or rental payment; provided , that (a) a reserve with respect to such obligation is established on such Loan Party's or its Subsidiaries' books and records in such amount as is required under GAAP, (b) any such protest is instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently by such Loan Party or its Subsidiary, as applicable, in good faith, and (c) Agent is satisfied that, while any such protest is pending, there will be no impairment of the enforceability, validity, or priority of any of Agent's Liens.
" Person " means natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, land trusts, business trusts, or other organizations, irrespective of whether they are legal entities, and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof.
" Plan " means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained for employees of any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof or any ERISA Affiliate and covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the IRC.
" Platform " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of this Agreement.
" Projections " means Parent's forecasted (a) balance sheets, (b) profit and loss statements, and (c) cash flow statements, all prepared on a basis consistent with Parent's historical financial statements, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying assumptions.
" Property " of any Person means any property or assets (whether real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible) of such Person.
" Property Taxes " means all real property Taxes, personal property Taxes and similar ad valorem Taxes.

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" Pro Rata Share " means, as of any date of determination:
(a) with respect to a Lender's obligation to make all or a portion of the Revolving Loans, with respect to such Lender's right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect to the Revolving Loans, and with respect to all other computations and other matters related to the Revolver Commitments or the Revolving Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender, by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders,
(b) with respect to a Lender's obligation to participate in the Letters of Credit, with respect to such Lender's obligation to reimburse Issuing Bank, and with respect to such Lender's right to receive payments of Letter of Credit Fees, and with respect to all other computations and other matters related to the Letters of Credit, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender, by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders; provided , that if all of the Revolving Loans have been repaid in full and all Revolver Commitments have been terminated, but Letters of Credit remain outstanding, Pro Rata Share under this clause shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the Letter of Credit Exposure of such Lender, by (B) the Letter of Credit Exposure of all Lenders, and
(c) with respect to all other matters and for all other matters as to a particular Lender (including the indemnification obligations arising under Section 15.7 of this Agreement), the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender, by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, in any such case as the applicable percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to Section 13.1 ; provided , that if all of the Loans have been repaid in full and all Commitments have been terminated, Pro Rata Share under this clause shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the Letter of Credit Exposure of such Lender, by (B) the Letter of Credit Exposure of all Lenders.

" Protective Advances " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(i) of this Agreement.
" Public Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of this Agreement.
" Purchase Price " means, with respect to any Acquisition, an amount equal to the aggregate consideration, whether cash, property or securities (including the fair market value of any Equity Interests of Parent issued in connection with such Acquisition and including the maximum amount of Earn-Outs), paid or delivered by a Loan Party or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Acquisition (whether paid at the closing thereof or payable thereafter and whether fixed or contingent), but excluding therefrom (a) any cash of the seller and its Affiliates used to fund any portion of such consideration, and (b) any cash or Liquid Investments acquired in connection with such Acquisition.
" Qualified Cash " means, as of any date of determination, the amount of unrestricted cash and Liquid Investments of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that is in Deposit Accounts or in Securities Accounts, or any combination thereof, and which such Deposit Account or Securities

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Account is the subject of a Control Agreement and is maintained by a branch office of the bank or securities intermediary located within the United States.
" Qualified Equity Interests " means and refers to any Equity Interests issued by Parent (and not by one or more of its Subsidiaries) that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest.
" Real Property " means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party or one of its Subsidiaries and the improvements thereto.
" Real Property Collateral " means any Real Property hereafter acquired by any Loan Party to the extent any mortgage is granted to secure the Term Loan Debt (or, if the Term Loan Debt has been paid in full, to the extent the aggregate book value or aggregate fair market value of all Real Property acquired after the Closing Date exceeds $5,000,000, then any such after acquired Real Property).
" Receivable Reserves " means, as of any date of determination, those reserves that Agent deems necessary or appropriate, in its Permitted Discretion and subject to Section 2.1(c) , to establish and maintain (including Landlord Reserves for books and records locations and reserves for rebates, discounts, warranty claims, and returns) with respect to the Eligible Accounts or the Maximum Revolver Amount.
" Record " means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
" Reference Period " has the meaning set forth in the definition of EBITDA.
" Refinancing Indebtedness " means refinancings, renewals, or extensions of Indebtedness so long as:
(a) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the principal amount of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, other than by the amount of premiums paid thereon and the fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and by the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto,
(b) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in a shortening of the final stated maturity or the average weighted maturity (measured as of the refinancing, renewal, or extension) of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, nor are they on terms or conditions that, taken as a whole, are or could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders,
(c) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the Lender Group as those that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness,
(d) the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended is not recourse to any Person that is liable on account of the Obligations other than those Persons which were obligated with respect to the Indebtedness that was refinanced, renewed, or extended,

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(e) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed or extended was unsecured, such refinancing, renewal or extension shall be unsecured, and
(f) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was secured (i) such refinancing, renewal, or extension shall be secured by substantially the same or less collateral as secured such refinanced, renewed or extended Indebtedness on terms no less favorable to Agent or the Lender Group and (ii) the Liens securing such refinancing, renewal or extension shall not have a priority more senior than the Liens securing such Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed or extended.

" Register " has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(h) of this Agreement.
" Registered Loan " has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(h) of this Agreement.
" Related Fund " means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.
" Remedial Action " means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate, or in any way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent or minimize a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) restore or reclaim natural resources or the environment, (d) perform any pre-remedial studies, investigations, or post-remedial operation and maintenance activities, or (e) conduct any other actions with respect to Hazardous Materials required by Environmental Laws.
" Replacement Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b) of this Agreement.
" Report " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 15.16 of this Agreement.
" Reportable Event " means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA as to which the PBGC has not waived the requirements of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that is be notified of such event.
" Required Availability " means that the sum of (a) Excess Availability, plus (b) Qualified Cash exceeds $75,000,000.
" Required Lenders " means, at any time, Lenders having or holding more than 50% of the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders; provided , that (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of the Required Lenders, and (ii) at any time there are two or more Lenders (who are not Affiliates of one another or Defaulting Lenders), "Required Lenders" must include at least two Lenders (who are not Affiliates of one another).

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" Reserves " means, as of any date of determination, Inventory Reserves, Receivables Reserves, Bank Product Reserves and those other reserves that Agent deems necessary or appropriate, in its Permitted Discretion and subject to Section 2.1(c) , to establish and maintain (including reserves with respect to (a) sums that any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries are required to pay under any Section of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (such as Taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and has failed to pay, and (b) amounts owing by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any of the Collateral (other than a Permitted Lien), which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of Agent likely would have a priority superior to the Agent's Liens (such as Liens or trusts in favor of landlords, warehousemen, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or trusts for ad valorem, excise, sales, or other Taxes where given priority under applicable law) in and to such item of the Collateral) with respect to the Borrowing Base or the Maximum Revolver Amount.
" Restricted Payment " means, with respect to any Person, (a) any direct or indirect dividend or distribution (whether in cash, securities or other Property) on, or any direct or indirect payment of any kind or character (whether in cash, securities or other Property) in consideration for or otherwise in connection with the ownership of, or any retirement, purchase, redemption, conversion, exchange, sinking fund or other acquisition of, any Equity Interest of such Person, or any options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest of such Person, (b) principal or interest payments (in cash, Property or otherwise) on, or redemptions of, subordinated debt of such Person or (c) principal payments (in cash, Property or otherwise) on, or redemptions of, Senior Debt of such Person; provided that the term "Restricted Payment" shall not include (i) any dividend or distribution payable solely in Equity Interests of any Borrower or warrants, options or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests, (ii) settlement in connection with the cashless exercise of employee, officer or director stock options or similar benefit plans, (iii) payments for fractional shares in connection with settlement under employee benefit plans, (iv) principal payments on, or redemptions of, the Obligations, and (v) principal payments on, or redemptions of, Senior Debt to the extent that such payment or redemption is required under the terms of the agreement or instrument creating, establishing or otherwise evidencing such Senior Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, issuances of Equity Interests or any options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire such Equity Interests to an employee, director or officer of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business pursuant to a stock plan shall not be considered a Restricted Payment.
" Revolver Commitment " means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, its Revolver Commitment, and, with respect to all Revolving Lenders, their Revolver Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Revolving Lender's name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to this Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Revolving Lender became a Revolving Lender under this Agreement, as such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 of this Agreement, and as such amounts may be decreased by the amount of reductions in the Revolver Commitments made in accordance with Section 2.4(c) hereof.

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" Revolver Usage " means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the amount of outstanding Revolving Loans (inclusive of Swing Loans and Protective Advances), plus (b) the amount of the Letter of Credit Usage.
" Revolving Lender " means a Lender that has a Revolving Loan Exposure or Letter of Credit Exposure.
" Revolving Loan Base Rate Margin " has the meaning set forth in the definition of Applicable Margin.
" Revolving Loan Exposure " means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, as of any date of determination (a) prior to the termination of the Revolver Commitments, the amount of such Lender's Revolver Commitment, and (b) after the termination of the Revolver Commitments, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of such Lender.
" Revolving Loan LIBOR Rate Margin " has the meaning set forth in the definition of Applicable Margin.
" Revolving Loans " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.
" Sanctioned Entity " means (a) a country or territory or a government of a country or territory, (b) an agency of the government of a country or territory, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or territory or its government, or (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country or territory, in each case of clauses (a) through (d) that is a target of Sanctions, including a target of any country or territory sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.
" Sanctioned Person " means, at any time (a) any Person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC, OFAC's consolidated Non-SDN list or any other Sanctions-related list maintained by any Governmental Authority, (b) a Person or legal entity that is a target of Sanctions, (c) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Entity, or (d) any Person directly or indirectly owned or controlled (individually or in the aggregate) by or acting on behalf of any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.
" Sanctions " means individually and collectively, respectively, any and all economic sanctions, trade sanctions, financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes anti-terrorism laws and other sanctions laws, regulations or embargoes, including those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by: (a) the United States of America, including those administered by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or through any existing or future executive order, (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union or any European Union member state, (d) Her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom, or (d) any other Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over any member of Lender Group or any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

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" S&P " means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global, Inc.
" SEC " means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.
" Securities Account " means a securities account (as that term is defined in the Code).
" Securities Act " means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
" Senior Debt " means Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a) of the definition of "Indebtedness" contained herein that is not by its terms contractually subordinated.
" Settlement " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i) of this Agreement.
" Settlement Date " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i) of this Agreement.
" Sole Book Runners " has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
" Sole Lead Arrangers " has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
" Solvent " means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, that (a) at fair valuations, the sum of such Person's debts (including contingent liabilities) is less than all of such Person's assets, (b) such Person is not engaged or about to engage in a business or transaction for which the remaining assets of such Person are unreasonably small in relation to the business or transaction or for which the property remaining with such Person is an unreasonably small capital, (c) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or reasonably believe that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise), and (d) such Person is "solvent" or not "insolvent", as applicable within the meaning given those terms and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).
" Specified Transaction " means, any Investment, prepayment of Indebtedness or Restricted Payment (or declaration of any prepayment or Restricted Payment).
" Standard Letter of Credit Practice " means, for Issuing Bank, any domestic or foreign law or letter of credit practices applicable in the city in which Issuing Bank issued the applicable Letter of Credit or, for its branch or correspondent, such laws and practices applicable in the city in which it has advised, confirmed or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, in each case, (a) which letter of credit practices are of banks that regularly issue letters of credit in the

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particular city, and (b) which laws or letter of credit practices are required or permitted under ISP or UCP, as chosen in the applicable Letter of Credit.
" Subsidiary " of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity in which that Person directly or indirectly owns or controls the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity.
" Supermajority Lenders " means, at any time, Revolving Lenders having or holding more than 66 2/3% of the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Revolving Lenders; provided , that (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of the Supermajority Lenders, and (ii) at any time there are two or more Revolving Lenders (who are not Affiliates of one another), "Supermajority Lenders" must include at least two Revolving Lenders (who are not Affiliates of one another or Defaulting Lenders).
" Swap Obligation " means, with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a "swap" within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
" Swap Termination Value " means, in respect of any one or more Hedging Arrangements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedging Arrangements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedging Arrangements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Hedging Arrangements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedging Arrangements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
" Swing Lender " means Wells Fargo or any other Lender that, at the request of Borrowers and with the consent of Agent agrees, in such Lender's sole discretion, to become the Swing Lender under Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement.
" Swing Loan " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement.
" Swing Loan Exposure " means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Lender, such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Swing Loans on such date.
" Synthetic Lease Obligation " means the monetary obligation of a Person under (i) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (ii) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
" Taxes " means any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto.

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" Tax Group " means any member of the "affiliated group" (as determined under Section 1504 of the Code) of which the Borrower is a member.
" Tax Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a) of this Agreement.
" Term Loan Agent " means Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the Administrative Agent under the Term Loan Credit Agreement.
" Term Loan Credit Agreement " means the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Parent, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as the Syndication Agent thereunder and Term Loan Agent.
" Term Loan Debt " means the Indebtedness under the Term Loan Documents.
" Term Loan Documents " means the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection therewith.
" Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement " means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Agent and Term Loan Agent (or any successor or assignee thereto), and acknowledged by Parent and Borrowers.
" Term Loan Lender " means any Lender (as such term is defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement).
" Termination Event " means (i) a Reportable Event with respect to a Plan, (ii) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a "substantial employer" as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (iii) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (iv) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by the PBGC, or (v) any other event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan.
" Trademark Security Agreement " has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
" UCP " means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 2007 Revision, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 and any version or revision thereof accepted by Issuing Bank for use.
" Unfinanced Capital Expenditures " means Capital Expenditures (a) not financed with the proceeds of any incurrence of Indebtedness (other than the incurrence of any Revolving Loans), the proceeds of any sale or issuance of Equity Interests or equity contributions, the proceeds of any asset sale (other than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business) or any insurance proceeds, and (b) that are not reimbursed by a third person (excluding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates) in the period such expenditures are made pursuant to a written agreement.
" United States " means the United States of America.

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" Unused Line Fee " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.10(b) of this Agreement.
" Voidable Transfer " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.8 of this Agreement.
" Weighted Average Yield " means with respect to any Indebtedness, on any date of determination, the weighted average yield to maturity, in each case, based on the interest rate applicable to such Indebtedness on such date and giving effect to all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable with respect to such Indebtedness.
" Wells Fargo " means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.
" Write-Down and Conversion Powers " means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
1.2.      Accounting Terms.
All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with those applied in the preparation of the Financial Statements delivered to the Administrative Agent for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016; provided , that if Administrative Borrower notifies Agent that Borrowers request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any Accounting Change occurring after the Closing Date or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if Agent notifies Administrative Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such Accounting Change or in the application thereof, then Agent and Borrowers agree that they will negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that are directly affected by such Accounting Change with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and Borrowers after such Accounting Change conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions immediately before such Accounting Change took effect and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon and agreed to by the Required Lenders, the provisions in this Agreement shall be calculated as if no such Accounting Change had occurred. When used herein, the term "financial statements" shall include the notes (if any) and schedules thereto. Whenever the term "Parent" or "Borrowers" is used in respect of a financial covenant or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) all financial statements delivered hereunder shall be prepared, and all financial covenants contained herein shall be calculated, without giving effect to any election under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities or Indebtedness at the fair value thereof, and (b) the term "unqualified opinion" as used herein to refer to opinions or reports provided by accountants shall mean an opinion or report that is (i) unqualified, and (ii) does not include any

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explanation, supplemental comment, or other comment concerning the ability of the applicable Person to continue as a going concern or concerning the scope of the audit. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, for all purposes of this Agreement, including the construction of relevant accounting terms, changes to GAAP resulting from the currently proposed changes to FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , shall, once adopted and in effect, be deemed to apply automatically to this Agreement without the requirement of any modification or amendment hereto.
1.3.      Code.
Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein; provided , that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in different Articles of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the Code shall govern.
1.4.      Construction.
Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms "includes" and "including" are not limiting, and the term "or" has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or." The words "hereof," "herein," "hereby," "hereunder," and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). The words "asset" and "property" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties. Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Obligations shall mean (a) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of (i) the principal amount of, and interest accrued and unpaid with respect to, all outstanding Loans, together with the payment of any premium applicable to the repayment of the Loans, (ii) all Lender Group Expenses that have accrued and are unpaid regardless of whether demand has been made therefor, and (iii) all fees or charges that have accrued hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including the Letter of Credit Fee and the Unused Line Fee) and are unpaid, (b) in the case of contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, providing Letter of Credit Collateralization, (c) in the case of obligations with respect to Bank Products (other than Hedge Obligations), providing Bank Product Collateralization, (d) the receipt by Agent of cash collateral in order to secure any other contingent Obligations (i) for which a claim or demand for payment has been made on or prior to such time or (ii) in respect of matters or circumstances known to Agent or a Lender at such time that are reasonably expected to result in any loss, cost, damage, or expense (including attorneys' fees and

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legal expenses), in each case such cash collateral to be in such amount as Agent reasonably determines is appropriate to secure such contingent Obligations, (e) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of all other outstanding Obligations (including the payment of any termination amount then applicable (or which would or could become applicable as a result of the repayment of the other Obligations) under Hedge Agreements provided by Hedge Providers) other than (i) unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations, (ii) any Bank Product Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations) that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank Product Provider to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid or cash collateralized, and (iii) any Hedge Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Hedge Provider to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid, and (f) the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record.
1.5.      Time References.
Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, all references to time of day refer to Central standard time or Central daylight saving time, as in effect in Dallas, Texas on such day. For purposes of the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, unless otherwise expressly provided, the word "from" means "from and including" and the words "to" and "until" each means "to and including"; provided , that with respect to a computation of fees or interest payable to Agent or any Lender, such period shall in any event consist of at least one full day.
1.6.      Schedules and Exhibits.
All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
2.
LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
2.1.      Revolving Loans .
(a)      Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and during the term of this Agreement, each Revolving Lender agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to make revolving loans (" Revolving Loans ") to Borrowers in an amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the lesser of :
(i)      such Lender's Revolver Commitment, or
(ii)      such Lender's Pro Rata Share of an amount equal to the lesser of:
(A)      the amount equal to (1) the Maximum Revolver Amount, less (2) the sum of (y) the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, plus (z) the principal amount of Swing Loans outstanding at such time, and

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(B)      the amount equal to (1) the Borrowing Base as of such date (based upon the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrowers to Agent), less (2) the sum of (x) the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, plus (y) the principal amount of Swing Loans outstanding at such time.
(b)      Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.1 may be repaid and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, reborrowed at any time during the term of this Agreement. The outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, together with interest accrued and unpaid thereon, shall constitute Obligations and shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which they otherwise become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(c)      Anything to the contrary in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding, Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) at any time, in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, to establish and increase or decrease Reserves and against the Borrowing Base or the Maximum Revolver Amount. The amount of any Reserve established by Agent, and any changes to the eligibility criteria set forth in the definitions of Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition, other circumstance, or fact that is the basis for such reserve or change in eligibility and shall not be duplicative of any other reserve established and currently maintained or eligibility criteria.
2.2.      [Intentionally Omitted].
2.3.      Borrowing Procedures and Settlements .
(a)      Procedure for Borrowing Revolving Loans . Each Borrowing shall be made by a written request by an Authorized Person delivered to Agent (which may be delivered through Agent's electronic platform or portal) and received by Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. (i) on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date in the case of a request for a Swing Loan, (ii) on the Business Day that is one Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date in the case of a request for a Base Rate Loan, and (iii) on the Business Day that is three Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date in the case of all other requests, specifying (A) the amount of such Borrowing, and (B) the requested Funding Date (which shall be a Business Day); provided , that Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to accept as timely requests that are received later than 1:00 p.m. on the applicable Business Day. All Borrowing requests which are not made on-line via Agent's electronic platform or portal shall be subject to (and unless Agent elects otherwise in the exercise of its sole discretion, such Borrowings shall not be made until the completion of) Agent's authentication process (with results satisfactory to Agent) prior to the funding of any such requested Revolving Loan.
(b)      Making of Swing Loans . In the case of a Revolving Loan and so long as any of (i) the aggregate amount of Swing Loans made since the last Settlement Date, minus all payments or other amounts applied to Swing Loans since the last Settlement Date, plus the amount of the requested Swing Loan does not exceed $7,500,000, or (ii) Swing Lender, in its sole discretion, agrees to make a Swing Loan notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, Swing Lender shall make a Revolving Loan (any such Revolving Loan made by Swing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.3(b)

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being referred to as a " Swing Loan " and all such Revolving Loans being referred to as " Swing Loans ") available to Borrowers on the Funding Date applicable thereto by transferring immediately available funds in the amount of such Borrowing to the Designated Account. Each Swing Loan shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions (including Section 3 ) applicable to other Revolving Loans, except that all payments (including interest) on any Swing Loan shall be payable to Swing Lender solely for its own account. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii) , Swing Lender shall not make and shall not be obligated to make any Swing Loan if Swing Lender has actual knowledge that (i) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing, or (ii) the requested Borrowing would exceed the Availability on such Funding Date. Swing Lender shall not otherwise be required to determine whether the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 have been satisfied on the Funding Date applicable thereto prior to making any Swing Loan. The Swing Loans shall be secured by Agent's Liens, constitute Revolving Loans and Obligations, and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans.
(c)      Making of Revolving Loans .
(i)      In the event that Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan, then after receipt of a request for a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(i) , Agent shall notify the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, email, or other electronic form of transmission, of the requested Borrowing; such notification to be sent on the Business Day that is (A) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, at least one Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date, or (B) in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, prior to 1:00 p.m. at least three Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date. If Agent has notified the Lenders of a requested Borrowing on the Business Day that is one Business Day prior to the Funding Date, then each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available to Agent in immediately available funds, to Agent's Account, not later than 12:00 p.m. on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date. After Agent's receipt of the proceeds of such Revolving Loans from the Lenders, Agent shall make the proceeds thereof available to Borrowers on the applicable Funding Date by transferring immediately available funds equal to such proceeds received by Agent to the Designated Account; provided , that subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii) , no Lender shall have an obligation to make any Revolving Loan, if (1) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless such condition has been waived, or (2) the requested Borrowing would exceed the Availability on such Funding Date.
(ii)      Unless Agent receives notice from a Lender prior to 11:30 a.m. on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date relative to a requested Borrowing as to which Agent has notified the Lenders of a requested Borrowing that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to Agent for the account of Borrowers the amount of that Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing, Agent may assume that each Lender has made or will make such amount available to Agent in immediately available funds on the Funding Date and Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrowers a corresponding amount. If, on the requested Funding Date, any Lender shall not have remitted the

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full amount that it is required to make available to Agent in immediately available funds and if Agent has made available to Borrowers such amount on the requested Funding Date, then such Lender shall make the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available to Agent in immediately available funds, to Agent's Account, no later than 12:00 p.m. on the Business Day that is the first Business Day after the requested Funding Date (in which case, the interest accrued on such Lender's portion of such Borrowing for the Funding Date shall be for Agent's separate account). If any Lender shall not remit the full amount that it is required to make available to Agent in immediately available funds as and when required hereby and if Agent has made available to Borrowers such amount, then that Lender shall be obligated to immediately remit such amount to Agent, together with interest at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day until the date on which such amount is so remitted. A notice submitted by Agent to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under this Section 2.3(c)(ii) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If the amount that a Lender is required to remit is made available to Agent, then such payment to Agent shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Loan for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is not made available to Agent on the Business Day following the Funding Date, Agent will notify Administrative Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by Agent, Borrowers shall pay such amount to Agent for Agent's account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable at the time to the Revolving Loans composing such Borrowing.
(d)      Protective Advances and Optional Overadvances .
(i)      Any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document notwithstanding (but subject to Section 2.3(d)(iv) ), at any time (A) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 are not satisfied, Agent hereby is authorized by Borrowers and the Lenders, from time to time, in Agent's sole discretion, to make Revolving Loans to, or for the benefit of, Borrowers, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders, that Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or (2) to enhance the likelihood of repayment of the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations) (the Revolving Loans described in this Section 2.3(d)(i) shall be referred to as " Protective Advances "). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amount of all Protective Advances outstanding at any one time shall not exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base.
(ii)      Any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document notwithstanding, the Lenders hereby authorize Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable, and either Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable, may, but is not obligated to, knowingly and intentionally, continue to make Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans) to Borrowers notwithstanding that an Overadvance exists or would be created thereby, so long as (A) after giving effect to such Revolving Loans, the outstanding Revolver Usage does not exceed the Borrowing Base by more than 10% of the Borrowing Base, and (B) subject to Section 2.3(d)(iv) below, after giving effect to such Revolving Loans, the outstanding Revolver Usage (except for and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses) does not exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount. In the event Agent obtains actual knowledge that the Revolver Usage exceeds the amounts permitted by this Section 2.3(d) , regardless of the amount of, or reason

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for, such excess, Agent shall notify the Lenders as soon as practicable (and prior to making any (or any additional) intentional Overadvances (except for and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses) unless Agent determines that prior notice would result in imminent harm to the Collateral or its value, in which case Agent may make such Overadvances and provide notice as promptly as practicable thereafter), and the Lenders with Revolver Commitments thereupon shall, together with Agent, jointly determine the terms of arrangements that shall be implemented with Borrowers intended to reduce, within a reasonable time, the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans to Borrowers to an amount permitted by the preceding sentence. In such circumstances, if any Lender with a Revolver Commitment objects to the proposed terms of reduction or repayment of any Overadvance, the terms of reduction or repayment thereof shall be implemented according to the determination of the Required Lenders. The foregoing provisions are meant for the benefit of the Lenders and Agent and are not meant for the benefit of Borrowers, which shall continue to be bound by the provisions of Section 2.4(e) .
(iii)      Each Protective Advance and each Overadvance (each, an " Extraordinary Advance ") shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder, except that no Extraordinary Advance shall be eligible to be a LIBOR Rate Loan. Prior to Settlement of any Extraordinary Advance, all payments with respect thereto, including interest thereon, shall be payable to Agent solely for its own account. Each Revolving Lender shall be obligated to settle with Agent as provided in Section 2.3(e) (or Section 2.3(g) , as applicable) for the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of any Extraordinary Advance. The Extraordinary Advances shall be repayable on demand, secured by Agent's Liens, constitute Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. The provisions of this Section 2.3(d) are for the exclusive benefit of Agent, Swing Lender, and the Lenders and are not intended to benefit Borrowers (or any other Loan Party) in any way.
(iv)      Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Extraordinary Advance may be made by Agent if such Extraordinary Advance would cause the aggregate Revolver Usage to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount or any Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Revolver Usage to exceed such Lender's Revolver Commitments; provided that Agent may make Extraordinary Advances in excess of the foregoing limitations so long as such Extraordinary Advances that cause the aggregate Revolver Usage to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount or a Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Revolver Usage to exceed such Lender's Revolver Commitments are for Agent's sole and separate account and not for the account of any Lender. No Lender shall have an obligation to settle with Agent for such Extraordinary Advances that cause the aggregate Revolver Usage to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount or a Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Revolver Usage to exceed such Lender's Revolver Commitments as provided in Section 2.3(e) (or Section 2.3(g) , as applicable).
(e)      Settlement . It is agreed that each Lender's funded portion of the Revolving Loans is intended by the Lenders to equal, at all times, such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Revolving Loans. Such agreement notwithstanding, Agent, Swing Lender, and the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of Borrowers) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among

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the Lenders as to the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:
(i)      Agent shall request settlement (" Settlement ") with the Lenders on a weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so determined by Agent in its sole discretion (1) on behalf of Swing Lender, with respect to the outstanding Swing Loans, (2) for itself, with respect to the outstanding Extraordinary Advances, and (3) with respect to any Loan Party's or any of their Subsidiaries' payments or other amounts received, as to each by notifying the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement, no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such requested Settlement (the date of such requested Settlement being the " Settlement Date "). Such notice of a Settlement Date shall include a summary statement of the amount of outstanding Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) for the period since the prior Settlement Date. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein (including Section 2.3(g) ): (y) if the amount of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) made by a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender exceeds such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) as of a Settlement Date, then Agent shall, by no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date, transfer in immediately available funds to a Deposit Account of such Lender (as such Lender may designate), an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances), and (z) if the amount of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) made by a Lender is less than such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) as of a Settlement Date, such Lender shall no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date transfer in immediately available funds to Agent's Account, an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon transfer of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances). Such amounts made available to Agent under clause (z) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Swing Loans or Extraordinary Advances and, together with the portion of such Swing Loans or Extraordinary Advances representing Swing Lender's Pro Rata Share thereof, shall constitute Revolving Loans of such Lenders. If any such amount is not made available to Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto to the extent required by the terms hereof, Agent shall be entitled to recover for its account such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate.
(ii)      In determining whether a Lender's balance of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) is less than, equal to, or greater than such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) as of a Settlement Date, Agent shall, as part of the relevant Settlement, apply to such balance the portion of payments actually received in good funds by Agent with respect to principal, interest, fees payable by Borrowers and allocable to the Lenders hereunder, and proceeds of Collateral.
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any payments or other amounts received by Agent, that in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the Revolving Loans, for application to the Extraordinary Advances or Swing Loans. Between Settlement Dates, Agent, to the extent no Extraordinary Advances or Swing Loans are outstanding, may pay over to Swing Lender any payments or other amounts received by Agent, that in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the Revolving Loans, for application to Swing Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans. If, as of any Settlement Date, payments or other amounts of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries received since the then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied to Swing Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans other than to Swing Loans, as provided for in the previous sentence, Swing Lender shall pay to Agent for the accounts of the Lenders, and Agent shall pay to the Lenders (other than a Defaulting Lender if Agent has implemented the provisions of Section 2.3(g) ), to be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lenders, an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans. During the period between Settlement Dates, Swing Lender with respect to Swing Loans, Agent with respect to Extraordinary Advances, and each Lender with respect to the Revolving Loans other than Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the daily amount of funds employed by Swing Lender, Agent, or the Lenders, as applicable.
(iv)      Anything in this Section 2.3(e) to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, Agent shall be entitled to refrain from remitting settlement amounts to the Defaulting Lender and, instead, shall be entitled to elect to implement the provisions set forth in Section 2.3(g) .
(f)      Notation . Consistent with Section 13.1(h) , Agent, as a non-fiduciary agent for Borrowers, shall maintain a register showing the principal amount and stated interest of the Revolving Loans, owing to each Lender, including the Swing Loans owing to Swing Lender, and Extraordinary Advances owing to Agent, and the interests therein of each Lender, from time to time and such register shall, absent manifest error, conclusively be presumed to be correct and accurate.
(g)      Defaulting Lenders .
(i)      Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.4(b)(iii) , Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by Borrowers to Agent for the Defaulting Lender's benefit or any proceeds of Collateral that would otherwise be remitted hereunder to the Defaulting Lender, and, in the absence of such transfer to the Defaulting Lender, Agent shall transfer any such payments (A) first, to Agent to the extent of any Extraordinary Advances that were made by Agent and that were required to be, but were not, paid by Defaulting Lender, (B) second, to Swing Lender to the extent of any Swing Loans that were made by Swing Lender and that were required to be, but were not, paid by the Defaulting Lender, (C) third, to Issuing Bank, to the extent of the portion of a Letter of Credit Disbursement that was required to be, but was not, paid by the Defaulting Lender, (D) fourth, to each Non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance with their Commitments (but, in each case, only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender's portion of a Revolving Loan (or other funding obligation) was funded by such other Non-Defaulting Lender),

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(E) fifth, in Agent's sole discretion, to a suspense account maintained by Agent, the proceeds of which shall be retained by Agent and may be made available to be re-advanced to or for the benefit of Borrowers (upon the request of Borrowers and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 ) as if such Defaulting Lender had made its portion of Revolving Loans (or other funding obligations) hereunder, and (F) sixth, from and after the date on which all other Obligations have been paid in full, to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with tier (L) of Section 2.4(b)(iii) . Subject to the foregoing, Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to Borrowers for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of all such payments received and retained by Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender. Solely for the purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents (including the calculation of Pro Rata Share in connection therewith) and for the purpose of calculating the fee payable under Section 2.10(b) , such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a "Lender" and such Lender's Commitment shall be deemed to be zero; provided , that the foregoing shall not apply to any of the matters governed by Section 14.1(a)(i) through (iii) . The provisions of this Section 2.3(g) shall remain effective with respect to such Defaulting Lender until the earlier of (y) the date on which all of the Non-Defaulting Lenders, Agent, Issuing Bank, and Borrowers shall have waived, in writing, the application of this Section 2.3(g) to such Defaulting Lender, or (z) the date on which such Defaulting Lender makes payment of all amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder, pays to Agent all amounts owing by Defaulting Lender in respect of the amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder, and, if requested by Agent, provides adequate assurance of its ability to perform its future obligations hereunder (on which earlier date, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any remaining cash collateral held by Agent pursuant to Section 2.3(g)(ii) shall be released to Borrowers). The operation of this Section 2.3(g) shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by any Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to Agent, Issuing Bank, or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any failure by a Defaulting Lender to fund amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder shall constitute a material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle Borrowers, at their option, upon written notice to Agent, to arrange for a substitute Lender to assume the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, such substitute Lender to be reasonably acceptable to Agent. In connection with the arrangement of such a substitute Lender, the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder, and agrees to execute and deliver a completed form of Assignment and Acceptance in favor of the substitute Lender (and agrees that it shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such document if it fails to do so) subject only to being paid its share of the outstanding Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations, but including (1) all interest, fees, and other amounts that may be due and payable in respect thereof, and (2) an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of its participation in the Letters of Credit); provided , that any such assumption of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any of the Lender Groups' or Borrowers' rights or remedies against any such Defaulting Lender arising out of or in relation to such failure to fund. In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.3(g) and any other provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.3(g) shall control and govern.

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(ii)      If any Swing Loan or Letter of Credit is outstanding at the time that a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(A)      such Defaulting Lender's Swing Loan Exposure and Letter of Credit Exposure shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares but only to the extent (x) the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders' Pro Rata Share of Revolver Usage plus such Defaulting Lender's Swing Loan Exposure and Letter of Credit Exposure does not exceed the total of all Non-Defaulting Lenders' Revolver Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 are satisfied at such time;
(B)      if the reallocation described in clause (A) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, Borrowers shall within two Business Days following notice by the Agent (x) first, prepay such Defaulting Lender's Swing Loan Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above), and (y) second, cash collateralize such Defaulting Lender's Letter of Credit Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above), pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered into in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, for so long as such Letter of Credit Exposure is outstanding; provided , that Borrowers shall not be obligated to cash collateralize any Defaulting Lender's Letter of Credit Exposure if such Defaulting Lender is also Issuing Bank;
(C)      if Borrowers cash collateralize any portion of such Defaulting Lender's Letter of Credit Exposure pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) , Borrowers shall not be required to pay any Letter of Credit Fees to Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.6(b) with respect to such cash collateralized portion of such Defaulting Lender's Letter of Credit Exposure during the period such Letter of Credit Exposure is cash collateralized;
(D)      to the extent the Letter of Credit Exposure of the Non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) , then the Letter of Credit Fees payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.6(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such Non-Defaulting Lenders' Letter of Credit Exposure;
(E)      to the extent any Defaulting Lender's Letter of Credit Exposure is neither cash collateralized nor reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) , then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder, all Letter of Credit Fees that would have otherwise been payable to such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.6(b) with respect to such portion of such Letter of Credit Exposure shall instead be payable to Issuing Bank until such portion of such Defaulting Lender's Letter of Credit Exposure is cash collateralized or reallocated;
(F)      so long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swing Lender shall not be required to make any Swing Loan and Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend, or increase any Letter of Credit, in each case, to the extent (x) the Defaulting Lender's Pro Rata Share of such Swing Loans or Letter of Credit cannot be reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) , or (y) the Swing Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, has not otherwise entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Swing Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, and

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Borrowers to eliminate the Swing Lender's or Issuing Bank's risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender's participation in Swing Loans or Letters of Credit; and
(G)      Agent may release any cash collateral provided by Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) to Issuing Bank and Issuing Bank may apply any such cash collateral to the payment of such Defaulting Lender's Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit Disbursement that is not reimbursed by Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.11(d) . Subject to Section 17.14 , no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder (including the Borrowers) against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender's increased exposure following such reallocation.
(h)      Independent Obligations . All Revolving Loans (other than Swing Loans and Extraordinary Advances) shall be made by the Lenders contemporaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. It is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) hereunder, nor shall any Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligations hereunder, and (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligations hereunder.
2.4.      Payments; Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments .
(a)      Payments by Borrowers .
(i)      Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrowers shall be made to Agent's Account for the account of the Lender Group and shall be made in immediately available funds, no later than 3:30 p.m. on the date specified herein. Any payment received by Agent later than 3:30 p.m. shall be deemed to have been received (unless Agent, in its sole discretion, elects to credit it on the date received) on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue until such following Business Day.
(ii)      Unless Agent receives notice from Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders that Borrowers will not make such payment in full as and when required, Agent may assume that Borrowers have made (or will make) such payment in full to Agent on such date in immediately available funds and Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent Borrowers do not make such payment in full to Agent on the date when due, each Lender severally shall repay to Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.
(b)      Apportionment and Application .
(i)      So long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all principal and interest

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payments received by Agent shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Obligations to which such payments relate held by each Lender) and all payments of fees and expenses received by Agent (other than fees or expenses that are for Agent's separate account or for the separate account of Issuing Bank) shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders having a Pro Rata Share of the type of Commitment or Obligation to which a particular fee or expense relates.
(ii)      Subject to Section 2.4(b)(v) , Section 2.4(d)(ii) , and Section 2.4(e) , all payments to be made hereunder by Borrowers shall be remitted to Agent and all such payments, and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent, shall be applied, so long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, to reduce the balance of the Revolving Loans outstanding and, thereafter, to Borrowers (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law.
(iii)      At any time that an Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all payments remitted to Agent and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent shall be applied as follows:
(A)      first , to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to Agent under the Loan Documents and to pay interest and principal on Extraordinary Advances that are held solely by Agent pursuant to the terms of Section 2.4(d)(iv) , until paid in full,
(B)      second , to pay any fees or premiums then due to Agent under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,
(C)      third , to pay interest due in respect of all Protective Advances, until paid in full,
(D)      fourth , to pay the principal of all Protective Advances, until paid in full,
(E)      fifth , ratably, to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,
(F)      sixth , ratably, to pay any fees or premiums then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,
(G)      seventh , to pay interest accrued in respect of the Swing Loans, until paid in full,
(H)      eighth , to pay the principal of all Swing Loans, until paid in full,
(I)      ninth , ratably, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Revolving Loans (other than Protective Advances), until paid in full,

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(J)      tenth , ratably
i.      ratably, to pay the principal of all Revolving Loans, until paid in full,
ii.      to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the benefit of Issuing Bank (and for the ratable benefit of each of the Lenders that have an obligation to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, a share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement), as cash collateral in an amount up to 103% of the Letter of Credit Usage (to the extent permitted by applicable law, such cash collateral shall be applied to the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit Disbursement as and when such disbursement occurs and, if a Letter of Credit expires undrawn, the cash collateral held by Agent in respect of such Letter of Credit shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(iii) , beginning with tier (A) hereof),
iii.      ratably, up to the lesser of (y) the amount (after taking into account any amounts previously paid pursuant to this clause iii. during the continuation of the applicable Application Event) of the most recently established Bank Product Reserve, which amount was established prior to the occurrence of, and not in contemplation of, the subject Application Event, and (z) $5,000,000 (after taking into account any amounts previously paid pursuant to this clause iii. during the continuation of the applicable Application Event), to (I) the Bank Product Providers based upon amounts then certified by each applicable Bank Product Provider to Agent (in form and substance satisfactory to Agent) to be due and payable to such Bank Product Provider on account of Bank Product Obligations (but not in excess of the Bank Product Reserve established for the Bank Product Obligations of such Bank Product Provider), and (II) with any balance to be paid to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral (which cash collateral may be released by Agent to the applicable Bank Product Provider and applied by such Bank Product Provider to the payment or reimbursement of any amounts due and payable with respect to Bank Product Obligations owed to the applicable Bank Product Provider as and when such amounts first become due and payable and, if and at such time as all such Bank Product Obligations are paid or otherwise satisfied in full, the cash collateral held by Agent in respect of such Bank Product Obligations shall be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(iii) , beginning with tier (A) hereof,
(K)      eleventh , to pay any other Obligations other than Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders ( including being paid, ratably, to the Bank Product Providers on account of all amounts then due and payable in respect of Bank Product Obligations, with any balance to be paid to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral (which cash collateral may be released by Agent to the applicable Bank Product Provider and applied by such Bank Product Provider to the payment or reimbursement of any amounts due and payable with respect to Bank Product Obligations owed to the applicable Bank Product Provider as and when such amounts first become due and payable and, if and at such time as all such Bank Product Obligations are paid or otherwise satisfied in full, the cash collateral held by Agent in respect of such Bank Product Obligations shall be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(iii) , beginning with tier (A) hereof),

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(L)      twelfth , ratably to pay any Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders; and
(M)      thirteenth , to Borrowers (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law.
(iv)      Agent promptly shall distribute to each Lender, pursuant to the applicable wire instructions received from each Lender in writing, such funds as it may be entitled to receive, subject to a Settlement delay as provided in Section 2.3(e) .
(v)      In each instance, so long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing, Section 2.4(b)(ii) shall not apply to any payment made by Borrowers to Agent and specified by Borrowers to be for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(vi)      For purposes of Section 2.4(b)(iii) , "paid in full" of a type of Obligation means payment in cash or immediately available funds of all amounts owing on account of such type of Obligation, including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, irrespective of whether any of the foregoing would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding.
(vii)      In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.4 and any other provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, if the conflict relates to the provisions of Section 2.3(g) and this Section 2.4 , then the provisions of Section 2.3(g) shall control and govern, and if otherwise, then the terms and provisions of this Section 2.4 shall control and govern.
(c)      Reduction of Revolver Commitments . The Revolver Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date or earlier termination thereof pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Borrowers may reduce the Revolver Commitments, without premium or penalty, to an amount (which may be zero) not less than the sum of (A) the Revolver Usage as of such date, plus (B) the principal amount of all Revolving Loans not yet made as to which a request has been given by Borrowers under Section 2.3(a) , plus (C) the amount of all Letters of Credit not yet issued as to which a request has been given by Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.11(a) . Each such reduction shall be in an amount which is not less than $5,000,000 (unless the Revolver Commitments are being reduced to zero and the amount of the Revolver Commitments in effect immediately prior to such reduction are less than $5,000,000), shall be made by providing not less than three Business Days prior written notice to Agent, and shall be irrevocable. The Revolver Commitments, once reduced, may not be increased. Each such reduction of the Revolver Commitments shall reduce the Revolver Commitments of each Lender proportionately in accordance with its ratable share thereof. In connection with any reduction in the Revolver Commitments prior to the Maturity Date, if any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Margin Stock, Borrowers shall deliver to Agent an updated Form U-1 (with sufficient additional originals thereof for each Lender), duly

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executed and delivered by the Borrowers, together with such other documentation as Agent shall reasonably request, in order to enable Agent and the Lenders to comply with any of the requirements under Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
(d)      Optional Prepayments of Revolving Loans . Borrowers may prepay the principal of any Revolving Loan at any time in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.
(e)      Mandatory Prepayments Regarding the Borrowing Base . If, at any time, (A) the Revolver Usage on such date exceeds (B) the lesser of (x) the Borrowing Base reflected in the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered by Borrowers to Agent, or (y) the Maximum Revolver Amount, in all cases as adjusted for Reserves established by Agent in accordance with Section 2.1(c) , then Borrowers shall immediately prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such excess.
(f)      Application of Payments . Each prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4(e) shall, (1) so long as no Application Event shall have occurred and be continuing, be applied, first, to the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans until paid in full, and second, to cash collateralize the Letters of Credit in an amount equal to 103% of the then outstanding Letter of Credit Usage, and (2) if an Application Event shall have occurred and be continuing, be applied in the manner set forth in Section 2.4(b)(iii) .
2.5.      Promise to Pay; Promissory Notes .
(a)      Borrowers agree to pay the Lender Group Expenses on the earlier of (i) the first day of the month following the date on which the applicable Lender Group Expenses were first incurred, or (ii) the date on which demand therefor is made by Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such costs, expenses or Lender Group Expenses to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(d) shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof and the satisfaction thereof for the purposes of this subclause (ii)). Borrowers promise to pay all of the Obligations (including principal, interest, premiums, if any, fees, costs, and expenses (including Lender Group Expenses)) in full on the Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations) become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Borrowers agree that their obligations contained in the first sentence of this Section 2.5(a) shall survive payment or satisfaction in full of all other Obligations.
(b)      Any Lender may request that any portion of its Commitments or the Loans made by it be evidenced by one or more promissory notes. In such event, Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender the requested promissory notes payable to the order of such Lender in a form furnished by Agent and reasonably satisfactory to Borrowers. Thereafter, the portion of the Commitments and Loans evidenced by such promissory notes and interest thereon shall at all times be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein.

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2.6.      Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations .
(a)      Interest Rates . Except as provided in Section 2.6(c) , all Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest as follows:
(i)      if the relevant Obligation is a LIBOR Rate Loan, at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the LIBOR Rate Margin, and
(ii)      otherwise, at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin.
(b)      Letter of Credit Fee . Borrowers shall pay Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders), a Letter of Credit fee (the " Letter of Credit Fee ") (which fee shall be in addition to the fronting fees and commissions, other fees, charges and expenses set forth in Section 2.11(k) ) that shall accrue at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate Margin times the average amount of the Letter of Credit Usage during the immediately preceding month.
(c)      Default Rate . (i) Automatically upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default under Section 8.4 or 8.5 and (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any other Event of Default (other than an Event of Default under Section 8.4 or 8.5 ), at the direction of Agent or the Required Lenders, and upon written notice by Agent to Borrowers of such direction (provided, that such notice shall not be required for any Event of Default under Section 8.1 ), (A) all Loans and all Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to two percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable thereunder, and (B) the Letter of Credit Fee shall be increased to two percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable hereunder.
(d)      Payment . Except to the extent provided to the contrary in Section 2.10 , Section 2.11(k) or Section 2.12(a) , (i) all interest and all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents (other than Letter of Credit Fees) shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month, (ii) all Letter of Credit Fees payable hereunder, and all fronting fees and all commissions, other fees, charges and expenses provided for in Section 2.11(k) shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month, and (iii) all costs and expenses payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, and all other Lender Group Expenses shall be due and payable on the earlier of (x) the first day of the month following the date on which the applicable costs, expenses, or Lender Group Expenses were first incurred, or (y) the date on which demand therefor is made by Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such costs, expenses or Lender Group Expenses to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of the following sentence shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof and the satisfaction thereof for the purposes of this subclause (y)). Borrowers hereby authorize Agent, from time to time without prior notice to Borrowers, to charge to the Loan Account (A) on the first day of each month, all interest accrued during the prior month on the Base Rate Loans hereunder, (B) at the times indicated in Section 2.12(a) , all interest accrued during the applicable period on the LIBOR Rate Loans, (C) on the first Business Day of each month, all Letter of Credit Fees accrued or

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chargeable hereunder during the prior month, (D) as and when incurred or accrued, all fees and costs provided for in Section 2.10(a) or (c) , (E) on the first day of each month, the Unused Line Fee accrued during the prior month pursuant to Section 2.10(b) , (F) as and when due and payable, all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, (G) as and when incurred or accrued, all other Lender Group Expenses, and (H) as and when due and payable all other payment obligations payable under any Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement (including any amounts due and payable to the Bank Product Providers in respect of Bank Products). All amounts (including interest, fees, costs, expenses, Lender Group Expenses, or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document or under any Bank Product Agreement) charged to the Loan Account shall thereupon constitute Revolving Loans hereunder, shall constitute Obligations hereunder, and shall initially accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans (unless and until converted into LIBOR Rate Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).
(e)      Computation . All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year, in each case, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which the interest or fees accrue. In the event the Base Rate is changed from time to time hereafter, the rates of interest hereunder based upon the Base Rate automatically and immediately shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to such change in the Base Rate.
(f)      Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate . In no event shall the interest rate or rates payable under this Agreement, plus any other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. Borrowers and the Lender Group, in executing and delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within it; provided , that anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if such rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto , as of the date of this Agreement, Borrowers are and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum amount as is allowed by law, and payment received from Borrowers in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Obligations to the extent of such excess.
2.7.      Crediting Payments.
The receipt of any payment item by Agent shall not be required to be considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available funds made to Agent's Account or unless and until such payment item is honored when presented for payment. Should any payment item not be honored when presented for payment, then Borrowers shall be deemed not to have made such payment. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, any payment item shall be deemed received by Agent only if it is received into Agent's Account on a Business Day on or before 3:30 p.m. If any payment item is received into Agent's Account on a non-Business Day or after 3:30 p.m. on a Business Day (unless Agent, in its sole discretion, elects to credit it on the date received), it shall be deemed to have been received by Agent as of the opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.
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Agent is authorized to make the Revolving Loans, and Issuing Bank is authorized to issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an Authorized Person or, without instructions, if pursuant to Section 2.6(d) . Borrowers agree to establish and maintain the Designated Account with the Designated Account Bank for the purpose of receiving the proceeds of the Revolving Loans requested by Borrowers and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Agent and Borrowers, any Revolving Loan or Swing Loan requested by Borrowers and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be made to the Designated Account.
2.9.      Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations.
Agent shall maintain an account on its books in the name of Borrowers (the " Loan Account ") on which Borrowers will be charged with all Revolving Loans (including Extraordinary Advances and Swing Loans) made by Agent, Swing Lender, or the Lenders to Borrowers or for Borrowers' account, the Letters of Credit issued or arranged by Issuing Bank for Borrowers' account, and with all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including, accrued interest, fees and expenses, and Lender Group Expenses. In accordance with Section 2.7 , the Loan Account will be credited with all payments received by Agent from Borrowers or for Borrowers' account. Agent shall make available to Borrowers monthly statements regarding the Loan Account, including the principal amount of the Revolving Loans, interest accrued hereunder, fees accrued or charged hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and a summary itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender Group Expenses accrued hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and each such statement, absent manifest error, shall be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrowers and the Lender Group unless, within 30 days after Agent first makes such a statement available to Borrowers, Borrowers shall deliver to Agent written objection thereto describing the error or errors contained in such statement.
2.10.      Fees .
(a)      Agent Fees . Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the account of Agent, as and when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letter, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.
(b)      Unused Line Fee . Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the ratable account of the Revolving Lenders, an unused line fee (the " Unused Line Fee ") in an amount equal to the Applicable Unused Line Fee Percentage per annum times the result of (i) the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments, less (ii) the Average Revolver Usage during the immediately preceding month (or portion thereof), which Unused Line Fee shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month from and after the Closing Date up to the first day of the month prior to the date on which the Obligations are paid in full and on the date on which the Obligations are paid in full.
(c)      Field Examination and Other Fees . Borrowers shall pay to Agent, field examination, appraisal, and valuation fees and charges, as and when incurred or chargeable, as follows (i) a fee of $1,000 per day, per examiner, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including travel, meals, and lodging) for each field examination of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries performed by or on behalf of Agent, and (ii) the actual fees and charges or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses

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paid or incurred by Agent if it elects to employ the services of one or more third Persons to appraise the Collateral, or any portion thereof.
2.11.      Letters of Credit .
(a)      Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon the request of Borrowers made in accordance herewith, and prior to the Maturity Date, Issuing Bank agrees to issue a requested standby Letter of Credit or a sight commercial Letter of Credit for the account of Borrowers. By submitting a request to Issuing Bank for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested that Issuing Bank issue the requested Letter of Credit. Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or the amendment, renewal, or extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit, shall be (i) irrevocable and made in writing by an Authorized Person, (ii) delivered to Agent and Issuing Bank via telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission reasonably acceptable to Agent and Issuing Bank and reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension, and (iii) subject to Issuing Bank's authentication procedures with results satisfactory to Issuing Bank. Each such request shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank and (i) shall specify (A) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (B) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of Credit, (C) the proposed expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit, and (E) such other information (including, the conditions to drawing, and, in the case of an amendment, renewal, or extension, identification of the Letter of Credit to be so amended, renewed, or extended) as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend such Letter of Credit, and (ii) shall be accompanied by such Issuer Documents as Agent or Issuing Bank may request or require, to the extent that such requests or requirements are consistent with the Issuer Documents that Issuing Bank generally requests for Letters of Credit in similar circumstances. Issuing Bank's records of the content of any such request will be conclusive absent manifest error. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Issuing Bank may, but shall not be obligated to, issue a Letter of Credit that supports the obligations of a Loan Party or one of its Subsidiaries in respect of (x) a lease of real property to the extent that the face amount of such Letter of Credit exceeds the highest rent (including all rent-like charges) payable under such lease for a period of one year, or (y) an employment contract to the extent that the face amount of such Letter of Credit exceeds the highest compensation payable under such contract for a period of one year.
(b)      Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of Credit if any of the following would result after giving effect to the requested issuance:
(i)      the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or
(ii)      the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount less the outstanding amount of Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans), or
(iii)      the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Borrowing Base at such time less the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans (inclusive of Swing Loans) at such time.

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(c)      In the event there is a Defaulting Lender as of the date of any request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue or arrange for such Letter of Credit to the extent (i) the Defaulting Lender's Letter of Credit Exposure with respect to such Letter of Credit may not be reallocated pursuant to Section 2.3(g)(ii) , or (ii) Issuing Bank has not otherwise entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and Borrowers to eliminate Issuing Bank's risk with respect to the participation in such Letter of Credit of the Defaulting Lender, which arrangements may include Borrowers cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender's Letter of Credit Exposure in accordance with Section 2.3(g)(ii) . Additionally, Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue or extend a Letter of Credit if (A) any order, judgment, or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall, by its terms, purport to enjoin or restrain Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over Issuing Bank shall prohibit or request that Issuing Bank refrain from the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular, or (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally, or (C) if amounts demanded to be paid under any Letter of Credit will not or may not be in United States Dollars.
(d)      Any Issuing Bank (other than Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates) shall notify Agent in writing no later than the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which such Issuing Bank issues any Letter of Credit. In addition, each Issuing Bank (other than Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates) shall, on the first Business Day of each week, submit to Agent a report detailing the daily undrawn amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the prior calendar week. Borrowers and the Lender Group hereby acknowledge and agree that all Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute Letters of Credit under this Agreement on and after the Closing Date with the same effect as if such Existing Letters of Credit were issued by Issuing Bank at the request of Borrowers on the Closing Date. Each Letter of Credit shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Issuing Bank, including the requirement that the amounts payable thereunder must be payable in Dollars. If Issuing Bank makes a payment under a Letter of Credit, Borrowers shall pay to Agent an amount equal to the applicable Letter of Credit Disbursement on the Business Day such Letter of Credit Disbursement is made and, in the absence of such payment, the amount of the Letter of Credit Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder (notwithstanding any failure to satisfy any condition precedent set forth in Section 3 ) and, initially, shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. If a Letter of Credit Disbursement is deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder, Borrowers' obligation to pay the amount of such Letter of Credit Disbursement to Issuing Bank shall be automatically converted into an obligation to pay the resulting Revolving Loan. Promptly following receipt by Agent of any payment from Borrowers pursuant to this paragraph, Agent shall distribute such payment to Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section 2.11(e) to reimburse Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.
(e)      Promptly following receipt of a notice of a Letter of Credit Disbursement pursuant to Section 2.11(d) , each Revolving Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Revolving Loan deemed made pursuant to Section 2.11(d) on the same terms and conditions as if Borrowers had requested the amount thereof as a Revolving Loan and Agent shall promptly pay to

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Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment, renewal, or extension of a Letter of Credit) and without any further action on the part of Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have granted to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have purchased, a participation in each Letter of Credit issued by Issuing Bank, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Letter of Credit, and each such Revolving Lender agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender's Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit Disbursement made by Issuing Bank under the applicable Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender's Pro Rata Share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement made by Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by Borrowers on the date due as provided in Section 2.11(d) , or of any reimbursement payment that is required to be refunded (or that Agent or Issuing Bank elects, based upon the advice of counsel, to refund) to Borrowers for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to deliver to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, an amount equal to its respective Pro Rata Share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement pursuant to this Section 2.11(e) shall be absolute and unconditional and such remittance shall be made notwithstanding the occurrence or continuation of an Event of Default or Default or the failure to satisfy any condition set forth in Section 3 . If any such Revolving Lender fails to make available to Agent the amount of such Revolving Lender's Pro Rata Share of a Letter of Credit Disbursement as provided in this Section, such Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender and Agent (for the account of Issuing Bank) shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate until paid in full.
(f)      Each Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of the Lender Group (including Issuing Bank and its branches, Affiliates, and correspondents) and each such Person's respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents (each, including Issuing Bank, a " Letter of Credit Related Person ") (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), which may be incurred by or awarded against any such Letter of Credit Related Person (other than Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 16 ) (the " Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs "), and which arise out of or in connection with, or as a result of:
(i)      any Letter of Credit or any pre-advice of its issuance;
(ii)      any action or proceeding arising out of, or in connection with, any Letter of Credit (whether administrative, judicial or in connection with arbitration), including any action or proceeding to compel or restrain any presentation or payment under any Letter of Credit, or for the wrongful dishonor of, or honoring a presentation under, any Letter of Credit;

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(iii)      any independent undertakings issued by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit;
(iv)      any unauthorized instruction or request made to Issuing Bank in connection with any Letter of Credit or requested Letter of Credit, or any error, omission, interruption or delay in such instruction or request, whether transmitted by mail, courier, electronic transmission, SWIFT, or any other telecommunication including communications through a correspondent;
(v)      any third party seeking to enforce the rights of an applicant, beneficiary, nominated person, transferee, assignee of Letter of Credit proceeds or holder of an instrument or document relating to any Letter of Credit;
(vi)      the fraud, forgery or illegal action of parties other than the Letter of Credit Related Person;
(vii)      any prohibition on payment or delay in payment of any amount payable by Issuing Bank to a beneficiary or transferee beneficiary of a Letter of Credit arising out of Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or Sanctions;
(viii)      Issuing Bank's performance of the obligations of a confirming institution or entity that wrongfully dishonors a confirmation;
(ix)      any foreign language translation provided to Issuing Bank in connection with any Letter of Credit;
(x)      any foreign law or usage as it relates to Issuing Bank's issuance of a Letter of Credit in support of a foreign guaranty including without limitation the expiration of such guaranty after the related Letter of Credit expiration date and any resulting drawing paid by Issuing Bank in connection therewith; or
(xi)      the acts or omissions, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto governmental or regulatory authority or cause or event beyond the control of the Letter of Credit Related Person;
provided , that such indemnity shall not be available to any Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnification under clauses (i) through (x) above to the extent that such Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity. Borrowers hereby agree to pay the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity on demand from time to time all amounts owing under this Section 2.11(f) . If and to the extent that the obligations of Borrowers under this Section 2.11(f) are unenforceable for any reason, Borrowers agree to make the maximum contribution to the Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs permissible under applicable law. This indemnification provision shall survive termination of this Agreement and all Letters of Credit.

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(g)      The liability of Issuing Bank (or any other Letter of Credit Related Person) under, in connection with or arising out of any Letter of Credit (or pre-advice), regardless of the form or legal grounds of the action or proceeding, shall be limited to direct damages suffered by Borrowers that are caused by Issuing Bank's gross negligence or willful misconduct in (i) honoring a presentation under a Letter of Credit that on its face does not at least substantially comply with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, (ii) failing to honor a presentation under a Letter of Credit that strictly complies with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, or (iii) retaining Drawing Documents presented under a Letter of Credit. Borrowers' aggregate remedies against Issuing Bank and any Letter of Credit Related Person for wrongfully honoring a presentation under any Letter of Credit or wrongfully retaining honored Drawing Documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Borrowers to Issuing Bank in respect of the honored presentation in connection with such Letter of Credit under Section 2.11(d) , plus interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder. Borrowers shall take commercially reasonable action to avoid and mitigate the amount of any damages claimed against Issuing Bank or any other Letter of Credit Related Person, including by enforcing its rights against the beneficiaries of the Letters of Credit. Any claim by Borrowers under or in connection with any Letter of Credit shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (x) the amount (if any) saved by Borrowers as a result of the breach or alleged wrongful conduct complained of, and (y) the amount (if any) of the loss that would have been avoided had Borrowers taken all reasonable steps to mitigate any loss, and in case of a claim of wrongful dishonor, by specifically and timely authorizing Issuing Bank to effect a cure.
(h)      Borrowers are responsible for the final text of the Letter of Credit as issued by Issuing Bank, irrespective of any assistance Issuing Bank may provide such as drafting or recommending text or by Issuing Bank's use or refusal to use text submitted by Borrowers. Borrowers understand that the final form of any Letter of Credit may be subject to such revisions and changes as are deemed necessary or appropriate by Issuing Bank, and Borrowers hereby consent to such revisions and changes not materially different from the application executed in connection therewith. Borrowers are solely responsible for the suitability of the Letter of Credit for Borrowers' purposes. If Borrowers request Issuing Bank to issue a Letter of Credit for an affiliated or unaffiliated third party (an " Account Party "), (i) such Account Party shall have no rights against Issuing Bank; (ii) Borrowers shall be responsible for the application and obligations under this Agreement; and (iii) communications (including notices) related to the respective Letter of Credit shall be among Issuing Bank and Borrowers. Borrowers will examine the copy of the Letter of Credit and any other documents sent by Issuing Bank in connection therewith and shall promptly notify Issuing Bank (not later than three (3) Business Days following Borrowers' receipt of documents from Issuing Bank) of any non-compliance with Borrowers' instructions and of any discrepancy in any document under any presentment or other irregularity. Borrowers understand and agree that Issuing Bank is not required to extend the expiration date of, and may give notice of nonrenewal of, any Letter of Credit for any reason; provided however, that that the Issuing Bank remains obligated to issue Letters of Credit in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.11 . With respect to any Letter of Credit containing an "automatic amendment" to extend the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, if Borrowers do not at any time want the then current expiration date of such Letter of Credit to be extended, Borrowers will so notify Agent and Issuing Bank at least 30 calendar days before Issuing Bank is required to notify the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any advising bank of such non-extension pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit.

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(i)      Borrowers' reimbursement and payment obligations under this Section 2.11 are absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever, including:
(i)      any lack of validity, enforceability or legal effect of any Letter of Credit, any Issuer Document, this Agreement, or any Loan Document, or any term or provision therein or herein;
(ii)      payment against presentation of any draft, demand or claim for payment under any Drawing Document that does not comply in whole or in part with the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit or which proves to be fraudulent, forged or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or which is signed, issued or presented by a Person or a transferee of such Person purporting to be a successor or transferee of the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit;
(iii)      Issuing Bank or any of its branches or Affiliates being the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit;
(iv)      Issuing Bank or any correspondent honoring a drawing against a Drawing Document up to the amount available under any Letter of Credit even if such Drawing Document claims an amount in excess of the amount available under the Letter of Credit;
(v)      the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries may have at any time against any beneficiary or transferee beneficiary, any assignee of proceeds, Issuing Bank or any other Person;
(vi)      Issuing Bank or any correspondent honoring a drawing upon receipt of an electronic presentation under a Letter of Credit requiring the same, regardless of whether the original Drawing Documents arrive at Issuing Bank's counters or are different from the electronic presentation;
(vii)      any other event, circumstance or conduct whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing that might, but for this Section 2.11(i) , constitute a legal or equitable defense to or discharge of, or provide a right of set-off against, any Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' reimbursement and other payment obligations and liabilities, arising under, or in connection with, any Letter of Credit, whether against Issuing Bank, the beneficiary or any other Person; or
(viii)      the fact that any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
provided , that subject to Section 2.11(g) above, the foregoing shall not release Issuing Bank from such liability to Borrowers as may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction against Issuing Bank following reimbursement or payment of the obligations and liabilities, including reimbursement and other payment obligations, of Borrowers to Issuing Bank arising under, or in connection with, this Section 2.11 or any Letter of Credit.

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(j)      Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, Issuing Bank and each other Letter of Credit Related Person (if applicable) shall not be responsible to Borrowers for, and Issuing Bank's rights and remedies against Borrowers and the obligation of Borrowers to reimburse Issuing Bank for each drawing under each Letter of Credit shall not be impaired by:
(i)      honor of a presentation under any Letter of Credit that on its face substantially complies with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, even if the Letter of Credit requires strict compliance by the beneficiary;
(ii)      honor of a presentation of any Drawing Document that appears on its face to have been signed, presented or issued (A) by any purported successor or transferee of any beneficiary or other Person required to sign, present or issue such Drawing Document or (B) under a new name of the beneficiary;
(iii)      acceptance as a draft of any written or electronic demand or request for payment under a Letter of Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft or notwithstanding any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit;
(iv)      the identity or authority of any presenter or signer of any Drawing Document or the form, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Drawing Document (other than Issuing Bank's determination that such Drawing Document appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit);
(v)      acting upon any instruction or request relative to a Letter of Credit or requested Letter of Credit that Issuing Bank in good faith believes to have been given by a Person authorized to give such instruction or request;
(vi)      any errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any message, advice or document (regardless of how sent or transmitted) or for errors in interpretation of technical terms or in translation or any delay in giving or failing to give notice to any Borrower;
(vii)      any acts, omissions or fraud by, or the insolvency of, any beneficiary, any nominated person or entity or any other Person or any breach of contract between any beneficiary and any Borrower or any of the parties to the underlying transaction to which the Letter of Credit relates;
(viii)      assertion or waiver of any provision of the ISP or UCP that primarily benefits an issuer of a letter of credit, including any requirement that any Drawing Document be presented to it at a particular hour or place;
(ix)      payment to any presenting bank (designated or permitted by the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit) claiming that it rightfully honored or is entitled to reimbursement or indemnity under Standard Letter of Credit Practice applicable to it;

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(x)      acting or failing to act as required or permitted under Standard Letter of Credit Practice applicable to where Issuing Bank has issued, confirmed, advised or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be;
(xi)      honor of a presentation after the expiration date of any Letter of Credit notwithstanding that a presentation was made prior to such expiration date and dishonored by Issuing Bank if subsequently Issuing Bank or any court or other finder of fact determines such presentation should have been honored;
(xii)      dishonor of any presentation that does not strictly comply or that is fraudulent, forged or otherwise not entitled to honor; or
(xiii)      honor of a presentation that is subsequently determined by Issuing Bank to have been made in violation of international, federal, state or local restrictions on the transaction of business with certain prohibited Persons.
(k)      Borrowers shall pay, in accordance with Section 2.6(d) , for the account of Issuing Bank as non-refundable fees, commissions, and charges (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such fees, commissions, and charges to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(d) shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for the purposes of this Section 2.11(k) ): (i) a fronting fee which shall be imposed by Issuing Bank equal to the greater of (A) .125% per annum times the average amount of the Letter of Credit Usage during the immediately preceding month and (B) $600.00, plus (ii) any and all other customary commissions, fees and charges then in effect imposed by, and any and all expenses incurred by, Issuing Bank, or by any adviser, confirming institution or entity or other nominated person, relating to Letters of Credit, at the time of issuance of any Letter of Credit and upon the occurrence of any other activity with respect to any Letter of Credit (including transfers, assignments of proceeds, amendments, drawings, renewals or cancellations).
(l)      If by reason of (x) any Change in Law, or (y) compliance by Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group with any direction, request, or requirement (irrespective of whether having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority or monetary authority including, Regulation D of the Board of Governors as from time to time in effect (and any successor thereto):
(i)      any reserve, deposit, or similar requirement is or shall be imposed or modified in respect of any Letter of Credit issued or caused to be issued hereunder or hereby, or any Loans or obligations to make Loans hereunder or hereby, or
(ii)      there shall be imposed on Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group any other condition regarding any Letter of Credit, Loans, or obligations to make Loans hereunder,
and the result of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group of issuing, making, participating in, or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable in respect thereof, then, and in any such case, Agent may, at any time within a reasonable period after the additional cost is incurred or the amount

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received is reduced, notify Borrowers, and Borrowers shall pay within 30 days after demand therefor, such amounts as Agent may specify to be necessary to compensate Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group for such additional cost or reduced receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date of such demand until payment in full thereof at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder; provided , that (A) Borrowers shall not be required to provide any compensation pursuant to this Section 2.11(l) for any such amounts incurred more than 180 days prior to the date on which the demand for payment of such amounts is first made to Borrowers, and (B) if an event or circumstance giving rise to such amounts is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. The determination by Agent of any amount due pursuant to this Section 2.11(l) , as set forth in a certificate setting forth the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest or demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all of the parties hereto.
(m)      Each standby Letter of Credit shall expire not later than the date that is 12 months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit; provided , that any standby Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic extension thereof for any number of additional periods each of up to one year in duration; provided further , that with respect to any Letter of Credit which extends beyond the Maturity Date, Letter of Credit Collateralization shall be provided therefor on or before the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date. Each commercial Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (i) 120 days after the date of the issuance of such commercial Letter of Credit and (ii) five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.
(n)      If (i) any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, or (ii) Availability shall at any time be less than zero, then on the Business Day following the date when the Administrative Borrower receives notice from Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Obligations has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with Letter of Credit Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total Letter Credit Exposure) demanding Letter of Credit Collateralization pursuant to this Section 2.11(n) upon such demand, Borrowers shall provide Letter of Credit Collateralization with respect to the then existing Letter of Credit Usage. If Borrowers fail to provide Letter of Credit Collateralization as required by this Section 2.11(n) , the Revolving Lenders may (and, upon direction of Agent, shall) advance, as Revolving Loans the amount of the cash collateral required pursuant to the Letter of Credit Collateralization provision so that the then existing Letter of Credit Usage is cash collateralized in accordance with the Letter of Credit Collateralization provision (whether or not the Revolver Commitments have terminated, an Overadvance exists or the conditions in Section 3 are satisfied).
(o)      Unless otherwise expressly agreed by Issuing Bank and Borrowers when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
(p)      Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if Issuing Bank's conduct is in accordance with Standard Letter of Credit Practice or in accordance with this Agreement.

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(q)      In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Section 2.11 and any provision contained in any Issuer Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.11 shall control and govern.
(r)      The provisions of this Section 2.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment in full of the Obligations with respect to any Letters of Credit that remain outstanding.
(s)      At Borrowers' costs and expense, Borrowers shall execute and deliver to Issuing Bank such additional certificates, instruments and/or documents and take such additional action as may be reasonably requested by Issuing Bank to enable Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Agreement and related Issuer Document, to protect, exercise and/or enforce Issuing Banks' rights and interests under this Agreement or to give effect to the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any Issuer Document. Each Borrower irrevocably appoints Issuing Bank as its attorney-in-fact and authorizes Issuing Bank, without notice to Borrowers, to execute and deliver ancillary documents and letters customary in the letter of credit business that may include but are not limited to advisements, indemnities, checks, bills of exchange and issuance documents. The power of attorney granted by the Borrowers is limited solely to such actions related to the issuance, confirmation or amendment of any Letter of Credit and to ancillary documents or letters customary in the letter of credit business. This appointment is coupled with an interest.
2.12.      LIBOR Option .
(a)      Interest and Interest Payment Dates . In lieu of having interest charged at the rate based upon the Base Rate, Borrowers shall have the option, subject to Section 2.12(b) below (the " LIBOR Option ") to have interest on all or a portion of the Revolving Loans be charged (whether at the time when made (unless otherwise provided herein), upon conversion from a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, or upon continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan as a LIBOR Rate Loan) at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR Rate. Interest on LIBOR Rate Loans shall be payable on the earliest of (i) the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto; provided , that subject to the following clauses (ii) and (iii), in the case of any Interest Period greater than three months in duration, interest shall be payable at three month intervals after the commencement of the applicable Interest Period and on the last day of such Interest Period), (ii) the date on which all or any portion of the Obligations are accelerated pursuant to the terms hereof, or (iii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms hereof. On the last day of each applicable Interest Period, unless Borrowers have properly exercised the LIBOR Option with respect thereto, the interest rate applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan automatically shall convert to the rate of interest then applicable to Base Rate Loans of the same type hereunder. At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the written election of Agent or the Required Lenders, Borrowers no longer shall have the option to request that Revolving Loans bear interest at a rate based upon the LIBOR Rate.

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(b)      LIBOR Election .
(i)      Borrowers may, at any time and from time to time, so long as Borrowers have not received a notice from Agent (which notice Agent may elect to give or not give in its discretion unless Agent is directed to give such notice by the Required Lenders, in which case, it shall give the notice to Borrowers), after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to terminate the right of Borrowers to exercise the LIBOR Option during the continuance of such Event of Default, elect to exercise the LIBOR Option by notifying Agent prior to 1:00 p.m. at least three Business Days prior to the commencement of the proposed Interest Period (the " LIBOR Deadline "). Notice of Borrowers' election of the LIBOR Option for a permitted portion of the Revolving Loans and an Interest Period pursuant to this Section shall be made by delivery to Agent of a LIBOR Notice received by Agent before the LIBOR Deadline. Promptly upon its receipt of each such LIBOR Notice, Agent shall provide a copy thereof to each of the affected Lenders.
(ii)      Each LIBOR Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrowers. In connection with each LIBOR Rate Loan, each Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders harmless against any loss, cost, or expense actually incurred by Agent or any Lender as a result of (A) the payment or required assignment of any principal of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (B) the conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or (C) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan on the date specified in any LIBOR Notice delivered pursuant hereto (such losses, costs, or expenses, " Funding Losses "). A certificate of Agent or a Lender delivered to Borrowers setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that Agent or such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrowers shall pay such amount to Agent or the Lender, as applicable, within 30 days of the date of its receipt of such certificate. If a payment of a LIBOR Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period would result in a Funding Loss, Agent may, in its sole discretion at the request of Borrowers, hold the amount of such payment as cash collateral in support of the Obligations until the last day of such Interest Period and apply such amounts to the payment of the applicable LIBOR Rate Loan on such last day, it being agreed that Agent has no obligation to so defer the application of payments to any LIBOR Rate Loan and that, in the event that Agent does not defer such application, Borrowers shall be obligated to pay any resulting Funding Losses.
(iii)      Unless Agent, in its sole discretion, agrees otherwise, Borrowers shall have not more than ten LIBOR Rate Loans in effect at any given time. Borrowers may only exercise the LIBOR Option for proposed LIBOR Rate Loans of at least $1,000,000.
(c)      Conversion; Prepayment . Borrowers may convert LIBOR Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans or prepay LIBOR Rate Loans at any time; provided , that in the event that LIBOR Rate Loans are converted or prepaid on any date that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, including as a result of any prepayment through the required application by Agent of any payments or proceeds of Collateral in accordance with Section 2.4(b) or for any other reason, including early termination of the term of this Agreement or acceleration of all or any portion of the Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof, each Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold

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Agent and the Lenders and their Participants harmless against any and all Funding Losses in accordance with Section 2.12 (b)(ii) .
(d)      Special Provisions Applicable to LIBOR Rate .
(i)      The LIBOR Rate may be adjusted by Agent with respect to any Lender on a prospective basis to take into account any additional or increased costs to such Lender of maintaining or obtaining any eurodollar deposits or increased costs (other than Taxes which shall be governed by Section 16 ), in each case, due to changes in applicable law occurring subsequent to the commencement of the then applicable Interest Period, including any Changes in Law and changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors, which additional or increased costs would increase the cost of funding or maintaining loans bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate. In any such event, the affected Lender shall give Borrowers and Agent notice of such a determination and adjustment and Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and, upon its receipt of the notice from the affected Lender, Borrowers may, by notice to such affected Lender (A) require such Lender to furnish to Borrowers a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the method for determining the amount of such adjustment, or (B) repay the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender with respect to which such adjustment is made (together with any amounts due under Section 2.12(b)(ii) ).
(ii)      In the event that any change in market conditions or any Change in Law shall at any time after the date hereof, in the reasonable opinion of any Lender, make it unlawful or impractical for such Lender to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans or to continue such funding or maintaining, or to determine or charge interest rates at the LIBOR Rate, such Lender shall give notice of such changed circumstances to Agent and Borrowers and Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and (y) in the case of any LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender that are outstanding, the date specified in such Lender's notice shall be deemed to be the last day of the Interest Period of such LIBOR Rate Loans, and interest upon the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender thereafter shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, and (z) Borrowers shall not be entitled to elect the LIBOR Option until such Lender determines that it would no longer be unlawful or impractical to do so.
(e)      No Requirement of Matched Funding . Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither Agent, nor any Lender, nor any of their Participants, is required actually to acquire eurodollar deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation as to which interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate.
2.13.      Capital Requirements .
(a)      If, after the date hereof, Issuing Bank or any Lender determines that (i) any Change in Law regarding capital, liquidity or reserve requirements for banks or bank holding companies, or (ii) compliance by Issuing Bank or such Lender, or their respective parent bank holding companies, with any guideline, request or directive of any Governmental Authority regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements (whether or not having the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on Issuing Bank's, such Lender's, or such holding companies' capital or liquidity as a consequence of Issuing Bank's or such Lender's commitments, Loans, participations

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or other obligations hereunder to a level below that which Issuing Bank, such Lender, or such holding companies could have achieved but for such Change in Law or compliance (taking into consideration Issuing Bank's, such Lender's, or such holding companies' then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity requirements and assuming the full utilization of such entity's capital) by any amount deemed by Issuing Bank or such Lender to be material, then Issuing Bank or such Lender may notify Borrowers and Agent thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrowers agree to pay Issuing Bank or such Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable within 30 days after presentation by Issuing Bank or such Lender of a statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail Issuing Bank's or such Lender's calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based (which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error). In determining such amount, Issuing Bank or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. Failure or delay on the part of Issuing Bank or any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of Issuing Bank's or such Lender's right to demand such compensation; provided , that Borrowers shall not be required to compensate Issuing Bank or a Lender pursuant to this Section for any reductions in return incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that Issuing Bank or such Lender notifies Borrowers of such Change in Law giving rise to such reductions and of such Lender's intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further , that if such claim arises by reason of the Change in Law that is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(b)      If Issuing Bank or any Lender requests additional or increased costs referred to in Section 2.11(l) or Section 2.12(d)(i) or amounts under Section 2.13(a) or sends a notice under Section 2.12(d)(ii) relative to changed circumstances (such Issuing Bank or Lender, an " Affected Lender "), then, at the request of Administrative Borrower, such Affected Lender shall use reasonable efforts to promptly designate a different one of its lending offices or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices or branches, if (i) in the reasonable judgment of such Affected Lender, such designation or assignment would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11(l) , Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a) , as applicable, or would eliminate the illegality or impracticality of funding or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans, and (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such Affected Lender, such designation or assignment would not subject it to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to it. Borrowers agree to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Affected Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. If, after such reasonable efforts, such Affected Lender does not so designate a different one of its lending offices or assign its rights to another of its offices or branches so as to eliminate Borrowers' obligation to pay any future amounts to such Affected Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(l) , Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a) , as applicable, or to enable Borrowers to obtain LIBOR Rate Loans, then Borrowers (without prejudice to any amounts then due to such Affected Lender under Section 2.11(l) , Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a) , as applicable) may, unless prior to the effective date of any such assignment the Affected Lender withdraws its request for such additional amounts under Section 2.11(l) , Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a) , as applicable, or indicates that it is no longer unlawful or impractical to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans, may designate a different Issuing Bank or substitute a Lender or prospective Lender, in each case, reasonably acceptable to Agent and, unless a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrowers to purchase the Obligations

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owed to such Affected Lender and such Affected Lender's commitments hereunder (a " Replacement Lender "), and if such Replacement Lender agrees to such purchase, such Affected Lender shall assign to the Replacement Lender its Obligations and commitments, and upon such purchase by the Replacement Lender, which such Replacement Lender shall be deemed to be "Issuing Bank" or a "Lender" (as the case may be) for purposes of this Agreement and such Affected Lender shall cease to be "Issuing Bank" or a "Lender" (as the case may be) for purposes of this Agreement.
(c)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the protection of Sections 2.11(l) , 2.12(d) , and 2.13 shall be available to Issuing Bank and each Lender (as applicable) regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment, guideline, treaty or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed, so long as it shall be customary for issuing banks or lenders affected thereby to comply therewith. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, neither Issuing Bank nor any Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.13 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of Issuing Bank or such Lender (as the case may be) to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any.
2.14.      [Intentionally Omitted].
2.15.      Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers .
(a)      Each Borrower is accepting joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lender Group under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations.
(b)      Each Borrower, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including any Obligations arising under this Section 2.15 ), it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each Borrower without preferences or distinction among them. Accordingly, each Borrower hereby waives any and all suretyship defenses that would otherwise be available to such Borrower under applicable law.
(c)      If and to the extent that any Borrower shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration, or otherwise, or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligations until such time as all of the Obligations are paid in full, and without the need for demand, protest, or any other notice or formality.
(d)      The Obligations of each Borrower under the provisions of this Section 2.15 constitute the absolute and unconditional, full recourse Obligations of each Borrower enforceable against each Borrower to the full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the validity,

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regularity or enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement (other than this Section 2.15(d) ) or any other circumstances whatsoever.
(e)      Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including notices of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Revolving Loans or any Letters of Credit issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, notices of nonperformance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Agreement, notices of the existence, creation, or incurring of new or additional Obligations or other financial accommodations or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by Agent or Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any right to proceed against any other Borrower or any other Person, to proceed against or exhaust any security held from any other Borrower or any other Person, to protect, secure, perfect, or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any other Borrower, any other Person, or any collateral, to pursue any other remedy in any member of the Lender Group's or any Bank Product Provider's power whatsoever, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), any right to assert against any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider, any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which each Borrower may now or at any time hereafter have against any other Borrower or any other party liable to any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider, any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Obligations or any security therefor, and any right or defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider including any defense based upon an impairment or elimination of such Borrower's rights of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnity of such Borrower against any other Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by Agent or Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of any Agent or Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.15 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 2.15 , it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.15 shall not be discharged except

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by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.15 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any other Borrower or any Agent or Lender. Each of the Borrowers waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof. Any payment by any Borrower or other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to any Borrower shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to each of the Borrowers. Each of the Borrowers waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any Borrower or any other Person, other than payment of the Obligations to the extent of such payment, based on or arising out of the disability of any Borrower or any other Person, or the validity, legality, or unenforceability of the Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Borrower other than payment of the Obligations to the extent of such payment. Agent may, at the election of the Required Lenders, foreclose upon any Collateral held by Agent by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales or other dispositions, in accordance with applicable law or may exercise any other right or remedy Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider may have against any Borrower or any other Person, or any security, in each case, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any of the Borrowers hereunder except to the extent the Obligations have been paid.
(f)      Each Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of Borrowers' financial condition and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(g)      The provisions of this Section 2.15 are made for the benefit of Agent, each member of the Lender Group, each Bank Product Provider, and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of Agent, any member of the Lender Group, any Bank Product Provider, or any of their successors or assigns first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.15 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.15 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.
(h)      Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the provisions of this Section 2.15 , including rights of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification

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and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider against any Borrower, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including the right to take or receive from any Borrower, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to any Agent or any member of the Lender Group hereunder or under any of the Bank Product Agreements are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor. If any amount shall be paid to any Borrower in violation of the immediately preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, and shall forthwith be paid to Agent to be credited and applied to the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or to be held as Collateral for any Obligations or other amounts payable under this Agreement thereafter arising. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Borrower may exercise any rights of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or other similar rights against, and may not proceed or seek recourse against or with respect to any property or asset of, any other Borrower (the " Foreclosed Borrower "), including after payment in full of the Obligations, if all or any portion of the Obligations have been satisfied in connection with an exercise of remedies in respect of the Equity Interests of such Foreclosed Borrower whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.
3.
CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.
3.1.      Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit.
The obligation of each Lender to make the initial extensions of credit provided for hereunder is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Agent and each Lender, of each of the conditions precedent set forth on Schedule 3.1 to this Agreement (the making of such initial extensions of credit by a Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent).
3.2.      Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit.
The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to make any Revolving Loans hereunder (or to extend any other credit hereunder) at any time shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a)      the representations and warranties of each Loan Party or its Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and

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warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of such extension of credit, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date); and
(b)      no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension of credit, nor shall either result from the making thereof.
3.3.      Maturity.
The Commitments shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on the Maturity Date (unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms hereof).
3.4.      Effect of Maturity.
On the Maturity Date, all commitments of the Lender Group to provide additional credit hereunder shall automatically be terminated and all of the Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations) immediately shall become due and payable without notice or demand and Borrowers shall be required to repay all of the Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations) in full. No termination of the obligations of the Lender Group (other than payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments) shall relieve or discharge any Loan Party of its duties, obligations, or covenants hereunder or under any other Loan Document and Agent's Liens in the Collateral shall continue to secure the Obligations and shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full. When all of the Obligations have been paid in full, Agent will, at Borrowers' sole expense, execute and deliver any termination statements, lien releases, discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary to release, as of record, Agent's Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously filed by Agent.
3.5.      Early Termination by Borrowers.
Borrowers have the option, at any time upon ten Business Days prior written notice to Agent, to repay all of the Obligations in full and terminate the Commitments. The foregoing notwithstanding, (a) Borrowers may rescind termination notices relative to proposed payments in full of the Obligations with the proceeds of third party Indebtedness if the closing for such issuance or incurrence does not happen on or before the date of the proposed termination (in which case, a new notice shall be required to be sent in connection with any subsequent termination), and (b) Borrowers may extend the date of termination at any time with the consent of Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
3.6.      Conditions Subsequent.
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applicable thereto, of the conditions subsequent set forth on Schedule 3.6 to this Agreement (the failure by Borrowers to so perform or cause to be performed such conditions subsequent as and when required by the terms thereof (unless such date is extended, in writing, by Agent, which Agent may do without obtaining the consent of the other members of the Lender Group), shall constitute an Event of Default).
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
In order to induce the Lender Group to enter into this Agreement, each Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to the Lender Group which shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof), as of the Closing Date, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof), as of the date of the making of each Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date), and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:
4.1.      Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries .
(a)      Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is qualified to do business in any state where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby.
(b)      As of January 31, 2017, set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) to this Agreement is a complete and accurate description of the authorized Equity Interests of Parent, by class, and, as of January 31, 2017, a description of the number of shares of each such class that are issued and outstanding. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) to this Agreement, Parent is not subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its Equity Interests or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its Equity Interests.
(c)      Set forth on Schedule 4.1(c) to this Agreement (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement), is a complete and accurate list of the Parent's direct and indirect Subsidiaries, showing: (i) the number of shares of each class of common and preferred Equity Interests authorized for each of such Subsidiaries, and (ii) the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by Parent. All of the outstanding Equity Interests of each such Subsidiary has been validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable.

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(d)      Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1(d) to this Agreement, there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares of any Loan Party's or any of its Subsidiaries' Equity Interests, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument. No Loan Party is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its Equity Interests or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its Equity Interests.
4.2.      Due Authorization; No Conflict .
(a)      As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Loan Party.
(b)      As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any material provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any Material Contract of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries where any such conflict, breach or default could individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any assets of any Loan Party, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv) require any approval of any holder of Equity Interests of a Loan Party, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force.
4.3.      Governmental Consents.
The execution, delivery, and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to, or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority, other than registrations, consents, approvals, notices, or other actions that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to Agent for filing or recordation, as of the Closing Date.
4.4.      Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens .
(a)      Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally.
(b)      Agent's Liens are validly created, perfected (other than (i) in respect of motor vehicles that are subject to a certificate of title, (ii) money, (iii) letter-of-credit rights (other than

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supporting obligations), (iv) commercial tort claims (other than those that, by the terms of the Guaranty and Security Agreement, are required to be perfected), and (v) any Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts not subject to a Control Agreement as permitted by Section 7(k)(iv) of the Guaranty and Security Agreement, and subject only to the filing of financing statements, in each case, in the appropriate filing offices), and first priority Liens, subject only to the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens, permitted purchase money Liens, or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases.
4.5.      Title to Assets; No Encumbrances.
Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries has (a) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in Real Property), (b) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (c) good and marketable title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective assets reflected in their most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 , in each case except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements to the extent permitted hereby. All of such assets are free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens.
4.6.      Litigation .
(a)      There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened in writing against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)      Schedule 4.6(b) to this Agreement sets forth a complete and accurate description of each of the actions, suits, or proceedings with asserted liabilities in excess of, or that could reasonably be expected to result in liabilities in excess of, $5,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance) that, as of the Closing Date, is pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, after due inquiry, threatened against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.7.      Compliance with Laws.
No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is in violation of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, or codes (including Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.8.      No Material Adverse Effect.
All historical financial statements relating to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that have been delivered by Borrowers to Agent have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and being subject to year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all material respects, the Loan Parties' and their

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Subsidiaries' consolidated financial condition as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended. Since December 31, 2016, no event, circumstance, or change has occurred that has or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9.      Solvency .
(a)      Each Loan Party is Solvent.
(b)      No transfer of property is being made by any Loan Party and no obligation is being incurred by any Loan Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future creditors of such Loan Party.
4.10.      Employee Benefits.
As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party, none of their Subsidiaries, nor any of their ERISA Affiliates maintains or contributes to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) each Employee Benefit Plan is compliant with, and has been operated in compliance with, all applicable laws, including ERISA and the IRC, and the terms of such plan, and (b) no Loan Party or Subsidiary has any liability for any excise tax, fine or penalty for breach of fiduciary duty with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan. No Termination Event has occurred with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect or Lien on the assets of any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof under ERISA or the IRC, and to the knowledge of Borrowers, (a) no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (b) each Multiemployer Plan has complied with and been administered in accordance with applicable provisions of ERISA and the IRC. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) no Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof or, to the knowledge of Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan for which there is any unsatisfied withdrawal liability, and (b) as of the most recent valuation date applicable thereto, no Loan Party or Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate has received notice that any Multiemployer Plan is insolvent.
4.11.      Environmental Condition.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11 to this Agreement, (a) to each Borrower's knowledge, no Loan Party's nor any of its Subsidiaries' properties or assets has ever been used by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, in the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) to each Borrower's knowledge, no Loan Party's nor any of its Subsidiaries' properties or assets has ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and (d) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective facilities or operations is subject to any outstanding

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written order, consent decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law or Environmental Liability that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.12.      Complete Disclosure.
All factual information taken as a whole (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about the industry of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries) furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any Lender (including all information contained in the Schedules hereto or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and all other such factual information taken as a whole (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about the industry of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any Lender will be, true and accurate, in all material respects, on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided. The Projections delivered to Agent on September 22, 2017 represent, and as of the date on which any other Projections are delivered to Agent, such additional Projections represent, Borrowers' good faith estimate, on the date such Projections are delivered, of the Loan Parties' and their Subsidiaries' future performance for the periods covered thereby based upon assumptions believed by Borrowers to be reasonable at the time of the delivery thereof to Agent (it being understood that such Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and no assurances can be given that such Projections will be realized, and although reflecting Borrowers' good faith estimate, projections or forecasts based on methods and assumptions which Borrowers believed to be reasonable at the time such Projections were prepared, are not to be viewed as facts, and that actual results during the period or periods covered by the Projections may differ materially from projected or estimated results).
4.13.      Patriot Act.
To the extent applicable, each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (b) Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001, as amended) (the " Patriot Act ").
4.14.      Indebtedness.
Set forth on Schedule 4.14 to this Agreement is a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date ý(other than unsecured Permitted Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date with respect to any ýone transaction or a series of related transactions in an amount not to exceed

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$1,000,000) that is to remain outstanding immediately after giving effect to the closing hereunder on the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately sets forth the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date.
4.15.      Payment of Taxes.
All material Tax returns and reports of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them have been timely (taking into account any valid extensions) filed, and all material Taxes required to be paid by each have been timely paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss may be added thereto for non-payment except (i) Taxes, that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (ii) to the extent that the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries have made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes not yet due and payable.
4.16.      Margin Stock.
Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Margin Stock or is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the loans made to Borrowers will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors. Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries expects to acquire any Margin Stock.
4.17.      Governmental Regulation.
No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is a "registered investment company" or a company "controlled" by a "registered investment company" or a "principal underwriter" of a "registered investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
4.18.      OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any Sanctions. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of such Loan Party, any director, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has any assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of each such Loan Party, each director,

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officer, employee, agent and Affiliate of each such Loan Party and each such Subsidiary, is in compliance with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No proceeds of any Loan made or Letter of Credit issued hereunder will be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, or otherwise used in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanction, Anti-Corruption Law or Anti-Money Laundering Law by any Person (including any Lender, Bank Product Provider, or other individual or entity participating in any transaction).
4.19.      Employee and Labor Matters.
There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or threatened against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries which arises out of or under any collective bargaining agreement and that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability, (ii) to the knowledge of any Borrower, no strike, labor dispute, slowdown, stoppage or similar action or grievance pending or threatened in writing against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability, or (iii) to the knowledge of any Borrower, no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries and no union organizing activity taking place with respect to any of the employees of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries. None of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied. The hours worked and payments made to employees of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable legal requirements, except to the extent such violations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All material payments due from any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Parent, except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.20.      [Intentionally Omitted] .
4.21.      Leases.
Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases material to their business to which they are parties or under which they are operating, and, subject to Permitted Protests, all of such material leases are valid and subsisting and no material default by the applicable Loan Party or its Subsidiaries exists under any of them.
4.22.      Eligible Accounts.
As to each Account that is identified by Borrowers as an Eligible Account in a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted to Agent, such Account is (a) a bona fide existing payment obligation of the applicable Account Debtor created by the sale and delivery of Inventory or the rendition of services to such Account Debtor in the ordinary course of a Borrower's business and in accordance with applicable contractual provisions governing such sale and delivery or rendition, (b) owed to

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a Borrower without any known defenses, disputes, offsets, counterclaims, or rights of return or cancellation, and (c) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria (other than any Agent-discretionary criteria) set forth in the definition of Eligible Accounts.
4.23.      Eligible Inventory.
As to each item of Inventory that is identified by Borrowers as Eligible Inventory in a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted to Agent, such Inventory is (a) of good and merchantable quality, free from known defects, and (b) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria (other than any Agent-discretionary criteria) set forth in the definition of Eligible Inventory.
4.24.      Intentionally Omitted.
4.25.      Location of Inventory
. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25 (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 5.14 ), the Eligible Inventory of Borrowers and the Inventory of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries with a value in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate is not stored with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party and is located only at, or in-transit between, (a) the locations identified on Schedule 4.25 to this Agreement (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 5.14 ) or (b) a worksite at which Equipment is deployed.
4.26.      Inventory Records.
Each Loan Party keeps correct and accurate records itemizing and describing the type, quality, and quantity of its and its Subsidiaries' Inventory and the book value thereof.
4.27.      Intentionally Omitted .
4.28.      Material Contracts and Term Loan Documents .
(a)      Set forth on Schedule 4.28 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time in accordance herewith) is a reasonably detailed description of the Material Contracts of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries as of the most recent date on which Parent provided the Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.1 ; provided , that Borrowers may amend Schedule 4.28 to add additional Material Contracts so long as such amendment occurs by written notice to Agent on the date that Parent provides the Compliance Certificate. Except for matters which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Material Contract (other than those that have expired at the end of their normal terms) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against the applicable Loan Party or its Subsidiary), and is not in default due to the action or inaction of the applicable Loan Party or its Subsidiary.
(b)      Borrowers have delivered to Agent a complete and correct copy of the Term Loan Documents, including all schedules and exhibits thereto, executed on the Closing Date. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Term Loan Documents has been duly authorized

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by all necessary action on the part of each Borrower who is a party thereto. Each Term Loan Document is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower who is a party thereto, enforceable against each such Borrower in accordance with its terms, in each case, except (i) as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights, and (ii) the availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive or other equitable relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
4.29.      Immaterial Subsidiaries.
No Immaterial Subsidiary (a) owns any assets (other than assets of a de minimis nature), (b) has any liabilities (other than liabilities of a de minimis nature), or (c) engages in any business activity.
4.30.      Hedge Agreements.
On each date that any Hedge Agreement is executed by any Hedge Provider, Borrower and each other Loan Party satisfy all eligibility, suitability and other requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., as in effect from time to time) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations.
5.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
Each Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the termination of all of the Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations:
5.1.      Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.
Borrowers (a) will deliver to Agent, with copies to each Lender, each of the financial statements, reports, and other items set forth on Schedule 5.1 to this Agreement no later than the times specified therein, (b) agree that no Subsidiary of a Loan Party will have a fiscal year different from that of Parent, (c) agree to maintain a system of accounting that enables Borrowers to produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and (d) agree that they will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, (i) keep a reporting system that shows all additions, sales, claims, returns, and allowances with respect to their and their Subsidiaries' sales, and (ii) maintain their billing systems and practices substantially as in effect as of the Closing Date and shall only make material modifications thereto with notice to, and with the consent of, Agent. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrowers post such documents, or provides a link thereto on Borrower's website on the Internet and (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower's behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party or governmental website or whether sponsored by the Agent), so long as, in either case, a link to such materials is delivered electronically by Borrowers to Agent within the applicable deadlines.
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Borrowers (a) will deliver to Agent (and if so requested by Agent, with copies for each Lender) each of the reports set forth on Schedule 5.2 to this Agreement at the times specified therein, and (b) agree to use commercially reasonable efforts in cooperation with Agent to facilitate and implement a system of electronic collateral reporting in order to provide electronic reporting of each of the items set forth on such Schedule.
5.3.      Existence.
Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.3 or Section 6.4 , each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect such Person's valid existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization and with respect to all other jurisdictions in which it is qualified to do business and any rights, franchises, permits, licenses, accreditations, authorizations, or other approvals material to their businesses, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.4.      Maintenance of Properties.
Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain and preserve all of its assets that are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear, tear, casualty, and condemnation and Permitted Dispositions excepted.
5.5.      Taxes.
Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary and any member of the Tax Group to, pay and discharge all material Taxes imposed on any Borrower, any Subsidiary, or any member of the Tax Group prior to the date on which penalties attach except (a) where such Tax is being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in compliance with GAAP, or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.6.      Insurance .
(a)      Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, with reputable insurers in respect of their respective Properties, carry and maintain insurance in such amounts and against such risks as is customarily maintained by other Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses, or self-insure to the extent that is customary for Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses; provided that, the amounts of such insurance and the risks covered by such insurance shall be acceptable to the Agent, in its Permitted Discretion.
(b)      If requested by the Agent, certified copies of all policies of insurance or certificates thereof, and endorsements and renewals thereof shall be delivered by the Administrative Borrower to and retained by the Agent. All policies of property insurance with respect to the Collateral either shall have attached thereto a lender's loss payable endorsement in favor of the Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, and all policies of liability insurance with respect to the Loan Parties shall name the Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties as an additional insured. All

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policies or certificates of insurance shall set forth the coverage, the limits of liability, the name of the carrier, the policy number, and the period of coverage. All policies of property insurance with respect to the Collateral and liability insurance with respect to the Loan Parties shall contain a provision that notwithstanding any contrary agreements between any Borrower, the Subsidiaries and the applicable insurance company, such policies will not be canceled or amended in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Agent or the Secured Parties (which provision shall include any reduction in the scope or limits of coverage) without at least thirty (30) days' (or ten (10) days in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to the Agent.
(c)      Any proceeds of insurance referred to in this Section 5.3 which are paid to the Administrative Agent shall (i) if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be returned to the Borrower, and (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be immediately applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(b) .
5.7.      Inspection .
(a)      Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit Agent, any Lender, and each of their respective duly authorized representatives or agents to visit any of its properties and inspect any of its assets or books and records, to examine and make copies of its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts with, and to be advised as to the same by, its officers and employees (provided, that an authorized representative of a Borrower shall be allowed to be present) at such reasonable times and intervals as Agent or any Lender, as applicable, may designate and, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, with reasonable prior notice to Borrowers and during regular business hours, at Borrowers' expense in accordance with the provisions of the Fee Letter, subject to the limitations set forth below in Section 5.7(c) .
(b)      Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit Agent and each of its duly authorized representatives or agents to conduct field examinations, appraisals or valuations at such reasonable times and intervals as Agent may designate, at Borrowers' expense in accordance with the provisions of the Fee Letter, subject to the limitations set forth below in Section 5.7(c) .
(c)      So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing during a calendar year, Borrowers shall not be obligated to reimburse Agent for more than one field examination in such calendar year (increasing to two field examinations if an Increased Reporting Event has occurred during such calendar year), and one inventory appraisal in such calendar year (increasing to two inventory appraisals if an Increased Reporting Event has occurred during such calendar year), in each case, except for field examinations and appraisals conducted prior to the Closing Date or in connection with a proposed Permitted Acquisition (whether or not consummated).
5.8.      Compliance with Laws.
Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any Governmental Authority, other than

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laws, rules, regulations, and orders the non-compliance with which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.9.      Environmental.
Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
(a)      Keep any property either owned or operated by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries free of any Environmental Liens or post bonds or other financial assurances sufficient to satisfy the obligations or liability evidenced by such Environmental Liens,
(b)      Comply, in all material respects, with Environmental Laws and provide to Agent documentation of such compliance which Agent reasonably requests,
(c)      Promptly notify Agent of any release of which any Loan Party has knowledge of a Hazardous Material in any reportable quantity and that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect from or onto property owned or operated by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries and take any Remedial Actions required to abate said release or otherwise to come into compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Environmental Law, and
(d)      Promptly, but in any event within ten Business Days of its receipt thereof, provide Agent with written notice of any of the following: (i) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against any of the real or personal property of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) commencement of any Environmental Action or written notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and (iii) written notice of a violation, citation, or other administrative order from a Governmental Authority.
5.10.      Disclosure Updates.
Each Loan Party will, promptly and in no event later than five Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof, notify Agent if any written information, exhibit, or report furnished to Agent or the Lenders contained, at the time it was furnished, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which made. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, any notification pursuant to the foregoing provision will not cure or remedy the effect of the prior untrue statement of a material fact or omission of any material fact nor shall any such notification have the effect of amending or modifying this Agreement or any of the Schedules hereto.
5.11.      Formation of Subsidiaries.
Each Loan Party will, within thirty days after any Loan Party forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary, acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date, or at any time when any direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Loan Party that previously was an Immaterial Subsidiary becomes a Material Subsidiary, within thirty days of such event (or such later date as permitted by Agent in its sole discretion) (a) unless such Subsidiary is an Excluded Subsidiary, cause such new Subsidiary (i) if such Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary and Administrative Borrower requests,

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subject to the consent of Agent, that such Domestic Subsidiary be joined as a Borrower hereunder, to provide to Agent a Joinder to this Agreement, and (ii) to provide to Agent a joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, in each case, together with such other security agreements (including Mortgages and related deliveries in accordance with Section 5.17 ) as well as appropriate financing statements (and with respect to all property subject to a Mortgage, fixture filings), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent (including being sufficient to grant Agent a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary); (b) provide, or cause the applicable Loan Party to provide, to Agent a pledge agreement (or an addendum to the Guaranty and Security Agreement) and appropriate certificates and powers or financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; provided , that only 65% of the total outstanding voting Equity Interests of any first tier Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is a Foreign Subsidiary, a FSHC or a Disregarded Domestic Person (and none of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary, FSHC or Disregarded Domestic Person) shall be required to be pledged (which pledge, if reasonably requested by Agent, shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of such Subsidiary), and (c) provide to Agent all other documentation, including the Governing Documents of such Subsidiary and one or more opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Agent, which, in its opinion, is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above (including Mortgages and related deliveries in accordance with Section 5.17 ). Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall constitute a Loan Document.
5.12.      Further Assurances.
Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of the other Loan Parties to, at any time upon the reasonable request of Agent, execute or deliver to Agent any and all financing statements, fixture filings, security agreements, pledges, assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust, opinions of counsel, and all other documents (the " Additional Documents ") that Agent may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, to create, perfect, and continue perfected or to better perfect Agent's Liens in all of the assets of each of the Loan Parties (whether now owned or hereafter arising or acquired, tangible or intangible, real or personal) (other than any assets expressly excluded from the Collateral (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) pursuant to Section 3 of the Guaranty and Security Agreement), to create and perfect Liens in favor of Agent in any Real Property in accordance with Section 5.17 , and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated hereby and under the other Loan Documents; provided , that the foregoing shall not apply to any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is an Excluded Subsidiary. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, if any Borrower or any other Loan Party refuses or fails to execute or deliver any reasonably requested Additional Documents within a reasonable period of time not to exceed ten Business Days following the request to do so, each Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby authorizes Agent to execute any such Additional Documents in the applicable Loan Party's name and authorizes Agent to file such executed Additional Documents in any appropriate filing office. In furtherance of, and not in limitation of, the foregoing, each Loan Party shall take such actions as Agent may reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guaranteed by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties, including all of the outstanding capital Equity Interests of each Borrower (other than Parent) and

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its Subsidiaries (in each case, other than with respect to any assets expressly excluded from the Collateral (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) pursuant to Section 3 of the Guaranty and Security Agreement).
5.13.      Lender Meetings.
Borrowers will, within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of Parent, at the request of Agent or of the Required Lenders and upon reasonable prior notice, hold a meeting or conference call at a mutually agreeable location and time) with all Lenders who choose to attend such meeting at which meeting shall be reviewed the financial results of the previous fiscal year and the financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and the projections presented for the current fiscal year of Parent; provided that the foregoing requirement may be satisfied by public earnings calls for all shareholders that are open to the Agent and the Lenders.
5.14.      Location of Inventory; Chief Executive Office.
Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep (a) their Eligible Inventory and Inventory with a value in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate only at (x) the locations identified on Schedule 4.25 to this Agreement (provided that Borrowers may amend Schedule 4.25 to this Agreement so long as such amendment occurs by written notice to Agent accompanying the delivery of a Borrowing Base Certificate for any particular month or week, as applicable, or a Compliance Certificate for a month that is the end of one of Borrowers' fiscal quarters, in which such Inventory is moved to such new location and such new location is within the continental United States), and (y) a worksite at which Equipment is deployed, and (b) their respective chief executive offices only at the locations identified on Schedule 7 to the Guaranty and Security Agreement. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain Collateral Access Agreements for each of the locations identified on Schedule 7 to the Guaranty and Security Agreement and Schedule 4.25 to this Agreement.
5.15.      OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply with all applicable Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries shall implement and maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of the Loan Parties shall and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to comply with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
5.16.      Primary Treasury Management Relationship.
Borrowers shall continue to maintain their primary depository and treasury management relationships with Wells Fargo or one or more of its Affiliates at all times during the term of the Agreement.
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In the event that (a) any Real Property owned by a Loan Party is subject to a perfected Lien securing Term Loan Debt (or any refinancings thereof permitted hereunder) or (b) the Term Loan Debt (and any refinancings thereof permitted hereunder) shall have been paid in full and, in the case of this clause (b), (i) (A) one or more Loan Parties acquires Real Property after the Closing Date or (B) any Person that owns Real Property becomes a Loan Party after the Closing Date, and (ii) the aggregate book value or aggregate fair market value, as reasonably estimated by the Borrowers in good faith, of all such Real Property described in clause (i), together with the aggregate book value or aggregate fair market value, as reasonably estimated by the Borrowers in good faith, as applicable, of all other Real Property of the Loan Parties (other than the Excepted Real Property owned on the Closing Date) that are not subject to an Acceptable Security Interest under a Mortgage, exceeds $5,000,000, then such Loan Party shall (x) promptly take all such actions that are necessary to subject such Real Property (other than Real Property of the Loan Parties for which neither the aggregate book value nor the aggregate fair market value for all such Real Property for all Loan Parties (other than Excepted Real Property) equals or exceed $5,000,000) to a Lien in favor of the Agent, including executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, one or more Mortgages with respect to such Real Property, together with all documents, instruments, agreements, certificates, title insurance, title opinions, legal opinions and surveys related thereto that are reasonably requested by the Agent and (y) reasonably in advance of the execution and delivery of any Mortgage covering any Real Property on which any "Building" or "Manufactured (Mobile) Home" (each, as defined in the applicable Flood Insurance Regulations) is located, deliver, or caused to be delivered, to the Agent life-of-loan Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determinations with respect to such Real Property.
5.18.      Titled Collateral.
In the event that any Certificated Equipment owned by a Loan Party is subject to a perfected Lien securing Term Loan Debt (or any refinancings thereof permitted hereunder) or the Term Loan Debt (and any refinancings thereof permitted hereunder) shall have been paid in full, each Loan Party shall cause the original certificate of title for each piece of Certificated Equipment (other than Excepted Certificated Equipment) purchased by it after the Closing Date to name the Agent as the holder of an Acceptable Security Interest thereon and shall deliver a copy of such certificate of title to the Agent (or its designated agent, including the Term Loan Agent) with such notation within 45 days after such purchase (or such later date as the Agent may agree in its sole discretion).
5.19.      ERISA.
Except as could not reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party shall cause any Employee Benefit Plan to be operated in accordance with all applicable laws, including ERISA and the IRC. Except as could not reasonably be expected in each case to give rise a Material Adverse Effect, the Loan Parties shall not, nor shall they permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly: (i) engage in any transaction in connection with which any Loan Party or Subsidiary will incur either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(c), (i) or (l) of ERISA or a Tax imposed by Chapter 43 of Subtitle D of the IRC; (ii) terminate any Plan in a manner, or take any other action with respect to any Plan, which could result in any liability to a Loan Party or Subsidiary to the PBGC (other than premiums in the ordinary course of business); (iii) fail to

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make full payment or contribution when due of all amounts due by such Loan Party or Subsidiary under the provisions of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (iv) withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan. The Loan Parties shall promptly provide notice to Agent upon becoming aware of any of the following if such event could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any Loan Party or Subsidiary sponsors or becomes obligated to contribute to a Plan or acquires directly or indirectly a liability to contribute to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (ii) the occurrence of a Termination Event with respect to a Plan or any Loan Party or Subsidiary incurs withdrawal liability to any Multiemployer Plan.
6.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
Each Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the termination of all of the Commitments and the payment in full of the Obligations:
6.1.      Indebtedness.
Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or indirectly, liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except for Permitted Indebtedness.
6.2.      Liens.
Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to any of its assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted Liens.
6.3.      Restrictions on Fundamental Changes .
(a)      Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, except that (i) any Loan Party (other than Global Holdings) may merge or be consolidated with or into any other Loan Party (other than Global Holdings), (ii) any Subsidiary of Global Holdings may merge or be consolidated with or into any other Subsidiary of Global Holdings and (iii) any Subsidiary may merge with any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of Global Holdings) in order to effect a Permitted Investment, a Permitted Acquisition or Permitted Disposition permitted pursuant to the applicable provisions of clause (m) of the definition of Permitted Investments and clauses (p), (s) and (t) of the definition of Permitted Dispositions, provided that, in each such case under (i),(ii) or (iii), immediately after giving effect to any such proposed transaction (x) no Default or Event of Default would exist, (y) in the case of any such merger to which any Borrower is a party, a Borrower (other than Global Holdings) is the surviving entity, and (z) in the case of any such merger to which a Guarantor is a party, a Guarantor is the surviving entity (or if not the surviving entity, the survivor shall, on the date of such transaction, (i) assume the obligations of such Guarantor and (ii) become a party to the Guaranty and Security Agreement and other applicable Loan Documents, in each case, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Agent (and in accordance with Section 5.11 hereof), including, without limitation, by (x) the execution of such documents of joinder and such lien and security agreements (in form and substance

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reasonably acceptable to the Agent) as are necessary for the Agent to have an Acceptable Security Interest in such Person's Property (other than Excluded Property (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement)) and in the Equity Interests in such Person, and (y) demonstrating that the Agent will have an Acceptable Security Interest in such Person's Collateral and its compliance in all material respects with applicable laws).
(a)      Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, effect any Acquisition other than a Permitted Acquisition.
6.4.      Disposal of Assets.
Other than Permitted Dispositions or transactions expressly permitted by Sections 6.3 or 6.9 , each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of its or their assets or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition.
6.5.      Nature of Business.
No Borrower shall, and shall not permit any of its respective Subsidiaries to, materially change the character of such Borrower's and such Subsidiaries' collective business as conducted on the date of this Agreement, or engage in any type of business not reasonably related to such Borrower's and such Subsidiaries' collective business as presently and normally conducted.
6.6.      Prepayments and Amendments.
Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
(a)      Except in connection with Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1 ,
(i)      optionally prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, other than (A) the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, (B) Hedge Obligations, (C) Permitted Intercompany Advances, or (D) other Indebtedness (including Term Loan Debt (or any refinancing thereof permitted hereunder) and the 2014 Notes (or any Permitted Indebtedness issued in replacement thereof in accordance with clause (z) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness) so long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied, or
(ii)      make any payment on account of Indebtedness that has been contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations if such payment is not permitted at such time under the subordination terms and conditions, or
(b)      Directly or indirectly, amend, modify, or change any of the terms or provisions of:
(i)      any agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or other writing evidencing or concerning Permitted Indebtedness other than (A) the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, (B) Hedge Obligations, (C) Permitted Intercompany Advances, (D) amendments

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to the Term Loan Documents made in accordance with clause (iii) below, and (E) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (i), (l) and (m) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
(ii)      the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries if the effect thereof, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, or
(iii)      any Term Loan Document if any such amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to, or waiver of, such Term Loan Document would (A) shorten or hasten the maturity date of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, (B) shorten or hasten the date scheduled for any principal payment thereunder, (C) increase the amount of any required principal payment thereunder (or change the methodology by which any such principal amount is determined, unless the same shall have in all cases the effect of reducing the amount of any required principal payment thereunder or extending the date on which such required principal payment becomes due), (D) change any covenants, defaults, or events of default under the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any other Term Loan Document (including the addition of covenants, defaults, or events of default not contained in the Term Loan Credit Agreement or other Term Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof) to restrict any Loan Party from making payments of the Obligations or otherwise incurring additional Obligations that would otherwise be permitted under the Term Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof; (E) change the redemption, mandatory prepayment, or defeasance provisions thereof in a manner that makes them more restrictive to the Loan Parties, (F) increase the maximum allowed amount of (x) Indebtedness for borrowed money constituting principal outstanding under the Term Loan Documents plus (y) the aggregate amount of interest (including Post-Petition Interest (as defined in the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement)), premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts accrued or charged (and unpaid) in respect of the amounts described in the foregoing clause (x) to an amount in excess of the Term Cap Amount (as defined in the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), or (G) increase the "Applicable Margin" or similar component of the interest rate on the Obligations (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) by more than 3.00% per annum above the "Applicable Margin" or similar component of the interest rate in effect on the date hereof (excluding, without limitation, (x) fluctuations in underlying rate indices, and (y) the imposition of a default rate of up to 2.00% per annum).
6.7.      Restricted Payments.
Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment; provided , that so long as it is permitted by law,
(a)      so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, Borrowers may make distributions to former employees, officers, or directors of Parent (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing) on account of redemptions of Equity Interests of Parent held by such Persons; provided , that the aggregate amount of such redemptions made by Borrowers during the term of this Agreement plus the amount of Indebtedness outstanding under clause (n) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, does not exceed $1,500,000 in the aggregate,

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(b)      so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, Borrowers may make distributions to former employees, officers, or directors of Parent (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing), solely in the form of forgiveness of Indebtedness of such Persons owing to any Loan Party on account of repurchases of the Equity Interests of Parent held by such Persons; provided , that such Indebtedness was incurred by such Persons solely to acquire Equity Interests of Parent,
(c)      the Borrowers may, and may incur obligations to, purchase, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire or retire for value its Equity Interests (i) held by any present or former director, officer, member of management or employee of any Subsidiary (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing) in accordance with repurchase rights or obligations established in connection with such Equity Interests, and (ii) pursuant to the terms of any incentive, benefit, compensation, employee or restricted equity interest purchase plan, phantom stock plan, equity interests option plan or other employee benefit or equity based compensation plan established by such Borrower; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Restricted Payments made to present or former directors, officers or members of management pursuant to Section 6.7(c)(i) shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year of such Borrower,
(d)      the Borrowers may, and may incur obligations to, make Restricted Payments consisting of (i) the cashless exercise of options or warrants, and the vesting of restricted stock, in connection with customary and reasonable employee compensation, incentive, or other benefit programs, and (ii) purchases of fractional shares provided that total cash disbursements for fractional shares do not exceed $100,000 in any fiscal year of such Borrower,
(e)      the Borrowers and the Guarantors may make Restricted Payments among and to each other,
(f)      the Borrowers' Foreign Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments among and to each other,
(g)      the Borrowers' Foreign Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to any Borrower or any Guarantor,
(h)      Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 6.6(a) of this Agreement,
(i)      [ intentionally omitted ],
(j)      the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries may, and may incur obligations to, make offsets against and acquisitions of Equity Interests of such Borrower in satisfaction of customary indemnification and purchase price adjustment obligations owed to such Borrower or such Subsidiary thereof under Acquisition arrangements in which Equity Interests of Borrower were issued as consideration for such Acquisition, provided that the only consideration exchanged by any Loan Party in connection with any such Acquisition is the relief, satisfaction or waiver of claims of such Credit Party under such Acquisition arrangements,

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(k)      each Borrower may, and may incur obligations to, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its Equity Interests with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new Equity Interests of the Borrower, and
(l)      other Restricted Payments so long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied.
6.8.      Accounting Methods.
Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, modify or change its fiscal year or its method of accounting (other than as may be required to conform to GAAP).
6.9.      Investments.
Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment or incur any liabilities (including contingent obligations) for or in connection with any Investment except for Permitted Investments.
6.10.      Transactions with Affiliates.
Except as set forth on Schedule 6.10 , each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of transactions (including, but not limited to, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the making of any Investment, the giving of any Guarantee, the assumption of any obligation or the rendering of any service) with any of their Affiliates unless such transaction or series of transactions is on terms no less favorable to the Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person that is not such an Affiliate except for:
(a)      pursuant to the Technical Services Agreement dated as of January 22, 2008 between Pioneer Drilling Services, Ltd. and Pioneer de Colombia SDAD LTDA-Colombian Branch as the same may be amended, supplemented, otherwise modified or replaced from time to time, so long as the terms thereof are not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
(b)      transactions between or among the Loan Parties (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) and transactions between or among Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries,
(c)      transactions involving at least one of Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under (i) clause (a), (t)(iv), (u), (w) and/or (z) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, (ii) clause (a), (d) and/or (t) of the definition of Permitted Liens, (iii) clause (f), (t), (u) and/or (w) of the definition of Permitted Investment, (iv) clause (j), (p)(i) and/or (s) of the definition of Permitted Disposition, (v) Section 6.3(a)(iii), (vi) Section 6.7(c), (f) and/or (j), or (vii) Section 6.15(a),
(d)      the payment of customary fees and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses, and customary indemnification arrangements, of officers and directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,

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(e)      employment and severance arrangements entered into by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, and
(f)      agreements for the non-exclusive licensing of intellectual property, or distribution of products, in each case, among the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries for the purpose of the counterparty thereof operating its business, and agreements for the assignment of intellectual property from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to any Loan Party.
6.11.      Use of Proceeds.
Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, use the proceeds of any Loan made hereunder for any purpose other than (a) on the Closing Date, (i) to repay, in full, the outstanding principal, accrued interest, and accrued fees and expenses owing under or in connection with the Existing Credit Facility, and (ii) to pay the fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in each case, as set forth in the Flow of Funds Agreement, and (b) thereafter, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, for their lawful and permitted purposes; provided that (x) no part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used to purchase or carry any such Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such Margin Stock or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors, (y) no part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, to make any payments to a Sanctioned Entity or a Sanctioned Person, to fund any investments, loans or contributions in, or otherwise make such proceeds available to, a Sanctioned Entity or a Sanctioned Person, to fund any operations, activities or business of a Sanctioned Entity or a Sanctioned Person, or in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person, and (z) that no part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
6.12.      Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests.
Except for the issuance or sale of Qualified Equity Interests by Parent (and expect to the extent permitted by Section 6.4), each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue or sell any of its Equity Interests.
6.13.      Inventory with Bailees.
Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, store its Eligible Inventory or Inventory with a value in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate at any time with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party (x) except as set forth on Schedule 4.25 (as such Schedule may be amended in accordance with Section 5.14 ) or (y) at a worksite at which Equipment is deployed.
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Each Loan Party will not permit any Immaterial Subsidiary to (a) own any assets (other than assets of a de minimis nature), (b) have any liabilities (other than liabilities of a de minimis nature), or (c) engage in any business activity.
6.15.      Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries .
(a)      Parent will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) to Guarantee any Indebtedness or other obligations of Global Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, except to the extent permitted by clauses (f) or (t) of the definition of Permitted Investments.
(b)      Parent will not permit Global Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to hold any Equity Interests in, or any Indebtedness of, any Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries).
(c)      Parent will cause the management, business and affairs of each Borrower and the Subsidiaries to be conducted in such a manner (including, without limitation, by keeping separate books of account, furnishing separate financial statements of Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries to creditors and potential creditors thereof and by not permitting Properties of the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries to be commingled) so that Global Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries will be treated as a corporate entity separate and distinct from the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries).
7.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
Each Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the termination of all of the Commitments and the payment in full of the Obligations, Borrowers will maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, calculated for each 12 month period ending on the first day of any Covenant Testing Period and the last day of each fiscal month occurring until the end of any Covenant Testing Period (including the last day thereof), in each case of at least 1.00 to 1.00.
8.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an " Event of Default ") under this Agreement:
8.1.      Payments.
If Borrowers fail to pay when due and payable, or when declared due and payable, (a) all or any portion of the Obligations consisting of interest, fees, or charges due the Lender Group, reimbursement of Lender Group Expenses, or other amounts (other than any portion thereof constituting principal) constituting Obligations (including any portion thereof that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), and such failure continues for a period of three Business Days, (b) all or any portion of the principal of the Loans, or (c) any amount payable to Issuing Bank in reimbursement of any drawing under a Letter of Credit;

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8.2.      Covenants.
If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries:
(a)      fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in any of (i) Sections 3.6 , 5.1 , 5.2 , 5.3 (solely if any Borrower is not in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization), 5.7 (solely if any Borrower refuses to allow Agent or its representatives or agents to visit any Borrower's properties, inspect its assets or books or records, examine and make copies of its books and records, or discuss Borrowers' affairs, finances, and accounts with officers and employees of any Borrower), 5.10 , 5.11 , 5.13 , or 5.14 of this Agreement, (ii) Section 6 of this Agreement, (iii) Section 7 of this Agreement, or (iv) Section 7 of the Guaranty and Security Agreement; or
(b)      fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement, or in any of the other Loan Documents, in each case, other than any such covenant or agreement that is the subject of another provision of this Section 8 (in which event such other provision of this Section 8 shall govern), and such failure continues for a period of thirty days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to any officer of any Borrower, or (ii) the date on which written notice thereof is given to Borrowers by Agent;
8.3.      Judgments.
If one or more judgments, orders, or awards for the payment of money involving an aggregate amount of $15,000,000, or more (except to the extent fully covered (other than to the extent of customary deductibles) by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has not denied coverage) is entered or filed against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to any of their respective assets, and either (a) there is a period of thirty consecutive days at any time after the entry of any such judgment, order, or award during which (i) the same is not discharged, satisfied, vacated, or bonded pending appeal, or (ii) a stay of enforcement thereof is not in effect, or (b) enforcement proceedings are commenced upon such judgment, order, or award;
8.4.      Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc.
If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;
8.5.      Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc.
If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and any of the following events occur: (a) such Loan Party or such Subsidiary consents to the institution of such Insolvency Proceeding against it, (b) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not timely controverted, (c) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not dismissed within sixty calendar days of the date of the filing thereof, (d) an interim trustee is appointed to take possession of all or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of, or to operate all or any substantial portion of the business of, such Loan Party or its Subsidiary, or (e) an order for relief shall have been issued or entered therein;

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8.6.      Default Under Other Agreements.
If there is (a) an "Event of Default" (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) which results in a right by the lenders thereunder, irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of such Loan Party's or its Subsidiary's obligations thereunder, or results in an automatic acceleration thereof, (b) an "Event of Default" (as defined in the indenture governing the 2014 Notes or any indenture governing any refinancing thereof permitted hereunder) which results in a right by the lenders thereunder, irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of such Loan Party's or its Subsidiary's obligations thereunder, or results in an automatic acceleration thereof, (c) a default in one or more agreements to which a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with one or more third Persons relative to a Loan Party's or any of its Subsidiaries' Indebtedness involving an aggregate amount of $15,000,000 or more, and such default (i) occurs at the final maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (ii) results in a right by such third Person, irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of such Loan Party's or its Subsidiary's obligations thereunder, or (d) a default in or an involuntary early termination of one or more Hedge Agreements to which a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;
8.7.      Representations, etc.
If any warranty, representation, certificate, statement, or Record made herein or in any other Loan Document or delivered in writing to Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document proves to be untrue in any material respect (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of the date of issuance or making or deemed making thereof;
8.8.      Guaranty.
If the obligation of any Guarantor under the guaranty contained in the Guaranty and Security Agreement is limited or terminated by operation of law or by such Guarantor (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or if any Guarantor repudiates or revokes or purports to repudiate or revoke any such guaranty;
8.9.      Security Documents.
If the Guaranty and Security Agreement or any other Loan Document that purports to create a Lien, shall, for any reason, fail or cease to create a valid and perfected and, (except to the extent of Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens, permitted purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases) first priority Lien (subject to the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) on the Collateral covered thereby, except as a result of a disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement;
8.10.      Loan Documents.
The validity or enforceability of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason (other than solely as the result of an action or failure to act on the part of Agent) be declared to be null

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and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries shall deny that such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document; or
8.11.      Change of Control.
A Change of Control shall occur, whether directly or indirectly.
9.
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
9.1.      Rights and Remedies.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Agent may, and, at the instruction of the Required Lenders, shall, in addition to any other rights or remedies provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document or by applicable law, do any one or more of the following:
(a)      by written notice to Borrowers, (i) declare the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of, the Loans and all other Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be immediately due and payable and Borrowers shall be obligated to repay all of such Obligations in full, without presentment, demand, protest, or further notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower, and (ii) direct Borrowers to provide (and Borrowers agree that upon receipt of such notice Borrowers will provide) Letter of Credit Collateralization to Agent to be held as security for Borrowers' reimbursement obligations for drawings that may subsequently occur under issued and outstanding Letters of Credit;
(b)      by written notice to Borrowers, declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately be terminated together with (i) any obligation of any Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans, (ii) the obligation of the Swing Lender to make Swing Loans, and (iii) the obligation of Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit; and
(c)      exercise all other rights and remedies available to Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, under applicable law, or in equity.
The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 8.4 or Section 8.5 , in addition to the remedies set forth above, without any notice to Borrowers or any other Person or any act by the Lender Group, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), inclusive of the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of, the Loans and all other Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents, shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable and Borrowers shall automatically be obligated to repay all of such Obligations in

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full (including Borrowers being obligated to provide (and Borrowers agree that they will provide) (1) Letter of Credit Collateralization to Agent to be held as security for Borrowers' reimbursement obligations in respect of drawings that may subsequently occur under issued and outstanding Letters of Credit and (2) Bank Product Collateralization to be held as security for Borrowers' or their Subsidiaries' obligations in respect of outstanding Bank Products), without presentment, demand, protest, or notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrowers.
9.2.      Remedies Cumulative.
The rights and remedies of the Lender Group under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative. The Lender Group shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. No exercise by the Lender Group of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by the Lender Group of any Default or Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver. No delay by the Lender Group shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by it.
10.
WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.
10.1.      Demand; Protest; etc.
Each Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees at any time held by the Lender Group on which any Borrower may in any way be liable.
10.2.      The Lender Group's Liability for Collateral.
Each Borrower hereby agrees that: (a) so long as Agent complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, the Lender Group shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any loss or damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by the Loan Parties.
10.3.      Indemnification.
Each Borrower shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold the Agent-Related Persons, the Lender-Related Persons and the Issuing Bank (each, an " Indemnified Person ") harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all other reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), at any time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution and delivery (provided, that Borrowers shall not be liable for costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) of any Lender (other than Wells Fargo) incurred in advising,

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structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering or syndicating the Loan Documents), enforcement, performance, or administration (including any restructuring or workout with respect hereto) of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the monitoring of Borrowers' and their Subsidiaries' compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents (provided, that the indemnification in this clause (a) shall not extend to (i) disputes solely between or among the Lenders that do not involve any acts or omissions of any Loan Party, or (ii) disputes solely between or among the Lenders and their respective Affiliates that do not involve any acts or omissions of any Loan Party; it being understood and agreed that the indemnification in this clause (a) shall extend to Agent (but not the Lenders unless the dispute involves an act or omission of a Loan Party) relative to disputes between or among Agent on the one hand, and one or more Lenders, or one or more of their Affiliates, on the other hand, or (iii) any claims for Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 16 , other than Taxes which relate to primarily non-Tax claims), (b) with respect to any actual or prospective investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the making of any Loans or issuance of any Letters of Credit hereunder, or the use of the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of Credit provided hereunder (irrespective of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any act, omission, event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto, and (c) in connection with or arising out of any presence or release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under, to or from any assets or properties owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Environmental Actions, Environmental Liabilities or Remedial Actions related in any way to any such assets or properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (each and all of the foregoing, the " Indemnified Liabilities "). The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, no Borrower shall have any obligation to any Indemnified Person under this Section 10.3 with respect to any Indemnified Liability that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment in full of the Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which Borrowers were required to indemnify the Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrowers with respect thereto. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE CAUSED BY OR ARISE OUT OF ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON.

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11.
NOTICES.
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing and (except for financial statements and other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, electronic mail (at such email addresses as a party may designate in accordance herewith), or telefacsimile. In the case of notices or demands to any Loan Party or Agent, as the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective address set forth below:
If to any Loan Party:
C/O PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
1250 NE Loop 410
Suite 1000
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Fax No. (210) 828-8228
with copies to:
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
1301 McKinney
Suite 5100
Houston, Texas 77010
Attn: Josh Agrons, Esq.
Fax No.: (713) 651-5246
If to Agent:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
14241 Dallas Parkway
Suite 900
Dallas, Texas 75254
Attn: Loan Portfolio Manager - Pioneer
Fax No.: (866) 598-5212
with copies to:
GOLDBERG KOHN LTD.
55 E. Monroe Street, Suite 3300
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attn: Jessica DeBruin, Esq.
Fax No.: (312) 863-7857

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Any party hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other party. All notices or demands sent in accordance with this Section 11 , shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or three Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail; provided , that (a) notices sent by overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received, (b) notices by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient) and (c) notices by electronic mail shall be deemed received upon the sender's receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the "return receipt requested" function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgment).
12.
CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROVISION.
(a)      THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND THEREOF, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES OR DISPUTES ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK .
(b)      THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED , THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT AGENT'S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE AGENT ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH BORROWER AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 12(b).
(c)      TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH BORROWER AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS, IF ANY, TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF

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THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS (EACH A " CLAIM "). EACH BORROWER AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
(d)      EACH BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT AGENT MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(e)      NO CLAIM MAY BE MADE BY ANY LOAN PARTY AGAINST THE AGENT, THE SWING LENDER, ANY OTHER LENDER, ISSUING BANK, OR ANY AFFILIATE, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, COUNSEL, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT, OR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF ANY OF THEM FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOSSES IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION, OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES, AND AGREES NOT TO SUE UPON ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT ACCRUED AND WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR.
13.
ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.
13.1.      Assignments and Participations .
(a)      (i)      Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (a)(ii) below, any Lender may assign and delegate all or any portion of its rights and duties under the Loan Documents (including the Obligations owed to it and its Commitments) to one or more assignees so long as such prospective assignee is an Eligible Transferee (each, an " Assignee "), with the prior written consent (such consent not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

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(A)      Borrowers; provided , that no consent of Borrowers shall be required (1) if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (2) in connection with an assignment to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate (other than natural persons) of a Lender; provided further , that Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to a proposed assignment unless they object thereto by written notice to Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof; and
(B)      Agent, Swing Lender, and Issuing Bank.
(ii)      Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)      no assignment may be made (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to a Disqualified Institution, or (ii) to a natural person,
(B)      no assignment may be made to a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party,
(C)      the amount of the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of the assigning Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to Agent) shall be in a minimum amount (unless waived by Agent) of $5,000,000 (except such minimum amount shall not apply to (I) an assignment or delegation by any Lender to any other Lender, an Affiliate of any Lender, or a Related Fund of such Lender, or (II) a group of new Lenders, each of which is an Affiliate of each other or a Related Fund of such new Lender to the extent that the aggregate amount to be assigned to all such new Lenders is at least $5,000,000),
(D)      each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement,
(E)      the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; provided , that Borrowers and Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with the assigning Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses, and related information with respect to the Assignee, have been given to Borrowers and Agent by such Lender and the Assignee,
(F)      unless waived by Agent, the assigning Lender or Assignee has paid to Agent, for Agent's separate account, a processing fee in the amount of $3,500, and
(G)      the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in a form approved by Agent (the " Administrative Questionnaire ").
(b)      From and after the date that Agent receives the executed Assignment and Acceptance and, if applicable, payment of the required processing fee, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned

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to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall be a "Lender" and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assigning Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights (except with respect to Section 10.3 ) and be released from any future obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto and thereto); provided , that nothing contained herein shall release any assigning Lender from obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement, including such assigning Lender's obligations under Section 15 and Section 17.9(a) .
(c)      By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Loan Party or the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance, (iv) such Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to Agent, by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(d)      Immediately upon Agent's receipt of the required processing fee, if applicable, and delivery of notice to the assigning Lender pursuant to Section 13.1(b) , this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. The Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce such Commitments of the assigning Lender pro tanto .
(e)      Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons (a " Participant ") participating interests in all or any portion of its Obligations, its Commitment, and the other rights and interests of that Lender (the " Originating Lender ") hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided , that (i) the Originating Lender shall remain a "Lender" for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the Participant receiving the participating interest in the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other

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rights and interests of the Originating Lender hereunder shall not constitute a "Lender" hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the Originating Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) Borrowers, Agent, and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has the right to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except to the extent such amendment to, or consent or waiver with respect to this Agreement or of any other Loan Document would (A) extend the final maturity date of the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (B) reduce the interest rate applicable to the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (C) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or guaranties (except to the extent expressly provided herein or in any of the Loan Documents) supporting the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (D) postpone the payment of, or reduce the amount of, the interest or fees payable to such Participant through such Lender (other than a waiver of default interest), or (E) decreases the amount or postpones the due dates of scheduled principal repayments or prepayments or premiums payable to such Participant through such Lender, (v) no participation shall be sold to a natural person, (vi) no participation shall be sold to a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party or, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to a Disqualified Institution, and (vii) all amounts payable by Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation, except that, if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement. The rights of any Participant only shall be derivative through the Originating Lender with whom such Participant participates and no Participant shall have any rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any direct rights as to the other Lenders, Agent, Borrowers, the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Obligations. No Participant shall have the right to participate directly in the making of decisions by the Lenders among themselves.
(f)      In connection with any such assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation or any grant of a security interest in, or pledge of, its rights under and interest in this Agreement, a Lender may, subject to the provisions of Section 17.9 , disclose all documents and information which it now or hereafter may have relating to any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses.
(g)      Any other provision in this Agreement notwithstanding, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Bank or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.24, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law; provided , that no such pledge shall release

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such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(h)      Agent (as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of Borrowers) shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, a register (the " Register ") on which it enters the name and address of each Lender as the registered owner of the Revolving Loans (and the principal amount thereof and stated interest thereon) held by such Lender (each, a " Registered Loan "). Other than in connection with an assignment by a Lender of all or any portion of its portion of the Revolving Loans to an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender (i) a Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide) and (ii) any assignment or sale of all or part of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register, together with the surrender of the registered note, if any, evidencing the same duly endorsed by (or accompanied by a written instrument of assignment or sale duly executed by) the holder of such registered note, whereupon, at the request of the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s), one or more new registered notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s). Prior to the registration of assignment or sale of any Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any evidencing the same), Borrowers shall treat the Person in whose name such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) is registered as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving all payments thereon and for all other purposes, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In the case of any assignment by a Lender of all or any portion of its Revolving Loans to an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender, and which assignment is not recorded in the Register, the assigning Lender, on behalf of Borrowers, shall maintain a register comparable to the Register.
(i)      In the event that a Lender sells participations in the Registered Loan, such Lender, as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of Borrowers, shall maintain (or cause to be maintained) a register on which it enters the name of all participants in the Registered Loans held by it (and the principal amount (and stated interest thereon) of the portion of such Registered Loans that is subject to such participations) (the " Participant Register "). A Registered Loan (and the Registered Note, if any, evidencing the same) may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide). Any participation of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

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(j)      Agent shall make a copy of the Register (and each Lender shall make a copy of its Participant Register to the extent it has one) available for review by Borrowers from time to time as Borrowers may reasonably request.
13.2.      Successors.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the parties; provided , that no Borrower may assign this Agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without the Lenders' prior written consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void ab initio . No consent to assignment by the Lenders shall release any Borrower from its Obligations. A Lender may assign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and its rights and duties hereunder and thereunder pursuant to Section 13.1 and, except as expressly required pursuant to Section 13.1 , no consent or approval by any Borrower is required in connection with any such assignment.
14.
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.
14.1.      Amendments and Waivers .
(a)      No amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than the Fee Letter), and no consent with respect to any departure by any Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by Agent at the written request of the Required Lenders) and the Loan Parties that are party thereto and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective, but only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders directly affected thereby and all of the Loan Parties that are party thereto, do any of the following:
(i)      increase the amount of or extend the expiration date of any Commitment of any Lender or amend, modify, or eliminate the last sentence of Section 2.4(c)(i) ,
(ii)      postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees, or other amounts due hereunder or under any other Loan Document,
(iii)      reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest on, any loan or other extension of credit hereunder, or reduce any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (except in connection with the waiver of applicability of Section 2.6(c) (which waiver shall be effective with the written consent of the Required Lenders),
(iv)      amend, modify, or eliminate this Section or any provision of this Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders,
(v)      amend, modify, or eliminate Section 3.1 ,
(vi)      amend, modify, or eliminate Section 15.11 ,

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(vii)      other than as permitted by Section 15.11 , release or contractually subordinated Agent's Lien in and to any of the Collateral,
(viii)      amend, modify, or eliminate the definitions of "Required Lenders", Supermajority Lenders or "Pro Rata Share",
(ix)      other than in connection with a merger, liquidation, dissolution or sale of such Person expressly permitted by the terms hereof or the other Loan Documents, release any Borrower or any Guarantor from any obligation for the payment of money or consent to the assignment or transfer by any Borrower or any Guarantor of any of its rights or duties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
(x)      amend, modify, or eliminate any of the provisions of Section 2.4(b)(i) , (ii) or (iii) , or
(xi)      amend, modify, or eliminate any of the provisions of Section 13.1 with respect to assignments to, or participations with, Persons who are Loan Parties or Affiliates of a Loan Party;
(b)      No amendment, waiver, modification, or consent shall amend, modify, waive, or eliminate,
(i)      the definition of, or any of the terms or provisions of, the Fee Letter, without the written consent of Agent and Borrowers (and shall not require the written consent of any of the Lenders),
(ii)      any provision of Section 15 pertaining to Agent, or any other rights or duties of Agent under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of Agent, Borrowers, and the Required Lenders;
(c)      No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend, without written consent of Agent, Borrowers and the Supermajority Lenders, modify, or eliminate the definition of Borrowing Base or any of the defined terms (including the definitions of Eligible Accounts, Eligible Billed Accounts, Eligible Unbilled Accounts and Eligible Inventory) that are used in such definition to the extent that any such change results in more credit being made available to Borrowers based upon the Borrowing Base, but not otherwise, or the definition of Maximum Revolver Amount;
(d)      No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend, modify, or waive any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents pertaining to Issuing Bank, or any other rights or duties of Issuing Bank under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of Issuing Bank, Agent, Borrowers, and the Required Lenders;
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Lender, or any other rights or duties of Swing Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of Swing Lender, Agent, Borrowers, and the Required Lenders; and
(f)      Anything in this Section 14.1 to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) any amendment, modification, elimination, waiver, consent, termination, or release of, or with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that relates only to the relationship of the Lender Group among themselves, and that does not affect the rights or obligations of any Loan Party, shall not require consent by or the agreement of any Loan Party, and (ii) any amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent of or with respect to any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be entered into without the consent of, or over the objection of, any Defaulting Lender other than any of the matters governed by Section 14.1(a)(i) through (iii) that affect such Lender.
14.2.      Replacement of Certain Lenders .
(a)      If (i) any action to be taken by the Lender Group or Agent hereunder requires the consent, authorization, or agreement of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby and if such action has received the consent, authorization, or agreement of the Required Lenders but not of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby, or (ii) any Lender makes a claim for compensation under Section 16 , then Borrowers or Agent, upon at least five Business Days prior irrevocable notice, may permanently replace any Lender that failed to give its consent, authorization, or agreement (a " Non-Consenting Lender ") or any Lender that made a claim for compensation (a " Tax Lender ") with one or more Replacement Lenders, and the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such notice to replace the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given.
(b)      Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, being repaid in full its share of the outstanding Obligations (without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever, but including (i) all interest, fees and other amounts that may be due in payable in respect thereof, (ii) an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of participations in the Letters of Credit, and (iii) Funding Losses). If the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, Agent may, but shall not be required to, execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance in the name or and on behalf of the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, and irrespective of whether Agent executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance, the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance. The replacement of any Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 13.1 . Until such time as one or more Replacement Lenders shall have acquired all of the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax

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Lender, as applicable, shall remain obligated to make the Non-Consenting Lender's or Tax Lender's, as applicable, Pro Rata Share of Revolving Loans and to purchase a participation in each Letter of Credit, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of participations in such Letters of Credit.
14.3.      No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies.
No failure by Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or delay by Agent or any Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by Agent or any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by Agent or any Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish Agent's and each Lender's rights thereafter to require strict performance by Borrowers of any provision of this Agreement. Agent's and each Lender's rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy that Agent or any Lender may have.
15.
AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP.
15.1.      Appointment and Authorization of Agent.
Each Lender hereby designates and appoints Wells Fargo as its agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to designate, appoint, and authorize) Agent to execute and deliver each of the other Loan Documents on its behalf and to take such other action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Agent agrees to act as agent for and on behalf of the Lenders (and the Bank Product Providers) on the conditions contained in this Section 15 . Any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document notwithstanding, Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents, nor shall Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender (or Bank Product Provider), and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term "agent" in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with reference to Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only a representative relationship between independent contracting parties. Each Lender hereby further authorizes (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent to act as the secured party under each of the Loan Documents that create a Lien on any item of Collateral. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions that Agent expressly is entitled to take or assert under or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, or of any other provision of the Loan Documents that provides rights or powers to Agent, Lenders agree that Agent shall have the right to exercise the

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following powers as long as this Agreement remains in effect: (a) maintain, in accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and records reflecting the status of the Obligations, the Collateral, payments and proceeds of Collateral, and related matters, (b) execute or file any and all financing or similar statements or notices, amendments, renewals, supplements, documents, instruments, proofs of claim, notices and other written agreements with respect to the Loan Documents, or to take any other action with respect to any Collateral or Loan Documents which may be necessary to perfect, and maintain perfected, the security interests and Liens upon Collateral pursuant to the Loan Documents, (c) make Revolving Loans, for itself or on behalf of Lenders, as provided in the Loan Documents, (d) exclusively receive, apply, and distribute payments and proceeds of the Collateral as provided in the Loan Documents, (e) open and maintain such bank accounts and cash management arrangements as Agent deems necessary and appropriate in accordance with the Loan Documents for the foregoing purposes, (f) perform, exercise, and enforce any and all other rights and remedies of the Lender Group with respect to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, the Obligations, the Collateral, or otherwise related to any of same as provided in the Loan Documents, and (g) incur and pay such Lender Group Expenses as Agent may deem necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions and powers pursuant to the Loan Documents.
15.2.      Delegation of Duties.
Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence or willful misconduct.
15.3.      Liability of Agent.
None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders (or Bank Product Providers) for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any officer or director thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lenders (or Bank Product Providers) to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the books and records or properties of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries. No Agent-Related Person shall have any liability to any Lender, and Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates if any request for a Loan, Letter of Credit or other extension of credit was not authorized by the applicable Borrower. Agent shall not be required to

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take any action that, in its opinion or in the opinion of its counsel, may expose it to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law or regulation.
15.4.      Reliance by Agent.
Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to Borrowers or counsel to any Lender), independent accountants and other experts selected by Agent. Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless Agent shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Lenders as it deems appropriate and until such instructions are received, Agent shall act, or refrain from acting, as it deems advisable. If Agent so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders (and, if it so elects, the Bank Product Providers) against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders (and Bank Product Providers).
15.5.      Notice of Default or Event of Default.
Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest, fees, and expenses required to be paid to Agent for the account of the Lenders and, except with respect to Events of Default of which Agent has actual knowledge, unless Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrowers referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default, and stating that such notice is a "notice of default." Agent promptly will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice or of any Event of Default of which Agent has actual knowledge. If any Lender obtains actual knowledge of any Event of Default, such Lender promptly shall notify the other Lenders and Agent of such Event of Default. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for giving any notices to its Participants, if any. Subject to Section 15.4 , Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 9 ; provided , that unless and until Agent has received any such request, Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable.
15.6.      Credit Decision.
Each Lender (and Bank Product Provider) acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender (or Bank Product Provider). Each Lender represents (and by entering into a Bank Product

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Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to represent) to Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such due diligence, documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of each Borrower or any other Person party to a Loan Document, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to Borrowers. Each Lender also represents (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to represent) that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of each Borrower or any other Person party to a Loan Document. Except for notices, reports, and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by Agent, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender (or Bank Product Provider) with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any Borrower or any other Person party to a Loan Document that may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons. Each Lender acknowledges (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that Agent does not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis (except to the extent, if any, that is expressly specified herein) to provide such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) with any credit or other information with respect to any Borrower, its Affiliates or any of their respective business, legal, financial or other affairs, and irrespective of whether such information came into Agent's or its Affiliates' or representatives' possession before or after the date on which such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or such Bank Product Provider entered into a Bank Product Agreement).
15.7.      Costs and Expenses; Indemnification.
Agent may incur and pay Lender Group Expenses to the extent Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions, powers, and obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents, including court costs, attorneys' fees and expenses, fees and expenses of financial accountants, advisors, consultants, and appraisers, costs of collection by outside collection agencies, auctioneer fees and expenses, and costs of security guards or insurance premiums paid to maintain the Collateral, whether or not Borrowers are obligated to reimburse Agent or Lenders for such expenses pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise. Agent is authorized and directed to deduct and retain sufficient amounts from payments or proceeds of the Collateral received by Agent to reimburse Agent for such out-of-pocket costs and expenses prior to the distribution of any amounts to Lenders (or Bank Product Providers). In the event Agent is not reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, each Lender hereby agrees that it is and shall be obligated to pay to Agent such Lender's ratable thereof. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each of the Lenders, on a ratable basis, shall indemnify and defend the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of Borrowers to do so) from and against

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any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided , that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting solely from such Person's gross negligence or willful misconduct nor shall any Lender be liable for the obligations of any Defaulting Lender in failing to make a Revolving Loan or other extension of credit hereunder. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse Agent upon demand for such Lender's ratable share of any costs or out of pocket expenses (including attorneys, accountants, advisors, and consultants fees and expenses) incurred by Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of Borrowers. The undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of Agent.
15.8.      Agent in Individual Capacity.
Wells Fargo and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, provide Bank Products to, acquire Equity Interests in, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and any other Person party to any Loan Document as though Wells Fargo were not Agent hereunder, and, in each case, without notice to or consent of the other members of the Lender Group. The other members of the Lender Group acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, pursuant to such activities, Wells Fargo or its Affiliates may receive information regarding a Loan Party or its Affiliates or any other Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such other Person and that prohibit the disclosure of such information to the Lenders (or Bank Product Providers), and the Lenders acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, in such circumstances (and in the absence of a waiver of such confidentiality obligations, which waiver Agent will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain), Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them. The terms "Lender" and "Lenders" include Wells Fargo in its individual capacity.
15.9.      Successor Agent.
Agent may resign as Agent upon 30 days (ten days if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) prior written notice to the Lenders (unless such notice is waived by the Required Lenders) and Borrowers (unless such notice is waived by Borrowers or a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and without any notice to the Bank Product Providers. If Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall be entitled, with (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the consent of Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned), appoint a successor Agent for the Lenders (and the Bank Product Providers). If, at the time that Agent's resignation is effective, it is acting as Issuing Bank or the Swing Lender, such resignation shall also operate to effectuate its resignation as Issuing Bank or the Swing Lender, as applicable, and it shall automatically be relieved of any further obligation to issue Letters of Credit, or to make Swing Loans. If no successor Agent is

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appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Agent, Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and Borrowers, a successor Agent. If Agent has materially breached or failed to perform any material provision of this Agreement or of applicable law, the Required Lenders may agree in writing to remove and replace Agent with a successor Agent from among the Lenders with (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the consent of Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned). In any such event, upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor Agent hereunder, such successor Agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers, and duties of the retiring Agent and the term "Agent" shall mean such successor Agent and the retiring Agent's appointment, powers, and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent's resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 15 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no successor Agent has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is 30 days following a retiring Agent's notice of resignation, the retiring Agent's resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above.
15.10.      Lender in Individual Capacity.
Any Lender and its respective Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, provide Bank Products to, acquire Equity Interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and any other Person party to any Loan Documents as though such Lender were not a Lender hereunder without notice to or consent of the other members of the Lender Group (or the Bank Product Providers). The other members of the Lender Group acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, pursuant to such activities, such Lender and its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding a Loan Party or its Affiliates or any other Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such other Person and that prohibit the disclosure of such information to the Lenders, and the Lenders acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, in such circumstances (and in the absence of a waiver of such confidentiality obligations, which waiver such Lender will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain), such Lender shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them.
15.11.      Collateral Matters .
(a)      The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent to release any Lien on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries of all of the Obligations, (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if a release is required or desirable in connection therewith and if Borrowers certify to Agent that the sale or disposition is permitted hereunder (and Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), (iii) constituting property in which no Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries owned any interest at the time Agent's Lien was granted nor at any time thereafter, (iv) constituting property leased or licensed to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries under a

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lease or license that has expired or is terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (v) in connection with a credit bid or purchase authorized under this Section 15.11 . The Loan Parties and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent, based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, to (a) consent to the sale of, credit bid, or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, (b) credit bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale or other disposition thereof conducted under the provisions of the Code, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the Code, or (c) credit bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any other sale or foreclosure conducted or consented to by Agent in accordance with applicable law in any judicial action or proceeding or by the exercise of any legal or equitable remedy. In connection with any such credit bid or purchase, (i) the Obligations owed to the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims being estimated for such purpose if the fixing or liquidation thereof would not impair or unduly delay the ability of Agent to credit bid or purchase at such sale or other disposition of the Collateral and, if such contingent or unliquidated claims cannot be estimated without impairing or unduly delaying the ability of Agent to credit bid at such sale or other disposition, then such claims shall be disregarded, not credit bid, and not entitled to any interest in the Collateral that is the subject of such credit bid or purchase) and the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers whose Obligations are credit bid shall be entitled to receive interests (ratably based upon the proportion of their Obligations credit bid in relation to the aggregate amount of Obligations so credit bid) in the Collateral that is the subject of such credit bid or purchase (or in the Equity Interests of the any entities that are used to consummate such credit bid or purchase), and (ii) Agent, based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, may accept non-cash consideration, including debt and equity securities issued by any entities used to consummate such credit bid or purchase and in connection therewith Agent may reduce the Obligations owed to the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers (ratably based upon the proportion of their Obligations credit bid in relation to the aggregate amount of Obligations so credit bid) based upon the value of such non-cash consideration; provided , that Bank Product Obligations not entitled to the application set forth in Section 2.4(b)(iii)(J) shall not be entitled to be, and shall not be, credit bid, or used in the calculation of the ratable interest of the Lenders and Bank Product Providers in the Obligations which are credit bid. Except as provided above, Agent will not execute and deliver a release of any Lien on any Collateral without the prior written authorization of (y) if the release is of all or substantially all of the Collateral, all of the Lenders (without requiring the authorization of the Bank Product Providers), or (z) otherwise, the Required Lenders (without requiring the authorization of the Bank Product Providers). Upon request by Agent or Borrowers at any time, the Lenders will (and if so requested, the Bank Product Providers will) confirm in writing Agent's authority to release any such Liens on particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 15.11 ; provided , that (1) anything to the contrary contained in any of the Loan Documents notwithstanding, Agent shall not be required to execute any document or take any action necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in Agent's opinion, could expose Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Lien without recourse, representation, or warranty, and (2) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair

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the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly released) upon (or obligations of Borrowers in respect of) any and all interests retained by any Borrower, including, the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. Each Lender further hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to irrevocably authorize) Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to subordinate (by contract or otherwise) any Lien granted to or held by Agent on any property under any Loan Document (a) to the holder of any Permitted Lien on such property if such Permitted Lien secures purchase money Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) which constitute Permitted Indebtedness and (b) to the extent Agent has the authority under this Section 15.11 to release its Lien on such property.
(b)      Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders (or the Bank Product Providers) (i) to verify or assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, (ii) to verify or assure that Agent's Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, (iii) to verify or assure that any particular items of Collateral meet the eligibility criteria applicable in respect thereof] (iv) to impose, maintain, increase, reduce, implement, or eliminate any particular reserve hereunder or to determine whether the amount of any reserve is appropriate or not, or (v) to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given Agent's own interest in the Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any Lender (or Bank Product Provider) as to any of the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
15.12.      Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments .
(a)      Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express written consent of Agent, and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully entitled to do so, upon the written request of Agent, set off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any deposit accounts of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so in writing by Agent, take or cause to be taken any action, including, the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings to enforce any Loan Document against any Borrower or any Guarantor or to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral.
(b)      If, at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setoff, or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from Agent in excess of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of all such distributions by Agent, such Lender promptly shall (A) turn the same over to Agent, in

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kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to Agent, or in immediately available funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (B) purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; provided , that to the extent that such excess payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment.
15.13.      Agency for Perfection.
Agent hereby appoints each other Lender (and each Bank Product Provider) as its agent (and each Lender hereby accepts (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to accept) such appointment) for the purpose of perfecting Agent's Liens in assets which, in accordance with Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the Code can be perfected by possession or control. Should any Lender obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Agent's request therefor shall deliver possession or control of such Collateral to Agent or in accordance with Agent's instructions.
15.14.      Payments by Agent to the Lenders.
All payments to be made by Agent to the Lenders (or Bank Product Providers) shall be made by bank wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to such wire transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by written notice to Agent. Concurrently with each such payment, Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents principal, premium, fees, or interest of the Obligations.
15.15.      Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents.
Each member of the Lender Group authorizes and directs Agent to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each member of the Lender Group agrees (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to agree) that any action taken by Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents relating to the Collateral and the exercise by Agent of its powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders (and such Bank Product Provider).
15.16.      Field Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other Reports and Information.
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(a)      is deemed to have requested that Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each field examination report respecting any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries (each, a " Report ") prepared by or at the request of Agent, and Agent shall so furnish each Lender with such Reports,
(b)      expressly agrees and acknowledges that Agent does not (i) make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report, and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report,
(c)      expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that Agent or other party performing any field examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and will rely significantly upon Borrowers' and their Subsidiaries' books and records, as well as on representations of Borrowers' personnel,
(d)      agrees to keep all Reports and other material, non-public information regarding the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans in a confidential manner in accordance with Section 17.9 , and
(e)      without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or fail to take or any conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to Borrowers, or the indemnifying Lender's participation in, or the indemnifying Lender's purchase of, a loan or loans of Borrowers, and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold Agent, and any such other Lender preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and other amounts (including, attorneys' fees and costs) incurred by Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.
In addition to the foregoing, (x) any Lender may from time to time request of Agent in writing that Agent provide to such Lender a copy of any report or document provided by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries to Agent that has not been contemporaneously provided by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary to such Lender, and, upon receipt of such request, Agent promptly shall provide a copy of same to such Lender, (y) to the extent that Agent is entitled, under any provision of the Loan Documents, to request additional reports or information from any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, any Lender may, from time to time, reasonably request Agent to exercise such right as specified in such Lender's notice to Agent, whereupon Agent promptly shall request of Borrowers the additional reports or information reasonably specified by such Lender, and, upon receipt thereof from such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, Agent promptly shall provide a copy of same to such Lender, and (z) any time that Agent renders to Borrowers a statement regarding the Loan Account, Agent shall send a copy of such statement to each Lender.
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. Notwithstanding that certain of the Loan Documents now or hereafter may have been or will be executed only by or in favor of Agent in its capacity as such, and not by or in favor of the Lenders, any and all obligations on the part of Agent (if any) to make any credit available hereunder shall constitute the several (and not joint) obligations of the respective Lenders on a ratable basis, according to their respective Commitments, to make an amount of such credit not to exceed, in principal amount, at any one time outstanding, the amount of their respective Commitments. Nothing contained herein shall confer upon any Lender any interest in, or subject any Lender to any liability for, or in respect of, the business, assets, profits, losses, or liabilities of any other Lender. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for notifying its Participants of any matters relating to the Loan Documents to the extent any such notice may be required, and no Lender shall have any obligation, duty, or liability to any Participant of any other Lender. Except as provided in Section 15.7 , no member of the Lender Group shall have any liability for the acts of any other member of the Lender Group. No Lender shall be responsible to any Borrower or any other Person for any failure by any other Lender (or Bank Product Provider) to fulfill its obligations to make credit available hereunder, nor to advance for such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) or on its behalf, nor to take any other action on behalf of such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) hereunder or in connection with the financing contemplated herein.
16.
WITHHOLDING TAXES.
16.1.      Payments.
All payments made by any Loan Party under any Loan Document will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any Taxes, except as otherwise required by applicable law, and in the event any deduction or withholding of Taxes is required, the applicable Loan Party shall make the requisite withholding, promptly pay over to the applicable Governmental Authority the withheld Tax, and furnish to Agent as promptly as possible after the date the payment of any such Tax is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by the Loan Parties. Furthermore, if any such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or an Indemnified Tax is so levied or imposed, the Loan Parties agree to pay the full amount of such Indemnified Taxes and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement, any note, or Loan Document, including any amount paid pursuant to this Section 16.1 after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Indemnified Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein. The Loan Parties will promptly pay any Other Taxes or reimburse Agent for such Other Taxes upon Agent's demand. The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Indemnified Person (as defined in Section 10.3 ) (collectively a " Tax Indemnitee ") for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes arising in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or breach thereof by any Loan Party (including, without limitation, any Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on, or attributable to, amounts payable under this Section 16 ) imposed on, or paid by, such Tax Indemnitee and all reasonable costs and expenses related thereto (including fees and disbursements of attorneys and other tax professionals), as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority (other than Indemnified Taxes and additional amounts that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Tax Indemnitee). The

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obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 16 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the resignation and replacement of the Agent, and the repayment of the Obligations.
16.2.      Exemptions .
(a)      If a Lender or Participant is entitled to claim an exemption or reduction from United States withholding Tax, such Lender or Participant agrees with and in favor of Agent, to deliver to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) and the Administrative Borrower on behalf of all Borrowers at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Borrower or Agent as will permit payments under this Agreement to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding and will also, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Borrower or Agent, provide any documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Borrower or Agent as will enable the Administrative Borrower or Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements:
(i)      if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim an exemption from United States withholding tax pursuant to the portfolio interest exception, (A) a statement of the Lender or Participant, signed under penalty of perjury, that it is not a (I) a "bank" as described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, (II) a 10% shareholder of Administrative Borrower (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the IRC), or (III) a controlled foreign corporation related to Borrowers within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the IRC, and (B) a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8EXP or Form W-8IMY (with proper attachments as applicable);
(ii)      if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim an exemption from, or a reduction of, withholding Tax under a United States tax treaty, a properly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable;
(iii)      if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding Tax because it is effectively connected with a United States trade or business of such Lender, a properly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(iv)      if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding Tax because such Lender or Participant serves as an intermediary, a properly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W-8IMY (including a withholding statement and copies of the Tax certification documentation for its beneficial owner(s) of the income paid to the intermediary, if required based on its status provided on the Form W-8IMY), accompanied by IRD Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8EXP, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; or
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a condition to exemption from, or reduction of, United States withholding or backup withholding tax.
(b)      If a Lender or Participant claims an exemption from withholding Tax in a jurisdiction other than the United States, such Lender or such Participant agrees with and in favor of Agent and Borrowers, to deliver to Agent and Administrative Borrower (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender any such form or forms, as may be required under the laws of such jurisdiction as a condition to exemption from, or reduction of, foreign withholding or backup withholding Tax before receiving its first payment under this Agreement, but only if such Lender or such Participant is legally able to deliver such forms, or the providing of or delivery of such forms in the Lender's reasonable judgment would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender (or its Affiliates); provided , further , that nothing in this Section 16.2(c) shall require a Lender or Participant to disclose any information that it deems to be confidential (including without limitation, its Tax returns). Each Lender and each Participant shall provide new forms (or successor forms) upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered forms and to promptly notify Agent and Administrative Borrower (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.
(c)      If a Lender or Participant claims exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax and such Lender or Participant sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of the Obligations of Borrowers to such Lender or Participant, such Lender or Participant agrees to notify Agent and Administrative Borrower (or, in the case of a sale of a participation interest, to the Lender granting the participation only) of the percentage amount in which it is no longer the beneficial owner of Obligations of Borrowers to such Lender or Participant. To the extent of such percentage amount, Agent and Administrative Borrower will treat such Lender's or such Participant's documentation provided pursuant to Section 16.2 as no longer valid. With respect to such percentage amount, such Participant or Assignee shall provide new documentation, pursuant to Section 16.2 , if applicable. Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of this Section 16 with respect to its participation in any portion of the Commitments and the Obligations so long as such Participant complies with the obligations set forth in this Section 16 with respect thereto (it being understood that the documentation required under this Section 16.2 shall be delivered by the participating Lender).
(d)      If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable due diligence and reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRC, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Agent and the Administrative Borrower (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Agent and the Administrative Borrower (or, in the case of a Participant, the Lender granting the participation) such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRC) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Agent and

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the Administrative Borrower (or, in the case of a Participant, the Lender granting the participation) as may be necessary for Agent or Borrowers to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (e), "FATCA" shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
16.3.      Reductions .
(a)      If a Lender or a Participant is subject to an applicable withholding Tax, Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, the Lender granting the participation) may withhold from any payment to such Lender or such Participant an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding Tax. If the forms or other documentation required by Section 16.2 are not delivered to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation), then Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation) may withhold from any payment to such Lender or such Participant not providing such forms or other documentation an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding Tax.
(b)      If the IRS or any other Governmental Authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation) did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender or any Participant due to a failure on the part of the Lender or any Participant (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify Agent (or such Participant failed to notify the Lender granting the participation) of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective, or for any other reason) such Lender shall indemnify and hold Agent harmless (or, in the case of a Participant, such Participant shall indemnify and hold the Lender granting the participation harmless) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation), as Tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including any Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) under this Section 16 , together with all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses). The obligation of the Lenders and the Participants under this subsection shall survive the payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of Agent.
16.4.      Refunds.
If Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes to which the Loan Parties have paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 16 , so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, it shall pay over such refund to the Administrative Borrower on behalf of the Loan Parties (but only to the extent of payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Loan Parties under this Section 16 with respect to Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such a refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the applicable Governmental Authority with respect to such a refund); provided , that the Loan Parties, upon the request of Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Loan Parties (plus any penalties, interest or other charges, imposed by the applicable Governmental Authority, other than such penalties, interest or other

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charges imposed as a result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Agent or Lender hereunder as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction) to Agent or such Lender in the event Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 16 shall not be construed to require Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information which it deems confidential) to Loan Parties or any other Person or require Agent or any Lender to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 16.4 , the payment of which would place Agent or such Lender (or their Affiliates) in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Person would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.
17.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
17.1.      Effectiveness.
This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by each Borrower, Agent, and each Lender whose signature is provided for on the signature pages hereof.
17.2.      Section Headings.
Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.
17.3.      Interpretation.
Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against the Lender Group or any Borrower, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.
17.4.      Severability of Provisions.
Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.
17.5.      Bank Product Providers.
Each Bank Product Provider in its capacity as such shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof and of the provisions of the other Loan Documents for purposes of any reference in a Loan Document to the parties for whom Agent is acting. Agent hereby agrees to act as agent for such Bank Product Providers and, by virtue of entering into a Bank Product Agreement, the applicable Bank Product Provider shall be automatically deemed to have appointed Agent as its agent and to have accepted the benefits of the Loan Documents. It is understood and agreed that the rights and benefits of each Bank Product Provider under the Loan Documents consist exclusively of such Bank

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Product Provider's being a beneficiary of the Liens and security interests (and, if applicable, guarantees) granted to Agent and the right to share in payments and collections out of the Collateral as more fully set forth herein. In addition, each Bank Product Provider, by virtue of entering into a Bank Product Agreement, shall be automatically deemed to have agreed that Agent shall have the right, but shall have no obligation, to establish, maintain, relax, or release reserves in respect of the Bank Product Obligations and that if reserves are established there is no obligation on the part of Agent to determine or insure whether the amount of any such reserve is appropriate or not. In connection with any such distribution of payments or proceeds of Collateral, Agent shall be entitled to assume no amounts are due or owing to any Bank Product Provider unless such Bank Product Provider has provided a written certification (setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation) to Agent as to the amounts that are due and owing to it and such written certification is received by Agent a reasonable period of time prior to the making of such distribution. Agent shall have no obligation to calculate the amount due and payable with respect to any Bank Products, but may rely upon the written certification of the amount due and payable from the applicable Bank Product Provider. In the absence of an updated certification, Agent shall be entitled to assume that the amount due and payable to the applicable Bank Product Provider is the amount last certified to Agent by such Bank Product Provider as being due and payable ( less any distributions made to such Bank Product Provider on account thereof). Borrowers may obtain Bank Products from any Bank Product Provider, although Borrowers are not required to do so. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Bank Product Provider has committed to provide any Bank Products and that the providing of Bank Products by any Bank Product Provider is in the sole and absolute discretion of such Bank Product Provider. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no provider or holder of any Bank Product shall have any voting or approval rights hereunder (or be deemed a Lender) solely by virtue of its status as the provider or holder of such agreements or products or the Obligations owing thereunder, nor shall the consent of any such provider or holder be required (other than in their capacities as Lenders, to the extent applicable) for any matter hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, including as to any matter relating to the Collateral or the release of Collateral or Guarantors.
17.6.      Debtor-Creditor Relationship.
The relationship between the Lenders and Agent, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, is solely that of creditor and debtor. No member of the Lender Group has (or shall be deemed to have) any fiduciary relationship or duty to any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, and there is no agency or joint venture relationship between the members of the Lender Group, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, by virtue of any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein.
17.7.      Counterparts; Electronic Execution.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this

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Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis.
17.8.      Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers.
If any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider repays, refunds, restores, or returns in whole or in part, any payment or property (including any proceeds of Collateral) previously paid or transferred to such member of the Lender Group or such Bank Product Provider in full or partial satisfaction of any Obligation or on account of any other obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement, because the payment, transfer, or the incurrence of the obligation so satisfied is asserted or declared to be void, voidable, or otherwise recoverable under any law relating to creditors' rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent transfers, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable obligations or transfers (each, a " Voidable Transfer "), or because such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider elects to do so on the reasonable advice of its counsel in connection with a claim that the payment, transfer, or incurrence is or may be a Voidable Transfer, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider elects to repay, restore, or return (including pursuant to a settlement of any claim in respect thereof), and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees of such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider related thereto, (i) the liability of the Loan Parties with respect to the amount or property paid, refunded, restored, or returned will automatically and immediately be revived, reinstated, and restored and will exist, and (ii) Agent's Liens securing such liability shall be effective, revived, and remain in full force and effect, in each case, as fully as if such Voidable Transfer had never been made. If, prior to any of the foregoing, (A) Agent's Liens shall have been released or terminated, or (B) any provision of this Agreement shall have been terminated or cancelled, Agent's Liens, or such provision of this Agreement, shall be reinstated in full force and effect and such prior release, termination, cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligation of any Loan Party in respect of such liability or any Collateral securing such liability. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment in full of the Obligations.
17.9.      Confidentiality .
(a)      Agent and Lenders each individually (and not jointly or jointly and severally) agree that material, non-public information regarding the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans (" Confidential Information ") shall be treated by Agent and the Lenders in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed by Agent and the Lenders to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except: (i) to attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and consultants to any member of the Lender Group and to employees, directors and officers of any member of the Lender Group (the Persons in this clause (i), " Lender Group Representatives ") on a "need to know" basis in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and on a confidential basis, (ii) to Subsidiaries and

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Affiliates of any member of the Lender Group (including the Bank Product Providers); provided , that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall have agreed to receive such information hereunder subject to the terms of this Section 17.9 , (iii) as may be required by regulatory authorities so long as such authorities are informed of the confidential nature of such information, (iv) as may be required by statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation; provided , that (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause (iv), the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior notice to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the applicable statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation and (y) any disclosure under this clause (iv) shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, (v) as may be agreed to in advance in writing by Borrowers, (vi) as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other legal process; provided , that (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause (vi) the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior written notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior written notice to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the subpoena or other legal process and (y) any disclosure under this clause (vi) shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such Governmental Authority pursuant to such subpoena or other legal process, (vii) as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of prohibited disclosure by Agent or the Lenders or the Lender Group Representatives), (viii) in connection with any assignment, participation or pledge of any Lender's interest under this Agreement; provided , that prior to receipt of Confidential Information any such assignee, participant, or pledgee shall have agreed in writing to receive such Confidential Information either subject to the terms of this Section 17.9 or pursuant to confidentiality requirements substantially similar to those contained in this Section 17.9 (and such Person may disclose such Confidential Information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described in clause (i) above), (ix) in connection with any litigation or other adversary proceeding involving parties hereto which such litigation or adversary proceeding involves claims related to the rights or duties of such parties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided , that prior to any disclosure to any Person (other than any Loan Party, Agent, any Lender, any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective counsel) under this clause (ix) with respect to litigation involving any Person (other than any Borrower, Agent, any Lender, any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective counsel), the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior written notice thereof, and (x) in connection with, and to the extent reasonably necessary for, the exercise of any secured creditor remedy under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document.
(b)      Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Agent may disclose information concerning the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to loan syndication and pricing reporting services or in its marketing or promotional materials, with such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications or marketing or promotional materials and may otherwise use the name, logos, and other insignia of any Borrower or the other Loan Parties and the Commitments provided hereunder in any "tombstone" or other advertisements, on its website or in other marketing materials of the Agent.

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(c)      Each Loan Party agrees that Agent may make Borrower Materials available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on IntraLinks, SyndTrak or a substantially similar secure electronic transmission system (the " Platform "). The Platform is provided "as is" and "as available." Agent does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Borrower Materials, or the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by Agent in connection with the Borrower Materials or the Platform. In no event shall Agent or any of the Agent-Related Persons have any liability to the Loan Parties, any Lender or any other person for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Party's or Agent's transmission of communications through the Internet, except to the extent the liability of such person is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such person's gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each Loan Party further agrees that certain of the Lenders may be "public-side" Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities) (each, a " Public Lender "). The Loan Parties shall be deemed to have authorized Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders to treat Borrower Materials marked "PUBLIC" or otherwise at any time filed with the SEC as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws. All Borrower Materials marked "PUBLIC" are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as "Public Investor" (or another similar term). Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked "PUBLIC" or that are not at any time filed with the SEC as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not marked as "Public Investor" (or such other similar term).
17.10.      Survival.
All representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Agent, Issuing Bank, or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of, or any accrued interest on, any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding or unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or been terminated.
17.11.      Patriot Act; Due Diligence.
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information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. In addition, Agent and each Lender shall have the right to periodically conduct due diligence on all Loan Parties, their senior management and key principals and legal and beneficial owners. Each Loan Party agrees to cooperate in respect of the conduct of such due diligence and further agrees that the reasonable costs and charges for any such due diligence by Agent shall constitute Lender Group Expenses hereunder and be for the account of Borrowers.
17.12.      Integration.
This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, all Bank Product Agreements, if any, are independent agreements governed by the written provisions of such Bank Product Agreements, which will remain in full force and effect, unaffected by any repayment, prepayments, acceleration, reduction, increase, or change in the terms of any credit extended hereunder, except as otherwise expressly provided in such Bank Product Agreement.
17.13.      Parent as Agent for Borrowers.
Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Parent as the borrowing agent and attorney-in-fact for all Borrowers (the " Administrative Borrower ") which appointment shall remain in full force and effect unless and until Agent shall have received prior written notice signed by each Borrower that such appointment has been revoked and that another Borrower has been appointed Administrative Borrower. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Borrower (a) to provide Agent with all notices with respect to Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit obtained for the benefit of any Borrower and all other notices and instructions under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and any notice or instruction provided by Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to be given by Borrowers hereunder and shall bind each Borrower), (b) to receive notices and instructions from members of the Lender Group (and any notice or instruction provided by any member of the Lender Group to the Administrative Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been given to each Borrower), and (c) to enter into Bank Product Provider Agreements on behalf of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, and (d) to take such action as the Administrative Borrower deems appropriate on its behalf to obtain Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit and to exercise such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. It is understood that the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral in a combined fashion, as more fully set forth herein, is done solely as an accommodation to Borrowers in order to utilize the collective borrowing powers of Borrowers in the most efficient and economical manner and at their request, and that Lender Group shall not incur liability to any Borrower as a result hereof. Each Borrower expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the handling of the Loan Account and the Collateral in a combined fashion since the successful operation of each Borrower is dependent on the continued successful performance of the integrated group. To induce the Lender Group to do so, and in consideration thereof, each Borrower hereby jointly and severally agrees to indemnify each member of the Lender Group and

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hold each member of the Lender Group harmless against any and all liability, expense, loss or claim of damage or injury, made against the Lender Group by any Borrower or by any third party whosoever, arising from or incurred by reason of (i) the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral of Borrowers as herein provided, or (ii) the Lender Group's relying on any instructions of the Administrative Borrower, except that Borrowers will have no liability to the relevant Agent-Related Person or Lender-Related Person under this Section 17.13 with respect to any liability that has been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent-Related Person or Lender-Related Person, as the case may be.
17.14.      Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)      the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b)      the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)      a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)      a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)      the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
17.15.      Intercreditor Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security interest granted to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Agent hereunder or thereunder are subject to the provisions of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

PARENT AND BORROWER:
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. ,
a Texas corporation


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

ADDITIONAL BORROWERS:
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD. ,
a Texas corporation


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC. ,
a Delaware corporation


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. ,
a Delaware corporation


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]



 
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC. ,
a Delaware corporation


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC ,
a Delaware limited liability company


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC ,
a Delaware limited liability company


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC ,
a Delaware limited liability company


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC ,
a Delaware limited liability company


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer



[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]



 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association, as Agent, as Sole Lead Arranger, as Sole Book Runner and as a Lender


By: /s/ Anand Sekaran
Name: Anand Sekaran, AVP
            Its Authorized Signatory


[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]




 
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC ,
as a Lender


By: /s/ Josh Rosenthal
Name: Josh Rosenthal
             Its Authorized Signatory




[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]




EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT

This ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT (" Assignment Agreement ") is entered into as of _______________________________ between _______________________________ (" Assignor ") and _______________________________ (" Assignee "). Reference is made to the Agreement described in Annex I hereto (the " Credit Agreement "). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
1.      In accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 13 of the Credit Agreement, the Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, that interest in and to the Assignor's rights and obligations under the Loan Documents as of the date hereof with respect to the Obligations owing to the Assignor, and Assignor's portion of the Commitments, all to the extent specified on Annex I .
2.      The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim and (ii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, representations or warranties made in or in connection with the Loan Documents, or (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (c) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Borrower or any Guarantor or the performance or observance by any Borrower or any Guarantor of any of their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, and (d) represents and warrants that the amount set forth as the Purchase Price on Annex I represents the amount owed by Borrowers to Assignor with respect to Assignor's share of the Revolving Loans assigned hereunder, as reflected on Assignor's books and records.
3.      The Assignee (a) confirms that it has received copies of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement; (b) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon Agent, Assignor, or any other Lender, based upon such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking any action under the Loan Documents; (c) [ confirms that it is an Eligible Transferee; ] (d) appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (e) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender; [ and (f) attaches the forms prescribed by the Internal




Revenue Service of the United States certifying as to the Assignee's status for purposes of determining exemption from United States withholding taxes with respect to all payments to be made to the Assignee under the Credit Agreement or such other documents as are necessary to indicate that all such payments are subject to such rates at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty. ]
4.      Following the execution of this Assignment Agreement by the Assignor and Assignee, the Assignor will deliver this Assignment Agreement to the Agent for recording by the Agent. The effective date of this Assignment (the " Settlement Date ") shall be the latest to occur of (a) the date of the execution and delivery hereof by the Assignor and the Assignee, (b) the receipt by Agent for its sole and separate account a processing fee in the amount of $3,500 (if required by the Credit Agreement), (c) the receipt of any required consent of the Agent, and (d) the date specified in Annex I.
5.      As of the Settlement Date (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned pursuant to this Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent of the interest assigned pursuant to this Assignment Agreement, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, provided , however , that nothing contained herein shall release any assigning Lender from obligations that survive the termination of the Credit Agreement, including such assigning Lender's obligations under Article 15 and Section 17.9(a) of the Credit Agreement.
6.      Upon the Settlement Date, Assignee shall pay to Assignor the Purchase Price (as set forth in Annex I ). From and after the Settlement Date, Agent shall make all payments that are due and payable to the holder of the interest assigned hereunder (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to Assignor for amounts which have accrued up to but excluding the Settlement Date and to Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Settlement Date. On the Settlement Date, Assignor shall pay to Assignee an amount equal to the portion of any interest, fee, or any other charge that was paid to Assignor prior to the Settlement Date on account of the interest assigned hereunder and that are due and payable to Assignee with respect thereto, to the extent that such interest, fee or other charge relates to the period of time from and after the Settlement Date.
7.      This Assignment Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Assignment Agreement may be executed and delivered by telecopier or other facsimile transmission all with the same force and effect as if the same were a fully executed and delivered original manual counterpart.
8.      THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS REGARDING CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER, AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE SET FORTH IN SECTION 12 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND SUCH PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE, MUTATIS MUTANDIS .




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment Agreement and Annex I hereto to be executed by their respective officers, as of the first date written above.

[ NAME OF ASSIGNOR ]
as Assignor


By
Name:
Title:

[ NAME OF ASSIGNEE ]
as Assignee


By
Name:
Title:







ACCEPTED THIS ____ DAY OF
_______________

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION , a national banking association,
as Agent, as Swing Lender and as Issuing Bank


By _____________________________________
Name:
Title:

[ [____________], [as Swing Lender] [and] [as Issuing Bank]


By _____________________________________
Name:
Title: ]

[ [ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER]


By _____________________________________
Name:
Title: ] 1  



















1 Include to the extent required by Section 13.1(a)(i)(A) .




Annex 1 - Page 2


ANNEX FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

ANNEX I


1.
Borrowers: PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP., a Texas corporation, and its Subsidiaries from time to time party to the Credit Agreement
2.
Name and Date of Credit Agreement:
Credit Agreement dated as of _______ __, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Credit Agreement ") by and among PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP., a Texas corporation ("Parent"), [_______, a _______ ("_______")], and those additional entities that hereafter become parties to the Credit Agreement as Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof, each, a "Borrower" and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the "Borrowers"), the lenders party thereto as "Lenders" (each of such Lenders, together with its successors and assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a "Lender"), Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole lead arranger (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Lead Arranger"), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole book runner (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Book Runner").
3.
Date of Assignment Agreement:                          __________
4.
Amounts:
(a)
Assigned Amount of Revolver Commitment                  $__________
(b)
Assigned Amount of Revolving Loans                  $__________
5.
Settlement Date:                                  __________
6.
Purchase Price                                      $__________
7.
Notice and Payment Instructions, etc.
Assignee:

_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
Assignor:

_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________






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EXHIBIT B-2
FORM OF BANK PRODUCT PROVIDER AGREEMENT
[Letterhead of Specified Bank Product Provider]
[ Date ]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent
2450 Colorado Avenue
Suite 3000 West
Santa Monica, California 90404
Attention: ______________________
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Credit Agreement "), by and among PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP., a Texas corporation (" Parent "), PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD., a Texas corporation (" Drilling "), PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Global "), PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Production "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Wireline Holdings "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Wireline "), PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Well Services "), PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Fishing & Rental "), PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Coiled Tubing "; together with Parent, Drilling, Global, Production, Wireline Holdings, Wireline, Well Services, Fishing & Rental and those additional entities that hereafter become parties to the Credit Agreement as Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof, each, a " Borrower " and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the " Borrowers "), the lenders party thereto as "Lenders" (each of such Lenders, together with its successors and assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a "Lender"), Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole lead arranger (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Lead Arranger"), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole book runner (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Book Runner"). Capitalized terms used herein, but not specifically defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
Reference is also made to that certain [ description of the Bank Product Agreement or Agreements ] (the " Specified Bank Product Agreement [Agreements ]") dated as of __________ by and between [ Lender or Affiliate of Lender ] (the " Specified Bank Products Provider ") and [ identify the Loan Party ].




1. Appointment of Agent . The Specified Bank Products Provider hereby designates and appoints Agent, and Agent by its signature below hereby accepts such appointment, as its agent under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Specified Bank Products Provider hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed Sections 15.1 through 15.15 and Sections 15.17 , 15.18 and 17.5 (collectively such sections are referred to herein as the " Agency Provisions "), including, as applicable, the defined terms used therein. Specified Bank Products Provider and Agent each agree that the Agency Provisions which govern the relationship, and certain representations, acknowledgements, appointments, rights, restrictions, and agreements, between the Agent, on the one hand, and the Lenders, on the other hand, shall, from and after the date of this letter agreement, also apply to and govern, mutatis mutandis, the relationship between the Agent, on the one hand, and the Specified Bank Product Provider with respect to the Bank Products provided pursuant to the Specified Bank Product Agreement[ s ], on the other hand.

2. Acknowledgement of Certain Provisions of Credit Agreement . The Specified Bank Products Provider hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed the provisions of Section 2.4(b)(ii) , Section 14.1 , Section 15 and Section 17.5 of the Credit Agreement, including, as applicable, the defined terms used therein, and agrees to be bound by the provisions thereof. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing referenced provisions, Specified Bank Product Provider understands and agrees that its rights and benefits under the Loan Documents consist solely of it being a beneficiary of the Liens and security interests granted to Agent and the right to share in proceeds of the Collateral to the extent set forth in the Credit Agreement.

3. Reporting Requirements . Agent shall have no obligation to calculate the amount due and payable with respect to any Bank Products. On a monthly basis (not later than the 10th Business Day of each calendar month) or as more frequently as Agent shall request, the Specified Bank Products Provider agrees to provide Agent with a written report, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, detailing Specified Bank Products Provider's reasonable determination of the liabilities and obligations (and mark-to-market exposure) of Parent and the other Loan Parties in respect of the Bank Products provided by Specified Bank Products Provider pursuant to the Specified Bank Products Agreement[ s ]. If Agent does not receive such written report within the time period provided above, Agent shall be entitled to assume that the reasonable determination of the liabilities and obligations of Parent and the other Loan Parties with respect to the Bank Products provided pursuant to the Specified Bank Products Agreement[ s ] is zero.

4. Bank Product Reserve Conditions . Specified Bank Products Provider further acknowledges and agrees that Agent shall have the right (to the extent permitted pursuant to the Credit Agreement), but shall have no obligation to establish, maintain, relax, or release reserves in respect of any of the Bank Product Obligations and that if reserves are established there is no obligation on the part of the Agent to determine or insure whether the amount of any such reserve is appropriate or not (including whether it is sufficient in amount). If Agent chooses to implement a reserve, Specified Bank Products Provider acknowledges and agrees that Agent shall be entitled to rely on the information in the reports described above to establish the Bank Product Reserves.

5. Bank Product Obligations . From and after the delivery to Agent of this agreement duly executed by Specified Bank Product Provider and the acknowledgement of this agreement by




Agent and Borrower, the obligations and liabilities of Parent and the other Loan Parties to Specified Bank Product Provider in respect of Bank Products evidenced by the Specified Bank Product Agreement[ s ] shall constitute Bank Product Obligations (and which, in turn, shall constitute Obligations), and Specified Bank Product Provider shall constitute a Bank Product Provider until such time as Specified Bank Products Provider or its Affiliate is no longer a Lender. Specified Bank Products Provider acknowledges that other Bank Products (which may or may not be Specified Bank Products) may exist at any time.

6. Notices . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be given in the form and manner provided in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement, and, if to Agent, shall be mailed, sent, or delivered to Agent in accordance with Section 11 in the Credit Agreement, if to any Borrower, shall be mailed, sent, or delivered to Borrowers in accordance with Section 11 in the Credit Agreement, and, if to Specified Bank Products Provider, shall be mailed, sent or delivered to the address set forth below, or, in each case as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party.
If to Specified Bank Products Provider:

________________________
________________________
________________________
Attn: ____________________
Fax No. __________________

7. Miscellaneous . This agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto (including any successor agent pursuant to Section 15.9 of the Credit Agreement); provided , that Borrowers may not assign this agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without the other parties' prior written consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void ab initio . Unless the context of this agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms "includes" and "including" are not limiting, and the term "or" has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or." This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts. Each of such counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and all of such counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this letter by telefacsimile or other means of electronic transmission shall be equally effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

8. Governing Law .

(a) THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES OR DISPUTES ARISING HEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.





(b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 8(b) .

(c) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT, IF ANY, TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO REPRESENTS THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

(d) EACH BORROWER AND SPECIFIED BANK PRODUCTS PROVIDER EACH HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT AGENT MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
[signature pages to follow]








Sincerely,

[ SPECIFIED BANK PRODUCTS PROVIDER ]


By: _____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: ____________________________________







Acknowledged, accepted, and agreed
as of the date first written above:

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. ,
as Administrative Borrower


By: _____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: ____________________________________







Acknowledged, accepted, and
agreed as of ____________________

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association,
as Agent


By: _____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: ____________________________________







EXHIBIT C-1
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
[ on Parent's letterhead ]


To:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 3000 West
Santa Monica, California 90404
Attn: ________________________
Re:
Compliance Certificate dated _____________, 20__
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Credit Agreement "), by and among PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP., a Texas corporation (" Parent "), PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD., a Texas corporation (" Drilling "), PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Global "), PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Production "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Wireline Holdings "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Wireline "), PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Well Services "), PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Fishing & Rental "), PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Coiled Tubing "; together with Parent, Drilling, Global, Production, Wireline Holdings, Wireline, Well Services, Fishing & Rental and those additional entities that hereafter become parties to the Credit Agreement as Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof, each, a " Borrower " and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the " Borrowers "), the lenders party thereto as "Lenders" (each of such Lenders, together with its successors and assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a "Lender"), Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole lead arranger (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Lead Arranger"), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole book runner (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Book Runner"). Capitalized terms used herein, but not specifically defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned officer of Parent hereby certifies as of the date hereof that:




1.      The financial information of Parent and its Subsidiaries furnished in Schedule 1 attached hereto, has been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for year-end audit adjustments and the lack of footnotes), and fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the date set forth therein.
2.      Such officer has reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and has made, or caused to be made under his/her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement.
3.      Such review has not disclosed the existence on and as of the date hereof, and the undersigned does not have knowledge of the existence as of the date hereof, of any event or condition that constitutes a Default or Event of Default, except for such conditions or events listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto, in each case specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Parent and/or its Subsidiaries have taken, are taking, or propose to take with respect thereto.
4.      Except as set forth on Schedule 3 attached hereto, the representations and warranties of Parent and its Subsidiaries set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date.
5.      [The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, measured on a month-end basis, for the __ month period ending ____________ ___, 20___, is demonstrated on Schedule 4 hereof.] 1 [or] [As of the date hereof, Parent its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the covenant contained in Section 7 of the Credit Agreement as demonstrated on Schedule 4 hereof.] 2
[Signature page follows]









1 Language to be used when Borrowers are not in a Covenant Testing Period.
2 Language to be used during a Covenant Testing Period.




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Compliance Certificate is executed by the undersigned this _____ day of _______________, 20____.

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP., a Texas corporation, as Parent


By: _______________________________________
Name: ____________________________________
Title: _____________________________________











SCHEDULE 1

Financial Information





SCHEDULE 2

Default or Event of Default





SCHEDULE 3

Representations and Warranties





SCHEDULE 4

Financial Covenants
1.      Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio .
Borrowers' Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, measured on a month-end basis, for the __ month period ending ____________ ___, 20___, is ___:1.0, which ratio [ is/is not ] greater than or equal to the ratio set forth in Section 7(b) of the Credit Agreement for the corresponding period.





EXHIBIT J-1
[FORM OF] JOINDER AGREEMENT
This JOINDER AGREEMENT (this " Agreement "), is entered into as of __________, 20__, by and among ___________, a ________ (" New Borrower "), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association (" Wells Fargo "), as administrative agent for each member of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, " Agent ").
W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Credit Agreement "), by and among PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP., a Texas corporation (" Parent "), PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD., a Texas corporation (" Drilling "), PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Global "), PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Production "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Wireline Holdings "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Wireline "), PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Well Services "), PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Fishing & Rental "), PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Coiled Tubing "; together with Parent, Drilling, Global, Production, Wireline Holdings, Wireline, Well Services, Fishing & Rental and those additional entities that hereafter become parties to the Credit Agreement as Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof, each, a " Borrower " and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the " Borrowers "), the lenders party thereto as "Lenders" (each of such Lenders, together with its successors and assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a "Lender"), Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole lead arranger (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Lead Arranger"), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole book runner (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Book Runner"), the Lender Group has agreed to make or issue Loans, Letters of Credit and other certain financial accommodations thereunder;
WHEREAS , initially capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Intercompany Subordination Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Intercompany Subordination Agreement "), by and among Parent and each of Parent's Subsidiaries listed on the signature pages hereto as an obligor (such Subsidiaries, together with Parent, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a " Obligor ", and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as " Obligors ") and Agent, each Obligor has agreed to the subordination of indebtedness of each other Obligor owed to such Obligor on the terms set forth therein;




WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Fee Letter, dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to the, the " Fee Letter "), by and among Borrowers and Agent, each Borrower has agreed to pay certain fees to Agent on the terms set forth therein;
WHEREAS , New Borrower is required to become a party to the Credit Agreement by, among other things, executing and delivering this Agreement to Agent; and
WHEREAS , New Borrower has determined that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement directly benefit, and are within the corporate purposes and in the best interests of, New Borrower, by virtue of the financial accommodations available to New Borrower from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follow:
1. Joinder of New Borrower to the Credit Agreement . By its execution of this Agreement, New Borrower hereby (a) agrees that from and after the date of this Agreement it shall be a party to the Credit Agreement as a "Borrower" and shall be bound by all of the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and obligations set forth in the Credit Agreement, (b) accepts joint and several liability for the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, and (c) confirms that, after giving effect to the supplement to the Schedules to the Credit Agreement provided for in Section 2 below, the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as they relate to New Borrower as of the date this Agreement. New Borrower hereby agrees that each reference to a "Borrower" or the "Borrowers" in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall include New Borrower. New Borrower acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that it has read and understands the terms thereof.

2. Updated Schedules . Attached as Exhibit A hereto are updated copies of each of Schedule 4.1(b) and Schedule 4.1(c) 1 to the Credit Agreement revised to include all information required to be provided therein including information with respect to New Borrower. Each such Schedule shall be attached to the Credit Agreement, and on and after the date hereof all references in any Loan Document to any such Schedule to the Credit Agreement shall mean such Schedule as so amended; provided , that any use of the term "as of the date hereof" or any term of similar import, in any provision of the Credit Agreement relating to New Borrower or any of the information amended by such Schedule hereby, shall be deemed to refer to the date of this Agreement.




1     Include any additional Schedules to be updated as well.





3. Joinder of New Borrower to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement . By its execution of this Agreement, New Borrower hereby (a) agrees that from and after the date of this Agreement it shall be an Obligor under the Intercompany Subordination Agreement as if it were a signatory thereto and shall be bound by all of the provisions thereof, and (b) agrees that it shall comply with and be subject to all the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and obligations set forth in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement. New Borrower hereby agrees that each reference to an "Obligor" or the "Obligors" in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement shall include New Borrower. New Borrower acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and that it has read and understands the terms thereof.

4. Joinder of New Borrower to the Fee Letter . By its execution of this Agreement, New Borrower hereby (a) agrees that from and after the date of this Agreement it shall be a "Borrower" party to the Fee Letter as if it were a signatory thereto and shall be bound by all of the provisions thereof, and (b) agrees that it shall comply with and be subject to all of the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and obligations set forth in the Fee Letter applicable to Borrowers. New Borrower hereby agrees that each reference to "Borrower" or "Borrowers" in the Fee Letter shall include New Borrower. New Borrower acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Fee Letter and that it has read and understands the terms thereof.

5. Representations and Warranties of New Borrower . New Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Agent for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers as follows:

(a) It (i) is duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is qualified to do business in any state where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is made a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

(b) The execution, delivery, and performance by it of this Agreement and any other Loan Document to which New Borrower is made a party (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of New Borrower and (ii) do not and will not (A) violate any material provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to New Borrower or its Subsidiaries, the Governing Documents of New Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on New Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (B) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material agreement of New Borrower or its Subsidiaries where any such conflict, breach or default could individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (C) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any assets of New Borrower, other than Permitted Liens, (D) require any approval of New Borrower's interestholders or any approval or consent of any Person under any material agreement of New Borrower, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except, in the case of material agreements, for consents or approvals, the failure to obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to cause a




Material Adverse Effect, or (E) require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority, other than registrations, consents, approvals, notices, or other actions that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect, and except for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to Agent for filing or recordation.

(c) This Agreement and each Loan Document to which New Borrower is a party is the legally valid and binding obligation of New Borrower, enforceable against New Borrower in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally.

(d) Each other representation and warranty applicable to New Borrower as a Borrower under the Loan Documents is true, correct and complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date hereof, as though made on such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date).

6. Additional Requirements . Concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Agent shall have received the following, each in form and substance satisfactory to Agent:

(a) a Joinder No. __ to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among New Borrower and Agent (" Joinder No. __ "), together with the original Equity Interest certificates, if any, representing all of the Equity Interests of the Subsidiaries of New Borrower required to be pledged under the Guaranty and Security Agreement and any original promissory notes of New Borrower, accompanied by undated Equity Interest powers/transfer forms executed in blank, and the same shall be in full force and effect;

(b) a Pledged Interests Addendum by __________, a _________, dated as of the date hereof, with respect to the pledge of Equity Interest of New Borrower, owned by _______, together with the original stock certificates (subject to the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), if any, representing all of the Equity Interests of New Borrower held by ________, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer, and the same shall be in full force and effect;

(c) appropriate financing statement to be filed in the office of the _______ Secretary of State against New Borrower to perfect the Agent's Liens in and to the Collateral of New Borrower;

(d) a certificate from the Secretary of New Borrower, dated as of the date hereof, (i) attesting to the resolutions of New Borrower's [ Board of Directors ][ Managers ] authorizing its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which




New Borrower is or will become a party, (ii) authorizing officers of New Borrower to execute the same, and (iii) attesting to the incumbency and signatures of such specific officers of New Borrower;

(e) a certificate of status with respect to New Borrower, dated as of a recent date, such certificate to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdiction of organization of New Borrower, which certificate shall indicate that New Borrower is in good standing in such jurisdiction;

(f) certificates of status with respect to New Borrower, dated as of a recent date, such certificates to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdictions (other than the jurisdiction of organization of New Borrower) in which the failure to be duly qualified or licensed would constitute a Material Adverse Effect, which certificates shall indicate that New Borrower is in good standing in such jurisdictions;

(g) copies of New Borrower's Governing Documents, as amended, modified or supplemented to the date hereof, certified by the Secretary of New Borrower; and

(h) evidence that New Borrower has been added to the Loan Parties' existing insurance policies required by Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement;

(i) a customary opinion of counsel regarding such matters as to New Borrower as Agent or its counsel may reasonably request, and which is otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent (it being understood that such opinion shall be limited to this Agreement, and the documents executed or delivered in connection herewith (including the financing statement filed against New Borrower); and

(j) such other agreements, instruments, approvals or other documents reasonably requested by Agent prior to the date hereof in order to create, perfect and establish the first priority of, or otherwise protect, any Lien purported to be covered by any Loan Document or otherwise to effect the intent that New Borrower shall become bound by all of the terms, covenants and agreements contained in the Loan Documents and that, to the extent set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Guaranty and Security Agreement, all property and assets of New Borrower shall become Collateral for the Obligations.

7. Further Assurances . At any time upon the reasonable request of Agent, New Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to Agent such Additional Documents as Agent shall reasonably request pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

8. Notices . Notices to New Borrower shall be given in the manner set forth for Borrowers in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement.

9. Choice of Law and Venue; Jury Trial Waiver; Judicial Reference . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS REGARDING CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER, AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE SET FORTH IN




SECTION 12 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND SUCH PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE, MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

10. Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon New Borrower, and the other Loan Parties and shall inure to the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns.

11. Effect on Loan Documents .

(a) Except as contemplated to be supplemented hereby, the Credit Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and each other Loan Document shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect. Except as expressly contemplated hereby, this Agreement shall not be deemed (i) to be a waiver of, or consent to, or a modification or amendment of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.

(b) Each reference in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to "Borrower", "Obligor" or words of like import referring to a Borrower or an Obligor shall include and refer to New Borrower and (b) each reference in the Credit Agreement, the Fee Letter, Intercompany Subordination Agreement or any other Loan Document to this "Agreement", "hereunder", "herein", "hereof", "thereunder", "therein", "thereof", or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, the Fee Letter, Intercompany Subordination Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and refer to such agreement as supplemented by this Agreement.

12. Miscellaneous

(a) This Agreement is a Loan Document. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., "PDF" or "tif" via email) shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic image scan transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.

(b) Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof in that jurisdiction or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.





(c) Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.

(d) Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against any member of the Lender Group or New Borrower, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. This Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.

(e) The pronouns used herein shall include, when appropriate, either gender and both singular and plural, and the grammatical construction of sentences shall conform thereto.

(f) This Agreement shall be subject to the rules of construction set forth in Section 1.4 of the Credit Agreement, and such rules of construction are incorporated herein by this reference, mutatis mutandis .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, New Borrower and Agent have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

NEW BORROWER:
______________________________,
a ____________________


By: _____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _____________________________________







AGENT:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association


By: _____________________________________
Name: ___________________________________
Title: _____________________________________







Exhibit A







SCHEDULE 4.1(b)

CAPITALIZATION OF BORROWERS







SCHEDULE 4.1(c)

CAPITALIZATION OF BORROWERS' SUBSIDIARIES







EXHIBIT L-1
FORM OF LIBOR NOTICE

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent
under the below referenced Credit Agreement
2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 3000 West
Santa Monica, California 90404
Attn:____________________
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Credit Agreement "), by and among PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP., a Texas corporation (" Parent "), PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD., a Texas corporation (" Drilling "), PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Global "), PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Production "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (" Wireline Holdings "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Wireline "), PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Well Services "), PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Fishing & Rental "), PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Coiled Tubing "; together with Parent, Drilling, Global, Production, Wireline Holdings, Wireline, Well Services, Fishing & Rental and those additional entities that hereafter become parties to the Credit Agreement as Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof, each, a " Borrower " and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the " Borrowers "), the lenders party thereto as "Lenders" (each of such Lenders, together with its successors and assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a "Lender"), Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole lead arranger (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Lead Arranger"), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as sole book runner (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Sole Book Runner"). Capitalized terms used herein, but not specifically defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
This LIBOR Notice represents Borrowers' request to elect the LIBOR Option with respect to outstanding Revolving Loans in the amount of $________ (the " LIBOR Rate Advance ")[ , and is a written confirmation of the telephonic notice of such election given to Agent ].
The LIBOR Rate Advance will have an Interest Period of [ 1, 2, 3 or 6 ] month(s) commencing on _____________________.




This LIBOR Notice further confirms Borrowers' acceptance, for purposes of determining the rate of interest based on the LIBOR Rate as determined pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
Administrative Borrower represents and warrants that [(i) as of the date hereof, the representations and warranties of Parent or its Subsidiaries contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date)) and (ii)] 1 no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof, nor will any thereof occur after giving effect to the request above.
[Signature page follows ]




























1 Only required in connection with new borrowings.




Dated:
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. ,
a Texas corporation, as Administrative Borrower


By: ___________________________________
Name: _________________________________
Title: ___________________________________

Acknowledged by:

Wells Fargo BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association, as Agent


By: ___________________________________
Name: _________________________________
Title: ___________________________________







EXHIBIT P-1
FORM OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

Reference is hereby made to (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of ______ _, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Credit Agreement "), by and among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a ________ (" Parent ") and the Subsidiaries of Parent identified on the signature pages thereof as "Borrowers", and those additional entities that become parties thereto as Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof by executing the form of Joinder attached thereto as Exhibit J‑1 (each, together with Parent, a " Borrower " and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the " Borrowers "), the lenders identified on the signature pages thereof (each of such lenders, together with its successors and permitted assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a " Lender " and, collectively, the " Lenders "), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association (" Wells Fargo "), as administrative agent for each member of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity " Agent "), Wells Fargo as sole lead arranger and Wells Fargo as sole book runner, and (b) that certain Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of ______ _, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Guaranty and Security Agreement ") by and among Parent, Borrowers and the Subsidiaries of Borrowers party thereto (each, a " Grantor " and collectively, the " Grantors "), and Agent.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement. Any terms (whether capitalized or lower case) used in this Perfection Certificate that are defined in the Code shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein or in the Credit Agreement; provided that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term used herein and if such term is defined differently in different Articles of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the Code shall govern. As used herein, the term " Loan Parties " shall mean the "Loan Parties" as that term is defined in the Credit Agreement and " Code " shall mean the "Code" as that term is defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
The undersigned, the _________ of _________ 1 , hereby certifies (in my capacity as ______________ and not in my individual capacity) to Agent and each of the other members of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers as follows as of ______ _, 2017:





1 Insert appropriate officers(s), as applicable.




1.      Names .
(a)      The exact legal name of each Loan Party, as such name appears in its certified certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, or any other organizational document, is set forth in Schedule 1(a) . Each Loan Party is (i) the type of entity disclosed next to its name in Schedule 1(a) and (ii) a registered organization except to the extent disclosed in Schedule 1(a) . Also set forth in Schedule 1(a) is the organizational identification number, if any, of each Loan Party that is a registered organization, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of each Loan Party and the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party. Each Loan Party has qualified to do business and is in good standing in the states listed on Schedule 1(a) .
(b)      Set forth in Schedule 1(b) hereto is a list of any other legal names each Loan Party has had in the past five years, together with the date of the relevant name change.
(c)      Set forth in Schedule 1(c) is a list of all other names used by each Loan Party in connection with any business or organization to which such Loan Party became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in form, nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise or on any filings with the Internal Revenue Service, in each case, at any time in the past five years. Except as set forth in Schedule 1(c) , no Loan Party has changed its jurisdiction of organization at any time during the past four months.
2.      Chief Executive Offices and Other Collateral Locations . The chief executive office of each Loan Party is located at the address set forth in Schedule 2 hereto, and except as otherwise listed, such chief executive office has not been located at any other address during the past five (5) years. Schedule 2 hereto sets forth all of the locations where each Loan Party maintains (or within the past four months has maintained) any equipment, inventory or other tangible personal property.
3.      Real Property .
(a)      Attached hereto as Schedule 3(a) is a list of all (i) Real Property (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) of each Loan Party, (ii) filing offices for any mortgages encumbering the Real Property or to encumber, the Real Property as of the Closing Date, (iii) common names, addresses and uses of each parcel of Real Property (stating improvements located thereon) and (iv) other information relating thereto required by such Schedule. Except as described on Schedule 3(a) attached hereto: (A) no Loan Party has entered into any leases, subleases, tenancies, franchise agreements, licenses or other occupancy arrangements as owner, lessor, sublessor, licensor, franchisor or grantor with respect to any of the real property described on Schedule 3(a) and (B) no Loan Party has any leases which require the consent of the landlord, tenant or other party thereto to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
(b)      Schedule 3(b) sets forth all third parties (" Bailees ") with possession of any Collateral (including inventory and equipment) of the Loan Parties, including the name and address of such Bailee, a description of the inventory and equipment in such Bailee's possession and the location of such inventory and equipment (if none please so state). Schedule 3(b) also identifies




whether such third party is a consignee, processor, warehouseman, freight forwarder/customs broker or other type of bailee.
4.      Extraordinary Transactions . Schedule 4 attached hereto describes any acquisitions by a Loan Party of the businesses or assets of a Person outside the ordinary course of business during the five years preceding the Closing Date. Except for those purchases, mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and other transactions described on Schedule 4 attached hereto during the preceding five year period, all of the Collateral has been originated by each Loan Party in the ordinary course of business or consists of goods which have been acquired by such Loan Party in the ordinary course of business from a person in the business of selling goods of that kind.
5.      File Search Reports . Attached hereto as Schedule 5 is a true and accurate summary of certified file search reports from (a) the Uniform Commercial Code filing offices (i) in each jurisdiction of formation identified in Section 1(a) and in each location identified Section 2 with respect to each legal name set forth in Section 1 and (ii) in each jurisdiction described in Schedule 1(c) or Schedule 3 relating to any of the transactions described in Schedule 1(c) or Schedule 4 with respect to each legal name of the person or entity from which each Loan Party purchased or otherwise acquired any assets and (b) each filing office in each real estate recording office identified on Schedule 3(a) for any Real Property Collateral. A true copy of each financing statement, including judgment and tax liens, bankruptcy and pending lawsuits or other filing identified in such file search reports has been delivered to Agent.
6.      UCC Filings. The financing statements (duly authorized by each Loan Party constituting the debtor therein), including the indications of the collateral, attached as Schedule 6 relating to the Guaranty and Security Agreement or the Real Property, are in the appropriate forms for filing in the filing offices in the jurisdictions identified in Schedule 6 hereof.
7.      Schedule of Filings. Attached hereto as Schedule 7 is a schedule of (i) the appropriate filing offices for the financing statements attached hereto as Schedule 6 and (ii) the appropriate filing offices for the filings described in Schedule 11(c) and (iii) any other actions required to create and perfect the security interests in the Collateral (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) granted, assigned or pledged to Agent pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement or any other Loan Document. No other filings or actions are required to create and perfect the security interests in the Collateral granted, assigned or pledged to Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents.
8.      Termination Statements. Attached hereto as Schedule 8 are the duly authorized termination statements in the appropriate form for filing in each applicable jurisdiction identified in Schedule 8 hereto with respect to each Lien described therein.
9.      Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests . Attached hereto as Schedule 9(a) is a true and correct list of each of all of the authorized, and the issued and outstanding, Equity Interests of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and the record and beneficial owners of such Equity Interests. Also set forth on Schedule 9(a) is each equity investment of each Loan Party that represents 50% or less of the equity of the entity in which such investment was made. Attached hereto as Schedule 9(b) is a true and correct organizational chart of Parent and its Subsidiaries.




10.      Instruments and Chattel Paper . Attached hereto as Schedule 10 is a true and correct list of all promissory notes, instruments (other than checks to be deposited in the ordinary course of business), tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper and other evidence of Indebtedness held by each Loan Party as of ______ _, 2017 having an aggregate value or face amount in excess of $_______, including all intercompany notes between or among any two or more Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries.
11.      Intellectual Property .
(a)      Schedule 11(a) provides a complete and correct list of all registered Copyrights (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) owned by any Loan Party, all applications for registration of Copyrights owned by any Loan Party, and all other Copyrights owned by any Loan Party and material to the conduct of the business of any Loan Party. Schedule 11(a) provides a complete and correct list of all Patents (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) owned by any Loan Party and all applications for Patents owned by any Loan Party. Schedule 11(a) provides a complete and correct list of all registered Trademarks (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) owned by any Loan Party, all applications for registration of Trademarks owned by any Loan Party, and all other Trademarks owned by any Loan Party and material to the conduct of the business of any Loan Party.
(b)      Schedule 11(b) provides a complete and correct list of all Intellectual Property Licenses (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) entered into by any Loan Party pursuant to which (i) any Loan Party has provided any license or other rights in Intellectual Property (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) owned or controlled by such Loan Party to any other Person (other than non-exclusive software licenses or "SaaS" usage rights granted in the ordinary course of business) or (ii) any Person has granted to any Loan Party any license or other rights in Intellectual Property owned or controlled by such Person that is material to the business of such Loan Party, including any Intellectual Property that is incorporated in any Inventory, software, or other product marketed, sold, licensed, or distributed by such Loan Party;
(c)      Attached hereto as Schedule 11(c) in proper form for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office (as applicable) are the filings necessary to preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the United States Trademarks, United Patents, United States Copyrights and Intellectual Property Licenses set forth on Schedule 11(a) and Schedule 11(b) , including duly signed copies of each of the Patent Security Agreement, Trademark Security Agreement and the Copyright Security Agreement, as applicable.
12.      Commercial Tort Claims . Attached hereto as Schedule 12 is a true and correct list of all commercial tort claims that exceed $_______ held by each Loan Party, including a brief description thereof.
13.      Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts . Attached hereto as Schedule 13 is a true and complete list of all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts (each as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement) maintained by each Loan Party, including the name of each institution where each such account is held, the name of each such account and the name of each entity that holds each account.




14.      Letter-of-Credit Rights . Attached hereto as Schedule 14 is a true and correct list of all letters of credit issued in favor of any Loan Party, as beneficiary thereunder, having an aggregate value or face amount in excess of $_______.
15.      Motor Vehicles . Attached hereto as Schedule 15 is a true and correct list of all motor vehicles and other goods (covered by certificates of title or ownership) and the owner and approximate fair market value of such motor vehicles.
16.      Other Assets : A Loan Party owns the following kinds of assets:
Aircraft:
Yes ____ No ____
Vessels, boats or ships:
Yes ____ No ____
Railroad rolling stock:
Yes ____ No ____
If the answer is yes to any of these other types of assets, please describe on Schedule 16 .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , we have hereunto signed this Perfection Certificate as of this ____ day of _______ __, 2017.

Pioneer Energy Services Corp.


By                                                                          
Name:
Title:

[OTHER BORROWERS TO COME]


By                                                                          
Name:
Title:







Schedule 1(a)

Legal Names, Etc.

Legal Name
Type of Entity
Registered Organization
(Yes/No)
Organizational Number 1
Federal Taxpayer
Identification Number
Jurisdiction of Formation
States Where Qualified to do Business
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






























1 If none, so state.




Schedule 1(b)

Prior Names

Loan Party/Subsidiary
Prior Name
Date of Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Schedule 1(c)

Changes in Corporate Identity; Other Names

Loan Party/Subsidiary
Name of Entity
Action
Date of Action
State of Formation
List of All Other Names Used on Any Filings with the Internal Revenue Service During Past Five Years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[ Add Information required by Section 1 to the extent required by Section 1(c) of the Perfection Certificate ]






Schedule 2

Chief Executive Offices

Loan Party/Subsidiary
Address
County
State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other Collateral Locations

Loan Party/Subsidiary
Address
County
State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Schedule 3(a)

Real Property

Entity of Record
Common Name and Address
Owned, Leased or Other Interest
Landlord / Owner if Leased or Other Interest
Description of Lease or Other Documents Evidencing Interest
Purpose/
Use
Improvements Located on
Real Property
Legal Description
Encumbered or to be Encumbered by Mortgage
Filing Office for Mortgage
Option to Purchase/Right of First Refusal
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ SEE EXHIBIT A-[ ] ATTACHED HERETO ]
[ YES/NO ]
[ ]
[ YES/NO ]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Schedule 3(a)

Real Property (cont.)

Required Consents; Loan Party Held Landlord/ Grantor Interests

I.      Landlord's / Tenant's Consent Required
1.      [ LIST EACH LEASE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT WHERE LANDLORD'S / TENANT'S CONSENT IS REQUIRED ].



II.      Leases, Subleases, Tenancies, Franchise Agreements, Licenses or Other Occupancy Agreements Pursuant to which any Loan Party holds Landlord's / Grantor's Interest
1.      [ LIST EACH LEASE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT WHERE ANY LOAN PARTY HOLDS LANDLORD'S / GRANTOR'S INTEREST ]







Schedule 3(b)

Bailees








Schedule 4

Transactions Other Than in the Ordinary Course of Business

Loan Party/Subsidiary
Description of Transaction Including Parties Thereto
Date of Transaction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Schedule 5

Certified File Search Reports

Loan Party/Subsidiary
Search Report Dated
Prepared By
Jurisdiction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Schedule 6

Copy of Financing Statements To Be Filed






Schedule 7

Filings/Filing Offices

Type of Filing
Entity
Applicable Collateral Document
Jurisdiction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Schedule 8

Termination Statement Filings

Debtor
Secured Party
Jurisdiction
Type of Collateral
UCC-1 File Date
UCC-1 File Number
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





Schedule 9(a)

(a) Equity Interests of Loan Parties and Subsidiaries

Current Legal Entities Owned
Record Owner
Certificate No.
No. Shares/Interest
Percent Pledged
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


(b) Other Equity Interests







Schedule 9(b)

Organizational Chart







Schedule 10

Instruments and Chattel Paper

1.      Promissory Notes:
Entity
Principal Amount
Date of Issuance
Interest Rate
Maturity Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2.      Chattel Paper:








Schedule 11(a)
Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks

UNITED STATES COPYRIGHTS
Registrations:
OWNER
TITLE
REGISTRATION
NUMBER
 
 
 

Applications:
OWNER
APPLICATION
NUMBER
 
 


OTHER COPYRIGHTS
Registrations:
OWNER
REGISTRATION NUMBER
COUNTRY/STATE
TITLE
 
 
 
 


Applications:
OWNER
APPLICATION NUMBER
COUNTRY/STATE
 
 
 





Schedule 11(a)
Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks (cont.)

UNITED STATES PATENTS:
Registrations:
OWNER
REGISTRATION NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
 
 
 


Applications:
OWNER
APPLICATION NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
 
 
 


OTHER PATENTS:
Registrations:
OWNER
REGISTRATION NUMBER
COUNTRY/STATE
DESCRIPTION
 
 
 
 


Applications:
OWNER
APPLICATION NUMBER
COUNTRY/STATE
DESCRIPTION
 
 
 
 





Schedule 11(a)

Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks (cont.)

UNITED STATES TRADEMARKS:
Registrations:
OWNER
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRADEMARK
 
 
 


Applications:
OWNER
APPLICATION NUMBER
TRADEMARK
 
 
 


OTHER TRADEMARKS:
Registrations:
OWNER
REGISTRATION NUMBER
COUNTRY/STATE
TRADEMARK
 
 
 
 


Applications:
OWNER
APPLICATION NUMBER
COUNTRY/STATE
TRADEMARK
 
 
 
 







Schedule 11(b)

Intellectual Property Licenses

LICENSEE
LICENSOR
COUNTRY/STATE
REGISTRATION/ APPLICATION NUMBER, IF ANY
DESCRIPTION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Schedule 11(c)

Intellectual Property Filings







Schedule 12

Commercial Tort Claims







Schedule 13

Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts

Owner
Type of Account
Bank or Intermediary
Account Numbers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Schedule 14

Letter of Credit Rights







Schedule 15

Motor Vehicles







Schedule 16

Other Assets





Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

dated as of November 8, 2017

Among

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.,

as Borrower,

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,

GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as Syndication Agent,


and

THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN,

as Lenders

$175,000,000.00
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner





TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
Page

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1

Section 1.1
Certain Defined Terms
1

Section 1.2
Computation of Time Periods
29

Section 1.3
Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP.
29

Section 1.4
Types of Loans
30

Section 1.5
Miscellaneous
30

ARTICLE 2 CREDIT FACILITIES
30

Section 2.1
Term Loans.
30

Section 2.2
Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds.
31

Section 2.3
Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes
32

Section 2.4
Interest on Loans.
32

Section 2.5
Conversion/Continuation.
34

Section 2.6
Default Interest
34

Section 2.7
Fees.
35

Section 2.8
Repayment of Loans.
35

Section 2.9
Voluntary Prepayments
35

Section 2.10
Mandatory Prepayments and Offers.
37

Section 2.11
Application of Prepayments.
38

Section 2.12
General Provisions Regarding Payments
39

Section 2.13
Ratable Sharing.
40

Section 2.14
Making or Maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans.
41

Section 2.15
Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy.
42

Section 2.16
Taxes.
44

Section 2.17
Obligation to Mitigate
47

Section 2.18
Defaulting Lenders.
48

Section 2.19
Removal or Replacement of a Lender
49

ARTICLE 3 CONDITIONS OF LENDING
50

Section 3.1
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowings
50

Section 3.2
Determinations Under Section 3.1
54

ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
54

Section 4.1
Organization
54

Section 4.2
Authorization
55

Section 4.3
Enforceability
55

Section 4.4
Financial Condition.
55

Section 4.5
Ownership and Liens; Real Property
55

Section 4.6
True and Complete Disclosure
56

Section 4.7
Litigation
56

Section 4.8
Compliance with Agreements
56

Section 4.9
Pension Plans
57

Section 4.10
Environmental Condition.
57


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Section 4.11
Equity Interests and Subsidiaries
58

Section 4.12
Investment Company Act
58

Section 4.13
Taxes
58

Section 4.14
Permits, Licenses, etc
59

Section 4.15
Use of Proceeds
59

Section 4.16
Condition of Property; Casualties
59

Section 4.17
Insurance
59

Section 4.18
Solvency
59

Section 4.19
No Restricted Payments
59

Section 4.20
Employee Matters
59

Section 4.21
Certain Fees
60

Section 4.22
Senior Debt
60

Section 4.23
Sanctioned Persons; Anti-Corruption Laws; USA Patriot Act
60

Section 4.24
Hedging Arrangements
60

Section 4.25
Leased Premises
61

ARTICLE 5 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
61

Section 5.1
Organization
61

Section 5.2
Reporting.
61

Section 5.3
Insurance
65

Section 5.4
Compliance with Laws
66

Section 5.5
Taxes
66

Section 5.6
New Subsidiaries
66

Section 5.7
Security
67

Section 5.8
Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts
67

Section 5.9
Records; Inspection
67

Section 5.10
Maintenance of Property
68

Section 5.11
Appraisals
68

Section 5.12
Titled Collateral
69

Section 5.13
Quarterly Update Calls
69

Section 5.14
Maintenance of Ratings
69

Section 5.15
Further Assurances
69

Section 5.16
Cooperation
70

Section 5.17
Additional Material Real Estate Assets
70

Section 5.18
Anti-Corruption Laws.
70

Section 5.19
Post-Closing Matter.
70

ARTICLE 6 NEGATIVE COVENANTS
71

Section 6.1
Debt
71

Section 6.2
Liens
73

Section 6.3
Investments
74

Section 6.4
Acquisitions
76

Section 6.5
Agreements Restricting Liens or Payments to Borrower
76

Section 6.6
Use of Proceeds; Sanctions
77

Section 6.7
Corporate Actions
77


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Section 6.8
Asset Dispositions
78

Section 6.9
Restricted Payments
79

Section 6.10
Affiliate Transactions
81

Section 6.11
Line of Business
81

Section 6.12
Hazardous Materials
81

Section 6.13
Compliance with ERISA
81

Section 6.14
Sale and Leaseback Transactions
82

Section 6.15
Limitation on Hedging
82

Section 6.16
Minimum Asset Coverage Ratio
83

Section 6.17
Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries.
83

Section 6.18
Landlord Agreements
83

Section 6.19
Disposal of Subsidiary Interests
84

Section 6.20
Amendments or Waivers of Organization Documents, ABL Credit Documents or Material Contracts
84

Section 6.21
Fiscal Year
85

Section 6.22
Foreign Subsidiaries
85

Section 6.24
Negative Pledge
86

Section 6.25
Minimum Liquidity.
86

ARTICLE 7 DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
86

Section 7.1
Events of Default
86

Section 7.2
Optional Acceleration of Maturity
88

Section 7.3
Automatic Acceleration of Maturity
89

Section 7.4
Set-off
89

Section 7.5
Remedies Cumulative, No Waiver
89

Section 7.6
Application of Payments
90

ARTICLE 8 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
91

Section 8.1
Appointment of Agents.
91

Section 8.2
Powers and Duties
91

Section 8.3
General Immunity
92

Section 8.4
Agents Entitled to Act as Lender
93

Section 8.5
Lenders’ Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment
94

Section 8.6
Right to Indemnity
94

Section 8.7
Successor Administrative Agent
95

Section 8.8
Security Documents, Guaranty
96

Section 8.9
Withholding Taxes
97

Section 8.10
Administrative Agent May File Bankruptcy Disclosure and Proofs of Claim
98

ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS
99

Section 9.1
Notices.
99

Section 9.2
Expenses
100

Section 9.3
Indemnity
101

Section 9.4
Set‑Off
102

Section 9.5
Amendments and Waivers
103


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Section 9.6
Successors and Assigns; Participations
105

Section 9.7
Independence of Covenants
109

Section 9.8
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements
109

Section 9.9
No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
109

Section 9.10
Marshalling; Payments Set Aside
110

Section 9.11
Severability
110

Section 9.12
Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders' Rights
110

Section 9.13
Headings
110

Section 9.14
APPLICABLE LAW
111

Section 9.15
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
111

Section 9.16
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
111

Section 9.17
Confidentiality
112

Section 9.18
Usury Savings Clause
113

Section 9.19
Effectiveness; Counterparts
114

Section 9.20
Entire Agreement
114

Section 9.21
USA Patriot Act
114

Section 9.22
Electronic Execution of Assignments
114

Section 9.23
No Fiduciary Duty
114

Section 9.24
Intercreditor Agreement
115

Section 9.25
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
115



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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A      -      Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B      -      Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit C      -      Form of Notice of Conversion or Continuation
Exhibit D      -      Form of Funding Notice
Exhibit E      -      Form of Guaranty
Exhibit F      -      Form of Intercompany Note
Exhibit G      -      Form of Note
Exhibit H      -      Form of Pledge Agreement
Exhibit I      -      Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit J      -      Form of Asset Sales Report
Exhibit K      -      Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement


SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.1(a)      -      Guarantors
Schedule 1.1(b)      -      Auction Rate Securities
Schedule 1.1(c)      -      Existing Intercompany Notes
Schedule 2.1          -      Term Loan Commitments
Schedule 4.1          -      Organizational Information
Schedule 4.5          -      Drilling Rigs
Schedule 4.10          -      Permits; Environmental Liabilities; Actions
Schedule 4.11          -      Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.24          -      Hedging Arrangements
Schedule 4.25          -      Leased Premises
Schedule 5.8          -      Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts
Schedule 6.1          -      Existing Debt
Schedule 6.2          -      Existing Liens
Schedule 6.3          -      Existing Investments
Schedule 6.10          -      Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 9.1          -      Notice Addresses


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TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
This Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017, is among (a) Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), (b) the Lenders from time to time party hereto, (c) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) and (d) Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC (individually, “ Goldman Sachs ”), as syndication agent (in such capacity, the “ Syndication Agent ”) and the Arranger (as defined below).
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (unless otherwise indicated, such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
2014 Note Guaranty ” means each guaranty by one or more of the Guarantors of the Borrower’s obligations in respect of the 2014 Notes.
2014 Notes ” means the Senior Unsecured Notes issued by the Borrower pursuant to the 2014 Notes Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 (together with notes of such series issued in substitution or exchange therefor; provided that the aggregate principal amount thereof is not increased).
2014 Notes Indenture ” means the Indenture dated as of March 18, 2014, between the Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee.
ABL Administrative Agent ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the ABL Credit Agreement.
ABL Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower and certain subsidiaries of its Subsidiaries, as borrowers, the ABL Lenders from time to time party thereto, the ABL Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplement or otherwise modified.
ABL Credit Documents ” means the ABL Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, all notes, guarantees, security agreements, mortgages, pledge agreements, notices, and each other agreement, instrument, or document executed at any time in connection with the ABL Credit Agreement.
ABL Lender ” means any Lender (as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement).




ABL Priority Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Acceptable Security Interest ” means a security interest which (a) exists in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, (b) secures the Obligations, (c) is enforceable against the Credit Party which created such security interest and (d) upon the filing of appropriate financing statements and/or the completion of other actions as required under the UCC and any other applicable law, is perfected.
Access and Subordination Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.18(a) .
Account Control Agreement ” means, with respect to any deposit account, securities account or commodity account of a Credit Party held with a bank or securities intermediary, an agreement or agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Lenders among the Credit Party owning such deposit, securities or commodity account, as applicable, the Administrative Agent, the ABL Administrative Agent (to the extent that the ABL Credit Agreement is in existence) and such other bank or securities intermediary, which provides that the security interest of the Administrative Agent over such account is an Acceptable Security Interest that is superior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Priority Liens).
Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102(a)(2) of the UCC.
Account Debtor ” means an account debtor as defined in the UCC.
Acquisition ” means the purchase by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of (a) all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person, (b) all or substantially all of the assets constituting a division, business unit or line of business of any other Person, or (c) all of the Equity Interests of a Person.
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate ” means, for any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to an Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) (a) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the London interbank offered rate administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars displayed on the ICE LIBOR USD page of the Reuters Screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Reuters, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (b) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) is not available, the rate per annum equal to the average of the quotations received by the Administrative Agent for deposits (for delivery on the first day of the relevant period) in Dollars of amounts in same day funds comparable to the principal amount of the applicable Loan are offered by three leading banks in the London deposit market, for which the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate is then being determined with maturities comparable to such period as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, by (ii) an amount equal to (a) one minus (b) the Applicable Reserve Requirement; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall at no time be less than 1.0% per annum .

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Administrative Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Affected Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b) .
Affected Loan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b) .
Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership, by contract, or otherwise.
Agent ” means each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Syndication Agent, and any other Person appointed under the Credit Documents to serve as an agent or in a similar capacity.
Aggregate Amounts Due ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.13 .
Agreement ” means this Term Loan Agreement among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party hereto, the Administrative Agent and the other Agents party hereto, as may be amended, restated, supplemented, and otherwise modified from time to time.
Annual Rent ” means, with respect to a particular Leased Premises, the amount specified on Schedule 4.25 as the “Annual Rent” for such Leased Premises.
Anti-Corruption Laws ” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
Applicable Margin ” means, (i) with respect to Base Rate Loans, 6.75% per annum and (ii) with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, 7.75% per annum .
Applicable Premium ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b) .
Applicable Reserve Requirement ” means, at any time, for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the maximum rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including any basic marginal, special, supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be maintained with respect thereto against Eurocurrency Liabilities under regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board or other applicable banking regulator. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Applicable Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by such member banks with respect to (i) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the applicable Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any other interest rate of a Loan is to be determined, or (ii) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include Eurodollar Rate Loans. A Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credit for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the applicable Lender. The rate of interest on Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Applicable Reserve Requirement.

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Approved Appraiser ” means each of (i) Hilco Valuation Services, and (ii) any other industry recognized third party appraiser reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Lenders.
Approved Electronic Communications ” means any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material that any Credit Party provides to Administrative Agent or any other Agent pursuant to any Credit Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Lenders or other Agents by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 9.1(b) .
Arranger ” means Goldman Sachs, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner for the Term Loans and Term Loan Commitments hereunder.
Asset Coverage Ratio ” as of any date of determination, means the ratio, determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, of (a) the sum of (i) the NOLV of the machinery, parts, Equipment and other fixed assets (other than any machinery, parts, Equipment or other fixed assets that currently constitute, or have ever constituted, Excepted Real Estate Assets or Excepted Certificated Equipment), in each case, constituting Term Loan Priority Collateral in which the Administrative Agent has an Acceptable Security Interest that is perfected as of such date of determination and is superior to all other Liens other than Permitted Priority Liens, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds Collateral to (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under the Credit Documents plus the amount of all Debt under Hedging Arrangements with Swap Counterparties.
Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance executed by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the same form as Exhibit A .
Attributable Indebtedness ” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP in all material respects, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease.
Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Bank Product Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL Credit Agreement.

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Bankruptcy Code ” means title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq .
Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (iii) the sum of (a) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (after giving effect to any Adjusted Eurodollar Rate “floor”) that would be payable on such day for a Eurodollar Rate Loan with a one-month interest period plus (b) the difference between the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Rate Loans and the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Borrower Materials ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(q) .
Business Day ” means (i) any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or the State of Texas or is a day on which banking institutions located in either such state are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the term “Business Day” means any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
Capital Leases ” means, for any Person, any lease of any Property by such Person as lessee which would, in accordance with GAAP in all material respects, be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person; provided that, any lease that was treated as an operating lease under GAAP at the time it was entered into and that later becomes a capital lease (or is treated for accounting purposes substantially similar to that of a capital lease) as a result of the change in GAAP that occurs during the life of such lease, including any renewals, shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes under this Agreement.
CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, state and local analogs, and all rules and regulations and requirements thereunder in each case as now or hereafter in effect.
Certificated Equipment ” means any Equipment the ownership of which is evidenced by, or under applicable Legal Requirement, is required to be evidenced by, a certificate of title.
CFC ” means a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code.
Change in Control ” means an event or series of events by (a) which any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity

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acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the equity securities of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) or (b) which the Borrower sells or otherwise Disposes of all or substantially all of the assets of the Credit Parties.
Change in Law ” means, after the Effective Date, the adoption or taking effect of any applicable law, rule, regulation or treaty, or any change in any applicable law, rule, regulation or treaty, or any change in the interpretation, administration, implementation or application thereof by any governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged with the interpretation, administration, implementation or application thereof, or compliance by financial institutions generally, including a Lender (or its applicable lending office) with any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the regulations promulgated thereunder and published interpretations thereof.
Collateral ” means, collectively, all Property of the Credit Parties which is “Collateral”, “Pledged Collateral”, “Mortgaged Property” or similar terms described in any Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, any Mortgage, any Account Control Agreement or any other Security Document from time to time.
Colombian Group ” means, collectively, (i) Pioneer Latina Group SDAD, Ltda., a Panama corporation, (ii) Pioneer de Colombia SDAD, Ltda., a Panama corporation, (iii) Pioneer de Colombia SDAD, Ltd. (Colombia branch), (iv) Proveedora Internacional de Taladros S.A.S. and (v) Subsidiaries of the foregoing.
Commitment ” means any Term Loan Commitment. “ Commitments ” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.
Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Compliance Certificate ” means a compliance certificate executed by a Financial Officer

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of the Borrower or such other Person as required by this Agreement in substantially the same form as Exhibit B that shall include a certification by a Financial Officer of the Borrower that no Default has occurred and is continuing together with calculations demonstrating compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the covenants set forth in Section 6.3(k)(ii)-(iii) and Section 6.16 .
Controlled Group ” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
Conversion/Continuation Date ” means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.
Conversion/Continuation Notice ” means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit C .
Credit Documents ” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty, the Funding Notices, the Conversion/Continuation Notices, the Security Documents, the Fee Letter, the Intercreditor Agreement and each other agreement, instrument, or document executed at any time in connection with this Agreement.
Credit Parties ” mean the Borrower and the Guarantors.
Debt ” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a)      all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b)      all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c)      net obligations of such Person under any Hedging Arrangement;
(d)      all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and, in each case, not past due for more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date on which such trade account payable was created);
(e)      indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f)      Capital Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;
(g)      all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make

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any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, excluding obligations arising in connection with employee benefit plans with respect to fractional shares, or which are payable solely in Equity Interests;
(h)      all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing; and
(i)      all liabilities of such Person payable in cash in respect of unfunded vested benefits under any Plan.
For all purposes hereof, the Debt of any Person shall include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Debt is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedging Arrangement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any Capital Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
Debtor Relief Laws ” means (a) the Bankruptcy Code, and (b) all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
Declined Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c) .
Default ” means (a) an Event of Default or (b) any event or condition which with notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Defaulting Lender ” means subject to Section 2.18(b) , any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (which conditions precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lenders’ obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the

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Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) the Administrative Agent has received notification that such Lender is, or has a direct or indirect parent company that is, (i) insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (ii) the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, intervenor or sequestrator or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its direct or indirect parent company, or such Lender or its direct or indirect parent company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (iii) the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under the foregoing paragraph shall be presumed correct, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.
Discharge of ABL Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any Property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.
Disposition Proceeds Collateral ” means the aggregate amount of Net Disposition Proceeds received by a Credit Party in connection with a Disposition to the extent that (i) such Disposition is permitted by Section 6.8 , (ii) such Credit Party is not required to use such Net Disposition Proceeds to make a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.10 and 2.11(c) or pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement, and (iii) such Net Disposition Proceeds are on deposit in the Disposition Proceeds Collateral Account.
Disposition Proceeds Collateral Account ” means each segregated deposit account of a Credit Party that is used for the purpose of holding Disposition Proceeds Collateral and is subject to an Account Control Agreement that provides for full and immediate control by the Administrative Agent.
Disqualified Institution ” means any institution or other entity identified as a “Disqualified Institution” in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Effective Date.
Dollars ” and “ $ ” means lawful money of the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
EBITDA ” means, without duplication, for the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries,

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for any period, the amount equal to: (a) the Borrower’s consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining the Borrower’s consolidated Net Income, (i) Interest Expense, (ii) federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (whether or not deferred), (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) all other non-cash charges (including for the avoidance of doubt non-cash losses from a sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a rig), (vi) cash expenses incurred in connection with, to the extent permitted hereunder, any Investment, Acquisition or Disposition in an aggregate amount not to exceed 10% of EBITDA, in each case, for such period, (vii) any non-recurring, non-cash charges relating to any premium or penalty paid, write off of deferred finance costs or other charges in connection with redeeming or retiring any Debt prior to its stated maturity, (viii) unrealized losses resulting from mark to market accounting for hedging activities, including, without limitation those resulting from the application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815 ("FASB ASC 815"), (ix) realized gains under derivative instruments excluded from the determination of Net Income, including, without limitation, those resulting from the application of FASB ASC 815, (x) unrealized non-cash losses resulting from foreign currency balance sheet adjustments required by GAAP, (xi) other extraordinary or non-recurring expenses and restructuring charges of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries reducing such Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period, (xii) non-cash expenses associated with discontinuation of foreign operations, and (xii) impairment and other non-cash items (other than write-downs of current assets) of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period (excluding any such non-cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period), minus (c) to the extent included in determining Borrower’s consolidated Net Income, non-cash gains from a sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of Property.
EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
Effective Date ” means November 8, 2017.
Eligible Assignee ” means any Person other than a Natural Person that is (i) a Lender, an affiliate of any Lender or a Related Fund (any two or more Related Funds being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof), or (ii) a commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933); provided , no Defaulting Lender, Credit Party, Affiliate of a Credit Party or Disqualified Institution shall be an Eligible Assignee.

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Engagement Letter ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.20 .
Environment ” shall have the meanings set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 9601(8).
Environmental Claim ” means any third party (including governmental agencies and employees) action, lawsuit, claim, demand, regulatory action or proceeding, order, decree, consent agreement or notice of potential or actual responsibility or violation (including claims or proceedings under the Occupational Safety and Health Acts or similar laws or requirements relating to health or safety of employees) which seeks to impose liability under any Environmental Law.
Environmental Law ” means all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, decisions, agreements, and other requirements, including common law theories, now or hereafter in effect and relating to, or in connection with the Environment, health, or safety, including without limitation CERCLA, relating to (a) pollution, contamination, injury, destruction, loss, protection, cleanup, reclamation or restoration of the air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata, or other natural resources; (b) solid, gaseous or liquid waste generation, treatment, processing, recycling, reclamation, cleanup, storage, disposal or transportation; (c) exposure to pollutants, contaminants, hazardous, medical infections, or toxic substances, materials or wastes; (d) the safety or health of employees; or (e) the manufacture, processing, handling, transportation, distribution in commerce, use, storage or disposal of hazardous, medical infections, or toxic substances, materials or wastes.
Environmental Permit ” means any permit, license, order, approval, registration or other authorization required under Environmental Law.
Equipment ” of any Person means all equipment (as defined in the UCC) owned by such Person, wherever located.
Equity Interest ” means with respect to any Person, any shares, interests, participation, or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, membership interests or partnership interests (or any other ownership interests) of such Person.
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board as in effect from time to time.
Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.
Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1 .

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Excepted Certificated Equipment ” means (a) each Certificated Equipment owned by a Credit Party (that is not subject to a Permitted Lien securing purchase money Debt or Capital Leases which are permitted hereunder) with an individual net book value of less than $50,000 but not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate, and (b) all Certificated Equipment to the extent such equipment is subject to a Permitted Lien securing purchase money Debt or Capital Leases which are permitted hereunder.
Excepted Liens ” means:
(a)      Liens imposed by law, such as materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, warehouseman’s, workmen’s, suppliers’, landlords’, maritime, operators’, vendors’ and repairmen’s liens, and other similar liens (including Liens of sellers of goods arising under Article 2 of the UCC or similar provisions of applicable law) arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, (i) are being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures or proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established and (ii) with respect to which the failure to make payment does not materially adversely affect the value or the use by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries of the Property subject to such Liens;
(b)      Liens arising in the ordinary course of business out of pledges or deposits under workers compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation to secure public or statutory obligations;
(c)      Liens for Taxes, assessments, or other governmental charges (i) which are being actively contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in compliance with GAAP and (ii) with respect to which the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change;
(d)      encumbrances consisting of easements, zoning restrictions, or other restrictions on the use of real Property that do not (individually or in the aggregate) materially affect the value of the assets encumbered thereby or materially impair the ability of the Borrower or a Subsidiary to use such assets in its business, and none of which is violated in any material aspect by existing or proposed structures or land use;
(e)      Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies and burdening only deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depository institution;
(f)      Liens on cash or securities pledged to secure performance of tenders, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, regulatory obligations and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business and cash deposits to secure letters of credit in respect of the foregoing;
(g)      any interest or title of a licensor or sublicensor under any license entered into by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided that (i) such license is entered into in the ordinary course of

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business, (ii) such interest or title of licensor or sublicensor does not interfere in any material respect in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (iii) such interest or title, if in the form of a Lien, secures only the obligations arising under such license, and (iv) such interest or title only affects the property subject to such license or the proceeds thereof;
(h)      any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any operating lease entered into by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided that (i) such lease is entered into, and any Liens arise, in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any Liens secure obligations which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, are being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures or proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established, (iii) any Liens secure only the obligations arising under such lease and not debt for borrowed money, and (iv) any Liens only encumber property that is subject to such lease (including Property located on the premises subject to the lease) and insurance proceeds thereof;
(i)      judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default, provided that (i) any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired and (ii) no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced;
(j)      Liens arising out of any conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(k) customary set off and netting rights and related settlement procedures under any Hedging Agreement permitted hereunder; and
(l) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods.
provided that no intention to subordinate any Lien granted in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Excepted Liens.
Excepted Real Estate Assets ” means each Real Estate Asset owned by a Credit Party as of the Effective Date that has an individual net book value of less than $5,000,000 but not to exceed $18,000,000 in the aggregate when taken together with all other Real Estate Assets constituting “Excepted Real Estate Assets.”
Excess Cash Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.22 .
Excess Cash Distribution Deadline ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.22 .
Excluded Accounts ” means, collectively, each deposit account or securities account that (a) is used solely for the purpose of holding amounts necessary to fund, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, (i) payroll and related payroll Taxes or (ii) sales Taxes and other Tax obligations of the Credit Parties for which officers and directors could incur personal liability if not paid, or (b) does not contain individually, or in the aggregate with other accounts

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excluded pursuant to this clause (b), more than $1,000,000.00 at any time outstanding; provided , that no Disposition Proceeds Collateral Account shall ever constitute an Excluded Account.
Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
Existing Notes ” mean any Debt permitted under Section 6.1(o) in existence immediately prior to the issuance of the New Notes.
Existing Revolver Indebtedness ” means Debt and other obligations outstanding under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2011, among the Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, as the same may have been amended, amended and restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified prior to the Effective Date.
FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.
Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
Federal Reserve Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any of its successors.

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Fee Letter ” means one or more fee letters entered into in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
Financial Officer ” means, with respect to any Credit Party, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or treasurer.
Financial Statements ” means, for any period, (a) the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including statements of income, shareholder equity and comprehensive income and cash flow for such period as well as a balance sheet as of the end of such period and (b) the consolidated financial statements of Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including statements of income and cash flow for such period as well as a balance sheet as of the end of such period, in each case, all prepared in accordance with GAAP in all material respects.
First-Tier CFC ” means each CFC with respect to which any one or more of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries directly owns or controls a majority of such CFC’s Voting Securities (other than directors’ qualifying shares).
Flood Insurance Regulations ” means, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (amending 42 USC 4001, et seq.), as the same may be amended or recodified from time to time, (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (f) any regulations promulgated thereunder.
Foreign Lender ” means any Lender that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof, or the District of Columbia.
Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary.
FSHC ” means a Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests in, and indebtedness of, CFCs and other FSHCs.
Funded Debt ” means, without duplication, (i) all Debt of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries described in clauses (a), (b) (only to the extent such letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance, bank guaranty, surety bond or similar instrument has been drawn and then only in the amount of the outstanding reimbursement obligation with respect thereto that is not fully cash collateralized), and (d) of the definition of “Debt”, (ii) all Attributable Indebtedness of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries and (iii) all Debt of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries described in clauses (e) and (h) of the definition of “Debt” to the extent relating to other Funded Debt or the equivalent of a Person that is not a Credit Party.
Funding Notice ” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D .
GAAP ” means United States of America generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the requirements of Section 1.3 .
Global Holdings ” means Pioneer Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

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Goldman Sachs ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Governmental Authority ” means, with respect to any Person, any foreign governmental authority, the United States of America, any state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and any subdivision of any of the foregoing, and any agency, department, commission, board, authority or instrumentality, bureau or court having jurisdiction over such Person (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Guarantee ” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Debt or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Debt or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the owner of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such owner against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Debt or other obligation is assumed by such Person; provided , however , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Guarantors ” means (a) each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.1(a), (b) Global Holdings, and (c) any other Person that becomes a guarantor of all or a portion of the Obligations.
Guaranty ” means the Guaranty Agreement by the Guarantors and the Borrower in substantially the same form as Exhibit E , as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, and otherwise modified from time to time.
Hazardous Substance ” means any substance or material identified as such pursuant to CERCLA and those regulated under any other Environmental Law, including without limitation pollutants, contaminants, flammable substances and materials, explosives, radioactive materials, oil, petroleum and petroleum products, chemical liquids and solids, polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, toxic substances, radionuclides, radioactive materials and any other materials regulated under Environmental Laws.

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Hazardous Waste ” means any substance or material regulated or designated as such pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901, et seq., and any regulations promulgated thereto.
Hedging Arrangement ” means a hedge, call, swap, collar, floor, cap, option, forward sale or purchase or other contract or similar arrangement (including any obligations to purchase or sell any commodity or security at a future date for a specific price) which is entered into to reduce or eliminate or otherwise protect against the risk of fluctuations in prices or rates, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and securities prices.
Increased-Cost Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19 .
Indemnified Liabilities ” means, collectively, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (including natural resource damages), penalties, claims (including Environmental Claims), actions, judgments, suits, costs (including the costs of any investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal, remediation or other response action necessary to remove, remediate, clean up or abate any Hazardous Substance or Hazardous Waste), expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for Indemnitees in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding or hearing commenced or threatened by any Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or a potential party thereto, and any fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees in enforcing this indemnity), whether direct, indirect, special or consequential and whether based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations (including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and Environmental Laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or otherwise, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Lenders’ agreement to make Commitments and Loans, the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof), any amendments, waivers or consents with respect to any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, or any enforcement of any of the Credit Documents (including any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty); (ii) the Engagement Letter and any Fee Letter; or (iii) any Environmental Claim or any activity involving any Hazardous Substance or Hazardous Waste relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, any past or present activity, operation, land ownership, or practice of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a) .
Intercompany Note ” means any promissory note among the applicable Credit Parties and/or Subsidiaries that (i) is substantially in the form of Exhibit F (except to the extent described on Schedule 1.1(c) ) and (ii) is collaterally assigned to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties to the extent required by the Security Documents.
Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Administrative Agent and the ABL Administrative Agent.

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Interest Expense ” means, for any period and with respect to any Person, total interest expense for such period (including that attributable to obligations which have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as Capital Leases) as determined in accordance with GAAP in all material respects.
Interest Payment Date ” means with respect to (i) any Loan that is a Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date and the final maturity date of such Loan; and (ii) any Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan; provided, in the case of each Interest Period of longer than three months “Interest Payment Date” shall also include each date that is three months, or an integral multiple thereof, after the commencement of such Interest Period.
Interest Period ” means, in connection with a Eurodollar Rate Loan, an interest period of one, two, three or six-months, as selected by the Borrower in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, (i) initially, commencing on the Effective Date or Conver-sion/Continuation Date thereof, as the case may be; and (ii) thereafter, commencing on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires; provided , (a) if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clause (c) of this definition, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and (c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Rate Determination Date ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the date that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
Inventory ” of any Person means all inventory (as defined in the UCC) owned by such Person, wherever located and whether or not in transit, which is held for sale.
Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest of another Person, (b) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of such Person, or (c) any loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person; provided that any loan, advance or capital contribution by any Credit Party or Subsidiary to any member of the Colombian Group in an amount not to exceed the customary fees necessary for the nationalization of drilling rigs numbered 301 and 302 shall not constitute an “Investment”; provided such loans, advances or capital contributions shall not exceed $7,000,000 in the aggregate. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

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Leased Premises ” means each of the premises (other than leases of residential real property interests) leased by a Credit Party as of the Effective Date and listed on Schedule 4.25 .
Legal Requirement ” means any law, statute, ordinance, decree, requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or official interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority, including, but not limited to, Regulations T, U and X.
Lender ” means each financial institution listed on the signature pages hereto as a Lender, and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance or a Joinder Agreement.
Lien ” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, deed of trust, security interest, or encumbrance to secure or provide for the payment of any obligation of any Person, whether arising by contract, operation of law, or otherwise (including the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease, or other title retention agreement).
Liquid Investments ” means (a) readily marketable direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (b) commercial paper issued by (i) any Lender or ABL Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender or ABL Lender or (ii) any commercial banking institutions or corporations rated at least P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by S&P; (c) certificates of deposit, time deposits, and bankers’ acceptances issued by (i) any of the Lenders or ABL Lender or (ii) any other commercial banking institution which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000.00 and rated Aa by Moody’s or AA by S&P; (d) repurchase agreements which are entered into with any of the Lenders or any major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (c) and which are secured by readily marketable direct full faith and credit obligations of the government of the United States of America or any agency thereof; (e) investments in any money market fund which holds investments substantially of the type described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d); (f) the auction rate securities described on Schedule 1.1(b) and (g) short term investments by Foreign Subsidiaries made with the goal of preservation of capital, which investments are customary for short term cash management for similarly situated business enterprises in the jurisdiction in which any such Foreign Subsidiary is conducting business. All the Liquid Investments described in clauses (a) through (d) above shall have maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of issue.
Make-Whole Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b) .
Material Adverse Change ” means a material adverse change (a) in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents; or (c) on the ability of the Borrower, individually, or the Credit Parties, collectively, to perform their obligations under this Agreement, any Note, the Guaranty or any other Credit Document.

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Material Contract ” means each contract or agreement to which a Credit Party or Subsidiary is a party that is deemed to be a material contract or material definitive agreement under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or other federal securities laws, including, without limitation, the types of contracts specified in item 601(b)(10)(ii) of Regulation S-K, and in the event that at any time hereafter the Borrower ceases to be required to comply with the Securities Laws, then the same definitions shall continue to apply for purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
Maturity Date ” means the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date and (b) the date on which all Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise (the “ Stated Maturity Date ”); provided that if the aggregate amount of the 2014 Notes outstanding on December 14, 2021 exceeds $15,000,000, the Maturity Date means December 14, 2021.  
Maximum Rate ” means the maximum nonusurious interest rate under applicable law.
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors and assigns.
Mortgage ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold mortgage, leasehold deed of trust or similar security document entered into by any Credit Party in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of Mortgaged Property owned by such Credit Party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Requisite Lenders).
Mortgaged Property ” means any Property owned by a Credit Party which is subject to the Liens existing and to exist under the terms of any Mortgage.
Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions.
Natural Person ” means a natural person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person.
Net Disposition Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Disposition, an amount equal to: (i) cash payments (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise (including by way of a milestone payment), but only as and when so received) received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from such Disposition, minus (ii) any actual costs incurred in connection with such Disposition, including (a) income or gains taxes payable by the seller as a result of any gain recognized in connection with such Disposition, (b) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on any Debt (other than the Loans) that is secured by a Lien on the stock or assets subject to such disposition and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Disposition and (c) a reasonable reserve for any indemnification payments (fixed or contingent) attributable to seller’s indemnities and representa-tions and warranties to purchaser in respect of such Disposition undertaken by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Disposition; provided that upon release of any such reserve, the amount released shall be considered

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Net Disposition Proceeds.
Net Income ” means, for any period and with respect to any Person, the net income for such period for such Person after taxes as determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding, however, (a) extraordinary items, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any extraordinary items that constitute (i) any net non-cash gain or loss during such period arising from the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of capital assets (such term to include all fixed assets and all securities) other than in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) any write-up or write-down of assets, (b) the net income of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which any other Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or other cash distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, and (c) the net income of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary.
Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds ” means an amount equal to: (i) any cash payments or proceeds received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (a) under any casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered loss thereunder or (b) as a result of the taking of any assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, minus (ii) (a) any actual costs incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment, settlement or other realization of any claims of the Borrower or such Subsidiary in respect thereof, and (b) any actual costs incurred in connection with any sale of such assets as referred to in clause (i)(b) of this definition, including income taxes payable as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith.
New Notes ” mean any incurrence of any new Debt permitted under Section 6.1(o) .
NOLV ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any machinery, parts, Equipment and other fixed assets of any Credit Party, the net orderly liquidation value thereof (taking into account any loss, destruction, damage, condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, confiscation, or the requisition, of such Property and after taking into account all soft costs associated with the liquidation thereof, including but not limited to, delivery fees, interest charges, finance fees, taxes, installation fees and professional fees) as established by the appraisal most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.11 or Section 3.1(g) .
Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19 .
Non-Defaulting Lender ” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
Non-U.S. Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c) .
Note ” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit G , as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

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Obligations ” means (a) all principal, interest (including post-petition interest whether or not allowed as a claim), fees, reimbursements, indemnifications, and other amounts (including the Applicable Premium) now or hereafter owed by any of the Credit Parties to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent under this Agreement and the Credit Documents, and any increases, extensions, and rearrangements of those obligations under any amendments, supplements, and other modifications of the documents and agreements creating those obligations and (b) all obligations of any of the Credit Parties owing to any Swap Counterparty under any Hedging Arrangements entered into between such Swap Counterparty and any of the Credit Parties, but excluding any additional transactions or confirmations entered into thereunder after such Swap Counterparty ceases to be a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent; provided that, with respect to any Credit Party which is not a Qualified ECP Guarantor, the “Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.
Offer Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c) .
Offered Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c) .
OID Amount ” means an original issue discount in an amount equal to 2.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans.
Organization Documents ” means (a) for any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws, (b) for any partnership, the partnership agreement and, if applicable, certificate of limited partnership or (c) for any limited liability company, the operating agreement and articles or certificates of formation or incorporation.
Other Taxes ” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies (and interest, fines, penalties and additions related thereto) arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
Participant Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(g) .
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
Permitted Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .
Permitted Investments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 .
Permitted Liens ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .
Permitted Priority Liens ” means (i) in the case of Collateral constituting Equity Interests, non-consensual Excepted Liens arising by operation of law, (ii) in the case of Collateral constituting accounts covered by Account Control Agreements, (A) non-consensual Excepted Liens arising by operation of law and (B) only to the extent such accounts constitute ABL Priority Collateral, Liens permitted by Section 6.2(l) , and (iii) in the case of any Collateral not covered by clauses (i)-(ii), Liens permitted by Sections 6.2(h)-(j) and (l) (only to the extent such Collateral constitutes ABL

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Priority Collateral) and Excepted Liens; provided that no intention to subordinate any Lien granted in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Permitted Priority Liens.
Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, unincorporated association, joint venture, or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof, or any trustee, receiver, custodian, or similar official.
Pioneer Services ” means Pioneer Services Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Plan ” means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained for employees of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group and covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
Platform ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(q) .
Pledge Agreement ” means the Pledge Agreement by each Credit Party which owns any Equity Interest in another Person and made in favor of the Administrative Agent in substantially the same form as Exhibit H , as it may be amended, amended and restated, modified, or supplemented from time to time.
Prepayment Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c) .
Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest quoted in the print edition of The Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section as the “Prime Rate” (currently defined as the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation’s thirty (30) largest banks), as in effect from time to time. In the event that The Wall Street Journal fails or ceases to publish the Prime Rate, the Prime Rate shall mean the prime lending rate as set forth on the Bloomberg page PRIMBB Index (or successor page) or such other reasonably comparable index or source selected by the Requisite Lenders to use as the basis for the Prime Rate. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent or any other Lender may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
Principal Office ” means the office of the Administrative Agent located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 or such other office of the Administrative Agent as designed in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and each Lender.
Private Lenders ” means Lenders that wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their securities.
Pro Rata Share ” means with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders. For all other

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purposes with respect to each Lender, “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of the Term Loan Exposure of that Lender, by (B) an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders.
Property ” of any Person means any property or assets (whether real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible) of such Person.
Public Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(q) .
Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Credit Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Real Estate Asset ” means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then owned by any Person in any real property.
Reasonable Discretion ” means commercially reasonable judgment exercised in good faith.
Redemption Period ” means the sixty (60) days period beginning immediately after the issuance of the New Notes permitted under Section 6.1(o) .
Refinancing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(j) .
Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b) .
Regulations T, U, and X ” means Regulations T, U, and X of the Federal Reserve Board, as each is from time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
Rejection Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c) .
Related Fund ” means, with respect to any Lender that is an investment fund, any other investment fund that invests in commercial loans and that is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
Release ” shall have the meaning set forth in CERCLA or under any other Environmental Law.
Replacement Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19 .
Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA as to which the PBGC has not waived the requirements of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that is be notified of such event.

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Requisite Lenders ” means Lenders holding more than 75% of the total Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders.
Response ” shall have the meaning set forth in CERCLA or under any other Environmental Law.
Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any Financial Officer, secretary or assistant secretary of such Credit Party, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility.
Restricted Payment ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any direct or indirect dividend or distribution (whether in cash, securities or other Property) on, or any direct or indirect payment of any kind or character (whether in cash, securities or other Property) in consideration for or otherwise in connection with the ownership of, or any retirement, purchase, redemption, conversion, exchange, sinking fund or other acquisition of, any Equity Interest of such Person, or any options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest of such Person, (b) principal or interest payments (in cash, Property or otherwise) on, or redemptions of, subordinated debt of such Person or (c) principal payments (in cash, Property or otherwise) on, or redemptions of, Senior Debt of such Person; provided that the term “Restricted Payment” shall not include (i) any dividend or distribution payable solely in Equity Interests of the Borrower or warrants, options or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests, (ii) settlement in connection with the cashless exercise of employee, officer or director stock options or similar benefit plans, (iii) payments for fractional shares in connection with settlement under employee benefit plans, (iv) principal payments on, or redemption of, the Obligations, (v) principal payments on, or redemption of, Senior Debt to the extent that such payment or redemption is required under the terms of the agreement or instrument creating, establishing or otherwise evidencing such Senior Debt and (vi) any payment made of any Bank Product Obligations or of any amounts under the ABL Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, issuances of Equity Interests or any options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire such Equity Interests to an employee, director or officer of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business pursuant to a stock plan shall not be considered a Restricted Payment.
S&P ” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global, Inc.
Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject of any Sanctions.
Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).
Sanctions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.23(b) .

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Secured Parties ” means the Administrative Agent, the other Agents, the Lenders and the Swap Counterparties.
Security Agreement ” means the Security Agreement among the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent in substantially the same form as Exhibit I , as it may be amended, amended and restated, modified, or supplemented from time to time.
Security Documents ” means, collectively, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreements, the Mortgages, the Account Control Agreements, and any and all other instruments, documents or agreements now or hereafter executed by the Borrower or any other Person to secure the Obligations.
Senior Debt ” means Debt of the type described in clause (a) of the definition of “Debt” contained herein that is not by its terms contractually subordinated.
Series ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20 .
Solvent ” means, as to any Person, on the date of any determination (a) the fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of debts and other liabilities (including without limitation, contingent liabilities) of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (e) such Person is not engaged in, and is not about to engage in, business or a transaction for which such Person’s Property would constitute unreasonably small capital.
Specified Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(r) .
Specified Blocked Account ” means a segregated deposit account of the Borrower that is used for the purpose of holding the Specified Amount and is subject to the Specified Blocked Account Control Agreement.
Specified Blocked Account Control Agreement ” means an account control agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Lenders among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the bank where the Specified Blocked Account is held, which provides (a) that the security interest of the Administrative Agent over such account is an Acceptable Security Interest that is superior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Priority Liens) and (b) for full and immediate control by the Administrative Agent.
Stated Maturity Date ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Maturity Date”.
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, a majority of whose outstanding Voting Securities (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at any time be owned

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by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of Borrower.
Swap Counterparty ” means a Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent that has entered into a Hedging Arrangement with a Credit Party as permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Hedging Arrangements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedging Arrangements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedging Arrangements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Hedging Arrangements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedging Arrangements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
Syndication Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Synthetic Lease Obligation ” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
Taxes ” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (together with interest, penalties and other additions thereto) of any nature and whatever called, imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority; provided, “Tax on the overall net income” of a Person shall be construed as a reference to a tax imposed by the jurisdiction in which that Person is organized or in which that Person’s applicable principal office (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office) is located on all or part of the overall net income, profits or gains (whether worldwide, or only insofar as such income, profits or gains are considered to arise in or to relate to a particular jurisdiction, or otherwise) of that Person (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its applicable lending office).
Tax Group ” means any member of the “affiliated group” (as determined under Section 1504 of the Code) of which the Borrower is a member.
Term Loan ” means a term loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a) .
Term Loan Commitment ” means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund a Term Loan, and “Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender’s Term Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.1 or

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in the applicable Assignment and Acceptance, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments as of the Effective Date is $175,000,000.00.
Term Loan Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Lender; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Term Loans, the Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.
Term Loan Priority Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Terminated Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19 .
Termination Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Plan, (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (c) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by the PBGC, or (e) any other event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan.
Total Annual Rent ” means the amount specified on Schedule 4.25 as the “Total Annual Rent” for all Leased Premises.
Treasury Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b) .
Type ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4 .
UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided that if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction.
Unrestricted Cash ” means the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents held in accounts on the consolidated balance sheet of the Credit Parties to the extent that the use of such cash for application to payment of the Obligations or other Debt is not prohibited by law or any contract or other agreement and such cash and cash equivalents are free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of Administrative Agent and the ABL Administrative Agent).
U.S. Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c) .
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c) .
Voting Securities ” means (a) with respect to any corporation, capital stock of the corporation having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have special voting power or rights by reason of the happening of any contingency), (b) with

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respect to any partnership, any partnership interest or other ownership interest having general voting power to elect the general partner or other management of the partnership or other Person, and (c) with respect to any limited liability company, membership certificates or interests having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect managers of such limited liability company.
Weighted Average Yield ” means with respect to any Loan or Debt, on any date of determination, the weighted average yield to maturity, in each case, based on the interest rate applicable to such Loan or Debt on such date and giving effect to all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable with respect to such Loan or Debt.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Section 1.2      Computation of Time Periods.
In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, unless otherwise stated herein, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.
Section 1.3      Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP .
All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with those applied in the preparation of the Financial Statements delivered to the Administrative Agent for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of this Agreement, including the construction of relevant accounting terms, changes to GAAP resulting from the currently proposed changes to FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , shall, once adopted and in effect, be deemed to apply automatically to this Agreement without the requirement of any modification or amendment hereto.

(a)      Unless otherwise indicated, all Financial Statements of the Borrower, all calculations for compliance with covenants in this Agreement, and all calculations of any amounts to be calculated under the definitions in Section 1.1 shall be based upon the consolidated accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP and consistent with the principles of consolidation applied in preparing the Borrower’s Financial Statements referred to in Section 4.4(a) .
(b)      If any change in GAAP results in a change in the calculation of the financial covenants or interpretation of related provisions of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, then Borrower, Administrative Agent and each Lender agree to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such changes in GAAP with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such change in GAAP as if such change had not been made, provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Requisite Lenders’ agreement to any amendment of such provisions shall be sufficient to bind all Lenders; provided further , until such time as the financial covenants and the related provisions of this

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Agreement have been amended in accordance with the terms of this subsection 1.3(b) , the calculations of financial covenants and the interpretation of any related provisions shall be calculated and interpreted in accordance with GAAP as in effect immediately prior to such change in GAAP.
Section 1.4      Types of Loans.
Loans are distinguished by “Type”. The “Type” of Loan refers to the determination of whether such Loan is a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
Section 1.5      Miscellaneous.
Article, Section, Schedule, and Exhibit references are to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All references to instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented, and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified and shall include all schedules and exhibits thereto unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The term “including” means “including, without limitation,”. Paragraph headings have been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience for reference only and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are not a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
CREDIT FACILITIES
Section 2.1      Term Loans .
(a)      Term Loan Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make, on the Effective Date, a Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Term Loan Commitments which shall be on the Effective Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.1(a) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Subject to Sections 2.9(a) and 2.10, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the applicable Maturity Date. Each Lender’s Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment on such date. Term Loans shall be funded net of the OID Amount.
(b)      Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans .
(i)      The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) (x) one Business Day prior to the Effective Date with respect to Base Rate Loans and (y) three Business Days prior to the Effective Date with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent). Promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent

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of such Funding Notice, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing.
(ii)      Each Lender shall make its Term Loan available to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Effective Date, by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Principal Office. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of the Term Loans available to the Borrower on the Effective Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by the Administrative Agent from the Lenders to be transferred to the account of the Borrower specified in the Funding Notice.
Section 2.2      Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds .
(a)      Pro Rata Shares . All Term Loans shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Term Loan requested hereunder nor shall any Term Loan Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Term Loan requested hereunder.
(b)      Availability of Funds . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the Effective Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount on the Effective Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the Effective Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor and such amount has been funded to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from the Effective Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the rate payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans. In the event that (i) the Administrative Agent declines to make a requested amount available to the Borrower until such time as all applicable Lenders have made payment to the Administrative Agent, (ii) a Lender fails to fund to the Administrative Agent all or any portion of the Loans required to be funded by such Lender hereunder prior to the time specified in this Agreement and (iii) such Lender’s failure results in the Administrative Agent failing to make a corresponding amount available to the Borrower on the Effective Date, such Lender shall not receive interest hereunder with respect to the requested amount of such Lender’s Loans for the period commencing with the time specified in this Agreement for receipt of payment by the Borrower

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through and including the time of the Borrower’s receipt of the requested amount. Nothing in this Section 2.2(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
Section 2.3      Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes.
(a)      Lenders’ Evidence of Debt . Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrower to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided , that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and provided further , in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.
(b)      Register . The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender (with respect to (i) any entry relating to such Lender’s Loans and (ii) the identity of the other Lenders (but not any information with respect to such other Lenders’ Loans) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The Administrative Agent shall record, or shall cause to be recorded, in the Register the Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.6 , and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided , failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any Loan. The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrower’s non-fiduciary agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.3(b) , and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent the Administrative Agent serves in such capacity, the Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees.”
(c)      Notes . If so requested by any Lender by written notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date, or at any time thereafter, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (and/or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 9.6 ) on the Effective Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Effective Date, promptly after the Borrower’s receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence such Lender’s Term Loan, as the case may be.
Section 2.4      Interest on Loans.
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otherwise) thereof as follows:
(i)      if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; or
(ii)      if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(b)      The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan, and the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, shall be selected by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Conver-sion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be; provided , until the date on which the Arranger notifies the Borrower that the primary syndication of the Term Loans has been completed, as determined by the Arranger, the Term Loans shall be maintained as either (1) Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period of no longer than one month or (2) Base Rate Loans.
(c)      In connection with Eurodollar Rate Loans there shall be no more than five (5) Interest Periods outstanding at any time. In the event the Borrower fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Loan (if outstanding as a Eurodollar Rate Loan) will be automatically converted into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then‑current Interest Period for such Loan (or if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan will remain as, or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, a Base Rate Loan). In the event the Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the Eurodollar Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and each Lender.
(d)      Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall be computed (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans on the basis of a 360-day year ( provided that, in the case of Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the “Prime Rate”, interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day or 366-day year, as applicable), and (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, on the basis of a 360‑day year, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any Loan, the last Interest Payment Date with respect to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurodollar Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided , if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day’s interest shall be paid on that Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, interest shall be payable on the full amount of the Term Loans (without taking into account any netting of the OID Amount occurring on the Closing Date) in accordance with this Section 2.4 .

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(e)      Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan (i) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect to interest accrued on and to each such Interest Payment Date; (ii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears upon any prepayment of that Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid; and (iii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears at maturity of the Loans, including final maturity of the Loans.
Section 2.5      Conversion/Continuation.
(a)      Subject to Section 2.14 and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing, the Borrower shall have the option:
(i)      to convert at any time all or any part of any Loan equal to $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount from one Type of Loan to another Type of Loan; provided , a Eurodollar Rate Loan may only be converted on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan unless Borrower shall pay all amounts due under Section 2.14 in connection with any such conversion; or
(ii)      upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount as a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
(b)      The Borrower shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to the Administra-tive Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan). Except as otherwise provided herein, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for conversion to, or continuation of, any Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the Borrower shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which a Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice has not been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day such Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.
Section 2.6      Default Interest.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the principal amount of all Loans outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payments on the Loans or any fees or other amounts owed hereunder, shall thereafter bear interest (including post‑petition interest in any proceeding under Debtor Relief Laws) payable on demand at a rate that is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder with respect to the applicable Loans; provided , in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, upon the expiration of the Interest Period in effect at the time any such increase in interest rate is effective such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall thereupon become Base Rate Loans and shall thereafter bear interest payable upon demand at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder for Base

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Rate Loans. Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in this Section 2.6 is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Section 2.7      Fees .
The Borrower agrees to pay the fees in the amounts and at such times and as otherwise set forth in the Fee Letter.
Section 2.8      Repayment of Loans .
The Borrower agrees to pay in full on the Maturity Date the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, together with all other amounts owed hereunder with respect thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the full amount of the Terms Loans (without taking into account any netting of the OID Amount occurring on the Closing Date) shall be repaid in accordance with this Section 2.8 and Section 2.9 and Section 2.10 .
Section 2.9      Voluntary Prepayments
(a)      Voluntary Prepayments.
(i)      Any time and from time to time, subject to Section 2.9(b) (if applicable):
(A)      with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part, in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount; and
(B)      with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount, subject to Section 2.14(c) .
(ii)      All such prepayments shall be made:
(A)      upon not less than one Business Day’s prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Base Rate Loans; and
(B)      upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans;
in each case given to the Administrative Agent by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit such original notice to each Lender). Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein. Any such voluntary prepayment shall be applied as specified in Section 2.11(a) .

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(b)      Call Protection; Applicable Premium . In the event all or any portion of the Loans are (i) repaid for any reason (including without limitation upon acceleration but excluding solely to the extent repaid using Net Disposition Proceeds of Dispositions permitted under Section 6.8 or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds as and to the extent required by Sections 2.10(a) and ( b) ), (ii) repriced (excluding to the extent repriced pursuant to Section 6.1(n) ) or (iii) effectively refinanced through any amendment and extension of the Maturity Date, in each case, on or prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, with respect to the amount of the Loans repaid or repriced, in each case, concurrently with such repayment, acceleration or repricing the following amount (the “ Applicable Premium ”):
(i)      if such repayment, acceleration or repricing occurs on or prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, a cash amount with respect to the principal amount of the Loans repaid or repriced equal to the Make-Whole Amount;
(ii)      if such repayment or repricing occurs after the first anniversary of the Effective Date but on or prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, a cash amount equal to the product of the principal amount of the Loans repaid or repriced multiplied by 2.0%; and
(iii)      if such repayment, acceleration or repricing occurs after the second anniversary of the Effective Date but on or prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, a cash amount equal to the product of the principal amount of the Loans repaid or repriced multiplied by 1.0%.
As used herein, “ Make-Whole Amount ” means, at the time of computation, the present value at such time of (i) all required interest payable (except for currently accrued and unpaid interest) on the aggregate principal amount of the Loans subject to the applicable prepayment, repricing or acceleration from the date of such prepayment, repricing or acceleration through and including the first anniversary of the Effective Date calculated using an interest rate equal to (A) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for an Interest Period of three months in effect on the third Business Day prior to such prepayment, repricing or acceleration plus (B) the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Rate Loans in effect as of such prepayment, repricing or acceleration date, in each case without giving effect to any increase in the applicable interest rate pursuant to Section 2.6 , plus (ii) any prepayment premium that would be payable on the aggregate principal amount of the Loans subject to such prepayment, repricing or acceleration as set forth in this Section 2.9(b) if such prepayment, repricing or acceleration were to be made on the day after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, in each case, discounted to the date of prepayment or acceleration at a rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.50%. As used herein, Treasury Rate means, as of the date of any repayment, acceleration or repricing of the Term Loans of the type described in this Section 2.9(b) , the yield to maturity as of such date of the United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to such date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such date to the first anniversary of the Effective Date; provided , however , that if the period from such

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date to the first anniversary of the Effective Date is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
Section 2.10      Mandatory Prepayments and Offers .
(a)      Dispositions . Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, no later than the second Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of Net Disposition Proceeds in respect of any Disposition of Property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries which, together with the Net Disposition Proceeds in respect of all other Dispositions since the Effective Date, exceeds $10,000,000 in the aggregate (other than Net Disposition Proceeds received in respect of Dispositions of Inventory in the ordinary course of business as permitted under Section 6.8 ), the Borrower shall offer pursuant to Section 2.11(c) to prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.11(b) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Disposition Proceeds in excess of such aggregate $10,000,000 threshold; provided that a Disposition (in any single transaction or series of related transactions) of Property resulting in Net Disposition Proceeds of less than $125,000 shall be excluded from the above prepayment requirements and shall not count towards the $10,000,000 aggregate threshold set forth above.
(b)      Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds . Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, no later than the second Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the Administrative Agent as lender loss payee or loss payee, of any Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, the Borrower shall offer pursuant to Section 2.11(c) to prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.11(b) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds; provided , that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall have the option, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries, to invest such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds within one year of receipt thereof in long term productive assets of the general type used in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which investment may include the repair, restoration or replacement of the applicable assets thereof; provided further , however , that the Borrower shall make an offer pursuant to Section 2.11(c) to prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.11(b) with any such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds not so invested within such period described above promptly (and in any event, prior to the expiration of two (2) Business Days) following the expiration of such period (or by such earlier date, if any, as the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall elect not to so invest such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds).
(c)      Issuance of Debt . No later than the second Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any cash proceeds from the incurrence of any Debt of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than with respect to any Debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(a)-(q) , the Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.11(b) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other costs and expenses associated therewith, including legal fees and expenses.

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(d)      Prepayment Certificate . Concurrently with any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Sections 2.10(a) through 2.10(c) , the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer demonstrating the calculation of the amount of the applicable net proceeds and the amount of the Applicable Premium (if any). In the event that the Borrower shall subsequently determine that the actual amount received exceeded the amount set forth in such certificate, the Borrower shall promptly make an additional prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to such excess, and the Borrower shall concurrently therewith deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer demonstrating the derivation of such excess.
Section 2.11      Application of Prepayments .
(a)      Application of Voluntary Prepayments . Any prepayment of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.9(a) shall be applied as specified by the Borrower in the applicable notice of prepayment; provided , in the event the Borrower fails to specify the Loans to which any such prepayment shall be applied, such prepayment shall be applied to prepay the Loans on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof).
(b)      Application of Mandatory Prepayments by Type of Loans . Any amount required to be paid pursuant to Sections 2.10(a) through 2.10(c) shall be applied to prepay the Loans on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof).
(c)      Mandatory Prepayment Offers . Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, so long as any Loans are outstanding, in the event the Borrower is required to make any offer to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a) or Section 2.10(b) , the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a written offer (each, a “ Prepayment Offer ”, and the date of the delivery of such Prepayment Offer to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, an “ Offer Date ”) to prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to the amount required by Section 2.10(a) or Section 2.10(b) (such amount, the “ Offered Prepayment Amount ”), and the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter notify each Lender holding an outstanding Loan of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Offered Prepayment Amount. Each Lender may reject all or a portion of its Pro Rata Share of the Offered Prepayment Amount (such declined amounts, the “ Declined Proceeds ”) by providing written notice (the “ Rejection Notice ”) to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) five (5) Business Days after the Offer Date, and such Rejection Notice shall specify the principal amount being rejected (it being understood that any Lender which fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent within the time period specified or fails to specify the Declined Proceeds amount shall be deemed to have accepted such Lender’s total Pro Rata Share of the Offered Prepayment Amount). On the date that is one (1) Business Day after the applicable Offer Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to that portion of the Offered Prepayment Amount payable to those Lenders that have accepted the Prepayment Offer, which amount shall be applied to prepay the Loans of such Lenders. Any Declined Proceeds shall first be ratably offered to each Lender that initially accepted the Prepayment Offer under a process substantially similar to the process above for such Prepayment Offers, and thereafter, the Borrower may use Declined Proceeds for purposes permitted under the Credit Documents, other than the funding of Restricted Payments, but including, without limitation, at the option of the Borrower to

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the extent it deems advisable in its discretion to assure compliance with Section 6.16 , the deposit of Declined Proceeds in a Disposition Proceeds Collateral Account.
(d)      Application of Prepayments of Loans to Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans . Any prepayment of Loans shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Eurodollar Rate Loans, in each case in a manner which minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14(c) .
Section 2.12      General Provisions Regarding Payments .
(a)      All payments by the Borrower of principal, interest, Applicable Premium, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in same day funds, without defense, recoupment, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition, and delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due at the Administrative Agent’s Principal Office for the account of the Persons entitled thereto. For purposes of computing interest and fees, funds received by the Administrative Agent after that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid by the Borrower on the next succeeding Business Day.
(b)      All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and, in any event, any payments in respect of any Loan on a date when interest is due and payable with respect to such Loan) shall be applied to the payment of interest then due and payable before application to principal.
(c)      To the extent required by Section 2.9(b) , all payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan shall be accompanied by payment of the Applicable Premium with respect thereto.
(d)      The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall promptly distribute to each Lender at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together with all other amounts due thereto, including all fees and any Applicable Premium payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by the Administrative Agent.
(e)      Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Conversion/Continuation Notice is withdrawn as to any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate Loans in lieu of its Pro Rata Share of any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.
(f)      Whenever any payment to be made hereunder with respect to any Loan shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
(g)      The Administrative Agent shall deem any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder that is not made in same day funds prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) to be a non‑conforming payment. Any such payment shall not be deemed to have been received by the

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Administra-tive Agent until the later of (i) the time such funds become available funds, and (ii) the applicable next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and each applicable Lender (confirmed in writing) if any payment is non‑conforming. Any non‑conforming payment may constitute or become a Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of Section 7.1(a) . Interest shall continue to accrue on any principal as to which a non‑conforming payment is made until such funds become available funds (but in no event less than the period from the date of such payment to the next succeeding applicable Business Day) at the rate determined pursuant to Section 2.6 from the date such amount was due and payable until the date such amount is paid in full.
(h)      If an Event of Default shall have occurred and not otherwise been waived, and the maturity of the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to Section 7.1 or pursuant to any sale of, any collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral, all payments or proceeds received by any Agent in respect of any of the Obligations, shall be applied in accordance with Section 7.6 .
Section 2.13      Ratable Sharing .
The Lenders hereby agree among themselves that, except as otherwise provided in the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to amounts realized from the exercise of rights with respect to Liens on the Collateral, if any of them shall, whether by voluntary payment (other than a voluntary prepayment of Loans made and applied in accordance with the terms hereof), through the exercise of any right of set‑off or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (collectively, the “ Aggregate Amounts Due ” to such Lender) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion of such payment to purchase participations (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller of a participation simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment) in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided , if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any holder of a participation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, consolidation, set‑off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by the Borrower to that holder with respect thereto as fully as if that holder were owed the amount of the participation held by that holder. The provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (a) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application

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of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (b) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration for the assignment or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or other Obligations owed to it.
Section 2.14      Making or Maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans .
(a)      Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate . In the event that the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such Loans on the basis provided for in the definition of “Adjusted Eurodollar Rate”, the Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice to the Borrower and each Lender of such determination, whereupon (i) no Loans may be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, and (ii) any Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice given by the Borrower with respect to the Loans in respect of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be rescinded by the Borrower.
(b)      Illegality or Impracticability of Eurodollar Rate Loans . In the event that on any date (i) any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that the making, maintaining, converting to or continuation of its Eurodollar Rate Loans has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or (ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Requisite Lenders (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that the making, maintaining, converting to or continuation of its Eurodollar Rate Loans has become impracticable, as a result of contingencies occurring after the date hereof which materially and adversely affect the London interbank market or the position of the Lenders in that market, then, and in any such event, such Lenders (or in the case of the preceding clause (i), such Lender) shall be an “ Affected Lender ” and such Affected Lender shall on that day give notice (by e-mail or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). If the Administrative Agent receives a notice from (x) any Lender pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence or (y) a notice from the Lenders constituting Requisite Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, then (1) the obligation of the Lenders (or, in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lender) to make Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by each Affected Lender, (2) to the extent such determination by the Affected Lender relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Lenders (or in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lender) shall make such Loan as (or continue such Loan as or convert such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (3) the Lenders’ (or in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lender’s) obligations to maintain their respective

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outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (the “ Affected Loans ”) shall be terminated at the earlier to occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Affected Loans or when required by law, and (4) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a determination by an Affected Lender as described above relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower shall have the option, subject to the provisions of Section 2.14(c) , to rescind such Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice as to all Lenders by giving written or telephonic notice (promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof) to the Administrative Agent of such rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice of its determination as described above (which notice of rescission the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender).
(c)      Compensation for Breakage or Non‑Commencement of Interest Periods . The Borrower shall compensate each Lender, upon written request by such Lender (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid or payable by such Lender to Lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its Eurodollar Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by such Lender in connection with the liquidation or re‑employment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated profits) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Funding Notice or a telephonic request for borrowing, or a conversion to or continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Conversion/Continuation Notice or a telephonic request for conversion or continuation; (ii) if any prepayment or other principal payment of, or any conversion of, any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans occurs on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Loan; or (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower.
(d)      Booking of Eurodollar Rate Loans . Any Lender may make, carry or transfer Eurodollar Rate Loans at, to, or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office of an Affiliate of such Lender.
(e)      Assumptions Concerning Funding of Eurodollar Rate Loans . Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 2.14 and under Section 2.15 shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded each of its relevant Eurodollar Rate Loans through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of “Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such Eurodollar deposit from an offshore office of such Lender to a domestic office of such Lender in the United States of America; provided , however , each Lender may fund each of its Eurodollar Rate Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized only for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this Section 2.14 and under Section 2.15 .
Section 2.15      Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy .
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Lender shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that any Change in Law: (i) subjects such Lender (or its applicable lending office) or any company controlling such Lender to any additional Tax (other than any Tax on the overall net income of such Lender) with respect to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or any payments to such Lender (or its applicable lending office) of principal, interest, fees or any other amount payable hereunder; (ii) imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserve), special deposit, liquidity, compulsory loan, FDIC insurance or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, or advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender (other than any such reserve or other requirements with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans that are reflected in the definition of “Adjusted Eurodollar Rate”) or any company controlling such Lender; or (iii) imposes any other condition (other than with respect to a Tax matter) on or affecting such Lender (or its applicable lending office) or any company controlling such Lender or such Lender’s obligations hereunder or the London interbank market; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make, making or maintaining Loans hereunder or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Lender (or its applicable lending office) with respect thereto; then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender, upon receipt of the statement referred to in the next sentence, such additional amount or amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or in a lump sum or otherwise as such Lender in its sole discretion shall determine) as may be necessary to compensate such Lender for any such increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder. Such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to such Lender under this Section 2.15(a) , which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.
(b)      Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Adjustment . In the event that any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that (i) any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity or (ii) compliance by any Lender (or its applicable lending office) or any company controlling such Lender with any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any company controlling such Lender as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender’s Loans or other obligations hereunder with respect to the Loans to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration the policies of such Lender or such controlling company with regard to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time, within five Business Days after receipt by the Borrower from such Lender of the statement referred to in the next sentence, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such controlling company on an after‑tax basis for such reduction. Such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to Lender under this Section 2.15(b) , which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.

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(c)      Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
Section 2.16      Taxes .
(a)      Payments to Be Free and Clear . All sums payable by or on behalf of any Credit Party hereunder and under the other Credit Documents shall (except to the extent required by law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Tax (other than a Tax on the overall net income of any Lender).
(b)      Withholding of Taxes . If any Credit Party or any other Person (acting as a withholding agent) is (in such withholding agent’s reasonable good faith discretion) required by law to make any deduction or withholding on account of any Tax from any sum paid or payable by any Credit Party to Administrative Agent or any Lender under any of the Credit Documents: (i) the Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of any such requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as the Borrower becomes aware of it; (ii) the Borrower shall pay, or cause to be paid, any such Tax before the date on which penalties attach thereto, such payment to be made (if the liability to pay is imposed on any Credit Party) for its own account or (if that liability is imposed on the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be) on behalf of and in the name of the Administrative Agent or such Lender; (iii) unless otherwise provided in this Section 2.16 , the sum payable by such Credit Party in respect of which the relevant deduction, withholding or payment is required shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of that deduction, withholding or payment (including any such Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.16 ), the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, receives on the due date a net sum equal to what it would have received had no such deduction, withholding or payment been required or made; and (iv) within thirty days after the due date of payment of any Tax which it is required by clause (ii) above to pay, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence satisfactory to the other affected parties of such deduction, withholding or payment and of the remittance thereof to the relevant taxing or other authority; provided , with respect to any United States federal withholding Tax, no such additional amount shall be required to be paid to any Lender (other than a Lender that becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 2.19 ) under clause (iii) above except to the extent that any change after the date hereof (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Effective Date) or after the effective date of the Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement (as applicable) pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender (in the case of each other Lender) in any such requirement for a deduction, withholding or payment as is mentioned therein shall result in an increase in the rate of such deduction, withholding or payment from that in effect at the date hereof or at the date of such Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement (as applicable), as the case

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may be, in respect of payments to such Lender; provided that, except in the case of a Replacement Lender pursuant to Section 2.19 , additional amounts shall be payable to a Lender under Section 2.16(b)(iii) to the extent such Lender’s assignor was entitled to receive such additional amounts under Section 2.16(b)(iii) .
(c)      Evidence of Exemption From U.S. Withholding Tax . Each Lender that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for U.S. federal income Tax purposes (a “ Non‑U.S. Lender ”) shall, to the extent such Lender is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Administrative Agent for transmission to the Borrower, on or prior to the Effective Date (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Effective Date) or on or prior to the date of the Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement (as applicable) pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of each other Lender), and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (i) two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W‑8BEN, W‑8BEN‑E, W‑8ECI, W-8EXP and/or W-8IMY (or, in each case, any successor forms), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Code and reasonably requested by the Borrower to establish that such Lender is not subject to (or is subject to a reduced rate of) deduction or withholding of United States federal income Tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable under any of the Credit Documents, or (ii) if such Lender is not a “bank” or other Person described in Section 881(c)(3) of the Code, a certificate to the effect that such Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) together with two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W‑8BEN or W‑8BEN‑E or W‑8IMY (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Code and reasonably requested by the Borrower to establish that such Lender is not subject to (or is subject to a reduced rate of) deduction or withholding of United States federal income Tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of interest payable under any of the Credit Documents. Each Lender that is a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for United States federal income Tax purposes (a “ U.S. Lender ”) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower on or prior to the Effective Date (or, if later, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, certifying that such U.S. Lender is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding Tax, or otherwise prove that it is entitled to such an exemption. Each Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income Tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 2.16(c) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Lender shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent for transmission to the Borrower two new original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W‑8BEN, W‑8BEN‑E, W‑8ECI, W-8EXP, W-8IMY and/or W-9 (or, in each case, any successor form), or a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate and two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W‑8BEN or W‑8BEN‑E or W‑8IMY (or, in each case, any

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successor form), as the case may be, properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Code and reasonably requested by the Borrower to confirm or establish that such Lender is not subject to (or is subject to a reduced rate of) deduction or withholding of United States federal income Tax with respect to payments to such Lender under the Credit Documents, or notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional amount to any Lender under Section 2.16(b)(iii) if such Lender shall have failed to deliver the forms, certificates or other evidence required by this Section 2.16(c) .
(d)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional amount pursuant to Section 2.16(b) with respect to any United States federal withholding Tax imposed under FATCA. If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (d), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date hereof. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(e)      Without limiting the provisions of Section 2.16(b) , the Borrower shall timely pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable law. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent official receipts or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in respect of any Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Other Taxes.
(f)      The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and any Lender for the full amount of Taxes for which additional amounts are required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(iii) arising in connection with payments made under this Agreement or any other Credit Document and Other Taxes (including any such Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.16 ) paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to such Credit Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Such payment shall be due within ten (10) days of such Credit Party’s receipt of such certificate.

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(g)      Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent for (i) Taxes for which additional amounts are required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.16(b) arising in connection with payments made under this Agreement or any other Credit Document and Other Taxes (including any such Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.16 ) attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent therefor and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.6(g)(i) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Taxes on overall net income attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Credit Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Such payment shall be due within ten (10) days of such Lender’s receipt of such certificate. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Credit Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (g).
(h)      If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified or otherwise made whole pursuant to this Section 2.16 (including payments of additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(iii) ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments or additional amounts made under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
Section 2.17      Obligation to Mitigate.
Each Lender agrees that, if such Lender requests payment under Section 2.14 , 2.15 or 2.16 , then such Lender will, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Lender and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, use reasonable efforts to make, issue, fund or maintain its Loans, including any Affected Loans, through another office of such Lender if, as a result thereof, the additional amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.14 , 2.15 or 2.16 , as the case

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may be, in the future would be eliminated or reduced and if, as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, the making, issuing, funding or maintaining of such Loans through such other office or in accordance with such other measures, as the case may be, would not otherwise adversely affect such Loans or the interests of such Lender; provided , such Lender will not be obligated to utilize such other office pursuant to this Section 2.17 unless the Borrower agrees to pay all incremental expenses incurred by such Lender as a result of utilizing such other office as described above. A certificate as to the amount of any such expenses payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.17 (setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount) submitted by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 2.18      Defaulting Lenders .
(a)      Defaulting Lender Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i)      Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 7 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.4 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fourth , so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the applicable Commitments. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.18(a)(i) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

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(ii)      Fees . No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(b)      Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the applicable Commitments (whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.
(c)      Swap Counterparties . So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Lender shall not be a Swap Counterparty with respect to any Hedging Arrangement entered into while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender.
Section 2.19      Removal or Replacement of a Lender .
Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that: (a) (i) any Lender (an “ Increased‑Cost Lender ”) shall give notice to the Borrower that such Lender is an Affected Lender or that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under Section 2.14 , 2.15 or 2.16 , (ii) the circumstances which have caused such Lender to be an Affected Lender or which entitle such Lender to receive such payments shall remain in effect, and (iii) such Lender shall fail to withdraw such notice within five Business Days after the Borrower’s request for such withdrawal; or (b) (i) any Lender shall become and continues to be a Defaulting Lender, and (ii) such Defaulting Lender shall fail to cure the default pursuant to Section 2.18(b) within five Business Days after the Borrower’s request that it cure such default; or (c) in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent with respect to any of the provisions hereof as contemplated by Section 9.5(b) , the consent of Requisite Lenders shall have been obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders (each a “ Non‑Consenting Lender ”) whose consent is required shall not have been obtained; then, with respect to each such Increased‑Cost Lender, Defaulting Lender or Non‑Consenting Lender (the “ Terminated Lender ”), the Borrower may, by giving written notice to the Administrative Agent and any Terminated Lender of its election to do so, elect to cause such Terminated Lender (and such Terminated Lender hereby irrevocably agrees) to assign its outstanding Loans, if any, in full to one or more Eligible Assignees (each a “ Replacement Lender ”) in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.6 and the Borrower shall pay the fees, if any, payable thereunder in connection with any such assignment from an Increased-Cost Lender, a Non-Consenting Lender or a Defaulting Lender; provided , (1) on the date of such assignment, the Replacement Lender shall pay to the Terminated Lender an amount equal to the sum of (A) an

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amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Terminated Lender and (B) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid fees owing to such Terminated Lender pursuant to Section 2.7 ; (2) on the date of such assignment, the Borrower shall pay any amounts payable to such Terminated Lender pursuant to Section 2.14(c) , 2.15 or 2.16 ; or otherwise as if it were a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.9(b) ; (3) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law; (4) in the event such Terminated Lender is a Non‑Consenting Lender, each Replacement Lender shall consent, at the time of such assignment, to each matter in respect of which such Terminated Lender was a Non‑Consenting Lender; and (5) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter. Upon the prepayment of all amounts owing to any Terminated Lender, if any, such Terminated Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes hereof; provided , any rights of such Terminated Lender to indemnification hereunder shall survive as to such Terminated Lender. Each Lender agrees that if the Borrower exercises its option hereunder to cause an assignment by such Lender as a Non-Consenting Lender or Terminated Lender, such Lender shall, promptly after receipt of written notice of such election, execute and deliver all documentation necessary to effectuate such assignment in accordance with Section 9.6 . In the event that a Lender does not comply with the requirements of the immediately preceding sentence within one Business Day after receipt of such notice, each Lender hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver such documentation as may be required to give effect to an assignment in accordance with Section 9.6 on behalf of a Non-Consenting Lender or Terminated Lender and any such documentation so executed by the Administrative Agent shall be effective for purposes of documenting an assignment pursuant to Section 9.6 .

ARTICLE 3
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 3.1      Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowings.
The obligations of each Lender to make the Term Loan on the Effective Date shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:
(a)      Documentation . The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, duly executed by all the parties thereto, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders:
(i)      this Agreement and all attached Exhibits and Schedules;
(ii)      the Notes, if requested by the applicable Lenders in accordance with Section 2.3(c) ;
(iii)      the Intercreditor Agreement;
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(v)      the Security Agreements executed by each Credit Party, together with appropriate UCC-1 financing statements for filing with the appropriate authorities and any other documents, agreements, or instruments (including intellectual property security agreements) necessary to create an Acceptable Security Interest that is superior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Priority Liens) in the Collateral described in the Security Agreements;
(vi)      the Pledge Agreement executed by each Credit Party that owns Equity Interests in another Person, together with stock powers executed in blank, UCC-1 financing statements, and any other documents, agreements, or instruments necessary to create an Acceptable Security Interest that is superior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Priority Liens) in the Collateral described in the Pledge Agreement;
(vii)      the Specified Blocked Account Control Agreement;
(viii)      a Funding Notice executed by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.1(b)(i) ;
(ix)      certificates of insurance issued by the applicable insurance carriers covering the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ Properties, for such amounts and covering such risks that are contemplated by Section 5.3 , and evidencing the additional insured and lender’s loss payee designations and endorsements required by Section 5.3(b) ;
(x)      a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower dated as of the Effective Date stating that as of such date (A) all representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement are true and correct and (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result after giving effect to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;
(xi)      a certificate from a Financial Officer of the Borrower certifying that, before and after giving effect to the borrowings contemplated hereunder, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
(xii)      a secretary’s certificate from Borrower and each Guarantor certifying such Person’s (A) officers’ incumbency, (B) authorizing resolutions, (C) Organization Documents, and (D) governmental approvals, if any, with respect to the Credit Documents to which such Person is a party;
(xiii)      certificates of good standing for the Borrower and each Guarantor in each state in which such Person is organized or qualified to do business, which certificate shall be dated a date not sooner than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;
(xiv)      a legal opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties, covering customary matters as are requested by any Agent or Lender or their counsel; and

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(xv)      such other documents, officer’s certificates, governmental certificates, agreements, and lien searches as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
(b)      Consents; Authorization; Conflicts. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have received any consents, licenses and approvals necessary in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority or third party which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on this Agreement and the actions contemplated hereby.
(c)      Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained in Article 4 and in each other Credit Document shall be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date both before and after giving effect to the borrowing of the Term Loans and to the application of the proceeds from such borrowing, as though made on and as of such date except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to a specific earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date.
(d)      Performance of Obligations . All reasonable out of pocket costs, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of a single counsel to each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, and each of the Lenders individually, and up to one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (and to the extent necessary due to a conflict among such parties, an additional conflicts counsel in each applicable jurisdiction), and recording Taxes and related recording and statutory fees) and other compensation contemplated by this Agreement, the Engagement Letter and any Fee Letter payable to the Arranger, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall have been paid to the extent due, and the Borrower shall have complied in all material respects with all of their other obligations under the Engagement Letter and the Fee Letter.
(e)      Other Proceedings . No action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including, without limitation, the enactment or promulgation of a statute or rule) by or before any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any other Credit Party, threatened, and no preliminary or permanent injunction or order by any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall have been entered (i) in connection with this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or (ii) which, in any case, in the judgment of the Arranger or the Requisite Lenders, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(f)      Material Adverse Change . No event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall have occurred since December 31, 2016.
(g)      Financial Statements and Appraisal . The Arranger shall have received (i)  at least 20 calendar days prior to the Effective Date, the audited annual Financial Statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated as of December 31, 2016, (ii) at least 20 calendar days prior to the Effective

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Date, the unaudited quarterly Financial Statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any interim period or periods ended after the date of the most recent audited Financial Statements and at least 45 calendar days prior to the Effective Date, (iii) customary additional pro forma unaudited Financial Statements for all pending acquisitions, (iv) customary additional pro forma Financial Statements giving effect to the funding of the Term Loans, in each case satisfying the requirements of Regulation S-X for Form S-1 registration statements, and (v) a customary appraisal dated as of June 30, 2017.
(h)      Security Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received all evidence required by the Administrative Agent or the Arranger in their Reasonable Discretion necessary to determine that arrangements have been made for the Administrative Agent to have an Acceptable Security Interest in the Collateral that is superior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Priority Liens) in the Collateral (except as otherwise provided in Section 5.8 ), including, without limitation, (i) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of such financing statements under the UCC for filing in such jurisdictions as the Requisite Lenders may require, (ii) lien, Tax and judgment searches conducted on the Credit Parties reflecting no Liens other than Permitted Liens against any of the Collateral as to which perfection of a Lien is accomplished by the filing of a financing statement and (iii) lien releases with respect to any Collateral currently subject to a Lien other than Permitted Liens.
(i)      No Default . As of the Effective Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the borrowing of the Term Loans and application of proceeds thereof.
(j)      Refinancing . Concurrently with the borrowing of the Term Loans on the Effective Date, the Existing Revolver Indebtedness shall have been repaid or repurchased in full, all commitments relating thereto shall have been terminated, and all liens or security interests related thereto shall have been terminated or released, in each case on terms satisfactory to the Arranger (the “ Refinancing ”). The ABL Credit Agreement shall have become effective prior to or substantially concurrently with the borrowing of the Term Loans on the Effective Date and all documentation associated therewith shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lenders.
(k)      Environmental Reports . The Lenders shall have received reports and other information, in form, scope and substance satisfactory to the Lenders, regarding environmental matters.
(l)      Credit Rating . The Borrower shall provide evidence that (i) the Borrower shall have been assigned (A) a public corporate family rating from Moody’s, and (B) a public corporate credit rating from S&P, and (ii) the Term Loans shall have been assigned a public credit rating from each of Moody’s and S&P.
(m)      Minimum Asset Coverage Ratio . On the Effective Date, after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loans and the Refinancing, the Asset Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 1.5:1.0.

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(n)      Minimum Liquidity . On the Effective Date, after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loans and the Refinancing, the sum of (i) the aggregate unrestricted cash and Liquid Investments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries plus (ii) the aggregate amount available for borrowing on the Effective Date under the ABL Credit Agreement shall not be less than $75 million.
(o)      Due Diligence . The Arranger shall be satisfied, in its discretion, with the results of its due diligence with respect to the general affairs, management, prospects, assets, financial position, equity holders’ equity or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and the tax, accounting, legal, environmental, regulatory and other issues relevant to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
(p)      Information . The Arranger, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, at least 10 days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.
(q)      [ Reserved .]
(r)      Specified Blocked Account . Concurrently with the borrowing of the Term Loans on the Effective Date, the Specified Blocked Account shall have been fully funded in an amount equal to $2,000,000 (the “ Specified Amount ”).
Section 3.2      Determinations Under Section 3.1.
For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 3.1 , each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless an officer of the Arranger responsible for the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the borrowings hereunder specifying its objection thereto and such Lender shall not have made available to the Arranger such Lender’s ratable portion of such borrowings.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
Section 4.1      Organization.
The Borrower and each Subsidiary is duly and validly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and is authorized to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which such qualifications or authorizations are necessary except to the extent the failure to be so authorized or, in the case of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, to be in good standing could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. As of the Effective Date, the Borrower and each Subsidiary’s type of organization and jurisdiction of incorporation or formation are set forth on Schedule 4.1.

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Section 4.2      Authorization.
The execution, delivery, and performance by each Credit Party of each Credit Document to which such Credit Party is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (a) are within such Credit Party’s corporate, partnership or limited liability company powers, (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership action, (c) do not contravene any Organization Document binding on or affecting such Credit Party, (d) do not contravene any law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Credit Party, (e) do not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement, and (f) do not require any authorization or approval or other action by, or any notice or filing with, any Governmental Authority, except, in the case of clauses d and (f) , to the extent such contravention or the failure to obtain authorization, approval or notice or take other action could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.
Section 4.3      Enforceability.
The Credit Documents have, or when delivered hereunder will have, each been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and each Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of each Credit Party that is a party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the effect of general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity.
Section 4.4      Financial Condition .
(a)      The audited annual Financial Statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated as of December 31, 2016 and the unaudited quarterly Financial Statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated as of March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017 delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(g) present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and in the case of the unaudited quarterly Financial Statements mentioned above, subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end adjustments. As of the date of the aforementioned Financial Statements, there were no material contingent obligations, material unaccrued liabilities for Taxes, material unusual forward or long-term commitments, or material unrealized or anticipated losses of the applicable Persons, except as disclosed therein or in writing to the Administrative Agent and Lenders prior to the Effective Date and adequate reserves for such items have been made in accordance with GAAP.
(b)      Since December 31, 2016, no Material Adverse Change has occurred with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.5      Ownership and Liens; Real Property.
The Borrower and each Subsidiary (a) has good and indefeasible title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all real Property, and good title to all personal Property, in each case necessary for its business, including as of the Effective Date the Property reflected in the most recent Financial

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Statements referred to in Section 4.4(a) , and (b) none of the Property owned or leased by any such Person is subject to any Lien except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purpose and Permitted Liens. As of the Effective Date, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary own any Real Estate Assets other than Excepted Real Estate Assets. Schedule 4.5 sets forth all drilling rigs owned or leased by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof as of the Effective Date and specifies with respect to each such drilling rig, as applicable, the owner, lessor, lessee and location thereof.
Section 4.6      True and Complete Disclosure.
All written factual information (whether delivered before or after the date of this Agreement) prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and furnished to the Administrative Agent, the other Agents and the Lenders for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not materially misleading at such time; provided that with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation; it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material. There is no fact known to any Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any Subsidiary on the date of this Agreement that has not been disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 4.7      Litigation.
There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against the Borrower or any Subsidiary, at law, in equity, or in admiralty, or by or before any Governmental Authority, which (a) could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or (b) purports to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement, any Note or any other Credit Document. Additionally, except as disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, there is no pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened action or proceeding instituted against any of the Borrower or any Subsidiary which seeks to adjudicate any of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its Property; provided that this Section 4.7 does not apply with respect to Environmental Claims.
Section 4.8      Compliance with Agreements.
Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a party to any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any lease or any other type of agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or corporate restriction or provision of applicable law or governmental regulation the performance of or compliance with which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. Neither

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the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default, or has received a notice of default, under or with respect to any contract, agreement, lease or any other type of agreement or instrument to which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is a party that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.
Section 4.9      Pension Plans.
(a) All Plans are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, (b) no Termination Event has occurred with respect to any Plan, (c) to the knowledge of Borrower in each case, no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and each Multiemployer Plan has complied with and been administered in accordance with applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, (d) the present value of all benefits vested under each Plan (based on the assumptions used to fund such Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such vested benefits, (e) neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan for which there is any unsatisfied withdrawal liability, and (f) as of the most recent valuation date applicable thereto, neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group would become subject to any liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group has received notice that any Multiemployer Plan is insolvent, except with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (c) through (f) , as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 4.10      Environmental Condition .
(a)      Permits, Etc . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10 , the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (i) have obtained all material Environmental Permits necessary for the ownership and operation of their respective Properties and the conduct of their respective businesses; (ii) for the past five years have been and are currently in material compliance with all terms and conditions of such Environmental Permits and with all other material requirements of applicable Environmental Laws; (iii) have not received written notice of any unresolved material violation or alleged material violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit; and (iv) are not subject to any material actual or contingent Environmental Claim.
(b)      Certain Liabilities . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10 or as could not reasonably be expected to be material, none of the present or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, previously owned or operated Property of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, of any of their respective former Subsidiaries, wherever located, (i) has been placed on or proposed to be placed on the National Priorities List, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Information System list, or their state or local analogs; (ii) is currently subject to an investigation or remediation, cleanup, closure, restoration, reclamation, or other response activity under any Environmental Laws; (iii) is subject to a Lien, arising under or in connection with any Environmental Laws, that attaches to any revenues or to any Property owned or operated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, wherever located; or (iv) has been subject to a Release of Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Wastes from present or past operations for which a Response is currently required under Environmental Law.

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(c)      Certain Actions . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10 , without limiting the foregoing, (i) all necessary material notices have been properly filed, and, except as would not result in a Material Adverse Change, to the Borrower’s knowledge no further action is required under current applicable Environmental Law as to each Response or other restoration or remedial project undertaken by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective former Subsidiaries on any of their presently or formerly owned or operated Property and (ii) the present and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, future liability, if any, of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to arise in connection with requirements under Environmental Laws could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 4.11      Equity Interests and Subsidiaries.
The Equity Interests of each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non‑assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11, as of the Effective Date, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party requiring, and there is no membership interest or other Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any additional membership interests or other Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase, a membership interest or other Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. As of the Effective Date, the Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those listed on Schedule 4.11. Schedule 4.11 correctly sets forth the ownership interest of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date. Each Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any such Subsidiary formed or acquired subsequent to the Effective Date) has complied, to the extent applicable to such Subsidiary, with the requirements of Section 5.6 .
Section 4.12      Investment Company Act.
Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under any Federal or state statute, regulation or other Legal Requirement which limits its power or authority to incur Debt.
Section 4.13      Taxes.
(a) Proper and accurate (in all material respects), Federal and material state, local and foreign Tax returns, reports and statements required to be filed (after giving effect to any extension granted in the time for filing) by the Borrower, any Subsidiary, or any member of the Tax Group have been filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities, and (b) all Taxes and other impositions due and payable by Borrower, each Subsidiary and any member of the Tax Group have been timely paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss may be added thereto for non-payment thereof except (i) Taxes that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in compliance with GAAP or (ii) to the extent that the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Proper and accurate amounts have been withheld by the Borrower and all other members

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of the Tax Group from their employees for all periods to comply in all material respects with the Tax, social security and unemployment withholding provisions of applicable federal, state, local and foreign law.
Section 4.14      Permits, Licenses, etc.
The Borrower and each Subsidiary possesses all permits, licenses, patents, patent rights or licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names rights, and copyrights which are material to the conduct of its business. The Borrower and each Subsidiary manages and operates its business in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements except to the extent the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.
Section 4.15      Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Borrower for the purposes described in Section 6.6 . The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U). No proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock in violation of Regulation T, U or X.
Section 4.16      Condition of Property; Casualties.
The material Properties used or to be used in the continuing operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, are in good working order and condition, normal wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted.
Section 4.17      Insurance.
The Borrower and each Subsidiary carries insurance with reputable insurers in respect of their respective Properties, in such amounts and against such risks as is customarily maintained by other Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses, or self-insure to the extent that is customary for Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses.
Section 4.18      Solvency.
Before and after giving effect to the borrowing of each Loan, the Credit Parties are, when taken as a whole, Solvent.
Section 4.19      No Restricted Payments.
Since December 31, 2016, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has directly or indirectly declared, ordered, paid or made, or set apart any sum or property for, any Restricted Payment or agreed to do so except as permitted pursuant to Section 6.9 .
Section 4.20      Employee Matters.
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practice complaint pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any of them before the National Labor Relations Board and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement that is so pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any of them, (b) no strike or work stoppage in existence or threatened involving the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (c) to the best knowledge of the Borrower, no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, no union organization activity that is taking place, except (with respect to any matter specified in clause (a), (b) or (c) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Change.
Section 4.21      Certain Fees.
No broker’s or finder’s fee or commission will be payable with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents, except as payable to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders or their respective Affiliates.
Section 4.22      Senior Debt.
The Obligations constitute “Senior Debt” of the Borrower under and as defined in the 2014 Notes Indenture.
Section 4.23      Sanctioned Persons; Anti-Corruption Laws; USA Patriot Act .
(a)      None of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, any officer, agent, or employee acting on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, any other Person acting on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that could result in a violation by such Persons of the FCPA or any other applicable Anti-Corruption Law or the USA Patriot Act or any other applicable anti-terrorism law; and the Borrower has instituted and maintain policies and procedures intended to ensure continued compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in all material respects, with such Anti-Corruption Laws.
(b)      None of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, any officer or employee of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, any director, agent, or Affiliate of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are: (i) the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions.
Section 4.24      Hedging Arrangements.
Schedule 4.24 , as of the date hereof, and after the date hereof, each report required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.2(d)(iii) , as of the date of such report, sets forth,

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a true and complete list of all Hedging Arrangements of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the net mark to market value thereof, all credit support agreements (other than the Credit Documents and the ABL Credit Documents) relating thereto (including any margin required or supplied) and the counterparty to each such agreement.
Section 4.25      Leased Premises.
Schedule 4.25 sets forth, as of the Effective Date, a list of all of the premises (other than residential real property interests) that are leased by a Credit Party, the Annual Rent for each such location and the Total Annual Rent.
ARTICLE 5
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall remain unpaid, the Borrower agrees to comply, and to cause each Subsidiary to comply, with the following covenants.
Section 5.1      Organization.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, preserve and maintain its partnership, limited liability company or corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and remain qualified as a foreign business entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is necessary or desirable in view of its business and operations or the ownership of its Properties except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; provided , however , that nothing herein contained shall prevent any transaction permitted by Section 6.7 or Section 6.8 .
Section 5.2      Reporting .
(a)      Annual Financial Reports of the Borrower . The Borrower shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, to the Administrative Agent, as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2017, the unqualified (except for qualifications relating to changes in accounting principles or practices reflecting changes in GAAP) audited annual Financial Statements, all prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied and all as audited by KPMG or other certified public accountants of national standing, together with a duly completed Compliance Certificate.
(b)      Quarterly Financial Reports . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent, as soon as available, but in any event within ten (10) days after required to be filed with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal quarter

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ending on September 30, 2017, (i) internally prepared Financial Statements as of the close of such fiscal quarter and (ii) a comparison of such Financial Statements to the Financial Statements for the corresponding fiscal period of the preceding fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower, and a duly completed Compliance Certificate.
(c)      Defaults . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, a notice of each Default known to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, together with a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of such Default and the actions which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.
(d)      Asset Sales Report; Consolidated Cash Balance Report; Hedging Report . Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements required under Section 5.2(a) and (b) above, commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2017, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer, on behalf of the Borrower, (i) identifying the Dispositions of any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiaries that have occurred during the reporting period, and the mandatory prepayments, if any, required under Section 2.10(a) hereunder, in substantially the form of Exhibit J , (ii) certifying as to the consolidated cash balance amount of the Foreign Subsidiaries on the last Business Day of each month included in the reporting period, and (iii) setting forth as of the last day of such period a true and complete list of all Hedging Arrangements of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, the material terms thereof (consisting of the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the net mark-to-market value therefor, any new credit support agreements (other than the Credit Documents and the ABL Credit Documents) relating thereto not listed on Schedule 4.24 , any margin required or supplied under any credit support document, and the counterparty to each such agreement.
(e)      Environmental Notices . Promptly upon, and in any event no later than thirty (30) days after the receipt thereof, or the acquisition of knowledge thereof, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent with a copy of any form of request, claim, complaint, order, notice, summons or citation received from any Governmental Authority or any other Person, (i) concerning violations or alleged violations of Environmental Laws, which seeks to impose liability therefore in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) concerning any action or omission on the part of any of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective former Subsidiaries in connection with Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substances which could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of liability in excess of $5,000,000 or requiring that action be taken to respond to or clean up a Release of Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Waste into the environment and such action or clean-up could reasonably be expected to exceed $5,000,000, including without limitation any information request related to, or notice of, potential responsibility under CERCLA, or (iii) concerning the filing of a Lien securing liabilities in excess of $5,000,000 described in clause (i) or (ii) above upon, against or in connection with the Borrower any Subsidiary, or any of their respective former Subsidiaries, or any of their leased or owned Property, wherever located.

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(f)      Material Changes . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any condition or event of which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has knowledge, which condition or event has resulted or may reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(g)      Termination Events . As soon as possible and in any event (i) within thirty (30) days after the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group knows or has reason to know that any Termination Event described in clause (a) of the definition of Termination Event with respect to any Plan has occurred, and (ii) within ten (10) days after the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group knows or has reason to know that any other Termination Event with respect to any Plan has occurred, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower describing such Termination Event and the action, if any, which the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.
(h)      Termination of Plans . Promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from the PBGC, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent copies of each notice received by the Borrower or any such member of the Controlled Group of the PBGC’s intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan.
(i)      Other ERISA Notices . Promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a copy of each notice received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability imposed on the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group pursuant to Section 4202 of ERISA.
(j)      Other Governmental Notices . Promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a copy of any notice, summons, citation, or proceeding seeking to modify in any material respect, revoke, or suspend any material contract, license, permit, or agreement with any Governmental Authority.
(k)      Disputes; etc . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any claims, legal or arbitration proceedings, proceedings before any Governmental Authority, or disputes, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, any such actions threatened, or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary, which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, or any material labor controversy of which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has knowledge resulting in or reasonably considered to be likely to result in a strike against the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
(l)      Securities Law Filings and other Public Information . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, definitive proxy or financial statement or other material report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower as a group, and copies of all reports on Form 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q, and effective registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the

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SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other securities Governmental Authority, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant hereto.
(m)      USA Patriot Act . Promptly following a request by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall provide to such Lender all documentation and other information that such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.
(n)      ABL Credit Documents; Amendments . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent (i) substantially contemporaneously with the delivery thereof to the ABL Administrative Agent or any lenders under the ABL Credit Agreement, copies of all reports, documents and notices delivered under Sections (b), (d) and (i) of Schedule 5.1 to the ABL Credit Agreement and Sections (a)-(i) and (n) of Schedule 5.2 to the ABL Credit Agreement to the ABL Administrative Agent or any ABL Lender, and (ii) promptly upon the execution thereof, copies of all amendments, supplements, consents and waivers with respect to any ABL Credit Documents.
(o)      Insurance Certificates .      As soon as practicable and in any event by the last day of each fiscal year, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent certificates from the Borrower’s insurance brokers outlining all material insurance coverage maintained as of the date of such certificate by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, with such certificates evidencing the additional insured and lender’s loss payee designations and endorsements required by Section 5.3(b) .
(p)      Other Information . Subject to the confidentiality provisions of Section 9.17 , the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent such other information respecting the business, operations, or Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, financial or otherwise, as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(q)      The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (1) the Administrative Agent and the other Agents will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries hereunder (collectively, “ Borrower Materials ”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”) and (2) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their securities) (each, a “ Public Lender ”). The Borrower, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the other Agents and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws; (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the other Agents shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials

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that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”
(r)      Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.2(a) , (b) or (l) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet and (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the other Agents have access (whether a commercial, third-party or governmental website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent or any other Agent); provided , however , that (x) the Borrower shall deliver copies by email (or by physical delivery) of such documents to the Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to so deliver such copies until a written request to cease delivering such copies by email (or by physical delivery) is given by the Administrative Agent, such other Agent or such Lender and (y) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent, the other Agents and each Lender by email of the posting of any such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide copies by email (or by physical delivery) of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 5.2(a) and (b) to the Administrative Agent.
Section 5.3      Insurance.
(a)      The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, with reputable insurers in respect of their respective Properties, carry and maintain insurance in such amounts and against such risks as is customarily maintained by other Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses, or self-insure to the extent that is customary for Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses; provided that, the amounts of such insurance and the risks covered by such insurance shall be acceptable to the Requisite Lenders, in their Reasonable Discretion.
(b)      If requested by the Administrative Agent, certified copies of all policies of insurance or certificates thereof, and endorsements and renewals thereof shall be delivered by the Borrower to and retained by the Administrative Agent. All policies of property insurance with respect to the Collateral either shall have attached thereto a lender’s loss payable endorsement in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and all policies of liability insurance with respect to the Credit Parties shall name the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties as an additional insured. All policies or certificates of insurance shall set forth the coverage, the limits of liability, the name of the carrier, the policy number, and the period of coverage. All policies of property insurance with respect to the Collateral and liability insurance with respect to the Credit Parties shall contain a provision that notwithstanding any contrary agreements between the Borrower, the Subsidiaries and the applicable insurance company, such policies will not be canceled or amended in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties (which provision shall include any reduction in the scope or limits of coverage) without at least thirty (30) days’ (or ten (10) days in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent.

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(c)      Any proceeds of insurance referred to in this Section 5.3 which are paid to the Administrative Agent shall (i) if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be returned to the Borrower to be applied as permitted by Section 2.10(b) , and (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be immediately applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 7.6 (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement).
Section 5.4      Compliance with Laws.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations (including Environmental Laws) which are applicable to the operations and Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and maintain all related permits necessary for the ownership and operation of the Borrower’s and each Subsidiary’s Property and business except to the extent the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change; provided that this Section 5.4 shall not prevent the Borrower or any Subsidiary from, in good faith and with reasonable diligence, contesting the validity or application of any such laws or regulations by appropriate legal proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established. The Borrower will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed reasonably intended to procure compliance, in all material respects, by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Section 5.5      Taxes.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary and any member of the Tax Group to, pay and discharge all Taxes imposed on the Borrower, any Subsidiary, or any member of the Tax Group prior to the date on which penalties attach except (a) where such Tax is being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in compliance with GAAP, or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 5.6      New Subsidiaries.
Within thirty (30) days (or such longer period of time agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its Reasonable Discretion) after (x) the creation of any new Subsidiary of the Borrower or (y) the purchase by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the capital stock of any Person, which purchase results in such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall cause (a) such Subsidiary, if it is a Domestic Subsidiary (excluding any FSHC), to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) a supplement to the Guaranty in substantially the same form as Annex 1 to the Guaranty, (ii) a supplement to the applicable Security Agreement in substantially the same form as Annex 1 to such Security Agreement, (iii) a Mortgage if such Domestic Subsidiary (excluding any FSHC) owns Real Estate Assets required to be mortgaged under Section 5.17 , (iv) if such Domestic Subsidiary owns any Equity Interests in any other Person, a supplement to the Pledge Agreement in substantially the same form as Annex 1 to the Pledge Agreement, provided that, such Domestic Subsidiary shall only be required to pledge 65% of the voting Equity Interests and 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests in each First-Tier CFC or FSHC, and (v) such evidence of corporate, partnership or limited liability company authority to enter into such supplements to

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the Guaranty, such Security Agreement, and the Pledge Agreement as the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders may reasonably request and, if requested by the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders, opinions of counsel to such Domestic Subsidiary in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Lenders (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (a) ) and (b) the equity holder of such Subsidiary to execute an amendment to the Pledge Agreement pledging 100% of the Equity Interest owned by such equity holder if such Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary (but if such Subsidiary is a First-Tier CFC or FSHC, limited to 65% of the voting Equity Interests and 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests issued by such First-Tier CFC or FSHC) and such evidence of corporate, limited liability company or partnership authority to enter into such amendment to the Pledge Agreement as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request, along with share certificates pledged thereby and appropriately executed stock powers in blank, if applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pioneer Services shall not be required to execute and deliver any Credit Documents so long as Pioneer Services (i) is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income Tax purposes and (ii) owns no material assets other than no more than 3% of the ownership interests in Foreign Subsidiaries of Global Holdings. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the contrary, (A) each Subsidiary that constitutes a guarantor or pledgor under the ABL Credit Agreement or any other ABL Credit Document shall constitute a Guarantor or pledgor, as applicable, under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (B) subject to clause (A), (1) no Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower or FSHC (other than Global Holdings) shall be considered, or shall be required to become, a Guarantor and (2) any Credit Party that owns an Equity Interest in a CFC or FSHC shall not be required to pledge (x) any Equity Interest in any CFC that is not a First-Tier CFC or (y) in excess of 65% of the voting Equity Interests issued by any First-Tier CFC or FSHC pursuant to the Pledge Agreement.
Section 5.7      Security.
The Borrower agrees that at all times the Administrative Agent shall have an Acceptable Security Interest that is superior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Priority Liens) in the Collateral to secure the performance and payment of the Obligations.
Section 5.8      Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts.
Commodity Accounts . Subject to Section 5.19 , the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Credit Party to, maintain all deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts (other than the Excluded Accounts) subject to Account Control Agreements. As of the Effective Date, the only deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Credit Parties are described on Schedule 5.8. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, in no event shall the Borrower or any other Credit Party be required to enter into an Account Control Agreement with respect to an Excluded Account.
Section 5.9      Records; Inspection.
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all material respects. Upon reasonable prior notice, the Borrower shall permit the Administrative Agent and any Lender and shall cause each Subsidiary to permit the Administrative Agent and any Lender, at such reasonable times during normal business hours and under the reasonable guidance of officers of or employees delegated by officers of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to, subject to any applicable confidentiality considerations, examine and copy the books and records of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, to visit and inspect the Property of the Borrower or such Subsidiary (other than the Foreign Subsidiaries of Global Holdings, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall take such actions in connection with either (a) the enforcement or protection of their respective rights or (b) any workout, restructuring or similar negotiations, in each case under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents) and to discuss the business operations and Property of the Borrower or such Subsidiary with the officers and directors thereof; provided that, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders may exercise inspection, examination or audit rights under this Section 5.9 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year.
Section 5.10      Maintenance of Property.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain its owned, leased, or operated Property necessary in the operation of its business in good condition and repair, normal wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted; and shall abstain from, and cause each Subsidiary to abstain from, knowingly or willfully permitting the commission of waste or other injury, destruction, or loss of natural resources, or the occurrence of pollution, contamination, or any other condition in, on or about the owned or operated Property involving the Environment that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 5.11      Appraisals.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, or their designees, in order for an Approved Appraiser to conduct an appraisal as of each December 31 and each June 30, and to cause such appraisals to be delivered to the Administrative Agent in each case within thirty (30) days after such dates, solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders but at the Credit Parties’ sole cost and expense, which written appraisals may cover information of the type covered by the appraisal delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(g) and other information as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders, including, but not limited to, a detailed NOLV for machinery, parts, Equipment and other fixed assets of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, together with a specified procedures letter from such appraiser reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Lenders; provided that at least one appraisal per fiscal year shall be a field appraisal and any other appraisals in such fiscal year shall be desktop updates. Within two (2) Business Days after the delivery of an appraisal in accordance with this Section 5.11, the Borrower shall deliver a Compliance Certificate to the Administrative Agent (which the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver to the Lenders). In addition, the Borrower shall include information with respect to the calculation of the Asset Coverage Ratio in its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual reports on Form 10-K.

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Section 5.12      Titled Collateral.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries that is a Credit Party to:
(a)      On or before the date that is 120 days following the Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), cause the original certificate of title for each piece of Certificated Equipment (other than Excepted Certificated Equipment) owned by it on the Effective Date to name the Administrative Agent as the holder of an Acceptable Security Interest thereon and shall deliver a copy of such certificate of title to the Administrative Agent (or its designated agent) with such notation; and
(b)      Cause the original certificate of title for each piece of Certificated Equipment (other than Excepted Certificated Equipment) purchased by it after the Effective Date to name the Administrative Agent as the holder of an Acceptable Security Interest thereon and shall deliver a copy of such certificate of title to the Administrative Agent (or its designated agent) with such notation within 45 days after such purchase (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion).
Section 5.13      Quarterly Update Calls.
The Borrower will, promptly following the delivery of financial statements under Section 5.2(a) or (b) , participate in a meeting or conference call with the Administrative Agent and Lenders at such time as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing requirement may be satisfied by public earnings calls for all shareholders that are open to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
Section 5.14      Maintenance of Ratings.
At all times, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (i) a public corporate family rating of the Borrower issued by Moody’s, (ii) a public corporate credit rating of the Borrower issued by S&P and (iii) a public credit rating from each of Moody’s and S&P with respect to the Term Loans.
Section 5.15      Further Assurances.
At any time or from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Requisite Lenders), each Credit Party will, at its expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to effect fully the purposes of the Credit Documents. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Credit Party shall take such actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (at the direction of the Requisite Lenders) from time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guaranteed by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and all of the outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (subject to limitations contained in the Credit Documents with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries, FSHCs and Excluded Property (as defined in the Security Agreement)).

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Section 5.16      Cooperation.
The Borrower shall use commercially reasonably efforts to cooperate with the Arranger in the syndication efforts with respect to the Term Loans, including in connection with the preparation of a confidential information memorandum, lender presentations and other customary cooperation deemed reasonably necessary by the Arranger to complete the syndication of the Term Loans.
Section 5.17      Additional Material Real Estate Assets.
In the event that (a) (i) one or more Credit Parties acquires Real Estate Assets after the Effective Date or (ii) any Person that owns Real Estate Assets becomes a Guarantor after the Effective Date, and (b) the aggregate book value or aggregate fair market value, as reasonably estimated by the Borrower in good faith, of all such Real Estate Assets described in clause (a), together with the aggregate book value or aggregate fair market value, as reasonably estimated by the Borrower in good faith, as applicable, of all other Real Estate Assets of the Credit Parties (other than the Excepted Real Estate Assets owned on the Effective Date) that are not subject to an Acceptable Security Interest under a Mortgage, exceeds $5,000,000, then such Credit Party shall (A) promptly take all such actions that are necessary to subject such Real Estate Assets (other than Real Estate Assets of the Credit Parties for which neither the aggregate book value nor the aggregate fair market value for all such Real Estate Assets for all Credit Parties (other than Excepted Real Estate Assets) equals or exceed $5,000,000) to a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, including executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, one or more Mortgages with respect to such Real Estate Assets, together with all documents, instruments, agreements, certificates, title insurance, title opinions, legal opinions and surveys related thereto that are reasonably requested by the Requisite Lenders and (B) reasonably in advance of the execution and delivery of any Mortgage covering any Real Estate Assets on which any “Building” or “Manufactured (Mobile) Home” (each, as defined in the applicable Flood Insurance Regulations) is located, deliver, or caused to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent life-of-loan Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determinations with respect to such Real Estate Assets.
Section 5.18      Anti-Corruption Laws.
The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall Conduct their business in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, and other similar applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions where the Borrower or its Subsidiaries employs or contracts personnel and conducts material operations, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.
Section 5.19      Post-Closing Matter.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Credit Party (as applicable) to, deliver an Account Control Agreement with respect to each of its deposit accounts (other than Excluded Accounts) within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders upon receipt of each executed Account Control Agreement.

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ARTICLE 6
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall remain unpaid, the Borrower agrees to comply, and to cause each Subsidiary to comply, with the following covenants.
Section 6.1      Debt.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, suffer to exist, or in any manner become liable, directly, indirectly, or contingently in respect of, any Debt other than the following (collectively, the “ Permitted Debt ”):
(a)      Debt of the Credit Parties under the Credit Documents;
(b)      intercompany Debt incurred in the ordinary course of business subordinated to the Obligations on terms set forth in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit K , evidenced by an Intercompany Note, and owed (i) by any Guarantor (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) to the Borrower; (ii) by the Borrower to any Guarantor (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries); (iii) by any Guarantor (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) to another Guarantor; and (iv) by Global Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to the Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries to the extent such Debt is an Investment permitted under Section 6.3(c) , (k) or (l) ;
(c)      Debt of Foreign Subsidiaries provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Debt shall not at any time exceed $5,000,000;
(d)      Debt incurred in the ordinary course of business to finance the payment of premiums for a 12 month period for insurance; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Debt shall not at any time exceed $5,000,000;
(e)      Debt (other than for borrowed money) subject to Liens permitted under Section 6.2(b) and (h) ;
(f)      Debt arising under any Hedging Arrangement permitted under Section 6.15 ;
(g)      unfunded Plan obligations or liabilities to the extent they are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable law;
(h)      Guarantees (i) of any Credit Party in respect of Debt of any Credit Party (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries, except to the extent that the Debt incurred by Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries, were it guaranteed, would not exceed the amount of an Investment therein permitted under Section 6.3 ) otherwise permitted hereunder and (ii) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of Debt of Global Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereby to the extent such Guarantees constitute Investments permitted under Section 6.3(c) or (k) ;

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(i)      [Reserved];
(j)      [Reserved];
(k)      Debt incurred by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in an Acquisition permitted under Section 6.4 consisting of agreements providing for indemnification, the adjustment of the purchase price or similar adjustments (but not earnouts);
(l)      Debt arising under bid, performance, stay, customs, appeal and surety bonds, or with respect to workers’ compensation or other like employee benefit claims, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, and obligations in respect of letters of credit related thereto;
(m)      Debt existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.1 and any modifications, refinancings, extensions, renewals or replacements (but not the increase in the aggregate principal amount other than customary costs, expenses and premiums associated with such modifications, refinancings, extensions, renewals or replacements) thereof;
(n)      other Debt in an aggregate principal amount outstanding (together with the principal amount of Debt outstanding pursuant to Section 6.1(c) , (d) or (f) ) at any time not to exceed $10,000,000; provided that if the Borrower creates, assumes, incurs, suffers to exist or otherwise becomes liable for secured Debt for borrowed money pursuant to this Section 6.1(n) , the Weighted Average Yield applicable to such Debt shall not be greater than the applicable Weighted Average Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to the Term Loans, unless the interest rate with respect to the Term Loans is increased so as to cause the then applicable Weighted Average Yield under this Agreement on the Term Loans to equal the Weighted Average Yield then applicable to such Debt;
(o)      unsecured Debt evidenced by the 2014 Notes and the 2014 Note Guaranties (including unsecured extensions, refinancings, refundings, replacements and renewals thereof); provided that, in the event of any such extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal, then (i) the scheduled maturity date of such Debt shall not be earlier than 180 days after the Stated Maturity Date, (ii) such Debt shall not have any amortization or other requirement to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any principal payment in respect thereof, other than at scheduled maturity thereof and mandatory prepayments or mandatory redemptions or puts triggered upon change in control, sale of all or substantially all assets and certain asset sales, in each case which are customary with respect to such type of Debt (and provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that payments of regularly scheduled interest shall be permitted with respect to such Debt so long as no Event of Default hereunder has occurred and is then continuing), (iii) the agreements and instruments governing such Debt shall not contain (A)(1) any financial maintenance covenants that are more restrictive than those in this Agreement, or (2) any other affirmative or negative covenants, defaults or events of default that are, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than those, taken as a whole, set forth in this Agreement; provided that the inclusion of any covenant that is customary with respect to such type of Debt and that is not found in this Agreement shall not be deemed to be more restrictive for purposes of this clause (A) , (B) any restriction on the ability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to amend, modify, restate or otherwise supplement this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, or (C)(1) any restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower

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to guarantee the Obligations (as such Obligations may be extended, renewed, rearranged, increased, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), provided that a requirement that any such Subsidiary also guarantee such Debt shall not be deemed to be a violation of this clause (C) , (2) any restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary or the Borrower to pledge assets as collateral security for the Obligations (as such Obligations may be extended, renewed, rearranged, increased, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), or (3) any restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary or the Borrower to incur Debt under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided that, any restriction as to the entry into any such guaranty or pledge of assets or incurrence of such Debt under this Agreement that is not materially more restrictive than those set forth in the agreements and instruments governing the 2014 Notes as in effect on the Effective Date shall not be deemed to be a restriction for purposes of this clause (C) , (iv) any such Debt is in an aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Debt being extended, refinanced, refunded, replaced or renewed, plus all accrued interest thereon, the amount of any premiums required to be paid thereon and all fees and expenses associated therewith or with the extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal and (v) if such extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal of Debt occurs on or before September 30, 2020, then the Weighted Average Yield of such Debt shall not exceed 11% per annum ;
(p)      [Reserved]; and
(q)      Debt under the ABL Credit Documents as in effect on the date hereof, or as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 6.20(b), and any extensions, refinancings, refundings, replacements and renewals in respect thereof made in accordance with such Section 6.20(b) and the Intercreditor Agreement, so long as, in each case, such Debt is subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 6.2      Liens.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien on the Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign any right to receive any income, other than the following (collectively, the “ Permitted Liens ”):
(a)      Liens securing the Obligations;
(b)      Excepted Liens;
(c)      [Reserved];
(d)      [Reserved];
(e)      [Reserved];
(f)      Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements regarding operating leases entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
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(h)      Liens (i)(A) on advances of cash or Liquid Investments in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in connection with an Acquisition permitted by Section 6.4 , which advances shall be applied against the purchase price for such Acquisition and (B) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted by Section 6.8 , and (ii) on cash earnest money deposits to secure performance made in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement not prohibited hereby;
(i)      Liens existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.2 and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) such Liens shall not be modified or amended to secure more than the amount of the obligations which they secure on the Effective Date and (ii) such Liens do not extend to any additional Property other than after acquired Property and proceeds and products thereof;
(j)      other Liens securing obligations, actual or contingent, in an aggregate principal amount not greater than $10,000,000.00;
(k)      [Reserved];
(l)      Liens securing any Debt permitted under Section 6.1(q) ; provided that the applicable Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement; and
(m)      “protective” Liens granted in connection with sales permitted hereunder that are intended to be “true sales” or bailment, storage or similar arrangements in which a counterparty holds title to the assets that are the subject of such transaction, and precautionary UCC financing statement filings made in respect of consignments.
Section 6.3      Investments.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, make or hold any direct or indirect Investment in any Person, other than the following (collectively, the “ Permitted Investments ”):
(a)      Investments in the form of trade credit to customers of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business and represented by accounts from such customers;
(b)      Liquid Investments;
(c)      Investments existing on the Effective Date (i) by the Borrower in any Subsidiary, (ii) by any Subsidiary in the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and (iii) set forth on Schedule 6.3 ;
(d)      Investments in Hedging Arrangements permitted under Section 6.15 ;
(e)      ordinary course of business Investments in (i) a Guarantor (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) or (ii) the Borrower; provided that, to the extent such Investments consist of intercompany loans or advances, such Investments are subordinated to the Obligations

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on terms reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Lenders and are evidenced by an Intercompany Note;
(f)      promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in connection with any asset sale permitted under Section 6.8 ;
(g)      Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers, or with the settlement of delinquent obligations of, and disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;
(h)      loans and advances to employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such loans and advances shall not exceed $250,000 at any time outstanding;
(i)      creation or acquisition (subject to Section 6.4 ) of any additional Subsidiaries (and in the case of an Acquisition permitted by Section 6.4 , the Investments owned by such Subsidiaries on the date of such Acquisition shall be deemed permitted hereby provided that such Investments were not acquired in contemplation of such Acquisition); provided that each such Subsidiary shall comply with the requirements of Section 5.6 ; provided further , that neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) may create or acquire any Foreign Subsidiary;
(j)      Investments consisting of Debt (other than Debt described in Section 6.1(n) ), Acquisitions and corporate actions, otherwise permitted pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 6.1 (other than Section 6.1(n) ), Section 6.4 and Section 6.7 ;
(k)      (i) Investments by a Subsidiary of Global Holdings in another Subsidiary of Global Holdings; (ii) Investments of Equipment consisting of parts, supplies and spares into Global Holdings or Foreign Subsidiaries of Global Holdings; provided that (A) the aggregate value of all such Equipment invested pursuant to this clause (ii), together with the aggregate value of all Equipment Disposed of pursuant to Section 6.8(j) , shall not exceed $10,000,000 (excluding Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(n) ), (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Investment or shall result therefrom, (C) the Asset Coverage Ratio of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to all such Investments and Dispositions, shall not be less than 1.5:1.0, and (D) to the extent such Investment consists of a lease of Equipment, (1) the applicable Foreign Subsidiary shall have executed a consent to the assignment of such lease pursuant to the Security Documents and (2) Account Control Agreements shall have been executed in accordance with Section 5.8 with respect to each deposit account in which payments under any such lease are deposited; and (iii) cash Investments in the Colombian Group in an aggregate amount over the period commencing on the Effective Date not to exceed the sum of (x) $25,000,000 plus (y) an amount equal to the aggregate amount distributed or otherwise paid on or after the Effective Date to the Credit Parties (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) by Global Holdings or one or more Foreign Subsidiaries comprising the Colombian Group, including, but not limited to, lease payments with respect to the lease of any drilling rig leased by one or more of the Foreign Subsidiaries comprising the Colombian Group from the Credit Parties (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries); provided that (A) in no

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event shall the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding under this clause (iii) exceed $25,000,000 (excluding Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(n) ) at any time, (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Investment or shall result therefrom and (C) to the extent practicable, such Investment shall be made as a loan or advance evidenced by an Intercompany Note;
(l)      Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries to satisfy employment obligations to foreign expatriate employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000 at any time outstanding which are subsequently reimbursed by Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries within sixty (60) days of such Investment;
(m)      [Reserved]; and
(n)      Investments by any Credit Party of the drilling rigs described in Section 6.8(l) and any related assets and equipment useful for the operation thereof into Global Holdings or any Foreign Subsidiary comprising the Colombian Group in order to facilitate Dispositions of such rigs and related equipment (or Foreign Subsidiary) to a third party in accordance with Section 6.8(l) .
Section 6.4      Acquisitions.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, make an Acquisition in a transaction or related series of transactions unless:
(a)      no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing or would result from such Acquisition,
(b)      such Acquisition is substantially related to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries individually or in the aggregate and is not hostile,
(c)      such Acquisition is either (i) not of a Foreign Subsidiary or (ii) made by Global Holdings or one of its Subsidiaries, and
(d)      if (i) the aggregate consideration for such Acquisition exceeds $10,000,000 or (ii) the aggregate consideration for all such Acquisitions since the Effective Date exceeds $20,000,000, then after giving pro forma effect to such Acquisition, the sum of (A) the aggregate Unrestricted Cash and Liquid Investments of the Credit Parties at such time plus (B) the aggregate amount available for borrowing under the ABL Credit Agreement at such time shall not be less than $90,000,000.
Section 6.5      Agreements Restricting Liens or Payments to Borrower.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any contract, agreement or understanding (other than this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the ABL Credit Documents) which in any way (a) prohibits or restricts the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations (other than agreements governing Debt permitted by Section 6.1(n) to the extent such restrictions govern only the assets financed pursuant to or securing such

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Debt incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(n) ), (b) restricts any Subsidiary from paying Restricted Payments to the Borrower, or (c) requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith, except (i) in connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 6.8 or (ii) customary restrictions contained in leases, subleases or licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Section 6.6      Use of Proceeds; Sanctions.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to use the proceeds of the Loans for any purposes other than (i) working capital purposes, (ii) to finance Acquisitions, Investments and capital expenditures permitted hereunder, (iii) to fund the Specified Amount into the Specified Blocked Account on the Effective Date and (iv) general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the Refinancing and the payment of fees and expenses related to the Refinancing and entering into of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the ABL Credit Documents. The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, use any part of the proceeds of the Loans for any purpose which violates Regulations T, U, or X. The Borrower will not, directly or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, (i) to fund any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions, (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Loans, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, or otherwise) or (iii) for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, and other similar applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions where any Credit Party employs or contracts personnel and conducts material operations.
Section 6.7      Corporate Actions.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, except that (a) any Credit Party (other than Global Holdings) may merge or be consolidated with or into any other Credit Party (other than Global Holdings), (b) any Subsidiary of Global Holdings may merge or be consolidated with or into any other Subsidiary of Global Holdings and (c) any Subsidiary may merge with any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of Global Holdings) in order to effect an Investment, Acquisition or Disposition permitted pursuant to the applicable provisions of Sections 6.3(i) , 6.4 and 6.8(c) , (l) , and (m) , respectively, provided that, in each such case under (a),(b) or (c), immediately after giving effect to any such proposed transaction (x) no Default would exist, (y) in the case of any such merger to which the Borrower is a party, the Borrower is the surviving entity, and (z) in the case of any such merger to which a Credit Party is a party, a Credit Party is the surviving entity (or if not the surviving entity, the survivor shall, on the date of such transaction, (i) assume the obligations of such Credit Party and (ii) become a party to the Security Documents, in each case, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Lenders (and in accordance with Section 5.6 hereof), including, without limitation, by (x) the execution of such documents of joinder and such lien and security agreements (in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Lenders) as are necessary for the Administrative Agent to have an Acceptable Security Interest in such Person’s Property (other than Excluded Property (as defined in the Security Agreement)) and in the Equity Interests in such Person, and (y) demonstrating that

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the Administrative Agent will have an Acceptable Security Interest in such Person's Collateral and its compliance in all material respects with applicable laws).
Section 6.8      Asset Dispositions.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:
(a)      Dispositions of obsolete or worn out Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of Property no longer useful or used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the conduct of its business;
(b)      Dispositions of Equipment or real Property to the extent that (i) such Property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement Property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied, or contractually obligated to be applied (in the case of Equipment for which substantial delivery lead times apply), to the purchase price of such replacement Property;
(c)      Dispositions of Property (i) by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary (other than Global Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof) and (ii) by any Subsidiary of Global Holdings to another Subsidiary of Global Holdings; provided that, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), if the transferor of such property is a Credit Party, the transferee thereof must be a Credit Party;
(d)      Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(e)      Dispositions of Liquid Investments;
(f)      Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business;
(g)      Sale and lease back transactions permitted by Section 6.14 ;
(h)      Leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of property (other than to Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries except with respect to existing leases of drilling rigs numbered 21, 51 and 55) in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(i)      Transfers of property subject to any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim (excluding any claim in respect of business interruption) or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, subject to the Borrower’s compliance with Section 2.10(b) ;
(j)      Dispositions of Equipment consisting of parts, supplies and spares by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to Global Holdings or Foreign Subsidiaries of Global Holdings; provided that (i) the aggregate book value of all such Equipment Disposed of pursuant to this Section 6.8(j) , together with aggregate book value of all Equipment invested pursuant to Section 6.3(k)(ii) during

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the period commencing on the Effective Date, shall not exceed $10,000,000, (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Disposition or shall result therefrom, and (iii) the Asset Coverage Ratio of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to all such Dispositions and Investments, shall not be less than 1.5:1.0;
(k)      Dispositions permitted by Sections 6.3 (other than Section 6.3(j) ), 6.7 (other than Section 6.7(c) ) and 6.9 ;
(l)      Dispositions of drilling rigs numbered 21, 51, 52, 53, 55, 301, 302 and 303, each located in Colombia, to a third party (or to Global Holdings on an interim basis in order to facilitate such a disposition), or of the Subsidiary owning such rigs; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (ii) the consideration received by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such Disposition is (A) equal to or greater than the fair market value of the drilling rigs (or Subsidiary) being Disposed of and (B) comprised of at least 90% (or such lower percentage as the Requisite Lenders may approve in their Reasonable Discretion) cash or Liquid Investments and (iii) in the case of a Disposition of a Subsidiary, such Subsidiary owns no assets or property other than such drilling rigs, related assets and equipment useful for the operation thereof and associated working capital; and
(m)      Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.8 ; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (ii) the consideration received by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such Disposition is (A) equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Property being Disposed of and (B) comprised of at least 90% cash or Liquid Investments, and (iii) the Asset Coverage Ratio is not less than 1.5 to 1.0 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Disposition.
Section 6.9      Restricted Payments.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to declare, pay or make any Restricted Payments except:
(a)      the Borrower and the Guarantors may make Restricted Payments among and to each other;
(b)      the Borrower's Foreign Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments among and to each other;
(c)      the Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor;
(d)      the Borrower and the Guarantors may make Restricted Payments in connection with the customary operation of a consolidated cash management system for the Borrower and the Guarantors;
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(f)      the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may, and may incur obligations to, make offsets against and acquisitions of Equity Interests of the Borrower in satisfaction of customary indemnification and purchase price adjustment obligations owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof under Acquisition arrangements in which Equity Interests of Borrower were issued as consideration for such Acquisition, provided that the only consideration exchanged by any Credit Party in connection with any such Acquisition is the relief, satisfaction or waiver of claims of such Credit Party under such Acquisition arrangements;
(g)      the Borrower may, and may incur obligations to, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its Equity Interests with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new Equity Interests of the Borrower;
(h)      the Borrower may, and may incur obligations to, purchase, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire or retire for value its Equity Interests (i) held by any present or former director, officer, member of management or employee of any Subsidiary in accordance with repurchase rights or obligations established in connection with such Equity Interests, and (ii) pursuant to the terms of any incentive, benefit, compensation, employee or restricted equity interest purchase plan, phantom stock plan, equity interests option plan or other employee benefit or equity based compensation plan established by the Borrower; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Restricted Payments made to present or former directors, officers or members of management pursuant to Section 6.9(h)(i) shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower;
(i)      the Borrower may, and may incur obligations to, make Restricted Payments consisting of (i) the cashless exercise of options or warrants, and the vesting of restricted stock, in connection with customary and reasonable employee compensation, incentive, or other benefit programs, and (ii) purchases of fractional shares provided that total cash disbursements for fractional shares do not exceed $100,000 in any fiscal year of Borrower;
(j)      the Borrower may, and may incur obligations to, make Restricted Payments consisting of payments of principal in cash on, or redemptions of, Senior Debt; provided that (i) the aggregate amount of all such Restricted Payments made to holders of such Senior Debt pursuant to this Section 6.9(j) shall not exceed $7,500,000 and (ii) at the time of such Restricted Payment, no Default shall exist or would otherwise result from such Restricted Payment;
(k)      the Borrower may, and may incur obligations to, make Restricted Payments to refinance the 2014 Notes with the proceeds of Debt incurred in accordance with Section 6.1(o) ;
(l)      the Borrower may, and may incur obligations to, make Restricted Payments (excluding Restricted Payments (a) to purchase, repurchase, retire, or otherwise acquire or retire for value its Equity Interests or (b) that are a dividend or distribution) not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 6.9; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Restricted Payments made by the Borrower during the period commencing on the Effective Date, shall not exceed (i) $2,500,000 plus (ii) one hundred percent (100%) of the net proceeds received by the Borrower after the Effective Date from the sale or issuance by the Borrower of its common capital stock or other common Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than any such net proceeds that have been or are being used for purposes of making a Restricted Payment under clause (g) above); and

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(m)      the Borrower may, and may incur obligations to, renew, extend, rearrange or refinance (whether at or prior to the maturity thereof) the Senior Debt outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement, provided that any such renewal, extension, rearrangement or refinancing is effected in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.1(q) .
Section 6.10      Affiliate Transactions.
Except as set forth on Schedule 6.10 , the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of transactions (including, but not limited to, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the making of any Investment, the giving of any Guarantee, the assumption of any obligation or the rendering of any service) with any of their Affiliates unless such transaction or series of transactions is on terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not such an Affiliate, other than (a) pursuant to the Technical Services Agreement dated as of January 22, 2008 between Pioneer Drilling Services, Ltd. and Pioneer de Colombia SDAD LTDA-Colombian Branch as the same may be amended, supplemented, otherwise modified or replaced from time to time, so long as the terms thereof are not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (b) transactions between or among the Credit Parties (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries), (c) transactions between or among Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (d) transactions involving at least one of Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under Section 6.1(a) , 6.1(b)(iv) , 6.1(h) , 6.1(m) , 6.1(o) , 6.1(q) , 6.2(a) , 6.2(i) , 6.2(l) , 6.3(c) , 6.3(k) - (n) , 6.7(c) , 6.8(c) , 6.8(h) , 6.8(l) , 6.9(c) , 6.9(f) , 6.9(h) and 6.17(a) , (e) employment and severance arrangements entered into by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (f) the payment of customary fees and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses, and customary indemnification arrangements, of officers and directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
Section 6.11      Line of Business.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, materially change the character of the Borrower’s and the Subsidiaries’ collective business as conducted on the date of this Agreement, or engage in any type of business not reasonably related to the Borrower’s and the Subsidiaries’ collective business as presently and normally conducted.
Section 6.12      Hazardous Materials.
The Borrower (a) shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, create, handle, transport, use, or dispose of any Hazardous Substance or Hazardous Waste except in compliance with all applicable permits and applicable Environmental Laws, except where such failure to comply with applicable permits or Environmental Law would not result in a Material Adverse Change; and (b) shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, release any Hazardous Substance or Hazardous Waste into the environment and shall not permit the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s Property to be subjected to any release of Hazardous Substance or Hazardous Waste, except where such release would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 6.13      Compliance with ERISA.

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The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly: (a) engage in any transaction in connection with which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group could be subjected to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(c), (i) or (l) of ERISA or a Tax imposed by Chapter 43 of Subtitle D of the Code; (b) terminate any Plan in a manner, or take any other action with respect to any Plan, which could result in any liability to the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group to the PBGC (other than premiums in the ordinary course of business); (c) fail to make full payment or contribution when due of all amounts due under the provisions of any Plan, agreement relating thereto or applicable law; (d) permit the actuarial present value of all accumulated benefit liabilities (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification No. 715: Compensation Retirement Benefits) under all underfunded Plans that are regulated under Title IV of ERISA to exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans allocable to such benefit liabilities; (e) contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan; (f) acquire an interest in any Person that causes such Person to become a member of the Controlled Group if such Person sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or at any time in the six-year period preceding such acquisition has sponsored, maintained, or contributed to, (1) any Multiemployer Plan, or (2) any other Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA under which the actuarial present value of all accumulated benefit liabilities (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification No. 715: Compensation Retirement Benefits) under all underfunded Plans of such Person and the Controlled Group that are regulated under Title IV of ERISA exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans allocable to such benefit liabilities; (g) incur a liability to or on account of a Plan under Sections 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA; (h) contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to any employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, including, without limitation, any such plan maintained to provide benefits to former employees of such entities, that may not be terminated by such entities in their sole discretion at any time without any liability; or (i) amend a Plan resulting in an increase in current liability such that the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is required to provide security to such Plan under Section 401(a)(29) of the Code, if the action described in clauses (a) through (i) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.
Section 6.14      Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, sell or transfer to a Person any Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, having a fair market value greater than $5,000,000.00 in the aggregate for all such Property sold or transferred at any time during the course of this Agreement, if at the time or thereafter the Borrower or a Subsidiary shall lease as lessee such Property or any part thereof or other Property which the Borrower or such Subsidiary intends to use for substantially the same purpose as the Property sold or transferred.
Section 6.15      Limitation on Hedging.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, (a) purchase, assume, or hold a speculative position in any commodities market or futures market or enter into any Hedging Arrangement for speculative purposes; or (b) be party to or otherwise enter into any Hedging Arrangement which (i) is entered into for reasons other than to effectively cap, collar or exchange

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interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or (ii) is with any party other than (A) a Swap Counterparty, (B) a lender or agent under the ABL Credit Agreement or (C) any other Person if such Person or its credit support provider has a long term senior unsecured debt rating at the time of entry into the applicable Hedging Arrangement is A-/A3 by S&P or Moody’s (or their equivalent) or higher.
Section 6.16      Minimum Asset Coverage Ratio.
The Borrower shall not permit the Asset Coverage Ratio as of any June 30 or December 31 of any calendar year, to be less than 1.5:1.0.
Section 6.17      Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries .
(a)      The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) to Guarantee any Debt or other obligations of Global Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, except to the extent permitted by Section 6.3(c) or (k) .
(b)      The Borrower will not permit Global Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to hold any Equity Interests in, or any Debt of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries).
(c)      The Borrower will cause the management, business and affairs of each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to be conducted in such a manner (including, without limitation, by keeping separate books of account, furnishing separate financial statements of Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries to creditors and potential creditors thereof and by not permitting Properties of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to be commingled) so that Global Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries will be treated as a corporate entity separate and distinct from the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries).
Section 6.18      Landlord Agreements.
(a)      No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries that is, or in required to be, a Credit Party to hold, store or otherwise maintain any Equipment or Inventory that is intended to constitute Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents at premises which are not owned by a Credit Party unless (i) such Equipment is located at the job site under which such Equipment is then currently under contract or is out for repair or maintenance for a period of up to 120 days or such longer period as determined by the Requisite Lenders in their Reasonable Discretion, (ii) such Equipment or Inventory is located at premises that are leased by a Credit Party or stored at the premises of another Person, and such Credit Party has used commercially reasonable efforts to seek and deliver (x) a lien waiver or subordination agreement and (y) a collateral access agreement, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Lenders (such satisfactory agreements under clauses (x) and (y), collectively, an “ Access and Subordination Agreement ”); (iii) such Equipment is office equipment located at such Credit Party’s regional corporate headquarters or sales offices; or (iv) such Inventory is located on premises owned or operated by the customer that is to purchase such Inventory.

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(b)      The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, remove or withdraw any funds deposited in the Specified Blocked Account, except that (i) funds in an aggregate amount equal to 50% of the Specified Amount may be withdrawn from the Specified Blocked Account by the Borrower on or after the date on which the Credit Parties have obtained and delivered to the Administrative Agent Access and Subordination Agreements with respect to Leased Premises for which the aggregate Annual Rent therefor equals or exceeds 50% of the Total Annual Rent, (ii) all remaining funds in the Specified Blocked Account may be withdrawn by the Borrower on or after the date on or after the date on which the Credit Parties have obtained and delivered to the Administrative Agent Access and Subordination Agreements with respect to Leased Premises for which the aggregate Annual Rent therefor equals or exceeds 90% of the Total Annual Rent, and (iii) after the funds described in clause (i) have been withdrawn from the Specified Blocked Account in accordance with such clause but before the funds described in clause (ii) have been withdrawn from the Specified Blocked Account in accordance with such clause, a proportionate amount of remaining funds may be withdrawn from the Specified Blocked Account by the Borrower on or after each date on which the Credit Parties have obtained and delivered to the Administrative Agent Access and Subordination Agreement with respect to additional Leased Premises based on the Annual Rent for such Leased Premises.
Section 6.19      Disposal of Subsidiary Interests.
Except for any sale of all of its interests in the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries in compliance with the provisions of Sections 6.7 and 6.8 , no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, except for pledges of Equity Interests pursuant to the Security Documents or as may be required by the ABL Agreement and addressed in the Intercreditor Agreement, (a) directly or indirectly sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries, except to qualify directors if required by applicable law; or (b) permit any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly to sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries, except to a Credit Party (subject to the restrictions on such disposition otherwise imposed hereunder), or to qualify directors if required by applicable law.
Section 6.20      Amendments or Waivers of Organization Documents, ABL Credit Documents or Material Contracts.
No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, agree to any of the following without obtaining the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders:
(a)      any material amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to, or waiver of, any of its Organization Documents in a manner that would be materially adverse to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders;
(b)      any amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to, or waiver of, any ABL Credit Document, if any such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification or waiver would (i) increase the maximum allowed amount of (A) Debt for borrowed money (which shall not include any Bank Product Obligations (as defined therein)) constituting principal outstanding under the ABL Credit Documents plus (B) the aggregate face amount of any letters of credit issued

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but not reimbursed under the ABL Credit Documents plus (C) the aggregate amount of interest (including Post-Petition Interest (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)), premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts accrued or charged (and unpaid) in respect of the amounts described in the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), to an amount in excess of the ABL Cap Amount (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), (ii) increase the "Applicable Margin" or similar component of the interest rate on the Obligations (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) by more than 3.00% per annum above the “Applicable Margin” or similar component of the interest rate in effect on the date hereof (excluding, without limitation, (A) fluctuations in underlying rate indices, (B) the imposition of a default rate of up to 2.00% per annum, and (C) movement within the pricing grid set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof or as modified in accordance with the terms hereof), (iii) change any covenants, defaults, or events of default under the ABL Credit Agreement or any other ABL Credit Document (including the addition of covenants, defaults, or events of default not contained in the ABL Credit Agreement or other ABL Credit Documents as in effect on the date hereof) to restrict any Credit Party from making payments of the Obligations that would otherwise be permitted under the ABL Credit Documents as in effect on the date hereof, or (iv) increase or add any advance rates beyond the advance rates set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement on the Effective Date to the extent that any such increase or addition, when taken together with all other such increases or additions, would result in greater than $7,500,000 in the aggregate of additional loan availability under the ABL Credit Documents (with the impact of each such increase or addition being calculated on the date thereof and then aggregated with the impact of all other such increases or additions); provided that the existence of any overadvance under the ABL Credit Agreement shall not be deemed to be an increase to or addition of an advance rate.
(c)      any material amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to, or waiver of, any Material Contract in a manner that would be materially adverse to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.
Section 6.21      Fiscal Year.
No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to change its fiscal year‑end from December 31.
Section 6.22      Foreign Subsidiaries.
No Credit Party shall permit the amount of cash and cash equivalents (including Liquid Investments) of the Foreign Subsidiaries of the Credit Parties to exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate for all such Foreign Subsidiaries at any time (with the amount by which such aggregate cash and cash equivalents exceed $20,000,000 at such time equaling the “ Excess Cash Amount ”), unless such Foreign Subsidiaries distribute such Excess Cash Amount to one or more Credit Parties (other than Global Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof) within three (3) Business Days of the date of determination (the “ Excess Cash Distribution Deadline ”); provided that, (a) in no event shall the Excess Cash Amount exceed $3,000,000 at any time and (b) to the extent that any Event of Default occurs with respect to this Section 6.22 (other than in connection with a violation of clause (a) above), the Credit Parties may cure such Event of Default by causing such Foreign Subsidiaries to distribute such Excess Cash Amount to one or more Credit Parties (other than Global Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof) within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of such Event of Default.

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Section 6.24      Negative Pledge .
No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any Excepted Certificated Equipment, Excepted Real Estate Asset or other owned Real Estate Asset, other than Excepted Liens and Liens pursuant to Section 6.2(a) , (f) and (i) and (to the extent subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and a Mortgage or other Security Document) Section 6.2(l) .
Section 6.25      Minimum Liquidity . The Borrower shall not permit at any time the sum of (a) Unrestricted Cash of the Credit Parties and (b) the amount available to be borrowed under the ABL Credit Agreement at such time (after giving effect to any restrictions on borrowing under the applicable commitment, borrowing base and other provisions of the ABL Credit Agreement) to be less than $25 million.
ARTICLE 7
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 7.1      Events of Default.
The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement and any other Credit Document:
(a)      Payment Failure . The Borrower or any Credit Party (i) fails to pay any principal when due under this Agreement or (ii) fails to pay, within three (3) Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount due under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, including payments of interest, fees, reimbursements, and indemnifications;
(b)      False Representation or Warranties . Any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by the Borrower or any Credit Party or any officer thereof in this Agreement, in any other Credit Document or in any certificate delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document is incorrect, false or otherwise misleading in any material respect at the time it was made or deemed made;
(c)      Breach of Covenant . (i) Any breach by the Borrower or any other Credit Party of any of the covenants in Section 5.1 (with respect to the legal existence of the Borrower), Section 5.2(c) , Section 5.3(a) , Section 5.12(a) , Section 5.12(b) , Section 5.17 , Section 5.19 or Article 6 (other than Sections 6.12 or 6.13 ) of this Agreement (provided that any Event of Default caused by a breach of Section 6.22 is subject to cure to the extent contemplated by Section 6.22 ), or (ii) any breach by the Borrower or any other Credit Party of any other covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after the earlier of (A) the date notice thereof is given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (B) the date any Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any other Credit Party obtained actual knowledge thereof;

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(d)      Guaranty . Any material provisions in the Guaranty shall at any time (before its expiration according to its terms) and for any reason cease to be in full force and effect and valid and binding on the Guarantors party thereto or shall be contested by any party thereto; any Guarantor shall deny it has any liability or obligation under the Guaranty;
(e)      Security and Credit Documents . Any Security Document shall at any time and for any reason cease to create an Acceptable Security Interest that is superior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Priority Liens) in Collateral with a fair market value in excess of $5,000,000.00 in the aggregate for all Security Documents purported to be subject to such agreement in accordance with the terms of such agreement or any material provisions of any Credit Document shall cease to be in full force and effect and valid and binding on any Credit Party that is a party thereto or any such Person shall so state in writing, except to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Security Documents;
(f)      Cross-Default . (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on (A) its Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $15,000,000.00 individually or when aggregated with all such Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries so in default (but excluding Debt hereunder) or (B) its Debt under the ABL Credit Documents, in each case, when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; (ii) any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to (A) Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $15,000,000.00 individually or when aggregated with all such Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries so in default (other than Debt hereunder) or (B) Debt under the ABL Credit Documents and, in each case, shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt prior to the stated maturity thereof; or (iii) (A) any Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $15,000,000.00 individually or when aggregated with all such Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries so in default (but excluding Debt hereunder) or (B) ay Debt under the ABL Credit Documents, in each case, shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment);
(g)      Bankruptcy and Insolvency . Any Credit Party or Subsidiary (i) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, fiscal agent, or trustee of itself or any of its Property; files a petition under bankruptcy or other laws for the relief of debtors; or consents to any reorganization, arrangement, workout, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief or (ii) shall have had, without its consent: any court enter an order appointing a receiver, liquidator, fiscal agent, or trustee of itself or any of its Property; any petition filed against it seeking reorganization, arrangement, workout, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under bankruptcy or other laws for the relief of debtors and such petition shall not be dismissed, stayed, or set aside for an aggregate of sixty (60) consecutive days;

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(h)      Adverse Judgment . The Borrower or any Subsidiary suffers final judgments against any of them since the date of this Agreement in an aggregate amount, less any insurance proceeds covering such judgments which are received or as to which the insurance carriers admit liability, greater than $15,000,000.00 and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgments or (ii) there shall be any period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgments, by reason of a pending appeal, payment in accordance with the terms of such judgment, or otherwise, shall not be in effect;
(i)      Termination Events . Any Termination Event with respect to a Plan shall have occurred, and, thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) written notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower of such Termination Event or (ii) Borrower obtains knowledge or otherwise becomes aware of such Termination Event, such Termination Event shall not have been corrected and shall have created and caused to be continuing a material risk of Plan termination or liability for withdrawal from the Plan as a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), which termination could reasonably be expect to result in an actual obligation of the Borrower or a Subsidiary to pay an amount of money greater than $15,000,000.00;
(j)      Plan Withdrawals . The Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group as an employer under a Multiemployer Plan shall have made a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan and such withdrawal could reasonably be expect to result in an actual obligation of the Borrower or a Subsidiary to pay an amount of money exceeding $15,000,000.00;
(k)      Intercreditor Agreement . At any time prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Intercreditor Agreement or any material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force and effect and valid and binding on the ABL Administrative Agent and each Credit Party that is a party thereto or any such Person shall so state in writing; or
(l)      Change in Control . The occurrence of a Change in Control.
Section 7.2      Optional Acceleration of Maturity.
If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.1(g) ) shall have occurred and be continuing, then, and in any such event,
(a)      the Administrative Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Requisite Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare that the obligation of each Lender to make Loans (if any) shall be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Requisite Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Loans, all such interest, and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable in full, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind (including, without limitation, any notice of intent to accelerate or notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and
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Guaranty, or any other Credit Document for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties by appropriate proceedings.
Section 7.3      Automatic Acceleration of Maturity.
If any Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.1(g) shall occur,
(a)      the obligation of each Lender to make Loans (if any) shall immediately and automatically be terminated and the Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other amounts payable under this Agreement shall immediately and automatically become and be due and payable in full, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind (including, without limitation, any notice of intent to accelerate or notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and
(b)      the Administrative Agent shall at the request of, or may with the consent of, the Requisite Lenders proceed to enforce its rights and remedies under the Security Documents, the Guaranty, or any other Credit Document for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties by appropriate proceedings.
Section 7.4      Set-off.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, each other Agent and each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Administrative Agent, such other Agent or such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement, the Loans held by the Administrative Agent, such other Agent or such Lender, and the other Credit Documents, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent, such other Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement, such Loans, or such other Credit Documents, and although such obligations may be unmatured; provided that, in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.18 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the other Agents, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender and each Agent agrees to promptly notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made by such Lender or Agent, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent, each other Agent and each Lender under this Section 7.4 are in addition to any other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Administrative Agent, such other Agent or such Lender may have.
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. No right, power, or remedy conferred to the Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any Lender in this Agreement or the Credit Documents, or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise shall be exclusive, and each such right, power, or remedy shall to the full extent permitted by law be cumulative and in addition to every other such right, power or remedy. No course of dealing and no delay in exercising any right, power, or remedy conferred to the Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any Lender in this Agreement and the Credit Documents or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise shall operate as a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any such right, power, or remedy. The Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any Lender may cure any Event of Default without waiving the Event of Default. No notice to or demand upon the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall entitle the Borrower or such Subsidiary to similar notices or demands in the future.
Section 7.6      Application of Payments.
Prior to an Event of Default, all payments made hereunder shall be applied by the Administrative Agent as directed by the Borrower, but ratably among Lenders, but such payments are subject to the terms of this Agreement, including the application of prepayments according to Section 2.11 . During the existence of an Event of Default, all payments and collections received by the Administrative Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.12 and in the following order (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement):
FIRST, to the payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such hereunder or under any other Credit Document) in connection with this Agreement or any of the Obligations, including all court costs and the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances made by the Administrative Agent as secured party hereunder or under any other Credit Document on behalf of any Credit Party and any other reasonable costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Credit Document;
SECOND, to the payment of all accrued interest constituting part of the Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed ratably among the Lenders (and to the extent applicable to Hedging Arrangements and the Swap Counterparties) pro rata in accordance with the amounts of the Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution);
THIRD, to the payment of any then due and owing principal constituting part of the Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed ratably among the Lenders (and to the extent applicable to Hedging Arrangements, the Swap Counterparties) pro rata in accordance with the principal amounts of the Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution);
FOURTH, to the payment of any then due and owing other amounts (including fees and expenses) constituting part of the Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed ratably among the Lenders (and to the extent applicable to Hedging Arrangements, the Swap

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Counterparties) pro rata in accordance with such amounts owed to them on the date of any such distribution); and
FIFTH, to the Credit Parties, their successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Credit Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.
ARTICLE 8
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 8.1      Appointment of Agents .
Goldman Sachs is hereby appointed Syndication Agent and Arranger hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes Goldman Sachs to act as Syndication Agent and Arranger in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. Wilmington Trust, National Association is hereby appointed Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes Wilmington Trust, National Association to act as Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. Each Agent hereby agrees to act in its capacity as such upon the express conditions contained herein and the other Credit Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this Article 8 are solely for the benefit of Agents and Lenders and no Credit Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. The Syndication Agent, without consent of or notice to any party hereto, may assign any and all of its rights or obligations hereunder to any of its Affiliates. As of the Effective Date, neither Goldman Sachs, in its capacity as Syndication Agent or Arranger, shall have any obligations but shall be entitled to all benefits of this Article 8. Each of Syndication Agent, Arranger and any other Agent described in the definition thereof (other than the Administrative Agent) may resign from such role at any time, with immediate effect, by giving prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Credit Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
Section 8.2      Powers and Duties.
Each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such action on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Credit Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with

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such powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and the other Credit Documents. Each Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents or employees. No Agent shall have, by reason hereof or any of the other Credit Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any other Person; and nothing herein or any of the other Credit Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Agent any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Credit Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein. Administrative Agent hereby agrees that it shall (i) furnish to Goldman Sachs, in its capacity as the Arranger, upon Goldman Sachs’ request, a copy of the Register, (ii) cooperate with Goldman Sachs in granting access to any Lenders (or potential lenders) who Goldman Sachs identifies to the Platform and (iii) maintain Goldman Sachs’ access to the Platform.

Section 8.3      General Immunity.
(a)      No Responsibility for Certain Matters . No Agent shall be responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or any other Credit Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by any Agent to Lenders or by or on behalf of any Credit Party to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of any Credit Party or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall any Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Credit Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Default or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Loans or the component amounts thereof.
(b)      Exculpatory Provisions . No Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to Lenders for any action taken or omitted by any Agent under or in connection with any of the Credit Documents except to the extent caused by such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or any of the other Credit Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until such Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 9.5 ) and, upon receipt of such instructions from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders, as the case may be), such Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions, including for the avoidance of doubt refraining from any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability, if such Agent is not indemnified to its satisfaction, or that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture,

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modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Credit Documents in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 9.5 ). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take, or to omit to take, any action under the Credit Documents, unless, upon demand, the Administrative Agent receives indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders against all liabilities, costs and expenses that, by reason of such action or omission, may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents.
(c)      Delegation of Duties . Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Affiliates. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions of this Section 8.3 and of Section 8.6 shall apply to any the Affiliates of Administrative Agent and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. All of the rights, benefits, and privileges (including the exculpatory and indemnification provisions) of this Section 8.3 and of Section 8.6 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as sub-agent as if such sub-agent and Affiliates were named herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each sub-agent appointed by Administrative Agent, (i) such sub-agent shall be a third party beneficiary under this Agreement with respect to all such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) and shall have all of the rights and benefits of a third party beneficiary, including an independent right of action to enforce such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person, against any or all of Credit Parties and the Lenders, (ii) such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) shall not be modified or amended without the consent of such sub-agent, and (iii) such sub-agent shall only have obligations to Administrative Agent and not to any Credit Party, Lender or any other Person and no Credit Party, Lender or any other Person shall have any rights, directly or indirectly, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise, against such sub-agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
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The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, any Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. With respect to its participation in the Loans, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the term “Lender” shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity. Any Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with the Borrower or any of its Affiliates as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection herewith and otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders.
Section 8.5      Lenders’ Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment.
(a)      Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Loans hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. No Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to Lenders.
(b)      Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement , an Assignment and Acceptance or a Joinder Agreement and funding its Term Loan on the Effective Date shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Credit Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, Requisite Lenders or Lenders, as applicable on the Effective Date.
Section 8.6      Right to Indemnity.
Each Lender, in proportion to its Pro Rata Share (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which all Term Loan Commitments shall have terminated and the Term Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such outstanding Term Loans and Term Loan Commitments, as in effect immediately prior to such date), severally agrees to indemnify each Agent, to the extent that such Agent shall not have been reimbursed by any Credit Party, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the other Credit Documents or otherwise in its capacity as such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents, or the use of proceeds thereof; provided , no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

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If any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished; provided , in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify any Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof; and provided further , this sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement described in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence.
Section 8.7      Successor Administrative Agent.
Administrative Agent shall have the right to resign at any time by giving prior written notice thereof to Lenders and Borrower and Administrative Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to Borrower and Administrative Agent and signed by the Requisite Lenders. Administrative Agent shall have the right to appoint a financial institution to act as Administrative Agent hereunder, subject to the reasonable satisfaction of Borrower and the Requisite Lenders, and Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective on the earliest of (i) 30 days after delivery of the notice of resignation (regardless of whether a successor has been appointed or not), (ii) the acceptance of such successor Administrative Agent by Borrower and the Requisite Lenders or (iii) such other date, if any, agreed to by the Requisite Lenders. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, if a successor Administrative Agent has not already been appointed by the resigning Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon five Business Days’ notice to Borrower, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If neither the Requisite Lenders nor Administrative Agent have appointed a successor Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders shall be deemed to have succeeded to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning Administrative Agent; provided that, until a successor Administrative Agent is so appointed by the Requisite Lenders or Administrative Agent, any collateral security held by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Credit Documents shall continue to be held by the resigning Administrative Agent as nominee until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning or removed Administrative Agent and the resigning or removed Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Administrative Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under the Security Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Administrative Agent under the Credit Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Administrative Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent of the security interests created under the Security Documents, whereupon such resigning or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any resigning or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as

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Administrative Agent, the provisions of Article 8 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent hereunder.
Section 8.8      Security Documents, Guaranty and Intercreditor Agreement .
(a)      Agents under Security Documents, Guaranty and Intercreditor Agreement . Each Secured Party hereby authorizes Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of Secured Parties with respect to the Guaranty, the Collateral, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not owe any fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty, duty of care, duty of disclosure or any other obligation whatsoever to any holder of Obligations with respect to any Hedging Arrangement. Each Secured Party hereby further (x) consents to the subordination of Liens provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement, (y) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (z) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement as Initial Term Agent and on behalf of such Secured Party. Subject to Section 9.5 , without further written consent or authorization from any Secured Party, Administrative Agent may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) in connection with a sale or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement, release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of such sale or other disposition of assets or to which Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 9.5 ) have otherwise consented or (ii) release any Guarantor from the Guaranty with respect to which Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 9.5 ) have otherwise consented.
(b)      Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guaranty . Anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower, Administrative Agent, and each Secured Party hereby agree that (i) no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under any of the Credit Documents may be exercised solely by Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement may be exercised solely by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof, and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure or similar enforcement action by Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 363(k), Section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or otherwise of the Bankruptcy Code), Administrative Agent (or any Lender, except with respect to a “credit bid” pursuant to Section 363(k), Section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or otherwise of the Bankruptcy Code) may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities) shall be entitled, upon instructions from Requisite Lenders, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale or disposition, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by Administrative Agent at such sale or other disposition.

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(c)      Rights under Hedging Arrangements . No Hedging Arrangement will create (or be deemed to create) in favor of any Swap Counterparty that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Credit Documents except as expressly provided in Section 9.5(c)(ii) of this Agreement and Section 24 of the Security Agreement. By accepting the benefits of the Collateral, such Swap Counterparty shall be deemed to have appointed Administrative Agent as its agent and agreed to be bound by the Credit Documents as a Secured Party, subject to the limitations set forth in this clause (c).
(d)      Release of Collateral and Guarantees, Termination of Credit Documents . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Credit Document, when all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired, upon request of Borrower, Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Hedging Arrangement) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to release all guarantee obligations provided for in any Credit Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be outstanding Obligations in respect of Hedging Arrangements. Any such release of guarantee obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such guarantee obligations shall be reinstated if after such release any portion of any payment in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
(e)      The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Credit Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Requisite Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 8.8 .
Section 8.9      Withholding Taxes.
To the extent required by any applicable law, Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without duplication of the provisions of Section 2.16(g) , if the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective or for any other reason, or if Administrative Agent reasonably determines that a payment was made to a Lender pursuant to this Agreement without deduction of applicable withholding Tax from such

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payment, such Lender shall indemnify Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with all expenses (including legal expenses, allocated internal costs and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred.
Section 8.10.      Administrative Agent May File Bankruptcy Disclosure and Proofs of Claim
In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws relative to any Credit Party, Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a)      to file a verified statement pursuant to rule 2019 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that, in its sole opinion, complies with such rule’s disclosure requirements for entities representing more than one creditor;
(b)      to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and Administrative Agent under Sections 2.7 , 9.2 and 9.3 allowed in such judicial proceeding); and
(c)      to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative Agent under Sections 2.7 , 9.2 and 9.3 . To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative Agent under Sections 2.7 , 9.2 and 9.3 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Lenders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

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or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1      Notices .
(a) Notices Generally . Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given to a Credit Party, Syndication Agent, Administrative Agent, Arranger or other Agent shall be sent to such Person’s address as set forth on Schedule 9.1 or in the other relevant Credit Document, and in the case of any Lender, the address as indicated on Schedule 9.1 or otherwise indicated to Administrative Agent in writing. Except as otherwise set forth in paragraph (b) below, each notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served or sent by facsimile (except for any notices sent to Administrative Agent) or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of facsimile, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed; provided , no notice to any Agent shall be effective until received by such Agent; provided further , any such notice or other communication shall at the request of Administrative Agent be provided to any sub-agent appointed pursuant to Section 8.3(c) as designated by Administrative Agent from time to time.
(b) Electronic Communications .
(i) Notices and other communications to any Agent or any Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e‑mail and Internet or intranet websites, including the Platform) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Agent or any Lender pursuant to Section 2 if such Person has notified Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication. Administrative Agent or Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

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(ii) Each Credit Party understands that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution and agrees and assumes the risks associated with such electronic distribution, except to the extent caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Administrative Agent, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(iii) The Platform and any Approved Electronic Communications are provided “as is” and “as available”. None of the Agents or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors or representatives (the “ Agent Affiliates ”) warrant the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of the Approved Electronic Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Platform and the Approved Electronic Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects is made by the Agent Affiliates in connection with the Platform or the Approved Electronic Communications. In no event shall the Agent Affiliates have any liability to Borrower or the other Credit Parties, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of Borrower’s, any Credit Party’s or Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform.
(iv) Each Credit Party, each Lender, and each Agent agrees that Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, store any Approved Electronic Communications on the Platform in accordance with Administrative Agent’s customary document retention procedures and policies.
(v) Any notice of Default or Event of Default may be provided by electronic communication and shall be deemed to have been given upon the day such electronic communication is sent.
(c) Private Side Information Contacts . Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States federal and state securities laws, to make reference to information that is not made available through the “Public-Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain Private-Side Information. In the event that any Public Lender has determined for itself to not access any information disclosed through the Platform or otherwise, such Public Lender acknowledges that (i) other Lenders may have availed themselves of such information and (ii) neither Borrower nor Administrative Agent has any responsibility for such Public Lender’s decision to limit the scope of the information it has obtained in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
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Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consum-mated, Borrower agrees to pay promptly (a) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto; (b) all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower and the other Credit Parties; (c) the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to Agents (in each case excluding allocated costs of internal counsel) and each Lender in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and administration of the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto and any other documents or matters requested by Borrower; (d) all the reasonable and documented out of pocket costs and expenses of creating, perfecting, recording, maintaining and preserving Liens in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, including filing and recording fees, expenses and Taxes, stamp or documentary Taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to each Agent and of counsel providing any opinions that any Agent or Requisite Lenders may request in respect of the Collateral or the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents; (e) all the reasonable and documented out of pocket costs, fees, expenses and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants or appraisers; (f) all the reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors and agents employed or retained by Administrative Agent and its counsel) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of the Collateral; (g) all other reasonable and documented out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by each Agent in connection with the syndication of the Loans and Commitments and the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto; and (h) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, all documented out of pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (but excluding allocated costs of internal counsel) and costs of settlement, incurred by any Agent and Lenders in enforcing any Obligations of or in collecting any payments due from any Credit Party hereunder or under the other Credit Documents by reason of such Default or Event of Default (including in connection with the sale, lease or license of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a “work‑out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings.
Section 9.3      Indemnity.
(a) In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section 9.2 , whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, each Credit Party agrees to defend (subject to Indemnitees’ selection of counsel), indemnify, pay and hold harmless, each Agent and Lender and each of their respective direct or indirect owners, officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates (each, an “ Indemnitee ”), from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities. THE FOREGOING INDEMNIFICATION SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES ARE IN ANY WAY OR TO ANY EXTENT OWED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UNDER ANY CLAIM OR THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY, OR ARE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY KIND BY ANY INDEMNITEE. To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section

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9.3 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, the applicable Credit Party shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Credit Party shall assert, and each Credit Party hereby waives, any claim against each Lender and each Agent each of their respective direct or indirect owners, officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan, or the use of the proceeds thereof. None of any Lender or any Agent or any of their respective direct or indirect owners, officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(c) Each Credit Party also agrees that no Lender or Agent nor their respective direct or indirect owners, officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates will have any liability to any Credit Party or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of any Credit Party or any other person in connection with or as a result of this Agreement or any Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan, or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, in each case, except in the case of any Credit Party to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by such Credit Party or its affiliates, shareholders, partners or other equity holders have been found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach in bad faith of express obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Document of such Lender, Agent or other Indemnitee, or each of their respective direct or indirect owners, officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates in performing its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein; provided , however , that in no event will such Lender or Agent, or their respective direct or indirect owners, officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates have any liability for any indirect, consequential, special or punitive damages in connection with or as a result of such Lender’s or Agent’s, or their respective direct or indirect owners’, officers’, partners’, members’, directors’, trustees’, advisors’, employees’, agents’, sub-agents’ and affiliates’ activities related to this Agreement, any Credit Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein.
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In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default each Lender is hereby authorized by each Credit Party at any time or from time to time subject to the consent of Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), without notice to any Credit Party or to any other Person (other than Administrative Agent), any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including Debt evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured, but not including trust accounts) and any other Debt at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to such Lender hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, including all claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected hereto, the Letters of Credit and participations therein or with any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not (a) such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or (b) the principal of or the interest on the Loans or any other amounts due hereunder shall have become due and payable pursuant to Section 2 and although such obligations and liabilities, or any of them, may be contingent or unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.13 and 2.18 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section 9.4 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or their respective Affiliates may have.
Section 9.5      Amendments and Waivers.
(a) Requisite Lenders’ Consent . Subject to the additional requirements of Sections 9.5(b) and 9.5(c) , no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of any Credit Document, or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of Requisite Lenders and each Credit Party that is a party to such Credit Document; provided that Administrative Agent may, with the consent of Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any other Credit Document to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent), so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender and the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from any Lender stating that it objects to such amendment (if the Administrative Agent receives an objection from any Lender, such amendment, modification or supplement shall require the written concurrence of the Requisite Lenders and each Credit Party that is a party to such Credit Document).
(b) Affected Lenders’ Consent . Without the written consent of each Lender that would be directly affected thereby, no amendment, modification, termination, or consent shall be effective if the effect thereof would:

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(i) extend the scheduled final maturity of any Loan or Note;
(ii) waive, reduce or postpone any scheduled repayment (but not prepayment);
(iii) reduce the rate of interest on any Loan (other than any waiver of any increase in the interest rate applicable to any Loan pursuant to Section 2.6 ) or any fee or any premium payable hereunder;
(iv) extend the time for payment of any such interest, fees or premium;
(v) reduce the principal amount of any Loan;
(vi) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of this Section 9.5(b) , Section 9.5(c) or any other provision of this Agreement that expressly provides that the consent of all Lenders is required;
(vii) amend the definition of “Requisite Lenders” or “Pro Rata Share” or any other provisions governing the ratable sharing of payments among the Lenders, including Section 2.13 ; provided , with the consent of Requisite Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant hereto may be included in the determination of “Requisite Lenders” or “Pro Rata Share” on substantially the same basis as the Term Loan Commitments and the Term Loans are included on the Effective Date;
(viii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guaranty except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents and except in connection with a “credit bid” undertaken by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Requisite Lenders pursuant to Section 363(k), Section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or otherwise of the Bankruptcy Code or other sale or disposition of assets in connection with an enforcement action with respect to the Collateral permitted pursuant to the Credit Documents (in which case only the consent of the Requisite Lenders will be needed for such release); or
(ix) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and obligations under any Credit Document;
provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, all Lenders shall be deemed directly affected thereby with respect to any amendment described in clauses (vi), (vii), (viii) and (ix).
(c) Other Consents . No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the Credit Documents, or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall:
(i) amend, modify or waive this Agreement or any Security Document so as to alter the ratable treatment of Obligations arising under the Credit Documents and Obligations arising under Hedging Arrangements or the definition of “Swap Counterparty,” “Hedging Arrangement,” “Obligations,” or “Secured Obligations” (as defined in any

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applicable Security Document) in each case in a manner adverse to any Swap Counterparty with Obligations then outstanding without the written consent of any such Swap Counterparty; or
(ii) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of the Credit Documents as the same applies to any Agent or Arranger, or any other provision hereof as the same applies to the rights or obligations of any Agent or Arranger, in each case without the consent of such Agent or Arranger, as applicable.
(d) Execution of Amendments, Etc. Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of such Lender. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 9.5 shall be binding upon each Lender at the time outstanding, each future Lender and, if signed by a Credit Party, on such Credit Party.
(e) Cashless Settlement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by Borrower, Administrative Agent and such Lender.
(f) Payment for Consents
The Borrower shall not pay any fees or other compensation to any Lender for its consent to any amendment, waiver, modification or other acquiescence or consent that is not offered by the Borrower to all consenting Lenders.
Section 9.6      Successors and Assigns; Participations.
(a) Generally . This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of Lenders. No Credit Party’s rights or obligations hereunder nor any interest therein may be assigned or delegated by any Credit Party without the prior written consent of all Lenders. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Affiliates of each of the Agents and Lenders and other Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Register . Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders shall deem and treat the Persons listed as Lenders in the Register as the holders and owners of the corresponding Commitments and Loans listed therein for all purposes hereof, and no assignment or transfer of any such Commitment or Loan shall be effective, in each case, unless and until recorded in the

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Register following receipt of a fully executed Assignment and Acceptance effecting the assignment or transfer thereof, together with the required forms and certificates regarding tax matters and any fees payable in connection with such assignment, in each case, as provided in Section 9.6(d) . Each assignment shall be recorded in the Register promptly following receipt by Administrative Agent of the fully executed Assignment and Acceptance and all other necessary documents and approvals, prompt notice thereof shall be provided to Borrower and a copy of such Assignment and Acceptance shall be maintained, as applicable. The date of such recordation of a transfer shall be referred to herein as the “ Assignment Effective Date .” Any request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is listed in the Register as a Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of the corresponding Commitments or Loans.
(c) Right to Assign . Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell, assign or transfer all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, including all or a portion of its Commitment or Loans owing to it or other Obligations ( provided , however , that pro rata assignments shall not be required and each assignment shall be of a uniform, and not varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under and in respect of any applicable Loan and any related Commitments):
(i) to any Person meeting the criteria of clause (i) of the definition of the term “Eligible Assignee” upon the giving of notice to Borrower and Administrative Agent; and
(ii) to any Person meeting the criteria of clause (ii) of the definition of the term “Eligible Assignee” upon giving of notice to Borrower and Administrative Agent; provided further that each such assignment pursuant to this Section 9.6(c)(ii) shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than (a) $1,000,000, (b) such lesser amount as agreed to by Borrower, (c) the aggregate amount of the Loans of the assigning Lender or (d) the amount assigned by an assigning Lender to an Affiliate or Related Fund of such Lender.
(d) Mechanics .
(i) Assignments and assumptions of Loans and Commitments by Lenders shall be effected by manual execution and delivery to Administrative Agent of an Assignment and Acceptance. Assignments made pursuant to the foregoing provision shall be effective as of the Assignment Effective Date. In connection with all assignments there shall be delivered to Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence, if any, with respect to United States federal income Tax withholding matters as the assignee under such Assignment and Acceptance may be required to deliver pursuant to Section 2.16(c) , together with payment to Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee of $3,500 (except that no such registration and processing fee shall be payable in the case of an assignee which is already a Lender or is an affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender or a Person under common management with a Lender).
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addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of Borrower and Administrative Agent, the applicable Pro Rata Share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to Administrative Agent and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full Pro Rata Share of all Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs and any such assignment will not constitute a release of the assigning Lender from any claim of any party hereunder arising from such assigning Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.
(e) Representations and Warranties of Assignee . Each Lender, upon execution and delivery hereof or upon succeeding to an interest in the Commitments and Loans, as the case may be, represents and warrants as of the Effective Date or as of the Assignment Effective Date that (i) it is an Eligible Assignee; (ii) it has experience and expertise in the making of or investing in commitments or loans such as the applicable Commitments or Loans, as the case may be; and (iii) it will make or invest in, as the case may be, its Commitments or Loans for its own account in the ordinary course and without a view to distribution of such Commitments or Loans within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or other federal securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Section 9.6 , the disposition of such Commitments or Loans or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control).
(f) Effect of Assignment . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 9.6 , as of the Assignment Effective Date (i) the assignee thereunder shall have the rights and obligations of a “Lender” hereunder to the extent of its interest in the Loans and Commitments as reflected in the Register and shall thereafter be a party hereto and a “Lender” for all purposes hereof; (ii) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to the assignee, relinquish its rights (other than any rights which survive the termination hereof under Section 9.8 ) and be released from its obligations hereunder (and, in the case of an assignment covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto on the Assignment Effective Date; provided , anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, such assigning Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of all indemnities hereunder as specified herein with respect to matters arising out of the prior involvement of such assigning Lender as a Lender hereunder); and (iii) if any such assignment occurs after the issuance of any Note hereunder, the assigning Lender shall, upon the effectiveness of such assignment or as promptly thereafter as practicable, surrender its applicable Notes to Administrative Agent for cancellation, and thereupon Borrower shall issue and deliver new Notes, if so requested by the

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assignee and/or assigning Lender, to such assignee and/or to such assigning Lender, with appropriate insertions, to reflect the outstanding Loans of the assignee and/or the assigning Lender.
(g) Participations .
(i) Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell one or more participations to any Person (other than Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates or any Natural Person) in all or any part of its Commitments, Loans or in any other Obligation. Each Lender that sells a participation pursuant to this Section 9.6(g) shall, acting solely for U.S. federal income Tax purposes as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it records the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s participation interest with respect to the Term Loan (each, a “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under this Agreement) except to the extent that the relevant parties, acting reasonably and in good faith, determine that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. Unless otherwise required by the Internal Revenue Service, any disclosure required by the foregoing sentence shall be made by the relevant Lender directly and solely to the Internal Revenue Service. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of a participation with respect to the Term Loan for all purposes under this Agreement, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(ii) The holder of any such participation, other than an Affiliate of the Lender granting such participation, shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except with respect to any amendment, modification or waiver that would (A) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan or Note in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post‑default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participant’s participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Commitment shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participant’s participation is not increased as a result thereof), (B) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or (C) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under the Security Documents or all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guaranty (in each case, except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) supporting the Loans hereunder in which such participant is participating.

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(iii) Borrower agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14(c) , 2.15 and 2.16 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section; provided , (x) a participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such participant, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after such participant acquired the participation or unless the sale of the participation to such participant is made with Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and (y) a participant that would be a Non‑U.S. Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such participant and such participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with Section 2.16 as though it were a Lender; provided further that, except as specifically set forth in clauses (x) and (y) of this sentence, nothing herein shall require any notice to Borrower or any other Person in connection with the sale of any participation. To the extent permitted by law, each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.4 as though it were a Lender, provided such participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.
(h) Certain Other Assignments and Participations . In addition to any other assignment or participation permitted pursuant to this Section 9.6 any Lender may assign, pledge and/or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its Loans, the other Obligations owed by or to such Lender, and its Notes, if any, to secure obligations of such Lender including any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Board and any operating circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank; provided , that no Lender, as between Borrower and such Lender, shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment and pledge, and provided further , that in no event shall the applicable Federal Reserve Bank, pledgee or trustee, be considered to be a “Lender” or be entitled to require the assigning Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder.
Section 9.7      Independence of Covenants.
All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.
Section 9.8      Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
All representations, warranties and agreements made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the making of any Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein or implied by law to the contrary, the agreements of each Credit Party set forth in Sections 2.14(c) , 2.15 , 2.16 , 9.2 , 9.3 and 9.4 and the agreements of Lenders set forth in Sections 2.13 , 8.3(b) and 8.6 shall survive the payment of the Loans and the termination hereof.
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No failure or delay on the part of any Agent or any Lender in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to each Agent and each Lender hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedging Arrangements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
Section 9.10      Marshalling; Payments Set Aside.
None of Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Credit Party or any other Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Credit Party makes a payment or payments to Administrative Agent or Lenders (or to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders), or any Agent or Lender enforces any security interests or exercises any right of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, any other state or federal law, common law or any equitable cause, then, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
Section 9.11      Severability.
In case any provision in or obligation hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 9.12      Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights.
The obligations of Lenders hereunder are several and no Lender shall be responsible for the obligations or Commitment of any other Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other Credit Document, and no action taken by Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Lenders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising out hereof and it shall not be necessary for any other Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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. Section headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
Section 9.14      APPLICABLE LAW.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 9.15      CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.
SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (E) OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR, IF THAT COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, IN ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.  BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH CREDIT PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (A) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE EXCLUSIVE (SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (E) BELOW) JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS; (B) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.1 ; (D) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (C) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (E) AGREES THAT AGENTS AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT OR AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF, AND CONSENTS TO VENUE IN, ANY SUCH COURT.
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EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE LENDER/BORROWER RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL‑ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WAR-RANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 9.16 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS HERETO OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE LOANS MADE HEREUNDER. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
Section 9.17      Confidentiality.
Each Agent and each Lender shall hold all non‑public information regarding the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates and their businesses identified as such by the Borrower and obtained by such Agent or such Lender pursuant to the requirements hereof in accordance with such Agent’s and such Lender’s customary procedures for handling confidential information of such nature, it being understood and agreed by Borrower that, in any event, Administrative Agent may disclose such information to the Lenders and each Agent and each Lender and each Agent may make (i) disclosures of such information to Affiliates of such Lender or Agent and to their respective officers, directors, partners, members, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors and other advisors, experts or agents who need to know such information and on a confidential basis (and to other Persons authorized by a Lender or Agent to organize, present or disseminate such information in connection with disclosures otherwise made in accordance with this Section 9.17 ), (ii) disclosures of such information reasonably required by any potential or prospective assignee, transferee or participant in connection with the contemplated assignment, transfer or participation of any Loans or any participations therein or by any direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations ( provided , such assignees, transferees, participants, counterparties and advisors are

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advised of and agree to be bound by either the provisions of this Section 9.17 or other provisions at least as restrictive as this Section 9.17 ), (iii) disclosure on a confidential basis to any rating agency when required by it, (iv) disclosure on a confidential basis to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Loans, (v) disclosures in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Credit Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) disclosures made pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process (in which case such Person agrees to inform Borrower promptly thereof to the extent not prohibited by law), (vii) disclosures made upon the request or demand of any regulatory or quasi-regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or any of its Affiliates and (viii) disclosures with the consent of Borrower. In addition, each Agent and each Lender may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, each party (and each of their respective employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all persons without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions and other tax analyses) that are provided to any such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. However, any information relating to the tax treatment or tax structure shall remain subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof (and the foregoing sentence shall not apply) to the extent reasonably necessary to enable the parties hereto, their respective Affiliates, and their and their respective Affiliates’ directors and employees to comply with applicable securities laws. For this purpose, “tax structure” means any facts relevant to the federal income tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement but does not include information relating to the identity of any of the parties hereto or any of their respective Affiliates.
Section 9.18      Usury Savings Clause.
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the aggregate interest rate charged with respect to any of the Obligations, including all charges or fees in connection therewith deemed in the nature of interest under applicable law shall not exceed the Maximum Rate. If the rate of interest (determined without regard to the preceding sentence) under this Agreement at any time exceeds the Maximum Rate, the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder shall bear interest at the Maximum Rate until the total amount of interest due hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect. In addition, if when the Loans made hereunder are repaid in full the total interest due hereunder (taking into account the increase provided for above) is less than the total amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then to the extent permitted by law, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent an amount equal to the difference between the amount of interest paid and the amount of interest which would have been paid if the Maximum Rate had at all times been in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of Lenders and Borrower to conform

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strictly to any applicable usury laws. Accordingly, if any Lender contracts for, charges, or receives any consideration which constitutes interest in excess of the Maximum Rate, then any such excess shall be cancelled automatically and, if previously paid, shall at such Lender’s option be applied to the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder or be refunded to Borrower.
Section 9.19      Effectiveness; Counterparts.
This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto and receipt by Borrower and Administrative Agent of written notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 9.20      Entire Agreement.
With the exception of those terms contained in Annex A of the Engagement Letter, dated October 11, 2017, among Goldman Sachs and the Borrower (the “ Engagement Letter ”), which by the terms of the Engagement Letter remain in full force and effect, all of Goldman Sachs’ and its Affiliates obligations under the Engagement Letter shall terminate and be superseded by the Credit Documents and Goldman Sachs and its Affiliates shall be released from all liability in connection therewith, including any claim for injury or damages, whether consequential, special, direct, indirect, punitive or otherwise.
Section 9.21      USA Patriot Act.
Each Lender and Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Credit Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name and address of each Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Credit Party in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.
Section 9.22      Electronic Execution of Assignments.
The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
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Each Agent, Lender and their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “ Lenders ”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Credit Parties, their stockholders and/or their affiliates. Each Credit Party agrees that nothing in the Credit Documents or otherwise will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and such Credit Party, its stockholders or its affiliates, on the other. The Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Credit Parties, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Credit Party, its stockholders or its affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise any Credit Party, its stockholders or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to any Credit Party except the obligations expressly set forth in the Credit Documents and (y) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Credit Party, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person. Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. Each Credit Party agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to such Credit Party, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
Section 9.24      Intercreditor Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Documents and the exercise of any right or remedy by Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Documents are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
Section 9.25      Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

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(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability, (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
[Signature Pages Follow]




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EXECUTED as of the date first above written.



PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.


By: /s/ William Stacy Locke    
Name: William Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer



Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement



GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as Arranger and Syndication Agent


By: /s/ Thomas Manning    
Name: Thomas Manning
Title: Vice President,
Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement



WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent


By: /s/ Jennifer K. Anderson    
Name: Jennifer K. Anderson
Title: Assistant Vice President


Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement



GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as a Lender


By: /s/ Thomas Manning    
Name: Thomas Manning
Title: Vice President,
Authorized Signatory


Signature Page to Term Loan Agreement




EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
This Assignment and Acceptance (the “ Assignment and Acceptance ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below (including, without limitation, any letters of credit included in the facility) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other tight of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1. Assignor:
____________________________
[Assignor [is][is not] a Defaulting Lender]
2. Assignee:
____________________________
[Assignee is an Affiliate of (identify Lender)]
3. Borrower:
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
4. Administrative Agent:
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent
5. Credit Agreement:
The Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as administrative agent for the Lenders, the Arrangers and other parties from time to time party thereto.


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6.
Assigned Interest:
Aggregate Amount of Commitments for all Lenders
Amount of Commitments Assigned/Term Loans 1
Percentage Assigned of Commitments/Term Loans 2  
CUSIP Number
$
$
%
 
 
 
 
 
7.
[Trade Date:____________________________] 3
Effective Date: __________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
























1 Amount to be adjusted by counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
2 Set forth, to at least nine decimals, as a percentage of the Commitments of all Lenders thereunder.
3 To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date


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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:
 
ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By: _____________________
Title:
 
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By: ______________________
Title:
 
 
[Consent to and] 4 Accepted:
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Administrative Agent

By: __________________________
Title:
 
 
 
[Consented to:]
[PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.]

By: ______________________________
Title:
 


4 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
5 To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

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ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1 Assignor[s] . [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any other Person obligated in respect of any Credit Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any other Person of any of its obligations under any Credit Document.

1.2. Assignee[s] . [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.2 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof, attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor[s] and the Assignee[s] shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative

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Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Acceptance by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the state of New York.





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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
[Date]
Pursuant to Section 5.2(a) and (b) of that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 8 , 2017 (as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, replaced, refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement), among Pioneer Energy Service Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), the Arrangers and other parties from time to time party thereto, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she is a Financial Officer of the Borrower, and certifies in such capacity, and not in his or her individual capacity, as follows:

No Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements, except as set forth in a separate attachment, if any, to this compliance certificate (this “ Certificate ”), specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto by the Borrower; and
Annex I hereto demonstrates compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.3(k)(ii) - (iii) and 6.16 of the Credit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Certificate to be executed by one of its Financial Officers as of the date and year first above written.

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.


By: ______________________________     
Name:
Title:




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Annex i
to Compliance Certificate

FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDING [_____], 20[__]
Section 6.3(k)(ii)
Investments of Equipment into Global Holdings or Foreign Subsidiaries of Global Holdings
(A)   Aggregate value of all Equipment invested pursuant to Section 6.3(k)(ii) of the Credit Agreement:
$ __________ _
(B)   Aggregate value of all Equipment Disposed of pursuant to Section 6.8(j) of the Credit Agreement:
$ __________ _
(C)   Sum of lines A and B:
$ __________ _
Line C shall not exceed $10,000,000 per fiscal year (excluding Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(n) of the Credit Agreement).
 
In Compliance with the calculation set forth above:
Yes/No
Also in compliance with the other requirements of Section 6.3(k)(ii)
Yes/No

Section 6.3(k)(iii)
Investments in the Colombian Group
(A)   
$25,000,000
(B)   Aggregate amount of cash Investments in the Colombian Group pursuant to Section 6.3(k)(iii) of the Credit Agreement:
$ ___________
(C) Aggregate amount distributed or otherwise paid on or after the Effective Date to Credit Parties (other than Global Holdings and its Subsidiaries) by Global Holdings or Foreign Subsidiaries comprising the Colombian Group (including, but not limited to, lease payments with respect to the lease of any drilling rig leased by one or more of the Foreign Subsidiaries (other than Global Holdings and its subsidiaries)) :
$ ___________
(D) Line A minus  Line B plus  Line C:
$ ___________
Amount in Line D greater than or equal to zero:
Yes/No
 
 
(E)  Aggregate amount of cash Investments in the Colombian Group pursuant to Section 6.3(k)(iii) of the Credit Agreement (excluding Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(n) of the Credit Agreement) outstanding at such time.
$ ___________
Line E is less than or equal to $25,000,000
Yes/No
In Compliance with the calculation set forth above:
Yes/No
Also in compliance with the other requirements of Section 6.3(k)(iii)
Yes/No



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Section 6.16
Asset Coverage Ratio 1

(A)   NOLV of the machinery, parts, Equipment and other fixed assets constituting Term Loan Priority Collateral in which the Administrative Agent has an Acceptable Security Interest senior to all other Liens other than Permitted Priority Liens:
$ ___________
(B) Aggregate amount of Disposition Proceeds Collateral:
$ ___________
(C)   Sum of lines A and B:
$ ___________
(D)   Outstanding principal amount of Debt under the Credit Agreement:
$ ___________
(E)   Ratio of line C to line D:
[__]:[__]
Ratio contained in line E shall not be less than 1.5 to 1.0.
 
In Compliance as of [June 30][December 31][20__]:
Yes/No













































1 The Asset Coverage Ratio is to be tested as of each June 30 and December 31


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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION NOTICE
[Date]
Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Attention: Jennifer K. Anderson
Telephone: (302) 636-5048
Facsimile: (302) 636-4145

Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), refers to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as the same may be amended, amended and restated or modified from time-to-time, the “ Credit Agreement ,” the defined terms of which are used in this Conversion/Continuation Notice as defined therein unless otherwise defined in this Conversion/Continuation Notice) among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), the Arrangers and other parties from time to time party thereto, and hereby gives you irrevocable notice pursuant to Section 2.5(b) of the Credit Agreement that the Borrower hereby requests a [conversion] [continuation] of outstanding Term Loans, and in connection with that request sets forth below the information relating to such conversion or continuation (the “ Requested [Conversion] [Continuation] ”) as required by Sections 2.4 and 2.5 of the Credit Agreement:
a)
The Business Day of the Requested [Conversion] [Continuation] is _________, ____.
b)
The aggregate amount of the existing Term Loans to be [converted] [continued] is $_______ and is comprised of [Base Rate Loans] [Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest Period expiration date of _______] (“ Existing Loans ”).
c)
The Requested [Conversion] [Continuation] consists of [a conversion of the Existing Loans to [Base Rate Loans] [Eurodollar Rate Loans]] [a continuation of the Existing Loans].
d)
[The duration of the Interest Period for the Eurodollar Rate Loans included in the Requested [Conversion] [Continuation] is ______ month[s].]
e)
The Borrower hereby certifies that no Event Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Requested [Conversion] [Continuation].

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Very truly yours,

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.


By:      _______________________________
Name: ____________________________    
Title: ______________________________    
    


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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF FUNDING NOTICE
[Date]
Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Attention: Jennifer K. Anderson
Telephone: (302) 636-5048
Facsimile: (302) 636-4145

Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (“ Borrower ”), refers to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as the same may be amended, amended and restated or modified from time-to-time, the “ Credit Agreement ,” the defined terms of which are used in this Funding Notice as defined therein unless otherwise defined in this Funding Notice) among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), the Arrangers and other parties from time to time party thereto, and hereby gives you irrevocable notice pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement that the Borrower hereby requests a borrowing consisting of Term Loans, and in connection with that request sets forth below the information relating to such borrowing (the “ Proposed Borrowing ”) as required by Sections 2.1 and 2.4 of the Credit Agreement:
(a)
The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is ____________, _____.
(b)
[The Proposed Borrowing will be composed of [Base Rate Loans] [Eurodollar Rate Loans].]
(c)
The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing is $____________.
(d)
[The Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Loan made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is ____ month(s)].
(e)
The Proposed Borrowing shall be deposited into [the accounts described in the Effective Date Funds Flow (as defined below) to the extent described in such Effective Date Funds Flow][Account No. [__________] maintained by [__________] in accordance with the following wire instructions:
Bank:
Address:
ABA No.
Account No.

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Account Name:
Reference:
Attention:]
(f)
The Borrower hereby certifies that no Event Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Proposed Borrowing.
The Borrower hereby agrees that the payments made in accordance with the funds flow on the Effective Date (the “ Effective Date Funds Flow ”) are made for the administrative convenience of the Borrower and that the legal effect thereof is the same as if the proceeds of the requested Borrowing were transferred directly to Borrower by the Lenders and distributed by the Borrower. Furthermore, the Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, as applicable, shall make payments strictly on the basis of the information set forth in this Funding Notice and the Effective Date Funds Flow, even if such information is incorrect. In the event that any of such information is incorrect, the Borrower agrees that the neither the Administrative Agent nor the Lenders shall have any liability with respect thereto.
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the instructions set forth in the Effective Date Funds Flow comply with the Credit Agreement. In the event any of the amounts set forth in the Effective Date Funds Flow are incorrect, the Borrower shall be liable for any losses, costs and expenses arising therefrom.

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Very truly yours,

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.


By:      _______________________________
Name: ____________________________    
Title: ______________________________    
    
    


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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF GUARANTY

GUARANTY AGREEMENT
This Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (this “ Guaranty ”) is executed by each of the undersigned (together with any other Person that may become a party hereto as provided in Section 16 hereof, individually a “ Guarantor ” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), in favor of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
INTRODUCTION
A.      This Guaranty is given in connection with that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “ Lenders ”), and the Administrative Agent.
B.      Each Guarantor (other than the Borrower) is a Subsidiary of the Borrower and will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from (i) the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (ii) the Hedging Arrangements entered into by the Borrower or any of the other Credit Parties with a Swap Counterparty.
C.      Each Guarantor is executing and delivering this Guaranty (i) to induce the Lenders to provide Commitments and Term Loans under the Credit Agreement, and (ii) intending it to be a legal, valid, binding, enforceable and continuing obligation of such Guarantor.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, each Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
Section 1.      Definitions. All capitalized terms used in this Guaranty but not otherwise defined in this Guaranty that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2.      Guaranty .
(a)      Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment and performance, when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations, whether absolute or contingent and whether for principal, interest (including, without limitation, interest that but for the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding would accrue, whether or not allowed as a claim), prepayment premiums, fees, amounts required to be provided as collateral, indemnities, expenses or otherwise (collectively, the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”); provided that, with respect to any Guarantor which is

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not a Qualified ECP Guarantor, the “Guaranteed Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Borrower or any other Credit Party to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party under the Credit Documents or any Hedging Arrangements but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to insolvency or the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Borrower.
(b)      It is the intention of the Guarantors and each Secured Party that the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by each Guarantor shall be, but shall not be in excess of, the maximum amount permitted by fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer and any similar Legal Requirement applicable to such Guarantor. Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty or in any other agreement or instrument executed in connection with the payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by a Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the greatest amount that would not render such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any other applicable law.
Section 3.      Guaranty Absolute . Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents, regardless of any Legal Requirement now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party with respect thereto but subject to Section 2(b) above. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any other Person under the Credit Documents or in connection with any Hedging Arrangement, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against a Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action is brought against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or whether the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating to, any or all of the following:
(a)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any Credit Document, any Hedging Arrangement with a Swap Counterparty or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations being irrecoverable;
(b)      any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Person under the Credit Documents or any agreement or instrument relating to Hedging Arrangements with a Swap Counterparty, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Credit Document or any agreement or instrument relating to Hedging Arrangements with a Swap Counterparty, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to the Borrower or otherwise;

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(c)      any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(d)      any manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any other Person under the Credit Documents, any Hedging Arrangement with a Swap Counterparty or any other assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e)      any change, restructuring or termination of the organizational structure or existence of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f)      any failure of any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to disclose to the Borrower or any Guarantor any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects of any Person now or in the future known to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party (and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any duty on the part of any Secured Party to disclose such information);
(g)      any signature of any officer of the Borrower or any Guarantor being mechanically reproduced in facsimile or otherwise; or
(h)      any other circumstance or any existence of or reliance on any representation by any Secured Party that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other guarantor, surety or other Person (other than the indefeasible repayment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations).
Section 4.      Continuation and Reinstatement, Etc. Each Guarantor agrees that, to the extent that payments of any of the Guaranteed Obligations are made, or any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party receives any proceeds of collateral, and such payments or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or otherwise required to be repaid, then to the extent of such repayment the Guaranteed Obligations shall be reinstated and continued in full force and effect as of the date such initial payment or collection of proceeds occurred. EACH GUARANTOR SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY EACH SECURED PARTY FROM AND AGAINST ANY claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense UNDER THIS SECTION 4 (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT, INCLUDING such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense arising as a result of the INDEMNIFIED SECURED PARTY’S OWN NEGLIGENCE but excluding such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense that is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from such Indemnified SECURED PARTY’S gross negligence, willful misconduct, or breach in bad faith of express obligations under this guaranty.
Section 5.      Waivers and Acknowledgments .

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(a)      Each Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, presentment, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any property or exhaust any right or take any action against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any collateral.
(b)      Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty, and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.
(c)      Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements involving the Borrower and the other Credit Parties contemplated by the Credit Documents and the Hedging Arrangements with Swap Counterparties and that the waivers set forth in this Guaranty are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 6.      Contribution by Guarantors . All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves (collectively, the “ Contributing Guarantors ”), in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty. Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor (a “ Funding Guarantor ”) under this Guaranty that exceeds its Fair Share (as defined below) as of such date, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled (subject to the last sentence of this Section 6) to a contribution from each of the other Contributing Guarantors in the amount of such other Contributing Guarantor’s Fair Share Shortfall (as defined below) as of such date, with the result that all such contributions will cause each Contributing Guarantor’s Aggregate Payments (as defined below) to equal its Fair Share as of such date. “ Fair Share ” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount (as defined below) with respect to such Contributing Guarantor to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to all Contributing Guarantors multiplied by (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations. “ Fair Share Shortfall ” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of the Fair Share of such Contributing Guarantor over the Aggregate Payments of such Contributing Guarantor. “ Fair Share Contribution Amount ” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Contributing Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable applicable provisions of state law. “ Aggregate Payments ” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including pursuant to this Section 6) minus (b) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor from all other Contributing Guarantors as contributions under this Section 6. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Guarantor. This Section 6 is intended only to define the relative rights of the Guarantors, and the allocation among Contributing Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in

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this Section 6 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Guarantor hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the rights of the Guarantors under this Section 6 shall be exercisable after all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired.
Section 7.      Subrogation . No Guarantor will exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person to the extent that such rights arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty, any other Credit Document or any Hedging Arrangement, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Secured Party against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Borrower or any other Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired. If any amount shall be paid to a Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and any and all other amounts payable by the Guarantors under this Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.
Section 8.      Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(a)      There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty. Such Guarantor benefits from executing this Guaranty.
(b)      This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the effect of general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity.
Section 9.      Right of Set‑Off . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any Lender, the Administrative Agent and any other Secured Party is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set-off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Secured Party to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all of the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Guaranty, irrespective of whether or not such Secured Party shall have made any demand under this Guaranty and although such obligations may be contingent and unmatured. Such Secured Party shall promptly notify the affected Guarantor after any such set‑off and application is made by such Secured Party, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set‑off and application. The rights of the Secured Parties under this

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Section 9 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set‑off) which any Secured Party may have.
Section 10.      Amendments, Etc. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, or consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of Requisite Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Guaranty to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent), so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender and the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from any Lender stating that it objects to such amendment (if the Administrative Agent receives an objection from any Lender, such amendment, modification or supplement shall require the written concurrence of the Requisite Lenders and each Guarantor).
Section 11.      Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered (and deemed received) in the manner set forth in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 12.      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure or delay on the part of any Secured Party in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to each Secured Party hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedging Arrangements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
Section 13.      Continuing Guaranty: Assignments under the Credit Agreement. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative Agent, and its successors, and, in the case of transfers and assignments made in accordance with the Credit Agreement, transferees and assigns. Each Guarantor acknowledges that upon any Person becoming a Secured Party in accordance with the Credit Agreement, such Person shall be entitled to the benefits hereof.
Section 14.      Governing Law . THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW

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ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The provisions of Sections 9.15 and 9.16 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .
Section 15.      INDEMNIFICATION . EACH GUARANTOR SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH OF THE secured parties, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates FROM, AND DISCHARGE, RELEASE, AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY, AND EACH GUARANTOR SHALL REIMBURSE THE secured parties AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates, UPON DEMAND FOR ALL ACTUAL AND REASONABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES (BUT EXCLUDING ALLOCATED COSTS OF INTERNAL COUNSEL) INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING; AND EXPRESSLY INCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR EXPENSES INCURRED BY REASON OF THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S OWN NEGLIGENCE, BUT EXCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR EXPENSES that (A) ARE FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED directly FROM (1) SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR BREACH IN BAD FAITH OF EXPRESS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS GUARANTY.
Section 16.      Additional Guarantors . Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower that were not in existence on the Effective Date are required to enter into this Guaranty as a Guarantor upon becoming a Domestic Subsidiary. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and such Domestic Subsidiary of an instrument substantially in the form of Annex 1, such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Guarantor as a party to this Guaranty shall not require the consent of any other Guarantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor as a party to this Guaranty.
Section 17.      Counterparts . This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed

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counterpart of a signature page of this Guaranty by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Guaranty.
Section 18.      Severability . In case any provision in or obligation under this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 19.      NO ORAL AGREEMENTS . THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
Section 20.      Intercreditor Agreement . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder is subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”) between the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in its capacity as ABL Administrative Agent. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Guaranty, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
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Each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
GUARANTORS:

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD.
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC


By:     ________________________         
Name:      William Stacy Locke
Title:      President and Chief Executive Officer






    

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Annex 1 to the
Guaranty Agreement
SUPPLEMENT NO. ____ dated as of ______________ (the “ Supplement ”), to the Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Guaranty Agreement ”), made by Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”) and certain subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto (the Borrower and each such subsidiary individually, a “ Guarantor ” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”) in favor of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
A.      Reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and the Administrative Agent.
B.      Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Guaranty Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as applicable.
C.      The Guarantors have entered into the Guaranty Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Commitments and Term Loans under the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower are required to enter into the Guaranty Agreement as a Guarantor upon becoming a Domestic Subsidiary. Section 16 of the Guaranty Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries of the Borrower may become Guarantors under the Guaranty Agreement by the execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary of the Borrower (the “ New Guarantor ”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Commitments and Term Loans and as consideration for Commitments and Term Loans previously made.
Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Guarantor agree as follows:
1.      In accordance with Section 16 of the Guaranty Agreement, the New Guarantor by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and the New Guarantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guaranty Agreement applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor thereunder are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (provided that if any representation and warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects). Each reference to a “Guarantor” in the Guaranty Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Guarantor. The Guaranty Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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Guarantor and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the New Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the effect of general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity.
3.      This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.
4.      Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
5.      THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The provisions of Sections 9.15 and 9.16 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .
6.      In case any provision in or obligation under this Supplement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
7.      All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 11 of the Guaranty Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Guarantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature below.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement as of the day and year first above written.
[Name Of New Guarantor]
By: ______________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: _____________________________
Address: ________________________
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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
By: ______________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: _____________________________

        





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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF INTERCOMPANY NOTE

Note Number: ______                  Dated:__________, 201__
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. ( “Borrower” ) and certain Subsidiaries of Borrower (collectively, and together with the Borrower, the “Group Members” and each, a “Group Member” ) which is a party to this subordinated intercompany note (this “Note” ) promises to pay to the order of such other Group Member as it makes loans to such Group Member (each Group Member which borrows money pursuant to this Note is referred to herein as a “ Payor ” and each Group Member which makes loans and advances pursuant to this Note is referred to herein as a “Payee” ), on demand, in lawful money as may be agreed upon from time to time by the relevant Payor and Payee, in immediately available funds and at the appropriate office of the Payee, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all loans and advances heretofore and hereafter made by such Payee to such Payor and any other Indebtedness now or hereafter owing by such Payor to such Payee as shown either on Schedule A attached hereto (and any continuation thereof) or in the books and records of such Payee. The failure to show any such Indebtedness or any error in showing such Indebtedness shall not affect the obligations of any Payor hereunder. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement” ), by and among Borrower, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent” ), the Arrangers and other parties from time to time party thereto.
The unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding shall bear interest at a rate equal to the rate as may be agreed upon in writing from time to time by the relevant Payor and Payee. Interest shall be due and payable at such times as may be agreed upon from time to time by the relevant Payor and Payee. Upon demand for payment of any principal amount hereof, accrued but unpaid interest on such principal amount shall also be due and payable. Interest shall be paid in any lawful currency as may be agreed upon by the relevant Payor and Payee and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a year consisting of 365 days.
Each Payor and any endorser of this Note hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.
This Note has been pledged by each Payee that is a Credit Party to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for such Payee’s obligations, if any, under the Credit Documents to which such Payee is a party. Each Payor acknowledges and agrees that after the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties may exercise all the rights of

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each Payee that is a Credit Party under this Note and will not be subject to any abatement, reduction, recoupment, defense, setoff or counterclaim available to such Payor.
Each Payee agrees that any and all claims of such Payee against any Payor that is a Credit Party or any endorser of this Note, or against any of their respective properties, shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement) until all of the Secured Obligations have been performed and paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations not due and payable) and all commitments to extend credit under any Credit Document have been terminated; provided , that each Payor may make payments to the applicable Payee so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and provided , further , that all loans and advances made by a Payee pursuant to this Note shall be received by the applicable Payor subject to the provisions of the Credit Documents. Notwithstanding any right of any Payee to ask, demand, sue for, take or receive any payment from any Payor, all rights, Liens and security interests of such Payee, whether now or hereafter arising and howsoever existing, in any assets of any Payor (whether constituting part of the security or collateral given to any Secured Party to secure payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations or otherwise) shall be and hereby are subordinated to the rights of the Secured Parties in such assets. Except as expressly permitted by the Credit Documents, the Payees shall have no right to possession of any such asset or to foreclose upon, or exercise any other remedy in respect of, any such asset, whether by judicial action or otherwise, unless and until all of the Secured Obligations shall have been performed and paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations not due and payable) and all commitments have been expired or terminated.
After the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default, if all or any part of the assets of any Payor, or the proceeds thereof, are subject to any distribution, division or application to the creditors of any Payor, whether partial or complete, voluntary or involuntary, and whether by reason of liquidation, bankruptcy, arrangement, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other action or proceeding, or if the business of any Payor is dissolved or if (except as expressly permitted by the Credit Documents) all or substantially all of the assets of any Payor are sold, then, and in any such event, any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, securities or other investment property, or otherwise, which shall be payable or deliverable upon or with respect to any indebtedness of such Payor to any Payee ( “Payor Indebtedness” ) shall be paid or delivered directly to the Administrative Agent for application to any of the Secured Obligations, due or to become due, until the date on which the Secured Obligations shall have been performed and paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents). After the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Payee that is a Credit Party irrevocably authorizes, empowers and appoints the Administrative Agent as such Payee’s attorney-in-fact (which appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable) to demand, sue for, collect and receive every such payment or distribution and give acquittance therefor and to make and present for and on behalf of such Payee such proofs of claim and take such other action, in the Administrative Agent’s own names or in the name of such Payee or otherwise, as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable for the enforcement of this Note. After the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Payee that is a Credit Party also agrees to execute, verify, deliver and file any such

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proofs of claim in respect of the Payor Indebtedness requested by the Administrative Agent. After the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may vote such proofs of claim in any such proceeding (and the applicable Payee shall not be entitled to withdraw such vote), receive and collect any and all dividends or other payments or disbursements made on Payor Indebtedness in whatever form the same may be paid or issued and apply the same on account of any of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Credit Agreement. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, should any payment, distribution, security or other investment property or instrument or any proceeds thereof be received by any Payee that is a Credit Party upon or with respect to Payor Indebtedness owing to such Payee prior to such time as the Secured Obligations have been performed and paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents), such Payee that is a Credit Party shall receive and hold the same for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall forthwith deliver the same to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in precisely the form received (except for the endorsement or assignment of such Payee where necessary or advisable in the Administrative Agent’s judgment), for application to any of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Credit Agreement, due or not due, and, until so delivered, the same shall be segregated from the other assets of such Payee for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if such Payee fails to make any such endorsement or assignment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, employees or representatives are hereby irrevocably authorized to make the same. Each Payee that is a Credit Party agrees that until the Secured Obligations have been performed and paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents), such Payee will not (i) assign or transfer, or agree to assign or transfer, to any Person (other than in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Agreement or otherwise) any claim such Payee has or may have against any Payor, (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, discount or extend the time for payment of any Payor Indebtedness, or (iii) otherwise amend, modify, supplement, waive or fails to enforce any provision of this Note.
The Secured Parties shall be third party beneficiaries hereof and shall be entitled to enforce the subordination and other provisions hereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in any other Credit Document or in any such promissory note or other instrument, this Note shall not be deemed replaced, superseded or in any way modified by any promissory note or other instrument entered into on or after the date hereof which purports to create or evidence any loan or advance by any Group Member to any other Group Member.
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TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by any Subsidiary of any Group Member of a counterpart signature hereto, such subsidiary shall become a Group Member hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Group Member hereunder (each additional Subsidiary, an “Additional Group Member” ). Each Group Member expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Group Member hereunder. This Note shall be fully effective as to any Additional Group Member that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Group Member hereunder.
This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Group Member has caused this Note to be executed and delivered by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
By: __________________________
Name:
Title:
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD.
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC
By: __________________________
Name:
Title:
 


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Schedule A
TRANSACTIONS UNDER PROMISSORY NOTE
Date
Name of Payor
Name of Payee
Amount of Advance This Date
Amount of Principal Paid This Date
Outstanding Principal Balance from Payor to Payee This Date
Notation Made By
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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ENDORSEMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, each of the undersigned does hereby sell, assign and transfer to ________________________ all of its right, title and interest in and to the Intercompany Note, dated _____________, 201_ (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note” ), made by PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. (the “Borrower” ) and certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower or any other Person that is or becomes a party thereto, and payable to the undersigned. This endorsement is intended to be attached to the Note and, when so attached, shall constitute an endorsement thereof.
The initial undersigned shall be the Payees (as defined in the Note) party to the Credit Documents on the date of the Note. From time to time after the date thereof, Additional Group Members (as defined in the Note) may become parties to the Note. Upon execution and delivery of a counterpart signature page to this endorsement, each Additional Group Member that is a Payee under the Note (each, an “Additional Payee” ) shall be as fully a signatory to this endorsement as if such Additional Payee were an original signatory hereof. Each Payee expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Payee under the Note or hereunder. This endorsement shall be fully effective as to any Additional Payee that is or becomes a signatory hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Payee to the Note or hereunder.
Dated: ___________________

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
By: __________________________
Name:

[NAME OF EACH GUARANTOR]
By: __________________________
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF NOTE
$              _________, 20__
New York, New York

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “ Borrower ”) hereby promises to pay to _____________________ or registered assigns (the “ Lender ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of the Term Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 8 , 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), the Arrangers and other parties from time to time party thereto.

The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan made by the Lender from the date of such Term Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Credit Agreement. All payments of principal and interest under this Note shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Principal Office as more fully set forth in the Credit Agreement. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Credit Agreement.

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Credit Agreement. The Term Loan made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Term Loan and payments with respect thereto.

The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Note.

THIS NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Borrower hereto has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

BORROWER:

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.


By: __________________________________________                         
Name:
Title:



    

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Loan AND PAYMENTS with respect thereto

Date
Amount of Loan Made
Amount of Principal or Interest Paid This Date
Outstanding Principal Balance This Date
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT

PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This Pledge Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (this “ Pledge Agreement ”) is among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower signatory hereto (together with the Borrower and any other Person that may become a party hereto as provided in Section 8 hereof, the “ Pledgors ” and each individually, a “ Pledgor ”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement described below, for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
INTRODUCTION
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent, have entered into that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, each Pledgor has guaranteed the Obligations of the Borrower and the other Pledgors under the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the Hedging Arrangements with Swap Counterparties;
WHEREAS, the Lenders have conditioned their obligations under the Credit Agreement upon the execution and delivery by each Pledgor of this Pledge Agreement, and the Pledgors have agreed to enter into this Pledge Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as ABL Administrative Agent (the “ ABL Administrative Agent ”), have entered into that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”), which sets forth certain rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent and the ABL Administrative Agent with respect to the Pledged Collateral described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Pledgor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties as follows:
Section 1.      Definitions.
(a)      All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit

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Agreement. Any terms defined in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the UCC.
(b)      All meanings to defined terms, unless otherwise indicated, are to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Article, Section, Schedule, and Exhibit references are to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Pledge Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All references to instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Pledge Agreement shall refer to this Pledge Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Pledge Agreement. As used herein, the term “including” means “including, without limitation,”. Paragraph headings have been inserted in this Pledge Agreement as a matter of convenience for reference only and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are not a part of this Pledge Agreement and shall not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Pledge Agreement.
(c)      As used herein, “ Permitted Liens ” means Liens securing the Obligations and Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2(l) of the Credit Agreement and, in addition,:
(i)      with respect to Pledged Collateral constituting cash Proceeds, distributions, and dividends in respect of Pledged Collateral, Excepted Liens and Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2(h) and Section 6.2(k) of the Credit Agreement;
(ii)      with respect to Pledged Collateral constituting non-cash Proceeds, distributions, dividends, instruments and other Property from time to time received or otherwise distributed (other than Equity Interests and any certificates representing such Equity Interests) in respect of Pledged Collateral, Permitted Liens (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement); and
(iii)      with respect to Pledged Collateral constituting Equity Interests, any certificates representing such Equity Interests and all other Pledged Collateral not described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, non-consensual Excepted Liens arising by operation of law and Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2(k) of the Credit Agreement.
(d)      As used herein, “ Secured Obligations ” means all Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Secured Obligations include all amounts that constitute part of the Obligations and would be owed by any Pledgor to Administrative Agent or any Secured Party but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar proceeding involving a Pledgor.
Section 2.      Pledge .
(a)      Grant of Pledge . Each Pledgor hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing lien on and security interest in the Pledged Collateral, as defined in Section 2(b) below; provided , however ,

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that the Pledged Collateral shall exclude any voting Equity Interests in (A) a First-Tier CFC or FSHC in excess of 65% of the then outstanding voting Equity Interests in such First-Tier CFC or FSHC, and (B) Foreign Subsidiaries other than First-Tier CFCs. This Pledge Agreement shall secure all Secured Obligations.
(b)      Pledged Collateral . “ Pledged Collateral ” shall mean all of each Pledgor’s right, title, and interest in the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by such Pledgor:
(i)      all of the membership interests listed in the attached Schedule I issued to such Pledgor and all additional membership interests of any issuer hereafter acquired by such Pledgor (collectively, the “ Membership Interests ”), the certificates (if any) representing the Membership Interests, all of such Pledgor’s rights, privileges, authority, and powers as a member of the issuer of such Membership Interests under the applicable limited liability company operating agreement or similar constitutive document of such issuer or under any applicable Legal Requirement, and all rights to money or Property which such Pledgor now has or hereafter acquires in respect of the Membership Interests, including, without limitation, (A) any Proceeds from a sale by or on behalf of such Pledgor of any of the Membership Interests, and (B) any distributions, dividends, cash, instruments and other Property from time to time received or otherwise distributed in respect of the Membership Interests, whether regular, special or made in connection with the partial or total liquidation of the issuer and whether attributable to profits, the return of any contribution or investment or otherwise attributable to the Membership Interests or the ownership thereof (collectively, the “ Membership Interest distributions ”);
(ii)      all of the general and limited partnership interests listed in the attached Schedule I issued to such Pledgor and all additional limited or general partnership interests of any issuer hereafter acquired by such Pledgor (collectively, the “ Partnership Interests ”), the certificates (if any) representing the Partnership Interests and all such additional partnership interests, all of such Pledgor’s rights, privileges, authority, and powers as a limited or general partner of the issuer of such Partnership Interests under the applicable partnership agreement or limited partnership agreement or similar constitutive document of such issuer or under any applicable Legal Requirement, and all rights to money or Property which such Pledgor now has or hereafter acquires in respect of the Partnership Interests, including, without limitation, (A) any Proceeds from a sale by or on behalf of such Pledgor of any of the Partnership Interests, and (B) any distributions, dividends, cash, instruments and other Property from time to time received or otherwise distributed in respect of the Partnership Interests, whether regular, special or made in connection with the partial or total liquidation of the issuer and whether attributable to profits, the return of any contribution or investment or otherwise attributable to the Partnership Interests or the ownership thereof (collectively, the “ Partnership Interest distributions ”);
(iii)      all of the shares or shares of stock listed in the attached Schedule I issued to such Pledgor and all additional shares or shares of stock of any issuer hereafter issued to such Pledgor (collectively, the “ Pledged Shares ”), the certificates representing the Pledged Shares, all of such Pledgor’s rights, privileges, authority, and powers as a

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shareholder of the issuer of such Pledged Shares under the applicable articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or similar constitutive document of such issuer or under any applicable Legal Requirements, and all rights to money or Property which such Pledgor now has or hereafter acquires in respect of the Pledged Shares, including, without limitation, (A) any Proceeds from a sale by or on behalf of such Pledgor of any of the Pledged Shares, and (B) any distributions, dividends, cash, instruments and other Property from time to time received or otherwise distributed in respect of the Pledged Shares, whether regular, special or made in connection with the partial or total liquidation of the issuer and whether attributable to profits, the return of any contribution or investment or otherwise attributable to the Pledged Shares or the ownership thereof (collectively, the “ Pledged Shares distributions ”);
(iv)      all of the equity interests in joint venture companies listed in the attached Schedule I issued to such Pledgor and all additional equity interests of any issuer hereafter issued to such Pledgor (collectively, the “ JV Interests ”), the certificates (if any) representing the JV Interests, all of such Pledgor’s rights, privileges, authority, and powers as an equity interest holder of such issuer of such JV Interests under the applicable constitutive documents of such issuer or under any applicable Legal Requirement, and all rights to money or Property which such Pledgor now has or hereafter acquires in respect of the JV Interests, including, without limitation, (A) any Proceeds from a sale by or on behalf of such Pledgor of any of the JV Interests, and (B) any distributions, dividends, cash, instruments and other Property from time to time received or otherwise distributed in respect of the JV Interests, whether regular, special or made in connection with the partial or total liquidation of the issuer and whether attributable to profits, the return of any contribution or investments or otherwise attributable to the JV Interests or the ownership thereof (collectively the “ JV Interest distributions ”);
(v)      all indebtedness owing to such Pledgor from an Affiliate or Subsidiary of such Pledgor and all additional indebtedness hereinafter owing to such Pledgor from an Affiliate or Subsidiary of such Pledgor (collectively, the “ Pledged Debt ”), any and all instruments evidencing such indebtedness, including promissory notes, bonds, debentures and other debt securities, including, but without limitation, any promissory note or other instrument evidencing Pledged Debt on the date hereof as listed in the attached Schedule I , and all interest, cash, instruments and other Property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Pledged Debt distributions ”; together with the Membership Interest distributions, the Partnership Interest distributions, the Pledged Shares distributions and the JV Interest distributions, the “ distributions ”); and
(vi)      all additions and accessions to, substitutions and replacements of, and all products and proceeds from the Pledged Collateral described in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of this Section 2(b).
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$1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate), if any, representing the Pledged Collateral shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent and shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to transfer to or to register in the name of the Administrative Agent or any of its nominees any of the Pledged Collateral, subject to the rights of each Pledgor specified in Section 2(d). In addition, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time to exchange the certificates or instruments representing the Pledged Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations.
(d)      Rights Retained by Pledgor . Notwithstanding the pledge by each Pledgor in Section 2(a), so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and remain uncured:
(i)      or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and remain uncured, until such time thereafter as such voting and other consensual rights have been terminated pursuant to Section 5 hereof, each Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Pledge Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided, however, that such Pledgor shall not exercise or shall refrain from exercising any such right if such action, individually or in the aggregate, would have a materially adverse effect on the value of the Pledged Collateral; and
(ii)      except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, each Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any dividends and other distributions paid on or in respect of the Pledged Collateral and the Proceeds of any sale of the Pledged Collateral and all payments of principal and interest on loans and advances made to such Pledgor by the issuer of the Pledged Collateral.
(e)      At and after such time as voting and other consensual rights have been terminated pursuant to Section 5 hereof, each Pledgor shall execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to the Administrative Agent all proxies and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to (A) enable the Administrative Agent to exercise the voting and other rights which such Pledgor is entitled to exercise pursuant to subsection (i) of Section 2(d), and (B) to receive the dividends or other distributions and Proceeds of sale of the Pledged Collateral and payments of principal and interest which such Pledgor is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) of Section 2(d).
Section 3.      Pledgor’s Representations and Warranties . Each Pledgor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, insofar as the same relate to such Pledgor’s assets, actions, statements and business, as follows:
(a)      The Pledged Collateral listed on the attached Schedule I has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable.

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(b)      Each Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral, free and clear of any Lien or option except for Permitted Liens, and the Liens in the Pledged Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral other than Permitted Priority Liens.
(c)      No authorization, authentication, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body is required either (i) for the pledge by such Pledgor of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Pledge Agreement or for the execution, delivery, or performance of this Pledge Agreement by such Pledgor (except to the extent that financing statements are required under the UCC to be filed in order to maintain a perfected security interest) or (ii) for the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party of the voting or other rights provided for in this Pledge Agreement or the remedies in respect of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Pledge Agreement (except as may be required in connection with such disposition by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally or local laws affecting the perfection of securities issued by any Foreign Subsidiary or the enforcement of rights in such foreign jurisdictions against the Pledged Collateral).
(d)      Such Pledgor has the full right, power and authority to deliver, pledge, assign and transfer the Pledged Collateral to the Administrative Agent.
(e)      As of the Effective Date, the Membership Interests listed on Schedule I constitute the issued and outstanding membership interests specified on Schedule I of each respective issuer thereof and all Membership Interests in which any Pledgor has any ownership interest. As of the Effective Date, the Partnership Interests listed on the attached Schedule I constitute the issued and outstanding partnership interests specified on Schedule I of the respective issuer thereof and all Partnership Interests in which any Pledgor has any ownership interest. As of the Effective Date, the Pledged Shares listed on the attached Schedule I constitute the issued and outstanding shares or shares of capital stock specified on Schedule I of the respective issuer thereof and all Pledged Shares in which any Pledgor has any ownership interest. As of the Effective Date, the JV Interests listed on Schedule I constitute all JV Interests in which any Pledgor has any ownership interest.
(f)      The name of each Pledgor set forth on the signature pages to this Pledge Agreement is the exact legal name of such Pledgor.
Section 4.      Pledgors’ Covenants . Each Pledgor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent that from and after the date of this Pledge Agreement and so long as any Secured Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall remain unpaid:
(a)      Protect Collateral . Each Pledgor will warrant and defend the rights and title herein granted unto the Administrative Agent in and to the Pledged Collateral (and all right, title, and interest represented by the Pledged Collateral) against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (other than with respect to Permitted Liens; provided, that such Permitted Liens shall not be prior to the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent unless they are Permitted Priority Liens).

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(b)      Transfer, Other Liens, and Additional Shares . No Pledgor will (i) sell or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any of the Pledged Collateral, except as permitted under the Credit Agreement, (ii) create or permit to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral, except for Permitted Liens or (iii) create or permit to exist any Lien prior to the Lien of the Administrative Agent hereunder upon or with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral, except for Permitted Priority Liens. Each Pledgor further agrees that it will (1) cause each issuer of the Pledged Collateral that is an Affiliate of such Pledgor (and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any other such issuer of the Pledged Collateral) not to issue any other membership interests, partnership interests, shares, capital stock, joint venture interests or other securities in addition to or in substitution for the Pledged Collateral issued by such issuer, except to such Pledgor and any other equity holder in accordance with their respective ownership interests and (2) promptly pledge hereunder, upon its acquisition (directly or indirectly) thereof, any additional membership interests, partnership interests, shares, capital stock, joint venture interests or other securities of an issuer of the Pledged Collateral. No Pledgor shall approve any amendment or modification of any of the Pledged Collateral unless (i) it shall have given at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice (or such lesser period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent and (ii) such amendment or modification would not be materially adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties.
(c)      Jurisdiction of Formation . No Pledgor shall amend, supplement, modify or restate its Organization Documents if such amendment, supplement, modification or restatement would be materially adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties.
(d)      Further Assurances . Each Pledgor agrees that, at its sole cost and expense, such Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be reasonably necessary and that the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request, in order to perfect, maintain or protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Pledged Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) no Pledgor shall be required to take any action necessary to perfect any security interest in respect of any Property as to which the Requisite Lenders have reasonably determined that the costs of perfecting a security interest in such Property is unreasonably excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security interest afforded thereby and (ii) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no Pledgor shall be required to take any action in a foreign jurisdiction to perfect any security interest in Pledged Collateral issued by a Foreign Subsidiary.
Section 5.      Remedies upon Default . If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a)      UCC Remedies . To the extent permitted by law and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent may (and at the request of the Requisite Lenders shall) exercise in respect of the Pledged Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for in this Pledge Agreement or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Pledged Collateral).

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Pledge Agreement shall not be construed to authorize the Administrative Agent to take any action prohibited by the UCC or to constitute a waiver by the Pledgors of any right that the UCC does not permit the Pledgors to waive.
(b)      Dividends and Other Rights .
(i)      Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, all rights of each Pledgor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) may be exercised by the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent so elects and gives written notice of such election to such Pledgor, and all rights of such Pledgor to receive the dividends and other distributions on or in respect of the Pledged Collateral and the proceeds of sale of the Pledged Collateral which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 2(d)(ii) shall cease at such time as such written notice is deemed effective pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Agreement related to effectiveness of notices.
(ii)      Upon the effectiveness of the written notice delivered by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5(b)(i) above, all dividends and other distributions on or in respect of the Pledged Collateral and the proceeds of sale of the Pledged Collateral that are thereafter received by any Pledgor shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of such Pledgor, and shall be promptly paid over to the Administrative Agent as Pledged Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement), subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
(c)      Sale of Pledged Collateral . Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent may sell all or part of the Pledged Collateral at public or private sale, at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit, or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially reasonable in accordance with applicable laws. Each Pledgor agrees that to the extent permitted by law such sales may be made without notice. If notice is required by law, each Pledgor hereby deems ten (10) days’ advance notice of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made reasonable notification, recognizing that if the Pledged Collateral threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market shorter notice may be reasonable. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of the Pledged Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Pledgor shall cooperate fully with the Administrative Agent in all respects in selling or realizing upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral. In addition, each Pledgor shall fully comply with federal and state securities laws and take such actions as may be necessary to permit the Administrative Agent to sell or otherwise dispose of any securities representing the Pledged Collateral in compliance with such laws.
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state or federal securities law, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent in its discretion (i) may offer and sell securities privately to purchasers who will agree to take them for investment purposes and not with a view to distribution and who will agree to the imposition of restrictive legends on any certificates representing the security, or (ii) may sell such securities in an intrastate offering under Section 3(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no sale so made in good faith by the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be not “commercially reasonable” solely because so made. Each Pledgor shall cooperate fully with the Administrative Agent in all reasonable respects in selling or realizing upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral.
(e)      Application of Collateral . The proceeds of any sale, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pledged by each Pledgor shall be applied by the Administrative Agent as set forth in Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement.
(f)      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to the Administrative Agent hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedging Arrangements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
Section 6.      Administrative Agent as Attorney-in-Fact for Pledgors .
(a)      Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact . Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as such Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to act for such Pledgor and in the name of such Pledgor, and, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, subject to such Pledgor’s revocable rights specified in Section 2(d), to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Pledge Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive, indorse, and collect all instruments made payable to such Pledgor representing the proceeds of the sale of the Pledged Collateral, or any distribution in respect of the Pledged Collateral and to give full discharge for the same, in each case subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. EACH PLEDGOR HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES, CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE POWER OF ATTORNEY GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST.
(b)      Administrative Agent May Perform . Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent may from time to time, at its option and the Pledgors’ expense, perform any act which any Pledgor agrees hereunder to perform and which such Pledgor shall fail to perform and the Administrative Agent may from time to time take any other action which the

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Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary for the maintenance, preservation or protection of any of the Pledged Collateral or of its security interest therein.
(c)      Administrative Agent Has No Duty . The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Pledged Collateral and shall not impose any duty on it to exercise any such powers. Except for reasonable care of any Pledged Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Pledged Collateral or responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Pledged Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Pledgor or any other Person for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any document or instrument in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of the security interest. The actions of the Administrative Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, including the rights, protections, privileges, benefits, indemnities and immunities, which are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis , as if a part hereof.
(d)      Reasonable Care . The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Pledged Collateral in its possession if the Pledged Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Administrative Agent accords its own property, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility for (i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders, or other matters relative to any Pledged Collateral, whether or not the Administrative Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or (ii) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any Pledged Collateral.
Section 7.      Miscellaneous .
(a)      Expenses . Each Pledgor will promptly pay to the Administrative Agent (i) all actual costs and reasonable expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors and agents employed or retained by the Administrative Agent and its counsel) in connection with the custody, preservation, use, or operation of any of the Pledged Collateral, and (ii) all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (including allocated costs of internal counsel) and costs of settlement, incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties in connection with (x) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party hereunder, including the sale, collection, or other realization of the Pledged Collateral, and (y) the failure by any Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
(b)      Amendments, Etc . No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Pledge Agreement, or consent to any departure by any Pledgor therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of Requisite Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Pledgor pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Pledge Agreement to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent), so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender and the Lenders shall have received

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at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from any Lender stating that it objects to such amendment (if the Administrative Agent receives an objection from any Lender, such amendment, modification or supplement shall require the written concurrence of the Requisite Lenders and each Pledgor).
(c)      Addresses for Notices . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in the manner and to the addresses, and deemed received, as set forth in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.
(d)      Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Interest . This Pledge Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Collateral and, unless expressly released by the Administrative Agent, shall (i) remain in full force and effect until all Secured Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, (ii) be binding upon the Pledgors, the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties and their successors and assigns, and (iii) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees, and assigns. Upon such time as all Secured Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, the security interest granted hereby shall terminate and, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, all rights to the Pledged Collateral shall revert to the Pledgors to the extent such Pledged Collateral shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause, when any Secured Party assigns or otherwise transfers any interest held by it under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document to any other Person pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement or such other Credit Document, such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits held by such Secured Party under this Pledge Agreement. Upon any such termination, the Administrative Agent will, at the Pledgors’ expense, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, deliver all Pledged Collateral to the Pledgors, execute and deliver to the Pledgors such documents as the Pledgors shall reasonably request and take any other actions reasonably requested to evidence or effect such termination.
(e)      Waivers . Each Pledgor hereby waives:
(i)      promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance, and any other notice with respect to any of the Secured Obligations and this Pledge Agreement;
(ii)      any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect, or insure any Lien or any Property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any Pledgor or any other Person or any collateral; and
(iii)      any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent to disclose to any Pledgor any matter, fact, or thing relating to the business, operation, or condition of such Pledgor and its respective assets now known or hereafter known by such Person.

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(f)      Severability . In case any provision in or obligation under this Pledge Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
(g)      Choice of Law . THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The provisions of Sections 9.15 (Consent to Jurisdiction) and 9.16 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .
(h)      Counterparts . This Pledge Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Pledge Agreement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Pledge Agreement.
(i)      Reinstatement . This Pledge Agreement and the security interests granted hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until all Secured Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Further, this Pledge Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against any Pledgor for liquidation or reorganization, should any Pledgor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Pledgor’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned. EACH PLEDGOR SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY EACH SECURED PARTY FROM AND AGAINST ANY claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH (I) (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT, INCLUDING such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense arising as a result of the INDEMNIFIED SECURED PARTY’S OWN NEGLIGENCE but excluding such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense that is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by

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a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from such Indemnified SECURED PARTY’S gross negligence, willful misconduct, or breach in bad faith of express obligations under this PLEDGE AGREEMENT.
Section 8.      Additional Pledgors . Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower that were not in existence on the Effective Date are required to enter into this Pledge Agreement as a Pledgor upon becoming a Domestic Subsidiary. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and such Domestic Subsidiary of an instrument substantially in the form of Annex 1 , such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Pledgor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Pledgor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Pledgor as a party to this Pledge Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Pledgor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Pledgor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Pledgor as a party to this Pledge Agreement.
Section 9.      Further Indemnification . EACH PLEDGOR AGREES TO PAY, AND TO SAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO, OR RESULTING FROM ANY DELAY IN PAYING, ANY AND ALL EXCISE, SALES OR OTHER SIMILAR TAXES WHICH MAY BE PAYABLE OR DETERMINED TO BE PAYABLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE COLLATERAL OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT. EACH PLEDGOR SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH OF THE secured parties, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates FROM, AND DISCHARGE, RELEASE, AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT, AND EACH PLEDGOR SHALL REIMBURSE THE secured parties AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates, UPON DEMAND FOR ALL ACTUAL AND REASONABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES (BUT EXCLUDING ALLOCATED COSTS OF INTERNAL COUNSEL) INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING; AND EXPRESSLY INCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR EXPENSES INCURRED BY REASON OF THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S OWN NEGLIGENCE, BUT EXCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR EXPENSES that (A) ARE FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED directly FROM (1) SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR BREACH IN BAD FAITH OF EXPRESS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT.
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PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
Section 11.      Intercreditor Agreement
Section 12.      . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Pledge Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Pledge Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.

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The parties hereto have caused this Pledge Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
PLEDGORS :
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD.
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC


By:     _____________________________        
Name:      William Stacy Locke
Title:      President and Chief Executive Officer





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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT :
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
By: _________________________             
Name: _________________________         
Title:      _________________________         

    


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By signing below, each of the following Subsidiaries of the Borrower (the equity interests of which constitute Pledged Collateral hereunder) confirms that an executed copy of this Pledge Agreement has been submitted to it and acknowledges the pledge of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Pledge Agreement.


PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD.
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER SERVICES HOLDINGS, LLC


By: __________________________                 
Name:
Wm. Stacy Locke
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer

    

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SCHEDULE I

PLEDGED COLLATERAL
I.      Membership Interests
Pledgor
Pledge Subsidiary
Type of Organization
Class of Membership Interests
Percentage Ownership
Percentage Pledged
Certificate No.
(if uncertificated, please indicate so)
Pioneer Wireline Services Holdings, Inc.
Pioneer Wireline Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
N/A
100%
100%
Pioneer Production Services, Inc.
Pioneer Well Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
N/A
100%
100%
Pioneer Production Services, Inc.
Pioneer Fishing & Rental Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
N/A
100%
100%
Pioneer Production Services, Inc.
Pioneer Coiled Tubing Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
N/A
100%
100%
Pioneer Global Holdings, Inc.
Pioneer Services Holdings, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
N/A
100%
65%
Pioneer Global Holdings, Inc.
Pioneer Latina Group SDAD, LTDA
Panama corporation
N/A
99%
65%

II.      Partnership Interests
None.

III.      Shares

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Pledgor
Pledged Subsidiary
State or Country of Organization (Pledged Subsidiary)
Class of Stock
Certificate No.
Number of Shares
Percentage of Shares
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
Pioneer Drilling Services, Ltd.
Texas
Common Stock
3
1,000
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
Pioneer Production Services, Inc.
Delaware
Common Stock
1
1,000
Pioneer Production Services, Inc.
Pioneer Wireline Services Holdings, Inc.
Delaware
Common Stock
6
1,000
Pioneer Drilling Services, Ltd.
Pioneer Global Holdings, Inc.
Delaware
Common Stock
002
10,000
Pioneer Global Holdings, Inc.
Proveedora Internacional de Taladros S.A.S.
Colombia
Common Stock
01
5,850

IV.      Joint Venture Interests
None.
V.      Intercompany Indebtedness evidenced by Promissory Note or other Instrument
The Intercompany Note.     

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Annex 1 to the
Pledge Agreement

This Supplement No. ___ dated as of __________, ____ (this “ Supplement ”) to the Pledge Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Pledge Agreement ”) among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower signatory thereto (together with the Borrower, the “ Pledgors ” and each individually, a “ Pledgor ”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement described below for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
A.      Reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
B.      The Pledgors have entered into the Pledge Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Commitments and Loans under the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that was not in existence or not a Domestic Subsidiary or that did not own any Equity Interests in any other Person on the Effective Date is required to execute a supplement to the Pledge Agreement pledging 100% of the Equity Interests owned by such Domestic Subsidiary (or 65% of the voting Equity Interests and 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests in each First-Tier CFC or FSHC) to secure the Secured Obligations. The undersigned Subsidiary of the Borrower (“ New Pledgor ”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Pledgor under the Pledge Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Commitments and Term Loans and as consideration for Commitments and Term Loans previously made.
Accordingly, New Pledgor and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:
Section 1.      Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2.      Supplement . In accordance with Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, New Pledgor by its signature below becomes a Pledgor under the Pledge Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Pledgor. New Pledgor (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Pledge Agreement applicable to it as a Pledgor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Pledgor thereunder are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (provided that if any representation and warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects). In furtherance of the foregoing, New Pledgor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations (used herein as defined in the Pledge Agreement), does hereby create and grant to the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns,

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for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, a security interest in and lien on all of New Pledgor’s right, title and interest in and to the Pledged Collateral (used herein as defined in the Pledge Agreement) of New Pledgor, including, without limitation, the Pledged Collateral owned by New Pledgor and described on Schedule I attached hereto. Each reference to a “Pledgor” in the Pledge Agreement shall be deemed to include New Pledgor. The Pledge Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Section 3.      Representations and Warranties . New Pledgor represents and warrants that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid, and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the effect of general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity.
Section 4.      Execution in Counterparts . This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.
Section 5.      Effect on Pledge Agreement . Except as expressly supplemented and amended hereby, the Pledge Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6.      Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The provisions of Sections 9.15 (Consent to Jurisdiction) and 9.16 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .
Section 7.      Severability . In case any provision in or obligation under this Supplement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 8.      Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 7(c) of the Pledge Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to New Pledgor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature hereto.
Section 9.      Costs and Expenses . New Pledgor agrees to promptly pay all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel

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to the Administrative Agent (in each case including allocated costs of internal counsel), incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Supplement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, New Pledgor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement as of the date first above written.
NEW PLEDGOR :
By: ______________________             
Name: ___________________         
Title: _____________________         
Address for notice to New Pledgor :
[______]


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT :
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,
By: ______________________             
Name: ___________________         
Title:_____________________                         

    

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Schedule I to
Supplement No. __
to the
Pledge Agreement

NEW pledged collateral
I.      New Membership Interests
Pledgor
Pledged Subsidiary
State or Country of Organization (Pledged Subsidiary)
Class of Membership Interests
Certificate(s) No(s).
Number of Units
 
 
 
 
 
 

II.      New Partnership Interests
Pledgor
Pledged Subsidiary
State or Country of Organization (Pledged Subsidiary)
Limited Partner or General Partnership Interests
Certificate(s) No(s).
Percentage of Interests
 
.
 
 
 
 

III.      New Shares
Pledgor
Pledged Subsidiary
State or Country of Organization (Pledged Subsidiary)
Class of Stock
Stock Certificate No.
Par Value
Number of Shares
 
 
 
 
 
 

IV.      New Joint Venture Interests
Pledgor
Joint Venture Company
State or Country of Organization (Joint Venture Company)
Certificate(s) No(s).
Number of Units/Shares
Percentage of Interests
 
 
 
 
 
 

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V.      New Intercompany Indebtedness evidenced by Promissory Note or other Instrument
Pledgor
Debtor
Original Principal Amount of Indebtedness
Outstanding Principal Amount of Indebtedness
Date of Loan
Stated Maturity Date
 
 
 
 
 
 








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EXHIBIT I

FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT


SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (“ Security Agreement ”), is by and among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower signatory hereto (together with the Borrower and any other Person that may become a party hereto pursuant to Section 21 hereof, the “ Grantors ” and each individually, a “ Grantor ”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below, for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, each Grantor has guaranteed the Obligations of the Borrower and the other Grantors under the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the Hedging Arrangements with Swap Counterparties;
WHEREAS, the Lenders have conditioned their obligations under the Credit Agreement upon the execution and delivery by each Grantor of this Security Agreement, and the Grantors have agreed to enter into this Security Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as ABL Administrative Agent (the “ ABL Administrative Agent ”) have entered into that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”), which sets forth certain rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent and the ABL Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties as follows:
Section 1.      Defined Terms . All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

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Chattel Paper ” shall mean any “chattel paper”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(11) of the UCC.
Collateral ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 of this Security Agreement.
Commercial Tort Claim ” shall mean any “commercial tort claim”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(13) of the UCC.
Commodity Account ” shall mean any “commodity account”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(14) of the UCC.
Contracts ” shall mean all contracts, undertakings, or other agreements (other than rights evidenced by Chattel Paper, Documents or Instruments) in or under which any Grantor may now or hereafter have any right, title or interest, including, without limitation, with respect to an Account, any agreement relating to the terms of payment or the terms of performance thereof.
Copyright ” or “ Copyrights ” shall mean all United States and foreign copyrights (whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published), including but not limited to copyrights in software and all rights in and to databases, all designs (including but not limited to industrial designs, Protected Designs within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. 1301 et. Seq. and Community designs), and all Mask Works (as defined under 17 U.S.C. 901 of the United States Copyright Act), whether registered or unregistered, as well as all moral rights, reversionary interests, and termination rights, and, with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i) all registrations and applications therefor including, (ii) all extensions and renewals thereof, (iii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (iv) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (v) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.
Copyright License ” shall mean any written agreement granting any right to use any Copyright or Copyright registration.
Deposit Account ” shall mean any “deposit account”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC.
Discharge of ABL Obligations ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Document ” shall mean any “document”, as such term is defined in Section 9‑102(a)(30) of the UCC.
Electronic Chattel Paper ” shall mean any “electronic chattel paper”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(31) of the UCC.
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(a)      any Property in any case to the extent (but only to the extent) (i) that by its terms forbids, prohibits or makes void or unenforceable any grant of a security interest in such Property, or (ii) the assignment of which, or the grant of a security interest in, such Property is prohibited by any applicable law; provided , however , that such Property shall cease to be Excluded Property and automatically be subject to the lien and security interest granted herein and to the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement as “Collateral”, and to the extent applicable, under any other Security Document, in each case, to the extent that (A) either of the prohibitions discussed in clauses (i) and (ii) above is ineffective or subsequently rendered ineffective under the UCC or any other Legal Requirement or is otherwise no longer in effect or (B) the applicable Grantor or the Administrative Agent has obtained the consent of the parties applicable to such Excluded Property necessary for the creation of a lien and security interest in, such Excluded Property;
(b)      Equipment owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired that is subject to a Lien securing a purchase money obligation or obligations under Capital Leases, in each case permitted to be incurred pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such purchase money obligation or Capital Lease obligation) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such Equipment (but only for so long as such contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted is in effect);
(c)      Excepted Real Estate Assets;
(d)      voting Equity Interests in a First-Tier CFC or FSHC in excess of 65% of the then outstanding voting Equity Interests in such First-Tier CFC or FSHC; and
(e)      Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries other than First-Tier CFCs;
provided , however , that Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Property referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute Excluded Property referred to in clauses (a) through (e).
General Intangibles ” shall mean any “general intangibles”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC, and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all right, title and interest which any Grantor may now or hereafter have in or under any Contract, causes of action, Payment Intangibles, franchises, tax refunds, tax refund claims, Internet domain names, customer lists, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, rights in intellectual property, Licenses, permits, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary or confidential information, inventions and discoveries (whether patented or patentable or not) and technical information, procedures, designs, knowledge, know-how, software, data bases, business records data, skill, expertise, experience, processes, models, drawings, materials and records, goodwill, all claims under any guaranty, security interests or other security held by or granted to any Grantor to secure payment of the Accounts by an Account Debtor obligated thereon, all rights of indemnification and all other intangible property of any kind and nature.
Goods ” shall mean any “goods”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(44) of the UCC.

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Instruments ” shall mean any “instrument”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.
Investment Property ” shall mean any “investment property”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC.
Letter-of-Credit Rights ” shall mean any “letter-of-credit rights”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(51) of the UCC.
License ” shall mean any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other license as to which the Administrative Agent has been granted a security interest hereunder.
Motor Vehicles ” shall mean motor vehicles, tractors, trailers, and other like individual mobile goods, whether or not the title thereto is governed by a certificate of title or ownership.
Payment Intangible ” shall mean any “Payment intangible”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(61) of the UCC.
Patent License ” shall mean to the extent assignable by any Grantor, any written agreement granting any right to make, use, sell and/or practice any invention or discovery that is the subject matter of a Patent.
Patent ” or “ Patents ” shall mean one or all of the following: (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country, (b) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, reexaminations or extensions of any of the foregoing, and (c) all inventions disclosed in and claimed in the Patents and any and all trade secrets and know-how related thereto.
Proceeds ” shall mean “proceeds”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, (a) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to any Grantor from time to time with respect to any of the Collateral, (b) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any governmental body, authority, bureau or agency (or any person acting under color of governmental authority), (c) any claim of any Grantor against third parties (i) for past, present or future infringement of any Patent or Patent License, (ii) for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Trademark or Trademark License or for injury to the goodwill associated with any Trademark, Trademark registration or Trademark licensed under any Trademark License, or (iii) for past, present or future infringement of any Copyright or Copyright License, (d) any and all other amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral, and (e) the following types of property acquired with cash proceeds: Accounts, Chattel Paper, Contracts, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Documents, General Intangibles, Equipment and Inventory.
Secured Obligations ” shall mean all Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Secured Obligations include all amounts that constitute part of the Obligations and

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would be owed by any Grantor to Administrative Agent or any Secured Party but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar proceeding involving a Grantor.
Securities Account ” shall mean any “securities account”, as such term is defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC.
Security Agreement ” shall mean this Security Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended, amended and restated, restated, modified or supplemented.
Supporting Obligations ” shall mean all “supporting obligations”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(77) of the UCC.
Supplemental Documentation ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 6(a) of this Security Agreement.
TL Priority Collateral Account ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Trademark License ” shall mean any written agreement granting any right to use any Trademark or Trademark registration.
Trademark ” or “ Trademarks ” shall mean one or all of the following: (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of any State of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (b) all extensions or renewals thereof and (c) the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing.
Section 2.      Grant of Security Interest . As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s rights, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether now owned or existing or hereafter arising or acquired (all of which being hereinafter collectively called the “ Collateral ”):
(a)      all Accounts;
(b)      all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts;
(c)      all Chattel Paper;
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(e)      all Contracts;
(f)      all Documents;
(g)      all Equipment;
(h)      all Goods;
(i)      all General Intangibles;
(j)      all Instruments;
(k)      all Inventory;
(l)      all Investment Property;
(m)      all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(n)      all money;
(o)      all Motor Vehicles;
(p)      all Supporting Obligations;
(q)      all other goods and personal property of such Grantor, whether tangible or intangible; and
(r)      to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of each of the foregoing and all books and records relating to each of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (a) through (r) above, the security interest created by this Security Agreement shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall not include, any Excluded Property.
Section 3.      Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts; Commodity Accounts; TL Priority Collateral Account .
(a)      Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts; Commodity Accounts . To further secure the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all amounts credited to any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account of such Grantor, including sums in any blocked, lockbox, sweep or collection account. Each Grantor hereby authorizes and directs each bank, depository, or securities or commodity intermediary to deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon request of the Administrative Agent (such request being subject to the Intercreditor Agreement), all balances in any Deposit Account, Securities Account or

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Commodity Account maintained for such Grantor, without inquiry into the authority or right of the Administrative Agent to make such request. The Administrative Agent hereby agrees that it will not issue any such request unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Each Deposit Account, Securities Account and Commodity Account (other than the Excluded Accounts) of any Credit Party shall be subject to an Account Control Agreement in accordance with Section 5.8 of the Credit Agreement.
(b)      TL Priority Collateral Account . The TL Priority Collateral Account and funds on deposit therein shall at all times be subject to an Account Control Agreement and perfected, first-priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject only to Permitted Priority Liens. Identifiable proceeds of the Loans, identifiable proceeds of Dispositions of Term Loan Priority Collateral, and identifiable proceeds of insurance resulting from casualty of the Term Loan Priority Collateral and of awards arising from condemnation of the Term Loan Priority Collateral to the extent deposited in the TL Priority Collateral Account (i) may not be commingled with any other funds and (ii) shall at all times remain segregated funds, separate and apart from any other funds of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(c)      Specified Blocked Account . The Specified Blocked Account and funds on deposit therein shall at all times be subject to the Specified Blocked Account Control Agreement and perfected, first-priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject only to Permitted Priority Liens, and no funds shall be withdrawn from such account except in accordance with Section 6.18(b) of the Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the ABL Administrative Agent will not have a Lien on the Specified Blocked Account or the funds on deposit therein.
Section 4.      Right of the Secured Parties; Limitations on the Secured Parties’ Obligations; License .
(a)      Grantors Remain Liable . It is expressly agreed by each Grantor that, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall not have any obligations or liabilities under any Contract or License by reason of or arising out of this Security Agreement or the granting to the Administrative Agent of a security interest therein or the receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment relating to any Contract or License pursuant hereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of Grantor under or pursuant to any Contract or License, or to make any payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Contract or License, or to present or file any claim, or to take any action to collect or enforce any performance or the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
(b)      Direct Collection . Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent may also at any time after the occurrence of, and during the continuance of, any Event of Default, after first notifying any Grantor of its intention to do so, open such Grantor’s mail and collect any and all amounts due from Account Debtors to such Grantor, and, if such Grantor shall fail to act in accordance with the following sentence, notify Account Debtors of such Grantor,

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parties to the Contracts with such Grantor, obligors of Instruments of such Grantor and obligors in respect of Chattel Paper of such Grantor that the Accounts and the right, title and interest of such Grantor in and under such Contracts, such Instruments and such Chattel Paper have been assigned to the Administrative Agent and that payments shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent or to a lockbox designated by the Administrative Agent. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent made at any time after the occurrence of, and during the continuance of, an Event of Default, each Grantor will so notify such Account Debtors, parties to such Contracts, obligors of such Instruments and obligors in respect of such Chattel Paper that the Accounts and the right, title and interest of such Grantor in and under such Contracts, such Instruments and such Chattel Paper have been assigned to the Administrative Agent and that payments shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent or to a lockbox designated by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent also may at any time, upon reasonable prior written notice to any Grantor (unless an Event of Default has occurred, and is continuing, in which case no notice is necessary), in its own name or in the name of such Grantor, communicate with such Account Debtors, parties to such Contracts, obligors of such Instruments and obligors in respect of such Chattel Paper to verify with such Persons to the Administrative Agent’s sole satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any such Accounts, Contracts, Instruments or Chattel Paper.
Section 5.      Representations and Warranties . The Grantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties that:
(a)      Sole Owner . Except for the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement or any other Credit Document, such Grantor is the sole legal and beneficial owner or lessee or authorized licensee of each item of the Collateral in which it purports to grant a security interest hereunder, having good and sufficient title thereto, or a valid interest as a lessee or licensee thereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens (except Permitted Liens), and, in the case of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, free and clear of Licenses, registered user agreements and covenants not to sue third Persons. The Liens on the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral other than Permitted Priority Liens. As of the Effective Date, no amounts payable under or in connection with any of its Accounts or Contracts are evidenced by Instruments which, if the face value of any such Instrument or Instruments is greater than $1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, have not been delivered to the Administrative Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations and to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral, to the ABL Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 6(a) below).
(b)      No Other Security Agreement . No effective security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any public office, except such as may have been filed by a Grantor in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement or the other Credit Documents and except such as may have been filed to evidence Permitted Liens.
(c)      Financing Statements . Upon the filing of appropriate financing statements in the jurisdictions listed in Schedule I hereto, this Security Agreement is effective to create a valid and continuing lien on and perfected security interest in the Collateral with respect to which a

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security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC in favor of the Administrative Agent.
(d)      Locations . As of the Effective Date, each Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization or incorporation is set forth on Schedule II hereto, and each Grantor will not change such jurisdiction of organization or incorporation unless it has taken such action (if any) as is necessary to cause the security interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral to continue to be perfected and has given thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent). Any new jurisdiction of organization shall be within the United States of America for all Grantors which are currently organized in the United States of America.
(e)      Patents . The Patents (if any) and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any patents in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Patent Licenses are subsisting and have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable; each of the Patents and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any patent in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Patent Licenses are valid and enforceable; no claim has been made that the use of any of the Patents or any patent in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Patent Licenses does or may violate the rights of any third person, except in each case, as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(f)      Trademarks . The Trademarks (if any) and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any trademarks in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Trademark Licenses are subsisting and have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable; each of the Trademarks and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any trademark in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Trademark Licenses is valid and enforceable; no claim has been made that the use of any of the Trademarks or any trademark in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Trademark Licenses does or may violate the rights of any third person, except in each case, as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(g)      Copyrights . The Copyrights (if any) and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any copyrights in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Copyright Licenses are subsisting and have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable; each of the Copyrights and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any copyright in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Copyright Licenses is valid and enforceable; no claim has been made that the use of any of the Copyrights or any copyright in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Copyright Licenses does or may violate the rights of any third person, except in each case, as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(h)      Consignment of Inventory . As of the Effective Date, no Inventory of any Grantor has been placed on consignment with any Person.
Section 6.      Covenants . Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent that from and after the date of this Security Agreement and so long as any Secured Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by

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their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall remain unpaid:
(a)      Further Documentation; Pledge of Instruments . At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such further instruments, documents and agreements and take such further action as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem desirable to obtain the full benefits of this Security Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement), including, without limitation using its commercially reasonable efforts to secure all consents and approvals necessary or appropriate for the assignment to the Administrative Agent of any License or Contract held by such Grantor or in which such Grantor has any rights not heretofore assigned, the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the UCC with respect to the liens and security interests granted hereby, transferring Collateral to the Administrative Agent’s possession (if a security interest in such Collateral can be perfected only by possession), and using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain waivers of liens from landlords and mortgagees. Such Grantor hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent (and all Persons designated by the Administrative Agent for that purpose) as such Grantor’s true and lawful attorney, effective upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, to execute and/or deliver to the Administrative Agent any financing statement, continuation statement, instrument, document, or agreement which the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem desirable to obtain the full benefits of this Security Agreement and of the rights and powers granted hereunder (“ Supplemental Documentation ”), to sign such Grantor’s name on any such Supplemental Documentation and to deliver any such Supplemental Documentation to such Person as the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, shall elect, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument or Document, in each case, having a value in excess of $1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, such Instrument or Document shall be immediately delivered to the Administrative Agent and duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that prior to the Discharge of the ABL Obligations, the requirements for delivery of any Instruments and Documents that constitute ABL Priority Collateral shall be deemed to have been satisfied by delivery thereof to the ABL Administrative Agent and receipt of evidence that the ABL Administrative Agent has received such Instruments and Documents (including any applicable duly executed instruments of transfer in blank) and is holding such as agent for perfection on behalf of the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) no Grantor shall be required to take any action necessary to perfect any security interest in respect of any Property as to which the Requisite Lenders have reasonably determined that the costs of perfecting a security interest in such Property is unreasonably excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security interest afforded thereby and (ii) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no Grantor shall be required to take any action in a foreign jurisdiction to perfect any security interest in Collateral issued by a Foreign Subsidiary.
(b)      Limitation on Liens on Collateral . Such Grantor will not create, permit or suffer to exist, and will defend the Collateral against and take such other action as is necessary to

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remove, any Lien on the Collateral except Permitted Liens (provided, that such Permitted Liens shall not be prior to the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent unless they are Permitted Priority Liens), and will defend the right, title and interest of the Administrative Agent in and to Grantor’s rights under the Chattel Paper, Contracts, Documents, General Intangibles and Instruments and to the Equipment and Inventory and in and to the Proceeds thereof against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (subject to Permitted Priority Liens and Permitted Liens, as applicable).
(c)      Maintenance of Insurance . Such Grantor will maintain, with financially sound and reputable companies, casualty and liability insurance policies with respect to the Collateral which conform in all respects to the requirements of the Credit Agreement in respect thereof.
(d)      Limitations on Disposition . Such Grantor will not sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral, or attempt or contract to do so except as may be expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement.
(e)      Right of Inspection . The Administrative Agent shall at all times have the rights of inspection set forth in the Credit Agreement.
(f)      Continuous Perfection . Such Grantor will not change its name, identity or corporate or organizational structure in any manner which might make any financing or continuation statement filed in connection herewith seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506 of the UCC (or any other then applicable provision of the UCC) unless such Grantor shall have given the Administrative Agent at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and shall have taken all action (or made arrangements to take such action substantially simultaneously with such change if it is impossible to take such action in advance) necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to amend such financing statement or continuation statement so that it is not seriously misleading.
(g)      Certificated Equipment . With respect to any Certificated Equipment (other than Excepted Certificated Equipment) now or hereafter owned by a Grantor with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued, such Grantor agrees to comply with Section 5.12(b) of the Credit Agreement and take such action (or cause its Subsidiaries to take such action), as is reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to enable it to properly perfect and protect its Lien on such Certificated Equipment and to transfer the same, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 7.      Covenants Regarding Specific Collateral . Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent that from and after the date of this Security Agreement and so long as any Secured Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall remain unpaid:
(a)      Covenants Relating to Accounts, Etc .
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a party or by which it is bound except to the extent the failure to perform or comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(ii)      Such Grantor will not, without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent (at the direction of the Requisite Lenders), after the occurrence of, and during the continuance of, any Event of Default, grant any extension of the time of payment of any of the Accounts, Chattel Paper or Instruments, compromise, compound or settle the same for less than the full amount thereof, release, wholly or partly, any Person liable for the payment thereof, or allow any credit or discount whatsoever thereon other than trade discounts granted, or for returns, in the ordinary course of business of such Grantor.
(b)      Consignments of Inventory . If and to the extent that such Grantor consigns any Inventory hereafter, unless the Administrative Agent agrees otherwise, such Grantor shall comply in all material respects with Article 2 and Article 9 of the UCC in regard thereto (including the correlative filing provisions of Section 9-505), and shall, subject to holders of any Permitted Liens, assign all such financing statements to the Administrative Agent, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
(c)      Maintenance of Equipment . Such Grantor will at all times maintain and preserve the Equipment in use or useful in the conduct of its business in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement.
(d)      Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral .
(i)      Such Grantor shall notify the Administrative Agent promptly if it knows or has reason to know that any Patent, any Copyright or any registration relating to any Trademark, in each case which is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, may become abandoned, cancelled or declared invalid, or if any such Trademark, any such Copyright or the invention disclosed in any such Patent is dedicated to the public domain, or of any adverse determination or development in any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in the United States Copyright Office, in analogous offices or agencies in other countries or in any court regarding Grantor’s ownership of any Patent, Trademark or Copyright which is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, its right to register the same, or to keep and maintain the same.
(ii)      If such Grantor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, applies for a Patent or files an application for the registration of any Trademark or Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any analogous office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof or otherwise obtains rights in any Patent, Trademark or Copyright, such Grantor will promptly inform the Administrative Agent, and, upon request of the Administrative Agent, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Patent, Trademark or Copyright and the General Intangibles, including, without limitation, in the case of Trademarks, the goodwill

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of such Grantor, relating thereto or represented thereby; provided that such Grantor shall have no such duty where such Grantor’s Patent, Trademark or Copyright rights in its application would be jeopardized by such action, including, but not limited to, the assignment of an “intent-to-use” Trademark application filed under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(b).
(iii)      Such Grantor, consistent with the reasonable conduct and protection of its business, will take all commercially reasonable actions to prosecute vigorously each application and to attempt to obtain the broadest Patent or registration of a Trademark or Copyright therefrom and to maintain each Patent, Trademark or Copyright registration, in each case, which is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, including, without limitation, with respect to Patents, payments of required maintenance fees, and, with respect to Trademarks and Copyrights, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability; provided that the foregoing shall not be required with respect to any applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register Trademarks on the basis of any Grantor’s “intent to use” such Trademarks. In the event that such Grantor fails to take any of such actions, the Administrative Agent may, upon prior written notice to such Grantor, do so in such Grantor’s name or in the Administrative Agent’s name, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be paid by such Grantor in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
(iv)      Such Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to detect infringers of the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights which are material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business. In the event that any of such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, Grantor shall notify the Administrative Agent promptly after it learns thereof and shall, if such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights are material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, promptly take appropriate action to protect such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights. In the event that such Grantor fails to take any such actions the Administrative Agent may, upon prior written notice to such Grantor, do so in such Grantor’s name or the Administrative Agent’s name, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be paid by Grantor in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
(v)      Such Grantor shall take all reasonable actions necessary to insure that the Patents and any patents in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Patent Licenses, in each case, which are necessary to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, remain valid and enforceable.
(vi)      Upon registration of its Trademarks, such Grantor will use, for the duration of this Security Agreement, proper statutory notice in connection with its use of the Trademarks; and such Grantor will use, for the duration of this Security Agreement, consistent standards of quality in its manufacture of products sold under the Trademarks and any trademarks in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Trademark Licenses, in each case, except to the extent the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

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(vii)      Upon registration of its Copyrights, such Grantor will use, for the duration of this Security Agreement, proper statutory notice in connection with its use of the Copyrights; and such Grantor shall take all reasonable actions necessary to insure that the Copyrights and any copyrights in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Copyright Licenses, in each case, which are necessary to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, remain valid and enforceable.
(e)      Electronic Chattel Paper . Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, to the extent that such Grantor obtains or maintains any Electronic Chattel Paper having a value in excess of $1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, such Grantor shall create, store and assign the record or records comprising the Electronic Chattel Paper in such a manner that (i) a single authoritative copy of the record or records exists which is unique, identifiable and except as otherwise provided in clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) below, unalterable, (ii) the authoritative copy identifies the Administrative Agent as the assignee of the record or records, (iii) the authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the Administrative Agent or its designated custodian, (iv) copies or revisions that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can only be made with the participation of the Administrative Agent, (v) each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy and (vi) any revision of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as an authorized or unauthorized revision.
(f)      Commercial Tort Claims . If such Grantor shall obtain an interest in any Commercial Tort Claim with an estimated value in excess of $2,500,000, then such Grantor shall within ten (10) days of obtaining such interest sign and deliver documentation acceptable to the Administrative Agent granting a security interest to the Administrative Agent in and to such Commercial Tort Claim under the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement.
(g)      Letter of Credit Rights . Such Grantor will maintain all Letter‑of‑Credit Rights assigned by it to the Administrative Agent having a value, either individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $5,000,000 so that the Administrative Agent has control over such Letter‑of‑Credit Rights in the manner specified in Section 9-107 of the UCC, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
(h)      Investment Property . Subject to Section 5.8 of the Credit Agreement, such Grantor will cause the Administrative Agent to have control over all of its Investment Property in the manner specified in Section 9-106 of the UCC, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 8.      Reporting and Record Keeping . Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent that from and after the date of this Security Agreement and so long as any Secured Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall remain unpaid:
(a)      Maintenance of Records Generally . Such Grantor will keep and maintain in accordance with GAAP at its own cost and expense satisfactory records of the Collateral, including, without limitation, a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to the

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Collateral and all other dealings with the Collateral. All Chattel Paper will be marked with the following legend: “This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the security interest of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Initial Term Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Initial ABL Agent, and the terms of that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017, as amended from time to time.”
(b)      Special Provisions Regarding Maintenance of Records .
(i)      Such Grantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent such reports and schedules with respect to the Accounts as shall be required by the Credit Agreement, and upon the prior written request of the Administrative Agent, invoice registers and copies (or originals to the extent necessary or advisable for the Administrative Agent to collect on Accounts after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement) of all invoices, shipping receipts, orders and other documents relating to the creation of the Accounts listed on such certificates, reports and schedules ( provided that, unless an Event of Default then exists, such additional items may not be requested more frequently than once per calendar year). Such Grantor shall keep in accordance with GAAP complete and accurate records of its Accounts.
(ii)      Such Grantor shall keep in accordance with GAAP correct and accurate records itemizing and describing the kind, type, location and quantity of its Inventory, if any, and the withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto, and shall provide to the Administrative Agent such reports and schedules with respect to the Inventory as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request ( provided that, unless an Event of Default then exists, such reports and schedules may not be requested more frequently than once per calendar year).
(iii)      Such Grantor shall maintain in accordance with GAAP accurate, itemized records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quantity and value of its Equipment and shall furnish the Administrative Agent with a current schedule containing the foregoing information if requested by the Administrative Agent ( provided that, unless an Event of Default then exists, such reports and schedules may not be requested more frequently than once per calendar year).
(c)      Further Identification of Collateral . Such Grantor will, if so requested by the Administrative Agent, furnish to the Administrative Agent statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail ( provided that, unless an Event of Default exists, such statements and schedules may not be requested more frequently than once per calendar year).
(d)      Notices . In addition to the notices required by Section 8(b) hereof, such Grantor will advise the Administrative Agent promptly, in reasonable detail, of the occurrence of any event which, individually or in the aggregate, has a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Collateral.

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Section 9.      The Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact .
(a)      Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, during the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Security Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Security Agreement and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby gives the Administrative Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor to do the following, in each case subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement:
(i)      to ask, demand, collect, receive and give acquittances and receipts for any and all moneys due and to become due under any Collateral and, in the name of such Grantor or its own name or otherwise, to take possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other Instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Collateral and to file any claim or to take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Collateral whenever payable and to file any claim or to take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Collateral whenever payable;
(ii)      to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens), to effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Security Agreement and to pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof; and
(iii)      (A) to direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due, and to become due thereunder, directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; (B) to receive payment of and receipt for any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due, and to become due at any time, in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (C) to sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts and other Documents constituting or relating to the Collateral; (D) to commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any part thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (E) to defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (F) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or proceeding described above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate; (G) to license or, to the extent permitted by an applicable license, sublicense, whether general, special or otherwise, and

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whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any patent, trademark or copyright, throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Administrative Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (H) generally to sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Administrative Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Administrative Agent’s Lien therein, in order to effect the intent of this Security Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.
(b)      The Administrative Agent agrees that, except upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, it will not exercise the power of attorney or any rights granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9. Each Grantor hereby ratifies, to the extent permitted by law, all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 9 is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
(c)      The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Administrative Agent’s interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. The Administrative Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers and neither it nor any of its affiliates, officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d)      Each Grantor also authorizes the Administrative Agent, at any time and from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, (i) to communicate in its own name with any party to any Contract with regard to the assignment of the right, title and interest of such Grantor in and under the Contracts hereunder and other matters relating thereto and (ii) to execute, in connection with a sale provided for in Section 11 hereof, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral.
Section 10.      Performance by the Administrative Agent of Grantor’s Obligations . If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein and the Administrative Agent, as provided for by the terms of this Security Agreement, shall itself perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement, the reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with such performance or compliance, together with interest thereon at the rate then in effect in respect of Base Rate Loans, shall be payable by each Grantor to the Administrative Agent promptly upon written demand (accompanied by a detailed invoice) and shall constitute Secured Obligations secured hereby.
Section 11.      Remedies and Rights Upon an Event of Default .

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(a)      Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may exercise in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it in this Security Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Secured Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor expressly agrees that in any such event the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, advertisement or notice of any kind (except the notice specified below of time and place of public or private sale) to or upon such Grantor or any other person (all and each of which demands, advertisements and/or notices are hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted by the UCC and other applicable law), subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, may forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give an option or options to purchase, or sell or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange or broker’s board or at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of said Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption, which equity of redemption each Grantor hereby releases. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places which the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to clean-up or prepare the Collateral for sale. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any such collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation, realization or sale, as provided in Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency remaining unpaid after such application, and only after so paying over such net proceeds and after the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Sections 9-610 and 9-615 of the UCC, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Grantor waives all claims, damages, and demands against the Administrative Agent arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the Collateral except such as arise out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each Grantor agrees that the Administrative Agent need not give more than ten (10) days’ notice of the time and place of any public sale or of the time after which a private sale may take place and that such notice is reasonable notification of such matters. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and any such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was adjourned. Each Grantor agrees that it would not be commercially unreasonable for the Administrative Agent to dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof by using Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets.

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(b)      Each Grantor also agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (including allocated costs of internal counsel) and costs of settlement, incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the enforcement of any of its rights and remedies hereunder.
(c)      Each Grantor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or any notice (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in connection with this Security Agreement or any Collateral, except for any notices which are expressly required to be given under this Security Agreement or any other Credit Document.
(d)      If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may sell the Collateral without giving any warranties as to the Collateral. The Administrative Agent may disclaim or modify any warranties of title or the like. This procedure will not be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.
(e)      If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent and its agents may enter upon and occupy any real property owned by any Grantor (and each Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit the Administrative Agent and its agents to enter upon and occupy any real property leased by such Grantor) in order to exercise any of the Administrative Agent’s rights and remedies under this Security Agreement.
(f)      The Administrative Agent may comply with any applicable Legal Requirement in connection with a disposition of the Collateral or any part thereof and such compliance will not be considered adversely to affect any sale of the Collateral or any part thereof.
(g)      The Administrative Agent shall have no duty to marshal any of the Collateral.
(h)      If the Administrative Agent sells any of the Collateral on credit, the Grantor will be credited only with cash payments actually made by the purchaser and received by the Administrative Agent and applied to the indebtedness of the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Administrative Agent may resell the Collateral and the Grantor shall be credited with the proceeds of sale.
(i)      Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of Collateral are insufficient to pay in full the Secured Obligations.
Section 12.      Grant of License to Use Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral . For the purpose of enabling the Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies under Section 11 hereof at such time as the Administrative Agent, without regard to this Section 12, shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor) to use, license or sublicense any Patent, Trademark or Copyright, now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including, without limitation, in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer and automatic machinery software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.

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Section 13.      Limitation on the Administrative Agent’s Duty in Respect of Collateral . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or nominee of it or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto, except that the Administrative Agent shall use reasonable care with respect to the Collateral in its possession or under its control. The Administrative Agent shall account to each Grantor for any moneys received by it in respect of any foreclosure on or disposition of the Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Grantor or any other Person for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any document or instrument in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest. The actions of the Administrative Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, including the rights, protections, privileges, benefits, indemnities and immunities, which are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis , as if a part hereof.
Section 14.      Term of Agreement; Reinstatement . This Security Agreement and the security interests granted hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until all Secured Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Further, this Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against any Grantor for liquidation or reorganization, should any Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Grantor’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned. EACH GRANTOR SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY EACH SECURED PARTY FROM AND AGAINST ANY claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense UNDER THIS SECTION 14 (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT, INCLUDING such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense arising as a result of the INDEMNIFIED SECURED PARTY’S OWN NEGLIGENCE but excluding such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense that is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from such Indemnified SECURED PARTY’S gross negligence, willful misconduct, or breach in bad faith of express obligations under this SECURITY AGREEMENT.
Section 15.      Notices . Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever it is provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any of the parties by any other party, or whenever any of the parties desires to give or serve upon any other party any other communication with respect to this Security Agreement, each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other

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communication shall be in writing and shall be delivered (and deemed received) in the manner set forth in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 16.      Severability . In case any provision in or obligation under this Security Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 17.      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to the Administrative Agent hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedging Arrangements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
Section 18.      Successor and Assigns; Governing Law .
(a)      This Security Agreement and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor, and shall, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that none of the Grantors may assign or delegate any of their rights or obligations under this Security Agreement except as permitted by the Credit Agreement. No sales of participations, other sales, assignments, transfers or other dispositions of any agreement governing or instrument evidencing the Secured Obligations or any portion thereof or interest therein shall in any manner affect the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder.
(b)      THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(c)      The provisions of Sections 9.15 (Consent to Jurisdiction) and 9.16 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .

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Section 19.      Use and Protection of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall from time to time execute and deliver, upon the written request of any Grantor, any and all instruments, certificates or other documents, in the form so requested, necessary or appropriate in the judgment of such Grantor to permit such Grantor to continue to exploit, license, use, enjoy and protect the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights.
Section 20.      Further Indemnification . EACH GRANTOR AGREES TO PAY, AND TO SAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO, OR RESULTING FROM ANY DELAY IN PAYING, ANY AND ALL EXCISE, SALES OR OTHER SIMILAR TAXES WHICH MAY BE PAYABLE OR DETERMINED TO BE PAYABLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE COLLATERAL OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT. EACH GRANTOR SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH OF THE secured parties, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates FROM, AND DISCHARGE, RELEASE, AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND EACH GRANTOR SHALL REIMBURSE THE secured parties AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates, UPON DEMAND FOR ALL ACTUAL AND REASONABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES (BUT EXCLUDING ALLOCATED COSTS OF INTERNAL COUNSEL) INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING; AND EXPRESSLY INCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR EXPENSES INCURRED BY REASON OF THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S OWN NEGLIGENCE, BUT EXCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR EXPENSES that (A) ARE FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED directly FROM (1) SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR BREACH IN BAD FAITH OF EXPRESS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT.
Section 21.      Additional Grantors . Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower that were not in existence on the Effective Date are required to enter into this Security Agreement as a Grantor upon becoming a Domestic Subsidiary. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and such Domestic Subsidiary of an instrument substantially in the form of Annex 1 , such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Grantor as a party to this Security Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Security Agreement.

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Section 22.      Subagents . Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent may from time to time, when the Administrative Agent deems it to be necessary, appoint one or more subagents (each a “ Subagent ”) for the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to all or any part of the Collateral. In the event that the Administrative Agent so appoints any Subagent with respect to any Collateral, (a) the assignment and pledge of such Collateral and the security interest granted in such Collateral by each Grantor hereunder shall be deemed for purposes of this Security Agreement to have been made to such Subagent, in addition to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, as security for the Secured Obligations, (b) such Subagent shall automatically be vested, in addition to the Administrative Agent, with all rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to such Collateral, and (c) the term “Administrative Agent”, when used herein in relation to any rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral, shall include such Subagent; provided , however , that no such Subagent shall be authorized to take any action with respect to any such Collateral unless and except to the extent expressly authorized in writing by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any Subagents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such Subagents.
Section 23.      Financing Statements . The Administrative Agent is authorized to file UCC-1 financing statements and all other necessary documentation (including amendments or assignments of existing UCC-1 financing statements) to perfect the security interests hereunder on behalf of each Grantor and for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Each Grantor agrees that such financing statements may describe the Collateral in the same manner as described in this Security Agreement or as “all assets” or “all personal property” of such Grantor or contain such other descriptions of the Collateral as the Administrative Agent, in its sole judgment, deems necessary or advisable. Such Grantor hereby ratifies each such financing statement and any and all financing statements filed prior to the date hereof by the Administrative Agent or its designee. Each Grantor also hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file any financing or continuation statement relating to the Collateral without the signature of such Grantor to the extent permitted by applicable law. Each Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic, photostatic, or other reproduction of this Security Agreement or of a financing statement is sufficient as a financing statement and may be filed by the Administrative Agent in any filing office.
Section 24.      Amendments, Etc . No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Security Agreement, or consent to any departure by any Grantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of Requisite Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Grantor pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Security Agreement to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent), so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender and the Lenders shall have received at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written

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notice from any Lender stating that it objects to such amendment (if the Administrative Agent receives an objection from any Lender, such amendment, modification or supplement shall require the written concurrence of the Requisite Lenders and each Grantor).
Section 25.      Execution in Counterparts . This Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Security Agreement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Security Agreement.
Section 26.      NO ORAL AGREEMENTS . THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
Section 27.      Intercreditor Agreement
Section 28.      . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Security Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.

[Signature Pages Follow]




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officers on the date first set forth above.
GRANTORS :
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD.
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC


By:     ____________________________            
Name:      William Stacy Locke
Title:      President and Chief Executive Officer



    

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT :
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
By:___________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title: _________________________________


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SCHEDULE I
TO
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Filings
 
Entity
Location of Filing
 
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
Texas
 
Pioneer Drilling Services, Ltd.
Texas
 
Pioneer Global Holdings, Inc.
Delaware
 
Pioneer Production Services, Inc.
Delaware
 
Pioneer Wireline Services Holdings, Inc.
Delaware
 
Pioneer Wireline Services, LLC
Delaware
 
Pioneer Well Services, LLC
Delaware
 
Pioneer Fishing & Rental Services, LLC
Delaware
 
Pioneer Coiled Tubing Services, LLC
Delaware


    

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SCHEDULE II
TO
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Organizational Jurisdiction
 
Entity
Jurisdiction of Organization
 
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
Texas corporation
 
Pioneer Drilling Services, Ltd.
Texas corporation
 
Pioneer Global Holdings, Inc.
Delaware corporation
 
Pioneer Production Services, Inc.
Delaware corporation
 
Pioneer Wireline Services Holdings, Inc.
Delaware corporation
 
Pioneer Wireline Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
 
Pioneer Well Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
 
Pioneer Fishing & Rental Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
 
Pioneer Coiled Tubing Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
 
 
 

    

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SCHEDULE 2(d)
TO
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Commercial Tort Claims
None.


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Annex 1 to the
Security Agreement

This Supplement No. ___ dated as of _____________, ____ (this “ Supplement ”) to the Security Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”) among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), certain subsidiaries of the Borrower signatory thereto (together with the Borrower, each a “ Grantor ” and collectively, the “ Grantors ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
A.
Reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
B.
The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Commitments and Term Loans under the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that was not in existence or not a Domestic Subsidiary on the Effective Date is required to execute a supplement to the Security Agreement granting a security interest in all of the Collateral of such Domestic Subsidiary to secure the Secured Obligations.
C.
The undersigned Subsidiary of the Borrower (“ New Grantor ”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Grantor under the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Commitments and Term Loans and as consideration for Commitments and Term Loans previously made.
Accordingly, New Grantor and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:
Section 1.      Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2.      Supplement . In accordance with Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor. New Grantor (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof ( provided that if any representation and warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects). In furtherance of the foregoing, New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations (used herein as defined in the

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Security Agreement), does hereby create and grant to the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, a security interest in and lien on all of such New Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral (used herein as defined in the Security Agreement) of such New Grantor. Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Grantor. The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Section 3.      Representations and Warranties . New Grantor represents and warrants that (a) this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid, and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the effect of general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity, (b) upon the filing of appropriate financing statements in the jurisdictions listed in Schedule I hereto, the Security Agreement shall be effective to create a valid and continuing lien on and perfected security interest in the Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC in favor of the Administrative Agent, and (c) New Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization or incorporation as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule II hereto.
Section 4.      Execution in Counterparts . This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.
Section 5.      Effect on Security Agreement . Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6.      Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 7.      Severability . In case any provision in or obligation under this Supplement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 8.      Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 15 of the Security Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to a New Grantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature hereto.

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Section 9.      Costs and Expenses . New Grantor agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (including allocated costs of internal counsel), incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Supplement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, New Grantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement as of the date first above written.
NEW GRANTOR :

[NEW GRANTOR]

By: _____________________________         
Name: _____________________________     
Title: _____________________________     
Address for notice to New Grantor :
[______]
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT :
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
By: _____________________________         
Name: _____________________________     
Title: ____________________________         




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Schedule I to
Supplement No. __
to the
Security Agreement

Filings
Entity                  Location of Filing
    

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Schedule II to
Supplement No. __
to the
Security Agreement
Organizational Jurisdiction
Entity                  Jurisdiction of Organization






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EXHIBIT J

FORM OF ASSET SALES REPORT

[Date]
Pursuant to Section 5.2(d) of that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 8 , 2017 (as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, replaced, refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement), among Pioneer Energy Service Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), the Arranger and other parties from time to time party thereto, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she is a Financial Officer of the Borrower, and certifies in such capacity, and not in his or her individual capacity, as follows:

attached hereto as Schedule I is the complete and accurate list of all Dispositions of Property by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that have occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter; and
attached hereto as Schedule II is a list of any mandatory prepayments required under Section 2.10(a) of the Credit Agreement made during the most recent fiscal quarter.


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Schedule I
List of Dispositions




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Schedule II
List of Mandatory Prepayments




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EXHIBIT K
FORM OF INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
THIS INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of November 8, 2017 and is made by and among PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. , a Texas corporation (the “Borrower”), each of its Subsidiaries party hereto (the Borrower and each such Subsidiary being individually referred to herein as a “ Company ” and collectively as the “ Companies ”) and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), for the Lenders (as defined below).
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and other parties from time to time party thereto (the “ Credit Agreement ”; each capitalized term used herein shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement), the Lenders agreed to provide certain loans and other financial accommodations to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Companies have or, in the future, may have liabilities, obligations or indebtedness owed to each other (the liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of each of the Companies to any other Company, now existing or hereafter incurred (whether created directly or acquired by assignment or otherwise), and interest and premiums, if any, thereon and other amounts payable in respect thereof and all other obligations and other amounts payable in connection therewith are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Subordinated Indebtedness ”);
WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires that the Companies subordinate the Subordinated Indebtedness to the Obligations of the Borrower or any other Company to the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents, or any Hedging Arrangements with a Swap Counterparty (collectively, the “ Senior Debt ”) in the manner set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make Term Loans to the Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
1.      Subordinated Indebtedness Subordinated to Senior Debt . The recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated by reference. All Subordinated Indebtedness shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Senior Debt.
2.      Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc . Upon any distribution of assets of any Company in the event of (a) any insolvency or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding in connection therewith,

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relative to any such Company or to its creditors, as such, or to its assets, or (b) any liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of any such Company, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, or (c) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshalling of assets and liabilities of any such Company (a Company distributing assets as set forth herein being referred to in such capacity as a “ Distributing Company ”), then and in any such event, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to receive, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties as their respective interests may appear, payment in full of the Senior Debt (whether or not an Event of Default has occurred under the terms of the Credit Documents or the Senior Debt has been declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable) before the holder of any Subordinated Indebtedness owed by the Distributing Company is entitled to receive any payment on account of the principal of or interest on such Subordinated Indebtedness, and, to that end, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to receive, for application to the payment of the Senior Debt, any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, which may be payable or deliverable in respect of the Subordinated Indebtedness owed by the Distributing Company in any such case, proceeding, dissolution, liquidation or other winding up event.
3.      No Commencement of Any Proceeding . Each Company agrees that, so long as the Senior Debt shall remain unpaid, it will not commence, or join with any creditor other than the Lenders and the Administrative Agent in commencing, any proceeding, including but not limited to those described in Section 2 hereof, or other enforcement action of any kind against any other Company which owes it any Subordinated Indebtedness.
4.      Prior Payment in Full of Senior Debt Upon Acceleration of Subordinated Indebtedness . If any portion of the Subordinated Indebtedness owed by any Company becomes or is declared due and payable before its stated maturity, then and in such event the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive payment in full of the Senior Debt (whether or not an Event of Default has occurred under the terms of the Credit Documents or the Senior Debt has been declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable) before the holder of any such Subordinated Indebtedness is entitled to receive any payment thereon.
5.      No Payment When Senior Debt in Default . With respect to Subordinated Indebtedness for borrowed money, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or such an Event of Default would result from or exist after giving effect to a payment with respect to any portion of the Subordinated Indebtedness, unless the Requisite Lenders shall have consented to or waived the same, so long as any of the Senior Debt shall remain outstanding, no payment shall be made by any Company owing Subordinated Indebtedness on account of principal or interest on any portion of the Subordinated Indebtedness for borrowed money. No payment shall be made by any Company owing any Subordinated Indebtedness other than for borrowed money of such Subordinated Indebtedness after the earlier of (i) any proceeding described in clause (a) or (c) of Section 2 hereof or (ii) the declaration of the Senior Debt as due and payable before its stated maturity.

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6.      Payment Permitted if No Default . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent any of the Companies, at any time except during the pendency of any of the conditions described in Sections 2, 4 and 5, from making the regularly scheduled payments of principal of or interest on any portion of the Subordinated Indebtedness, or the retention thereof by any of the Companies of any money deposited with them for the payment of or on account of the principal of or interest on the Subordinated Indebtedness.
7.      Receipt of Prohibited Payments . If, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 2, 4, 5 and 6, a Company which is owed Subordinated Indebtedness by a Distributing Company shall have received any payment or distribution of assets from the Distributing Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, then and in such event such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties as their respective interests may appear, shall be segregated from other funds and property held by such Company, and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) to be applied (in the case of cash) to or held as collateral (in the case of noncash property or securities) for the payment or prepayment of the Senior Debt in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the Hedging Arrangements.
8.      Rights of Subrogation . Each Company agrees that no payment or distribution to the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle it to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until payment in full of the Senior Debt.
9.      Instruments Evidencing Subordinated Indebtedness . Each Company shall cause each instrument for borrowed money which now or hereafter evidences all or a portion of the Subordinated Indebtedness to be conspicuously marked as follows:
“This instrument is subject to the terms of an Intercompany Subordination Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 in favor of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders referred to therein, which Intercompany Subordination Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. Notwithstanding any contrary statement contained in the within instrument, no payment on account of the principal thereof or interest thereon shall become due or payable except in accordance with the express terms of said Intercompany Subordination Agreement.”
Each Company will further mark its books of account in such a manner as shall be effective to give proper notice of the effect of this Agreement.
10.      Agreement Solely to Define Relative Rights . The purpose of this Agreement is solely to define the relative rights of the Companies, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair, as between any of the Companies and their creditors other than the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, the obligation of the Companies to each other to pay the principal of and interest on the Subordinated Indebtedness as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with its terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights among

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the Companies and their creditors other than the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, nor shall anything herein prevent any of the Companies from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable Law upon default under any agreement pursuant to which the Subordinated Indebtedness is created, subject to the rights, if any, under this Agreement of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties to receive cash, property or securities otherwise payable or deliverable with respect to the Subordinated Indebtedness.
11.      No Implied Waivers of Subordination . No right of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to enforce subordination, as herein provided, shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of any Company or by any act or failure to act by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, or by any non-compliance by any Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of any agreement pursuant to which the Subordinated Indebtedness is created, regardless of any knowledge thereof with which the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party may have or be otherwise charged. Each Company by its acceptance hereof shall agree that, so long as there is Senior Debt outstanding or Commitments in effect under the Credit Agreement, such Company shall not agree to sell, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or agree to compromise, the obligations of the other Companies with respect to their Subordinated Indebtedness, other than in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders.
Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the Administrative Agent or any of the other Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to any of the Companies except the Borrower to the extent provided in the Credit Agreement, without incurring responsibility to any of the Companies and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Agreement or the obligations hereunder of the Companies to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment, or extend the time of payment, renew or alter the Senior Debt or otherwise amend or supplement the Senior Debt or the Credit Documents; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing the Senior Debt; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of the Senior Debt; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any of the Companies and any other person.
12.      Additional Subsidiaries of the Borrower . The Companies covenant and agree that they shall cause Subsidiaries of the Borrower created or acquired after the date of this Agreement and any other Subsidiaries in each case as required to join this Agreement under the terms of the Credit Agreement, to join in this Agreement and subordinate to the Senior Debt all Subordinated Indebtedness owed to any such Subsidiary by any of the Companies or by any other Subsidiary hereafter created or acquired and joined to this Agreement, such joinder to be effected under a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
13.      Continuing Force and Effect . This Agreement shall continue in force until payment in full of the Senior Debt, it being contemplated that this Agreement be of a continuing nature.
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Secured Parties hereunder, and any and all waivers or consents to Events of Default or other departures from the due performance of any Company hereunder, shall be made only by written agreement, waiver or consent signed by the Administrative Agent, acting on behalf of all the other Secured Parties, with the written consent of the Requisite Lenders, any such agreement, waiver or consent made with such written consent being effective to bind all the Secured Parties.
15.      Expenses . The Companies, unconditionally and jointly and severally, agree upon demand to pay to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties the amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses and disbursements for which reimbursement is customarily obtained, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel as set forth in Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement.
16.      Severability . The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or of such provision in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
17.      Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, and the obligations of each Company shall be binding upon their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Company may assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein other than assignments and transfers permitted by the Credit Agreement. Except as permitted by the Credit Agreement, the duties and obligations of the Companies may not be delegated or transferred by the Companies or any Company without the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders, and any such delegation or transfer without such consent shall be null and void.
18.      Joint and Several Obligations . Each of the obligations of each and every Company under this Agreement is joint and several. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders, or any of them, may, in their sole discretion, elect to enforce this Agreement against any Company without any duty or responsibility to pursue any other Company and such an election by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, or any of them, shall not be a defense to any action the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, or any of them, may elect to take against any Company. Each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby reserve all right against each Company.
19.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
20.      Attorneys-in-Fact . Each Company hereby authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent, at the election of the Administrative Agent and in the name of either the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties as their respective interests may appear, or in the name of each such Company as is owed Subordinated Indebtedness, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to execute and file proofs and documents and take any other action the Administrative Agent may deem

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advisable to completely protect the Administrative Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ interests in the Subordinated Indebtedness and the right of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties of enforcement thereof, and to that end each of the Companies hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent, its officers, employees and agents, or any of them, with full power of substitution, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of such Company, and with full power for such Company, and in the name, place and stead of such Company for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, taking any action and executing, delivering, filing and recording any instruments which the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which power of attorney, being given for security, is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. Each Company hereby ratifies and confirms, and agrees to ratify and confirm, all action taken by the Administrative Agent, its officers, employees or agents pursuant to the foregoing power of attorney.
21.      Application of Payments . In the event any payments are received by the Administrative Agent under the terms of this Agreement for application to the Senior Debt at any time when the Senior Debt has not been declared due and payable and prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable, such payment shall constitute a voluntary prepayment of the Senior Debt for all purposes under the Credit Agreement.
22.      Remedies . In the event of a breach by any of the Companies in the performance of any of the terms of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may demand specific performance of this Agreement and seek injunctive relief and may exercise any other remedy available at law or in equity, it being recognized that the remedies of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties at law may not fully compensate the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties for the damages they may suffer in the event of a breach hereof.
23.      GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS . Sections 9.14, 9.15 and 9.16 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis , as if a part hereof.
24.      Notices . All notices, statements, requests and demands and other communications given to or made upon the Companies, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be given or made in the manner as provided in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.
25.      Rules of Construction . The rules of construction set forth in Section 1.5 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement.
26.      Intercreditor Agreement . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
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WITNESS the due execution hereof as of the day and year first above written.

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
By:
______________________________________
Name:     
Title:     
OTHER CREDIT PARTIES:





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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as Administrative Agent
By:
____________________________
Name:     
Title:     


    




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Exhibit 10.3
GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

This GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this " Agreement "), dated as of November 8, 2017, by and among the Persons listed on the signature pages hereof as "Grantors" and those additional entities that hereafter become parties hereto by executing the form of Joinder attached hereto as Annex 1 (each, a " Grantor " and collectively, the " Grantors "), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association (" Wells Fargo "), in its capacity as administrative agent for each member of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, " Agent ").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, of even date herewith (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), by and among PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. , a Texas corporation (" Parent "), PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD. , a Texas corporation (" Drilling "), PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (" Global "), PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC. , a Delaware corporation (" Production "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (" Wireline Holdings "), PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (" Wireline "), PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (" Well Services "), PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (" Fishing & Rental "), PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (" Coiled Tubing "; together with Parent, Drilling, Global, Production, Wireline Holdings, Wireline, Well Services, Fishing & Rental and those additional entities that hereafter become parties to the Credit Agreement as Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof, each, a " Borrower " and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the " Borrowers "), the lenders party thereto as "Lenders" (each of such Lenders, together with its successors and assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a " Lender "), Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association, as sole lead arranger (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the " Sole Lead Arranger "), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association, as sole book runner (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the " Sole Book Runner "), the Lender Group has agreed to make certain financial accommodations available to Borrowers from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof; and
WHEREAS , Agent has agreed to act as agent for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and this Agreement;
WHEREAS , the Agent and Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as Initial Term Agent (" Term Agent ") have entered into that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated or otherwise modified from time




to time, the " Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement "), which sets forth certain rights and obligations of the Agent and the Term Agent with respect to the Collateral described herein.
WHEREAS , in order to induce the Lender Group to enter into the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to extend the Loans thereunder, to induce the Bank Product Providers to enter into the Bank Product Agreements, and to induce the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers to make financial accommodations to Borrowers as provided for in the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Bank Product Agreements, (a) each Grantor (other than any Borrower) has agreed to guaranty the Guarantied Obligations, and (b) each Grantor has agreed to grant to Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, a continuing security interest in and to the Collateral in order to secure the prompt and complete payment, observance and performance of, among other things, the Secured Obligations; and
WHEREAS , each Grantor (other than any Borrower) is a Subsidiary of Parent and, as such, will benefit by virtue of the financial accommodations extended to Borrowers by the Lender Group.
NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the recitals made above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.      Definitions; Construction .
(a)      All initially capitalized terms used herein (including in the preamble and recitals hereof) without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. Any terms (whether capitalized or lower case) used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code (including, without limitation, Account, Account Debtor, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Deposit Account, Drafts, Documents, Equipment, Farm Products, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Inventory, Investment Property, Instruments, Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights, Promissory Notes, Proceeds, Securities Account and Supporting Obligations) shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein or in the Credit Agreement; provided , that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term used herein and if such term is defined differently in different Articles of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the Code shall govern. In addition to those terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i)      " Acquisition Documents " means the agreements, instruments and documents evidencing, or entered into in connection with, an Acquisition (including a Permitted Acquisition) by a Grantor.
(ii)      " Activation Instruction " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7(k) hereof.
(iii)      " Agent " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.

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(iv)      " Agreement " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.
(v)      " Books " means books and records (including each Grantor's Records indicating, summarizing, or evidencing such Grantor's assets (including the Collateral) or liabilities, each Grantor's Records relating to such Grantor's business operations or financial condition, and each Grantor's goods or General Intangibles related to such information).
(vi)      " Borrower " and " Borrowers " have the respective meanings specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.
(vii)      " Cash Dominion Event " means the occurrence of either of the following: (A) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default, or (B) Excess Availability is less than 15% of the Maximum Revolver Amount.
(viii)      " Cash Dominion Period " means the period commencing after the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event and continuing until the date when (A) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing, and (B) Excess Availability is greater than 15% of the Maximum Revolver Amount for 60 consecutive days.
(ix)      " Code " means the New York Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time; provided , that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies with respect to Agent's Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term "Code" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies.
(x)      " Collateral " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3 hereof.
(xi)      " Collection Account " means a Deposit Account of a Grantor which is used exclusively for deposits of collections and proceeds of Collateral and not as a disbursement or operating account upon which checks or other drafts may be drawn.
(xii)      " Commercial Tort Claims " means commercial tort claims (as that term is defined in the Code), and includes those commercial tort claims listed on Schedule 1 .
(xiii)      " Commodity Exchange Act " means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
(xiv)      " Controlled Account " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7(k) hereof.
(xv)      " Controlled Account Agreements " means those certain cash management agreements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, each of which is executed and delivered by a Grantor, Agent, and one of the Controlled Account Banks.

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(xvi)      " Controlled Account Bank " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7(k) hereof.
(xvii)      " Copyrights " means any and all rights in any works of authorship, including (A) copyrights and moral rights, (B) copyright registrations and recordings thereof and all applications in connection therewith including those listed on Schedule 2 , (C) income, license fees, royalties, damages, and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past, present, or future infringements thereof, (D) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements thereof, and (E) all of each Grantor's rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
(xviii)      " Copyright Security Agreement " means each Copyright Security Agreement executed and delivered by Grantors, or any of them, and Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A .
(xix)      " Credit Agreement " has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.
(xx)      " Discharge of ABL Obligations " has the meaning specified therefor in the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.
(xxi)      " Discharge of Term Obligations " has the meaning specified therefor in the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.
(xxii)      " Excluded Accounts " means, collectively, each Deposit Account or Securities Account that (1) is used solely for the purpose of holding amounts necessary to fund, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, (a) payroll and related payroll Taxes or (b) sales Taxes and other Tax obligations of the Loan Parties for which officers and directors could incur personal liability if not paid, (2) does not contain individually, or in the aggregate with other accounts excluded pursuant to this clause (b), more than $1,000,000 at any time outstanding or (3) the Specified Blocked Account (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement).
(xxiii)      " Excluded Swap Obligation " means, with respect to any Grantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guaranty of such Grantor of (including by virtue of the joint and several liability provisions of Section 2.15 of the Credit Agreement with respect to any Grantor that is a Borrower), or the grant by such Grantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Grantor's failure for any reason to constitute an "eligible contract participant" as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guaranty of such Grantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.

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(xxiv)      " Foreclosed Grantor " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2(i)(iv) hereof.
(xxv)      " General Intangibles " means general intangibles (as that term is defined in the Code), and includes payment intangibles, software, contract rights, rights to payment, rights under Hedge Agreements (including the right to receive payment on account of the termination (voluntarily or involuntarily) of such Hedge Agreements), rights arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Licenses, purchase orders, customer lists, route lists, rights to payment and other rights under Acquisition Documents, rights to payment and other rights under any royalty or licensing agreements, including Intellectual Property Licenses, infringement claims, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, pension plan refunds, pension plan refund claims, insurance premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims, interests in a partnership or limited liability company which do not constitute a security under Article 8 of the Code, and any other personal property other than Commercial Tort Claims, money, Accounts, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, goods, Investment Property, Negotiable Collateral, and oil, gas, or other minerals before extraction.
(xxvi)      " Grantor " and " Grantors " have the respective meanings specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.
(xxvii)      " Guarantied Obligations " means all of the Obligations (including any Bank Product Obligations) now or hereafter existing, whether for principal, interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), fees (including the fees provided for in the Fee Letter), Lender Group Expenses (including any fees or expenses that accrue after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), or otherwise, and any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider (or any of them) in enforcing any rights under the any of the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Guarantied Obligations shall include all amounts that constitute part of the Guarantied Obligations and would be owed by any Borrower to Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable, including due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization, other Insolvency Proceeding or similar proceeding involving any Borrower or any guarantor; provided that, anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing notwithstanding, the Guarantied Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligation.
(xxviii)      " Guarantor " means each Grantor other than any Borrower.
(xxix)      " Guaranty " means the guaranty set forth in Section 2 hereof.
(xxx)      " Intellectual Property " means any and all Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, trade secrets, know-how, inventions (whether or not patentable), algorithms, software programs (including source code and object code), processes, product designs, industrial designs, blueprints, drawings, data, customer lists, URLs and domain names, specifications, documentations,

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reports, catalogs, literature, and any other forms of technology or proprietary information of any kind, including all rights therein and all applications for registration or registrations thereof.
(xxxi)      " Intellectual Property Licenses " means, with respect to any Grantor, (A) any licenses or other similar rights provided to such Grantor in or with respect to Intellectual Property owned or controlled by any other Person, and (B) any licenses or other similar rights provided to any other Person in or with respect to Intellectual Property owned or controlled by such Grantor, in each case, including (x) any software license agreements (other than license agreements for commercially available off-the-shelf software that is generally available to the public which have been licensed to a Grantor pursuant to end-user licenses), (y) the license agreements listed on Schedule 3 , and (z) the right to use any of the licenses or other similar rights described in this definition in connection with the enforcement of the Lender Group's rights under the Loan Documents.
(xxxii)      " Investment Property " means (A) any and all investment property, and (B) any and all of the following (regardless of whether classified as investment property under the Code): all Pledged Interests, Pledged Operating Agreements, and Pledged Partnership Agreements.
(xxxiii)      " Joinder " means each Joinder to this Agreement executed and delivered by Agent and each of the other parties listed on the signature pages thereto, in substantially the form of Annex 1 .
(xxxiv)      " Lender " and " Lenders " have the respective meanings specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.
(xxxv)      " Negotiable Collateral " means letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, instruments, promissory notes, drafts and documents (as each such term is defined in the Code).
(xxxvi)      " Parent " has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.
(xxxvii)      " Patents " means patents and patent applications, including (A) the patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 4 , (B) all continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, re-examinations, reissues, and renewals thereof and improvements thereon, (C) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past, present, or future infringements thereof, (D) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements thereof, and (E) all of each Grantor's rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
(xxxviii)      " Patent Security Agreement " means each Patent Security Agreement executed and delivered by Grantors, or any of them, and Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit B .

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(xxxix)      " Pledged Companies " means each Person listed on Schedule 5 as a "Pledged Company", together with each other Person, all or a portion of whose Equity Interests are acquired or otherwise owned by a Grantor after the Closing Date and is required to be pledged pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement.
(xl)      " Pledged Interests " means all of each Grantor's right, title and interest in and to all of the Equity Interests now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, regardless of class or designation, including in each of the Pledged Companies, and all substitutions therefor and replacements thereof, all proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto, also including any certificates representing the Equity Interests, the right to receive any certificates representing any of the Equity Interests, all warrants, options, share appreciation rights and other rights, contractual or otherwise, in respect thereof and the right to receive all dividends, distributions of income, profits, surplus, or other compensation by way of income or liquidating distributions, in cash or in kind, and all cash, instruments, and other property from time to time received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of or in addition to, in substitution of, on account of, or in exchange for any or all of the foregoing.
(xli)      " Pledged Interests Addendum " means a Pledged Interests Addendum substantially in the form of Exhibit C .
(xlii)      " Pledged Operating Agreements " means all of each Grantor's rights, powers, and remedies under the limited liability company operating agreements of each of the Pledged Companies that are limited liability companies.
(xliii)      " Pledged Partnership Agreements " means all of each Grantor's rights, powers, and remedies under the partnership agreements of each of the Pledged Companies that are partnerships.
(xliv)      " Proceeds " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3 .
(xlv)      " PTO " means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
(xlvi)      " Qualified ECP Grantor " means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Grantor that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant guaranty, keepwell, or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other Person as constitutes an "eligible contract participant" under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an "eligible contract participant" at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
(xlvii)      " Real Property " means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor and the improvements thereto.
(xlviii)      " Record " means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

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(xlix)      " Rescission " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7(k) hereof.
(l)      " Secured Obligations " means each and all of the following: (A) all of the present and future obligations of each of the Grantors arising from, or owing under or pursuant to, this Agreement (including the Guaranty), the Credit Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents, (B) all Bank Product Obligations, and (C) all other Obligations of each Borrower and all other Guarantied Obligations of each Guarantor (including, in the case of each of clauses (A), (B) and (C), Lender Group Expenses and any interest, fees, or expenses that accrue after the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any Insolvency Proceeding); provided that, anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing notwithstanding, the Secured Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligation.
(li)      " Security Interest " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3 .
(lii)      " Supporting Obligations " means supporting obligations (as such term is defined in the Code), and includes letters of credit and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, documents, General Intangibles, instruments or Investment Property.
(liii)      " Swap Obligation " means, with respect to any Grantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a "swap" within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
(liv)      " Term Priority Collateral " has the meaning specified therefor in the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.
(lv)      " Trademarks " means any and all trademarks, trade names, registered trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, registered service marks and service mark applications, including (A) the trade names, registered trademarks, trademark applications, registered service marks and service mark applications listed on Schedule 6 , (B) all renewals thereof, (C) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (D) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof, (E) the goodwill of each Grantor's business symbolized by the foregoing or connected therewith, and (F) all of each Grantor's rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
(lvi)      " Trademark Security Agreement " means each Trademark Security Agreement executed and delivered by Grantors, or any of them, and Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit D .
(lvii)      " URL " means "uniform resource locator," an internet web address.
(lviii)      " VIN " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6(l) hereof.

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(b)      This Agreement shall be subject to the rules of construction set forth in Section 1.4 of the Credit Agreement, and such rules of construction are incorporated herein by this reference, mutatis mutandis .
(c)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent the provisions of this Agreement require the delivery of, or control over, any Term Priority Collateral to be granted to the Agent at any time prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, then delivery of such Term Priority Collateral (or control with respect thereto) shall instead be granted to the Term Agent, to be held in accordance with the Term Loan Documents and the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement. Furthermore, at all times prior to the Discharge of Term Priority Obligations, the Agent is authorized by the parties hereto to effect transfers of Term Priority Collateral at any time in its possession (and any "control" or similar agreements with respect to the Term Priority Collateral) to the Term Agent.
(d)      All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
2.      Guaranty .
(a)      In recognition of the direct and indirect benefits to be received by Guarantors from the proceeds of the Revolving Loans, the issuance of the Letters of Credit, and the entering into of the Bank Product Agreements and by virtue of the financial accommodations to be made to Borrowers, each of the Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration, or otherwise, of all of the Guarantied Obligations. If any or all of the Obligations constituting Guarantied Obligations becomes due and payable, each of the Guarantors, unconditionally and irrevocably, and without the need for demand, protest, or any other notice or formality, promises to pay such indebtedness to Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, together with any and all expenses (including Lender Group Expenses) that may be incurred by Agent or any other member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider in demanding, enforcing, or collecting any of the Guarantied Obligations (including the enforcement of any collateral for such Guarantied Obligations or any collateral for the obligations of the Guarantors under this Guaranty). If claim is ever made upon Agent or any other member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment of or on account of any or all of the Guarantied Obligations and any of Agent or any other member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider repays all or part of said amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree, or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such payee or any of its property, or (ii) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such payee with any such claimant (including any Borrower or any Guarantor), then and in each such event, each of the Guarantors agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement, or compromise shall be binding upon the Guarantors, notwithstanding any revocation (or purported revocation) of this Guaranty or other instrument evidencing any liability of any Grantor, and the Guarantors shall be and remain liable to the aforesaid payees hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by any such payee.

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(b)      Additionally, each of the Guarantors unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the payment of any and all of the Guarantied Obligations to Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, whether or not due or payable by any Loan Party upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 8.4 or 8.5 of the Credit Agreement, and irrevocably and unconditionally promises to pay such indebtedness to Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, without the requirement of demand, protest, or any other notice or other formality, in lawful money of the United States.
(c)      The liability of each of the Guarantors hereunder is primary, absolute, and unconditional, and is independent of any security for or other guaranty of the Guarantied Obligations, whether executed by any other Guarantor or by any other Person, and the liability of each of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by (i) any payment on, or in reduction of, any such other guaranty or undertaking (other than payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations), (ii) any dissolution, termination, or increase, decrease, or change in personnel by any Grantor, (iii) any payment made to Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider on account of the Obligations which Agent, such other member of the Lender Group, or such Bank Product Provider repays to any Grantor pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding (or any settlement or compromise of any claim made in such a proceeding relating to such payment), and each of the Guarantors waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding, (iv) any action or inaction by Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider, or (v) any invalidity, irregularity, avoidability, or unenforceability of all or any part of the Obligations or of any security therefor.
(d)      This Guaranty includes all present and future Guarantied Obligations including any under transactions continuing, compromising, extending, increasing, modifying, releasing, or renewing the Guarantied Obligations, changing the interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof, or creating new or additional Guarantied Obligations after prior Guarantied Obligations have been satisfied in whole or in part. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future Guarantied Obligations. If such a revocation is effective notwithstanding the foregoing waiver, each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) no such revocation shall be effective until written notice thereof has been received by Agent, (ii) no such revocation shall apply to any Guarantied Obligations in existence on the date of receipt by Agent of such written notice (including any subsequent continuation, extension, or renewal thereof, or change in the interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof), (iii) no such revocation shall apply to any Guarantied Obligations made or created after such date to the extent made or created pursuant to a legally binding commitment of any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider in existence on the date of such revocation, (iv) no payment by any Guarantor, any Borrower, or from any other source, prior to the date of Agent's receipt of written notice of such revocation shall reduce the maximum obligation of such Guarantor hereunder, and (v) any payment by any Borrower or from any source other than such Guarantor subsequent to the date of such revocation shall first be applied to that portion of the Guarantied Obligations as to which the revocation is effective and which are not, therefore, guaranteed hereunder, and to the extent so applied shall not reduce the maximum obligation of such Guarantor hereunder. This Guaranty shall be binding upon each Guarantor, its

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successors and assigns and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Agent (for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers) and its successors, transferees, or assigns.
(e)      The guaranty by each of the Guarantors hereunder is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. The obligations of each of the Guarantors hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other Guarantor or Grantor or any other Person and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against one or more of the Guarantors whether or not action is brought against any other Guarantor or Grantor or any other Person and whether or not any other Guarantor or Grantor or any other Person be joined in any such action or actions. Each of the Guarantors waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof. Any payment by any Grantor or other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to any Grantor shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to each of the Guarantors.
(f)      Each of the Guarantors authorizes Agent, the other members of the Lender Group, and the Bank Product Providers without notice or demand (other than any notice expressly required to be provided hereunder or under any other Loan Document), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to time to:
(i)      change the manner, place, or terms of payment of, or change or extend the time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate, or alter: (A) any of the Obligations (including any increase or decrease in the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest or fees thereon), or (B) any security therefor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and this Guaranty shall apply to the Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed, or altered;
(ii)      take and hold security for the payment of the Obligations and sell, exchange, release, impair, surrender, realize upon, collect, settle, or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure the Obligations or any of the Guarantied Obligations (including any of the obligations of all or any of the Guarantors under this Guaranty) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, or any offset on account thereof;
(iii)      exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Grantor;
(iv)      release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, any Grantor, or other obligors;
(v)      settle or compromise any of the Obligations, any security therefor, or any liability (including any of those of any of the Guarantors under this Guaranty) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any liability (whether due or not) of any Grantor to its creditors;
(vi)      apply any sums by whomever paid or however realized to any liability or liabilities of any Grantor to Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider regardless of what liability or liabilities of such Grantor remain unpaid;

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(vii)      consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission, or default under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Bank Product Agreement, or any of the instruments or agreements referred to herein or therein, or otherwise amend, modify, or supplement this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Bank Product Agreement, or any of such other instruments or agreements; or
(viii)      take any other action that could, under otherwise applicable principles of law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of one or more of the Guarantors from all or part of its liabilities under this Guaranty (other than a defense of payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations).
(g)      It is not necessary for Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider to inquire into the capacity or powers of any of the Guarantors or the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.
(h)      Each Guarantor jointly and severally guarantees that the Guarantied Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, regardless of any law, regulation, or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider with respect thereto. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty are independent of the Guarantied Obligations, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor to enforce such obligations, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any other Guarantor or whether any other Guarantor is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defense it may now or hereafter have in any way relating to, any or all of the following:
(i)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii)      any change in the time, manner, or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Loan Document, including any increase in the Guarantied Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit;
(iii)      any taking, exchange, release, or non-perfection of any Lien in and to any Collateral, or any taking, release, amendment, waiver, supplement, restatements, extension, novation, renewal, replacements, or continuation of, or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guarantied Obligations;
(iv)      the existence of any claim, set-off, defense, or other right that any Guarantor may have at any time against any Person, including Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider;

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(v)      any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Guarantied Obligations or any security therefor;
(vi)      any right or defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider including any defense based upon an impairment or elimination of such Guarantor's rights of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnity of such Guarantor against any Grantor or any other guarantors or sureties;
(vii)      any change, restructuring, or termination of the corporate, limited liability company, or partnership structure or existence of any Grantor; or
(viii)      any other circumstance (other than payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations) that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor or any other guarantor or surety.
(i)      Waivers .
(i)      Each of the Guarantors waives any right (except as shall be required by applicable statute or rule of court and cannot be waived) to require Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider to (i) proceed against any other Grantor or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from any other Grantor or any other Person, or (iii) protect, secure, perfect, or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any other Grantor, any other Person, or any collateral, or (iv) pursue any other remedy in any member of the Lender Group's or any Bank Product Provider's power whatsoever. Each of the Guarantors waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any Grantor or any other Person, other than payment of the Guarantied Obligations to the extent of such payment, based on or arising out of the disability of any Grantor or any other Person, or the validity, legality, or unenforceability of the Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Grantor other than payment of the Obligations to the extent of such payment. Agent may, at the election of the Required Lenders, consistent with the Credit Agreement and this Agreement, foreclose upon any Collateral held by Agent by one or more judicial or non-judicial sales or other dispositions, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable or otherwise fails to comply with applicable law (to the maximum extent permitted by the UCC and other applicable law) or may exercise any other right or remedy Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider may have against any Grantor or any other Person, or any security, in each case, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any of the Guarantors hereunder except to the extent the Guarantied Obligations have been paid.
(ii)      Each of the Guarantors waives all presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including notices of nonperformance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation, or incurring of new or additional Obligations or other financial accommodations. Each of the Guarantors waives notice of any Default or Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents. Each of the Guarantors

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assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of each Grantor's financial condition and assets and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope, and extent of the risks which each of the Guarantors assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither Agent nor any of the other members of the Lender Group nor any Bank Product Provider shall have any duty to advise any of the Guarantors of information known to them regarding such circumstances or risks.
(iii)      To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor hereby waives: (A) any right to assert against any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider, any defense (legal or equitable) (other than the defense that all of the Guarantied Obligations have been paid in full), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which each Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against any Borrower or any other party liable to any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider, (B) any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Guarantied Obligations or any security therefor, (C) any right or defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider including any defense based upon an impairment or elimination of such Guarantor's rights of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnity of such Guarantor against any Borrower or other guarantors or sureties, and (D) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor's liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof, and any act which shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of limitations applicable to the Guarantied Obligations shall similarly operate to defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations applicable to such Guarantor's liability hereunder.
(iv)      No Guarantor will exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against any Grantor or any other guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor's obligations under this Guaranty, including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider against any Grantor or any other guarantor or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including the right to take or receive from any Grantor or any other guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guarantied Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty shall have been paid in full in cash and all of the Commitments have been terminated. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, and shall forthwith be paid to Agent to be credited and applied to the Guarantied Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, or to be held as Collateral for any Guarantied Obligations or other amounts payable under this Guaranty thereafter arising. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty, no Guarantor may exercise any rights of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or other similar rights that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor's obligations under this Guaranty to participate in any claim or remedy of Agent, any other member of the Lender

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Group, or any Bank Product Provider against, and may not proceed or seek recourse against or with respect to any property or asset of, any other Grantor (the " Foreclosed Grantor "), including after payment in full of the Obligations, if all or any portion of the Obligations have been satisfied in connection with an exercise of remedies in respect of the Equity Interests of such Foreclosed Grantor whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.
(v)      Each of the Guarantors represents, warrants, and agrees that each of the waivers set forth above is made with full knowledge of its significance and consequences and that if any of such waivers are determined to be contrary to any applicable law or public policy, such waivers shall be effective to the maximum extent permitted by law.
3.      Grant of Security . Each Grantor hereby unconditionally grants, collaterally assigns, and pledges to Agent, for the benefit of each member of the Lender Group and each of the Bank Product Providers, to secure the Secured Obligations (whether now existing or hereafter arising), a continuing security interest (hereinafter referred to as the " Security Interest ") in all of such Grantor's right, title, and interest in and to the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located (the " Collateral "):
(a)      all of such Grantor's Accounts;
(b)      all of such Grantor's Books;
(c)      all of such Grantor's Chattel Paper;
(d)      all of such Grantor's Commercial Tort Claims;
(e)      all of such Grantor's Deposit Accounts;
(f)      all of such Grantor's Equipment;
(g)      all of such Grantor's Farm Products;
(h)      all of such Grantor's Fixtures;
(i)      all of such Grantor's General Intangibles;
(j)      all of such Grantor's Inventory;
(k)      all of such Grantor's Investment Property;
(l)      all of such Grantor's Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Licenses;
(m)      all of such Grantor's Negotiable Collateral;
(n)      all of such Grantor's Pledged Interests (including all of such Grantor's Pledged Operating Agreements and Pledged Partnership Agreements);
(o)      all of such Grantor's Securities Accounts;

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(p)      all of such Grantor's Supporting Obligations;
(q)      all of such Grantor's money, Cash Equivalents, or other assets of such Grantor that now or hereafter come into the possession, custody, or control of Agent (or its agent or designee) or any other member of the Lender Group;
(r)      to the extent not described in the foregoing, all "Collateral" as such term is defined in the "Security Agreement" (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement); and
(s)      all of the Proceeds and products, whether tangible or intangible, of any of the foregoing, including proceeds of insurance or Commercial Tort Claims covering or relating to any or all of the foregoing, and any and all Accounts, Books, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Equipment, Farm Products, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Inventory, Investment Property, Intellectual Property, Negotiable Collateral, Pledged Interests, Securities Accounts, Supporting Obligations, money, or other tangible or intangible property resulting from the sale, lease, license, exchange, collection, or other disposition of any of the foregoing, the proceeds of any award in condemnation with respect to any of the foregoing, any rebates or refunds, whether for taxes or otherwise, and all proceeds of any such proceeds, or any portion thereof or interest therein, and the proceeds thereof, and all proceeds of any loss of, damage to, or destruction of the above, whether insured or not insured, and, to the extent not otherwise included, any indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable by reason of loss or damage to, or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing (the " Proceeds "). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term "Proceeds" includes whatever is receivable or received when Investment Property or proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected, or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes proceeds of any indemnity or guaranty payable to any Grantor or Agent from time to time with respect to any of the Investment Property.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the term "Collateral" shall not include: (i) voting Equity Interests of any CFC, solely to the extent that such Equity Interests represent more than 65% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of such CFC, (ii) any rights or interest in any contract, lease, permit, license, or license agreement covering real or personal property of any Grantor if under the terms of such contract, lease, permit, license, or license agreement, or applicable law with respect thereto, the grant of a security interest or lien therein is prohibited as a matter of law or under the terms of such contract, lease, permit, license, or license agreement and such prohibition or restriction has not been waived or the consent of the other party to such contract, lease, permit, license, or license agreement has not been obtained ( provided , that (A) the foregoing exclusions of this clause (ii) shall in no way be construed (1) to apply to the extent that any described prohibition or restriction is ineffective under Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, or 9-409 of the Code or other applicable law, or (2) to apply to the extent that any consent or waiver has been obtained that would permit Agent's security interest or lien to attach notwithstanding the prohibition or restriction on the pledge of such contract, lease, permit, license, or license agreement and (B) the foregoing exclusions of clauses (i) and (ii) shall in no way be construed to limit, impair, or otherwise affect any of Agent's, any other member of the Lender Group's or any Bank Product Provider's continuing security interests in and liens upon any rights or interests of any Grantor in or to (1) monies due or to become due under or in connection with any described contract, lease,

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permit, license, license agreement, or Equity Interests (including any Accounts or Equity Interests), or (2) any proceeds from the sale, license, lease, or other dispositions of any such contract, lease, permit, license, license agreement, or Equity Interests), or (iii) any United States intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that, and solely during the period in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law; provided , that upon submission and acceptance by the PTO of an amendment to allege use pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 1060(a) (or any successor provision), such intent-to-use trademark application shall be considered Collateral.
4.      Security for Secured Obligations . The Security Interest created hereby secures the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Secured Obligations and would be owed by Grantors, or any of them, to Agent, the Lender Group, the Bank Product Providers or any of them, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable (in whole or in part) as a claim in an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Grantor due to the existence of such Insolvency Proceeding. Further, the Security Interest created hereby encumbers each Grantor's right, title, and interest in all Collateral, whether now owned by such Grantor or hereafter acquired, obtained, developed, or created by such Grantor and wherever located.
5.      Grantors Remain Liable . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) each of the Grantors shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, including the Pledged Operating Agreements and the Pledged Partnership Agreements, to perform all of the duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by Agent or any other member of the Lender Group of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under such contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, and (c) none of the members of the Lender Group shall have any obligation or liability under such contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall any of the members of the Lender Group be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantors thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder. Until an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, or any other Loan Document, Grantors shall have the right to possession and enjoyment of the Collateral for the purpose of conducting the ordinary course of their respective businesses, subject to and upon the terms hereof and of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is the intention of the parties hereto that record and beneficial ownership of the Pledged Interests, including all voting, consensual, dividend, and distribution rights, shall remain in the applicable Grantor until (i) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, and (ii) Agent has notified the applicable Grantor of Agent's election to exercise such rights with respect to the Pledged Interests pursuant to Section 16 .
6.      Representations and Warranties . In order to induce Agent to enter into this Agreement for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, each Grantor makes the following representations and warranties to the Lender Group which shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to

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any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof), as of the Closing Date, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof), as of the date of the making of each Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Revolving Loan (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, including the Closing Date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:
(a)      The name (within the meaning of Section 9-503 of the Code) and jurisdiction of organization of each Grantor is set forth on Schedule 7 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under the Loan Documents).
(b)      The chief executive office of each Grantor is located at the address indicated on Schedule 7 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under the Loan Documents).
(c)      Each Grantor's tax identification numbers and organizational identification numbers, if any, are identified on Schedule 7 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under the Loan Documents).
(d)      As of the Closing Date, no Grantor holds any commercial tort claims, except as set forth on Schedule 1 .
(e)      Set forth on Schedule 9 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time subject to Section 7(k)(iii) with respect to Controlled Accounts and provided that Grantors comply with Section 7(c) hereof) is a listing of all of Grantors' Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts, including, with respect to each bank or securities intermediary (i) the name and address of such Person, and (ii) the account numbers of the Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts maintained with such Person.
(f)      Schedule 8 sets forth all Real Property owned by any of the Grantors as of the Closing Date.
(g)      As of the Closing Date: (i)  Schedule 2 provides a complete and correct list of all registered Copyrights owned by any Grantor, all applications for registration of Copyrights owned by any Grantor, and all other Copyrights owned by any Grantor and material to the conduct of the business of any Grantor, (ii)  Schedule 3 provides a complete and correct list of all Intellectual Property Licenses entered into by any Grantor pursuant to which (A) any Grantor has provided any license or other rights in Intellectual Property owned or controlled by such Grantor to any other Person (other than non-exclusive software licenses granted in the ordinary course of business), or (B) any Person has granted to any Grantor any license or other rights in Intellectual Property owned or controlled by such Person that is material to the business of such Grantor, including any Intellectual

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Property that is incorporated in any Inventory, software, or other product marketed, sold, licensed, or distributed by such Grantor (other than off-the-shelf, shrink-wrapped or "click to accept" software licenses or other licenses to generally commercially available software), (iii)  Schedule 4 provides a complete and correct list of all Patents owned by any Grantor and all applications for Patents owned by any Grantor, and (iv)  Schedule 6 provides a complete and correct list of all registered Trademarks owned by any Grantor, and all applications for registration of Trademarks owned by any Grantor.
(h)      (i) (A) each Grantor owns exclusively or holds licenses in all Intellectual Property that is necessary in or material to the conduct of its business, and (B) all employees and contractors of each Grantor who were involved in the creation or development of any Intellectual Property for such Grantor that is necessary in or material to the business of such Grantor have signed agreements containing assignment of Intellectual Property rights to such Grantor and obligations of confidentiality;
(ii)      to each Grantor's knowledge, no Person has infringed or misappropriated or is currently infringing or misappropriating any Intellectual Property rights owned by such Grantor, in each case, that either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(iii)      to each Grantor's knowledge, all registered Copyrights, registered Trademarks, and issued Patents that are owned by such Grantor and necessary in or material to the conduct of its business are valid, subsisting and enforceable and in compliance with all legal requirements, filings, and payments and other actions that are required to maintain such Intellectual Property in full force and effect; and
(iv)      each Grantor has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce its rights in all trade secrets owned by such Grantor that are necessary in or material to the conduct of the business of such Grantor.
(i)      This Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Collateral of each Grantor, to the extent a security interest therein can be created under the Code, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations. Except to the extent a security interest in the Collateral cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Code, all filings and other actions necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such security interest have been duly taken or will have been taken upon the filing of financing statements listing each applicable Grantor, as a debtor, and Agent, as secured party, in the jurisdictions listed next to such Grantor's name on Schedule 11 . Upon the making of such filings, Agent shall have a first priority (subject only to the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens, permitted purchase money Liens, or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases) perfected security interest in the Collateral of each Grantor to the extent such security interest can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Code. Upon filing of any Copyright Security Agreement with the United States Copyright Office, filing of any Patent Security Agreement and any Trademark Security Agreement with the PTO, and the filing of appropriate financing statements in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 11 , all action necessary or desirable to protect and perfect the Security Interest in and on each Grantor's United States issued and registered Patents, Trademarks, or Copyrights has been taken

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and such perfected Security Interest is enforceable as such as against any and all creditors of and purchasers from any Grantor (subject to the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement).
(j)      (i) Except for the Security Interest created hereby and except as expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement or the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, each Grantor is and will at all times be the sole holder of record and the legal and beneficial owner, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, of the Pledged Interests indicated on Schedule 5 as being owned by such Grantor and, when acquired by such Grantor, any Pledged Interests acquired after the Closing Date, (ii) all of the Pledged Interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and the Pledged Interests constitute or will constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Pledged Companies of such Grantor identified on Schedule 5 as supplemented or modified by any Pledged Interests Addendum or any Joinder to this Agreement, (iii) such Grantor has the right and requisite authority to pledge, the Investment Property pledged by such Grantor to Agent as provided herein, (iv) all actions necessary or desirable to perfect and establish the first priority (subject only to the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens, permitted purchase money Liens, or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases) of, or otherwise protect, Agent's Liens in the Investment Property, and the proceeds thereof, have been duly taken, upon (A) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (B) the taking of possession by Agent (or its agent or designee) of any certificates representing the Pledged Interests, to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, together with undated powers (or other documents of transfer acceptable to Agent) endorsed in blank by the applicable Grantor, (C) the filing of financing statements in the applicable jurisdiction set forth on Schedule 11 for such Grantor with respect to the Pledged Interests of such Grantor that are not represented by certificates, and (D) with respect to any Securities Accounts, the delivery of Control Agreements with respect thereto, and (v) each Grantor has delivered to and deposited with Agent (or Term Agent in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) all certificates representing the Pledged Interests owned by such Grantor to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, and undated powers (or other documents of transfer acceptable to Agent) endorsed in blank with respect to such certificates. None of the Pledged Interests owned or held by such Grantor has been issued or transferred in violation of any securities registration, securities disclosure, or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such issuance or transfer may be subject.
(k)      No consent, approval, authorization, or other order or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required (i) for the grant of a Security Interest by such Grantor in and to the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or for the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by such Grantor, or (ii) for the exercise by Agent (subject to the terms of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) of the voting or other rights provided for in this Agreement with respect to the Investment Property or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, except (A) as may be required in connection with such disposition of Investment Property by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally, (B) for consents, approvals, authorizations, or other orders or actions that have already been obtained or given (as applicable) and that are still in force, and (C) the filing of financing statements and other filings necessary to perfect the Security Interests granted hereby. No Intellectual Property License of any Grantor that is necessary in or material to the conduct of such

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Grantor's business requires any consent of any other Person that has not been obtained in order for such Grantor to grant the security interest granted hereunder in such Grantor's right, title or interest in or to such Intellectual Property License.
(l)      Schedule 12 sets forth all motor vehicles and other titled assets owned by Grantors as of the Closing Date, by model, model year, and vehicle identification number (" VIN ").
(m)      As to all limited liability company or partnership interests, issued under any Pledged Operating Agreement or Pledged Partnership Agreement, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants that the Pledged Interests issued pursuant to such agreement (i) are not dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, (ii) do not constitute investment company securities, and (iii) are not held by such Grantor in a Securities Account. In addition, none of the Pledged Operating Agreements, the Pledged Partnership Agreements, or any other agreements governing any of the Pledged Interests issued under any Pledged Operating Agreement or Pledged Partnership Agreement, provides that such Pledged Interests are securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction.
7.      Covenants . Each Grantor, jointly and severally, covenants and agrees with Agent that from and after the date of this Agreement and until the date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 23 :
(a)      Possession of Collateral . In the event that any Collateral, including Proceeds, is evidenced by or consists of Negotiable Collateral, Investment Property, or Chattel Paper having an aggregate value or face amount of $250,000 or more for all such Negotiable Collateral, Investment Property, or Chattel Paper (in each case, to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement)), the Grantors shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion) after acquisition thereof), notify Agent thereof, and if and to the extent that perfection or priority of Agent's Security Interest is dependent on or enhanced by possession, the applicable Grantor, promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion)) after request by Agent, shall execute such other documents and instruments as shall be requested by Agent or, if applicable, endorse and deliver physical possession of such Negotiable Collateral, Investment Property, or Chattel Paper to Agent, together with such undated powers (or other relevant document of transfer acceptable to Agent) endorsed in blank as shall be requested by Agent, and shall do such other acts or things deemed necessary or desirable by Agent to protect Agent's Security Interest therein.
(b)      Chattel Paper .
(i)      Promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion)) after request by Agent, each Grantor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to grant Agent control of all electronic Chattel Paper (to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement)) in accordance with the Code and all "transferable records" as that term is defined in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act and Section 201 of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction, to the

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extent that the aggregate value or face amount of such electronic Chattel Paper equals or exceeds $250,000; and
(ii)      If any Grantor retains possession of any Chattel Paper or instruments (which retention of possession shall be subject to the extent permitted hereby and by the Credit Agreement), promptly upon the request of Agent, such Chattel Paper and instruments shall be marked with the following legend: "This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the Security Interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers".
(c)      Control Agreements .
(i)      Subject to any applicable time periods provided under Schedule 3.6 to the Credit Agreement, each, Grantor shall obtain an authenticated Control Agreement (which may include a Controlled Account Agreement), from each bank maintaining a Deposit Account or Securities Account for such Grantor (other than with respect to any Excluded Accounts); and
(ii)      Each Grantor shall obtain an authenticated Control Agreement, from each issuer of uncertificated securities, securities intermediary, or commodities intermediary issuing or holding any financial assets or commodities to or for any Grantor, or maintaining a Securities Account for such Grantor (other than with respect to any Excluded Accounts).
(d)      Letter-of-Credit Rights . If the Grantors (or any of them) are or become the beneficiary of letters of credit (to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral) having a face amount or value of $250,000 or more in the aggregate, then the applicable Grantor or Grantors shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion) after becoming a beneficiary), notify Agent thereof and, promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion)) after request by Agent, enter into an agreement with Agent, Term Agent and the issuer or confirming bank with respect to letter-of-credit rights assigning such letter-of-credit rights to Agent and directing all payments thereunder to Agent's Account, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
(e)      Commercial Tort Claims . If the Grantors (or any of them) obtain Commercial Tort Claims (to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral) having a value, or involving an asserted claim, in the amount of $250,000 or more in the aggregate for all Commercial Tort Claims, then the applicable Grantor or Grantors shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion) of obtaining such Commercial Tort Claim), notify Agent upon incurring or otherwise obtaining such Commercial Tort Claims and, promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion)) after request by Agent, amend Schedule 1 to describe such Commercial Tort Claims in a manner that reasonably identifies such Commercial Tort Claims and which is otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Agent, and hereby authorizes the filing of additional financing statements or amendments to existing financing statements describing such Commercial Tort Claims, and agrees to do such other acts or things deemed necessary or desirable by Agent to give Agent a first priority (subject only to the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement,

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Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens, permitted purchase money Liens, or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases), perfected security interest in any such Commercial Tort Claim.
(f)      Government Contracts . Other than Accounts and Chattel Paper the aggregate value of which does not at any one time exceed $250,000, if any Account or Chattel Paper arises out of a contract or contracts with the United States of America or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, Grantors shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion) of the creation thereof) notify Agent thereof and, promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion)) after request by Agent, execute any instruments or take any steps reasonably required by Agent in order that all moneys due or to become due under such contract or contracts shall be assigned to Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, and shall provide written notice thereof under the Assignment of Claims Act or other applicable law.
(g)      Intellectual Property .
(i)      Such Grantor shall notify the Agent promptly if it knows or has reason to know that any Patent, any Copyright or any registration relating to any Trademark, in each case which is material to the conduct of such Grantor's business, may become abandoned, cancelled or declared invalid, or if any such Trademark, any such Copyright or the invention disclosed in any such Patent is dedicated to the public domain, or of any adverse determination or development in any proceeding in the PTO, in the United States Copyright Office, in analogous offices or agencies in other countries or in any court regarding Grantor's ownership of any Patent, Trademark or Copyright which is material to the conduct of such Grantor's business, its right to register the same, or to keep and maintain the same.
(ii)      If such Grantor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, applies for a Patent or files an application for the registration of any Trademark or Copyright with the PTO, the United States Copyright Office or any analogous office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof or otherwise obtains rights in any Patent, Trademark or Copyright, such Grantor will promptly inform the Agent, and, upon request of the Agent, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as the Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Agent's security interest in such Patent, Trademark or Copyright and the General Intangibles, including, without limitation, in the case of Trademarks, the goodwill of such Grantor, relating thereto or represented thereby; provided that such Grantor shall have no such duty where such Grantor's Patent, Trademark or Copyright rights in its application would be jeopardized by such action, including, but not limited to, the assignment of an "intent-to-use" Trademark application filed under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(b).
(iii)      Such Grantor, consistent with the reasonable conduct and protection of its business, will take all commercially reasonable actions to prosecute vigorously each application and to attempt to obtain the broadest Patent or registration of a Trademark or Copyright therefrom and to maintain each Patent, Trademark or Copyright registration, in each case, which is material to the conduct of such Grantor's business, including, without limitation, with respect to

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Patents, payments of required maintenance fees, and, with respect to Trademarks and Copyrights, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability; provided that the foregoing shall not be required with respect to any applications filed in the PTO to register Trademarks on the basis of any Grantor's "intent to use" such Trademarks. In the event that such Grantor fails to take any of such actions, the Agent may, upon prior written notice to such Grantor, do so in such Grantor's name or in the Agent's name, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Agent in connection therewith shall be paid by such Grantor in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
(iv)      Such Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to detect infringers of the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights which are material to the conduct of such Grantor's business. In the event that any of such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, Grantor shall notify the Agent promptly after it learns thereof and shall, if such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights are material to the conduct of such Grantor's business, promptly take appropriate action to protect such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights. In the event that such Grantor fails to take any such actions the Agent may, upon prior written notice to such Grantor, do so in such Grantor's name or the Administrative Agent's name, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be paid by Grantor in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
(v)      Such Grantor shall take all reasonable actions necessary to insure that the Patents and any patents in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Patent Licenses, in each case, which are necessary to the conduct of such Grantor's business, remain valid and enforceable.
(vi)      Upon registration of its Trademarks, such Grantor will use, for the duration of this Security Agreement, proper statutory notice in connection with its use of the Trademarks; and such Grantor will use, for the duration of this Security Agreement, consistent standards of quality in its manufacture of products sold under the Trademarks and any trademarks in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Trademark Licenses, in each case, except to the extent the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(vii)      Upon registration of its Copyrights, such Grantor will use, for the duration of this Security Agreement, proper statutory notice in connection with its use of the Copyrights; and such Grantor shall take all reasonable actions necessary to insure that the Copyrights and any copyrights in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Copyright Licenses, in each case, which are necessary to the conduct of such Grantor's business, remain valid and enforceable.
(h)      Investment Property .
(i)      If any Grantor shall acquire, obtain, receive or become entitled to receive any Pledged Interests after the Closing Date, it shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days (or such longer period as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion) of acquiring or obtaining such Collateral) deliver to Agent a duly executed Pledged Interests Addendum identifying such Pledged Interests;

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(ii)      Each Grantor agrees that it will cooperate with Agent in obtaining all necessary approvals and making all necessary filings under federal, state, local, or foreign law to effect the perfection of the Security Interest on the Investment Property or to effect any sale or transfer thereof; and
(iii)      Each Grantor will cause the Agent (or Term Agent in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) to have control over all of its Investment Property in the manner specified in Section 9-106 of the UCC, subject to the terms of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.
(i)      [Reserved];
(j)      Transfers and Other Liens . Grantors shall not (i) sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any of the Collateral, except as expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement, or (ii) create or permit to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of the Collateral of any Grantor, except for Permitted Liens. The inclusion of Proceeds in the Collateral shall not be deemed to constitute Agent's consent to any sale or other disposition of any of the Collateral except as expressly permitted in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
(k)      Controlled Accounts; Controlled Investments .
(i)      Subject to any applicable time periods provided under Schedule 3.6 to the Credit Agreement, each Grantor shall (A) establish and maintain cash management services of a type and on terms reasonably satisfactory to Agent at Wells Fargo (each a " Controlled Account Bank "), and shall take reasonable steps to ensure that all of its Account Debtors forward payment of the amounts owed by them directly to a Collection Account at such Controlled Account Bank that is not an Excluded Account (each, a " Controlled Account ") ( by wire transfer to the applicable Controlled Account Bank or to a lockbox maintained by the applicable Controlled Account Bank for deposit into such Collection Account), and (B) deposit or cause to be deposited promptly, and in any event no later than the first Business Day after the date of receipt thereof, all of their Collections (including those sent directly by their Account Debtors to a Grantor) and proceeds of Collateral into a Controlled Account;
(ii)      Subject to any applicable time periods provided under Schedule 3.6 to the Credit Agreement, each Grantor shall establish and maintain Controlled Account Agreements with Agent, Term Agent and the applicable Controlled Account Bank, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent. Each such Controlled Account Agreement shall provide, among other things, that (A) the Controlled Account Bank will comply with any instructions originated by Agent (or, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Term Agent) directing the disposition of the funds in each applicable Controlled Account without further consent by the applicable Grantor, (B) the Controlled Account Bank waives, subordinates, or agrees not to exercise any rights of setoff or recoupment or any other claim against each applicable Controlled Account other than for payment of its service fees and other charges directly related to the administration of such Controlled Account and for returned checks or other items of payment, and (C) upon the instruction of Agent (or, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Term Agent) (an " Activation Instruction "), the Controlled

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Account Bank will forward by daily sweep all amounts in each applicable Controlled Account to the Agent's Account (or, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations, to an account designated by Term Agent). Agent agrees not to issue an Activation Instruction with respect to the Controlled Accounts unless a Cash Dominion Event has occurred at the time such Activation Instruction is issued. Agent agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to rescind an Activation Instruction (the " Rescission ") after any Cash Dominion Period has ended.
(iii)      So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Borrowers may amend Schedule 10 to add or replace a Controlled Account Bank or Controlled Account and shall upon such addition or replacement provide to Agent an amended Schedule 10 ; provided , that (A) such prospective Controlled Account Bank shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent, and (B) prior to the time of the opening of such Controlled Account, the applicable Grantor and such prospective Controlled Account Bank shall have executed and delivered to Agent and Term Agent a Controlled Account Agreement. Each Grantor shall close any of its Controlled Accounts (and establish replacement Controlled Account accounts in accordance with the foregoing sentence) as promptly as practicable and in any event within 45 days after notice from Agent that the operating performance, funds transfer, or availability procedures or performance of the Controlled Account Bank with respect to Controlled Account Accounts or Agent's liability under any Controlled Account Agreement with such Controlled Account Bank is no longer acceptable in Agent's reasonable judgment; and
(iv)      Subject to any applicable time periods provided under Schedule 3.6 to the Credit Agreement, other than (A) with respect to Excluded Accounts, and (B) an aggregate amount of not more than $20,000,000 (calculated at current exchange rates) at any one time, in the case of Subsidiaries of Grantors that are Foreign Subsidiaries or Disregarded Domestic Persons, no Grantor will, and no Grantor will permit its Subsidiaries to, make, acquire, or permit to exist Permitted Investments consisting of cash, Cash Equivalents, or amounts credited to Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts unless Grantor or its Subsidiary, as applicable, and the applicable bank or securities intermediary have entered into Control Agreements or, with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries or Disregarded Domestic Persons, other arrangement or agreements under applicable foreign law, governing such Permitted Investments in order to perfect (or further establish) Agent's Liens in such Permitted Investments; provided that to the extent that any Event of Default occurs with respect to this Section 7(k)(iv) due to Subsidiaries of Grantors that are Foreign Subsidiaries or Disregarded Domestic Persons maintaining Permitted Investments consisting of cash, Cash Equivalents, or amounts credited to Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts in excess of $20,000,000 (" Excess Cash Amount "), the Loan Parties may cure such Event of Default by causing such Foreign Subsidiaries to distribute such Excess Cash Amount to one or more Loan Parties (other than Global or any Subsidiary thereof) within five (5) Business Days after the occurrence of such Event of Default.
(l)      Name, Etc . No Grantor will change its name, chief executive office, organizational identification number, jurisdiction of organization or organizational identity; provided , that any Grantor may change its name or chief executive office upon at least ten days prior written notice to Agent of such change.

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(m)      Account Verification . Each Grantor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit Agent, in Agent's name or in the name of a nominee of Agent, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Account, by mail, telephone, facsimile transmission or other electronic means of transmission or otherwise. Further, at the request of Agent, each Grantor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, send requests for verification of Accounts or, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, send notices of assignment of Accounts to Account Debtors and other obligors.
(n)      Certificated Equipment . With respect to any Certificated Equipment (other than Excepted Certificated Equipment) now or hereafter owned by a Grantor with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued, such Grantor agrees to comply with Section 5.12(b) of the Credit Agreement and take such action (or cause its Subsidiaries to take such action), as is reasonably required by the Agent to enable it to properly perfect and protect its Lien on such Certificated Equipment and to transfer the same, subject to the terms of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.
(o)      Keepwell . Each Qualified ECP Grantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to guaranty and otherwise honor all Obligations in respect of Swap Obligations. The obligations of each Qualified ECP Grantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Grantor intends that this Section 7(o) constitute, and this Section 7(o) shall be deemed to constitute, a "keepwell, support, or other agreement" for the benefit of each other Grantor for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
8.      Relation to Other Security Documents . The provisions of this Agreement shall be read and construed with the other Loan Documents referred to below in the manner so indicated.
(a)      Credit Agreement . In the event of any conflict between any provision in this Agreement and a provision in the Credit Agreement, such provision of the Credit Agreement shall control.
(b)      Patent, Trademark, Copyright Security Agreements . The provisions of the Copyright Security Agreements, Trademark Security Agreements, and Patent Security Agreements are supplemental to the provisions of this Agreement, and nothing contained in the Copyright Security Agreements, Trademark Security Agreements, or the Patent Security Agreements shall limit any of the rights or remedies of Agent hereunder. In the event of any conflict between any provision in this Agreement and a provision in a Copyright Security Agreement, Trademark Security Agreement or Patent Security Agreement, such provision of this Agreement shall control.
9.      Further Assurances .
(a)      Each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at its own expense, such Grantor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect the Security Interest granted hereby, to create, perfect or protect the Security Interest purported to be granted hereby or to enable

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Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any of the Collateral subject to the term and conditions of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.
(b)      Each Grantor authorizes the filing by Agent of financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such Grantor will execute and deliver to Agent such other instruments or notices, as Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and preserve the Security Interest granted or purported to be granted hereby.
(c)      Each Grantor authorizes Agent at any time and from time to time to file, transmit, or communicate, as applicable, financing statements and amendments (i) describing the Collateral as "all personal property of debtor" or "all assets of debtor" or words of similar effect, (ii) describing the Collateral as being of equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, or (iii) that contain any information required by part 5 of Article 9 of the Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance. Each Grantor also hereby ratifies any and all financing statements or amendments previously filed by Agent in any jurisdiction.
(d)      Each Grantor acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement filed in connection with this Agreement without the prior written consent of Agent, subject to such Grantor's rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the Code.
10.      Agent's Right to Perform Contracts, Exercise Rights, etc . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent (or its designee) (a) may proceed to perform any and all of the obligations of any Grantor contained in any contract, lease, or other agreement and exercise any and all rights of any Grantor therein contained as fully as such Grantor itself could, (b) shall have the right (subject to Section 17(b) ) to use any Grantor's rights under Intellectual Property Licenses in connection with the enforcement of Agent's rights hereunder, including the right to prepare for sale and sell any and all Inventory and Equipment now or hereafter owned by any Grantor and now or hereafter covered by such licenses, and (c) shall have the right to request that any Equity Interests that are pledged hereunder be registered in the name of Agent or any of its nominees.
11.      Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact . Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints and constitutes Agent its attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, at such time as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement, to take any action and to execute any instrument which Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including:
(a)      to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in connection with the Accounts or any other Collateral of such Grantor;
(b)      to receive and open all mail addressed to such Grantor and to notify postal authorities to change the address for the delivery of mail to such Grantor to that of Agent;

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(c)      to receive, indorse, and collect any drafts or other instruments, documents, Negotiable Collateral or Chattel Paper;
(d)      to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral of such Grantor or otherwise to enforce the rights of Agent with respect to any of the Collateral;
(e)      to repair, alter, or supply goods, if any, necessary to fulfill in whole or in part the purchase order of any Person obligated to such Grantor in respect of any Account of such Grantor;
(f)      to use any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Licenses of such Grantor, including but not limited to any labels, Patents, Trademarks, trade names, URLs, domain names, industrial designs, Copyrights, or advertising matter, in preparing for sale, advertising for sale, or selling Inventory or other Collateral and to collect any amounts due under Accounts, contracts or Negotiable Collateral of such Grantor; and
(g)      Agent, on behalf of the Lender Group or the Bank Product Providers, shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to bring suit in its own name to enforce the Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Licenses and, if Agent shall commence any such suit, the appropriate Grantor shall, at the request of Agent, do any and all lawful acts and execute any and all proper documents reasonably required by Agent in aid of such enforcement.
To the extent permitted by law, each Grantor hereby ratifies all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated.
12.      Agent May Perform . If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable, jointly and severally, by Grantors in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
13.      Agent's Duties . The powers conferred on Agent hereunder are solely to protect Agent's interest in the Collateral, for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, and shall not impose any duty upon Agent to exercise any such powers. Except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its actual possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its actual possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Agent accords its own property.
14.      Collection of Accounts, General Intangibles and Negotiable Collateral . At any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent or Agent's designee may (a) make direct verification from Account Debtors with respect to any or all Accounts that are part of the Collateral, (b) notify Account Debtors of any Grantor that the Accounts, General Intangibles, Chattel Paper or Negotiable Collateral of such Grantor have been assigned to Agent,

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for the benefit of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, or that Agent has a security interest therein, or (c) collect the Accounts, General Intangibles and Negotiable Collateral of any Grantor directly, and any collection costs and expenses shall constitute part of such Grantor's Secured Obligations under the Loan Documents.
15.      Disposition of Pledged Interests by Agent . None of the Pledged Interests existing as of the date of this Agreement are, and none of the Pledged Interests hereafter acquired on the date of acquisition thereof will be, registered or qualified under the various federal or state securities laws of the United States and disposition thereof after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing may be restricted to one or more private (instead of public) sales in view of the lack of such registration. Each Grantor understands that in connection with such disposition, Agent may approach only a restricted number of potential purchasers and further understands that a sale under such circumstances may yield a lower price for the Pledged Interests than if the Pledged Interests were registered and qualified pursuant to federal and state securities laws and sold on the open market. Each Grantor, therefore, agrees that: (a) if Agent shall, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, sell or cause the Pledged Interests or any portion thereof to be sold at a private sale, Agent shall have the right to rely upon the advice and opinion of any nationally recognized brokerage or investment firm (but shall not be obligated to seek such advice and the failure to do so shall not be considered in determining the commercial reasonableness of such action) as to the best manner in which to offer the Pledged Interest or any portion thereof for sale and as to the best price reasonably obtainable at the private sale thereof, and (b) such reliance shall be conclusive evidence that Agent has handled the disposition in a commercially reasonable manner.
16.      Voting and Other Rights in Respect of Pledged Interests .
(a)      Subject to the terms and conditions of the Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) Agent may, at its option, and in addition to all rights and remedies available to Agent under any other agreement, at law, in equity, or otherwise, exercise all voting rights, or any other ownership or consensual rights (including any dividend or distribution rights) in respect of the Pledged Interests owned by such Grantor, but under no circumstances is Agent obligated by the terms of this Agreement to exercise such rights, and (ii) if Agent duly exercises its right to vote any of such Pledged Interests, each Grantor hereby appoints Agent, such Grantor's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and IRREVOCABLE PROXY to vote such Pledged Interests in any manner Agent deems advisable for or against all matters submitted or which may be submitted to a vote of shareholders, partners or members, as the case may be, and do all other things which the undersigned might do in its capacity as an equityholder of the Company. The power-of-attorney and proxy granted hereby is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
(b)      For so long as any Grantor shall have the right to vote the Pledged Interests owned by it, such Grantor covenants and agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of Agent, vote or take any consensual action with respect to such Pledged Interests which would materially adversely affect the rights of Agent, the other members of the Lender Group, or the Bank Product Providers, or the value of the Pledged Interests.

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17.      Remedies . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Term Loan Agreement:
(a)      Agent may, and, at the instruction of the Required Lenders, shall exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein, in the other Loan Documents, or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the Code or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor expressly agrees that, in any such event, Agent without demand of performance or other demand, advertisement or notice of any kind (except a notice specified below of time and place of public or private sale) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, advertisements and notices are hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted by the Code or any other applicable law), may take immediate possession of all or any portion of the Collateral and (i) require Grantors to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will at its own expense and upon request of Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by Agent and make it available to Agent at one or more locations where such Grantor regularly maintains Inventory, and (ii) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of Agent's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit, and upon such other terms as Agent may deem commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notification of sale shall be required by law, at least ten days notification by mail to the applicable Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification and specifically such notification shall constitute a reasonable "authenticated notification of disposition" within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the Code. Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notification of sale having been given. Agent may adjourn any public sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Grantor agrees that (A) the internet shall constitute a "place" for purposes of Section 9-610(b) of the Code, and (B) to the extent notification of sale shall be required by law, notification by mail of the URL where a sale will occur and the time when a sale will commence at least ten days prior to the sale shall constitute a reasonable notification for purposes of Section 9-611(b) of the Code. Each Grantor agrees that any sale of Collateral to a licensor pursuant to the terms of a license agreement between such licensor and a Grantor is sufficient to constitute a commercially reasonable sale (including as to method, terms, manner, and time) within the meaning of Section 9-610 of the Code.
(b)      Agent is hereby granted a license or other right to use, without liability for royalties or any other charge, each Grantor's Intellectual Property, including but not limited to, any labels, Patents, Trademarks, trade names, URLs, domain names, industrial designs, Copyrights, and advertising matter, whether owned by any Grantor or with respect to which any Grantor has rights under license, sublicense, or other agreements (including any Intellectual Property License), as it pertains to the Collateral, in preparing for sale, advertising for sale and selling any Collateral, and each Grantor's rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to the benefit of Agent.
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requirement of notice to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (which notice is hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted by the Code or any other applicable law), (i) with respect to any Grantor's Deposit Accounts in which Agent's Liens are perfected by control under Section 9-104 of the Code, instruct the bank maintaining such Deposit Account for the applicable Grantor to pay the balance of such Deposit Account to or for the benefit of Agent, and (ii) with respect to any Grantor's Securities Accounts in which Agent's Liens are perfected by control under Section 9-106 of the Code, instruct the securities intermediary maintaining such Securities Account for the applicable Grantor to (A) transfer any cash in such Securities Account to or for the benefit of Agent, or (B) liquidate any financial assets in such Securities Account that are customarily sold on a recognized market and transfer the cash proceeds thereof to or for the benefit of Agent.
(d)      Any cash held by Agent as Collateral and all cash proceeds received by Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied against the Secured Obligations in the order set forth in the Credit Agreement. In the event the proceeds of Collateral are insufficient to satisfy all of the Secured Obligations in full, each Grantor shall remain jointly and severally liable for any such deficiency.
(e)      Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that the Secured Obligations arise out of a commercial transaction, and agrees that if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing Agent shall have the right to an immediate writ of possession without notice of a hearing. Agent shall have the right to the appointment of a receiver for the properties and assets of each Grantor, and each Grantor hereby consents to such rights and such appointment and hereby waives any objection such Grantor may have thereto or the right to have a bond or other security posted by Agent.
18.      Remedies Cumulative . Each right, power, and remedy of Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider as provided for in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any Bank Product Agreement now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other right, power, or remedy provided for in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Bank Product Agreements or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise by Agent, any other member of the Lender Group, or any Bank Product Provider, of any one or more of such rights, powers, or remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by Agent, such other member of the Lender Group or such Bank Product Provider of any or all such other rights, powers, or remedies.
19.      Marshaling . Agent shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including but not limited to the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies, however existing or arising. To the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of Agent's rights and remedies under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Secured Obligations or under which

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any of the Secured Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Secured Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
20.      Indemnity . Each Grantor agrees to indemnify Agent, the other members of the Lender Group, and the Bank Product Providers from and against all claims, lawsuits and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or resulting from this Agreement (including enforcement of this Agreement) or any other Loan Document to which such Grantor is a party in accordance with and to the extent set forth in Section 10.3 of the Credit Agreement. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the Credit Agreement and the repayment of the Secured Obligations.
21.      Merger, Amendments; Etc. THIS AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Grantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Agent and each Grantor to which such amendment applies.
22.      Addresses for Notices . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be given in the form and manner and delivered to Agent at its address specified in the Credit Agreement, and to any of the Grantors at the notice address specified for Borrowers in the Credit Agreement, or as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party.
23.      Continuing Security Interest: Assignments under Credit Agreement .
(a)      This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been paid in full in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Commitments have expired or have been terminated, (ii) be binding upon each Grantor, and their respective successors and assigns, and (iii) inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Agent, and its successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (iii), any Lender may, in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender herein or otherwise. Upon payment in full of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the expiration or termination of the Commitments, the Guaranty made and the Security Interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to Grantors or any other Person entitled thereto. At such time, upon Borrowers' request, Agent will authorize the filing of appropriate termination statements to terminate such Security Interest. No transfer or renewal, extension, assignment, or termination of this Agreement or of the Credit

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Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other instrument or document executed and delivered by any Grantor to Agent nor any additional Revolving Loans or other loans made by any Lender to any Borrower, nor the taking of further security, nor the retaking or re-delivery of the Collateral to Grantors, or any of them, by Agent, nor any other act of the Lender Group or the Bank Product Providers, or any of them, shall release any Grantor from any obligation, except a release or discharge executed in writing by Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement. Agent shall not by any act, delay, omission or otherwise, be deemed to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder, unless such waiver is in writing and signed by Agent and then only to the extent therein set forth. A waiver by Agent of any right or remedy on any occasion shall not be construed as a bar to the exercise of any such right or remedy which Agent would otherwise have had on any other occasion.
(b)      If any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider repays, refunds, restores, or returns in whole or in part, any payment or property (including any proceeds of Collateral) previously paid or transferred to such member of the Lender Group or such Bank Product Provider in full or partial satisfaction of any Secured Obligation or on account of any other obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement, because the payment, transfer, or the incurrence of the obligation so satisfied is asserted or declared to be void, voidable, or otherwise recoverable under any law relating to creditors' rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent transfers, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable obligations or transfers (each, a " Voidable Transfer "), or because such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider elects to do so on the reasonable advice of its counsel in connection with a claim that the payment, transfer, or incurrence is or may be a Voidable Transfer, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider elects to repay, restore, or return (including pursuant to a settlement of any claim in respect thereof), and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees of such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider related thereto, (i) the liability of the Loan Parties with respect to the amount or property paid, refunded, restored, or returned will automatically and immediately be revived, reinstated, and restored and will exist, and (ii) Agent's Liens securing such liability shall be effective, revived, and remain in full force and effect, in each case, as fully as if such Voidable Transfer had never been made. If, prior to any of the foregoing, (A) Agent's Liens shall have been released or terminated, or (B) any provision of this Agreement shall have been terminated or cancelled, Agent's Liens, or such provision of this Agreement, shall be reinstated in full force and effect and such prior release, termination, cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligation of any Loan Party in respect of such liability or any Collateral securing such liability.
24.      Survival . All representations and warranties made by the Grantors in this Agreement and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Agent, Issuing Lender, or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any

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accrued interest on any loan or any fee or any other amount payable under the Credit Agreement is outstand-ing and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated.
25.      CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROVISION .
(a)      THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES OR DISPUTES ARISING HEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b)      THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT AGENT'S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE AGENT ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH GRANTOR AND AGENT WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 25(b) .
(c)      TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH GRANTOR AND AGENT HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS, IF ANY, TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS (EACH A " CLAIM "). EACH GRANTOR AND AGENT REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
(d)      EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER

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JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT AGENT MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AGAINST ANY GRANTOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(e)      NO CLAIM MAY BE MADE BY ANY GRANTOR AGAINST THE AGENT, THE SWING LENDER, ANY OTHER LENDER, ISSUING LENDER, OR THE UNDERLYING ISSUER, OR ANY AFFILIATE, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, COUNSEL, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT, OR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF ANY OF THEM FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION, OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, AND EACH GRANTOR HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES, AND AGREES NOT TO SUE UPON ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT ACCRUED AND WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR.
26.      New Subsidiaries . Pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries (whether by acquisition or creation) of any Grantor are required to enter into this Agreement by executing and delivering in favor of Agent a Joinder to this Agreement in substantially the form of Annex 1 . Upon the execution and delivery of Annex 1 by any such new Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor and/or Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor and/or Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Guarantor or Grantor as a party to this Agreement shall not require the consent of any Guarantor or Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor and Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor or Grantor hereunder.
27.      Agent . Each reference herein to any right granted to, benefit conferred upon or power exercisable by the "Agent" shall be a reference to Agent, for the benefit of each member of the Lender Group and each of the Bank Product Providers.
28.      Miscellaneous .
(a)      This Agreement is a Loan Document. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis .

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(b)      Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof in that jurisdiction or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.
(c)      Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.
(d)      Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against any member of the Lender Group, any Bank Product Provider, or any Grantor, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. This Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.
29.      Intercreditor Agreement . NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS GRANTED TO THE AGENT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT IN ANY COLLATERAL AND THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY BY THE AGENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL HEREUNDER ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE TERM LOAN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE TERM LOAN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERMS OF THE TERM LOAN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

"Grantors"
 
 
 
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP., a Texas corporation

By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD., a Texas corporation

By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 

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PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 


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"Agent"
 
 
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association


By: /s/ Anand Sekaran
Name: Anand Sekaran, AVP
            Its Authorized Signatory
 







[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITY AGREEMENT]


Exhibit 10.4










INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Dated as of November 8, 2017

among


Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

as Initial ABL Agent

and

Wilmington Trust, National Association,

as Initial Term Agent


and acknowledged and agreed to by


Pioneer Energy Services Corp.,

as the Company


and the other Grantors referred to herein







TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Section 1

Definitions
2

1.1

Defined Terms
2

1.2

Terms Generally
20

Section 2

Lien Priorities
21

2.1

Relative Priorities
21

2.2

Prohibition on Contesting Liens & Claims; No Marshaling
22

2.3

No New Liens
22

2.4

Similar Liens and Agreements
23

2.5

Collateral Differences.
24

2.6

Perfection of Liens
24

Section 3

Enforcement
25

3.1

Restrictions on Exercise of Remedies By Term Agent and Term Claimholders
25

3.2

Restrictions on Exercise of Remedies by ABL Agent and ABL Claimholders
28

3.3

Collateral Access Rights
32

3.4

Term General Intangibles Rights/Access to Information
34

3.5

Set-Off and Tracing of and Priorities in Proceeds
35

Section 4

Payments
36

4.1

Application of Proceeds
36

4.2

Payments Over
37

Section 5

Other Agreements
38

5.1

Releases
38

5.2

Insurance
40

5.3

Amendments to ABL Loan Documents and Term Loan Documents
42

5.4

Confirmation of Subordination in Subordinated Lien Collateral Documents
43

5.5

Gratuitous Bailee/Agent for Perfection
43

5.6

When Discharge of Obligations Deemed to Not Have Occurred
45

Section 6

Purchase options
46

6.1

Notice of Exercise.
46

6.2

Purchase and Sale.
47

6.3

Payment of Purchase Price.
48

6.4

Limitation on Representations and Warranties.
50

Section 7

Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
50

7.1

Finance and Sale Issues
50

7.2

Relief from the Automatic Stay
52

7.3

Adequate Protection
52

7.4

Avoidance Issues
53




7.5

Reorganization Securities
53

7.6

Post-Petition Interest
54

7.7

Waivers
54

7.8

Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification
54

7.9

Effectiveness in Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
55

7.10

Asset Dispositions
55

Section 8

Reliance; Waivers; Etc.
56

8.1

Reliance
56

8.2

No Warranties or Liability
56

8.3

No Waiver of Lien Priorities
57

8.4

Obligations Unconditional
59

Section 9

Miscellaneous
60

9.1

Integration/Conflicts
60

9.2

Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability
60

9.3

Amendments; Waivers
61

9.4

Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries
61

9.5

Subrogation
62

9.6

Submission to Jurisdiction; Certain Waivers
62

9.7

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
63

9.8

Notices
64

9.9

Further Assurances
64

9.10

APPLICABLE LAW
64

9.11

Binding on Successors and Assigns
64

9.12

Headings
65

9.13

Counterparts
65

9.14

Authorization
65

9.15

No Third Party Beneficiaries / Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
65

9.16

Certain Terms Concerning the Term Agent
66

9.17

Certain Terms Concerning the ABL Agent and the Term Agent
66

9.18

Authorization of Secured Agents
66

9.19

Relationship of Claimholders
66

9.20

Specific Performance
67

9.21

Additional Grantors
67

9.22

Additional Credit Agreements
67



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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

This INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this Agreement ”), is dated as of November 8, 2017, and entered into by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent for the holders of the Initial ABL Obligations (as defined below) (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns from time to time, the “ Initial ABL Agent ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as agent for the holders of the Initial Term Obligations (as defined below) (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns from time to time, the “ Initial Term Agent ”) and acknowledged and agreed to by Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (the “ Company ”), and the other Grantors (as defined below). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings set forth in Section 1 below.
RECITALS
The Company, the other Grantors party thereto, the lenders and agents party thereto, and the Initial ABL Agent, have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Initial ABL Credit Agreement ”);
The Company, the lenders and agents party thereto, and the Initial Term Agent have entered into that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of the date hereof providing for a term loan (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Initial Term Loan Agreement ”);
The ABL Obligations are to be secured (i) by Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral that are senior to the Liens of the Term Claimholders on the ABL Priority Collateral and (ii) by Liens on the Term Priority Collateral that are junior in priority to the Liens of the Term Claimholders on the Term Priority Collateral;
The Term Obligations are to be secured (i) by Liens on the Term Priority Collateral that are senior to the Liens of the ABL Claimholders on the Term Priority Collateral and (ii) by Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral that are junior in priority to the Liens of the ABL Claimholders on the ABL Priority Collateral;
The ABL Obligations will also be secured by the ABL Exclusive Priority Cash Collateral, which ABL Exclusive Priority Cash Collateral will not secure the Term Obligations, the Term Obligations will also be secured by the TL Specified Blocked Account, which TL Specified Blocked Account will not secure the ABL Obligations, and the Term Obligations may also be secured by the Real Estate Assets, which Real Estate Assets may not secure the ABL Obligations;
The ABL Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents provide, among other things, that the parties thereto shall set forth in this Agreement their respective rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral; and




In consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and obligations herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Term Agents on behalf of the Term Claimholders and the ABL Agents on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, intending to be legally bound, hereby agrees as follows:
AGREEMENT
SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1      Defined Terms.
Each of Accounts , Account Debtor , Chattel Paper , Deposit Accounts , Commercial Tort Claims , Documents, Equipment, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights, Payment Intangibles, Proceeds, Securities and Securities Accounts shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC. In addition, as used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below.
ABL Agent ” means each of (i) the Initial ABL Agent, (ii) any new ABL Agent identified by the Company pursuant to Section 5.6(a) and (iii) any agent or trustee under any Additional ABL Credit Agreement, in each case, together with any successor thereto and “ABL Agents” shall mean, collectively, each ABL Agent.
ABL Bank Product Obligations ” means “Bank Product Obligations” as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (regardless of whether the Initial Term Loan Agreement is in effect) and any similar term in any Additional ABL Credit Agreements.
ABL Bank Product Provider ” means “Bank Product Provider” as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (regardless of whether the Initial Term Loan Agreement is in effect) and any similar term in any Additional ABL Credit Agreements.
ABL Cap Amount ” means (x) the sum of (i) $82,500,000, plus (ii) if the Company or any other ABL Credit Party shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, $7,500,000, plus (iii) an amount equal to all interest (including Post-Petition Interest), premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts accrued or charged (and unpaid) with respect to any of the ABL Obligations, irrespective of whether the same is added to the principal amount of the ABL Obligations and including the same as would accrue and become due but for the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable, in whole or in part, in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, minus (y) the amount of all payments of revolving loan obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement that result in a permanent reduction of the revolving credit commitments under the ABL Credit Agreement (other than payments of such revolving loan obligations in connection with a Refinancing thereof and any payments that are rescinded or required to be returned).

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ABL Claimholders means, at any relevant time, the holders of ABL Obligations or Excess ABL Obligations at that time, including the ABL Agent, the ABL Lenders, the ABL Bank Product Providers, issuing bank(s) of letters of credit issued pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement and the other agents and arrangers under the ABL Loan Documents.
ABL Collateral Documents ” means the Loan Documents (as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement) (and any similar term defined in any other ABL Credit Agreement) pursuant to which a Lien is granted by any Grantor securing any ABL Obligations and/or the Excess ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed (other than this Agreement).
ABL Credit Agreement ” means collectively, (a) the Initial ABL Credit Agreement and (b) each Additional ABL Credit Agreement. Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to each ABL Credit Agreement then in existence.
ABL Credit Party ” means “Borrower,” “Guarantor” or “Loan Party” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
ABL Declined Liens ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .
ABL Default ” means an “Event of Default” as defined in an ABL Credit Agreement or any similar event or condition set forth in any other ABL Loan Document which causes, or permits holders of the applicable ABL Obligations outstanding thereunder to cause, the ABL Obligations outstanding thereunder to become immediately due and payable.
ABL Excluded Assets ” means any assets expressly excluded from the grant of Liens by the Grantors pursuant to the ABL Collateral Documents.
ABL Exclusive Priority Cash Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .
ABL Lenders ” means the “Lenders” under and as defined in each ABL Credit Agreement.
ABL Loan Documents ” means each ABL Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents (as defined in the applicable ABL Credit Agreement) and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any other ABL Obligation and/or Excess ABL Obligations, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any ABL Obligations and/or Excess ABL Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of ABL Obligations and/or Excess ABL Obligations, to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
ABL Obligations means, (a) all principal of and premium, if any, on the loans made (or deemed made) pursuant to any ABL Credit Agreement and the related ABL Loan Documents, (b) all reimbursement obligations, if any, and interest thereon with respect to any letter of credit or similar instruments issued pursuant to any ABL Credit Agreement and related ABL Loan Documents, (c) all interest, expenses, fees, indemnification obligations and other amounts payable

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by ABL Credit Parties under the ABL Loan Documents, (d) all ABL Bank Product Obligations, and (e) all other obligations and liabilities of any kind owing by ABL Credit Parties pursuant to the ABL Loan Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether evidenced by a note or other writing, whether arising from an extension of credit, issuance of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, and whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, or joint or several, including Post-Petition Interest with respect to the Obligations described in clauses (a) through (e), whether or not allowed in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; provided , that the ABL Obligations of an ABL Credit Party shall not include its “Excluded Swap Obligations” (as defined in any ABL Credit Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the sum of, without duplication: (1) Indebtedness for borrowed money constituting principal outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement and the other ABL Loan Documents (excluding ABL Bank Product Obligations); plus (2) the aggregate face amount of any letters of credit issued but not reimbursed under the ABL Credit Agreement; plus (3) the aggregate amount of interest (including Post-Petition Interest), premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts accrued or charged (and unpaid) in respect of the ABL Obligations described in the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), is in excess of, in the aggregate, the ABL Cap Amount, then only that portion of such Indebtedness, such aggregate face amount of letters of credit and such interest, premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts equal to the ABL Cap Amount shall be included in ABL Obligations and interest, premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities, reimbursement obligations and other charges with respect to such Indebtedness and letters of credit shall only constitute ABL Obligations to the extent related to Indebtedness and face amounts of letters of credit included in the ABL Obligations; provided further that, for purposes of the foregoing calculation, (i) the aggregate principal amount of any such Indebtedness described therein that is denominated in a foreign currency shall be measured based on the original principal amount of the borrowing thereof and (ii) the aggregate face amount of any such letters of credit described therein that are denominated in a foreign currency shall be measured based on the original face amount thereof, in each case without giving effect to any foreign currency fluctuations following the date of such incurrence or issuance, as applicable. For avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of ABL Cap Amount, the term “ABL Obligations” shall, in all circumstances, include, without limitation, all ABL Bank Product Obligations (other than “Excluded Swap Obligations,” as defined in any ABL Credit Agreement).
“ABL Priority Collateral” means the following property of any Grantor (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would constitute ABL Priority Collateral): (i) Accounts, Chattel Paper and Receivables, in each case other than to the extent constituting identifiable proceeds of Term Priority Collateral; (ii) Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts (and all cash, checks and other negotiable instruments, funds, other evidences of payment and other assets held therein), other than the TL Priority Collateral Account and the TL Specified Blocked Account; provided that to the extent that identifiable Proceeds of Term Priority Collateral, including, without limitation, identifiable Proceeds from the sale or other disposition of Term Priority Collateral, are deposited in any such Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, such identifiable Proceeds shall be treated as Term Priority Collateral; (iii) all Inventory; (iv) to the extent evidencing, governing, securing or otherwise reasonably related to any of the foregoing, all Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, Investment Property (other than Equity Interests of the Grantors and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates on which a Lien is granted

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under any Term Loan Documents), Commercial Tort Claims, Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations; provided , however , that to the extent any of the foregoing also evidence, govern, secure or otherwise reasonably relate to any Term Priority Collateral only that portion that evidences, governs, secures or relates to ABL Priority Collateral shall constitute ABL Priority Collateral; provided , further , that the foregoing shall not include any Intellectual Property; (v) 30% of all proceeds of business interruption insurance; (vi) all books, records and documents related to the foregoing (including databases, customer lists and other records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); and (vii) all Proceeds and products of any or all of the foregoing in whatever form received, including proceeds of insurance and claims against third parties; provided that the ABL Priority Collateral shall not include the ABL Excluded Assets.
“ABL Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .
“Access Period” means for each Real Estate Asset that is a Mortgaged Premises and any other Term Priority Collateral located thereon, the period, which begins on the day on which the ABL Agent provides the Term Agent with notice of its exercise of its access rights in accordance with Section 3.3(a) following either (a) delivery by the Term Agent to the ABL Agent of the notice required by Section 3.3(a) that any Term Agent (or its agent) has either obtained possession or control of such Term Priority Collateral or sold or otherwise disposed of such Term Priority Collateral or (b) delivery of an Enforcement Notice by the ABL Agent in accordance with Section 3.3(a) , and ends on the earliest of (A) the 180 th day after such date; provided , however , that such 180 day period shall be tolled during any period during which the ABL Agent is stayed or otherwise prohibited by law or court order from exercising remedies with respect to ABL Priority Collateral located on such Real Estate Asset; (B) the date on which all or substantially all of the ABL Priority Collateral located on such Real Estate Asset is sold, collected or liquidated; and (C) the Discharge of ABL Obligations.
“Account Agreements” means any lockbox account agreement, pledged account agreement, blocked account agreement, deposit account control agreement, securities account control agreement, or any similar deposit or securities account agreements among the Term Agent and/or the ABL Agent, one or more Grantors and the relevant financial institution depository or securities intermediary.
“Accounts” means all present and future “accounts” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
“Additional ABL Credit Agreement” means any credit agreement, debt facility, indenture and/or commercial paper facility, in each case, with banks or other institutional or commercial lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from (or sell such receivables to) such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, or other borrowings, that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and has been designated as an ABL Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 9.22 hereof (including any Refinancing of any Indebtedness and letters of credit under any ABL Credit Agreement); provided , however , that (i) the Indebtedness and letters of credit under such Additional ABL Credit Agreement is permitted to be incurred, secured and guaranteed on such basis by each ABL Loan Document (other than any such document that is being Refinanced or replaced by such Additional ABL Credit Agreement) and each

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Term Loan Document, (ii)  the ABL Agent under such Additional ABL Credit Agreement shall have become party to this Agreement pursuant to, and by satisfying the conditions set forth in, Section 9.22 hereof and (iii) each of the other requirements of Section 9.22 shall have been complied with. The requirements of clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be tested only as of (x) the date of execution of a joinder agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto by the agent for the applicable Additional ABL Credit Agreement if pursuant to a commitment entered into at the time of such joinder agreement and (y) with respect to any later commitment or amendment to those terms to permit such Indebtedness and letters of credit, as of the date of such commitment and/or amendment.
“Additional Term Loan Agreement” means any credit agreement, debt facility, indenture and/or commercial paper facility, in each case, with banks or other institutional or commercial lenders providing for term loans that is secured by a Lien on Collateral and has been designated as a Term Loan Agreement in accordance with Section 9.22 hereof (including any Refinancing of any Indebtedness under any Term Loan Agreement); provided , however , that (i) the Indebtedness under such Additional Term Loan Agreement is permitted to be incurred, secured and guaranteed on such basis by each ABL Loan Document and each Term Loan Document (other than any such document that is being Refinanced or replaced by such Additional Term Loan Agreement), (ii)  the Term Agent under such Additional Term Loan Agreement shall have become party to this Agreement pursuant to, and by satisfying the conditions set forth in, Section 9.22 hereof and (iii) each of the other requirements of Section 9.22 shall have been complied with. The requirements of clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be tested only as of (x) the date of execution of a joinder agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto by the agent for the applicable Additional Term Loan Agreement if pursuant to a commitment entered into at the time of such joinder agreement and (y) with respect to any later commitment or amendment to those terms to permit such Indebtedness , as of the date of such commitment and/or amendment.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agent” means each of the ABL Agents and/or the Term Agents, as the context may require.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bank-ruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
“Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.
Borrower Subsidiaries ” means each Subsidiary of the Company that has or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver any ABL Loan Document and/or Term Loan Document as a “borrower” (or the equivalent thereof).

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“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the laws of, or are in fact closed in, New York.
“Claimholders” means the ABL Claimholders and/or the Term Claimholders, as the context may require.
“Collateral” means, at any time, all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, in which the holders of any ABL Obligations or the holders of any Term Obligations (or their respective Agents) hold, purport to hold or are required to hold, a security interest at such time (or are required pursuant to Section 2 to be granted a security interest), including any property subject to Liens granted pursuant to Section 7 to secure both any ABL Obligations and any Term Obligations and whether or not the liens on any such assets or property are allowed, disallowed, subordinated or avoided in any respect. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Collateral” does not include the ABL Exclusive Priority Cash Collateral, the TL Specified Blocked Account or the Real Estate Assets to the extent any of such Real Estate Assets are not required to be subject to a lien securing the ABL Obligations.
Collateral Documents ” means the ABL Collateral Documents and the Term Collateral Documents.
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.
Copyright Licenses ” means any written agreement naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee, granting any right under any Copyright or copyrights owned by a third party, including the grant of rights to reproduce, distribute, display, perform, create derivative works of and otherwise exploit material works protected by any Copyright.
Copyrights ” means each of the following that is owned by any Grantor: (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or group of countries or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office; and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
Declined Liens ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .
DIP Financing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 .
Discharge of ABL Obligations means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.6 , each of the following has occurred:

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(a)      payment in full in cash of the principal of and any interest, fees, premiums, expenses and other charges accruing (including Post-Petition Interest, whether or not such interest would be allowed in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), on all Indebtedness under the ABL Loan Documents and constituting ABL Obligations;
(b)      payment in full in cash of all ABL Bank Product Obligations (other than inchoate or contingent or reimbursable obligations for which no claim has been asserted) or the cash collateralization of all such ABL Bank Product Obligations on terms satisfactory to each ABL Bank Product Provider (or delivery of a standby letter of credit on terms satisfactory to such ABL Bank Product Provider) and the expiration or termination of all transactions under the documentation evidencing such ABL Bank Product Obligations, in each case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable under the Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;
(c)      payment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents) of all other ABL Obligations that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid (other than inchoate or contingent or reimbursable obligations for which no claim has been asserted by any of the ABL Claimholders), in each case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable under the Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;
(d)      termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute ABL Obligations;
(e)      termination or cash collateralization (in an amount and manner reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Agent, but in an amount no greater than 103% of the aggregate undrawn face amount) of all letters of credit issued under the ABL Loan Documents and constituting ABL Obligations (or delivery of a standby letter of credit as contemplated by the ABL Credit Agreement); and
(f)      receipt by the ABL Agent of cash collateral in such amount as the ABL Agent determines is reasonably necessary to secure the ABL Claimholders in respect of indemnification obligations of the ABL Credit Parties as to matters or circumstances known at such time to the ABL Agent which would reasonably be expected to result in any loss, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) to the ABL Claimholders;
provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Discharge of ABL Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred unless all of the foregoing claims have actually been paid in full in cash (or if applicable, fully cash collateralized or backstopped by standby letters of credit in accordance with the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents), whether or not such amounts are allowed or disallowed vis-a-vis any Grantor, and notwithstanding any discharge of any or all such claims pursuant to section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise.
Discharge of Excess ABL Obligations means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.6 , each of the following has occurred:

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(a)      payment in full in cash of the principal of and any interest, fees, premiums, expenses and other charges accruing (including Post-Petition Interest, whether or not such interest would be allowed in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), on all Indebtedness under the ABL Loan Documents and constituting Excess ABL Obligations;
(b)      payment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents) of all other Excess ABL Obligations that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid (other than inchoate or contingent or reimbursable obligations for which no claim has been asserted by any of the ABL Claimholders), in each case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable under the Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;
(c)      termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute Excess ABL Obligations;
(d)      termination or cash collateralization (in an amount and manner reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Agent, but in an amount no greater than 103% of the aggregate undrawn face amount) of all letters of credit issued under the ABL Loan Documents and constituting Excess ABL Obligations (or delivery of a standby letter of credit as contemplated by the ABL Credit Agreement);
(e)      receipt by the ABL Agent of cash collateral in such amount as the ABL Agent determines is reasonably necessary to secure the ABL Claimholders in respect of indemnification obligations of the ABL Credit Parties as to matters or circumstances known at such time to the ABL Agent which would reasonably be expected to result in any loss, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) to the ABL Claimholders;
provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Discharge of Excess ABL Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred unless all of the foregoing claims have actually been paid in full in cash (or if applicable, fully cash collateralized or backstopped by standby letters of credit in accordance with the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents), whether or not such amounts are allowed or disallowed vis-a-vis any Grantor, and notwithstanding any discharge of any or all such claims pursuant to section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise.
Discharge of Excess Term Obligations means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.6 , each of the following has occurred:
(a)      payment in full in cash of the principal of and any interest, fees, premiums, expenses and other charges accruing (including Post-Petition Interest, whether or not such interest would be allowed in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), on all Indebtedness under the Term Loan Documents and constituting Excess Term Obligations;
(b)      payment in full in cash of all other Excess Term Obligations that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid (other than inchoate or contingent or reimbursable obligations for which no claim

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has been asserted by any of the Term Claimholders), in each case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable under any Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;
(c)      termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute Excess Term Obligations;
(d)      receipt by the Term Agent of cash collateral in such amount as the Term Agent determines is reasonably necessary to secure the Term Claimholders in respect of indemnification obligations of the Term Credit Parties as to matters or circumstances known at such time to the Term Agent which would reasonably be expected to result in any loss, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) to the Term Claimholders;
provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Discharge of Excess Term Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred unless all of the foregoing claims have actually been paid in full in cash (or if applicable, fully cash collateralized in accordance with the provisions of the Term Loan Documents), whether or not such amounts are allowed or disallowed vis-a-vis any Grantor, and notwithstanding any discharge of any or all such claims pursuant to section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise.
Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations ” means (a) with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral as it relates to the Term Claimholders, the Discharge of ABL Obligations; and (b) with respect to the Term Priority Collateral as it relates to the ABL Claimholders, the Discharge of Term Obligations.
Discharge of Term Obligations means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.6 , each of the following has occurred:
(a)      payment in full in cash of the principal of and any interest, fees, premiums, expenses and other charges accruing (including Post-Petition Interest, whether or not such interest would be allowed in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), on all Indebtedness under the Term Loan Documents and constituting Term Obligations;
(b)      payment in full in cash of all Term Bank Product Obligations (other than inchoate or contingent or reimbursable obligations for which no claim has been asserted) or the cash collateralization of all such Term Bank Product Obligations on terms satisfactory to each Term Bank Product Provider (or delivery of a standby letter of credit on terms satisfactory to such Term Bank Product Provider) and the expiration or termination of all transactions under the documentation evidencing such Term Bank Product Obligations, in each case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable under any Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;
(c)      payment in full in cash of all other Term Obligations (or cash collateralization in accordance with the Term Loan Documents) that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid (other than inchoate or contingent or reimbursable obligations for which no claim has been asserted by any of the

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Term Claimholders), in each case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable under any Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;
(d)      termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute Term Obligations; and
(e)      receipt by the Term Agent of cash collateral in such amount as the Term Agent determines is reasonably necessary to secure the Term Claimholders in respect of indemnification obligations of the Term Credit Parties as to matters or circumstances known at such time to the Term Agent which would reasonably be expected to result in any loss, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) to the Term Claimholders;
provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Discharge of Term Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred unless all of the foregoing claims have actually been paid in full in cash (or if applicable, fully cash collateralized in accordance with the provisions of the Term Loan Documents), whether or not such amounts are allowed or disallowed vis-a-vis any Grantor, and notwithstanding any discharge of any or all such claims pursuant to section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise.
Disposition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b) .
Enforcement Action ” means any action to:
(a)      foreclose, execute, levy, or collect on, take possession or control of (other than for purposes of perfecting a Lien thereon), sell or otherwise realize upon (judicially or non-judicially), or lease, license, or otherwise dispose of (whether publicly or privately), Collateral or otherwise exercise or enforce remedial rights with respect to Collateral under the ABL Loan Documents or the Term Loan Documents (including by way of setoff, recoupment, notification of a public or private sale or other disposition pursuant to the UCC or other applicable law, notification to Account Debtors, notification to depository banks under deposit account control agreements (subject to the proviso below), or exercise of rights under landlord consents, if applicable);
(b)      solicit bids from third Persons, approve bid procedures for any proposed disposition of Collateral, to conduct the liquidation or disposition of Collateral or engage or retain sales brokers, marketing agents, investment bankers, accountants, auctioneers, or other third Persons for the purposes of marketing, promoting, and selling Collateral;
(c)      receive a transfer of Collateral in satisfaction of Indebtedness or any other Obligation secured thereby;
(d)      otherwise enforce a security interest or exercise another right or remedy, as a secured creditor or otherwise, pertaining to the Collateral at law, in equity, or pursuant to the ABL Loan Documents or Term Loan Documents (including the commencement of applicable legal proceedings or other actions with respect to all or any portion of the

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Collateral to facilitate the actions described in the preceding clauses, and exercising voting rights in respect of equity interests comprising Collateral); or
(e)      the Disposition of Collateral by any Grantor after the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default under the ABL Loan Documents or the Term Loan Documents with the consent of the ABL Agent or Term Agent, as applicable;
provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall constitute an Enforcement Action: (i) the establishment or modification of (x) borrowing base and/or availability reserves or other reserves against collateral, (y) eligibility criteria for Accounts or Inventory, or (z) other conditions for advances; (ii) the changing of advance rates or advance sub-limits; (iii) the imposition of a default rate or late fee; (iv) the collection and application (including pursuant to “cash dominion” provisions) of Accounts or other monies deposited from time to time in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, in each case, against the ABL Obligations pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents (including the notification of Account Debtors, depositary institutions or any other Person to deliver proceeds of Collateral to the ABL Agent); (v) the cessation of lending pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents, including upon the occurrence of a default or the existence of an over-advance; (vi) the filing of a proof of claim in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; (vii) unless an event of default under and as defined in the ABL Loan Documents or the Term Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing, the consent by the ABL Agent to disposition by any Grantor of any of the ABL Priority Collateral or the consent by the Term Agent to disposition by any Grantor of any of the Term Priority Collateral; (viii) the acceleration of the Term Obligations, the Excess Obligations, the ABL Obligations or the Excess ABL Obligations; and (ix) the commencement or filing or joining with other Persons in the commencement or filing of a petition in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in the exercise of any remedies as an unsecured creditor, other than any such remedies the exercise of which is specifically prohibited by this Agreement.
Enforcement Notice ” means a written notice delivered by (i) the ABL Agent, at a time when an ABL Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Term Agent announcing that such ABL Agent intends to commence an Enforcement Action against the ABL Priority Collateral and specifying the relevant event of default; or (ii) any Term Agent, at a time when a Term Default has occurred and is continuing, to the ABL Agent announcing that such Term Agent intends to commence an Enforcement Action against the Term Priority Collateral and specifying the relevant event of default.
Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities).
Excess ABL Obligations ” means any Obligations that would constitute ABL Obligations if not for the ABL Cap Amount.

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Excess Term Obligations ” means any Obligations that would constitute Term Obligations if not for the Term Cap Amount.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a U.S. Subsidiary.
Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government.
Grantors ” means the Company, each of the Borrower Subsidiaries, each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries and each other Person that has or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver any ABL Collateral Document and/or Term Collateral Document as a “grantor” or “pledgor” (or the equivalent thereof) to secure any ABL Obligations, Excess ABL Obligations, Term Obligations and/or Excess Term Obligations, as the context may require.
Guarantor Subsidiaries ” means each Subsidiary of the Company that has executed and delivered or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver any ABL Loan Document and/or Term Loan Document as a “guarantor” (or the equivalent thereof).
Indebtedness ” means and includes all indebtedness for borrowed money; for the avoidance of doubt, “Indebtedness” shall not include reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, the ABL Bank Product Obligations or the Term Bank Product Obligations.
Initial ABL Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement
Initial ABL Credit Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
Initial ABL Obligations ” means the ABL Obligations outstanding under the Initial ABL Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement).
Initial Term Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Initial Term Loan Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
Initial Term Obligations ” means the Term Obligations outstanding under the Initial Term Loan Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Initial Term Loan Agreement).
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding ” means any case or proceeding commenced by or against a Person under any state, federal or foreign law for, or any agreement of such Person to, (a) the entry of an order for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or any other insolvency, debtor relief or debt adjustment law; (b) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, administrator, conservator or other custodian for such Person or any part of its Property; or (c) an assignment or trust mortgage for the benefit of creditors.

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Intellectual Property ” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks, the Trademark Licenses, the Trade Secrets, the computer software and any registered internet domain names, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
Lien ” means any lien (including, judgment liens and liens arising by operation of law), mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature thereof) and any option, call, trust, (contractual, statutory, deemed, equitable, constructive, resulting or otherwise), UCC financing statement or other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing, including any right of set-off or recoupment.
Mortgaged Premises ” means any Real Estate Asset which shall now or hereafter be subject to a Term Mortgage.
Obligations ” means all obligations of every nature of each Grantor from time to time owed to any agent or trustee, the ABL Claimholders, the Term Claimholders or any of them or their respective Affiliates under the ABL Loan Documents, the Term Loan Documents, documents evidencing the ABL Bank Product Obligations, documents evidencing the Term Bank Product Obligations, in each case, whether for principal, interest or payments for early termination of the ABL Bank Product Obligations consisting of hedging obligations, early termination of the Term Bank Product Obligations consisting of hedging obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise and all guarantees of any of the foregoing and including any interest and fees that accrue or are incurred after the commencement by or against any Person of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Obligations” shall include all ABL Obligations, all Excess ABL Obligations, all Term Obligations and all Excess Term Obligations.
Patent Licenses ” means all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent or patents owned by a third party.
Patents ” means each of the following that is owned by any Grantor: (i) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or group of countries or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill associated therewith; (ii) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof; and (iii) all rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the foregoing.
Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
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Post-Petition Interest ” means interest, fees, expenses and other charges that pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement or the Term Loan Agreement, continue to accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such interest, fees, expenses and other charges are allowed or allowable under the Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
Prior Lien Agent ” means (i) as it relates to the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Term Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Term Agent; and (ii) as it relates to the Term Agent and the other Term Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Term Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent.
Prior Lien Claimholders ” means (i) as it relates to the ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Term Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Term Claimholders; and (ii) as it relates to the Term Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Term Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Claimholders.
Prior Lien Collateral ” means with respect to any Person, all Collateral with respect to which (and only for so long as) such Person is a “Prior Lien Claimholder” as provided in the definition thereof.
Prior Lien Loan Documents ” means (i) as it relates to the ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Term Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Term Loan Documents; and (ii) as it relates to the Term Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Term Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Loan Documents.
Prior Lien Obligations ” means (i) as it relates to the ABL Obligations with respect to all matters relating to the Term Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Term Obligations; and (ii) as it relates to the Term Obligations with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Term Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Obligations.
Real Estate Asset ” means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) of any Grantor in any real property, including Mortgaged Premises, distribution centers and warehouses and corporate headquarters and administrative offices.
Receivables ” means (i) any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether or not it has been earned by performance (including, without limitation, any Account), (ii) all amounts at any time payable to any Grantor in respect of the sale or other disposition of any Account, (iii) all interest, fees, late charges, penalties, collection fees and other amounts due or to become due or otherwise payable in connection with any Account, (iv) all Payment Intangibles, and (v) all rights to payment from an issuer of a credit card, charge card or debt card resulting from charges by a

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customer of any Grantor in connection with the sale of ABL Priority Collateral or any provision of services by a Grantor.
Recovery ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 .
Refinance ” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, letters of credit, hedging and/or cash management obligation, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, amend, modify, supplement, restructure, replace, refund or repay, or to issue other Indebtedness, letters of credit, hedging and/or cash management obligation in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness, letters of credit, hedging and/or cash management obligation in whole or in part regardless of whether the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness, letters of credit, hedging and/or cash management obligation is the same, greater than or less than the principal amount of the Refinanced Indebtedness, the face amount of the Refinanced letters of credit or the amount of hedging and/or cash management exposure. “ Refinanced ” and “ Refinancing shall have correlative meanings.
Requisite ABL Claimholders ” means the “Required Lenders” under and as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement on the date hereof.
Requisite Term Claimholders ” means the “Requisite Lenders” under and as defined in the Initial Term Loan Agreement on the date hereof.
Subordinated Lien Agent” means (i) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Term Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Term Agent; and (ii) with respect to all matters relating to the Term Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the ABL Agent.
Subordinated Lien Claimholders ” means (i) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Term Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Term Claimholders; and (ii) with respect to all matters relating to the Term Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the ABL Claimholders.
Subordinated Lien Collateral ” means with respect to any Person, all Collateral with respect to which (and only for so long as) such Person is a “Subordinated Lien Claimholder” as provided in the definition thereof.
Subordinated Lien Loan Documents ” means (i) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Term Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Documents; and (ii) with respect to all matters relating to the Term Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the ABL Loan Documents.
“Subordinated Lien Obligations ” means (i) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Term Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Term Obligations; and (ii) with respect to all matters relating to the Term Priority Collateral

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(but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the ABL Obligations.
Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, any entity more than 50% of whose voting securities or Equity Interests is owned by the Company (including indirect ownership through other entities in which the Company directly or indirectly owns more than 50% of the voting securities or Equity Interests).
Term Agent ” means each of (i) the Initial Term Agent, (ii) any new Term Agent identified by the Company pursuant to Section 5.6(b) and (iii) any agent or trustee under any Additional Term Loan Agreement, in each case, together with any successors thereto, and Term Agents shall mean, collectively, each Term Agent.
Term Bank Product Obligations ” means “Secured Bank Product Obligations” as defined in the Initial Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (regardless of whether the Initial Term Loan Agreement is in effect) and any similar term in any Additional Term Credit Agreement.
Term Bank Product Provider ” means “Secured Bank Product Provider” as defined in the Initial Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (regardless of whether the Initial Term Loan Agreement is in effect) and any similar term in any Additional Term Credit Agreement.
Term Cap Amount ” means (x) the sum of (i) $192,500,000, plus (ii) 110% of the aggregate amount of commitments with respect to additional term loans funded under Section 2.20 of the Initial Term Loan Agreement and any similar term in any Additional Term Loan Agreements, plus (iii) if the Company or any other Term Credit Party shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (a) $17,500,000 plus (b) 10% of the aggregate amount of commitments with respect to additional term loans funded under Section 2.20 of the Initial Term Loan Agreement and any similar term in any Additional Term Loan Agreements, plus (iv) an amount equal to all interest (including Post-Petition Interest), premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts accrued or charged with respect to any of the Term Obligations, irrespective of whether the same is added to the principal amount of the Term Obligations and including the same as would accrue and become due but for the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable, in whole or in part, in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, minus (y) the amount of all payments of principal of the term loan obligations under the Term Loan Agreement (other than payments of such term loan obligations in connection with a Refinancing thereof and any payments that are rescinded or required to be returned).
Term Claimholders ” means, at any relevant time, the holders of Term Obligations or Excess Term Obligations at that time, including the Term Agent, the Term Lenders, the Term Bank Product Providers and the other agents and arrangers under the Term Loan Documents.
Term Collateral Documents ” means the Security Documents (as defined in the Initial Term Loan Agreement) (and any similar term defined in any other Term Loan Agreement) and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted by any Grantor securing any Term Obligations and/or the Excess Term Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed (other than this Agreement).

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Term Credit Party ” means “Credit Party” as defined in the Term Credit Agreement.
Term Declined Liens ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .
Term Default ” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement or any similar event or condition set forth in any other Term Loan Document which causes, or permits holders of the applicable Term Obligations outstanding thereunder to cause, the Term Obligations outstanding thereunder to become immediately due and payable.
Term Excluded Assets ” means any “Excluded Property” as defined in the Term Collateral Documents and any other property excluded from the Liens granted by the Grantors pursuant to the Term Collateral Documents.
Term General Intangibles ” means all general intangibles (including Intellectual Property) which are not ABL Priority Collateral.
Term Lenders ” means the “Lenders” under and as defined in the Term Loan Agreement.
Term Loan Agreement ” means collectively, (a) the Initial Term Loan Agreement and (b) any Additional Term Loan Agreement. Any reference to the Term Loan Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to each Term Loan Agreement then in existence.
Term Loan Documents ” means the Term Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents or Credit Documents (each, as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any other Term Obligation and/or Excess Term Obligations, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any Term Obligations and/or Excess Term Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Term Obligations and/or Excess Term Obligations to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Term Mortgages ” means all mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents under which a Lien on real property is granted to secure the Term Obligations.
Term Obligations ” means all Obligations outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents. “Term Obligations” shall include all interest accrued or accruing, including Post-Petition Interest, in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant Term Loan Document whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and all Term Bank Product Obligations; provided , that the Term Obligations of a Term Credit Party shall not include its “Excluded Swap Obligations” (as defined in any Term Loan Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the sum of, without duplication: (1) Indebtedness for borrowed money constituting principal outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents (excluding the Term Bank Product Obligations) plus (2) the aggregate amount of interest (including Post-Petition Interest), premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts accrued or charged in respect of the Term Obligations described in the foregoing clause (1), is in excess of, in the aggregate, the Term Cap Amount, then

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only that portion of such Indebtedness and such interest, premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts equal to the Term Cap Amount shall be included in Term Obligations and interest, premiums, fees, expenses, indemnities, reimbursement obligations and other charges with respect to such Indebtedness shall only constitute Term Obligations to the extent related to Indebtedness included in the Term Obligations. For avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of Term Cap Amount, the term “Term Obligations” shall, in all circumstances, include, without limitation, all Term Bank Product Obligations (other than “Excluded Swap Obligations,” as defined in any Term Loan Agreement).
Term Priority Collateral ” means the following property of any Grantor (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would constitute Term Priority Collateral): (i) all present and future Equity Interests in all present and future direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company other than Foreign Subsidiaries; (ii) any voting stock of all present and future First Tier Foreign Subsidiaries (as defined in the Initial Term Loan Agreement) (and any similar term defined in any other Term Loan Agreement) not in excess of 65% of all voting stock outstanding of any such First Tier Foreign Subsidiary; (iii) all non-voting stock of all present and future First Tier Foreign Subsidiaries; (iv) all present and future Indebtedness owing to the Company or another Grantor by any other Grantor or Subsidiary thereof (except to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral under clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) or such definition or proceeds thereof); (v) all other present and future property and assets not constituting ABL Priority Collateral, real and personal, of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, including, but not limited to, Commercial Tort Claims, machinery and equipment, goods, the TL Priority Collateral Account, fixtures, financial assets, General Intangibles, Investment Property, intellectual property, Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights, license rights, Chattel Paper, insurance proceeds, contract rights, hedge agreements, Documents, Instruments, Supporting Obligations and indemnification rights; (vi) all books, records and documents related to the foregoing (including databases, customer lists and other records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); and (vii) all Proceeds and products of any or all of the foregoing in whatever form received, including 70% of all proceeds of business interruption and other insurance and claims against third parties; provided that the Term Priority Collateral shall not include the Term Excluded Assets.
Term Standstill Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 .
Third Party Purchaser has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .
TL Priority Collateral Account ” means a deposit or securities account which will be used solely for deposit of identifiable proceeds of Term Priority Collateral, but excluding any identifiable proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral deposited therein or credited thereto.
"TL Specified Blocked Account" means "Specified Blocked Account" as defined in the Initial Term Loan Agreement, but excluding any identifiable proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral deposited therein or credited thereto.
Trade Secrets ” means all confidential and proprietary information, including know-how, trade secrets, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, inventions, research and

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development information, technical data, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and information.
Trademark License ” means any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any Trademark or trademarks owned by a third party.
Trademarks ” means each of the following that is owned by any Grantor: (i) all trademarks, trade names, trade dress, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or group of countries or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto; and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
“U.S. Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
Use Period ” means the period, with respect to any Term Priority Collateral (but, in the case of Real Estate Assets, only if such Real Estate Assets are Mortgaged Premises), which begins on the day on which the ABL Agent provides the Term Agent with an Enforcement Notice and ends on the earliest of (A) the 180 th day after such date; provided , however , that such 180 day period shall be tolled during any period during which the ABL Agent is stayed or otherwise prohibited by law or court order from exercising remedies with respect to such Term Priority Collateral; (B) the date on which all or substantially all of the ABL Priority Collateral is sold, collected or liquidated; and (C) the Discharge of ABL Obligations.
1.2      Terms Generally.
The definitions of terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)      any definition of or reference herein to any agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and any reference herein to any statute or regulations shall include any amendment, renewal, extension or replacement thereof;
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permitted successors and assigns from time to time;
(c)      the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;
(d)      all references herein to Sections shall be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement;
(e)      the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights;
(f)      any reference herein to an ABL Agent on behalf of the ABL Claimholders shall be understood to mean only on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders for which such ABL Agent is acting as agent under the related ABL Loan Documents or any ABL Collateral Documents; and
(g)      any reference herein to a Term Agent on behalf of the Term Claimholders shall be understood to mean only on behalf of itself and the Term Claimholders for which such Term Agent is acting as agent under the related Term Loan Documents or any Term Collateral Documents.
SECTION 2
Lien Priorities
2.1      Relative Priorities.
Notwithstanding the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing the ABL Obligations, the Excess ABL Obligations, the Term Obligations and/or the Excess Term Obligations on the Collateral and notwithstanding any provision of the UCC, or any other applicable law or the ABL Loan Documents or the Term Loan Documents or any defect or deficiencies in, or failure to perfect or lapse in perfection of, or avoidance as a fraudulent conveyance or otherwise of, the Liens securing the ABL Obligations or the Term Obligations, the subordination of such Liens to any Liens securing other obligations or any other circumstance whatsoever, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders represented by it, and the Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Claimholders represented by it, each hereby agree that:
(a)      Subject to clause (c) below, any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Term Obligations or any Excess Term Obligations;

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(b)      subject to clause (d) below, any Lien on the Term Priority Collateral securing any Term Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Term Agent, any Term Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects to all Liens on the Term Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations or any Excess ABL Obligations;
(c)      any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Excess ABL Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Term Obligations, but shall be senior in all respects to any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Excess Term Obligations; and
(d)      any Lien on the Term Priority Collateral securing any Excess Term Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Agent or any Term Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to any Lien on the Term Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations, but shall be senior in all respects to any Lien on the Term Priority Collateral securing any Excess ABL Obligations.
2.2      Prohibition on Contesting Liens & Claims; No Marshaling.
Each of the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, and the Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Term Claimholder represented by it, agrees that it will not (and hereby waives any right to) directly or indirectly contest, or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), the priority, validity, perfection, extent or enforceability of a Lien held, or purported to be held, by or on behalf of any of the ABL Claimholders in the Collateral or the ABL Exclusive Priority Cash Collateral or by or on behalf of any of the Term Claimholders in the Collateral or Real Estate Assets, as the case may be, or the amount, nature or extent of the ABL Obligations, Excess ABL Obligations, Term Obligations or Excess Term Obligations or the provisions of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of (i) the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder or (ii) the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder to enforce this Agreement, including the provisions of this Agreement relating to the priority of the Liens securing (a) the ABL Obligations and the Excess ABL Obligations as provided in Sections 2.1(a) , 2.1(c) and 3.1 and (b) the Term Obligations and the Excess Term Obligations as provided in Sections 2.1(b), 2.1(d) and 3.2 . Until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations, neither (x) the Term Agent nor any Term Claimholder with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral nor (y) the ABL Agent nor any ABL Claimholder with respect to the Term Priority Collateral will assert any marshaling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available to a junior secured creditor.
2.3      No New Liens.
So long as the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor (except that any Liens securing DIP Financing shall be governed by Section 7.1 hereof not

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this Section 2.3 ), the parties hereto agree that the Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Grantor to:
(a)      subject to Section 2.5 hereof, grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property to secure any Term Obligation or any Excess Term Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or property to secure all of the ABL Obligations and Excess ABL Obligations, the parties hereto agreeing that any such Lien shall be subject to Section 2.1 hereof; provided that this provision will not be violated with respect to any Lien securing any Term Obligations or any Excess Term Obligations if the ABL Agent is given a reasonable opportunity to accept a Lien on any asset or property and either the Company or each such ABL Agent not receiving the Lien states in writing that the applicable ABL Loan Documents prohibit the ABL Agent from accepting a Lien on such asset or property, or the ABL Agent otherwise expressly declines to accept a Lien on such asset or property (any such prohibited or declined Liens, an “ ABL Declined Lien ”); or
(b)      subject to Section 2.5 hereof, grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property to secure any ABL Obligation or any Excess ABL Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or property to secure all of the Term Obligations and Excess Term Obligations, the parties hereto agreeing that any such Lien shall be subject to Section 2.1 hereof; provided that this provision will not be violated with respect to any Lien securing any ABL Obligations or any Excess ABL Obligations if the Term Agent is given a reasonable opportunity to accept a Lien on any asset or property and either the Company or the Term Agent not receiving the Lien states in writing that the applicable Term Loan Documents prohibit the Term Agent from accepting a Lien on such asset or property, or the Term Agent otherwise expressly declines to accept a Lien on such asset or property (any such prohibited or declined Lien, a “ Term Declined Lien and, together with the ABL Declined Liens, the “ Declined Liens ”).
To the extent that the foregoing provisions are not complied with for any reason, without limiting any other rights and remedies available to (i) the ABL Agent and/or the ABL Claimholders or (ii) the Term Agent and/or the Term Claimholders, each agree that any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.3 shall be subject to Section 4.2 .
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts holding cash and/or cash equivalents may be pledged to secure ABL Obligations and Excess ABL Obligations consisting of (and solely limited to) (i) reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit and swing line loans issued under the ABL Credit Agreement and/or (ii) any obligations of lenders participating in the facilities under which such letters of credit are issued and swing loans made, in each case under the ABL Credit Agreement, which may be pledged without granting a Lien thereon to secure any other ABL Obligations or Excess ABL Obligations or any Term Obligations or Excess Term Obligations (cash and cash equivalents so pledged, the “ ABL Exclusive Priority Cash Collateral ”).
2.4      Similar Liens and Agreements.
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that is subject to Liens supporting the ABL Obligations, the Excess ABL Obligations, the Term Obligations and the Excess Term Obligations be identical . In furtherance of the foregoing and of Section 9.9 , the parties hereto agree, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement:
(a)      upon request by the ABL Agent or the Term Agent, to cooperate in good faith (and to direct their counsel to cooperate in good faith) from time to time in order to determine the specific items included in the ABL Priority Collateral and the Term Priority Collateral and the steps taken to perfect their respective Liens thereon and the identity of the respective parties obligated under the ABL Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents; and
(b)      that the documents and agreements creating or evidencing the ABL Priority Collateral and the Term Priority Collateral and guarantees for the ABL Obligations, the Excess ABL Obligations, the Term Obligations and the Excess Term Obligations shall be in all material respects the same forms of documents other than with respect to the asset-based lending and the term loan lending nature of the Obligations thereunder.
2.5      Collateral Differences .
(a)      TL Specified Blocked Account . The parties hereto also agree that (i) the Company granted Liens upon the TL Specified Blocked Account to secure the Term Obligations and the Excess Term Obligations but not the ABL Obligations or the Excess ABL Obligations and (ii) neither the ABL Obligations nor the Excess ABL Obligations will be secured by the Lien upon the TL Specified Blocked Account.
(b)      Real Estate Assets . The parties hereto also agree that (i) the Company and the other Grantors may hereafter grant Liens upon their Real Estate Assets to secure the Term Obligations and the Excess Term Obligations and ABL Agent may decline to accept a Lien to secure the ABL Obligations or the Excess ABL Obligations on such Real Estate Assets pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and (ii) neither the ABL Obligations nor the Excess ABL Obligations will be secured by a Lien upon Real Estate Assets if such Real Estate Assets are not required to be subject to a Lien securing the ABL Obligations.
2.6      Perfection of Liens.
Except for the arrangements contemplated by Section 5.5, none of the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders shall be responsible for perfecting and maintaining the perfection of Liens with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Term Agent or the Term Claimholders, and none of the Term Agent or the Term Claimholders shall be responsible for perfecting and maintaining the perfection of Liens with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders. The provisions of this Agreement are intended solely to govern the respective Lien priorities as between the ABL Claimholders on the one hand and the Term Claimholders on the other hand and such provisions shall not impose on the ABL Agent, the ABL Claimholders, the Term Agent, the Term Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor any obligations in respect of the disposition of proceeds of any Collateral which would conflict with prior-perfected claims therein in favor of any other Person or any order or decree of any court or governmental authority or any applicable law.

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SECTION 3
Enforcement
3.1      Restrictions on Exercise of Remedies By Term Agent and Term Claimholders .
(a)      Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor, the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders represented by it:
(i)      will not commence or maintain, or seek to commence or maintain, any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; provided that the Term Agent may commence an Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any or all such rights or remedies, in each case, with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, after the passage of a period of at least 180 days since the later of: (x) the date on which the Term Agent declared the existence of any Event of Default under any Term Loan Documents for which it is the Term Agent and demanded the repayment of all of the principal amount of the Term Obligations thereunder; and (y) the date on which the ABL Agent received notice from the Term Agent of such declaration of an Event of Default and demand for repayment, (the “ABL Standstill Period” ); provided , further , that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder take any Enforcement Action with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the ABL Standstill Period, the ABL Agent or ABL Claimholders shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing an Enforcement Action with respect to all or any material portion of the ABL Priority Collateral or seeking to lift or dissolve any stay or other injunction preventing them from pursuing an Enforcement Action (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the Term Agent);
(ii)      subject to Section 3.1(a)(i), will not contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or any other exercise by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder of any rights and remedies relating to the ABL Priority Collateral under the ABL Loan Documents or otherwise (including any Enforcement Action initiated by or supported by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder), in each case so long as any proceeds received by the ABL Agent in excess of those necessary to achieve a Discharge of ABL Obligations are distributed in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof and applicable law, subject to the relative priorities described herein; and
(iii)      subject to their rights under Section 3.1 (a)(i) above, will not object to the forbearance by the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies, in each case, relating to the ABL Priority Collateral.
(b)      Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor, subject to Section 3.1(a)(i) , the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders shall have the

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exclusive right: (i) to commence and maintain an Enforcement Action or otherwise enforce rights or exercise remedies (including set‑off, recoupment and the right to credit bid their debt), in each case, with respect to ABL Priority Collateral; provided that the Term Agent shall have the credit bid rights set forth in Section 3.1(c)(vi) ; and (ii) subject to Section 5.1 , to make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder; provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not require the release of any Lien in favor of the Term Agent or any Term Claimholders with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral except to the extent required by Section 5.1 ; provided , further , that, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), any proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral received by the ABL Agent in excess of those necessary to achieve a Discharge of ABL Obligations are distributed in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof and applicable law. In commencing or maintaining any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercising rights and remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral, the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders may enforce the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion in compliance with any applicable law and without consultation with the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder and regardless of whether any such exercise is adverse to the interest of any Term Claimholder. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of ABL Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC and other applicable law and of a secured creditor under any Bankruptcy Law of any applicable jurisdiction.
(c)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Term Agent and any Term Claimholder may:
(i)      file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Term Obligations and/or Excess Term Obligations; provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor;
(ii)      take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations, or the rights of the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce or receive any value on account of except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) its Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral;
(iii)      file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Term Claimholders, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(iv)      file, propose, support or vote on any plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement; provided that no filing, proposal or filing of any claim or vote, or pleading

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related to such claim or vote, to accept or reject a disclosure statement, plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, or any other document, agreement or proposal similar to the foregoing by the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder may be made, filed or cast if any provision of the disclosure statement, plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, or such other document, agreement or proposal similar to the foregoing is in contravention of any of the provisions of this Agreement;
(v)      exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral after the termination of the ABL Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 3.1(a)(i) ; and
(vi)      bid for or purchase ABL Priority Collateral at any public, private or judicial foreclosure upon such Collateral initiated by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder, or any sale of ABL Priority Collateral during an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; provided that such bid may not include a "credit bid" in respect of any Term Obligations unless the cash proceeds of such bid are otherwise sufficient to cause, and used to cause, the Discharge of ABL Obligations
The Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Claimholders represented by it, agrees that it will not take or receive any ABL Priority Collateral or any proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off and recoupment) with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral in its capacity as a secured creditor and that it will not take or receive any distribution (whether or not constituting ABL Priority Collateral or the proceeds thereof) from the Company, any other Grantor or any of their respective bankruptcy estates on account of or in exchange for such party’s interest in the ABL Priority Collateral or other rights as a secured creditor in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral, unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, except in connection with any foreclosure expressly permitted by Section 3.1(a)(i) to the extent the Term Agent and the other Term Claimholders are permitted to retain the proceeds thereof in accordance with Section 4.2 . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Sections 3.1(a) , 7.3(b) , 7.5 and this Section 3.1(c) , the sole right of the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral (and not to exercise or receive any value on account of such Lien) pursuant to the applicable Term Collateral Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred.
(d)      Subject to Sections 3.1(a) and 3.1(c) and Section 7.3(b) :
(i)      the Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Term Claimholder represented by it, agrees that the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders represented by it will not take any action with respect to ABL Priority Collateral that would hinder any exercise of remedies under the ABL Loan Documents with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or is otherwise prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the ABL Priority Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise;

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(ii)      the Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Term Claimholder represented by it, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Term Claimholders may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to object to the manner in which the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders seek to enforce the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations undertaken in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or ABL Claimholders is adverse to the interest of the Term Claimholders; and
(iii)      the Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Term Claimholder represented by it, hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in the Term Collateral Documents or any other Term Loan Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the ABL Loan Documents.
(e)      Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against the Company or any other Grantor that has guaranteed or granted Liens to secure the Term Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Documents and applicable law; provided that in the event that any Term Claimholder becomes a judgment Lien creditor as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor with respect to the Term Obligations, such judgment Lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes (including in relation to the ABL Obligations) as the other Liens securing the Term Obligations are subject to this Agreement.
(f)      Except as specifically set forth in Sections 3.1(a) and 3.1(d) , nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by the Term Agent or any Term Claimholders of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of any Term Obligations so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by the Term Agent or any other Term Claimholders of rights or remedies as a secured creditor (including set‑off and recoupment) with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien on ABL Priority Collateral held by any of them.
(g)      The Term Agent, on behalf of the Term Claimholders represented by it, agrees not to commence an Enforcement Action until an Enforcement Notice has been given to the ABL Agent.
3.2      Restrictions on Exercise of Remedies by ABL Agent and ABL Claimholders .
(a)      Until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor, the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders represented by it:
(i)      will not commence or maintain, or seek to commence or maintain, any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Term Priority Collateral; provided that the ABL Agent may commence an Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any or all such rights or remedies, in each case, with respect

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to Term Priority Collateral, after the passage of a period of at least 180 days since the later of: (x) the date on which the ABL Agent declared the existence of any Event of Default under any ABL Loan Documents for which it is the ABL Agent and demanded the repayment of all the principal amount of the ABL Obligations thereunder; and (y) the date on which the Term Agent received notice from the ABL Agent of such declaration of an Event of Default and demand for repayment, (the “Term Standstill Period” ); provided , further , that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder take any Enforcement Action with respect to the Term Priority Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the Term Standstill Period, the Term Agent or Term Claimholders shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing an Enforcement Action or other exercise of their rights or remedies in each case with respect to all or any material portion of the Term Priority Collateral or seeking to lift or dissolve any stay or other injunction preventing them from exercising such rights (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the ABL Agent);
(ii)      will not contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder with respect to Term Priority Collateral or any other exercise by the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder of any rights and remedies relating to the Term Priority Collateral under the Term Loan Documents or otherwise (including any Enforcement Action initiated by or supported by the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder), in each case so long as any proceeds received by the Term Agent in excess of those necessary to achieve a Discharge of Term Obligations are distributed in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof and applicable law, subject to the relative priorities described herein; and
(iii)      subject to their rights under clause (a)(i) above, will not object to the forbearance by the Term Agent or the Term Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies, in each case, relating to the Term Priority Collateral.
(b)      Until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor, subject to Sections 3.2(a)(i) , 3.3 and 3.4 , the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders shall have the exclusive right: (i) to commence and maintain an Enforcement Action or otherwise enforce rights or exercise remedies (including set‑off, recoupment and the right to credit bid their debt), in each case, with respect to Term Priority Collateral; provided that the ABL Agent shall have the credit bid rights set forth in Section 3.2(c)(vi) ; and (ii) subject to Section 5.1 , to make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the Term Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder; provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not require the release of any Lien in favor of the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders with respect to the Term Priority Collateral except to the extent required by Section 5.1 ; provided , further , that, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), any proceeds of Term Priority

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Collateral received by the Term Agent in excess of those necessary to achieve a Discharge of Term Obligations are distributed in accordance with Section 4.1 and applicable law, subject to the relative priorities described herein. In commencing or maintaining any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Term Priority Collateral, the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders may, subject to Sections 3.4 and 3.5 , enforce the provisions of the Term Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion in compliance with any applicable law and without consultation with the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder and regardless of whether any such exercise is adverse to the interest of any ABL Claimholder. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of Term Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC and of a secured creditor under any Bankruptcy Law of any applicable jurisdiction.
(c)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ABL Agent and any ABL Claimholder may:
(i)      file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the ABL Obligations and/or Excess ABL Obligations; provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor;
(ii)      take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Term Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations, or the rights of the Term Agent or the Term Claimholders to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce or receive any value on account of except as expressly set forth herein) its Lien on the Term Priority Collateral;
(iii)      file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the ABL Claimholders, including any claims secured by the Term Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(iv)      file, propose, support or vote on any plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement; provided that no filing, proposal or filing of any claim or vote, or pleading related to such claim or vote, to accept or reject a disclosure statement, plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, or any other document, agreement or proposal similar to the foregoing by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder may be made, filed or cast if any provision of the disclosure statement, plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, or such other document, agreement or proposal similar to the foregoing is in contravention of any of the provisions of this Agreement;

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(v)      exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Term Priority Collateral after the termination of the Term Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Sections 3.2(a)(i) , 3.3 and 3.4 ;
(vi)      bid for or purchase Term Priority Collateral at any public, private or judicial foreclosure upon such Collateral initiated by the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder, or any sale of Term Priority Collateral during an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; provided that such bid may not include a "credit bid" in respect of any ABL Obligations unless the cash proceeds of such bid are otherwise sufficient to cause, and used to cause, the Discharge of Term Obligations; and
(vii)      exercise any of its rights with respect to any to the Term Priority Collateral set forth in Section 3.3 and/or 3.4.
Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.3 , 3.4 , and 3.5, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders represented by it, agrees that it will not take or receive any Term Priority Collateral or any proceeds of Term Priority Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off and recoupment) with respect to any Term Priority Collateral in its capacity as a secured creditor and that it will not take or receive any distribution (whether or not constituting Term Priority Collateral or the proceeds thereof) from the Company, any other Grantor or any of their respective bankruptcy estates on account of or in exchange for such party’s interest in the Term Priority Collateral or other rights as a secured creditor in respect of the Term Priority Collateral, unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, except in connection with any foreclosure expressly permitted by Section 3.2(a)(i) to the extent the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders are permitted to retain the proceeds thereof in accordance with Section 4.2 . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Sections 3.2(a) , 3.3 , 3.4 , 3.5 , 7.3(b) , 7.5 and this Section 3.2(c) , the sole right of the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders with respect to the Term Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on the Term Priority Collateral (and not to exercise or receive any value on account of such Lien) pursuant to the ABL Collateral Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred.
(d)      Subject to Sections 3.2(a) and 3.2 (c) , Sections 3.3 and 3.4 and Section 7.3(b) :
(i)      the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, agrees that the ABL Agent and ABL Claimholders will not take any action with respect to Term Priority Collateral that would hinder any exercise of remedies under the Term Loan Documents with respect to Term Priority Collateral or is otherwise prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the Term Priority Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise;
(ii)      the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, hereby waives any and all rights it or the ABL Claimholders represented by it may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to object to the manner in which the Term Agent or the Term Claimholders seek to enforce the Liens on the Term

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Priority Collateral securing the Term Obligations undertaken in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the Term Agent or Term Claimholders is adverse to the interest of the ABL Claimholders; and
(iii)      the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Claimholder represented by it, hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in the ABL Collateral Documents or any other ABL Loan Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the Term Agent or the Term Claimholders with respect to the Term Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the Term Loan Documents.
(e)      Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 7.3, the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against the Company or any other Grantor that has guaranteed or granted Liens to secure the ABL Obligations in accordance with the terms of the ABL Loan Documents and applicable law; provided that in the event that any ABL Claimholder becomes a judgment Lien creditor as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor with respect to the ABL Obligations, such judgment Lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes (including in relation to the Term Obligations) as the other Liens securing the ABL Obligations are subject to this Agreement.
(f)      Except as specifically set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and 3.2 (d) , nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of the ABL Obligations so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by the ABL Agent or any other ABL Claimholders of rights or remedies as a secured creditor (including set‑off and recoupment) with respect to the Term Priority Collateral or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien on Term Priority Collateral held by any of them.
(g)      The ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders represented by it, agrees not to commence an Enforcement Action until an Enforcement Notice has been given to the Term Agent.
3.3      Collateral Access Rights .
(a)      If the Term Agent, or any agent or representative of the Term Agent, shall, after any Term Default, obtain possession or physical control of any of the Term Priority Collateral consisting of Real Estate Asset that is a Mortgaged Premises or any other Term Priority Collateral located thereon or the Term Agent shall sell or otherwise dispose of any Term Priority Collateral consisting of Real Estate Asset that is a Mortgaged Premises or any other Term Priority Collateral located thereon to any third party (each a “ Third Party Purchaser ”), the Term Agent shall promptly notify the ABL Agent in writing of that fact, and the ABL Agent shall within 10 Business Days (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Term Agent in its sole discretion) thereafter, notify the Term Agent in writing as to whether the ABL Agent desires to exercise access rights under this Section 3.3 . In addition, if the ABL Agent, or any agent or representative of the ABL Agent, shall obtain possession or physical control of any of the Term Priority Collateral, following the delivery

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to the Term Agent of an Enforcement Notice with respect to the Disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral, then the ABL Agent shall within 10 Business Days (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Term Agent in its sole discretion) notify the Term Agent in writing that such ABL Agent is exercising its access rights under this Agreement and its rights under Section 3.4 in respect of such ABL Priority Collateral. Upon delivery of such notice of exercise of access rights by the ABL Agent to the Term Agent, the parties shall confer in good faith to coordinate with respect to the ABL Agent’s exercise of such access rights. Consistent with the definition of “Access Period”, access rights may apply to differing portions of the Term Priority Collateral at differing times, in which case, a differing Access Period will apply to each such portion.
(b)      Subject to Section 3.3(e) , during any pertinent Access Period, the ABL Agent and its agents, representatives and designees shall have an irrevocable, non-exclusive right to have access to, and a royalty-free, rent-free right to use, the Term Priority Collateral consisting of any Real Estate Asset constituting a Mortgaged Premises or any other Term Priority Collateral located thereon, for the purpose of (i) arranging for and effecting the sale or disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral, including the production, completion, packaging and other preparation of such ABL Priority Collateral for sale or disposition; (ii) selling the ABL Priority Collateral (by public auction, private sale or other sale, whether in bulk, in lots or to customers in the ordinary course of business or otherwise and which sale may include augmented Inventory of the same type sold in any Grantor’s business); (iii) storing or otherwise dealing with the ABL Priority Collateral; or (iv) taking any action necessary to complete the assembly, manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, sale or disposal (whether in bulk, in lots or to customers in the ordinary course of business or otherwise), transportation or shipping and/or removal of, in any lawful manner (A) work-in-process; (B) raw materials; (C) Inventory; or (D) any other item of ABL Priority Collateral. The Term Agent shall not bear expense for any of the actions in the preceding sentence. During any such Access Period, the ABL Agent and its representatives (and persons employed on their behalf) may continue to operate, service, maintain, process and sell the ABL Priority Collateral, as well as to engage in bulk sales of ABL Priority Collateral; provided , however , that the ABL Agent that exercises such rights and the other ABL Claimholders represented by it shall be obligated to pay any utility, rental, lease or similar charges and payments owed to third parties that accrue during, or that arise as a result of, such use to the extent not paid for by the Grantors. The ABL Agent shall take proper and reasonable care under the circumstances of any Term Priority Collateral that is used by it during the Access Period and repair any physical damage (ordinary wear-and-tear excepted) caused by such ABL Agent or its agents, representatives or designees, and the ABL Agent shall comply with all applicable laws in all material respects in connection with its use or occupancy of the Term Priority Collateral. The ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders shall reimburse the Term Agent for any damage to property (ordinary wear-and-tear excepted) directly caused by the acts or omissions of the ABL Agent and Persons under the ABL Agent’s control to the extent not repaired and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Term Agent and the other Term Claimholders represented by it for any injury, claim, loss, damage, cost or liability to Persons directly caused by the acts or omissions of the ABL Agent or Persons under the ABL Agent’s control; provided , however , that the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders will not be liable for any diminution in the value of the Term Priority Collateral caused by the absence of the ABL Priority Collateral therefrom and none of the ABL Claimholders have any duty or liability to maintain the Term Priority Collateral in a condition or manner better than that in which it was maintained prior to the access or use thereof

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by any or all of the ABL Claimholders. In no event shall the ABL Agent or the other ABL Claimholders have any liability to the Term Agent and/or the Term Claimholders hereunder as a result of any condition (including any environmental condition, claim or liability) on or with respect to the Term Priority Collateral existing prior to the date of the exercise by the ABL Agent of its rights under this Agreement. The ABL Agent and the Term Agent shall cooperate and use reasonable efforts to ensure that their activities during the Access Period as described above do not unduly interfere with the activities of the other as described above, including the right of the Term Agent to commence foreclosure of the Term Priority Collateral or show the Term Priority Collateral to prospective purchasers and to ready the Term Priority Collateral for sale.
(c)      If the Term Agent shall foreclose or otherwise sell any of the Term Priority Collateral, the Term Agent will notify the buyer thereof of the existence of this Agreement and that the buyer is acquiring such Term Priority Collateral subject to the terms of this Agreement. Subject to Section 3.3(e) , the rights of the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders under this Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 during the Access Period or Use Period shall continue notwithstanding such foreclosure, sale or other disposition by the Term Agent.
(d)      The ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders shall have the right to bring an action to enforce their rights under this Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 , including an action seeking possession of the applicable Collateral and/or specific performance of this Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 .
(e)      The rights of the ABL Agent under this Section 3.3 shall automatically cease to apply to any Term Priority Collateral from and after the date, if any, on which such Term Priority Collateral is no longer physically located on any Mortgaged Premises of any Grantor.
3.4      Term General Intangibles Rights/Access to Information.
The Term Agent hereby grants (to the full extent of its rights and interests, if any) to the ABL Agent and its agents, representatives and designees (a) an irrevocable royalty-free, rent-free nonexclusive license and lease (which will be binding on any successor or assignee of any Term Priority Collateral) to use, all of the Term Priority Collateral consisting of Term General Intangibles (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Intellectual Property), and any computer or other data processing Equipment included in the Term Priority Collateral necessary in connection therewith, to (i) collect all Accounts included in ABL Priority Collateral; (ii) copy, use, or preserve any and all information relating to any of the ABL Priority Collateral; and (iii) finish and sell any Goods or Inventory constituting ABL Priority Collateral and (b) an irrevocable royalty-free license (which will be binding on any successor or assignee of the Term General Intangibles) to use any and all Term General Intangibles (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Intellectual Property) at any time in connection with any Enforcement Action by the ABL Agent or such agents, representatives and designees; provided , however , that the ABL Agent exercising such rights and the other ABL Claimholders represented by it shall be obligated to pay any utility, rental, lease or similar charges and payments owed to third parties that accrue during, or that arise as a result of, such use to the extent not paid for by the Grantors; provided , further , however , (A) the royalty-free, rent-free license and lease granted in clause (a) with respect to the applicable Term Priority Collateral (exclusive of any Term General Intangibles (including Intellectual Property)), shall be subject to Section 3.3(e)

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and shall only apply during, and immediately expire upon the end of, (1) the Access Period applicable to such Term Priority Collateral located on any Real Estate Asset that is a Mortgaged Premises and (2) the Use Period with respect to any Term Priority Collateral not located on any Real Estate Asset that is a Mortgaged Premises and (B) the royalty-free license granted in clause (b) with respect to any Term General Intangibles shall only apply during, and immediately expire upon the end of, the Use Period ( provided that such expiration shall be without prejudice to the sale or other disposition of the ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with applicable law).
In the event that the ABL Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the ABL Loan Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Grantor which contain information identifying or pertaining to the Term Priority Collateral, the ABL Agent shall promptly either make available to the Term Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to the Term Agent copies thereof. In the event that the Term Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the Term Loan Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Grantor which contain information identifying or pertaining to any of the ABL Priority Collateral, the Term Agent shall promptly either make available to the ABL Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide the ABL Agent copies thereof.
3.5      Set-Off and Tracing of and Priorities in Proceeds .
(a)      The Term Agent, on behalf of the Term Claimholders represented by it, acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the Term Agent or any other Term Claimholder exercises its rights of set-off against any ABL Priority Collateral, the amount of such set-off shall be held and distributed pursuant to Section 4.1(a) . The ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders represented by it, acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the ABL Agent or any other ABL Claimholder exercises its rights to set-off against any Term Priority Collateral, the amount of such set-off shall be held and distributed pursuant to Section 4.1(b) .
(b)      The ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, and the Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Term Claimholder represented by it, agree that prior to an issuance of an Enforcement Notice, or the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, any proceeds of Collateral, whether or not deposited under Account Agreements, used by any Grantor to acquire property constituting Collateral shall not (solely as between the ABL Agent and the Term Agent and as between the ABL Claimholders and the Term Claimholders) be treated as proceeds of Collateral for purposes of determining the relative priorities of the ABL Claimholders and the Term Claimholders in the Collateral so acquired.
(c)      The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders represented by it, and the Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Claimholders represented by it, agrees that after an issuance of an Enforcement Notice, each such Person shall cooperate in good faith to identify the proceeds of the ABL Priority Collateral and the Term Priority Collateral, as the case may be (it being agreed that after an issuance of an Enforcement Notice, unless the ABL Agent has actual knowledge to the contrary, all funds deposited under Account Agreements (other than any Account Agreement to which the TL Priority Collateral Account or the TL Specified Blocked Account is subject) and then applied to the ABL Obligations shall be presumed to be ABL Priority

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Collateral (a presumption that can be rebutted by the Term Agent)); provided , however , that neither any ABL Claimholder nor any Term Claimholder shall be liable or in any way responsible for any claims or damages from conversion of the ABL Priority Collateral or Term Priority Collateral, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that (A) the only obligation of any ABL Claimholder is to pay over to the Term Agent, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements, all proceeds that such ABL Claimholder received that have been identified as proceeds of the Term Priority Collateral and (B) the only obligation of any Term Claimholder is to pay over to the ABL Agent, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements, all proceeds that such Term Claimholder received that have been identified as proceeds of the ABL Priority Collateral). Each of the ABL Agent and the Term Agent may reasonably request from the other agents an accounting of the identification of the proceeds of Collateral (and the ABL Agent and the Term Agent, as the case may be, upon which such request is made shall deliver such accounting reasonably promptly after such request is made).
SECTION 4
Payments
4.1      Application of Proceeds .
(a)      So long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor, any ABL Priority Collateral or any proceeds thereof received in connection with any Enforcement Action to the extent such Enforcement Action was permitted pursuant to this Agreement or other exercise of remedies by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders and any distribution (whether or not constituting ABL Priority Collateral or the proceeds thereof) from the Company, any other Grantor or any of their respective bankruptcy estates on account of or in exchange for such party’s interest in the ABL Priority Collateral or other rights as a secured creditor in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral shall be applied by the ABL Agent to the ABL Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant ABL Loan Documents; provided that any non-cash ABL Priority Collateral or non-cash proceeds may be held by the ABL Agent as ABL Priority Collateral unless the failure to apply such amounts would be commercially unreasonable. Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent shall deliver (i) any remaining ABL Priority Collateral and proceeds thereof held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (such endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) to the Term Agent, to be applied by the Term Agent to Term Obligations in such order as specified in the applicable Term Loan Documents. Upon the Discharge of Term Obligations, any ABL Priority Collateral and proceeds thereof (x) if there are any Excess ABL Obligations, for application thereto and (y) if there are no Excess ABL Obligations, to such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
(b)      So long as the Discharge of Term Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor, any Term Priority Collateral or any proceeds thereof received in connection with any Enforcement Action to the extent such Enforcement Action was permitted pursuant to this Agreement or other exercise of remedies by any Term Agent or Term Claimholders and any

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distribution (whether or not constituting Term Priority Collateral or the proceeds thereof) from the Company, any other Grantor or any of their respective bankruptcy estates on account of or in exchange for such party’s interest in the Term Priority Collateral or other rights as a secured creditor in respect of the Term Priority Collateral shall be applied by such Term Agent to the Term Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant Term Loan Documents; provided that, subject to Section 7.5 , any non-cash Term Priority Collateral or non-cash proceeds may be held by the Term Agent as Term Priority Collateral unless the failure to apply such amounts would be commercially unreasonable. Upon the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Term Agent shall deliver (i) any remaining Term Priority Collateral and proceeds thereof held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (such endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) to the ABL Agent, to be applied by the ABL Agent to the ABL Obligations in such order as specified in the applicable ABL Loan Documents. Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Term Agent shall (x) if there are any outstanding Excess Term Obligations, apply any remaining Term Priority Collateral and proceeds thereof to such Excess Term Obligations in such order as specified in the applicable Term Loan Documents and (y) if there are no outstanding Excess Term Obligations, deliver any remaining Term Priority Collateral and proceeds thereof held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (such endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) to such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
(c)      In the event that prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, proceeds of the Collateral are received in connection with a Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition (whether voluntary or involuntary) of Collateral that involves both ABL Priority Collateral and Term Priority Collateral, for the purposes of this Agreement with respect to such Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition, the ABL Priority Collateral consisting of Accounts shall be deemed to have a valuation equal to the book value of each such Account (but not less than the book value of such Account at the time the Grantors incurred ABL Obligations based upon the existence of such Account), the ABL Priority Collateral consisting of Inventory shall be deemed to have a value equal to the orderly liquidation value of such Inventory based on and consistent with the then-current appraisal of such Inventory received by the ABL Agent with respect thereto (but not less than the book value of such Inventory at the time the Grantors incurred ABL Obligations based upon the existence of such Inventory) or, if no such appraisal exists or if the most current appraisal is more than one year old, the book value thereof (but not less than the book value of such Inventory at the time the Grantors incurred ABL Obligations based upon the existence of such Inventory). In the event that proceeds of the Collateral are received in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of the capital stock or other equity interests issued by any Grantor and the Liens of each applicable ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders represented by it, on any Collateral in which such Grantor has an interest are released, then such capital stock or other equity interests so disposed of shall be deemed to be Collateral that involves both ABL Priority Collateral and Term Priority Collateral such that ABL Priority Collateral shall also be deemed to have been disposed of in connection with such Disposition for the purposes of this Agreement.
4.2      Payments Over.
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has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor, any Subordinated Lien Collateral or any proceeds thereof (including any Subordinated Lien Collateral or proceeds thereof subject to Liens that have been avoided or otherwise invalidated) received by any Subordinated Lien Agent or any Subordinated Lien Claimholders in connection with any Enforcement Action or other exercise of any right or remedy relating to the Subordinated Lien Collateral (less any reasonable out of pockets costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such Enforcement Action), and any distribution (whether or not constituting Subordinated Lien Collateral or the proceeds thereof) from the Company, any other Grantor or any of their respective bankruptcy estates received by any Subordinated Lien Agent or any Subordinated Lien Claimholder on account of or in exchange for such party’s interest in the Subordinated Lien Collateral or other rights as a secured creditor in respect of the Subordinated Lien Collateral, in all cases shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Prior Lien Agent for the benefit of the Prior Lien Claimholders in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (which endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representations or warranties) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Each Prior Lien Agent is hereby authorized to make any such endorsements as agent for the Subordinated Lien Agent or Subordinated Lien Claimholders. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations.
(b)      Subject to Section 7.5 , so long as the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has not occurred, if in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding the Subordinated Lien Agent or any Subordinated Lien Claimholders shall receive any distribution of money or other property in respect of the Prior Lien Collateral (including any assets or proceeds subject to Liens that have been avoided or otherwise invalidated) or any distribution (whether or not constituting Prior Lien Collateral or the proceeds thereof) from the Company, any other Grantor or any of their respective bankruptcy estates on account of or in exchange for such party’s interest in the Prior Lien Collateral or other rights as a secured creditor in respect of the Prior Lien Collateral, such money or other property shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Prior Lien Agent for the benefit of the Prior Lien Claimholders in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements. Any Lien received by the Subordinated Lien Agent or any Subordinated Lien Claimholders in respect of any of the Subordinated Lien Obligations in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 5
Other Agreements
5.1      Releases .
(a)      (i) If in connection with any Enforcement Action by the ABL Agent or any other exercise of the ABL Agent’s remedies in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral, in each case prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the ABL Claimholders represented by it, releases any of its Liens on any part of the ABL Priority Collateral, then the Liens, if any, of the Term Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Term Claimholders represented by it, on such ABL Priority Collateral shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released. The Term Agent, for itself or on behalf of the Term Claimholders

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represented by it, promptly shall execute and deliver to such enforcing ABL Agent or Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the ABL Agent or Grantor may reasonably request to effectively confirm the foregoing releases.
(ii)      If in connection with any Enforcement Action by the Term Agent or any other exercise of the Term Agent’s remedies in respect of the Term Priority Collateral, in each case prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Term Agent, for itself or on behalf of the Term Claimholders represented by it, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Term Priority Collateral, then the Liens, if any, of the ABL Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders represented by it, on such Term Priority Collateral, shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released. If in connection with any Enforcement Action or other exercise of rights and remedies by the Term Agent, in each case prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations, the equity interests of any Person are foreclosed upon or otherwise disposed of and the Term Agent releases its Lien on the property or assets of such Person and releases such Person from its guarantee, if any, of Term Obligations, then (A) upon the written request of the Term Agent and (B) concurrently with the ABL Agent’s receipt of an amount equal to the sum of (i) with respect to each Account of such Person constituting ABL Priority Collateral, the book value thereof (but not less than the book value of such Account at the time the Grantors incurred ABL Obligations based upon the existence of such Account), and (ii) with respect to all Inventory of such Person, the orderly liquidation value of such Inventory based on and consistent with the then-current appraisal of such Inventory received by the ABL Agent with respect thereto (but not less than the book value of such Inventory at the time the Grantors incurred ABL Obligations based upon the existence of such Inventory), or, if no such appraisal exists or if the most current appraisal is more than one year old, the book value thereof (but not less than the book value of such Inventory at the time the Grantors incurred ABL Obligations based upon the existence of such Inventory), the ABL Agent shall cause the Liens of the ABL Agent with respect to the property or assets of such Person, including ABL Priority Collateral and Term Priority Collateral, and the guaranty, if any, by such Persons of the ABL Obligations to be released to the same extent as the Liens of the Term Agent and guarantees of the Term Obligations are so released. The ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Claimholders represented by it, shall promptly execute and deliver to the Term Agent or Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Term Agent or Grantor may reasonably request to effectively confirm the foregoing releases.
(b)      If, in connection with any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any Collateral by any Grantor (collectively, a “Disposition” ) permitted under the terms of the Prior Lien Loan Documents and not expressly prohibited under the terms of the Subordinated Lien Loan Documents (other than in connection with an Enforcement Action or other exercise of the Prior Lien Agent’s remedies in respect of the Collateral which shall be governed by Section 5.1(a) above), each of the Prior Lien Agents, for itself and on behalf of any of the Prior Lien Claimholders represented by it, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Collateral, or, if applicable, releases any Guarantor Subsidiary from its obligations under its guaranty of the Prior Lien Obligations, in each case other than (A) in connection with, or following, the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under the

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Subordinated Lien Loan Documents, then the Liens, if any, of the Subordinated Lien Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders, on such Collateral, and the obligations of such Guarantor Subsidiary under its guaranty of the Subordinated Lien Obligations, shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released. The Subordinated Lien Agent, for itself or on behalf of any such Subordinated Lien Claimholders, promptly shall execute and deliver to the Prior Lien Agent or such Guarantor Subsidiary such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Prior Lien Agent or such Grantor may reasonably request to effectively confirm such release.
(c)      Until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations occurs, the Subordinated Lien Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Subordinated Lien Claimholder, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints each Prior Lien Agent and any officer or agent of the Prior Lien Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney‑in‑fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Subordinated Lien Agent or such holder or in such Prior Lien Agent’s own name, from time to time in the Prior Lien Agent’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 5.1 , to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 5.1 , including any endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release. This power is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations.
(d)      Until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations occurs, to the extent that the Prior Lien Agent and the Prior Lien Claimholders represented by it (i) have released any Lien on Collateral or any Guarantor Subsidiary from its obligation under its guaranty and any such Liens or guaranty are later reinstated or (ii) obtain any new liens or additional guarantees from any Guarantor Subsidiary, then the Subordinated Lien Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Subordinated Lien Claimholder, shall be granted a Lien on any such Collateral (except to the extent such lien represents a Declined Lien with respect to the Indebtedness and/or letters of credit represented by the Subordinated Lien Agent), subject to the lien subordination provisions of this Agreement, and an additional guaranty, as the case may be.
5.2      Insurance.
(a) Unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders represented by it shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the ABL Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) affecting the ABL Priority Collateral. Unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, and subject to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents, all proceeds of any such policy and any such award (or any payments with respect to a deed in lieu of condemnation) if in respect to the ABL Priority Collateral shall be paid first , to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the ABL Loan Documents (including for purposes of cash collateralization of letters of credit), second , upon a Discharge of ABL Obligations, and subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Term Loan Documents, to the Term Agent for the benefit of the Term Claimholders to the extent required under the Term Loan Documents, third , upon a Discharge

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of Term Obligations, to the ABL Agent for the benefit of holders of Excess ABL Obligations, if any, fourth , upon a Discharge of Excess ABL Obligations, to the Term Agent for the benefit of holders of Excess Term Obligations, if any, and fifth , to the extent no Excess ABL Obligations or Excess Term Obligations are outstanding, to the owner of the subject property, such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, if any Term Agent or any Term Claimholders shall, at any time, receive any proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award or payment in contravention of this Agreement, it shall segregate and hold in trust and forthwith pay such proceeds over to the ABL Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2 .
(b)      Unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders represented by it shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Term Loan Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the Term Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) affecting the Term Priority Collateral. Unless and until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, and subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Term Loan Documents, all proceeds of any such policy and any such award (or any payments with respect to a deed in lieu of condemnation) if in respect to the Term Priority Collateral shall be paid first , to the Term Agent for the benefit of the Term Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Documents, second , upon a Discharge of Term Obligations, and subject to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents, to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders to the extent required under the ABL Collateral Documents (including for purposes of cash collateralization of letters of credit), third , upon a Discharge of ABL Obligations, to the Term Agent for the benefit of holders of Excess Term Obligations, if any, fourth , upon a Discharge of Excess Term Obligations, to the ABL Agent for the benefit of holders of Excess ABL Obligations, if any, and fifth , to the extent no Excess Term Obligations or Excess ABL Obligations are outstanding, to the owner of the subject property, such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, if the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders shall, at any time, receive any proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award or payment in contravention of this Agreement, it shall segregate and hold in trust and forthwith pay such proceeds over to the Term Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2 .
(c)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents, to the extent any proceeds are received for any liability or indemnification and those proceeds are not compensation for a casualty loss with respect to the Term Priority Collateral, such proceeds shall first be applied to repay the ABL Obligations to the extent required under the ABL Loan Documents (including for purposes of cash collateralization of letters of credit), second, upon a Discharge of ABL Obligations, to repay the Term Obligations, to the extent required under the Term Loan Documents, third, upon a Discharge of the Term Obligations, to repay the Excess ABL Obligations, if any, to the extent required under the ABL Loan Documents (including for purposes of cash collateralization of letters of credit), and fourth, upon a Discharge of Excess ABL Obligations, to repay the Excess Term Obligations, if any, to the extent required under the Term Loan Documents.

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(d)      To effectuate the foregoing, and to the extent that the pertinent insurance company agrees to issue such endorsements, the ABL Agent and the Term Agent shall each receive separate lender’s loss payable endorsements naming themselves as loss payee, as their interests may appear, with respect to policies which insure the ABL Priority Collateral and the Term Priority Collateral.
(e)      To the extent that an insured loss covers or constitutes both ABL Priority Collateral and Term Priority Collateral, then the ABL Agent and the Term Agent will work jointly and in good faith to collect, adjust or settle (subject to the rights of the relevant grantors under the ABL Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents) under the relevant insurance policy, with the proceeds thereof being applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
5.3      Amendments to ABL Loan Documents and Term Loan Documents .
(a)      The ABL Loan Documents and Term Loan Documents may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or Refinanced or otherwise modified from time in accordance with their terms and the terms of the applicable Subordinated Lien Loan Documents, all without affecting the Lien subordination or other provisions of this Agreement; provided , however , (i) without the prior written consent of the Term Agent, the ABL Loan Documents may not be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, Refinanced or modified to restrict or prohibit amendments, supplements or modifications to the Term Loan Documents to the extent such amendments, supplements or modifications to the Term Loan Documents are otherwise permitted under the ABL Loan Documents as of the date hereof and (ii) without the prior written consent of ABL Agent, the Term Loan Documents may not be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, Refinanced or modified to restrict or prohibit amendments, supplements or modifications to the ABL Loan Documents to the extent such amendments, supplements or modifications to the ABL Loan Documents are otherwise permitted under the Term Loan Documents as of the date hereof. (i) The ABL Obligations and Excess ABL Obligations may be Refinanced without notice to, or the consent of the Term Agent or the other Term Claimholders and (ii) the Term Obligations and Excess Term Obligations may be Refinanced without notice to, or consent of, the ABL Agent or the other ABL Claimholders, in each case, without affecting the Lien subordination and other provisions of this Agreement so long as such Refinancing is on terms and conditions that would not violate this Agreement, any of the Term Loan Documents or the ABL Loan Documents in effect at that time; provided, however, that, in each case, the holders of any such Refinancing debt that is purported to be secured by a Lien on any Collateral shall bind themselves in a writing satisfactory to the ABL Agent and Term Agent to the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, however, that, if such Refinancing debt is secured by a Lien on any Collateral the holders of such Refinancing debt shall be deemed bound by the terms hereof regardless of whether or not such writing is provided.
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of action against the party failing to give such notice or create any claim or right on behalf of any other Person.
5.4      Confirmation of Subordination in Subordinated Lien Collateral Documents.
Prior to the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations, the Company agrees that each Subordinated Lien Loan Document shall, unless otherwise agreed by each Agent, include the following language (or language to similar effect approved by the Prior Lien Agent):
“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security interest granted to the [ABL][Term] Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the [ABL][Term] Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [________] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement” ), among [________], as ABL Agent and [________], as Term Agent and certain other persons party or that may become party thereto from time to time. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”
5.5      Gratuitous Bailee/Agent for Perfection
(a)      The ABL Agent and the Term Agent agree to hold that part of the Collateral that is in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) to the extent that possession or control thereof is taken to perfect a Lien thereon under the UCC (such Collateral being the “Pledged Collateral” ) as (i) in the case of the ABL Agent, the collateral agent for the ABL Claimholders under the ABL Loan Documents for which the ABL Agent is acting as agent or, in the case of the Term Agent, the collateral agent for the Term Claimholders under the Term Loan Documents for which the Term Agent is acting as agent and (ii) non-fiduciary, gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other Agent (such bailment being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8-106(d)(3), 8-301(a)(2) and 9-313(c) of the UCC) and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted under the ABL Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents, respectively, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5 . Each Agent hereby appoints each other Agent as its non-fiduciary gratuitous bailee for the purposes of perfecting its security interest in all Pledged Collateral in which such other Agent has a perfected security interest under the UCC. Solely with respect to any Deposit Accounts under the control of the ABL Agent (other than any Deposit Account holding only ABL Exclusive Priority Cash Collateral), the ABL Agent agrees to also hold such control as gratuitous agent for the Term Agent subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5 . Solely with respect to the TL Priority Collateral Account under the control of the Term Agent, the Term Agent agrees to also hold such control as gratuitous agent for the ABL Agent subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5 . The ABL Agent and the Term Agent hereby accept such appointments pursuant to this Section 5.5(a) and acknowledge and agree that they shall hold the Pledged Collateral for the benefit of the other Claimholders with respect to any Pledged Collateral and that any proceeds received by such Agent under any Pledged Collateral shall be applied in accordance with Section 4 .

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(b)      Each Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Claimholders or other Agents to ensure that the Pledged Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors, to perfect the security interest of any other Agent or any other Claimholder or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.5 . The duties or responsibilities of the ABL Agent under this Section 5.5 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as bailee (and with respect to Deposit Accounts, as gratuitous agent) in accordance with this Section 5.5 and delivering the Pledged Collateral upon a Discharge of ABL Obligations as provided in Section 5.5(d) below or upon a Discharge of Term Obligations as provided in Section 5.5(e) below.
(c)      None of the Agents shall have by reason of the Collateral Documents, this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any other Agent or Claimholder represented by such other Agent. Each Agent and the respective Claimholders represented by it hereby waives and releases each other Agent and the respective Claimholders represented by it from all claims and liabilities arising pursuant to such Agent’s role under this Section 5.5 as gratuitous bailee and gratuitous agent with respect to the Pledged Collateral. It is understood and agreed that the interests of the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders, on the one hand, and the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders on the other hand, may differ and each of the ABL Agent and Term Agent and each of the ABL Claimholders and Term Claimholders shall be fully entitled to act in their own interest without taking into account the interests of any other Agents or Claimholders represented by such other Agent.
(d)      Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent shall deliver the remaining Pledged Collateral in its possession (if any) together with any necessary endorsements (such endorsement shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) in the following order: first , if a Discharge of Term Obligations has not already occurred, to the Term Agent until a Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred and second , if a Discharge of Excess ABL Obligations has not already occurred, to the ABL Agent for application to any Excess ABL Obligations until a Discharge of Excess ABL Obligations has occurred, and third , if a Discharge of Excess Term Obligations has not already occurred, to the Term Agent for application to any Excess Term Obligations until a Discharge of Excess Term Obligations has occurred, and fourth , to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The ABL Agent further agrees to take all other action reasonably requested by the Term Agent at the expense of the Term Agent or the Company in connection with the Term Agent obtaining a first‑priority interest in the ABL Priority Collateral.
(e)      Upon the Discharge of Term Obligations, the Term Agent shall deliver the remaining Pledged Collateral in its possession (if any) together with any necessary endorsements (such endorsement shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) in the following order: first , to the ABL Agent until a Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred second , if a Discharge of Excess Term Obligations has not already occurred, to the Term Agent for application to any Excess Term Obligations until a Discharge of Excess Term Obligations has occurred, and third , if a Discharge of Excess ABL Obligations has not already occurred, to the ABL Agent for application to any Excess ABL Obligations until a Discharge of Excess ABL Obligations has occurred, and fourth , to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Term Agent further agrees to take all other action reasonably requested by the ABL Agent at

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the expense of the ABL Agent or the Company in connection with the ABL Agent obtaining a first‑priority interest in the Term Priority Collateral.
(f)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any obligation of either Agent, to make any delivery to the other Agent under Section 5.5(d) , Section 5.5(e) or Section 5.6 is subject to (i) the order of any court of competent jurisdiction or (ii) any automatic stay imposed in connection with any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding
5.6      When Discharge of Obligations Deemed to Not Have Occurred .
(a)      If, at any time after the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred or contemporaneously therewith, the Company enters into any Additional ABL Credit Agreement which Additional ABL Credit Agreement is permitted by the Term Loan Documents, then such Discharge of ABL Obligations shall automatically be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement (other than with respect to any actions taken as a result of the occurrence of such first Discharge of ABL Obligations), and, from and after the date on which the ABL Agent under such Additional ABL Credit Agreement becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.22 hereof, the obligations under such Additional ABL Credit Agreement automatically shall be treated as ABL Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Lien priorities and rights in respect of Collateral set forth herein, and the ABL Agent under such Additional ABL Credit Agreement shall be the ABL Agent for all purposes of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto from such date of reinstatement. Upon receipt of a designation from the Company in accordance with Section 9.22 hereof, the Term Agent shall promptly (a) enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Company or such new ABL Agent shall reasonably request in order to provide to the new ABL Agent the rights contemplated hereby, in each case consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and (b) deliver to the new ABL Agent any Pledged Collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral held by it together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the new ABL Agent to obtain control of such Pledged Collateral). As provided in Section 9.22 hereof, the new ABL Agent shall agree in a writing addressed to the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.5 hereof, if the new ABL Obligations under the new ABL Loan Documents are secured by assets of the Grantors constituting Collateral that do not also secure the Term Obligations, then the Term Obligations shall be secured at such time by a second-priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the Term Collateral Documents and this Agreement except to the extent such Lien on such assets constitutes a Declined Lien.
(b)      If, at any time after the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred or contemporaneously therewith, the Company enters into any Additional Term Loan Agreement which Additional Term Loan Agreement is permitted by the ABL Loan Documents, then such Discharge of Term Obligations shall automatically be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement (other than with respect to any actions taken as a result of the occurrence of such first Discharge of Term Obligations), and, from and after the date on which the Term Agent under such Additional Term Loan Agreement becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with Section

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9.22 hereof, the obligations under such Additional Term Loan Agreement automatically shall be treated as Term Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Lien priorities and rights in respect of Collateral set forth herein, and the Term Agent under such Additional Term Loan Agreement shall be the Term Agent for all purposes of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto from such date of reinstatement. Upon receipt of a designation from the Company in accordance with Section 9.22 hereof, the ABL Agent shall promptly (a) enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Company or such new Term Agent shall reasonably request in order to provide to the new Term Agent the rights contemplated hereby, in each case consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and (b) deliver to the new Term Agent any Pledged Collateral constituting Term Priority Collateral held by it together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the new Term Agent to obtain control of such Pledged Collateral). As provided in Section 9.22 hereof, the new Term Agent shall agree in a writing addressed to the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.5 hereof, if the new Term Obligations under the new Term Loan Documents are secured by assets of the Grantors constituting Collateral that do not also secure the ABL Obligations, then the ABL Obligations shall be secured at such time by a second-priority Lien on such assets to the same extent provided in the ABL Collateral Documents and this Agreement except to the extent such Lien on such assets constitutes a Declined Lien.
SECTION 6
Purchase options
6.1      Notice of Exercise .
(a)      Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an (i) acceleration of the ABL Obligations and termination of commitments to advance further revolving loans under the ABL Credit Agreement, (ii) an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (iii) an ABL Default resulting from the failure to make principal or interest payments of the ABL Obligations when due under the ABL Loan Documents, if such ABL Default remains unwaived for at least forty-five (45) consecutive days, (iv) the termination of the ABL Standstill Period or the Term Standstill Period, (v) the ABL Lenders ceasing to make extensions of credit under the ABL Credit Agreement at any time that there is borrowing base availability under the ABL Credit Agreement (regardless of whether a default or Event of Default (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) exists under the ABL Credit Agreement) for a period of three (3) or more consecutive Business Days at a time “cash dominion” exists with respect to Deposit Accounts, or (vi) the Term Agent shall have received an Enforcement Notice or a notice from the ABL Agent of the ABL Agent’s intention to commence foreclosure or take any other action to sell or otherwise realize upon any Collateral, all or a portion of the Term Claimholders, acting as a single group, shall have the option at any time upon five (5) Business Days' prior written notice to the ABL Agent to purchase all of the ABL Obligations from the ABL Claimholders. Such notice from such Term Claimholders to the ABL Agent shall be irrevocable.
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Loan Agreement, (ii) an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (iii) a Term Default resulting from the failure to make principal or interest payments of the Term Obligations when due under the Term Loan Documents, if such Term Default remains unwaived for at least forty-five (45) consecutive days, (iv) the termination of the ABL Standstill Period or the Term Standstill Period, or (v) the ABL Agent shall have received an Enforcement Notice or a notice from the Term Agent of the Term Agent’s intention to commence foreclosure or take any other action to sell or otherwise realize upon any Collateral, all or a portion of the ABL Claimholders, acting as a single group, shall have the option at any time upon five (5) Business Days' prior written notice to the Term Agent to purchase all of the Term Obligations from the Term Claimholders. Such notice from such ABL Claimholders to the Term Agent shall be irrevocable.
6.2      Purchase and Sale .
(a)      On the date specified by the relevant Term Claimholders in the notice contemplated by Section 6.1(a) above (which shall not be less than five (5) Business Days, nor more than twenty (20) calendar days, after the receipt by the ABL Agent of the notice of the relevant Term Claimholder's election to exercise such option), the ABL Claimholders shall sell to the relevant Term Claimholders, and the relevant Term Claimholders shall purchase from the ABL Claimholders, the ABL Obligations, provided that, the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders shall retain all rights to be indemnified and/or held harmless by the ABL Credit Parties in accordance with the terms of the ABL Loan Documents (the " ABL Retained Indemnification Interests ").
(b)      On the date specified by the relevant ABL Claimholders in the notice contemplated by Section 6.1(b) above (which shall not be less than five (5) Business Days, nor more than twenty (20) calendar days, after the receipt by the Term Agent of the notice of the relevant ABL Claimholder's election to exercise such option), the Term Claimholders shall sell to the relevant ABL Claimholders, and the relevant ABL Claimholders shall purchase from the Term Claimholders, the Term Obligations, provided that, the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders shall retain all rights to be indemnified and/or held harmless by the Term Credit Parties and Term Lenders in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Documents (the " Term Retained Indemnification Interests ").
(c)      (x) Interest with respect to such ABL Retained Interest consisting of Excess ABL Obligations shall continue to accrue and be payable in accordance with the terms of the ABL Loan Documents, (y) the ABL Retained Indemnification Interests and any Excess ABL Obligations (collectively, the " ABL Retained Interest ") shall continue to be secured by the Collateral, and (z) the ABL Retained Interest shall be paid (or cash collateralized, as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement and this Agreement. Each ABL Claimholder shall continue to have all rights and remedies of a lender under the ABL Credit Agreement and the other ABL Loan Documents; provided, that no ABL Claimholder shall have any right to vote on or otherwise consent to any amendment, waiver, departure from, or other modification of any provision of any ABL Loan Document except that the consent of the ABL Agent shall be required for (i) those matters that require the agreement of all lenders under the ABL Credit Agreement to reduce interest or principal and (ii) matters in contravention of the provisions and priorities set forth in this Agreement with respect to the ABL Retained Interest.

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(d)      In the event that any one or more of the Term Loan Claimholders exercises and consummates the purchase option set forth in this Section 6 , (i) the ABL Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to immediately resign under the ABL Credit Agreement, and (ii) the purchasing Term Claimholders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the ABL Agent to immediately resign under the ABL Credit Agreement. If the ABL Agent shall resign under this Section 6.2(d) , to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the written request of the Term Agent (with all costs and expenses in connection therewith to be for the account of the Term Agent and to be paid by Grantors) the ABL Agent shall, without recourse or warranty, take commercially reasonable steps to transfer the possession of the Collateral, if any, then in its possession to Term Agent, except in the event and to the extent (A) such Collateral is sold, liquidated, or otherwise disposed of by any of the ABL Claimholders or by a Grantor as provided herein in full or partial satisfaction of any of the ABL Obligations or (B) it is otherwise required by any order of any court or other governmental authority or applicable law.
(e)      (x) Interest with respect to such Term Retained Interest consisting of Excess Term Obligations shall continue to accrue and be payable in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Documents, (y) the Term Retained Indemnification Interest and any Excess Term Obligations (collectively, the " Term Retained Interest ") shall continue to be secured by the Collateral, and (z) the Term Retained Interest shall be paid (or cash collateralized, as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Agreement and this Agreement. Each Term Claimholder shall continue to have all rights and remedies of a lender under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents; provided, that no Term Claimholder shall have any right to vote on or otherwise consent to any amendment, waiver, departure from, or other modification of any provision of any Term Loan Document except that the consent of the Term Agent shall be required for (i) those matters that require the agreement of all lenders under the Term Loan Agreement to reduce interest or principal and (ii) matters in contravention of the provisions and priorities set forth in this Agreement with respect to the Term Retained Interest.
(f)      In the event that any one or more of the ABL Claimholders exercises and consummates the purchase option set forth in this Section 6 , (i) the Term Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to immediately resign under the Term Loan Agreement, and (ii) the purchasing ABL Claimholders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Term Agent to immediately resign under the Term Loan Agreement. If the Term Agent shall resign under this Section 6.2(f) , to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the written request of the ABL Agent (with all costs and expenses in connection therewith to be for the account of the ABL Agent and to be paid by Grantors) the Term Agent shall, without recourse or warranty, take commercially reasonable steps to transfer the possession of the Collateral, if any, then in its possession to the ABL Agent, except in the event and to the extent (A) such Collateral is sold, liquidated, or otherwise disposed of by any of the Term Claimholders or by a Grantor as provided herein in full or partial satisfaction of any of the Term Obligations or (B) it is otherwise required by any order of any court or other governmental authority or applicable law.
6.3      Payment of Purchase Price .
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the relevant ABL Claimholders, as applicable, shall (i) pay to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders (with respect to a purchase of the ABL Obligations) or to the Term Agent for the benefit of the Term Claimholders (with respect to a purchase of the Term Obligations) as the purchase price therefor the full amount of all the ABL Obligations or Term Obligations, as applicable, then outstanding and unpaid (including principal, interest, fees and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) in cash, (ii) with respect to a purchase of the ABL Obligations, furnish cash collateral to the ABL Agent in a manner and in such amounts as the ABL Agent determines is reasonably necessary to secure the ABL Claimholders in connection with any issued and outstanding letters of credit, hedging obligations and cash management obligations secured by the ABL Loan Documents, (iii) with respect to a purchase of the Term Obligations, furnish cash collateral to the Term Agent in a manner and in such amounts as the Term Agent determines is reasonably necessary to secure the Term Claimholders in connection with any hedging obligations and cash management obligations secured by the Term Loan Documents (iv) with respect to a purchase of the ABL Obligations, agree to reimburse the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders for any loss, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) in connection with any commissions, fees, costs or expenses related to any issued and outstanding letters of credit as described above and any checks or other payments provisionally credited to the ABL Obligations, and/or as to which the ABL Agent has not yet received final payment, (v) with respect to a purchase of ABL Obligations, furnish cash collateral to the ABL Agent in such amount as ABL Agent determines is reasonably necessary to secure the ABL Claimholders in respect of indemnification obligations of the ABL Credit Parties as to matters or circumstances known to the ABL Agent at the time of the purchase and sale which would reasonably be expected to result in any loss, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) to the ABL Claimholders, (vi) with respect to a purchase of Term Obligations, furnish cash collateral to the Term Agent in such amount as Term Agent determines is reasonably necessary to secure the Term Claimholders in respect of indemnification obligations of the Term Credit Parties as to matters or circumstances known to the Term Agent at the time of the purchase and sale which would reasonably be expected to result in any loss, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) to the Term Claimholders, and (vii) agree to indemnify and hold harmless the ABL Claimholders or the Term Claimholders, as applicable, from and against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) arising out of any claim asserted by a third party in respect of the ABL Obligations or the Term Obligations, as applicable, as a direct result of any acts by any Term Claimholder or any ABL Claimholder, as applicable, occurring after the date of such purchase. Such purchase price and cash collateral shall be remitted by wire transfer in federal funds to such bank account in New York, New York as the ABL Agent or the Term Agent, as applicable, may designate in writing for such purpose.
(b)      Anything contained in this Section 6.3 to the contrary notwithstanding, with respect to a purchase of ABL Obligations, in the event that the purchasing Term Claimholders receive all or a portion of any prepayment premium, make-whole obligation, or early termination fee payable pursuant to the ABL Loan Documents in cash within 90 days following the date on which the purchasing Term Claimholders pay the purchase price described in clause (a) above, then, within 3 Business Days after receipt by such Term Claimholders of such amounts, the purchasing Term Claimholders shall pay a supplemental purchase price to the ABL Agent, for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders, in respect of their purchase under this Section 6 in an amount equal to the

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portion of the prepayment premium, make-whole obligation or early termination fee received by the purchasing Term Claimholders to which the ABL Claimholders would have been entitled to receive had the purchase under this Section 6 not occurred.
(c)      Anything contained in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, with respect to a purchase of Term Obligations, in the event that the purchasing ABL Claimholders receive all or a portion of any prepayment premium, make-whole obligation, or early termination fee payable pursuant to the Term Loan Documents in cash within 90 days following the date on which the purchasing ABL Claimholders pay the purchase price described in clause (a) above, then, within 3 Business Days after receipt by such ABL Claimholders of such amounts, the purchasing ABL Claimholders shall pay a supplemental purchase price to the Term Agent, for the benefit of the Term Claimholders, in respect of their purchase under this Section 6 in an amount equal to the portion of the prepayment premium, make-whole obligation or early termination fee received by the purchasing ABL Claimholders to which the Term Claimholders would have been entitled to receive had the purchase under this Section 6 not occurred.
6.4      Limitation on Representations and Warranties .
(a)      Such purchase shall be expressly made without representation or warranty of any kind by any selling party (or the applicable ABL Agent or Term Agent) and without recourse of any kind, except that the selling party shall represent and warrant: (a) the amount of the ABL Obligations or Term Obligations, as applicable, being purchased from it, (b) that such ABL Claimholder or Term Claimholder, as applicable, owns the ABL Obligations or Term Obligations, as applicable, free and clear of any Liens or encumbrances and (c) that such ABL Claimholder or Term Claimholder, as applicable, has the right to assign such ABL Obligations or Term Obligations, as applicable, and the assignment is duly authorized.
SECTION 7
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
7.1      Finance and Sale Issues .
(a)      Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, if the Company or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and the ABL Agent shall desire to permit the use of “Cash Collateral” (as such term is defined in Section 363(a) of the Bankruptcy Code) constituting ABL Priority Collateral or proceeds thereof or to permit any Grantor to obtain financing, whether from the ABL Claimholders, the Term Claimholders or any other Person approved by the Requisite Term Claimholders and the Requisite ABL Claimholders under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar Bankruptcy Law (“ DIP Financing ”) then the Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Claimholders represented by it, agrees that it will raise no objection and be deemed to have consented to such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing so long as such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing meet the following requirements: (i) the aggregate principal amount of the DIP Financing plus the aggregate outstanding amount of ABL Obligations (exclusive of ABL Bank Product Obligations) does not exceed the ABL Cap Amount; (ii) the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders represented by it may assert any objection with respect thereto

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that may be raised by an unsecured creditor of the Grantors; (iii) the terms of the DIP Financing (a) do not compel the applicable Grantor to seek confirmation of a specific plan of reorganization for which all or substantially all of the material terms are set forth in the DIP Financing documentation or a related document, (b) do not expressly require the liquidation of all or substantially all of the Collateral prior to the default under such documentation and (c) contain interest rates and advance rates that are commercially reasonable; and (iv) any Lien on the Term Priority Collateral to secure such DIP Financing is subordinate to the Lien of the Term Agent with respect thereto (to the extent such Lien secures Term Obligations). To the extent the Liens securing the ABL Obligations are subordinated to or pari passu with the Liens securing such DIP Financing which meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (iv) above, the Term Agent will subordinate its Liens in the ABL Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except as expressly agreed by the ABL Agent or to the extent permitted by Section 7.3 ). The Term Agent agrees that it shall not, and nor shall any of the Term Claimholders, directly or indirectly, provide, offer to provide, or support any DIP Financing secured by a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral that is senior to or pari passu with the Liens securing the ABL Obligations and DIP Financing provided by or consented to by ABL Claimholders. If, in connection with any use of Cash Collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral or DIP Financing provided by or consented to by ABL Claimholders, any Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral held by the ABL Claimholders to secure the ABL Obligations and DIP Financing provided by or consented to by ABL Claimholders are subject to a surcharge or are subordinated to an administrative priority claim, a professional fee “carve-out,” or fees owed to the United States Trustee, then the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral of the Term Claimholders securing the Term Obligations and any DIP Financing provided by or consented to by Term Claimholders shall also be subordinated to such interest or claim and shall remain subordinated to the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral of the ABL Claimholders consistent with this Agreement.
(b)      Until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, if the Company or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and the Term Agent shall desire to permit the use of “Cash Collateral” (as such term is defined in Section 363(a) of the Bankruptcy Code) constituting Term Priority Collateral or proceeds thereof or to permit any Grantor to obtain DIP Financing, then the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders represented by it, agrees that it will raise no objection and be deemed to have consented to such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing so long as such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing meet the following requirements: (i) the aggregate principal amount of the DIP Financing plus the aggregate outstanding amount of Term Obligations (exclusive of Term Bank Product Obligations) does not exceed the Term Cap Amount; (ii) the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders represented by it may assert any objection with respect thereto that may be raised by an unsecured creditor of the Grantors; (iii) the terms of the DIP Financing (a) do not compel the applicable Grantor to seek confirmation of a specific plan of reorganization for which all or substantially all of the material terms are set forth in the DIP Financing documentation or a related document, (b) do not expressly require the liquidation of all or substantially all of the Collateral prior to the default under such documentation and (c) contain interest rates and advance rates that are commercially reasonable; and (iv) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral to secure such DIP Financing is subordinate to the Lien of the ABL Agent with respect thereto (to the extent such Lien secures ABL Obligations). To

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the extent the Liens securing the Term Obligations are subordinated to or pari passu with the Liens securing such DIP Financing which meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (iv) above, the ABL Agent will subordinate its Liens in the Term Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except as expressly agreed by the Term Agent or to the extent permitted by Section 7.3 ). ABL Agent agrees that it shall not, and nor shall any of the ABL Claimholders, directly or indirectly, provide, offer to provide, or support any DIP Financing secured by a Lien on the Term Priority Collateral that is senior to or pari passu with the Liens securing the Term Obligations and DIP Financing provided by or consented to by Term Claimholders. If, in connection with any use of Cash Collateral constituting Term Priority Collateral or DIP Financing provided by or consented to by Term Claimholders, any Liens on the Term Priority Collateral held by the Term Claimholders to secure the Term Obligations and DIP Financing provided by or consented to by Term Claimholders are subject to a surcharge or are subordinated to an administrative priority claim, a professional fee “carve-out,” or fees owed to the United States Trustee, then the Liens on the Term Priority Collateral of the ABL Claimholders securing the ABL Obligations and any DIP Financing provided by or consented to by ABL Claimholders shall also be subordinated to such interest or claim and shall remain subordinated to the Liens on the Term Priority Collateral of the Term Claimholders consistent with this Agreement.
7.2      Relief from the Automatic Stay
Until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has occurred, each Subordinated Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Subordinated Lien Claimholders represented by it, agrees that none of them shall (i) seek (or support any other Person seeking) relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Subordinated Lien Collateral, without the prior written consent of the Prior Lien Agent or (ii) oppose (or support any other Person in opposing) any request by any Prior Lien Agent for relief from such stay with respect to Prior Lien Collateral; provided, that if the Prior Lien Agent seeks and obtains relief from the automatic stay or other stay then the Subordinated Lien Agent may join in such relief in respect of the Subordinated Lien Collateral.
7.3      Adequate Protection .
(a)      Until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has occurred, each Subordinated Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Subordinated Lien Claimholders represented by it, agrees that none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting):
(i)      any request by any Prior Lien Agent or any Prior Lien Claimholders for adequate protection under any Bankruptcy Law with respect to Prior Lien Collateral; provided , any Subordinated Lien Claimholder, solely in its capacity as a Prior Lien Claimholder, may object to adequate protection in the form of cash payments to the extent such payment is sought to be paid from such Subordinated Lien Claimholder’s Prior Lien Collateral or the proceeds (or advances in respect) thereof; or
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Lien Claimholders claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to Prior Lien Collateral.
(b)      Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 7.3 , in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (i) if the Prior Lien Claimholders (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection with respect to Prior Lien Collateral in the form of additional collateral in connection with any Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing, then each Subordinated Lien Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders, may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien will be subordinated to the Liens securing the Prior Lien Obligations and such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing (and all Obligations relating thereto) on the same basis as the other Liens securing the Subordinated Lien Obligations are so subordinated to the Prior Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (ii) if the ABL Claimholders (or any subset thereof), on the one hand, and the Term Claimholders (or any subset thereof), on the other hand, are granted adequate protection with respect to the Collateral in the form of a super priority administrative expense claim in connection with any Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing, then such superpriority administrative expense claim shall be pari passu in respect of each applicable claim relating to Prior Lien Collateral, and shall be pari passu in respect of each applicable claim relating to Subordinated Lien Collateral, and all such superpriority administrative claims relating to Subordinated Lien Collateral shall be junior in right of payment to such claims relating to Prior Lien Collateral.
(c)      Each Subordinated Lien Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Subordinated Lien Claimholder represented by it, agrees that notice of a hearing to approve DIP Financing or use of Cash Collateral on an interim basis shall be adequate if delivered to such Subordinated Lien Agent at least two (2) Business Days in advance of such hearing and that notice of a hearing to approve DIP Financing or use of Cash Collateral on a final basis shall be adequate if delivered to such Subordinated Lien Agent at least fourteen (14) days in advance of such hearing.
7.4      Avoidance Issues
If any Prior Lien Claimholder is required in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of the Company or any other Grantor any amount paid in respect of Prior Lien Obligations (a “Recovery” ), then such Prior Lien Claimholders shall be entitled to a reinstatement of Prior Lien Obligations with respect to all such recovered amounts on the date of such Recovery, and from and after the date of such reinstatement the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations shall be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes hereunder. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto from such date of reinstatement. This Section 7.4 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
7.5      Reorganization Securities
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed pursuant to a plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise

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or liquidation or similar dispositive restructuring plan, both on account of Prior Lien Obligations and on account of Subordinated Lien Obligations, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of the Prior Lien Obligations and on account of the Subordinated Lien Obligations are secured by Liens upon the same property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the Liens securing such debt obligations.
7.6      Post-Petition Interest
Neither the Subordinated Lien Agents nor any Subordinated Lien Claimholder shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Prior Lien Agent or any Prior Lien Claimholder for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Prior Lien Obligations consisting of Post-Petition Interest to the extent of the value of any Prior Lien Claimholder’s Lien on Prior Lien Collateral, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the Subordinated Lien Agent on behalf of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders on such Collateral.
7.7      Waivers
Each Subordinated Lien Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Subordinated Lien Claimholder represented by it, waives any claim it may hereafter have against any Prior Lien Claimholder arising out of the election of any Prior Lien Claimholder of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, and/or out of any cash collateral or financing arrangement or out of any grant of a security interest in connection with the Prior Lien Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding so long as such actions are not in express contravention of the terms of this Agreement. The Subordinated Lien Claimholders agree that they will not, directly or indirectly, assert or support the assertion of, and hereby waive any right that they may have to assert or support the assertion of any claim under Section 506(c) or the "equities of the case" exception of Section 552(b) of the Bankruptcy Code as against any Prior Lien Claimholder or with respect to any of the Prior Lien Collateral to the extent securing the Prior Lien Obligations; provided , that nothing herein shall restrict the holder of any DIP Financing from having, or seeking to have, such DIP Financing repaid, in whole or in part, from the proceeds of the assertion of any claim under Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any comparable provision of any other Bankruptcy Law) with respect to such Prior Lien Collateral.
7.8      Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification
The Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Term Claimholder represented by it, and the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, acknowledge and agree that:
(a)      the grants of Liens pursuant to the ABL Collateral Documents and the Term Collateral Documents constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens; and
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classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
7.9      Effectiveness in Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
The parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement is a “subordination agreement” under Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, which will be effective before, during and after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. All references in this Agreement to any Grantor will include such Person as a debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Person in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
7.10      Asset Dispositions .
(a)      Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, the Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Term Claimholder represented by it, agrees that, in the event of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, the Term Claimholders will not seek consultation rights in connection with, and will not object or oppose (or support any Person in objecting or opposing) a motion for any Disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral free and clear of the Liens of the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders or other claims under Sections 363, 365, 1129 or 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law (and including any motion for bid procedures or other procedures related to the Disposition that is the subject of such motion), and shall be deemed to have consented to any such Disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral under Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code that has been consented to by the ABL Agent; provided that (i) the proceeds of such Disposition of any Collateral to be applied to the ABL Obligations or the Term Obligations are applied in accordance with Sections 4.1 and 4.2 and (ii) the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders represented by it may assert any objection with respect thereto that may be raised by an unsecured creditor of the Grantors.
(b)      Until the Discharge of Term Obligations has occurred, the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, agrees that, in the event of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, the ABL Claimholders will not seek consultation rights in connection with, and will not object or oppose (or support any Person in objecting or opposing) a motion for any Disposition of any Term Priority Collateral free and clear of the Liens of ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders or other claims under Sections 363, 365, 1129 or 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law (and including any motion for bid procedures or other procedures related to the Disposition that is the subject of such motion), and shall be deemed to have consented to any such Disposition of any Term Priority Collateral under Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code that has been consented to by the Term Agent; provided that (i) the proceeds of such Disposition of any Collateral to be applied to the ABL Obligations or the Term Obligations are applied in accordance with Sections 4.1 and 4.2 and (ii) the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders represented by it may assert any objection with respect thereto that may be raised by an unsecured creditor of the Grantors.
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the right to credit bid under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to any Disposition of the Term Priority Collateral; provided that the Claimholders shall not be deemed to have agreed to any credit bid by other Claimholders in connection with the Disposition of Collateral consisting of both Term Priority Collateral and ABL Priority Collateral. The Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Term Claimholder represented by it, agrees that, so long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, no Term Claimholder shall, without the prior written consent of the ABL Agent, credit bid under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral. The ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, agrees that, so long as the Discharge of Term Obligations has not occurred, no ABL Claimholder shall, without the prior written consent of the Term Agent, credit bid under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Term Priority Collateral.
SECTION 8
Reliance; Waivers; Etc.
8.1      Reliance
Other than any reliance on the terms of this Agreement, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders represented by it, acknowledges that it and such ABL Claimholders have, independently and without reliance on the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into each of the applicable ABL Loan Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the applicable ABL Loan Documents or this Agreement. Other than any reliance on the terms of this Agreement, the Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Claimholders represented by it, acknowledges that it and such Term Claimholders have, independently and without reliance on the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into each of the applicable Term Loan Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the applicable Term Loan Documents or this Agreement.
8.2      No Warranties or Liability
The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders represented by it, acknowledges and agrees that the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders have made no express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any of the Term Loan Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Term Claimholders will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under the applicable Term Loan Documents in accordance with law and as they may otherwise, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. The Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Claimholders represented by it, acknowledges and agrees that each of the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders have made no express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any of

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the ABL Loan Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. Except as otherwise provided herein, the ABL Claimholders will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under the applicable ABL Loan Documents in accordance with law and as they may otherwise, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. The Term Agent and the Term Claimholders represented by it shall have no duty to the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Claimholders, and the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders represented by it shall have no duty to the Term Agent or any of the Term Claimholders, to act or refrain from acting in a manner which allows, or results in, the occurrence or continuance of an event of default or default under any agreements with the Company or any other Grantor (including the ABL Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents), regardless of any knowledge thereof with which they may have or be otherwise charged with.
8.3      No Waiver of Lien Priorities .
(a)      No right of the ABL Claimholders, the ABL Agent or any of them to enforce any provision of this Agreement or any ABL Loan Document shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or any other Grantor or by any act or failure to act by any ABL Claimholder or the ABL Agent, or by any noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the ABL Loan Documents or any of the Term Loan Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders, or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with. No right of the Term Claimholders, the Term Agent or any of them to enforce any provision of this Agreement or any Term Loan Document shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or any other Grantor or by any act or failure to act by any Term Claimholder or the Term Agent, or by any noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the ABL Loan Documents or any of the Term Loan Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the Term Agent or the Term Claimholders, or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with.
(b)      Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph (but subject to the rights of the Company and the other Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents and subject to the provisions of Section 5.3 ), the ABL Claimholders, the ABL Agent and any of them may, at any time and from time to time in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents and/or applicable law, without the consent of, or notice to, the Term Agent or any Term Claimholders, without incurring any liabilities to the Term Agent or any Term Claimholders and without impairing or releasing the Lien priorities and other benefits provided in this Agreement (even if any right of subrogation or other right or remedy of the Term Agent or any Term Claimholders is affected, impaired or extinguished thereby) do any one or more of the following:
(i)      change the manner, place or terms of payment or change or extend the time of payment of, or amend, renew, exchange, increase or alter, the terms of any of the ABL Obligations or the Excess ABL Obligations or any Lien on any ABL Priority Collateral or guaranty thereof or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof (including any increase in or extension of the ABL Obligations or the Excess ABL Obligations, without any restriction

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as to the tenor or terms of any such increase or extension) or otherwise amend, renew, exchange, extend, modify or supplement in any manner any Liens held by the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Claimholders, the ABL Obligations, the Excess ABL Obligations or any of the ABL Loan Documents;
(ii)      sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon, enforce or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any part of the ABL Priority Collateral or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor to the ABL Claimholders or the ABL Agent, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof;
(iii)      settle or compromise any ABL Obligation or Excess ABL Obligations or any other liability of the Company or any other Grantor or any security therefor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof and apply any sums by whomsoever paid and however realized to any liability (including the ABL Obligations or the Excess ABL Obligations) in any manner or order; and
(iv)      exercise or delay in or refrain from exercising any right or remedy against the Company or any other Grantor or any other Person, elect any remedy and otherwise deal freely with the Company, any other Grantor or any ABL Priority Collateral and any guarantor or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor to the ABL Claimholders or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof.
(c)      Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph (but subject to the rights of the Company and the other Grantors under the Term Loan Documents and subject to the provisions of Section 5.3 ), the Term Claimholders, the Term Agent and any of them may, at any time and from time to time in accordance with the Term Loan Documents and/or applicable law, without the consent of, or notice to, the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders, without incurring any liabilities to the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders and without impairing or releasing the Lien priorities and other benefits provided in this Agreement (even if any right of subrogation or other right or remedy of the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders is affected, impaired or extinguished thereby) do any one or more of the following:
(i)      change the manner, place or terms of payment or change or extend the time of payment of, or amend, renew, exchange, increase or alter, the terms of any of the Term Obligations or the Excess Term Obligations or any Lien on any Term Priority Collateral or guaranty thereof or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof (including any increase in or extension of the Term Obligations or the Excess Term Obligations, without any restriction as to the tenor or terms of any such increase or extension) or otherwise amend, renew, exchange, extend, modify or supplement in any manner any Liens held by the Term Agent or any of the Term Claimholders, the Term Obligations, the Excess Term Obligations or any of the Term Loan Documents;
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liability of the Company or any other Grantor to the Term Claimholders or the Term Agent, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof;
(iii)      settle or compromise any Term Obligation, Excess Term Obligations or any other liability of the Company or any other Grantor or any security therefor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof and apply any sums by whomsoever paid and however realized to any liability (including the Term Obligations or the Excess Term Obligations) in any manner or order; and
(iv)      exercise or delay in or refrain from exercising any right or remedy against the Company or any security or any other Grantor or any other Person, elect any remedy and otherwise deal freely with the Company, any other Grantor or any Term Priority Collateral and any security and any guarantor or any liability of the Company or any other Grantor to the Term Claimholders or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof.
8.4      Obligations Unconditional
All rights, interests, agreements and obligations of the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders represented by it and the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders represented by it, respectively, hereunder shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:
(a)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any ABL Loan Documents or any Term Loan Documents;
(b)      except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the ABL Obligations or Term Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, including any increase in the amount thereof, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of any ABL Loan Document or any Term Loan Document;
(c)      except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any exchange, subordination, release or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the ABL Obligations or Term Obligations or any guaranty thereof;
(d)      the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Company or any other Grantor; or
(e)      any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Company or any other Grantor in respect of the ABL Agent, the ABL Obligations, any ABL Claimholder, the Term Agent, the Term Obligations or any Term Claimholder in respect of this Agreement.

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SECTION 9
Miscellaneous
9.1      Integration/Conflicts
This Agreement, the ABL Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Grantors, the ABL Claimholders and the Term Claimholders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the ABL Claimholders or the Term Claimholders relative to the subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or therein. As between the ABL Claimholders on the one hand and the Term Claimholders on the other, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents or the Term Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control.
9.2      Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability
This Agreement shall become effective when executed and delivered by the parties hereto. This is a continuing agreement of lien subordination and the ABL Claimholders and the Term Claimholders may continue, at any time and without notice to any other Agent or any other Claimholder, to extend credit and other financial accommodations and lend monies to or for the benefit of the Company or any Grantor in reliance hereof. Each of the ABL Agent and Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders and the Term Claimholders represented by it, respectively, hereby waives any right it may have under applicable law to revoke this Agreement or any of the provisions of this Agreement. The terms of this Agreement shall survive, and shall continue in full force and effect, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions. All references to the Company or any other Grantor shall include the Company or such Grantor as debtor and debtor‑in‑possession and any receiver, trustee or similar person for the Company or any other Grantor (as the case may be) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect:
(a)      with respect to the ABL Agent, the ABL Claimholders, the ABL Obligations and the Excess ABL Obligations, on the date on which the ABL Obligations and the Excess ABL Obligations are no longer secured by, and no longer required to be secured by, any of the Collateral, subject to the rights of such ABL Claimholders under Sections 5.6 and 7.4 ; and
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Obligations are no longer secured by, and no longer required to be secured by, any of the Collateral, subject to the rights of such Term Claimholders under Sections 5.6 and 7.4 .
provided , however , that in each case, such termination shall not relieve any such part of its obligations incurred hereunder prior to the date of such termination.
9.3      Amendments; Waivers
No amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the Term Agent or the ABL Agent shall be deemed to be made unless the same shall be in writing signed on behalf of each party hereto or its authorized agent and each waiver, if any, shall be a waiver only with respect to the specific instance involved and shall in no way impair the rights of the parties making such waiver or the obligations of the other parties to such party in any other respect or at any other time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the other Grantors shall not have any right to consent to or approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement except to the extent its rights are directly and adversely affected.
9.4      Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries .
(a)      The ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders, on the one hand, and the Term Claimholders and the Term Agent, on the other hand, shall each be responsible for keeping themselves informed of (i) the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries and all endorsers and/or guarantors of the ABL Obligations, the Excess ABL Obligations, the Term Obligations or the Excess Term Obligations and (ii) all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the ABL Obligations, the Excess ABL Obligations, the Term Obligations or the Excess Term Obligations. The ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders shall have no duty to advise the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise. The Term Agent and the Term Claimholders shall have no duty to advise the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise.
(b)      In the event the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Claimholders, in its or their sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any such information to the Term Agent or any Term Claimholder, it or they shall be under no obligation:
(i)      to make, and the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders shall not make, any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or validity of any such information so provided;
(ii)      to provide any additional information or to provide any such information on any subsequent occasion;
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(iv)      to disclose any information, which pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance practices, such party wishes to maintain confidential or is otherwise required to maintain confidential.
(c)      In the event the Term Agent or any of the Term Claimholders, in its or their sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any such information to the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder, it or they shall be under no obligation:
(i)      to make, and the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders shall not make, any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or validity of any such information so provided;
(ii)      to provide any additional information or to provide any such information on any subsequent occasion;
(iii)      to undertake any investigation; or
(iv)      to disclose any information, which pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance practices, such party wishes to maintain confidential or is otherwise required to maintain confidential.
9.5      Subrogation
With respect to the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets that any of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders or the Subordinated Lien Agent pays over to the Prior Lien Agent or the Prior Lien Claimholders under the terms of this Agreement, the Subordinated Lien Claimholders and the Subordinated Lien Agents shall be subrogated to the rights of the Prior Lien Agents and the Prior Lien Claimholders; provided that each Subordinated Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Subordinated Lien Claimholders represented by it, hereby agrees not to assert or enforce all such rights of subrogation it may acquire as a result of any payment hereunder until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has occurred. The Company and the other Grantors acknowledge and agree that the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets received by any Subordinated Lien Agent or the Subordinated Lien Claimholders that are paid over to the Prior Lien Agent or the Prior Lien Claimholders pursuant to this Agreement shall not reduce any of the Subordinated Lien Obligations.
9.6      Submission to Jurisdiction; Certain Waivers
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a)      submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the Collateral Documents (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise), or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and appellate courts from any thereof;

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(b)      agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court;
(c)      agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law and that nothing in this Agreement or any other ABL Loan Document or Term Loan Document shall affect any right that any ABL Claimholder or Term Claimholder may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other ABL Loan Document or Term Loan Document against any Grantor or any of its assets in the courts of any jurisdiction;
(d)      waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section (and irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court);
(e)      consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any such court may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicable party at its address provide in accordance with Section 9.8 (and agrees that nothing in this Agreement or any other ABL Loan Document or Term Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law);
(f)      agrees that service as provided in clause (e) above is sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over the applicable party in any such proceeding in any such court, and otherwise constitutes effective and binding service in every respect; and
(g)      waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
9.7      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
EACH PARTY HERETO, THE COMPANY AND EACH OTHER GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY, COMMON LAW, STATUTE OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO AND THE COMPANY AND THE OTHER GRANTORS (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS

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SECTION. EACH PARTY HERETO AND THE COMPANY AND THE OTHER GRANTORS FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
9.8      Notices
All notices to the Term Claimholders and the ABL Claimholders permitted or required under this Agreement shall also be sent to the Term Agent and the ABL Agent, respectively. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed. For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto shall be as set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement or Term Loan Agreement, as applicable, or as set forth in the Joinder Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a party hereto, or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.
9.9      Further Assurances
The ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it under the applicable ABL Loan Documents, and the Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Term Claimholder represented by it under the applicable Term Loan Documents, and the Company and the other Grantors, agree that each of them shall take such further action and shall execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments (in recordable form, if requested), and take all such further actions, as may be required under any applicable law, as the ABL Agent or the Term Agent may reasonably request to effectuate the terms of and the Lien priorities contemplated by this Agreement.
9.10      APPLICABLE LAW
THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE COLLATERAL).
9.11      Binding on Successors and Assigns
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Agent, the Term Claimholders, the Company and the other Grantors and their respective successors and assigns from time to time. If the ABL Agent or the Term Agent resigns or is replaced pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement or the Term Loan Agreement, as applicable, its successor shall be deemed to be a party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights of, and be subject to all the obligations of, this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of a trustee, debtor-in-possession, creditor trust or other representative of an estate or creditor of any Grantor, including where any such trustee, debtor-in-possession, creditor trust or other representative of an estate is the beneficiary of a Lien securing Collateral by virtue of the avoidance of such Lien in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
9.12      Headings
The section headings and table of contents used in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose, be given any substantive effect, affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
9.13      Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic imaging means), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g. “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
9.14      Authorization
By its signature, each Person executing this Agreement, on behalf of such Person but not in his or her personal capacity as a signatory, represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that it is duly authorized to execute this Agreement.
9.15      No Third Party Beneficiaries / Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the ABL Claimholders and the Term Claimholders and their respective successors and assigns from time to time. The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders on the one hand and the Term Agent and the Term Claimholders on the other hand. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the relative rights and obligations as among the ABL Claimholders or as among the Term Claimholders. Other than as set forth in Section 9.22 , none of the Company, any other Grantor or any other creditor thereof shall have any rights hereunder and neither the Company nor any Grantor may rely on the terms hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the obligations of the Company or any other Grantor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the ABL Obligations, the Excess ABL Obligations, the Term Obligations and the Excess Term Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.

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9.16      Certain Terms Concerning the Term Agent
The Term Agent is executing and delivering this Agreement solely in its capacity as such and pursuant to direction set forth in the Term Loan Documents; and in so doing, the Term Agent shall not be responsible for the terms or sufficiency of this Agreement for any purpose. The Term Agent shall have no duties or obligations under or pursuant to this Agreement other than such duties and obligations as may be expressly set forth in this Agreement as duties and obligations on its part to be performed or observed. In entering into this Agreement, or in taking (or forbearing from) any action under or pursuant to the Agreement, the Term Agent shall have and be protected by all of the rights, privileges, protections, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to it under the Term Loan Documents.
9.17      Certain Terms Concerning the ABL Agent and the Term Agent
In no event shall the ABL Agent or the Term Agent incur any liability in connection with this Agreement (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or be liable for or on account of the statements, representations, warranties, covenants or obligations stated to be those of other Claimholders hereunder, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and any Person claiming by, through or under such party. The permissive authorizations, entitlements, powers and rights granted to the ABL Agent or the Term Agent herein shall not be construed as duties. Any exercise of discretion on behalf of the ABL Agent or the Term Agent shall be exercised in accordance with the terms of the ABL Loan Documents or the Term Loan Documents, respectively. Neither of the ABL Agent nor the Term Agent shall have any individual liability to any Person if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to any Claimholder (or the Company) any amounts in violation of the terms of this Agreement, so long as the ABL Agent or the Term Agent, as the case may be, is acting in good faith without gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that each of the ABL Agent and the Term Agent is entering into this Agreement solely in its capacity under the ABL Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents, respectively, and not in its individual capacity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the ABL Agent nor the Term Agent shall have any responsibility for the preparation, filing or recording of any instrument, document or financing statement or for the perfection or maintenance of any security interest created hereunder.
9.18      Authorization of Secured Agents
By accepting the benefits of this Agreement and the other ABL Loan Documents, each ABL Claimholder authorizes the ABL Agent to enter into this Agreement and to act on its behalf as agent hereunder and in connection herewith. By accepting the benefits of this Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents, each Term Claimholder authorizes the Term Agent to enter into this Agreement and to act on its behalf as agent hereunder and in connection herewith.
9.19      Relationship of Claimholders
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to any other Person for any Grantor’s solvency, financial condition or ability to repay the ABL Obligations or the Term Obligations, or for statements of any Grantor, oral or written, or for the validity, sufficiency or enforceability of the ABL Loan Documents or the Term Loan Documents, or any security interests granted by any Grantor to any Claimholder in connection therewith. Each Claimholder has entered into its respective financing agreements with the Grantors based upon its own independent investigation, and neither the ABL Agent nor the Term Agent makes any warranty or representation to the other Claimholders for which it acts as agent nor does it rely upon any representation of the other agents or the Claimholders for which it acts as agent with respect to matters identified or referred to in this Agreement.
9.20      Specific Performance
Each of the ABL Agent and the Term Agent may demand specific performance of this Agreement. Each of the ABL Agent and the Term Agent, for itself and on behalf of the relevant ABL Claimholders and Term Claimholders, as applicable, hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law and any other defense that might be asserted to bar the remedy of specific performance in any action that may be brought by any ABL Claimholder or Term Claimholder, as applicable.
9.21      Additional Grantors
Each Grantor agrees that it shall ensure that each of its Subsidiaries that is or is to become a party to any ABL Loan Document or Term Loan Document shall either execute this Agreement on the date hereof or shall confirm that it is a Grantor hereunder pursuant to a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A that is executed and delivered by such Subsidiary prior to or concurrently with its execution and delivery of such ABL Loan Document or such Term Loan Document.
9.22      Additional Credit Agreements
To the extent, but only to the extent, permitted by the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents, the Company may incur or issue and sell one or more series or classes of Indebtedness under credit agreements, debt facilities, indentures and/or commercial paper facilities that constitutes, and that the Company designates as, an Additional ABL Credit Agreement or Additional Term Loan Agreement as applicable. In order to so designate any credit agreements, debt facilities, indentures and/or commercial paper facilities as an Additional ABL Credit Agreement or an Additional Term Loan Agreement as applicable, such credit agreements, debt facilities, indentures and/or commercial paper facilities must satisfy the requirements of the definition of Additional ABL Credit Agreement or Additional Term Loan Agreement as applicable and the Company must deliver to each Agent a designation in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto. Additionally, the Agent under such Additional ABL Credit Agreement or Additional Term Loan Agreement shall have executed and delivered to each other Agent a joinder agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto whereby such new Agent agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and represents and warrants that the Additional ABL Credit Agreement or

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Additional Term Loan Agreement, as applicable, provides that the Claimholders thereunder will be subject to and bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
                     
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Intercreditor Agreement as of the date first above written.

Initial ABL Agent


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Initial ABL Agent

By: /s/ Anand Sekaran    
Name: Anand Sekaran
Title: AVP


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Initial Term Agent


WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Initial Term Agent

By: /s/ Jennifer K. Anderson    
Name: Jennifer K. Anderson
Title: Assistant Vice President

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Acknowledged and Agreed to by:


PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD.
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC


By: /s/ Wm. Stacy Locke        
Name: Wm. Stacy Locke
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


1250 NE Loop 410, Suite 1000
San Antonio, TX 78209
Attn: Bryce Seki, Associate General Counsel
Email: BSeki@pioneeres.com



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Exhibit A
to Intercreditor Agreement

[FORM OF] GRANTOR JOINDER AGREEMENT NO. [ ] dated as of [      ], 20[  ] to the INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of November 8, 2017 (the “ ABL Intercreditor Agreement ”), among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Initial ABL Agent and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Initial Term Agent and the additional Agents from time to time a party thereto, and acknowledged and agreed to by Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (the “ Company ”), and certain subsidiaries of the Company (each a “ Grantor ”).
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
The undersigned, [______________], a [________________], (the “ New Grantor ”) wishes to acknowledge and agree to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and become a party thereto to the limited extent contemplated by Section 9.15 thereof and to acquire and undertake the rights and obligations of a Grantor thereunder.
Accordingly, the New Grantor agrees as follows for the benefit of the Agents and the Claimholders:
Section 1.      Accession to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement . The New Grantor (a) acknowledges and agrees to, and becomes a party to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement as a Grantor to the limited extent contemplated by Section 9.15 thereof, (b) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (c) shall have all the rights and obligations of a Grantor under the ABL Intercreditor Agreement. This Grantor Joinder Agreement supplements the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and is being executed and delivered by the New Grantor pursuant to Section 9.21 of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 2.      Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgement of the New Grantor . The New Grantor represents and warrants to each Agent and to the Claimholders that (a) it has full power and authority to enter into this Grantor Joinder Agreement, in its capacity as Grantor and (b) this Grantor Joinder Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Grantor Joinder Agreement.
Section 3.      Counterparts . This Grantor Joinder Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Grantor Joinder Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith by telecopy or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Grantor Joinder Agreement or such other document or instrument, as applicable.
Section 4.      Section Headings . Section headings used in this Grantor Joinder Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or to be taken in consideration in the interpretation hereof.
Section 5.      Benefit of Agreement . The agreements set forth herein or undertaken

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Exhibit A
to Intercreditor Agreement

pursuant hereto are for the benefit of, and may be enforced by, any party to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement subject to any limitations set forth in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Grantors.
Section 6.      Governing Law . THIS GRANTOR JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 7.      Severability . In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Grantor Joinder Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, none of the parties hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
Section 8.      Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.8 of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Grantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature hereto, which information supplements Section 9.8 of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 9.      Miscellaneous . The provisions of Section 9 of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement will apply with like effect to this Grantor Joinder Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Grantor has duly executed this designation as of the day and year first above written.
[ ___________________________________ ]
By     
Name:
Title:


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Exhibit B
[Form of] Credit Agreement Designation

[FORM OF] CREDIT AGREEMENT DESIGNATION NO. [ ] (this “ Designation ”) dated as of [      ], 20[  ] with respect to the INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of November 8, 2017 (the “ ABL Intercreditor Agreement ”), among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Initial ABL Agent and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Initial Term Agent and the additional Agents from time to time a party thereto, and acknowledged and agreed to by Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (the “ Company ”), and certain subsidiaries of the Company (each a “ Grantor ”).
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
This Designation is being executed and delivered in order to designate the below described credit agreement, debt facility, indenture and/or commercial paper facility as an [Additional ABL Credit Agreement]/[Additional Term Loan Agreement] entitled to the benefit of and subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
The undersigned, the duly appointed [ specify title of Responsible Officer ] of the Company hereby certifies on behalf of the Company that:
Section 1.      [ Insert name of the Company or other Grantor ] intends to enter into [describe new debt facility] (the “New Debt Facility”) which New Debt Facility satisfies all requirements of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement to be an [Additional ABL Credit Agreement]/[Additional Term Loan Agreement] and it is hereby designated as such.
Section 2.      The incurrence of the Indebtedness or letters of credit under the New Debt Facility is permitted by each applicable ABL Loan Document and Term Loan Document.
Section 3.      The name and address of the Agent for such New Debt Facility is:
[Insert name and all capacities; Address]
Telephone:      ___________________
Fax:      ___________________
Email      ___________________
Email:      ___________________
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Exhibit B
[Form of] Credit Agreement Designation

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this designation as of the day and year first above written.
[ ___________________________________ ]
By     
Name:
Title:


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JOINDER AGREEMENT NO. with respect to the INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of November 8, 2017 (the “ ABL Intercreditor Agreement ”), among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Initial ABL Agent and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Initial Term Agent and the additional Agents from time to time a party thereto, and acknowledged and agreed to by Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (the “ Company ”), and certain subsidiaries of the Company (each a “ Grantor ”).

A.      Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
B.      The undersigned (the “ New Agent ”) is the Agent under the [described facility] which has been designated by the Company as an [Additional ABL Credit Agreement]/[Additional Term Loan Agreement] entitled to the benefit of and subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
C.      The New Agent wishes to become a party to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement as [an ABL Agent][a Term Agent] in accordance with the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Accordingly, the New Agent agrees as follows, for the benefit of each other party to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement:
Section 1. Accession to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement. The New Agent (a) hereby accedes and becomes a party to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement as [an ABL Agent][a Term Agent], (b) agrees, for itself and on behalf of the holders of the [ABL Obligations] [Term Obligations] represented by it, to all the terms and provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (c) shall have all the rights and obligations of an Agent under the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 2. Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgement of the New Agent. The New Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent and to the Claimholders that (a) it has full power and authority to enter into this Joinder Agreement, in its capacity as [an ABL Agent]/[a Term Agent] with respect to the [ABL Obligations] [Term Obligations] represented by it, (b) this Joinder Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Joinder Agreement and (c) the [ABL Loan Documents] [Term Documents] relating to such [ABL Obligations] [Term Obligations] provide that, upon the New Agent’s entry into this Joinder Agreement, the Claimholders in respect of such [ABL Obligations] [Term Obligations] will be subject to and bound by the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 3. Counterparts. This Joinder Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Joinder Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith by telecopy or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement or such other document or instrument, as applicable

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Section 4. Section Headings. Section headings used in this Joinder Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or to be taken in consideration in the interpretation hereof.
Section 5. Benefit of Agreement. The agreements set forth herein or undertaken pursuant hereto are for the benefit of, and may be enforced by, any party to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement subject to any limitations set forth in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Grantors.
Section 6. Governing Law. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 7. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Joinder Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, none of the parties hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
Section 8. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.8 of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Agent shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature hereto, which information supplements Section 9.8 of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Agent has duly executed this Joinder Agreement to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
[NAME OF NEW AGENT], as [ABL Agent][Term Agent]
By:     
Name:
Title:

Address for notices:
    
    
         
attention of:     
Telecopy:          


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Exhibit 10.5


GUARANTY AGREEMENT
This Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (this “ Guaranty ”) is executed by each of the undersigned (together with any other Person that may become a party hereto as provided in Section 16 hereof, individually a “ Guarantor ” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), in favor of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
INTRODUCTION
A.      This Guaranty is given in connection with that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “ Lenders ”), and the Administrative Agent.
B.      Each Guarantor (other than the Borrower) is a Subsidiary of the Borrower and will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from (i) the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (ii) the Hedging Arrangements entered into by the Borrower or any of the other Credit Parties with a Swap Counterparty.
C.      Each Guarantor is executing and delivering this Guaranty (i) to induce the Lenders to provide Commitments and Term Loans under the Credit Agreement, and (ii) intending it to be a legal, valid, binding, enforceable and continuing obligation of such Guarantor.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, each Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
Section 1.      Definitions. All capitalized terms used in this Guaranty but not otherwise defined in this Guaranty that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2.      Guaranty .
(a)      Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment and performance, when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations, whether absolute or contingent and whether for principal, interest (including, without limitation, interest that but for the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding would accrue, whether or not allowed as a claim), prepayment premiums, fees, amounts required to be provided as collateral, indemnities, expenses or otherwise (collectively, the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”); provided that, with respect to any Guarantor which is not a Qualified ECP Guarantor, the “Guaranteed Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Borrower or any other Credit Party to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party under the Credit Documents or any Hedging Arrangements but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to insolvency or the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Borrower.

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(b)      It is the intention of the Guarantors and each Secured Party that the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by each Guarantor shall be, but shall not be in excess of, the maximum amount permitted by fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer and any similar Legal Requirement applicable to such Guarantor. Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty or in any other agreement or instrument executed in connection with the payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by a Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the greatest amount that would not render such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any other applicable law.
Section 3.      Guaranty Absolute . Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents, regardless of any Legal Requirement now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party with respect thereto but subject to Section 2(b) above. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any other Person under the Credit Documents or in connection with any Hedging Arrangement, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against a Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action is brought against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or whether the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating to, any or all of the following:
(a)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any Credit Document, any Hedging Arrangement with a Swap Counterparty or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations being irrecoverable;
(b)      any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Person under the Credit Documents or any agreement or instrument relating to Hedging Arrangements with a Swap Counterparty, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Credit Document or any agreement or instrument relating to Hedging Arrangements with a Swap Counterparty, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to the Borrower or otherwise;
(c)      any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(d)      any manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any other Person under the Credit Documents, any Hedging Arrangement with a Swap Counterparty or any other assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e)      any change, restructuring or termination of the organizational structure or existence of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f)      any failure of any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to disclose to the Borrower or any Guarantor any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects of any Person now or in the future known to the Administrative

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Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party (and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any duty on the part of any Secured Party to disclose such information);
(g)      any signature of any officer of the Borrower or any Guarantor being mechanically reproduced in facsimile or otherwise; or
(h)      any other circumstance or any existence of or reliance on any representation by any Secured Party that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other guarantor, surety or other Person (other than the indefeasible repayment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations).
Section 4.      Continuation and Reinstatement, Etc. Each Guarantor agrees that, to the extent that payments of any of the Guaranteed Obligations are made, or any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party receives any proceeds of collateral, and such payments or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or otherwise required to be repaid, then to the extent of such repayment the Guaranteed Obligations shall be reinstated and continued in full force and effect as of the date such initial payment or collection of proceeds occurred. EACH GUARANTOR SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY EACH SECURED PARTY FROM AND AGAINST ANY claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense UNDER THIS SECTION 4 (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT, INCLUDING such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense arising as a result of the INDEMNIFIED SECURED PARTY’S OWN NEGLIGENCE but excluding such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense that is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from such Indemnified SECURED PARTY’S gross negligence, willful misconduct, or breach in bad faith of express obligations under this guaranty.
Section 5.      Waivers and Acknowledgments .
(a)      Each Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, presentment, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any property or exhaust any right or take any action against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any collateral.
(b)      Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty, and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.
(c)      Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements involving the Borrower and the other Credit Parties contemplated by the Credit Documents and the Hedging Arrangements with Swap Counterparties and that the waivers set forth in this Guaranty are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 6.      Contribution by Guarantors . All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves (collectively, the “ Contributing Guarantors ”), in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty. Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor (a “ Funding Guarantor ”) under this Guaranty that exceeds its Fair Share (as defined below) as of such date, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled (subject to the last sentence of this Section 6) to a contribution from each of the other Contributing Guarantors in the amount of such other Contributing Guarantor’s Fair Share Shortfall (as defined below) as of such date, with the result that all such contributions will cause each Contributing Guarantor’s Aggregate Payments (as defined below) to equal its Fair Share as of such date.

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Fair Share ” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount (as defined below) with respect to such Contributing Guarantor to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to all Contributing Guarantors multiplied by (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations. “ Fair Share Shortfall ” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of the Fair Share of such Contributing Guarantor over the Aggregate Payments of such Contributing Guarantor. “ Fair Share Contribution Amount ” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Contributing Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable applicable provisions of state law. “ Aggregate Payments ” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including pursuant to this Section 6) minus (b) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor from all other Contributing Guarantors as contributions under this Section 6. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Guarantor. This Section 6 is intended only to define the relative rights of the Guarantors, and the allocation among Contributing Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in this Section 6 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Guarantor hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the rights of the Guarantors under this Section 6 shall be exercisable after all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired.
Section 7.      Subrogation . No Guarantor will exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person to the extent that such rights arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty, any other Credit Document or any Hedging Arrangement, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Secured Party against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Borrower or any other Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired. If any amount shall be paid to a Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and any and all other amounts payable by the Guarantors under this Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.
Section 8.      Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(a)      There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty. Such Guarantor benefits from executing this Guaranty.
(b)      This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in

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effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the effect of general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity.
Section 9.      Right of Set‑Off . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any Lender, the Administrative Agent and any other Secured Party is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set-off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Secured Party to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all of the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Guaranty, irrespective of whether or not such Secured Party shall have made any demand under this Guaranty and although such obligations may be contingent and unmatured. Such Secured Party shall promptly notify the affected Guarantor after any such set‑off and application is made by such Secured Party, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set‑off and application. The rights of the Secured Parties under this Section 9 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set‑off) which any Secured Party may have.
Section 10.      Amendments, Etc. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, or consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of Requisite Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Guaranty to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent), so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender and the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from any Lender stating that it objects to such amendment (if the Administrative Agent receives an objection from any Lender, such amendment, modification or supplement shall require the written concurrence of the Requisite Lenders and each Guarantor).
Section 11.      Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered (and deemed received) in the manner set forth in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 12.      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure or delay on the part of any Secured Party in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to each Secured Party hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedging Arrangements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
Section 13.      Continuing Guaranty: Assignments under the Credit Agreement. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative Agent, and its successors, and, in the case of transfers and assignments made in accordance with the Credit Agreement, transferees and assigns. Each Guarantor

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acknowledges that upon any Person becoming a Secured Party in accordance with the Credit Agreement, such Person shall be entitled to the benefits hereof.
Section 14.      Governing Law . THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The provisions of Sections 9.15 and 9.16 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .
Section 15.      INDEMNIFICATION . EACH GUARANTOR SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH OF THE secured parties, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates FROM, AND DISCHARGE, RELEASE, AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY, AND EACH GUARANTOR SHALL REIMBURSE THE secured parties AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates, UPON DEMAND FOR ALL ACTUAL AND REASONABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES (BUT EXCLUDING ALLOCATED COSTS OF INTERNAL COUNSEL) INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING; AND EXPRESSLY INCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR EXPENSES INCURRED BY REASON OF THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S OWN NEGLIGENCE, BUT EXCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR EXPENSES that (A) ARE FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED directly FROM (1) SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR BREACH IN BAD FAITH OF EXPRESS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS GUARANTY.
Section 16.      Additional Guarantors . Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower that were not in existence on the Effective Date are required to enter into this Guaranty as a Guarantor upon becoming a Domestic Subsidiary. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and such Domestic Subsidiary of an instrument substantially in the form of Annex 1, such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Guarantor as a party to this Guaranty shall not require the consent of any other Guarantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor as a party to this Guaranty.
Section 17.      Counterparts . This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Guaranty by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Guaranty.

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Section 18.      Severability . In case any provision in or obligation under this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 19.      NO ORAL AGREEMENTS . THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
Section 20.      Intercreditor Agreement . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder is subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”) between the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in its capacity as ABL Administrative Agent. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Guaranty, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
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Each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
GUARANTORS:

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD.
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC


By:      /s/ William Stacy Locke         
Name:      William Stacy Locke
Title:      President and Chief Executive Officer






    

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Annex 1 to the
Guaranty Agreement
SUPPLEMENT NO. ____ dated as of ______________ (the “ Supplement ”), to the Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Guaranty Agreement ”), made by Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”) and certain subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto (the Borrower and each such subsidiary individually, a “ Guarantor ” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”) in favor of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
A.      Reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and the Administrative Agent.
B.      Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Guaranty Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as applicable.
C.      The Guarantors have entered into the Guaranty Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Commitments and Term Loans under the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower are required to enter into the Guaranty Agreement as a Guarantor upon becoming a Domestic Subsidiary. Section 16 of the Guaranty Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries of the Borrower may become Guarantors under the Guaranty Agreement by the execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary of the Borrower (the “ New Guarantor ”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Commitments and Term Loans and as consideration for Commitments and Term Loans previously made.
Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Guarantor agree as follows:
1.      In accordance with Section 16 of the Guaranty Agreement, the New Guarantor by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and the New Guarantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guaranty Agreement applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor thereunder are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (provided that if any representation and warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects). Each reference to a “Guarantor” in the Guaranty Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Guarantor. The Guaranty Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
2.      The New Guarantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by the New Guarantor and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the New Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the effect of general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity.

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3.      This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.
4.      Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
5.      THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The provisions of Sections 9.15 and 9.16 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .
6.      In case any provision in or obligation under this Supplement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
7.      All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 11 of the Guaranty Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Guarantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature below.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement as of the day and year first above written.
[Name Of New Guarantor]
By: ______________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: _____________________________
Address: ________________________
___________________________________
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
By: ______________________________

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Name: ____________________________
Title: _____________________________

        





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Exhibit 10.6


SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (“ Security Agreement ”), is by and among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower signatory hereto (together with the Borrower and any other Person that may become a party hereto pursuant to Section 21 hereof, the “ Grantors ” and each individually, a “ Grantor ”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below, for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, each Grantor has guaranteed the Obligations of the Borrower and the other Grantors under the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the Hedging Arrangements with Swap Counterparties;
WHEREAS, the Lenders have conditioned their obligations under the Credit Agreement upon the execution and delivery by each Grantor of this Security Agreement, and the Grantors have agreed to enter into this Security Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as ABL Administrative Agent (the “ ABL Administrative Agent ”) have entered into that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”), which sets forth certain rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent and the ABL Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties as follows:
Section 1.      Defined Terms . All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Chattel Paper ” shall mean any “chattel paper”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(11) of the UCC.
Collateral ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 of this Security Agreement.
Commercial Tort Claim ” shall mean any “commercial tort claim”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(13) of the UCC.

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Commodity Account ” shall mean any “commodity account”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(14) of the UCC.
Contracts ” shall mean all contracts, undertakings, or other agreements (other than rights evidenced by Chattel Paper, Documents or Instruments) in or under which any Grantor may now or hereafter have any right, title or interest, including, without limitation, with respect to an Account, any agreement relating to the terms of payment or the terms of performance thereof.
Copyright ” or “ Copyrights ” shall mean all United States and foreign copyrights (whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published), including but not limited to copyrights in software and all rights in and to databases, all designs (including but not limited to industrial designs, Protected Designs within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. 1301 et. Seq. and Community designs), and all Mask Works (as defined under 17 U.S.C. 901 of the United States Copyright Act), whether registered or unregistered, as well as all moral rights, reversionary interests, and termination rights, and, with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i) all registrations and applications therefor including, (ii) all extensions and renewals thereof, (iii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (iv) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (v) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.
Copyright License ” shall mean any written agreement granting any right to use any Copyright or Copyright registration.
Deposit Account ” shall mean any “deposit account”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC.
Discharge of ABL Obligations ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Document ” shall mean any “document”, as such term is defined in Section 9‑102(a)(30) of the UCC.
Electronic Chattel Paper ” shall mean any “electronic chattel paper”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(31) of the UCC.
Excluded Property ” shall mean
(a)      any Property in any case to the extent (but only to the extent) (i) that by its terms forbids, prohibits or makes void or unenforceable any grant of a security interest in such Property, or (ii) the assignment of which, or the grant of a security interest in, such Property is prohibited by any applicable law; provided , however , that such Property shall cease to be Excluded Property and automatically be subject to the lien and security interest granted herein and to the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement as “Collateral”, and to the extent applicable, under any other Security Document, in each case, to the extent that (A) either of the prohibitions discussed in clauses (i) and (ii) above is ineffective or subsequently rendered ineffective under the UCC or any other Legal Requirement or is otherwise no longer in effect or (B) the applicable Grantor or the Administrative Agent has obtained the consent of the parties applicable to such Excluded Property necessary for the creation of a lien and security interest in, such Excluded Property;
(b)      Equipment owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired that is subject to a Lien securing a purchase money obligation or obligations under Capital Leases, in each case permitted to be incurred pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such purchase money obligation or Capital

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Lease obligation) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such Equipment (but only for so long as such contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted is in effect);
(c)      Excepted Real Estate Assets;
(d)      voting Equity Interests in a First-Tier CFC or FSHC in excess of 65% of the then outstanding voting Equity Interests in such First-Tier CFC or FSHC; and
(e)      Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries other than First-Tier CFCs;
provided , however , that Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Property referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute Excluded Property referred to in clauses (a) through (e).
General Intangibles ” shall mean any “general intangibles”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC, and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all right, title and interest which any Grantor may now or hereafter have in or under any Contract, causes of action, Payment Intangibles, franchises, tax refunds, tax refund claims, Internet domain names, customer lists, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, rights in intellectual property, Licenses, permits, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary or confidential information, inventions and discoveries (whether patented or patentable or not) and technical information, procedures, designs, knowledge, know-how, software, data bases, business records data, skill, expertise, experience, processes, models, drawings, materials and records, goodwill, all claims under any guaranty, security interests or other security held by or granted to any Grantor to secure payment of the Accounts by an Account Debtor obligated thereon, all rights of indemnification and all other intangible property of any kind and nature.
Goods ” shall mean any “goods”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(44) of the UCC.
Instruments ” shall mean any “instrument”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.
Investment Property ” shall mean any “investment property”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC.
Letter-of-Credit Rights ” shall mean any “letter-of-credit rights”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(51) of the UCC.
License ” shall mean any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other license as to which the Administrative Agent has been granted a security interest hereunder.
Motor Vehicles ” shall mean motor vehicles, tractors, trailers, and other like individual mobile goods, whether or not the title thereto is governed by a certificate of title or ownership.
Payment Intangible ” shall mean any “Payment intangible”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(61) of the UCC.
Patent License ” shall mean to the extent assignable by any Grantor, any written agreement granting any right to make, use, sell and/or practice any invention or discovery that is the subject matter of a Patent.
Patent ” or “ Patents ” shall mean one or all of the following: (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country, (b) all

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reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, reexaminations or extensions of any of the foregoing, and (c) all inventions disclosed in and claimed in the Patents and any and all trade secrets and know-how related thereto.
Proceeds ” shall mean “proceeds”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, (a) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to any Grantor from time to time with respect to any of the Collateral, (b) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any governmental body, authority, bureau or agency (or any person acting under color of governmental authority), (c) any claim of any Grantor against third parties (i) for past, present or future infringement of any Patent or Patent License, (ii) for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Trademark or Trademark License or for injury to the goodwill associated with any Trademark, Trademark registration or Trademark licensed under any Trademark License, or (iii) for past, present or future infringement of any Copyright or Copyright License, (d) any and all other amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral, and (e) the following types of property acquired with cash proceeds: Accounts, Chattel Paper, Contracts, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Documents, General Intangibles, Equipment and Inventory.
Secured Obligations ” shall mean all Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Secured Obligations include all amounts that constitute part of the Obligations and would be owed by any Grantor to Administrative Agent or any Secured Party but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar proceeding involving a Grantor.
Securities Account ” shall mean any “securities account”, as such term is defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC.
Security Agreement ” shall mean this Security Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended, amended and restated, restated, modified or supplemented.
Supporting Obligations ” shall mean all “supporting obligations”, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(77) of the UCC.
Supplemental Documentation ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 6(a) of this Security Agreement.
TL Priority Collateral Account ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Trademark License ” shall mean any written agreement granting any right to use any Trademark or Trademark registration.
Trademark ” or “ Trademarks ” shall mean one or all of the following: (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of any State of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (b) all extensions or renewals thereof and (c) the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing.

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Section 2.      Grant of Security Interest . As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s rights, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether now owned or existing or hereafter arising or acquired (all of which being hereinafter collectively called the “ Collateral ”):
(a)      all Accounts;
(b)      all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts;
(c)      all Chattel Paper;
(d)      all Commercial Tort Claims, including those listed on Schedule 2(d );
(e)      all Contracts;
(f)      all Documents;
(g)      all Equipment;
(h)      all Goods;
(i)      all General Intangibles;
(j)      all Instruments;
(k)      all Inventory;
(l)      all Investment Property;
(m)      all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(n)      all money;
(o)      all Motor Vehicles;
(p)      all Supporting Obligations;
(q)      all other goods and personal property of such Grantor, whether tangible or intangible; and
(r)      to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of each of the foregoing and all books and records relating to each of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (a) through (r) above, the security interest created by this Security Agreement shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall not include, any Excluded Property.
Section 3.      Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts; Commodity Accounts; TL Priority Collateral Account .

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(a)      Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts; Commodity Accounts . To further secure the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all amounts credited to any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account of such Grantor, including sums in any blocked, lockbox, sweep or collection account. Each Grantor hereby authorizes and directs each bank, depository, or securities or commodity intermediary to deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon request of the Administrative Agent (such request being subject to the Intercreditor Agreement), all balances in any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account maintained for such Grantor, without inquiry into the authority or right of the Administrative Agent to make such request. The Administrative Agent hereby agrees that it will not issue any such request unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Each Deposit Account, Securities Account and Commodity Account (other than the Excluded Accounts) of any Credit Party shall be subject to an Account Control Agreement in accordance with Section 5.8 of the Credit Agreement.
(b)      TL Priority Collateral Account . The TL Priority Collateral Account and funds on deposit therein shall at all times be subject to an Account Control Agreement and perfected, first-priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject only to Permitted Priority Liens. Identifiable proceeds of the Loans, identifiable proceeds of Dispositions of Term Loan Priority Collateral, and identifiable proceeds of insurance resulting from casualty of the Term Loan Priority Collateral and of awards arising from condemnation of the Term Loan Priority Collateral to the extent deposited in the TL Priority Collateral Account (i) may not be commingled with any other funds and (ii) shall at all times remain segregated funds, separate and apart from any other funds of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(c)      Specified Blocked Account . The Specified Blocked Account and funds on deposit therein shall at all times be subject to the Specified Blocked Account Control Agreement and perfected, first-priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject only to Permitted Priority Liens, and no funds shall be withdrawn from such account except in accordance with Section 6.18(b) of the Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the ABL Administrative Agent will not have a Lien on the Specified Blocked Account or the funds on deposit therein.
Section 4.      Right of the Secured Parties; Limitations on the Secured Parties’ Obligations; License .
(a)      Grantors Remain Liable . It is expressly agreed by each Grantor that, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall not have any obligations or liabilities under any Contract or License by reason of or arising out of this Security Agreement or the granting to the Administrative Agent of a security interest therein or the receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment relating to any Contract or License pursuant hereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of Grantor under or pursuant to any Contract or License, or to make any payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Contract or License, or to present or file any claim, or to take any action to collect or enforce any performance or the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
(b)      Direct Collection . Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent may also at any time after the occurrence of, and during the continuance of, any Event of Default, after first notifying any Grantor of its intention to do so, open such Grantor’s mail and collect any and all amounts due from Account Debtors to such Grantor, and, if such Grantor shall fail to act in accordance with the following sentence, notify Account Debtors of such Grantor, parties to the Contracts

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with such Grantor, obligors of Instruments of such Grantor and obligors in respect of Chattel Paper of such Grantor that the Accounts and the right, title and interest of such Grantor in and under such Contracts, such Instruments and such Chattel Paper have been assigned to the Administrative Agent and that payments shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent or to a lockbox designated by the Administrative Agent. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent made at any time after the occurrence of, and during the continuance of, an Event of Default, each Grantor will so notify such Account Debtors, parties to such Contracts, obligors of such Instruments and obligors in respect of such Chattel Paper that the Accounts and the right, title and interest of such Grantor in and under such Contracts, such Instruments and such Chattel Paper have been assigned to the Administrative Agent and that payments shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent or to a lockbox designated by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent also may at any time, upon reasonable prior written notice to any Grantor (unless an Event of Default has occurred, and is continuing, in which case no notice is necessary), in its own name or in the name of such Grantor, communicate with such Account Debtors, parties to such Contracts, obligors of such Instruments and obligors in respect of such Chattel Paper to verify with such Persons to the Administrative Agent’s sole satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any such Accounts, Contracts, Instruments or Chattel Paper.
Section 5.      Representations and Warranties . The Grantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties that:
(a)      Sole Owner . Except for the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement or any other Credit Document, such Grantor is the sole legal and beneficial owner or lessee or authorized licensee of each item of the Collateral in which it purports to grant a security interest hereunder, having good and sufficient title thereto, or a valid interest as a lessee or licensee thereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens (except Permitted Liens), and, in the case of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, free and clear of Licenses, registered user agreements and covenants not to sue third Persons. The Liens on the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral other than Permitted Priority Liens. As of the Effective Date, no amounts payable under or in connection with any of its Accounts or Contracts are evidenced by Instruments which, if the face value of any such Instrument or Instruments is greater than $1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, have not been delivered to the Administrative Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations and to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral, to the ABL Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 6(a) below).
(b)      No Other Security Agreement . No effective security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any public office, except such as may have been filed by a Grantor in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement or the other Credit Documents and except such as may have been filed to evidence Permitted Liens.
(c)      Financing Statements . Upon the filing of appropriate financing statements in the jurisdictions listed in Schedule I hereto, this Security Agreement is effective to create a valid and continuing lien on and perfected security interest in the Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC in favor of the Administrative Agent.
(d)      Locations . As of the Effective Date, each Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization or incorporation is set forth on Schedule II hereto, and each Grantor will not change such jurisdiction of organization or incorporation unless it has taken such action (if any) as is necessary to cause the security interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral to continue to be perfected and has given thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent). Any new jurisdiction of organization shall be within the United States of America for all Grantors which are currently organized in the United States of America.

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(e)      Patents . The Patents (if any) and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any patents in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Patent Licenses are subsisting and have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable; each of the Patents and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any patent in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Patent Licenses are valid and enforceable; no claim has been made that the use of any of the Patents or any patent in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Patent Licenses does or may violate the rights of any third person, except in each case, as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(f)      Trademarks . The Trademarks (if any) and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any trademarks in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Trademark Licenses are subsisting and have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable; each of the Trademarks and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any trademark in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Trademark Licenses is valid and enforceable; no claim has been made that the use of any of the Trademarks or any trademark in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Trademark Licenses does or may violate the rights of any third person, except in each case, as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(g)      Copyrights . The Copyrights (if any) and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any copyrights in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Copyright Licenses are subsisting and have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable; each of the Copyrights and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, any copyright in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to Copyright Licenses is valid and enforceable; no claim has been made that the use of any of the Copyrights or any copyright in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Copyright Licenses does or may violate the rights of any third person, except in each case, as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(h)      Consignment of Inventory . As of the Effective Date, no Inventory of any Grantor has been placed on consignment with any Person.
Section 6.      Covenants . Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent that from and after the date of this Security Agreement and so long as any Secured Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall remain unpaid:
(a)      Further Documentation; Pledge of Instruments . At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such further instruments, documents and agreements and take such further action as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem desirable to obtain the full benefits of this Security Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement), including, without limitation using its commercially reasonable efforts to secure all consents and approvals necessary or appropriate for the assignment to the Administrative Agent of any License or Contract held by such Grantor or in which such Grantor has any rights not heretofore assigned, the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the UCC with respect to the liens and security interests granted hereby, transferring Collateral to the Administrative Agent’s possession (if a security interest in such Collateral can be perfected only by possession), and using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain waivers of liens from landlords and mortgagees. Such Grantor hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent (and all Persons designated by the Administrative Agent for that purpose) as such Grantor’s true and lawful attorney, effective upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, to execute and/or deliver to the Administrative Agent any financing statement, continuation statement, instrument, document, or agreement which the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem

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desirable to obtain the full benefits of this Security Agreement and of the rights and powers granted hereunder (“ Supplemental Documentation ”), to sign such Grantor’s name on any such Supplemental Documentation and to deliver any such Supplemental Documentation to such Person as the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, shall elect, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument or Document, in each case, having a value in excess of $1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, such Instrument or Document shall be immediately delivered to the Administrative Agent and duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that prior to the Discharge of the ABL Obligations, the requirements for delivery of any Instruments and Documents that constitute ABL Priority Collateral shall be deemed to have been satisfied by delivery thereof to the ABL Administrative Agent and receipt of evidence that the ABL Administrative Agent has received such Instruments and Documents (including any applicable duly executed instruments of transfer in blank) and is holding such as agent for perfection on behalf of the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) no Grantor shall be required to take any action necessary to perfect any security interest in respect of any Property as to which the Requisite Lenders have reasonably determined that the costs of perfecting a security interest in such Property is unreasonably excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security interest afforded thereby and (ii) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no Grantor shall be required to take any action in a foreign jurisdiction to perfect any security interest in Collateral issued by a Foreign Subsidiary.
(b)      Limitation on Liens on Collateral . Such Grantor will not create, permit or suffer to exist, and will defend the Collateral against and take such other action as is necessary to remove, any Lien on the Collateral except Permitted Liens (provided, that such Permitted Liens shall not be prior to the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent unless they are Permitted Priority Liens), and will defend the right, title and interest of the Administrative Agent in and to Grantor’s rights under the Chattel Paper, Contracts, Documents, General Intangibles and Instruments and to the Equipment and Inventory and in and to the Proceeds thereof against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (subject to Permitted Priority Liens and Permitted Liens, as applicable).
(c)      Maintenance of Insurance . Such Grantor will maintain, with financially sound and reputable companies, casualty and liability insurance policies with respect to the Collateral which conform in all respects to the requirements of the Credit Agreement in respect thereof.
(d)      Limitations on Disposition . Such Grantor will not sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral, or attempt or contract to do so except as may be expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement.
(e)      Right of Inspection . The Administrative Agent shall at all times have the rights of inspection set forth in the Credit Agreement.
(f)      Continuous Perfection . Such Grantor will not change its name, identity or corporate or organizational structure in any manner which might make any financing or continuation statement filed in connection herewith seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506 of the UCC (or any other then applicable provision of the UCC) unless such Grantor shall have given the Administrative Agent at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and shall have taken all action (or made arrangements to take such action substantially simultaneously with such change if it is impossible to take such action in advance) necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to amend such financing statement or continuation statement so that it is not seriously misleading.

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(g)      Certificated Equipment . With respect to any Certificated Equipment (other than Excepted Certificated Equipment) now or hereafter owned by a Grantor with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued, such Grantor agrees to comply with Section 5.12(b) of the Credit Agreement and take such action (or cause its Subsidiaries to take such action), as is reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to enable it to properly perfect and protect its Lien on such Certificated Equipment and to transfer the same, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 7.      Covenants Regarding Specific Collateral . Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent that from and after the date of this Security Agreement and so long as any Secured Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall remain unpaid:
(a)      Covenants Relating to Accounts, Etc .
(i)      Such Grantor will perform and comply with all obligations in respect of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Contracts and Licenses and all other agreements to which it is a party or by which it is bound except to the extent the failure to perform or comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(ii)      Such Grantor will not, without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent (at the direction of the Requisite Lenders), after the occurrence of, and during the continuance of, any Event of Default, grant any extension of the time of payment of any of the Accounts, Chattel Paper or Instruments, compromise, compound or settle the same for less than the full amount thereof, release, wholly or partly, any Person liable for the payment thereof, or allow any credit or discount whatsoever thereon other than trade discounts granted, or for returns, in the ordinary course of business of such Grantor.
(b)      Consignments of Inventory . If and to the extent that such Grantor consigns any Inventory hereafter, unless the Administrative Agent agrees otherwise, such Grantor shall comply in all material respects with Article 2 and Article 9 of the UCC in regard thereto (including the correlative filing provisions of Section 9-505), and shall, subject to holders of any Permitted Liens, assign all such financing statements to the Administrative Agent, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
(c)      Maintenance of Equipment . Such Grantor will at all times maintain and preserve the Equipment in use or useful in the conduct of its business in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement.
(d)      Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral .
(i)      Such Grantor shall notify the Administrative Agent promptly if it knows or has reason to know that any Patent, any Copyright or any registration relating to any Trademark, in each case which is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, may become abandoned, cancelled or declared invalid, or if any such Trademark, any such Copyright or the invention disclosed in any such Patent is dedicated to the public domain, or of any adverse determination or development in any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in the United States Copyright Office, in analogous offices or agencies in other countries or in any court regarding Grantor’s ownership of any Patent, Trademark or Copyright which is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, its right to register the same, or to keep and maintain the same.

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(ii)      If such Grantor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, applies for a Patent or files an application for the registration of any Trademark or Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any analogous office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof or otherwise obtains rights in any Patent, Trademark or Copyright, such Grantor will promptly inform the Administrative Agent, and, upon request of the Administrative Agent, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Patent, Trademark or Copyright and the General Intangibles, including, without limitation, in the case of Trademarks, the goodwill of such Grantor, relating thereto or represented thereby; provided that such Grantor shall have no such duty where such Grantor’s Patent, Trademark or Copyright rights in its application would be jeopardized by such action, including, but not limited to, the assignment of an “intent-to-use” Trademark application filed under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(b).
(iii)      Such Grantor, consistent with the reasonable conduct and protection of its business, will take all commercially reasonable actions to prosecute vigorously each application and to attempt to obtain the broadest Patent or registration of a Trademark or Copyright therefrom and to maintain each Patent, Trademark or Copyright registration, in each case, which is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, including, without limitation, with respect to Patents, payments of required maintenance fees, and, with respect to Trademarks and Copyrights, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability; provided that the foregoing shall not be required with respect to any applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register Trademarks on the basis of any Grantor’s “intent to use” such Trademarks. In the event that such Grantor fails to take any of such actions, the Administrative Agent may, upon prior written notice to such Grantor, do so in such Grantor’s name or in the Administrative Agent’s name, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be paid by such Grantor in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
(iv)      Such Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to detect infringers of the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights which are material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business. In the event that any of such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, Grantor shall notify the Administrative Agent promptly after it learns thereof and shall, if such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights are material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, promptly take appropriate action to protect such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights. In the event that such Grantor fails to take any such actions the Administrative Agent may, upon prior written notice to such Grantor, do so in such Grantor’s name or the Administrative Agent’s name, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be paid by Grantor in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
(v)      Such Grantor shall take all reasonable actions necessary to insure that the Patents and any patents in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Patent Licenses, in each case, which are necessary to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, remain valid and enforceable.
(vi)      Upon registration of its Trademarks, such Grantor will use, for the duration of this Security Agreement, proper statutory notice in connection with its use of the Trademarks; and such Grantor will use, for the duration of this Security Agreement, consistent standards of quality in its manufacture of products sold under the Trademarks and any trademarks in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Trademark Licenses, in each case, except to the extent the

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failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(vii)      Upon registration of its Copyrights, such Grantor will use, for the duration of this Security Agreement, proper statutory notice in connection with its use of the Copyrights; and such Grantor shall take all reasonable actions necessary to insure that the Copyrights and any copyrights in which such Grantor has been granted rights pursuant to the Copyright Licenses, in each case, which are necessary to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, remain valid and enforceable.
(e)      Electronic Chattel Paper . Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, to the extent that such Grantor obtains or maintains any Electronic Chattel Paper having a value in excess of $1,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, such Grantor shall create, store and assign the record or records comprising the Electronic Chattel Paper in such a manner that (i) a single authoritative copy of the record or records exists which is unique, identifiable and except as otherwise provided in clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) below, unalterable, (ii) the authoritative copy identifies the Administrative Agent as the assignee of the record or records, (iii) the authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the Administrative Agent or its designated custodian, (iv) copies or revisions that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can only be made with the participation of the Administrative Agent, (v) each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy and (vi) any revision of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as an authorized or unauthorized revision.
(f)      Commercial Tort Claims . If such Grantor shall obtain an interest in any Commercial Tort Claim with an estimated value in excess of $2,500,000, then such Grantor shall within ten (10) days of obtaining such interest sign and deliver documentation acceptable to the Administrative Agent granting a security interest to the Administrative Agent in and to such Commercial Tort Claim under the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement.
(g)      Letter of Credit Rights . Such Grantor will maintain all Letter‑of‑Credit Rights assigned by it to the Administrative Agent having a value, either individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $5,000,000 so that the Administrative Agent has control over such Letter‑of‑Credit Rights in the manner specified in Section 9-107 of the UCC, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
(h)      Investment Property . Subject to Section 5.8 of the Credit Agreement, such Grantor will cause the Administrative Agent to have control over all of its Investment Property in the manner specified in Section 9-106 of the UCC, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 8.      Reporting and Record Keeping . Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent that from and after the date of this Security Agreement and so long as any Secured Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not due and payable and which by their terms survive the termination or expiration of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall remain unpaid:
(a)      Maintenance of Records Generally . Such Grantor will keep and maintain in accordance with GAAP at its own cost and expense satisfactory records of the Collateral, including, without limitation, a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and all other dealings with the Collateral. All Chattel Paper will be marked with the following legend: “This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the security interest of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Initial Term Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Initial ABL Agent, and the terms of that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017, as amended from time to time.”

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(b)      Special Provisions Regarding Maintenance of Records .
(i)      Such Grantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent such reports and schedules with respect to the Accounts as shall be required by the Credit Agreement, and upon the prior written request of the Administrative Agent, invoice registers and copies (or originals to the extent necessary or advisable for the Administrative Agent to collect on Accounts after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement) of all invoices, shipping receipts, orders and other documents relating to the creation of the Accounts listed on such certificates, reports and schedules ( provided that, unless an Event of Default then exists, such additional items may not be requested more frequently than once per calendar year). Such Grantor shall keep in accordance with GAAP complete and accurate records of its Accounts.
(ii)      Such Grantor shall keep in accordance with GAAP correct and accurate records itemizing and describing the kind, type, location and quantity of its Inventory, if any, and the withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto, and shall provide to the Administrative Agent such reports and schedules with respect to the Inventory as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request ( provided that, unless an Event of Default then exists, such reports and schedules may not be requested more frequently than once per calendar year).
(iii)      Such Grantor shall maintain in accordance with GAAP accurate, itemized records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quantity and value of its Equipment and shall furnish the Administrative Agent with a current schedule containing the foregoing information if requested by the Administrative Agent ( provided that, unless an Event of Default then exists, such reports and schedules may not be requested more frequently than once per calendar year).
(c)      Further Identification of Collateral . Such Grantor will, if so requested by the Administrative Agent, furnish to the Administrative Agent statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail ( provided that, unless an Event of Default exists, such statements and schedules may not be requested more frequently than once per calendar year).
(d)      Notices . In addition to the notices required by Section 8(b) hereof, such Grantor will advise the Administrative Agent promptly, in reasonable detail, of the occurrence of any event which, individually or in the aggregate, has a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Collateral.
Section 9.      The Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact .
(a)      Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, during the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Security Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Security Agreement and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby gives the Administrative Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor to do the following, in each case subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement:
(i)      to ask, demand, collect, receive and give acquittances and receipts for any and all moneys due and to become due under any Collateral and, in the name of such Grantor or its own

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name or otherwise, to take possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other Instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Collateral and to file any claim or to take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Collateral whenever payable and to file any claim or to take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Collateral whenever payable;
(ii)      to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens), to effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Security Agreement and to pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof; and
(iii)      (A) to direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due, and to become due thereunder, directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; (B) to receive payment of and receipt for any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due, and to become due at any time, in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (C) to sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts and other Documents constituting or relating to the Collateral; (D) to commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any part thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (E) to defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (F) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or proceeding described above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate; (G) to license or, to the extent permitted by an applicable license, sublicense, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any patent, trademark or copyright, throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Administrative Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (H) generally to sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Administrative Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Administrative Agent’s Lien therein, in order to effect the intent of this Security Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.
(b)      The Administrative Agent agrees that, except upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, it will not exercise the power of attorney or any rights granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9. Each Grantor hereby ratifies, to the extent permitted by law, all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 9 is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
(c)      The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Administrative Agent’s interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. The Administrative Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers and neither it nor any of its affiliates, officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

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(d)      Each Grantor also authorizes the Administrative Agent, at any time and from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, (i) to communicate in its own name with any party to any Contract with regard to the assignment of the right, title and interest of such Grantor in and under the Contracts hereunder and other matters relating thereto and (ii) to execute, in connection with a sale provided for in Section 11 hereof, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral.
Section 10.      Performance by the Administrative Agent of Grantor’s Obligations . If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein and the Administrative Agent, as provided for by the terms of this Security Agreement, shall itself perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement, the reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with such performance or compliance, together with interest thereon at the rate then in effect in respect of Base Rate Loans, shall be payable by each Grantor to the Administrative Agent promptly upon written demand (accompanied by a detailed invoice) and shall constitute Secured Obligations secured hereby.
Section 11.      Remedies and Rights Upon an Event of Default .
(a)      Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may exercise in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it in this Security Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Secured Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor expressly agrees that in any such event the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, advertisement or notice of any kind (except the notice specified below of time and place of public or private sale) to or upon such Grantor or any other person (all and each of which demands, advertisements and/or notices are hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted by the UCC and other applicable law), subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, may forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give an option or options to purchase, or sell or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange or broker’s board or at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of said Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption, which equity of redemption each Grantor hereby releases. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places which the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to clean-up or prepare the Collateral for sale. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any such collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation, realization or sale, as provided in Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency remaining unpaid after such application, and only after so paying over such net proceeds and after the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Sections 9-610 and 9-615 of the UCC, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Grantor waives all claims, damages, and demands against the Administrative Agent arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the Collateral except such as arise out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each Grantor agrees that the Administrative Agent need not give more than ten (10) days’ notice of the time and place of any public sale or of the time after

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which a private sale may take place and that such notice is reasonable notification of such matters. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and any such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was adjourned. Each Grantor agrees that it would not be commercially unreasonable for the Administrative Agent to dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof by using Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets.
(b)      Each Grantor also agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (including allocated costs of internal counsel) and costs of settlement, incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the enforcement of any of its rights and remedies hereunder.
(c)      Each Grantor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or any notice (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in connection with this Security Agreement or any Collateral, except for any notices which are expressly required to be given under this Security Agreement or any other Credit Document.
(d)      If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may sell the Collateral without giving any warranties as to the Collateral. The Administrative Agent may disclaim or modify any warranties of title or the like. This procedure will not be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.
(e)      If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent and its agents may enter upon and occupy any real property owned by any Grantor (and each Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit the Administrative Agent and its agents to enter upon and occupy any real property leased by such Grantor) in order to exercise any of the Administrative Agent’s rights and remedies under this Security Agreement.
(f)      The Administrative Agent may comply with any applicable Legal Requirement in connection with a disposition of the Collateral or any part thereof and such compliance will not be considered adversely to affect any sale of the Collateral or any part thereof.
(g)      The Administrative Agent shall have no duty to marshal any of the Collateral.
(h)      If the Administrative Agent sells any of the Collateral on credit, the Grantor will be credited only with cash payments actually made by the purchaser and received by the Administrative Agent and applied to the indebtedness of the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Administrative Agent may resell the Collateral and the Grantor shall be credited with the proceeds of sale.
(i)      Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of Collateral are insufficient to pay in full the Secured Obligations.
Section 12.      Grant of License to Use Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral . For the purpose of enabling the Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies under Section 11 hereof at such time as the Administrative Agent, without regard to this Section 12, shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor) to use, license or sublicense any Patent, Trademark or Copyright, now owned or hereafter

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acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including, without limitation, in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer and automatic machinery software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.
Section 13.      Limitation on the Administrative Agent’s Duty in Respect of Collateral . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or nominee of it or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto, except that the Administrative Agent shall use reasonable care with respect to the Collateral in its possession or under its control. The Administrative Agent shall account to each Grantor for any moneys received by it in respect of any foreclosure on or disposition of the Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Grantor or any other Person for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any document or instrument in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest. The actions of the Administrative Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, including the rights, protections, privileges, benefits, indemnities and immunities, which are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis , as if a part hereof.
Section 14.      Term of Agreement; Reinstatement . This Security Agreement and the security interests granted hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until all Secured Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangement) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Further, this Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against any Grantor for liquidation or reorganization, should any Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Grantor’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned. EACH GRANTOR SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY EACH SECURED PARTY FROM AND AGAINST ANY claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense UNDER THIS SECTION 14 (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT, INCLUDING such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense arising as a result of the INDEMNIFIED SECURED PARTY’S OWN NEGLIGENCE but excluding such claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense that is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from such Indemnified SECURED PARTY’S gross negligence, willful misconduct, or breach in bad faith of express obligations under this SECURITY AGREEMENT.
Section 15.      Notices . Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever it is provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any of the parties by any other party, or whenever any of the parties desires to give or serve upon any other party any other communication with respect to this Security Agreement, each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall be in writing and shall be delivered (and deemed received) in the manner set forth in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 16.      Severability . In case any provision in or obligation under this Security Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the

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remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 17.      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to the Administrative Agent hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedging Arrangements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
Section 18.      Successor and Assigns; Governing Law .
(a)      This Security Agreement and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor, and shall, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that none of the Grantors may assign or delegate any of their rights or obligations under this Security Agreement except as permitted by the Credit Agreement. No sales of participations, other sales, assignments, transfers or other dispositions of any agreement governing or instrument evidencing the Secured Obligations or any portion thereof or interest therein shall in any manner affect the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder.
(b)      THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(c)      The provisions of Sections 9.15 (Consent to Jurisdiction) and 9.16 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .
Section 19.      Use and Protection of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall from time to time execute and deliver, upon the written request of any Grantor, any and all instruments, certificates or other documents, in the form so requested, necessary or appropriate in the judgment of such Grantor to permit such Grantor to continue to exploit, license, use, enjoy and protect the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights.
Section 20.      Further Indemnification . EACH GRANTOR AGREES TO PAY, AND TO SAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO, OR RESULTING FROM ANY DELAY IN PAYING, ANY AND ALL EXCISE, SALES OR OTHER SIMILAR TAXES WHICH MAY BE PAYABLE OR DETERMINED TO BE PAYABLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE COLLATERAL OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT. EACH GRANTOR

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SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH OF THE secured parties, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates FROM, AND DISCHARGE, RELEASE, AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND EACH GRANTOR SHALL REIMBURSE THE secured parties AND THEIR RESPECTIVE officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates, UPON DEMAND FOR ALL ACTUAL AND REASONABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES (BUT EXCLUDING ALLOCATED COSTS OF INTERNAL COUNSEL) INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING; AND EXPRESSLY INCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR EXPENSES INCURRED BY REASON OF THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S OWN NEGLIGENCE, BUT EXCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR EXPENSES that (A) ARE FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED directly FROM (1) SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR BREACH IN BAD FAITH OF EXPRESS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT.
Section 21.      Additional Grantors . Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower that were not in existence on the Effective Date are required to enter into this Security Agreement as a Grantor upon becoming a Domestic Subsidiary. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and such Domestic Subsidiary of an instrument substantially in the form of Annex 1 , such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Grantor as a party to this Security Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Security Agreement.
Section 22.      Subagents . Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent may from time to time, when the Administrative Agent deems it to be necessary, appoint one or more subagents (each a “ Subagent ”) for the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to all or any part of the Collateral. In the event that the Administrative Agent so appoints any Subagent with respect to any Collateral, (a) the assignment and pledge of such Collateral and the security interest granted in such Collateral by each Grantor hereunder shall be deemed for purposes of this Security Agreement to have been made to such Subagent, in addition to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, as security for the Secured Obligations, (b) such Subagent shall automatically be vested, in addition to the Administrative Agent, with all rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to such Collateral, and (c) the term “Administrative Agent”, when used herein in relation to any rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral, shall include such Subagent; provided , however , that no such Subagent shall be authorized to take any action with respect to any such Collateral unless and except to the extent expressly authorized in writing by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any Subagents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such Subagents.
Section 23.      Financing Statements . The Administrative Agent is authorized to file UCC-1 financing statements and all other necessary documentation (including amendments or assignments of

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existing UCC-1 financing statements) to perfect the security interests hereunder on behalf of each Grantor and for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Each Grantor agrees that such financing statements may describe the Collateral in the same manner as described in this Security Agreement or as “all assets” or “all personal property” of such Grantor or contain such other descriptions of the Collateral as the Administrative Agent, in its sole judgment, deems necessary or advisable. Such Grantor hereby ratifies each such financing statement and any and all financing statements filed prior to the date hereof by the Administrative Agent or its designee. Each Grantor also hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file any financing or continuation statement relating to the Collateral without the signature of such Grantor to the extent permitted by applicable law. Each Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic, photostatic, or other reproduction of this Security Agreement or of a financing statement is sufficient as a financing statement and may be filed by the Administrative Agent in any filing office.
Section 24.      Amendments, Etc . No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Security Agreement, or consent to any departure by any Grantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of Requisite Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Grantor pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Security Agreement to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent), so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender and the Lenders shall have received at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from any Lender stating that it objects to such amendment (if the Administrative Agent receives an objection from any Lender, such amendment, modification or supplement shall require the written concurrence of the Requisite Lenders and each Grantor).
Section 25.      Execution in Counterparts . This Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Security Agreement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Security Agreement.
Section 26.      NO ORAL AGREEMENTS . THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
Section 27.      Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Security Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officers on the date first set forth above.
GRANTORS :
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
PIONEER GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER DRILLING SERVICES, LTD.
PIONEER PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.
PIONEER WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER WELL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC
PIONEER COILED TUBING SERVICES, LLC


By:      /s/ William Stacy Locke             
Name:      William Stacy Locke
Title:      President and Chief Executive Officer



    

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT :
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
By:     /s/ Jennifer K. Anderson
Name: Jennifer K. Anderson
Title:     Assistant Vice President


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SCHEDULE I
TO
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Filings
 
Entity
Location of Filing
 
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
Texas
 
Pioneer Drilling Services, Ltd.
Texas
 
Pioneer Global Holdings, Inc.
Delaware
 
Pioneer Production Services, Inc.
Delaware
 
Pioneer Wireline Services Holdings, Inc.
Delaware
 
Pioneer Wireline Services, LLC
Delaware
 
Pioneer Well Services, LLC
Delaware
 
Pioneer Fishing & Rental Services, LLC
Delaware
 
Pioneer Coiled Tubing Services, LLC
Delaware


    

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SCHEDULE II
TO
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Organizational Jurisdiction
 
Entity
Jurisdiction of Organization
 
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
Texas corporation
 
Pioneer Drilling Services, Ltd.
Texas corporation
 
Pioneer Global Holdings, Inc.
Delaware corporation
 
Pioneer Production Services, Inc.
Delaware corporation
 
Pioneer Wireline Services Holdings, Inc.
Delaware corporation
 
Pioneer Wireline Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
 
Pioneer Well Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
 
Pioneer Fishing & Rental Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
 
Pioneer Coiled Tubing Services, LLC
Delaware limited liability company
 
 
 

    

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SCHEDULE 2(d)
TO
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Commercial Tort Claims
None.


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Annex 1 to the
Security Agreement

This Supplement No. ___ dated as of _____________, ____ (this “ Supplement ”) to the Security Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”) among Pioneer Energy Services Corp., a Texas corporation (the “ Borrower ”), certain subsidiaries of the Borrower signatory thereto (together with the Borrower, each a “ Grantor ” and collectively, the “ Grantors ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
A.
Reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 8, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
B.
The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Commitments and Term Loans under the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that was not in existence or not a Domestic Subsidiary on the Effective Date is required to execute a supplement to the Security Agreement granting a security interest in all of the Collateral of such Domestic Subsidiary to secure the Secured Obligations.
C.
The undersigned Subsidiary of the Borrower (“ New Grantor ”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Grantor under the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Commitments and Term Loans and as consideration for Commitments and Term Loans previously made.
Accordingly, New Grantor and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:
Section 1.      Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2.      Supplement . In accordance with Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor. New Grantor (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof ( provided that if any representation and warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects). In furtherance of the foregoing, New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations (used herein as defined in the Security Agreement), does hereby create and grant to the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, a security interest in and lien on all of such New Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral (used herein as defined in the Security Agreement) of such New Grantor. Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Grantor. The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

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Section 3.      Representations and Warranties . New Grantor represents and warrants that (a) this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid, and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the effect of general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity, (b) upon the filing of appropriate financing statements in the jurisdictions listed in Schedule I hereto, the Security Agreement shall be effective to create a valid and continuing lien on and perfected security interest in the Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC in favor of the Administrative Agent, and (c) New Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization or incorporation as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule II hereto.
Section 4.      Execution in Counterparts . This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.
Section 5.      Effect on Security Agreement . Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6.      Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 7.      Severability . In case any provision in or obligation under this Supplement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 8.      Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 15 of the Security Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to a New Grantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature hereto.
Section 9.      Costs and Expenses . New Grantor agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (including allocated costs of internal counsel), incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Supplement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, New Grantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement as of the date first above written.
NEW GRANTOR :

[NEW GRANTOR]

By: _____________________________         
Name: _____________________________     
Title: _____________________________     
Address for notice to New Grantor :
[______]
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT :
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
By: _____________________________         
Name: _____________________________     
Title: ____________________________         




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Schedule I to
Supplement No. __
to the
Security Agreement

Filings
Entity                  Location of Filing
    

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Schedule II to
Supplement No. __
to the
Security Agreement
Organizational Jurisdiction
Entity                  Jurisdiction of Organization






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Exhibit 99.1

LOGOA01.JPG
Contacts:
Daniel Petro, CFA
Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
(210) 828-7689

Lisa Elliott / lelliott@dennardlascar.com  
Anne Pearson / apearson@dennardlascar.com
Dennard-Lascar Associates / (713) 529-6600

Pioneer Energy Announces the Completion of a New $175 Million Term Loan and $75 Million Asset-Based Lending Facility

SAN ANTONIO , Texas, November 8, 2017 - Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (NYSE: PES) today announced that it has closed on the previously announced new $175 million senior secured term loan (the "Term Loan") and a new $75 million senior secured revolving asset-based lending facility (the “ABL Facility”). The proceeds from the financings were used to fully repay and retire the company's prior $150 million revolving credit facility which had an outstanding balance of $101.7 million.

The Term Loan is set to mature in November 2022, or earlier, subject to certain circumstances, incurs interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 775 basis points and includes an asset coverage ratio covenant of 1.5 to 1.0. The ABL Facility is set to expire in November 2022, or earlier, subject to certain circumstances, and incurs interest on any outstanding amounts at a rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 175 basis points to 225 basis points. Based on the company s receivables and inventory at September 30, 2017, the ABL Facility provides immediate access to approximately $47 million of the $75 million available, which is net of $11.8 million of letters of credit required for insurance collateral.

"This Term Loan combined with the ABL Facility will provide greater financial flexibility and increased liquidity that will allow us to grow as further improvements in the energy markets drive demand for new drilling rigs and production services equipment," said Wm. Stacy Locke, Pioneer's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Looking forward, we plan to maintain capital discipline, and remain committed to a strong balance sheet," Mr. Locke said.

Additional details regarding the Term Loan and the ABL Facility can be found in the Current Report on Form 8-K that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2017 .






About Pioneer
Pioneer Energy Services provides well, wireline, and coiled tubing services to producers in the U.S. Gulf Coast, offshore Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions through its Production Services Segment. Pioneer also provides contract land drilling services to oil and gas operators in Texas, the Mid-Continent and Appalachian regions and internationally in Colombia through its Drilling Services Segment.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations

Statements we make in this news release that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not historical fact, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results could differ materially from those we express in the following discussion as a result of a variety of factors, including general economic and business conditions and industry trends, levels and volatility of oil and gas prices, the continued demand for drilling services or production services in the geographic areas where we operate, decisions about exploration and development projects to be made by oil and gas exploration and production companies, the highly competitive nature of our business, technological advancements and trends in our industry and improvements in our competitors' equipment, the loss of one or more of our major clients or a decrease in their demand for our services, future compliance with covenants under debt agreements, including our senior secured revolving asset-based credit facility, our term loan, and our senior notes, as well as any other debt agreements we may enter into in the future, operating hazards inherent in our operations, the supply of marketable drilling rigs, well servicing rigs, coiled tubing and wireline units within the industry, the continued availability of drilling rig, well servicing rig, coiled tubing and wireline unit components, the continued availability of qualified personnel, the success or failure of our acquisition strategy, including our ability to finance acquisitions, manage growth and effectively integrate acquisitions, the political, economic, regulatory and other uncertainties encountered by our operations, and changes in, or our failure or inability to comply with, governmental regulations, including those relating to the environment. We have discussed many of these factors in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 , including under the headings “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the Introductory Note to Part I and “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. These factors are not necessarily all the important factors that could affect us. Other unpredictable or unknown factors could also have material adverse effects on actual results of matters that are the subject of our forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We advise our shareholders that they should (1) recognize that important factors not referred to above could affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and (2) use caution and common sense when considering our forward-looking statements.