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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):
July 26, 2022

INVACARE CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio001-1510395-2680965
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

One Invacare Way, Elyria, Ohio 44035
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(440) 329-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
Common Shares, without par valueIVCNew York Stock Exchange

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company
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.



Item 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Credit Agreements
Highbridge Loan Agreement
On July 26, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Highbridge Loan Agreement”) with a certain fund managed by Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (“Highbridge”), as the lender (together with the other lenders from time to time party thereto, the “Lenders”), Cantor Fitzgerald Securities as administrative agent and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent.
Pursuant to the Highbridge Loan Agreement, the Company may borrow up to an aggregate of $104.5 million principal amount of secured term loans, including $66.5 million in initial secured term loans drawn on the Closing Date, $8.5 million in additional secured term loans to be made in a single draw subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, another $10.0 million in additional secured term loans to be made in a single draw subject to satisfaction of certain further conditions and $19.5 million in additional secured term loans to be made in a single draw subject to satisfaction of certain further conditions. The Company expects to use the proceeds of the secured term loans for working capital and general corporate purposes and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the transactions described herein.
The secured term loan is scheduled to mature on July 26, 2026 and accrues interest at an initial annual rate of SOFR + 7.00% or a base rate plus 6.00% and after the second anniversary of the Closing Date at an annual rate of SOFR + 8.75% or a base rate plus 7.75%. The secured term loan is also subject to a springing maturity date of 91 days prior to the maturity date of certain convertible notes due November 2024 if more than $20.0 million of such notes remain outstanding as of such date. The obligations under the Highbridge Loan Agreement are secured, initially, by substantially all assets of the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company (subject to certain exceptions), subject to intercreditor agreements in connection with the ABL Credit Agreement and the Indentures, and are guaranteed on the Closing Date by certain subsidiaries of the Company in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Additional collateral owned by subsidiaries of the Company in various jurisdictions will be added to the security for the secured term loan and additional subsidiaries of the Company in various jurisdictions will guarantee the obligations in connection with the post-closing draws.
The Company will have the right to prepay the secured term loan at any time, subject to a prepayment premium, which in case of a prepayment before the second anniversary of the closing date is equal to the greater of (i) 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the secured term loan so prepaid and (ii) the excess, if any of (A) the present value as of the date of repayment of all interest that would have accrued on the secured term loan being prepaid from such date through the second anniversary of the Closing Date plus the present value as of such date of the principal amount of the secured term loan being prepaid assuming a prepayment date of the second anniversary of the Closing Date over (B) the principal amount of such secured term loan being prepaid and, after the second anniversary of the Closing Date is equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the secured term loan so prepaid, as well as, in each case, an additional redemption fee equal to 3.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the secured term loan so prepaid.
The Highbridge Loan Agreement contains customary terms and covenants, including without limitation a financial covenant to maintain a minimum liquidity of $20.0 million and negative covenants, such as limitations on indebtedness, liens, fundamental changes, asset sales, investments and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. Most of these restrictions are subject to certain minimum



thresholds and exceptions. The Highbridge Loan Agreement also contains customary events of default, after which the secured term loan may be due and payable immediately, including, without limitation, payment defaults, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, cross-defaults to certain other agreements, judgments against the Company and its subsidiaries, change in control and lien priority.
The foregoing description of the Highbridge Loan Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Highbridge Loan Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
ABL Credit Agreement
On July 26, 2022, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “ABL Credit Agreement”), amending and restating the Company’s existing Revolving Credit and Security Agreement which was originally entered into on September 30, 2015 and amended on February 16, 2016, May 3, 2016, September 30, 2016, November 30, 2016, June 7, 2017, November 13, 2019, May 29, 2020, January 15, 2021, March 10, 2021 and December 29, 2021 (the “Prior Credit Agreement”). The ABL Credit Agreement was entered into by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s direct and indirect domestic and Canadian subsidiaries (together with the Company, the “Borrowers”), certain other of the Company’s direct and indirect domestic and Canadian subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), and PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “ABL Lenders”). PNC is the administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under the ABL Credit Agreement.
The ABL Credit Agreement retains the existing asset-based lending senior secured revolving credit facility provided for the Company and the domestic and Canadian Borrowers under the Prior Credit Agreement (the “Existing Credit Facility”) but extends the maturity date to January 16, 2026, reduces the maximum aggregate principal amount the Company and the domestic and Canadian Borrowers may borrow to $35 million, limits the borrowing base thereunder to eligible domestic and Canadian accounts receivable and includes a minimum availability reserve of $3 million. Borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement also are subject to a springing maturity date of 191 days prior to the maturity dates of certain convertible notes due 2024 and 2026, and 100 days prior to the maturity date of the secured term loan under the Highbridge Loan Agreement, if such notes or such term loan remain outstanding as of such respective dates. The ABL Credit Agreement also permits the loans made under the Highbridge Loan Agreement and terminates the European credit facility under the Prior Credit Agreement. In connection with the ABL Credit Agreement and the Highbridge Loan Agreement, the European credit facility under the Prior Credit Agreement was repaid in full and the liens securing the European credit facility under the Prior Credit Agreement were terminated and released.
Interest will accrue on outstanding indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement at an adjusted Term SOFR rate, plus a margin of 3.25%, or for swing line loans and prime rate revolving loans, at the overnight Prime rate, plus a margin of 2.25%.
The ABL Credit Agreement contains customary terms and covenants and negative covenants, such as limitations on indebtedness, liens, fundamental changes, asset sales, investments and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. Most of these restrictions are subject to certain minimum thresholds and exceptions. The ABL Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, after which the revolving loan may be due and payable immediately, including, without limitation, payment defaults, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, cross-defaults to certain other agreements, judgments against the Company and its subsidiaries, change in control and lien priority.



The proceeds of loans under the ABL Credit Agreement will be used to finance the working capital and other business needs of the Company.
The foregoing description of the ABL Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the ABL Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Indentures and New Notes
On July 26, 2022, the Company entered into exchange agreements with funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management LLC (such funds, collectively, the “Investors”) pursuant to which the Investors agreed to exchange, in a series of transactions, $5,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s existing 5.00% Series II Convertible Senior Exchange Notes due 2024 (the “5.00% Notes”) and $55,300,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s existing 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “4.25% Notes”) for an aggregate combination of (i) 2,700,000 (the “Exchange Shares”) of the Company’s common shares, without par value (the “Common Shares”), (ii) $20,739,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s new 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I (the “Tranche I Notes”) issued pursuant to that certain indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Tranche I Indenture”), by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), and GLAS Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), (iii) $20,736,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s new 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II (the “Tranche II Notes” and, together with the Tranche I Notes, the “New Notes”) issued pursuant to that certain indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Tranche II Indenture” and, together with the Tranche I Indenture, the “Indentures”), by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, (iv) a cash payment equal to $4,500,000 and (v) accrued and unpaid interest on the 5.00% Notes and the 4.25% Notes to, but excluding, the applicable Closing Date (as defined below) (the foregoing transactions, the “Exchange”). The Exchange will be consummated in multiple closings on multiple dates (each, a “Closing Date”).
The New Notes are initially guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg pursuant to separate guarantees (each, a “Guarantee”), and are secured on a pari passu basis by the same collateral that sucures the Highbridge Loan Agreement. In addition, the Company's subsidiaries that provide guarantees of the Highbridge Loan Agreement in connection with the post-closing draws will provide Guarantees of the New Notes.
Interest on the New Notes will be payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2023, at a rate of 5.68% per year. The New Notes will mature on July 1, 2026, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms. Holders of the New Notes have the right, at their option, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding July 1, 2026 (the maturity date), to convert any New Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, subject to certain conditions, into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares at the Company’s election (subject to, and in accordance with, the settlement provisions set forth the Indentures). The initial conversion rate for the (i) Tranche I Notes is 333.3333 Common Shares (subject to adjustment as provided for in the Tranche I Indenture) per $1,000 principal amount of the Tranche I Notes, which is equal to an initial conversion price of $3.00 per share, representing a conversion premium of approximately 134% above the closing price of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange of $1.28 per share on July 25, 2022 and (ii) Tranche II Notes is 222.222 Common Shares (subject to adjustment as provided for in the Tranche II Indenture) per $1,000 principal amount of the Tranche II Notes, which is equal to an initial conversion price of $4.50 per share, representing a conversion premium of approximately 252% above the closing



price of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange of $1.28 per share on July 25, 2022. In addition, following certain corporate events as described in the Indentures that occur prior to the maturity date of the New Notes or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption, the Company will pay a make-whole premium by increasing the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its New Notes in connection with such a corporate event or notice of redemption, as the case may be, in certain circumstances, subject to adjustment as provided for and in accordance with the Indentures.
The Company may not elect to redeem the New Notes prior to January 26, 2023. The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the New Notes, at its option, on or after January 26, 2023 if the last reported sale price of the Common Shares exceeds 150% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such New Notes to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to certain conditions set forth the Indentures). No sinking fund is provided for the New Notes.
If the Company undergoes a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture), prior to the maturity date of the New Notes, holders of the New Notes will, subject to specified conditions, have the right, at their option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all or a portion of their New Notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the fundamental change repurchase date.
The Indentures provide for customary events of default. In the case of an event of default with respect to the New Notes arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding New Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other event of default with respect to the New Notes under the Indentures occur or is continuing, the Trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding New Notes may declare the principal amount of the New Notes to be immediately due and payable.
In certain circumstances if, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the date of original issuance for any sub-tranche of the New Notes, the Company fails to timely file certain documents or reports required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the New Notes are not otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 by holders of the New Notes other than the Company’s affiliates or holders that were affiliates at any time during the three months preceding, additional interest will accrue at a rate of up to 0.50% on the New Notes during the period in which its failure to file has occurred and is continuing or such New Notes are not otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 by holders other than the Company’s affiliates or holders that were affiliates at any time during the three months preceding until such failure is cured.
In addition, if, and for so long as, the restrictive legend on any sub-tranche of the New Notes has not been removed, any sub-tranche of the New Notes are assigned a restricted CUSIP number or any sub-tranche of the New Notes are not otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 by holders other than the Company’s affiliates or holders that were affiliates at any time during the three months preceding (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of the Indentures or the New Notes) as of the 380th day after the date of original issuance of such sub-tranche of the New Notes, the Company will pay additional interest at a rate of 0.50% on the New Notes during the period in which the New Notes remain so restricted.
The foregoing description of the Indentures, the New Notes and the Guarantees, is qualified in its entirety by reference to each of the Indentures, form of Notes and form of Guarantees, which are filed as



Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The offerings of the New Notes and the Guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The New Notes and the Guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
Resale Registration Rights Agreement
On July 26, 2022, in connection with the issuance of the New Notes, the Company entered into a resale registration rights agreement with the Investors (the “Resale Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Resale Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the New Notes, and seek to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as possible thereafter. The Resale Registration Rights Agreement contains customary other terms, including piggyback rights, conditions and other provisions.
The foregoing description of the Resale Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Resale Registration Rights Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.7 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03.    Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the headings “Credit Agreements” and “Indentures and New Notes” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the heading “Indentures and New Notes” is incorporated herein by reference.
As described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, in connection with the Exchange, the Company agreed to issue to the Investors (i) an aggregate of 2,700,000 Common Shares (the "Exchange Shares"), (ii) $20,739,000 in aggregate principal amount of Tranche I Notes and (iii) $20,736,000 in aggregate principal amount of Tranche II Notes. On July 26, 2022, as part of the Exchange, the Company issued (i) 2,700,000 Common Shares, (ii) $15,553,000 in aggregate principal amount of Tranche I Notes and (iii) $15,553,000 in aggregate principal amount of Tranche II Notes.
The offerings of the Exchange Shares, the New Notes and the Guarantees to the Investors have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Exchange Shares, the New Notes and the Guarantees were issued in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) and/or Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. The New Notes will be convertible, subject to certain conditions, into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, at the Company’s election (subject to, and in accordance with, the settlement provisions of the Indentures). Neither the New Notes nor the underlying Common Shares (if conversions of the New Notes are settled through delivery of Common Shares) have been registered under the Securities Act or may be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.




Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 26, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company’s entrance into the Highbridge Loan Agreement, ABL Credit Agreement and the consummation of the Exchange.
The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit NumberDescription of Exhibit
Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and between Invacare Corporation, the guarantors party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and GLAS Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent.
Form of 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto).
Form of Guarantee (included as Exhibit C to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto).
Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and between Invacare Corporation, the guarantors party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and GLAS Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent.
Form of 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.4 hereto).
Form of Guarantee (included as Exhibit C to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.4 hereto).
Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among Invacare Corporation and the noteholders parties thereto.
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, among Invacare Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent, and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent.
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among Invacare Corporation, the borrowers, guarantors and lenders party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
Press Release, dated July 26, 2022.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

INVACARE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: July 26, 2022By:/s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan
Name:Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit Index

Exhibit NumberDescription of Exhibit
Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and between Invacare Corporation, the guarantors party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and GLAS Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent.
Form of 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto).
Form of Guarantee (included as Exhibit C to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto).
Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and between Invacare Corporation, the guarantors party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and GLAS Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent.
Form of 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.4 hereto).
Form of Guarantee (included as Exhibit C to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.4 hereto).
Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among Invacare Corporation and the noteholders parties thereto.
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, among Invacare Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent, and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent.
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among Invacare Corporation, the borrowers, guarantors and lenders party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
Press Release, dated July 26, 2022.
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Exhibit 4.1

INVACARE CORPORATION

AND

THE NOTES GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO

AND

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee


AND

GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED,

as Notes Collateral Agent

INDENTURE

Dated as of July 26, 2022
5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I






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ANNEX
Annex A     Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Germany
Annex B         Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Switzerland
Annex C         Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – France
Annex D     Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Luxembourg
Annex E         Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – England and Wales
Annex F         Agreed Security Principles

EXHIBIT
Exhibit A    Form of Note    A-1
Exhibit B    Form of Free Transferability Certificate    B-1
Exhibit C    Form of Guarantee    C-1
Exhibit D     Form of Supplemental Indenture to be Delivered by Subsequent Note Guarantors     D-1



INDENTURE dated as of July 26, 2022 between INVACARE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation, as issuer (the “Company,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), the Note Guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto, COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Trustee,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), and GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED, not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral agent (the “Notes Collateral Agent”).
In order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Company’s 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I (the “Notes”) are, and are to be, authenticated, issued and delivered, and to declare the terms and conditions upon which the related Note Guarantees (as defined below) are to be issued and delivered (and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and acceptance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees by the Holders thereof), in each case in one or a series of transactions pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Exchange Agreement (as defined below), the Company and each Note Guarantor covenants and agrees with the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes (except as otherwise provided below), as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
Section 1.01. Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this Article include the plural as well as the singular.
2024 Notes” means, collectively, the Company’s (i) 5.00% Convertible Senior Exchange Notes due 2024 and (ii) 5.00% Series II Convertible Senior Exchange Notes due 2024, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and, in each case, in the amount outstanding on the Issue Date.
2026 Notes” means the Company’s 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due March 2026 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), in the amount outstanding on the Issue Date.
ABL Agent” means the Agent, under and as defined in, the ABL Credit Agreement, or any successor agent under the ABL Credit Documents.
ABL Credit Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among the Company, as a borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as lender and agent thereunder, the other Borrowers (as defined therein) from time to time thereunder, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time thereunder, and the other agents and lenders from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time.
ABL Credit Documents” means the ABL Credit Agreement and the “Other Documents” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among the Collateral Agent (as defined therein), the ABL Agent, and each additional representative party thereto from time to time, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
ABL Maximum Amount” means “Revolving Maximum Principal Amount” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
ABL Obligations” means “Revolving Obligations” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
ABL Priority Collateral” means “Revolving Credit Priority Collateral” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Additional Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 4.06(d), Section 4.06(e) and Section 6.03, as applicable.
Additional Shares” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a).
Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,



“control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the determination of whether one Person is an “Affiliate” of another Person for purposes of this Indenture shall be made based on the facts at the time such determination is made or required to be made, as the case may be, hereunder.
After-Acquired Property” means property (other than Excluded Assets) that is intended to be Collateral acquired by the Company or a Note Guarantor (including property of a Person that becomes a new Note Guarantor after the Issue Date) that is not automatically subject to a perfected security interest under the Collateral Documents.
Aggregate Share Cap” means 4,387,379.229 Common Shares, which, together with the 2,700,000 Common Shares issued in the Equity Issuance, represents approximately 19.9% of the outstanding Common Shares as of immediately prior to the date of this Indenture.
Agreed Security Principles” has the meaning set forth on Annex F.
Auditor’s Determination” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.
Authorized Share Amendment Effective Date” means the date, if any, on which (a) the Company has amended its Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized Common Shares to a number that is sufficient, after taking account of all Common Shares reserved or necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligations (other than pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes) to issue Common Shares, to settle the conversion of all then-outstanding Notes (assuming Physical Settlement) at the Conversion Rate then applicable, after giving effect to the maximum number of Additional Shares and the maximum number of Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares, collectively, that may then be added to the Conversion Rate; and (b) the Company has reserved such number of Common Shares for future issuance pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.
Bankruptcy Law” means any of Title 11 of the United States Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada), and any other applicable insolvency, corporate arrangement or restructuring or other similar law of any jurisdiction including any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.
Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.14.
Beneficial Ownership Limit” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.14.
Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act for it hereunder.
Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day” means, with respect to any Note, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.
Canadian Collateral Agreement” means the Canadian general security agreement dated as of the Issue Date between each Note Party from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent.
Canadian Collateral Documents” means the Canadian Collateral Agreement, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Canadian law in connection with this Indenture to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
Canadian Note Guarantor” means any Note Guarantor that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.
Cap Termination Date” means the first date, if any, on which the Requisite NYSE Shareholder Approval has been obtained and the Authorized Share Amendment Effective Date has occurred.
Capital Impairment” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.



Capital Lease Obligation” means an obligation that is a Capitalized Lease; and the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby at any time shall be the amount of the liability in respect thereof that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date.
Capital Stock” means, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.
Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date, recorded as capitalized leases.
Cash Management Obligations” means (a) obligations in respect of any treasury management services, overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds and (b) other obligations in respect of netting services, employee credit, commercial credit card, debit card, stored value card or purchase card programs and similar arrangements.
Cash Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a).
Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.
Clause A Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Clause B Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Clause C Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
close of business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).
Collateral” has the meaning provided for such term or a similar term in each of the Collateral Documents and all other property of whatever kind and nature subject (or purported to be subject) from time to time to a Lien under any Collateral Document.
Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the U.S. Collateral Agreement among the Company and each other Note Party and the Notes Collateral Agent (the “U.S. Collateral Agreement”), the Canadian Collateral Agreement, the Luxembourg Collateral Agreements, the German Collateral Agreements, the Swiss Collateral Agreements, the French Collateral Agreements, the Dutch Collateral Agreements, the English Collateral Agreement and each other and the security documents pursuant to which the Company and the Note Guarantors grant Liens in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent to secure Notes Obligations.
Combination Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a).
Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Equity” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.
Common Shares” means the common shares of the Company, without par value, at the date of this Indenture, subject to Section 14.08.
Company” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 11, shall include its successors and assigns.
Company Order” means a written order of the Company, signed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive or Senior Vice President, any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”), the Company’s Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or the Company’s Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
Controlling Collateral Agent” shall mean the “Applicable Authorized Representative” as defined in the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.



Conversion Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.
Conversion Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(c).
Conversion Obligation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.01.
Conversion Price” means as of any time, $1,000, divided by the Conversion Rate as of such time.
Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.01.
Corporate Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 600 South Fourth Street, 7th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55415 Attention: Corporate Trust Services – Invacare Corporation Administrator, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor trustee (or such other address as such successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).
Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as administrative agent and collateral agent, together with the related documents thereto (including any guarantees and security documents), and in each case as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement or instrument (and related documents) governing Indebtedness, including indentures, incurred to refinance, substitute, supplement, replace or add to (including increasing the amount available for borrowing or adding or removing any Person as a borrower, issuer or guarantor thereunder, in whole or in part), the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such facilities or a successor facility, whether by the same or any other bank, institutional lender, purchaser, investor, trustee or agent or group thereof.
Credit Agreement Collateral Agent” means the “Collateral Agent” as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Credit Facility Obligations” means “Loan Document Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian for The Depository Trust Company, with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.
Daily Conversion Value” means, for each of the Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, (a) the product of (i) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (ii) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day divided by (b) the total number of Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period.
Daily Measurement Value” means the Specified Dollar Amount (which shall not be less than $1,000), divided by the total number of Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period.
Daily Settlement Amount,” for each of the Trading Days during the Observation Period, shall consist of:
(a)    cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Daily Measurement Value and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day; and
(b)    if the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of Common Shares equal to (i) the difference between the Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day.
Daily VWAP” means for any Trading Day during the relevant Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “IVC <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Common Share on such Trading Day determined in good faith, using a volume-weighted average method, by the Company). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
Default” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default.



Defaulted Amounts” means any amounts on any Note or Note Guarantee (including, without limitation, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, principal and interest) that are payable but are not punctually paid or duly provided for.
Depositary” means, with respect to each Global Note, the Person specified in Section 2.05(c) as the Depositary with respect to such Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.
Disposition” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.14.
Disqualified Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
(a)    matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(b)    is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or
(c)    is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;
in each case, on or prior to the date 91 days after the Maturity Date (determined as of the date of issuance thereof or, in the case of any such Equity Interests outstanding on the date hereof, the date hereof); provided, however, that (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale,” a “change of control” or similar event shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Notes and all other Notes Obligations that are accrued and payable, (ii) if an Equity Interest in any Person is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants, of the Company or any Subsidiary or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or any Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations of such Person and (iii) no Equity Interest held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective affiliates or immediate family members) of the Company (or any subsidiary) shall be considered a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any customary stock option, employee stock award or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.
Distributed Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in Sterling or Euros, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Company in good faith at such time in accordance with Section 1.05 hereof.
Domestic Note Guarantor” means any Note Guarantor that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
Dutch Collateral Agreements” means (i) the Dutch general security agreement (omnibus pandakte), (ii) the Dutch security agreement over partnership interests and (iii) the Dutch deed of pledge of shares over shares in the issued share capital in a Dutch private limited liability company, each dated as of the Issue Date between each Foreign Note Party from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent.
Dutch Collateral Documents” means each of the Dutch Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable,



governed by Dutch law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
Dutch Note Party” means any Note Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of the Netherlands or any province or territory thereof.
Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c), except that, as used in Section 14.05 and Section 14.06, “Effective Date” means the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.
EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
English Collateral Agreement” means the English law governed debenture to be entered into on or around the Issue Date and made between, among the Company, each English Note Party and Invacare Holdings Two Netherlands as chargors and the Notes Collateral Agent as chargee.
English Collateral Documents” means (a) the English Collateral Agreement and (b) each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by English law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
English Note Party” means any Note Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of England and Wales.
Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in, or interests in a Person.
Equity Issuance” means the direct issuance by the Company of an aggregate of 2,700,000 Common Shares in accordance with the Exchange Agreement.
Euros” and “” mean the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation.
Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
Exchange” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Agreement” means each of those certain Exchange Agreements, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto.
Exchange Election” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.13.
Exchange Rate” means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into Dollars at the time of determination on such day as set forth on the Reuters WRLD Page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters WRLD Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as selected in good faith by the Company.
Excluded Assets” means (a) any fee-owned real property with a Fair Market Value of less than $1,000,000 as determined on the Issue Date for existing real property and on the date of acquisition for after-acquired real property, (b) all leasehold interests in real property, (c) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such license, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction, but excluding any prohibition or restriction that is ineffective under the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), (d) any asset if, to the extent that and for so long as the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Notes Obligations is prohibited by any Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to any other applicable Requirements of Law, including PPSA or the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), or would require consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, (e) the Equity Interests of any (i) captive insurance company, (ii) not-for-profit subsidiary,



(f) margin stock and, to the extent (i) prohibited by the terms of, creating an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Company or any Note Guarantor) or requiring the consent of one or more third parties (other than the Company) under and/or (ii) any pledge could give rise to a “right of first refusal”, a “right of first offer” or a similar right that may be exercised by any third party (other than the Company) pursuant to, any applicable Organizational Documents, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement, Equity Interests in any Person other than the Company and Restricted Subsidiaries that are wholly-owned subsidiaries, (g) assets of any (i) direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Company organized outside of a Specified Jurisdiction (“Excluded Foreign Subsidiary”) and (ii) direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary to the extent a security interest or grant of perfection in such assets would result in material adverse Tax consequences to the Company or one of the Restricted Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Company in consultation with the Notes Collateral Agent, (h) Foreign Intellectual Property (except with respect to any Intellectual Property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any Specified Jurisdiction) and any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (i) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject thereto (including pursuant to a purchase money security interest, capital lease or similar arrangement) to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement or capital lease or create a breach, default or right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Company or any Note Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (j) assets of any (i) any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary and, (k) cash or cash equivalents maintained in any deposit account that are comprised of (i) funds used or to be used for payroll and payroll taxes and other employee benefit payments to or for the benefit of the employees of the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, during the applicable period, (ii) funds used or to be used to pay any taxes required to be collected, remitted or withheld during the current period and (iii) other funds which the Company or any Note Guarantor holds as an escrow or fiduciary for the benefit of any third person, but in each case subject to the terms of the Agreed Security Principles (including, without limitation, the Overriding Principle (as defined in the Agreed Security Principles)) (other than to the extent no additional action needs to be taken with respect to any such assets to create or perfect a security interest in any such assets). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, (i) any asset that constitutes an “Excluded Asset” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall constitute an “Excluded Asset” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents and (ii) any asset that does not constitute an “Excluded Asset” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Asset” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary any asset that does not constitute “Excluded Property” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Asset” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents.
Excluded Subsidiary” means any of the following: (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; provided, that no Note Guarantor shall become an Excluded Subsidiary and cease being a Note Guarantor solely as a result of no longer constituting a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company unless such Note Guarantor no longer constitutes a Subsidiary, (b) each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.01(a) to the Credit Agreement, (c) [reserved], (d) each Immaterial Subsidiary, (e) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by (i) applicable Requirements of Law or (ii) any contractual obligation existing on the Issue Date or on the date any such Subsidiary is acquired (so long as, in respect of any such contractual prohibition, such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), in each case from guaranteeing the Notes Obligations or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a Guarantee, (f) any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (g) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (h) [reserved], (i) any other Subsidiary excused from becoming a Note Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Agreed Guarantee Principles, (j) [reserved], (k) [reserved] and (l) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries or captive insurance companies. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, (i) any subsidiary that constitutes an “Excluded Subsidiary” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents and (ii) any subsidiary that does not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, any subsidiary that does not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents.
Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in



question, from the Company or, if applicable, from the seller of Common Shares on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.
Existing Notes” means the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes.
Fair Market Value” means with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, such value shall be determined in good faith by the Company.
Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Company.
Foreign Intellectual Property” means any right, title or interest in or to any Intellectual Property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof.
Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
Foreign Note Party” means a Note Party that is a Foreign Subsidiary organized in a Specified Jurisdiction.
Form of Assignment and Transfer” means the “Form of Assignment and Transfer” attached as Attachment 3 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” means the “Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” attached as Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Note” means the “Form of Note” attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Notice of Conversion” means the “Form of Notice of Conversion” attached as Attachment 1 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
French Collateral Agreements” means the Collateral Documents governed by French law.
French Note Guarantor” shall have the meaning specified in Annex C.
Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:
(a)    a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, its Subsidiaries and the employee benefit plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Company’s Common Equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity;
(b)    the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation, amalgamation, or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets; or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction described in clause (B) in which the holders of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b);



(c)    the shareholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(d)    the Common Shares (or other common stock constituting Reference Property) ceases to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market (or any of their respective successors);
provided, however, that a transaction or transactions described in clause (a) and/or clause (b) above (whether or not the proviso to clause (b) above applies to such transaction) shall not constitute a Fundamental Change, if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by the common shareholders of the Company, excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market (in each case, or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Notes become convertible into such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights (subject to the provisions of Section 14.02(a)). If any transaction in which the Common Shares are replaced by the securities of another entity occurs, following completion of any related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period (or, in the case of a transaction that would have been a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change but for the proviso immediately following clause (d) of the definition thereof, following the effective date of such transaction) references to the Company in this definition shall instead be references to such other entity. The reference to “The NASDAQ Capital Market” in clause (d) above and in the proviso immediately following clause (d) above shall have no force or effect herein unless (i) the clause (d) and the proviso immediately following the clause (d) in the definition of “Fundamental Change” in each of the indentures governing the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes also includes the identical reference to “The NASDAQ Capital Market,” or (ii) the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes are no longer outstanding.
Fundamental Change Company Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(c).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(b)(i).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a).
GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time.
German Collateral Agreements” means any share, receivables, inventory or account pledge or security assignment agreement governed by German law or any similar security interest, between each Foreign Note Party from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent.
German Collateral Documents” means each of the German Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by German law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
German Note Guarantor” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.
Global Note” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).
Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, provincial or territorial, 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 the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of



the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Issue Date or entered into after the Issue Date in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Indenture (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be the lower of (i) 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 and (ii) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee or, if such Guarantee is not an unconditional guarantee of the entire amount of the primary obligation and such maximum amount is not stated or determinable, the amount of such guaranteeing Person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Holder,” as applied to any Note, or other similar terms (but excluding the term “beneficial holder”), means any Person in whose name at the time a particular Note is registered on the Note Register.
IFRS” means international accounting standards as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary.
Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication,
(a)    all obligations of such Person for borrowed money,
(b)    all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent the same would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP,
(c)    all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person,
(d)    all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation, purchase price adjustment or similar obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid after being due and payable and (iii) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits),
(e)    all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed,
(f)    all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others,
(g)    all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,
(h)    all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and
(i)    all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers' acceptances;
provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue and (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller.
The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner), to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person's ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) above shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the Fair Market Value of the property



encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude intercompany liabilities arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business.
Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented.
Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the U.S. Collateral Agreement, the Canadian Collateral Agreement, the English Collateral Agreement or the Dutch Collateral Agreements, as applicable.
Intercreditor Agreements” means the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and any Subordination Agreement.
Interest Payment Date” means each January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2023.
Intermediate Holdcos” means, collectively, Invacare Holdings Netherlands, Invacare Holdings Lux, Invacare Holdings Two Lux, Invacare Holdings Two Netherlands and Invacare Germany Holding.
Invacare Germany Holding” means Invacare Germany Holding GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung), incorporated and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, registered in the commercial register (Handelsregister) of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Ulm under HRB 621121, with registered seat in Isny, Germany.
“Invacare Holdings Lux” means Invacare Holdings S.à. r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office located at 6, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés) under number B169.438.
Invacare Holdings Netherlands” means Invacare Holdings C.V., a limited partnership (commanditaire vennootschap) formed under the laws of the Netherlands, having its registered office at Benkenstrasse 260, 4108 Witterswil, Switzerland, and registered with the commercial register of the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) for indefinite period under number 09123986.
“Invacare Holdings Two Lux” means Invacare Holdings Two S.à. r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office located at 6, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés) under number B169458.
Invacare Holdings Two Netherlands” means Invacare Holdings Two B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, having its corporate seat (statutaire zetel) at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, its registered office at Galvanistraat 14 3, 6716 AE Ede, the Netherlands, and registered with the trade register of the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) under number 34058960.
Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (i) intercompany advances arising from their cash management, cash pooling, tax, and accounting operations, (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) and (iii) intercompany advances transfer pricing and cost-sharing arrangements that are in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus, to the extent any such loan or advance is made to any third party unaffiliated with the Company and its Subsidiaries, any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest in respect of such Investment (to the extent any such payment to be deducted does not exceed the remaining principal amount of such Investment), but without any adjustment for writedowns or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (ii) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be 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 in good faith by a Financial Officer, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the Fair Market Value of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests (including through any capital contribution), evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (A) the cost of all additions thereto, and minus (B) to the extent such original Investment was made in cash, the amount of any portion of such Investments that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, and of any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest, dividends or other distributions in respect of such Investment (in all of the foregoing cases in this clause (B), to the extent such payments do not exceed, in the aggregate, the original cash amount of such Investment), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment. For purposes of Section 4.13, if an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP; provided that pending the final determination of the amounts to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by a Financial Officer.
Issue Date” means July 26, 2022, the date of the initial issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.
Junior Financing” means any Indebtedness (other than any permitted intercompany Indebtedness owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than (x) Indebtedness incurred under Section 4.10(a)(xxii)(A), and (y) Indebtedness incurred under Section 4.10(a)(xxii)(B) solely to the extent such Indebtedness has the same lien priorities as the Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement) that is (a) subordinated in right of payment to the Notes Obligations, (b) Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Notes Obligations or (c) Indebtedness that is unsecured; provided that (i) no such Junior Financing incurred or assumed on or after the Issue Date shall provide for any payments of principal, interest, fees or other amounts (other than customary third party agent or trustee fees) in cash on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date (determined as of the date of incurrence or assumption of such Junior Financing) and (ii) for purposes of Section 4.17(b), Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a) through (c) shall constitute Junior Financing only to the extent the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all other Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a) through (c), respectively, outstanding at such time, is greater than $1,000,000.
Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Shares on any date means the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are traded. If the Common Shares are not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the last quoted bid price for the Common Shares in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Shares are not so quoted, the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and last ask prices for the Common Shares on the relevant date from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company for this purpose.
Latest Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash (other than to the extent restricted in favor of the Credit Facility Obligations or any Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.10(a)(xvi) or (xxii)) and Permitted Investments owned by the Note Parties, as reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, to the extent such cash and Permitted Investments are free and clear of any Liens (other than (x) non-consensual Liens permitted by Section 4.11 and (y) consensual Liens permitted by Section 4.11(a)(i), 4.11(a)(xvi) or 4.11(xxii)) and the use thereof for the application to the payment of Indebtedness is not prohibited by law or any contract to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, (y) cash and Permitted Investments of the Note Parties restricted or subject to a Lien



in favor of the Credit Facility Obligations (which may also include cash and Permitted Investments securing other Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) and (z) the aggregate amount that is then available to be borrowed under the ABL Credit Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the “borrowing base” provided for thereunder).
Loan Documents” has the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Luxembourg” means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Luxembourg Civil Code” means the Luxembourg Civil Code (Code civil).
Luxembourg Collateral Agreements” means any share, receivables, account pledge agreement governed by Luxembourg law or any similar security interest, between each Foreign Note Party from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent.
Luxembourg Collateral Documents” means each of the Luxembourg Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, mortgage, or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Luxembourg law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
Luxembourg Note Guarantor” shall have the meaning specified in Annex D.
Management Determination” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.
Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change (as defined above and determined after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from such definition, but without regard to the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof).
Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a).
Market Disruption Event” means, for the purposes of determining amounts due upon conversion (a) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Shares are listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Shares.
Material Adverse Effect” means after the Issue Date, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Holders of the Notes under the applicable Notes Documents or (c) the ability of the Company and Note Guarantors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the applicable Notes Documents.
Material Subsidiary” means (a) each Restricted Subsidiary that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for such Restricted Subsidiary and its Restricted Subsidiaries) for such quarter in excess of 2.5% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter or that is designated by the Company as a Material Subsidiary and (b) any Restricted Subsidiary that is part of a group comprising Restricted Subsidiaries that each would not have been a Material Subsidiary under clause (a) but that, taken together, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for all such Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) for such quarter in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, (i) any subsidiary that constitutes a “Material Subsidiary” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall constitute a “Material Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents and (ii) any subsidiary that does not constitute a “Material Subsidiary” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall not constitute a “Material Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, any subsidiary that constitutes a “Material Subsidiary” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement shall constitute a “Material Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents.



Maturity Date” means July 1, 2026.
Merger Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(a).
Net Assets” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.
Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the proceeds received in respect of such event in cash or Permitted Investments, including (i) any cash or Permitted Investments received in respect of any non-cash proceeds, including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment or earn-out (but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds that are actually received, (iii) [reserved], and (iv) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments that are actually received, minus (b) the sum of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such event (including attorney’s fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, underwriting discounts and commissions, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant, accountant and other customary fees), (ii) in the case of a Disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a Casualty Event or similar proceeding), (x) the amount of all payments that are permitted hereunder and are made by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder (other than (x) the Loans or (y) other pari passu or junior financing secured by a Lien on the Collateral and incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)) and secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event, (y) the pro rata portion of net cash proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (y)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result thereof and (z) the amount of any liabilities directly associated with such asset and retained by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) the amount of all Taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable), and the amount of any reserves established by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, that are directly attributable to such event, provided that any reduction at any time in the amount of any such reserves (other than as a result of payments made in respect thereof) shall be deemed to constitute the receipt by the Company at such time of Net Proceeds in the amount of such reduction.
New Project” shall mean (a) each facility which is either a new facility, branch or office or an expansion, relocation, remodeling or substantial modernization of an existing facility, branch or office owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries which in fact commences operations and (b) each creation (in one or a series of related transactions) of a business unit to the extent such business unit commences operations or each expansion (in one or a series of related transactions) of business into a new market.
Note” or “Notes” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the recitals of this Indenture.
Note Guarantee” means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Notes issued by a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Note Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Company that is or becomes a guarantor of the Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Note Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).
Note Registrar” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).
Note Parties” means the Company and the Note Guarantors.
Notes Documents” means this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents.
Notes Obligations” means all obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors under or in respect of the Notes, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(b).
Observation Period” means, with respect to any Note surrendered for conversion, (i) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the date of the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes pursuant to Section 16.02 and prior to the relevant Redemption Date, the 10 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately succeeding the date of such Redemption Notice; and (ii) in all other cases, the 5 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 4th Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date.



Officer” means, with respect to the Company or a Note Guarantor, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Executive or Senior Vice President or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”) of the Company or the Note Guarantor, as applicable.
Officer’s Certificate,” when used with respect to the Company, means a certificate that is delivered to the Trustee and that is signed by an Officer of the Company. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 17.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section. The Officer giving an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 4.08 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company.
open of business” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).
Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, or other counsel, that is delivered to the Trustee, which opinion may contain customary exceptions and qualifications as to the matters set forth therein. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 17.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section 17.05.
Optional Redemption” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.01.
Optional Redemption Cash Make-Whole Amount” means, for any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section 16.01 on any Redemption Date, the sum of the present values (with each such present value computed by the Company (acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner) using a discount rate per annum equal to (x) the Reference Discount Rate plus (y) 0.50%) of (i) subject to the immediately succeeding clause (ii), the remaining scheduled interest payments that would have been paid on such Notes from the Redemption Date to the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date that is two years after such Redemption Date (excluding, for purposes of calculating such present value, interest accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date that is otherwise paid as part of the Redemption Price pursuant to the definition of “Redemption Price”); or (ii) if the Redemption Date occurs after the Regular Record Date with respect to an Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date, the remaining scheduled interest payments that would have been paid on such Note from such Interest Payment Date to the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date that is two years after such Interest Payment Date.
Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares” means, for any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section 16.01 on any Redemption Date and that a Holder has elected to convert in connection with the related Redemption Notice, a number of Common Shares equal to (i) the Optional Redemption Cash Make-Whole Amount divided by (ii)(I) if the Settlement Method for the Notes converted on the relevant Conversion Date is Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, the sum of the Daily VWAPs for each of the 10 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period for the relevant Conversion Date divided by 10 or (II) if the Settlement Method for the Notes converted on the relevant Conversion Date is Physical Settlement, the Daily VWAP as of such Conversion Date; provided that in no event shall clause (ii) be less than $1.28, subject to adjustment at the same time and in the same manner as any adjustment to the Stock Prices pursuant to Section 14.04(d).
Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, amendment or amalgamation, the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and/or any shareholder(s) agreements; (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and, with respect to any German Note Guarantor, the shareholder list (Gesellschafterliste); and (c) with respect to any partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, limited partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent” means GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent in respect of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes.
Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes” means the Company’s 5.68% senior secured notes issued pursuant to the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture.
Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents” means the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and notes purchase agreement).



Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture” means the indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Company, as issuer, the guarantors listed therein, the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent and the trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes are issued, as such indenture may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
outstanding,” when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:
(a)    Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for cancellation;
(b)    Notes, or portions thereof, that have become due and payable and in respect of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent);
(c)    Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.06 or Notes in lieu of which, or in substitution for which, other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.06 unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due course;
(d)    Notes converted pursuant to Article 14 and required to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.08;
(e)    Notes redeemed pursuant to Article 16; and
(f)    Notes repurchased by the Company pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Section 2.10.
Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” means the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Notes Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement, Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent, and each additional representative party thereto from time to time, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Paying Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.
Payment Subordination Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement”.
Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a)    Liens for Taxes that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case, the nonpayment of which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(b)    Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or construction contractors’ Liens and other similar Liens, arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or, if more than 30 days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case so long as such Liens could not reasonably be expected to individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)    Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business (i) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation or (ii) securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise supporting the payment of items of the type set forth in the foregoing clause (i);
(d)    Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, trade contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness), governmental contracts and leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers acceptance facilities and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health,



safety and environmental obligations) and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices;
(e)    easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions, zoning restrictions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not in any case materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(f)    (i) Liens securing, or otherwise arising from, judgments, awards attachments and/or decrees and notices of lis pendens and associated rights relating to litigation being contested in good faith not constituting an Event of Default under Section 6.01(j) and (ii) any pledge and/or deposit securing any settlement of litigation;
(g)    Liens on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or Liens on bills of lading, drafts or other documents of title arising by operation of law or pursuant to the standard terms of agreements relating to letters of credit, bank guarantees and other similar instruments; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or other similar instrument to the extent such obligations are permitted by Section 4.10;
(h)    rights of setoff, banker’s lien, netting agreements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by of the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance of administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts or cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;
(i)    Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or any similar filings made in respect of operating leases or consignment or bailee arrangements entered into by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(j)    Liens or right of set-off arising under the general banking conditions (algemene bankvoorwaarden) or any non-Dutch equivalent thereof.
Permitted Investments” means any of the following, to the extent owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(a)    Dollars, Euros, Sterling, Australian Dollars, Canadian dollars and such other currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(b)    readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States or such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof;
(c)    time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii) has combined capital and surplus of at least (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any such bank meeting the requirements of clause (i) or (ii) above being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d)    commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in each case with average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(e)    repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with an Approved Bank, a bank or trust company (including any of the Holders of the Notes) or recognized securities dealer, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks, in each case, for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of



(i) the United States or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and A2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a Fair Market Value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations;
(f)    marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds either (i) having assets in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions or (ii) having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);
(g)    securities with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by a foreign government having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof);
(h)    investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;
(i)    instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in Euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction;
(j)    investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (i) of this definition;
(k)    with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary: (i) obligations of the national government of the country or jurisdiction in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country or jurisdiction is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in each case maturing within one year after the date of investment therein, (ii) certificates of deposit of, bankers acceptances of, or time deposits with, any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country or jurisdiction is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Foreign Bank”), and in each case with maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition and (iii) the equivalent of demand deposit accounts which are maintained with an Approved Foreign Bank;
(l)    interest bearing instruments with a maximum maturity of 180 days in respect of which the obligor is a G8 government or other G8 governmental agency or a G8 financial institution with credit ratings from S&P of at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s of at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof; and
(m)    investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (l) above.
Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Liens on the Collateral that are intended to be junior to the Liens thereon securing the Notes, an intercreditor agreement (or payment subordination agreement if so agreed by the Required Holders and the Company (any such agreement, a “Payment Subordination Agreement”)) that the Required Holders shall negotiate in good faith with the Company and which is entered into by the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent.
Permitted Lien” means Liens permitted by Section 4.11.
Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value,



if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended except (i) by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts, other amounts paid, and fees, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payments) incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and (ii) by an amount equal to any existing revolving commitments unutilized thereunder to the extent that the portion of any existing and unutilized revolving commitment being refinanced was permitted to be drawn under Section 4.10 immediately prior to such refinancing (other than by reference to a Permitted Refinancing) and such drawing shall be deemed to have been made, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(v) and Section 4.10(a)(xiv), Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension (i) has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (ii) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xxii), has a final maturity date later than 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date, (c) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes Obligations, Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of the Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (d) [reserved], (e) immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (f) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is permitted pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(ii), (a)(xii), (a)(xxi), (a)(xxiii) or (a)(xxiv), (i) the terms and conditions (including Lien priority, but excluding as to subordination, interest rate (including whether such interest is payable in cash or in kind), rate floors, fees, discounts and premiums) of Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension are, taken as a whole, not materially more favorable to the investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (except for covenants or other provisions applicable to periods after the Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred) (it being understood that, to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Permitted Refinancing, the terms shall not be considered materially more favorable if such financial maintenance covenant is either (A) also added for the benefit of any Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of such Permitted Refinancing or (B) only applicable after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such refinancing); provided that the primary obligor in respect of, and/or the Persons (if any) that Guarantee, the Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is the primary obligor in respect of, and/or Persons (if any) that Guaranteed the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended; provided further that such Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall not be secured by any assets other than Collateral and the lien securing such Indebtedness shall not have greater priority than the lien securing the Indebtedness that is being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (and if the Indebtedness being refinanced is unsecured, such Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall be unsecured). For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that a Permitted Refinancing may constitute a portion of an issuance of Indebtedness in excess of the amount of such Permitted Refinancing; provided that such excess amount is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that a Permitted Refinancing includes successive Permitted Refinancings of the same Indebtedness.
Permitted Transferees” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural person (and any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants, (b) any trust or other legal entity the beneficiary of which is such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, stepchildren or their respective lineal descendants and (c) without duplication with any of the foregoing, such Person’s heirs, executors and/or administrators upon the death of such Person and any other Person who was an Affiliate of such Person upon the death of such Person and who, upon such death, directly or indirectly owned Equity Interests in the Company.
Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, a joint venture, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof.
Physical Notes” means permanent certificated Notes in registered form issued in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof.
Physical Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a).
PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario), including the regulations thereto, provided that if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any Lien created hereunder or under any other Notes Document on the Collateral is governed by the personal property security legislation or other



applicable legislation with respect to personal property security in effect in a jurisdiction in Canada other than the Province of Ontario, “PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act or such other applicable legislation (including the Civil Code of Quebec) in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction in Canada for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
Predecessor Note” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.06 in lieu of or in exchange for a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note that it replaces.
Priority Agent” has the meaning set forth in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
Qualifying Disposition” means a sale, transfer or other disposition of Common Shares delivered upon conversion of the Notes (i) to any Person who acquires them in a broadly distributed public offering of such Common Shares (including the underwriter or placement agent of such offering, which may be the relevant converting Holder or an Affiliate of such converting Holder); (ii) effected on any securities exchange so long as neither the relevant converting Holder nor any Affiliate of such converting Holder solicited or arranged for the solicitation of orders to buy such Common Shares in anticipation of or in connection with such sale; (iii) made in compliance with the manner-of-sale requirements set forth in Rule 144(g) under the Securities Act; (iv) that constitutes the return of Common Shares in satisfaction of an existing share loan transaction; (v) to a Person or entity that is not, and after giving effect to such sale, transfer or other disposition, will not be, an “affiliate” (as such term is used in Rule 144) of the Company (based on representations made by such Person or entity) after taking into account all other sales of such Common Shares to such Person entity (other than pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above); (vi) to a Person or entity that is an “affiliate” (as such term is used in Rule 144) of the Company prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition so long as the number of Common Shares sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of to such Person or entity (in any manner at any time, in one transaction or a series of transactions) does not in the aggregate exceed 9.0% of the outstanding Common Shares after taking into account all other sales of Common Shares to such Person or entity (other than pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above); or (vii) to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Shares (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Shares (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Common Shares (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, by statute, by contract or otherwise).
Redemption Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.02(a).
Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.02(a).
Redemption Price” means, for any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section 16.01, on any Redemption Date, 100% of the principal amount of such Note; plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case interest accrued to the Interest Payment Date will be paid to Holders of record of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Note).
Reference Discount Rate” means, for any Optional Redemption, the yield for 3-month U.S. Treasury bills in secondary market trading for the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company delivers the relevant Redemption Notice, as displayed opposite the caption “U.S. government securities—Treasury bills (secondary market)—3-month” on the “H.15” weekly release or daily update, as applicable, for that Business Day published by the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors (or its successor) (or its equivalent successor if such weekly release or daily update, as applicable, is not available). If such yield is unavailable, the “Reference Discount Rate” will be the average of the secondary market bid rates of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose, and may include the investment banking firm selected by the Company to determine any component of the Redemption Price, as of 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on that Business Day for the issue of U.S. Treasury bills with a remaining maturity closest to three months.
Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(a).



Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, among the Company and the Noteholders (as defined therein), as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Regular Record Date,” with respect to any Interest Payment Date, means the December 15 or June 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the applicable January 1 or July 1 Interest Payment Date, respectively.
Resale Restriction Termination Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary.
Restricted Debt Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.17(b).
Restricted Debt Payment Amount” means, at any time on or after the Issue Date, $2,500,000 minus the amount of Restricted Debt Payments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on Section 4.17(b)(iv).
Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests.
Required Additional Debt Terms” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, (a) such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the greatest Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Notes outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness, (b) such Indebtedness does not have mandatory prepayment or redemption provisions (other than customary asset sale proceeds events, insurance and condemnation proceeds events, change of control offers or events of default) that could result in the prepayment or redemption of such Indebtedness prior to the Maturity Date, (c) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any entity that is not the Company or a Note Guarantor, (d) such Indebtedness that is secured (i) is not secured by any assets not securing the Notes Obligations, (ii) is secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Notes Obligations and is subject to the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s) and (iii) is subject to security agreements relating to such Indebtedness that are substantially the same as the Collateral Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders), (e) with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xvi), such Indebtedness does not have provisions requiring the payment of amortization prior to the Latest Maturity Date and (f) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (excluding pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and, subject to clauses (a) and (b) above, prepayment or redemption provisions, are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the lenders or investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions of this Indenture (when taken as a whole) are to the Holders of the Notes (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Maturity Date at such time) (it being understood that, to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness, no consent shall be required by the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent or any of the Holders of the Notes if such financial maintenance covenant is either (i) also added for the benefit of any Notes remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of any such Indebtedness in connection therewith or (ii) only applicable after the Maturity Date at such time); provided that an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Company has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Required Holders, notifies the Company within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).
Required Holders” means, at any time, Holders holding Notes and/or the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate outstanding Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, voting together as a single class, at such time.
Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, any statutes, laws, treaties, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.



Requisite NYSE Shareholder Approval” means the shareholder approval contemplated by NYSE Rule 312.03(c) to issue 20% or more of the outstanding Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes (taking into consideration the Equity Issuance).
Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Restricted Obligations” shall have the meaning specified in Annex B.
Restricted Securities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
Rule 144” means Rule 144 as promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A” means Rule 144A as promulgated under the Securities Act.
Scheduled Trading Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Common Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Secured Parties” means the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Holders.
Settlement Amount” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a)(v).
Settlement Method” means, with respect to any conversion of Notes, Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, as elected (or deemed to have been elected) or applied by the Company in accordance with this Indenture.
Settlement Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a)(iii).
Signature Law” shall have the meaning specified in Section 17.11.
Significant Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company that meets the definition of “significant subsidiary” in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w)(1) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act; provided that, in the case of a Subsidiary of the Company that meets the criteria of clause (iii) of the definition thereof but not clause (i) or (ii) thereof, such Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be a Significant Subsidiary of the Company unless such Subsidiary’s income from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle exclusive of amounts attributable to any non-controlling interests for the last completed fiscal year prior to the date of such determination exceeds $5,000,000.
Specified Dollar Amount” means the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon conversion as specified in the Settlement Notice related to any converted Notes, which shall not be less than $1,000.
Specified Jurisdictions” means England and Wales, Canada (including any province and territory thereof), Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, Norway, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand.
Spin-Off” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom from time to time.
Stock Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).
Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by



(i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
Swap” means any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Swap Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
Swiss Collateral Agreements” means the Collateral Documents governed by Swiss law.
Swiss Collateral Documents” means each of the Swiss Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, mortgage or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Swiss law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
Swiss Note Limitation” shall have the meaning specified in Annex B.
Swiss Note Guarantor” shall have the meaning specified in Annex B.
Swiss Withholding Tax” means taxes levied pursuant to the Swiss Federal Act on Withholding Tax (Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer vom 13. Oktober 1965, SR 642.21).
Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, fees, assessments or withholdings (including backup withholdings) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Trading Day” means a day on which (i) trading in the Common Shares (or other security for which a closing sale price must be determined) generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Shares (or such other security) are not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares (or such other security) are then listed or, if the Common Shares (or such other security) are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares (or such other security) are then traded and (ii) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Shares (or such other security) is available on such securities exchange or market; provided that if the Common Shares (or such other security) are not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day; and provided, further, that for purposes of determining amounts due upon conversion only, “Trading Day” means a day on which (x) there is no Market Disruption Event and (y) trading in the Common Shares generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then listed or admitted for trading, except that if the Common Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Transaction Costs” means any fees, expenses and other transaction costs incurred or paid by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions, the Credit Agreement, this Indenture, the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture and the other Notes Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Transactions” means (a) the funding of the term loans and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement, (b) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the ABL Credit Agreement, (c) the issuance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees, (d) the issuance of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes and related guarantees, (e) the entry into the Exchange Agreement, (f) the entry into the Registration Rights Agreement, (g) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing, (h) the issuance by the Company to Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P. of 2.7 million shares of Common



Shares and (i) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing (including the Transaction Costs).
transfer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
Trigger Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as it was in force at the date of execution of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date hereof, the term “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean, to the extent required by such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as so amended.
Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.
unit of Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(a).
Valuation Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, except that, solely for purposes of this definition, the reference to “more than 50%” in the definition of “Subsidiary” shall be deemed replaced by a reference to “100%”.
Section 1.02. References to Interest. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note in this Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to any of Section 4.06(d), Section 4.06(e) and Section 6.03. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Section 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein 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 to any agreement (including this Indenture and the other Notes Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Indenture in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Indenture and (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. Any references to “as of the date hereof” or similar terms or references shall be deemed to refer to the Issue Date.
Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP.
(a)    All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Indenture shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Company’s audited financial statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b)    Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture and any related definitions, the determination of whether a lease is to be treated as an



operating lease or capital lease shall be made without giving effect to any change in GAAP that becomes effective on or after November 30, 2016 that would require operating leases to be treated similarly to capital leases.
Section 1.05. Currency Translation; Rates. For purposes of any determination under Article IV and Article VI or any determination under any other provision of this Indenture expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate (rounded to the nearest currency unit, with 0.5 or more of a currency unit being rounded upward); provided, however, that for purposes of determining compliance with Article IV with respect to the amount of any Indebtedness, Investment, Disposition or Restricted Payment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred or Disposition or Restricted Payment made; provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.05 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred or Disposition or Restricted Payment made at any time under such Sections.
Section 1.06. Certain Calculations and Tests. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that the terms of this Indenture require the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) as a condition to the consummation of any transaction in connection with any acquisition or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Company, in the case of any acquisition or similar Investment, at the time of either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment or (y) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment; provided that if the Company elects to have such determination occur at the time of entry into the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, any testing of compliance with any test shall be tested on a pro forma basis assuming such acquisition or Investment and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) had been consummated.
Section 1.07. Divisions. For all purposes under the Notes Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 1.08. Luxembourg Terms. In this Indenture, where it relates to a Luxembourg Note Guarantor and unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to:
(a)     “winding up”, “administration”, “moratorium of indebtedness”, “insolvency”, “reorganization”, “composition”, “arrangement with creditors” or “dissolution” includes, without limitation, any procedure or proceeding in relation to an entity becoming bankrupt (faillite), insolvency, voluntary or judicial liquidation (liquidation volontaire ou judiciaire), composition with creditors (concordat préventif de faillite), moratorium or reprieve from payment (sursis de paiement), controlled management (gestion contrôlée), general settlement with creditors, reorganisation or any other similar proceedings affecting the rights of creditors generally under Luxembourg law, and shall be construed so as to include any equivalent or analogous liquidation or reorganisation proceedings;
(b)    an “agent” includes, without limitation, a “mandataire”;
(c)    a “receiver”, “liquidator”, “administrative receiver”, “administrator”, “trustee”, “custodian” or the like includes, without limitation, a juge délégué, commissaire, juge-commissaire, liquidateur, mandataire ad hoc, administrateur provisoire or curateur or any other person performing the same function of each of the foregoing;
(d)    a “matured obligation” includes, without limitation, any exigible, certaine and liquide obligation;
(e)    security” or a “security interest” includes, without limitation, any hypothèque, nantissement, privilège, accord de transfert de propriété à titre de garantie, gage sur fonds de commerce, droit de retention or sûreté réelle whatsoever and any type of real security or agreement or arrangement having a similar effect, whether granted or arising by operation of law;
(f)    a “guarantee” includes any guarantee which is independent from the debt to which it relates and excludes any suretyship (cautionnement) within the meaning of article 2011 an seq. of the Luxembourg Civil Code; and



(g)    a person being or deemed to “be unable to pay its debts” includes, without limitation, that person being in a state of cessation of payments (cessation de paiements) and having lost its creditworthiness (ébranlement de crédit);
(h)    an “attachment” includes a saisie;
(i)    “by-laws” or constitutional documents includes its up-to-date (restated) articles of association (statuts); and
(j)    a “director”, “officer” or “manager” includes a gérant or an administrateur.
Section 1.09. Quebec Matters. For purposes of any assets, liabilities or entities located in the Province of Québec and for all other purposes pursuant to which the interpretation or construction of this Indenture may be subject to the laws of the Province of Québec or a court or tribunal exercising juris diction in the Province of Québec, (a) “personal property” shall include “movable property”, (b) “real property” or “real estate” shall include “immovable property”, (c) “tangible property” shall include “corporeal property”, (d) “intangible property” shall include “incorporeal property”, (e) “security interest”, “mortgage” and “lien” shall include a “hypothec”, “right of retention”, “prior claim” , “reservation of ownership” and a resolutory clause, (f) all references to filing, perfection, priority, remedies, registering or recording under the UCC or a PPSA shall include publication under the Civil Code of Québec, (g) all references to “perfection” of or “perfected” liens or security interest shall include a reference to an “opposable” or “set up” hypothec as against third parties, (h) any “right of offset”, “right of setoff” or similar expression shall include a “right of compensation”, (i) “goods” shall include “corporeal movable property” other than chattel paper, documents of title, instruments, money and securities, (j) an “agent” shall include a “mandatary”, (k) “construction liens” or “mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens” shall include “legal hypothecs” and “legal hypothecs in favour of persons having taken part in the construction or renovation of an immovable”, (l) “joint and several” shall include “solidary”, (m) “gross negligence or wilful misconduct” shall be deemed to be “intentional or gross fault”, (n) “beneficial ownership” shall include “ownership on behalf of another as mandatary”, (o) “easement” shall include “servitude”, (p) “priority” shall include “rank” or “prior claim”, as applicable (q) “survey” shall include “certificate of location and plan”, (r) “state” shall include “province”, (s) “fee simple title” shall include “absolute ownership” and “ownership” (including ownership under a right of superficies), (t) “accounts” shall include “claims”, (u) “legal title” shall be including “holding title on behalf of an owner as mandatory or prete-nom”, (v) “ground lease” shall include “emphyteusis” or a “lease with a right of superficies, as applicable, (w) “leasehold interest” shall include a “valid lease”, (x) “lease” shall include a “leasing contract” and (y) “guarantee” and “guarantor” shall include “suretyship” and “surety”, respectively.
Section 1.10. French Terms. In this Indenture, where it relates to a French entity and unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to: (a) a “similar officer” includes an administrateur judiciaire, a mandataire ad hoc, a conciliateur, a mandataire liquidateur or any other person appointed as a result of any proceedings under articles L. 611-3 to L. 611-16 of the French Commercial Code; (b) a “winding-up”, “dissolution”, “administration”, or “amalgamation” includes (without limitation) a redressement judiciaire, cession totale ou partielle de l'entreprise, liquidation judiciaire or a procédure de sauvegarde under Livre Sixième of the French Commercial Code; (c) “other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief” shall include, without limitation: (i) proceedings for the appointment of a mandataire ad hoc for a conciliation in accordance with Articles L.611-3 to L.611-16 of the French Commercial Code, and (ii) the entry of a judgment for sauvegarde, redressement judiciaire, cession totale de l’entrepris, liquidation judiciaire or cession totale de l’entreprise under Articles L.620-1 to L.670-8 of the French Commercial Code; (d) a person failing generally to pay its debts as they become due is that person being in a state of cessation des paiements within the meaning of the French Commercial Code; (e) “control” has the meaning given in article L.233-3 I and II of the French Commercial Code; (f) “gross negligence” means “faute lourde”; (g) “merger” includes any fusion implemented in accordance with articles L.236-1 to L.236-24 of the French Commercial Code; (h) a “guarantee” includes, as regards French law, any “cautionnement”, “aval”, any “garantie” which is independent from the debt to which it relates and any type of “sûreté personnelle”; (i) a “security interest” or “lien” includes any type of security (sûreté réelle) and transfer by way of security and fiducie sûreté; (j) “wilful misconduct” means “dol”; (k) the “French Civil Code” means the Code Civil; (l) the “French Commercial Code” means the Code de commerce.
ARTICLE 2
Issue, Description, Execution, Registration and Exchange of Notes
Section 2.01. Designation and Amount. The Notes shall be designated as the “5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I.” The Notes may only be issued in one or a series of transactions pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Exchange Agreement (with the particular Notes issued in a separate transaction pursuant to the Exchange Agreement referred to herein as a “sub-tranche” of Notes); provided that the aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is limited to $20,739,000, except for



Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes to the extent expressly permitted hereunder.
Section 2.02. Form of Notes. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which shall constitute, and are hereby expressly incorporated in and made a part of this Indenture. To the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Any Global Note may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture as may be required by the Custodian or the Depositary, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Notes may be listed or traded or designated for issuance or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends or endorsements as the Officer executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, or to conform to usage or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
Each Global Note shall represent such principal amount of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect redemptions, repurchases, cancellations, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, a Global Note shall be made to the Holder of such Note on the date of payment, unless a record date or other means of determining Holders eligible to receive payment is provided for herein.
Section 2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts. (a) The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of such Note. Accrued interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and, for partial months, on the basis of the number of days actually elapsed in a 30-day month.
(b)    The Person in whose name any Note (or its Predecessor Note) is registered on the Note Register at the close of business on any Regular Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be entitled to receive the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date. The principal amount of any Note (x) in the case of any Physical Note, shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained by the Company for such purposes in the contiguous United States, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office and (y) in the case of any Global Note, shall be payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Company shall pay or cause the Paying Agent to pay interest (i) on any Physical Notes (A) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holders of these Notes at their address as it appears in the Note Register and (B) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000, either by check mailed to each Holder or, upon application by such a Holder to the Note Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies, in writing, the Note Registrar to the contrary or (ii) on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.
(c)    Any Defaulted Amounts shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant payment date but shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, such relevant payment date, and such Defaulted Amounts together with such interest thereon shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:
(i)    The Company may elect to make payment of or cause the Paying Agent to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes)



are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of the Defaulted Amounts proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment (which shall be not less than 25 days after the receipt by the Trustee of such notice, unless the Trustee shall agree to an earlier date), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Amounts or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Amounts as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which special record date shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of such special record date, and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor to be delivered to each Holder not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor having been so delivered, such Defaulted Amounts shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii) of this Section 2.03(c).
(ii)    The Company may make payment of or cause the Paying Agent to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or automated quotation system, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Section 2.04. Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes. The Notes shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual, facsimile or other electronic signature of its Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary or any of its Executive or Senior Vice Presidents.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Notes, without any further action by the Company hereunder.
Only such Notes as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth on the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto, executed manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee as provided by Section 17.10), shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee (or such an authenticating agent) upon any Note executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Note so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the Holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
In case any Officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Notes shall cease to be such Officer before the Notes so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Notes nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed such Notes had not ceased to be such Officer of the Company; and any Note may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Note, shall be the Officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Indenture any such person was not such an Officer.
Section 2.05. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer; Depositary. (a) The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. Such register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed the “Note Registrar” for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided. The Company may appoint one or more co-Note Registrars in accordance with Section 4.02.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note to the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 2.05, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.



Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed, by the Holder thereof or its attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, any co-Note Registrar or the Paying Agent for any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes, but the Company may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax required in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of new Notes issued upon such exchange or registration of transfer being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer.
None of the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of (i) any Notes surrendered for conversion or, if a portion of any Note is surrendered for conversion, such portion thereof surrendered for conversion, (ii) any Notes, or a portion of any Note, surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in accordance with Article 15 or (iii) any Notes selected for redemption in accordance with Article 16, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with this Indenture shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(b)    So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, subject to the fourth paragraph from the end of Section 2.05(c), all Notes shall be represented by one or more Notes in global form (each, a “Global Note”) registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in a Global Note that does not involve the issuance of a Physical Note shall be effected through the Depositary (but not the Trustee or the Custodian) in accordance with this Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor.
(c)    Every Note that bears or is required under this Section 2.05(c) to bear the legend set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (together with any Common Shares issued upon conversion of the Notes that is required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.05(d), collectively, the “Restricted Securities”) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (including the legend set forth below), unless such restrictions on transfer shall be eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Company, and the Holder of each such Restricted Security, by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 2.05(c) and Section 2.05(d), the term “transfer” encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security.
With respect to each sub-tranche of Notes, until the date (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) that is the later of (1) the date that is one year after the date of original issuance for such sub-tranche of Notes, or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 or any successor provision thereto, and (2) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable law, any certificate evidencing such Note (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, other than Common Shares, if any, issued upon conversion thereof, which shall bear the legend set forth in Section 2.05(d), if applicable) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless such Notes have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing, with written notice thereof to the Trustee in the form set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto):
THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON SHARES, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:



(1)    REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND
(2)    AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INVACARE CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A)    TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B)    PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C)    TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D)    PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
No transfer of any Note prior to the applicable Resale Restriction Termination Date will be registered by the Note Registrar unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment and Transfer has been checked.
Any Note (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefor) (i) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms, (ii) that has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become effective or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or (iii) that has been sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, may, upon surrender of such Note for exchange to the Note Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.05, be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.05(c) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall be entitled to instruct the Custodian in writing to so surrender any Global Note as to which any of the conditions set forth in clause (i) through (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence have been satisfied, and, upon such instruction, the Custodian shall so surrender such Global Note for exchange; and any new Global Note so exchanged therefor shall not bear the restrictive legend specified in this Section 2.05(c) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing (in the form set forth in Exhibit B) upon the occurrence of the Resale Restriction Termination Date with respect to any sub-tranche of Notes and promptly after a registration statement, if any, with respect to the Notes or any Common Shares issued upon conversion of the Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act. Upon notice of the Resale Restriction Termination Date with respect to any sub-tranche of Notes, the legend set forth above shall be deemed removed from the Note, with no further action required by the Company, the Trustee, or, if applicable, the Depositary; provided, however, that, if the mandatory exchange process of the Depositary is available therefor, the Company will use reasonable efforts to effect an exchange of every beneficial interest in each Restricted Security for beneficial interests in Global Notes that are not subject to the restrictions set forth in the restrictive legend or this Section 2.05(c) pursuant to such process on or prior to the 380th day after the date of original issuance for such sub-tranche of Notes.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture (other than the provisions set forth in this Section 2.05(c)), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole or in part except (i) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary and (ii) for



exchange of a Global Note or a portion thereof for one or more Physical Notes in accordance with the second immediately succeeding paragraph.
The Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to each Global Note. Initially, each Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for Cede & Co.
If (i) the Depositary notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days, (ii) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days or (iii) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing and a beneficial owner of any Note requests that its beneficial interest therein be issued as a Physical Note, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, shall authenticate and deliver (x) in the case of clause (iii), a Physical Note to such beneficial owner in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Note corresponding to such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest and (y) in the case of clause (i) or (ii), Physical Notes to each beneficial owner of the related Global Notes (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Global Notes in exchange for such Global Notes, and upon delivery of the Global Notes to the Trustee such Global Notes shall be canceled.
Physical Notes issued in exchange for all or a part of the Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, or, in the case of clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph, the relevant beneficial owner, shall instruct the Trustee in writing. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such Physical Notes to the Persons in whose names such Physical Notes are so registered.
At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, repurchased, redeemed or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trustee in accordance with its then-customary procedures. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Physical Notes, converted, canceled, repurchased, redeemed or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Notes therefor or any Physical Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction or increase.
None of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or incur any liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
(d)    Until the applicable Resale Restriction Termination Date, any stock certificate representing Common Shares issued upon conversion of a Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless such Common Shares have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or such Common Shares have been issued upon conversion of a Note that has transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company with written notice thereof to the Trustee and any transfer agent for the Common Shares):
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1)    REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND



(2)    AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INVACARE CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE SERIES OF NOTES UPON THE CONVERSION OF WHICH THIS SECURITY WAS ISSUED OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A)    TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B)    PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C)    TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D)    PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE COMPANY’S COMMON SHARES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
Any such Common Shares (i) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms, (ii) that has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or (iii) that has been sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, may, upon surrender of the certificates representing such Common Shares for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for the Common Shares, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of Common Shares, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.05(d).
(e)    Any Note or Common Shares issued upon the conversion or exchange of a Note that is repurchased or owned by any Affiliate of the Company (or any Person who was an Affiliate of the Company at any time during the three months preceding) may not be resold by such Affiliate (or such Person, as the case may be) unless registered under the Securities Act or resold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in a transaction that results in such Note or Common Shares, as the case may be, no longer being a “restricted security” (as defined under Rule 144). The Company shall cause any Note that is repurchased or owned by it to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.08.
Section 2.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. In case any Note shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its discretion may execute, and upon its written request the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, a new Note, bearing a registration number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Note, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substituted Note shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss, claim, liability, cost, damage or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.
The Trustee or such authenticating agent may authenticate any such substituted Note and deliver the same upon the receipt of such security or indemnity as the Trustee, the Company and, if applicable, such authenticating agent may require. No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, any co-Note Registrar or the Paying Agent upon the issuance of any substitute Note, but the Company may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax required in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new substitute Note being different from the name of the



Holder of the old Note that became mutilated or was destroyed, lost or stolen. In case any Note that has matured or is about to mature or has been surrendered for required repurchase or is about to be converted in accordance with Article 14 shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, in its sole discretion, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or convert or authorize the conversion of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or conversion shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, claim liability, cost, damage or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent evidence of their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.
Every substitute Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06 by virtue of the fact that any Note is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations set forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder. To the extent permitted by law, all Notes shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement, payment, redemption, conversion or repurchase of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement, payment, redemption, conversion or repurchase of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.
Section 2.07. Temporary Notes. Pending the preparation of Physical Notes, the Company may execute and the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Physical Notes but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Company. Every such temporary Note shall be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or such authenticating agent upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Physical Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Trustee or such authenticating agent Physical Notes (other than any Global Note) and thereupon any or all temporary Notes (other than any Global Note) may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02 and the Trustee or such authenticating agent shall authenticate and deliver, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Physical Notes. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as Physical Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Section 2.08. Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc. The Company shall cause all Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, repurchase, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or conversion, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee (including any of the Company’s agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates), to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation. All Notes delivered to the Trustee shall be canceled promptly by it in accordance with its then-customary procedures, and no Notes shall be authenticated in exchange thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its then-customary procedures.
Section 2.09. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in all notices issued to Holders as a convenience to such Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or on such notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. If any sub-tranche of Notes is not fungible with any other sub-tranches of Notes for United States federal income tax purposes or if the Company otherwise determines that any sub-tranche of Notes should be differentiated from any other sub-tranches of Notes, such sub-tranche of Notes may have a separate CUSIP number from any other sub-tranches of Notes, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such sub-tranche of Notes will still constitute a single series with all other sub-tranches of Notes issued under this Indenture for all purposes. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.
Section 2.10. Repurchases. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives. The Company shall cause any Notes so repurchased (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives) to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.08 and such Notes shall no longer be considered outstanding under this Indenture upon their repurchase.



ARTICLE 3
Satisfaction and Discharge
Section 3.01. Satisfaction and Discharge. Upon request of the Company contained in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes and all Note Guarantees and Liens on Collateral securing the Notes will be released, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and release of such Guarantees and Liens, when (a) (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced, paid or converted as provided in Section 2.06) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) the Company has irrevocably deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Holders, as applicable, after the Notes have become due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date, any Redemption Date, any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise, cash, Common Shares or a combination thereof, as applicable, solely to satisfy the Company’s Conversion Obligation, sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes and all other sums due and payable under this Indenture by the Company; and (b) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.06 shall survive.
ARTICLE 4
Particular Covenants of the Company
Section 4.01. Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.
For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) and disclosure thereunder, whenever any interest or any fee to be paid hereunder is to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day or 365-day year, the yearly rate of interest to which the rate used in such calculation is equivalent is the rate so used multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the same is to be ascertained and divided by 360 or 365, as applicable. The rates of interest under this Indenture are nominal rates, and not effective rates or yields. The principle of deemed reinvestment of interest does not apply to any interest calculation under this Indenture.
If any provision of this Indenture would oblige the Company to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to any Holder in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by applicable law or would result in a receipt by such Holder of “interest” at a “criminal rate,” as such terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada), then, notwithstanding such provision, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by applicable law or so result in a receipt by such Holder of “interest” at a “criminal rate.”
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the contiguous United States, an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or repurchase (“Paying Agent”) or for conversion (“Conversion Agent”) and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office or the office or agency of the Trustee in the contiguous United States; provided, no service of legal process on the Company may be made at the Corporate Trust Office.
The Company may also from time to time designate as co-Note Registrars one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the contiguous United States, for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The terms “Paying Agent” and “Conversion Agent” include any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.
The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Note Registrar, Custodian and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office as the office or agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or repurchase or for conversion and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.



Section 4.03. Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office. The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.09, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.
Section 4.04. Provisions as to Paying Agent. (a) If the Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, the Company will cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.04:
(i)    that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes;
(ii)    that it will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall be due and payable; and
(iii)    that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of the Trustee, it will forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust.
The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) or accrued and unpaid interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action; provided that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.
(b)    If the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) and accrued and unpaid interest so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall become due and payable.
(c)    Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay, cause to be paid or deliver to the Trustee all sums or amounts held in trust by the Company or any Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.04, such sums or amounts to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained and upon such payment or delivery by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability but only with respect to such sums or amounts.
(d)    Any money and Common Shares deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on and the consideration due upon conversion of any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable), interest or consideration due upon conversion has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on request of the Company contained in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money and Common Shares, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 4.05. Existence. Subject to Article 11, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.
Section 4.06. Rule 144A Information Requirement; Reports; and Additional Interest.
(a)    At any time the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall, so long as any of the Notes or any Common Shares issuable upon conversion thereof shall, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, promptly provide to the Trustee and, upon written request, any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or any



Common Shares issuable upon conversion of such Notes, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of such Notes or Common Shares pursuant to Rule 144A.
(b)    The Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the Commission, copies of any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act or any similar or successor grace period). Any such document or report that the Company files with the Commission via the Commission’s EDGAR system shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee for purposes of this Section 4.06(b) at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system, it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility to determine whether any documents have been filed on the EDGAR system. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Company shall in no event be required to file with, or otherwise provide or disclose to, the Trustee or any Holder any information for which the Company is seeking, or has received, confidential treatment from the Commission.
(c)    Delivery of the reports and documents described in subsection (b) above to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely on an Officer’s Certificate).
(d)    If, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the date of original issuance for any sub-tranche of Notes, the Company fails to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than reports on Form 8-K), or such Notes are not otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding (as a result of restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes (other than any restriction arising solely from the Company’s or the Trustee’s ability to require the delivery of legal opinions, certificates or other evidence in order to demonstrate that the proposed transfer is being made in compliance with applicable securities laws)), the Company shall pay Additional Interest on such Notes. Such Additional Interest shall accrue on such Notes at the rate of (i) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding for each of the first 90 days and (ii) 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding for each day from, and including, the 91st day during such period for which the Company’s failure to file has occurred and is continuing or such Notes are not otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates (or Holders that have been the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding) without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes (other than any restriction arising solely from the Company’s or the Trustee’s ability to require the delivery of legal opinions, certificates or other evidence in order to demonstrate that the proposed transfer is being made in compliance with applicable securities laws). As used in this Section 4.06(d), documents or reports that the Company is required to “file” with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act does not include documents or reports that the Company furnishes to the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(e)    If, and for so long as, the restrictive legend on any sub-tranche of Notes specified in Section 2.05(c) has not been removed, any sub-tranche of Notes are assigned a restricted CUSIP or any tranche of Notes are not otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes) as of the 380th day after the date of original issuance of such sub-tranche of Notes, the Company shall pay Additional Interest on such Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding until the restrictive legend on such Notes has been removed in accordance with Section 2.05(c), such Notes are assigned an unrestricted CUSIP and such Notes are freely tradable under Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates (or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding) (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes).
(f)    [Reserved].
(g)    Additional Interest will be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes.
(h)    The Additional Interest that is payable in accordance with Section 4.06(d) or Section 4.06(e) shall, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any Additional Interest that may be payable as a result of the Company’s election pursuant to Section 6.03. However, in no event shall any Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange



Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than reports filed on Form 8-K), as described in Section 4.06(d), together with any interest that may accrue in the event the Company elects to pay Additional Interest in respect of an Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b) pursuant to Section 6.03, accrue at a rate in excess of 0.50% per annum pursuant to this Indenture, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest.
(i)    If Additional Interest is payable by the Company pursuant to this Section 4.06, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable and (ii) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such an Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee may conclusively assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly to the Persons entitled to it, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.
Section 4.07. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 4.08. Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2022) an Officer’s Certificate stating whether the signers thereof have knowledge of any failure by the Company to comply with all conditions and covenants then required to be performed under this Indenture during such fiscal year and, if so, specifying each such failure and the nature thereof.
In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event within 30 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default, its status and the action that the Company is taking or proposing to take in respect thereof.
Section 4.09. Qualifying Disposition. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture to the contrary, each converting Holder covenants and agrees that any sale, transfer or other disposition of Common Shares delivered upon conversion of the Notes must be a Qualifying Disposition.
Section 4.10. Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities.
(a)    the Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(i)    the incurrence by the Company and any Note Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes (including any Guarantee) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(ii)    Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in Sections 4.10(a)(i), 4.10(a)(xviii), 4.10(a)(xxi), 4.10(a)(xxii), 4.10(a)(xxiii) and 4.10(a)(xxiv)) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(iii)    Guarantees by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.10(a)(xxiv)) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder (other than Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Note Guarantors or Canadian Note Guarantors of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xxii)); provided that (A) such Guarantee is otherwise permitted by Section 4.13, (B) no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Junior Financing shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Notes Obligations pursuant to a Note Guarantee and (C) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Notes Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Note Guarantee on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Required Holders) taken as a whole, to the Holders of the Notes as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;



(iv)    Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent permitted by Section 4.13; provided that all such Indebtedness of the Note Parties owing to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Party shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes (but only to the extent permitted by applicable law and not giving rise to material adverse Tax consequences);
(v)    (A) Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary financing the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, installation or improvement of any property (real or personal, and whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interest of any person owning such property); provided that such Indebtedness is incurred concurrently with or within 270 days after the applicable acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, installation or improvement, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness set forth in the immediately preceding subclause (A); provided further that, at the time of any such incurrence of Indebtedness and after giving pro forma effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that is outstanding in reliance on this subclause (v) shall not exceed $20,000,000 as of such time;
(vi)    Indebtedness in respect of Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), including Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange 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 Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(vii)    Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8a of the German Old Age Employees Retirement Act (Altersteilzeitgesetz) or Section 7e of the Fourth Book of the German Social Security Code IV (Sozialgesetzbuch IV);
(viii)    Indebtedness consisting of unsecured promissory notes issued by any Note Party to current or former officers, managers, consultants, independent contractors, directors and employees or their respective estates, successors, spouses, former spouses, domestic partners, heirs, legatees or distributees to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Company permitted by Section 4.17(a);
(ix)    (A) Indebtedness arising from an agreement providing for indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earnouts) or other similar adjustments incurred in any Investment or any Disposition, in each case permitted under this Indenture and (B) Indebtedness arising from guaranties, letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments securing the performance pursuant to any such agreement described in clause (A);
(x)    Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred (A) in the ordinary course of business to current or former directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers and consultants of the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) in connection with any Investment permitted hereunder;
(xi)    Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, cash pooling overdraft protections and similar arrangements and Indebtedness arising from the honoring of a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(xii)    Indebtedness of the Company, the Domestic Note Guarantors and the Canadian Note Guarantors; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xii) shall not exceed $10,000,000 and shall be subject to the Required Additional Debt Terms;
(xiii)    Indebtedness consisting of (A) the financing of insurance premiums or (B) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv)    Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, or similar instruments issued or created, or related to obligations or liabilities (other than Indebtedness) incurred in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;



(xv)    obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance, bankers acceptance facilities and completion guarantees, leases, government or trade contracts and similar obligations provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(xvi)    Indebtedness of the Company (and any Guarantee thereof by a Note Guarantor) that is incurred to refinance, defease, satisfy or in exchange for Existing Notes; provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xvi) shall not exceed $175,000,000; provided that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xvi) (1) shall be subject to the Required Additional Debt Terms and (2) if secured, will be secured only by Liens permitted under Section 4.11(xix)(A);
(xvii)    [reserved];
(xviii)    Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or equivalent term under any document governing any other revolving credit facility), in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or equivalent term under any document governing any other revolving credit facility);
(xix)    any liability in respect of any Loan Party arising under a declaration of joint and several liability (hoofdelijke aansprakelijkheid) as referred to in Section 2:403 of the Dutch Civil Code (and any residual liability under such declaration arising pursuant to Section 2:404(2) of the Dutch Civil Code;
(xx)    any liability arising as a result of a fiscal unity (fiscale eenheid) between Note Parties;
(xxi)    Indebtedness in respect of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes (including any related Guarantee) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(xxii)    Indebtedness of the Company, any Note Guarantor that is a Canadian Subsidiary and/or any Note Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary under (A) the ABL Credit Agreement and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing subclause (A); provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xxii) shall not exceed the ABL Maximum Amount plus other ABL Obligations constituting Revolving Bank Product Obligations and Revolving Secured Rate Contract Obligations under and as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement; provided, that any such Indebtedness, if secured, shall be secured only by Liens permitted under Section 4.11(xix)(B);
(xxiii)    Indebtedness in respect of (A) the Credit Agreement and (B) any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xxiii) shall not exceed $104,500,000;
(xxiv)    Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, in an amount not to exceed (i) in the case of the 2024 Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the amount outstanding on the Issue Date and (ii) in the case of the 2026 Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the amount outstanding on the Issue Date;
(xxv)    [reserved]; and
(xxvi)    all premiums (if any), interest (including interest paid in kind and post-petition interest), accretion or amortization of original issue discount, fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (i) through (xxv) above.
(b)    The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue any preferred Equity Interests or any Disqualified Equity Interests.
Section 4.11. Liens. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:
(i)    Liens created under the Notes Documents;
(ii)    Permitted Encumbrances;



(iii)    Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens created under the ABL Credit Documents, the Loan Documents or the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents) and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (1) such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (a) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (b) proceeds and products thereof, and (2) the obligations secured or benefited by such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien are permitted by Section 4.10;
(iv)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under 4.10(a)(v); provided that (A) such Liens attach concurrently with or within 270 days after the acquisition, repair, replacement, construction or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (B) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, except for accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof, and any lease of such property (including accessions thereto) and the proceeds and products thereof and (C) with respect to Capital Lease Obligations, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for accessions to or proceeds of such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capital Lease Obligations; provided further that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;
(v)    leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others (whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis) that are entered into in the ordinary course of business or that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vi)    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;
(vii)    Liens (A) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (B) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(viii)    Liens (A) on cash advances or escrow deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 4.13 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements with respect to any such Investment or any Disposition permitted under Section 4.14 (including any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to such Investment or Disposition) or (B) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 4.14 in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(ix)    Liens on property and Equity Interests, in each case, that are not Collateral of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, which Liens secure Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, in each case permitted under Section 4.10(a);
(x)    Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor in favor of any Note Party (other than any Intermediate Holdco), Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor in favor of Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor and Liens granted by a Note Party (other than any Intermediate Holdco) in favor of any other Note Party;
(xi)    Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the Issue Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (A) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require or include, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 4.10(a)(v);
(xii)    any interest or title (and all encumbrances and other matters affecting such interest or title) of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s sublessor’s, licensor’s or



sublicensor’s interest under leases (other than leases constituting Capital Lease Obligations), subleases, licenses, cross-licenses or sublicense entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii)    Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale or purchase of goods by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv)    Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under clause (e) of the definition of the term “Permitted Investments”;
(xv)    [reserved];
(xvi)    Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness, including liens or rights of set-off arising under the general terms and conditions of banks with whom any group member maintains a banking relationship in the ordinary course of business; including liens of group members under the German general terms and condition of banks and saving banks (Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen der Banken und Sparkassen) (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xvii)    ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary are located and, in respect of real property located in Germany, any landlord lien (Vermieter- oder Verpächterpfandrecht);
(xviii)    Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(xix)    Liens (A) on the Collateral securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xvi), provided that such Liens shall be junior to the Liens securing the Notes Obligations and be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement (and/or, to the extent agreed by the Required Holders and the Company (including as a result local law limitations) such Indebtedness shall be subject to a Payment Subordination Agreement); provided further that no such Liens shall be permitted on any Collateral until the Liens thereon securing the Notes Obligations shall have been perfected in accordance with the Notes Documents and (B) on the Collateral of the Company and the Note Guarantors that are Domestic Subsidiaries and/or the Note Guarantors that are Canadian Subsidiaries in each case securing the ABL Obligations; provided that such Liens shall be subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(xx)    other Liens; provided that at the time of incurrence of such Liens and the obligations secured thereby (after giving pro forma effect to any such obligations) the aggregate outstanding face amount of obligations secured by Liens existing in reliance on this clause (xx) shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(xxi)    any security or quasi-security granted under mandatory law (sections 22, 204 of the German Transformation Act (Umwandlungsgesetz)) in favor of creditors as a consequence of a merger or conversion permitted under this Indenture;
(xxii)    Liens on the Collateral (or a portion thereof) securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xxi) and/or (xxiii); provided that, in each case, such Liens shall be pari passu with the Liens securing the Notes Obligations and shall be subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement;
(xxiii)    receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;
(xxiv)    (i) Liens on Equity Interests of joint ventures securing capital contributions to, or obligations of, such Persons and (ii) customary rights of first refusal and tag, drag and similar rights in joint venture agreements;
(xxv)    Liens on amounts under pension standard legislation of Canada or any province thereto applicable to any Foreign Pension Plan that relate to contributions withheld from pay but not yet due to be remitted; and



(xxvi)    Liens on cash and Permitted Investments arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness for no longer than 60 days prior to such defeasance, discharge or redemption.
In addition, if the Required Holders shall have consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, conditioned or denied), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may post cash collateral up to the amount so agreed by the Required Holders to secure Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(vi), but only to the extent such Indebtedness is not secured by any Liens on the Collateral that are otherwise permitted under this Section 4.11.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any consensual Lien on any Equity Interests of any Intermediate Holdco, except (i) Liens created under the Notes Documents and (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xvi), (xxi) and (xxiii).
Section 4.12. Fundamental Changes. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into, amalgamate or consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person, or permit any Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to or in favor of any Person (other than as part of the Transactions), except that:
(a)    any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may merge, amalgamate, consolidate or amalgamate with (A) the Company; provided that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company; provided that, except with the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), when any Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor is merging, consolidating or amalgamating with any other Restricted Subsidiary, such merger, consolidation or amalgamation complies with Article 11 and Article 13 of this Indenture and either (1) the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor or (2) if the continuing or surviving Person is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor, the acquisition of such Note Guarantor by such surviving Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under Section 4.13; provided, further that, except with the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), when any Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor is merging, consolidating or amalgamating with any other Restricted Subsidiary either (1) the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Domestic Note Guarantor, a Canadian Note Guarantor or a Note Guarantor organized in the same Specified Jurisdiction as such Note Guarantor or (2) if the continuing or surviving Person is not a Domestic Note Guarantor, a Canadian Note Guarantor or a Note Guarantor organized in the same Specified Jurisdiction as such Note Guarantor, the acquisition of such Note Guarantor by such surviving Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under Section 4.13;
(b)    any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is not materially disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes;
(c)    any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may make a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Note Guarantor, then such Disposition must comply with Article 11 and Article 13 of this Indenture and either (A) the transferee must be a Note Party (other than an Intermediate Holdco), (B) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor permitted by Section 4.13 and Section 4.28 or (C) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor permitted by Section 4.13 and Section 4.28; provided that the aggregate amount of Dispositions made in reliance on subclauses (B) and (C) of this clause (c), together with (x) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors by any Note Party after the Issue Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 4.28(ii), shall not exceed, at the time of the making thereof, and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $7,500,000;
(d)    the Company may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person (other than any Intermediate Holdco); provided that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person and such merger, amalgamation or consolidation complies with Article 11;



(e)    [reserved];
(f)    any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person (other than any Intermediate Holdco) in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 4.13; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary and such merger, amalgamation or consolidation complies with Article 11 and Article 13; provided, further, that no such merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving any Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor shall be permitted pursuant to the clause (f) unless the same has been consented to by the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral);
(g)    [reserved];
(h)    [reserved]; and
(i)    any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may effect a merger, dissolution, liquidation consolidation or amalgamation to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 4.14; provided that no such merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving any Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor shall be permitted pursuant to the clause (i) unless the same has been consented to by the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral).
Section 4.13. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or hold any Investment, except:
(a)    Permitted Investments at the time such Permitted Investment is made;
(b)    loans or advances to present or former officers, directors, managers, members of management, consultants, independent contractors and employees of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests in the Company (provided that the amount of such loans and advances made in cash to such Person shall be contributed to the Company in cash as common equity or Qualified Equity Interests) and (iii) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount outstanding in reliance on this clause (iii) shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(c)    Investments (i) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Note Party, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Investments by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Party exceeds $1,000,000, such non-Note Party Restricted Subsidiary shall have acceded to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof, (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is also not a Note Guarantor, (iii) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) in any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of such Investments made by Note Parties after the Issue Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantor in reliance on this clause (iii)(A), together with the aggregate amount of (I) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors by any Note Parties after the Issue Date and (II) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 4.28(ii), shall not exceed, at the time of the making thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $7,500,000, (y) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (z) all Investments made by Note Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Parties in reliance on this clause (iii)(A) shall be made only for the purpose of financing working capital needs of such non-Note Parties or another purpose agreed to by the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral) and shall be evidenced by an intercompany note that has been pledged as Collateral, (B) [reserved] or (C) constituting Guarantees of Indebtedness or other monetary obligations of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors owing to any Note Party, (iv) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors so long as such transaction is part of a series of simultaneous transactions that results in the proceeds of the initial Investment being invested in one or more Note Parties and (v) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, consisting of the contribution of Equity Interests of any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor so long as the Equity Interests of the transferee Restricted Subsidiary is pledged to secure the Notes Obligations;



(d)    Investments consisting of deposits, prepayments and/or other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(e)    Investments consisting of extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(f)    Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the Issue Date and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and (ii) existing on the Issue Date by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided that the amount of the original Investment is not increased except by the terms of such Investment or as otherwise permitted by this Section 4.13;
(g)    Investments in Swap Agreements permitted under Section 4.10;
(h)    promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 4.14;
(i)    Investments made in connection with the Transactions (other than borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement);
(j)    subject to the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), Investments made by any Note Party in any non-Note Party consisting of contributions or other Dispositions of Equity Interests of Persons that are non-Note Parties; provided that, prior to such contribution or Disposition, such Equity Interests were not owned directly by a Note Party or such Equity Interests are contributed or disposed to a Non-Note Party that is a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of a Note Party;
(k)    Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(l)    Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers, from financially troubled account debtors or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
(m)    subject to the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), cash or property distributed from any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Party (i) may be contributed to other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Parties, and (ii) may pass through the Company and/or any intermediate Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as part of a series of related transactions and such transaction steps are not unreasonably delayed and are otherwise permitted hereunder;
(n)    from and after the consummation of the final Exchange pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, additional Investments and other acquisitions made and held by the Note Parties; provided that at the time any such Investment or other acquisition is made, the aggregate outstanding amount of such Investment or acquisition made in reliance on this clause (n), (including the aggregate amount of all consideration paid in connection with all other Investments and acquisitions made in reliance on this clause (n)), whether in the form of Indebtedness assumed or otherwise), shall not exceed at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $2,500,000; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of such Investments made by Note Parties after the Issue Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors in reliance on this clause (n), together with the aggregate amount of all (i) other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors by the Note Parties after the Issue Date and (ii) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 4.28(ii), shall not exceed, at the time of the making thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $7,500,000 at any time outstanding; and (y) all Investments made by Note Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Parties in reliance on this clause (n) shall be made only for the purpose of financing working capital needs of such non-Note Parties or another purpose agreed to by the Required Holder (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral) and shall be evidenced by an intercompany note that has been pledged as Collateral;
(o)    [reserved];
(p)    advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;



(q)    Investments and other acquisitions to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; provided that any other amounts used for such an Investment or other acquisition that are not Qualified Equity Interests of the Company shall otherwise be permitted pursuant to this Section 4.13;
(r)    [reserved];
(s)    [reserved];
(t)    Investments consisting of Indebtedness, Liens, fundamental changes, Dispositions and Restricted Payments permitted (other than by reference to this Section 4.13(t)) under Sections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.17, respectively;
(u)    [reserved];
(v)    contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Company;
(w)    to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(x)    [reserved];
(y)    [reserved];
(z)    [reserved];
(aa)    [reserved]; and
(bb)    unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that the same are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable Requirements of Law.
Section 4.14. Asset Sales. (i) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest and any Intellectual Property owned by it and (ii) the Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interest (other than (A) issuing directors’ qualifying shares, nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law, (B) issuing Equity Interests to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 4.13(c), (C) any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary issuing Equity Interests of such Subsidiary to each owner of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary ratably based on their relative ownership interests and (D) issuing securities pursuant to management equity plan, stock option plan, phantom equity plan or any other management, employee benefit or other compensatory plan or agreement (and any successor plans or arrangements thereto)), in each case, having a fair market value (x) in excess of $500,000, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions or (y) in excess of $2,500,000 in any fiscal year (each, a “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 used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, in the conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) allowing any registration or application for registration of any Intellectual Property that is no longer used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, to lapse, go abandoned, or be invalidated or (ii) disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, abandoning, failing to pursue or otherwise allowing to lapse, expire, terminate or put into the public domain any of its Intellectual Property if the Company determines in its reasonable business judgment that such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business);
(b)    Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis);
(c)    Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property, or other assets of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business or (ii) an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(d)    Dispositions of property to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Note Party, then either (i) the transferee must be a Note Party, (ii) to the extent constituting



an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor permitted by Section 4.13 and Section 4.28 or (iii) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor permitted by Section 4.13 and Section 4.28; provided that the aggregate amount of such Dispositions made by Note Parties after the Issue Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Parties in reliance on this clause (d), together with the aggregate amount of (x) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors by Note Parties after the Issue Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 4.28(ii), shall not exceed $7,500,000;
(e)    Dispositions permitted by Section 4.12, Investments permitted by Section 4.13, Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.17 and Liens permitted by Section 4.11, in each case, other than by reference to this Section 4.14(e);
(f)    Dispositions of cash and/or Permitted Investments and/or other assets that were Permitted Investments when the relevant original Investment was made;
(g)    the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of past due accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not for financing purposes;
(h)    leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business and that do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(i)    transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event;
(j)    Dispositions of property to Persons other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the sale or issuance of Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary) not otherwise permitted under this Section 4.14 in an aggregate amount during the term of this Indenture not to exceed $40,000,000; provided, that (i) such Disposition is made for Fair Market Value and (ii) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75.0% of such consideration in the form of cash or Permitted Investments (provided, that for purposes of this clause (ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash or Permitted Investments: (1) any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date or, if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet in the good faith determination of the Company) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes Obligations) that are extinguished in connection with the transactions relating to such Disposition, or that are assumed by the transferee, in each case, pursuant to an agreement that releases or indemnifies the Company and/or its applicable Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, from further liability and (2) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or cash equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for cash or Permitted Investments (to the extent of the cash or Permitted Investments received), in each case, within 60 days of the receipt thereof); provided, further, that the Net Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11(d) of the Credit Agreement;
(k)    Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in, joint venture agreements and similar binding arrangements;
(l)    [reserved];
(m)    transfers of condemned property as a result of the exercise of “eminent domain” or other similar powers to the respective Governmental Authority or agency that has condemned the same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise), and transfers of property arising from foreclosure or similar action or that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such real property as part of an insurance settlement;
(n)    [reserved];
(o)    [reserved];
(p)    [reserved]; and



(q)    any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, Disposition or conveyance the sole purpose of which is to reincorporate or reorganize (i) any Domestic Subsidiary in another jurisdiction in the U.S. and/or (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary in the U.S. or any other jurisdiction.
To the extent that any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 4.14 to any Person other than a Note Party, subject to the proviso set forth in clause (a) of the definition of Excluded Subsidiary with respect to any Disposition of less than 100% of the Equity Interests of a wholly-owned subsidiary, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Notes Documents, which Liens shall be automatically released upon the consummation of such Disposition; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Holders, shall be authorized to take, and shall take, any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing, and shall be entitled to rely, without independent investigation on an Officer’s Certificate of the Company in connection with the foregoing (which shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent upon request therefor).
Section 4.15. Intermediate Holdco Covenant.
(a)    No Intermediate Holdco will incur any Indebtedness or Liens or engage in any activities or consummate any transactions (including, without limitation, any Investments or Dispositions) and will not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations, in each case, other than:
(i)     the ownership and/or acquisition of the Equity Interests of direct subsidiaries of such Intermediate Holdco that are in existence on the Issue Date;
(ii)    the performance of obligations under and compliance with its Organizational Documents, or other Requirement of Law (including the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), ordinance, regulation, rule, order, judgment, decree or permit, including without limitation as a result of or in connection with the activities of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii)    participating in tax, accounting, cash management, cash pooling, transfer pricing, cost-sharing arrangements and other administrative matters related to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv)    the entry into, and exercise rights and performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Transactions (other than any such obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement), including the Notes Documents and the Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xxi) and Section 4.10(a)(xxiii);
(v)    holding of any cash, Permitted Investments and other assets received from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, pending prompt application thereof in a manner permitted by the terms of this Indenture (including by way of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.17(a)(i));
(vi)    incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues and paying taxes, providing indemnification for its current and former officers, directors, members of management, managers, employees and advisors or consultants; and
(vii)    activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in the foregoing clauses.
(b)    No Intermediate Holdco shall, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, cause or allow its Centre of Main Interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on Insolvency Proceedings (recast) (the “Regulation”)) to change.
(c)    No direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of an Intermediate Holdco shall cease to be a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of an Intermediate Holdco except (x) in connection with any transaction solely among one or more subsidiaries of Intermediate Holdco that are permitted by Section 4.12 or (y) any transaction consented to by the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral).
(d)    No Intermediate Holdco shall merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person without the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed).



Section 4.16. Negative Pledge. The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any agreement, instrument, deed or lease that prohibits or limits the ability of any Note Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of their respective properties or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes with respect to the Notes Obligations or under the Notes Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:
(a)    restrictions and conditions imposed by (i) Requirements of Law, (ii) any Notes Documents, (iii) the ABL Credit Documents, (iv) the Loan Documents, (v) the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents, (vi) [reserved], (vii) any documentation governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xvi) and 4.10(a)(xiv), (viii) any documentation governing any Permitted Refinancing incurred to refinance any such Indebtedness referenced in clauses (i) through (vii) above and (ix) the Transactions; provided that with respect to Indebtedness referenced in (A) clause (vii) above, such restrictions shall be no more restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions and conditions in the Notes Documents or, in the case of Junior Financing, are market terms at the time of issuance and (B) clause (vi) above, such restrictions shall not expand the scope in any material respect of any such restriction or condition contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(b)    customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Issue Date and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;
(c)    restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are subject of such Disposition and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;
(d)    customary provisions in leases, subleases, licenses, cross-licenses or sublicenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof;
(e)    restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Indenture to the extent such restriction applies only to the property securing by such Indebtedness;
(f)    any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(g)    restrictions or conditions in any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 that is incurred or assumed by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions and conditions in the Notes Documents or, in the case of Junior Financing, are market terms at the time of issuance and are imposed solely on such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries;
(h)    restrictions on cash (or Permitted Investments) or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (or other restrictions on cash or deposits constituting Permitted Encumbrances);
(i)    restrictions existing under agreements as in effect on the date of this Indenture and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;
(j)    customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, sale leaseback agreements, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(k)    customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by Subsidiaries, so long as the Company has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations; and
(l)    restrictions arising in any Swap Agreement and/or any agreement relating to any Cash Management Obligation.
Section 4.17. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness.
(a)    The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:



(i)    each Restricted Subsidiary of the Company may make Restricted Payments to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (and, in the case of any such Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary, to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary ratably based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);
(ii)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, the Company may consummate any transaction permitted by Section 4.12 and Section 4.13 (other than Section 4.13(n), (p), and (s));
(iii)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, the conversion of the Existing Notes, the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes into Equity Interests pursuant to the terms thereof;
(iv)    repurchases, redemptions or reductions in number of shares issued (including, by utilization of the “net share” concept) by the Company of any Equity Interests in the Company made in connection with (I) the surrender of shares by employees to (x) facilitate the payment by such employees of the taxes associated with compensation received by such employees under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans and, (y) to satisfy the purchase price of nonqualified stock options and (II) the deduction by the Company, of a portion of restricted stock or performance shares previously (i.e. prior to the date of the deduction) granted to employees under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans to facilitate the payment by such employees of the taxes associated with the vesting of such restricted stock and performance shares; in an amount not to exceed (for both clauses (I) and (II)), together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.17(a)(xiv), $4,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year; provided, in each case, that prior to and after giving effect to such repurchases, redemptions or reductions no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing;
(v)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, payments of the Existing Notes to the extent permitted by Section 4.17(b)(vi) or (vii);
(vi)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, payments of the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes made pursuant to an exchange for or out of the proceeds of Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Refinancing of the Notes and Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes permitted under Section 4.10(a)(i) and (xxi), as applicable;
(vii)    [reserved];
(viii)    [reserved];
(ix)    redemptions in whole or in part of any of its Equity Interests for another class of its Equity Interests or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests; provided that such new Equity Interests contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Holders of the Notes in all respects material to their interests as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby;
(x)    payments made or expected to made in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units;
(xi)    the Company may (A) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof and (B) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms, in both cases of (A) and (B), in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate;
(xii)    [reserved];
(xiii)    any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions (other than borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement) and any fees, costs and expenses (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, costs and expenses) related thereto, including Transaction Expenses; and
(xiv)    payments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable upon exercise of Equity Interests by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or their respective controlled Affiliates or Permitted Transferees) and any repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or



warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants or required withholding or similar taxes, in an amount not to exceed, together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.17(a)(iv), $4,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
(b)    The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or pay, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Junior Financing, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Indebtedness prior to the scheduled maturity date thereof (collectively, “Restricted Debt Payments”), except:
(i)    payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments, payments of fees, expenses and indemnification obligations when due in respect of any Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of any Junior Financing prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof;
(ii)    refinancings of Indebtedness with proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10;
(iii)    the conversion of any Junior Financing to or payments with Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company;
(iv)    from and after the consummation of the final Exchange pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed an amount at the time of making any such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment or distributions, together with any other such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment or distributions made utilizing this clause (iv), not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Restricted Debt Payment Amount that the Company elects to apply pursuant to this clause (iv);
(v)    any Restricted Debt Payments made in connection with the Transactions (other than borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement);
(vi)    prepayment, purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, discharge or other retirement in whole or in part of the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes, in each case, made by exchange (including any such exchange pursuant to the exercise of a conversion right or privilege in connection with which cash is paid solely in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares) for, or out of proceeds of, Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10(a)(xvi) are used to make such prepayment;
(vii)    prepayment in whole or in part of principal amount of the 2024 Notes if the then applicable scheduled maturity date of the 2024 Notes is within 6 months of such prepayment and the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes then outstanding does not exceed $20,000,000; provided, that, as of the date of any such prepayment and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Company shall be in compliance with Section 4.19;
(viii)    other than with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xvi), payments as part of an applicable high yield discount obligation or AHYDO catch-up payment; and
(ix)    [reserved].
(c)    The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify any documentation governing any Junior Financing, in each case if the effect of such amendment or modification (when taken as a whole) is in violation of any Intercreditor Agreement or other applicable intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.19 will not prohibit the payment of any Restricted Payment or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment within 60 days after the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment or the giving of irrevocable notice of such redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment, as applicable, if at the date of declaration or the giving of such notice such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 4.18. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except:



(i)    (A) transactions among Note Parties and, to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder, their Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration of less than $1,000,000 (in one transaction or a series of transactions);
(ii)    on terms substantially as favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Person at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;
(iii)    guaranty fees among Note Parties;
(iv)    issuances of Equity Interests of the Company to the extent otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(v)    employment, consulting, severance and other service or benefit related arrangements between the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business (including loans and advances pursuant to Sections 4.13(b) and 4.13(p), salary or guaranteed payments and bonuses) and transactions pursuant to stock option and other equity award plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
(vi)    payments by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent payments are permitted by Section 4.13;
(vii)    the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(viii)    transactions pursuant to permitted agreements in existence or contemplated on the Issue Date or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect;
(ix)    Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.17;
(x)    the Transactions and the payment of all fees, costs and expenses (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, costs and expenses) related to the Transactions, including Transaction Expenses;
(xi)    the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or spouses, former spouses, successors, heirs, legatees, distributes or Affiliates of any of the foregoing) of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries;
(xii)    [reserved];
(xiii)    [reserved];
(xiv)    [reserved];
(xv)    (A) Guarantees permitted by Section 4.10 or Section 4.13 and (B) Investments permitted by Section 4.13(bb); and
(xvi)    transactions with customers, clients, joint venture partners, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture that are fair to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Company, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party.
Section 4.19. Liquidity. The Company shall not permit Liquidity, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the fourth fiscal quarter), commencing with the fiscal quarter of the Company ended September 30, 2022, to be less than $20,000,000.



Section 4.20. Change in Nature of Business. The Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not enter into any new line of business that is fundamentally and substantively different from their existing lines of business conducted by them on the Issue Date, taken as a whole, other than or any other activities reasonably related, complementary or ancillary o such existing lines of business or reasonable extensions thereof.
Section 4.21. Accounting Changes. The Company shall not make any change in its fiscal year; provided, however, that the Company may, upon written notice to the Trustee, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders, in which case, the Company and the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Required Holders, will, and are hereby authorized by the Holders of the Notes to, make any adjustments to this Indenture that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.
Section 4.22. Amendments or Waivers of Organizational Documents. The Company shall not, nor shall they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify their respective Organizational Documents in a manner that is materially adverse to the Holders of the Notes (in their capacities as such); provided that, for purposes of clarity, it is understood and agreed that the Company and/or any Note Guarantor may effect a change to its respective organizational form and/or consummate any other transaction that is permitted under Section 4.12.
Section 4.23. Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Disposition or transfer (via an Investment, Disposition or otherwise) of Intellectual Property material to the business or operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries owned by a Note Party may be made to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Party.
Section 4.24. Additional Note Guarantees.
(a)    To the extent any one of the Company’s Subsidiaries that is not a Note Guarantor as of the Issue Date Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under the Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Trustee a notation of Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit C (subject to the Agreed Guarantee Principles), pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior secured basis, all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture within 60 days after the Issue Date. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Note Guarantor for all purposes hereof until such Note Guarantee is released in accordance herewith.
(b)    If any one of the Company’s Subsidiaries that is not a Note Guarantor Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under the Credit Agreement after the Issue Date, that Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit D and a notation of Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit C, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior secured basis, all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture, in each case within 60 days of the date on which such Subsidiary provided such guarantee. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Note Guarantor for all purposes hereof until such Note Guarantee is released in accordance herewith.
(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the supplemental indenture and notation of Note Guarantee may be modified in respect of any Note Guarantor organized outside of the United States of America as necessary or appropriate to (1) comply with applicable law, (2) avoid any general legal limitations such as general statutory limitations, financial assistance, corporate benefit, “thin capitalization” rules, retention of title claims or similar matters or (3) avoid a conflict with the fiduciary duties of such company’s directors, contravention of any legal prohibition or regulatory condition, or the material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officers or directors (collectively referred to as “Agreed Guarantee Principles”), in each case as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
Section 4.25. After-Acquired Property. From and after the Issue Date, and subject to the applicable limitations and exceptions set forth in the Collateral Documents, the Agreed Security Principles and this Indenture (including with respect to Excluded Assets), if the Company or any Note Guarantor acquires any After-Acquired Property or if any new Subsidiary becomes a Note Guarantor, the Company or such Note Guarantor shall promptly (but so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding in no circumstance sooner than required with respect to the Credit Agreement) (i) grant a first-priority perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens and the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) upon any such property, as security for the Notes Obligations and (ii) execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates as shall be necessary to vest in the Notes Collateral Agent a perfected security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in such After-Acquired Property or in the Collateral of such Note Guarantor and to have such After-Acquired Property or such Collateral (but subject to the limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents) added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such After-Acquired Property or Collateral to the same extent and with the same force and effect, and deliver certificates and Opinions of



Counsel consistent with the ones delivered in the applicable jurisdiction in connection with other Collateral Documents or in the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, such certificates and Opinions of Counsel as are customary in such jurisdiction; provided, however, that if granting such security interest in such After-Acquired Property or Collateral requires the consent of a third party, to the extent such actions are also taken with respect to the Credit Agreement, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent with respect to the security interest for the benefit of the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Holders of the Notes; provided further, however, that if such third party does not consent to the granting of such security interest after the use of such commercially reasonable efforts, the Company or such Note Guarantor, as the case may be, will not be required to provide such security interest.
Section 4.26. No Impairment of the Security Interests. Except as otherwise permitted under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, none of the Company nor any of the Note Guarantors shall be permitted to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Holders of the Notes.
Section 4.27. No-flowback into Switzerland. The Company shall ensure that no proceeds received under the Notes Documents will be used in a manner which constitutes a "use of proceeds in Switzerland" as interpreted by Swiss tax authorities when assessing whether or not interest payable with respect to such borrowing is subject to Swiss Withholding Tax, except and to the extent that a written confirmation or tax ruling countersigned by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung) has been obtained (in a form satisfactory to the Trustee (at the direction of the Required Holders)) confirming that the intended “use of proceeds in Switzerland” does not result in any amounts outstanding under the Notes qualifying as a Swiss financing for Swiss Withholding Tax purposes and that, accordingly, no Swiss Withholding Tax is or becomes payable on the interest payments made under any of the Notes Documents.
Section 4.28. Additional Limitations on Certain Investments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in Section 4.13), and without limiting any other provision of this Indenture, the Company will not, and will not permit any other Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor to, directly or indirectly make any Investment in any Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor, other than (i) Investments in the form of cash and Permitted Investments made for bona fide business purposes; provided that any such Investments shall be made in the form of intercompany loans evidenced by an intercompany note that has been pledged as Collateral and (ii) other Investments in an amount not to exceed, at the time of the making thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, together with (x) all other Investments and Dispositions made by the Domestic Note Guarantors and Canadian Note Guarantors to Note Guarantors that are not Domestic Note Guarantors or Canadian Note Guarantors after the Issue Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made pursuant to Section 4.12(c)(B) and (C), Section 4.13(c)(iii)(A), Section 4.13(n) and Section 4.14(d), $7,500,000.
Section 4.29. Cash Management and Collections. Without the consent of the Required Holders (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), the Company shall ensure that the primary European cash collections and cash pooling arrangements of the Note Guarantors that are not Domestic Note Guarantors or Canadian Note Guarantors and their subsidiaries as in effect on the Issue Date shall not be modified in any material manner if the result of such modification would be (x) to cause material amounts of cash to be concentrated or pooled into bank accounts located in any jurisdiction other than the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway or Denmark or (y) materially adverse to the scope of collateral and lien perfection (with respect to cash and deposit accounts) contemplated by the parties hereto on the Issue Date.
Section 4.30. Limitations on Amendments to ABL Credit Documents. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify any provision of any ABL Credit Document if the effect of such amendment or modification is material and adverse with respect to the interests of any of the Note Parties or the Holders of the Notes (it being understood and agreed that, without limitation, (x) any changes to the interest rate, redemption requirements, amortization schedule, negative covenants or events of default set forth in the ABL Credit Documents and any changes to Section 7.23 of the ABL Credit Agreement shall, in each case, be deemed to be material for purposes hereof, (y) any changes to Section 7.23 of the ABL Credit Agreement that impose new or increased limitations on the making of the payments described in such Section 7.23 of the ABL Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be material and adverse for purposes hereof and (z) any changes to the US-Canada Formula Amount or the component definitions thereof shall not be deemed to be material and adverse for purposes hereof) unless (x) the Company shall have provided at least fifteen (15) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Holders of the Notes of any such amendment or modification and (y) the Required Holders shall have consented in writing prior to the date of any such amendment or modification.



ARTICLE 5
Lists of Holders and Reports by the Company and the Trustee
Section 5.01. Lists of Holders. The Company covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee, semi-annually, not more than 15 days after each June 15 and December 15 in each year beginning with December 15, 2022, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request (or such lesser time as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to enable it to timely provide any notice to be provided by it hereunder), a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders as of a date not more than 15 days (or such other date as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to so provide any such notices) prior to the time such information is furnished, except that no such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Note Registrar.
Section 5.02. Preservation and Disclosure of Lists. The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 or maintained by the Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may dispose of any list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
ARTICLE 6
Defaults and Remedies
Section 6.01. Events of Default. Each of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:
(a)    default in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days;
(b)    default in the payment of principal of any Note when due and payable on the Maturity Date, upon Optional Redemption, upon any required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;
(c)    failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with this Indenture upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right and such failure continues for five Business Days;
(d)    failure by the Company to issue a Fundamental Change Company Notice in accordance with Section 15.02(c) when due;
(e)    failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 11;
(f)    failure by the Company for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding has been received by the Company to comply with any of its other agreements contained in the Notes or this Indenture;
(g)    any Note Guarantee by a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect in all material respects or any Note Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms such Note Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture or any Note Guarantee;
(h)    any Lien purported to be created under any Collateral Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Note Party in writing not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral, except (i) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral to a Person that is not a Note Party in a transaction permitted under the Collateral Documents, (ii) as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Collateral Documents, (iii) as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements or (iv) as to Collateral consisting of real property, to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage;
(i)    default by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $5,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such Subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, in each case, if such default is not cured or waived, or such acceleration is not rescinded, within 30 days after written notice is delivered to the Company by the Trustee or is



delivered to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, in accordance with this Indenture;
(j)    a final judgment or judgments for the payment of $5,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) in the aggregate rendered against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, which judgment is not discharged, paid, bonded, waived or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;
(k)    the Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor, liquidator, custodian, voluntary administrator or other similar official of the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; or
(l)    an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor, liquidator, custodian, voluntary administrator or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 30 consecutive days.
Section 6.02. Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment. If one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(k) or Section 6.01(l) with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries), unless the principal of all of the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Notes to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall automatically be immediately due and payable, anything contained in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(k) or Section 6.01(l) with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries occurs and is continuing, 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all Notes shall become and shall automatically be immediately due and payable.
The immediately preceding paragraph, however, is subject to the conditions that if, at any time after the principal of the Notes shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the monies due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the Company shall pay or shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay installments of accrued and unpaid interest upon all Notes and the principal of any and all Notes that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on overdue installments of accrued and unpaid interest to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, and on such principal at the rate borne by the Notes) and amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.06, and if (1) rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) any and all existing Events of Default under this Indenture, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on Notes that shall have become due solely by such acceleration, shall have been cured or waived pursuant to Section 6.09, then and in every such case (except as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all existing and past Defaults or Events of Default with respect to the Notes and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences and such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default, or shall impair any right consequent thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any Default or Event of Default resulting from (i) the nonpayment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any Notes or (ii) a failure to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes.



Section 6.03. Additional Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, to the extent the Company elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b) shall (i) for the first 90 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default (beginning on, and including the date on which such an Event of Default first occurs), consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during such 90-day period on which such Event of Default is continuing and (ii) for the period from, and including, the 91st day after the occurrence of such an Event of Default to, and including, the 180th day after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of Notes outstanding for each day during such additional 90-day period on which such an Event of Default is continuing, subject to the second immediately succeeding paragraph. Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, any Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 4.06(d) or Section 4.06(e). If the Company so elects, such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes. On the 181st day after such Event of Default (if the Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to file is not cured or waived prior to such 181st day), the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02. The provisions of this paragraph will not affect the rights of Holders of Notes in the event of the occurrence of any Event of Default other than the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b). In the event the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest following an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 6.03 or the Company elected to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.
In order to elect to pay Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 180 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default described in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company must notify all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing of such election prior to the beginning of such 180-day period. Upon the failure to timely give such notice, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.
In no event will the rate of any such Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 6.03, when taken together with any Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report that the Company is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than reports on Form 8-K), as described under Section 4.06(d), accrue at a rate in excess of 0.50% per annum, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest.
Section 6.04. Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor. If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on any overdue principal and interest, if any, at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06. If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated.
In the event there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other Significant Subsidiary on the Notes under Title 11 of the United States Code, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor,assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other Significant Subsidiary, the property of the Company or such other Significant Subsidiary, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other Significant Subsidiary upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other Significant Subsidiary, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.04, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in respect of the Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and to take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such



claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06; and any receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor,assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders to make such payments to the Trustee, as administrative expenses, and, in the event that such payments shall be made directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including agents and counsel fees, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting such Holder or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, costs, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.
In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of the Notes parties to any such proceedings.
In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of any waiver pursuant to Section 6.09 or any rescission and annulment pursuant to Section 6.02 or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 6.05. Application of Monies Collected by Trustee. Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, any monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 6 with respect to the Notes and any money or other property distributable in respect of any grantor’s Notes Obligations under this Indenture after an Event of Default shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies or other property, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:
First, to the payment of all amounts due to the Trustee, in all of its capacities, under this Indenture;
Second, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of interest on, and any cash due upon conversion of, the Notes in default in the order of the date due of the payments of such interest and cash due upon conversion, as the case may be, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon such overdue payments at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto;
Third, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, and be unpaid to the payment of the whole amount (including, if applicable, the payment of the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any cash due upon conversion) then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on the overdue principal and, to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee, upon overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and in case such monies shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Notes, then to the payment of such principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and the cash due upon conversion) and interest without preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any cash due upon conversion) and accrued and unpaid interest; and
Fourth, to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.
Section 6.06. Proceedings by Holders. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) or interest when due, or the right to receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, no Holder of any Note



shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor, trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a)    such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as herein provided;
(b)    Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c)    such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee such security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability, claim, cost, damage or expense to be incurred therein or thereby;
(d)    the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of such security or indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; and
(e)    no direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding within such 60-day period pursuant to Section 6.09, it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Note with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility to determine whether any such action is prejudicial to the Holders), or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 6.06, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Holder to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be, of (x) the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, (y) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and (z) the consideration due upon conversion of, such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note or in this Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.07. Proceedings by Trustee. In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee may proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.
Section 6.08. Remedies Cumulative and Continuing. Except as provided in the last paragraph of Section 2.06, all powers and remedies given by this Article 6 to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.06, every power and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders.
Section 6.09. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders. The Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04 shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes; provided, however, that (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability, it being expressly understood that the Trustee shall not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether such action is prejudicial. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal



amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04 may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing or past Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences except (i) a default in the payment of accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, or the principal (including any Redemption Price and any Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) of, the Notes when due that has not been cured pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, (ii) a failure by the Company to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes or (iii) a default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article 10 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected. Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 6.09, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.10. Notice of Defaults. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence and continuance of a Default of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, deliver to all Holders notice of all Defaults actually known to a Responsible Officer, unless such Defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable), or accrued and unpaid interest on, any of the Notes or a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.
Section 6.11. Undertaking to Pay Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 6.11 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on any Note (including, but not limited to, the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Note, or receive the consideration due upon conversion, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14.
ARTICLE 7
Concerning the Trustee
Section 7.01. Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee. The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default that may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. In the event an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs; provided that if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, claim, liability cost, damage or expense that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(a)    prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred:
(i)    the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and



(ii)    in the absence of gross negligence and willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but, in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);
(b)    the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(c)    the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 8.04 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture;
(d)    whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section;
(e)    the Trustee shall not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or notice effected by the Company or any Paying Agent or any records maintained by any co-Note Registrar with respect to the Notes;
(f)    if any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to this Indenture, requires notice to be sent to the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely on its failure to receive such notice as reason to act as if no such event occurred, unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee had actual knowledge of such event;
(g)    in the absence of written investment direction from the Company, all cash received by the Trustee shall be placed in a non-interest bearing trust account, and in no event shall the Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses, fees, taxes or other charges incurred thereon or for losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investments prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investment to provide timely written investment direction, and the Trustee shall have no obligation to invest or reinvest any amounts held hereunder in the absence of such written investment direction from the Company; and
(h)    in the event that the Trustee is also acting as Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent hereunder, the rights and protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Article 7 shall also be afforded to such Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent.
None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers. Under no circumstances will the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.
Section 7.02. Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
(a)    the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, note, coupon or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b)    any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any Board Resolution may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(c)    the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and require an Opinion of Counsel and any advice of such counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;



(d)    the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(e)    the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any act, omissions, misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, custodian, nominee or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder;
(f)    the permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties;
(g)    the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture;
(h)    the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(i)    the Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder; and
(j)    the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.
In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes, unless either (1) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (2) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Trustee by the Company or by any Holder of the Notes.
Section 7.03. No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 7.04. Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes. The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent or Note Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Note Registrar.
Section 7.05. Monies and Common Shares to Be Held in Trust. All monies and Common Shares received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money and Common Shares held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money or Common Shares received by it hereunder except as may be agreed from time to time by the Company and the Trustee.
Section 7.06. Compensation and Expenses of Trustee. The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall receive, such compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in any capacity (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as mutually agreed to in writing between the Trustee and the Company, and the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, costs, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture in any capacity thereunder (including the reasonable compensation and the costs, expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall have been caused by its gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Company also covenants to indemnify the



Trustee in any capacity under this Indenture and any other document or transaction entered into in connection herewith and its agents and any authenticating agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, claim (whether asserted by the Company, a Holder or any other Person), damage, liability or expense incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, its officers, directors, agents or employees, or such agent or authenticating agent, as the case may be, and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture or in any other capacity hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim of liability in the premises, and the enforcement of this Indenture, including this Section. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.06 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured by a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except, subject to the effect of Section 6.05, funds held in trust herewith for the benefit of the Holders of particular Notes. The Trustee’s right to receive payment of any amounts due under this Section 7.06 shall not be subordinate to any other liability or indebtedness of the Company. The obligation of the Company under this Section 7.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the earlier resignation or removal or the Trustee. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnification provided in this Section 7.06 shall extend to the officers, directors, agents and employees of the Trustee.
Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee and its agents and any authenticating agent incur expenses or render services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(k) or Section 6.01(l) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.
Section 7.07. Officer’s Certificate as Evidence. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such Officer’s Certificate, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.
Section 7.08. Eligibility of Trustee. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act were applicable hereto) to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign promptly in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 7.09. Resignation or Removal of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the Company and by delivering notice thereof to the Holders. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 45 days after the giving of such notice of resignation to the Holders, the resigning Trustee may, upon ten Business Days’ notice to the Company and the Holders, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee (at the Company’s expense), or any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months (or since the date of this Indenture) may, subject to the provisions of Section 6.11, on behalf of himself or herself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.
(b)    In case at any time any of the following shall occur:
(i)    the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.08 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or
(ii)    the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver, interim receiver, manager or monitor of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,



then, in either case, the Company may by a Board Resolution remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to the provisions of Section 6.11, any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months (or since the date of this Indenture) may, on behalf of himself or herself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.
(c)    The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 8.04, may at any time remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee that shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee by giving written notice of such removal and appointment to the Company and by delivering notice thereof to the remaining Holders (if any).
(d)    Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 7.09 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.10.
Section 7.10. Acceptance by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 7.09 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to act shall, upon payment of any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act. Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by such trustee as such, except for funds held in trust for the benefit of Holders of particular Notes, to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 7.10 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 7.08.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 7.10, each of the Company and the successor trustee, at the written direction and at the expense of the Company shall send or cause to be sent a notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. If the Company fails to send such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be sent at the expense of the Company.
Section 7.11. Succession by Merger, Etc. Any corporation or other entity into which the Trustee may be merged, amalgamated, or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, amalgamation, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including the administration of this Indenture), shall be the successor to the Trustee hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided that in the case of any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee such corporation or other entity shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 7.08.
In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or authenticating agent appointed by such predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by such successor trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor trustee hereunder or in the name of the successor trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which is provided anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture that the certificates of the Trustee shall have; provided, however, that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or to authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, amalgamation, conversion or consolidation.
Section 7.12. Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company. Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the Company (other than with regard to any action proposed to be taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee that affects the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture) may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the



date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable to the Company for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than three Business Days after the date any officer that the Company has indicated to the Trustee should receive such application actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date), unless, prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of any omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in accordance with this Indenture in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.
Section 7.13. Collateral Documents; Intercreditor Agreements. By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby authorize and direct the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to execute and deliver each of the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement to which the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, is to be a party, including any Intercreditor Agreement or Collateral Documents executed on or after the Issue Date and any amendments, joinders or supplements to any Intercreditor Agreement or Collateral Document permitted by this Indenture. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent are not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under, any Intercreditor Agreement or any other Collateral Document, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent each shall have all of the rights, privileges, benefits, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to them under this Indenture (in addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreement or agreements).
ARTICLE 8
Concerning the Holders
Section 8.01. Action by Holders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), (a) the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced (i) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, or (ii) by the record of the Holders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 9, or (iii) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Holders and (b) the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes shall be treated as if they together constituted a single class of Notes hereunder. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders of the Notes, the Company or the Trustee may, but shall not be required to, fix in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Holders entitled to take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than fifteen days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.
Section 8.02. Proof of Execution by Holders. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, Section 7.02 and Section 9.05, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations of the Trustee as shall then be customary and standard. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register or by a certificate of the Note Registrar. The record of any Holders’ meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 9.06.
Section 8.03. Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners. The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent and any Note Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any Person other than the Company or any Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal (including any Redemption Price and any Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) of and (subject to Section 2.03) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, for conversion of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected or incur any liability by any notice to the contrary. All such payments or deliveries so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sums or Common Shares so paid or delivered, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable or shares deliverable upon any such Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes following an Event of Default, any holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation, proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depositary or any other Person, such holder’s right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Note in certificated form in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 8.04. Company-Owned Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under this



Indenture, Notes that are owned by the Company, by any Subsidiary thereof or by any Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible Officer actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 8.04 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to so act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company, a Subsidiary thereof or an Affiliate of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof. In the case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officer’s Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and, subject to Section 7.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.
Section 8.05. Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.
ARTICLE 9
Holders’ Meetings
Section 9.01. Purpose of Meetings. A meeting of Holders may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article 9 for any of the following purposes:
(a)    to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee or to give any directions to the Trustee permitted under this Indenture, or to consent to the waiving of any Default or Event of Default hereunder (in each case, as permitted under this Indenture) and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Holders pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 6;
(b)    to remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article 7;
(c)    to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.02; or
(d)    to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders of any specified aggregate principal amount of the Notes under any other provision of this Indenture or under applicable law.
Section 9.02. Call of Meetings by Trustee. The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders to take any action specified in Section 9.01, to be held at such time and at such place as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Holders, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting and the establishment of any record date pursuant to Section 8.01, shall be delivered to Holders of such Notes. Such notice shall also be delivered to the Company. Such notices shall be delivered not less than 20 nor more than 90 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.
Any meeting of Holders shall be valid without notice if the Holders of all Notes then outstanding are present in person or by proxy or if notice is waived before or after the meeting by the Holders of all Notes then outstanding, and if the Company and the Trustee are either present by duly authorized representatives or have, before or after the meeting, waived notice.
Section 9.03. Call of Meetings by Company or Holders. In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the Holders of at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of Holders, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have delivered the notice of such meeting within 20 days after receipt of such request, then the Company or such Holders may determine the time and the place for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 9.01, by delivering notice thereof as provided in Section 9.02.



Section 9.04. Qualifications for Voting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders a Person shall (a) be a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting or (b) be a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.
Section 9.05. Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders, in regard to proof of the holding of Notes and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall think fit.
The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders as provided in Section 9.03, in which case the Company or the Holders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting.
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, at any meeting of Holders each Holder or proxyholder shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held or represented by him or her; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Note challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Notes held by it or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating it as the proxy to vote on behalf of other Holders. Any meeting of Holders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02 or Section 9.03 may be adjourned from time to time by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented at the meeting, whether or not constituting a quorum, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
Section 9.06. Voting. The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders or of their representatives by proxy and the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more Persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was delivered as provided in Section 9.02. The record shall show the aggregate principal amount of the Notes voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting.
Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Holders of the Notes shall vote together with the holders of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes as if the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes were a single class of securities for purposes of this Section 9.06.
Section 9.07. No Delay of Rights by Meeting. Nothing contained in this Article 9 shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Holders or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders under any of the provisions of this Indenture or of the Notes.
ARTICLE 10
Supplemental Indentures
Section 10.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. The Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one or more of the following purposes:
(a)    to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect error or inconsistency;



(b)    to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or any Note Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of the Notes in the case of a consolidation, amalgamation, or merger or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s or a Note Guarantor’s assets pursuant to the terms of this Indenture;
(c)    to add additional Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Note Guarantee with respect to such Notes when such release, termination or discharge is permitted under this Indenture;
(d)    to secure the Notes or the related Note Guarantees or to add additional assets as Collateral;
(e)    to add to the covenants or Events of Default of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;
(f)    to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;
(g)    in connection with any Merger Event, provide that the notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to the provisions of Section 14.02, and make such related changes to the terms of the Notes and conversion rights of the Holders to the extent expressly required by Section 14.08;
(h)    provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or facilitate the administration of the trusts under this Indenture by more than one trustee;
(i)    comply with the rules of the Depositary;
(j)    comply with any requirement of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or
(k)    irrevocably (or for any specified period) elect or eliminate one of the Settlement Methods to the extent permitted by this Indenture and/or irrevocably (or for any specified period) elect a minimum Specified Dollar Amount, which shall not be less than $1,000.
Upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, if applicable, are hereby authorized to join with the Company and the Note Guarantors, if applicable, in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture or amendment or supplement to the other Notes Documents authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, if applicable, shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture or amendment or supplement to the other Notes Documents that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the addition of a Note Guarantor under this Indenture upon (i) execution and delivery by such Note Guarantor and the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto, and (ii) delivery of an Officer’s Certificate complying with the provisions of Section 17.05 hereof.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 10.01 may be executed by the Company, the Note Guarantors, if applicable, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, if applicable, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Notes at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 10.02.
Section 10.02. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 8) of the Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, voting together as a single class, then outstanding (determined in accordance with Article 8 and including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, Notes and/or Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes), the Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders; provided, however, that, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected, no such supplemental indenture shall:
(a)    reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment;
(b)    reduce the rate of or extend the stated time for payment of interest on any Note;



(c)    reduce the principal amount of or extend the Maturity Date of any Note;
(d)    make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Notes;
(e)    reduce the Redemption Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the Holders the Company’s obligation to make such payments, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise;
(f)    make any Note payable in a currency other than that stated in the Note;
(g)    change the ranking of the Notes;
(h)    release, or have the effect of releasing, all or substantially all of the value of the Note Guarantees; or.
(i)    make any change in this Article 10 that requires each Holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions in Section 6.02 or Section 6.09.
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 10.02, without the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, voting together as a single class, then outstanding, no amendment or waiver may (A) make any change in any Collateral Document, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with Collateral or application of trust proceeds of the Collateral with the effect of releasing the Liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral which secure the Notes Obligations or (B) change or alter the priority of Liens securing the Notes Obligations in any material portion of the Collateral in any way materially adverse, taken as a whole, to the Holders of such Notes and holders of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, other than, in each case, as provided under the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Upon the written request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid and subject to Section 10.05, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, if applicable, shall join with the Company and the Note Guarantors, if applicable, in the execution of such supplemental indenture or amendment or supplement to the other Notes Documents unless such supplemental indenture or amendment or supplement to the other Notes Documents affects the its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.
Holders do not need under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture. It shall be sufficient if such Holders approve the substance thereof. After any such supplemental indenture becomes effective, the Company shall deliver to the Holders a notice briefly describing such supplemental indenture. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the supplemental indenture.
Section 10.03. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company, the Note Guarantors and the Holders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.
Section 10.04. Notation on Notes. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10 may, at the Company’s expense, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at the Company’s expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent duly appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 17.10) and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding, and in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04.
Section 10.05. Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished Trustee. In addition to the documents required by Section 17.05, the Trustee shall receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the



requirements of this Article 10 and is permitted or authorized by this Indenture and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE 11
Consolidation, Merger, Sale, Conveyance and Lease
Section 11.01. Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms. The Company shall not consolidate with, amalgamate, merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another Person, except in compliance with Article 4 and unless:
(a)    immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Indenture;
(b)    the Company shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition and supplemental indentures, if any, comply with this Indenture; and
(c)    to the extent any assets of the Person who is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Company are assets of the type that would constitute Collateral under the Collateral Documents, the Company will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the applicable Collateral Documents in the manner and to the extent required in the Indenture or the applicable Collateral Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the applicable Collateral Documents.
For purposes of this Section 11.01, the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company to another Person, which properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company to another Person.
Section 11.02. [Reserved.]
Section 11.03. Note Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms. The Company will not permit any Note Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, consolidate with, merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another Person, except in compliance with Article 4 and unless:
(a)    except in the case of a Note Guarantor (x) that has disposed of all or substantially all of its assets, whether through a merger, amalgamation, consolidation or sale of Capital Stock or assets or (y) that, as a result of the disposition of all or a portion of its Capital Stock, ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, in both cases in compliance with Section 4.14, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not such Note Guarantor) shall expressly assume, by a guarantee agreement and applicable Collateral Documents in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Note Guarantor under its Note Guarantee;
(b)    to the extent any assets of the Person who is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the successor Note Guarantor are assets of the type that would constitute Collateral under the Collateral Documents, the successor Note Guarantor will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the applicable Collateral Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or the applicable Collateral Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the applicable Collateral Documents; and
(c)    immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists.
Section 11.04. Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee. No such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease shall be effective unless the Trustee shall receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such assumption and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, complies with the provisions of this Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
Immunity of Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers and Directors
Section 12.01. Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations. No recourse for the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on any Note, nor for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect



thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in any Note, nor because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, employee, agent, Officer or director or Subsidiary, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Notes.
ARTICLE 13
Note Guarantees
Section 13.01. Note Guarantees.
(a)    Each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally Guarantees (and subject in each case to the Agreed Guarantee Principles set forth in any notation of Note Guarantee, supplemental indenture, or as contemplated by Section 4.24(b)) to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder that: (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual payment of interest, if any, on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture or any Note shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and (iii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration pursuant to Section 6.02 or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Note Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Note Guarantor shall agree that this is a Guarantee of payment and not a Guarantee of collection. If acceleration of the time for payment of any Notes Obligation by the Company is stayed by reason of the insolvency or receivership of the Company or otherwise, all Notes Obligations otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of any Notes Document shall nonetheless be payable by the Note Guarantors hereunder forthwith on demand by the Trustee.
(b)    Each of the Note Guarantors hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to its Guarantee shall be joint and several, unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against the Company or any other obligor with respect to this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances (other than complete performance) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Note Guarantor. Each Note Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by law, hereby waives and relinquishes all claims, rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any such claims, rights or remedies, including but not limited to: (i) any right to require any of the Trustee, the Holders or the Company (each a “Benefited Party”), as a condition of payment or performance by such Note Guarantor, to (A) proceed against the Company, any other guarantor (including any other Note Guarantor) of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any other person, (B) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Company, any such other guarantor or any other person, (C) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Benefited Party in favor of the Company or any other person, or (D) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Benefited Party whatsoever; (ii) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of the Company including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of the Company from any cause other than payment in full of the obligations under the Note Guarantees; (iii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (iv) any defense based upon any Benefited Party’s errors or omissions in the administration of the obligations under the Note Guarantees, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (v) (A) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of the Note Guarantees and any legal or equitable discharge of such Note Guarantor’s obligations hereunder and under its Note Guarantee, (B) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Note Guarantor’s liability hereunder and under its Note Guarantee or the enforcement hereof and thereof, (C) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims and (D) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Benefited Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (vi) notices, demands, presentations, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance of the Note Guarantees, notices of default under the Notes or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any agreement related thereto, and notices of any



extension of credit to the Company and any right to consent to any thereof; (vii) to the extent permitted under applicable law, the benefits of any “One Action” rule; and (viii) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms of the Note Guarantees. Except as set forth in Section 13.05, each Note Guarantor covenants that its Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in its Note Guarantee and this Indenture.
(c)    If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Note Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Note Guarantors, any amount paid to either the Trustee or such Holder, any Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
(d)    Each Note Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Note Guarantor shall further agree that, as between the Note Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 6.02 for the purposes of any Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 6.02, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Note Guarantors for the purpose of any such Guarantee. The Note Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Note Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the applicable Guarantee.
Section 13.02. Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantees. To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01, each Note Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit C (as modified to reflect Agreed Guarantee Principles to the extent contemplated by Section 4.24(b)) shall be endorsed by an officer of such Note Guarantor, which notation shall be applicable to each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, and that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Note Guarantor by any of its Officers. Each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse a notation of such Note Guarantee. If an officer or Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee of a Note Guarantor no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates a Note, the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor shall be valid nevertheless. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantees set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Note Guarantors.
Section 13.03. Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability.
(a)    General. Each Note Guarantor confirms, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder hereby confirms, that it is the intention of all such parties that any Guarantee of such Note Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar applicable law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee and the Holders irrevocably agree, and the Note Guarantors irrevocably agree, that the obligations of such Note Guarantor under this Article 13 shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Note Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Note Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Note Guarantor under this Article 13, result in the obligations of such Note Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
(b)    [reserved].
(c)    Germany. In respect of the Guarantee given by a German Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex A), the provisions set forth in Annex A shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (c).
(d)    Switzerland. In respect of the Guarantee given by a Swiss Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex B), the provisions set forth in Annex B shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (d).
(e)    France. In respect of the Guarantee given by a French Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex C), the provisions set forth in Annex C shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (e).



(f)    Luxembourg. In respect of the Guarantee given by a Luxembourg Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex D), the provisions set forth in Annex D shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (f).
(g)    England and Wales. In respect of the Guarantee given by an English Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex E), the provisions set forth in Annex E shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (g).
Section 13.04. Merger and Consolidation of Note Guarantors.
(a)    In case of any sale or other disposition, consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Note Guarantor, such successor person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Note Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Note Guarantor. Such successor person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes available hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
(b)    Except as set forth in Article 4 and Article 11, and notwithstanding clause (a) of this Section 13.04, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of a Note Guarantor with or into another Person, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Note Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety.
Section 13.05. Release.
(a)    In the event (i) of a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Note Guarantor, by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of all the Equity Interests of any Note Guarantor, then held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transactions) a Subsidiary of the Company, in each case so long as such sale or other disposition is permitted by this Indenture, (ii) in the case of any Note Guarantee issued on the Issue Date (or required but issued thereafter pursuant to Section 4.24(b)), upon the release or discharge of the Note Guarantee by such Note Guarantor in respect of the Credit Agreement (other than any release or discharge by, or as a result of, payment of the Credit Facility Obligations), and in any other case upon the release or discharge of any Note Guarantee in respect of any Indebtedness that resulted in the issuance after the Issue Date of the Note Guarantee by such Note Guarantor, (iii) the Company discharges the Notes and its Obligations under this Indenture under Article 3 with respect to the Notes, (iv) upon the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Note Guarantor with and into the Company or another Note Guarantor or upon the liquidation of such Note Guarantor, in each case, in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture or (v) as described under Article 10, such Note Guarantor shall be released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee without any further action being required by the Trustee or any Holder. 
(b)    Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of any Note Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee.
(c)    Any Note Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Note Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 13.
ARTICLE 14
Conversion of Notes
Section 14.01. Conversion Privilege. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 14, each Holder of a Note shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of such Note at any time prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date at an initial conversion rate of 333.3333 Common Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in this Article 14, the “Conversion Rate”) per



$1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to, and in accordance with, the settlement provisions of Section 14.02, the “Conversion Obligation”).
Section 14.02. Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion.
(a)    Subject to this Section 14.02, Section 14.04(b) and Section 14.08(a), upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, cash (“Cash Settlement”), Common Shares, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Share in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and Common Shares, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Share in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Combination Settlement”), at its election, as set forth in and subject to this Section 14.02. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Settlement shall apply (and the Company shall not have the right to elect or apply any Settlement Method other than Cash Settlement) to any conversion of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs prior to the Cap Termination Date to the extent the number of Common Shares otherwise issuable upon such conversion (assuming the maximum number of Common Shares that could be issued upon such conversion if the total number of Common Shares is not known on the Conversion Date, without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limit), when aggregated with the number of all Common Shares delivered in respect of conversions of Notes and/or Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes that have occurred on and/or prior to the Conversion Date for such conversion (such numbers subject to appropriate adjustment in compliance with the rules of any exchange on which the Company’s securities are then listed in the event of any adjustment to the Aggregate Share Cap), would exceed the Aggregate Share Cap.
(i)    All conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Redemption Date shall be settled using the same Settlement Method.
(ii)    Except for any conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes but prior to the related Redemption Date, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all conversions with the same Conversion Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions with different Conversion Dates.
(iii)    If, in respect of any Conversion Date (or the period described in the third immediately succeeding set of parentheses), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the “Settlement Notice”) of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Conversion Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver such Settlement Notice to converting Holders no later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date (or, in the case of any conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Redemption Date, in such Redemption Notice). If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Physical Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation, subject to the second sentence of Section 14.02(a) at all times prior to the Cap Termination Date. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which shall not be less than $1,000. If the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $1,000.
At any time after the Cap Termination Date has occurred, the Company may irrevocably elect to satisfy its Conversion Obligation with respect to the Notes to be converted after the date of such election by delivering cash up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be converted, and Common Shares, cash or a combination thereof in respect of the remainder, if any, of its Conversion Obligation. Upon making such election, the Company shall promptly (x) provide written notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and (y) issue a report on Form 8-K or press release or publish on its website to announce that the Company has made such an election.
(iv)    The Company shall notify the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the date the Company has obtained the Requisite NYSE Shareholder Approval, if at all, and the occurrence of the Cap Termination Date no later than the date the Requisite NYSE Shareholder Approval is obtained and the Cap Termination Date, respectively. 



(v)    The cash, Common Shares or combination of cash and Common Shares in respect of any conversion of Notes (the “Settlement Amount”) shall be computed as follows:
(A)    if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Physical Settlement, the Company shall deliver to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date;
(B)    if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Cash Settlement (or Cash Settlement otherwise applies), the Company shall pay to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and
(C)    if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the Trading Days during the related Observation Period.
(vi)    The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts, the Daily Conversion Values and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Share, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing of the Daily Settlement Amounts, the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering fractional Common Shares. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.
(b)    Subject to Section 14.02(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to convert a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Conversion Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Notice of Conversion”) at the designated corporate trust office of the Conversion Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any Common Shares to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the designated corporate trust office of the Conversion Agent, (3) if required, pay all applicable transfer or similar taxes, if any, pursuant to Section 14.02(e), (4) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (5) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h). The Trustee (and if different, the Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion pursuant to this Article 14 on the Conversion Date for such conversion. No Notice of Conversion with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and has not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 15.03.
If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.
(c)    A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “Conversion Date”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Except as set forth in Section 14.04(b) and Section 14.08(a), the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date; provided that for any conversion of Notes in connection with a Redemption Notice to which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the second Business Day immediately following the later of (x) the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period and (y) the relevant Conversion Date; provided, however, that with respect to conversions for which Physical Settlement applies and the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the Company shall deliver and, if applicable, pay the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the Maturity Date. If any Common Shares are due to converting Holders, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver (if



applicable) to the Conversion Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, the full number of Common Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled, in certificate form or in book-entry format, in satisfaction of the Company’s Conversion Obligation.
(d)    In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the converting Holder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that is imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such conversion being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such conversion.
(e)    If a Holder submits a Note for conversion, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of any Common Shares upon conversion, unless (i) the tax is due because the Holder requests such shares to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder shall pay that tax or (ii) the tax consists of Luxembourg registration duties (droits d'enregistrement) payable in the case of voluntary registration of the conversion by a Holder with the Administration de l'Enregistrement des Domaines et de la TVA in Luxembourg, or registration of the conversion in Luxembourg when such registration is not reasonably required to enforce the rights of that Holder under the Notes. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the Common Shares being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
(f)    Except as provided in Section 14.05, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any Common Shares issued upon the conversion of any Note as provided in this Article 14.
(g)    Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversion of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.
(h)    Upon conversion, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s settlement of the full Conversion Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon a conversion of Notes into a combination of cash and Common Shares, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are converted after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so converted; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for conversions after the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Amounts exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all applicable Holders of record at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date regardless of whether their Notes have been converted following such Regular Record Date.
(i)    The Person in whose name the Common Shares shall be issuable upon conversion shall be treated as a shareholder of record as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date (if Physical Settlement applies) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if Combination Settlement applies), as the case may be. Upon a conversion of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for conversion.
(j)    The Company shall not issue any fractional Common Share upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Share issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number of shares that shall



be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.
Section 14.03. Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Redemption Notice. (a) If the Company gives a Redemption Notice with respect to any or all of the Notes in accordance with Section 16.02, and a Holder elects to convert all or any portion of its Notes in connection with such Redemption Notice, then the Company shall increase the Conversion Rate for such Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional Common Shares equal to the Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to any such conversion, any such increase in the Conversion Rate shall be determined at the end of the applicable Observation Period but given effect at the beginning of such Observation Period for purposes of determining the Daily Conversion Value and/or Daily Settlement Amount, as applicable, on each Trading Day during such Observation Period.
(b)    A conversion of Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” a Redemption Notice for purposes of this Section 14.03 if the relevant Notice of Conversion is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the date of the Redemption Notice until the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date.
Section 14.04. Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes. (a) If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective prior to the Maturity Date and a Holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, under the circumstances described below, increase the Conversion Rate for the Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional Common Shares (the “Additional Shares”), as described below. A conversion of Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” such Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the relevant Notice of Conversion is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to, and including, the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the 35th Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change) (such period, the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period”).
(b)    Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall satisfy the related Conversion Obligation in accordance with Section 14.02; provided, however, that if, at the effective time of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Reference Property following such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is composed entirely of cash, for any conversion of Notes following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Stock Price for the transaction and shall be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of converted Notes equal to the Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares), multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation shall be paid to Holders in cash on the second Business Day following the Conversion Date. The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date.
(c)    The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “Effective Date”) and the price (the “Stock Price”) paid (or deemed to be paid) per Common Share in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If the holders of the Common Shares receive in exchange for their Common Shares only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Effective Date. The Company shall make appropriate adjustments to the Stock Price, in its good faith determination, to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Effective Date (as such term is used in Section 14.05) or expiration date of the event occurs during such five consecutive Trading Day period.
(d)    The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table below shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Notes is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 14.05.



(e)    The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased per $1,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to this Section 14.04 for each Stock Price and Effective Date set forth below:
Stock Price
Effective Date$1.28$2.00$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00$7.50$10.00$25.00
July 26, 2022447.9166239.2347167.7111123.832994.917374.835660.310549.461421.843011.30840.0000
July 1, 2023447.9166226.7581154.5610111.071683.009763.920550.414040.542516.58018.11780.0000
July 1, 2024447.9166208.9080135.357992.379365.657248.206136.388328.11119.93794.46310.0000
July 1, 2025447.9166184.8972107.527264.725540.204525.757617.035811.64202.82831.18420.0000
July 1, 2026447.9166166.666766.66670.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000

    The exact Stock Prices and Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:
(i)    if the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table above or the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365 or 366-day year, as applicable;
(ii)    if the Stock Price is greater than $25.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate; and
(iii)    if the Stock Price is less than $1.28 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 781.2500 Common Shares, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.05.
(f)    Nothing in this Section 14.04 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.05 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
Section 14.05. Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Notes participate (other than in the case of (x) a share split or share combination or (y) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in this Section 14.05, without having to convert their Notes, as if they held a number of Common Shares equal to the applicable Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder.
(a)    If the Company exclusively issues Common Shares as a dividend or distribution on Common Shares, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;



CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date;
OS0    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date (before giving effect to any such dividend, distribution, split or combination); and
OS1    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.
Any adjustment made under this Section 14.05(a) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 14.05(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
(b)    If the Company issues to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares any rights, options or warrants (other than pursuant to a shareholders rights plan) entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
OS0    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
X    =    the total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y    =    the number of Common Shares equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.
Any increase made under this Section 14.05(b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that Common Shares are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Common Shares actually delivered. If no such rights, options or warrants are issued, or if no such rights, options or warrants are exercised prior to their expiration, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance had not occurred.
For purposes of this Section 14.05(b), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such Common Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Company in good faith.



(c)    If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, excluding (i) dividends, distributions or issuances described in Section 14.05(a) or Section 14.05(b), (ii) rights issued under a shareholders rights plan prior to separation thereof from the Common Shares in the circumstances described in Section 14.12, (iii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash described in Section 14.05(d), (iv) distributions of Reference Property upon conversion of, or in exchange for, Common Shares in a transaction described in Section 14.08(a), and (v) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 14.05(c) shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the “Distributed Property”), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
SP0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and
FMV    =    the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding Common Share on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.
Any increase made under the portion of this Section 14.05(c) above shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares receive the Distributed Property, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution. If the Board of Directors determines the “FMV” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 14.05(c) by reference to the actual or when-issued trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.
With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 14.05(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Shares of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period;



FMV0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Shares applicable to one Common Share (determined by reference to the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as set forth in Section 1.01 as if references therein to Common Shares were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”); and
MP0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the Valuation Period.
The increase to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall occur on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period; provided that (x) in respect of any conversion of Notes for which Physical Settlement is applicable, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the Valuation Period, references in the portion of this Section 14.05(c) related to Spin-Offs to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off to, and including, the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate and (y) in respect of any conversion of Notes for which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such conversion and within the Valuation Period, references in the portion of this Section 14.05(c) related to Spin-Offs to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off to, and including such Trading Day in determining the Conversion Rate of such Trading Day.
For purposes of this Section 14.05(c) (and subject in all respect to Section 14.12), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of the Common Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including Common Shares (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such Common Shares; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Shares, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 14.05(c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.05(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 14.05(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.05(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Shares as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.
For purposes of Section 14.05(a), Section 14.05(b) and this Section 14.05(c), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 14.05(c) is applicable also includes one or both of:
(A)    a dividend or distribution of Common Shares to which Section 14.05(a) is applicable (the “Clause A Distribution”); or
(B)    a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 14.05(b) is applicable (the “Clause B Distribution”),
then, in either case, (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 14.05(c) is applicable (the “Clause C Distribution”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 14.05(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section



14.05(a) and Section 14.05(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company (I) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution and (II) any Common Shares included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date” within the meaning of Section 14.05(a) or “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section 14.05(b).
(d)    If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
CR1 = CR0 ×
SP0
SP0 − C
where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
SP0    =    the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and
C    =    the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares.
Any increase pursuant to this Section 14.05(d) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Shares, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution.
(e)    If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries make a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the Common Shares (other than an odd-lot tender offer), to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per Common Share exceeds the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;



AC    =    the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Company in good faith) paid or payable for Common Shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
OS0    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);
OS1    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after the date such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase of all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP1    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires.
The increase to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.05(e) shall occur at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; provided that (x) in respect of any conversion of Notes for which Physical Settlement is applicable, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date of any tender or exchange offer, references in this Section 14.05(e) with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date that such tender or exchange offer expires to, and including, the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate and (y) in respect of any conversion of Notes for which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such conversion and within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date of any tender or exchange offer, references in this Section 14.05(e) with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding between the expiration date of such tender or exchange offer to, and including, such Trading Day in determining the Conversion Rate as of such Trading Day.
(f)    Notwithstanding this Section 14.05 or any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes, if (i) a Conversion Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to the provisions in this Section 14.05, (ii) a Note is to be converted pursuant to Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement, (iii) the Conversion Date for such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or any Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement) occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related Record Date, (iv) the consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole Common Shares (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such Trading Day includes any whole or fractional Common Shares (in the case of Combination Settlement), in each case based on a Conversion Rate that is adjusted for such dividend or distribution, and (v) such Common Shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, then, (x) in the case of Physical Settlement, such Conversion Rate adjustment shall not be given effect for such conversion and the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion based on such unadjusted Conversion Rate shall not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, provided that there shall be added, to the consideration otherwise due upon such conversion, the same kind and amount of consideration that would have been delivered in such dividend or distribution with respect to such Common Shares had such Common Shares been entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, and (y) in the case of Combination Settlement, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall be made for such conversion in respect of such Trading Day, provided that the Common Shares issuable with respect to such Trading Day based on such adjusted Conversion Rate shall not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution.
(g)    Except as stated herein, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares or the right to purchase Common Shares or such convertible or exchangeable securities.
(h)    In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 14.05, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of any exchange on which any of the Company’s securities are then listed, the Company from time to time may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days (i) if the Company determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest or (ii) to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Shares or rights to purchase Common Shares in connection with a dividend or distribution of Common Shares (or rights to acquire Common Shares) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall deliver to the Holder of each Note a notice of the increase at least 15 days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.



(i)    Except as described in this Section 14.05 and Section 14.04, the Conversion Rate shall not be required to be adjusted for any transaction or event. Without limiting the foregoing, the Conversion Rate shall not be required to be adjusted:
(i)    upon the issuance of Common Shares at a price below the Conversion Price, other than as described in Section 14.05(b) and Section 14.05(c);
(ii)    upon the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Shares under any plan;
(iii)    upon the issuance of any Common Shares or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;
(iv)    upon the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (ii) of this subsection and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued, other than as described in Section 14.05(b) and Section 14.05(c);
(v)    for a third-party tender offer, other than as described in Section 14.05(e);
(vi)    solely for a change in the par value of the Common Shares; or
(vii)    for accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Conversion Rate shall not be required to be adjusted for the issuance of the Notes, the conversion or redemption of such Notes in accordance with their terms and/or the issuance of securities or payments upon conversion or redemption of such Notes and/or the Equity Issuance.
(j)    All calculations and other determinations under this Article 14 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share. The Company shall not be required to make an adjustment to the Conversion Rate unless the adjustment would require a change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate. However, the Company shall carry forward any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate and make such carried forward adjustments (1) upon conversion of any Note (x) if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to such conversion, on each Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion and (y) if Physical Settlement is applicable to such conversion, on the relevant Conversion Date, (2) on each anniversary of the original issue date of the Notes and (3) on the date the Company sends a Redemption Notice for all or any Notes, in each case, without duplication and regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%.
(k)    Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may conclusively assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall deliver such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.
(l)    For purposes of this Section 14.05, the number of Common Shares at any time outstanding shall not include Common Shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on Common Shares held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include Common Shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Common Shares.
(m)    The Aggregate Share Cap shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate as set forth in this Section 14.05.
Section 14.06. Adjustments of Prices. Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over a span of multiple days (including an Observation Period and the period for determining the Stock Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or the period for determining the Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares), the Company shall make adjustments in its good faith judgment to each to account for any



adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Effective Date or expiration date, as the case may be, of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated.
    For the avoidance of doubt, the adjustments made pursuant to this Section 14.06 shall be made solely to the extent that the Company determines in its good faith judgment that any such adjustment is appropriate, without duplication of any adjustment made pursuant to Section 14.05.
Section 14.07. Shares to Be Fully Paid. The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient Common Shares to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming delivery of the maximum number of Additional Shares pursuant to Section 14.04 and the maximum number of Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares pursuant to Section 14.03, collectively, and that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder and that Physical Settlement were applicable, but subject to the Aggregate Share Cap at all times prior to the Cap Termination Date).
Section 14.08. Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Shares.
(a)    In the case of:
(i)    any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than changes in par value or from no par value or resulting from a subdivision or combination),
(ii)    any consolidation, merger, amalgamation, combination or similar transaction involving the Company,
(iii)    any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety or
(iv)    any statutory share exchange,
in each case, as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event”), then, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property,” with each “unit of Reference Property” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one Common Share is entitled to receive) upon such Merger Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 10.01(g) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 and (B) (I) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 shall continue to be payable in cash, (II) any Common Shares that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of Common Shares would have been entitled to receive in such Merger Event and (III) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property.
    If the Merger Event causes the Common Shares to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of shareholder election), then (i) the Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible shall be deemed to be the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Shares, and (ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one Common Share. If the holders of the Common Shares receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the effective date of such Merger Event (A) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 14.04 or by any Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares pursuant to Section 14.03), multiplied by the price paid per Common Share in such Merger Event and (B) the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion



Date. The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.
    Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 14. If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Notes as the Company shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including the provisions providing for the purchase rights set forth in Article 15.
(b)    When the Company executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 14.08, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly deliver notice thereof to all Holders. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be delivered to each Holder within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.
(c)    The Company shall not become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 14.08. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of Notes to convert its Notes into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable, as set forth in Section 14.01 and Section 14.02 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.
(d)    The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.
Section 14.09. Certain Covenants. (a) The Company covenants that all Common Shares issued upon conversion of Notes will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(b)    The Company covenants that, if any Common Shares to be provided for the purpose of conversion of Notes hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such Common Shares may be validly issued upon conversion, the Company will, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the Commission, secure such registration or approval, as the case may be.
(c)    The Company further covenants that if at any time the Common Shares shall be listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to list and keep listed, so long as the Common Shares shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
(d)    Prior to the Cap Termination Date, whenever the Aggregate Share Cap is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Aggregate Share Cap after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Aggregate Share Cap and may assume without inquiry that the last Aggregate Share Cap of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Aggregate Share Cap setting forth the adjusted Aggregate Share Cap and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall send such notice of such adjustment of the Aggregate Share Cap to each Holder at its last address appearing on the Note Register of this Indenture. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.
(e)    The Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain, at or prior to the next annual meeting of its shareholders following the date of this Indenture, such approval of its shareholders as is necessary to cause the Cap Termination Date to occur.
Section 14.10. Responsibility of Trustee. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or



amount) of any Common Shares, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and any other Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any Common Shares or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 14.08 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 14.08 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, may accept (without any independent investigation) as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by this Indenture has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent the notices referred to herein with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may conclusively rely, and the Company agrees to deliver such notices to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent immediately after the occurrence of any such event or at such other times as shall be provided for herein. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall have any obligation to (a) perform any testing to determine whether a condition for conversion has been satisfied, or (b) notify the Company, or the Holders, if Notes have become convertible.
Section 14.11. Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions. In case of any:
(a)    action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.05 or Section 14.12;
(b)    Merger Event; or
(c)    voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
then, in each case (unless notice of such event is otherwise required pursuant to another provision of this Indenture), the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and to be sent to each Holder at its address appearing on the Note Register, as promptly as possible but in any event at least 20 days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Shares of record are to be determined for the purposes of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) the date on which such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Shares of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Shares for securities or other property deliverable upon such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.
Section 14.12. Shareholder Rights Plans. If the Company has a shareholder rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Notes, each Common Share, if any, issued upon such conversion shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and the certificates representing the Common Shares issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any such shareholder rights plan, as the same may be amended from time to time. However, if, prior to any conversion of Notes, the rights have separated from the Common Shares in accordance with the provisions of the applicable shareholder rights plan, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares Distributed Property as provided in Section 14.05(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.
Section 14.13. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion. (a) When a Holder surrenders its Notes for conversion, the Company may, at its election (an “Exchange Election”), direct the Conversion Agent in writing to surrender, on or prior to the Trading Day immediately following the Conversion Date, such Notes to one or more financial institutions designated by the Company in writing to the Conversion Agent for exchange in lieu of conversion. In order to accept any Notes surrendered for conversion, the designated financial institution(s) must agree to timely pay or deliver, as the case may be, in exchange for such Notes, the amount of cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, at the Company’s election, that would otherwise be due upon conversion as described under Section 14.02. If the Company makes an Exchange Election, it shall, by the close of business on the Trading



Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, notify the Holder surrendering its Notes for conversion that it has made such Exchange Election and notify the designated financial institution(s) of the relevant deadline for payment or delivery, as the case may be, of the conversion consideration and the type of conversion consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be.
(b)    Any Notes exchanged by the designated financial institution(s) shall remain outstanding. If the designated financial institution(s) agree(s) to accept any Notes for exchange but does not timely pay or deliver, as the case may be, the related conversion consideration, or if such designated financial institution(s) does not accept the Notes for exchange, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the relevant consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation, as, and at the time, required pursuant to this Indenture as if the Company had not made an Exchange Election. So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, the Company shall comply with the applicable procedures of the Depositary.
(c)    The Company’s designation of any financial institution(s) to which the Notes may be submitted for exchange does not require such institution(s) to accept any Notes. The Company may, but will not be obligated to, pay any consideration to, or otherwise enter into any agreement with, the designated financial institution(s) for or with respect to such designation.
(d)    So long as the Notes are in the form of Global Notes, the Company shall comply with the applicable procedures of Depositary.
Section 14.14. Limits upon Issuance of Common Shares upon Conversion.
(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Person will be entitled to receive any Common Shares otherwise deliverable upon conversion of the Notes to the extent, but only to the extent, that such receipt would cause such Person to become, directly or indirectly, a Beneficial Owner of more than 9.9% of the Common Shares outstanding at such time on an aggregate basis (such restriction, the “Beneficial Ownership Limit”).
For purposes of this Section 14.14 only, a Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of and shall be deemed to beneficially own any Common Shares that such Person or any of such person’s Affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) or associates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) is deemed to beneficially own, together with any Common Shares beneficially owned by any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with such Person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Subject to the following proviso, for purposes of this Section 14.13 only, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as in effect on the date hereof; provided that the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates and associates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with such Person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act shall include the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise or conversion of any of the Company’s securities or rights to acquire the Common Shares, whether or not such securities or rights are currently exercisable or convertible or are exercisable or convertible only after the passage of time (including the number of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes in respect of which the beneficial ownership determination is being made), but shall exclude the number of Common Shares that would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted portion of any Notes beneficially owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates or associates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with such Person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any of the Company’s other securities subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates or associates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with such Person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Beneficial Owner” as used in this Section 14.14 shall not include (i) with respect to any Global Note, the nominee of the Depositary or any Person having an account with the Depositary or its nominee or (ii) with respect to any Physical Note, the Holder of such Physical Note unless, in each case, such nominee, account holder or Holder shall also be a Beneficial Owner of such Note.
(b)     Any purported delivery of Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes shall be void and have no effect to the extent, but only to the extent, that such delivery would result in any Person becoming the Beneficial Owner of Common Shares outstanding at such time in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limit.
(c)    When such Holder surrenders Notes for conversion, that Holder must provide a certification to the Company as to whether the Person (or Persons) receiving Common Shares upon conversion is, or would, as a result of such conversion (assuming Physical Settlement), become the beneficial owner of Common Shares outstanding at such time in excess of any Beneficial Ownership Limit then applicable to such Person (or Persons).



(d)     If any delivery of Common Shares otherwise owed to any Person (or persons) upon conversion of the Notes is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the Beneficial Ownership Limit, the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and, such Holder may either:
(i)    request the return of the Notes surrendered by such Holder for conversion, after which the Company shall deliver such Notes to such Holder within two Trading Days after receipt of such request; or
(ii)     certify to the Company that the Person (or Persons) receiving Common Shares upon conversion is not, and would not, as a result of such delivery, become the Beneficial Owner of Common Shares outstanding at such time in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limit, after which the Company shall deliver any such Common Shares withheld on account of such Beneficial Ownership Limit by the later of (i) the date such shares were otherwise due to such Person (or Persons) and (ii) two Trading Days after receipt of such certification; provided, however, until such time as the affected Holder gives such notice, no Person shall be deemed to be the shareholder of record with respect to the Common Shares otherwise deliverable upon conversion in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limit. Upon delivery of such notice, the provisions under Section 14.02 shall apply to the Common Shares to be delivered pursuant to such notice.
ARTICLE 15
Repurchase of Notes at Option of Holders
Section 15.01. [Intentionally Omitted].
Section 15.02. Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, each Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes, or any portion thereof that is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000, on the date (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Date”) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 calendar days or more than 35 calendar days following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Price”), unless the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates, in which case the Company shall instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to Holders of record as of such Regular Record Date, and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased pursuant to this Article 15. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date shall be subject to postponement in order to allow the Company to comply with applicable law as a result of changes to such applicable law occurring after the date of this Indenture.
(b)    Repurchases of Notes under this Section 15.02 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:
(i)    delivery to the Paying Agent by a Holder of a duly completed notice (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice”) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, if the Notes are Physical Notes, or in compliance with the Depositary’s procedures for surrendering interests in Global Notes, if the Notes are Global Notes, in each case on or before the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and
(ii)    delivery of the Notes, if the Notes are Physical Notes, to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements for transfer) at the designated corporate trust office of the Paying Agent, or book-entry transfer of the Notes, if the Notes are Global Notes, in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary, in each case such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price therefor.
The Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in respect of any Notes to be repurchased shall state:
(i)    in the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for repurchase;
(ii)    the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and
(iii)    that the Notes are to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and this Indenture;



provided, however, that if the Notes are Global Notes, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with appropriate Depositary procedures.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 15.02 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 15.03.
The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
(c)    On or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of Notes and the Trustee and the Paying Agent (in the case of a Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice (the “Fundamental Change Company Notice”) of the occurrence of the effective date of the Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right at the option of the Holders arising as a result thereof. In the case of Physical Notes, such notice shall be by first class mail or, in the case of Global Notes, such notice shall be delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:
(i)    the events causing the Fundamental Change;
(ii)    the date of the Fundamental Change;
(iii)    the last date on which a Holder may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Article 15;
(iv)    the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
(v)    the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;
(vi)    the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;
(vii)    if applicable, the Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion Rate;
(viii)    that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and
(ix)    the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes;
provided, however, that, if the Notes are Global Notes, the Holders (and holders of a beneficial interest in such Global Notes) must comply with the applicable procedures of the Depositary.
No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the Holders’ repurchase rights or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 15.02.
At the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall give such notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that, in all cases, the text of such Fundamental Change Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.
(d)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to purchase, or to make an offer to purchase, the Notes upon a Fundamental Change if a third party makes such an offer in the same manner, at the same time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company as set forth above, and such third party purchases all Notes properly surrendered and not validly withdrawn under its offer in the same manner, at the same time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company as set forth above.
(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to give such notice or repurchase the Notes as described above upon a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof if (1) such Fundamental Change results in the Notes becoming convertible (pursuant to Section 14.08) into an amount of cash per Note greater than the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price (assuming the maximum amount of accrued



interest would be payable based on the latest possible Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) and (2) the Company provides written notice of the Holders’ right to convert their Notes based on such Fundamental Change to Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) within five (5) Business Days of such transaction or event.
(f)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be repurchased by the Company on any date at the option of the Holders upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes held by it during the acceleration of the Notes (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes), or any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Notes in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary shall be deemed to have been cancelled, and, upon such return or cancellation, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
Section 15.03. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. (a) A Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the designated corporate trust office of the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 15.03 at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, specifying:
(i)    the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted (which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof),
(ii)    if Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate number of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and
(iii)    the principal amount, if any (which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof), of such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000;
provided, however, that if the Notes are Global Notes, the notice must comply with appropriate procedures of the Depositary.
Section 15.04. Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. (a) The Company will deposit with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company, or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.04) on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date an amount of money sufficient to repurchase all of the Notes to be repurchased at the appropriate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Subject to receipt of funds and/or Notes by the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) will be made on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (provided the Holder has satisfied the conditions in Section 15.02) and (ii) the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 15.02 by mailing checks for the amount payable to the Holders of such Notes entitled thereto as they shall appear in the Note Register; provided, however, that payments to the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Trustee shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
(b)    If by 11:00 a.m. New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, there has been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) money sufficient to make payment on all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be repurchased on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, then, with respect to the Notes that have been properly surrendered for repurchase and have not been validly withdrawn, (i) such Notes will cease to be outstanding, (ii) interest will cease to accrue on such Notes (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or Paying Agent) and (iii) all other rights of the Holders of such Notes will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and, if applicable, accrued and unpaid interest).
(c)    Upon surrender of a Physical Note that is to be repurchased in part pursuant to Section 15.02, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, to the Holder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unrepurchased portion of the Note surrendered.



Section 15.05. Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes. In connection with any repurchase offer, the Company will, if required:
(a)    comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act;
(b)    file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act; and
(c)    otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes;
in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under this Article 15 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in this Article 15.
ARTICLE 16
Optional Redemption
Section 16.01. Optional Redemption. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to January 26, 2023. On or after January 26, 2023, the Company may redeem (an “Optional Redemption”) for cash all or any portion of the Notes, at the Redemption Price, if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares exceeds 150% of the Conversion Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period (including the last Trading Day of such period) ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 16.02; provided that the Company may not exercise its Optional Redemption right unless (x) all Common Shares delivered to a Holder that elects to convert all or any portion of its Notes in connection with the related Redemption Notice are freely tradeable under Rule 144 by such Holder (other than the Company’s Affiliates or a Holder that has been the Company’s Affiliate at any time during the three months preceding) without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 or (y)(I) a shelf registration statement registering the resale of all Common Shares delivered to a Holder that elects to convert all or any portion of its Notes in connection with the related Redemption Notice is effective under the Securities Act and available for use by such Holder and (II) the Company expects such shelf registration statement to remain effective and so available for use from the date of the delivery of such Common Shares through the date that is thirty (30) calendar days following such delivery. The Company may not exercise its Optional Redemption right at any time when any “Holder” as defined in and pursuant to the Exchange Agreement is in possession of material non-public information about the Company or its securities that has been provided to such Holder by the Company or its representatives pursuant to a non-disclosure or similar agreement with the Company or otherwise (as reasonably determined by the Company).
Section 16.02. Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes. (a) In case the Company exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem all or, as the case may be, any part of the Notes pursuant to Section 16.01, it shall fix a date for redemption (each, a “Redemption Date”) and it or, at its written request received by the Trustee not less than five Business Days prior to the date such Redemption Notice is to be sent (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of the Company, shall deliver or cause to be delivered a notice of such Optional Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”) not less than 20 nor more than 35 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes so to be redeemed as a whole or in part; provided, however, that, if the Company shall give such notice, it shall also give written notice of the Redemption Date to the Trustee. The Redemption Date must be a Business Day, and the Company shall not specify a Redemption Date that falls on or after the 11th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
(b)    The Redemption Notice, if delivered in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such Redemption Notice by mail or any defect in the Redemption Notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note.
(c)    Each Redemption Notice shall specify:
(i)    the Redemption Date;
(ii)    the Redemption Price;
(iii)    that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each Note to be redeemed, and that interest thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;



(iv)    the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price;
(v)    that Holders may surrender their Notes for conversion at any time prior to the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date;
(vi)    the procedures a converting Holder must follow to convert its Notes and the Settlement Method and Specified Dollar Amount, if applicable, which shall not be less than $1,000;
(vii)    the Conversion Rate and, if applicable, the number of Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares added to the Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 14.03;
(viii)    the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers, if any, assigned to such Notes; and
(ix)    in case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued.
A Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable.
(d)    If fewer than all of the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed and the Notes to be redeemed are Global Notes, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Depositary in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary. If fewer than all of the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed and the Notes to be redeemed are not Global Notes, the Trustee shall select the Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed (in principal amounts of $1,000 or multiples thereof) by lot, on a pro rata basis or by another method the Trustee considers to be fair and appropriate. If any Note selected for partial redemption is submitted for conversion in part after such selection, the portion of the Note submitted for conversion shall be deemed (so far as may be possible) to be the portion selected for redemption.
Section 16.03. Payment of Notes Called for Redemption. (a) If any Redemption Notice has been given in respect of the Notes in accordance with Section 16.02, the Notes shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice and at the applicable Redemption Price. On presentation and surrender of the Notes at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice, the Notes shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price.
(b)    Prior to the open of business on the Redemption Date, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent or, if the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 7.05 an amount of cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on the Redemption Date), sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all of the Notes to be redeemed on such Redemption Date. Subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, payment for the Notes to be redeemed shall be made on the Redemption Date for such Notes. The Paying Agent shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Redemption Price.
Section 16.04. Restrictions on Redemption. The Company may not redeem any Notes on any date if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Redemption Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Redemption Price with respect to such Notes).
ARTICLE 17
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 17.01. Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements of the Company contained in this Indenture shall bind its successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.
Section 17.02. Official Acts by Successor Corporation. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or Officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation or other entity that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company.
Section 17.03. Addresses for Notices, Etc. Any notice or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Holders on the Company shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed (until another address is filed by the Company with



the Trustee) to Invacare Corporation, One Invacare Way, Elyria, Ohio 44035, Attention: General Counsel. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed to the Corporate Trust Office. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed to GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, 55 Ludgate Hill, Level 1 West, EC4M 7JW, London, United Kingdom, Attention: DCM Team Project Impact Invacare.
The Trustee, by notice to the Company, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. The Notes Collateral Agent, by notice to the Company, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication delivered or to be delivered to a Holder of Physical Notes shall be mailed to it by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be sufficiently given to it if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice or communication delivered or to be delivered to a Holder of Global Notes shall be delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary and shall be sufficiently given to it if so delivered within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail or deliver a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed or delivered, as the case may be, in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice to Holders by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 17.04. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS INDENTURE, EACH NOTE, EACH NOTE GUARANTEE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR ANY NOTE OR NOTE GUARANTEE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).
The Company and each Note Guarantor irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes and the Trustee, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of the Notes have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself in respect of its properties, assets and revenues.
The Company and each Note Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Indenture brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 17.05. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee. Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall, if requested by the Trustee, furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such action is permitted by the terms of this Indenture.
Each Officer’s Certificate provided for, by or on behalf of the Company in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with this Indenture (other than the Officer’s Certificates provided for in Section 4.08) shall include (a) a statement that the person signing such certificate is familiar with the requested action and this Indenture; (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement contained in such certificate is based; (c) a statement that, in the judgment of such person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed judgment as to whether or not such action is permitted by this Indenture; and (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the judgment of such person, such action is permitted by this Indenture.



Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 17.05, if any provision in this Indenture specifically provides that the Trustee shall or may receive an Opinion of Counsel in connection with any action to be taken by the Trustee or the Company hereunder, the Trustee shall receive such Opinion of Counsel.
Section 17.06. Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, any Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Maturity Date is not a Business Day, then any action to be taken on such date need not be taken on such date, but may be taken on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if taken on such date, and no interest shall accrue in respect of the delay.
Section 17.07. Agent for Service of Process. By the execution and delivery of this Indenture, each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary does, and with respect to any entity that becomes a Note Guarantor after the date hereof and is not a Domestic Subsidiary, within 10 days of becoming a Note Guarantor, as applicable, will, (i) acknowledge that they will designate and appoint Invacare Corporation, One Invacare Way, Elyria, Ohio 44035, or another Person satisfactory to the Trustee (the “Authorized Agent”), as their authorized agent upon whom process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Note Guarantees that may be instituted in any federal or state court in the State of New York or brought under federal or state securities laws, and acknowledge that the Authorized Agent has accepted such designation, (ii) submit to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding, and (iii) agree that service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of said service to the Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 17.07 shall be deemed effective service of process in any such suit or proceeding. Each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary further agrees to take any reasonable action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of the Authorized Agent in full force and effect so long as any of the Notes shall be outstanding; provided, however, that each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary may, by written notice to the Trustee, designate such additional or alternative agent for service of process under this Section 17.07 that (i) maintains an office located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in the State of New York, (ii) is either (x) counsel for the Note Guarantor or (y) a corporate service company which acts as agent for service of process for other persons in the ordinary course of its business and (iii) agrees to act as agent for service of process in accordance with this Section 17.07. Such written notice shall identify the name of such agent for process and the address of the office of such agent for process in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York. Upon the written request of any Holder, the Trustee shall deliver a copy of such notice to such Holder.
Section 17.08. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the Holders, the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any authenticating agent, any Note Registrar and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 17.09. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The table of contents and the titles and headings of the articles and sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 17.10. Authenticating Agent. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that shall be authorized to act on its behalf and subject to its reasonable judgment in the authentication and delivery of Notes in connection with the original issuance thereof and transfers and exchanges of Notes hereunder, including under Section 2.04, Section 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 10.04 and Section 15.04 as fully to all intents and purposes as though the authenticating agent had been expressly authorized by this Indenture and those Sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication and delivery of Notes by the authenticating agent shall be deemed to be authentication and delivery of such Notes “by the Trustee” and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement hereunder or in the Notes for the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. Such authenticating agent shall at all times be a Person eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 7.08.
Any corporation or other entity into which any authenticating agent may be merged, amalgamated or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or conversion to which any authenticating agent shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of any authenticating agent, shall be the successor of the authenticating agent hereunder, if such successor corporation or other entity is otherwise eligible under this Section 17.10, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto or the authenticating agent or such successor corporation or other entity.
Any authenticating agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any authenticating agent by giving written notice of termination to such authenticating agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any authenticating agent shall cease to be eligible under this



Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor authenticating agent (which may be the Trustee), shall give written notice of such appointment to the Company and shall deliver notice of such appointment to all Holders.
The Company agrees to pay to the authenticating agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services although the Company may terminate the authenticating agent, if it determines such agent’s fees to be unreasonable.
The provisions of Section 7.02, Section 7.03, Section 7.04, Section 8.03 and this Section 17.10 shall be applicable to any authenticating agent.
If an authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to this Section 17.10, the Notes may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
__________________________,
as Authenticating Agent, certifies that this is one of the Notes described
in the within-named Indenture.
By: ____________________
Authorized Officer
Section 17.11. Execution in Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. This Indenture shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature, (ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, Electronic Commerce Act 2000 (Ontario) and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.
Section 17.12. Severability. In the event any provision of this Indenture, in the Notes or in any Note Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
Section 17.13. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, EACH OF THE NOTE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 17.14. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, pandemics, epidemics, recognized public emergencies, quarantine restrictions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services, hacking, cyber-attacks, or other use or infiltration of the Trustee’s technological infrastructure exceeding authorized access; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts that are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 17.15. Calculations. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values, the Daily Settlement Amounts, accrued interest payable on the Notes, Additional Interest and the Conversion Rate of the



Notes. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will forward the Company’s calculations to any Holder of Notes upon the request of that Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.
Section 17.16. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
Section 17.17. Withholding Taxes. If the Company or another applicable withholding agent pays withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of the Holder or beneficial owner of a Note as a result of an adjustment or the non-occurrence of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, the Company may, at its option (or another withholding agent might) withhold from or set off such payments against payments of cash or the delivery of Common Shares or other conversion consideration on the Note, any payments on the Common Shares or sales proceeds received by, or other funds or assets of, such Holder (or, in the case of another withholding agent, the beneficial owner) of the Note.
Section 17.18. Intercreditor Agreements. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note, (a) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a signatory thereto and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and (b) authorizes and instructs the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into (x) the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement on the Issu Date, (y) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement on the Issue Date and (y) any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, after the Effective Date in accordance with this Indenture and the other Notes Documents, in each case as Trustee and as Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and on behalf of such Holder, including without limitation, making the representations of the Holders contained therein. The foregoing provisions as they relate to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement are intended as an inducement to the lenders under the Credit Agreement and the ABL Credit Agreement to extend credit and such lenders are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.
Section 17.19. Parallel Debt. Parallel Debt owed to the Notes Collateral Agent.
(a)    Each of the Note Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to pay to the Notes Collateral Agent as creditor in its own right and not as a representative of the other Secured Parties amounts equal to any amounts owing from time to time by that Note Party to any Secured Party under any Notes Document as and when those amounts are due for payment under the relevant Notes Document.
(b)    Each of the Note Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent acknowledge that the obligations of each Note Party under paragraph (a) are several and are separate and independent from, and shall not in any way limit or affect, the corresponding obligations of that Note Party to any Secured Party under any Notes Document (its “Corresponding Debt”) nor shall the amounts for which each Note Party is liable under paragraph (a) (its “Parallel Debt”) be limited or affected in any way by its Corresponding Debt provided that:
(i)    the Notes Collateral Agent shall not demand payment with regard to the Parallel Debt of any Note Party to the extent that such Note Party’s Corresponding Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; and
(ii)    no Holder shall demand payment with regard to the Corresponding Debt of any Note Party to the extent that such Note Party’s Parallel Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged.
(c)    The Notes Collateral Agent acts in its own name and not as a trustee, and its claims in respect of the Parallel Debt shall not be held on trust. The collateral under the Collateral Documents granted under the Notes Documents to the Notes Collateral Agent to secure the Parallel Debt is granted to the Notes Collateral Agent in its capacity as creditor of the Parallel Debt and shall not be held on trust.



(d)    All monies received or recovered by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 17.19, and all amounts received or recovered by the Notes Collateral Agent from or by the enforcement of any collateral under the Collateral Documents granted to secure the Parallel Debt, shall be applied in accordance with this Indenture.
(e)    Without limiting or affecting the Notes Collateral Agent’s rights against the Note Parties (whether under this Section 17.19 or under any other provision of the Notes Documents), each Holder acknowledges that:
(i)    nothing in this Section 17.19 shall impose any obligation on the Notes Collateral Agent to advance any sum to any Holder or otherwise under any Notes Document, except in its capacity as a note holder; and
(ii)    for the purpose of any vote taken under any Notes Document, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be regarded as having any participation or commitment other than those which it has in its capacity as a note holder.
(f)    Special Appointment of Notes Collateral Agent (German Collateral):
(i)    For the purposes of any security provided under the German Collateral Documents (where “German Collateral” means any security interest created under the Collateral Documents governed by German law) in addition to the provision set out above, the specific provisions set out in paragraphs (b) to (e) of this Section 17.19 shall be applicable. In the case of any inconsistency, the provisions set out in paragraphs (b) to (e) of this Section 17.19 shall prevail. The provisions set out in paragraph (b) to (e) of this Section 17.19 shall not constitute a trust but a fiduciary relationship (Treuhand) within the meaning of German law.
(ii)    With respect to any German Collateral constituted by non–accessory (nicht akzessorische) security interests, the Notes Collateral Agent shall hold, administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release that German Collateral in its own name, but as trustee (Treuhänder) for the account of the Secured Parties.
(iii)     With respect to any German Collateral constituted by accessory (akzessorische) security interests, the Notes Collateral Agent shall administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release that German Collateral in the name of and for and on behalf of the Secured Parties and shall hold, administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release that German Collateral in its own name on the basis of its own rights under Section 17.19.
(iv)    Each Secured Party (other than the Notes Collateral Agent) hereby instructs and authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent (with the right of sub-delegation) to act as its agent (Stellvertreter) and in particular (without limitation) to enter into and amend any documents evidencing German Collateral and to make and accept all declarations and take all actions it considers necessary or useful in connection with any German Collateral on behalf of that Secured Party. The Notes Collateral Agent shall further be entitled to enforce or release any German Collateral, to perform any rights and obligations under any documents evidencing German Collateral and to execute new and different documents evidencing or relating to the German Collateral.
(v)    At the request of the Notes Collateral Agent, each Secured Party shall provide the Notes Collateral Agent with a separate written power of attorney (Spezialvollmacht) for the purposes of executing any agreements and documents or otherwise acting on their behalf. Each Secured Party hereby ratifies and approves all acts previously done by the Notes Collateral Agent on such secured party’s behalf.
(vi)    Each Secured Party which becomes a party to this Indenture ratifies and approves all acts and declarations previously done by the Notes Collateral Agent on such Secured Party’s behalf (including, for the avoidance of doubt the declarations made by the Notes Collateral Agent as representative without power of attorney (Vertreter ohne Vertretungsmacht) in relation to the creation of any pledge (Pfandrecht) on behalf and for the benefit of each Secured Party as future pledgee or otherwise).
(vii)    Each Secured Party hereby releases the Notes Collateral Agent from the restrictions imposed by Section 181 German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and similar restrictions applicable to it pursuant to any other law, in each case to the extent legally possible to that Secured Party. A Secured Party which is barred by its constitutional documents or by laws from granting such exemption shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent accordingly.



(viii)    The Notes Collateral Agent accepts its appointment as agent and administrator of the German Collateral on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement and the Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent and all other parties to this Agreement agree that, in relation to any German Collateral, no Secured Party (other than the Notes Collateral Agent in that capacity) shall exercise any independent power to enforce any German Collateral or take any other action in relation to the enforcement of the German Collateral, or make or receive any declarations in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 18
Collateral
Section 18.01. Collateral Documents.
(a)    The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and interest on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an Interest Payment Date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and interest on the Notes and performance of all other obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors to the Holders, the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, shall be secured as provided in the Collateral Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure Notes Obligations, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements. The Trustee, the Company and the Note Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that the Notes Collateral Agent holds the Collateral in trust (or, as the case may be, as direct representative) for the benefit of the Holders, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent and pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreements, each as may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms and this Indenture, and authorizes and directs the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement on the Issue Date, and the Collateral Documents and the Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, if any, at any time after the Issue Date, if applicable, and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. In the event of conflict between an Intercreditor Agreement, any of the other Collateral Documents and this Indenture, the applicable Intercreditor Agreement shall control. The Company shall deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent copies of all documents required to be filed pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next sentence of this Section 18.01, to assure and confirm to the Notes Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Collateral Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. On or following the Issue Date and subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, the Company and the Note Guarantors shall, at their sole expense, execute any and all further documents, financing statements (including continuation statements and amendments to financing statements), agreements and instruments, and take all further action that may be required under applicable law, or that the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably request (it being understood that neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent is under any obligation or duty to make such request), in order to grant, preserve, maintain, protect and perfect (or continue the perfection of) the validity and priority of the Liens and security interests created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents in the Collateral; provided that for so long as there are outstanding any Credit Facility Obligations, no actions shall be required to be taken with respect to the perfection of the security interests in the Collateral to the extent such actions are not required to be taken with respect to the Credit Agreement. Such security interest and Liens will be created under the Collateral Documents and other security agreements and other instruments and documents.
(b)    It is understood and agreed that prior to the discharge of the Credit Facility Obligations, to the extent that the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent is satisfied with or agrees to any deliveries or documents required to be provided in respect of any matters relating to the Collateral or makes any determination in respect of any matters relating to the Collateral (including, without limitation, extensions of time or waivers for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets (including in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Issue Date), the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be satisfied with such deliveries and/or documents and the judgment of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent in respect of any such matters under the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be the judgment of the Notes Collateral Agent in respect of such matters under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
It is understood and agreed that prior to the discharge of the ABL Obligations, to the extent that the ABL Agent is satisfied with or agrees to any deliveries or documents required to be provided in respect of any matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral or makes any determination in respect of any matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (including, without limitation, extensions of time or waivers for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular



assets (including in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Issue Date), the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be satisfied with such deliveries and/or documents and the judgment of the ABL Agent in respect of any such matters under the ABL Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be the judgment of the Notes Collateral Agent in respect of such matters under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
Section 18.02. Release of Collateral.
(a)    Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Collateral Documents at any time and from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements and this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements and this Indenture, the Company and the Note Guarantors will be entitled to the release of property and other assets constituting Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes and the Notes Obligations under any one or more of the following circumstances:
(i)    to enable the Company and/or one or more Note Guarantors to consummate the sale, transfer or other disposition (including by the termination of capital leases or the repossession of the leased property in a capital lease by the lessor) of such property or assets (to a Person that is not the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) to the extent permitted by Section 4.13;
(ii)    in the case of a Note Guarantor that is released from its Guarantee with respect to the Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the release of the property and assets of such Guarantor;
(iii)    with respect to any Collateral that is or becomes an “Excluded Asset,” upon it becoming an Excluded Asset;
(iv)    to the extent the Liens on the Collateral securing the Credit Facility Obligations are released by the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent (other than any release by, or as a result of, payment of the Credit Facility Obligations), upon the release of such Liens;
(v)    in connection with any enforcement action taken by the Controlling Collateral Agent or the Priority Debt Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents; or
(vi)    as described under Article 10 hereof.
(b)    The Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees also will be released:
(i)    upon payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other Notes Obligations under this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid,
(ii)    upon a discharge of this Indenture as described under Article 3 hereof, or
(iii)    pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
(c)    With respect to any release of Collateral, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, as applicable, to such release have been met and that it is permitted for the Trustee and/or Notes Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the documents requested by the Company in connection with such release and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Company, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall, execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Company’s expense) such instruments or releases to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Collateral Documents or the Lien Intercreditor Agreements and shall do or cause to be done (at the Company’s expense) all acts reasonably requested of them to release such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable. Neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in reliance upon any such Officer’s Certificate, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Collateral Document or in the Intercreditor Agreements to the contrary, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction or termination, unless and until it receives such Officer’s Certificate, upon which it shall be entitled to conclusively rely.



Section 18.03. Suits to Protect the Collateral.
Subject to the provisions of Article 7 and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee may or may direct the Notes Collateral Agent to take all actions it determines in order to:
(a)    enforce any of the terms of the Collateral Documents; and
(b)    collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Notes Obligations hereunder.
Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall have the power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent may determine to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent may determine to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral. Nothing in this Section 18.03 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent.
Section 18.04. Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents.
Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 18.05. Purchaser Protected.
In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the applicable release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article 18 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer.
Section 18.06. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.
In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 18 upon the Company or a Note Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or a Guarantor or of any Officer or Officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 18; and if the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent.
Section 18.07. Notes Collateral Agent.
(a)    The Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Notes Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, and the Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Notes Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Notes Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 18.07. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Notes Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the duties of the Notes Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements to which the Notes Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Notes Collateral Agent have or



be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder, the Company or any Note Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Notes Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Notes Collateral 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 an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
(b)    The Notes Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements by or through receivers, interim receivers, managers, monitors, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith and with due care.
(c)    None of the Notes Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any other Note Party or Affiliate of any Note Party, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of any Note Party or any other party to this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Notes Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of any Note Party or any Note Party’s Affiliates.
(d)    The Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) 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, without limitation, counsel to the Company or any other Note Party), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Notes Collateral Agent. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Notes Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Notes Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders.
(e)    The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Notes Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Notes Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 18.07).



(f)    The Notes Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Notes Collateral Agent. If the Notes Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Company shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Notes Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Trustee, at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may appoint a successor collateral agent, subject to the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default). If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation) the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may at any time remove the Notes Collateral Agent and nominate a successor collateral agent that shall be deemed appointed as successor collateral agent by giving written notice of such removal and appointment to the Company and by delivering notice thereof to the remaining Holders (if any). Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring or removed Notes Collateral Agent, and the term “Notes Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor collateral agent, and the retiring or removed Notes Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Notes Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Notes Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder, the provisions of this Section 18.07 shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring or removed Notes Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation or removal be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Notes Collateral Agent under this Indenture.
(g)    GLAS Trust Corporation Limited shall initially act as Notes Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint co-Notes Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Notes Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(h)    The Notes Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (iii) make the representations of the Holders set forth in the Collateral Documents and Intercreditor Agreements, (iv) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (v) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.
(i)    If at any time or times the Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Notes Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Indenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Trustee from the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, or (ii) payments from the Notes Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to Article 6, the Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Notes Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Notes Collateral Agent such proceeds to be applied by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.
(j)    The Notes Collateral Agent is each Holder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Company, the Trustee shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the Notes Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Notes Collateral Agent’s instructions.
(k)    The Notes Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Note Party or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Notes Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all of the Note Party’s property constituting Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or 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 the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or as otherwise provided in the Collateral Documents.
(l)    If the Company or any Note Guarantor (i) incurs any Junior Financing of the type described in clause (b) of the definition thereof at any time when no Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement is in effect and (ii) delivers to the Notes Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Junior Priority Obligations so incurred, the Notes Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Company, including legal fees and expenses of the Notes Collateral Agent), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.
(m)    No provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Notes Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders (or the Trustee in the case of the Notes Collateral Agent) unless it shall have received indemnity satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Trustee against potential costs and liabilities incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents, in the event the Notes Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if the Notes Collateral Agent has determined that the Notes Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances. The Notes Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this clause if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient.
(n)    The Notes Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents or instrument referred to herein or therein, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Notes Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Company (and money held in trust by the Notes Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law) and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act.
(o)    Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.
(p)    The Notes Collateral Agent does not assume any responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any breach by the Company or any other Grantor under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements or in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreements and any Collateral Documents of any other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the validity, enforceability or collectability of any Notes Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor; or for any failure of any obligor to perform its Notes Obligations under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents. The Notes Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or Event of Default, the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture, the



Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and any Collateral Documents. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents unless expressly set forth hereunder or thereunder. The Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time to seek instructions from the Holders with respect to the administration of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.
(q)    The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, the Notes Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Notes Collateral Agent in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral. In the event that the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any fiduciary or trust obligation for the benefit of another, which in either of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee’s sole discretion may cause the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, to be considered an “owner or operator” under the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq., or otherwise cause the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to incur liability under CERCLA or any other federal, state or local law, each of the Notes Collateral Agent and the Trustee reserves the right, instead of taking such action, to either resign as the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee or arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court-appointed receiver. Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable to the Company, the Note Guarantors or any other Person for any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of either of the Notes Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to the discharge, release or threatened release of hazardous materials into the environment. If at any time it is necessary or advisable for property to be possessed, owned, operated or managed by any Person (including the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) other than the Company or the Note Guarantors, a majority in interest of Holders shall direct the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to appoint an appropriately qualified Person (excluding the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) who they shall designate to possess, own, operate or manage, as the case may be, the property.
(r)    Upon the receipt by the Notes Collateral Agent of a written request of the Company signed by an Officer (a “Collateral Document Order”), the Notes Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Collateral Document to be executed after the Issue Date. Such Collateral Document Order shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to, and is a Collateral Document Order referred to in, this Section 18.07(r), and (ii) instruct the Notes Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Collateral Document. Any such execution of a Collateral Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Company, upon delivery to the Notes Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Collateral Document have been satisfied. The Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, hereby authorize and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to execute such Collateral Documents.
(s)    Subject to the provisions of the applicable Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, agrees that the Notes Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee, as applicable.
(t)    After the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may direct the Notes Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements.



(u)    The Notes Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements and to the extent not prohibited under the Intercreditor Agreements, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.05 and the other provisions of this Indenture.
(v)    In each case that the Notes Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under any Collateral Document or any Intercreditor Agreement to take any action (an “Action”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any Collateral Document or any Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. If the Notes Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such Action unless and until the Notes Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.
(w)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or in any Collateral Document or any Intercreditor Agreement, in no event shall the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments), nor shall the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee makes any representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of any of the Collateral Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby.
(x)    Before the Notes Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting in each case at the request or direction of the Company or the Note Guarantors, it may require an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of this Section 18.07 and Section 17.05; provided that no Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement to be entered by the Notes Collateral Agent on the Issue Date. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate.
(y)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Notes Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and the Trustee with respect to the Collateral Documents and the Collateral.
(z)    The rights, privileges, benefits, immunities, indemnities and other protections given to the Trustee are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Notes Collateral Agent as if the Notes Collateral Agent were named as the Trustee herein and the Collateral Documents were named as this Indenture herein.
(aa)    [Reserved.]
(bb)    Section 7.06 of this Indenture shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Notes Collateral Agent in its capacity as such.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
INVACARE CORPORATION
/s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name:    Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
/s/ Linda Lopez        
Name:    Linda Lopez
Title:    Assistant Vice President
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GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED, as Notes Collateral Agent
/s/ Katie Lacey        
Name:    Katie Lacey
Title:    Authorised Signatory


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FREEDOM DESIGNS, INC.
MEDBLOC, INC.
ADAPTIVE SWITCH LABORATORIES, INC.
INVACARE CREDIT CORPORATION
INVACARE HOLDINGS, LLC
INVAMEX HOLDINGS LLC


By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer


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CARROLL HEALTHCARE GENERAL PARTNER, INC.
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
INVACARE CANADA GENERAL PARTNER INC.
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
CARROLL HEALTHCARE INC.
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
INVACARE CANADA L.P.
By: Invacare Canada General Partner Inc.
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
MOTION CONCEPTS L.P.
By: Carroll Healthcare Inc.
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
PERPETUAL MOTION ENTERPRISES LIMITED
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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INVACARE FRANCE OPERATIONS SAS
By: Invacare Holding Two BV
Its: President
By: /s/ Joost Beltman    
Name: Joost Beltman
Title: Permanent Representative
INVACARE POIRIER SAS
By: Invacare Holding Two BV
Its: President
By: /s/ Joost Beltman    
Name: Joost Beltman
Title: Permanent Representative

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INVACARE HOLDINGS S.À R.L.
Société à responsabilite limitee
Registered Office Address: 6, rue Eugène
Ruppert L - 2453 Luxembourg
RCS Number: B169438
By: /s/ Steven L. Bachie    
Name: Steven L. Bachie
Title: Class A Manager
INVACARE HOLDINGS TWO S.À R.L.
Société à responsabilite limitee
Registered Office Address: 6, rue Eugene
Ruppert L - 2453 Luxembourg
RCS Number: B169458
By: /s/ Steven L. Bachie    
Name: Steven L. Bachie
Title: Class A Manager
INVACARE HOLDINGS C.V.
By: Invacare Holdings, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
INVACARE HOLDINGS TWO B.V.
By: /s/ Joost Beltman    
Name: Joost Beltman
Title: Authorised signatory
INVACARE B.V.
By: /s/ Marco Koole    
Name: Marco Koole
Title: Authorised signatory

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INVACARE UK OPERATIONS LIMITED
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Director
INVACARE LIMITED
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Director

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ANNEX A

Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Germany

Section 13.03(c). Germany. In respect of the Guarantee given by a German Note Guarantor (as defined below), the following provisions shall apply:
(a)    Definitions
“AG” means (i) a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft, AG) incorporated under German law and/or (ii) a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) with a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft, AG) as general partner (Komplementär).
“AG Guarantor” means any Note Guarantor which is an AG, any SE Guarantor and any KGaA Guarantor.
“AktG” means the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz, AktG).
“Auditor’s Determination” means the determination pursuant to paragraph (c)(iv) below.
“BGB” means the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, BGB).
“DPLA” means a domination and/or profit and loss pooling agreement (Beherrschungs- und/oder Gewinnabführungsvertrag) as defined in § 291 (1) AktG.
“EU Guarantor” means any limited liability company (or limited partnership with a limited liability company as its general partner) incorporated in a jurisdiction other than Germany whose centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on Insolvency Proceedings) is in Germany.
“German Note Guarantor” means any AG Guarantor, any GmbH Guarantor and any EU Guarantor.
“GmbH” means (i) a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH) incorporated under German law and/or (ii) a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) with a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH) as general partner (Komplementär).
“GmbH Capital Impairment” means the GmbH Net Assets of a GmbH Guarantor falling below the amount (Entstehung einer Unterbilanz) required to maintain that GmbH Guarantor’s registered share capital (Stammkapital) or an increase of an existing shortage (Vertiefung einer Unterbilanz) of its registered share capital (Stammkapital) and thereby violating §§ 30, 31 GmbHG.
“GmbH Guarantor” means a Note Guarantor which is a GmbH.
“GmbH Net Assets” means the net assets (Reinvermögen) of a GmbH Guarantor calculated in accordance with § 42 GmbHG, §§ 242, 264 HGB and the generally accepted accounting principles applicable (Grundsätze ordnungsgemäßer Buchführung) from time to time in Germany as adjusted pursuant to paragraph (c)(vi) below.
“GmbHG” means the German Limited Company Act (Gesetz betreffend die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbHG).
“HGB” means the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch, HGB).
“InsO” means the German Insolvency Code (Insolvenzordnung, InsO).
“KGaA” means a Note Guarantor which is a partnership limited by shares (Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, KGaA).
“KGaA Guarantor” means a Note Guarantor which is a KGaA.
“Limited Obligation” means any guarantee and any other liability, indemnity or other payment obligation under this Indenture or any other provision of the Notes Documents.
“Limited Upstream Obligation” means any Limited Obligation if and to the extent such Limited Obligation secures or relates to liabilities which are owed by direct or indirect shareholders of the relevant Note Guarantor (upstream) or Subsidiaries of such shareholders (such Subsidiaries not to include the relevant Note Guarantor and the Subsidiaries of that relevant Note Guarantor) (cross-stream).
“Liquidity Impairment” means a German Note Guarantor being deprived of the liquidity necessary to fulfil its liabilities towards its creditors and thereby violating § 15b (5) InsO.
“Management Notification” means the notification pursuant to paragraph (c)(iii) below.
“SE” means a European company (Europäische Gesellschaft, SE) incorporated under German law.
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“SE Guarantor” means a Note Guarantor which is (i) an SE and/or (ii) a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) with a SE as general partner (Komplementär).
“SE Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE).
(b)    AG Guarantee Limitation Language
(i)    Save as set out otherwise in this paragraph (b), the Holders, Trustee and/or the Notes Collateral Agent shall not enforce, and any AG Guarantor shall have a defence (Einrede) against any Limited Upstream Obligation of such AG Guarantor or of any Note Guarantor that is a subsidiary of such AG Guarantor.
(ii)    Any Limited Upstream Obligation granted by such AG Guarantor or by any Subsidiary of that AG Guarantor shall be enforceable (vollstreckbar) if a DPLA is in force between the relevant AG Guarantor and a direct shareholder (with the direct shareholder as dominating party) provided that:
(A)    the mere existence of a DPLA between the relevant AG Guarantor and a direct shareholder (with the direct shareholder as dominating party) leads to the inapplicability of § 57 (1) and § 71a AktG (in connection with § 278 (3) AktG and/or Art. 5 SE Regulation with respect to the relevant payments under the Limited Upstream Obligation; or
(B)    the loss compensation claim (Verlustausgleichsanspruch) of the AG Guarantor under the DPLA would be, or can be expected to be, fully valuable and recoverable (vollwertig) in the balance sheet of the AG Guarantor.
(iii)    Any Limited Upstream Obligation granted by such AG Guarantor or by any Subsidiary of that AG Guarantor shall be enforceable (vollstreckbar) if and to the extent such Limited Upstream Obligation is covered (gedeckt) by a fully valuable and recoverable consideration or recourse claim (vollwertiger Gegenleistungs- oder Rückgewähranspruch) of the AG Guarantor against the affiliate whose obligations are secured by the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation and would therefore not lead to a violation of § 57 (1) AktG (in connection with § 278 (3) AktG and/or Art. 5 SE Regulation, as applicable), in each case unless it would lead to a violation of § 71a AktG.
(iv)    Any Limited Upstream Obligation granted by such AG Guarantor or by any Subsidiary of that AG Guarantor shall be enforceable (vollstreckbar) if and to the extent:
(A)    an amount received under this Indenture is applied for the repayment, prepayment or other refinancing of any financial indebtedness of such AG Guarantor or Subsidiary of such AG Guarantor; and
(B)    such exception does not lead to a violation of § 57 (1) or § 71a AktG (in connection with § 278 (3) AktG and/or Art. 5 SE Regulation, as applicable).
(c)    GmbH Guarantee Limitation Language
(i)    Save as set out in this paragraph (c), the Holders, Trustee and/or the Notes Collateral Agent shall not enforce, and any GmbH Guarantor (and/or the relevant subsidiary of a GmbH Guarantor) shall have a defense (Einrede) against, any Limited Upstream Obligation if and to the extent a discharge (Erfüllung) or enforcement (Vollstreckung) in respect of a Limited Upstream Obligation would cause a GmbH Capital Impairment to occur.
(ii)    The restrictions in paragraph (i) shall not apply:
(A)    if and to the extent the Limited Upstream Obligation of the GmbH Guarantor secures any indebtedness under any Notes Document in respect of:
(1)    loans to the extent such loans are (directly or indirectly) on-lent or otherwise passed on to the relevant GmbH Guarantor or its Subsidiaries; or
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(2)    bank guarantees or letters of credit that are issued for the benefit of any of the creditors of the GmbH Guarantor or the GmbH Guarantor’s Subsidiaries,
in each case, to the extent that any such on-lending or otherwise passing on or bank guarantees or letters of credit are still outstanding at the time of the enforcement of the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation; for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this paragraph (ii) shall have the effect that such on-lent amounts may be enforced multiple times (no double dip);
(B)    if, at the time of enforcement of the Limited Upstream Obligation, a DPLA (either directly or indirectly through an unbroken chain of domination and/or profit transfer agreements) exists between any of its direct or, where applicable, indirect shareholders as dominating company (herrschendes Unternehmen) and the relevant GmbH Guarantor as a dominated company (beherrschtes Unternehmen), provided that:
(1)    the GmbH Guarantor is a Subsidiary of the relevant Note Party whose obligations are secured by the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation; or
(2)    the GmbH Guarantor and the relevant Note Party whose obligations are secured by the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation are both Subsidiaries of a joint (direct or indirect) parent company and such parent company as dominating entity (beherrschendes Unternehmen),
in each case to the extent the relevant GmbH Guarantor has a fully valuable recourse claim (vollwertiger Verlustausgleichsanspruch) against the dominating company, unless and to the extent the existence of such DPLA alone (e.g., without a fully recoverable recourse claim) results in the inapplicability of § 30 (1) sentence 1 GmbHG) with respect to the relevant payments under the Limited Upstream Obligation;
(C)    if and to the extent any payment under the Limited Upstream Obligation is covered (gedeckt) by a fully valuable and recoverable consideration or recourse claim (vollwertiger Gegenleistungs- oder Rückgewähranspruch) of the GmbH Guarantor against the relevant Note Party whose obligations are secured by the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation; or
(D)    if the relevant GmbH Guarantor has not complied with its obligations pursuant to paragraphs (iii) and/or (iv) (as applicable) below; however, if and to the extent that the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation has been enforced without regard to the restrictions contained in this paragraph (c) because the Management Notification and/or the Auditor’s Determination has not (or not in a timely manner) been delivered pursuant to paragraphs (iii) and/or (iv) (as applicable) below, but the Auditor’s Determination has then been delivered within three months from its due date in accordance with paragraph (iv) below, the Holders, Trustee and/or the Notes Collateral Agent shall upon demand of the GmbH Guarantor to the Notes Collateral Agent repay any amount received from the GmbH Guarantor which pursuant to the Auditor’s Determination would not have been available for enforcement, if the Auditor’s Determination had been delivered in a timely manner.
(iii)    If the relevant GmbH Guarantor does not notify the Trustee within fifteen (15) Business Days after the making of a demand against that GmbH Guarantor under the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation:
(A)    to what extent such Limited Upstream Obligation is an upstream or cross-stream guarantee or indemnity; and
(B)    to what extent a GmbH Capital Impairment would occur as a result of an enforcement of the Limited Upstream Obligation (setting out in reasonable
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detail the amount of its GmbH Net Assets, providing an up-to-date pro forma balance sheet),
then the restrictions set out in paragraph (c)(i) above shall cease to apply until a Management Notification has been provided.
(iv)    If the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Required Holders) disagrees with the Management Notification, it may within twenty (20) Business Days of its receipt, request the relevant GmbH Guarantor to provide to the Trustee within forty (40) Business Days of receipt of such request a determination by the any auditors of international standard and reputation appointed by the GmbH Guarantor (at the cost and expense of such GmbH Guarantor) setting out in reasonable detail the amount in which the payment under the Limited Upstream Obligation would cause a GmbH Capital Impairment subject to the terms set out under this paragraph (c). Save for manifest errors, the Auditor’s Determination shall be binding on all parties.
(v)    If, after it has been provided with an Auditor’s Determination which prevented it from demanding any or only partial payment under the Limited Upstream Obligation, the Trustee ascertains in good faith that the financial conditions of the GmbH Guarantor as set out in the Auditor’s Determination has substantially improved, the Trustee (acting reasonably) may, at the GmbH Guarantor’s cost and expense, arrange for the preparation of an updated balance sheet of the GmbH Guarantor by applying the same principles that were used for the preparation of the Auditor’s Determination by the auditors who prepared the Auditor’s Determination in order for such auditors to determine whether (and, if so, to what extent) the GmbH Capital Impairment has been cured as a result of the improvement of the financial condition of the GmbH Guarantor. The Trustee may not arrange for the preparation of an Auditor’s Determination prior to the expiry of three months from the date of the issuance of the preceding Auditor’s Determination. The Trustee may only demand payment under the Limited Upstream Obligation to the extent the auditors determine that the GmbH Capital Impairment have been cured.
(vi)    The GmbH Net Assets shall be adjusted as follows:
(A)    the amount of any increase in the registered share capital of the relevant GmbH Guarantor which was carried out after the relevant GmbH Guarantor became a party to this Indenture and made from retained earnings (Kapitalerhöhung aus Gesellschaftsmitteln) shall be deducted from the amount of the registered share capital (Stammkapital) of the relevant GmbH Guarantor if it is in breach of the terms of the Notes Documents and has been carried out without the prior written consent of the Trustee;
(B)    the amount of non-distributable assets according to § 253 (6) HGB shall not be included in the calculation of GmbH Net Assets;
(C)    the amount of non-distributable assets according to § 268 (8) HGB shall not be included in the calculation of GmbH Net Assets;
(D)    the amount of non-distributable assets according to § 272 (5) HGB shall not be included in the calculation of GmbH Net Assets; and
(E)    loans or other liabilities incurred by the relevant GmbH Guarantor in willful or grossly negligent violation of the Notes Documents shall not be taken into account as liabilities.
(vii)    Where a GmbH Guarantor claims in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (c) that the Note Guarantee can only be enforced in a limited amount, it shall promptly realize, to the extent lawful and within reasonable opinion commercially justifiable, any and all of its assets that are shown in the balance sheet with a book value (Buchwert) that is significantly lower than the market value of the assets and are not necessary for the relevant GmbH Guarantor’s business (nicht betriebsnotwendig).
(d)    Liquidity Impairment Limitation Language
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(i)    Save as set out in this paragraph (d), the Holders, Trustee and/or Notes Collateral Agent shall not enforce, and any German Note Guarantor shall have a defence (Einrede) against, any Limited Upstream Obligation if and to the extent a payment and/or enforcement in respect of a Limited Upstream Obligation would cause a Liquidity Impairment for such German Note Guarantor.
(ii)    Paragraphs (c)(iii), (c)(iv) and (c)(vii) above (including the repayment contemplated in (c)(ii)(D) above) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the restriction in paragraph (i) above.
(e)    Where the provisions of this Section 13.03(c) apply to a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft), all references to the assets of a German Note Guarantor shall mutatis mutandis include a reference to the assets of the general partner (Komplementär) of such limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft).
(f)    In addition to the restrictions set out in paragraphs (b) through (e) above, the right to enforce the Limited Upstream Obligation against a German Note Guarantor shall be limited if and to the extent that if a German Note Guarantor demonstrates that, according to the decisions of the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) or a higher regional court of appeals (Oberlandesgericht), the granting or the enforcement of the Limited Upstream Obligation would otherwise (A) trigger (1) a violation of such German Note Guarantor's obligations pursuant to §§ 30, 31 of the GmbHG or § 57 (1) and § 71a AktG (in connection with § 278 (3) AktG), and/or (2) a direct violation of § 826 BGB, and (B) result in any managing director (Geschäftsführer) or director(s) (Vorstände) of the German Note Guarantor becoming personal liable pursuant to the applicable provisions of the GmbHG or the AktG and the German Note Guarantor shall have a defense (Einrede) against any claim under the Limited Upstream Obligation to the extent required in order not to incur such liability.
(g)    For the avoidance of doubt, the validity and enforceability of any Limited Upstream Obligation granted by a German Note Guarantor or of any subsidiary of a German Note Guarantor in respect of any borrowing liabilities which are owed by a German Note Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries shall not be limited under this Section 13.03(c).
(h)    Nothing in this Section 13.03(c) shall prevent the Trustee or Notes Collateral Agent or a German Note Guarantor from claiming in court that payments under and/or an enforcement of the Limited Upstream Obligations do or do not fall within the scope of §§ 30, 31, 43 GmbHG, §§ 57, 71a, 93, 278 (3) AktG, § 15b (5) InsO, Art. 5 SE Regulation and/or § 826 BGB (as applicable).
(i)    Nothing in this Section 13.03(c) shall constitute a waiver (Verzicht) of any right granted under this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the Holders, Trustee or Notes Collateral Agent or vice versa.
(j)    Each reference in this Section 13.03(c) to a statutory provision shall be construed to be a reference to the relevant equivalent statutory provision (if any) as amended, re-enacted or replaced from time to time.
(k)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, this Section 13.03(c) and any rights and/or obligations arising out of it shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, German law.

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ANNEX B
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Switzerland

Section 13.03(d). Switzerland. In respect of the Guarantee given by a Note Guarantor incorporated in Switzerland (each a “Swiss Note Guarantor”), the following provisions shall apply:
(a)    If and to the extent a Swiss Note Guarantor becomes liable under this Indenture or any other Notes Document for obligations of any other Note Party (other than the wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of such Swiss Note Guarantor) (the “Restricted Obligations”) and if complying with such obligations would constitute a repayment of capital (Einlagerückgewähr), a violation of the legally protected reserves (gesetzlich geschützte Reserven) or the payment of a (constructive) dividend (Gewinnausschüttung) by such Swiss Note Guarantor or would otherwise be restricted under Swiss law and practice then applicable, such Swiss Note Guarantor ’s aggregate liability for Restricted Obligations shall not exceed the amount of the Swiss Note Guarantor ’s freely disposable equity at the time it becomes liable (the “Freely Disposable Amount”).
(b)    This limitation shall only apply to the extent it is a requirement under applicable law at the time the Swiss Note Guarantor is required to perform Restricted Obligations under the Notes Documents. Such limitation shall not free the Swiss Note Guarantor from its obligations in excess of the Freely Disposable Amount, but merely postpone the performance date thereof until such times when the Swiss Note Guarantor has again freely disposable equity and if and to the extent such freely disposable equity is available.
(c)    If the enforcement of the obligations of the Swiss Note Guarantor under this Indenture or any other Notes Document would be limited due to the effects referred to in this Annex B, the Swiss Note Guarantor shall further, to the extent permitted by applicable law and Swiss accounting standards and upon request by the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Required Holders), (i) write up or sell any of its assets that are shown in its balance sheet with a book value that is significantly lower than the market value of the assets, in case of sale, however, only if such assets are not necessary for the Swiss Note Guarantor 's business (nicht betriebsnotwendig) and (ii) reduce its share capital to the minimum allowed under then applicable law, provided that such steps are permitted under the Notes Documents.
(d)    The Swiss Note Guarantor shall take and cause to be taken all and any action, to the extent reasonably practical and possible, including, without limitation, (i) the passing of any shareholders’ resolutions to approve any payment or other performance under this Indenture or any other Notes Documents, (ii) the provision of an audited interim balance sheet, (iii) the provision of a confirmation from the auditors of the Swiss Note Guarantor that a payment of the Swiss Note Guarantor under the Notes Document in an amount corresponding to the Freely Disposable Amount is in compliance with the provisions of Swiss corporate law which are aimed at protecting the share capital and legal reserves, in order to allow a prompt payment of amounts owed by the Swiss Note Guarantor under the Notes Documents as well as the performance by the Swiss Note Guarantor of other obligations under the Notes Documents.
(e)    If so required under applicable law (including tax treaties) at the time it is required to make a payment under this Indenture or any other Notes Document, the Swiss Note Guarantor:
(i)    shall use its best efforts to ensure that such payments can be made without deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, or with deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax at a reduced rate, by discharging the liability to such tax by notification pursuant to applicable law (including tax treaties) rather than payment of the tax;
(ii)    shall deduct the Swiss Withholding Tax at such rate (being 35% on the date hereof) as in force from time to time or as provided by any applicable double tax treaties, if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) above does not apply; or shall deduct the Swiss Withholding Tax at the reduced rate resulting after discharge of part of such tax by notification if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) applies for a part of the Swiss Withholding Tax only; and shall pay within the time allowed any such taxes deducted to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration; and
(iii)    shall promptly notify the Trustee that such notification or, as the case may be, deduction has been made, and provide the Trustee with evidence that such a notification of the Swiss Federal Tax Administration has been made or, as the case may be, such taxes deducted have been paid to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
(f)    In the case of a deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, the Swiss Note Guarantor shall use its best efforts to ensure that any person that is entitled to a full or partial refund of the Swiss Withholding Tax deducted
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from such payment under this Indenture or any other Notes Document, will, as soon as possible after such deduction:
(i)    request a refund of the Swiss Withholding Tax under applicable law (including tax treaties), and
(ii)    pay to the Trustee upon receipt any amount so refunded.
(g)    The Trustee shall reasonably co-operate with the Swiss Note Guarantor to secure such refund.

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ANNEX C
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – France

Section 13.03(e). France. In respect of the Guarantee given by any guarantor incorporated in France (the "French Note Guarantor"), the following provisions shall apply:
(a)    the obligations and liabilities of any French Note Guarantor under the Notes Documents will not include any obligation or liability which, if incurred, would constitute financial assistance within the meaning of article L. 225-216 of the French Code de commerce and/or a misuse of assets and/or abuse of power, within the meaning of articles L. 241-3, L. 242-6, and L. 244-1 of the French Code de commerce or any other law or regulation having the same effect or any interpretation of such laws and/or regulations by the French courts (as the case may be);
(b)     notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in any Notes Document, in respect of the Company, the aggregate liability and exposure of such French Note Guarantor under this Indenture shall be limited at any time to the amount (if any) equal to the aggregate of all amounts borrowed directly or indirectly by the Company under this Indenture to the extent any such amount(s) is(are) on-lent (directly or indirectly) or otherwise made available to the relevant French Guarantor or its direct or indirect Subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, by way of intercompany loan agreements or similar arrangements whether direct or indirect) and which is outstanding on the date a payment is to be made in respect of the Company by the relevant French Guarantor under this Indenture (it being specified that any payment made by the French Guarantor under this Indenture in respect of the Company's payment obligations under this Indenture shall automatically extinguish, pro tanto, the payment obligations under the relevant intercompany loan agreements or similar arrangements referred to above pro tanto).]
(c)    For the purposes of this Annex C, "Subsidiary" means, in relation to any company, another company which is controlled by it within the meaning of article L. 233-3 of the French Code de commerce.
(d)    It is acknowledged that such French Note Guarantor is not acting jointly and severally with the other Guarantors and shall not be considered as "co-débiteur solidaire" as to their obligations pursuant to the guarantees provided by such French Note Guarantor.
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ANNEX D
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Luxembourg

Section 13.03(f). Luxembourg.
(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the guarantee granted by any Note Guarantor existing under the laws of Luxembourg (a “Luxembourg Note Guarantor”) under this Article 13 shall be limited at any time to an aggregate amount not exceeding the higher of:
(1)    95 per cent. of such Luxembourg Note Guarantor’s capitaux propres (as referred to in article 34 of the Luxembourg law dated 19 December 2002 on the commercial register and annual accounts, as amended, and as implemented by the Grand-Ducal regulation dated 18 December 2015 setting out the form and the content of the presentation of the balance sheet and profit and loss account) (the “Own Funds”) as determined as at the date on which a demand is made under the guarantee, increased by the amount of any Luxembourg Intra-Group Liabilities; or
(2)    95 per cent. of such Luxembourg Note Guarantor’s Own Funds determined as at the date of this Indenture or as at the date it becomes a party to this Indenture, as applicable, increased by the amount of any Luxembourg Intra-Group Liabilities,
in each case, as determined on the basis of the then most recent annual accounts of the Luxembourg Guarantor.
(b)    For the purpose of this Clause 13.03(f), “Luxembourg Intra-Group Liabilities” shall mean any amounts owed by the Luxembourg Note Guarantor to any other member of its corporate group and that have not been financed (directly or indirectly) by any issuance under any Notes Document.
(c)    The limitation set out in paragraph (a) above shall not apply:
(1)    in respect of any amounts due under the Notes Documents by a Note Party which is a Subsidiary of that Luxembourg Note Guarantor; and
(2)    in respect of any amounts due under the Notes Documents by a Note Party which is not a Subsidiary of that Luxembourg Note Guarantor and which have been on-lent to or made available by whatever means, directly or indirectly, to that Luxembourg Note Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries.

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ANNEX E
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – England and Wales

Section 13.03(g). England and Wales.
The obligations and liabilities of each guarantee granted by any Note Guarantor existing under the laws of England and Wales (each, an “English Note Guarantor”) under this Indenture and in connection with any other Notes Document (including any secured swap obligation) (the “English Guarantee Obligations”) do not apply to any liability, and no security interest granted by an English Note Guarantor will secure any English Guarantee Obligation, to the extent that it would result in this Indenture and/or the Guarantee being illegal, in breach of law or regulation, or constituting unlawful financial assistance in any relevant jurisdiction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, within the meaning of sections 678 or 679 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to each English Note Guarantor incorporated in England and Wales) concerning the financial assistance by that English Note Guarantor for the acquisition of, or subscription for, shares or concerning the protection of shareholders’ capital, and any guarantee, indemnity, obligations and liabilities of each English Note Guarantor shall be construed accordingly.

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ANNEX F

Agreed Security Principles


1.    Agreed Security Principles
(a)    Subject to paragraph (b) below, the guarantees and security required to be provided under the Notes Documents (i) by any Note Guarantor incorporated in a Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction (such term as defined below) (a “Foreign Guarantor”) or (ii) over the Equity Interests of a Foreign Guarantor owned by any Note Party, will in each case, be given in accordance with the security principles set out in this Annex F (these “Agreed Security Principles”). This Annex F identifies the Agreed Security Principles and determines the extent and terms of the guarantees and security proposed to be provided (x) by the Foreign Guarantors and (y) in respect of the Equity Interests of Foreign Guarantors owned by any Note Party in relation to the Notes and certain of the other Notes Obligations.
(b)    To the extent that an interpretation of these Agreed Security Principles or a determination is required to be made hereunder in connection with the delivery of guarantees and security or the terms of the guarantees and security, such determination will be made by the Company and the Required Holders and, with respect to any provisions relating to protections or obligations of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Trustee, respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall have any obligation to ensure that the security and guarantees provided are consistent with these Agreed Security Principles, and the Notes Collateral Agent and Trustee shall be entitled to their own counsel in each foreign jurisdiction and the Company agrees to pay all fees and expenses related thereto.
2.    Guarantees
Subject to the guarantee limitations set out in the Notes Documents, and with respect to the Foreign Guarantors, customary limitations in the relevant jurisdiction reasonably agreed by the Company and the Holders, each guarantee by a Foreign Guarantor will be an upstream, cross-stream and downstream guarantee for the Notes Obligations in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of these Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction (references to "security" to be read for this purpose as including guarantees). Security documents will secure the obligations and all liabilities of the Note Parties under the Notes Documents, in each case in accordance with, and subject to, the requirements of these Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction.
3.    Secured Liabilities
(a)    Security documents will secure:
(i)    in the case of a Note Party, the borrowing and guarantee obligations of that Note Party under the Notes Documents; or
(ii)    in the case of a third party security provider or independent obligor, all liabilities of the Note Parties under the Notes Documents,
in each case in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of the Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction.
4.    Overriding Principle
(a)    The guarantees and security to be provided in respect of the Notes by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with these Agreed Security Principles are only to be given by Foreign Subsidiaries which are incorporated in England & Wales, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands (each a “Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction”) and no security or guarantees shall be required to be given by foreign entities not incorporated in Foreign Guarantor Jurisdictions or by (or shares or investments in) any joint
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venture or similar arrangement, any minority interest or any Foreign Guarantor that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company.
(b)    The parties agree that the overriding intention, subject to paragraph (a) above, is for security only to be granted by and shall be limited to a Foreign Guarantor which is incorporated in a Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction in respect only over:
(A)    its material bank accounts (without control over use);
(B)    its tangible moveable property;
(C)    structural intra-group receivables owed by such Foreign Guarantor to any company that is also a Note Party;
(D)    intellectual property owned by such Foreign Guarantor incorporated in (1) England and Wales (a “UK Guarantor”), (2) Australia (an “Australian Guarantor”) or (3) New Zealand (a “New Zealand Guarantor”);
(E)    in the case of a UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, its insurance policies;
(F)    account and trade receivables owed to such Foreign Guarantor;
(G)    the shares owned in such Foreign Guarantor by its direct holding company provided that such direct holding company is also a Note Party and shares owned by such Foreign Guarantor in its direct subsidiaries;
(H)    in the case of a UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, its goodwill and uncalled capital;
(I)    all or substantially all of its assets by way of a qualifying floating charge (or equivalent) from any UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, and any Foreign Guarantor incorporated in a Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction with a practical equivalent of an English law floating charge; and
(J)    in respect of a Foreign Guarantor incorporated in Norway, additional security will be granted, in the form of registered floating charges, over trade receivables (No. factoringpant), inventory (No. varelagerpant) and operating machinery (No. driftstilbehørspant) - and in each case as such asset classes are defined in the Norwegian Lien Act (No. panteloven),
(the “Overriding Principle”) and that no other security shall be required to be given by any other Foreign Guarantor or any other person or in relation to any other asset.
(c)    Without prejudice to paragraph (b) above, no guarantees shall be required to be granted by and no security shall be required to be granted by (i) any joint venture or similar arrangement, any minority interest, (ii) any member of the Group (as defined below) that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company or (iii) Equity Interests qualifying as Excluded Assets.
5.    Governing Law and Jurisdiction of Security
(a)    All security (other than share security) will be governed by the law of, and secure only assets located in, the jurisdiction of incorporation of the applicable grantor of the security (or in relation to any structural intra-group receivables only, the governing law of such intra-group receivable loan document).
(b)    Share security over any subsidiary will be governed by the law of the place of incorporation of that subsidiary.
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(c)    Except in respect of share security and security in respect of intellectual property, no action in relation to security (including any perfection step, further assurance step, filing or registration) will be required in jurisdictions where the grantor of the security is not incorporated.
6.    Terms of security documents
The following principles will be reflected in the terms of any security taken in connection with the Notes:
(a)    security will, to the extent possible under local law, not be enforceable or, in the case of any floating charge constituted pursuant to any English security document or any other security document with a practical equivalent of an English law floating charge, crystallise until the occurrence of an Event of Default (an “Applicable Event”) which is continuing;
(b)    unless as otherwise required by law (e.g. with respect to a power of attorney provided under any Swiss law governed security interests or the power of attorney for the purposes of the notarization of the equity pledge security of any Note Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Germany), the beneficiaries of the security or any agent will only be able to exercise a power of attorney and to exercise any withdrawal rights in respect of a secured asset following (1) the occurrence of an Applicable Event which is continuing or (2) if the relevant Note Party has failed to comply with its obligations under the relevant security documents within five Business Days of request;
(c)    the security documents should only operate to create security rather than to impose new commercial obligations or repeat clauses in other Notes Documents; accordingly:
(i)    they should not contain additional representations, undertakings or indemnities (including in respect of insurance, information, maintenance or protection of assets or the payment of fees, costs and expenses) unless these are the same as or consistent with those contained in the Indenture or are required for the creation or perfection of security or customary in the relevant jurisdiction;
(ii)    notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any security document, the terms of a security document shall not operate or be construed so as to prohibit or restrict any transaction, matter or other step not prohibited by the Notes Documents or where the applicable level of creditor consent required by the relevant Notes Document (“Required Creditor Consent”) has been obtained and the Notes Collateral Agent shall (pursuant to its authority under Section 18.02 of the Indenture) promptly following receipt of an officer’s certificate of the type described in Section 18.02 enter into such documentation and/or take such other action as is required by a Foreign Guarantor that grants Collateral (a “Chargor”) (acting reasonably) in order to facilitate any such transaction, matter or other step, including by way of executing any confirmation, consent to dealing, release or other similar or equivalent document, provided that any costs and expenses incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent entering into such documentation and/or taking such other action at the request of such Chargor pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of such Chargor, in accordance with the costs and expenses provisions set out in the Indenture and such provision shall be included in each security document; and
(iii)    the security documents should not operate so as to require additional consents or authorisations from the Holders unless these are the same as or consistent with those contained in the Indenture or are required for the creation or perfection of security;
(d)    security will, where possible and practical, automatically create security over future assets of the same type as those already secured; where local law requires supplemental pledges or notices to be delivered in respect of future acquired assets in order for effective security to be created over that class of asset, such supplemental pledges or notices will be provided only upon request of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders) and at intervals no more frequent than annually (unless required more frequently under local law or local market practice);
(e)    other than in the case of a German law security transfer agreement, information, such as lists of assets, will be provided if, and only to the extent, required by local law in the relevant jurisdiction to be provided to perfect or register the security or following an Applicable Event which is
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continuing to assist enforcement and, unless required to be provided by local law or local market practice more frequently, be provided annually (or, following an Applicable Event which is continuing, on the Notes Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s reasonable request (acting at the direction of Required Holders));
(f)    the security documents will provide that upon the occurrence of the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture the Notes Collateral Agent shall, at the reasonable request of and the cost and expense of the Company, release, reassign or retransfer the respective asset or class of assets to the relevant Note Party, and shall take all actions and execute any and all documents as may be necessary or convenient to evidence the cancellation, release and termination of all guarantees and security pursuant to Section 18.02 of the Indenture without having to make or being deemed to make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to any asset or class of assets so released;
(g)    unless required by local law or customary in the relevant jurisdiction, the circumstances in which the Collateral shall be released should not be dealt with in individual security documents but, if so required, shall, except to the extent required by local law, be the same as those set out in the Notes Documents;
(h)    each security document must contain a clause which records that if there is a conflict between the security document, the Indenture or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement then (to the fullest extent permitted by law) the provisions of the Indenture and the applicable Intercreditor Agreement will take priority over the provisions of the security document unless and to the extent it would prejudice the legality, creation, priority, perfection, validity or enforceability of such security document or the security created under the security document;
(i)    each of the security documents will, to the extent possible under local law, include a provision that provides that (i) all rights, protections, limitations on liability, exculpations and indemnifications provided or otherwise afforded to the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent under the Indenture, including, without limitation Articles 7 and 18 of the Indenture shall apply in all respects to the Notes Collateral Agent as chargee, security trustee or pledgee under the applicable security document, (ii) the applicable security document shall be subject to the provisions of Section 18.07(z) of the Indenture, which provisions shall apply to the applicable security document mutatis mutandis as though fully set forth therein, with each reference to the Company being read to include the applicable chargor or pledgor, (iii) the Notes Collateral Agent may act and exercise rights under the applicable security document, but shall not be obligated to act or exercise rights under the applicable security documents (and shall not incur liability for failure to act or exercise rights) unless directed in writing by the Required Holders; provided that the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action or exercise any right that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Notes Collateral Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Notes Document or applicable laws or for which it has not been indemnified to its satisfaction;
(j)    Subject to (or to the extent permitted by) the applicable law and in accordance with market practice, the terms of the security documents shall secure the Notes Obligations as such Notes Obligations (and/or the Indenture or other Notes Documents) may be amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented, replaced, renewed, restructured, extended, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including without limitation, where such transactions result in any increases or decreases of the principal amount of the Notes Obligations, any extensions of maturity, any changes in interest rates or other economic terms, or any changes in the Secured Parties, Holders or Holders’ agents) so as to minimize the need for any additional security documents, confirmations, reaffirmations, supplements, amendments or other actions with respect to such security documents in connection with the foregoing; and
(k)    Each of the security documents will provide that all proceeds will be applied in accordance with Section 6.05 of the Indenture.
7.    Shares
(a)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing, the legal title of the shares subject to any security will remain with the relevant grantor of the security (unless transfer of title on granting such security is customary in the applicable jurisdiction and does not result in any risk of liability to the Notes Collateral Agent (as advised by the advisors to the Notes Collateral Agent or Holders)).
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(b)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing, any grantor of share security will be permitted to retain and to exercise all voting rights and powers in relation to any shares and other related rights charged by it and receive, own and retain all assets and proceeds in relation thereto without restriction or condition, provided that such grantor must not exercise any such voting rights and powers in any manner which:
(i)    has the effect of changing the rights of such shares or of any related rights with respect to such shares, unless specifically permitted by the Indenture; or
(ii)    adversely affects the validity or enforceability of such share security or causes an Event of Default to occur, or is otherwise prejudicial to the interests of the Notes Collateral Agent and/or the Secured Parties.
(c)    Where customary and applicable as a matter of law and following a request by the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders), as soon as reasonably practicable (taking into account any stamping, endorsement in blank, assignment in blank or other transfer requirements) following the granting of any share security over certificated shares or quotas, the applicable share certificate (or other documents evidencing title to the relevant shares, including in particular the shareholder's register with respect to Luxembourg companies) and a stock transfer form executed in blank (or applicable law equivalent) will be provided to the Notes Collateral Agent.
(d)    No security shall be required to be granted over any shares or ownership interests in any person which are not directly owned by its immediate holding company.
(e)    If required under local law, security over shares will be registered subject to the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.
(f)    Unless the restriction is required by law, the constitutional documents of the company whose shares have been charged will be amended to remove any restriction on the transfer, approval requirements or the registration of the transfer of the shares on enforcement of the security granted over them.
8.    Bank accounts
(a)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing, unless the Indenture expressly provides for any specific account (by reference to its purpose) to be subject to specific restrictions on use, any Note Party will be free to deal, operate and transact business in relation to any bank accounts over which it grants security (including opening and closing accounts) until the occurrence of an Applicable Event which is continuing.
(b)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing, unless the Indenture expressly provide for any specific account (by reference to its purpose) to be subject to specific restrictions on use, there will be no "fixed" security over bank accounts, cash or receivables or any obligation to hold, pay or sweep cash or receivables into a particular account.
(c)    If required by local law to perfect the security and if possible without disrupting operation of the account, notice of the security will be served on the account bank in relation to applicable accounts within five (5) Business Days of the creation of the security over such account and the applicable grantor of the security will use its reasonable endeavours to obtain a signed acknowledgement of that notice within twenty (20) Business Days of service. If the grantor of the security has used its reasonable endeavors but has not been able to obtain acknowledgement or acceptance its obligation to obtain acknowledgement will cease on the expiry of that twenty (20) Business Day period. Irrespective of whether notice of the security is required for perfection, if the service of notice would prevent any member of the Group from using a bank account in the course of its business no notice of security will be served until the occurrence of an Applicable Event which is continuing.
(d)    Any security over bank accounts will be subject to any security interests in favour of the account bank which are created either by law or in the standard terms and conditions of the account bank. No grantor of security will be required to change its banking arrangements or standard terms and conditions in connection with the granting of bank account security, but will, in relation to
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accounts in Germany and/or Luxembourg, be required to request the account bank to waive such liens pursuant to its general terms and conditions.
(e)    Unless the Indenture expressly provide for any specific account (by reference to its purpose) to be subject to specific restrictions on use, no control agreements (or perfection by control or similar arrangements) shall be required with respect to any account.
(f)    If any bank account is required to be opened as a matter of local law in order to perfect any share security required to be granted in accordance with these Agreed Security Principles (i) such bank account shall not be required to be opened prior to the date falling 180 days after such share security is granted and (ii) the Holders authorise the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into any documentation requested by the applicable account bank in connection with such security.
(g)    If required under applicable local law, security over bank accounts will be registered subject to the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.
9.    Moveable Property
(a)    A Foreign Guarantor shall grant security over its moveable property, subject to the general principles in these Agreed Security Principles.
(b)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing and to the extent permitted under the Notes Documents the Foreign Guarantor providing the security is permitted to dispose of and use its moveable assets.
(c)    If the granting of effective security over moveable assets gives rise to registration rights or similar taxes or costs, the secured amount under such security will be proportionate to the value of the underlying moveable asset, and ‘mandates’ to grant security will be granted where customary.
10.    Insurance Policies
(a)    A UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, shall grant security over its insurance policies, subject to the general principles in these Agreed Security Principles.
(b)    No security will be granted over any insurance policy which does not allow security to be granted or which excludes the assignability of the insurance receivables, other than where such grant of security or such assignment is subject only to the consent of the relevant insurer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not operate to jeopardise any floating charge nor any assignment or other security interest over any and all damages, compensation, proceeds or other income attributable to such insurance policies which such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, may be entitled (or which such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, may be awarded or otherwise derive therefrom).
(c)    If required by UK law, Australian law or New Zealand law, as applicable, to perfect the security or customary in England and Wales, notice of the security will be served on the insurer within five Business Days of the security being granted and such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, shall use its reasonable endeavours (not involving the incurrence of material costs or incurrence of any external expenses) to obtain a signed acknowledgement of that within twenty (20) Business Days of service.
(d)    Any obligation on the applicable UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor to use such reasonable endeavors to obtain an acknowledgement from such bank of the notification shall cease on the expiry of the above mentioned twenty (20) Business Day period.
11.    Intellectual property
(a)    A UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, shall grant security over its intellectual property, subject to the general principles in these Agreed Security Principles.
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(b)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing and to the extent permitted under the Notes Documents, such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, shall be free to deal with, use, licence and otherwise commercialise those assets in the course of its business (including allowing its intellectual property to lapse if no longer material to its business) to the extent permitted under the Indenture.
(c)    No security will be granted over intellectual property which cannot be secured under the terms of any relevant licensing agreement.
(d)    If required under UK law, Australian law or New Zealand law, as applicable, to create or perfect the relevant security, security over intellectual property will be registered under the law of that security document or UK law, Australian law or New Zealand law, as applicable, subject to the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.
(e)    Security over Intellectual Property rights will be taken on an “as is, where is” basis and such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, will not be required to procure any changes to, or corrections of filings on any registers (unless, subject to this Annex F, such changes to, or corrections of, filings are required to validly create such Security).
(f)    in respect of a Foreign Guarantor incorporated in Norway, additional security will be granted, in the form of registered floating charges, over trade receivables (No. factoringpant), inventory (No. varelagerpant) and operating machinery (No. driftstilbehørspant) - and in each case as such asset classes are defined in the Norwegian Lien Act (No. panteloven),
12.    Receivables
(a)    A Foreign Guarantor shall grant security over its receivables, subject to the general principles in these Agreed Security Principles.
(b)    Notice of the security shall be served on the relevant debtor immediately after an Event of Default, which is continuing.
(c)    Each Foreign Guarantor will use commercially reasonable efforts to amend, after the Issue Date, the respective receivable invoices to mention the Notes Collateral Agent’s security interest in such receivables to the extent required under the laws of the local jurisdiction of the Foreign Guarantor to perfect the security interest.
(d)    The Notes Collateral Agent will receive a floating charge with respect to receivables in Norway and New Zealand.
(e)    If required under local law, security over intercompany receivables will be registered subject to the general principles set out in this Annex F.
(f)    If a Foreign Guarantor grants security over its receivables it shall be free to deal with, amend, waive or terminate those receivables in the course of its business until the occurrence of an Applicable Event (other than any amendments or waivers that would adversely prejudice the rights of the Secured Parties).
(g)    No security will be granted over any trade receivables which cannot be secured under the terms of the relevant contract or if the terms of the relevant contract exclude the assignability of the trade receivables. The provisions of this paragraph shall not operate to jeopardise any floating charge nor any assignment or other security interest over any and all damages, compensation, proceeds, remuneration, profit, rent or other income attributable to such trade receivables which the Foreign Guarantor may be entitled (or which such Foreign Guarantor may be awarded or otherwise derive therefrom).
(h)    If required under local law security over trade receivables will be registered subject to the general principles set out in this Annex F.
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(i)    Any list of receivables will not include details of the underlying contacts (but may include non-sensitive generic information to the extent that would allow for the creation of security) unless required under local law.
13.    Additional Principles
These Agreed Security Principles embody the recognition by all parties that there may be certain legal and practical difficulties in obtaining effective or commercially reasonable guarantees and/or security from Foreign Guarantors in each jurisdiction in which it has been agreed that guarantees and security will be granted by those Foreign Guarantors. In particular:
(a)    general legal and statutory limitations, regulatory restrictions (including foreign exchange controls), financial assistance, anti-trust and other competition authority restrictions, corporate benefit, fraudulent preference, equitable subordination, "transfer pricing", "thin capitalisation", "earnings stripping", "exchange control restrictions", "capital maintenance" rules and "liquidity impairment" rules, tax restrictions, retention of title claims, employee consultation or approval requirements and similar principles may limit the ability of a member of the Group to provide a guarantee or security or may require that the guarantee or security be limited as to amount or otherwise and, if so, the guarantee or security will be limited accordingly, provided that, to the extent requested by the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders) before signing any applicable security or accession document, the relevant member of the group consisting of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (the “Group”) shall use reasonable endeavours (but without incurring material cost and without adverse impact on relationships with third parties) to overcome any such obstacle or otherwise such guarantee or security document shall be subject to such limit;
(b)    a key factor in determining whether or not a guarantee or security will be taken (and in respect of the security, the extent of its perfection and/or registration) is the applicable time and cost (including adverse effects on taxes, interest deductibility, stamp duty, registration taxes, notarial costs guarantee fees payable to any person that is not a member of the Group and all applicable legal fees) which will not be disproportionate to the benefit accruing to the Holders of obtaining such guarantee or security, as determined by the Company and the Required Holders);
(c)    members of the Group will not be required to give guarantees or enter into security documents if they are not directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company or if it is not within the legal capacity of the relevant members of the Group or if it would conflict with the fiduciary or statutory duties of their directors or contravene any applicable legal, regulatory or contractual prohibition or restriction or have the potential to result in a material risk of personal or criminal liability for any director or officer of or for any member of the Group, provided that, to the extent requested by the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders) before signing any applicable security document or accession document, the relevant member of the Group shall, in relation to a contractual prohibition or restriction only, use reasonable endeavours (but without incurring material cost and without adverse impact on relationships with third parties) to overcome any such obstacle or otherwise such guarantee or security document shall be subject to such limit;
(d)    having regard to the principle in paragraph (b) above, the Company and the Required Holders shall discuss in good faith (having regard to customary practice in applicable jurisdictions) with a view to determining whether certain security can be provided by the relevant Foreign Guarantor granting a promise to pledge in favour of the Holders coupled with an irrevocable power of attorney to the Notes Collateral Agent as opposed to a definitive legal mortgage or pledge over the relevant asset;
(e)    guarantees and security will be limited so that the aggregate of notarial costs and all registration and like taxes and duties relating to the provision of security will not exceed an amount to be agreed between the Company and the Required Holders;
(f)    where a class of assets to be secured includes material and immaterial assets, if the cost of granting security over the immaterial assets is disproportionate to the benefit of such security to the Holders, as determined by the Company and the Required Holders security will be granted over the material assets only;
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(g)    it is expressly acknowledged that it may be either impossible or impractical to create security over certain categories of assets, as determined by the Company and the Required Holders, in which event security will not be taken over such assets;
(h)    in each case to the extent the applicable restriction, condition or third party right did not arise in contemplation of the relevant guarantee or grant of security, any asset subject to a legal requirement, contract, lease, licence, instrument, regulatory constraint (including any agreement with any government or regulatory body) or other third party arrangement, which may prevent or condition the asset from being charged, secured or being subject to the applicable security document (including requiring a consent of any third party, supervisory board or works council (or equivalent)) and any asset which, if subject to the applicable security document, would give a third party the right to terminate or otherwise amend any rights, benefits and/or obligations with respect to any member of the Group in respect of the asset or require the relevant chargor to take any action materially adverse to the interests of the Group or any member thereof, in each case will be excluded from a guarantee or security document, provided that reasonable endeavours (exercised for a specified period of time) to obtain consent to charging any asset (where otherwise prohibited) shall be used by the Group if the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders) specifies prior to the date of the security or accession document that the asset is material and the Company is satisfied that such endeavours will not involve placing relationships with third parties in jeopardy;
(i)    the giving of a guarantee, the granting of security and the registration and/or the perfection of the security granted will not be required if it would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the relevant member of the Group to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course as otherwise permitted by the Notes Documents (including dealing with the secured assets and all contractual counterparties or amending, waiving or terminating (or allowing to lapse) any rights, benefits or obligations, in each case prior to an Applicable Event which is continuing), and any requirement under these Agreed Security Principles to seek consent of any person or take or not take any other action shall be subject to this paragraph (i);
(j)    any security document will only be required to be notarised if required by law in order for the relevant security to become effective or admissible in evidence;
(k)    to the extent possible and unless required by applicable law, there should be no action required to be taken in relation to the guarantees or security when any secured party assigns or transfers any of its participation to a new secured party (and, unless explicitly agreed to the contrary in the Notes Documents, no Foreign Guarantor shall bear or otherwise be liable for any taxes, any notarial, registration or perfection fees or any other costs, fees or expenses that result from any assignment or transfer by a Holder);
(l)    no title investigations or other diligence on assets will be required and no title insurance will be required;
(m)    security will not be required over any cash constituting regulatory capital or customer cash (and such assets or cash shall be excluded from any relevant security document);
(n)    to the extent legally effective, all security will be given in favour of the Notes Collateral Agent and not the Secured Parties individually (with the Notes Collateral Agent to hold one set of security documents for all the Secured Parties); "parallel debt" provisions will be used where necessary;
(o)    each security document shall be deemed not to restrict or condition any transaction not prohibited under the Notes Documents and the security granted under each security document entered into after the Issue Date shall be deemed to be subject to these Agreed Security Principles, before and after the execution of the relevant security document and creation of the relevant security;
(p)    each security document must be provided on terms which are not inconsistent with the turnover or sharing provisions in the Indenture.
(q)    no guarantee or security shall guarantee or secure any "Excluded Swap Obligations" defined in accordance with the LSTA Market Advisory Update dated February 15, 2013 entitled "Swap Regulations' Implications for Loan Documentation", and any update thereto by the LSTA;
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(r)    no translation of any document relating to any security or any asset subject to any security will be required to be prepared or provided to the Secured Parties, unless (i) any document which is to be signed by the Notes Collateral Agent or any notice to be delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent or (ii) required for such documents to become effective or admissible in evidence and an Applicable Event is continuing;
(s)    local security documents may be executed in any number of 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, and delivery of an executed counterpart to any security document by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission (such as .pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart, in each case to the extent such execution is effective under local law; and
(t)    where the terms of a security document require a party thereto (other than a Secured Party) to use its reasonable efforts, reasonable endeavours or a similar or equivalent standard in taking an action thereunder, notwithstanding any meaning to the contrary as a matter of the governing law of such security document, such standard shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York and no Default or Event of Default (howsoever described) shall arise under any Notes Document in respect of a breach of such obligation because a contrary construction of such provision was taken (or would be taken by any applicable court of competent jurisdiction).
14.    Voluntary Credit Support
(a)    If, in accordance with this Annex F, a Note Party or a Subsidiary of the Company organized or incorporated in any Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction, the United States or Canada, is not required to grant any guarantee or to grant security over an asset, the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to (or to procure that such person will) grant such guarantee or security (“Voluntary Credit Support”).
(b)    Each Note Party or a Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to accept such Voluntary Credit Support and shall enter into any document requested by the Company to create, perfect, register or notify third parties of such Voluntary Credit Support on such terms as the Company shall, in its reasonable discretion, after consultation with the Notes Collateral Agent, elect, subject to satisfaction of any “know your customer” requirements of the Secured Parties (acting promptly, reasonably and in good faith) including that the Secured Parties are capable of accepting such Voluntary Credit Support as a matter of law or regulation or internal policy.
15.    Amendment
In any event of any conflict or inconsistency between any term of these Agreed Security Principles and any term of a Collateral Document or a guarantee, the Secured Parties authorize, instruct and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall promptly (at the option and upon request of the Company) (i) enter into such amendments to such Collateral Document or guarantee or (ii) release and terminate such Collateral and enter into a replacement Collateral Document or guarantee on such amended terms, in each case as shall be necessary or desirable to cure such conflict or inconsistency.
16.    Execution of applicable Intercreditor Agreements
Any Foreign Guarantor, existing on the Closing Date or hereinafter incorporated, shall sign or acknowledge, as applicable, any Intercreditor Agreement.
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]
[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A GLOBAL NOTE]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREUNDER IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A RESTRICTED SECURITY]
[THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON SHARES, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1) REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND
(2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INVACARE CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.]1
[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF THE NOTES ARE ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT]
1 This legend (other than the first paragraph hereof) shall be deemed removed from the face of this Security without further action of the Company, the Trustee, or the Holders at such time as the Company instructs the Trustee to remove such legend pursuant to Section 2.05(c) of the Indenture.
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[THIS SECURITY REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTE BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: INVACARE CORPORATION, ONE INVACARE WAY, ELYRIA, OHIO 44035, ATTENTION: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.]

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Invacare Corporation

5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Note due 2026, Tranche I
No. [_____]    [Initially]2 $[_________]
CUSIP No. [____________]
Invacare Corporation, a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.]3 [_______]4, or registered assigns, the principal sum [as set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Notes” attached hereto]5 [of $[_______]]6, which amount, taken together with the principal amounts of all other outstanding Notes, shall not, unless permitted by the Indenture, exceed $20,739,000 in aggregate at any time, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary, on July 1, 2026, and interest thereon as set forth below.
This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 5.68% per year from July 26, 2022, or from the most recent date to which interest had been paid or provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until July 1, 2026. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each January 1 and July 1, commencing on January 1, 2023, to Holders of record at the close of business on the preceding December 15 and June 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Additional Interest will be payable as set forth in Section 4.06(d), Section 4.06(e) and Section 6.03 of the within-mentioned Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to any of such Section 4.06(d), Section 4.06(e) or Section 6.03, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.
Any Defaulted Amounts shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, the relevant payment date to, but excluding, the date on which such Defaulted Amounts shall have been paid by the Company, at its election, in accordance with Section 2.03(c) of the Indenture.
The Company shall pay or cause the Paying Agent to pay the principal of and interest on this Note, if and so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall pay or cause the Paying Agent to pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Note Registrar in respect of the Notes and the Corporate Trust Office as a place where Notes may be presented for payment or for registration of transfer and exchange.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this Note into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Note, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Note, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York (without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof).
In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and govern.
This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed manually by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.
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2 Include if a global note.
3 Include if a global note.
4 Include if a physical note.
5 Include if a global note.
6 Include if a physical note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
INVACARE CORPORATION
By:
Name:    
Title:    

Dated:
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described
in the within-named Indenture.
By:_______________________________
Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]
Invacare Corporation
5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Note due 2026
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I (the “Notes”), limited to the aggregate principal amount of $20,739,000, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Note Guarantors, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent (the “Notes Collateral Agent”) to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. Capitalized terms used in this Note and not defined in this Note shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.
In case certain Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of, and interest on, all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Redemption Price on any Redemption Date and the principal amount on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Note. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, and in certain other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on, and the consideration due upon conversion of, this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the lawful money or Common Shares, as the case may be, herein prescribed.
The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer or similar tax that is imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange.
The Notes shall be redeemable at the Company’s option on or after January 26, 2023 in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Indenture. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes.
Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right, at such Holder’s option and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture, in each case at the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.
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This Note is guaranteed, as set forth in the Indenture, and is secured by Liens on certain Collateral as specified in the Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM = as tenants in common    
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
CUST = Custodian
TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common     
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

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SCHEDULE A7
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES

Invacare Corporation
5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I
The initial principal amount of this Global Note is _______ DOLLARS ($[_________]). The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:
Date of exchangeAmount of decrease in principal amount of this Global NoteAmount of increase in principal amount of this Global NotePrincipal amount of this Global Note following such decrease or increaseSignature of authorized signatory of Trustee or Custodian
7 Include if a global note.
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ATTACHMENT 1
[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]
To: Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
600 South Fourth Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Attention: Bondholder Communications
The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that any cash payable and any Common Shares issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any Common Shares or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any in accordance with Section 14.02(d) and Section 14.02(e) of the Indenture. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.
Dated:    _____________________    ________________________________
    ________________________________
    Signature(s)
___________________________
Signature Guarantee
Signature(s) must be guaranteed
by an eligible Guarantor Institution
(banks, stock brokers, savings and
loan associations and credit unions)
with membership in an approved
signature guarantee medallion program
pursuant to Securities and Exchange
Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares
of Common Shares are to be issued, or
Notes are to be delivered, other than
to and in the name of the registered holder.
Fill in for registration of shares if
to be issued, and Notes if to
be delivered, other than to and in the
name of the registered holder:
_________________________
(Name)
_________________________
(Street Address)
_________________________
(City, State and Zip Code)
Please print name and address
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Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $______,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
_________________________
Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number


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ATTACHMENT 2
[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]
To: Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
600 South Fourth Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Attention: Bondholder Communications
The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with Section 15.02 of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.
In the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:
Dated:    _____________________
    ________________________________
    Signature(s)

_________________________
Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number
Principal amount to be repaid (if less than all): $______,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
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ATTACHMENT 3
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]
For value received ____________________________ hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto _________________ (Please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints _____________________ attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
In connection with any transfer of the within Note occurring prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, as defined in the Indenture governing such Note, the undersigned confirms that such Note is being transferred:
□    To Invacare Corporation or a subsidiary thereof; or
□    Pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or
□    Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or
□    Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Dated: ________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Signature(s)
_____________________________________
Signature Guarantee
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an
eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock
brokers, savings and loan associations and
credit unions) with membership in an approved
signature guarantee medallion program pursuant
to Securities and Exchange Commission
Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to be delivered, other
than to and in the name of the registered holder.
NOTICE: The signature on the assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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EXHIBIT B

[COMPANY LETTERHEAD]
5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I
Free Transferability Certificate
[__], 20[__]
To: Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
600 South Fourth Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Attention: Bondholder Communications
Re:    Invacare Corporation, 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I
Dear Sir/Madam:
Whereas the 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I (the “Securities”) have become freely tradable without restrictions by non-affiliates of Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with Section 2.05(c) of the indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Indenture”) by and among the Company, the Note Guarantors, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as Notes Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Securities were issued, the Company hereby provides notice pursuant to Section 2.05(c) of the Indenture of the occurrence of the Resale Restriction Termination Date and instructs you that:
(i)     the restrictive legends described in Section 2.05(c) of the Indenture and set forth on the Securities and Common Shares issued upon conversion of the Securities shall be deemed removed from the Global Notes (as defined in the Indenture), in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities and as provided in the Indenture, without further action on the part of holders or the Trustee; and
(ii)     the restricted CUSIP number for the Securities ([_________]) shall be deemed removed from the Global Notes and replaced with the unrestricted CUSIP number set forth therein ([_________]), in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities and as provided in the Indenture, without further action on the part of holders or the Trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Indenture.
    Very truly yours,
    INVACARE CORPORATION
    By: _______________________
    Name:
    Title:



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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF GUARANTEE
The Note Guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto and their respective successors under the Indenture, , dated July 26, 2022 (the “Indenture”), among Invacare Corporation (the “Company”), the note guarantors party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent, relating to the Company’s 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I, jointly and severally with any other Note Guarantors, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest, if any, on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article 13 of the Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, guarantee that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Indenture or otherwise. Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
No stockholder, officer, director or incorporator, as such, past, present or future, of the Note Guarantors shall have any personal liability under this Note Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such stockholder, officer, director or incorporator. This Note Guarantee shall be binding upon each Note Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
This Note Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication on the Note upon which this Note Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual or electronic signature of one of its authorized officers.
THE TERMS OF ARTICLE 13 OF THE INDENTURE ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.
This Note Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
[NAME OF NOTE GUARANTOR]
By:        
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT D
[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT NOTE GUARANTORS]
    [_______________] Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of _____________, [between][among] _______________ (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Invacare Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent (the “Notes Collateral Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H
    WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Note Guarantors has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent an indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of $20,739,000 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche I (the “Notes”);
    WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally and absolutely guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and
    WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture without the consent of Holders.
    NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
(1)    Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
(2)    Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Note Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to a Note Guarantor, including, but not limited to, Article 13 thereof.
(3)    Execution and Delivery. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.
(4)    Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(5)    Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture and signature pages for all purposes. Any signature (including, without limitation, (x) any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record and (y) any facsimile, E-pencil or .pdf signature) hereto or to any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Supplemental Indenture, and any contract formation or record-keeping, in each case, through electronic means, shall have the same legal validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing also applies to any amendment, extension or renewal of this Supplemental Indenture. Each of the parties to this Supplemental Indenture represents and warrants to the other parties that it has the corporate capacity and authority to execute this Supplemental Indenture through electronic means and there are no restrictions for doing so in that party’s constitutive documents.
(6)    Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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(7)    The Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent. Neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.
(8)    Benefits Acknowledged. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

D-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By:             
    Name:    
    Title:    
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
By:             
    Name:    
    Title:    




GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED,
as Notes Collateral Agent
By:             
    Name:    
    Title:    


D-3
Exhibit 4.4

INVACARE CORPORATION

AND

THE NOTES GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO

AND

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee


AND

GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED,

as Notes Collateral Agent

INDENTURE

Dated as of July 26, 2022
5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II





TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ANNEX
Annex A     Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Germany
Annex B         Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Switzerland
Annex C         Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – France
Annex D     Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Luxembourg
Annex E         Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – England and Wales
Annex F         Agreed Security Principles

EXHIBIT
Exhibit A    Form of Note    A-1
Exhibit B    Form of Free Transferability Certificate    B-1
Exhibit C    Form of Guarantee    C-1
Exhibit D     Form of Supplemental Indenture to be Delivered by Subsequent Note Guarantors     D-1





INDENTURE dated as of July 26, 2022 between INVACARE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation, as issuer (the “Company,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), the Note Guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto, COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Trustee,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), and GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED, not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral agent (the “Notes Collateral Agent”).
In order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Company’s 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II (the “Notes”) are, and are to be, authenticated, issued and delivered, and to declare the terms and conditions upon which the related Note Guarantees (as defined below) are to be issued and delivered (and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and acceptance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees by the Holders thereof), in each case in one or a series of transactions pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Exchange Agreement (as defined below), the Company and each Note Guarantor covenants and agrees with the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes (except as otherwise provided below), as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
Section 1.01. Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this Article include the plural as well as the singular.
2024 Notes” means, collectively, the Company’s (i) 5.00% Convertible Senior Exchange Notes due 2024 and (ii) 5.00% Series II Convertible Senior Exchange Notes due 2024, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and, in each case, in the amount outstanding on the Issue Date.
2026 Notes” means the Company’s 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due March 2026 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), in the amount outstanding on the Issue Date.
ABL Agent” means the Agent, under and as defined in, the ABL Credit Agreement, or any successor agent under the ABL Credit Documents.
ABL Credit Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among the Company, as a borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as lender and agent thereunder, the other Borrowers (as defined therein) from time to time thereunder, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time thereunder, and the other agents and lenders from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time.
ABL Credit Documents” means the ABL Credit Agreement and the “Other Documents” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among the Collateral Agent (as defined therein), the ABL Agent, and each additional representative party thereto from time to time, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
ABL Maximum Amount” means “Revolving Maximum Principal Amount” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
ABL Obligations” means “Revolving Obligations” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
ABL Priority Collateral” means “Revolving Credit Priority Collateral” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Additional Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 4.06(d), Section 4.06(e) and Section 6.03, as applicable.
Additional Shares” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a).
Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition,



“control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the determination of whether one Person is an “Affiliate” of another Person for purposes of this Indenture shall be made based on the facts at the time such determination is made or required to be made, as the case may be, hereunder.
After-Acquired Property” means property (other than Excluded Assets) that is intended to be Collateral acquired by the Company or a Note Guarantor (including property of a Person that becomes a new Note Guarantor after the Issue Date) that is not automatically subject to a perfected security interest under the Collateral Documents.
Aggregate Share Cap” means 4,387,379.229 Common Shares, which, together with the 2,700,000 Common Shares issued in the Equity Issuance, represents approximately 19.9% of the outstanding Common Shares as of immediately prior to the date of this Indenture.
Agreed Security Principles” has the meaning set forth on Annex F.
Auditor’s Determination” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.
Authorized Share Amendment Effective Date” means the date, if any, on which (a) the Company has amended its Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized Common Shares to a number that is sufficient, after taking account of all Common Shares reserved or necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligations (other than pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes) to issue Common Shares, to settle the conversion of all then-outstanding Notes (assuming Physical Settlement) at the Conversion Rate then applicable, after giving effect to the maximum number of Additional Shares and the maximum number of Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares, collectively, that may then be added to the Conversion Rate; and (b) the Company has reserved such number of Common Shares for future issuance pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.
Bankruptcy Law” means any of Title 11 of the United States Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada), and any other applicable insolvency, corporate arrangement or restructuring or other similar law of any jurisdiction including any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.
Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.14.
Beneficial Ownership Limit” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.14.
Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act for it hereunder.
Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day” means, with respect to any Note, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.
Canadian Collateral Agreement” means the Canadian general security agreement dated as of the Issue Date between each Note Party from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent.
Canadian Collateral Documents” means the Canadian Collateral Agreement, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Canadian law in connection with this Indenture to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
Canadian Note Guarantor” means any Note Guarantor that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.
Cap Termination Date” means the first date, if any, on which the Requisite NYSE Shareholder Approval has been obtained and the Authorized Share Amendment Effective Date has occurred.
Capital Impairment” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.



Capital Lease Obligation” means an obligation that is a Capitalized Lease; and the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby at any time shall be the amount of the liability in respect thereof that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date.
Capital Stock” means, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.
Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date, recorded as capitalized leases.
Cash Management Obligations” means (a) obligations in respect of any treasury management services, overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds and (b) other obligations in respect of netting services, employee credit, commercial credit card, debit card, stored value card or purchase card programs and similar arrangements.
Cash Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a).
Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.
Clause A Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Clause B Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Clause C Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
close of business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).
Collateral” has the meaning provided for such term or a similar term in each of the Collateral Documents and all other property of whatever kind and nature subject (or purported to be subject) from time to time to a Lien under any Collateral Document.
Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the U.S. Collateral Agreement among the Company and each other Note Party and the Notes Collateral Agent (the “U.S. Collateral Agreement”), the Canadian Collateral Agreement, the Luxembourg Collateral Agreements, the German Collateral Agreements, the Swiss Collateral Agreements, the French Collateral Agreements, the Dutch Collateral Agreements, the English Collateral Agreement and each other and the security documents pursuant to which the Company and the Note Guarantors grant Liens in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent to secure Notes Obligations.
Combination Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a).
Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Equity” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.
Common Shares” means the common shares of the Company, without par value, at the date of this Indenture, subject to Section 14.08.
Company” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 11, shall include its successors and assigns.
Company Order” means a written order of the Company, signed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive or Senior Vice President, any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”), the Company’s Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or the Company’s Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
Controlling Collateral Agent” shall mean the “Applicable Authorized Representative” as defined in the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.



Conversion Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.
Conversion Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(c).
Conversion Obligation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.01.
Conversion Price” means as of any time, $1,000, divided by the Conversion Rate as of such time.
Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.01.
Corporate Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 600 South Fourth Street, 7th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55415 Attention: Corporate Trust Services – Invacare Corporation Administrator, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor trustee (or such other address as such successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).
Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as administrative agent and collateral agent, together with the related documents thereto (including any guarantees and security documents), and in each case as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement or instrument (and related documents) governing Indebtedness, including indentures, incurred to refinance, substitute, supplement, replace or add to (including increasing the amount available for borrowing or adding or removing any Person as a borrower, issuer or guarantor thereunder, in whole or in part), the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such facilities or a successor facility, whether by the same or any other bank, institutional lender, purchaser, investor, trustee or agent or group thereof.
Credit Agreement Collateral Agent” means the “Collateral Agent” as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Credit Facility Obligations” means “Loan Document Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian for The Depository Trust Company, with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.
Daily Conversion Value” means, for each of the Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, (a) the product of (i) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (ii) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day divided by (b) the total number of Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period.
Daily Measurement Value” means the Specified Dollar Amount (which shall not be less than $1,000), divided by the total number of Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period.
Daily Settlement Amount,” for each of the Trading Days during the Observation Period, shall consist of:
(a)    cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Daily Measurement Value and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day; and
(b)    if the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of Common Shares equal to (i) the difference between the Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day.
Daily VWAP” means for any Trading Day during the relevant Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “IVC <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Common Share on such Trading Day determined in good faith, using a volume-weighted average method, by the Company). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
Default” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default.



Defaulted Amounts” means any amounts on any Note or Note Guarantee (including, without limitation, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, principal and interest) that are payable but are not punctually paid or duly provided for.
Depositary” means, with respect to each Global Note, the Person specified in Section 2.05(c) as the Depositary with respect to such Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.
Disposition” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.14.
Disqualified Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
(a)    matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(b)    is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or
(c)    is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;
in each case, on or prior to the date 91 days after the Maturity Date (determined as of the date of issuance thereof or, in the case of any such Equity Interests outstanding on the date hereof, the date hereof); provided, however, that (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale,” a “change of control” or similar event shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Notes and all other Notes Obligations that are accrued and payable, (ii) if an Equity Interest in any Person is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants, of the Company or any Subsidiary or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or any Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations of such Person and (iii) no Equity Interest held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective affiliates or immediate family members) of the Company (or any subsidiary) shall be considered a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any customary stock option, employee stock award or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.
Distributed Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in Sterling or Euros, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Company in good faith at such time in accordance with Section 1.05 hereof.
Domestic Note Guarantor” means any Note Guarantor that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
Dutch Collateral Agreements” means (i) the Dutch general security agreement (omnibus pandakte), (ii) the Dutch security agreement over partnership interests and (iii) the Dutch deed of pledge of shares over shares in the issued share capital in a Dutch private limited liability company, each dated as of the Issue Date between each Foreign Note Party from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent.
Dutch Collateral Documents” means each of the Dutch Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable,



governed by Dutch law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
Dutch Note Party” means any Note Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of the Netherlands or any province or territory thereof.
Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c), except that, as used in Section 14.05 and Section 14.06, “Effective Date” means the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.
EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
English Collateral Agreement” means the English law governed debenture to be entered into on or around the Issue Date and made between, among the Company, each English Note Party and Invacare Holdings Two Netherlands as chargors and the Notes Collateral Agent as chargee.
English Collateral Documents” means (a) the English Collateral Agreement and (b) each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by English law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
English Note Party” means any Note Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of England and Wales.
Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in, or interests in a Person.
Equity Issuance” means the direct issuance by the Company of an aggregate of 2,700,000 Common Shares in accordance with the Exchange Agreement.
Euros” and “” mean the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation.
Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
Exchange” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Agreement” means each of those certain Exchange Agreements, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto.
Exchange Election” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.13.
Exchange Rate” means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into Dollars at the time of determination on such day as set forth on the Reuters WRLD Page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters WRLD Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as selected in good faith by the Company.
Excluded Assets” means (a) any fee-owned real property with a Fair Market Value of less than $1,000,000 as determined on the Issue Date for existing real property and on the date of acquisition for after-acquired real property, (b) all leasehold interests in real property, (c) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such license, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction, but excluding any prohibition or restriction that is ineffective under the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), (d) any asset if, to the extent that and for so long as the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Notes Obligations is prohibited by any Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to any other applicable Requirements of Law, including PPSA or the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), or would require consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, (e) the Equity Interests of any (i) captive insurance company, (ii) not-for-profit subsidiary,



(f) margin stock and, to the extent (i) prohibited by the terms of, creating an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Company or any Note Guarantor) or requiring the consent of one or more third parties (other than the Company) under and/or (ii) any pledge could give rise to a “right of first refusal”, a “right of first offer” or a similar right that may be exercised by any third party (other than the Company) pursuant to, any applicable Organizational Documents, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement, Equity Interests in any Person other than the Company and Restricted Subsidiaries that are wholly-owned subsidiaries, (g) assets of any (i) direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Company organized outside of a Specified Jurisdiction (“Excluded Foreign Subsidiary”) and (ii) direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary to the extent a security interest or grant of perfection in such assets would result in material adverse Tax consequences to the Company or one of the Restricted Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Company in consultation with the Notes Collateral Agent, (h) Foreign Intellectual Property (except with respect to any Intellectual Property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any Specified Jurisdiction) and any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (i) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject thereto (including pursuant to a purchase money security interest, capital lease or similar arrangement) to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement or capital lease or create a breach, default or right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Company or any Note Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (j) assets of any (i) any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary and, (k) cash or cash equivalents maintained in any deposit account that are comprised of (i) funds used or to be used for payroll and payroll taxes and other employee benefit payments to or for the benefit of the employees of the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, during the applicable period, (ii) funds used or to be used to pay any taxes required to be collected, remitted or withheld during the current period and (iii) other funds which the Company or any Note Guarantor holds as an escrow or fiduciary for the benefit of any third person, but in each case subject to the terms of the Agreed Security Principles (including, without limitation, the Overriding Principle (as defined in the Agreed Security Principles)) (other than to the extent no additional action needs to be taken with respect to any such assets to create or perfect a security interest in any such assets). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, (i) any asset that constitutes an “Excluded Asset” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall constitute an “Excluded Asset” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents and (ii) any asset that does not constitute an “Excluded Asset” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Asset” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary any asset that does not constitute “Excluded Property” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Asset” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents.
Excluded Subsidiary” means any of the following: (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; provided, that no Note Guarantor shall become an Excluded Subsidiary and cease being a Note Guarantor solely as a result of no longer constituting a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company unless such Note Guarantor no longer constitutes a Subsidiary, (b) each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.01(a) to the Credit Agreement, (c) [reserved], (d) each Immaterial Subsidiary, (e) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by (i) applicable Requirements of Law or (ii) any contractual obligation existing on the Issue Date or on the date any such Subsidiary is acquired (so long as, in respect of any such contractual prohibition, such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), in each case from guaranteeing the Notes Obligations or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a Guarantee, (f) any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (g) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (h) [reserved], (i) any other Subsidiary excused from becoming a Note Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Agreed Guarantee Principles, (j) [reserved], (k) [reserved] and (l) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries or captive insurance companies. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, (i) any subsidiary that constitutes an “Excluded Subsidiary” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents and (ii) any subsidiary that does not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, any subsidiary that does not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents.
Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in



question, from the Company or, if applicable, from the seller of Common Shares on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.
Existing Notes” means the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes.
Fair Market Value” means with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, such value shall be determined in good faith by the Company.
Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Company.
Foreign Intellectual Property” means any right, title or interest in or to any Intellectual Property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof.
Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
Foreign Note Party” means a Note Party that is a Foreign Subsidiary organized in a Specified Jurisdiction.
Form of Assignment and Transfer” means the “Form of Assignment and Transfer” attached as Attachment 3 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” means the “Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” attached as Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Note” means the “Form of Note” attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Notice of Conversion” means the “Form of Notice of Conversion” attached as Attachment 1 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
French Collateral Agreements” means the Collateral Documents governed by French law.
French Note Guarantor” shall have the meaning specified in Annex C.
Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:
(a)    a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, its Subsidiaries and the employee benefit plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Company’s Common Equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity;
(b)    the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation, amalgamation, or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets; or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction described in clause (B) in which the holders of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b);



(c)    the shareholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(d)    the Common Shares (or other common stock constituting Reference Property) ceases to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market (or any of their respective successors);
provided, however, that a transaction or transactions described in clause (a) and/or clause (b) above (whether or not the proviso to clause (b) above applies to such transaction) shall not constitute a Fundamental Change, if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by the common shareholders of the Company, excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market (in each case, or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Notes become convertible into such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights (subject to the provisions of Section 14.02(a)). If any transaction in which the Common Shares are replaced by the securities of another entity occurs, following completion of any related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period (or, in the case of a transaction that would have been a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change but for the proviso immediately following clause (d) of the definition thereof, following the effective date of such transaction) references to the Company in this definition shall instead be references to such other entity. The reference to “The NASDAQ Capital Market” in clause (d) above and in the proviso immediately following clause (d) above shall have no force or effect herein unless (i) the clause (d) and the proviso immediately following the clause (d) in the definition of “Fundamental Change” in each of the indentures governing the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes also includes the identical reference to “The NASDAQ Capital Market,” or (ii) the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes are no longer outstanding.
Fundamental Change Company Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(c).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(b)(i).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a).
GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time.
German Collateral Agreements” means any share, receivables, inventory or account pledge or security assignment agreement governed by German law or any similar security interest, between each Foreign Note Party from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent.
German Collateral Documents” means each of the German Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by German law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
German Note Guarantor” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.
Global Note” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).
Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, provincial or territorial, 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 the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of



the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Issue Date or entered into after the Issue Date in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Indenture (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be the lower of (i) 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 and (ii) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee or, if such Guarantee is not an unconditional guarantee of the entire amount of the primary obligation and such maximum amount is not stated or determinable, the amount of such guaranteeing Person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Holder,” as applied to any Note, or other similar terms (but excluding the term “beneficial holder”), means any Person in whose name at the time a particular Note is registered on the Note Register.
IFRS” means international accounting standards as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary.
Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication,
(a)    all obligations of such Person for borrowed money,
(b)    all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent the same would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP,
(c)    all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person,
(d)    all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation, purchase price adjustment or similar obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid after being due and payable and (iii) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits),
(e)    all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed,
(f)    all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others,
(g)    all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,
(h)    all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and
(i)    all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers' acceptances;
provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue and (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller.
The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner), to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person's ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) above shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the Fair Market Value of the property



encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude intercompany liabilities arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business.
Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented.
Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the U.S. Collateral Agreement, the Canadian Collateral Agreement, the English Collateral Agreement or the Dutch Collateral Agreements, as applicable.
Intercreditor Agreements” means the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and any Subordination Agreement.
Interest Payment Date” means each January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2023.
Intermediate Holdcos” means, collectively, Invacare Holdings Netherlands, Invacare Holdings Lux, Invacare Holdings Two Lux, Invacare Holdings Two Netherlands and Invacare Germany Holding.
Invacare Germany Holding” means Invacare Germany Holding GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung), incorporated and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, registered in the commercial register (Handelsregister) of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Ulm under HRB 621121, with registered seat in Isny, Germany.
“Invacare Holdings Lux” means Invacare Holdings S.à. r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office located at 6, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés) under number B169.438.
Invacare Holdings Netherlands” means Invacare Holdings C.V., a limited partnership (commanditaire vennootschap) formed under the laws of the Netherlands, having its registered office at Benkenstrasse 260, 4108 Witterswil, Switzerland, and registered with the commercial register of the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) for indefinite period under number 09123986.
“Invacare Holdings Two Lux” means Invacare Holdings Two S.à. r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office located at 6, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés) under number B169458.
Invacare Holdings Two Netherlands” means Invacare Holdings Two B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, having its corporate seat (statutaire zetel) at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, its registered office at Galvanistraat 14 3, 6716 AE Ede, the Netherlands, and registered with the trade register of the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) under number 34058960.
Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (i) intercompany advances arising from their cash management, cash pooling, tax, and accounting operations, (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) and (iii) intercompany advances transfer pricing and cost-sharing arrangements that are in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus, to the extent any such loan or advance is made to any third party unaffiliated with the Company and its Subsidiaries, any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest in respect of such Investment (to the extent any such payment to be deducted does not exceed the remaining principal amount of such Investment), but without any adjustment for writedowns or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (ii) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be 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 in good faith by a Financial Officer, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the Fair Market Value of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests (including through any capital contribution), evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (A) the cost of all additions thereto, and minus (B) to the extent such original Investment was made in cash, the amount of any portion of such Investments that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, and of any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest, dividends or other distributions in respect of such Investment (in all of the foregoing cases in this clause (B), to the extent such payments do not exceed, in the aggregate, the original cash amount of such Investment), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment. For purposes of Section 4.13, if an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP; provided that pending the final determination of the amounts to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by a Financial Officer.
Issue Date” means July 26, 2022, the date of the initial issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.
Junior Financing” means any Indebtedness (other than any permitted intercompany Indebtedness owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than (x) Indebtedness incurred under Section 4.10(a)(xxii)(A), and (y) Indebtedness incurred under Section 4.10(a)(xxii)(B) solely to the extent such Indebtedness has the same lien priorities as the Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement) that is (a) subordinated in right of payment to the Notes Obligations, (b) Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Notes Obligations or (c) Indebtedness that is unsecured; provided that (i) no such Junior Financing incurred or assumed on or after the Issue Date shall provide for any payments of principal, interest, fees or other amounts (other than customary third party agent or trustee fees) in cash on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date (determined as of the date of incurrence or assumption of such Junior Financing) and (ii) for purposes of Section 4.17(b), Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a) through (c) shall constitute Junior Financing only to the extent the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all other Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a) through (c), respectively, outstanding at such time, is greater than $1,000,000.
Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Shares on any date means the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are traded. If the Common Shares are not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the last quoted bid price for the Common Shares in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Shares are not so quoted, the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and last ask prices for the Common Shares on the relevant date from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company for this purpose.
Latest Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash (other than to the extent restricted in favor of the Credit Facility Obligations or any Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.10(a)(xvi) or (xxii)) and Permitted Investments owned by the Note Parties, as reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, to the extent such cash and Permitted Investments are free and clear of any Liens (other than (x) non-consensual Liens permitted by Section 4.11 and (y) consensual Liens permitted by Section 4.11(a)(i), 4.11(a)(xvi) or 4.11(xxii)) and the use thereof for the application to the payment of Indebtedness is not prohibited by law or any contract to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, (y) cash and Permitted Investments of the Note Parties restricted or subject to a Lien



in favor of the Credit Facility Obligations (which may also include cash and Permitted Investments securing other Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) and (z) the aggregate amount that is then available to be borrowed under the ABL Credit Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the “borrowing base” provided for thereunder).
Loan Documents” has the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Luxembourg” means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Luxembourg Civil Code” means the Luxembourg Civil Code (Code civil).
Luxembourg Collateral Agreements” means any share, receivables, account pledge agreement governed by Luxembourg law or any similar security interest, between each Foreign Note Party from time to time party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent.
Luxembourg Collateral Documents” means each of the Luxembourg Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, mortgage, or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Luxembourg law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
Luxembourg Note Guarantor” shall have the meaning specified in Annex D.
Management Determination” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.
Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change (as defined above and determined after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from such definition, but without regard to the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof).
Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a).
Market Disruption Event” means, for the purposes of determining amounts due upon conversion (a) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Shares are listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Shares.
Material Adverse Effect” means after the Issue Date, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Holders of the Notes under the applicable Notes Documents or (c) the ability of the Company and Note Guarantors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the applicable Notes Documents.
Material Subsidiary” means (a) each Restricted Subsidiary that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for such Restricted Subsidiary and its Restricted Subsidiaries) for such quarter in excess of 2.5% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter or that is designated by the Company as a Material Subsidiary and (b) any Restricted Subsidiary that is part of a group comprising Restricted Subsidiaries that each would not have been a Material Subsidiary under clause (a) but that, taken together, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for all such Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) for such quarter in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, (i) any subsidiary that constitutes a “Material Subsidiary” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall constitute a “Material Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents and (ii) any subsidiary that does not constitute a “Material Subsidiary” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement shall not constitute a “Material Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the contrary, any subsidiary that constitutes a “Material Subsidiary” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement shall constitute a “Material Subsidiary” for purposes of this Indenture and the other Notes Documents.



Maturity Date” means July 1, 2026.
Merger Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(a).
Net Assets” shall have the meaning specified in Annex A.
Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the proceeds received in respect of such event in cash or Permitted Investments, including (i) any cash or Permitted Investments received in respect of any non-cash proceeds, including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment or earn-out (but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds that are actually received, (iii) [reserved], and (iv) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments that are actually received, minus (b) the sum of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such event (including attorney’s fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, underwriting discounts and commissions, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant, accountant and other customary fees), (ii) in the case of a Disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a Casualty Event or similar proceeding), (x) the amount of all payments that are permitted hereunder and are made by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder (other than (x) the Loans or (y) other pari passu or junior financing secured by a Lien on the Collateral and incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)) and secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event, (y) the pro rata portion of net cash proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (y)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result thereof and (z) the amount of any liabilities directly associated with such asset and retained by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) the amount of all Taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable), and the amount of any reserves established by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, that are directly attributable to such event, provided that any reduction at any time in the amount of any such reserves (other than as a result of payments made in respect thereof) shall be deemed to constitute the receipt by the Company at such time of Net Proceeds in the amount of such reduction.
New Project” shall mean (a) each facility which is either a new facility, branch or office or an expansion, relocation, remodeling or substantial modernization of an existing facility, branch or office owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries which in fact commences operations and (b) each creation (in one or a series of related transactions) of a business unit to the extent such business unit commences operations or each expansion (in one or a series of related transactions) of business into a new market.
Note” or “Notes” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the recitals of this Indenture.
Note Guarantee” means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Notes issued by a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Note Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Company that is or becomes a guarantor of the Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Note Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).
Note Registrar” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).
Note Parties” means the Company and the Note Guarantors.
Notes Documents” means this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents.
Notes Obligations” means all obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors under or in respect of the Notes, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(b).
Observation Period” means, with respect to any Note surrendered for conversion, (i) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the date of the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes pursuant to Section 16.02 and prior to the relevant Redemption Date, the 10 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately succeeding the date of such Redemption Notice; and (ii) in all other cases, the 5 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 4th Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date.



Officer” means, with respect to the Company or a Note Guarantor, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Executive or Senior Vice President or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”) of the Company or the Note Guarantor, as applicable.
Officer’s Certificate,” when used with respect to the Company, means a certificate that is delivered to the Trustee and that is signed by an Officer of the Company. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 17.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section. The Officer giving an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 4.08 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company.
open of business” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).
Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, or other counsel, that is delivered to the Trustee, which opinion may contain customary exceptions and qualifications as to the matters set forth therein. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 17.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section 17.05.
Optional Redemption” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.01.
Optional Redemption Cash Make-Whole Amount” means, for any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section 16.01 on any Redemption Date, the sum of the present values (with each such present value computed by the Company (acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner) using a discount rate per annum equal to (x) the Reference Discount Rate plus (y) 0.50%) of (i) subject to the immediately succeeding clause (ii), the remaining scheduled interest payments that would have been paid on such Notes from the Redemption Date to the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date that is two years after such Redemption Date (excluding, for purposes of calculating such present value, interest accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date that is otherwise paid as part of the Redemption Price pursuant to the definition of “Redemption Price”); or (ii) if the Redemption Date occurs after the Regular Record Date with respect to an Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date, the remaining scheduled interest payments that would have been paid on such Note from such Interest Payment Date to the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date that is two years after such Interest Payment Date.
Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares” means, for any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section 16.01 on any Redemption Date and that a Holder has elected to convert in connection with the related Redemption Notice, a number of Common Shares equal to (i) the Optional Redemption Cash Make-Whole Amount divided by (ii)(I) if the Settlement Method for the Notes converted on the relevant Conversion Date is Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, the sum of the Daily VWAPs for each of the 10 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period for the relevant Conversion Date divided by 10 or (II) if the Settlement Method for the Notes converted on the relevant Conversion Date is Physical Settlement, the Daily VWAP as of such Conversion Date; provided that in no event shall clause (ii) be less than $1.28, subject to adjustment at the same time and in the same manner as any adjustment to the Stock Prices pursuant to Section 14.04(d).
Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, amendment or amalgamation, the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and/or any shareholder(s) agreements; (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and, with respect to any German Note Guarantor, the shareholder list (Gesellschafterliste); and (c) with respect to any partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, limited partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent” means GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent in respect of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes.
Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes” means the Company’s 5.68% senior secured notes issued pursuant to the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture.
Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents” means the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and notes purchase agreement).



Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture” means the indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Company, as issuer, the guarantors listed therein, the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent and the trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes are issued, as such indenture may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
outstanding,” when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:
(a)    Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for cancellation;
(b)    Notes, or portions thereof, that have become due and payable and in respect of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent);
(c)    Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.06 or Notes in lieu of which, or in substitution for which, other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.06 unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due course;
(d)    Notes converted pursuant to Article 14 and required to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.08;
(e)    Notes redeemed pursuant to Article 16; and
(f)    Notes repurchased by the Company pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Section 2.10.
Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” means the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Notes Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement, Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent, and each additional representative party thereto from time to time, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Paying Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.
Payment Subordination Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement”.
Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a)    Liens for Taxes that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case, the nonpayment of which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(b)    Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or construction contractors’ Liens and other similar Liens, arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or, if more than 30 days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case so long as such Liens could not reasonably be expected to individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)    Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business (i) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation or (ii) securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise supporting the payment of items of the type set forth in the foregoing clause (i);
(d)    Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, trade contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness), governmental contracts and leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers acceptance facilities and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health,



safety and environmental obligations) and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices;
(e)    easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions, zoning restrictions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not in any case materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(f)    (i) Liens securing, or otherwise arising from, judgments, awards attachments and/or decrees and notices of lis pendens and associated rights relating to litigation being contested in good faith not constituting an Event of Default under Section 6.01(j) and (ii) any pledge and/or deposit securing any settlement of litigation;
(g)    Liens on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or Liens on bills of lading, drafts or other documents of title arising by operation of law or pursuant to the standard terms of agreements relating to letters of credit, bank guarantees and other similar instruments; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or other similar instrument to the extent such obligations are permitted by Section 4.10;
(h)    rights of setoff, banker’s lien, netting agreements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by of the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance of administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts or cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;
(i)    Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or any similar filings made in respect of operating leases or consignment or bailee arrangements entered into by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(j)    Liens or right of set-off arising under the general banking conditions (algemene bankvoorwaarden) or any non-Dutch equivalent thereof.
Permitted Investments” means any of the following, to the extent owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(a)    Dollars, Euros, Sterling, Australian Dollars, Canadian dollars and such other currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(b)    readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States or such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof;
(c)    time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii) has combined capital and surplus of at least (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any such bank meeting the requirements of clause (i) or (ii) above being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d)    commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in each case with average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(e)    repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with an Approved Bank, a bank or trust company (including any of the Holders of the Notes) or recognized securities dealer, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks, in each case, for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of



(i) the United States or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and A2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a Fair Market Value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations;
(f)    marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds either (i) having assets in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions or (ii) having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);
(g)    securities with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by a foreign government having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof);
(h)    investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;
(i)    instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in Euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction;
(j)    investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (i) of this definition;
(k)    with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary: (i) obligations of the national government of the country or jurisdiction in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country or jurisdiction is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in each case maturing within one year after the date of investment therein, (ii) certificates of deposit of, bankers acceptances of, or time deposits with, any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country or jurisdiction is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Foreign Bank”), and in each case with maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition and (iii) the equivalent of demand deposit accounts which are maintained with an Approved Foreign Bank;
(l)    interest bearing instruments with a maximum maturity of 180 days in respect of which the obligor is a G8 government or other G8 governmental agency or a G8 financial institution with credit ratings from S&P of at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s of at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof; and
(m)    investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (l) above.
Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Liens on the Collateral that are intended to be junior to the Liens thereon securing the Notes, an intercreditor agreement (or payment subordination agreement if so agreed by the Required Holders and the Company (any such agreement, a “Payment Subordination Agreement”)) that the Required Holders shall negotiate in good faith with the Company and which is entered into by the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent.
Permitted Lien” means Liens permitted by Section 4.11.
Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value,



if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended except (i) by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts, other amounts paid, and fees, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payments) incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and (ii) by an amount equal to any existing revolving commitments unutilized thereunder to the extent that the portion of any existing and unutilized revolving commitment being refinanced was permitted to be drawn under Section 4.10 immediately prior to such refinancing (other than by reference to a Permitted Refinancing) and such drawing shall be deemed to have been made, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(v) and Section 4.10(a)(xiv), Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension (i) has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (ii) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xxii), has a final maturity date later than 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date, (c) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes Obligations, Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of the Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (d) [reserved], (e) immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (f) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is permitted pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(ii), (a)(xii), (a)(xxi), (a)(xxiii) or (a)(xxiv), (i) the terms and conditions (including Lien priority, but excluding as to subordination, interest rate (including whether such interest is payable in cash or in kind), rate floors, fees, discounts and premiums) of Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension are, taken as a whole, not materially more favorable to the investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (except for covenants or other provisions applicable to periods after the Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred) (it being understood that, to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Permitted Refinancing, the terms shall not be considered materially more favorable if such financial maintenance covenant is either (A) also added for the benefit of any Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of such Permitted Refinancing or (B) only applicable after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such refinancing); provided that the primary obligor in respect of, and/or the Persons (if any) that Guarantee, the Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is the primary obligor in respect of, and/or Persons (if any) that Guaranteed the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended; provided further that such Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall not be secured by any assets other than Collateral and the lien securing such Indebtedness shall not have greater priority than the lien securing the Indebtedness that is being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (and if the Indebtedness being refinanced is unsecured, such Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall be unsecured). For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that a Permitted Refinancing may constitute a portion of an issuance of Indebtedness in excess of the amount of such Permitted Refinancing; provided that such excess amount is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that a Permitted Refinancing includes successive Permitted Refinancings of the same Indebtedness.
Permitted Transferees” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural person (and any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants, (b) any trust or other legal entity the beneficiary of which is such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, stepchildren or their respective lineal descendants and (c) without duplication with any of the foregoing, such Person’s heirs, executors and/or administrators upon the death of such Person and any other Person who was an Affiliate of such Person upon the death of such Person and who, upon such death, directly or indirectly owned Equity Interests in the Company.
Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, a joint venture, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof.
Physical Notes” means permanent certificated Notes in registered form issued in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof.
Physical Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a).
PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario), including the regulations thereto, provided that if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any Lien created hereunder or under any other Notes Document on the Collateral is governed by the personal property security legislation or other



applicable legislation with respect to personal property security in effect in a jurisdiction in Canada other than the Province of Ontario, “PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act or such other applicable legislation (including the Civil Code of Quebec) in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction in Canada for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
Predecessor Note” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.06 in lieu of or in exchange for a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note that it replaces.
Priority Agent” has the meaning set forth in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
Qualifying Disposition” means a sale, transfer or other disposition of Common Shares delivered upon conversion of the Notes (i) to any Person who acquires them in a broadly distributed public offering of such Common Shares (including the underwriter or placement agent of such offering, which may be the relevant converting Holder or an Affiliate of such converting Holder); (ii) effected on any securities exchange so long as neither the relevant converting Holder nor any Affiliate of such converting Holder solicited or arranged for the solicitation of orders to buy such Common Shares in anticipation of or in connection with such sale; (iii) made in compliance with the manner-of-sale requirements set forth in Rule 144(g) under the Securities Act; (iv) that constitutes the return of Common Shares in satisfaction of an existing share loan transaction; (v) to a Person or entity that is not, and after giving effect to such sale, transfer or other disposition, will not be, an “affiliate” (as such term is used in Rule 144) of the Company (based on representations made by such Person or entity) after taking into account all other sales of such Common Shares to such Person entity (other than pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above); (vi) to a Person or entity that is an “affiliate” (as such term is used in Rule 144) of the Company prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition so long as the number of Common Shares sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of to such Person or entity (in any manner at any time, in one transaction or a series of transactions) does not in the aggregate exceed 9.0% of the outstanding Common Shares after taking into account all other sales of Common Shares to such Person or entity (other than pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above); or (vii) to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Shares (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Shares (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Common Shares (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, by statute, by contract or otherwise).
Redemption Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.02(a).
Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.02(a).
Redemption Price” means, for any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section 16.01, on any Redemption Date, 100% of the principal amount of such Note; plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case interest accrued to the Interest Payment Date will be paid to Holders of record of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Note).
Reference Discount Rate” means, for any Optional Redemption, the yield for 3-month U.S. Treasury bills in secondary market trading for the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company delivers the relevant Redemption Notice, as displayed opposite the caption “U.S. government securities—Treasury bills (secondary market)—3-month” on the “H.15” weekly release or daily update, as applicable, for that Business Day published by the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors (or its successor) (or its equivalent successor if such weekly release or daily update, as applicable, is not available). If such yield is unavailable, the “Reference Discount Rate” will be the average of the secondary market bid rates of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose, and may include the investment banking firm selected by the Company to determine any component of the Redemption Price, as of 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on that Business Day for the issue of U.S. Treasury bills with a remaining maturity closest to three months.
Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(a).



Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, among the Company and the Noteholders (as defined therein), as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Regular Record Date,” with respect to any Interest Payment Date, means the December 15 or June 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the applicable January 1 or July 1 Interest Payment Date, respectively.
Resale Restriction Termination Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary.
Restricted Debt Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.17(b).
Restricted Debt Payment Amount” means, at any time on or after the Issue Date, $2,500,000 minus the amount of Restricted Debt Payments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on Section 4.17(b)(iv).
Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests.
Required Additional Debt Terms” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, (a) such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the greatest Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Notes outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness, (b) such Indebtedness does not have mandatory prepayment or redemption provisions (other than customary asset sale proceeds events, insurance and condemnation proceeds events, change of control offers or events of default) that could result in the prepayment or redemption of such Indebtedness prior to the Maturity Date, (c) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any entity that is not the Company or a Note Guarantor, (d) such Indebtedness that is secured (i) is not secured by any assets not securing the Notes Obligations, (ii) is secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Notes Obligations and is subject to the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s) and (iii) is subject to security agreements relating to such Indebtedness that are substantially the same as the Collateral Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders), (e) with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xvi), such Indebtedness does not have provisions requiring the payment of amortization prior to the Latest Maturity Date and (f) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (excluding pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and, subject to clauses (a) and (b) above, prepayment or redemption provisions, are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the lenders or investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions of this Indenture (when taken as a whole) are to the Holders of the Notes (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Maturity Date at such time) (it being understood that, to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness, no consent shall be required by the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent or any of the Holders of the Notes if such financial maintenance covenant is either (i) also added for the benefit of any Notes remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of any such Indebtedness in connection therewith or (ii) only applicable after the Maturity Date at such time); provided that an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Company has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Required Holders, notifies the Company within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).
Required Holders” means, at any time, Holders holding Notes and/or the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate outstanding Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, voting together as a single class, at such time.
Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, any statutes, laws, treaties, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.



Requisite NYSE Shareholder Approval” means the shareholder approval contemplated by NYSE Rule 312.03(c) to issue 20% or more of the outstanding Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes (taking into consideration the Equity Issuance).
Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Restricted Obligations” shall have the meaning specified in Annex B.
Restricted Securities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
Rule 144” means Rule 144 as promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A” means Rule 144A as promulgated under the Securities Act.
Scheduled Trading Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Common Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Secured Parties” means the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Holders.
Settlement Amount” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a)(v).
Settlement Method” means, with respect to any conversion of Notes, Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, as elected (or deemed to have been elected) or applied by the Company in accordance with this Indenture.
Settlement Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a)(iii).
Signature Law” shall have the meaning specified in Section 17.11.
Significant Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company that meets the definition of “significant subsidiary” in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w)(1) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act; provided that, in the case of a Subsidiary of the Company that meets the criteria of clause (iii) of the definition thereof but not clause (i) or (ii) thereof, such Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be a Significant Subsidiary of the Company unless such Subsidiary’s income from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle exclusive of amounts attributable to any non-controlling interests for the last completed fiscal year prior to the date of such determination exceeds $5,000,000.
Specified Dollar Amount” means the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon conversion as specified in the Settlement Notice related to any converted Notes, which shall not be less than $1,000.
Specified Jurisdictions” means England and Wales, Canada (including any province and territory thereof), Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, Norway, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand.
Spin-Off” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom from time to time.
Stock Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).
Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by



(i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
Swap” means any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Swap Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
Swiss Collateral Agreements” means the Collateral Documents governed by Swiss law.
Swiss Collateral Documents” means each of the Swiss Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, mortgage or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Swiss law in connection with this Indenture and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Notes Obligations.
Swiss Note Limitation” shall have the meaning specified in Annex B.
Swiss Note Guarantor” shall have the meaning specified in Annex B.
Swiss Withholding Tax” means taxes levied pursuant to the Swiss Federal Act on Withholding Tax (Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer vom 13. Oktober 1965, SR 642.21).
Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, fees, assessments or withholdings (including backup withholdings) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Trading Day” means a day on which (i) trading in the Common Shares (or other security for which a closing sale price must be determined) generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Shares (or such other security) are not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares (or such other security) are then listed or, if the Common Shares (or such other security) are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares (or such other security) are then traded and (ii) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Shares (or such other security) is available on such securities exchange or market; provided that if the Common Shares (or such other security) are not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day; and provided, further, that for purposes of determining amounts due upon conversion only, “Trading Day” means a day on which (x) there is no Market Disruption Event and (y) trading in the Common Shares generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then listed or admitted for trading, except that if the Common Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Transaction Costs” means any fees, expenses and other transaction costs incurred or paid by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions, the Credit Agreement, this Indenture, the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture and the other Notes Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Transactions” means (a) the funding of the term loans and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement, (b) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the ABL Credit Agreement, (c) the issuance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees, (d) the issuance of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes and related guarantees, (e) the entry into the Exchange Agreement, (f) the entry into the Registration Rights Agreement, (g) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing, (h) the issuance by the Company to Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P. of 2.7 million shares of Common



Shares and (i) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing (including the Transaction Costs).
transfer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
Trigger Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as it was in force at the date of execution of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date hereof, the term “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean, to the extent required by such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as so amended.
Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.
unit of Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(a).
Valuation Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).
Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, except that, solely for purposes of this definition, the reference to “more than 50%” in the definition of “Subsidiary” shall be deemed replaced by a reference to “100%”.
Section 1.02. References to Interest. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note in this Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to any of Section 4.06(d), Section 4.06(e) and Section 6.03. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Section 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein 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 to any agreement (including this Indenture and the other Notes Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Indenture in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Indenture and (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. Any references to “as of the date hereof” or similar terms or references shall be deemed to refer to the Issue Date.
Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP.
(a)    All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Indenture shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Company’s audited financial statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b)    Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture and any related definitions, the determination of whether a lease is to be treated as an



operating lease or capital lease shall be made without giving effect to any change in GAAP that becomes effective on or after November 30, 2016 that would require operating leases to be treated similarly to capital leases.
Section 1.05. Currency Translation; Rates. For purposes of any determination under Article IV and Article VI or any determination under any other provision of this Indenture expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate (rounded to the nearest currency unit, with 0.5 or more of a currency unit being rounded upward); provided, however, that for purposes of determining compliance with Article IV with respect to the amount of any Indebtedness, Investment, Disposition or Restricted Payment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred or Disposition or Restricted Payment made; provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.05 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred or Disposition or Restricted Payment made at any time under such Sections.
Section 1.06. Certain Calculations and Tests. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that the terms of this Indenture require the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) as a condition to the consummation of any transaction in connection with any acquisition or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Company, in the case of any acquisition or similar Investment, at the time of either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment or (y) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment; provided that if the Company elects to have such determination occur at the time of entry into the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, any testing of compliance with any test shall be tested on a pro forma basis assuming such acquisition or Investment and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) had been consummated.
Section 1.07. Divisions. For all purposes under the Notes Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 1.08. Luxembourg Terms. In this Indenture, where it relates to a Luxembourg Note Guarantor and unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to:
(a)     “winding up”, “administration”, “moratorium of indebtedness”, “insolvency”, “reorganization”, “composition”, “arrangement with creditors” or “dissolution” includes, without limitation, any procedure or proceeding in relation to an entity becoming bankrupt (faillite), insolvency, voluntary or judicial liquidation (liquidation volontaire ou judiciaire), composition with creditors (concordat préventif de faillite), moratorium or reprieve from payment (sursis de paiement), controlled management (gestion contrôlée), general settlement with creditors, reorganisation or any other similar proceedings affecting the rights of creditors generally under Luxembourg law, and shall be construed so as to include any equivalent or analogous liquidation or reorganisation proceedings;
(b)    an “agent” includes, without limitation, a “mandataire”;
(c)    a “receiver”, “liquidator”, “administrative receiver”, “administrator”, “trustee”, “custodian” or the like includes, without limitation, a juge délégué, commissaire, juge-commissaire, liquidateur, mandataire ad hoc, administrateur provisoire or curateur or any other person performing the same function of each of the foregoing;
(d)    a “matured obligation” includes, without limitation, any exigible, certaine and liquide obligation;
(e)    security” or a “security interest” includes, without limitation, any hypothèque, nantissement, privilège, accord de transfert de propriété à titre de garantie, gage sur fonds de commerce, droit de retention or sûreté réelle whatsoever and any type of real security or agreement or arrangement having a similar effect, whether granted or arising by operation of law;
(f)    a “guarantee” includes any guarantee which is independent from the debt to which it relates and excludes any suretyship (cautionnement) within the meaning of article 2011 an seq. of the Luxembourg Civil Code; and



(g)    a person being or deemed to “be unable to pay its debts” includes, without limitation, that person being in a state of cessation of payments (cessation de paiements) and having lost its creditworthiness (ébranlement de crédit);
(h)    an “attachment” includes a saisie;
(i)    “by-laws” or constitutional documents includes its up-to-date (restated) articles of association (statuts); and
(j)    a “director”, “officer” or “manager” includes a gérant or an administrateur.
Section 1.09. Quebec Matters. For purposes of any assets, liabilities or entities located in the Province of Québec and for all other purposes pursuant to which the interpretation or construction of this Indenture may be subject to the laws of the Province of Québec or a court or tribunal exercising juris diction in the Province of Québec, (a) “personal property” shall include “movable property”, (b) “real property” or “real estate” shall include “immovable property”, (c) “tangible property” shall include “corporeal property”, (d) “intangible property” shall include “incorporeal property”, (e) “security interest”, “mortgage” and “lien” shall include a “hypothec”, “right of retention”, “prior claim” , “reservation of ownership” and a resolutory clause, (f) all references to filing, perfection, priority, remedies, registering or recording under the UCC or a PPSA shall include publication under the Civil Code of Québec, (g) all references to “perfection” of or “perfected” liens or security interest shall include a reference to an “opposable” or “set up” hypothec as against third parties, (h) any “right of offset”, “right of setoff” or similar expression shall include a “right of compensation”, (i) “goods” shall include “corporeal movable property” other than chattel paper, documents of title, instruments, money and securities, (j) an “agent” shall include a “mandatary”, (k) “construction liens” or “mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens” shall include “legal hypothecs” and “legal hypothecs in favour of persons having taken part in the construction or renovation of an immovable”, (l) “joint and several” shall include “solidary”, (m) “gross negligence or wilful misconduct” shall be deemed to be “intentional or gross fault”, (n) “beneficial ownership” shall include “ownership on behalf of another as mandatary”, (o) “easement” shall include “servitude”, (p) “priority” shall include “rank” or “prior claim”, as applicable (q) “survey” shall include “certificate of location and plan”, (r) “state” shall include “province”, (s) “fee simple title” shall include “absolute ownership” and “ownership” (including ownership under a right of superficies), (t) “accounts” shall include “claims”, (u) “legal title” shall be including “holding title on behalf of an owner as mandatory or prete-nom”, (v) “ground lease” shall include “emphyteusis” or a “lease with a right of superficies, as applicable, (w) “leasehold interest” shall include a “valid lease”, (x) “lease” shall include a “leasing contract” and (y) “guarantee” and “guarantor” shall include “suretyship” and “surety”, respectively.
Section 1.10. French Terms. In this Indenture, where it relates to a French entity and unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to: (a) a “similar officer” includes an administrateur judiciaire, a mandataire ad hoc, a conciliateur, a mandataire liquidateur or any other person appointed as a result of any proceedings under articles L. 611-3 to L. 611-16 of the French Commercial Code; (b) a “winding-up”, “dissolution”, “administration”, or “amalgamation” includes (without limitation) a redressement judiciaire, cession totale ou partielle de l'entreprise, liquidation judiciaire or a procédure de sauvegarde under Livre Sixième of the French Commercial Code; (c) “other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief” shall include, without limitation: (i) proceedings for the appointment of a mandataire ad hoc for a conciliation in accordance with Articles L.611-3 to L.611-16 of the French Commercial Code, and (ii) the entry of a judgment for sauvegarde, redressement judiciaire, cession totale de l’entrepris, liquidation judiciaire or cession totale de l’entreprise under Articles L.620-1 to L.670-8 of the French Commercial Code; (d) a person failing generally to pay its debts as they become due is that person being in a state of cessation des paiements within the meaning of the French Commercial Code; (e) “control” has the meaning given in article L.233-3 I and II of the French Commercial Code; (f) “gross negligence” means “faute lourde”; (g) “merger” includes any fusion implemented in accordance with articles L.236-1 to L.236-24 of the French Commercial Code; (h) a “guarantee” includes, as regards French law, any “cautionnement”, “aval”, any “garantie” which is independent from the debt to which it relates and any type of “sûreté personnelle”; (i) a “security interest” or “lien” includes any type of security (sûreté réelle) and transfer by way of security and fiducie sûreté; (j) “wilful misconduct” means “dol”; (k) the “French Civil Code” means the Code Civil; (l) the “French Commercial Code” means the Code de commerce.
ARTICLE 2
Issue, Description, Execution, Registration and Exchange of Notes
Section 2.01. Designation and Amount. The Notes shall be designated as the “5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II.” The Notes may only be issued in one or a series of transactions pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Exchange Agreement (with the particular Notes issued in a separate transaction pursuant to the Exchange Agreement referred to herein as a “sub-tranche” of Notes); provided that the aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is limited to $20,736,000, except for



Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes to the extent expressly permitted hereunder.
Section 2.02. Form of Notes. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which shall constitute, and are hereby expressly incorporated in and made a part of this Indenture. To the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Any Global Note may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture as may be required by the Custodian or the Depositary, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Notes may be listed or traded or designated for issuance or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends or endorsements as the Officer executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, or to conform to usage or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
Each Global Note shall represent such principal amount of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect redemptions, repurchases, cancellations, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, a Global Note shall be made to the Holder of such Note on the date of payment, unless a record date or other means of determining Holders eligible to receive payment is provided for herein.
Section 2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts. (a) The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of such Note. Accrued interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and, for partial months, on the basis of the number of days actually elapsed in a 30-day month.
(b)    The Person in whose name any Note (or its Predecessor Note) is registered on the Note Register at the close of business on any Regular Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be entitled to receive the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date. The principal amount of any Note (x) in the case of any Physical Note, shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained by the Company for such purposes in the contiguous United States, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office and (y) in the case of any Global Note, shall be payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Company shall pay or cause the Paying Agent to pay interest (i) on any Physical Notes (A) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holders of these Notes at their address as it appears in the Note Register and (B) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000, either by check mailed to each Holder or, upon application by such a Holder to the Note Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies, in writing, the Note Registrar to the contrary or (ii) on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.
(c)    Any Defaulted Amounts shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant payment date but shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, such relevant payment date, and such Defaulted Amounts together with such interest thereon shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:
(i)    The Company may elect to make payment of or cause the Paying Agent to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes)



are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of the Defaulted Amounts proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment (which shall be not less than 25 days after the receipt by the Trustee of such notice, unless the Trustee shall agree to an earlier date), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Amounts or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Amounts as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which special record date shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of such special record date, and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor to be delivered to each Holder not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor having been so delivered, such Defaulted Amounts shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii) of this Section 2.03(c).
(ii)    The Company may make payment of or cause the Paying Agent to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or automated quotation system, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Section 2.04. Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes. The Notes shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual, facsimile or other electronic signature of its Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary or any of its Executive or Senior Vice Presidents.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Notes, without any further action by the Company hereunder.
Only such Notes as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth on the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto, executed manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee as provided by Section 17.10), shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee (or such an authenticating agent) upon any Note executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Note so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the Holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
In case any Officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Notes shall cease to be such Officer before the Notes so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Notes nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed such Notes had not ceased to be such Officer of the Company; and any Note may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Note, shall be the Officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Indenture any such person was not such an Officer.
Section 2.05. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer; Depositary. (a) The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. Such register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed the “Note Registrar” for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided. The Company may appoint one or more co-Note Registrars in accordance with Section 4.02.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note to the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 2.05, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.



Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed, by the Holder thereof or its attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, any co-Note Registrar or the Paying Agent for any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes, but the Company may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax required in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of new Notes issued upon such exchange or registration of transfer being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer.
None of the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of (i) any Notes surrendered for conversion or, if a portion of any Note is surrendered for conversion, such portion thereof surrendered for conversion, (ii) any Notes, or a portion of any Note, surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in accordance with Article 15 or (iii) any Notes selected for redemption in accordance with Article 16, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with this Indenture shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(b)    So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, subject to the fourth paragraph from the end of Section 2.05(c), all Notes shall be represented by one or more Notes in global form (each, a “Global Note”) registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in a Global Note that does not involve the issuance of a Physical Note shall be effected through the Depositary (but not the Trustee or the Custodian) in accordance with this Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor.
(c)    Every Note that bears or is required under this Section 2.05(c) to bear the legend set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (together with any Common Shares issued upon conversion of the Notes that is required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.05(d), collectively, the “Restricted Securities”) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (including the legend set forth below), unless such restrictions on transfer shall be eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Company, and the Holder of each such Restricted Security, by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 2.05(c) and Section 2.05(d), the term “transfer” encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security.
With respect to each sub-tranche of Notes, until the date (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) that is the later of (1) the date that is one year after the date of original issuance for such sub-tranche of Notes, or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 or any successor provision thereto, and (2) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable law, any certificate evidencing such Note (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, other than Common Shares, if any, issued upon conversion thereof, which shall bear the legend set forth in Section 2.05(d), if applicable) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless such Notes have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing, with written notice thereof to the Trustee in the form set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto):
THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON SHARES, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:



(1)    REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND
(2)    AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INVACARE CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A)    TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B)    PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C)    TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D)    PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
No transfer of any Note prior to the applicable Resale Restriction Termination Date will be registered by the Note Registrar unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment and Transfer has been checked.
Any Note (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefor) (i) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms, (ii) that has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become effective or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or (iii) that has been sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, may, upon surrender of such Note for exchange to the Note Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.05, be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.05(c) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall be entitled to instruct the Custodian in writing to so surrender any Global Note as to which any of the conditions set forth in clause (i) through (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence have been satisfied, and, upon such instruction, the Custodian shall so surrender such Global Note for exchange; and any new Global Note so exchanged therefor shall not bear the restrictive legend specified in this Section 2.05(c) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing (in the form set forth in Exhibit B) upon the occurrence of the Resale Restriction Termination Date with respect to any sub-tranche of Notes and promptly after a registration statement, if any, with respect to the Notes or any Common Shares issued upon conversion of the Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act. Upon notice of the Resale Restriction Termination Date with respect to any sub-tranche of Notes, the legend set forth above shall be deemed removed from the Note, with no further action required by the Company, the Trustee, or, if applicable, the Depositary; provided, however, that, if the mandatory exchange process of the Depositary is available therefor, the Company will use reasonable efforts to effect an exchange of every beneficial interest in each Restricted Security for beneficial interests in Global Notes that are not subject to the restrictions set forth in the restrictive legend or this Section 2.05(c) pursuant to such process on or prior to the 380th day after the date of original issuance for such sub-tranche of Notes.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture (other than the provisions set forth in this Section 2.05(c)), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole or in part except (i) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary and (ii) for



exchange of a Global Note or a portion thereof for one or more Physical Notes in accordance with the second immediately succeeding paragraph.
The Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to each Global Note. Initially, each Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for Cede & Co.
If (i) the Depositary notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days, (ii) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days or (iii) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing and a beneficial owner of any Note requests that its beneficial interest therein be issued as a Physical Note, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, shall authenticate and deliver (x) in the case of clause (iii), a Physical Note to such beneficial owner in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Note corresponding to such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest and (y) in the case of clause (i) or (ii), Physical Notes to each beneficial owner of the related Global Notes (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Global Notes in exchange for such Global Notes, and upon delivery of the Global Notes to the Trustee such Global Notes shall be canceled.
Physical Notes issued in exchange for all or a part of the Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, or, in the case of clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph, the relevant beneficial owner, shall instruct the Trustee in writing. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such Physical Notes to the Persons in whose names such Physical Notes are so registered.
At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, repurchased, redeemed or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trustee in accordance with its then-customary procedures. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Physical Notes, converted, canceled, repurchased, redeemed or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Notes therefor or any Physical Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction or increase.
None of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or incur any liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
(d)    Until the applicable Resale Restriction Termination Date, any stock certificate representing Common Shares issued upon conversion of a Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless such Common Shares have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or such Common Shares have been issued upon conversion of a Note that has transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company with written notice thereof to the Trustee and any transfer agent for the Common Shares):
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1)    REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND



(2)    AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INVACARE CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE SERIES OF NOTES UPON THE CONVERSION OF WHICH THIS SECURITY WAS ISSUED OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A)    TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B)    PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C)    TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D)    PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE COMPANY’S COMMON SHARES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
Any such Common Shares (i) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms, (ii) that has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or (iii) that has been sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, may, upon surrender of the certificates representing such Common Shares for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for the Common Shares, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of Common Shares, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.05(d).
(e)    Any Note or Common Shares issued upon the conversion or exchange of a Note that is repurchased or owned by any Affiliate of the Company (or any Person who was an Affiliate of the Company at any time during the three months preceding) may not be resold by such Affiliate (or such Person, as the case may be) unless registered under the Securities Act or resold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in a transaction that results in such Note or Common Shares, as the case may be, no longer being a “restricted security” (as defined under Rule 144). The Company shall cause any Note that is repurchased or owned by it to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.08.
Section 2.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. In case any Note shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its discretion may execute, and upon its written request the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, a new Note, bearing a registration number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Note, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substituted Note shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss, claim, liability, cost, damage or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.
The Trustee or such authenticating agent may authenticate any such substituted Note and deliver the same upon the receipt of such security or indemnity as the Trustee, the Company and, if applicable, such authenticating agent may require. No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, any co-Note Registrar or the Paying Agent upon the issuance of any substitute Note, but the Company may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax required in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new substitute Note being different from the name of the



Holder of the old Note that became mutilated or was destroyed, lost or stolen. In case any Note that has matured or is about to mature or has been surrendered for required repurchase or is about to be converted in accordance with Article 14 shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, in its sole discretion, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or convert or authorize the conversion of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or conversion shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, claim liability, cost, damage or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent evidence of their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.
Every substitute Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06 by virtue of the fact that any Note is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations set forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder. To the extent permitted by law, all Notes shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement, payment, redemption, conversion or repurchase of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement, payment, redemption, conversion or repurchase of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.
Section 2.07. Temporary Notes. Pending the preparation of Physical Notes, the Company may execute and the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Physical Notes but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Company. Every such temporary Note shall be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or such authenticating agent upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Physical Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Trustee or such authenticating agent Physical Notes (other than any Global Note) and thereupon any or all temporary Notes (other than any Global Note) may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02 and the Trustee or such authenticating agent shall authenticate and deliver, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Physical Notes. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as Physical Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Section 2.08. Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc. The Company shall cause all Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, repurchase, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or conversion, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee (including any of the Company’s agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates), to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation. All Notes delivered to the Trustee shall be canceled promptly by it in accordance with its then-customary procedures, and no Notes shall be authenticated in exchange thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its then-customary procedures.
Section 2.09. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in all notices issued to Holders as a convenience to such Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or on such notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. If any sub-tranche of Notes is not fungible with any other sub-tranches of Notes for United States federal income tax purposes or if the Company otherwise determines that any sub-tranche of Notes should be differentiated from any other sub-tranches of Notes, such sub-tranche of Notes may have a separate CUSIP number from any other sub-tranches of Notes, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such sub-tranche of Notes will still constitute a single series with all other sub-tranches of Notes issued under this Indenture for all purposes. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.
Section 2.10. Repurchases. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives. The Company shall cause any Notes so repurchased (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives) to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.08 and such Notes shall no longer be considered outstanding under this Indenture upon their repurchase.



ARTICLE 3
Satisfaction and Discharge
Section 3.01. Satisfaction and Discharge. Upon request of the Company contained in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes and all Note Guarantees and Liens on Collateral securing the Notes will be released, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and release of such Guarantees and Liens, when (a) (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced, paid or converted as provided in Section 2.06) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) the Company has irrevocably deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Holders, as applicable, after the Notes have become due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date, any Redemption Date, any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise, cash, Common Shares or a combination thereof, as applicable, solely to satisfy the Company’s Conversion Obligation, sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes and all other sums due and payable under this Indenture by the Company; and (b) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.06 shall survive.
ARTICLE 4
Particular Covenants of the Company
Section 4.01. Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.
For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) and disclosure thereunder, whenever any interest or any fee to be paid hereunder is to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day or 365-day year, the yearly rate of interest to which the rate used in such calculation is equivalent is the rate so used multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the same is to be ascertained and divided by 360 or 365, as applicable. The rates of interest under this Indenture are nominal rates, and not effective rates or yields. The principle of deemed reinvestment of interest does not apply to any interest calculation under this Indenture.
If any provision of this Indenture would oblige the Company to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to any Holder in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by applicable law or would result in a receipt by such Holder of “interest” at a “criminal rate,” as such terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada), then, notwithstanding such provision, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by applicable law or so result in a receipt by such Holder of “interest” at a “criminal rate.”
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the contiguous United States, an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or repurchase (“Paying Agent”) or for conversion (“Conversion Agent”) and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office or the office or agency of the Trustee in the contiguous United States; provided, no service of legal process on the Company may be made at the Corporate Trust Office.
The Company may also from time to time designate as co-Note Registrars one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the contiguous United States, for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The terms “Paying Agent” and “Conversion Agent” include any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.
The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Note Registrar, Custodian and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office as the office or agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or repurchase or for conversion and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.



Section 4.03. Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office. The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.09, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.
Section 4.04. Provisions as to Paying Agent. (a) If the Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, the Company will cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.04:
(i)    that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes;
(ii)    that it will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall be due and payable; and
(iii)    that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of the Trustee, it will forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust.
The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) or accrued and unpaid interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action; provided that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.
(b)    If the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) and accrued and unpaid interest so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall become due and payable.
(c)    Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay, cause to be paid or deliver to the Trustee all sums or amounts held in trust by the Company or any Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.04, such sums or amounts to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained and upon such payment or delivery by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability but only with respect to such sums or amounts.
(d)    Any money and Common Shares deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on and the consideration due upon conversion of any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable), interest or consideration due upon conversion has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on request of the Company contained in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money and Common Shares, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 4.05. Existence. Subject to Article 11, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.
Section 4.06. Rule 144A Information Requirement; Reports; and Additional Interest.
(a)    At any time the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall, so long as any of the Notes or any Common Shares issuable upon conversion thereof shall, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, promptly provide to the Trustee and, upon written request, any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or any



Common Shares issuable upon conversion of such Notes, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of such Notes or Common Shares pursuant to Rule 144A.
(b)    The Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the Commission, copies of any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act or any similar or successor grace period). Any such document or report that the Company files with the Commission via the Commission’s EDGAR system shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee for purposes of this Section 4.06(b) at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system, it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility to determine whether any documents have been filed on the EDGAR system. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Company shall in no event be required to file with, or otherwise provide or disclose to, the Trustee or any Holder any information for which the Company is seeking, or has received, confidential treatment from the Commission.
(c)    Delivery of the reports and documents described in subsection (b) above to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely on an Officer’s Certificate).
(d)    If, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the date of original issuance for any sub-tranche of Notes, the Company fails to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than reports on Form 8-K), or such Notes are not otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding (as a result of restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes (other than any restriction arising solely from the Company’s or the Trustee’s ability to require the delivery of legal opinions, certificates or other evidence in order to demonstrate that the proposed transfer is being made in compliance with applicable securities laws)), the Company shall pay Additional Interest on such Notes. Such Additional Interest shall accrue on such Notes at the rate of (i) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding for each of the first 90 days and (ii) 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding for each day from, and including, the 91st day during such period for which the Company’s failure to file has occurred and is continuing or such Notes are not otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates (or Holders that have been the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding) without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes (other than any restriction arising solely from the Company’s or the Trustee’s ability to require the delivery of legal opinions, certificates or other evidence in order to demonstrate that the proposed transfer is being made in compliance with applicable securities laws). As used in this Section 4.06(d), documents or reports that the Company is required to “file” with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act does not include documents or reports that the Company furnishes to the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(e)    If, and for so long as, the restrictive legend on any sub-tranche of Notes specified in Section 2.05(c) has not been removed, any sub-tranche of Notes are assigned a restricted CUSIP or any tranche of Notes are not otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes) as of the 380th day after the date of original issuance of such sub-tranche of Notes, the Company shall pay Additional Interest on such Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding until the restrictive legend on such Notes has been removed in accordance with Section 2.05(c), such Notes are assigned an unrestricted CUSIP and such Notes are freely tradable under Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates (or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding) (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes).
(f)    [Reserved].
(g)    Additional Interest will be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes.
(h)    The Additional Interest that is payable in accordance with Section 4.06(d) or Section 4.06(e) shall, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any Additional Interest that may be payable as a result of the Company’s election pursuant to Section 6.03. However, in no event shall any Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange



Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than reports filed on Form 8-K), as described in Section 4.06(d), together with any interest that may accrue in the event the Company elects to pay Additional Interest in respect of an Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b) pursuant to Section 6.03, accrue at a rate in excess of 0.50% per annum pursuant to this Indenture, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest.
(i)    If Additional Interest is payable by the Company pursuant to this Section 4.06, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable and (ii) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such an Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee may conclusively assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly to the Persons entitled to it, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.
Section 4.07. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 4.08. Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2022) an Officer’s Certificate stating whether the signers thereof have knowledge of any failure by the Company to comply with all conditions and covenants then required to be performed under this Indenture during such fiscal year and, if so, specifying each such failure and the nature thereof.
In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event within 30 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default, its status and the action that the Company is taking or proposing to take in respect thereof.
Section 4.09. Qualifying Disposition. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture to the contrary, each converting Holder covenants and agrees that any sale, transfer or other disposition of Common Shares delivered upon conversion of the Notes must be a Qualifying Disposition.
Section 4.10. Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities.
(a)    the Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(i)    the incurrence by the Company and any Note Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes (including any Guarantee) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(ii)    Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in Sections 4.10(a)(i), 4.10(a)(xviii), 4.10(a)(xxi), 4.10(a)(xxii), 4.10(a)(xxiii) and 4.10(a)(xxiv)) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(iii)    Guarantees by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.10(a)(xxiv)) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder (other than Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Note Guarantors or Canadian Note Guarantors of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xxii)); provided that (A) such Guarantee is otherwise permitted by Section 4.13, (B) no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Junior Financing shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Notes Obligations pursuant to a Note Guarantee and (C) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Notes Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Note Guarantee on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Required Holders) taken as a whole, to the Holders of the Notes as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;



(iv)    Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent permitted by Section 4.13; provided that all such Indebtedness of the Note Parties owing to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Party shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes (but only to the extent permitted by applicable law and not giving rise to material adverse Tax consequences);
(v)    (A) Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary financing the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, installation or improvement of any property (real or personal, and whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interest of any person owning such property); provided that such Indebtedness is incurred concurrently with or within 270 days after the applicable acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, installation or improvement, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness set forth in the immediately preceding subclause (A); provided further that, at the time of any such incurrence of Indebtedness and after giving pro forma effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that is outstanding in reliance on this subclause (v) shall not exceed $20,000,000 as of such time;
(vi)    Indebtedness in respect of Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), including Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange 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 Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(vii)    Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8a of the German Old Age Employees Retirement Act (Altersteilzeitgesetz) or Section 7e of the Fourth Book of the German Social Security Code IV (Sozialgesetzbuch IV);
(viii)    Indebtedness consisting of unsecured promissory notes issued by any Note Party to current or former officers, managers, consultants, independent contractors, directors and employees or their respective estates, successors, spouses, former spouses, domestic partners, heirs, legatees or distributees to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Company permitted by Section 4.17(a);
(ix)    (A) Indebtedness arising from an agreement providing for indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earnouts) or other similar adjustments incurred in any Investment or any Disposition, in each case permitted under this Indenture and (B) Indebtedness arising from guaranties, letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments securing the performance pursuant to any such agreement described in clause (A);
(x)    Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred (A) in the ordinary course of business to current or former directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers and consultants of the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) in connection with any Investment permitted hereunder;
(xi)    Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, cash pooling overdraft protections and similar arrangements and Indebtedness arising from the honoring of a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(xii)    Indebtedness of the Company, the Domestic Note Guarantors and the Canadian Note Guarantors; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xii) shall not exceed $10,000,000 and shall be subject to the Required Additional Debt Terms;
(xiii)    Indebtedness consisting of (A) the financing of insurance premiums or (B) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv)    Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, or similar instruments issued or created, or related to obligations or liabilities (other than Indebtedness) incurred in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;



(xv)    obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance, bankers acceptance facilities and completion guarantees, leases, government or trade contracts and similar obligations provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(xvi)    Indebtedness of the Company (and any Guarantee thereof by a Note Guarantor) that is incurred to refinance, defease, satisfy or in exchange for Existing Notes; provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xvi) shall not exceed $175,000,000; provided that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xvi) (1) shall be subject to the Required Additional Debt Terms and (2) if secured, will be secured only by Liens permitted under Section 4.11(xix)(A);
(xvii)    [reserved];
(xviii)    Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or equivalent term under any document governing any other revolving credit facility), in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or equivalent term under any document governing any other revolving credit facility);
(xix)    any liability in respect of any Loan Party arising under a declaration of joint and several liability (hoofdelijke aansprakelijkheid) as referred to in Section 2:403 of the Dutch Civil Code (and any residual liability under such declaration arising pursuant to Section 2:404(2) of the Dutch Civil Code;
(xx)    any liability arising as a result of a fiscal unity (fiscale eenheid) between Note Parties;
(xxi)    Indebtedness in respect of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes (including any related Guarantee) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(xxii)    Indebtedness of the Company, any Note Guarantor that is a Canadian Subsidiary and/or any Note Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary under (A) the ABL Credit Agreement and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing subclause (A); provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xxii) shall not exceed the ABL Maximum Amount plus other ABL Obligations constituting Revolving Bank Product Obligations and Revolving Secured Rate Contract Obligations under and as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement; provided, that any such Indebtedness, if secured, shall be secured only by Liens permitted under Section 4.11(xix)(B);
(xxiii)    Indebtedness in respect of (A) the Credit Agreement and (B) any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xxiii) shall not exceed $104,500,000;
(xxiv)    Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, in an amount not to exceed (i) in the case of the 2024 Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the amount outstanding on the Issue Date and (ii) in the case of the 2026 Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the amount outstanding on the Issue Date;
(xxv)    [reserved]; and
(xxvi)    all premiums (if any), interest (including interest paid in kind and post-petition interest), accretion or amortization of original issue discount, fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (i) through (xxv) above.
(b)    The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue any preferred Equity Interests or any Disqualified Equity Interests.
Section 4.11. Liens. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:
(i)    Liens created under the Notes Documents;
(ii)    Permitted Encumbrances;



(iii)    Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens created under the ABL Credit Documents, the Loan Documents or the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents) and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (1) such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (a) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (b) proceeds and products thereof, and (2) the obligations secured or benefited by such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien are permitted by Section 4.10;
(iv)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under 4.10(a)(v); provided that (A) such Liens attach concurrently with or within 270 days after the acquisition, repair, replacement, construction or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (B) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, except for accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof, and any lease of such property (including accessions thereto) and the proceeds and products thereof and (C) with respect to Capital Lease Obligations, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for accessions to or proceeds of such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capital Lease Obligations; provided further that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;
(v)    leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others (whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis) that are entered into in the ordinary course of business or that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vi)    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;
(vii)    Liens (A) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (B) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(viii)    Liens (A) on cash advances or escrow deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 4.13 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements with respect to any such Investment or any Disposition permitted under Section 4.14 (including any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to such Investment or Disposition) or (B) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 4.14 in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(ix)    Liens on property and Equity Interests, in each case, that are not Collateral of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, which Liens secure Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, in each case permitted under Section 4.10(a);
(x)    Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor in favor of any Note Party (other than any Intermediate Holdco), Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor in favor of Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor and Liens granted by a Note Party (other than any Intermediate Holdco) in favor of any other Note Party;
(xi)    Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the Issue Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (A) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require or include, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 4.10(a)(v);
(xii)    any interest or title (and all encumbrances and other matters affecting such interest or title) of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s sublessor’s, licensor’s or



sublicensor’s interest under leases (other than leases constituting Capital Lease Obligations), subleases, licenses, cross-licenses or sublicense entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii)    Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale or purchase of goods by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv)    Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under clause (e) of the definition of the term “Permitted Investments”;
(xv)    [reserved];
(xvi)    Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness, including liens or rights of set-off arising under the general terms and conditions of banks with whom any group member maintains a banking relationship in the ordinary course of business; including liens of group members under the German general terms and condition of banks and saving banks (Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen der Banken und Sparkassen) (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xvii)    ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary are located and, in respect of real property located in Germany, any landlord lien (Vermieter- oder Verpächterpfandrecht);
(xviii)    Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(xix)    Liens (A) on the Collateral securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xvi), provided that such Liens shall be junior to the Liens securing the Notes Obligations and be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement (and/or, to the extent agreed by the Required Holders and the Company (including as a result local law limitations) such Indebtedness shall be subject to a Payment Subordination Agreement); provided further that no such Liens shall be permitted on any Collateral until the Liens thereon securing the Notes Obligations shall have been perfected in accordance with the Notes Documents and (B) on the Collateral of the Company and the Note Guarantors that are Domestic Subsidiaries and/or the Note Guarantors that are Canadian Subsidiaries in each case securing the ABL Obligations; provided that such Liens shall be subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(xx)    other Liens; provided that at the time of incurrence of such Liens and the obligations secured thereby (after giving pro forma effect to any such obligations) the aggregate outstanding face amount of obligations secured by Liens existing in reliance on this clause (xx) shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(xxi)    any security or quasi-security granted under mandatory law (sections 22, 204 of the German Transformation Act (Umwandlungsgesetz)) in favor of creditors as a consequence of a merger or conversion permitted under this Indenture;
(xxii)    Liens on the Collateral (or a portion thereof) securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xxi) and/or (xxiii); provided that, in each case, such Liens shall be pari passu with the Liens securing the Notes Obligations and shall be subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement;
(xxiii)    receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;
(xxiv)    (i) Liens on Equity Interests of joint ventures securing capital contributions to, or obligations of, such Persons and (ii) customary rights of first refusal and tag, drag and similar rights in joint venture agreements;
(xxv)    Liens on amounts under pension standard legislation of Canada or any province thereto applicable to any Foreign Pension Plan that relate to contributions withheld from pay but not yet due to be remitted; and



(xxvi)    Liens on cash and Permitted Investments arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness for no longer than 60 days prior to such defeasance, discharge or redemption.
In addition, if the Required Holders shall have consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, conditioned or denied), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may post cash collateral up to the amount so agreed by the Required Holders to secure Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(vi), but only to the extent such Indebtedness is not secured by any Liens on the Collateral that are otherwise permitted under this Section 4.11.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any consensual Lien on any Equity Interests of any Intermediate Holdco, except (i) Liens created under the Notes Documents and (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xvi), (xxi) and (xxiii).
Section 4.12. Fundamental Changes. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into, amalgamate or consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person, or permit any Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to or in favor of any Person (other than as part of the Transactions), except that:
(a)    any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may merge, amalgamate, consolidate or amalgamate with (A) the Company; provided that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company; provided that, except with the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), when any Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor is merging, consolidating or amalgamating with any other Restricted Subsidiary, such merger, consolidation or amalgamation complies with Article 11 and Article 13 of this Indenture and either (1) the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor or (2) if the continuing or surviving Person is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor, the acquisition of such Note Guarantor by such surviving Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under Section 4.13; provided, further that, except with the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), when any Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor is merging, consolidating or amalgamating with any other Restricted Subsidiary either (1) the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Domestic Note Guarantor, a Canadian Note Guarantor or a Note Guarantor organized in the same Specified Jurisdiction as such Note Guarantor or (2) if the continuing or surviving Person is not a Domestic Note Guarantor, a Canadian Note Guarantor or a Note Guarantor organized in the same Specified Jurisdiction as such Note Guarantor, the acquisition of such Note Guarantor by such surviving Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under Section 4.13;
(b)    any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is not materially disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes;
(c)    any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may make a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Note Guarantor, then such Disposition must comply with Article 11 and Article 13 of this Indenture and either (A) the transferee must be a Note Party (other than an Intermediate Holdco), (B) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor permitted by Section 4.13 and Section 4.28 or (C) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor permitted by Section 4.13 and Section 4.28; provided that the aggregate amount of Dispositions made in reliance on subclauses (B) and (C) of this clause (c), together with (x) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors by any Note Party after the Issue Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 4.28(ii), shall not exceed, at the time of the making thereof, and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $7,500,000;
(d)    the Company may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person (other than any Intermediate Holdco); provided that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person and such merger, amalgamation or consolidation complies with Article 11;



(e)    [reserved];
(f)    any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person (other than any Intermediate Holdco) in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 4.13; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary and such merger, amalgamation or consolidation complies with Article 11 and Article 13; provided, further, that no such merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving any Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor shall be permitted pursuant to the clause (f) unless the same has been consented to by the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral);
(g)    [reserved];
(h)    [reserved]; and
(i)    any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may effect a merger, dissolution, liquidation consolidation or amalgamation to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 4.14; provided that no such merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving any Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor shall be permitted pursuant to the clause (i) unless the same has been consented to by the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral).
Section 4.13. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or hold any Investment, except:
(a)    Permitted Investments at the time such Permitted Investment is made;
(b)    loans or advances to present or former officers, directors, managers, members of management, consultants, independent contractors and employees of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests in the Company (provided that the amount of such loans and advances made in cash to such Person shall be contributed to the Company in cash as common equity or Qualified Equity Interests) and (iii) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount outstanding in reliance on this clause (iii) shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(c)    Investments (i) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Note Party, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Investments by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Party exceeds $1,000,000, such non-Note Party Restricted Subsidiary shall have acceded to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof, (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is also not a Note Guarantor, (iii) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) in any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of such Investments made by Note Parties after the Issue Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantor in reliance on this clause (iii)(A), together with the aggregate amount of (I) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors by any Note Parties after the Issue Date and (II) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 4.28(ii), shall not exceed, at the time of the making thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $7,500,000, (y) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (z) all Investments made by Note Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Parties in reliance on this clause (iii)(A) shall be made only for the purpose of financing working capital needs of such non-Note Parties or another purpose agreed to by the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral) and shall be evidenced by an intercompany note that has been pledged as Collateral, (B) [reserved] or (C) constituting Guarantees of Indebtedness or other monetary obligations of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors owing to any Note Party, (iv) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors so long as such transaction is part of a series of simultaneous transactions that results in the proceeds of the initial Investment being invested in one or more Note Parties and (v) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, consisting of the contribution of Equity Interests of any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor so long as the Equity Interests of the transferee Restricted Subsidiary is pledged to secure the Notes Obligations;



(d)    Investments consisting of deposits, prepayments and/or other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(e)    Investments consisting of extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(f)    Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the Issue Date and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and (ii) existing on the Issue Date by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided that the amount of the original Investment is not increased except by the terms of such Investment or as otherwise permitted by this Section 4.13;
(g)    Investments in Swap Agreements permitted under Section 4.10;
(h)    promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 4.14;
(i)    Investments made in connection with the Transactions (other than borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement);
(j)    subject to the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), Investments made by any Note Party in any non-Note Party consisting of contributions or other Dispositions of Equity Interests of Persons that are non-Note Parties; provided that, prior to such contribution or Disposition, such Equity Interests were not owned directly by a Note Party or such Equity Interests are contributed or disposed to a Non-Note Party that is a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of a Note Party;
(k)    Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(l)    Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers, from financially troubled account debtors or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
(m)    subject to the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), cash or property distributed from any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Party (i) may be contributed to other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Parties, and (ii) may pass through the Company and/or any intermediate Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as part of a series of related transactions and such transaction steps are not unreasonably delayed and are otherwise permitted hereunder;
(n)    from and after the consummation of the final Exchange pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, additional Investments and other acquisitions made and held by the Note Parties; provided that at the time any such Investment or other acquisition is made, the aggregate outstanding amount of such Investment or acquisition made in reliance on this clause (n), (including the aggregate amount of all consideration paid in connection with all other Investments and acquisitions made in reliance on this clause (n)), whether in the form of Indebtedness assumed or otherwise), shall not exceed at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $2,500,000; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of such Investments made by Note Parties after the Issue Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors in reliance on this clause (n), together with the aggregate amount of all (i) other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors by the Note Parties after the Issue Date and (ii) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 4.28(ii), shall not exceed, at the time of the making thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $7,500,000 at any time outstanding; and (y) all Investments made by Note Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Parties in reliance on this clause (n) shall be made only for the purpose of financing working capital needs of such non-Note Parties or another purpose agreed to by the Required Holder (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral) and shall be evidenced by an intercompany note that has been pledged as Collateral;
(o)    [reserved];
(p)    advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;



(q)    Investments and other acquisitions to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; provided that any other amounts used for such an Investment or other acquisition that are not Qualified Equity Interests of the Company shall otherwise be permitted pursuant to this Section 4.13;
(r)    [reserved];
(s)    [reserved];
(t)    Investments consisting of Indebtedness, Liens, fundamental changes, Dispositions and Restricted Payments permitted (other than by reference to this Section 4.13(t)) under Sections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.17, respectively;
(u)    [reserved];
(v)    contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Company;
(w)    to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(x)    [reserved];
(y)    [reserved];
(z)    [reserved];
(aa)    [reserved]; and
(bb)    unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that the same are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable Requirements of Law.
Section 4.14. Asset Sales. (i) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest and any Intellectual Property owned by it and (ii) the Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interest (other than (A) issuing directors’ qualifying shares, nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law, (B) issuing Equity Interests to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 4.13(c), (C) any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary issuing Equity Interests of such Subsidiary to each owner of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary ratably based on their relative ownership interests and (D) issuing securities pursuant to management equity plan, stock option plan, phantom equity plan or any other management, employee benefit or other compensatory plan or agreement (and any successor plans or arrangements thereto)), in each case, having a fair market value (x) in excess of $500,000, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions or (y) in excess of $2,500,000 in any fiscal year (each, a “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 used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, in the conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) allowing any registration or application for registration of any Intellectual Property that is no longer used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, to lapse, go abandoned, or be invalidated or (ii) disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, abandoning, failing to pursue or otherwise allowing to lapse, expire, terminate or put into the public domain any of its Intellectual Property if the Company determines in its reasonable business judgment that such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business);
(b)    Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis);
(c)    Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property, or other assets of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business or (ii) an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(d)    Dispositions of property to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Note Party, then either (i) the transferee must be a Note Party, (ii) to the extent constituting



an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor permitted by Section 4.13 and Section 4.28 or (iii) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor permitted by Section 4.13 and Section 4.28; provided that the aggregate amount of such Dispositions made by Note Parties after the Issue Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Parties in reliance on this clause (d), together with the aggregate amount of (x) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors by Note Parties after the Issue Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 4.28(ii), shall not exceed $7,500,000;
(e)    Dispositions permitted by Section 4.12, Investments permitted by Section 4.13, Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.17 and Liens permitted by Section 4.11, in each case, other than by reference to this Section 4.14(e);
(f)    Dispositions of cash and/or Permitted Investments and/or other assets that were Permitted Investments when the relevant original Investment was made;
(g)    the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of past due accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not for financing purposes;
(h)    leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business and that do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(i)    transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event;
(j)    Dispositions of property to Persons other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the sale or issuance of Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary) not otherwise permitted under this Section 4.14 in an aggregate amount during the term of this Indenture not to exceed $40,000,000; provided, that (i) such Disposition is made for Fair Market Value and (ii) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75.0% of such consideration in the form of cash or Permitted Investments (provided, that for purposes of this clause (ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash or Permitted Investments: (1) any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date or, if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet in the good faith determination of the Company) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes Obligations) that are extinguished in connection with the transactions relating to such Disposition, or that are assumed by the transferee, in each case, pursuant to an agreement that releases or indemnifies the Company and/or its applicable Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, from further liability and (2) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or cash equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for cash or Permitted Investments (to the extent of the cash or Permitted Investments received), in each case, within 60 days of the receipt thereof); provided, further, that the Net Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11(d) of the Credit Agreement;
(k)    Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in, joint venture agreements and similar binding arrangements;
(l)    [reserved];
(m)    transfers of condemned property as a result of the exercise of “eminent domain” or other similar powers to the respective Governmental Authority or agency that has condemned the same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise), and transfers of property arising from foreclosure or similar action or that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such real property as part of an insurance settlement;
(n)    [reserved];
(o)    [reserved];
(p)    [reserved]; and



(q)    any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, Disposition or conveyance the sole purpose of which is to reincorporate or reorganize (i) any Domestic Subsidiary in another jurisdiction in the U.S. and/or (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary in the U.S. or any other jurisdiction.
To the extent that any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 4.14 to any Person other than a Note Party, subject to the proviso set forth in clause (a) of the definition of Excluded Subsidiary with respect to any Disposition of less than 100% of the Equity Interests of a wholly-owned subsidiary, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Notes Documents, which Liens shall be automatically released upon the consummation of such Disposition; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Holders, shall be authorized to take, and shall take, any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing, and shall be entitled to rely, without independent investigation on an Officer’s Certificate of the Company in connection with the foregoing (which shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent upon request therefor).
Section 4.15. Intermediate Holdco Covenant.
(a)    No Intermediate Holdco will incur any Indebtedness or Liens or engage in any activities or consummate any transactions (including, without limitation, any Investments or Dispositions) and will not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations, in each case, other than:
(i)     the ownership and/or acquisition of the Equity Interests of direct subsidiaries of such Intermediate Holdco that are in existence on the Issue Date;
(ii)    the performance of obligations under and compliance with its Organizational Documents, or other Requirement of Law (including the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), ordinance, regulation, rule, order, judgment, decree or permit, including without limitation as a result of or in connection with the activities of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii)    participating in tax, accounting, cash management, cash pooling, transfer pricing, cost-sharing arrangements and other administrative matters related to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv)    the entry into, and exercise rights and performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Transactions (other than any such obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement), including the Notes Documents and the Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xxi) and Section 4.10(a)(xxiii);
(v)    holding of any cash, Permitted Investments and other assets received from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, pending prompt application thereof in a manner permitted by the terms of this Indenture (including by way of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.17(a)(i));
(vi)    incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues and paying taxes, providing indemnification for its current and former officers, directors, members of management, managers, employees and advisors or consultants; and
(vii)    activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in the foregoing clauses.
(b)    No Intermediate Holdco shall, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, cause or allow its Centre of Main Interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on Insolvency Proceedings (recast) (the “Regulation”)) to change.
(c)    No direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of an Intermediate Holdco shall cease to be a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of an Intermediate Holdco except (x) in connection with any transaction solely among one or more subsidiaries of Intermediate Holdco that are permitted by Section 4.12 or (y) any transaction consented to by the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral).
(d)    No Intermediate Holdco shall merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person without the consent of the Required Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed).



Section 4.16. Negative Pledge. The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any agreement, instrument, deed or lease that prohibits or limits the ability of any Note Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of their respective properties or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes with respect to the Notes Obligations or under the Notes Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:
(a)    restrictions and conditions imposed by (i) Requirements of Law, (ii) any Notes Documents, (iii) the ABL Credit Documents, (iv) the Loan Documents, (v) the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents, (vi) [reserved], (vii) any documentation governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xvi) and 4.10(a)(xiv), (viii) any documentation governing any Permitted Refinancing incurred to refinance any such Indebtedness referenced in clauses (i) through (vii) above and (ix) the Transactions; provided that with respect to Indebtedness referenced in (A) clause (vii) above, such restrictions shall be no more restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions and conditions in the Notes Documents or, in the case of Junior Financing, are market terms at the time of issuance and (B) clause (vi) above, such restrictions shall not expand the scope in any material respect of any such restriction or condition contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(b)    customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Issue Date and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;
(c)    restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are subject of such Disposition and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;
(d)    customary provisions in leases, subleases, licenses, cross-licenses or sublicenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof;
(e)    restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Indenture to the extent such restriction applies only to the property securing by such Indebtedness;
(f)    any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(g)    restrictions or conditions in any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 that is incurred or assumed by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note Guarantors to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions and conditions in the Notes Documents or, in the case of Junior Financing, are market terms at the time of issuance and are imposed solely on such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries;
(h)    restrictions on cash (or Permitted Investments) or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (or other restrictions on cash or deposits constituting Permitted Encumbrances);
(i)    restrictions existing under agreements as in effect on the date of this Indenture and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;
(j)    customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, sale leaseback agreements, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(k)    customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by Subsidiaries, so long as the Company has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations; and
(l)    restrictions arising in any Swap Agreement and/or any agreement relating to any Cash Management Obligation.
Section 4.17. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness.
(a)    The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:



(i)    each Restricted Subsidiary of the Company may make Restricted Payments to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (and, in the case of any such Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary, to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary ratably based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);
(ii)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, the Company may consummate any transaction permitted by Section 4.12 and Section 4.13 (other than Section 4.13(n), (p), and (s));
(iii)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, the conversion of the Existing Notes, the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes into Equity Interests pursuant to the terms thereof;
(iv)    repurchases, redemptions or reductions in number of shares issued (including, by utilization of the “net share” concept) by the Company of any Equity Interests in the Company made in connection with (I) the surrender of shares by employees to (x) facilitate the payment by such employees of the taxes associated with compensation received by such employees under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans and, (y) to satisfy the purchase price of nonqualified stock options and (II) the deduction by the Company, of a portion of restricted stock or performance shares previously (i.e. prior to the date of the deduction) granted to employees under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans to facilitate the payment by such employees of the taxes associated with the vesting of such restricted stock and performance shares; in an amount not to exceed (for both clauses (I) and (II)), together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.17(a)(xiv), $4,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year; provided, in each case, that prior to and after giving effect to such repurchases, redemptions or reductions no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing;
(v)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, payments of the Existing Notes to the extent permitted by Section 4.17(b)(vi) or (vii);
(vi)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, payments of the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes made pursuant to an exchange for or out of the proceeds of Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Refinancing of the Notes and Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes permitted under Section 4.10(a)(i) and (xxi), as applicable;
(vii)    [reserved];
(viii)    [reserved];
(ix)    redemptions in whole or in part of any of its Equity Interests for another class of its Equity Interests or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests; provided that such new Equity Interests contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Holders of the Notes in all respects material to their interests as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby;
(x)    payments made or expected to made in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units;
(xi)    the Company may (A) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof and (B) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms, in both cases of (A) and (B), in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate;
(xii)    [reserved];
(xiii)    any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions (other than borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement) and any fees, costs and expenses (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, costs and expenses) related thereto, including Transaction Expenses; and
(xiv)    payments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable upon exercise of Equity Interests by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or their respective controlled Affiliates or Permitted Transferees) and any repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or



warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants or required withholding or similar taxes, in an amount not to exceed, together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.17(a)(iv), $4,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
(b)    The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or pay, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Junior Financing, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Indebtedness prior to the scheduled maturity date thereof (collectively, “Restricted Debt Payments”), except:
(i)    payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments, payments of fees, expenses and indemnification obligations when due in respect of any Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of any Junior Financing prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof;
(ii)    refinancings of Indebtedness with proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10;
(iii)    the conversion of any Junior Financing to or payments with Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company;
(iv)    from and after the consummation of the final Exchange pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed an amount at the time of making any such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment or distributions, together with any other such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment or distributions made utilizing this clause (iv), not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Restricted Debt Payment Amount that the Company elects to apply pursuant to this clause (iv);
(v)    any Restricted Debt Payments made in connection with the Transactions (other than borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement);
(vi)    prepayment, purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, discharge or other retirement in whole or in part of the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes, in each case, made by exchange (including any such exchange pursuant to the exercise of a conversion right or privilege in connection with which cash is paid solely in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares) for, or out of proceeds of, Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10(a)(xvi) are used to make such prepayment;
(vii)    prepayment in whole or in part of principal amount of the 2024 Notes if the then applicable scheduled maturity date of the 2024 Notes is within 6 months of such prepayment and the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes then outstanding does not exceed $20,000,000; provided, that, as of the date of any such prepayment and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Company shall be in compliance with Section 4.19;
(viii)    other than with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(xvi), payments as part of an applicable high yield discount obligation or AHYDO catch-up payment; and
(ix)    [reserved].
(c)    The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify any documentation governing any Junior Financing, in each case if the effect of such amendment or modification (when taken as a whole) is in violation of any Intercreditor Agreement or other applicable intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.19 will not prohibit the payment of any Restricted Payment or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment within 60 days after the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment or the giving of irrevocable notice of such redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment, as applicable, if at the date of declaration or the giving of such notice such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 4.18. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except:



(i)    (A) transactions among Note Parties and, to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder, their Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration of less than $1,000,000 (in one transaction or a series of transactions);
(ii)    on terms substantially as favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Person at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;
(iii)    guaranty fees among Note Parties;
(iv)    issuances of Equity Interests of the Company to the extent otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(v)    employment, consulting, severance and other service or benefit related arrangements between the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business (including loans and advances pursuant to Sections 4.13(b) and 4.13(p), salary or guaranteed payments and bonuses) and transactions pursuant to stock option and other equity award plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
(vi)    payments by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent payments are permitted by Section 4.13;
(vii)    the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(viii)    transactions pursuant to permitted agreements in existence or contemplated on the Issue Date or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect;
(ix)    Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.17;
(x)    the Transactions and the payment of all fees, costs and expenses (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, costs and expenses) related to the Transactions, including Transaction Expenses;
(xi)    the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or spouses, former spouses, successors, heirs, legatees, distributes or Affiliates of any of the foregoing) of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries;
(xii)    [reserved];
(xiii)    [reserved];
(xiv)    [reserved];
(xv)    (A) Guarantees permitted by Section 4.10 or Section 4.13 and (B) Investments permitted by Section 4.13(bb); and
(xvi)    transactions with customers, clients, joint venture partners, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture that are fair to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Company, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party.
Section 4.19. Liquidity. The Company shall not permit Liquidity, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the fourth fiscal quarter), commencing with the fiscal quarter of the Company ended September 30, 2022, to be less than $20,000,000.



Section 4.20. Change in Nature of Business. The Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not enter into any new line of business that is fundamentally and substantively different from their existing lines of business conducted by them on the Issue Date, taken as a whole, other than or any other activities reasonably related, complementary or ancillary o such existing lines of business or reasonable extensions thereof.
Section 4.21. Accounting Changes. The Company shall not make any change in its fiscal year; provided, however, that the Company may, upon written notice to the Trustee, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders, in which case, the Company and the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Required Holders, will, and are hereby authorized by the Holders of the Notes to, make any adjustments to this Indenture that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.
Section 4.22. Amendments or Waivers of Organizational Documents. The Company shall not, nor shall they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify their respective Organizational Documents in a manner that is materially adverse to the Holders of the Notes (in their capacities as such); provided that, for purposes of clarity, it is understood and agreed that the Company and/or any Note Guarantor may effect a change to its respective organizational form and/or consummate any other transaction that is permitted under Section 4.12.
Section 4.23. Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Disposition or transfer (via an Investment, Disposition or otherwise) of Intellectual Property material to the business or operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries owned by a Note Party may be made to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Party.
Section 4.24. Additional Note Guarantees.
(a)    To the extent any one of the Company’s Subsidiaries that is not a Note Guarantor as of the Issue Date Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under the Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Trustee a notation of Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit C (subject to the Agreed Guarantee Principles), pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior secured basis, all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture within 60 days after the Issue Date. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Note Guarantor for all purposes hereof until such Note Guarantee is released in accordance herewith.
(b)    If any one of the Company’s Subsidiaries that is not a Note Guarantor Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under the Credit Agreement after the Issue Date, that Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit D and a notation of Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit C, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior secured basis, all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture, in each case within 60 days of the date on which such Subsidiary provided such guarantee. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Note Guarantor for all purposes hereof until such Note Guarantee is released in accordance herewith.
(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the supplemental indenture and notation of Note Guarantee may be modified in respect of any Note Guarantor organized outside of the United States of America as necessary or appropriate to (1) comply with applicable law, (2) avoid any general legal limitations such as general statutory limitations, financial assistance, corporate benefit, “thin capitalization” rules, retention of title claims or similar matters or (3) avoid a conflict with the fiduciary duties of such company’s directors, contravention of any legal prohibition or regulatory condition, or the material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officers or directors (collectively referred to as “Agreed Guarantee Principles”), in each case as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
Section 4.25. After-Acquired Property. From and after the Issue Date, and subject to the applicable limitations and exceptions set forth in the Collateral Documents, the Agreed Security Principles and this Indenture (including with respect to Excluded Assets), if the Company or any Note Guarantor acquires any After-Acquired Property or if any new Subsidiary becomes a Note Guarantor, the Company or such Note Guarantor shall promptly (but so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding in no circumstance sooner than required with respect to the Credit Agreement) (i) grant a first-priority perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens and the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) upon any such property, as security for the Notes Obligations and (ii) execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates as shall be necessary to vest in the Notes Collateral Agent a perfected security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in such After-Acquired Property or in the Collateral of such Note Guarantor and to have such After-Acquired Property or such Collateral (but subject to the limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents) added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such After-Acquired Property or Collateral to the same extent and with the same force and effect, and deliver certificates and Opinions of



Counsel consistent with the ones delivered in the applicable jurisdiction in connection with other Collateral Documents or in the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, such certificates and Opinions of Counsel as are customary in such jurisdiction; provided, however, that if granting such security interest in such After-Acquired Property or Collateral requires the consent of a third party, to the extent such actions are also taken with respect to the Credit Agreement, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent with respect to the security interest for the benefit of the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Holders of the Notes; provided further, however, that if such third party does not consent to the granting of such security interest after the use of such commercially reasonable efforts, the Company or such Note Guarantor, as the case may be, will not be required to provide such security interest.
Section 4.26. No Impairment of the Security Interests. Except as otherwise permitted under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, none of the Company nor any of the Note Guarantors shall be permitted to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Holders of the Notes.
Section 4.27. No-flowback into Switzerland. The Company shall ensure that no proceeds received under the Notes Documents will be used in a manner which constitutes a "use of proceeds in Switzerland" as interpreted by Swiss tax authorities when assessing whether or not interest payable with respect to such borrowing is subject to Swiss Withholding Tax, except and to the extent that a written confirmation or tax ruling countersigned by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung) has been obtained (in a form satisfactory to the Trustee (at the direction of the Required Holders)) confirming that the intended “use of proceeds in Switzerland” does not result in any amounts outstanding under the Notes qualifying as a Swiss financing for Swiss Withholding Tax purposes and that, accordingly, no Swiss Withholding Tax is or becomes payable on the interest payments made under any of the Notes Documents.
Section 4.28. Additional Limitations on Certain Investments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in Section 4.13), and without limiting any other provision of this Indenture, the Company will not, and will not permit any other Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor to, directly or indirectly make any Investment in any Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Note Guarantor or Canadian Note Guarantor, other than (i) Investments in the form of cash and Permitted Investments made for bona fide business purposes; provided that any such Investments shall be made in the form of intercompany loans evidenced by an intercompany note that has been pledged as Collateral and (ii) other Investments in an amount not to exceed, at the time of the making thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, together with (x) all other Investments and Dispositions made by the Domestic Note Guarantors and Canadian Note Guarantors to Note Guarantors that are not Domestic Note Guarantors or Canadian Note Guarantors after the Issue Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made pursuant to Section 4.12(c)(B) and (C), Section 4.13(c)(iii)(A), Section 4.13(n) and Section 4.14(d), $7,500,000.
Section 4.29. Cash Management and Collections. Without the consent of the Required Holders (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Note Guarantees or the Collateral), the Company shall ensure that the primary European cash collections and cash pooling arrangements of the Note Guarantors that are not Domestic Note Guarantors or Canadian Note Guarantors and their subsidiaries as in effect on the Issue Date shall not be modified in any material manner if the result of such modification would be (x) to cause material amounts of cash to be concentrated or pooled into bank accounts located in any jurisdiction other than the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway or Denmark or (y) materially adverse to the scope of collateral and lien perfection (with respect to cash and deposit accounts) contemplated by the parties hereto on the Issue Date.
Section 4.30. Limitations on Amendments to ABL Credit Documents. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify any provision of any ABL Credit Document if the effect of such amendment or modification is material and adverse with respect to the interests of any of the Note Parties or the Holders of the Notes (it being understood and agreed that, without limitation, (x) any changes to the interest rate, redemption requirements, amortization schedule, negative covenants or events of default set forth in the ABL Credit Documents and any changes to Section 7.23 of the ABL Credit Agreement shall, in each case, be deemed to be material for purposes hereof, (y) any changes to Section 7.23 of the ABL Credit Agreement that impose new or increased limitations on the making of the payments described in such Section 7.23 of the ABL Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be material and adverse for purposes hereof and (z) any changes to the US-Canada Formula Amount or the component definitions thereof shall not be deemed to be material and adverse for purposes hereof) unless (x) the Company shall have provided at least fifteen (15) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Holders of the Notes of any such amendment or modification and (y) the Required Holders shall have consented in writing prior to the date of any such amendment or modification.



ARTICLE 5
Lists of Holders and Reports by the Company and the Trustee
Section 5.01. Lists of Holders. The Company covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee, semi-annually, not more than 15 days after each June 15 and December 15 in each year beginning with December 15, 2022, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request (or such lesser time as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to enable it to timely provide any notice to be provided by it hereunder), a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders as of a date not more than 15 days (or such other date as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to so provide any such notices) prior to the time such information is furnished, except that no such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Note Registrar.
Section 5.02. Preservation and Disclosure of Lists. The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 or maintained by the Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may dispose of any list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
ARTICLE 6
Defaults and Remedies
Section 6.01. Events of Default. Each of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:
(a)    default in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days;
(b)    default in the payment of principal of any Note when due and payable on the Maturity Date, upon Optional Redemption, upon any required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;
(c)    failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with this Indenture upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right and such failure continues for five Business Days;
(d)    failure by the Company to issue a Fundamental Change Company Notice in accordance with Section 15.02(c) when due;
(e)    failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 11;
(f)    failure by the Company for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding has been received by the Company to comply with any of its other agreements contained in the Notes or this Indenture;
(g)    any Note Guarantee by a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect in all material respects or any Note Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms such Note Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture or any Note Guarantee;
(h)    any Lien purported to be created under any Collateral Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Note Party in writing not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral, except (i) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral to a Person that is not a Note Party in a transaction permitted under the Collateral Documents, (ii) as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Collateral Documents, (iii) as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements or (iv) as to Collateral consisting of real property, to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage;
(i)    default by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $5,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such Subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, in each case, if such default is not cured or waived, or such acceleration is not rescinded, within 30 days after written notice is delivered to the Company by the Trustee or is



delivered to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, in accordance with this Indenture;
(j)    a final judgment or judgments for the payment of $5,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) in the aggregate rendered against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, which judgment is not discharged, paid, bonded, waived or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;
(k)    the Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor, liquidator, custodian, voluntary administrator or other similar official of the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; or
(l)    an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor, liquidator, custodian, voluntary administrator or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 30 consecutive days.
Section 6.02. Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment. If one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(k) or Section 6.01(l) with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries), unless the principal of all of the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Notes to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall automatically be immediately due and payable, anything contained in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(k) or Section 6.01(l) with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries occurs and is continuing, 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all Notes shall become and shall automatically be immediately due and payable.
The immediately preceding paragraph, however, is subject to the conditions that if, at any time after the principal of the Notes shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the monies due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the Company shall pay or shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay installments of accrued and unpaid interest upon all Notes and the principal of any and all Notes that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on overdue installments of accrued and unpaid interest to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, and on such principal at the rate borne by the Notes) and amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.06, and if (1) rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) any and all existing Events of Default under this Indenture, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on Notes that shall have become due solely by such acceleration, shall have been cured or waived pursuant to Section 6.09, then and in every such case (except as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all existing and past Defaults or Events of Default with respect to the Notes and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences and such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default, or shall impair any right consequent thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any Default or Event of Default resulting from (i) the nonpayment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any Notes or (ii) a failure to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes.



Section 6.03. Additional Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, to the extent the Company elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b) shall (i) for the first 90 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default (beginning on, and including the date on which such an Event of Default first occurs), consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during such 90-day period on which such Event of Default is continuing and (ii) for the period from, and including, the 91st day after the occurrence of such an Event of Default to, and including, the 180th day after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of Notes outstanding for each day during such additional 90-day period on which such an Event of Default is continuing, subject to the second immediately succeeding paragraph. Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, any Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 4.06(d) or Section 4.06(e). If the Company so elects, such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes. On the 181st day after such Event of Default (if the Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to file is not cured or waived prior to such 181st day), the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02. The provisions of this paragraph will not affect the rights of Holders of Notes in the event of the occurrence of any Event of Default other than the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b). In the event the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest following an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 6.03 or the Company elected to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.
In order to elect to pay Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 180 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default described in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company must notify all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing of such election prior to the beginning of such 180-day period. Upon the failure to timely give such notice, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.
In no event will the rate of any such Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 6.03, when taken together with any Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report that the Company is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than reports on Form 8-K), as described under Section 4.06(d), accrue at a rate in excess of 0.50% per annum, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest.
Section 6.04. Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor. If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on any overdue principal and interest, if any, at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06. If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated.
In the event there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other Significant Subsidiary on the Notes under Title 11 of the United States Code, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor,assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other Significant Subsidiary, the property of the Company or such other Significant Subsidiary, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other Significant Subsidiary upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other Significant Subsidiary, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.04, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in respect of the Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and to take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such



claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06; and any receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor,assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders to make such payments to the Trustee, as administrative expenses, and, in the event that such payments shall be made directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including agents and counsel fees, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting such Holder or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, costs, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.
In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of the Notes parties to any such proceedings.
In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of any waiver pursuant to Section 6.09 or any rescission and annulment pursuant to Section 6.02 or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 6.05. Application of Monies Collected by Trustee. Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, any monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 6 with respect to the Notes and any money or other property distributable in respect of any grantor’s Notes Obligations under this Indenture after an Event of Default shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies or other property, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:
First, to the payment of all amounts due to the Trustee, in all of its capacities, under this Indenture;
Second, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of interest on, and any cash due upon conversion of, the Notes in default in the order of the date due of the payments of such interest and cash due upon conversion, as the case may be, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon such overdue payments at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto;
Third, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, and be unpaid to the payment of the whole amount (including, if applicable, the payment of the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any cash due upon conversion) then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on the overdue principal and, to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee, upon overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and in case such monies shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Notes, then to the payment of such principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and the cash due upon conversion) and interest without preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any cash due upon conversion) and accrued and unpaid interest; and
Fourth, to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.
Section 6.06. Proceedings by Holders. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) or interest when due, or the right to receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, no Holder of any Note



shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor, trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a)    such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as herein provided;
(b)    Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c)    such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee such security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability, claim, cost, damage or expense to be incurred therein or thereby;
(d)    the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of such security or indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; and
(e)    no direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding within such 60-day period pursuant to Section 6.09, it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Note with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility to determine whether any such action is prejudicial to the Holders), or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 6.06, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Holder to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be, of (x) the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, (y) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and (z) the consideration due upon conversion of, such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note or in this Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.07. Proceedings by Trustee. In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee may proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.
Section 6.08. Remedies Cumulative and Continuing. Except as provided in the last paragraph of Section 2.06, all powers and remedies given by this Article 6 to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.06, every power and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders.
Section 6.09. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders. The Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04 shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes; provided, however, that (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability, it being expressly understood that the Trustee shall not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether such action is prejudicial. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal



amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04 may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing or past Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences except (i) a default in the payment of accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, or the principal (including any Redemption Price and any Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) of, the Notes when due that has not been cured pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, (ii) a failure by the Company to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes or (iii) a default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article 10 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected. Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 6.09, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.10. Notice of Defaults. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence and continuance of a Default of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, deliver to all Holders notice of all Defaults actually known to a Responsible Officer, unless such Defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable), or accrued and unpaid interest on, any of the Notes or a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.
Section 6.11. Undertaking to Pay Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 6.11 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on any Note (including, but not limited to, the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Note, or receive the consideration due upon conversion, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14.
ARTICLE 7
Concerning the Trustee
Section 7.01. Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee. The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default that may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. In the event an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs; provided that if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, claim, liability cost, damage or expense that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(a)    prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred:
(i)    the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and



(ii)    in the absence of gross negligence and willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but, in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);
(b)    the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(c)    the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 8.04 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture;
(d)    whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section;
(e)    the Trustee shall not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or notice effected by the Company or any Paying Agent or any records maintained by any co-Note Registrar with respect to the Notes;
(f)    if any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to this Indenture, requires notice to be sent to the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely on its failure to receive such notice as reason to act as if no such event occurred, unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee had actual knowledge of such event;
(g)    in the absence of written investment direction from the Company, all cash received by the Trustee shall be placed in a non-interest bearing trust account, and in no event shall the Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses, fees, taxes or other charges incurred thereon or for losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investments prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investment to provide timely written investment direction, and the Trustee shall have no obligation to invest or reinvest any amounts held hereunder in the absence of such written investment direction from the Company; and
(h)    in the event that the Trustee is also acting as Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent hereunder, the rights and protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Article 7 shall also be afforded to such Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent.
None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers. Under no circumstances will the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.
Section 7.02. Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
(a)    the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, note, coupon or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b)    any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any Board Resolution may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(c)    the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and require an Opinion of Counsel and any advice of such counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;



(d)    the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(e)    the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any act, omissions, misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, custodian, nominee or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder;
(f)    the permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties;
(g)    the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture;
(h)    the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(i)    the Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder; and
(j)    the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.
In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes, unless either (1) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (2) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Trustee by the Company or by any Holder of the Notes.
Section 7.03. No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 7.04. Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes. The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent or Note Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Note Registrar.
Section 7.05. Monies and Common Shares to Be Held in Trust. All monies and Common Shares received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money and Common Shares held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money or Common Shares received by it hereunder except as may be agreed from time to time by the Company and the Trustee.
Section 7.06. Compensation and Expenses of Trustee. The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall receive, such compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in any capacity (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as mutually agreed to in writing between the Trustee and the Company, and the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, costs, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture in any capacity thereunder (including the reasonable compensation and the costs, expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall have been caused by its gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Company also covenants to indemnify the



Trustee in any capacity under this Indenture and any other document or transaction entered into in connection herewith and its agents and any authenticating agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, claim (whether asserted by the Company, a Holder or any other Person), damage, liability or expense incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, its officers, directors, agents or employees, or such agent or authenticating agent, as the case may be, and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture or in any other capacity hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim of liability in the premises, and the enforcement of this Indenture, including this Section. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.06 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured by a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except, subject to the effect of Section 6.05, funds held in trust herewith for the benefit of the Holders of particular Notes. The Trustee’s right to receive payment of any amounts due under this Section 7.06 shall not be subordinate to any other liability or indebtedness of the Company. The obligation of the Company under this Section 7.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the earlier resignation or removal or the Trustee. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnification provided in this Section 7.06 shall extend to the officers, directors, agents and employees of the Trustee.
Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee and its agents and any authenticating agent incur expenses or render services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(k) or Section 6.01(l) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.
Section 7.07. Officer’s Certificate as Evidence. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such Officer’s Certificate, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.
Section 7.08. Eligibility of Trustee. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act were applicable hereto) to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign promptly in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 7.09. Resignation or Removal of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the Company and by delivering notice thereof to the Holders. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 45 days after the giving of such notice of resignation to the Holders, the resigning Trustee may, upon ten Business Days’ notice to the Company and the Holders, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee (at the Company’s expense), or any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months (or since the date of this Indenture) may, subject to the provisions of Section 6.11, on behalf of himself or herself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.
(b)    In case at any time any of the following shall occur:
(i)    the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.08 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or
(ii)    the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver, interim receiver, manager or monitor of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,



then, in either case, the Company may by a Board Resolution remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to the provisions of Section 6.11, any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months (or since the date of this Indenture) may, on behalf of himself or herself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.
(c)    The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 8.04, may at any time remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee that shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee by giving written notice of such removal and appointment to the Company and by delivering notice thereof to the remaining Holders (if any).
(d)    Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 7.09 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.10.
Section 7.10. Acceptance by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 7.09 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to act shall, upon payment of any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act. Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by such trustee as such, except for funds held in trust for the benefit of Holders of particular Notes, to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 7.10 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 7.08.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 7.10, each of the Company and the successor trustee, at the written direction and at the expense of the Company shall send or cause to be sent a notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. If the Company fails to send such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be sent at the expense of the Company.
Section 7.11. Succession by Merger, Etc. Any corporation or other entity into which the Trustee may be merged, amalgamated, or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, amalgamation, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including the administration of this Indenture), shall be the successor to the Trustee hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided that in the case of any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee such corporation or other entity shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 7.08.
In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or authenticating agent appointed by such predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by such successor trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor trustee hereunder or in the name of the successor trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which is provided anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture that the certificates of the Trustee shall have; provided, however, that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or to authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, amalgamation, conversion or consolidation.
Section 7.12. Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company. Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the Company (other than with regard to any action proposed to be taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee that affects the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture) may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the



date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable to the Company for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than three Business Days after the date any officer that the Company has indicated to the Trustee should receive such application actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date), unless, prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of any omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in accordance with this Indenture in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.
Section 7.13. Collateral Documents; Intercreditor Agreements. By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby authorize and direct the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to execute and deliver each of the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement to which the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, is to be a party, including any Intercreditor Agreement or Collateral Documents executed on or after the Issue Date and any amendments, joinders or supplements to any Intercreditor Agreement or Collateral Document permitted by this Indenture. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent are not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under, any Intercreditor Agreement or any other Collateral Document, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent each shall have all of the rights, privileges, benefits, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to them under this Indenture (in addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreement or agreements).
ARTICLE 8
Concerning the Holders
Section 8.01. Action by Holders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), (a) the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced (i) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, or (ii) by the record of the Holders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 9, or (iii) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Holders and (b) the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes shall be treated as if they together constituted a single class of Notes hereunder. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders of the Notes, the Company or the Trustee may, but shall not be required to, fix in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Holders entitled to take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than fifteen days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.
Section 8.02. Proof of Execution by Holders. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, Section 7.02 and Section 9.05, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations of the Trustee as shall then be customary and standard. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register or by a certificate of the Note Registrar. The record of any Holders’ meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 9.06.
Section 8.03. Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners. The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent and any Note Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any Person other than the Company or any Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal (including any Redemption Price and any Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) of and (subject to Section 2.03) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, for conversion of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected or incur any liability by any notice to the contrary. All such payments or deliveries so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sums or Common Shares so paid or delivered, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable or shares deliverable upon any such Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes following an Event of Default, any holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation, proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depositary or any other Person, such holder’s right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Note in certificated form in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 8.04. Company-Owned Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under this



Indenture, Notes that are owned by the Company, by any Subsidiary thereof or by any Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible Officer actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 8.04 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to so act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company, a Subsidiary thereof or an Affiliate of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof. In the case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officer’s Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and, subject to Section 7.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.
Section 8.05. Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.
ARTICLE 9
Holders’ Meetings
Section 9.01. Purpose of Meetings. A meeting of Holders may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article 9 for any of the following purposes:
(a)    to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee or to give any directions to the Trustee permitted under this Indenture, or to consent to the waiving of any Default or Event of Default hereunder (in each case, as permitted under this Indenture) and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Holders pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 6;
(b)    to remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article 7;
(c)    to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.02; or
(d)    to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders of any specified aggregate principal amount of the Notes under any other provision of this Indenture or under applicable law.
Section 9.02. Call of Meetings by Trustee. The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders to take any action specified in Section 9.01, to be held at such time and at such place as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Holders, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting and the establishment of any record date pursuant to Section 8.01, shall be delivered to Holders of such Notes. Such notice shall also be delivered to the Company. Such notices shall be delivered not less than 20 nor more than 90 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.
Any meeting of Holders shall be valid without notice if the Holders of all Notes then outstanding are present in person or by proxy or if notice is waived before or after the meeting by the Holders of all Notes then outstanding, and if the Company and the Trustee are either present by duly authorized representatives or have, before or after the meeting, waived notice.
Section 9.03. Call of Meetings by Company or Holders. In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the Holders of at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of Holders, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have delivered the notice of such meeting within 20 days after receipt of such request, then the Company or such Holders may determine the time and the place for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 9.01, by delivering notice thereof as provided in Section 9.02.



Section 9.04. Qualifications for Voting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders a Person shall (a) be a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting or (b) be a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.
Section 9.05. Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders, in regard to proof of the holding of Notes and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall think fit.
The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders as provided in Section 9.03, in which case the Company or the Holders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting.
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, at any meeting of Holders each Holder or proxyholder shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held or represented by him or her; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Note challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Notes held by it or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating it as the proxy to vote on behalf of other Holders. Any meeting of Holders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02 or Section 9.03 may be adjourned from time to time by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented at the meeting, whether or not constituting a quorum, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
Section 9.06. Voting. The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders or of their representatives by proxy and the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more Persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was delivered as provided in Section 9.02. The record shall show the aggregate principal amount of the Notes voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting.
Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Holders of the Notes shall vote together with the holders of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes as if the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes were a single class of securities for purposes of this Section 9.06.
Section 9.07. No Delay of Rights by Meeting. Nothing contained in this Article 9 shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Holders or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders under any of the provisions of this Indenture or of the Notes.
ARTICLE 10
Supplemental Indentures
Section 10.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. The Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one or more of the following purposes:
(a)    to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect error or inconsistency;



(b)    to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or any Note Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of the Notes in the case of a consolidation, amalgamation, or merger or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s or a Note Guarantor’s assets pursuant to the terms of this Indenture;
(c)    to add additional Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Note Guarantee with respect to such Notes when such release, termination or discharge is permitted under this Indenture;
(d)    to secure the Notes or the related Note Guarantees or to add additional assets as Collateral;
(e)    to add to the covenants or Events of Default of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;
(f)    to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;
(g)    in connection with any Merger Event, provide that the notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to the provisions of Section 14.02, and make such related changes to the terms of the Notes and conversion rights of the Holders to the extent expressly required by Section 14.08;
(h)    provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or facilitate the administration of the trusts under this Indenture by more than one trustee;
(i)    comply with the rules of the Depositary;
(j)    comply with any requirement of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or
(k)    irrevocably (or for any specified period) elect or eliminate one of the Settlement Methods to the extent permitted by this Indenture and/or irrevocably (or for any specified period) elect a minimum Specified Dollar Amount, which shall not be less than $1,000.
Upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, if applicable, are hereby authorized to join with the Company and the Note Guarantors, if applicable, in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture or amendment or supplement to the other Notes Documents authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, if applicable, shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture or amendment or supplement to the other Notes Documents that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the addition of a Note Guarantor under this Indenture upon (i) execution and delivery by such Note Guarantor and the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto, and (ii) delivery of an Officer’s Certificate complying with the provisions of Section 17.05 hereof.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 10.01 may be executed by the Company, the Note Guarantors, if applicable, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, if applicable, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Notes at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 10.02.
Section 10.02. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 8) of the Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, voting together as a single class, then outstanding (determined in accordance with Article 8 and including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, Notes and/or Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes), the Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders; provided, however, that, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected, no such supplemental indenture shall:
(a)    reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment;
(b)    reduce the rate of or extend the stated time for payment of interest on any Note;



(c)    reduce the principal amount of or extend the Maturity Date of any Note;
(d)    make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Notes;
(e)    reduce the Redemption Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the Holders the Company’s obligation to make such payments, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise;
(f)    make any Note payable in a currency other than that stated in the Note;
(g)    change the ranking of the Notes;
(h)    release, or have the effect of releasing, all or substantially all of the value of the Note Guarantees; or.
(i)    make any change in this Article 10 that requires each Holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions in Section 6.02 or Section 6.09.
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 10.02, without the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, voting together as a single class, then outstanding, no amendment or waiver may (A) make any change in any Collateral Document, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with Collateral or application of trust proceeds of the Collateral with the effect of releasing the Liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral which secure the Notes Obligations or (B) change or alter the priority of Liens securing the Notes Obligations in any material portion of the Collateral in any way materially adverse, taken as a whole, to the Holders of such Notes and holders of the Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, other than, in each case, as provided under the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Upon the written request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid and subject to Section 10.05, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, if applicable, shall join with the Company and the Note Guarantors, if applicable, in the execution of such supplemental indenture or amendment or supplement to the other Notes Documents unless such supplemental indenture or amendment or supplement to the other Notes Documents affects the its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.
Holders do not need under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture. It shall be sufficient if such Holders approve the substance thereof. After any such supplemental indenture becomes effective, the Company shall deliver to the Holders a notice briefly describing such supplemental indenture. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the supplemental indenture.
Section 10.03. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company, the Note Guarantors and the Holders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.
Section 10.04. Notation on Notes. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10 may, at the Company’s expense, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at the Company’s expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent duly appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 17.10) and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding, and in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04.
Section 10.05. Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished Trustee. In addition to the documents required by Section 17.05, the Trustee shall receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the



requirements of this Article 10 and is permitted or authorized by this Indenture and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE 11
Consolidation, Merger, Sale, Conveyance and Lease
Section 11.01. Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms. The Company shall not consolidate with, amalgamate, merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another Person, except in compliance with Article 4 and unless:
(a)    immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Indenture;
(b)    the Company shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition and supplemental indentures, if any, comply with this Indenture; and
(c)    to the extent any assets of the Person who is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Company are assets of the type that would constitute Collateral under the Collateral Documents, the Company will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the applicable Collateral Documents in the manner and to the extent required in the Indenture or the applicable Collateral Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the applicable Collateral Documents.
For purposes of this Section 11.01, the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company to another Person, which properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company to another Person.
Section 11.02. [Reserved.]
Section 11.03. Note Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms. The Company will not permit any Note Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, consolidate with, merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another Person, except in compliance with Article 4 and unless:
(a)    except in the case of a Note Guarantor (x) that has disposed of all or substantially all of its assets, whether through a merger, amalgamation, consolidation or sale of Capital Stock or assets or (y) that, as a result of the disposition of all or a portion of its Capital Stock, ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, in both cases in compliance with Section 4.14, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not such Note Guarantor) shall expressly assume, by a guarantee agreement and applicable Collateral Documents in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Note Guarantor under its Note Guarantee;
(b)    to the extent any assets of the Person who is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the successor Note Guarantor are assets of the type that would constitute Collateral under the Collateral Documents, the successor Note Guarantor will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the applicable Collateral Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or the applicable Collateral Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the applicable Collateral Documents; and
(c)    immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists.
Section 11.04. Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee. No such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease shall be effective unless the Trustee shall receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such assumption and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, complies with the provisions of this Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
Immunity of Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers and Directors
Section 12.01. Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations. No recourse for the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on any Note, nor for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect



thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in any Note, nor because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, employee, agent, Officer or director or Subsidiary, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Notes.
ARTICLE 13
Note Guarantees
Section 13.01. Note Guarantees.
(a)    Each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally Guarantees (and subject in each case to the Agreed Guarantee Principles set forth in any notation of Note Guarantee, supplemental indenture, or as contemplated by Section 4.24(b)) to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder that: (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual payment of interest, if any, on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture or any Note shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and (iii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration pursuant to Section 6.02 or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Note Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Note Guarantor shall agree that this is a Guarantee of payment and not a Guarantee of collection. If acceleration of the time for payment of any Notes Obligation by the Company is stayed by reason of the insolvency or receivership of the Company or otherwise, all Notes Obligations otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of any Notes Document shall nonetheless be payable by the Note Guarantors hereunder forthwith on demand by the Trustee.
(b)    Each of the Note Guarantors hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to its Guarantee shall be joint and several, unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against the Company or any other obligor with respect to this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances (other than complete performance) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Note Guarantor. Each Note Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by law, hereby waives and relinquishes all claims, rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any such claims, rights or remedies, including but not limited to: (i) any right to require any of the Trustee, the Holders or the Company (each a “Benefited Party”), as a condition of payment or performance by such Note Guarantor, to (A) proceed against the Company, any other guarantor (including any other Note Guarantor) of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any other person, (B) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Company, any such other guarantor or any other person, (C) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Benefited Party in favor of the Company or any other person, or (D) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Benefited Party whatsoever; (ii) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of the Company including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of the Company from any cause other than payment in full of the obligations under the Note Guarantees; (iii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (iv) any defense based upon any Benefited Party’s errors or omissions in the administration of the obligations under the Note Guarantees, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (v) (A) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of the Note Guarantees and any legal or equitable discharge of such Note Guarantor’s obligations hereunder and under its Note Guarantee, (B) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Note Guarantor’s liability hereunder and under its Note Guarantee or the enforcement hereof and thereof, (C) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims and (D) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Benefited Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (vi) notices, demands, presentations, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance of the Note Guarantees, notices of default under the Notes or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any agreement related thereto, and notices of any



extension of credit to the Company and any right to consent to any thereof; (vii) to the extent permitted under applicable law, the benefits of any “One Action” rule; and (viii) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms of the Note Guarantees. Except as set forth in Section 13.05, each Note Guarantor covenants that its Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in its Note Guarantee and this Indenture.
(c)    If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Note Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Note Guarantors, any amount paid to either the Trustee or such Holder, any Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
(d)    Each Note Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Note Guarantor shall further agree that, as between the Note Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 6.02 for the purposes of any Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 6.02, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Note Guarantors for the purpose of any such Guarantee. The Note Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Note Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the applicable Guarantee.
Section 13.02. Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantees. To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01, each Note Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit C (as modified to reflect Agreed Guarantee Principles to the extent contemplated by Section 4.24(b)) shall be endorsed by an officer of such Note Guarantor, which notation shall be applicable to each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, and that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Note Guarantor by any of its Officers. Each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse a notation of such Note Guarantee. If an officer or Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee of a Note Guarantor no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates a Note, the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor shall be valid nevertheless. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantees set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Note Guarantors.
Section 13.03. Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability.
(a)    General. Each Note Guarantor confirms, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder hereby confirms, that it is the intention of all such parties that any Guarantee of such Note Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar applicable law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee and the Holders irrevocably agree, and the Note Guarantors irrevocably agree, that the obligations of such Note Guarantor under this Article 13 shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Note Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Note Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Note Guarantor under this Article 13, result in the obligations of such Note Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
(b)    [reserved].
(c)    Germany. In respect of the Guarantee given by a German Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex A), the provisions set forth in Annex A shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (c).
(d)    Switzerland. In respect of the Guarantee given by a Swiss Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex B), the provisions set forth in Annex B shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (d).
(e)    France. In respect of the Guarantee given by a French Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex C), the provisions set forth in Annex C shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (e).



(f)    Luxembourg. In respect of the Guarantee given by a Luxembourg Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex D), the provisions set forth in Annex D shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (f).
(g)    England and Wales. In respect of the Guarantee given by an English Note Guarantor (as defined in Annex E), the provisions set forth in Annex E shall apply and be incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in this clause (g).
Section 13.04. Merger and Consolidation of Note Guarantors.
(a)    In case of any sale or other disposition, consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Note Guarantor, such successor person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Note Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Note Guarantor. Such successor person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes available hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
(b)    Except as set forth in Article 4 and Article 11, and notwithstanding clause (a) of this Section 13.04, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of a Note Guarantor with or into another Person, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Note Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety.
Section 13.05. Release.
(a)    In the event (i) of a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Note Guarantor, by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of all the Equity Interests of any Note Guarantor, then held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transactions) a Subsidiary of the Company, in each case so long as such sale or other disposition is permitted by this Indenture, (ii) in the case of any Note Guarantee issued on the Issue Date (or required but issued thereafter pursuant to Section 4.24(b)), upon the release or discharge of the Note Guarantee by such Note Guarantor in respect of the Credit Agreement (other than any release or discharge by, or as a result of, payment of the Credit Facility Obligations), and in any other case upon the release or discharge of any Note Guarantee in respect of any Indebtedness that resulted in the issuance after the Issue Date of the Note Guarantee by such Note Guarantor, (iii) the Company discharges the Notes and its Obligations under this Indenture under Article 3 with respect to the Notes, (iv) upon the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Note Guarantor with and into the Company or another Note Guarantor or upon the liquidation of such Note Guarantor, in each case, in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture or (v) as described under Article 10, such Note Guarantor shall be released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee without any further action being required by the Trustee or any Holder. 
(b)    Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of any Note Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee.
(c)    Any Note Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Note Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 13.
ARTICLE 14
Conversion of Notes
Section 14.01. Conversion Privilege. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 14, each Holder of a Note shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of such Note at any time prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date at an initial conversion rate of 222.2222 Common Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in this Article 14, the “Conversion Rate”) per



$1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to, and in accordance with, the settlement provisions of Section 14.02, the “Conversion Obligation”).
Section 14.02. Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion.
(a)    Subject to this Section 14.02, Section 14.04(b) and Section 14.08(a), upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, cash (“Cash Settlement”), Common Shares, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Share in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and Common Shares, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Share in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Combination Settlement”), at its election, as set forth in and subject to this Section 14.02. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Settlement shall apply (and the Company shall not have the right to elect or apply any Settlement Method other than Cash Settlement) to any conversion of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs prior to the Cap Termination Date to the extent the number of Common Shares otherwise issuable upon such conversion (assuming the maximum number of Common Shares that could be issued upon such conversion if the total number of Common Shares is not known on the Conversion Date, without regard to any Beneficial Ownership Limit), when aggregated with the number of all Common Shares delivered in respect of conversions of Notes and/or Other Senior Secured Convertible Notes that have occurred on and/or prior to the Conversion Date for such conversion (such numbers subject to appropriate adjustment in compliance with the rules of any exchange on which the Company’s securities are then listed in the event of any adjustment to the Aggregate Share Cap), would exceed the Aggregate Share Cap.
(i)    All conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Redemption Date shall be settled using the same Settlement Method.
(ii)    Except for any conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes but prior to the related Redemption Date, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all conversions with the same Conversion Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions with different Conversion Dates.
(iii)    If, in respect of any Conversion Date (or the period described in the third immediately succeeding set of parentheses), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the “Settlement Notice”) of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Conversion Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver such Settlement Notice to converting Holders no later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date (or, in the case of any conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Redemption Date, in such Redemption Notice). If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Physical Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation, subject to the second sentence of Section 14.02(a) at all times prior to the Cap Termination Date. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which shall not be less than $1,000. If the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $1,000.
At any time after the Cap Termination Date has occurred, the Company may irrevocably elect to satisfy its Conversion Obligation with respect to the Notes to be converted after the date of such election by delivering cash up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be converted, and Common Shares, cash or a combination thereof in respect of the remainder, if any, of its Conversion Obligation. Upon making such election, the Company shall promptly (x) provide written notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and (y) issue a report on Form 8-K or press release or publish on its website to announce that the Company has made such an election.
(iv)    The Company shall notify the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the date the Company has obtained the Requisite NYSE Shareholder Approval, if at all, and the occurrence of the Cap Termination Date no later than the date the Requisite NYSE Shareholder Approval is obtained and the Cap Termination Date, respectively. 



(v)    The cash, Common Shares or combination of cash and Common Shares in respect of any conversion of Notes (the “Settlement Amount”) shall be computed as follows:
(A)    if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Physical Settlement, the Company shall deliver to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date;
(B)    if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Cash Settlement (or Cash Settlement otherwise applies), the Company shall pay to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and
(C)    if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the Trading Days during the related Observation Period.
(vi)    The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts, the Daily Conversion Values and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Share, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing of the Daily Settlement Amounts, the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering fractional Common Shares. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.
(b)    Subject to Section 14.02(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to convert a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Conversion Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Notice of Conversion”) at the designated corporate trust office of the Conversion Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any Common Shares to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the designated corporate trust office of the Conversion Agent, (3) if required, pay all applicable transfer or similar taxes, if any, pursuant to Section 14.02(e), (4) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (5) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h). The Trustee (and if different, the Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion pursuant to this Article 14 on the Conversion Date for such conversion. No Notice of Conversion with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and has not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 15.03.
If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.
(c)    A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “Conversion Date”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Except as set forth in Section 14.04(b) and Section 14.08(a), the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date; provided that for any conversion of Notes in connection with a Redemption Notice to which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the second Business Day immediately following the later of (x) the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period and (y) the relevant Conversion Date; provided, however, that with respect to conversions for which Physical Settlement applies and the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the Company shall deliver and, if applicable, pay the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the Maturity Date. If any Common Shares are due to converting Holders, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver (if



applicable) to the Conversion Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, the full number of Common Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled, in certificate form or in book-entry format, in satisfaction of the Company’s Conversion Obligation.
(d)    In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the converting Holder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that is imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such conversion being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such conversion.
(e)    If a Holder submits a Note for conversion, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of any Common Shares upon conversion, unless (i) the tax is due because the Holder requests such shares to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder shall pay that tax or (ii) the tax consists of Luxembourg registration duties (droits d'enregistrement) payable in the case of voluntary registration of the conversion by a Holder with the Administration de l'Enregistrement des Domaines et de la TVA in Luxembourg, or registration of the conversion in Luxembourg when such registration is not reasonably required to enforce the rights of that Holder under the Notes. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the Common Shares being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
(f)    Except as provided in Section 14.05, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any Common Shares issued upon the conversion of any Note as provided in this Article 14.
(g)    Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversion of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.
(h)    Upon conversion, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s settlement of the full Conversion Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon a conversion of Notes into a combination of cash and Common Shares, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are converted after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so converted; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for conversions after the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Amounts exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all applicable Holders of record at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date regardless of whether their Notes have been converted following such Regular Record Date.
(i)    The Person in whose name the Common Shares shall be issuable upon conversion shall be treated as a shareholder of record as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date (if Physical Settlement applies) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if Combination Settlement applies), as the case may be. Upon a conversion of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for conversion.
(j)    The Company shall not issue any fractional Common Share upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Share issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number of shares that shall



be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.
Section 14.03. Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Redemption Notice. (a) If the Company gives a Redemption Notice with respect to any or all of the Notes in accordance with Section 16.02, and a Holder elects to convert all or any portion of its Notes in connection with such Redemption Notice, then the Company shall increase the Conversion Rate for such Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional Common Shares equal to the Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to any such conversion, any such increase in the Conversion Rate shall be determined at the end of the applicable Observation Period but given effect at the beginning of such Observation Period for purposes of determining the Daily Conversion Value and/or Daily Settlement Amount, as applicable, on each Trading Day during such Observation Period.
(b)    A conversion of Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” a Redemption Notice for purposes of this Section 14.03 if the relevant Notice of Conversion is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the date of the Redemption Notice until the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date.
Section 14.04. Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes. (a) If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective prior to the Maturity Date and a Holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, under the circumstances described below, increase the Conversion Rate for the Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional Common Shares (the “Additional Shares”), as described below. A conversion of Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” such Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the relevant Notice of Conversion is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to, and including, the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the 35th Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change) (such period, the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period”).
(b)    Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall satisfy the related Conversion Obligation in accordance with Section 14.02; provided, however, that if, at the effective time of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Reference Property following such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is composed entirely of cash, for any conversion of Notes following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Stock Price for the transaction and shall be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of converted Notes equal to the Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares), multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation shall be paid to Holders in cash on the second Business Day following the Conversion Date. The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date.
(c)    The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “Effective Date”) and the price (the “Stock Price”) paid (or deemed to be paid) per Common Share in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If the holders of the Common Shares receive in exchange for their Common Shares only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Effective Date. The Company shall make appropriate adjustments to the Stock Price, in its good faith determination, to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Effective Date (as such term is used in Section 14.05) or expiration date of the event occurs during such five consecutive Trading Day period.
(d)    The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table below shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Notes is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 14.05.



(e)    The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased per $1,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to this Section 14.04 for each Stock Price and Effective Date set forth below:
Stock Price
Effective Date$1.28$2.50$3.50$4.50$5.50$6.75$7.50$10.00$20.00$30.00$40.00
July 26, 2022534.0639210.4946125.011282.547258.288240.201632.969418.65613.44170.62940.0000
July 1, 2023537.1695203.3143116.290074.047750.570833.609327.028314.47932.30060.28230.0000
July 1, 2024541.3706193.3317103.606061.586239.355124.258818.74079.02921.13530.03200.0000
July 1, 2025547.6465181.263185.523543.150323.029511.35727.76132.78080.26600.00000.0000
July 1, 2026559.0277177.777863.49210.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000

    The exact Stock Prices and Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:
(i)    if the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table above or the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365 or 366-day year, as applicable;
(ii)    if the Stock Price is greater than $40.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate; and
(iii)    if the Stock Price is less than $1.28 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 781.2500 Common Shares, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.05.
(f)    Nothing in this Section 14.04 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.05 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
Section 14.05. Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Notes participate (other than in the case of (x) a share split or share combination or (y) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in this Section 14.05, without having to convert their Notes, as if they held a number of Common Shares equal to the applicable Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder.
(a)    If the Company exclusively issues Common Shares as a dividend or distribution on Common Shares, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;



CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date;
OS0    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date (before giving effect to any such dividend, distribution, split or combination); and
OS1    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.
Any adjustment made under this Section 14.05(a) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 14.05(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
(b)    If the Company issues to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares any rights, options or warrants (other than pursuant to a shareholders rights plan) entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
OS0    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
X    =    the total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y    =    the number of Common Shares equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.
Any increase made under this Section 14.05(b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that Common Shares are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Common Shares actually delivered. If no such rights, options or warrants are issued, or if no such rights, options or warrants are exercised prior to their expiration, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance had not occurred.
For purposes of this Section 14.05(b), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such Common Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Company in good faith.



(c)    If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, excluding (i) dividends, distributions or issuances described in Section 14.05(a) or Section 14.05(b), (ii) rights issued under a shareholders rights plan prior to separation thereof from the Common Shares in the circumstances described in Section 14.12, (iii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash described in Section 14.05(d), (iv) distributions of Reference Property upon conversion of, or in exchange for, Common Shares in a transaction described in Section 14.08(a), and (v) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 14.05(c) shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the “Distributed Property”), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
SP0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and
FMV    =    the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding Common Share on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.
Any increase made under the portion of this Section 14.05(c) above shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares receive the Distributed Property, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution. If the Board of Directors determines the “FMV” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 14.05(c) by reference to the actual or when-issued trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.
With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 14.05(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Shares of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period;



FMV0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Shares applicable to one Common Share (determined by reference to the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as set forth in Section 1.01 as if references therein to Common Shares were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”); and
MP0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the Valuation Period.
The increase to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall occur on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period; provided that (x) in respect of any conversion of Notes for which Physical Settlement is applicable, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the Valuation Period, references in the portion of this Section 14.05(c) related to Spin-Offs to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off to, and including, the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate and (y) in respect of any conversion of Notes for which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such conversion and within the Valuation Period, references in the portion of this Section 14.05(c) related to Spin-Offs to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off to, and including such Trading Day in determining the Conversion Rate of such Trading Day.
For purposes of this Section 14.05(c) (and subject in all respect to Section 14.12), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of the Common Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including Common Shares (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such Common Shares; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Shares, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 14.05(c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.05(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 14.05(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.05(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Shares as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.
For purposes of Section 14.05(a), Section 14.05(b) and this Section 14.05(c), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 14.05(c) is applicable also includes one or both of:
(A)    a dividend or distribution of Common Shares to which Section 14.05(a) is applicable (the “Clause A Distribution”); or
(B)    a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 14.05(b) is applicable (the “Clause B Distribution”),
then, in either case, (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 14.05(c) is applicable (the “Clause C Distribution”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 14.05(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section



14.05(a) and Section 14.05(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company (I) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution and (II) any Common Shares included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date” within the meaning of Section 14.05(a) or “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section 14.05(b).
(d)    If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
CR1 = CR0 ×
SP0
SP0 − C
where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
SP0    =    the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and
C    =    the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares.
Any increase pursuant to this Section 14.05(d) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Shares, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution.
(e)    If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries make a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the Common Shares (other than an odd-lot tender offer), to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per Common Share exceeds the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;



AC    =    the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Company in good faith) paid or payable for Common Shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
OS0    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);
OS1    =    the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after the date such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase of all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP1    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires.
The increase to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.05(e) shall occur at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; provided that (x) in respect of any conversion of Notes for which Physical Settlement is applicable, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date of any tender or exchange offer, references in this Section 14.05(e) with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date that such tender or exchange offer expires to, and including, the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate and (y) in respect of any conversion of Notes for which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such conversion and within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date of any tender or exchange offer, references in this Section 14.05(e) with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding between the expiration date of such tender or exchange offer to, and including, such Trading Day in determining the Conversion Rate as of such Trading Day.
(f)    Notwithstanding this Section 14.05 or any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes, if (i) a Conversion Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to the provisions in this Section 14.05, (ii) a Note is to be converted pursuant to Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement, (iii) the Conversion Date for such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or any Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement) occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related Record Date, (iv) the consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole Common Shares (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such Trading Day includes any whole or fractional Common Shares (in the case of Combination Settlement), in each case based on a Conversion Rate that is adjusted for such dividend or distribution, and (v) such Common Shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, then, (x) in the case of Physical Settlement, such Conversion Rate adjustment shall not be given effect for such conversion and the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion based on such unadjusted Conversion Rate shall not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, provided that there shall be added, to the consideration otherwise due upon such conversion, the same kind and amount of consideration that would have been delivered in such dividend or distribution with respect to such Common Shares had such Common Shares been entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, and (y) in the case of Combination Settlement, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall be made for such conversion in respect of such Trading Day, provided that the Common Shares issuable with respect to such Trading Day based on such adjusted Conversion Rate shall not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution.
(g)    Except as stated herein, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares or the right to purchase Common Shares or such convertible or exchangeable securities.
(h)    In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 14.05, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of any exchange on which any of the Company’s securities are then listed, the Company from time to time may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days (i) if the Company determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest or (ii) to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Shares or rights to purchase Common Shares in connection with a dividend or distribution of Common Shares (or rights to acquire Common Shares) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall deliver to the Holder of each Note a notice of the increase at least 15 days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.



(i)    Except as described in this Section 14.05 and Section 14.04, the Conversion Rate shall not be required to be adjusted for any transaction or event. Without limiting the foregoing, the Conversion Rate shall not be required to be adjusted:
(i)    upon the issuance of Common Shares at a price below the Conversion Price, other than as described in Section 14.05(b) and Section 14.05(c);
(ii)    upon the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Shares under any plan;
(iii)    upon the issuance of any Common Shares or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;
(iv)    upon the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (ii) of this subsection and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued, other than as described in Section 14.05(b) and Section 14.05(c);
(v)    for a third-party tender offer, other than as described in Section 14.05(e);
(vi)    solely for a change in the par value of the Common Shares; or
(vii)    for accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Conversion Rate shall not be required to be adjusted for the issuance of the Notes, the conversion or redemption of such Notes in accordance with their terms and/or the issuance of securities or payments upon conversion or redemption of such Notes and/or the Equity Issuance.
(j)    All calculations and other determinations under this Article 14 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share. The Company shall not be required to make an adjustment to the Conversion Rate unless the adjustment would require a change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate. However, the Company shall carry forward any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate and make such carried forward adjustments (1) upon conversion of any Note (x) if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to such conversion, on each Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion and (y) if Physical Settlement is applicable to such conversion, on the relevant Conversion Date, (2) on each anniversary of the original issue date of the Notes and (3) on the date the Company sends a Redemption Notice for all or any Notes, in each case, without duplication and regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%.
(k)    Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may conclusively assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall deliver such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.
(l)    For purposes of this Section 14.05, the number of Common Shares at any time outstanding shall not include Common Shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on Common Shares held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include Common Shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Common Shares.
(m)    The Aggregate Share Cap shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate as set forth in this Section 14.05.
Section 14.06. Adjustments of Prices. Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over a span of multiple days (including an Observation Period and the period for determining the Stock Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or the period for determining the Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares), the Company shall make adjustments in its good faith judgment to each to account for any



adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Effective Date or expiration date, as the case may be, of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated.
    For the avoidance of doubt, the adjustments made pursuant to this Section 14.06 shall be made solely to the extent that the Company determines in its good faith judgment that any such adjustment is appropriate, without duplication of any adjustment made pursuant to Section 14.05.
Section 14.07. Shares to Be Fully Paid. The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient Common Shares to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming delivery of the maximum number of Additional Shares pursuant to Section 14.04 and the maximum number of Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares pursuant to Section 14.03, collectively, and that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder and that Physical Settlement were applicable, but subject to the Aggregate Share Cap at all times prior to the Cap Termination Date).
Section 14.08. Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Shares.
(a)    In the case of:
(i)    any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than changes in par value or from no par value or resulting from a subdivision or combination),
(ii)    any consolidation, merger, amalgamation, combination or similar transaction involving the Company,
(iii)    any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety or
(iv)    any statutory share exchange,
in each case, as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event”), then, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property,” with each “unit of Reference Property” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one Common Share is entitled to receive) upon such Merger Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 10.01(g) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 and (B) (I) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 shall continue to be payable in cash, (II) any Common Shares that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of Common Shares would have been entitled to receive in such Merger Event and (III) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property.
    If the Merger Event causes the Common Shares to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of shareholder election), then (i) the Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible shall be deemed to be the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Shares, and (ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one Common Share. If the holders of the Common Shares receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the effective date of such Merger Event (A) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 14.04 or by any Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares pursuant to Section 14.03), multiplied by the price paid per Common Share in such Merger Event and (B) the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion



Date. The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.
    Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 14. If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Notes as the Company shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including the provisions providing for the purchase rights set forth in Article 15.
(b)    When the Company executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 14.08, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly deliver notice thereof to all Holders. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be delivered to each Holder within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.
(c)    The Company shall not become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 14.08. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of Notes to convert its Notes into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable, as set forth in Section 14.01 and Section 14.02 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.
(d)    The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.
Section 14.09. Certain Covenants. (a) The Company covenants that all Common Shares issued upon conversion of Notes will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(b)    The Company covenants that, if any Common Shares to be provided for the purpose of conversion of Notes hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such Common Shares may be validly issued upon conversion, the Company will, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the Commission, secure such registration or approval, as the case may be.
(c)    The Company further covenants that if at any time the Common Shares shall be listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to list and keep listed, so long as the Common Shares shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
(d)    Prior to the Cap Termination Date, whenever the Aggregate Share Cap is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Aggregate Share Cap after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Aggregate Share Cap and may assume without inquiry that the last Aggregate Share Cap of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Aggregate Share Cap setting forth the adjusted Aggregate Share Cap and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall send such notice of such adjustment of the Aggregate Share Cap to each Holder at its last address appearing on the Note Register of this Indenture. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.
(e)    The Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain, at or prior to the next annual meeting of its shareholders following the date of this Indenture, such approval of its shareholders as is necessary to cause the Cap Termination Date to occur.
Section 14.10. Responsibility of Trustee. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or



amount) of any Common Shares, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and any other Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any Common Shares or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 14.08 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 14.08 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, may accept (without any independent investigation) as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by this Indenture has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent the notices referred to herein with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may conclusively rely, and the Company agrees to deliver such notices to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent immediately after the occurrence of any such event or at such other times as shall be provided for herein. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall have any obligation to (a) perform any testing to determine whether a condition for conversion has been satisfied, or (b) notify the Company, or the Holders, if Notes have become convertible.
Section 14.11. Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions. In case of any:
(a)    action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.05 or Section 14.12;
(b)    Merger Event; or
(c)    voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
then, in each case (unless notice of such event is otherwise required pursuant to another provision of this Indenture), the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and to be sent to each Holder at its address appearing on the Note Register, as promptly as possible but in any event at least 20 days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Shares of record are to be determined for the purposes of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) the date on which such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Shares of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Shares for securities or other property deliverable upon such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.
Section 14.12. Shareholder Rights Plans. If the Company has a shareholder rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Notes, each Common Share, if any, issued upon such conversion shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and the certificates representing the Common Shares issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any such shareholder rights plan, as the same may be amended from time to time. However, if, prior to any conversion of Notes, the rights have separated from the Common Shares in accordance with the provisions of the applicable shareholder rights plan, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares Distributed Property as provided in Section 14.05(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.
Section 14.13. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion. (a) When a Holder surrenders its Notes for conversion, the Company may, at its election (an “Exchange Election”), direct the Conversion Agent in writing to surrender, on or prior to the Trading Day immediately following the Conversion Date, such Notes to one or more financial institutions designated by the Company in writing to the Conversion Agent for exchange in lieu of conversion. In order to accept any Notes surrendered for conversion, the designated financial institution(s) must agree to timely pay or deliver, as the case may be, in exchange for such Notes, the amount of cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, at the Company’s election, that would otherwise be due upon conversion as described under Section 14.02. If the Company makes an Exchange Election, it shall, by the close of business on the Trading



Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, notify the Holder surrendering its Notes for conversion that it has made such Exchange Election and notify the designated financial institution(s) of the relevant deadline for payment or delivery, as the case may be, of the conversion consideration and the type of conversion consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be.
(b)    Any Notes exchanged by the designated financial institution(s) shall remain outstanding. If the designated financial institution(s) agree(s) to accept any Notes for exchange but does not timely pay or deliver, as the case may be, the related conversion consideration, or if such designated financial institution(s) does not accept the Notes for exchange, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the relevant consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation, as, and at the time, required pursuant to this Indenture as if the Company had not made an Exchange Election. So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, the Company shall comply with the applicable procedures of the Depositary.
(c)    The Company’s designation of any financial institution(s) to which the Notes may be submitted for exchange does not require such institution(s) to accept any Notes. The Company may, but will not be obligated to, pay any consideration to, or otherwise enter into any agreement with, the designated financial institution(s) for or with respect to such designation.
(d)    So long as the Notes are in the form of Global Notes, the Company shall comply with the applicable procedures of Depositary.
Section 14.14. Limits upon Issuance of Common Shares upon Conversion.
(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Person will be entitled to receive any Common Shares otherwise deliverable upon conversion of the Notes to the extent, but only to the extent, that such receipt would cause such Person to become, directly or indirectly, a Beneficial Owner of more than 9.9% of the Common Shares outstanding at such time on an aggregate basis (such restriction, the “Beneficial Ownership Limit”).
For purposes of this Section 14.14 only, a Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of and shall be deemed to beneficially own any Common Shares that such Person or any of such person’s Affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) or associates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) is deemed to beneficially own, together with any Common Shares beneficially owned by any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with such Person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Subject to the following proviso, for purposes of this Section 14.13 only, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as in effect on the date hereof; provided that the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates and associates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with such Person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act shall include the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise or conversion of any of the Company’s securities or rights to acquire the Common Shares, whether or not such securities or rights are currently exercisable or convertible or are exercisable or convertible only after the passage of time (including the number of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes in respect of which the beneficial ownership determination is being made), but shall exclude the number of Common Shares that would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted portion of any Notes beneficially owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates or associates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with such Person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any of the Company’s other securities subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates or associates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with such Person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Beneficial Owner” as used in this Section 14.14 shall not include (i) with respect to any Global Note, the nominee of the Depositary or any Person having an account with the Depositary or its nominee or (ii) with respect to any Physical Note, the Holder of such Physical Note unless, in each case, such nominee, account holder or Holder shall also be a Beneficial Owner of such Note.
(b)     Any purported delivery of Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes shall be void and have no effect to the extent, but only to the extent, that such delivery would result in any Person becoming the Beneficial Owner of Common Shares outstanding at such time in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limit.
(c)    When such Holder surrenders Notes for conversion, that Holder must provide a certification to the Company as to whether the Person (or Persons) receiving Common Shares upon conversion is, or would, as a result of such conversion (assuming Physical Settlement), become the beneficial owner of Common Shares outstanding at such time in excess of any Beneficial Ownership Limit then applicable to such Person (or Persons).



(d)     If any delivery of Common Shares otherwise owed to any Person (or persons) upon conversion of the Notes is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the Beneficial Ownership Limit, the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and, such Holder may either:
(i)    request the return of the Notes surrendered by such Holder for conversion, after which the Company shall deliver such Notes to such Holder within two Trading Days after receipt of such request; or
(ii)     certify to the Company that the Person (or Persons) receiving Common Shares upon conversion is not, and would not, as a result of such delivery, become the Beneficial Owner of Common Shares outstanding at such time in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limit, after which the Company shall deliver any such Common Shares withheld on account of such Beneficial Ownership Limit by the later of (i) the date such shares were otherwise due to such Person (or Persons) and (ii) two Trading Days after receipt of such certification; provided, however, until such time as the affected Holder gives such notice, no Person shall be deemed to be the shareholder of record with respect to the Common Shares otherwise deliverable upon conversion in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limit. Upon delivery of such notice, the provisions under Section 14.02 shall apply to the Common Shares to be delivered pursuant to such notice.
ARTICLE 15
Repurchase of Notes at Option of Holders
Section 15.01. [Intentionally Omitted].
Section 15.02. Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, each Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes, or any portion thereof that is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000, on the date (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Date”) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 calendar days or more than 35 calendar days following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Price”), unless the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates, in which case the Company shall instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to Holders of record as of such Regular Record Date, and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased pursuant to this Article 15. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date shall be subject to postponement in order to allow the Company to comply with applicable law as a result of changes to such applicable law occurring after the date of this Indenture.
(b)    Repurchases of Notes under this Section 15.02 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:
(i)    delivery to the Paying Agent by a Holder of a duly completed notice (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice”) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, if the Notes are Physical Notes, or in compliance with the Depositary’s procedures for surrendering interests in Global Notes, if the Notes are Global Notes, in each case on or before the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and
(ii)    delivery of the Notes, if the Notes are Physical Notes, to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements for transfer) at the designated corporate trust office of the Paying Agent, or book-entry transfer of the Notes, if the Notes are Global Notes, in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary, in each case such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price therefor.
The Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in respect of any Notes to be repurchased shall state:
(i)    in the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for repurchase;
(ii)    the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and
(iii)    that the Notes are to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and this Indenture;



provided, however, that if the Notes are Global Notes, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with appropriate Depositary procedures.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 15.02 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 15.03.
The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
(c)    On or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of Notes and the Trustee and the Paying Agent (in the case of a Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice (the “Fundamental Change Company Notice”) of the occurrence of the effective date of the Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right at the option of the Holders arising as a result thereof. In the case of Physical Notes, such notice shall be by first class mail or, in the case of Global Notes, such notice shall be delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:
(i)    the events causing the Fundamental Change;
(ii)    the date of the Fundamental Change;
(iii)    the last date on which a Holder may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Article 15;
(iv)    the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
(v)    the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;
(vi)    the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;
(vii)    if applicable, the Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion Rate;
(viii)    that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and
(ix)    the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes;
provided, however, that, if the Notes are Global Notes, the Holders (and holders of a beneficial interest in such Global Notes) must comply with the applicable procedures of the Depositary.
No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the Holders’ repurchase rights or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 15.02.
At the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall give such notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that, in all cases, the text of such Fundamental Change Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.
(d)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to purchase, or to make an offer to purchase, the Notes upon a Fundamental Change if a third party makes such an offer in the same manner, at the same time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company as set forth above, and such third party purchases all Notes properly surrendered and not validly withdrawn under its offer in the same manner, at the same time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company as set forth above.
(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to give such notice or repurchase the Notes as described above upon a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof if (1) such Fundamental Change results in the Notes becoming convertible (pursuant to Section 14.08) into an amount of cash per Note greater than the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price (assuming the maximum amount of accrued



interest would be payable based on the latest possible Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) and (2) the Company provides written notice of the Holders’ right to convert their Notes based on such Fundamental Change to Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) within five (5) Business Days of such transaction or event.
(f)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be repurchased by the Company on any date at the option of the Holders upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes held by it during the acceleration of the Notes (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes), or any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Notes in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary shall be deemed to have been cancelled, and, upon such return or cancellation, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
Section 15.03. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. (a) A Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the designated corporate trust office of the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 15.03 at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, specifying:
(i)    the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted (which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof),
(ii)    if Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate number of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and
(iii)    the principal amount, if any (which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof), of such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000;
provided, however, that if the Notes are Global Notes, the notice must comply with appropriate procedures of the Depositary.
Section 15.04. Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. (a) The Company will deposit with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company, or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.04) on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date an amount of money sufficient to repurchase all of the Notes to be repurchased at the appropriate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Subject to receipt of funds and/or Notes by the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) will be made on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (provided the Holder has satisfied the conditions in Section 15.02) and (ii) the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 15.02 by mailing checks for the amount payable to the Holders of such Notes entitled thereto as they shall appear in the Note Register; provided, however, that payments to the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Trustee shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
(b)    If by 11:00 a.m. New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, there has been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) money sufficient to make payment on all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be repurchased on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, then, with respect to the Notes that have been properly surrendered for repurchase and have not been validly withdrawn, (i) such Notes will cease to be outstanding, (ii) interest will cease to accrue on such Notes (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or Paying Agent) and (iii) all other rights of the Holders of such Notes will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and, if applicable, accrued and unpaid interest).
(c)    Upon surrender of a Physical Note that is to be repurchased in part pursuant to Section 15.02, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.04, to the Holder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unrepurchased portion of the Note surrendered.



Section 15.05. Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes. In connection with any repurchase offer, the Company will, if required:
(a)    comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act;
(b)    file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act; and
(c)    otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes;
in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under this Article 15 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in this Article 15.
ARTICLE 16
Optional Redemption
Section 16.01. Optional Redemption. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to January 26, 2023. On or after January 26, 2023, the Company may redeem (an “Optional Redemption”) for cash all or any portion of the Notes, at the Redemption Price, if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares exceeds 150% of the Conversion Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period (including the last Trading Day of such period) ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 16.02; provided that the Company may not exercise its Optional Redemption right unless (x) all Common Shares delivered to a Holder that elects to convert all or any portion of its Notes in connection with the related Redemption Notice are freely tradeable under Rule 144 by such Holder (other than the Company’s Affiliates or a Holder that has been the Company’s Affiliate at any time during the three months preceding) without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 or (y)(I) a shelf registration statement registering the resale of all Common Shares delivered to a Holder that elects to convert all or any portion of its Notes in connection with the related Redemption Notice is effective under the Securities Act and available for use by such Holder and (II) the Company expects such shelf registration statement to remain effective and so available for use from the date of the delivery of such Common Shares through the date that is thirty (30) calendar days following such delivery. The Company may not exercise its Optional Redemption right at any time when any “Holder” as defined in and pursuant to the Exchange Agreement is in possession of material non-public information about the Company or its securities that has been provided to such Holder by the Company or its representatives pursuant to a non-disclosure or similar agreement with the Company or otherwise (as reasonably determined by the Company).
Section 16.02. Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes. (a) In case the Company exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem all or, as the case may be, any part of the Notes pursuant to Section 16.01, it shall fix a date for redemption (each, a “Redemption Date”) and it or, at its written request received by the Trustee not less than five Business Days prior to the date such Redemption Notice is to be sent (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of the Company, shall deliver or cause to be delivered a notice of such Optional Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”) not less than 20 nor more than 35 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes so to be redeemed as a whole or in part; provided, however, that, if the Company shall give such notice, it shall also give written notice of the Redemption Date to the Trustee. The Redemption Date must be a Business Day, and the Company shall not specify a Redemption Date that falls on or after the 11th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
(b)    The Redemption Notice, if delivered in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such Redemption Notice by mail or any defect in the Redemption Notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note.
(c)    Each Redemption Notice shall specify:
(i)    the Redemption Date;
(ii)    the Redemption Price;
(iii)    that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each Note to be redeemed, and that interest thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;



(iv)    the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price;
(v)    that Holders may surrender their Notes for conversion at any time prior to the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date;
(vi)    the procedures a converting Holder must follow to convert its Notes and the Settlement Method and Specified Dollar Amount, if applicable, which shall not be less than $1,000;
(vii)    the Conversion Rate and, if applicable, the number of Optional Redemption Make-Whole Shares added to the Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 14.03;
(viii)    the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers, if any, assigned to such Notes; and
(ix)    in case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued.
A Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable.
(d)    If fewer than all of the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed and the Notes to be redeemed are Global Notes, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Depositary in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary. If fewer than all of the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed and the Notes to be redeemed are not Global Notes, the Trustee shall select the Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed (in principal amounts of $1,000 or multiples thereof) by lot, on a pro rata basis or by another method the Trustee considers to be fair and appropriate. If any Note selected for partial redemption is submitted for conversion in part after such selection, the portion of the Note submitted for conversion shall be deemed (so far as may be possible) to be the portion selected for redemption.
Section 16.03. Payment of Notes Called for Redemption. (a) If any Redemption Notice has been given in respect of the Notes in accordance with Section 16.02, the Notes shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice and at the applicable Redemption Price. On presentation and surrender of the Notes at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice, the Notes shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price.
(b)    Prior to the open of business on the Redemption Date, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent or, if the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 7.05 an amount of cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on the Redemption Date), sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all of the Notes to be redeemed on such Redemption Date. Subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, payment for the Notes to be redeemed shall be made on the Redemption Date for such Notes. The Paying Agent shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Redemption Price.
Section 16.04. Restrictions on Redemption. The Company may not redeem any Notes on any date if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Redemption Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Redemption Price with respect to such Notes).
ARTICLE 17
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 17.01. Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements of the Company contained in this Indenture shall bind its successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.
Section 17.02. Official Acts by Successor Corporation. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or Officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation or other entity that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company.
Section 17.03. Addresses for Notices, Etc. Any notice or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Holders on the Company shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed (until another address is filed by the Company with



the Trustee) to Invacare Corporation, One Invacare Way, Elyria, Ohio 44035, Attention: General Counsel. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed to the Corporate Trust Office. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed to GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, 55 Ludgate Hill, Level 1 West, EC4M 7JW, London, United Kingdom, Attention: DCM Team Project Impact Invacare.
The Trustee, by notice to the Company, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. The Notes Collateral Agent, by notice to the Company, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication delivered or to be delivered to a Holder of Physical Notes shall be mailed to it by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be sufficiently given to it if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice or communication delivered or to be delivered to a Holder of Global Notes shall be delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary and shall be sufficiently given to it if so delivered within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail or deliver a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed or delivered, as the case may be, in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice to Holders by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 17.04. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS INDENTURE, EACH NOTE, EACH NOTE GUARANTEE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR ANY NOTE OR NOTE GUARANTEE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).
The Company and each Note Guarantor irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes and the Trustee, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of the Notes have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself in respect of its properties, assets and revenues.
The Company and each Note Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Indenture brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 17.05. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee. Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall, if requested by the Trustee, furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such action is permitted by the terms of this Indenture.
Each Officer’s Certificate provided for, by or on behalf of the Company in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with this Indenture (other than the Officer’s Certificates provided for in Section 4.08) shall include (a) a statement that the person signing such certificate is familiar with the requested action and this Indenture; (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement contained in such certificate is based; (c) a statement that, in the judgment of such person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed judgment as to whether or not such action is permitted by this Indenture; and (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the judgment of such person, such action is permitted by this Indenture.



Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 17.05, if any provision in this Indenture specifically provides that the Trustee shall or may receive an Opinion of Counsel in connection with any action to be taken by the Trustee or the Company hereunder, the Trustee shall receive such Opinion of Counsel.
Section 17.06. Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, any Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Maturity Date is not a Business Day, then any action to be taken on such date need not be taken on such date, but may be taken on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if taken on such date, and no interest shall accrue in respect of the delay.
Section 17.07. Agent for Service of Process. By the execution and delivery of this Indenture, each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary does, and with respect to any entity that becomes a Note Guarantor after the date hereof and is not a Domestic Subsidiary, within 10 days of becoming a Note Guarantor, as applicable, will, (i) acknowledge that they will designate and appoint Invacare Corporation, One Invacare Way, Elyria, Ohio 44035, or another Person satisfactory to the Trustee (the “Authorized Agent”), as their authorized agent upon whom process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Note Guarantees that may be instituted in any federal or state court in the State of New York or brought under federal or state securities laws, and acknowledge that the Authorized Agent has accepted such designation, (ii) submit to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding, and (iii) agree that service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of said service to the Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 17.07 shall be deemed effective service of process in any such suit or proceeding. Each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary further agrees to take any reasonable action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of the Authorized Agent in full force and effect so long as any of the Notes shall be outstanding; provided, however, that each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary may, by written notice to the Trustee, designate such additional or alternative agent for service of process under this Section 17.07 that (i) maintains an office located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in the State of New York, (ii) is either (x) counsel for the Note Guarantor or (y) a corporate service company which acts as agent for service of process for other persons in the ordinary course of its business and (iii) agrees to act as agent for service of process in accordance with this Section 17.07. Such written notice shall identify the name of such agent for process and the address of the office of such agent for process in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York. Upon the written request of any Holder, the Trustee shall deliver a copy of such notice to such Holder.
Section 17.08. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the Holders, the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any authenticating agent, any Note Registrar and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 17.09. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The table of contents and the titles and headings of the articles and sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 17.10. Authenticating Agent. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that shall be authorized to act on its behalf and subject to its reasonable judgment in the authentication and delivery of Notes in connection with the original issuance thereof and transfers and exchanges of Notes hereunder, including under Section 2.04, Section 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 10.04 and Section 15.04 as fully to all intents and purposes as though the authenticating agent had been expressly authorized by this Indenture and those Sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication and delivery of Notes by the authenticating agent shall be deemed to be authentication and delivery of such Notes “by the Trustee” and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement hereunder or in the Notes for the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. Such authenticating agent shall at all times be a Person eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 7.08.
Any corporation or other entity into which any authenticating agent may be merged, amalgamated or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or conversion to which any authenticating agent shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of any authenticating agent, shall be the successor of the authenticating agent hereunder, if such successor corporation or other entity is otherwise eligible under this Section 17.10, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto or the authenticating agent or such successor corporation or other entity.
Any authenticating agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any authenticating agent by giving written notice of termination to such authenticating agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any authenticating agent shall cease to be eligible under this



Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor authenticating agent (which may be the Trustee), shall give written notice of such appointment to the Company and shall deliver notice of such appointment to all Holders.
The Company agrees to pay to the authenticating agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services although the Company may terminate the authenticating agent, if it determines such agent’s fees to be unreasonable.
The provisions of Section 7.02, Section 7.03, Section 7.04, Section 8.03 and this Section 17.10 shall be applicable to any authenticating agent.
If an authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to this Section 17.10, the Notes may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
__________________________,
as Authenticating Agent, certifies that this is one of the Notes described
in the within-named Indenture.
By: ____________________
Authorized Officer
Section 17.11. Execution in Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. This Indenture shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature, (ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, Electronic Commerce Act 2000 (Ontario) and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.
Section 17.12. Severability. In the event any provision of this Indenture, in the Notes or in any Note Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
Section 17.13. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, EACH OF THE NOTE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 17.14. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, pandemics, epidemics, recognized public emergencies, quarantine restrictions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services, hacking, cyber-attacks, or other use or infiltration of the Trustee’s technological infrastructure exceeding authorized access; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts that are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 17.15. Calculations. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values, the Daily Settlement Amounts, accrued interest payable on the Notes, Additional Interest and the Conversion Rate of the



Notes. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will forward the Company’s calculations to any Holder of Notes upon the request of that Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.
Section 17.16. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
Section 17.17. Withholding Taxes. If the Company or another applicable withholding agent pays withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of the Holder or beneficial owner of a Note as a result of an adjustment or the non-occurrence of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, the Company may, at its option (or another withholding agent might) withhold from or set off such payments against payments of cash or the delivery of Common Shares or other conversion consideration on the Note, any payments on the Common Shares or sales proceeds received by, or other funds or assets of, such Holder (or, in the case of another withholding agent, the beneficial owner) of the Note.
Section 17.18. Intercreditor Agreements. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note, (a) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a signatory thereto and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and (b) authorizes and instructs the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into (x) the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement on the Issu Date, (y) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement on the Issue Date and (y) any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, after the Effective Date in accordance with this Indenture and the other Notes Documents, in each case as Trustee and as Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and on behalf of such Holder, including without limitation, making the representations of the Holders contained therein. The foregoing provisions as they relate to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement are intended as an inducement to the lenders under the Credit Agreement and the ABL Credit Agreement to extend credit and such lenders are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.
Section 17.19. Parallel Debt. Parallel Debt owed to the Notes Collateral Agent.
(a)    Each of the Note Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to pay to the Notes Collateral Agent as creditor in its own right and not as a representative of the other Secured Parties amounts equal to any amounts owing from time to time by that Note Party to any Secured Party under any Notes Document as and when those amounts are due for payment under the relevant Notes Document.
(b)    Each of the Note Parties and the Notes Collateral Agent acknowledge that the obligations of each Note Party under paragraph (a) are several and are separate and independent from, and shall not in any way limit or affect, the corresponding obligations of that Note Party to any Secured Party under any Notes Document (its “Corresponding Debt”) nor shall the amounts for which each Note Party is liable under paragraph (a) (its “Parallel Debt”) be limited or affected in any way by its Corresponding Debt provided that:
(i)    the Notes Collateral Agent shall not demand payment with regard to the Parallel Debt of any Note Party to the extent that such Note Party’s Corresponding Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; and
(ii)    no Holder shall demand payment with regard to the Corresponding Debt of any Note Party to the extent that such Note Party’s Parallel Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged.
(c)    The Notes Collateral Agent acts in its own name and not as a trustee, and its claims in respect of the Parallel Debt shall not be held on trust. The collateral under the Collateral Documents granted under the Notes Documents to the Notes Collateral Agent to secure the Parallel Debt is granted to the Notes Collateral Agent in its capacity as creditor of the Parallel Debt and shall not be held on trust.



(d)    All monies received or recovered by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 17.19, and all amounts received or recovered by the Notes Collateral Agent from or by the enforcement of any collateral under the Collateral Documents granted to secure the Parallel Debt, shall be applied in accordance with this Indenture.
(e)    Without limiting or affecting the Notes Collateral Agent’s rights against the Note Parties (whether under this Section 17.19 or under any other provision of the Notes Documents), each Holder acknowledges that:
(i)    nothing in this Section 17.19 shall impose any obligation on the Notes Collateral Agent to advance any sum to any Holder or otherwise under any Notes Document, except in its capacity as a note holder; and
(ii)    for the purpose of any vote taken under any Notes Document, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be regarded as having any participation or commitment other than those which it has in its capacity as a note holder.
(f)    Special Appointment of Notes Collateral Agent (German Collateral):
(i)    For the purposes of any security provided under the German Collateral Documents (where “German Collateral” means any security interest created under the Collateral Documents governed by German law) in addition to the provision set out above, the specific provisions set out in paragraphs (b) to (e) of this Section 17.19 shall be applicable. In the case of any inconsistency, the provisions set out in paragraphs (b) to (e) of this Section 17.19 shall prevail. The provisions set out in paragraph (b) to (e) of this Section 17.19 shall not constitute a trust but a fiduciary relationship (Treuhand) within the meaning of German law.
(ii)    With respect to any German Collateral constituted by non–accessory (nicht akzessorische) security interests, the Notes Collateral Agent shall hold, administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release that German Collateral in its own name, but as trustee (Treuhänder) for the account of the Secured Parties.
(iii)     With respect to any German Collateral constituted by accessory (akzessorische) security interests, the Notes Collateral Agent shall administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release that German Collateral in the name of and for and on behalf of the Secured Parties and shall hold, administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release that German Collateral in its own name on the basis of its own rights under Section 17.19.
(iv)    Each Secured Party (other than the Notes Collateral Agent) hereby instructs and authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent (with the right of sub-delegation) to act as its agent (Stellvertreter) and in particular (without limitation) to enter into and amend any documents evidencing German Collateral and to make and accept all declarations and take all actions it considers necessary or useful in connection with any German Collateral on behalf of that Secured Party. The Notes Collateral Agent shall further be entitled to enforce or release any German Collateral, to perform any rights and obligations under any documents evidencing German Collateral and to execute new and different documents evidencing or relating to the German Collateral.
(v)    At the request of the Notes Collateral Agent, each Secured Party shall provide the Notes Collateral Agent with a separate written power of attorney (Spezialvollmacht) for the purposes of executing any agreements and documents or otherwise acting on their behalf. Each Secured Party hereby ratifies and approves all acts previously done by the Notes Collateral Agent on such secured party’s behalf.
(vi)    Each Secured Party which becomes a party to this Indenture ratifies and approves all acts and declarations previously done by the Notes Collateral Agent on such Secured Party’s behalf (including, for the avoidance of doubt the declarations made by the Notes Collateral Agent as representative without power of attorney (Vertreter ohne Vertretungsmacht) in relation to the creation of any pledge (Pfandrecht) on behalf and for the benefit of each Secured Party as future pledgee or otherwise).
(vii)    Each Secured Party hereby releases the Notes Collateral Agent from the restrictions imposed by Section 181 German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and similar restrictions applicable to it pursuant to any other law, in each case to the extent legally possible to that Secured Party. A Secured Party which is barred by its constitutional documents or by laws from granting such exemption shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent accordingly.



(viii)    The Notes Collateral Agent accepts its appointment as agent and administrator of the German Collateral on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement and the Secured Parties, the Notes Collateral Agent and all other parties to this Agreement agree that, in relation to any German Collateral, no Secured Party (other than the Notes Collateral Agent in that capacity) shall exercise any independent power to enforce any German Collateral or take any other action in relation to the enforcement of the German Collateral, or make or receive any declarations in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 18
Collateral
Section 18.01. Collateral Documents.
(a)    The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and interest on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an Interest Payment Date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and interest on the Notes and performance of all other obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors to the Holders, the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, shall be secured as provided in the Collateral Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure Notes Obligations, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements. The Trustee, the Company and the Note Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that the Notes Collateral Agent holds the Collateral in trust (or, as the case may be, as direct representative) for the benefit of the Holders, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent and pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreements, each as may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms and this Indenture, and authorizes and directs the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement on the Issue Date, and the Collateral Documents and the Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, if any, at any time after the Issue Date, if applicable, and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. In the event of conflict between an Intercreditor Agreement, any of the other Collateral Documents and this Indenture, the applicable Intercreditor Agreement shall control. The Company shall deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent copies of all documents required to be filed pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next sentence of this Section 18.01, to assure and confirm to the Notes Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Collateral Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. On or following the Issue Date and subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, the Company and the Note Guarantors shall, at their sole expense, execute any and all further documents, financing statements (including continuation statements and amendments to financing statements), agreements and instruments, and take all further action that may be required under applicable law, or that the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably request (it being understood that neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent is under any obligation or duty to make such request), in order to grant, preserve, maintain, protect and perfect (or continue the perfection of) the validity and priority of the Liens and security interests created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents in the Collateral; provided that for so long as there are outstanding any Credit Facility Obligations, no actions shall be required to be taken with respect to the perfection of the security interests in the Collateral to the extent such actions are not required to be taken with respect to the Credit Agreement. Such security interest and Liens will be created under the Collateral Documents and other security agreements and other instruments and documents.
(b)    It is understood and agreed that prior to the discharge of the Credit Facility Obligations, to the extent that the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent is satisfied with or agrees to any deliveries or documents required to be provided in respect of any matters relating to the Collateral or makes any determination in respect of any matters relating to the Collateral (including, without limitation, extensions of time or waivers for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets (including in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Issue Date), the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be satisfied with such deliveries and/or documents and the judgment of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent in respect of any such matters under the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be the judgment of the Notes Collateral Agent in respect of such matters under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
It is understood and agreed that prior to the discharge of the ABL Obligations, to the extent that the ABL Agent is satisfied with or agrees to any deliveries or documents required to be provided in respect of any matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral or makes any determination in respect of any matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (including, without limitation, extensions of time or waivers for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular



assets (including in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Issue Date), the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be satisfied with such deliveries and/or documents and the judgment of the ABL Agent in respect of any such matters under the ABL Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be the judgment of the Notes Collateral Agent in respect of such matters under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
Section 18.02. Release of Collateral.
(a)    Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Collateral Documents at any time and from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements and this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements and this Indenture, the Company and the Note Guarantors will be entitled to the release of property and other assets constituting Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes and the Notes Obligations under any one or more of the following circumstances:
(i)    to enable the Company and/or one or more Note Guarantors to consummate the sale, transfer or other disposition (including by the termination of capital leases or the repossession of the leased property in a capital lease by the lessor) of such property or assets (to a Person that is not the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) to the extent permitted by Section 4.13;
(ii)    in the case of a Note Guarantor that is released from its Guarantee with respect to the Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the release of the property and assets of such Guarantor;
(iii)    with respect to any Collateral that is or becomes an “Excluded Asset,” upon it becoming an Excluded Asset;
(iv)    to the extent the Liens on the Collateral securing the Credit Facility Obligations are released by the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent (other than any release by, or as a result of, payment of the Credit Facility Obligations), upon the release of such Liens;
(v)    in connection with any enforcement action taken by the Controlling Collateral Agent or the Priority Debt Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents; or
(vi)    as described under Article 10 hereof.
(b)    The Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees also will be released:
(i)    upon payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other Notes Obligations under this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid,
(ii)    upon a discharge of this Indenture as described under Article 3 hereof, or
(iii)    pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
(c)    With respect to any release of Collateral, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, as applicable, to such release have been met and that it is permitted for the Trustee and/or Notes Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the documents requested by the Company in connection with such release and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Company, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall, execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Company’s expense) such instruments or releases to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Collateral Documents or the Lien Intercreditor Agreements and shall do or cause to be done (at the Company’s expense) all acts reasonably requested of them to release such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable. Neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in reliance upon any such Officer’s Certificate, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Collateral Document or in the Intercreditor Agreements to the contrary, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction or termination, unless and until it receives such Officer’s Certificate, upon which it shall be entitled to conclusively rely.



Section 18.03. Suits to Protect the Collateral.
Subject to the provisions of Article 7 and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee may or may direct the Notes Collateral Agent to take all actions it determines in order to:
(a)    enforce any of the terms of the Collateral Documents; and
(b)    collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Notes Obligations hereunder.
Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall have the power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent may determine to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent may determine to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral. Nothing in this Section 18.03 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent.
Section 18.04. Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents.
Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 18.05. Purchaser Protected.
In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the applicable release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article 18 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer.
Section 18.06. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.
In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 18 upon the Company or a Note Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or a Guarantor or of any Officer or Officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 18; and if the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent.
Section 18.07. Notes Collateral Agent.
(a)    The Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Notes Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, and the Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Notes Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Notes Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 18.07. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Notes Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the duties of the Notes Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements to which the Notes Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Notes Collateral Agent have or



be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder, the Company or any Note Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Notes Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Notes Collateral 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 an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
(b)    The Notes Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements by or through receivers, interim receivers, managers, monitors, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any receiver, interim receiver, manager, monitor, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith and with due care.
(c)    None of the Notes Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any other Note Party or Affiliate of any Note Party, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of any Note Party or any other party to this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Notes Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of any Note Party or any Note Party’s Affiliates.
(d)    The Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) 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, without limitation, counsel to the Company or any other Note Party), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Notes Collateral Agent. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Notes Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Notes Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders.
(e)    The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Notes Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Notes Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 18.07).



(f)    The Notes Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Notes Collateral Agent. If the Notes Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Company shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Notes Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Trustee, at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may appoint a successor collateral agent, subject to the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default). If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation) the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may at any time remove the Notes Collateral Agent and nominate a successor collateral agent that shall be deemed appointed as successor collateral agent by giving written notice of such removal and appointment to the Company and by delivering notice thereof to the remaining Holders (if any). Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring or removed Notes Collateral Agent, and the term “Notes Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor collateral agent, and the retiring or removed Notes Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Notes Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Notes Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder, the provisions of this Section 18.07 shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring or removed Notes Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation or removal be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Notes Collateral Agent under this Indenture.
(g)    GLAS Trust Corporation Limited shall initially act as Notes Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint co-Notes Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Notes Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(h)    The Notes Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (iii) make the representations of the Holders set forth in the Collateral Documents and Intercreditor Agreements, (iv) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (v) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.
(i)    If at any time or times the Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Notes Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Indenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Trustee from the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, or (ii) payments from the Notes Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to Article 6, the Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Notes Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Notes Collateral Agent such proceeds to be applied by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.
(j)    The Notes Collateral Agent is each Holder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Company, the Trustee shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the Notes Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Notes Collateral Agent’s instructions.
(k)    The Notes Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Note Party or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Notes Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all of the Note Party’s property constituting Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or 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 the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or as otherwise provided in the Collateral Documents.
(l)    If the Company or any Note Guarantor (i) incurs any Junior Financing of the type described in clause (b) of the definition thereof at any time when no Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement is in effect and (ii) delivers to the Notes Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Junior Priority Obligations so incurred, the Notes Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Company, including legal fees and expenses of the Notes Collateral Agent), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.
(m)    No provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Notes Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders (or the Trustee in the case of the Notes Collateral Agent) unless it shall have received indemnity satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Trustee against potential costs and liabilities incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents, in the event the Notes Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if the Notes Collateral Agent has determined that the Notes Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances. The Notes Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this clause if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient.
(n)    The Notes Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents or instrument referred to herein or therein, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Notes Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Company (and money held in trust by the Notes Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law) and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act.
(o)    Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.
(p)    The Notes Collateral Agent does not assume any responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any breach by the Company or any other Grantor under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements or in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreements and any Collateral Documents of any other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the validity, enforceability or collectability of any Notes Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor; or for any failure of any obligor to perform its Notes Obligations under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents. The Notes Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or Event of Default, the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture, the



Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and any Collateral Documents. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents unless expressly set forth hereunder or thereunder. The Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time to seek instructions from the Holders with respect to the administration of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.
(q)    The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, the Notes Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Notes Collateral Agent in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral. In the event that the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any fiduciary or trust obligation for the benefit of another, which in either of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee’s sole discretion may cause the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, to be considered an “owner or operator” under the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq., or otherwise cause the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to incur liability under CERCLA or any other federal, state or local law, each of the Notes Collateral Agent and the Trustee reserves the right, instead of taking such action, to either resign as the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee or arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court-appointed receiver. Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable to the Company, the Note Guarantors or any other Person for any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of either of the Notes Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to the discharge, release or threatened release of hazardous materials into the environment. If at any time it is necessary or advisable for property to be possessed, owned, operated or managed by any Person (including the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) other than the Company or the Note Guarantors, a majority in interest of Holders shall direct the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to appoint an appropriately qualified Person (excluding the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) who they shall designate to possess, own, operate or manage, as the case may be, the property.
(r)    Upon the receipt by the Notes Collateral Agent of a written request of the Company signed by an Officer (a “Collateral Document Order”), the Notes Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Collateral Document to be executed after the Issue Date. Such Collateral Document Order shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to, and is a Collateral Document Order referred to in, this Section 18.07(r), and (ii) instruct the Notes Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Collateral Document. Any such execution of a Collateral Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Company, upon delivery to the Notes Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Collateral Document have been satisfied. The Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, hereby authorize and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to execute such Collateral Documents.
(s)    Subject to the provisions of the applicable Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, agrees that the Notes Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee, as applicable.
(t)    After the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may direct the Notes Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements.



(u)    The Notes Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements and to the extent not prohibited under the Intercreditor Agreements, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.05 and the other provisions of this Indenture.
(v)    In each case that the Notes Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under any Collateral Document or any Intercreditor Agreement to take any action (an “Action”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any Collateral Document or any Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. If the Notes Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such Action unless and until the Notes Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.
(w)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or in any Collateral Document or any Intercreditor Agreement, in no event shall the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments), nor shall the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee makes any representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of any of the Collateral Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby.
(x)    Before the Notes Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting in each case at the request or direction of the Company or the Note Guarantors, it may require an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of this Section 18.07 and Section 17.05; provided that no Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement to be entered by the Notes Collateral Agent on the Issue Date. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate.
(y)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Notes Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and the Trustee with respect to the Collateral Documents and the Collateral.
(z)    The rights, privileges, benefits, immunities, indemnities and other protections given to the Trustee are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Notes Collateral Agent as if the Notes Collateral Agent were named as the Trustee herein and the Collateral Documents were named as this Indenture herein.
(aa)    [Reserved.]
(bb)    Section 7.06 of this Indenture shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Notes Collateral Agent in its capacity as such.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
INVACARE CORPORATION
/s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name:    Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
/s/ Linda Lopez        
Name:    Linda Lopez
Title:    Assistant Vice President
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GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED, as Notes Collateral Agent
/s/ Katie Lacey        
Name:    Katie Lacey
Title:    Authorised Signatory


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FREEDOM DESIGNS, INC.
MEDBLOC, INC.
ADAPTIVE SWITCH LABORATORIES, INC.
INVACARE CREDIT CORPORATION
INVACARE HOLDINGS, LLC
INVAMEX HOLDINGS LLC


By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer


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CARROLL HEALTHCARE GENERAL PARTNER, INC.
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
INVACARE CANADA GENERAL PARTNER INC.
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
CARROLL HEALTHCARE INC.
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
INVACARE CANADA L.P.
By: Invacare Canada General Partner Inc.
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
MOTION CONCEPTS L.P.
By: Carroll Healthcare Inc.
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
PERPETUAL MOTION ENTERPRISES LIMITED
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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INVACARE FRANCE OPERATIONS SAS
By: Invacare Holding Two BV
Its: President
By: /s/ Joost Beltman    
Name: Joost Beltman
Title: Permanent Representative
INVACARE POIRIER SAS
By: Invacare Holding Two BV
Its: President
By: /s/ Joost Beltman    
Name: Joost Beltman
Title: Permanent Representative

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INVACARE HOLDINGS S.À R.L.
Société à responsabilite limitee
Registered Office Address: 6, rue Eugène
Ruppert L - 2453 Luxembourg
RCS Number: B169438
By: /s/ Steven L. Bachie    
Name: Steven L. Bachie
Title: Class A Manager
INVACARE HOLDINGS TWO S.À R.L.
Société à responsabilite limitee
Registered Office Address: 6, rue Eugene
Ruppert L - 2453 Luxembourg
RCS Number: B169458
By: /s/ Steven L. Bachie    
Name: Steven L. Bachie
Title: Class A Manager
INVACARE HOLDINGS C.V.
By: Invacare Holdings, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
INVACARE HOLDINGS TWO B.V.
By: /s/ Joost Beltman    
Name: Joost Beltman
Title: Authorised signatory
INVACARE B.V.
By: /s/ Marco Koole    
Name: Marco Koole
Title: Authorised signatory

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INVACARE UK OPERATIONS LIMITED
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Director
INVACARE LIMITED
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title: Director
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ANNEX A

Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Germany

Section 13.03(c). Germany. In respect of the Guarantee given by a German Note Guarantor (as defined below), the following provisions shall apply:
(a)    Definitions
“AG” means (i) a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft, AG) incorporated under German law and/or (ii) a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) with a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft, AG) as general partner (Komplementär).
“AG Guarantor” means any Note Guarantor which is an AG, any SE Guarantor and any KGaA Guarantor.
“AktG” means the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz, AktG).
“Auditor’s Determination” means the determination pursuant to paragraph (c)(iv) below.
“BGB” means the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, BGB).
“DPLA” means a domination and/or profit and loss pooling agreement (Beherrschungs- und/oder Gewinnabführungsvertrag) as defined in § 291 (1) AktG.
“EU Guarantor” means any limited liability company (or limited partnership with a limited liability company as its general partner) incorporated in a jurisdiction other than Germany whose centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on Insolvency Proceedings) is in Germany.
“German Note Guarantor” means any AG Guarantor, any GmbH Guarantor and any EU Guarantor.
“GmbH” means (i) a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH) incorporated under German law and/or (ii) a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) with a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH) as general partner (Komplementär).
“GmbH Capital Impairment” means the GmbH Net Assets of a GmbH Guarantor falling below the amount (Entstehung einer Unterbilanz) required to maintain that GmbH Guarantor’s registered share capital (Stammkapital) or an increase of an existing shortage (Vertiefung einer Unterbilanz) of its registered share capital (Stammkapital) and thereby violating §§ 30, 31 GmbHG.
“GmbH Guarantor” means a Note Guarantor which is a GmbH.
“GmbH Net Assets” means the net assets (Reinvermögen) of a GmbH Guarantor calculated in accordance with § 42 GmbHG, §§ 242, 264 HGB and the generally accepted accounting principles applicable (Grundsätze ordnungsgemäßer Buchführung) from time to time in Germany as adjusted pursuant to paragraph (c)(vi) below.
“GmbHG” means the German Limited Company Act (Gesetz betreffend die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbHG).
“HGB” means the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch, HGB).
“InsO” means the German Insolvency Code (Insolvenzordnung, InsO).
“KGaA” means a Note Guarantor which is a partnership limited by shares (Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, KGaA).
“KGaA Guarantor” means a Note Guarantor which is a KGaA.
“Limited Obligation” means any guarantee and any other liability, indemnity or other payment obligation under this Indenture or any other provision of the Notes Documents.
“Limited Upstream Obligation” means any Limited Obligation if and to the extent such Limited Obligation secures or relates to liabilities which are owed by direct or indirect shareholders of the relevant Note Guarantor (upstream) or Subsidiaries of such shareholders (such Subsidiaries not to include the relevant Note Guarantor and the Subsidiaries of that relevant Note Guarantor) (cross-stream).
“Liquidity Impairment” means a German Note Guarantor being deprived of the liquidity necessary to fulfil its liabilities towards its creditors and thereby violating § 15b (5) InsO.
“Management Notification” means the notification pursuant to paragraph (c)(iii) below.
“SE” means a European company (Europäische Gesellschaft, SE) incorporated under German law.
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“SE Guarantor” means a Note Guarantor which is (i) an SE and/or (ii) a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) with a SE as general partner (Komplementär).
“SE Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE).
(b)    AG Guarantee Limitation Language
(i)    Save as set out otherwise in this paragraph (b), the Holders, Trustee and/or the Notes Collateral Agent shall not enforce, and any AG Guarantor shall have a defence (Einrede) against any Limited Upstream Obligation of such AG Guarantor or of any Note Guarantor that is a subsidiary of such AG Guarantor.
(ii)    Any Limited Upstream Obligation granted by such AG Guarantor or by any Subsidiary of that AG Guarantor shall be enforceable (vollstreckbar) if a DPLA is in force between the relevant AG Guarantor and a direct shareholder (with the direct shareholder as dominating party) provided that:
(A)    the mere existence of a DPLA between the relevant AG Guarantor and a direct shareholder (with the direct shareholder as dominating party) leads to the inapplicability of § 57 (1) and § 71a AktG (in connection with § 278 (3) AktG and/or Art. 5 SE Regulation with respect to the relevant payments under the Limited Upstream Obligation; or
(B)    the loss compensation claim (Verlustausgleichsanspruch) of the AG Guarantor under the DPLA would be, or can be expected to be, fully valuable and recoverable (vollwertig) in the balance sheet of the AG Guarantor.
(iii)    Any Limited Upstream Obligation granted by such AG Guarantor or by any Subsidiary of that AG Guarantor shall be enforceable (vollstreckbar) if and to the extent such Limited Upstream Obligation is covered (gedeckt) by a fully valuable and recoverable consideration or recourse claim (vollwertiger Gegenleistungs- oder Rückgewähranspruch) of the AG Guarantor against the affiliate whose obligations are secured by the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation and would therefore not lead to a violation of § 57 (1) AktG (in connection with § 278 (3) AktG and/or Art. 5 SE Regulation, as applicable), in each case unless it would lead to a violation of § 71a AktG.
(iv)    Any Limited Upstream Obligation granted by such AG Guarantor or by any Subsidiary of that AG Guarantor shall be enforceable (vollstreckbar) if and to the extent:
(A)    an amount received under this Indenture is applied for the repayment, prepayment or other refinancing of any financial indebtedness of such AG Guarantor or Subsidiary of such AG Guarantor; and
(B)    such exception does not lead to a violation of § 57 (1) or § 71a AktG (in connection with § 278 (3) AktG and/or Art. 5 SE Regulation, as applicable).
(c)    GmbH Guarantee Limitation Language
(i)    Save as set out in this paragraph (c), the Holders, Trustee and/or the Notes Collateral Agent shall not enforce, and any GmbH Guarantor (and/or the relevant subsidiary of a GmbH Guarantor) shall have a defense (Einrede) against, any Limited Upstream Obligation if and to the extent a discharge (Erfüllung) or enforcement (Vollstreckung) in respect of a Limited Upstream Obligation would cause a GmbH Capital Impairment to occur.
(ii)    The restrictions in paragraph (i) shall not apply:
(A)    if and to the extent the Limited Upstream Obligation of the GmbH Guarantor secures any indebtedness under any Notes Document in respect of:
(1)    loans to the extent such loans are (directly or indirectly) on-lent or otherwise passed on to the relevant GmbH Guarantor or its Subsidiaries; or
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(2)    bank guarantees or letters of credit that are issued for the benefit of any of the creditors of the GmbH Guarantor or the GmbH Guarantor’s Subsidiaries,
in each case, to the extent that any such on-lending or otherwise passing on or bank guarantees or letters of credit are still outstanding at the time of the enforcement of the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation; for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this paragraph (ii) shall have the effect that such on-lent amounts may be enforced multiple times (no double dip);
(B)    if, at the time of enforcement of the Limited Upstream Obligation, a DPLA (either directly or indirectly through an unbroken chain of domination and/or profit transfer agreements) exists between any of its direct or, where applicable, indirect shareholders as dominating company (herrschendes Unternehmen) and the relevant GmbH Guarantor as a dominated company (beherrschtes Unternehmen), provided that:
(1)    the GmbH Guarantor is a Subsidiary of the relevant Note Party whose obligations are secured by the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation; or
(2)    the GmbH Guarantor and the relevant Note Party whose obligations are secured by the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation are both Subsidiaries of a joint (direct or indirect) parent company and such parent company as dominating entity (beherrschendes Unternehmen),
in each case to the extent the relevant GmbH Guarantor has a fully valuable recourse claim (vollwertiger Verlustausgleichsanspruch) against the dominating company, unless and to the extent the existence of such DPLA alone (e.g., without a fully recoverable recourse claim) results in the inapplicability of § 30 (1) sentence 1 GmbHG) with respect to the relevant payments under the Limited Upstream Obligation;
(C)    if and to the extent any payment under the Limited Upstream Obligation is covered (gedeckt) by a fully valuable and recoverable consideration or recourse claim (vollwertiger Gegenleistungs- oder Rückgewähranspruch) of the GmbH Guarantor against the relevant Note Party whose obligations are secured by the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation; or
(D)    if the relevant GmbH Guarantor has not complied with its obligations pursuant to paragraphs (iii) and/or (iv) (as applicable) below; however, if and to the extent that the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation has been enforced without regard to the restrictions contained in this paragraph (c) because the Management Notification and/or the Auditor’s Determination has not (or not in a timely manner) been delivered pursuant to paragraphs (iii) and/or (iv) (as applicable) below, but the Auditor’s Determination has then been delivered within three months from its due date in accordance with paragraph (iv) below, the Holders, Trustee and/or the Notes Collateral Agent shall upon demand of the GmbH Guarantor to the Notes Collateral Agent repay any amount received from the GmbH Guarantor which pursuant to the Auditor’s Determination would not have been available for enforcement, if the Auditor’s Determination had been delivered in a timely manner.
(iii)    If the relevant GmbH Guarantor does not notify the Trustee within fifteen (15) Business Days after the making of a demand against that GmbH Guarantor under the relevant Limited Upstream Obligation:
(A)    to what extent such Limited Upstream Obligation is an upstream or cross-stream guarantee or indemnity; and
(B)    to what extent a GmbH Capital Impairment would occur as a result of an enforcement of the Limited Upstream Obligation (setting out in reasonable
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detail the amount of its GmbH Net Assets, providing an up-to-date pro forma balance sheet),
then the restrictions set out in paragraph (c)(i) above shall cease to apply until a Management Notification has been provided.
(iv)    If the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Required Holders) disagrees with the Management Notification, it may within twenty (20) Business Days of its receipt, request the relevant GmbH Guarantor to provide to the Trustee within forty (40) Business Days of receipt of such request a determination by the any auditors of international standard and reputation appointed by the GmbH Guarantor (at the cost and expense of such GmbH Guarantor) setting out in reasonable detail the amount in which the payment under the Limited Upstream Obligation would cause a GmbH Capital Impairment subject to the terms set out under this paragraph (c). Save for manifest errors, the Auditor’s Determination shall be binding on all parties.
(v)    If, after it has been provided with an Auditor’s Determination which prevented it from demanding any or only partial payment under the Limited Upstream Obligation, the Trustee ascertains in good faith that the financial conditions of the GmbH Guarantor as set out in the Auditor’s Determination has substantially improved, the Trustee (acting reasonably) may, at the GmbH Guarantor’s cost and expense, arrange for the preparation of an updated balance sheet of the GmbH Guarantor by applying the same principles that were used for the preparation of the Auditor’s Determination by the auditors who prepared the Auditor’s Determination in order for such auditors to determine whether (and, if so, to what extent) the GmbH Capital Impairment has been cured as a result of the improvement of the financial condition of the GmbH Guarantor. The Trustee may not arrange for the preparation of an Auditor’s Determination prior to the expiry of three months from the date of the issuance of the preceding Auditor’s Determination. The Trustee may only demand payment under the Limited Upstream Obligation to the extent the auditors determine that the GmbH Capital Impairment have been cured.
(vi)    The GmbH Net Assets shall be adjusted as follows:
(A)    the amount of any increase in the registered share capital of the relevant GmbH Guarantor which was carried out after the relevant GmbH Guarantor became a party to this Indenture and made from retained earnings (Kapitalerhöhung aus Gesellschaftsmitteln) shall be deducted from the amount of the registered share capital (Stammkapital) of the relevant GmbH Guarantor if it is in breach of the terms of the Notes Documents and has been carried out without the prior written consent of the Trustee;
(B)    the amount of non-distributable assets according to § 253 (6) HGB shall not be included in the calculation of GmbH Net Assets;
(C)    the amount of non-distributable assets according to § 268 (8) HGB shall not be included in the calculation of GmbH Net Assets;
(D)    the amount of non-distributable assets according to § 272 (5) HGB shall not be included in the calculation of GmbH Net Assets; and
(E)    loans or other liabilities incurred by the relevant GmbH Guarantor in willful or grossly negligent violation of the Notes Documents shall not be taken into account as liabilities.
(vii)    Where a GmbH Guarantor claims in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (c) that the Note Guarantee can only be enforced in a limited amount, it shall promptly realize, to the extent lawful and within reasonable opinion commercially justifiable, any and all of its assets that are shown in the balance sheet with a book value (Buchwert) that is significantly lower than the market value of the assets and are not necessary for the relevant GmbH Guarantor’s business (nicht betriebsnotwendig).
(d)    Liquidity Impairment Limitation Language
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(i)    Save as set out in this paragraph (d), the Holders, Trustee and/or Notes Collateral Agent shall not enforce, and any German Note Guarantor shall have a defence (Einrede) against, any Limited Upstream Obligation if and to the extent a payment and/or enforcement in respect of a Limited Upstream Obligation would cause a Liquidity Impairment for such German Note Guarantor.
(ii)    Paragraphs (c)(iii), (c)(iv) and (c)(vii) above (including the repayment contemplated in (c)(ii)(D) above) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the restriction in paragraph (i) above.
(e)    Where the provisions of this Section 13.03(c) apply to a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft), all references to the assets of a German Note Guarantor shall mutatis mutandis include a reference to the assets of the general partner (Komplementär) of such limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft).
(f)    In addition to the restrictions set out in paragraphs (b) through (e) above, the right to enforce the Limited Upstream Obligation against a German Note Guarantor shall be limited if and to the extent that if a German Note Guarantor demonstrates that, according to the decisions of the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) or a higher regional court of appeals (Oberlandesgericht), the granting or the enforcement of the Limited Upstream Obligation would otherwise (A) trigger (1) a violation of such German Note Guarantor's obligations pursuant to §§ 30, 31 of the GmbHG or § 57 (1) and § 71a AktG (in connection with § 278 (3) AktG), and/or (2) a direct violation of § 826 BGB, and (B) result in any managing director (Geschäftsführer) or director(s) (Vorstände) of the German Note Guarantor becoming personal liable pursuant to the applicable provisions of the GmbHG or the AktG and the German Note Guarantor shall have a defense (Einrede) against any claim under the Limited Upstream Obligation to the extent required in order not to incur such liability.
(g)    For the avoidance of doubt, the validity and enforceability of any Limited Upstream Obligation granted by a German Note Guarantor or of any subsidiary of a German Note Guarantor in respect of any borrowing liabilities which are owed by a German Note Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries shall not be limited under this Section 13.03(c).
(h)    Nothing in this Section 13.03(c) shall prevent the Trustee or Notes Collateral Agent or a German Note Guarantor from claiming in court that payments under and/or an enforcement of the Limited Upstream Obligations do or do not fall within the scope of §§ 30, 31, 43 GmbHG, §§ 57, 71a, 93, 278 (3) AktG, § 15b (5) InsO, Art. 5 SE Regulation and/or § 826 BGB (as applicable).
(i)    Nothing in this Section 13.03(c) shall constitute a waiver (Verzicht) of any right granted under this Indenture or any other Notes Document to the Holders, Trustee or Notes Collateral Agent or vice versa.
(j)    Each reference in this Section 13.03(c) to a statutory provision shall be construed to be a reference to the relevant equivalent statutory provision (if any) as amended, re-enacted or replaced from time to time.
(k)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, this Section 13.03(c) and any rights and/or obligations arising out of it shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, German law.

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ANNEX B
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Switzerland

Section 13.03(d). Switzerland. In respect of the Guarantee given by a Note Guarantor incorporated in Switzerland (each a “Swiss Note Guarantor”), the following provisions shall apply:
(a)    If and to the extent a Swiss Note Guarantor becomes liable under this Indenture or any other Notes Document for obligations of any other Note Party (other than the wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of such Swiss Note Guarantor) (the “Restricted Obligations”) and if complying with such obligations would constitute a repayment of capital (Einlagerückgewähr), a violation of the legally protected reserves (gesetzlich geschützte Reserven) or the payment of a (constructive) dividend (Gewinnausschüttung) by such Swiss Note Guarantor or would otherwise be restricted under Swiss law and practice then applicable, such Swiss Note Guarantor ’s aggregate liability for Restricted Obligations shall not exceed the amount of the Swiss Note Guarantor ’s freely disposable equity at the time it becomes liable (the “Freely Disposable Amount”).
(b)    This limitation shall only apply to the extent it is a requirement under applicable law at the time the Swiss Note Guarantor is required to perform Restricted Obligations under the Notes Documents. Such limitation shall not free the Swiss Note Guarantor from its obligations in excess of the Freely Disposable Amount, but merely postpone the performance date thereof until such times when the Swiss Note Guarantor has again freely disposable equity and if and to the extent such freely disposable equity is available.
(c)    If the enforcement of the obligations of the Swiss Note Guarantor under this Indenture or any other Notes Document would be limited due to the effects referred to in this Annex B, the Swiss Note Guarantor shall further, to the extent permitted by applicable law and Swiss accounting standards and upon request by the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Required Holders), (i) write up or sell any of its assets that are shown in its balance sheet with a book value that is significantly lower than the market value of the assets, in case of sale, however, only if such assets are not necessary for the Swiss Note Guarantor 's business (nicht betriebsnotwendig) and (ii) reduce its share capital to the minimum allowed under then applicable law, provided that such steps are permitted under the Notes Documents.
(d)    The Swiss Note Guarantor shall take and cause to be taken all and any action, to the extent reasonably practical and possible, including, without limitation, (i) the passing of any shareholders’ resolutions to approve any payment or other performance under this Indenture or any other Notes Documents, (ii) the provision of an audited interim balance sheet, (iii) the provision of a confirmation from the auditors of the Swiss Note Guarantor that a payment of the Swiss Note Guarantor under the Notes Document in an amount corresponding to the Freely Disposable Amount is in compliance with the provisions of Swiss corporate law which are aimed at protecting the share capital and legal reserves, in order to allow a prompt payment of amounts owed by the Swiss Note Guarantor under the Notes Documents as well as the performance by the Swiss Note Guarantor of other obligations under the Notes Documents.
(e)    If so required under applicable law (including tax treaties) at the time it is required to make a payment under this Indenture or any other Notes Document, the Swiss Note Guarantor:
(i)    shall use its best efforts to ensure that such payments can be made without deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, or with deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax at a reduced rate, by discharging the liability to such tax by notification pursuant to applicable law (including tax treaties) rather than payment of the tax;
(ii)    shall deduct the Swiss Withholding Tax at such rate (being 35% on the date hereof) as in force from time to time or as provided by any applicable double tax treaties, if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) above does not apply; or shall deduct the Swiss Withholding Tax at the reduced rate resulting after discharge of part of such tax by notification if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) applies for a part of the Swiss Withholding Tax only; and shall pay within the time allowed any such taxes deducted to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration; and
(iii)    shall promptly notify the Trustee that such notification or, as the case may be, deduction has been made, and provide the Trustee with evidence that such a notification of the Swiss Federal Tax Administration has been made or, as the case may be, such taxes deducted have been paid to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
(f)    In the case of a deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, the Swiss Note Guarantor shall use its best efforts to ensure that any person that is entitled to a full or partial refund of the Swiss Withholding Tax deducted
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from such payment under this Indenture or any other Notes Document, will, as soon as possible after such deduction:
(i)    request a refund of the Swiss Withholding Tax under applicable law (including tax treaties), and
(ii)    pay to the Trustee upon receipt any amount so refunded.
(g)    The Trustee shall reasonably co-operate with the Swiss Note Guarantor to secure such refund.

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ANNEX C
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – France

Section 13.03(e). France. In respect of the Guarantee given by any guarantor incorporated in France (the "French Note Guarantor"), the following provisions shall apply:
(a)    the obligations and liabilities of any French Note Guarantor under the Notes Documents will not include any obligation or liability which, if incurred, would constitute financial assistance within the meaning of article L. 225-216 of the French Code de commerce and/or a misuse of assets and/or abuse of power, within the meaning of articles L. 241-3, L. 242-6, and L. 244-1 of the French Code de commerce or any other law or regulation having the same effect or any interpretation of such laws and/or regulations by the French courts (as the case may be);
(b)     notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in any Notes Document, in respect of the Company, the aggregate liability and exposure of such French Note Guarantor under this Indenture shall be limited at any time to the amount (if any) equal to the aggregate of all amounts borrowed directly or indirectly by the Company under this Indenture to the extent any such amount(s) is(are) on-lent (directly or indirectly) or otherwise made available to the relevant French Guarantor or its direct or indirect Subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, by way of intercompany loan agreements or similar arrangements whether direct or indirect) and which is outstanding on the date a payment is to be made in respect of the Company by the relevant French Guarantor under this Indenture (it being specified that any payment made by the French Guarantor under this Indenture in respect of the Company's payment obligations under this Indenture shall automatically extinguish, pro tanto, the payment obligations under the relevant intercompany loan agreements or similar arrangements referred to above pro tanto).]
(c)    For the purposes of this Annex C, "Subsidiary" means, in relation to any company, another company which is controlled by it within the meaning of article L. 233-3 of the French Code de commerce.
(d)    It is acknowledged that such French Note Guarantor is not acting jointly and severally with the other Guarantors and shall not be considered as "co-débiteur solidaire" as to their obligations pursuant to the guarantees provided by such French Note Guarantor.
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ANNEX D
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – Luxembourg

Section 13.03(f). Luxembourg.
(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the guarantee granted by any Note Guarantor existing under the laws of Luxembourg (a “Luxembourg Note Guarantor”) under this Article 13 shall be limited at any time to an aggregate amount not exceeding the higher of:
(1)    95 per cent. of such Luxembourg Note Guarantor’s capitaux propres (as referred to in article 34 of the Luxembourg law dated 19 December 2002 on the commercial register and annual accounts, as amended, and as implemented by the Grand-Ducal regulation dated 18 December 2015 setting out the form and the content of the presentation of the balance sheet and profit and loss account) (the “Own Funds”) as determined as at the date on which a demand is made under the guarantee, increased by the amount of any Luxembourg Intra-Group Liabilities; or
(2)    95 per cent. of such Luxembourg Note Guarantor’s Own Funds determined as at the date of this Indenture or as at the date it becomes a party to this Indenture, as applicable, increased by the amount of any Luxembourg Intra-Group Liabilities,
in each case, as determined on the basis of the then most recent annual accounts of the Luxembourg Guarantor.
(b)    For the purpose of this Clause 13.03(f), “Luxembourg Intra-Group Liabilities” shall mean any amounts owed by the Luxembourg Note Guarantor to any other member of its corporate group and that have not been financed (directly or indirectly) by any issuance under any Notes Document.
(c)    The limitation set out in paragraph (a) above shall not apply:
(1)    in respect of any amounts due under the Notes Documents by a Note Party which is a Subsidiary of that Luxembourg Note Guarantor; and
(2)    in respect of any amounts due under the Notes Documents by a Note Party which is not a Subsidiary of that Luxembourg Note Guarantor and which have been on-lent to or made available by whatever means, directly or indirectly, to that Luxembourg Note Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries.

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ANNEX E
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability – England and Wales

Section 13.03(g). England and Wales.
The obligations and liabilities of each guarantee granted by any Note Guarantor existing under the laws of England and Wales (each, an “English Note Guarantor”) under this Indenture and in connection with any other Notes Document (including any secured swap obligation) (the “English Guarantee Obligations”) do not apply to any liability, and no security interest granted by an English Note Guarantor will secure any English Guarantee Obligation, to the extent that it would result in this Indenture and/or the Guarantee being illegal, in breach of law or regulation, or constituting unlawful financial assistance in any relevant jurisdiction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, within the meaning of sections 678 or 679 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to each English Note Guarantor incorporated in England and Wales) concerning the financial assistance by that English Note Guarantor for the acquisition of, or subscription for, shares or concerning the protection of shareholders’ capital, and any guarantee, indemnity, obligations and liabilities of each English Note Guarantor shall be construed accordingly.

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ANNEX F

Agreed Security Principles


1.    Agreed Security Principles
(a)    Subject to paragraph (b) below, the guarantees and security required to be provided under the Notes Documents (i) by any Note Guarantor incorporated in a Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction (such term as defined below) (a “Foreign Guarantor”) or (ii) over the Equity Interests of a Foreign Guarantor owned by any Note Party, will in each case, be given in accordance with the security principles set out in this Annex F (these “Agreed Security Principles”). This Annex F identifies the Agreed Security Principles and determines the extent and terms of the guarantees and security proposed to be provided (x) by the Foreign Guarantors and (y) in respect of the Equity Interests of Foreign Guarantors owned by any Note Party in relation to the Notes and certain of the other Notes Obligations.
(b)    To the extent that an interpretation of these Agreed Security Principles or a determination is required to be made hereunder in connection with the delivery of guarantees and security or the terms of the guarantees and security, such determination will be made by the Company and the Required Holders and, with respect to any provisions relating to protections or obligations of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Trustee, respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall have any obligation to ensure that the security and guarantees provided are consistent with these Agreed Security Principles, and the Notes Collateral Agent and Trustee shall be entitled to their own counsel in each foreign jurisdiction and the Company agrees to pay all fees and expenses related thereto.
2.    Guarantees
Subject to the guarantee limitations set out in the Notes Documents, and with respect to the Foreign Guarantors, customary limitations in the relevant jurisdiction reasonably agreed by the Company and the Holders, each guarantee by a Foreign Guarantor will be an upstream, cross-stream and downstream guarantee for the Notes Obligations in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of these Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction (references to "security" to be read for this purpose as including guarantees). Security documents will secure the obligations and all liabilities of the Note Parties under the Notes Documents, in each case in accordance with, and subject to, the requirements of these Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction.
3.    Secured Liabilities
(a)    Security documents will secure:
(i)    in the case of a Note Party, the borrowing and guarantee obligations of that Note Party under the Notes Documents; or
(ii)    in the case of a third party security provider or independent obligor, all liabilities of the Note Parties under the Notes Documents,
in each case in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of the Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction.
4.    Overriding Principle
(a)    The guarantees and security to be provided in respect of the Notes by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with these Agreed Security Principles are only to be given by Foreign Subsidiaries which are incorporated in England & Wales, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands (each a “Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction”) and no security or guarantees shall be required to be given by foreign entities not incorporated in Foreign Guarantor Jurisdictions or by (or shares or investments in) any joint
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venture or similar arrangement, any minority interest or any Foreign Guarantor that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company.
(b)    The parties agree that the overriding intention, subject to paragraph (a) above, is for security only to be granted by and shall be limited to a Foreign Guarantor which is incorporated in a Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction in respect only over:
(A)    its material bank accounts (without control over use);
(B)    its tangible moveable property;
(C)    structural intra-group receivables owed by such Foreign Guarantor to any company that is also a Note Party;
(D)    intellectual property owned by such Foreign Guarantor incorporated in (1) England and Wales (a “UK Guarantor”), (2) Australia (an “Australian Guarantor”) or (3) New Zealand (a “New Zealand Guarantor”);
(E)    in the case of a UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, its insurance policies;
(F)    account and trade receivables owed to such Foreign Guarantor;
(G)    the shares owned in such Foreign Guarantor by its direct holding company provided that such direct holding company is also a Note Party and shares owned by such Foreign Guarantor in its direct subsidiaries;
(H)    in the case of a UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, its goodwill and uncalled capital;
(I)    all or substantially all of its assets by way of a qualifying floating charge (or equivalent) from any UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, and any Foreign Guarantor incorporated in a Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction with a practical equivalent of an English law floating charge; and
(J)    in respect of a Foreign Guarantor incorporated in Norway, additional security will be granted, in the form of registered floating charges, over trade receivables (No. factoringpant), inventory (No. varelagerpant) and operating machinery (No. driftstilbehørspant) - and in each case as such asset classes are defined in the Norwegian Lien Act (No. panteloven),
(the “Overriding Principle”) and that no other security shall be required to be given by any other Foreign Guarantor or any other person or in relation to any other asset.
(c)    Without prejudice to paragraph (b) above, no guarantees shall be required to be granted by and no security shall be required to be granted by (i) any joint venture or similar arrangement, any minority interest, (ii) any member of the Group (as defined below) that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company or (iii) Equity Interests qualifying as Excluded Assets.
5.    Governing Law and Jurisdiction of Security
(a)    All security (other than share security) will be governed by the law of, and secure only assets located in, the jurisdiction of incorporation of the applicable grantor of the security (or in relation to any structural intra-group receivables only, the governing law of such intra-group receivable loan document).
(b)    Share security over any subsidiary will be governed by the law of the place of incorporation of that subsidiary.
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(c)    Except in respect of share security and security in respect of intellectual property, no action in relation to security (including any perfection step, further assurance step, filing or registration) will be required in jurisdictions where the grantor of the security is not incorporated.
6.    Terms of security documents
The following principles will be reflected in the terms of any security taken in connection with the Notes:
(a)    security will, to the extent possible under local law, not be enforceable or, in the case of any floating charge constituted pursuant to any English security document or any other security document with a practical equivalent of an English law floating charge, crystallise until the occurrence of an Event of Default (an “Applicable Event”) which is continuing;
(b)    unless as otherwise required by law (e.g. with respect to a power of attorney provided under any Swiss law governed security interests or the power of attorney for the purposes of the notarization of the equity pledge security of any Note Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Germany), the beneficiaries of the security or any agent will only be able to exercise a power of attorney and to exercise any withdrawal rights in respect of a secured asset following (1) the occurrence of an Applicable Event which is continuing or (2) if the relevant Note Party has failed to comply with its obligations under the relevant security documents within five Business Days of request;
(c)    the security documents should only operate to create security rather than to impose new commercial obligations or repeat clauses in other Notes Documents; accordingly:
(i)    they should not contain additional representations, undertakings or indemnities (including in respect of insurance, information, maintenance or protection of assets or the payment of fees, costs and expenses) unless these are the same as or consistent with those contained in the Indenture or are required for the creation or perfection of security or customary in the relevant jurisdiction;
(ii)    notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any security document, the terms of a security document shall not operate or be construed so as to prohibit or restrict any transaction, matter or other step not prohibited by the Notes Documents or where the applicable level of creditor consent required by the relevant Notes Document (“Required Creditor Consent”) has been obtained and the Notes Collateral Agent shall (pursuant to its authority under Section 18.02 of the Indenture) promptly following receipt of an officer’s certificate of the type described in Section 18.02 enter into such documentation and/or take such other action as is required by a Foreign Guarantor that grants Collateral (a “Chargor”) (acting reasonably) in order to facilitate any such transaction, matter or other step, including by way of executing any confirmation, consent to dealing, release or other similar or equivalent document, provided that any costs and expenses incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent entering into such documentation and/or taking such other action at the request of such Chargor pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of such Chargor, in accordance with the costs and expenses provisions set out in the Indenture and such provision shall be included in each security document; and
(iii)    the security documents should not operate so as to require additional consents or authorisations from the Holders unless these are the same as or consistent with those contained in the Indenture or are required for the creation or perfection of security;
(d)    security will, where possible and practical, automatically create security over future assets of the same type as those already secured; where local law requires supplemental pledges or notices to be delivered in respect of future acquired assets in order for effective security to be created over that class of asset, such supplemental pledges or notices will be provided only upon request of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders) and at intervals no more frequent than annually (unless required more frequently under local law or local market practice);
(e)    other than in the case of a German law security transfer agreement, information, such as lists of assets, will be provided if, and only to the extent, required by local law in the relevant jurisdiction to be provided to perfect or register the security or following an Applicable Event which is
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continuing to assist enforcement and, unless required to be provided by local law or local market practice more frequently, be provided annually (or, following an Applicable Event which is continuing, on the Notes Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s reasonable request (acting at the direction of Required Holders));
(f)    the security documents will provide that upon the occurrence of the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture the Notes Collateral Agent shall, at the reasonable request of and the cost and expense of the Company, release, reassign or retransfer the respective asset or class of assets to the relevant Note Party, and shall take all actions and execute any and all documents as may be necessary or convenient to evidence the cancellation, release and termination of all guarantees and security pursuant to Section 18.02 of the Indenture without having to make or being deemed to make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to any asset or class of assets so released;
(g)    unless required by local law or customary in the relevant jurisdiction, the circumstances in which the Collateral shall be released should not be dealt with in individual security documents but, if so required, shall, except to the extent required by local law, be the same as those set out in the Notes Documents;
(h)    each security document must contain a clause which records that if there is a conflict between the security document, the Indenture or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement then (to the fullest extent permitted by law) the provisions of the Indenture and the applicable Intercreditor Agreement will take priority over the provisions of the security document unless and to the extent it would prejudice the legality, creation, priority, perfection, validity or enforceability of such security document or the security created under the security document;
(i)    each of the security documents will, to the extent possible under local law, include a provision that provides that (i) all rights, protections, limitations on liability, exculpations and indemnifications provided or otherwise afforded to the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent under the Indenture, including, without limitation Articles 7 and 18 of the Indenture shall apply in all respects to the Notes Collateral Agent as chargee, security trustee or pledgee under the applicable security document, (ii) the applicable security document shall be subject to the provisions of Section 18.07(z) of the Indenture, which provisions shall apply to the applicable security document mutatis mutandis as though fully set forth therein, with each reference to the Company being read to include the applicable chargor or pledgor, (iii) the Notes Collateral Agent may act and exercise rights under the applicable security document, but shall not be obligated to act or exercise rights under the applicable security documents (and shall not incur liability for failure to act or exercise rights) unless directed in writing by the Required Holders; provided that the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action or exercise any right that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Notes Collateral Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Notes Document or applicable laws or for which it has not been indemnified to its satisfaction;
(j)    Subject to (or to the extent permitted by) the applicable law and in accordance with market practice, the terms of the security documents shall secure the Notes Obligations as such Notes Obligations (and/or the Indenture or other Notes Documents) may be amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented, replaced, renewed, restructured, extended, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including without limitation, where such transactions result in any increases or decreases of the principal amount of the Notes Obligations, any extensions of maturity, any changes in interest rates or other economic terms, or any changes in the Secured Parties, Holders or Holders’ agents) so as to minimize the need for any additional security documents, confirmations, reaffirmations, supplements, amendments or other actions with respect to such security documents in connection with the foregoing; and
(k)    Each of the security documents will provide that all proceeds will be applied in accordance with Section 6.05 of the Indenture.
7.    Shares
(a)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing, the legal title of the shares subject to any security will remain with the relevant grantor of the security (unless transfer of title on granting such security is customary in the applicable jurisdiction and does not result in any risk of liability to the Notes Collateral Agent (as advised by the advisors to the Notes Collateral Agent or Holders)).
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(b)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing, any grantor of share security will be permitted to retain and to exercise all voting rights and powers in relation to any shares and other related rights charged by it and receive, own and retain all assets and proceeds in relation thereto without restriction or condition, provided that such grantor must not exercise any such voting rights and powers in any manner which:
(i)    has the effect of changing the rights of such shares or of any related rights with respect to such shares, unless specifically permitted by the Indenture; or
(ii)    adversely affects the validity or enforceability of such share security or causes an Event of Default to occur, or is otherwise prejudicial to the interests of the Notes Collateral Agent and/or the Secured Parties.
(c)    Where customary and applicable as a matter of law and following a request by the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders), as soon as reasonably practicable (taking into account any stamping, endorsement in blank, assignment in blank or other transfer requirements) following the granting of any share security over certificated shares or quotas, the applicable share certificate (or other documents evidencing title to the relevant shares, including in particular the shareholder's register with respect to Luxembourg companies) and a stock transfer form executed in blank (or applicable law equivalent) will be provided to the Notes Collateral Agent.
(d)    No security shall be required to be granted over any shares or ownership interests in any person which are not directly owned by its immediate holding company.
(e)    If required under local law, security over shares will be registered subject to the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.
(f)    Unless the restriction is required by law, the constitutional documents of the company whose shares have been charged will be amended to remove any restriction on the transfer, approval requirements or the registration of the transfer of the shares on enforcement of the security granted over them.
8.    Bank accounts
(a)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing, unless the Indenture expressly provides for any specific account (by reference to its purpose) to be subject to specific restrictions on use, any Note Party will be free to deal, operate and transact business in relation to any bank accounts over which it grants security (including opening and closing accounts) until the occurrence of an Applicable Event which is continuing.
(b)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing, unless the Indenture expressly provide for any specific account (by reference to its purpose) to be subject to specific restrictions on use, there will be no "fixed" security over bank accounts, cash or receivables or any obligation to hold, pay or sweep cash or receivables into a particular account.
(c)    If required by local law to perfect the security and if possible without disrupting operation of the account, notice of the security will be served on the account bank in relation to applicable accounts within five (5) Business Days of the creation of the security over such account and the applicable grantor of the security will use its reasonable endeavours to obtain a signed acknowledgement of that notice within twenty (20) Business Days of service. If the grantor of the security has used its reasonable endeavors but has not been able to obtain acknowledgement or acceptance its obligation to obtain acknowledgement will cease on the expiry of that twenty (20) Business Day period. Irrespective of whether notice of the security is required for perfection, if the service of notice would prevent any member of the Group from using a bank account in the course of its business no notice of security will be served until the occurrence of an Applicable Event which is continuing.
(d)    Any security over bank accounts will be subject to any security interests in favour of the account bank which are created either by law or in the standard terms and conditions of the account bank. No grantor of security will be required to change its banking arrangements or standard terms and conditions in connection with the granting of bank account security, but will, in relation to
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accounts in Germany and/or Luxembourg, be required to request the account bank to waive such liens pursuant to its general terms and conditions.
(e)    Unless the Indenture expressly provide for any specific account (by reference to its purpose) to be subject to specific restrictions on use, no control agreements (or perfection by control or similar arrangements) shall be required with respect to any account.
(f)    If any bank account is required to be opened as a matter of local law in order to perfect any share security required to be granted in accordance with these Agreed Security Principles (i) such bank account shall not be required to be opened prior to the date falling 180 days after such share security is granted and (ii) the Holders authorise the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into any documentation requested by the applicable account bank in connection with such security.
(g)    If required under applicable local law, security over bank accounts will be registered subject to the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.
9.    Moveable Property
(a)    A Foreign Guarantor shall grant security over its moveable property, subject to the general principles in these Agreed Security Principles.
(b)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing and to the extent permitted under the Notes Documents the Foreign Guarantor providing the security is permitted to dispose of and use its moveable assets.
(c)    If the granting of effective security over moveable assets gives rise to registration rights or similar taxes or costs, the secured amount under such security will be proportionate to the value of the underlying moveable asset, and ‘mandates’ to grant security will be granted where customary.
10.    Insurance Policies
(a)    A UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, shall grant security over its insurance policies, subject to the general principles in these Agreed Security Principles.
(b)    No security will be granted over any insurance policy which does not allow security to be granted or which excludes the assignability of the insurance receivables, other than where such grant of security or such assignment is subject only to the consent of the relevant insurer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not operate to jeopardise any floating charge nor any assignment or other security interest over any and all damages, compensation, proceeds or other income attributable to such insurance policies which such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, may be entitled (or which such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, may be awarded or otherwise derive therefrom).
(c)    If required by UK law, Australian law or New Zealand law, as applicable, to perfect the security or customary in England and Wales, notice of the security will be served on the insurer within five Business Days of the security being granted and such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, shall use its reasonable endeavours (not involving the incurrence of material costs or incurrence of any external expenses) to obtain a signed acknowledgement of that within twenty (20) Business Days of service.
(d)    Any obligation on the applicable UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor to use such reasonable endeavors to obtain an acknowledgement from such bank of the notification shall cease on the expiry of the above mentioned twenty (20) Business Day period.
11.    Intellectual property
(a)    A UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, shall grant security over its intellectual property, subject to the general principles in these Agreed Security Principles.
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(b)    Until an Applicable Event has occurred and is continuing and to the extent permitted under the Notes Documents, such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, shall be free to deal with, use, licence and otherwise commercialise those assets in the course of its business (including allowing its intellectual property to lapse if no longer material to its business) to the extent permitted under the Indenture.
(c)    No security will be granted over intellectual property which cannot be secured under the terms of any relevant licensing agreement.
(d)    If required under UK law, Australian law or New Zealand law, as applicable, to create or perfect the relevant security, security over intellectual property will be registered under the law of that security document or UK law, Australian law or New Zealand law, as applicable, subject to the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.
(e)    Security over Intellectual Property rights will be taken on an “as is, where is” basis and such UK Guarantor, Australian Guarantor or New Zealand Guarantor, as applicable, will not be required to procure any changes to, or corrections of filings on any registers (unless, subject to this Annex F, such changes to, or corrections of, filings are required to validly create such Security).
(f)    in respect of a Foreign Guarantor incorporated in Norway, additional security will be granted, in the form of registered floating charges, over trade receivables (No. factoringpant), inventory (No. varelagerpant) and operating machinery (No. driftstilbehørspant) - and in each case as such asset classes are defined in the Norwegian Lien Act (No. panteloven),
12.    Receivables
(a)    A Foreign Guarantor shall grant security over its receivables, subject to the general principles in these Agreed Security Principles.
(b)    Notice of the security shall be served on the relevant debtor immediately after an Event of Default, which is continuing.
(c)    Each Foreign Guarantor will use commercially reasonable efforts to amend, after the Issue Date, the respective receivable invoices to mention the Notes Collateral Agent’s security interest in such receivables to the extent required under the laws of the local jurisdiction of the Foreign Guarantor to perfect the security interest.
(d)    The Notes Collateral Agent will receive a floating charge with respect to receivables in Norway and New Zealand.
(e)    If required under local law, security over intercompany receivables will be registered subject to the general principles set out in this Annex F.
(f)    If a Foreign Guarantor grants security over its receivables it shall be free to deal with, amend, waive or terminate those receivables in the course of its business until the occurrence of an Applicable Event (other than any amendments or waivers that would adversely prejudice the rights of the Secured Parties).
(g)    No security will be granted over any trade receivables which cannot be secured under the terms of the relevant contract or if the terms of the relevant contract exclude the assignability of the trade receivables. The provisions of this paragraph shall not operate to jeopardise any floating charge nor any assignment or other security interest over any and all damages, compensation, proceeds, remuneration, profit, rent or other income attributable to such trade receivables which the Foreign Guarantor may be entitled (or which such Foreign Guarantor may be awarded or otherwise derive therefrom).
(h)    If required under local law security over trade receivables will be registered subject to the general principles set out in this Annex F.
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(i)    Any list of receivables will not include details of the underlying contacts (but may include non-sensitive generic information to the extent that would allow for the creation of security) unless required under local law.
13.    Additional Principles
These Agreed Security Principles embody the recognition by all parties that there may be certain legal and practical difficulties in obtaining effective or commercially reasonable guarantees and/or security from Foreign Guarantors in each jurisdiction in which it has been agreed that guarantees and security will be granted by those Foreign Guarantors. In particular:
(a)    general legal and statutory limitations, regulatory restrictions (including foreign exchange controls), financial assistance, anti-trust and other competition authority restrictions, corporate benefit, fraudulent preference, equitable subordination, "transfer pricing", "thin capitalisation", "earnings stripping", "exchange control restrictions", "capital maintenance" rules and "liquidity impairment" rules, tax restrictions, retention of title claims, employee consultation or approval requirements and similar principles may limit the ability of a member of the Group to provide a guarantee or security or may require that the guarantee or security be limited as to amount or otherwise and, if so, the guarantee or security will be limited accordingly, provided that, to the extent requested by the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders) before signing any applicable security or accession document, the relevant member of the group consisting of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (the “Group”) shall use reasonable endeavours (but without incurring material cost and without adverse impact on relationships with third parties) to overcome any such obstacle or otherwise such guarantee or security document shall be subject to such limit;
(b)    a key factor in determining whether or not a guarantee or security will be taken (and in respect of the security, the extent of its perfection and/or registration) is the applicable time and cost (including adverse effects on taxes, interest deductibility, stamp duty, registration taxes, notarial costs guarantee fees payable to any person that is not a member of the Group and all applicable legal fees) which will not be disproportionate to the benefit accruing to the Holders of obtaining such guarantee or security, as determined by the Company and the Required Holders);
(c)    members of the Group will not be required to give guarantees or enter into security documents if they are not directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company or if it is not within the legal capacity of the relevant members of the Group or if it would conflict with the fiduciary or statutory duties of their directors or contravene any applicable legal, regulatory or contractual prohibition or restriction or have the potential to result in a material risk of personal or criminal liability for any director or officer of or for any member of the Group, provided that, to the extent requested by the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders) before signing any applicable security document or accession document, the relevant member of the Group shall, in relation to a contractual prohibition or restriction only, use reasonable endeavours (but without incurring material cost and without adverse impact on relationships with third parties) to overcome any such obstacle or otherwise such guarantee or security document shall be subject to such limit;
(d)    having regard to the principle in paragraph (b) above, the Company and the Required Holders shall discuss in good faith (having regard to customary practice in applicable jurisdictions) with a view to determining whether certain security can be provided by the relevant Foreign Guarantor granting a promise to pledge in favour of the Holders coupled with an irrevocable power of attorney to the Notes Collateral Agent as opposed to a definitive legal mortgage or pledge over the relevant asset;
(e)    guarantees and security will be limited so that the aggregate of notarial costs and all registration and like taxes and duties relating to the provision of security will not exceed an amount to be agreed between the Company and the Required Holders;
(f)    where a class of assets to be secured includes material and immaterial assets, if the cost of granting security over the immaterial assets is disproportionate to the benefit of such security to the Holders, as determined by the Company and the Required Holders security will be granted over the material assets only;
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(g)    it is expressly acknowledged that it may be either impossible or impractical to create security over certain categories of assets, as determined by the Company and the Required Holders, in which event security will not be taken over such assets;
(h)    in each case to the extent the applicable restriction, condition or third party right did not arise in contemplation of the relevant guarantee or grant of security, any asset subject to a legal requirement, contract, lease, licence, instrument, regulatory constraint (including any agreement with any government or regulatory body) or other third party arrangement, which may prevent or condition the asset from being charged, secured or being subject to the applicable security document (including requiring a consent of any third party, supervisory board or works council (or equivalent)) and any asset which, if subject to the applicable security document, would give a third party the right to terminate or otherwise amend any rights, benefits and/or obligations with respect to any member of the Group in respect of the asset or require the relevant chargor to take any action materially adverse to the interests of the Group or any member thereof, in each case will be excluded from a guarantee or security document, provided that reasonable endeavours (exercised for a specified period of time) to obtain consent to charging any asset (where otherwise prohibited) shall be used by the Group if the Trustee (acting at the direction of Required Holders) specifies prior to the date of the security or accession document that the asset is material and the Company is satisfied that such endeavours will not involve placing relationships with third parties in jeopardy;
(i)    the giving of a guarantee, the granting of security and the registration and/or the perfection of the security granted will not be required if it would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the relevant member of the Group to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course as otherwise permitted by the Notes Documents (including dealing with the secured assets and all contractual counterparties or amending, waiving or terminating (or allowing to lapse) any rights, benefits or obligations, in each case prior to an Applicable Event which is continuing), and any requirement under these Agreed Security Principles to seek consent of any person or take or not take any other action shall be subject to this paragraph (i);
(j)    any security document will only be required to be notarised if required by law in order for the relevant security to become effective or admissible in evidence;
(k)    to the extent possible and unless required by applicable law, there should be no action required to be taken in relation to the guarantees or security when any secured party assigns or transfers any of its participation to a new secured party (and, unless explicitly agreed to the contrary in the Notes Documents, no Foreign Guarantor shall bear or otherwise be liable for any taxes, any notarial, registration or perfection fees or any other costs, fees or expenses that result from any assignment or transfer by a Holder);
(l)    no title investigations or other diligence on assets will be required and no title insurance will be required;
(m)    security will not be required over any cash constituting regulatory capital or customer cash (and such assets or cash shall be excluded from any relevant security document);
(n)    to the extent legally effective, all security will be given in favour of the Notes Collateral Agent and not the Secured Parties individually (with the Notes Collateral Agent to hold one set of security documents for all the Secured Parties); "parallel debt" provisions will be used where necessary;
(o)    each security document shall be deemed not to restrict or condition any transaction not prohibited under the Notes Documents and the security granted under each security document entered into after the Issue Date shall be deemed to be subject to these Agreed Security Principles, before and after the execution of the relevant security document and creation of the relevant security;
(p)    each security document must be provided on terms which are not inconsistent with the turnover or sharing provisions in the Indenture.
(q)    no guarantee or security shall guarantee or secure any "Excluded Swap Obligations" defined in accordance with the LSTA Market Advisory Update dated February 15, 2013 entitled "Swap Regulations' Implications for Loan Documentation", and any update thereto by the LSTA;
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(r)    no translation of any document relating to any security or any asset subject to any security will be required to be prepared or provided to the Secured Parties, unless (i) any document which is to be signed by the Notes Collateral Agent or any notice to be delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent or (ii) required for such documents to become effective or admissible in evidence and an Applicable Event is continuing;
(s)    local security documents may be executed in any number of 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, and delivery of an executed counterpart to any security document by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission (such as .pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart, in each case to the extent such execution is effective under local law; and
(t)    where the terms of a security document require a party thereto (other than a Secured Party) to use its reasonable efforts, reasonable endeavours or a similar or equivalent standard in taking an action thereunder, notwithstanding any meaning to the contrary as a matter of the governing law of such security document, such standard shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York and no Default or Event of Default (howsoever described) shall arise under any Notes Document in respect of a breach of such obligation because a contrary construction of such provision was taken (or would be taken by any applicable court of competent jurisdiction).
14.    Voluntary Credit Support
(a)    If, in accordance with this Annex F, a Note Party or a Subsidiary of the Company organized or incorporated in any Foreign Guarantor Jurisdiction, the United States or Canada, is not required to grant any guarantee or to grant security over an asset, the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to (or to procure that such person will) grant such guarantee or security (“Voluntary Credit Support”).
(b)    Each Note Party or a Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to accept such Voluntary Credit Support and shall enter into any document requested by the Company to create, perfect, register or notify third parties of such Voluntary Credit Support on such terms as the Company shall, in its reasonable discretion, after consultation with the Notes Collateral Agent, elect, subject to satisfaction of any “know your customer” requirements of the Secured Parties (acting promptly, reasonably and in good faith) including that the Secured Parties are capable of accepting such Voluntary Credit Support as a matter of law or regulation or internal policy.
15.    Amendment
In any event of any conflict or inconsistency between any term of these Agreed Security Principles and any term of a Collateral Document or a guarantee, the Secured Parties authorize, instruct and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall promptly (at the option and upon request of the Company) (i) enter into such amendments to such Collateral Document or guarantee or (ii) release and terminate such Collateral and enter into a replacement Collateral Document or guarantee on such amended terms, in each case as shall be necessary or desirable to cure such conflict or inconsistency.
16.    Execution of applicable Intercreditor Agreements
Any Foreign Guarantor, existing on the Closing Date or hereinafter incorporated, shall sign or acknowledge, as applicable, any Intercreditor Agreement.
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]
[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A GLOBAL NOTE]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREUNDER IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A RESTRICTED SECURITY]
[THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON SHARES, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1) REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND
(2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INVACARE CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.]1
[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF THE NOTES ARE ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT]
1 This legend (other than the first paragraph hereof) shall be deemed removed from the face of this Security without further action of the Company, the Trustee, or the Holders at such time as the Company instructs the Trustee to remove such legend pursuant to Section 2.05(c) of the Indenture.
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[THIS SECURITY REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTE BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: INVACARE CORPORATION, ONE INVACARE WAY, ELYRIA, OHIO 44035, ATTENTION: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.]

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Invacare Corporation

5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Note due 2026, Tranche II
No. [_____]    [Initially]2 $[_________]
CUSIP No. [____________]
Invacare Corporation, a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.]3 [_______]4, or registered assigns, the principal sum [as set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Notes” attached hereto]5 [of $[_______]]6, which amount, taken together with the principal amounts of all other outstanding Notes, shall not, unless permitted by the Indenture, exceed $20,736,000 in aggregate at any time, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary, on July 1, 2026, and interest thereon as set forth below.
This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 5.68% per year from July 26, 2022, or from the most recent date to which interest had been paid or provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until July 1, 2026. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each January 1 and July 1, commencing on January 1, 2023, to Holders of record at the close of business on the preceding December 15 and June 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Additional Interest will be payable as set forth in Section 4.06(d), Section 4.06(e) and Section 6.03 of the within-mentioned Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to any of such Section 4.06(d), Section 4.06(e) or Section 6.03, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.
Any Defaulted Amounts shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, the relevant payment date to, but excluding, the date on which such Defaulted Amounts shall have been paid by the Company, at its election, in accordance with Section 2.03(c) of the Indenture.
The Company shall pay or cause the Paying Agent to pay the principal of and interest on this Note, if and so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall pay or cause the Paying Agent to pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Note Registrar in respect of the Notes and the Corporate Trust Office as a place where Notes may be presented for payment or for registration of transfer and exchange.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this Note into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Note, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Note, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York (without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof).
In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and govern.
This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed manually by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.
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2 Include if a global note.
3 Include if a global note.
4 Include if a physical note.
5 Include if a global note.
6 Include if a physical note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
INVACARE CORPORATION
By:
Name:    
Title:    

Dated:
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described
in the within-named Indenture.
By:_______________________________
Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]
Invacare Corporation
5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Note due 2026
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II (the “Notes”), limited to the aggregate principal amount of $20,736,000, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Note Guarantors, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent (the “Notes Collateral Agent”) to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. Capitalized terms used in this Note and not defined in this Note shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.
In case certain Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of, and interest on, all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Redemption Price on any Redemption Date and the principal amount on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Note. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, and in certain other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on, and the consideration due upon conversion of, this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the lawful money or Common Shares, as the case may be, herein prescribed.
The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer or similar tax that is imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange.
The Notes shall be redeemable at the Company’s option on or after January 26, 2023 in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Indenture. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes.
Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right, at such Holder’s option and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture, in each case at the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.
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This Note is guaranteed, as set forth in the Indenture, and is secured by Liens on certain Collateral as specified in the Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM = as tenants in common    
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
CUST = Custodian
TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common     
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

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SCHEDULE A7
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES

Invacare Corporation
5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II
The initial principal amount of this Global Note is _______ DOLLARS ($[_________]). The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:
Date of exchangeAmount of decrease in principal amount of this Global NoteAmount of increase in principal amount of this Global NotePrincipal amount of this Global Note following such decrease or increaseSignature of authorized signatory of Trustee or Custodian
7 Include if a global note.
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ATTACHMENT 1
[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]
To: Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
600 South Fourth Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Attention: Bondholder Communications
The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that any cash payable and any Common Shares issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any Common Shares or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any in accordance with Section 14.02(d) and Section 14.02(e) of the Indenture. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.
Dated:    _____________________    ________________________________
    ________________________________
    Signature(s)
___________________________
Signature Guarantee
Signature(s) must be guaranteed
by an eligible Guarantor Institution
(banks, stock brokers, savings and
loan associations and credit unions)
with membership in an approved
signature guarantee medallion program
pursuant to Securities and Exchange
Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares
of Common Shares are to be issued, or
Notes are to be delivered, other than
to and in the name of the registered holder.
Fill in for registration of shares if
to be issued, and Notes if to
be delivered, other than to and in the
name of the registered holder:
_________________________
(Name)
_________________________
(Street Address)
_________________________
(City, State and Zip Code)
Please print name and address
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Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $______,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
_________________________
Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number


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ATTACHMENT 2
[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]
To: Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
600 South Fourth Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Attention: Bondholder Communications
The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with Section 15.02 of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.
In the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:
Dated:    _____________________
    ________________________________
    Signature(s)

_________________________
Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number
Principal amount to be repaid (if less than all): $______,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
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ATTACHMENT 3
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]
For value received ____________________________ hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto _________________ (Please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints _____________________ attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
In connection with any transfer of the within Note occurring prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, as defined in the Indenture governing such Note, the undersigned confirms that such Note is being transferred:
□    To Invacare Corporation or a subsidiary thereof; or
□    Pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or
□    Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or
□    Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Dated: ________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Signature(s)
_____________________________________
Signature Guarantee
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an
eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock
brokers, savings and loan associations and
credit unions) with membership in an approved
signature guarantee medallion program pursuant
to Securities and Exchange Commission
Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to be delivered, other
than to and in the name of the registered holder.
NOTICE: The signature on the assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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EXHIBIT B

[COMPANY LETTERHEAD]
5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II
Free Transferability Certificate
[__], 20[__]
To: Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
600 South Fourth Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Attention: Bondholder Communications
Re:    Invacare Corporation, 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II
Dear Sir/Madam:
Whereas the 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II (the “Securities”) have become freely tradable without restrictions by non-affiliates of Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with Section 2.05(c) of the indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Indenture”) by and among the Company, the Note Guarantors, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as Notes Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Securities were issued, the Company hereby provides notice pursuant to Section 2.05(c) of the Indenture of the occurrence of the Resale Restriction Termination Date and instructs you that:
(i)     the restrictive legends described in Section 2.05(c) of the Indenture and set forth on the Securities and Common Shares issued upon conversion of the Securities shall be deemed removed from the Global Notes (as defined in the Indenture), in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities and as provided in the Indenture, without further action on the part of holders or the Trustee; and
(ii)     the restricted CUSIP number for the Securities ([_________]) shall be deemed removed from the Global Notes and replaced with the unrestricted CUSIP number set forth therein ([_________]), in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities and as provided in the Indenture, without further action on the part of holders or the Trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Indenture.
    Very truly yours,
    INVACARE CORPORATION
    By: _______________________
    Name:
    Title:



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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF GUARANTEE
The Note Guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto and their respective successors under the Indenture, , dated July 26, 2022 (the “Indenture”), among Invacare Corporation (the “Company”), the note guarantors party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent, relating to the Company’s 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II, jointly and severally with any other Note Guarantors, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest, if any, on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article 13 of the Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, guarantee that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Indenture or otherwise. Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
No stockholder, officer, director or incorporator, as such, past, present or future, of the Note Guarantors shall have any personal liability under this Note Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such stockholder, officer, director or incorporator. This Note Guarantee shall be binding upon each Note Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
This Note Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication on the Note upon which this Note Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual or electronic signature of one of its authorized officers.
THE TERMS OF ARTICLE 13 OF THE INDENTURE ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.
This Note Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
[NAME OF NOTE GUARANTOR]
By:        
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT D
[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT NOTE GUARANTORS]
    [_______________] Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of _____________, [between][among] _______________ (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Invacare Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as notes collateral agent (the “Notes Collateral Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H
    WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Note Guarantors has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent an indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of $20,736,000 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, Tranche II (the “Notes”);
    WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally and absolutely guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and
    WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture without the consent of Holders.
    NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
(1)    Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
(2)    Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Note Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to a Note Guarantor, including, but not limited to, Article 13 thereof.
(3)    Execution and Delivery. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.
(4)    Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(5)    Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture and signature pages for all purposes. Any signature (including, without limitation, (x) any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record and (y) any facsimile, E-pencil or .pdf signature) hereto or to any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Supplemental Indenture, and any contract formation or record-keeping, in each case, through electronic means, shall have the same legal validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing also applies to any amendment, extension or renewal of this Supplemental Indenture. Each of the parties to this Supplemental Indenture represents and warrants to the other parties that it has the corporate capacity and authority to execute this Supplemental Indenture through electronic means and there are no restrictions for doing so in that party’s constitutive documents.
(6)    Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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(7)    The Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent. Neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.
(8)    Benefits Acknowledged. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By:             
    Name:    
    Title:    
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
By:             
    Name:    
    Title:    




GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED,
as Notes Collateral Agent
By:             
    Name:    
    Title:    


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Exhibit 4.7
RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of July 26, 2022 (this “Agreement”), has been entered into by and among Invacare Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and the Noteholders (as defined below).
BACKGROUND
In connection with the Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “HB Tactical Exchange Agreement”), by and among the Company and Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P. (“HB Tactical”), and the Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “HB Convertible Exchange Agreement”, and together with the HB Tactical Exchange Agreement, the “Exchange Agreements”), by and among the Company and Highbridge Convertible Dislocation Fund, L.P. (“HB Convertible” and together with HB Tactical, the “Noteholders”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to issue an aggregate of $20,739,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s new 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the “Tranche I New Notes”) to be issued pursuant to that certain indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Tranche I Indenture”), by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), (C) $20,736,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s new 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the “Tranche II New Notes” and, together with the Tranche I New Notes, the “New Notes”) issued pursuant to that certain indenture, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Tranche II Indenture” and, together with the Tranche I Indenture, the “Indentures”), by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, the Company has agreed to provide to the Noteholders certain resale registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (together, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the New Notes.
AGREEMENT
In light of the above, the Company and the Noteholders hereby agree as follows:
1.Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1:
Advice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(iv).
Business Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) or (iii) in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i) and (ii) hereof, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.
Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.
Common Stock” means the Company’s common shares, without par value.
    


Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Discontinuance Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).
Effective Date” means, with respect to any Registration Statement, the date on which the Commission first declares effective such Registration Statement.
Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a), (x) if such Registration Statement is subject to Commission review, then the fifth (5th) Business Day following the resolution or clearance of all Commission comments to the Registration Statement, or (y) if the Commission informs the Company that it does not intend to review such Registration Statement, then the fifth (5th) Business Day following such notification.
Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Filing Deadline” means, (i) with respect to the Registrable Securities issued or issuable upon conversion of the New Notes issued on the Initial Closing, (x) if the Company files its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 on or before August 12, 2022, then August 19, 2022, or (y) if the Company does not file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 on or before August 12, 2022, then August 12, 2022, (ii) with respect to the Registrable Securities issued or issuable upon conversion of the New Notes issued on the First Additional Closing, the tenth (10th) Business Day following the First Additional Closing, and (iii) with respect to the Registrable Securities issued or issuable upon conversion of the New Notes issued on the Second Additional Closing, the tenth (10th) Business Day following the Second Additional Closing.
First Additional Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreements.
FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or any successor organization performing similar functions.
Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
Indentures” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Initial Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreements.
Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
New Notes” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Noteholders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, any preliminary prospectus, any free-writing prospectus and any prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
Registrable Securities” means any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the New Notes pursuant to the Indentures. “Registrable Securities” also includes any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the foregoing as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) the Commission has declared a Registration Statement covering such securities effective and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement; (ii) such securities are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act are met and/or the legend restricting further transfer has been removed from the certificate for such securities; (iii) such securities are no longer outstanding or (iv) such securities are no longer beneficially owned by any of the Noteholders or any affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Noteholders or an assignee or transferee entitled to the rights under this Agreement pursuant to an assignment or transfer of such rights in accordance with Section 6(e) hereof.
Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed pursuant to the terms hereof and which covers the resale by the Holders, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference (or deemed to be incorporated by reference) therein. For the avoidance of doubt, “Registration Statement” means the initial registration statement described above in this paragraph and any additional registration statement or registration statements that are needed to sell additional Registrable Securities with the effect that the obligations of the Company under this Agreement also extend to such additional registration statement or registration statements, in all cases, as specified in this Agreement.
Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
Second Additional Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreements.
Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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Selling Holder Questionnaire” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).
Subsequent Form S-3” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(m).
Suspension Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Trading Market” means whichever of the NYSE American, New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq Global Select Market or such other United States registered national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
2.Registration.
(a)Mandatory Registration. On or prior to the Filing Deadline with respect to the Initial Closing, the Company will prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415; provided that to the extent that the Commission does not allow such Registration Statement to cover the resale of all Registrable Securities (such Registrable Securities not being allowed to be covered by such Registration Statement, the “Rejected Registrable Securities”), then the Company will prepare and file with the Commission one or more additional Registration Statements covering the resale of any Rejected Registrable Securities on or prior to the applicable Filing Deadline. The Registration Statement will be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration will be on Form S-1, and if for any reason the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-1, then another appropriate form for such purpose) and will contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) a “Plan of Distribution” section, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A, as the same may be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to promptly respond to any and all comments received from the Commission with respect to any Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause each Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as possible after filing but, in any event, no later than the Effectiveness Deadline, and will use its reasonable best efforts to keep each Registration Statement (or a Subsequent Form S-3) continuously effective under the Securities Act until such date when all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement cease to be Registrable Securities as determined by the counsel to the Company (the “Effectiveness Period”).
(b)Suspension Periods. Notwithstanding Section 2(a), the Company may, at any time, delay the filing or delay or suspend the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, without suspending such effectiveness, deliver a notice (a “Suspension Notice”) that instructs any selling Holders not to sell any securities included in the Registration Statement or delay the filing of any amendment or supplement pursuant to Section 3, by providing written notice to the selling Holders if (i) a material event has occurred or is likely to occur with respect to the Company that has not been publicly disclosed and either (x) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of such transaction or (y) if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Company and its ability to consummate the registration of the resale of the Registrable Securities, in each case under circumstances that would make it impractical or inadvisable to cause the registration statement
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(or such filings) to become effective or to promptly amend or supplement the registration statement on a post effective basis, as applicable, or (ii) the Company determines that the offer or sale of Registrable Securities would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Company or any subsidiary to engage in any material financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization, recapitalization, merger, tender offer or other transaction involving the Company (a “Suspension Period”), by providing the selling Holders with written notice of such Suspension Period and the reasons therefor. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to provide such notice at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the commencement of such a Suspension Period; provided, however, that in any event the Company will provide such notice no later than the commencement of such Suspension Period; provided, further, that in no event will a Suspension Period exceed 45 days and in no event shall the total number of days subject to a Suspension Period during any consecutive 12-month period exceed 90 days. Any Suspension Period will not be deemed to end until the Holders have received a notice from the Company stating that such Suspension Period has ended.
(c)Holders’ Agreements. It will be a condition of each Holder’s rights under this Agreement, and each Holder agrees, as follows:
(i)Cooperation & Selling Holder Questionnaire. Such Holder will cooperate with the Company by, with reasonable promptness, supplying information and executing documents relating to such selling Holder or the securities of the Company owned by such selling Holder in connection with such registration which are customary for offerings of this type or is required by applicable laws or regulations, including but not limited to furnishing to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Holder Questionnaire”). The Company will not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement to any Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at least five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable Filing Deadline.
(ii)Undertakings. Such selling Holder will enter into any undertakings and take such other action relating to the conduct of the proposed offering which the Company may reasonably request as being necessary to insure compliance with federal and state securities laws and the rules or other requirements of FINRA.
(iii)Shelf Sales. In connection with and as a condition to the Company’s obligations with respect to any shelf Registration Statement, each Holder covenants and agrees that it will not offer or sell any such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission and such Holder has provided a written notice to the Company of such proposed sale. The Company and the Holders acknowledge and agree that in no way shall this clause limit Holder’s ability to sell securities without using such Registration Statement.
(iv)Discontinuance of Sales. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a Suspension Notice or a Discontinuance Notice from the Company, such Holder will forthwith discontinue any offers and sales of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The
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Company and the Holders acknowledge and agree that in no way shall this clause limit Holder’s ability to sell securities without using such Registration Statement.
(d)Piggyback Registrations.
(i)Without limiting any obligation of the Company, if (i) there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities, if the Prospectus contained therein is not available for use, or if Rule 144 is not available with respect to the Registrable Securities and (ii) the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement or offering statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business (or a business combination subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act) or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans), or a dividend reinvestment or similar plan or rights offering (a “Piggyback Registration”), then the Company shall deliver to each Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within ten (10) days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement or offering statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities that such Holder requests to be registered; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2(e) that are the subject of a then-effective Registration Statement. The Company may postpone or withdraw the filing or the effectiveness of a piggyback registration at any time in its sole discretion.
(ii)If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company will include in such registration (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any Holder which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect, pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder and (iii) third, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.
(iii)If a Piggyback Registration relates to a secondary underwritten registration on behalf of other holders of the Company’s securities, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company will include in such registration (i) first, the securities requested to be included therein by the holders initially requesting such registration and the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any other Holder which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect, pro rata among such holders initially requesting such registration and such Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder and (ii) second, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.
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3.Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company’s obligations to effect a registration pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company and, as applicable, the Holders, will use its reasonable best efforts to do the following:
(a)FINRA Cooperation. The Company and the Holders will cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA with respect to any Registration Statement.
(b)Right to Review Prior Drafts. Not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company will furnish to each Holder copies of the “Selling Securityholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections of such documents (together with drafts of the Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) in the form in which the Company proposes to file them, which sections and documents will be subject to the review of each such Holder. Each Holder will provide comments, if any, within two (2) Business Days after the date such materials are provided. The Company will not file a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto in which the “Selling Securityholders” or the “Plan of Distribution” sections thereof differ in any material respect from the disclosure received from a Holder in its Selling Holder Questionnaire (as amended or supplemented) or otherwise differ in any material respect from the drafts previously received by such Holder.
(c)Right to Copies. The Company will furnish to each Holder, without charge, (i) at least one (1) conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Holder (excluding those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission, except if such documents are available on EDGAR; and (ii) as many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof. The Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(d)Notices. The Company will notify each Holder covered by the applicable Registration Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable: (A) when the Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (B) of any request by the Commission for any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (E) of the happening of any event which it believes may make any statement made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference untrue, or of any material misstatement or omission, and which requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference in order to make the statements therein not misleading; (F) upon the occurrence of a Suspension Period (items (C) through and including (F) being a “Discontinuance Notice”); and (G) upon the conclusion of a Suspension Period.
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(e)Withdrawal of Suspension Orders. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to any Registration Statement or any amendment thereto (and the Holders shall cooperate to resolve any such comments promptly with respect to the selling securityholder information contained therein, to the extent applicable to such Holders) and to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or to prevent any such suspension.
(f)Supplements & Amendments. Subject to Section 2(a), if required by applicable federal securities laws, based on the advice of the Company’s counsel, the Company will prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document or, if necessary, renew or refile a Registration Statement prior to its expiration, so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, (A) the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (B) such Registration Statement remains continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for its applicable Effectiveness Period; (C) the related Prospectus may be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented may be filed pursuant to Rule 424 and (D) the Prospectus will be supplemented, if necessary, to update the disclosure of the number of shares that each Holder intends to sell, reflecting prior resales in accordance with guidance of the staff of the Commission (as such guidance may be substituted for, amended or supplemented by the staff of the Commission after the date of this Agreement). Furthermore, subject to a Holder’s compliance with its obligations under Section 2(d)(i), the Company will take such actions as are required to name such Holder as a selling Holder in a Registration Statement or any supplement thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in such Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such Holder’s Selling Holder Questionnaire.
(g)Listing. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which identical securities issued by the Company are then listed if so required by the rules of such exchange and, if not so listed, to be approved for listing on the national securities exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed.
(h)Transfer Agent & Registrar. The Company will provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the Effective Date of such Registration Statement.
(i)Certificates. The Company will cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of any certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to any Registration Statement, which certificates will be free of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may reasonably request.
(j)CUSIPs. The Company, if necessary, will use its best efforts to provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities, not later than the Effective Date of the applicable Registration Statement.
(k)Legal Counsel. Holders will have the right to select one legal counsel, at the Company’s expense pursuant to Section 4, to review, on behalf of such Holders, any Registration Statement or Prospectus prepared pursuant to Section 2 or this Section 3, which will be such counsel as designated by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then
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outstanding. The Company will reasonably cooperate with such legal counsel’s reasonable requests in performing their obligations under this Agreement.
(l)Blue Sky. If at any time the Registrable Securities are not “Covered Securities” within the meaning of Rule 146 of the Securities Act, the Company will, prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws (“Blue Sky”) of all jurisdictions within the United States that the selling Holders request in writing be covered, to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the applicable Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement; provided, that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified. to become subject to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(m)Subsequent Form S-3. If, at the time of filing of a Registration Statement, the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3 for transactions involving secondary offerings and the Company is not otherwise eligible to incorporate by reference prospectively into such Registration Statement, then at such time as the Company becomes eligible to register transactions involving secondary offerings on Form S-3, the Company may, in its sole discretion, file in accordance with the procedures outlined in this Section 3, including but not limited to all required notices to the Holders, an additional Registration Statement on Form S-3 to cover resales pursuant to Rule 415 of the Registrable Securities (a “Subsequent Form S-3”), and, when such Subsequent Form S-3 has been filed with the Commission, the Company may, concurrently with its filing of a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Subsequent Form S-3, withdraw or terminate the original Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 3(m) will be interpreted to limit the Company’s obligations pursuant to Section 2(a).
4.Registration Expenses.
All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company will be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (B) related to compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws and (C) incurred in connection with the preparation or submission of any filing with FINRA); (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing Prospectuses); (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses; (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and one counsel to the Holders pursuant to Section 3(k) in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for any Registration Statement; (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance; (vi) fees and expenses of all other persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (vii) all of the Company’s own internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder; provided, however, that each selling Holder will pay (i) all underwriting discounts, commissions, fees and expenses and all transfer taxes with respect to the Registrable Securities
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sold by such selling Holder; (ii) any fees and expenses of legal counsel other than counsel pursuant to Section 3(k) and (iii) all other expenses incurred by such selling Holder and incidental to the sale and delivery of the shares to be sold by such Holder.
5.Indemnification.
(a)Indemnification by the Company. The Company will, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, partners, members and shareholders of each Holder and each person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the directors and officers of any such controlling persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or based upon, in the case of a Registration Statement or in any amendments thereto, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein to make the statements not misleading, or in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions (1) are made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder expressly for use in such Registration Statement, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved in writing by such Holder for use in such Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus (it being understood and agreed that the information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder consists of the information described in Annex A hereto, as may be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, may be deemed reviewed and approved for this purpose) or (2) resulted from the use by any Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that such Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of an Advice or an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice or the amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected.
(b)Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder will, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, partners, members and shareholders and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the directors and officers of such controlling person, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising solely out of or based upon, in the case of a Registration Statement or in any amendments thereto, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein to make the statements not misleading, or in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions (1) are made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder expressly for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s
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proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved in writing by such Holder for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus (it being understood and agreed that the information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder consists of the information described in Annex A hereto, as may be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, may be deemed reviewed and approved for this purpose) or (2) resulted from the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of an Advice or an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice or the amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify will be several and not joint.
(c)Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. In order for a Person (the “Indemnified Party”) to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement in respect of, arising out of or involving a claim or demand made by any Person against the Indemnified Party (a “Claim”), such Indemnified Party must notify the indemnifying party (“Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Claim as promptly as reasonably possible after receipt by such Indemnified Party of notice of the Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such notification on a timely basis shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court filings and related papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Claim.
If a Claim is made against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses and acknowledges its obligation in writing to indemnify the Indemnified Party therefor, to assume at its cost the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and to settle such suit, action, claim or proceeding in its discretion with an unconditional full release of the Indemnified Party and no admission of fault, liability, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding any acknowledgment made pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Indemnifying Party shall continue to be entitled to assert any limitation to the amount of Losses for which the Indemnifying Party is responsible pursuant to its indemnification obligations. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the Indemnifying Party has materially failed to defend, contest or otherwise protest in a timely manner against Claims or (ii) such Indemnified Party reasonably objects to such assumption on the grounds that there are defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to the defenses available to such Indemnifying Party and, as a result, a conflict of interest exists. Subject to the limitations in the preceding sentence, if the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, at its own expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall control such defense. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnified Party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend any Claim, all the parties hereto shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution of such Claim. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying Party’s request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are reasonably relevant to such Claim, and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not
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admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
The obligations of the Company and the Holders under this Section 5 shall survive completion of any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement and the termination of this Agreement. The Indemnifying Party’s liability to any such Indemnified Party hereunder shall not be extinguished solely because any other Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnity hereunder.
(d)Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party will be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses will be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in Section 5(a) or 5(b) was available to such party in accordance with its terms. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, no Holder will be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(e)Other. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
6.Miscellaneous.
(a)    Notices. All notices or other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be given by (i) personal delivery, (ii) courier or other delivery service which obtains a receipt evidencing delivery, (iii) registered or certified mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) or (iv) email or similar electronic device, to such address as may be designated from time to time by the relevant party, and which will initially be:
(i)in the case of the Company:
Invacare Corporation
One Invacare Way
Elyria, OH 44035
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Attention: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Email: kleneghan@invacare.com

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Tim Cruickshank
Email: tim.cruickshank@kirkland.com

(ii)in the case of the Holders:
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
277 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10172
Attention: Jonathan Segal and Damon Meyer
Email: jonathan.segal@highbridge.com;     damon.meyer@highbridge.com

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10007
Attention: Kenneth J. Steinberg and Roshni Banker Cariello
Email: kenneth.steinberg@davispolk.com;     roshni.cariello@davispolk.com
Notices to Holders shall be provided to the address specified on such Holder’s Selling Holder Questionnaire. All notices and other communications will be deemed to have been given (i) if delivered by the United States mail, three (3) Business Days after mailing (five (5) Business Days if delivered to an address outside of the United States), (ii) if delivered by a courier or other delivery service, one (1) Business Day after dispatch (two (2) Business Days if delivered to an address outside of the United States) and (iii) if personally delivered or sent by email or similar electronic device, upon receipt by the recipient or its agent or employee (which, in the case of a notice sent by email or similar electronic device, will be the time of transmission, except that, if not sent during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). No objection may be made by a party to the manner of delivery of any notice actually received in writing by an authorized agent of such party.
(b)    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial; etc. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service will constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.
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Nothing contained herein will be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereby irrevocably waives any right it may have, and agrees not to request, a jury trial for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.

(c)    Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) upon the mutual written agreement of a majority of the Holders of Registrable Securities then outstanding to terminate this Agreement, (b) with respect to any Purchaser(s), on such date as no Registrable Securities remain outstanding or beneficially owned by such Purchaser(s) or (c) the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
(d)    Holdback. In connection with any Piggyback Registration, each Holder will enter into a customary lock-up, holdback or similar agreement, if requested by the managing underwriter(s) of such offering, during the ten (10) days prior and the ninety-day (90) period beginning on the date of pricing of such offering and otherwise in a form reasonably acceptable to such Holder. Any such lock-up, holdback or similar agreement shall contain terms no more adverse in any material respect compared to similar agreements entered into with the Company and its directors and executive officers as well as holders of at least 5% of Common Stock. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Common Stock subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6(b) until the expiration of the lock-up period.
(e)    Restrictions on Transfer. The rights under this Agreement shall be assignable by each Noteholder to any transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities if: (i) such transferee or assignee (x) is an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of such Noteholder or (y) after giving effect to such transfer or assignment, such transferee or assignee (together with its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)) holds 10% of more of the aggregate principal amount of New Notes outstanding after the last Closing Date (as such term is defined in the Exchange Agreements) that has occurred prior to such transfer or assignment, provided that for calculating the principal amount of New Notes held by a person, such amount shall include the amount of New Notes that have converted into shares of Common Stock if such shares of Common Stock are held by such person]; (ii) such Noteholder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (iii) the Company is furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated in clause (iii) of this sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein as applicable to an Noteholder. In the event that the Company receives written notice from an Noteholder that it has transferred all or any portion of its Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(e) and such Holder has complied with clauses (i) through (iv) of the preceding sentence, the Company shall have up to ten (10) Business Days to file any amendments or supplements necessary to keep a Registration Statement current, effective and available for the resale of all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall not assign this Agreement (or any rights or obligations hereunder) without the prior written consent of a majority of the Holders of Registrable Securities then outstanding.
(f)    Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement.
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(g)    Complete Agreement; Modifications. This Agreement and any documents referred to herein or executed contemporaneously herewith constitute the parties’ entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all agreements, representations, warranties, statements, promises and understandings, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended, altered or modified only by a writing signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.
(h)    Additional Documents. Each party hereto agrees to execute any and all further documents and writings and to perform such other actions which may be or become necessary or expedient to effectuate and carry out this Agreement.
(i)    Third-Party Beneficiaries. None of the provisions of this Agreement will be for the benefit of, or enforceable by, any third-party beneficiary, except with respect to the Holders.
(j)    Successors and Assigns. Except as provided herein to the contrary, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(k)    Waivers Strictly Construed. With regard to any power, remedy or right provided herein or otherwise available to any party hereunder (a) no waiver or extension of time will be effective unless expressly contained in a writing signed by the waiving party and (b) no alteration, modification or impairment will be implied by reason of any previous waiver, extension of time, delay or omission in exercise, or other indulgence.
(l)    Severability. The validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected even if one or more of the provisions of this Agreement will be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.
(m)    Attorneys’ Fees. Should any litigation be commenced (including any proceedings in a bankruptcy court) between the parties hereto or their representatives concerning any provision of this Agreement or the rights and duties of any person or entity hereunder, the party or parties prevailing in such proceeding will be entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to the attorneys’ fees and court costs incurred by reason of such litigation.
(n)    Headings. The Section headings in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way define, limit, extend or interpret the scope of this Agreement or of any particular Section.
(o)    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
(p)    Electronic Delivery. This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent executed and delivered by means of a photographic, photostatic, facsimile or similar reproduction of such signed writing using a facsimile machine or electronic mail will be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument will raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was
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transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Resale Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
INVACARE CORPORATION
By:/s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan
Name:    Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



[SIGNATURE PAGE TO RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]    



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Resale Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P.
By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity
By:/s/ Jonathan Segal
Name:    Jonathan Segal
Title:    Managing Director, Co-CIO

Highbridge Convertible Dislocation Fund, L.P.
By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity
By:/s/ Jonathan Segal
Name:    Jonathan Segal
Title:    Managing Director, Co-CIO
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the Securities covered by this prospectus on behalf of the Selling Securityholders. All costs, expenses and fees connected with the registration of these Securities will be borne by us. Any brokerage commissions and similar expenses connected with selling the Securities will be borne by the Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders may offer and sell the Securities covered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions. The term “Selling Securityholders” includes pledgees, donees, transferees and other successors-in-interest who may acquire Securities through a pledge, gift, partnership distribution or other non-sale related transfer from the Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders will act independently of the Company in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. These transactions include:
through one or more underwriters or dealers in a public offering and sale by them, whether individually or through an underwriting syndicate led by one or more managing underwriters;
in “at the market offerings” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise;
directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser;
through agents;
by delayed delivery contracts or by remarketing firms;
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to this prospectus;
exchange or over-the-counter distributions in accordance with the rules of the exchange or other market;
block trades in which the broker-dealer attempts to sell the Securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives that may or may not be listed on an exchange;
a combination of any such method of sale; or
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
In connection with distributions of the Securities or otherwise, the Selling Securityholders may:
sell the Securities:
in negotiated transactions;

    


in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;
at market prices prevailing at the times of sale;
at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
at negotiated prices;
sell the Securities:
on a national securities exchange;
in the over-the-counter market; or
in transactions otherwise than on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market, or in combination;
sell the Securities short and/or deliver the Securities to close out short positions;
enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions which require the delivery to them of Securities covered by this prospectus, which they may in turn resell; and
pledge Securities to broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which, upon a default, they may in turn resell.
The Selling Securityholders may also resell all or a portion of the Securities in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, if available, or any other exemption from the registration requirements that become available, rather than under this prospectus.
If underwriters are used in the sale of any Securities, such Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions described above. Securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by underwriters. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. As applicable, we will describe in each accompanying prospectus supplement the name of the underwriter(s) and the nature of any such relationship(s).
If a dealer is used in an offering of Securities, the dealer may purchase the securities, as principal. The dealer may then resell the Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of sale.
Securities may be sold directly or through agents designated from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of such shares and we will describe any commissions paid to the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, the agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with
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respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or agents, under agreements between us and the underwriters, dealers and agents.
Underwriters who participate in the distribution of Securities may be granted an option to purchase additional Securities in connection with the distribution.
Underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us or our purchasers, as their agents in connection with the sale of securities. These underwriters, dealers or agents may be considered to be underwriters under the Securities Act. As a result, discounts, commissions or profits on resale received by the underwriters, dealers or agents may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions. Each accompanying prospectus supplement will identify any such underwriter, dealer or agent and describe any compensation received by them from us. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
In connection with sales of Securities, the Selling Securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of Securities in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The Selling Securityholders may also sell Securities short and the Selling Securityholders may deliver Securities covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed Securities in connection with such short sales. The Selling Securityholders may also loan or pledge Securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such Securities, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Selling Securityholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of Securities offered by this prospectus, which Securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Securityholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Securities from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of Selling Securityholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Securityholders under this prospectus. The Selling Securityholders may also transfer and donate Securities in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment transactions, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act of 1934.
Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who may become involved in the sale of Securities may engage in transactions with, and perform other services for, us in the ordinary course of their business for which they receive compensation.
In effecting sales, the Selling Securityholders may engage broker-dealers or agents, who may in turn arrange for other broker-dealers to participate. Broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the Selling Securityholders and/or from the purchasers of Securities for whom the broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal, or both. The compensation to a particular broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions. To our knowledge, there is currently no plan, arrangement or
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understanding between any Selling Securityholders and any broker-dealer or agent regarding the sale of any Securities by the Selling Securityholders.
The Selling Securityholders, any broker-dealers or agents and any participating broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale of the Securities covered by this prospectus may be “underwriters” under the Securities Act with respect to those Securities and will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of that Act. Any profit that the Selling Securityholders realize, and any compensation that any broker-dealer or agent may receive in connection with any sale, including any profit realized on resale of Securities acquired as principal, may constitute underwriting discounts and commissions. If the Selling Securityholders are deemed to be underwriters, the Selling Securityholders may be subject to certain liabilities under statutes including, but not limited to, Section 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act.
The securities laws of some states may require the Selling Securityholders to sell the Securities in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. These laws may also require that we register or qualify the Securities for sale in those states unless an exemption from registration and qualification is available and the Selling Securityholders and we comply with that exemption. In addition, the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may apply to sales of Securities in the market and to the activities of the Selling Securityholders and their affiliates. Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Securities. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Securities and the ability of any person to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Securities.
If any Selling Securityholder notifies us that he has entered into any material arrangement with a broker-dealer for the sale of Securities through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution, over-the-counter distribution or secondary distribution, or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file any necessary supplement to this prospectus to disclose:
the number of Securities involved in the arrangement;
the terms of the arrangement, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents who purchase Securities, as required;
the proposed selling price to the public;
any discount, commission or other underwriting compensation;
the place and time of delivery for the Securities being sold;
any discount, commission or concession allowed, reallowed or paid to any dealers; and
any other material terms of the distribution of Securities.
In addition, if the Selling Securityholder notifies us that a donee, pledgee, transferee or other successor-in-interest of the Selling Securityholder intends to sell more than [ ] securities, we will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required.
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INVACARE CORPORATION
SELLING SECURITYHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, without par value (the “Common Stock”) and/or securities, of Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement for the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Resale Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company and the Noteholders (as defined therein). A copy of the Resale Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Resale Registration Rights Agreement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
1.    Name.
    (a)
Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder
    (b)
Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held:
    (c)
Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):
2.    Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
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Email:
Contact Person:
3.    Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
    (a)
Type and Amount of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned:
4.    Broker-Dealer Status:
    (a)
Are you a broker-dealer?
        Yes □ No □
Note: If yes, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
    (b)
Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
        Yes □ No □
    (c)
If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?
        Yes □ No □
Note: If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
5.    Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Securityholder.
Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3.
Type and Amount of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by the Selling Securityholder:
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6.    Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:

The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the Effective Date for the Registration Statement.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
Dated:
Beneficial Owner:
By:
Name:
Title:


PLEASE EMAIL A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO THE NOTICE PROVISION OF THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

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Exhibit 10.1
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
July 26, 2022
among
INVACARE CORPORATION,
as the Borrower,
The LENDERS Party Hereto,
CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES,
as Administrative Agent,
and
GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED,
as Collateral Agent



TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01    Defined Terms
Section 1.02    Classification of Loans and Borrowings
Section 1.03    Terms Generally
Section 1.04    Accounting Terms; GAAP
Section 1.05    Currency Translation; Rates
Section 1.06    Timing of Payment of Performance
Section 1.07    Cashless Rollovers
Section 1.08    Certain Calculations and Tests
Section 1.09    Rounding
Section 1.10    Divisions
Section 1.11    Term SOFR Notification
Section 1.12    Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes Relating to Term SOFR Rate
Section 1.13    Quebec Matters
Section 1.14    French terms
Section 1.16    Swiss terms
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS
Section 2.01    Commitments
Section 2.02    Loans and Borrowings
Section 2.03    Requests for Borrowings
Section 2.04    [Reserved]
Section 2.05    [Reserved]
Section 2.06    Funding of Borrowings
Section 2.07    Interest Elections
Section 2.08    Termination and Reduction of Commitments
Section 2.09    Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
Section 2.10    [Reserved]
Section 2.11    Prepayment of Loans
Section 2.12    Fees
Section 2.13    Interest
Section 2.14    Alternate Rate of Interest
Section 2.15    Increased Costs
Section 2.16    Break Funding Payments
Section 2.17    Taxes
Section 2.18    Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs
Section 2.19    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
Section 2.20    [Reserved]



Section 2.21    [Reserved]
Section 2.22    [Reserved]
Section 2.23    Illegality
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.01    Organization; Powers
Section 3.02    Authorization; Enforceability
Section 3.03    Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
Section 3.04    Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect
Section 3.05    Properties
Section 3.06    Litigation and Environmental Matters
Section 3.07    Compliance with Laws and Agreements
Section 3.08    Investment Company Status
Section 3.09    Taxes
Section 3.10    ERISA
Section 3.11    Disclosure
Section 3.12    Subsidiaries
Section 3.13    Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc
Section 3.14    Solvency
Section 3.15    Senior Indebtedness
Section 3.16    Federal Reserve Regulations
Section 3.17    Security Interest in Collateral
Section 3.18    PATRIOT Act, OFAC and FCPA
Section 3.19    Luxembourg Law
Section 3.20    [Reserved].
Section 3.21    [Reserved].
Section 3.22    Intermediate Holdcos.
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS
Section 4.01    Effective Date
Section 4.02    First Additional Funding Date.
Section 4.03    Second Additional Funding Date.
Section 4.04    Third Additional Funding Date
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section 5.01    Financial Statements and Other Information
Section 5.02    Notices of Material Events
Section 5.03    Information Regarding Collateral
Section 5.04    Existence; Conduct of Business
Section 5.05    Payment of Taxes, Etc
Section 5.06    Maintenance of Properties
Section 5.07    Insurance
Section 5.08    Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights
Section 5.09    Compliance with Laws




Section 5.10    Use of Proceeds
Section 5.11    Additional Subsidiaries
Section 5.12    Further Assurances
Section 5.13    Cash Management and Collections
Section 5.14    Certain Post-Closing Obligations
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Section 6.01    Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities
Section 6.02    Liens
Section 6.03    Fundamental Changes
Section 6.04    Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions
Section 6.05    Asset Sales
Section 6.06    Intermediate Holdco Covenant
Section 6.07    Negative Pledge
Section 6.08    Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness
Section 6.09    Transactions with Affiliates
Section 6.10    Liquidity
Section 6.11    Change in Nature of Business
Section 6.12    Accounting Changes
Section 6.13    Amendments or Waivers of Organizational Documents
Section 6.14    Intellectual Property
Section 6.15    Use of Proceeds in Switzerland
Section 6.16    Additional Limitations on Certain Investments
Section 6.17    Limitations on Amendments to ABL Credit Documents
ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.01    Events of Default
Section 7.02    [Reserved]
Section 7.03    Application of Proceeds
ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01    Notices
Section 9.02    Waivers; Amendments
Section 9.03    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
Section 9.04    Successors and Assigns
Section 9.05    Survival
Section 9.06    Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
Section 9.07    Severability
Section 9.08    Right of Setoff
Section 9.09    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
Section 9.10    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
Section 9.11    Headings
Section 9.12    Confidentiality




Section 9.13    USA Patriot Act
Section 9.14    Judgment Currency
Section 9.15    Release of Liens and Guarantees
Section 9.16    No Fiduciary Relationship
Section 9.17    Permitted Intercreditor Agreements
Section 9.18    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
Section 9.19    [Reserved].
Section 9.20    Amendments for Guarantee Limitations
Section 9.21    Parallel Debt; Parallel Debt owed to the Collateral Agent.
Section 9.22    Erroneous Payments.
Section 9.23    Original Issue Discount

SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01(a)Excluded Subsidiaries
Schedule 1.01(c)Guarantors
Schedule 2.01Commitments
Schedule 3.05Effective Date Material Real Property
Schedule 3.12Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.02First Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements
Schedule 4.03Second Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements
Schedule 5.14Post-Closing Matters
Schedule 6.01Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02Existing Liens
Schedule 6.04(f)Existing Investments
Schedule 6.07Existing Restrictions
Schedule 6.09Existing Affiliate Transactions
EXHIBITS:




Exhibit A[Reserved]
Exhibit BForm of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit CForm of Borrowing Request
Exhibit DForm of U.S. Collateral Agreement
Exhibit E[Reserved]
Exhibit F[Reserved]
Exhibit G-1Form of ABL Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit G-2Form of Junior Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit G-3Form of Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit H-1Form of Domestic Guarantee Agreement
Exhibit H-2Form of Foreign Guarantee Agreement
Exhibit IForm of Interest Election Request
Exhibit JForm of Perfection Certificate
Exhibit K[Reserved]
Exhibit L[Reserved]
Exhibit M[Reserved]
Exhibit N[Reserved]
Exhibit O[Reserved]
Exhibit PForm of Notice of Prepayment
Exhibit Q-1Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit Q-2Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit Q-3Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit Q-4Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit RForm of Closing Certificate
Exhibit SForm of Intercompany Subordination Agreement
Exhibit T[Reserved]

Annex I[Reserved]
Annex II[Reserved]
Annex IIIAgreed Security Principles




CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 26, 2022 (this “Agreement”), among INVACARE CORPORATION (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS party hereto, CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as Administrative Agent, and GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED, as Collateral Agent.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend a term loan credit facility, consisting of $66,500,000 in term loan commitments in respect of Initial Term Loans to be made in a single draw on the Effective Date, $8,500,000 in term loan commitments in respect of First Additional Term Loans to be made in a single draw on the First Additional Funding Date, $10,000,000 in term loan commitments in respect of Second Additional Term Loans to be made in a single draw on the Second Additional Funding Date and $19,500,000 in term loan commitments in respect of Third Additional Term Loans to be made in a single draw on the Third Additional Funding Date.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01    Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
2024 Notes” means collectively, (i) the Company’s 5.00% Convertible Senior Exchange Notes due November 2024 and (ii) the Company’s 5.00% Series II Convertible Senior Exchange Notes due November 2024, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and, in each case, in the amount outstanding on the Effective Date.
2026 Notes” means the Borrower’s 4.25% convertible notes due March 2026 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) in the amount outstanding on the Effective Date.
ABL Agent” means the Agent, under and as defined in, the ABL Credit Agreement, or any successor agent under the ABL Credit Documents.
ABL Credit Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, by and among the Borrower, as a borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as lender and agent thereunder, the other Borrowers (as defined therein) from time to time thereunder, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time thereunder, and the other agents and lenders from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time.
ABL Credit Documents” means the ABL Credit Agreement and the “Other Documents” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit G-1, dated as of the Effective Date, by and among the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, and each additional representative party thereto from time to time, as acknowledged by the Loan Parties, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.



ABL Maximum Amount” means “Revolving Maximum Principal Amount” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
ABL Obligations” means “Revolving Obligations” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
ABL Priority Collateral” means “Revolving Credit Priority Collateral” as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
ABR” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
Accounting Changes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.04(d).
Administrative Agent” means Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII.
Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means that certain letter, dated as of the Effective Date, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
Agent” means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any subagents thereof and any successors and assigns in such capacity, and “Agents” means two or more of them.
Agent Related Person” has the meaning provided in Section 5.01.
Agreed Security Principles” has the meaning set forth on Annex III.
Agreement” has the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.
Agreement Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14(b).
Alber” means Alber GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung), incorporated and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, registered in the commercial register (Handelsregister) of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Stuttgart under HRB 401393, with registered seat in Albstadt, Germany.
Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a per annum rate of interest equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% per annum and (c) the Term SOFR Rate published on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next previous Business Day) for an Interest Period of one month (taking into account the SOFR Floor) plus 1% per annum; provided, however, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined above would be less than 2.50%, then such rate shall be




deemed to be 2.50%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change.
Applicable Account” means, with respect to any payment to be made to the Administrative Agent hereunder, the account specified by the Administrative Agent from time to time for the purpose of receiving payments of such type.
Applicable Creditor” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14(b).
Applicable Premium” means, on any date with respect to any Loans being prepaid or repaid on such date, the greater of (1) 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of such Loans being prepaid or repaid and (2) the excess (if any) of (A) the present value as of such date of all interest that would have accrued on such Loans being prepaid or repaid from such date through the second anniversary of the Effective Date (using the Term SOFR Rate that is determined for a six-month Interest Period commencing on such date and assuming such Term SOFR Rate remains the same for the entire period from the date of such prepayment or repayment to the second anniversary of the Effective Date), plus the present value as of such date of the principal amount of such Loans being prepaid or repaid, assuming a prepayment or repayment date of the second anniversary of the Effective Date, plus the present value as of such date of the prepayment or repayment premium provided in clause (ii) of the proviso to Section 2.11(a) or clause (ii) of the proviso to Section 2.09(a), as applicable, on the principal amount of such Loans being prepaid or repaid, assuming a prepayment date of the second anniversary of the Effective Date, in each case computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points over (B) the principal amount of such Loans being prepaid or repaid. For purposes of this definition, “Treasury Rate” means the yield for 3-month U.S. Treasury bills in secondary market trading for the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company delivers the Notice of Prepayment or, if no such Notice if Prepayment is delivered, the date on which such prepayment or repayment is made, as displayed opposite the caption “U.S. government securities—Treasury bills (secondary market)—3-month” on the “H.15” weekly release or daily update, as applicable, for that Business Day published by the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors (or its successor) (or its equivalent successor if such weekly release or daily update, as applicable, is not available). If such yield is unavailable, the “Treasury Rate” will be the average of the secondary market bid rates of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Borrower for this purpose, and may include the investment banking firm selected by the Borrower to determine any component of the Applicable Premium, as of 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on that Business Day for the issue of U.S. Treasury bills with a remaining maturity closest to three months. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for calculating or verifying the calculation of the Applicable Premium.
Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Term Loan, (a) prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, (i) 6.0% per annum, in the case of an ABR Loan and (ii) 7.0% per annum, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan and (b) thereafter, (i) 7.75% per annum, in the case of an ABR Loan and (ii) 8.75% per annum, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan.
Approved Bank” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Investments.”
Approved Foreign Bank” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Investments.”
Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, (i) any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) any Affiliate of such Lender or (c) any entity or any




Affiliate of any entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender and (ii) (a) any fund or similar investment vehicle the investment decisions with respect to which are made by (x) such Lender or (y) an investment manager or other Person that manages such Lender or (b) the Affiliates of each of the foregoing to the extent that the investment decisions with respect to which are made as specified in (x) and (y) above.
Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04), or as otherwise required to be entered into under the terms of this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent.
Attributable Debt” means, in respect of a sale/leaseback transaction, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the Loan Party or its Subsidiary that acquires, leases or licenses back the right to use all or a material portion of the subject property for net rental, license or other payments during the remaining term of the lease, license or other arrangement included in such sale/leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease, license or other arrangement has been extended or may, at the sole option of the other party (or parties) thereto, be extended.
Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation” means (a) 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, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
Basel III” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring,” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer,” each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time), and as implemented by a Lender’s primary banking regulatory authority.
Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
BIA” means the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
Board of Directors” means, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of




managers, board of directors, manager or managing member of such Person or the functional equivalent of the foregoing, (c) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors, board of managers, manager or managing member of a general partner of such Person or the functional equivalent of the foregoing and (d) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.
Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date in the same currency and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
Borrowing Minimum” means $1,000,000.
Borrowing Multiple” means $1,000,000.
Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the term “Business Day” is used (a) in connection with an amount that bears interest at a rate based on SOFR or any direct or indirect calculation or determination of SOFR, the “Business Day” means any such day that is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, or (b) in any Foreign Loan Document or in relation to the performance of any obligation under the Loan Documents by any Foreign Loan Party that is a party, the “Business Day” means any day other than a day on which commercial banks in the applicable jurisdiction are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
Canadian Collateral Agreement” means the Canadian term loan general security agreement dated as of the Effective Date between each Loan Party from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent.
    “Canadian Collateral and Guarantee Requirement means, at any time and solely with respect to each Canadian Loan Party or Canadian Subsidiary of the Borrower not constituting an Excluded Subsidiary, the requirement that:

    (a)    the Administrative Agent shall have received from (i) each Canadian Loan Party or Canadian Subsidiary of the Borrower not constituting an Excluded Subsidiary either (x) a counterpart of the Foreign Guarantee Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Canadian Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to the Foreign Guarantee Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, (ii) each Canadian Loan Party or Canadian Subsidiary of the Borrower not constituting an Excluded Subsidiary either (x) a counterpart of the Canadian Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Canadian Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to the Canadian Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person and (iii) each Canadian Loan Party or Canadian Subsidiary of the Borrower not constituting an Excluded Subsidiary either (x) a counterpart of each Intercreditor Agreement then in effect duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes or is




required to become a Canadian Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to each Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, in each case under this clause (a) together with, in the case of any such Loan Documents executed and delivered after the Effective Date, documents and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, (acting at the direction of Required Lenders), opinions, documents and certificates of the type referred to in Section 4.01(b), Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(d);

    (b)    all outstanding Equity Interests of the Canadian Loan Parties (other than any Equity Interests constituting Excluded Assets) owned by or on behalf of any Canadian Loan Party shall have been pledged pursuant to the Canadian Collateral Agreement and (except in the case of Equity Interests of Immaterial Interest solely because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any customary stock option, employee stock award or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time Subsidiaries), the Collateral Agent shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

    (c)    if any Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in a principal amount of $500,000 or more is owing by such obligor to any Canadian Loan Party and if such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by a promissory note, such promissory note shall have been pledged pursuant to the Canadian Collateral Agreement and the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

    (d)    all certificates, agreements, documents and instruments, including Personal Property Security Act financing statements, intellectual property security agreements, collateral control agreements, required by the Canadian Collateral Agreement, Requirements of Law and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, to be filed, delivered, registered or recorded to create, perfect, or preserve the Liens intended to be created by the Canadian Collateral Agreement and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Canadian Collateral Agreement and the other provisions of the term “Canadian Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Required Lenders in proper form for filing, registration or recording;

    (e)     Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Mortgaged Property, duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance (or marked unconditional commitment to issue such policy or policies) in the amount equal to not less than 100% (or such lesser amount as reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) of the Fair Market Value of such Mortgaged Property and fixtures, as reasonably determined by the Borrower and agreed to by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by
Section 6.02, together with such endorsements (other than a creditor’s rights endorsement), coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, may reasonably request to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates, (iii) such affidavits, instruments of indemnification (including a so-called “gap”




indemnification) as are customarily requested by the title company to induce the title company to issue the title policies and endorsements contemplated above, (iv) evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, of payment by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of all title policy premiums, search and examination charges, escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgages and issuance of the title policies referred to above, (v) a survey of each Mortgaged Property in such form as shall be required by the title company to issue the so-called comprehensive and other survey-related endorsements and to remove the standard survey exceptions from the title policies and endorsements contemplated above (provided, however, that a survey shall not be required to the extent that the issuer of the applicable title insurance policy provides reasonable and customary survey-related coverages (including, without limitation, survey-related endorsements) in the applicable title insurance policy based on an existing survey and/or such other documentation as may be reasonably satisfactory to the title insurer), and (vi) such legal opinions as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property; and

    (f)     (i) with respect to any deposit account or securities account of any of the Canadian Loan Parties that has been identified by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) as requiring a control agreement to be put in place to provide the Administrative Agent with control over such accounts each Canadian Loan Party shall have obtained a Control Agreement with respect to such Required Account, as soon as possible and in any event within 60 days after the Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall reasonably agree), (ii) with respect to any Required Account established by a Canadian Loan Party after the Effective Date, each Canadian Loan Party shall have obtained a Control Agreement with respect to such Required Account contemporaneously with the opening of such Required Account, and (iii) with respect to any Required Account acquired by a Canadian Loan Party after the Effective Date, each Canadian Loan Party shall have obtained a Control Agreement with respect to such Required Account, as soon as possible and in any event within 60 days after the date of such acquisition (or such later date as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall reasonably agree) (unless such account is closed prior to such date), in each case, unless waived by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Control Agreement shall be required with respect to any Canadian Required Account so long as such Required Account constitutes ABL Priority Collateral and the Lien thereon securing the obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement is subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of the Canadian Loan Parties, or the provision of Guarantees by any Subsidiary (i) if, and for so long as and to the extent that the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such Guarantees (taking into account any material adverse Tax consequences to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including the imposition of material withholding or other Taxes)), outweighs the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom and/or (ii) the grant or perfection of a security interest in such asset would (A) be prohibited by enforceable anti-assignment provisions of any applicable law, (B) violate the terms of any contract (to the extent binding on such property at the time of the acquisition thereof and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition) (in each case, after




giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the PPSA or other applicable law) or (C) trigger termination of any contract pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision (to the extent binding on such property at the time of the acquisition thereof and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition); it being understood that the Canadian Collateral shall include any proceeds and/or receivables arising out of any contract described in this clause (ii) to the extent the assignment of such proceeds or receivables is expressly deemed effective under the PPSA or other applicable law notwithstanding the relevant prohibition, violation or termination right, (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the term “Canadian Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Canadian Collateral Agreement, (c) except with respect to any Required Accounts, in no event shall control agreements or other control or similar arrangements be required with respect to deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts or other assets specifically requiring perfection by control agreements, (d) no perfection actions shall be required with respect to Vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (other than the filing of PPSA financing statements), (e) no perfection actions shall be required with respect to commercial tort claims with a value less than $500,000 and, other than the filing of PPSA financing statements, no perfection shall be required with respect to promissory notes evidencing debt for borrowed money in a principal amount of less than $500,000, (f) except as set forth in the Foreign Loan Documents, no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the United States (including any Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries and any Foreign Intellectual Property) or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets, (g) no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights (other than the filing of PPSA financing statements), (h) no Loan Party shall be required to seek any landlord lien waiver, estoppel, warehouseman waiver or other collateral access or similar letter or agreement, (i) no action shall be required to perfect any Lien with respect to (i) the Equity Interests of any Immaterial Subsidiary and/or (ii) the Equity Interests of a Person that is not a subsidiary, which Person, if a subsidiary, would constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary, in each case except to the extent that a security interest therein can be perfected by filing a Financing Statement pursuant to the PPSA, and (j) in no event shall the Collateral include any Excluded Assets. The Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets or the provision of any Guarantee by any Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Effective Date or in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Effective Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents.
    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement
or any other Loan Document to the contrary, to the extent any perfection actions are required to
be taken with respect to any asset under the ABL Credit Agreement, such perfection actions shall
be required to be taken hereunder with respect to such asset.
Canadian Collateral Documents” means the Canadian Collateral Agreement, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Canadian law in connection with this Agreement to secure the applicable Secured Obligations.
Canadian Loan Party” means any Loan Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.




Canadian Insolvency Laws” means the BIA, the CCAA, WURA and any applicable corporations legislation to the extent the relief sought under such corporations legislation relates to or involves the compromise, settlement, adjustment or arrangement of debt.
Capital Lease Obligation” means an obligation that is a Capitalized Lease; and the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby at any time shall be the amount of the liability in respect thereof that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.
Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
Cash Management Obligations” means (a) obligations in respect of any treasury management services, overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds and (b) other obligations in respect of netting services, employee credit, commercial credit card, debit card, stored value card or purchase card programs and similar arrangements.
Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.
CCAA” means the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).
CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
Change in Control” means the occurrence of:
(a)    any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement, but excluding the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, any employee benefit plan and/or Person acting as the trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator therefor) shall at any time have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership of voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock or economic interests in the Borrower having more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock or economic interests of the Borrower; or
(b)        the consummation of any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction in which the holders of all classes of the Borrower’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Change in Control pursuant to this clause (b).




For purposes of this definition, (i) “beneficial ownership” shall be as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement and (ii) the phrase Person or “group” is within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person or “group” and its subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan.
Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any rule, regulation, treaty or other law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any rule, regulation, treaty or other law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) any requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank of International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued after the date of this Agreement, but only to the extent the relevant increased costs or loss of yield would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section 2.14(a).
Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Collateral” means any and all assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents as security for the Secured Obligations but shall in all events with respect to Loan Parties organized or incorporated outside the United States (or any state or territory thereof), other than the Canadian Loan Parties, be limited by and subject in all respects to the Agreed Security Principles (including, without limitation, the Overriding Principle (as defined in the Agreed Security Principles)) and exclude all Foreign Excluded Assets.
Collateral Agent” means GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, in its capacity as collateral agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII.
Collateral Agent Fee Letter” means that certain letter, dated as of the Effective Date, between the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.
Collateral Agreements” means the U.S. Collateral Agreement among the Borrower, each other Loan Party and the Collateral Agent (the “U.S. Collateral Agreement”), the Canadian Collateral Agreement, the Dutch Collateral Agreements, the English Collateral Agreement, the Luxembourg Collateral Agreements, the German Collateral Agreements, the French Collateral Agreements, the Swiss Collateral Agreements and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, executed and delivered by the Borrower and/or the other Guarantors in connection with this Agreement and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Secured Obligations.
Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, collectively, the Domestic Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the Canadian Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the Agreed Security Principles.




Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, its Initial Term Loan Commitment, its First Additional Term Loan Commitment, its Second Additional Term Loan Commitment and/or its Third Additional Term Loan Commitment, as the context may require.
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.
Common Equity” of any Person means Equity Interests of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.
Common Stock” means the common stock of the Borrower, without par value, at the Effective Date.
Company Materials” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.
Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 in the form of Exhibit A.
Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus:
(a)    without duplication and to the extent already deducted (and not added back) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:
(i)    total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations or such derivative instruments, and bank and letter of credit fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed),
(ii)    provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise, and similar taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period (including in respect of repatriated funds) including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations,
(iii)    depreciation and amortization (including amortization of Capitalized Software Expenditures and amortization of deferred financing fees or costs (including original issue discount)),
(iv)    (A) any costs or expenses incurred or paid by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or long term incentive plan or agreement, any severance agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, and (B) any charge in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of equity interests held by management and members of




the board of the Borrower, in each case under this clause (B), to the extent any such cash charge is funded with net cash proceeds contributed to the Borrower as a capital contribution or as a result of Net Proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower,
(v)    any net pension or other post-employment benefit costs representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 715, and any other items of a similar nature,
(vi)    to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income, proceeds of business interruption insurance in an amount representing the earnings for the applicable period that such proceeds are intended to replace (whether or not then received so long as the Borrower in good faith expects to receive such proceeds within the next four fiscal quarters (it being understood that to the extent such proceeds are not actually received within such fiscal quarters, such proceeds shall be deducted in calculating Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarters)),
(vii)    severance, integration restructuring charges, accruals or reserves (including adjustments to existing reserves and any restructuring charge relating to any tax restructuring), whether or not classified as restructuring expense on the consolidated financial statements, systems implementation charges, consulting charges, transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities or operations and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans (including any settlement of multi-employer plan or pension liabilities), for such period,
less
(b)    without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period),
in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated First Lien Debt” means the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of (x) the Loans and (y) all other Consolidated Total Debt (other than Indebtedness outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement) that is secured by any of the Collateral on an equal priority basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Secured Obligations and (ii) the lesser of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Consolidated Total Debt outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement.
Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding, without duplication:
(a)    extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including any unusual or non-recurring operating




expenses directly attributable to the implementation of cost savings initiatives and any accruals or reserves in respect of any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual items),
(b)    the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income,
(c)    Transaction Costs,
(d)    the net income (loss) for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other similar payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) by such Person to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period,
(e)    any fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any asset disposition, issuance or repayment of debt, issuance of equity securities, refinancing or debt exchange transaction or amendment or other modification of any debt instrument, in each case whether or not such transaction is completed (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the effects of expensing such transaction-related expenses in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 805 and gains or losses associated with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 460),
(f)    any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness including debt finance charges and fees, hedging agreements or other derivative instruments,
(g)    accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted in accordance with GAAP (including any adjustment of estimated payouts on existing earnouts, inventory, property and equipment, leases, rights fee arrangements, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue, advanced billings and debt line items thereof resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or the acquisition method of accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof) or changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period,
(h)    all Non-Cash Compensation Expenses,
(i)    any non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, any employment benefit scheme or any similar equity plan or agreement,
(j)    any income (loss) from investments recorded using the equity method of accounting (but including any cash dividends or distributions actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such investment),
(k)    any gain (loss) on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business) or income (loss) from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of),
(l)    any non-cash gain (loss) attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of hedging obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB




Accounting Standards Codification 815-Derivatives and Hedging or mark to market movement of other financial instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 825-Financial Instruments; provided that any cash payments or receipts relating to transactions realized in a given period shall be taken into account in such period,
(m)    any non-cash gain (loss) related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including the net loss or gain resulting from hedging agreements for currency exchange risk and revaluations of intercompany balances or any other currency-related risk), unrealized or realized net foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses impacting net income,
(n)    any non-cash expenses, accruals or reserves related to adjustments to historical tax exposures (provided, in each case, that the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated Net Income for the period in which such cash payment was made), and
(o)    any non-cash impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity securities.
In addition, to the extent not already included in Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds received or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the insurable or indemnifiable event (net of any amount so added back in any prior period to the extent not so reimbursed within the applicable 365-day period), due from business interruption insurance.
Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of all third party Indebtedness (including convertible indebtedness) for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, notes or debentures, unreimbursed drawings under letters of credit, in each case of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Total Debt shall not include any purchase money indebtedness, Capitalized Lease Obligations or Attributable Indebtedness.
Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, or the dismissal or appointment of the management, of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
Control Agreement” means an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders (and, in the case of protections for the benefit of the Collateral Agent or obligations of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent), which provides for the Collateral Agent to have “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC or Section 8-106 of the UCC, as applicable) of Deposit Accounts (as defined in the UCC or the Canadian Collateral Agreement, as applicable) or Securities Accounts (as defined in the UCC or PPSA), as applicable.
Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Disposition” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05.




Disqualified Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
(a)    matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(b)    is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or
(c)    is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;
in each case, on or prior to the date 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date (determined as of the date of issuance thereof or, in the case of any such Equity Interests outstanding on the date hereof, the date hereof); provided, however, that (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale,” a “change of control” or similar event shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Loan Document Obligations that are accrued and payable, (ii) if an Equity Interest in any Person is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants, of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations of such Person and (iii) no Equity Interest held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective affiliates or immediate family members) of the Borrower (or any subsidiary) shall be considered a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any customary stock option, employee stock award or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.
Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in Sterling or Euros, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent at such time in accordance with Section 1.05 hereof.
Domestic Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time and solely with respect to each Domestic Loan Party or Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower not constituting an Excluded Subsidiary, the requirement that:
(a)    the Administrative Agent shall have received from (i) each Domestic Loan Party or Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower not constituting an Excluded Subsidiary either (x) a counterpart of the Domestic Guarantee Agreement duly executed and




delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Domestic Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to the Domestic Guarantee Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, (ii) each Domestic Loan Party or Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower not constituting an Excluded Subsidiary either (x) a counterpart of the U.S. Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Domestic Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to the U.S. Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person and (iii) each Domestic Loan Party or Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower not constituting an Excluded Subsidiary either (x) a counterpart of each Intercreditor Agreement then in effect duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Domestic Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to each Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person in each case under this clause (a) together with, in the case of any such Loan Documents executed and delivered after the Effective Date, documents and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of Required Lenders), opinions, documents and certificates of the type referred to in Section 4.01(b), Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(d);
(b)    all outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Equity Interests constituting Excluded Assets) owned by or on behalf of any Domestic Loan Party shall have been pledged pursuant to the U.S. Collateral Agreement and (except in the case of Equity Interests of Immaterial Subsidiaries), the Collateral Agent shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(c)    if any Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in a principal amount of $500,000 or more is owing by such obligor to any Domestic Loan Party and if such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by a promissory note, such promissory note shall have been pledged pursuant to the U.S. Collateral Agreement and the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(d)    all certificates, agreements, documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and intellectual property security agreements, required by the Security Documents, Requirements of Law and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, to be filed, delivered, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents and the other provisions of the term “Domestic Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Required Lenders in proper form for filing, registration or recording;
(e)    the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance (or marked unconditional commitment to issue such policy or policies) in the amount equal to not less than 100% (or such lesser amount as reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) of the Fair Market




Value of such Mortgaged Property and fixtures, as reasonably determined by the Borrower and agreed to by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section 6.02, together with such endorsements (other than a creditor’s rights endorsement), coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, may reasonably request to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates, (iii) such affidavits, instruments of indemnification (including a so-called “gap” indemnification) as are customarily requested by the title company to induce the title company to issue the title policies and endorsements contemplated above, (iv) evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, of payment by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of all title policy premiums, search and examination charges, escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgages and issuance of the title policies referred to above, (v) a survey of each Mortgaged Property in such form as shall be required by the title company to issue the so-called comprehensive and other survey-related endorsements and to remove the standard survey exceptions from the title policies and endorsements contemplated above (provided, however, that a survey shall not be required to the extent that the issuer of the applicable title insurance policy provides reasonable and customary survey-related coverages (including, without limitation, survey-related endorsements) in the applicable title insurance policy based on an existing survey and/or such other documentation as may be reasonably satisfactory to the title insurer), (vi) completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property subject to the applicable FEMA rules and regulations (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and each Loan Party relating thereto), (vii) if any Mortgaged Property is located in an area determined by FEMA to have special flood hazards, evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under applicable law, including Regulation H of the Board of Governors and the other Flood Insurance Laws and as required under Section 5.07, and (viii) such legal opinions as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property; and
(f)    (i) with respect to any Required Account maintained by a Domestic Loan Party on the Effective Date, each Domestic Loan Party shall have obtained a Control Agreement with respect to such Required Account, as soon as possible and in any event within 60 days after the Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall reasonably agree), (ii) with respect to any Required Account established by a Domestic Loan Party after the Effective Date, each Domestic Loan Party shall have obtained a Control Agreement with respect to such Required Account contemporaneously with the opening of such Required Account, and (iii) with respect to any Required Account acquired by a Domestic Loan Party after the Effective Date, each Domestic Loan Party shall have obtained a Control Agreement with respect to such Required Account, as soon as possible and in any event within 90 days after the date of such acquisition (or such later date as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall reasonably agree) (unless such account is closed prior to such date), in each case, unless waived by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Control Agreement shall be required with respect to any Required Account so long as such Required Account




constitutes ABL Priority Collateral and the Lien thereon securing the obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement is subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of the Loan Parties, or the provision of Guarantees by any Subsidiary (i) if, and for so long as and to the extent that the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such Guarantees (taking into account any material adverse Tax consequences to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including the imposition of material withholding or other Taxes)), outweighs the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom and/or (ii) the grant or perfection of a security interest in such asset would (A) be prohibited by enforceable anti-assignment provisions of any applicable law, (B) violate the terms of any contract (to the extent binding on such property at the time of the acquisition thereof and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition) (in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law) or (C) trigger termination of any contract pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision (to the extent binding on such property at the time of the acquisition thereof and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition); it being understood that the Collateral shall include any proceeds and/or receivables arising out of any contract described in this clause (ii) to the extent the assignment of such proceeds or receivables is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding the relevant prohibition, violation or termination right, (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the term “Domestic Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents, (c) except with respect to any Required Accounts, in no event shall control agreements or other control or similar arrangements be required with respect to deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts or other assets specifically requiring perfection by control agreements, (d) no perfection actions shall be required with respect to Vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (other than the filing of UCC financing statements), (e) no perfection actions shall be required with respect to commercial tort claims with a value less than $500,000 and, other than the filing of UCC financing statements, no perfection shall be required with respect to promissory notes evidencing debt for borrowed money in a principal amount of less than $500,000, (f) except as set forth in the Foreign Loan Documents or as expressly required by the Agreed Security Principles, no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the United States (including any Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries and any Foreign Intellectual Property) or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that except as set forth in the Foreign Loan Documents or as expressly required by the Agreed Security Principles, there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (g) no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights (other than the filing of UCC financing statements), (h) no Loan Party shall be required to seek any landlord lien waiver, estoppel, warehouseman waiver or other collateral access or similar letter or agreement, (i) no action shall be required to perfect any Lien with respect to (i) the Equity Interests of any Immaterial Subsidiary and/or (ii) the Equity Interests of a Person that is not a subsidiary, which Person, if a subsidiary, would constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary, in each case except to the extent that a security interest therein can be perfected by filing a Form UCC-1 (or similar) financing statement under the UCC, and (j) in no event shall the Collateral include any Excluded Assets. The Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets




or the provision of any Guarantee by any Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Effective Date or in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Effective Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement (including any bailee provisions therein), to the extent any perfection actions are required to be taken with respect to any asset under the ABL Credit Agreement, such perfection actions shall be required to be taken hereunder with respect to such asset.
Domestic Guarantee Agreement” means the Domestic Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date and as further supplemented or modified from time to time, among the Domestic Loan Parties (other than the Borrower) and the Administrative Agent.
Domestic Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not a Foreign Loan Party.
Domestic Perfection Requirements” means the filing of appropriate financing statements with the office of the Secretary of State or other appropriate office of the state of organization of each Loan Party, the filing of appropriate assignments or notices with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office, the proper recording or filing, as applicable, of Mortgages and fixture filings with respect to any Mortgaged Property, in each case in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties and the delivery to the Collateral Agent of any stock certificate or promissory note required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents, together with instruments of transfer executed in blank.
Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
Domestic Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Subsidiary Loan Party that is a Domestic Subsidiary.
Dutch Collateral Agreements” means (i) the Dutch general security agreement (omnibus pandakte), (ii) the Dutch security agreement over partnership interests and (iii) the Dutch deed of pledge of shares over shares in the issued share capital in a Dutch private limited liability company, each dated as of the Effective Date between each Foreign Loan Party from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent.
Dutch Collateral Documents” means each of the Dutch Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Dutch law in connection with this Agreement and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Secured Obligations.
Dutch Loan Party” means any Loan Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of the Netherlands or any province or territory thereof.
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 the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), other than, in each case, a natural person.
EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
English Collateral Agreement” means the English law governed debenture to be entered into on or around the Effective Date and made between, among the Borrower, each English Loan Party and Invacare Holdings Two Netherlands as chargors and the Collateral Agent as chargee.
English Collateral Documents” means (a) the English Collateral Agreement and (b) each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by English law in connection with this Agreement and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Secured Obligations.
English Loan Party” means any Loan Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of England and Wales.
Environmental Laws” means applicable common law and all applicable treaties, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, judgments, orders, decrees and other applicable Requirements of Law, and all applicable injunctions or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, in each instance relating to the protection of the environment, including with respect to the preservation or reclamation of natural resources or the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material, or to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, the protection of human health or safety.
Environmental Liability” means any liability, obligation, loss, claim, action, order or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of medical monitoring, costs of environmental remediation or restoration, administrative oversight costs, consultants’ fees, fines, penalties and indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or permit, license or approval issued thereunder, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in, or interests in a Person.
ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.




ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Loan Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or Section 414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Code.
ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) any failure by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 or Section 430 of the Code or Section 302 or Section 303 of ERISA) applicable to any Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) the incurrence by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) the receipt by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans under Section 4041 of ERISA or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (g) the incurrence by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal from any Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section image_0a.jpg4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA), or a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meanings of Section 4203 and Section 4205 of ERISA, respectively) from a Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, “insolvent,” within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA, or in “endangered or critical status,” within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA or Section 432 of the Code; or (i) a Foreign Pension Event.
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.
European Loan Party” means any Foreign Loan Party that is not a Canadian Loan Party.
Euros” and “” mean the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation.
Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.
Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
Exchange Agreements” means (a) the Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, between Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P. and the Borrower and (b) the Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, between Highbridge Convertible Dislocation Fund, L.P. and the Borrower.
Exchange Rate” means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into Dollars at the time of determination on such day as set forth on the Reuters WRLD Page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters WRLD Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or, in the




absence of such an agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the Exchange Rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about such time as the Administrative Agent shall elect after determining that such rates shall be the basis for determining the Exchange Rate, on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such Exchange Rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Excluded Assets” means (a) any fee-owned real property with a Fair Market Value of less than $1,000,000 as determined on the Effective Date for existing real property and on the date of acquisition for after-acquired real property, (b) all leasehold interests in real property, (c) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such license, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction, but excluding any prohibition or restriction that is ineffective under the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), (d) any asset if, to the extent that and for so long as the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations is prohibited by any Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to any other applicable Requirements of Law, including the PPSA or the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), or would require consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, (e) the Equity Interests of any (i) captive insurance company, (ii) not-for-profit subsidiary, (f) margin stock and, to the extent (i) prohibited by the terms of, creating an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Loan Party) or requiring the consent of one or more third parties (other than the Borrower) under and/or (ii) any pledge could give rise to a “right of first refusal”, a “right of first offer” or a similar right that may be exercised by any third party (other than the Borrower) pursuant to, any applicable Organizational Documents, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement, Equity Interests in any Person other than the Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries that are wholly-owned subsidiaries, (g) assets of any (i) direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower organized outside of a Specified Jurisdiction (“Excluded Foreign Subsidiary”) and (ii) direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary to the extent a security interest or grant of perfection in such assets would result in material adverse Tax consequences to the Borrower or one of the Restricted Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (h) Foreign Intellectual Property (except with respect to any Intellectual Property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any Specified Jurisdiction) and any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (i) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject thereto (including pursuant to a purchase money security interest, capital lease or similar arrangement) to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement or capital lease or create a breach, default or right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Loan Party) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the PPSA or Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (j) assets of any (i) any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary and, (k) cash or cash equivalents maintained in any deposit account that are comprised of (i) funds used or to be used for payroll and payroll taxes and other employee benefit payments to or for the benefit of the employees of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, during the applicable period, (ii) funds used or to be used to pay any taxes required to be collected, remitted or withheld during the current period and (iii)




other funds which any Loan Party holds as an escrow or fiduciary for the benefit of any third person, but in each case subject to the terms of the Agreed Security Principles (including, without limitation, the Overriding Principle (as defined in the Agreed Security Principles)) (other than to the extent no additional action needs to be taken with respect to any such assets to create or perfect a security interest in any such assets). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, any asset that does not constitute “Excluded Property” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Asset” for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Excluded Subsidiary” means any of the following (except as otherwise provided in clause (b) of the definition of “Subsidiary Loan Party”): (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, that no Subsidiary Loan Party shall become an Excluded Subsidiary and cease being a Subsidiary Loan Party solely as a result of no longer constituting a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower unless such Subsidiary Loan Party no longer constitutes a Subsidiary, (b) each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.01(a), (c) [reserved], (d) each Immaterial Subsidiary, (e) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by (i) applicable Requirements of Law or (ii) any contractual obligation existing on the Effective Date or on the date any such Subsidiary is acquired (so long as, in respect of any such contractual prohibition, such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), in each case from guaranteeing the Secured Obligations or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a Guarantee, (f) any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (g) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (h) [reserved], (i) any other Subsidiary excused from becoming a Loan Party pursuant to clause (a) of the last paragraph of the definition of the term “Domestic Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” or the terms of the Agreed Security Principles” (j) [reserved], (k) [reserved] and (l) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries or captive insurance companies. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, any subsidiary that does not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient (each referred to for purposes of this definition a “recipient”) of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income (however denominated), branch profits Taxes and franchise Taxes, in each case (i) imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized or having its principal office located in or, in the case of any Lender, having its applicable lending office located in, such jurisdiction or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any withholding Tax that is attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(e), (c) except in the case of an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19, any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender due to a Requirement of Law in effect at the time the Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding Tax under Section 2.17(a), (d) any federal withholding Tax imposed pursuant to FATCA, (e) any Taxes imposed on payments to a Lender by the German tax authorities under § 49 para. 1 Nr. 5 lit. c (aa) or § 50a para. 7 German income tax act by virtue of the Lender having security over German-situs real estate (inländischen Grundbesitz) or over rights subject to the civil law provisions applicable to real estate (inländische Rechte, die den Vorschriften des bürgerlichen Rechts über Grundstücke unterliegen), (f) any Taxes imposed by Germany because the relevant recipient is a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction Resident Party, (g) any Luxembourg withholding Taxes imposed under the amended Luxembourg law of 23 December 2005 introducing a final




withholding tax on certain interest payments and (h) any Canadian withholding Taxes arising as a result of (i) the recipient not dealing at arm’s length (within the meaning of the ITA) with any Loan Party, (ii) the recipient being a “specified non-resident shareholder” (as defined in subsection 18(5) of the ITA) of any Loan Party or not dealing at arm’s length (for the purposes of the ITA) with a “specified shareholder” (as defined in subsection 18(5) of the ITA) of the Loan Party or of any partner of the Loan Party (and if a partnership, any partner thereof), or (iii) the recipient being a “specified entity” (as defined in subsection 18.4(1) of the ITA, as it is proposed to be amended by certain Tax proposals released by the Department of Finance (Canada) on April 29, 2022) of the Loan Party, except in the case of (i) through (iii) where (x) the non-arm’s length relationship or (y) the recipient being a “specified non-resident shareholder” of the Loan Party or not dealing at arm’s length with a “specified shareholder” of the Loan Party.
Existing ABL Credit Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2015, by and among the Borrower, as a borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as lender and agent thereunder, the other Borrowers (as defined therein) from time to time thereunder, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time thereunder, and the other agents and lenders from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time.
Existing Notes” means the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes.
Fair Market Value” means with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, such value shall be determined in good faith by the Borrower.
FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on 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 Treasury regulations or official administrative interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the implementation of such current Sections of the Code (or any such amended or successor version described above).
FCPA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.18(b).
Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, 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 (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) quoted to Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by Administrative Agent.
Fee Letters” means the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and the Collateral Agent Fee Letter.




FEMA” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Domestic Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
First Additional Funding Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.02 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
First Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements” mean the requirements set forth on Schedule 4.02 hereto; provided, that, it is understood and agreed that (i) the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts for a period of 90 days to obtain the consent set forth in paragraph B under the heading “Germany” of Schedule 4.02 prior to the First Additional Funding Date, (ii) solely to the extent such consent is obtained, the Borrower shall be required to satisfy the conditions set forth in items 7 through 28 under the heading “Germany” of Schedule 4.02 prior to the First Additional Funding Date and (iii) if such consent is not obtained after use of commercially reasonable efforts as contemplated by clause (i) of this definition and Schedule 4.02, such obligation shall terminate and the conditions set forth in items 7 through 28 under the heading “Germany” of Schedule 4.02 shall not constitute First Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements.
First Additional Loans” means any Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
First Additional Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment (if any) of such Lender to make First Additional Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the heading “First Additional Term Loan Commitments”. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ First Additional Term Loan Commitments on the Effective Date is $8,500,000.
First and Second Additional Funding Availability Period” means the period from the Effective Date until November 23, 2022.
First Lien Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the twelve consecutive month period most recently ended on or prior to such date.
Flood Insurance Laws” 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 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (e) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
Foreign Excluded Assets” means any asset or undertaking not required to be charged or secured or not subject to any applicable Security Document pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Agreed Security Principles.
Foreign Guarantee Agreement” means the Foreign Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date and as further supplemented or modified from time to time, among the Foreign Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent.




Foreign Intellectual Property” means any right, title or interest in or to any Intellectual Property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof.
Foreign Loan Documents” means (i) the Canadian Collateral Documents, (ii) the English Collateral Documents, (iii) the Dutch Collateral Documents, (iv) the Luxembourg Collateral Documents, (v) the German Collateral Documents, (vi) the Swiss Collateral Documents, (vii) the French Collateral Documents and (viii) any other Loan Document which is not governed by the laws of the United States of America or any state, province or territory thereof.
Foreign Loan Party” means a Loan Party that is a Foreign Subsidiary organized in a Specified Jurisdiction.
Foreign Pension Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from applicable Governmental Authority or (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments.
Foreign Pension Plan” means any benefit plan that under applicable law (other than the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof) is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority and with respect to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has any liability.
Foreign Perfection Requirements” means any registration, acknowledgement, filing, endorsement, notarisation, stamping, notification or other action or step to be made or procured in a Specified Jurisdiction in order to create, perfect or enforce the Lien created by a Foreign Loan Document and/or achieve the relevant priority for the Lien created thereunder.
Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor” means a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Foreign Subsidiary organized in a Specified Jurisdiction.
    “French Collateral Agreements” means the collateral agreements governed by French law set forth on Schedule 4.02 hereof.
French Collateral Documents” means the French Collateral Agreements and each security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by French law in connection with this Agreement and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Secured Obligations.
French Loan Party” means any Loan Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of France.
FSHCO” means any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that has no material assets other than Equity Interests in one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.




GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the 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 change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith; provided, further, that if such an amendment is requested by the Borrower or the Required Lenders, then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall negotiate in good faith to enter into an amendment of the relevant affected provisions (without the payment of any amendment or similar fee to the Lenders) to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the application thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (a) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 825-Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein and (b) the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capital Lease Obligations shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.04(e).
German Collateral Agreements” means the Collateral Agreements governed by German law set forth on Schedule 4.02 hereof.
German Collateral Documents” means each of the German Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, hypothec, mortgage, consent or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by German law in connection with this Agreement and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Secured Obligations.
German Group” means Invacare Germany Holding and each subsidiary of Invacare Germany Holding.
German Loan Party” means any Loan Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Germany.
Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, provincial or territorial, 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 the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Granting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(f).
Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such




Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Effective Date or entered into after the Effective Date in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). 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 in good faith by a Financial Officer. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Guarantors” means, subject to the Agreed Security Principles, collectively, (i) the Subsidiary Loan Parties that have Guaranteed the Secured Obligations on the Effective Date and (ii) any Subsidiary that will Guarantee the Secured Obligations after the Effective Date in accordance with the Agreed Security Principles and terms of this Agreement which such Subsidiaries, in the case of clause (i), are listed on Schedule 1.01(c) hereto; provided that no Guarantor under clause (ii) above shall be deemed to have Guaranteed any Secured Obligations until it becomes a Loan Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including the satisfaction of all applicable conditions contemplated on Schedule 5.14) and the Agreed Security Principles.
Hazardous Materials” means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum by-products or distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated as hazardous or toxic, or any other term of similar import, pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Highbridge” means, collectively, Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P. and Highbridge Convertible Dislocation Fund, L.P.
IFRS” means international accounting standards as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary.
Impacted Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(a)(ii).
Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication,
(a)    all obligations of such Person for borrowed money,
(b)    all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent the same would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP,
(c)    all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person,
(d)    all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation, purchase price adjustment or similar obligation




until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid after being due and payable and (iii) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits),
(e)    all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed,
(f)    all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others,
(g)    all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,
(h)    all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and
(i)    all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances;
provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue and (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller.
The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner), to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) above shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the Fair Market Value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude intercompany liabilities arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business.
Indemnified Taxes” means all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes and Other 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.
Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).
Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12(a).
Initial Term Loan” means any Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
Initial Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment (if any) of such Lender to make Initial Term Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the heading “Initial Term Loan Commitments”. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Initial Term Loan Commitments on the Effective Date is $66,500,000.
Insurance Subsidiary” means Invatection Insurance Company, a Vermont corporation.




Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the U.S. Collateral Agreement, the Canadian Collateral Agreement, the English Collateral Agreement or the Dutch Collateral Agreements, as applicable.
Intercreditor Agreements” means the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, and any Subordination Agreement.
Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07 substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto.
Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part.
Interest Period” means, with respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is six months thereafter, provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
Intermediate Holdcos” means, collectively, Invacare Holdings Netherlands, Invacare Holdings Lux, Invacare Holdings Two Lux, Invacare Holdings Two Netherlands and Invacare Germany Holding.
Intermediate Holdco Subsidiaries” means, as to each Intermediate Holdco, such Intermediate Holdco’s subsidiaries.
Invacare Germany Holding” means Invacare Germany Holding GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung), incorporated and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, registered in the commercial register (Handelsregister) of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Ulm under HRB 621121, with registered seat in Isny, Germany.
Invacare Holdings Lux” means Invacare Holdings S.à. r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office located at 6, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés) under number B169.438.
Invacare Holdings Netherlands” means Invacare Holdings C.V., a limited partnership (commanditaire vennootschap) formed under the laws of the Netherlands, having its registered office at Benkenstrasse 260, 4108 Witterswil, Switzerland, and registered with the commercial register of the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) for indefinite period under number 09123986.
Invacare Holdings Two Lux” means Invacare Holdings Two S.à. r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office




located at 6, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés) under number B169458.
Invacare Holdings Two Netherlands” means Invacare Holdings Two B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, having its corporate seat (statutaire zetel) at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, its registered office at Galvanistraat 14 3, 6716 AE Ede, the Netherlands, and registered with the trade register of the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) under number 34058960.
Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (i) intercompany advances arising from their cash management, cash pooling, tax, and accounting operations, (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) and (iii) intercompany advances, transfer pricing and cost-sharing arrangements that are in the ordinary course of business or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus, to the extent any such loan or advance is made to any third party unaffiliated with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest in respect of such Investment (to the extent any such payment to be deducted does not exceed the remaining principal amount of such Investment), but without any adjustment for writedowns or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (ii) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be 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 in good faith by a Financial Officer, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the Fair Market Value of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests (including through any capital contribution), evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (A) the cost of all additions thereto, and minus (B) to the extent such original Investment was made in cash, the amount of any portion of such Investments that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, and of any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest, dividends or other distributions in respect of such Investment (in all of the foregoing cases in this clause (B), to the extent such payments do not exceed, in the aggregate, the original cash amount of such Investment), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment. For purposes of Section 6.04, if an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP; provided that pending the final determination of the amounts




to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by a Financial Officer.
IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
ITA” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended from time to time.
Judgment Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14(b).
Junior Financing” means any Indebtedness (other than any permitted intercompany Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than (x) Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.01(a)(xxii)(A), and (y) Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.01(a)(xxii)(B) solely to the extent such Indebtedness has the same lien priorities as the Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement) that is (a) subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, (b) Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations in respect of the Term Loan or (c) Indebtedness that is unsecured; provided that (i) no such Junior Financing incurred or assumed on or after the Effective Date shall provide for any payments of principal, interest, fees or other amounts (other than customary third party agent or trustee fees) in cash on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date (determined as of the date of incurrence or assumption of such Junior Financing) and (ii) for purposes of Section 6.08(b), Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a) through (c) shall constitute Junior Financing only to the extent the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all other Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a) through (c), respectively, outstanding at such time, is greater than $1,000,000.
Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
Legal Reservations” means, in the case of any Foreign Loan Party or any Foreign Loan Document: (i) the principle that certain remedies may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court, the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and secured creditors; (ii) the time barring of claims under applicable limitation laws and defenses of acquiescence, set-off or counterclaim and the possibility that an undertaking to assume liability for or to indemnify a person against non-payment of stamp duty may be void; (iii) the principle that in certain circumstances Liens granted by way of fixed charge may be recharacterized as a floating charge or that Liens purported to be constituted as an assignment may be recharacterized as a charge; (iv) the principle that additional interest imposed pursuant to any relevant agreement may be held to be unenforceable on the grounds that it is a penalty and thus void; (v) the principle that a court may not give effect to an indemnity for legal costs incurred by an unsuccessful litigant; (vi) the principle that the creation or purported creation of Liens over any contract or agreement which is subject to a prohibition on transfer, assignment or charging may be void, ineffective or invalid and may give rise to a breach of the contract or agreement over which Liens has purportedly been created; (vii) similar principles, rights and defenses under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction; (viii) the principle that a court may not give effect to any parallel debt provisions, covenants to pay the Collateral Agent or other similar provisions; (ix) the principle that in certain circumstances pre-existing Liens purporting to secure further advances may be void, ineffective, invalid or unenforceable; (x) the Swiss general principle of reasonableness and fairness (Treu und Glauben) and similar principles under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction; (xi) mandatory provisions (lois de police) under Luxembourg law; and (xii) any other matters which are (or would in respect of any legal opinion provided by counsel to any Lender customarily be) set out as qualifications or reservations




(however described) as to matters of law in any legal opinion delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document.
Lenders” means the Term Lenders and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash (other than to the extent restricted in favor of the Term Facility or any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xvi) or (xxii)) and Permitted Investments owned by the Loan Parties, as reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, to the extent such cash and Permitted Investments are free and clear of any Liens (other than (x) non-consensual Liens permitted by Section 6.02 and (y) consensual Liens permitted by Section 6.02(a)(i), 6.02(a)(xvi) or 6.02(xxii)) and the use thereof for the application to the payment of Indebtedness is not prohibited by law or any contract to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, (y) cash and Permitted Investments of the Loan Parties restricted or subject to a Lien in favor of the Term Facility (which may also include cash and Permitted Investments securing other Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral along with the Term Facility) and (z) the aggregate amount that is then available to be borrowed under the ABL Credit Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the “borrowing base” provided for thereunder).
Loan Document Obligations” means (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of (i) the principal of and interest at the applicable rate or rates provided in this Agreement (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, and (ii) all other monetary obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including obligations to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (b) the due and punctual payment and performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the obligations of each other Loan Party under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents (including interest and monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).
Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Domestic Guarantee Agreement, the Foreign Guarantee Agreement, the Foreign Loan Documents, the Collateral Agreements, the Fee Letters, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, the other Security Documents and, except for purposes of Section 9.02, any promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(e).
Loan Parties” means the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.




Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Initial Term Loans, the First Additional Term Loans, the Second Additional Term Loans and the Third Additional Term Loans.
Luxembourg” means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Luxembourg Civil Code” means the Luxembourg Civil Code (Code civil).
Luxembourg Collateral Agreements” means any share, receivables, account pledge agreement governed by Luxembourg law or any similar security interest, between each Foreign Loan Party from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent.
Luxembourg Collateral Documents” means each of the Luxembourg Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, mortgage, or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Luxembourg law in connection with this Agreement and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Secured Obligations.
Luxembourg Loan Party” means any Loan Party incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of the Luxembourg.
Master Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Swap Agreement.
Material Adverse Effect” means after the Effective Date, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the applicable Loan Documents or (c) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the applicable Loan Documents.
Material Indebtedness” means (without duplication) Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Loan Document Obligations), Capital Lease Obligations, unreimbursed obligations for letter of credit drawings and financial guarantees (other than ordinary course of business contingent reimbursement obligations) or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $5,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
Material Subsidiary” means (a) each Restricted Subsidiary that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for such Restricted Subsidiary and its Restricted Subsidiaries) for such quarter in excess of 2.5% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter or that is designated by the Borrower as a Material Subsidiary and (b) any Restricted Subsidiary that is part of a group comprising Restricted Subsidiaries that each would not have been a Material Subsidiary under clause (a) but that, taken together, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for all such Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) for such quarter in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or




anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, any subsidiary that constitutes a “Material Subsidiary” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement shall constitute a “Material Subsidiary” for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents or other security document granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property to secure the Secured Obligations, provided, however, in the event any Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction which imposes mortgage recording taxes or similar fees, the applicable Mortgage shall not secure an amount in excess of 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Mortgaged Property. Each Mortgage shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders.
Mortgaged Property” means any real property and the improvements thereon owned in fee by a Loan Party with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 4.01(f) (if any) or Section 5.11 and Section 5.12 (if any).
Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions or with respect to which any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate could have liability.
Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the proceeds received in respect of such event in cash or Permitted Investments, including (i) any cash or Permitted Investments received in respect of any non-cash proceeds, including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment or earn-out (but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds that are actually received, (iii) [reserved], and (iv) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments that are actually received, minus (b) the sum of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such event (including attorney’s fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, underwriting discounts and commissions, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant, accountant and other customary fees), (ii) in the case of a Disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a Casualty Event or similar proceeding), (x) the amount of all payments that are permitted hereunder and are made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder (other than (x) the Loans or (y) other pari passu or junior Financing secured by a Lien on the Collateral and incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)) and secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event, (y) the pro rata portion of net cash proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (y)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result thereof and (z) the amount of any liabilities directly associated with such asset and retained by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) the amount of all Taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable), and the amount of any reserves established by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, that are directly attributable to such event, provided that any reduction at any time in the amount of any such reserves (other than as a result of payments made in respect thereof) shall be deemed to constitute the receipt by the Borrower at such time of Net Proceeds in the amount of such reduction.




Non-Cash Compensation Expense” means any non-cash expenses and costs that result from the issuance of stock-based awards, partnership interest-based awards and similar incentive based compensation awards or arrangements.
Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c).
Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction” means a non-cooperative tax jurisdiction (nicht kooperierendes Steuerhoheitsgebiet) within the meaning of the German Defense against Tax Havens Act (Gesetz zur Abwehr von Steuervermeidung und unfairem Steuerwettbewerb und zur Änderung weiterer Gesetze, the “SteueroasenAbwG”) and the and the respective legislative decree (Rechtsverordnung), each as amended, supplemented or restated.
Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction Resident Party” means a Party that is resident in a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction.
Notice of Prepayment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(e).
OFAC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.18(c).
Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, amendment or amalgamation, the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and/or any shareholder(s) agreements; (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and, with respect to any German Loan Party, the shareholder list (Gesellschafterliste); and (c) with respect to any partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, limited partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
    “Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
Other Taxes” means any and all present or future intangible, filing, recording, stamp, documentary, transfer, sales, property or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or 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, except for (i) any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment, other than an assignment pursuant to Section 2.19 and (ii) any Luxembourg registration duties (droits d'enregistrement) payable in the case of voluntary registration of any Loan Document by the Loan Parties with the Administration de l'Enregistrement des Domaines et de la TVA in Luxembourg, or registration of the Notes in Luxembourg when such registration is not reasonably required to enforce the rights of that Loan Party under the Loan Document.




Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” means the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit G-3, dated as of the Effective Date, by and among the Collateral Agent, the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent, and each additional representative party thereto from time to time, as acknowledged by the Loan Parties, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(i).
Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(iii).
Payment Subordination Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement”.
PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
PCMLTF Act” means the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada).
Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit J or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders.
Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a)    Liens for Taxes that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case, the nonpayment of which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(b)    Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or construction contractors’ Liens and other similar Liens, arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or, if more than 30 days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case so long as such Liens could not reasonably be expected to individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)    Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business (i) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation or (ii) securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise supporting the payment of items of the type set forth in the foregoing clause (i);
(d)    Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, trade contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness), governmental contracts and leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers acceptance facilities and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar




instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices;
(e)    easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions, zoning restrictions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not in any case materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(f)    (i) Liens securing, or otherwise arising from, judgments, awards attachments and/or decrees and notices of lis pendens and associated rights relating to litigation being contested in good faith not constituting an Event of Default under Section 7.01(j) and (ii) any pledge and/or deposit securing any settlement of litigation;
(g)    Liens on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or Liens on bills of lading, drafts or other documents of title arising by operation of law or pursuant to the standard terms of agreements relating to letters of credit, bank guarantees and other similar instruments; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or other similar instrument to the extent such obligations are permitted by Section 6.01;
(h)    rights of setoff, banker’s lien, netting agreements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by of the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance of administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts or cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;
(i)    Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or any similar filings made in respect of operating leases or consignment or bailee arrangements entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(j)    Liens or right of set-off arising under the general banking conditions (algemene bankvoorwaarden) or any non-Dutch equivalent thereof.
Permitted Investments” means any of the following, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(a)    Dollars, Euros, Sterling, Australian Dollars, Canadian dollars and such other currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(b)    readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States or such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof;
(c)    time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii) has combined capital and surplus of at least (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any




such bank meeting the requirements of clause (i) or (ii) above being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d)    commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in each case with average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(e)    repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with an Approved Bank, a bank or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks, in each case, for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and A2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a Fair Market Value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations;
(f)    marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds either (i) having assets in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions or (ii) having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);
(g)    securities with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by a foreign government having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof);
(h)    investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;
(i)    instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in Euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction;
(j)    investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (i) of this definition;




(k)    with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary: (i) obligations of the national government of the country or jurisdiction in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country or jurisdiction is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in each case maturing within one year after the date of investment therein, (ii) certificates of deposit of, bankers acceptances of, or time deposits with, any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country or jurisdiction is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Foreign Bank”), and in each case with maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition and (iii) the equivalent of demand deposit accounts which are maintained with an Approved Foreign Bank;
(l)    interest bearing instruments with a maximum maturity of 180 days in respect of which the obligor is a G8 government or other G8 governmental agency or a G8 financial institution with credit ratings from S&P of at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s of at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof; and
(m)    investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (l) above.
Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Liens on the Collateral that are intended to be junior to the Liens thereon securing the Term Loans, an intercreditor agreement (or payment subordination agreement if so agreed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower (any such agreement, a “Payment Subordination Agreement”)) that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders shall negotiate in good faith with the Borrower; provided, that, if the terms of such Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement (other than a Payment Subordination Agreement) are substantially similar to the terms of the Form of Junior Intercreditor Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit G-2, such Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement (other than a Payment Subordination Agreement) shall be deemed to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.
Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended except (i) by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts, other amounts paid, and fees, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payments) incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and (ii) by an amount equal to any existing revolving commitments unutilized thereunder to the extent that the portion of any existing and unutilized revolving commitment being refinanced was permitted to be drawn under Section 6.01 immediately prior to such refinancing (other than by reference to a Permitted Refinancing) and such drawing shall be deemed to have been made, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(v) and Section 6.01(a)(xiv), Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension (x) has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (y) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xxii), has




a final maturity date later than 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date, (c) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (d) [reserved], (e) immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (f) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(ii), (a)(xii), (a)(xxiii) or (a)(xxiv), (i) the terms and conditions (including Lien priority, but excluding as to subordination, interest rate (including whether such interest is payable in cash or in kind), rate floors, fees, discounts and premiums) of Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension are, taken as a whole, not materially more favorable to the investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (except for covenants or other provisions applicable to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred) (it being understood that, to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Permitted Refinancing, the terms shall not be considered materially more favorable if such financial maintenance covenant is either (A) also added for the benefit of any Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of such Permitted Refinancing or (B) only applicable after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such refinancing); provided that the primary obligor in respect of, and/or the Persons (if any) that Guarantee, the Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is the primary obligor in respect of, and/or Persons (if any) that Guaranteed the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended; provided further that such Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall not be secured by any assets other than Collateral and the lien securing such Indebtedness shall not have greater priority than the lien securing the Indebtedness that is being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (and if the Indebtedness being refinanced is unsecured, such Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall be unsecured). For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that a Permitted Refinancing may constitute a portion of an issuance of Indebtedness in excess of the amount of such Permitted Refinancing; provided that such excess amount is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that a Permitted Refinancing includes successive Permitted Refinancings of the same Indebtedness.
Permitted Transferees” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural person (and any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants, (b) any trust or other legal entity the beneficiary of which is such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, stepchildren or their respective lineal descendants and (c) without duplication with any of the foregoing, such Person’s heirs, executors and/or administrators upon the death of such Person and any other Person who was an Affiliate of such Person upon the death of such Person and who, upon such death, directly or indirectly owned Equity Interests in the Borrower.
Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which a Loan Party or any




ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.
PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) including the regulations thereto, provided that if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any Lien created hereunder or under any other Loan Document on the Collateral is governed by the personal property security legislation or other applicable legislation with respect to personal property security in effect in a jurisdiction in Canada other than the Province of Ontario, “PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act or such other applicable legislation (including the Civil Code of Quebec) in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction in Canada for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
Present Fair Saleable Value” means the amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are sold with reasonable promptness in an arm’s length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.
Prime Rate” means the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal (or another national publication selected by Administrative Agent) as the U.S. “Prime Rate”.
Proposed Change” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c).
Public Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.
Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
Regulation” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.22(b).
Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents, controlling persons, advisors, servicers, financing sources and other representatives of such Person and of each of such Person’s Affiliates and permitted successors and assigns.
Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) and including the environment within any building or other structure.
Representative” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.
Required Accounts” means, (A) all deposit accounts or securities accounts of the Domestic Loan Parties and the Canadian Loan Parties, other than accounts having a de minimis balance; provided that the aggregate balance in all accounts excluded by this de minimis threshold shall not exceed $50,000 at any time and (B) all deposit accounts and securities accounts that are subject to control agreements in favor of the ABL Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, accounts used solely for payroll or benefits related disbursements or in which trust or the Insurance Subsidiary funds are maintained shall not constitute “Required Accounts”.




Required Additional Debt Terms” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, (a) such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the greatest Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then-existing Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness, (b) such Indebtedness does not have mandatory prepayment or redemption provisions (other than customary asset sale proceeds events, insurance and condemnation proceeds events, change of control offers or events of default) that could result in the prepayment or redemption of such Indebtedness prior to the Latest Maturity Date, (c) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any entity that is not a Loan Party, (d) such Indebtedness that is secured (i) is not secured by any assets not securing the Secured Obligations, (ii) is secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations and is subject to the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s) and (iii) is subject to security agreements relating to such Indebtedness that are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders), (e) with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xvi), such Indebtedness does not have provisions requiring the payment of amortization prior to the Latest Maturity Date and (f) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (excluding pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and, subject to clauses (a) and (b) above, prepayment or redemption provisions, are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the lenders or investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions of this Agreement (when taken as a whole) are to the Lenders (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at such time) (it being understood that, to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness, no consent shall be required by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders if such financial maintenance covenant is either (i) also added for the benefit of any Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of any such Indebtedness in connection therewith or (ii) only applicable after the Latest Maturity Date at such time); provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).
Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding Term Loans and Commitments representing more than 50.0% of the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding Term Loans at such time and (ii) the Commitments then in effect.
Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, any statutes, laws, treaties, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VIII.
Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer, in relation to a German Loan Party, managing director (Geschäftsführer) or other similar officer, manager or a director of a Loan Party and with respect to certain limited liability companies or partnerships that do not have




officers, any manager, sole member, managing member or general partner thereof. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by one or more Responsible Officers of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
Restricted Debt Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.08(b).
Restricted Debt Payment Amount” means, at any time on or after the Effective Date, $2,500,000 minus the amount of Restricted Debt Payments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on Section 6.08(b)(iv).
Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any payments made to settle or otherwise redeem any convertible indebtedness that are in excess of the principal amount thereof.
Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary.
S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor to its rating agency business.
Sanctions” means economic sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, sanctions enforced by OFAC and the Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Public Safety Canada, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
Second Additional Funding Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.03 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
Second Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements” mean the requirements set forth on Schedule 4.03 hereto.
Second Additional Loans” means any Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
Second Additional Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment (if any) of such Lender to make Second Additional Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the heading “Second Additional Term Loan Commitments”. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Second Additional Term Loan Commitments on the Effective Date is $10,000,000.
Secured Obligations” means the Loan Document Obligations.
Secured Parties” means (a) each Lender, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) the Collateral Agent, (d) each other Agent, (e) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document owed to a Lender or any of its Affiliates or an




Agent Related Person of an Agent or any of its Affiliates and (f) the successors and permitted assigns of each of the foregoing.
    “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Security Documents” means each of the Collateral Agreements, the Mortgages, the Control Agreements and each other security agreement or pledge agreement, including any intellectual property security agreement executed and delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, Section 4.01(f), Section 5.11 or Section 5.12 to secure any of the Secured Obligations.
Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent” means GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent in respect of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes.
Senior Secured Convertible Notes” means the Borrower’s 5.68% senior secured notes issued pursuant to the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture.
Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents” means the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and notes purchase agreement).
Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture” means, collectively, the indentures, each dated the Effective Date, among the Borrower, as issuer, the guarantors listed therein, the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent and the trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Senior Secured Convertible Notes are issued, as such indentures may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for such Restricted Subsidiary and its Restricted Subsidiaries or such group of Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable) for such quarter in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter.
SOFR” shall mean, for any day, a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
SOFR Floor” means a rate of interest per annum equal to 1.50%.
SOFR Reserve Percentage” shall mean, for any day, the maximum effective percentage in effect on such day, if any, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Solvent” means (a) the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, does not exceed the fair value or the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis; (b) the Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts, on a consolidated basis, as they become due generally, (c) the capital of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Borrower or its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, in existence or otherwise contemplated as of the date hereof; and (d) the Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts (including current obligations and contingent liabilities) beyond their ability to pay such debt as they mature in the ordinary course




of business. For purposes hereof, 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.
Specified Jurisdictions” means England and Wales, Canada (including any province and territory thereof), Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, Norway, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand.
    “Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01(a) (as it relates to organizational existence of the Loan Parties), Section 3.01(b) (as it relates to the organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and perform obligations under each Loan Document of the Loan Parties), Section 3.02, Section 3.03(b)(i), Section 3.08, Section 3.16, Section 3.17 (as it relates to the creation, validity and perfection of the security interests in the Collateral), Section 3.18(a) and (b) (in each case, as it relates to the use of proceeds of the Loans) and Section 3.18(c) (as it relates to the USA Patriot Act).
SPV” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(f).
Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom from time to time.
Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Junior Financing under clause (a) of the definition thereof.
subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which Equity Interests representing more than 50.0% of the equity or more than 50.0% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50.0% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.
Subsidiary Loan Party” means (a) each Subsidiary that is a party to the Domestic Guarantee Agreement, (b) each Subsidiary that is party to the Foreign Guarantee Agreement and (c) any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that may be designated by the Borrower (subject to the requirements of the Agreed Security Principles in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary) by way of delivering to the Collateral Agent a supplement to the U.S. Collateral Agreement and a supplement to the Domestic Guarantee Agreement or the Foreign Guarantee Agreement, as applicable, in each case, duly executed by such Subsidiary) in its sole discretion from time to time to be a guarantor in respect of the Secured Obligations, whereupon such Subsidiary shall be obligated to comply with the other requirements of Section 5.11 as if it were newly acquired; provided, in the case of this clause (c), that, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation of such Foreign Subsidiary shall be reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders (it being acknowledged and agreed that the Specified Jurisdictions are reasonably acceptable).
Swap” means any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.




Swap Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
Swiss Collateral Agreements” means the Collateral Agreements governed by Swiss law set forth on Schedule 4.02 hereof.
Swiss Collateral Documents” means each of the Swiss Collateral Agreements, and each other security agreement, pledge, debenture, mortgage or other instrument or document, as applicable, governed by Swiss law in connection with this Agreement and the Agreed Security Principles to secure the applicable Secured Obligations.
Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, fees, assessments or withholdings (including backup withholdings) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Term Facility” means the Term Loans or any refinancing thereof.
Term Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding Term Loans or unused Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption in respect of any Term Loans, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
Term Loan Commitments” means the Commitments.
Term Loans” means the Loans.
Term Maturity Date” means July 26, 2026 (the “Term Stated Maturity Date”); provided, that if such Term Stated Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the Term Stated Maturity Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day; provided, further, that if, on the date that is 91 days prior to the scheduled maturity date of the 2024 Notes (such date, the “Term Springing Maturity Date”) the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes then outstanding exceeds $20,000,000, the Term Maturity Date shall be the Term Springing Maturity Date. For purposes of determining compliance with the provisions set forth in this Agreement that require any additional Indebtedness (“Other Maturity Debt”) to have a maturity date that is no earlier than the Term Maturity Date and/or the Latest Maturity Date, (i) the stated maturity date of such Other Maturity Debt shall be no earlier than the Term Stated Maturity Date and (ii) such Other Maturity Debt may include a “springing maturity date” that is tied to the maturity date of the 2024 Notes so long as (a) the “springing maturity date” applicable thereto is no earlier than 91 days following the Term Springing Maturity Date and (b) such “springing maturity date” would otherwise only be triggered upon an event that would also trigger the Term Springing Maturity Date at the same time.




Term Springing Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Term Maturity Date”.
Term Stated Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Term Maturity Date”.
Termination Date” means the date on which all Loan Document Obligations (other than in respect of contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement claims not then due) shall have been paid in full.
Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (at the direction of the Required Lenders)).
Term SOFR Determination Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Term SOFR Rate”.
Term SOFR Loan” means a Borrowing that bears interest based on Term SOFR Rate.
Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term SOFR Loan for any Interest Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (A) the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to such Interest Period on the day (the “Term SOFR Determination Date”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator, by (B) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage. If the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. Local Time on the Term SOFR Determination Date, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate, for purposes of clause (A) in the preceding sentence, shall be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor on the first Business Day preceding such Term SOFR Determination Date for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published in accordance herewith, so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Date. If the Term SOFR Rate, determined as provided above, would be less than the SOFR Floor, then the Term SOFR Rate shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor.
Term SOFR Reference Rate” shall mean the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been (or were required to have been) delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b).
Third Additional Funding Availability Period” means the period from the Effective Date until July 26, 2025.
Third Additional Funding Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.03 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
Third Additional Loans” means any Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(d).
Third Additional Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment (if any) of such Lender to make Third Additional Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the heading “Third Additional Term Loan Commitments”. The aggregate




amount of the Lenders’ Third Additional Term Loan Commitments on the Effective Date is $19,500,000.
Transaction Costs” means any fees, expenses and other transaction costs incurred or paid by, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Transactions” means (a) the funding of the Term Loans on the Effective Date, the First Additional Funding Date, the Second Additional Funding Date and the Third Additional Funding Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) the consummation on the Effective Date of the transactions contemplated by the ABL Credit Agreement, (c) the issuance of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes, (d) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing on the Effective Date, the First Additional Funding Date, the Second Additional Funding Date and the Third Additional Funding Date, (e) the issuance by the Borrower to Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P. of 2.7 million shares of Common Stock on the Effective Date and (f) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing (including the Transaction Costs).
Type,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Term SOFR Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a U.S. jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.
UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(e).
USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as amended from time to time.




Vehicles” means all railcars, cars, trucks, trailers, construction and earth moving equipment and other vehicles covered by a certificate of title law of any state and all tires and other appurtenances to any of the foregoing.
Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Equity Interests having the right to vote for the election of directors of such Person under ordinary circumstances.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
wholly-owned subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any date, a subsidiary of such Person of which securities or other ownership interests representing 100% of the Equity Interests (other than (a) directors’ qualifying shares and (b) nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law) are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by such Person or one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries of such Person.
Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any U.S. federal withholding tax, any other withholding agent, if applicable.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) 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, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
WURA” means the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada).
Section 1.02    Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Term SOFR Loan”).
Section 1.03    Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein 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 to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to




time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (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 Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (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. Any references to “as of the date hereof” or similar terms or references shall be deemed to refer to the Effective Date.
Section 1.04    Accounting Terms; GAAP.
(a)    All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b)    [Reserved].
(c)    [Reserved].
(d)    In the event that the Borrower elects to prepare its financial statements in accordance with IFRS and such election results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms (collectively, the “Accounting Changes”) in this Agreement, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, agree to enter into good faith negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to reflect equitably the Accounting Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition shall be substantially the same after such change as if such change had not been made. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed in accordance with GAAP (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) (it being agreed that the reconciliation between GAAP and IFRS used in such determination shall be made available to Lenders) as if such change had not occurred.
(e)    Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement and any related definitions, the determination of whether a lease is to be treated as an operating lease or capital lease shall be made without giving effect to any change in GAAP that becomes effective on or after November 30, 2016 that would require operating leases to be treated similarly to capital leases.
Section 1.05    Currency Translation; Rates.
(a)    For purposes of any determination under Article V, Article VI or Article VII or any determination under any other provision of this Agreement expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate (rounded to the nearest currency unit, with 0.5 or more of a currency unit being rounded upward); provided, however, that for purposes of determining compliance with Article VI with




respect to the amount of any Indebtedness, Investment, Disposition or Restricted Payment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred or Disposition or Restricted Payment made; provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.05 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred or Disposition or Restricted Payment made at any time under such Sections. Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.
(b)    The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Term SOFR Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto, or with respect to any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Amendments.
Section 1.06    Timing of Payment of Performance. When payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.
Section 1.07    Cashless Rollovers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, to the extent that any Lender extends the maturity date of, or replaces, renews or refinances, any of its then-existing Loans with loans that refinance in full or fully replace the Term Loans or loans incurred under a new credit facility, in each case, to the extent such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing is effected by means of a “cashless roll” by such Lender, such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing shall be deemed to comply with any requirement hereunder or any other Loan Document that such payment be made “in Dollars”, “in immediately available funds”, “in Cash” or any other similar requirement.
Section 1.08    Certain Calculations and Tests. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) as a condition to the consummation of any transaction in connection with any acquisition or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower, in the case of any acquisition or similar Investment, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment or (y) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment; provided that if the Borrower elects to have such determination occur at the time of entry into the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment, any testing of compliance with any test shall be tested on a pro forma basis assuming such acquisition or Investment and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) had been consummated.
Section 1.09    Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by




the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up for five).
Section 1.10    Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 1.11    Term SOFR Notification. Section 2.14 of this Agreement provides a mechanism for determining an alternate rate of interest in the event that the Term SOFR Rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Term SOFR Rate or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate therefor. The Required Lenders and the Borrower agree to cooperate with the Administrative Agent in making any determinations with respect to the comparable or successor rate to Term SOFR or any other benchmark.
Section 1.12    Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes Relating to Term SOFR Rate. With respect to the Term SOFR Rate, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders will have the right (but not the obligation) to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall provide notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders of each such amendment implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
Section 1.13    Quebec Matters. For purposes of any assets, liabilities or entities located in the Province of Québec and for all other purposes pursuant to which the interpretation or construction of this Agreement may be subject to the laws of the Province of Québec or a court or tribunal exercising juris diction in the Province of Québec, (a) “personal property” shall include “movable property”, (b) “real property” or “real estate” shall include “immovable property”, (c) “tangible property” shall include “corporeal property”, (d) “intangible property” shall include “incorporeal property”, (e) “security interest”, “mortgage” and “lien” shall include a “hypothec”, “right of retention”, “prior claim” , “reservation of ownership” and a resolutory clause, (f) all references to filing, perfection, priority, remedies, registering or recording under the UCC or a PPSA shall include publication under the Civil Code of Québec, (g) all references to “perfection” of or “perfected” liens or security interest shall include a reference to an “opposable” or “set up” hypothec as against third parties, (h) any “right of offset”, “right of setoff” or similar expression shall include a “right of compensation”, (i) “goods” shall include “corporeal movable property” other than chattel paper, documents of title, instruments, money and securities, (j) an “agent” shall include a “mandatary”, (k) “construction liens” or “mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens” shall include “legal hypothecs” and “legal hypothecs in favour of persons having taken part in the construction or renovation of an immovable”, (l) “joint and several” shall include “solidary”, (m) “gross negligence or wilful misconduct” shall be deemed to be “intentional or gross fault”, (n) “beneficial ownership” shall include “ownership on behalf of another as mandatary”, (o) “easement” shall include “servitude”, (p) “priority” shall include “rank” or “prior claim”, as applicable (q) “survey” shall include “certificate of location and plan”, (r) “state” shall include




“province”, (s) “fee simple title” shall include “absolute ownership” and “ownership” (including ownership under a right of superficies), (t) “accounts” shall include “claims”, (u) “legal title” shall be including “holding title on behalf of an owner as mandatory or prete-nom”, (v) “ground lease” shall include “emphyteusis” or a “lease with a right of superficies, as applicable, (w) “leasehold interest” shall include a “valid lease”, (x) “lease” shall include a “leasing contract” and (y) “guarantee” and “guarantor” shall include “suretyship” and “surety”, respectively.
Section 1.14    French terms. In this Agreement, where it relates to a French entity and unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to: (a) an "administrator" or a "similar officer" includes an administrateur judiciaire, a mandataire ad hoc, a conciliateur, a mandataire liquidateur or any other person appointed as a result of any proceedings under articles L. 611-3 to L. 611-16 of the French Commercial Code; (b) a "winding-up", "dissolution", "administration", or "amalgamation" includes (without limitation) a redressement judiciaire, cession totale ou partielle de l'entreprise, liquidation judiciaire or a procédure de sauvegarde under Livre Sixième of the French Commercial Code; (c) "any analogous procedure or step" or "legal proceedings or other procedures" shall include, without limitation: (i) proceedings for the appointment of a mandataire ad hoc for a conciliation in accordance with Articles L.611-3 to L.611-16 of the French Commercial Code, and (ii) the entry of a judgment for sauvegarde, redressement judiciaire, cession totale de l'entrepris, liquidation judiciaire or cession totale de l'entreprise under Articles L.620-1 to L.670-8 of the French Commercial Code; (d) a person being unable to pay its debts is that person being in a state of cessation des paiements within the meaning of the French Commercial Code; (e) "control" has the meaning given in article L.233-3 I and II of the French Commercial Code; (f) "gross negligence" means "faute lourde"; (g) "merger" includes any fusion implemented in accordance with articles L.236-1 to L.236-24 of the French Commercial Code; (h) a "guarantee" includes, as regards French law, any "cautionnement", "aval", any "garantie" which is independent from the debt to which it relates and any type of "sûreté personnelle"; (i) a "security interest" includes any type of security (sûreté réelle) and transfer by way of security and fiducie sûreté; (j) "wilful misconduct" means "dol"; (k) the "French Civil Code" means the Code Civil; (l) the "French Commercial Code" means the Code de commerce.
Section 1.15    Luxembourg terms.
Luxembourg legal concepts expressed in English terms in this Agreement may not correspond to the original French or German terms relating thereto.
In this Agreement, where it relates to a Luxembourg Loan Party, a reference to:
(a)    a winding up, dissolution, administration or moratorium includes:
(i)    bankruptcy (faillite déclarée);
(ii)    voluntary or compulsory liquidation (liquidation volontaire or liquidation judiciaire)
(iii)    controlled management (gestion contrôlée);
(iv)    reprieve from payment (sursis de paiement) or a composition with creditors (concordat préventif de faillite)
(b)    a trustee, an administrator, a receiver or a similar office includes a commissaire, juge-commissaire, mandataire ad hoc, administrateur provisoire, liquidateur, curateur or a juge délégué;




(c)    guarantee includes any garantie which is independent from the debt to which it relates and excludes any suretyship (cautionnement) within the meaning of Articles 2011 et seq. of the Luxembourg Civil Code;
(d)    a person being unable to pay its debts includes that person being in a state of cessation of payments (cessation de paiements) and has lost its creditworthiness (ebranlement du credit) ; and
(e)    an attachment includes a saisie;
(f)    by-laws or constitutional documents includes its up-to-date (restated) articles of association (statuts coordonnés); and
(g)    a director includes a gérant or an administrateur.
Section 1.16    Swiss terms. In respect of any Loan Party incorporated in Switzerland, any obligations of, and the use of any enforcement proceeds of security provided by, such Loan Party set out in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be limited as set out in Section 6.03 (Swiss Guaranty Limitations) of the Foreign Guarantee Agreement, which shall apply mutatis mutandis.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
Section 2.01    Commitments.
(a)    Initial Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender agrees to make an Initial Term Loan to the Borrower on the Effective Date denominated in Dollars in a principal amount equal to its Initial Term Loan Commitment. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Initial Term Loans may not be reborrowed. The Initial Term Loan Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Lender’s Initial Term Loans on the Effective Date.
(b)    First Additional Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, during the First and Second Additional Funding Availability Period, each Term Lender agrees to make a First Additional Term Loan to the Borrower on the First Additional Funding Date denominated in Dollars in a principal amount equal to its First Additional Term Loan Commitment. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of First Additional Term Loans may not be reborrowed. The First Additional Term Loan Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the earlier of (i) the making of such Lender’s First Additional Term Loans on the First Additional Funding Date and (ii) the expiration of the First and Second Additional Funding Availability Period.
(c)    Second Additional Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, during the First and Second Additional Funding Availability Period, each Term Lender agrees to make a Second Additional Term Loan to the Borrower on the Second Additional Funding Date denominated in Dollars in a principal amount equal to its Second Additional Term Loan Commitment. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Second Additional Term Loans may not be reborrowed. The Second Additional Term Loan Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the earlier of (i) the making of such Lender’s Second Additional Term Loans on the Second Additional Funding Date and (ii) the expiration of the First and Second Additional Funding Availability Period.




(d)    Third Additional Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, during the Third Additional Funding Availability Period, each Term Lender agrees to make a Third Additional Term Loan to the Borrower on the Third Additional Funding Date denominated in Dollars in a principal amount equal to its Third Additional Term Loan Commitment. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Third Additional Term Loans may not be reborrowed. The Third Additional Term Loan Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the earlier of (i) the making of such Lender’s Third Additional Term Loans on the Third Additional Funding Date and (ii) the expiration of the Third Additional Funding Availability Period.
Section 2.02    Loans and Borrowings.
(a)    Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required hereby. Each of the First Additional Term Loans, the Second Additional Term Loans and the Third Additional Term Loans shall constitute an increase to the class of Loans then outstanding.
(b)    Subject to Section 2.14, each Term Loan Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Term SOFR Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that (i) any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) such Loan shall be deemed to have been made and held by such Lender, and the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan shall nevertheless be to such Lender for the account of such domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender and (iii) in exercising such option, such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to minimize increased costs to the Borrower resulting therefrom (which obligation of such Lender shall not require it to take, or refrain from taking, actions that it determines would result in increased costs for which it will not be compensated hereunder or that it otherwise determines would be disadvantageous to it and in the event of such request for costs for which compensation is provided under this Agreement, the provisions of Section 2.14(a) shall apply); provided, further, that no such domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender shall be entitled to any greater indemnification under Section 2.17 with respect to such Loan than that to which the applicable Lender was entitled on the date on which such Loan was made (except in connection with any indemnification entitlement arising as a result of any Change in Law after the date on which such Loan was made).
(c)    At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Term SOFR Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum; provided that a Term SOFR Borrowing that results from a continuation of an outstanding Term SOFR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to such outstanding Borrowing. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 4 Term SOFR Borrowings outstanding.
Section 2.03    Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by delivery (by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission) of a written Borrowing Request signed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (a) in the case of a Term SOFR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing (or one Business




Day in the case of any Term SOFR Borrowing to be made on the Effective Date), or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable upon delivery and shall specify the following information:
(i)    the aggregate amount and the currency of such Borrowing;
(ii)    the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)    whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term SOFR Borrowing;
(iv)    in the case of a Term SOFR Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;
(v)    the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06; and
(vi)    that, as of the date of such Borrowing, the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(a) and Section 4.02(b) are satisfied.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified as to any Borrowing, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term SOFR Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of six (6) months’ duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
Section 2.04    [Reserved].
Section 2.05    [Reserved].
Section 2.06    Funding of Borrowings.
(a)    Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the applicable currency by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, to the Applicable Account of the Administrative Agent most-recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request.
(b)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance on such assumption and in its sole discretion (but without obligation), make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such share on demand of the Administrative Agent. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon demand of the Administrative Agent therefor, the




Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower agrees to pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender or the Borrower interest on such corresponding amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.13. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.
(c)    Obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 9.03(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 9.03(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 9.03(c).
Section 2.07    Interest Elections.
(a)    Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or designated by Section 2.03 and, in the case of a Term SOFR Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request or designated by Section 2.03. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Term SOFR Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b)    To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by delivery (by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission) to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed by the Borrower by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable upon delivery.
(c)    Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.03:
(i)    the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii)    the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)    whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term SOFR Borrowing; and




(iv)    if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Term SOFR Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period.”
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term SOFR Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of six (6) months’ duration.
(d)    Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e)    If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term SOFR Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing, (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Term SOFR Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
Section 2.08    Termination and Reduction of Commitments. Unless previously terminated, the Term Loan Commitment shall terminate upon the making of the Term Loans on the Effective Date.
Section 2.09    Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a)    The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender on the Term Maturity Date; provided that any such repayment shall be subject to Section 2.12(c).
(b)    Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(d)    The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein, provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the entries made pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section, the accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall control.




(e)    Any Lender may request through the Administrative Agent that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender or its registered assigns and in a form provided by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Borrower.
Section 2.10    [Reserved].
Section 2.11    Prepayment of Loans.
(a)    The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty; provided, that:
(i)    any prepayment of the Loans prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date (including following an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 7.01) shall be accompanied by the Applicable Premium and shall be subject to Section 2.12(c); and
(ii)    any prepayment of the Loans on or after the second anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date shall be accompanied by a premium equal to 1% of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans so prepaid and shall be subject to Section 2.12(c).
(b)    [Reserved].
(c)    [Reserved].
(d)    When any Loan Party sells or otherwise disposes of any assets pursuant to Section 6.05(j), such Loan Party shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such sale (i.e., gross proceeds less the reasonable direct costs of such sales or other dispositions), such repayments to be made promptly but in no event more than five (5) Business Days following receipt of such net proceeds, and until the date of payment, such proceeds shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent; provided that any such prepayment shall be subject to Section 2.11(a) (as if it were a voluntary prepayment) and Section 2.12(c). The foregoing shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such sale otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions hereof. Such prepayments shall be applied to outstanding Term Loans.
(e)     Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section substantially in the form of Exhibit P hereto (the “Notice of Prepayment”).
(f)    The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any optional prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(d) and, to the extent practicable, any mandatory prepayment hereunder by delivering a Notice of Prepayment to the Administrative Agent (i) in the case of prepayment of a Term SOFR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that a notice of optional prepayment may state that such notice is conditional upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable refinancing event or condition, in which case such notice of prepayment may be




revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13.
(g)    Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision in this Agreement, each Lender, by written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, received no later than one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, shall have the right to reject its applicable percentage of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(d), in which case the principal amounts so rejected shall be applied to the Senior Secured Convertible Notes.
Section 2.12    Fees.
(a)    The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and (ii) to the Collateral Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agent Fee Letter.
(b)    The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender on the Effective Date, an upfront fee equal to 1.913876% of the aggregate principal amount of the Commitments, which may be reflected as original issue discount on the Initial Term Loans.
(c)    In the event of a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(a) or (d) or a repayment pursuant to Section 2.09(a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such prepayment or repayment made on the Term Maturity Date or thereafter or following an acceleration), the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender at the time of such prepayment or repayment, a redemption fee equal to 3.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so prepaid or repaid.
(d)    All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent. Fees paid hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
Section 2.13    Interest.
(a)    The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b)    The Loans comprising each Term SOFR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Term SOFR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c)    [reserved].
(d)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Required Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent to apply the Default Rate (which election shall be automatic upon the occurrence of an Event of




Default under Section 7.01(h) or (i)), all outstanding Loan Document Obligations shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of any principal or interest of any Loan, 2.00% per annum plus the rate otherwise applicable to Term Loans as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2.00% per annum plus the rate applicable to Loans that are ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section (the “Default Rate”).
(e)    Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan, provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Term SOFR Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(f)    All computations of interest for ABR Loans (when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the U.S. “Prime Rate”) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.18, bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(g)    For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) and disclosure thereunder, whenever any interest or any fee to be paid under any Loan Document is to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day or 365-day year, the yearly rate of interest to which the rate used in such calculation is equivalent is the rate so used multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the same is to be ascertained and divided by 360 or 365, as applicable. The rates of interest under this Agreement are nominal rates, and not effective rates or yields. The principle of deemed reinvestment of interest does not apply to any interest calculation under this Agreement.
(h)    If any provision of this Agreement would oblige a Canadian Loan Party to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to any Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by applicable laws or would result in a receipt by that Lender of “interest” at a “criminal rate” (as such terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then, notwithstanding such provision, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by law or so result in a receipt by that Lender of “interest” at a “criminal rate”, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary (but only to the extent necessary), as follows: (a) first, by reducing the amount or rate of interest to be paid to such Lender; and (b) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, costs, expenses, premiums and other amounts required to be paid to such Lender which would constitute “interest” for purposes of section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada).
Section 2.14    Alternate Rate of Interest.
(a)    If at least two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Borrowing:




(i)    the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period; or
(ii)    the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period (in each case with respect to the Loans impacted by this clause (ii) or clause (i) above, “Impacted Loans”),
then the Administrative Agent shall give written notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term SOFR Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Term SOFR Borrowing, then such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and the utilization of the Term SOFR Rate component in determining the Alternate Base Rate shall be suspended; provided, however, that, in each case, the Borrower may revoke any Borrowing Request that is pending when such notice is received.
(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) has made the determination described in clause (a)(i) of this Section 2.14 and/or is advised by the Required Lenders of their determination in accordance with clause (a)(ii) of this Section 2.14 and the Borrower shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend the definition of “Term SOFR Rate” and other applicable provisions to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change; provided that, until so amended, such Impacted Loans will be handled as otherwise provided pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.14.
(c)    Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) determines that a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders), the Required Lenders and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the Term SOFR Rate with a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with this Section 2.14(c); and any such amendment shall be in writing, shall specify the date that the Benchmark Replacement is effective and will not require any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. Until the Benchmark Replacement is effective, each advance, conversion and renewal of a Term SOFR Loan will continue to bear interest with reference to the Term SOFR Rate; provided, however, during a Benchmark Unavailability Period (i) any pending selection of, conversion to or renewal of a Term SOFR Borrowing that has not yet gone into effect shall be deemed to be a selection of, conversion to or renewal of an ABR Borrowing, (ii) all outstanding Term SOFR Loans shall automatically be converted to ABR Loans at the expiration of the existing Interest Period (or sooner, if Administrative Agent cannot continue to lawfully maintain such affected Term SOFR Loan) and (iii) the component of the Alternate Base Rate based upon the Term SOFR Rate will not be used in any determination of the Alternate Base Rate.
(d)    Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) and the Required Lenders will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the other Loan Documents, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action




or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Prior to implementing a Benchmark Replacement and/or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall use commercially reasonably efforts (exercised in good faith) to implement such Benchmark Replacement and/or any Benchmark Replacement Confirming Changes in a manner that is intended to comply with the terms of United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1001-6 (or any successor or similar Treasury Regulations) such that the Benchmark Replacement and/or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes do not constitute a “significant modification” for purposes of United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1001-3 (including, but not limited to, using commercially reasonably efforts to implement a Benchmark Replacement that is a “qualified rate,” as defined in United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1001-6), as determined in good faith by the Borrower.
(e)    Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to paragraph (f) below, and (v) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.14 including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto (other than the Required Lenders), except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.14.
(f)    Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor of such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(g)    Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Borrowing bearing interest based on the Term SOFR Rate, conversion to or continuation of Borrowings bearing interest based on the Term SOFR Rate to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for an ABR Loan. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Alternate Base Rate based upon the




then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Alternate Base Rate.
(h)    Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 2.14:
Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable (x) if the then current Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.     
Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to this Section. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.
Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:

(1)    the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

(2)    the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the Term SOFR Rate for U.S. dollar-denominated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than 1.50%, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be 1.50% for the purposes of this Agreement.
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period (where applicable):
(1)    for purposes of clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the applicable amount(s) set forth below:

Available TenorBenchmark Replacement Adjustment*
One-Month
0.10% (10 basis points)
Three-Months
0.15% (15 basis points)
Six-Months0.25% (25 basis points)

(2)    for purposes of clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been




selected by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) (a) giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Term SOFR Rate with the applicable Benchmark Replacement (excluding such spread adjustment) by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for such replacement of the Term SOFR Rate for U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities at such time and (b) which may also reflect adjustments to account for (i) the effects of the transition from the Term SOFR Rate to the Benchmark Replacement and (ii) yield- or risk-based differences between the Term SOFR Rate and the Benchmark Replacement.
    In each case, the Required Lenders shall direct the Administrative Agent in connection with selecting a Benchmark Replacement Adjustment that is administratively feasible to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to make any such determination in the absence of such direction.
Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).
Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the Term SOFR Rate:
(1)    in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the Term SOFR Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Term SOFR Rate; or
(2)     in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the Term SOFR Rate:
(1)    a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Term SOFR Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Term SOFR Rate, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Term SOFR Rate;
(2)    a public statement or publication of information by a Governmental Body having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator




of the Term SOFR Rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Term SOFR Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Term SOFR Rate or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Term SOFR Rate, which states that the administrator of the Term SOFR Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the Term SOFR Rate permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Term SOFR Rate; or
(3)    a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Term SOFR Rate or a Governmental Body having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent announcing that the Term SOFR Rate is no longer representative.
Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Rate and solely to the extent that the Term SOFR Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Term SOFR Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Term SOFR Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.14.
Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (A) SOFR for the day (the “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five (5) Business Days prior to (i) such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is a Business Day or (ii) the Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is not a Business Day, by (B) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage. If Daily Simple SOFR as determined above would be less than the SOFR Floor, then Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor. If SOFR for any SOFR Determination Date has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) on the second Business Day immediately following such SOFR Determination Date, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR for the first Business Day preceding such SOFR Determination Date for which SOFR was published in accordance with the definition of “SOFR”; provided that SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be used for purposes of calculating Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive SOFR Rate Days. If and when Daily Simple SOFR as determined above changes, any applicable rate of interest based on Daily Simple SOFR will change automatically without notice to the Borrower, effective on the date of any such change.
Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
Section 2.15    Increased Costs.
(a)    If any Change in Law shall:
(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Term SOFR Rate); or




(ii)    subject any recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)    impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than with respect to Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender of making or maintaining any Term SOFR Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, from time to time upon request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, for such increased costs actually incurred or reduction actually suffered, provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for such compensation if, in the case of requests for reimbursement under clause (ii) above resulting from a market disruption, (A) the relevant circumstances are not generally affecting the banking market or (B) the applicable request has not been made by Lenders constituting Required Lenders; provided, further, that to the extent any such costs or reductions are incurred by any Lender as a result of any requests, rules, guidelines or directives enacted or promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and Basel III, then such Lender shall be compensated pursuant to this (a) only to the extent such Lender is imposing such charges on similarly situated borrowers where the terms of other syndicated credit facilities permit it to impose such charges.
(b)    If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender contemplated by clause (c) below, the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction actually suffered.
(c)    Any Lender requesting compensation under this Section 2.14(a) shall be required to deliver a certificate to the Borrower, (i) setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company in reasonable detail, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, (ii) setting forth, in reasonable detail, the manner in which such amount or amounts were determined and (iii) certifies that such Lender is generally charging such amounts to similarly situated borrowers, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt thereof.
(d)    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 180 days prior to the date that such Lender 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; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
Section 2.16    Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Term SOFR 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 Term SOFR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Term Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(f) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Term SOFR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 or Section 9.02(c), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by any Lender affected by any such event (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), compensate each Lender for the actual loss, cost and expense incurred by such Lender attributable to such event (other than loss of profit). For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 2.16, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Term SOFR Loan made by it at the Term SOFR Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Term SOFR Loan was in fact so funded. Any Lender requesting compensation under this Section 2.16 shall be required to deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section, the basis therefor and, in reasonable detail and the manner in which such amount or amounts were determined, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt of such demand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 2.16 will not apply to losses, costs or expenses resulting from Taxes, as to which Section 2.17 shall govern.
Section 2.17    Taxes.
(a)    Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, provided that if the applicable Withholding Agent shall be required by applicable Requirements of Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable Withholding Agent) to deduct or withhold any Taxes from such payments, then (i) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deductions or withholdings, (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law and (iii) if the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the amount payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all required deductions or withholdings have been made (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section 2.17) the Lender (or, in the case of a payment received by the Administrative Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.
(b)    Without duplication of any obligation under paragraph (a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Requirements of Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.




(c)    The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes and/or Other Taxes payable or paid by, or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d)    As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e)    Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law and such other documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (i) as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or (ii) as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.17(e)(1)-(3) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Each Lender shall, if a lapse or time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent upon their reasonable request updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.17.
Without limiting the foregoing:
(1)    Each Lender and Administrative Agent that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-9 or successor form certifying that such Lender or Administrative Agent is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding.
(2)    Each Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time




to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:
(A)    two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms), as applicable, claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax (i) pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document and (ii) pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document,
(B)    two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),
(C)    in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) two properly completed and duly signed certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit Q-1, Q-2, Q-3 and Q-4, as applicable, (any such certificate, a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms), as applicable,
(D)    to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by an IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8IMY or any other information (or any successor forms) from each beneficial owner that would be required under this Section 2.17(e) if such beneficial owner were a Lender, as applicable (provided that, if the Lender is a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and not a participating Lender) and one or more direct or indirect partners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such direct or indirect partner(s)), or
(E)    two properly completed and duly signed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable U.S. federal income tax laws as a basis for claiming a complete exemption from, or a reduction in, U.S. federal withholding tax on any payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
(3)    If a payment made to a Lender or Administrative Agent under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender or Administrative Agent 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 or Administrative Agent 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, to determine whether such Lender or Administrative Agent has or has not complied with such Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s obligations under FATCA and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (3), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date hereof.
(4)    If the Administrative Agent is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, it shall provide to the Borrower on or prior to the date on which it becomes an Administrative Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower): (A) two executed copies of Form W-8ECI with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for its own account, and (B) two executed copies of Form W-8IMY with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of others, certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business within the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments (and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to so treat the Administrative Agent as a “United States person” with respect to such payments as contemplated by Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv) of the United States Treasury Regulations).
Each Lender or Administrative Agent 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. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this paragraph (e), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form or other documentation that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.
(f)    If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees promptly to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.17(f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. The Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrower’s request, provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant taxing authority (provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender may delete any information therein that the Administrative Agent or such Lender deems confidential). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.17(f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.17(f) 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 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. This Section 2.17(f) shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes which it deems confidential to any Loan Party or any other Person).
(g)    Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
Section 2.18    Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs.
(a)    The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it under any Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14(a), Section 2.16, Section 2.17, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without setoff or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to such account as may be specified by the Administrative Agent, shall be made as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14(a), Section 2.16, Section 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment (other than payments on the Term SOFR Loans) under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Term SOFR Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate for the period of such extension. All payments or prepayments of any Loan (or of interest thereon) and all other payments under each Loan Document shall be made in Dollars.
(b)    If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, any fees that are due hereunder to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, (ii) second, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (iii) third, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.
(c)    If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with outstanding Loans, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders at such time outstanding to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders of such class ratably in




accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph 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, (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for any permitted assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, including any payment made or deemed made in connection with Section 9.02 or (C) any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or Commitments or any increase in the Applicable Rate in respect of Loans of Lenders that have consented to any such extension. The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption and in its sole discretion, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(e)    If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.06(a), Section 2.06(b), Section 2.18(d) or Section 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and in the order determined by the Administrative Agent (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and to be applied to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section.
Section 2.19    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a)    If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14(a), or if any Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 or any event that gives rise to the operation of Section 2.23, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder affected by such event, or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14(a) or Section 2.17 or mitigate the applicability of Section 2.23, as the case may be and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not be inconsistent with the internal policies of, or otherwise be disadvantageous in any economic, legal or regulatory respect to, such Lender.




(b)    If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14(a) or gives notice under Section 2.23 or (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate (and such Lender shall be obligated to assign and delegate), without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.15 or Section 2.17) and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment and delegation), provided that (A) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent to the extent such consent would be required under Section 9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, which consents, in each case, shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued but unpaid interest thereon, accrued but unpaid fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (C) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid (unless waived) to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 9.04(b)(ii) and (D) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14(a), payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17 or a notice given under Section 2.23, such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise (including as a result of any action taken by such Lender under paragraph (a) above), the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 2.20    [Reserved].
Section 2.21    [Reserved].
Section 2.22    [Reserved].
Section 2.23    Illegality. If any Lender determines that any law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Term SOFR Rate or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Term SOFR Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans or to convert ABR Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower shall, upon three Business Days’ notice from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loans, and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Term SOFR Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, during the period of such suspension, compute the Alternate Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Term SOFR Rate. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing promptly upon becoming aware that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest




rates based upon the Term SOFR Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower (as to itself and its Restricted Subsidiaries) represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Agents that:
Section 3.01    Organization; Powers.The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is (a) duly organized or incorporated and validly existing and (to the extent such concept exists in the relevant jurisdictions) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation or amalgamation, (b) has the corporate, constitutional power, or other organizational power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party and (c) is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except in the case of clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower), clause (b) (other than with respect to the Borrower) and clause (c), where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.02    Authorization; Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or such Loan Party, as the case may be, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (ii) in the case of each Foreign Loan Party and each Foreign Loan Document, (x) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, and (y) the Legal Reservations and the Foreign Perfection Requirements.
Section 3.03    Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate (i) the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or (ii) any Requirements of Law applicable to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture or other agreement or instrument binding upon the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or their respective assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment, repurchase or redemption to be made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation thereunder, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except Liens created under the Loan Documents and the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents, except (in the case of each of clauses (a), (b)(ii) and (c)) to the extent that the failure to obtain or make such consent, approval, registration, filing or action, or such violation, default or right as the case may be, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and, in case of each Foreign Loan Party and each Foreign Loan Document, subject to the Legal Reservations and the Foreign Perfection Requirements.
Section 3.04    Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect.




(a)    The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly indicated therein, including the notes thereto, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations for the respective periods then ended in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods referred to therein, except as otherwise expressly indicated therein, including the notes thereto.
(b)    [Reserved].
(c)    Since December 31, 2021, there has been no event, circumstance or condition that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect (other than any events, circumstance or condition disclosed by the Borrower in the Form 10-K or Form 10-Q filed on or prior to the Effective Date; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure in such documents shall not be deemed to include any disclosure of “Risk Factors” or risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or any other statements that are similarly predictive or forward-looking in nature, but in each case, other than any specific factual information contained therein).
Section 3.05    Properties.
(a)    The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business (including the Mortgaged Properties, if any), (i) free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section 6.02 and (ii) except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)    As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.05 contains a true and complete list of each fee owned parcel of real property owned by a Loan Party having a Fair Market Value equal to or in excess of $1,000,000.
Section 3.06    Litigation and Environmental Matters.
(a)    There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)    Except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has, to the knowledge of the Borrower, become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) has, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any basis to reasonably expect that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will become subject to any Environmental Liability.
Section 3.07    Compliance with Laws and Agreements. The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with (a) all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its property and (b) all indentures and other agreements and instruments binding upon it or its property, except, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.




Section 3.08    Investment Company Status. None of the Borrower or any other Loan Party is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, subject, in case of each Foreign Loan Party and each Foreign Loan Documents, to the Legal Reservations and the Foreign Perfection Requirements.
Section 3.09    Taxes. Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) have timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns required to have been filed and (b) have paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid (whether or not shown on a Tax return) including in their capacity as tax withholding agents, except any Taxes (i) that are not overdue by more than 30 days or (ii) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP.
Section 3.10    ERISA.
(a)    Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws.
(b)    Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no ERISA Event has occurred during the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made or is reasonably expected to occur, (ii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA), (iii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan and (iv) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
Section 3.11    Disclosure. (a) As of the Effective Date, no written information (other than projections, other forward-looking and/or projected information and information of a general economic or industry specific nature) furnished by the Borrower or any of their respective representatives on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or delivered thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished on or prior to the Effective Date) on or before the Effective Date, when taken as a whole, did not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time), provided that, with respect to projections and other forward-looking information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time delivered, it being understood that any such projections and other forward-looking information are not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Borrower and that actual results may vary from projected results and such variations may be material.
(b)    As of the Effective Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all material respects.




Section 3.12    Subsidiaries. As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of the Borrower and each Subsidiary in, each Subsidiary.
Section 3.13    Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary owns, licenses or possesses the right to use, all of the rights to Intellectual Property that are reasonably necessary for the operation of its business as currently conducted, and, without conflict with the rights of any Person. The Borrower or each Restricted Subsidiary do not, in the operation of their businesses as currently conducted, infringe upon any Intellectual Property rights held by any Person except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the Intellectual Property owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.14    Solvency. On the Effective Date, and after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
Section 3.15    Senior Indebtedness. The Loan Document Obligations constitute “Senior Indebtedness” and “Designated Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable terms) under and as defined in the documentation governing any Subordinated Indebtedness.
Section 3.16    Federal Reserve Regulations. None of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, to purchase or carry any margin stock or to refinance any Indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose, or for any other purpose that entails a violation (including on the part of any Lender) of the provisions of Regulations U or X of the Board of Governors.
Section 3.17    Security Interest in Collateral. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the terms of the proviso to clause (f) of Section 4.01) and the other relevant Loan Documents, the Security Documents create legal, valid and enforceable Liens on all of the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself and the other applicable Secured Parties, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. With respect to Liens on assets of Domestic Loan Parties, upon the satisfaction of the applicable Domestic Perfection Requirements, such Liens constitute perfected Liens (with the priority that such Liens are expressed to have under the relevant Security Documents) on the applicable Collateral (to the extent such Liens are required to be perfected under the terms of the Loan Documents) securing the applicable Secured Obligations, in each case as and to the extent set forth therein, provided that in the case of each Foreign Loan Party and each Foreign Loan Document, each representation and warranty made in this Section 3.17 shall be subject to the Legal Reservations and the Foreign Perfection Requirements.
Section 3.18    PATRIOT Act, OFAC and FCPA.
(a)    The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not, directly or 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, for the purpose of funding (i) any activities of or business with any Person who is the subject of Sanctions, or in any country or




territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of Sanctions, or (ii) any other transaction that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, lender or otherwise) of Sanctions.
(b)    The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not use the proceeds of the Loans directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”) or other applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations.
(c)    Each of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with applicable Sanctions, including without limitation regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), Title III of the USA Patriot Act and other applicable anti-terrorism laws and regulations, and the FCPA and other applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations, and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with such laws and regulations.
(d)    To the knowledge of the Borrower, none of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries has, in the three years prior to the Effective Date, committed a material violation of Sanctions, Title III of the USA Patriot Act or other applicable anti-terrorism laws and regulations, or the FCPA or other applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations.
(e)    None of the Loan Parties, none of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties or other Restricted Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, employee or agent of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, (i) is an individual or entity currently on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, the “Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List”, or any other list of targets identified or designated pursuant to any Sanctions, (ii) is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions, or (iii) is otherwise the Subject or target of Sanctions, or 50% or more in the aggregate owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons.
(f)    This Section 3.18 shall not be interpreted or applied in respect of any German Loan Party to the extent that any such undertaking would violate or expose such entity or any directors, officer or employee thereof to any liability, under section 7 of the German Foreign Trade Ordinance (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung), any provision of Council Regulation (EC) 2271/1996, as amended, or any similar applicable antiboycott or blocking law or regulation binding on the relevant German Loan Party.
Section 3.19    Luxembourg Law. Any Foreign Subsidiary that is incorporated in Luxembourg complies with all the provisions of the Luxembourg law of 31 May 1999 governing the domiciliation of companies, as amended.
Section 3.20    [Reserved].
Section 3.21    [Reserved].
Section 3.22    Intermediate Holdcos.
(a)    From and after the Effective Date, each Intermediate Holdco has not traded, carried on any business, owned any assets or incurred any material liabilities except to the extent permitted under Section 6.06.




(b)    For the purposes of Regulation (EU) No. 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on Insolvency Proceedings (recast) (the “Regulation”), each Intermediate Holdco’s Centre of Main Interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the Regulation) is situated in its jurisdiction of incorporation and it has no “establishment” (as that term is used in Article 2(h) of the Regulation) in any other jurisdiction.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
Section 4.01    Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make the Initial Term Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a copy transmitted by facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of each of (i) Kirkland & Ellis LLP, as special New York counsel for the Loan Parties, (ii) [reserved], (iii) Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, as Canadian counsel for the Loan Parties, (iv) Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V., as Dutch counsel for the Lenders as to the capacity of the Loan Parties incorporated in the Netherlands to enter into the Loan Documents to which they are a party, (v) Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg S.à r.l., as Luxembourg counsel for the Loan Parties as to the capacity of the Loan Parties incorporated in Luxembourg to enter into the Loan Documents to which they are a party, (vi) Baker & McKenzie LLP as English counsel for the Lenders as to the capacity of the Loan Parties incorporated in England and Wales to enter into the Loan Documents to which they are a party and as to the enforceability of the English Collateral Documents and (vii) Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, as French counsel for the Loan Parties as to the capacity of the Loan Parties incorporated in France to enter into the Loan Documents to which they are a party.
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit R with appropriate insertions or as otherwise customary in the relevant jurisdiction of incorporation of a Foreign Loan Party, executed by any Responsible Officer of such Loan Party, and including or attaching the documents referred to in clauses (d)(i) through (d)(iii) of this Section and, in the case of the certificate delivered by the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraph (n) and (o) of this Section 4.01.
(d)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of (i) each Organizational Document of each Loan Party certified, to the extent applicable, as of a recent date by the applicable Governmental Authority, (ii) to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction of incorporation of a Foreign Loan Party, signature and incumbency certificates of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (iii) resolutions of the Board of Directors, holders of all issued shares in and/or other corporate body of each Loan Party (as applicable), if applicable, the supervisory board of directors, and if applicable, an unconditional positive or neutral advice (advies) from each relevant works council, including the request for advice of such Loan Party approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of Loan Documents to which it is a party, to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction of incorporation of a Foreign Loan Party, certified as of the Effective Date by a Responsible Officer as being in full force and effect




without modification or amendment, (iv) a good standing certificate, certificate of compliance, certificate of status or another analogous certificate (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, (v) [reserved] and (vi) in the case of a Loan Party incorporated in England and Wales the shares of which are to become the subject of a Lien in accordance with the English Collateral Agreement (a "Charged Company"), either: (A) a certificate of an authorised signatory of the shareholder(s) of that Loan Party certifying that: (1) the shareholder(s) of that Loan Party and their respective subsidiaries (however described) from time to time have complied within the relevant timeframe with any notice it has received pursuant to Part 21A of the Companies Act 2006 from the Charged Company, and (2) no "warning notice" or "restrictions notice" (in each case as defined in Schedule 1B of the Companies Act 2006) has been issued in respect of those shares, together with a copy of the "PSC register" (within the meaning of section 790C(10) of the Companies Act 2006) of that Charged Company which, in the case of that Charged Company, are certified by an authorised signatory of the shareholder(s) of that Loan Party to be correct, complete and has not been amended or superseded as at a date no earlier than the date of this Agreement, or (B) a certificate of an authorised signatory of the shareholder(s) of that Charged Company certifying that the Charged Company is not required to comply with Part 21A of the Companies Act 2006.
(e)    Prior to or substantially concurrently with the funding of the Term Loans hereunder on the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received (i) all fees required to be paid by the Borrower on the Effective Date hereunder and under the Fee Letters and (ii) all expenses required to be paid by the Borrower for which invoices have been presented at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower), which amounts, in the case of the Lenders, may be offset against the proceeds of the Loans.
(f)    The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been satisfied. The Collateral Agent shall have received a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Effective Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of each of the Borrower and each Loan Party, together with all attachments contemplated thereby.
(g)    Subject to the proviso in paragraph (f) above, each document (including any UCC, PPSA (or similar) financing statement and intellectual property security agreements) required by any Security Document or under applicable Requirements of Law to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral required to be delivered pursuant to such Security Document (unless such Security Document provides for any such requirement to be provided at a later point in time), shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation and the Required Lenders have made arrangements for such filing, registration or recordation.
(h)    The Administrative Agent shall have received an amended and restated ABL Credit Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders.
(i)    The Senior Secured Convertible Notes shall have been issued or shall be issued substantially concurrently with the funding of the Loans on the Effective Date.
(j)    75.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes held by Highbridge immediately prior to the Effective Date shall have been (x) in the case of the 2024 Notes, repaid in cash and (y) in the case of the 2026 Notes, exchanged into Senior Secured Convertible Notes.
(k)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the chief financial officer (or other officer with reasonably equivalent responsibilities) of the Borrower




certifying that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions are Solvent.
(l)    Each applicable Lender shall have received at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation Title III of the USA Patriot Act, that shall have been reasonably requested by an initial Lender in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
(m)    Except to the extent set forth in Section 5.14, the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the insurance required by Section 5.07 is in effect and (ii) the Collateral Agent (A) shall have been named as loss payee or additional insured, as appropriate, under each such insurance policy to the extent required by Section 5.07 and (B) shall have received customary insurance certificates containing notification endorsements reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders in respect of each such insurance policy under which the Collateral Agent is named as loss payee or additional insured.
(n)    The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of such credit extension or on such earlier date, as the case may be.
(o)    No Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(p)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request in accordance with Section 2.03.
(q)    The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of each Loan Party incorporated in Luxembourg, an excerpt of the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés) dated no earlier than 2 Business Days earlier than the date of the Effective Date and a certificate of non-inscription of a judicial decision (certificat de non inscription de decision judiciaire) in respect of each Loan Party incorporated in Luxembourg issued by the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies, dated no earlier than 2 Business Days earlier than the Effective Date.
For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement (and each prospective Lender participating in the primary syndication of the Loans) shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender or prospective Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
Section 4.02    First Additional Funding Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make the First Additional Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a)    The First Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements shall have been satisfied.




(b)    No Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(c)    The Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the First Additional Funding Date; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the First Additional Funding Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.
(d)    12.5% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes held by Highbridge immediately prior to the Effective Date shall have been (x) in the case of the 2024 Notes, repaid in cash and (y) in the case of the 2026 Notes, exchanged into Senior Secured Convertible Notes, in each case on the terms contemplated in the Exchange Agreements.
(e)    Immediately prior to the funding of the First Additional Loans (and, for the avoidance of doubt, without giving effect thereto), Liquidity shall not be less than $20,000,000.
(f)    Each Loan Party hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, following satisfaction of the First Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements) shall have become a Note Party under the Senior Secured Convertible Indenture.
(g)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower, dated the First Additional Funding Date confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.02.
(h)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request in accordance with Section 2.03.
Section 4.03    Second Additional Funding Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make the Second Additional Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a)    The First Additional Funding Date shall have occurred and the Second Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements shall have been satisfied.
(b)    No Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(c)    The Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Second Additional Funding Date; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the Second Additional Funding Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.
(d)    12.5% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes held by Highbridge immediately prior to the Effective Date shall have been (x) in the case of the 2024 Notes, repaid in cash and (y) in the case of the 2026 Notes, exchanged into Senior Secured Convertible Notes, in each case on the terms contemplated in the Exchange Agreements.




(e)    Immediately prior to the funding of the Second Additional Loans (and, for the avoidance of doubt, without giving effect thereto), Liquidity shall not be less than $20,000,000.
(f)    Each Loan Party hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, following satisfaction of the First Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements and the Second Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements) shall have become a Note Party under the Senior Secured Convertible Indenture.
(g)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower, dated the Second Additional Funding Date confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.03.
(h)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request in accordance with Section 2.03.
Section 4.04    Third Additional Funding Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make the Third Additional Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02)
(a)    The First Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements and the Second Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements shall have been satisfied.
(b)    Immediately after giving effect to the making of the Third Additional Loans (and without giving effect to the application of the proceeds thereof), the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.00:1.00.
(c)    No Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(d)    The Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Third Additional Funding Date; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the Third Additional Funding Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.
(e)    Immediately prior to the funding of the Third Additional Loans (and, for the avoidance of doubt, without giving effect thereto), Liquidity shall not be less than $20,000,000.
(f)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower, dated the Third Additional Funding Date, (i) confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section 4.04 and (ii) confirming compliance with the condition set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section 4.04 and setting forth a calculation of the First Lien Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended Test Period.
(g)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request in accordance with Section 2.03.




ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Termination Date shall have occurred, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Section 5.01    Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:
(a)    commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, on or before the date on which such financial statements are required or permitted to be filed with the SEC (or, if such financial statements are not required to be filed with the SEC, on or before the date that is 90 days after the end of each such fiscal year of the Borrower, audited consolidated balance sheets and related audited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), stockholders’ equity/deficiency and cash flows of the Borrower as of the end of and for such year, and related notes and related explanations thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, Deloitte, KPMG, PWC, RSM, Grant Thornton, BDO USA or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception that is expressly and solely as a result of (A) fraud or (B) a material adverse change on the performance of the business of the Loan Parties) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b)    commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, on or before the date on which such financial statements are required or permitted to be filed with the SEC with respect to each fiscal quarter (including the fourth fiscal quarter) of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, if such financial statements are not required to be filed with the SEC, on or before the date that is 45 days after the end of each such fiscal quarter, unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss) and cash flows of the Borrower and related explanations as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter (except in the case of cash flows) and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheets, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter (except in the case of cash flows) and such portion of the fiscal year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c)    [reserved];
(d)    not later than five days after any delivery of financial statements under clause (b) above, a Compliance Certificate of a Financial Officer (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.10 as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter;
(e)    solely upon the request of the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, not later than 90 days after the commencement of each fiscal year of




the Borrower, a detailed consolidated budget for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated statement of financial position and consolidated statements of projected operations and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year and setting forth the material assumptions used for purposes of preparing such budget);
(f)    promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and registration statements (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered to the Administrative Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the SEC or with any national securities exchange; and
(g)    promptly following any request therefor, (i) such other information (which may be in the form of an officer’s certificate) regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender may reasonably request in writing or (ii) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the PATRIOT Act, the PCMLTF Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws.
Solely at the request of the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Borrower will hold and participate in up to four conference calls each fiscal year for Lenders to discuss financial information. To the extent any such conference call is requested by the Administrative Agent, prior to each such conference call, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the time and date of such conference call.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 5.01 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by furnishing the Form 10-K or 10-Q (or the equivalent), as applicable, of the Borrower filed with the SEC to the extent such filing includes the information required by such clauses.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the earlier of the date (A) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the Borrower’s or one of its Affiliates’ website on the Internet or (B) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver such documents to the Administrative Agent upon its reasonable request until a written notice to cease delivering such documents is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and upon its reasonable request, provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents and maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Company Materials”) by posting the Company Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material nonpublic information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing,




and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will, upon the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request, identify that portion of the Company Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (i) all such Company Materials 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; (ii) by marking Company Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to treat such Company Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its respective Affiliates or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Company Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 9.12); (iii) all Company Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (iv) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Company Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.”
The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Related Persons (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Company Materials or 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 any Agent Related Person in connection with the Company Materials, the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Agent or any agent or affiliate thereof (collectively, the “Agent Related Person”) have any liability to the Borrower or the other Loan Parties, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section and Section 9.01, including through the Platform.
Section 5.02    Notices of Material Events. Promptly after any Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender through the Administrative Agent) written notice of the following:
(a)    the occurrence of any Default; and
(b)    the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of a Financial Officer or another senior executive officer of the Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the receipt of a written notice of an Environmental Liability or the occurrence of an ERISA Event, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
Section 5.03    Information Regarding Collateral.




(a)    The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 30 days or such longer period as reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) written notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name (as set forth in its certificate of organization or like document), (ii) in the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization or the location of the chief executive office of any Loan Party or in the form of its organization or (iii) in any Loan Party’s organizational identification number to the extent that such Loan Party is organized or owns Mortgaged Property in a jurisdiction where an organizational identification number is required to be included in a UCC financing statement for such jurisdiction, together with any necessary or advisable financing statements or amendments to maintain the perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Collateral.
(b)    Not later than five days after any delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower identifying any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary and that has become, or ceased to be, a Material Subsidiary during the most recently ended fiscal quarter.
Section 5.04    Existence; Conduct of Business.The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, the patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business, in each case (other than the preservation of the existence of the Borrower) to the extent that the failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 or 6.06 or any Disposition permitted by Section 6.05.
Section 5.05    Payment of Taxes, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, pay its obligations in respect of Taxes before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except (a) where the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been made in accordance with GAAP.
Section 5.06    Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.07    Insurance.
(a)    The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain, with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business) and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions) as the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management the Borrower) are reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business; and will furnish to the Lenders, upon written request from the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of Required Lenders), information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried. Each such policy of insurance maintained by a




Loan Party shall (i) name the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the applicable Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy (excluding any business interruption insurance, workers’ compensation policy or employee liability policy), contain a loss payable/mortgagee clause or endorsement that names Collateral Agent, on behalf of the applicable Secured Parties, as the loss payee/mortgagee thereunder.
(b)    If any portion of any Mortgaged Property subject to FEMA rules and regulations is at any time located in an area identified by FEMA (or any successor agency) as a Special Flood Hazard Area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, then the Borrower shall, or shall cause the relevant Loan Party to, (i) maintain or cause to be maintained, flood insurance sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance, which evidence complies with applicable Flood Insurance Laws and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
Section 5.08    Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain proper books of record and account in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP (or applicable local standards) consistently applied shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be. The Borrower will, and will cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders (provided that a representative of the Lenders may accompany the Administrative Agent) may exercise visitation and inspection rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 5.08 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default, which visitation and inspection shall be at the reasonable expense of the Borrower; provided, further that (a) when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice and (b) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants.
Section 5.09    Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, comply with its Organizational Documents and all Requirements of Law (including Environmental Laws, ERISA, FCPA, Sanctions, the USA Patriot Act, the PCMLTF Act and other anti-terrorism and anti-corruption laws) applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so (other than compliance with FCPA, Sanctions, the USA Patriot Act and other anti-terrorism and anti-corruption laws), individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. This Section 5.09 shall not be interpreted or applied in respect of any German Loan Party to the extent that any such undertaking would violate or expose such entity or any directors, officer or employee thereof to any liability, under section 7 of the German Foreign Trade Ordinance (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung), any provision of Council Regulation (EC) 2271/1996, as amended, or any similar applicable antiboycott or blocking law or regulation binding on the relevant German Loan Party.




Section 5.10    Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Term Loans made on the Effective Date to finance working capital and general corporate purposes and to pay any fees, expenses and other transaction costs incurred or paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; provided, that a portion of the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans shall be applied on the Effective Date to repay all outstanding European Advances under and as defined in the Existing ABL Credit Agreement in full and the balance of the proceeds shall be used in the manner and amount separately disclosed to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date. The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not, directly or 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, for the purpose of funding (i) any activities of or business with any Person who is the subject of Sanctions, or in any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of Sanctions, or (ii) any other transaction that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, lender or otherwise) of Sanctions. The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not use the proceeds of the Loans directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly in any manner that would violate the FCPA or other applicable anti-corruptions laws or regulations, or the USA Patriot Act or other applicable anti-terrorism laws or regulations. The Funds used to repay the Term Loans shall not be derived from transactions that violate Sanctions. This Section 5.10 shall not be interpreted or applied in respect of any German Loan Party to the extent that any such undertaking would violate or expose such entity or any directors, officer or employee thereof to any liability, under section 7 of the German Foreign Trade Ordinance (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung), any provision of Council Regulation (EC) 2271/1996, as amended, or any similar applicable antiboycott or blocking law or regulation binding on the relevant German Loan Party. The Borrower shall ensure that no proceeds borrowed under this Agreement will be used in a manner which constitutes a "use of proceeds in Switzerland" as interpreted by Swiss tax authorities when assessing whether or not interest payable with respect to such borrowing is subject to Swiss withholding tax, except and to the extent that a written confirmation or tax ruling countersigned by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung) has been obtained (in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders)) confirming that the intended "use of proceeds in Switzerland" does not result in any Loans qualifying as a Swiss financing for Swiss withholding tax purposes and that, accordingly, no Swiss withholding tax is or becomes payable on the interest payments made under this Agreement.
Section 5.11    Additional Subsidiaries. If any additional Restricted Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Effective Date, the Borrower will, within 60 days (or such longer period contemplated by the Agreed Security Principles or as the Administrative Agent acting at the direction of the Required Lenders shall reasonably agree) after such newly formed or acquired Restricted Subsidiary is formed or acquired (unless such Subsidiary is an Excluded Subsidiary), notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and shall take all actions (if any) required to be taken with respect to such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary in order to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to such Subsidiary, the assets of such Subsidiary and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party within 60 days after such formation or acquisition (or such longer period contemplated by the Agreed Security Principles or as the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall reasonably agree).
Section 5.12    Further Assurances.
(a)    The Borrower will, and will, subject in the case of the Foreign Loan Parties to the Agreed Security Principles, cause each Loan Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of




trust and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law and that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to cause the applicable Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied at all times, all at the expense of the Loan Parties and subject to the Legal Reservations and Foreign Perfection Requirements (if applicable).
(b)    If, after the Effective Date, any material assets (including any owned (but not leased) real property and improvements thereto or any interest therein) with a Fair Market Value in excess of $1,000,000, are acquired by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or are owned by any Subsidiary on or after the time it becomes a Loan Party pursuant to Section 5.11 (other than assets constituting Collateral under a Security Document that become subject to the Lien created by such Security Document upon acquisition thereof or constituting Excluded Assets), or the Borrower will promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, if requested by the Required Lenders, the Borrower will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the applicable Secured Obligations and will take and cause the other Loan Parties to take, such actions as shall be necessary and reasonably requested by the Required Lenders and consistent with the applicable Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in paragraph (a) of this Section, all at the expense of the Loan Parties and on the terms set forth in, and subject to last paragraph of, the definition of the term of the “Domestic Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, the definition of the term “Canadian Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and the Agreed Security Principles.
Section 5.13    Cash Management and Collections. Without the consent of the Required Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral), the Borrower shall ensure that the primary European cash collections and cash pooling arrangements of the European Loan Parties and their subsidiaries as in effect on the Effective Date shall not be modified in any material manner if the result of such modification would be (x) to cause material amounts of cash to be concentrated or pooled into bank accounts located in any jurisdiction other than the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway or Denmark or (y) materially adverse to the scope of collateral and lien perfection (with respect to cash and deposit accounts) contemplated by the parties hereto on the Effective Date (including pursuant to Section 5.14).
Section 5.14    Certain Post-Closing Obligations.
(a)     As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Effective Date specified in Schedule 5.14 or such later date as the Administrative Agent acting at the direction of the Required Lenders reasonably agrees to in writing, the Borrower and each other Loan Party, as applicable, shall deliver the documents or take the actions specified on Schedule 5.14 that would have been required to be delivered or taken on the Effective Date but for the proviso to Section 4.01(f), in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to its authority as set forth in the definitions of “Domestic Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and “Canadian Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and the Agreed Security Principles.
(b)    Each member of the German Group shall accede to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof within 30 days of the Effective Date (or such later date as the Required Lenders may agree in writing).




ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Termination Date shall have occurred, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Section 6.01    Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities.
(a)    the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(i)    Indebtedness of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents;
(ii)    Indebtedness outstanding on the Effective Date and listed on Schedule 6.01 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(iii)    Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xxiv)) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder (other than Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Domestic Loan Parties or Canadian Loan Parties of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xxii)); provided that (A) such Guarantee is otherwise permitted by Section 6.04, (B) no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Junior Financing shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations pursuant to the Domestic Guarantee Agreement or the Foreign Guarantee Agreement, as applicable and (C) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Required Lenders) taken as a whole, to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;
(iv)    Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent permitted by Section 6.04; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owing to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations (but only to the extent permitted by applicable law and not giving rise to material adverse Tax consequences) on terms (A) at least as favorable to the Lenders as those set forth in the form of intercompany subordination agreement attached as Exhibit S or (B) otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders;
(v)    (A) Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary financing the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, installation or improvement of any property (real or personal, and whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interest of any person owning such property); provided that such Indebtedness is incurred concurrently with or within 270 days after the applicable acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, installation or improvement, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness set forth in the immediately preceding subclause (A); provided further that, at the time of any such incurrence of Indebtedness and after giving pro forma effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that is




outstanding in reliance on this subclause (v) shall not exceed $20,000,000 as of such time;
(vi)    Indebtedness in respect of Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), including Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange 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 any Restricted Subsidiary;
(vii)    Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8a of the German Old Age Employees Retirement Act (Altersteilzeitgesetz) or Section 7e of the Fourth Book of the German Social Security Code IV (Sozialgesetzbuch IV);
(viii)    Indebtedness consisting of unsecured promissory notes issued by any Loan Party to current or former officers, managers, consultants, independent contractors, directors and employees or their respective estates, successors, spouses, former spouses, domestic partners, heirs, legatees or distributees to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower permitted by Section 6.08(a);
(ix)    (A) Indebtedness arising from an agreement providing for indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earnouts) or other similar adjustments incurred in any Investment or any Disposition, in each case permitted under this Agreement and (B) Indebtedness arising from guaranties, letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments securing the performance pursuant to any such agreement described in clause (A);
(x)    Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred (A) in the ordinary course of business to current or former directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers and consultants of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) in connection with any Investment permitted hereunder;
(xi)    Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, cash pooling, overdraft protections and similar arrangements and Indebtedness arising from the honoring of a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(xii)    Indebtedness of the Domestic Loan Parties and the Canadian Loan Parties; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xii) shall not exceed $10,000,000 and shall be subject to the Required Additional Debt Terms;
(xiii)    Indebtedness consisting of (A) the financing of insurance premiums or (B) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business;




(xiv)    Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, or similar instruments issued or created, or related to obligations or liabilities (other than Indebtedness) incurred in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;
(xv)    obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance, bankers acceptance facilities and completion guarantees, leases, government or trade contracts and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(xvi)    Indebtedness of the Borrower (and any Guarantee thereof by a Subsidiary Loan Party) that is incurred to refinance, defease, satisfy or in exchange for Existing Notes; provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xvi) shall not exceed $175,000,000; provided that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xvi) (1) shall be subject to the Required Additional Debt Terms and (2) if secured, will be secured only by Liens permitted under Section 6.02(xix)(A);
(xvii)    [reserved];
(xviii)    Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or equivalent term under any document governing any other revolving credit facility), in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or equivalent term under any document governing any other revolving credit facility);
(xix)    any liability in respect of any Loan Party arising under a declaration of joint and several liability (hoofdelijke aansprakelijkheid) as referred to in Section 2:403 of the Dutch Civil Code (and any residual liability under such declaration arising pursuant to Section 2:404(2) of the Dutch Civil Code;
(xx)    any liability arising as a result of a fiscal unity (fiscale eenheid) between Loan Parties;
(xxi)    [reserved];
(xxii)    Indebtedness of the Borrower, any Canadian Loan Party and/or any Domestic Subsidiary Guarantor under (A) the ABL Credit Agreement and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing subclause (A); provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xxii) shall not exceed the ABL Maximum Amount plus other ABL Obligations constituting Revolving Bank Product Obligations and Revolving Secured Rate Contract Obligations under and as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement; provided, that any such Indebtedness, if secured, shall be secured only by Liens permitted under Section 6.02(xix)(B);




(xxiii)    Indebtedness in respect of (A) the Senior Secured Convertible Notes and (B) any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xxiii) shall not exceed $41,475,000;
(xxiv)    Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, in an amount not to exceed (i) in the case of the 2024 Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the amount outstanding on the Effective Date and (ii) in the case of the 2026 Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the amount outstanding on the Effective Date;
(xxv)    [reserved]; and
(xxvi)    all premiums (if any), interest (including interest paid in kind and post-petition interest), accretion or amortization of original issue discount, fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (i) through (xxv) above.
(b)    The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue any preferred Equity Interests or any Disqualified Equity Interests.
Section 6.02    Liens. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:
(i)    Liens created under the Loan Documents;
(ii)    Permitted Encumbrances;
(iii)    Liens existing on the Effective Date (other than Liens created under the ABL Credit Documents or the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents); provided that any Lien securing Indebtedness or other obligations in excess of $1,000,000 individually shall only be permitted if set forth on Schedule 6.02, and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (1) such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (a) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (b) proceeds and products thereof, and (2) the obligations secured or benefited by such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien are permitted by Section 6.01;
(iv)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(v); provided that (A) such Liens attach concurrently with or within 270 days after the acquisition, repair, replacement, construction or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (B) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, except for accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof, and any lease of such property (including accessions thereto) and the proceeds and products thereof and (C) with respect to Capital Lease Obligations, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for accessions to or proceeds of such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capital Lease Obligations; provided further that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;




(v)    leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others (whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis) that are entered into in the ordinary course of business or that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vi)    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;
(vii)    Liens (A) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (B) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(viii)    Liens (A) on cash advances or escrow deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 6.04 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements with respect to any such Investment or any Disposition permitted under Section 6.05 (including any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to such Investment or Disposition) or (B) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 6.05 in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(ix)    Liens on property and Equity Interests, in each case, that are not Collateral, which Liens secure Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party that is permitted under Section 6.01(a);
(x)    Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of any Loan Party (other than any Intermediate Holdco), Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and Liens granted by a Loan Party (other than any Intermediate Holdco) in favor of any other Loan Party;
(xi)    Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the Effective Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (A) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require or include, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 6.01(a)(v);
(xii)    any interest or title (and all encumbrances and other matters affecting such interest or title) of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases




(other than leases constituting Capital Lease Obligations), subleases, licenses, cross-licenses or sublicense entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii)    Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale or purchase of goods by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv)    Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under clause (e) of the definition of the term “Permitted Investments”;
(xv)    [reserved];
(xvi)    Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness, including liens or rights of set-off arising under the general terms and conditions of banks with whom any group member maintains a banking relationship in the ordinary course of business; including liens of group members under the German general terms and condition of banks and saving banks (Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen der Banken und Sparkassen) (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xvii)    ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary are located and, in respect of real property located in Germany, any landlord' lien (Vermieter- oder Verpächterpfandrecht);
(xviii)    Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(xix)    Liens (A) on the Collateral securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xvi), provided that such Liens shall be junior to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations in respect of the Term Loans and be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement (and/or, to the extent agreed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower (including as a result local law limitations) such Indebtedness shall be subject to a Payment Subordination Agreement); provided further that no such Liens shall be permitted on any Collateral until the Liens thereon securing the Secured Obligations shall have been perfected in accordance with the Loan Documents and (B) on the Collateral of the Domestic Loan Parties and/or the Canadian Loan Parties in each case securing the ABL Obligations, provided that such Liens shall be subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(xx)    other Liens; provided that at the time of incurrence of such Liens and the obligations secured thereby (after giving pro forma effect to any such obligations) the aggregate outstanding face amount of obligations secured by Liens existing in reliance on this clause (xx) shall not exceed $5,000,000;




(xxi)    any security or quasi-security granted under mandatory law (sections 22, 204 of the German Transformation Act (Umwandlungsgesetz)) in favor of creditors as a consequence of a merger or conversion permitted under this Agreement;
(xxii)    Liens on the Collateral (or a portion thereof) securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xxiii); provided that such Liens shall be pari passu with the Liens securing the Secured Obligations in respect of the Term Loans and shall be subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement;
(xxiii)    receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;
(xxiv)    (i) Liens on Equity Interests of joint ventures securing capital contributions to, or obligations of, such Persons and (ii) customary rights of first refusal and tag, drag and similar rights in joint venture agreements;
(xxv)    Liens on amounts under pension standard legislation of Canada or any province thereto applicable to any Foreign Pension Plan that relate to contributions withheld from pay but not yet due to be remitted; and
(xxvi)    Liens on cash and Permitted Investments arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness for no longer than 60 days prior to such defeasance, discharge or redemption.
In addition, if the Required Lenders shall have consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, conditioned or denied), the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may post cash collateral up to the amount so agreed by the Required Lenders to secure Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(vi), but only to the extent such Indebtedness is not secured by any Liens on the Collateral that are otherwise permitted under this Section 6.02.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any consensual Lien on any Equity Interests of any Intermediate Holdco, except (i) Liens created under the Loan Documents and (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xvi) or (xxiii).
Section 6.03    Fundamental Changes. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into, amalgamate or consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person, or permit any Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to or in favor of any Person (other than as part of the Transactions), except that:
(a)    any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may merge, amalgamate, consolidate or amalgamate with (A) the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower; provided that, except with the consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral), when any Domestic Subsidiary Guarantor or any Canadian Loan Party is merging, consolidating or




amalgamating with any other Restricted Subsidiary the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Domestic Subsidiary Guarantor or a Canadian Loan Party; provided, further that, except with the consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral), when any European Loan Party is merging, consolidating or amalgamating with any other Restricted Subsidiary the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Domestic Subsidiary Guarantor, a Canadian Loan Party or Subsidiary Loan Party organized in the same Specified Jurisdiction as such European Loan Party;
(b)    any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;
(c)    any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may make a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then either (A) the transferee must be a Loan Party (other than an Intermediate Holdco), (B) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section 6.04 and Section 6.16 or (C) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section 6.04 and Section 6.16; provided that the aggregate amount of Dispositions made in reliance on subclauses (B) and (C) of this clause (c), together with (x) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties by any Loan Party after the Effective Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 6.16(ii), shall not exceed, at the time of the making thereof, and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $7,500,000;
(d)     the Borrower may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person (other than any Intermediate Holdco); provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(e)    [reserved];
(f)    any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person (other than any Intermediate Holdco) in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 6.04; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary, which shall have complied with the requirements of Sections 5.11 and 5.12; provided further, that no such merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving any European Loan Party shall be permitted pursuant to this clause (f) unless the same has been consented to by the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral);
(g)    [reserved];
(h)    [reserved]; and
(i)    any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Intermediate Holdco) may effect a merger, dissolution, liquidation consolidation or amalgamation to effect a Disposition




permitted pursuant to Section 6.05; provided further, that no such merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving any European Loan Party shall be permitted pursuant to this clause (i) unless the same has been consented to by the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral).
Section 6.04    Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or hold any Investment, except:
(a)    Permitted Investments at the time such Permitted Investment is made;
(b)    loans or advances to present or former officers, directors, managers, members of management, consultants, independent contractors and employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests in the Borrower (provided that the amount of such loans and advances made in cash to such Person shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity or Qualified Equity Interests) and (iii) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount outstanding in reliance on this clause (iii) shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(c)    Investments (i) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Loan Party; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Investments by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in a Loan Party exceeds $1,000,000, such non-Loan Party Restricted Subsidiary shall have acceded to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof, (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is also not a Loan Party, (iii) subject to the proviso in clause (c)(i) of this Section 6.04, by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) in any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of such Investments made by Loan Parties after the Effective Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in reliance on this clause (iii)(A), together with the aggregate amount of (x) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties by any Loan Parties after the Effective Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 6.16(ii), shall not exceed, at the time of the making thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $7,500,000, (y) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (z) all Investments made by Loan Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in reliance on this clause (iii)(A) shall be made only for the purpose of financing working capital needs of such non Loan Parties or another purpose agreed to by the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral) and shall be evidenced by an intercompany note that has been pledged as Collateral, (B) [reserved] or (C) constituting Guarantees of Indebtedness or other monetary obligations of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties owing to any Loan Party, (iv) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties so long as such transaction is part of a series of simultaneous transactions that results in the proceeds of the initial Investment being invested in one or more Loan Parties, (v) subject to the consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral), by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, consisting of the contribution of Equity Interests




of any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party so long as the Equity Interests of the transferee Restricted Subsidiary is pledged to secure the Secured Obligations;
(d)    Investments consisting of deposits, prepayments and/or other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(e)    Investments consisting of extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(f)    Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 6.04(f) and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and (ii) existing on the Effective Date by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided that the amount of the original Investment is not increased except by the terms of such Investment to the extent set forth on Schedule 6.04(f) or as otherwise permitted by this Section 6.04;
(g)    Investments in Swap Agreements permitted under Section 6.01;
(h)    promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 6.05;
(i)    Investments made in connection with the Transactions (other than borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement);
(j)    subject to the consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral), Investments made by any Loan Party in any non-Loan Party consisting of contributions or other Dispositions of Equity Interests of Persons that are non-Loan Parties; provided that, prior to such contribution or Disposition, such Equity Interests were not owned directly by a Loan Party or such Equity Interests are contributed or disposed to a Non-Loan Party that is a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party;
(k)    Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(l)    Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers, from financially troubled account debtors or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
(m)    subject to the consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral), cash or property distributed from any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (i) may be contributed to other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, and (ii) may pass through the Borrower and/or any intermediate Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as part of a series of related transactions and such transaction steps are not unreasonably delayed and are otherwise permitted hereunder;
(n)    from and after the Second Additional Funding Date, additional Investments and other acquisitions made and held by the Loan Parties; provided that at the time




any such Investment or other acquisition is made, the aggregate outstanding amount of such Investment or acquisition made in reliance on this clause (n), (including the aggregate amount of all consideration paid in connection with all other Investments and acquisitions made in reliance on this clause (n)), whether in the form of Indebtedness assumed or otherwise), shall not exceed at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $2,500,000; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of such Investments made by Loan Parties after the Effective Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in reliance on this clause (n), together with the aggregate amount of (x) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties by Loan Parties after the Effective Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 6.16(ii), shall not exceed, at the time of the making thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, $7,500,000 at any time outstanding and (y) all Investments made by Loan Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in reliance on this clause (n) shall be made only for the purpose of financing working capital needs of such non Loan Parties or another purpose agreed to by the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral) and shall be evidenced by an intercompany note that has been pledged as Collateral;
(o)    [reserved];
(p)    advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;
(q)    Investments and other acquisitions to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower; provided that any other amounts used for such an Investment or other acquisition that are not Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower shall otherwise be permitted pursuant to this Section 6.04;
(r)    [reserved];
(s)    [reserved];
(t)    Investments consisting of Indebtedness, Liens, fundamental changes, Dispositions and Restricted Payments permitted (other than by reference to this Section 6.04(t)) under Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05 and 6.08, respectively;
(u)    [reserved];
(v)    contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower;
(w)    to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(x)    [reserved];
(y)    [reserved];
(z)    [reserved];




(aa)    [reserved]; and
(bb)    unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that the same are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable Requirements of Law.
Section 6.05    Asset Sales. (i) The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest and any Intellectual Property owned by it, and (ii) the Borrower will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interest (other than (A) issuing directors’ qualifying shares, nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law, (B) issuing Equity Interests to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 6.04(c), (C) any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary issuing Equity Interests of such Subsidiary to each owner of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary ratably based on their relative ownership interests) and (D) issuing securities pursuant to a management equity plan, stock option plan, phantom equity plan or any other management, employee benefit or other compensatory plan or agreement (and any successor plans or arrangements thereto)), in each case, having a fair market value (x) in excess of $500,000 in a single transaction or a series of related transactions or (y) in excess of $2,500,000 in any fiscal year (each, a “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 used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) allowing any registration or application for registration of any Intellectual Property that is no longer used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, to lapse, go abandoned, or be invalidated or (ii) disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, abandoning, failing to pursue or otherwise allowing to lapse, expire, terminate or put into the public domain any of its Intellectual Property if the Borrower determines in its reasonable business judgment that such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business);
(b)    Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis);
(c)    Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property, or other assets of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business or (ii) an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(d)    Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then either (i) the transferee must be a Loan Party, (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section 6.04 and Section 6.16 or (iii) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section 6.04 and Section 6.16; provided that the aggregate amount of such Dispositions made by Loan Parties after the Effective Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in reliance on this clause (d), together with the aggregate amount of (x) all other Investments made in and Dispositions made to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties by Loan Parties after the Effective Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made in reliance on Section 6.16(ii), shall not exceed $7,500,000;




(e)    Dispositions permitted by Section 6.03, Investments permitted by Section 6.04, Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.08 and Liens permitted by Section 6.02, in each case, other than by reference to this Section 6.05(e);
(f)    Dispositions of cash and/or Permitted Investments and/or other assets that were Permitted Investments when the relevant original Investment was made;
(g)    the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of past due accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not for financing purposes;
(h)    leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business and that do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(i)    transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event;
(j)    Dispositions of property to Persons other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the sale or issuance of Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary) not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.05 in an aggregate amount during the term of this Agreement not to exceed $40,000,000; provided, that (i) such Disposition is made for Fair Market Value and (ii) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75.0% of such consideration in the form of cash or Permitted Investments (provided, that for purposes of this clause (ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash or Permitted Investments: (1) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date or, if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet in the good faith determination of the Borrower) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Secured Obligations) that are extinguished in connection with the transactions relating to such Disposition, or that are assumed by the transferee, in each case, pursuant to an agreement that releases or indemnifies the Borrower and/or its applicable Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, from further liability and (2) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for cash or Permitted Investments (to the extent of the cash or Permitted Investments received), in each case, within 60 days of the receipt thereof); provided, further, that the Net Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11(d);
(k)    Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in, joint venture agreements and similar binding arrangements;
(l)    [reserved];
(m)    transfers of condemned property as a result of the exercise of “eminent domain” or other similar powers to the respective Governmental Authority or agency that has condemned the same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise), and transfers of property arising from foreclosure or similar action or that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such real property as part of an insurance settlement;




(n)    [reserved];
(o)    [reserved];
(p)    [reserved]; and
(q)    any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, Disposition or conveyance the sole purpose of which is to reincorporate or reorganize (i) any Domestic Subsidiary in another jurisdiction in the U.S. and/or (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary in the U.S. or, subject to the consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral), any other jurisdiction.
To the extent that any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 6.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party, subject to the proviso set forth in clause (a) of the definition of Excluded Subsidiary with respect to any Disposition of less than 100% of the Equity Interests of a wholly-owned subsidiary, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, which Liens shall be automatically released upon the consummation of such Disposition; it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall be authorized to take, and shall take, any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing, and shall be entitled to rely, without independent investigation on a certificate of Responsible Officer of the Borrower in connection with the foregoing (which shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent upon request therefor).
Section 6.06    Intermediate Holdco Covenant.
(a)    No Intermediate Holdco will incur any Indebtedness or Liens or engage in any activities or consummate any transactions (including, without limitation, any Investments or Dispositions) and will not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations, in each case, other than:
(i)     the ownership and/or acquisition of the Equity Interests of direct subsidiaries of such Intermediate Holdco that are in existence on the Effective Date;
(ii)    the performance of obligations under and compliance with its Organizational Documents, or other Requirement of Law (including the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), ordinance, regulation, rule, order, judgment, decree or permit, including without limitation as a result of or in connection with the activities of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii)    participating in tax, accounting, cash management, cash pooling, transfer pricing, cost-sharing arrangements and other administrative matters related to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv)    the entry into, and exercise rights and performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Transactions (other than any such obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement), including the Loan Documents and the Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xxiii);
(v)    holding of any cash, Permitted Investments and other assets received from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, pending




prompt application thereof in a manner permitted by the terms of this Agreement (including by way of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 6.08(a)(i));
(vi)    incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues and paying taxes, providing indemnification for its current and former officers, directors, members of management, managers, employees and advisors or consultants; and
(vii)    activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in the foregoing clauses.
(b)    No Intermediate Holdco shall, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, cause or allow its Centre of Main Interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the Regulation) to change.
(c)    No direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of an Intermediate Holdco shall cease to be a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of an Intermediate Holdco except (x) in connection with any transaction solely among one or more subsidiaries of Intermediate Holdco that are permitted by Section 6.03 or (y) any transaction consented to by the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that it is acknowledged and agreed that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold consent to any such transaction that will have a material adverse impact on the Guarantees or the Collateral).
(d)    No Intermediate Holdco shall merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person without the consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed).
Section 6.07    Negative Pledge. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any agreement, instrument, deed or lease that prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of their respective properties or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties with respect to the applicable Secured Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:
(a)    restrictions and conditions imposed by (i) Requirements of Law, (ii) any Loan Document, (iii) the ABL Credit Documents, (iv) the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents, (v) [reserved], (vi) [reserved], (vii) any documentation governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xvi) and (viii) any documentation governing any Permitted Refinancing incurred to refinance any such Indebtedness referenced in clauses (i) through (vii) above; provided that with respect to Indebtedness referenced in (A) clause (vii) above, such restrictions shall be no more restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of Junior Financing, are market terms at the time of issuance and (B) clause (vi) above, such restrictions shall not expand the scope in any material respect of any such restriction or condition contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(b)    customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Effective Date and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;
(c)    restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that such




restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are subject of such Disposition and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;
(d)    customary provisions in leases, subleases, licenses, cross-licenses or sublicenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof;
(e)    restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to the property securing by such Indebtedness;
(f)    any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(g)    restrictions or conditions in any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01 that is incurred or assumed by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of Junior Financing, are market terms at the time of issuance and are imposed solely on such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries;
(h)    restrictions on cash (or Permitted Investments) or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (or other restrictions on cash or deposits constituting Permitted Encumbrances);
(i)    restrictions set forth on Schedule 6.07 and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;
(j)    customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, sale leaseback agreements, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(k)    customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by Subsidiaries, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations; and
(l)    restrictions arising in any Swap Agreement and/or any agreement relating to any Cash Management Obligation.
Section 6.08    Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness.
(a)    The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:
(i)    each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (and, in the case of any such Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary, to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary ratably based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);




(ii)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, the Borrower may consummate any transaction permitted by Section 6.03 and Section 6.04 (other than Section 6.04(j), (m), (n), (q) and (t));
(iii)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, the conversion of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes and the Existing Notes into Equity Interests pursuant to the terms thereof;
(iv)    repurchases, redemptions or reductions in number of shares issued (including, by utilization of the "net share" concept) by the Borrower of any Equity Interests in the Borrower made in connection with (I) the surrender of shares by employees to (x) facilitate the payment by such employees of the taxes associated with compensation received by such employees under the Borrower's stock-based compensation plans and, (y) to satisfy the purchase price of nonqualified stock options and (II) the deduction by the Borrower, of a portion of restricted stock or performance shares previously (i.e. prior to the date of the deduction) granted to employees under the Borrower's stock-based compensation plans to facilitate the payment by such employees of the taxes associated with the vesting of such restricted stock and performance shares, in an amount not to exceed (for both clauses (I) and (II)), together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.08(a)(xiv), $4,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year; provided, in each case, that prior to and after giving effect to such repurchases, redemptions or reductions no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing;
(v)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, payments of the Existing Notes to the extent permitted by Section 6.08(b)(vii)  or (viii);
(vi)    to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, payments of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes made pursuant to an exchange for or out of the proceeds of Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Refinancing of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xxiii);
(vii)    [reserved];
(viii)    [reserved];
(ix)    redemptions in whole or in part of any of its Equity Interests for another class of its Equity Interests or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests; provided that such new Equity Interests contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Lenders in all respects material to their interests as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby;
(x)    payments made or expected to made in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units;
(xi)    the Borrower may (A) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof and (B) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its




terms, in both cases of (A) and (B), in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate;
(xii)    [reserved];
(xiii)    any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions (other than borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement) and any fees, costs and expenses (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, costs and expenses) related thereto, including Transaction Expenses; and
(xiv)    payments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable upon exercise of Equity Interests by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or their respective controlled Affiliates or Permitted Transferees) and any repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants or required withholding or similar taxes, in an amount not to exceed, together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.08(a)(iv), $4,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
(b)    The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or pay, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Junior Financing, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Indebtedness prior to the scheduled maturity date thereof (collectively, “Restricted Debt Payments”), except:
(i)    payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments, payments of fees, expenses and indemnification obligations when due in respect of any Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of any Junior Financing prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof;
(ii)    refinancings of Indebtedness with proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01;
(iii)    the conversion of any Junior Financing to or payments with Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower;
(iv)    from and after the Second Additional Funding Date, prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed an amount at the time of making any such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment or distributions, together with any other such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment or distributions made utilizing this clause (iv), not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Restricted Debt Payment Amount that the Borrower elects to apply pursuant to this clause (iv);
(v)    any Restricted Debt Payments made in connection with the Transactions (other than borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement);
(vi)    [reserved];




(vii)    prepayment, purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, discharge or other retirement in whole or in part of the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes, in each case, made by exchange (including any such exchange pursuant to the exercise of a conversion right or privilege in connection with which cash is paid solely in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares) for, or out of proceeds of, Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01(a)(xvi) are used to make such prepayment;
(viii)    prepayment in whole or in part of principal amount of the 2024 Notes if the then applicable scheduled maturity date of the 2024 Notes is within 6 months of such prepayment and the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes then outstanding does not exceed $20,000,000; provided, that, as of the date of any such prepayment and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 6.10;
(ix)    [reserved];
(x)    other than with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xvi), payments as part of an applicable high yield discount obligation or AHYDO catch-up payment; and
(xi)    [reserved].
(c)    The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify any documentation governing any Junior Financing, in each case if the effect of such amendment or modification (when taken as a whole) is in violation of any Intercreditor Agreement or other applicable intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.08 will not prohibit the payment of any Restricted Payment or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment within 60 days after the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment or the giving of irrevocable notice of such redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment, as applicable, if at the date of declaration or the giving of such notice such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 6.09    Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except:
(i)    (A) transactions among Loan Parties and, to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder, their Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration of less than $1,000,000 (in one transaction or a series of transactions);
(ii)    on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Person at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;
(iii)    guaranty fees among the Loan Parties;
(iv)    issuances of Equity Interests of the Borrower to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement;




(v)    employment, consulting, severance and other service or benefit related arrangements between the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business (including loans and advances pursuant to Sections 6.04(b) and 6.04(o), salary or guaranteed payments and bonuses) and transactions pursuant to stock option and other equity award plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
(vi)    payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent payments are permitted by Section 6.08;
(vii)    the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(viii)    transactions pursuant to permitted agreements in existence or contemplated on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.09 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;
(ix)    Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.08;
(x)    the Transactions and the payment of all fees, costs and expenses (including all legal, accounting and other professional fees, costs and expenses) related to the Transactions, including Transaction Expenses;
(xi)    the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or spouses, former spouses, successors, heirs, legatees, distributes or Affiliates of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries;
(xii)    [reserved];
(xiii)    [reserved];
(xiv)    [reserved];
(xv)    (A) Guarantees permitted by Section 6.01 or Section 6.04 and (B) Investments permitted by Section 6.04(aa); and
(xvi)    transactions with customers, clients, joint venture partners, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party.




Section 6.10    Liquidity. The Borrower shall not permit Liquidity, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the fourth fiscal quarter), commencing with the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended September 30, 2022, to be less than $20,000,000.
Section 6.11    Change in Nature of Business. The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not enter into any new line of business that is fundamentally and substantively different from their existing lines of business conducted by them on the Effective Date, taken as a whole, other than activities reasonably related, complementary or ancillary to such existing lines of business or reasonable extensions thereof.
Section 6.12    Accounting Changes. The Borrower shall not make any change in its fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.
Section 6.13    Amendments or Waivers of Organizational Documents. The Borrower shall not, nor shall they permit any Subsidiary Loan Party to, amend or modify their respective Organizational Documents in a manner that is materially adverse to the Lenders (in their capacities as such); provided that, for purposes of clarity, it is understood and agreed that the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary Loan Party may effect a change to its respective organizational form and/or consummate any other transaction that is permitted under Section 6.03.
Section 6.14    Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Disposition or transfer (via an Investment, Disposition or otherwise) of Intellectual Property material to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries owned by a Loan Party may be made to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party.
Section 6.15    Use of Proceeds in Switzerland. No proceeds borrowed under this Agreement will be used in a manner which constitutes a "use of proceeds in Switzerland" as interpreted by Swiss tax authorities when assessing whether or not interest payable with respect to such borrowing is subject to Swiss withholding tax, except and to the extent that a written confirmation or tax ruling countersigned by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung) has been obtained (in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders)) confirming that the intended "use of proceeds in Switzerland" does not result in any Loans qualifying as a Swiss financing for Swiss withholding tax purposes and that, accordingly, no Swiss withholding tax is or becomes payable on the interest payments made under this Agreement.
Section 6.16    Additional Limitations on Certain Investments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in Section 6.04), and without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Domestic Loan Party or Canadian Loan Party to, directly or indirectly make any Investment in any European Loan Party, other than (i) Investments in the form of cash and Permitted Investments made for bona fide business purposes; provided that any such Investments shall be made in the form of intercompany loans evidenced by an intercompany note that has been pledged as Collateral and (ii) other Investments in an amount not to exceed, at the time of the making thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, together with (x) all other Investments and Dispositions made by the Domestic Loan Parties and Canadian Loan Parties to European Loan Parties after the Effective Date and (y) all Investments and Dispositions made pursuant to Section 6.03(c)(B) and (C), Section 6.04(c)(iii)(A), Section 6.04(n) and Section 6.05(d), $7,500,000.




Section 6.17    Limitations on Amendments to ABL Credit Documents. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify any provision of any ABL Credit Document if the effect of such amendment or modification is material and adverse with respect to the interests of any of the Loan Parties or the Lenders (it being understood and agreed that, without limitation, (x) any changes to the interest rate, redemption requirements, amortization schedule, negative covenants or events of default set forth in the ABL Credit Documents and any changes to Section 7.23 of the ABL Credit Agreement shall, in each case, be deemed to be material for purposes hereof, (y) any changes to Section 7.23 of the ABL Credit Agreement that impose new or increased limitations on the making of the payments described in such Section 7.23 of the ABL Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be material and adverse for purposes hereof and (z) any changes to the US-Canada Formula Amount or the component definitions thereof shall not be deemed to be material and adverse for purposes hereof) unless (x) the Borrower shall have provided at least fifteen (15) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and Lenders of any such amendment or modification and (y) the Required Lenders shall have consented in writing prior to the date of any such amendment or modification.
Section 6.18    Limitations on the German Group. Without consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), no member of the German Group (other than Alber) will (A) conduct its business (including, without limitation, financing activities and the entry into leasing arrangements) in any manner that is outside the ordinary course of its business or inconsistent with past practice in any material respect or (B) incur any funded debt for borrowed money or any Capitalized Lease Obligations (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt and to the extent the same are otherwise permitted hereunder (including under this Section 6.18), intercompany loans, Capitalized Lease Obligations in existence on the date hereof and any renewals or replacements thereof that do not result in a material liability increase and purchase money and similar obligations).
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.01    Events of Default.    If any of the following events (any such event, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
(a)    the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable and in the currency required hereunder, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b)    any Loan Party shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Section) payable under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable and in the currency required hereunder, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;
(c)    any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(d)    the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a) or 5.04 (with respect to the existence of the Borrower) or in Article VI;




(e)    any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Section), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of Required Lenders) to the Borrower;
(f)     the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (after giving effect to any applicable grace period); provided, that immediately upon a cure or waiver of the default described in this clause (f) with respect to such Material Indebtedness, such default hereunder shall be immediately and automatically cured without any further action by any Person;
(g)    any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of any “Fundamental Change” (as defined in any of the Borrower’s convertible Indebtedness)); provided that this clause (g) shall not apply (i) to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale, transfer or other disposition (including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness (to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is not prohibited under this Agreement) or (ii) termination events or similar events occurring under any Swap Agreement that constitutes Material Indebtedness (it being understood that clause (f) of this Section will apply to any failure to make any payment required as a result of any such termination or similar event); provided, further, that immediately upon a cure or waiver of the default described in this clause (g) with respect to such Material Indebtedness, such default hereunder shall be immediately and automatically cured without any further action by any Person;
(h)    an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition or application shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, court protection, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state, provincial, territorial or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, monitor, trustee, custodian, examiner, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed or unstayed for 60 consecutive days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i)    the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition or application seeking liquidation, court protection, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state, provincial, territorial or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Section, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, manager, monitor, trustee, examiner, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding or (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;




(j)    one or more enforceable judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000 (to the extent not covered by insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied its obligation) shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unpaid, undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed pending appeal for a period of 60 consecutive days;
(k)    (i) an ERISA Event occurs that, individually or in the aggregate with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(l)    any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party in writing not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral, except (i) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral to a Person that is not a Loan Party in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Security Documents, (iii) as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements or (iv) as to Collateral consisting of real property, to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage; or
(m)    (i) this Agreement, any material Security Document or any material Guarantee of the Secured Obligations shall for any reason not be (or asserted by any Loan Party in writing not to be) a legal, valid and binding obligation of any Loan Party party thereto other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder; or (ii) any subordination provision in respect of any Material Indebtedness shall for any reason not be (or asserted by any Loan Party in writing not to be) a legal, valid and binding obligation of any Loan Party party thereto other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder; provided, that immediately upon a cure of the Default described in this clause(m)(ii) with respect to such Material Indebtedness, such Default hereunder shall be immediately and automatically cured without any further action by any Person so long as such Default did not have an adverse impact on the Lenders; or
(n)    a Change in Control shall occur; or
(o)    [reserved];
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to or the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent at the request of the Required Lenders (subject to Article VIII) shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder), shall become due and payable immediately, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and each other Loan Party; and in the case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section, the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees, premiums, and other obligations of the Borrower accrued




hereunder, shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and each other Loan Party.
If the Loans are accelerated pursuant to this Section 7.01 prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the Applicable Premium and the redemption fee provided for in Section 2.12(c) shall become automatically due and payable as if the Loans had been prepaid or repaid on such date of acceleration.
Any Default or Event of Default (including any default or event of default (or similar term) resulting from a failure to provide notice of a default or event of default) shall be deemed not to “exist” or be “continuing” if with respect to any default or event of default that occurs due to a failure by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to take any action (including taking any action by a specified time, but other than any action under Section 5.13), the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary takes such action.
Section 7.02    [Reserved].
Section 7.03    Application of Proceeds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 7.01, subject to the terms of any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 4.02 of the U.S. Collateral Agreement and/or the similar provisions in the other Security Documents.
ARTICLE VIII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Cantor Fitzgerald Securities to serve as Administrative Agent and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited to serve as Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents, and authorizes each of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to execute, deliver and administer the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to take such actions and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, and none of the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or is continuing. 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.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders and each other Secured Party hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Collateral Agent to act as the agent (i) for itself and for and on behalf of the other Secured Parties as direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) as far as Swiss law governed security interests are concerned which are accessory in nature (akzessorisch) and (ii) for the benefit of the other Secured Parties (Halten unter einem Treuhandverhältnis) as far as Swiss law governed security interests are concerned that are non-accessory in nature (nicht akzessorisch) and (ii) for itself and for and on behalf of the other Secured Parties as far as Luxembourg law governed security interests are concerned, with all rights under Article 2(4) of the Luxembourg law of 5 August 2005 on financial collateral arrangements as amended from time to time) for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing




any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.
The Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender, if applicable, as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or to exercise any discretionary power, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents); provided that such Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion, may expose any Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, or for which the Agents are not indemnified to their satisfaction, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower, any other Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of any of the foregoing that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct (such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment). No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to such Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, such notice referring to this Agreement and describing such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” No Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the existence, value, sufficiency or collectability of any Collateral or creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Documents, (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document or (vii) whether any Loan Party has complied with its obligations under the Loan Documents, including in respect of documents, notices and certificates that are required to be delivered to the Agents or as to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Agents. No Agent shall be responsible or liable to the Lenders or any other Secured Parties for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral or for the perfection of any Lien on the Collateral. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges and agrees that no Agent shall have any obligation to file financing statements, amendments to financing statements, or continuation statements, or to perfect or maintain the perfection of any Agent’s Lien on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Agent shall have any liability arising from any confirmation or determination of the terms and conditions of any Intercreditor Agreement.




Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Responsible Officer or Financial Officer of such Person). Each Agent also may rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Financial Officer or a Responsible Officer of such Person), and may act upon any such statement prior to receipt of written confirmation thereof. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
In no event shall any Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of their obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, future changes in applicable law or regulation, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that such Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
The Agents may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. The Agents and any such sub-agent may perform any of and all their duties and exercise their rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Agents and any such sub-agent. No Agent shall 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 such Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice, concurrence, instruction or direction of the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as it deems appropriate, or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense (except those incurred solely as a result of such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as may be required, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans. Such advice, concurrence, instruction or direction, may, in such Agent’s sole discretion, be delivered by e-mail from the Required Lenders or their counsel, who, as of the date hereof is Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may resign upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such




notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the Borrower’s consent (unless an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor, which shall be a commercial bank or trust company or such other Person that regularly acts as agent for similar types of credit arrangements with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications above (the date upon which the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent is replaced, the “Resignation Effective Date”).
With effect from the Resignation Effective Date (1) the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except (i) that in the case of any collateral security held by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent is appointed and (ii) with respect to any outstanding payment obligations) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders or the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date), and the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents as set forth in this Section. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent and in respect of the matters referred to under clause (1) above.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement and funding its Loans on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be




delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Effective Date.
Except with respect to the exercise of setoff rights of any Lender in accordance with Section 9.08 or with respect to a Lender’s right to file a proof of claim in an insolvency proceeding, no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Guarantee of the Secured Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of the applicable Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof. In the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition, and the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the applicable Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled (but not obligated), 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 public sale, to use and apply any of the Loan Document Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the applicable Secured Parties at such sale or other disposition. Each Secured Party, whether or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral and of the Guarantees of the Secured Obligations, to have agreed to the provisions of this Article, Section 9.15 and Section 9.17.
The Lenders and each other holder of a Loan Document Obligation under a Loan Document shall act collectively through the Administrative Agent with respect to the exercise of rights and remedies under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of Required Lenders, shall direct the course of action with respect to the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and under other Loan Documents (including with respect to alleging the existence or occurrence of, and exercising rights and remedies as a result of, any Default or Event of Default), and the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document with respect to (i) the Term Loans, (ii) any Collateral, and (iii) any other property of any Loan Party or any past, present, or future Related Party of any Loan Party.  Any such rights and remedies shall not be exercised other than through the Administrative Agent. Each Lender agrees that it shall not, and hereby waives any right to, take or institute any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, in each case with respect to the exercise of rights and remedies under the Loan Documents against any Loan Party or any past, present, or future Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Loan Party concerning this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Term Loans, any Collateral, or any other property of any Loan Party or any past, present, or future Related Party of any Loan Party other than through the Administrative Agent.
Each of the Lenders and other Secured Parties irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to, and the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall, subject to receipt of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (it being understood that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may rely, without independent investigation, on any such certificate), (a) release and terminate, or to confirm or evidence any automatic release and termination of, any Guarantees and Liens created under the Loan Documents as provided in Section 9.15 or in any other Security Document and (b) subordinate, at the request of the Borrower, any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Security Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.02(iv).
In case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to any Loan Party under any federal, state, provincial, territorial or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law




now or hereafter in effect, the 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 the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a)    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 Secured 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 the Administrative Agent (including any claim under Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.14(a), Section 2.16, Section 2.17 and Section 9.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b)    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, interim receiver, receiver and manager, manager, monitor, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each other Secured Party to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders or the other Secured Parties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (including under Section 9.03).
To the extent required by any applicable Requirements of Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 2.17, each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 days after demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective, or because such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register), but in each case only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such amounts and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so. 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. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this paragraph. The agreements in this paragraph shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations under any Loan Document.
Each Lender and other Secured Party hereby appoints the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to act as its agent (i) for itself and for and on behalf of the other Secured Parties as direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) as far as Swiss law governed security interests are concerned which are accessory in nature (akzessorisch) and (ii) for the benefit of the other Secured Parties (Halten unter einem Treuhandverhältnis) as far as Swiss law governed security interests are concerned that are non-accessory in nature (nicht akzessorisch) under and in




connection with the relevant Security Documents and any Intercreditor Agreements and instructs the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, as applicable, to enter into the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and agrees that (i) the Secured Obligations are subject to, and bound by, the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) each Secured Party will be subject to, and bound by, the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, in each case in its capacity as holder of Secured Obligations.
All provisions of this Article VIII applicable to the Administrative Agent shall apply to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all the benefits and indemnities applicable to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. The provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.03 hereof and Section 5.03 of the U.S. Collateral Agreement, applicable to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, shall apply to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent when acting in any capacity under any other Loan Document, whether or not such provision is set forth in such other Loan Document. Without limiting the scope of the immediately preceding sentence, all rights, privileges, immunities and indemnities of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent set forth in this Article VIII and Section 9.03 and Section 5.03 of the U.S. Collateral Agreement shall apply to GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as security trustee, security agent, collateral agent, administrator, agent, representative, pledgee, chargee and/or similar concept under the Foreign Loan Documents, and for the avoidance of doubt, Cantor Fitzgerald Securities and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, and shall be entitled to all benefits and indemnities applicable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as if such benefits and indemnities were set forth in such Foreign Loan Document.
Each Secured Party hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter into the Foreign Loan Documents, and acknowledges and agrees that in connection therewith the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may amend this Agreement (and the Borrower hereby agrees to amend this Agreement) without the consent of any other Lender or any other Person to, to include provisions appointing the Collateral Agent as security trustee or other concept under applicable foreign law, to hold the security under the Foreign Loan Documents and to provide the Collateral Agent with the maximum protections under applicable foreign law (including, without limitation, to provide for releases of liability for the Collateral Agent and to disclaim any fiduciary or other obligations or duties of, or restrictions on, the Collateral Agent under applicable law and to provide for indemnification and exculpation of the Collateral Agent) and otherwise to implement the Foreign Loan Documents.  Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that it shall be bound by such provisions, as if fully set forth in Article VIII of this Agreement.  To the extent required under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, each of the Lenders hereby grants to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent any required powers of attorney to execute and perform under any Foreign Loan Documents on its behalf.
The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code or Canadian Insolvency Laws, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, Section 36 of the CCAA, Section 65.13 of the BIA, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, or (b) at any other sale, foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in




lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Secured Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders on a ratable basis (with Secured Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that shall vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) for the asset or assets so purchased (or for the equity interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are issued in connection with such purchase). In connection with any such bid, (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles and to assign any successful credit bid to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, (ii) each of the Secured Parties’ ratable interests in the Secured Obligations which were credit bid shall be deemed without any further action under this Agreement to be assigned to such vehicle or vehicles for the purpose of closing such sale, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or equity interests thereof, shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by, and the governing documents shall provide for, control by the vote of the Required Lenders or their permitted assignees under the terms of this Agreement or the governing documents of the applicable acquisition vehicle or vehicles, as the case may be, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 9.02 of this Agreement), (iv) the Administrative Agent on behalf of such acquisition vehicle or vehicles shall be authorized to issue to each of the Secured Parties, ratably on account of the relevant Secured Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership interests, limited partnership interests or membership interests, in any such acquisition vehicle and/or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (v) to the extent that Secured Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Secured Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Secured Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Secured Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Secured Parties pro rata with their original interest in such Secured Obligations and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such Secured Obligations shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action. Notwithstanding that the ratable portion of the Secured Obligations of each Secured Party are deemed assigned to the acquisition vehicle or vehicles as set forth in clause (ii) above, each Secured Party shall execute such documents and provide such information regarding the Secured Party (and/or any designee of the Secured Party which will receive interests in or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the formation of any acquisition vehicle, the formulation or submission of any credit bid or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such credit bid. Notwithstanding the grant of authority to the Administrative Agent in this paragraph, nothing herein shall impose an obligation on the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to credit bid any of the Loan Document Obligations, it being expressly understood and agreed by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties that the Administrative Agent may appoint a third-party to perform such functions, and such third-party shall be entitled to all of the protections granted to an Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
For the purposes of the grant of security under the laws of the Province of Québec which may now or in the future be required to be provided by any Loan Party, the Collateral Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized and appointed by each of the Lenders hereto to act as hypothecary representative (within the meaning of Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Québec) for all present




and future Lenders (in such capacity, the “Hypothecary Representative”) in order to hold any hypothec granted under the laws of the Province of Quebec and to exercise such rights and duties as are conferred upon the Hypothecary Representative under the relevant deed of hypothec and applicable Laws (with the power to delegate any such rights or duties). The execution prior to the date hereof by the Collateral Agent in its capacity as the Hypothecary Representative of any deed of hypothec or other security documents made pursuant to the laws of the Province of Québec, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Any Person who becomes a Lender or successor Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have consented to and ratified the foregoing appointment of the Collateral Agent as the Hypothecary Representative on behalf of all Lenders, including such Person and any Affiliate of such Person designated above as a Lender. For greater certainty, the Collateral Agent, acting as the Hypothecary Representative, shall have the same rights, powers, immunities, indemnities and exclusions from liability as are prescribed in favor of the Collateral Agent in this Agreement, which shall apply mutatis mutandis. In the event of the resignation of the Collateral Agent (which shall include its resignation as the Hypothecary Representative) and appointment of a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall also act as the Hypothecary Representative, as contemplated above.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01    Notices.    Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by fax, e-mail or other electronic transmission, as follows:
(a)    If to the Borrower, to Invacare Corporation, One Invacare Way, Elyria, OH 44035, Attention: Kathleen P. Leneghan, Telephone: (440) 329-6717, Email: kleneghan@invacare.com with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Brian Ford, c/o Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, CA 90067, Tel: (310) 552-4307, Fax: (310) 552-5900;
(b)    If to the Administrative Agent, to: Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, 900 West Trade, Suite 725, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attention: Bobbie Young (Invacare Corporation), Telephone: 704-374-0574, Facsimile: 646-390-1764, E-mail: BankLoansAgency@cantor.com; with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Shipman & Goodwin LLP, One Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06103, Attention: Nathan Plotkin; E-mail: nplotkin@goodwin.com;
(c)    If to the Collateral Agent, to: GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, 55 Ludgate Hill, Level 1 West, EC4M 7JW, London, United Kingdom, Attention: DCM Team Project Impact Invacare, Telephone: +44 (0) 20 4542 5457 ext. 414, E-mail: DCM@glas.agency;
(d)    [reserved]; and
(e)    If to any Lender, to it at its address (or fax number or email address) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by fax or other electronic transmission 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).




The Agents or the 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 the Agents otherwise prescribe, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address of such Agent shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), 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; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email 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.
The Borrower may change its address, email or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may change their address, email or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders may change their address, email or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Administrative Agent. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may also be delivered or furnished by electronic transmission (including email and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic transmission.
The Borrower agrees that the Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications (as defined below) on the Platform.
Section 9.02    Waivers; Amendments.
(a)    No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b)    Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (to the extent that such waiver, amendment or modification does not affect the rights, duties, privileges or obligations of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the




Administrative Agent shall execute such waiver, amendment or other modification to the extent approved by the Required Lenders) and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, if applicable, and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders, provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (but not the consent of the Required Lenders) (it being understood that the waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender), (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan (it being understood that a waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute a reduction in principal) or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the consent of the Required Lenders) (it being understood that any change to the definition of any ratio used in the calculation of the interest rate or fees therein or in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction of interest or fees), provided that the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay default interest pursuant to Section 2.13(d), (iii) postpone the maturity of any Loan (it being understood that a waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute a postponement of any maturity date), or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the consent of the Required Lenders), (iv) change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any right thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) release all or substantially all the value of the Guarantees under the Domestic Guarantee Agreement or the Foreign Guarantee Agreement (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents), without the written consent of each Lender, (vi) release all or substantially all the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents, without the written consent of each Lender (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents) or (vii) (1) waive, amend or modify Section 2.18, Section 7.03 or Section 4.02 of the U.S. Collateral Agreement or any other provision hereof in a manner that would have the effect of altering the ratable reduction of Commitments or the pro rata sharing of payments otherwise required hereunder, (2) subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, the Secured Obligations hereunder to any other Indebtedness or other obligation, except in the case of (x) any Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement in accordance with the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, (y) any “debtor in-possession” facility (or similar facility under applicable law) or (z) any Indebtedness with respect to which such Lender has been provided with a bona fide opportunity to participate in such Indebtedness, (3) subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, the Liens securing the Secured Obligations with respect to all or substantially all of the Collateral to Liens securing any other Indebtedness or other obligation, except in the case of (x) any Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement in accordance with the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, (y) any “debtor in-possession” facility (or similar facility under applicable law) or (z) any Indebtedness with respect to which such Lender has been provided with a bona fide opportunity to participate in such Indebtedness, (4) release, or have the effect of releasing, all or substantially all of the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations, or (5) release, or have the effect of releasing, all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees of the Secured Obligations, in each case, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (except as provided in this Section 9.02); provided, further that no such agreement shall waive or modify (i) the conditions to the First Additional Funding Date (including Schedule 4.02) or the definition of “First and Second Additional Funding Availability Period” without the consent of each Lender holding outstanding First Additional Term Loan Commitments, (ii) the conditions to the Second Additional Funding Date (including Schedule 4.03) or the definition of “First and Second Additional Funding Availability Period” without the consent of each Lender holding outstanding Second Additional Term Loan Commitments or (iii)




the conditions to the Third Additional Funding Date or the definitions of “Third Additional Funding Availability Period” or “Consolidated EBITDA” (and any definitions related thereto) without the consent of each Lender holding outstanding Third Additional Term Loan Commitments; provided further that (A) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and (B) any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon notice thereof by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with respect to the inclusion of any previously absent financial maintenance covenant, this Agreement shall be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent without the need to obtain the consent of any Lender to include such covenant on the date of the incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness to the extent required by the terms of such definition or section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and to the extent such credit facilities are pari passu in right of payment and security with any then existing Loans, to share ratably in prepayments with such Loans) and (ii) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Lenders prior to such inclusion and (b) this Agreement and other Loan Documents may be amended or supplemented by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or any Loan Party as to which such agreement or agreements is to apply, without the need to obtain the consent of any Lender, to include “parallel debt” or similar provisions, and any authorizations or granting of powers by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, in each case required to create in favor of the Administrative Agent any security interest contemplated to be created under this Agreement, or to perfect any such security interest, where the Required Lenders have determined that such provisions are necessary or advisable under local law for such purpose (with the Borrower hereby agreeing to, and to cause its subsidiaries to, enter into any such agreement or agreements upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of Required Lenders) promptly upon such request).
(c)    In connection with any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination (a “Proposed Change”) requiring the consent of all Lenders or all directly and adversely affected Lenders, if the consent of the Required Lenders to such Proposed Change is obtained, but the consent to such Proposed Change of other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained as described in paragraph (b) of this Section being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Non-Consenting Lender and the Administrative Agent, (x) terminate the applicable Commitments of such Lender, and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such Lender relating to the applicable Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date or (y) require such Non-Consenting Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that (a) in the case of clause (y) above, the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent to the extent such consent would be required under Section 9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (b) such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees, any redemption premium, any prepayment




premium and all other amounts (including any amounts under Section 2.11(a)(i)), payable to it hereunder from the Borrower or Eligible Assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (c) in the case of clause (y) above, unless waived, the Borrower or such Eligible Assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 9.04(b).
Section 9.03    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a)    The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented or invoiced fees and out of pocket expenses incurred by the Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their Affiliates (without duplication), including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, and, to the extent reasonably determined by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to be necessary one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction or otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent, in each case for the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery or administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof and (ii) all reasonable and documented or invoiced fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder (including, but not limited to, all out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with creating and maintaining the Platform and providing accounting for the Lenders), including all such fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans; provided that such counsel shall be limited to one counsel for the Administrative Agent, one counsel for the Collateral Agent, and one counsel for the Lenders taken as a whole, and, if necessary, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction and one foreign counsel for the Administrative Agent, one separate counsel for the Collateral Agent and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction and one foreign counsel for the Lenders taken as a whole.
(b)    The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented or invoiced fees and out-of-pocket expenses of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and its Related Parties taken as a whole, one counsel to the Collateral Agent and its Related Parties taken as a whole and one counsel to the Lenders and their Related Parties taken as a whole, if reasonably necessary, and one local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction (and, in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, one additional counsel to all affected Indemnitees, taken as a whole) for all affected Indemnitees, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any Subsidiary arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the preparation, execution, delivery or administration of the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) any Loan or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) to the extent in any way arising from or relating to any of the foregoing, any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on, at or from any Mortgaged Property or any other property currently or formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any other Environmental Liability, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims,




damages, liabilities or related expenses (i) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or, other than the Agents and their Related Parties, bad faith or (ii) have resulted from any dispute solely between and among Indemnitees that does not involve an act or omission by the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries (other than with respect to a claim against an Indemnitee acting in its capacity as an Agent or similar role under the Loan Documents, except to the extent that any of the exceptions set forth in clause (i) applies to such Indemnitee with respect to such claim at such time); provided that this Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c)    To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to any Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, and without limiting the Borrower’s obligation to do so, each Lender severally agrees to pay to such Agent (or such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent (or such sub-agent), in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for such Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the aggregate outstanding Loans at the time.
(d)    To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, or permit any of its Affiliates or Related Parties to assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Related Parties, or (ii) 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, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e)    All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 30 days (x) after written demand therefor, in the case of any indemnification obligations and (y) in the case of reimbursement of costs and expenses, after receipt by the Borrower of an invoice setting forth such costs and expenses in reasonable detail, together with backup documentation supporting the relevant reimbursement request; provided, however, that any Indemnitee shall promptly refund or return an indemnification payment received hereunder to the extent that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such payment pursuant to this Section 9.03.
(f)    All amounts reimbursable by the Borrower under this Section 9.03 shall constitute Loan Document Obligations secured by the Collateral. Each party’s obligations under this Section 9.03 shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the obligations hereunder or the earlier resignation or removal of any Agent.
Section 9.04    Successors and Assigns.
(a)    The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) except as provided in clause (d), the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any




attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. 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, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the sub-agents of the Administrative Agent, the other Agents, the Related Parties of each of the Agents and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)    (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (ii) and paragraph (g) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments outstanding at such time and/or Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of (A) the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment (1) by a Lender to any Lender or an Affiliate of any Lender, (2) by a Lender to an Approved Fund or (3) if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing, by a Lender to any other assignee; and provided further that the Borrower shall have the right to withhold its consent to any assignment if, in order for such assignment to comply with applicable law, the Borrower would be required to obtain the consent of, or make any filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority, and (B) the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of any Lender or an Approved Fund. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.04 to the contrary, if any Person the consent of which is required by this paragraph with respect to any assignment of Loans has not given the Administrative Agent written notice of its objection to such assignment within 10 Business Days after written notice to such Person, such Person shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment.
(ii)    Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions: (A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the trade date specified in the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment or, if no trade date is so specified, as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $1,000,000 (and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof), unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together (unless waived by the Administrative Agent) with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, provided that assignments made pursuant to Section 2.19 or Section 9.02(c) shall not require the signature of the assigning Lender to become effective, and (C) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any tax documentation required by Section 2.17(e) and an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.




(iii)    Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to clause (v) of this paragraph (b), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of (subject to the obligations and limitations of) Sections 2.14(a), Section 2.16, Section 2.17 and 9.03 and to any fees payable hereunder that have accrued for such Lender’s account but have not yet been paid). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 9.04(c)(i).
(iv)    The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal and stated interest amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and, solely with respect to its Loans or Commitments, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The parties intend that Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Section 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations).
(v)    Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire and the documentation required by Section 2.17(e) (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in this paragraph (b) and any written consent to such assignment required by this paragraph (b), the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (b).
(vi)    The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption 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.




(vii)    As far as a Luxembourg law governed security interests is concerned, Each Guarantor hereby expressly accepts and confirms, for the purpose of article 1278 et seq. of the Luxembourg Civil Code, that notwithstanding any assignment, transfer and/or novation permitted under, and made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, any Security Documents and all guarantees created under the Loan Documents shall be preserved for the benefit of any Eligible Assignee.
(c)    (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other Persons (other than to a Person that is not an Eligible Assignee) (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and Loans); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents, provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that directly and adversely affects such Participant. Subject to clause (ii) below, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14(a), Section 2.16 and Section 2.17 (subject to the obligations and limitations therein including the requirements under Section 2.17(e), it being understood that the documentation required by Section 2.17(e) shall be provided to the Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided that such Participant shall be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.
(ii)    No Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.14(a), Section 2.16 or Section 2.17 than the participating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) expressly acknowledging that such Participant’s entitlement to benefits under Section 2.14(a), Section 2.16 or Section 2.17 is not limited to what the participating Lender would have been entitled to receive absent the participation.
(iii)    Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal and stated interest amounts of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that 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 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 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 each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof shall be treated as a Participant for all




purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(d)    Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest, provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(e)    [reserved].
(f)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPV”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPV to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPV elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPV hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPV shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPV, such party will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPV any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.04, any SPV may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and Administrative Agent) providing liquidity or credit support to or for the account of such SPV to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPV.
(g)    [reserved].
(h)    (i) In the event of any assignment or participation by a Lender without the Borrower’s consent or deemed consent (if applicable) (A) [reserved] or (B) to the extent the Borrower’s consent is required under this Section 9.04, to any other Person, the Borrower shall be entitled to seek specific performance to unwind any such assignment or participation in addition to injunctive relief (without posting a bond or presenting evidence of irreparable harm) or any other remedies available to the Borrower at law or in equity in respect of such assignor or assignee; it being understood and agreed that the Borrower and its subsidiaries will suffer irreparable harm if any Lender breaches any obligation under this Section 9.04 as it relates to any assignment, participation or pledge of any Loan or Commitment to any Person to whom the Borrower’s consent is required but not obtained (or has not been deemed consented to).




(ii)    [reserved].
(iii)    Upon the cancellation or retirement of any Loans pursuant to this Section 9.04, (A) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so retired or cancelled and (B) the Administrative Agent shall record such cancellation or retirement in the Register.
(i)    Any Lender may, if it considers it necessary to make the present transfer effective as against an obligor incorporated or resident for tax purposes under the laws of France (a "French Obligor"), arrange for such transfer to be notified to that French Obligor or acknowledged by that French Obligor in accordance with article 1216 of the French Civil Code. Each Party agrees that in case of an assignment or transfer pursuant to this Clause, the French Collateral granted under the French Collateral Documents and the guarantees granted by any French Obligor under the relevant Foreign Guarantee Agreement shall be preserved for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the new lender and the other Secured Parties (as applicable). In addition, for the purpose of the provisions of paragraph 2 of article 1334 of the French Civil Code and any similar provisions under any other applicable law, each Party agrees that following a transfer by way of novation under this Agreement, any French Collateral granted under the French Collateral Documents and the obligations of any French Obligor under the Foreign Guarantee Agreement will be reserved and will continue in full force for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the new lender and the other Secured Parties. A transfer by way of novation under this Clause shall be deemed to be also a novation (novation) within the meaning of articles 1329 et seq. of the French Civil Code.
Section 9.05    Survival. All covenants, agreements, 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 any 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, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any 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 and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14(a), Section 2.16, Section 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitment, the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof, and in the case of Article VIII and Section 9.03, the resignation or removal of any Agent.
Section 9.06    Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Fee Letters and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Lenders or any Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this




Agreement by facsimile or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of an original counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 9.07    Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.08    Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) shall have occurred and be continuing, 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, in whatever currency) (other than escrow, payroll, employee health and benefits, pension, fiduciary, 401(K), petty cash, trust and tax accounts) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower then due and owing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The applicable Lender shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such setoff and application, provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender may have.
Section 9.09    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a)    This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b)    Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. 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 any Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document against the Borrower or their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c)    Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.




(d)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in any Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 9.10    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO 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 ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY 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 SECTION.
Section 9.11    Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
Section 9.12    Confidentiality.
(a)    Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, servicers, financing sources, trustees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other agents and advisors (collectively, the “Representatives”) on a “need to know” basis solely in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential and any failure of such Persons to comply with this Section 9.12 shall constitute a breach of this Section 9.12 by the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender, as applicable); provided that, unless the Borrower otherwise consents, no such disclosure shall be made by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate or Representative thereof to any Affiliate or Representative of the Administrative Agent, (b) (x) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including the NAIC), required by applicable law or by any subpoena or similar legal process or (y) necessary in connection with the exercise of remedies; provided that, (i) in each case, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of any request by any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an examination of the financial condition of such Lender by such governmental agency or other routine examinations of such Lender by such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information and (ii) in the case of clause (y) only, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that such Information is kept confidential in connection with the exercise of such remedies, and provided, further, that in no event shall any Lender or the Administrative Agent be obligated or required to return any materials furnished by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) to any other party to this Agreement, (d) subject to an acknowledgment and acceptance by the relevant recipient that such Information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially similar terms to those of this Section or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent), to any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or prospective Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (e) with the consent of the Borrower, in the case of Information provided by the Borrower or any




other Subsidiary, (f) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or (g) subject to the Borrower’s prior approval of the information to be disclosed (not to be unreasonably withheld), to Moody’s or S&P on a confidential basis in connection with obtaining or maintaining ratings. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments and the Borrowings hereunder. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower, any Subsidiary or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
(b)    EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.12(a) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(c)    ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT, WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Section 9.13    USA Patriot Act. Each Lender and the Agents (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of Title III of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or such Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Title III of the USA Patriot Act.
Section 9.14    Judgment Currency.
(a)    If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first




currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b)    The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any holder of any obligation owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the resignation or removal of any Agent and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
Section 9.15    Release of Liens and Guarantees. A Subsidiary Loan Party shall automatically be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, and all security interests created by the Security Documents in Collateral owned by such Subsidiary Loan Party shall be automatically released, (1) upon the consummation of any single transaction or related series of transactions permitted by this Agreement as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary (subject to the proviso set forth in clause (a) of the Excluded Subsidiary definition) or (2) upon the request of the Borrower, in connection with a transaction permitted under this Agreement, as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary (subject to the proviso set forth in clause (a) of the Excluded Subsidiary definition). (i) Upon any sale or other transfer as part of or in connection with a Disposition by any Loan Party (other than to the Borrower or any other Loan Party) of any Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, (ii) if any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Documents does not constitute (or ceases to constitute) and is not required to be Collateral or (iii) upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the Lien or security interest created under any Security Document in any Collateral or the release of any Loan Party from its Guarantee under the Domestic Guarantee Agreement or the Foreign Guarantee Agreement, as applicable, pursuant to Section 9.02, the security interests in such Collateral created by the Security Documents or such Guarantee shall be automatically released. The security interest in any Collateral of a Foreign Loan Party will also be released pursuant to Foreign Loan Documents as specified by the Agreed Security Principles or the Canadian Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, as applicable. Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, all obligations under the Loan Documents and all security interests created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section or in connection with any subordination of its interest as required by Article VIII, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, as applicable, to release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.02(iv) to the extent required by the terms of the obligations secured by such Liens at the Loan Parties’ reasonable request. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively as to any of the matters described in this Section 9.15 (including as to its authority hereunder) on a certificate or similar instrument provided to it




by any Loan Party without further inquiry or investigation, which certificate shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties upon request.
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any term of the Agreed Security Principles, if applicable, and any term of a Foreign Loan Document, the Secured Parties authorize, instruct and direct the Collateral Agent to, and the Collateral Agent shall promptly upon written request of the Borrower (i) enter into such amendments to such Foreign Loan Document or (ii) release and terminate such Foreign Loan Document and enter into a replacement Security Document on such amended terms, in each case as shall be necessary or desirable to cure such conflict or inconsistency as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) shall determine in their reasonable discretion.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing such Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section and the other Loan Documents.
Section 9.16    No Fiduciary Relationship. The Borrower, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, the Borrower, the other Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications.
Section 9.17    Permitted Intercreditor Agreements.
(a)    Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties acknowledges that obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors under the ABL Credit Documents, the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents and any Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.01(a)(xii) and 6.01(a)(xvi) may be secured by Liens on assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors that constitute Collateral to the extent otherwise permitted under this Agreement. Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Secured Party (other than direction from the Required Lenders contemplated below), (i) from time to time upon the request of the Borrower, in connection with the establishment, incurrence, amendment, refinancing or replacement of any such Indebtedness, any applicable Intercreditor Agreement (it being understood that each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be acting pursuant to direction of Required Lenders, and Required Lenders are hereby authorized to determine the terms and conditions of any such Intercreditor Agreement, and (ii) any documents relating thereto.
(b)    Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably (i) consents to the treatment of Liens to be provided for under the Intercreditor Agreements, (ii) agrees that, upon the execution and delivery thereof, such Secured Party will be bound by the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a signatory thereto and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) agrees that no Secured Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as a result of any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section or in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement and (iv) authorizes and directs each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to carry out the provisions and intent of each such document.




(c)    Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably further authorizes and directs each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Secured Party (other than the Required Lender direction referred to above), any amendments, supplements or other modifications of any Intercreditor Agreement that the Borrower may from time to time request (i) to give effect to any establishment, incurrence, amendment, extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement of any Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Documents, the Senior Secured Documents and any Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.01(a)(xii) and 6.01(a)(xvi), to the extent the foregoing is otherwise permitted under this Agreement, (ii) to confirm for any party that such Intercreditor Agreement is effective and binding upon the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of the Secured Parties or (iii) to effect any other amendment, supplement or modification so long as the resulting agreement would constitute an Intercreditor Agreement if executed at such time as a new agreement.
(d)    Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably further authorizes and directs each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Secured Party, any amendments, supplements or other modifications of any Security Document to add or remove any legend that may be required pursuant to any Intercreditor Agreement.
(e)    Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have the benefit of the provisions of Article VIII with respect to all actions taken by it pursuant to this Section or in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement to the full extent thereof.
(f)    The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively as to any of the matters described in Section 9.15 and this Section 9.17 (including as to its authority hereunder), on a certificate or similar instrument provided to it by any Loan Party without further inquiry or investigation, which certificate shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties upon request.
Section 9.18    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 Affected 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 the applicable 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 the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected 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 Affected 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 the applicable Resolution Authority.
Section 9.19    [Reserved].
Section 9.20    Amendments for Guarantee Limitations, First Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements and the Second Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement and other Loan Documents may be amended or supplemented by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, and the Borrower or any Loan Party as to which such agreement or agreements is to apply, without the need to obtain the consent of any Lender, to include guarantee limitations required by applicable local law and other provisions in connection with the satisfaction of the First Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements and the Second Additional Funding Date Guarantee and Collateral Requirements, in each case where the Required Lenders have determined that such provisions are necessary or advisable under local law for such purpose (with the Borrower hereby agreeing to, and to cause its subsidiaries to, enter into any such agreement or agreements upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of Required Lenders) promptly upon such request).
Section 9.21    Parallel Debt; Parallel Debt owed to the Collateral Agent.
(a)    Each of the Loan Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to pay to the Collateral Agent as creditor in its own right and not as a representative of the other Secured Parties amounts equal to any amounts owing from time to time by that Loan Party to any Secured Party under any Loan Document as and when those amounts are due for payment under the relevant Loan Document.
(b)    Each of the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent acknowledge that the obligations of each Loan Party under paragraph (a) are several and are separate and independent from, and shall not in any way limit or affect, the corresponding obligations of that Loan Party to any Secured Party under any Loan Document (its “Corresponding Debt”) nor shall the amounts for which each Loan Party is liable under paragraph (a) (its “Parallel Debt”) be limited or affected in any way by its Corresponding Debt provided that:
(i)    the Collateral Agent shall not demand payment with regard to the Parallel Debt of each Loan Party to the extent that such Lender’s Corresponding Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; and
(ii)    a Finance Party shall not demand payment with regard to the Corresponding Debt of each Lender to the extent that such Lender’s Parallel Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged.
(c)    The Collateral Agent acts in its own name and not as a trustee, and its claims in respect of the Parallel Debt shall not be held on trust. The collateral under the Collateral Documents granted under the Loan Documents to the Collateral Agent to secure the




Parallel Debt is granted to the Collateral Agent in its capacity as creditor of the Parallel Debt and shall not be held on trust.
(d)    All monies received or recovered by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 9.21, and all amounts received or recovered by the Collateral Agent from or by the enforcement of any collateral under the Collateral Documents granted to secure the Parallel Debt, shall be applied in accordance with this Agreement.
(e)    Without limiting or affecting the Collateral Agent’s rights against the Loan Parties (whether under this Section 9.21 or under any other provision of the Loan Documents), each Lender acknowledges that:
(f)    nothing in this Section 9.21 shall impose any obligation on the Collateral Agent to advance any sum to any Lender or otherwise under any Loan Document, except in its capacity as lender; and
(g)    for the purpose of any vote taken under any Loan Document, the Collateral Agent shall not be regarded as having any participation or commitment other than those which it has in its capacity as a lender.
(h)    Special Appointment of Collateral Agent (German Collateral)
(i)    For the purposes of any security provided under the German Security Documents (where “German Collateral” means any security interest created under the Security Documents governed by German law) in addition to the provision set out above, the specific provisions set out in paragraphs (b) to (f) of this Section 9.21 shall be applicable. In the case of any inconsistency, the provisions set out in paragraphs (b) to (f) of this Section 9.21 shall prevail. The provisions set out in paragraph (b) to (f) of this Section 9.21 shall not constitute a trust but a fiduciary relationship (Treuhand) within the meaning of German law.
(ii)    With respect to any German Collateral constituted by non–accessory (nicht akzessorische) security interests, the Collateral Agent shall hold, administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release that German Collateral in its own name, but as trustee (Treuhänder) for the account of the Secured Parties.
(iii)    With respect to any German Collateral constituted by accessory (akzessorische) security interests, the Collateral Agent shall administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release that German Collateral in the name of and for and on behalf of the Secured Parties and shall hold, administer and, as the case may be, enforce or release that German Collateral in its own name on the basis of its own rights under Section 9.21.
(iv)    Each Secured Party (other than the Collateral Agent) hereby instructs and authorizes the Collateral Agent (with the right of sub-delegation) to act as its agent (Stellvertreter) and in particular (without limitation) to enter into and amend any documents evidencing German Collateral and to make and accept all declarations and take all actions it considers necessary or useful in connection with any German Collateral on behalf of that Secured Party. The Collateral Agent shall further be entitled to enforce or release any German Collateral, to perform any rights and obligations under any documents evidencing German Collateral and to execute new and different documents evidencing or relating to the German Collateral.




(v)    At the request of the Collateral Agent, each Secured Party shall provide the Collateral Agent with a separate written power of attorney (Spezialvollmacht) for the purposes of executing any agreements and documents or otherwise acting on their behalf. Each Secured Party hereby ratifies and approves all acts previously done by the Collateral Agent on such secured party’s behalf.
(vi)    Each Secured Party which becomes a party to this Agreement ratifies and approves all acts and declarations previously done by the Collateral Agent on such Secured Party’s behalf (including, for the avoidance of doubt the declarations made by the Collateral Agent as representative without power of attorney (Vertreter ohne Vertretungsmacht) in relation to the creation of any pledge (Pfandrecht) on behalf and for the benefit of each Secured Party as future pledgee or otherwise).
(vii)    Each Secured Party hereby releases the Collateral Agent from the restrictions imposed by Section 181 German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and similar restrictions applicable to it pursuant to any other law, in each case to the extent legally possible to that Secured Party. A Secured Party which is barred by its constitutional documents or by-laws from granting such exemption shall notify the Collateral Agent accordingly.
(viii)    The Collateral Agent accepts its appointment as agent and administrator of the German Collateral on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement and the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent and all other parties to this Agreement agree that, in relation to any German Collateral, no Secured Party (other than the Collateral Agent in that capacity) shall exercise any independent power to enforce any German Collateral or take any other action in relation to the enforcement of the German Collateral, or make or receive any declarations in relation thereto.
Section 9.22    Erroneous Payments.
(a)    Each Lender hereby agrees that (i) if any Agent notifies such Lender that such Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from such Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender) (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to such Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to such Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by such Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect and (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert any right or claim to the Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of setoff or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by such Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payments received, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of any Agent to any Lender under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.




(b)    Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives an Erroneous Payment from any Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by such Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Erroneous Payment (an “Erroneous Payment Notice”), (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by an Erroneous Payment Notice, or (z) that such Lender otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), in each case, an error has been made (and that it is deemed to have knowledge of such error at the time of receipt of such Erroneous Payment) with respect to such Erroneous Payment, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert any right or claim to the Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by such Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payments received, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. Each Lender agrees that, in each such case, it shall promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge (or deemed knowledge) of such error) notify such Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from such Agent, it shall promptly, but in all events no later than one Business Day thereafter, return to such Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to such Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by such Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(c)    The Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that (x) in the event an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Agents shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party; except, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by such Agent from the Borrower or any other Loan Party for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.
(d)    Each party’s obligations under this Section 9.22 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Agents, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Loan Document Obligations (or any portion thereof).
Section 9.23    Original Issue Discount. THE TERM LOANS HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE TERM LOANS MAY BE OBTAINED BY WRITING TO THE BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED HEREIN.
[Signature Pages Follow]




image_1a.jpgIN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
    
INVACARE CORPORATION,
as Borrower
By:    /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan
Name:    Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as Administrative Agent
By:    /s/ James Buccola
Name:    James Buccola
Title:    Head of Fixed Income Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]



GLAS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED, as Collateral Agent
By:    /s/ Aric Kay-Russell
Name:    Aric Kay-Russell
Title:    Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]



HIGHBRIDGE TACTICAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, L.P.,
as a Lender
By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity
By:    /s/ Jonathan Segal
Name:    Jonathan Segal
Title:    Managing Director, Co-Chief Investment Officer

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
Exhibit 10.2
    
CUSTOMER CUSIP 46122CAC3
NORTH AMERICAN FACILITY CUSIP 46122CAD1
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender and Agent,
and
THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO
WITH
INVACARE CORPORATION,
as a Borrower,
THE OTHER BORROWERS PARTY HERETO
THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,
as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner

JULY 26, 2022




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LIST OF ANNEXES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Annexes
Annex A        US Borrowers
Annex B        US Guarantors
Annex C        Canadian Borrowers
Annex D        Canadian Guarantors
Exhibits
Exhibit 1.2(a)    US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit 1.2(b)    Officer’s Certificate
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Exhibit 2.1(a)    US-Canada Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit 2.3(a)    US-Canada Swing Loan Note
Exhibit 2.22    Lender Joinder
Exhibit 5.9(b)    Financial Projections
Exhibit 7.12(a)    Borrower Joinder
Exhibit 7.12(b)    Guarantor Joinder
Exhibit 8.1(g)    Financial Condition Certificate
Exhibit 16.3     Commitment Transfer Supplement
Schedules
Schedule 1.2     Permitted Encumbrances
Schedule 1.2(m)    Mortgage-Eligible Properties
Schedule 2.10    Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 4.4(b)     Equipment and Inventory Locations; Place of Business, Chief Executive Office, Real Property
Schedule 4.8(k)    Deposit and Investment Accounts
Schedule 5.1    Consents
Schedule 5.2(a)    States of Qualification and Good Standing
Schedule 5.2(b)    Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.4    Federal Tax Identification Numbers
Schedule 5.10    Prior Names
Schedule 5.11    Environmental
Schedule 5.12(b)(i)    Litigation
Schedule 5.12(b)(ii)    Indebtedness
Schedule 5.12(d)    Plans
Schedule 5.13    Intellectual Property, Source Code Escrow Agreements
Schedule 5.18    Labor Disputes
Schedule 5.26    Equity Interests
Schedule 5.27    Commercial Tort Claims
Schedule 5.28    Letter of Credit Rights
Schedule 5.29    Material Contracts
Schedule 5.31    Medicare/Medicaid Provider Information
Schedule 7.3    Guarantees
Schedule 7.4    Existing Investments
Schedule 7.8    Existing Indebtedness

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (as hereafter amended, this “Agreement”) dated as of July 26, 2022 among the BORROWERS (as hereinafter defined), the GUARANTORS (as hereinafter defined), the financial institutions which are now or which hereafter become a party hereto as LENDERS (collectively, “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender”), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“PNC”), as agent for Lenders (PNC, in such capacity, “Agent”).
WHEREAS, the US-Canada Borrowers (as hereinafter defined), the US-Canada Guarantors (as hereinafter defined), various other foreign borrowers and foreign guarantors, various financial institutions (the “Existing Lenders”), PNC as agent for the Existing Lenders, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited as European collateral agent for the Existing Lenders and various other parties, entered into that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated September 30, 2015 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Loan Parties (as hereinafter defined), the Lenders and the Agents (as hereinafter defined) desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and undertakings herein contained, Borrowers, Guarantors, Lenders, Issuer (as hereinafter defined) and Agent hereby amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety as follows:
1.    DEFINITIONS.
1.1    Accounting Terms. As used in this Agreement, the Other Documents or any certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement, accounting terms not defined in Section 1.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.2 to the extent not defined shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP; provided, however that, whenever such accounting terms are used for the purposes of determining compliance with financial covenants in this Agreement, such accounting terms shall be defined in accordance with GAAP as applied in preparation of the audited financial statements of Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. If there occurs after the Closing Date any change in GAAP that affects in any respect the calculation of any covenant contained in this Agreement or the definition of any term defined under GAAP used in such calculations, Agent, Lenders and Borrowers shall negotiate in good faith to amend the provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenants with the intent of having the respective positions of Agent, Lenders and Borrowers after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the Closing Date, provided, that, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the covenants in this Agreement shall be calculated as if no such change in GAAP had occurred and Borrowers shall provide additional financial statements or supplements thereto, attachments to Officer’s Certificates and/or calculations as Agent may reasonably require in order to provide the appropriate financial information required hereunder with respect to Borrowers both reflecting any applicable changes in GAAP and as necessary to demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants before giving effect to the applicable changes in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement and any related definitions, the determination of whether a lease is to be treated as an operating lease or capital lease shall be made without giving effect to any change in GAAP that becomes effective on or after November 30, 2016 that would require operating leases to be treated similarly to capital leases.



1.2    General Terms. For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:
2024 Convertible Notes shall mean the Company’s 5.00% unsecured senior convertible notes, issued in 2019 and 2020 and due November 15, 2024, in the aggregate original principal amount not to exceed $146,784,000.
2026 Convertible Notes shall mean the Company’s unsecured senior convertible notes, issued in 2021 and due in 2026, in the aggregate original principal amount not to exceed $125,000,000.
2026 Convertible Notes Hedge Transaction shall mean any call or capped call option (or substantially equivalent derivative transaction) on the Company’s common shares (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any call or capped call option that may be settled in whole or in part in cash) purchased by the Company substantially concurrently with, and in connection with, any issuance or issuances of the 2026 Convertible Notes; provided that the purchase price for such 2026 Convertible Notes Hedge Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the related 2026 Convertible Notes.
Accountants shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7 hereof.
Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR means an interest rate per annum equal to (a) Daily Simple SOFR plus (b) the SOFR Adjustment.
Adjusted Term SOFR means an interest rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR plus (b) the SOFR Adjustment.
Advance Rates shall mean the US-Canada Advance Rates.
Advances shall mean and include the US-Canada Advances.
Affected Financial Institution means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
Affected Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.11 hereof.
Affiliate of any Person shall mean (a) any Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, or (b) any Person who is a director, manager, member, managing member, general partner or officer (i) of such Person, (ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person or (iii) of any Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (x) to vote 5% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or other Persons performing similar functions for any such Person, or (y) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of Equity Interests, contract or otherwise.
Agent shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and shall include its successors and assigns.
Agreement shall mean this Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.



Alternate Base Rate shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day, (b) the sum of the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day plus one half of one percent (0.5%), and (c) the sum of Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR in effect on such day plus one percent (1.0%), so long as Daily Simple SOFR is offered, ascertainable and not unlawful; provided, however, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change occurs.
Alternate Source shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Overnight Bank Funding Rate.
Anti-Corruption Laws shall mean the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and any other similar anti-corruption laws or regulations administered or enforced in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business.
Anti-Terrorism Laws shall mean any Laws relating to terrorism, trade sanctions programs and embargoes (including economic or financial sanction or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced by (a) the United States Government, including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, Canada, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom), import/export licensing, money laundering, corruption or bribery (including Laws comprising or implementing the Canadian Anti-Money Laundering & Anti-Terrorism Legislation), and any regulation, order, or directive promulgated, issued or enforced pursuant to such Laws, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
Applicable Law shall mean all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Person, conduct, transaction, covenant, Other Document or contract in question, including all applicable common or civil law and equitable principles, all provisions of all applicable state, federal, provincial, local and foreign constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations, treaties, directives and orders of any Governmental Body, and all orders, judgments and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.
Applicable Margin shall mean the US-Canada Applicable Margin.
Application Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b) hereof.
Approvals shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(b) hereof.
Approved Bank shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Investments.”
Approved Foreign Bank shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Investments.”
Approved Electronic Communication shall mean each notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material transmitted, posted or otherwise made or communicated by e-mail, E-Fax, the Credit Management Module of PNC’s PINACLE® system, or any other equivalent electronic service agreed to by Agent, whether owned, operated or hosted by Agent, any Lender, any of their Affiliates or any other Person, that any party is obligated to, or otherwise chooses to, provide to Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any Other Document, including any financial statement, financial and other report, notice, request, certificate and other information material; provided that Approved Electronic Communications shall not include any



notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material that Agent specifically instructs a Person to deliver in physical form.
Availability Block shall mean $3,000,000.00 plus any amount by which it is increased from time to time pursuant to Section 13.1 in the event of a Springing Maturity Date.
Bail-In Action means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation means, (a) 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, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
Base Rate shall mean the base commercial lending rate of PNC as publicly announced to be in effect from time to time, such rate to be adjusted automatically, without notice, on the effective date of any change in such rate. This rate of interest is determined from time to time by PNC as a means of pricing some loans to its customers and is neither tied to any external rate of interest or index nor does it necessarily reflect the lowest rate of interest actually charged by PNC to any particular class or category of customers of PNC.
Beneficial Owner shall mean, for each Borrower (other than the Company), each of the following: (a) each individual, if any, who, directly or indirectly, owns 25% or more of such Borrower’s Equity Interests; and (b) a single individual with significant responsibility to control, manage, or direct such Borrower.
Benefited Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(e) hereof.
Blocked Account Bank shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(h) hereof.
Blocked Accounts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(h) hereof.
Borrower or Borrowers shall mean the US-Canada Borrowers.
Borrower Joinder shall mean a joinder by a Person as a US-Canada Borrower under this Agreement and the Other Documents in substantially the form of Exhibit 7.12(a).
Borrowers’ Account shall mean the US-Canada Borrowers’ Account.
Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis shall mean the consolidation in accordance with GAAP of the accounts or other items of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries.
Borrowing Agent shall mean the Company.
Business Day shall mean any day other than Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law to be closed for business in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the term “Business Day” is used in connection with an amount that bears interest at a rate based on SOFR or any direct or indirect calculation or determination of SOFR, the “Business Day” means any such day that is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.



Canadian Anti-Money Laundering & Anti-Terrorism Legislation shall mean the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C 46, The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, S.C. 2000, c. 17 and the United Nations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. U 2 or any similar Canadian legislation, together with all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder or related thereto including, without limitation, the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on the Suppression of Terrorism and the United Nations Al Qaida and Taliban Regulations promulgated under the United Nations Act.
Canadian Benefit Plan shall mean any plan, fund, program, or policy, whether oral or written, formal or informal, funded or unfunded, insured or uninsured, providing material employee benefits, including medical, hospital care, dental, sickness, accident, disability, life insurance, pension, retirement or savings benefits, under which any Borrower has any liability with respect to any employee or former employee, but excluding any Canadian Pension Plans.
Canadian Borrowers shall mean the Persons from time to time listed on Annex C hereto.
Canadian Collateral shall mean the assets of the Canadian Loan Parties on which Liens are granted pursuant to the Canadian Security Agreement securing the Obligations.
Canadian Confirmation of Security shall mean an acknowledgment and confirmation of guarantees and security executed by the Canadian Loan Parties dated as of the date of this Agreement.
Canadian Guarantors shall mean the Persons from time to time listed on Annex D hereto, and any other Person who may hereafter guarantee payment or performance of the whole or any part of the Obligations.
Canadian Loan Parties shall mean the Canadian Borrowers and the Canadian Guarantors.
Canadian Pension Plan shall mean each pension plan required to be registered under Canadian federal or provincial law that is maintained or contributed to by a Canadian Loan Party for its employees or former employees, but does not include the Canada Pension Plan as maintained by the Government of Canada.
Canadian Pension Termination Event shall mean (a) the voluntary full or partial wind up of a Canadian Pension Plan that is a registered pension plan by a Canadian Loan Party; (b) the institution of proceedings by any Governmental Body to terminate in whole or in part or have a trustee appointed to administer such a plan; or (c) any other event or condition which might constitute grounds for the termination of, winding up or partial termination of, winding up or the appointment of trustee to administer, any such plan.
Canadian Receivables Advance Rate shall have the meaning specified in the definition of US-Canada Formula Amount.
Canadian Security Agreement shall mean any security agreement (including, for certainty, any deed of hypothec or bond pledge agreement governed by the laws of Quebec) executed by any Canadian Loan Party in favour of Agent securing the Obligations or the Guaranty of such Canadian Loan Party, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
Capital Expenditures shall mean expenditures made or liabilities incurred for the acquisition of any fixed assets or improvements (or of any replacements or substitutions thereof or additions thereto) which have a useful life of more than one year and which, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capital expenditures.



Capitalized Lease Obligation shall mean any Indebtedness of any Loan Party represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.
Cash Management Liabilities shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Cash Management Products and Services.”
Cash Management Products and Services shall mean agreements or other arrangements under which the Agent or any Lender or any Affiliate of the Agent or a Lender provides or arranges for the provision of any of the following products or services to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party: (a) credit cards; (b) credit card processing services; (c) debit cards and stored value cards; (d) commercial cards; (e) ACH transactions; and (f) cash management and treasury management services and products, including without limitation controlled disbursement accounts or services, lockboxes, automated clearinghouse transactions, overdrafts, interstate depository network services. The indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party to the provider of any Cash Management Products and Services (including all obligations and liabilities owing to such provider in respect of any returned items deposited with such provider) (the “Cash Management Liabilities”) shall be “Obligations” hereunder, guaranteed obligations under the Guaranty and secured obligations under any Guarantor Security Agreement, and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of each of the Other Documents. The Liens securing the Cash Management Products and Services shall be pari passu with the Liens securing all other Obligations under this Agreement and the Other Documents, subject to the express provisions of Section 11.5.
CEA shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.§1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
CERCLA shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§9601 et seq.
Certificate of Beneficial Ownership shall mean, for each Borrower (other than the Company), a certificate in form and substance acceptable to Agent (as amended or modified by Agent from time to time in its sole discretion), certifying, among other things, the Beneficial Owner of such Borrower.
CFTC shall mean the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Change in Law shall mean the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Applicable Law; (b) any change in any Applicable Law or in the administration, implementation, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Body; or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Body; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, interpretations or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (whether or not having the force of Applicable Law) and (y) all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, interpretations 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 (whether or not having the force of law), 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, issued, promulgated or implemented.



Change of Control shall mean any of the following occurrences:
(a)    any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement, but excluding the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, any employee benefit plan and/or Person acting as the trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator therefor) shall at any time have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership of voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock or economic interests in the Borrower having more than 35% of the outstanding Voting Stock or economic interests of the Borrower;
(b)    the consummation of any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction in which the holders of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 65% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Change in Control pursuant to this clause (b);
(c)    a “change of control” or any comparable term under, and as defined in the documents governing the 2024 Convertible Notes, the 2026 Convertible Notes, the Term Loan or any other material Indebtedness of the Company shall occur prior to the date such Indebtedness is repaid or redeemed in accordance with, or to the extent not prohibited by, the provisions of this Agreement; or
(d)    the Company shall fail to own and control, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of each of the other Borrowers, except as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement.
For purposes of this definition, (i) “beneficial ownership” shall be as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement and (ii) the phrase Person or “group” is within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person or “group” and its subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan.
Charges shall mean all taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments, including all net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation and property taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments, liens, claims and charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts, imposed by any taxing or other authority, domestic or foreign (including the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any environmental agency or superfund or any other applicable Governmental Body), upon the Collateral, any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates.
CIP Regulations shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.12 hereof.
Claims shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.5.
Closing Date shall mean July 26, 2022.
Closing Projections shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof.



CMS shall mean the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of HHS, any successor thereof and any predecessor thereof, including the Health Care Financing Administration.
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect.
Collateral shall mean the US-Canada Collateral.
Commitment Transfer Supplement shall mean a document in the form of Exhibit 16.3 hereto, properly completed and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to Agent by which the Purchasing Lender purchases and assumes a portion of the obligation of Lenders to make Advances under this Agreement.
Common Equity of any Person shall mean Equity Interests of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.
Company shall mean Invacare Corporation, an Ohio corporation.
Computation Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.26 herein.
Conforming Changes means, with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of the Term SOFR Rate or such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Term SOFR Rate or the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the Other Documents).
Consent Decree shall mean that certain Consent Decree and Permanent Injunction dated as of December 21, 2012 with the United States of America.
Consent Decree Event shall mean the Company’s agreement, pursuant to the Consent Decree, to not design, manufacture, process, pack, repack, label or hold for distribution certain products from or at its locations at One Invacare Way, Elyria, OH 44035 and 1200 Taylor Street, Elyria, OH 44035, subject to satisfaction by the Company of certain requirements more particularly set forth therein and the receipt of related governmental approvals.
Consents shall mean all filings and all licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental Bodies and other third parties, domestic or foreign, necessary to carry on any Loan Party’s business or necessary (including to avoid a conflict or breach under any agreement, instrument, other document, license, permit or other authorization) for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Other Documents or the Term Loan Documents, including any Consents required under all applicable federal, provincial, state or other Applicable Law.



Contract Rate shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
Controlled Group shall mean, at any time, each Loan Party and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control and all other entities which, together with any Loan Party, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
Convertible Notes Prepayment Test shall mean US-Canada Undrawn Availability is the greater of (1) $10,500,000 and (2) thirty percent (30%) of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount. US-Canada Undrawn Availability in the foregoing calculations shall be measured both (i) as the average during the thirty (30) day period immediately preceding any applicable transaction and (ii) on the date of such transaction (after giving effect to such transaction).
Covered Entity shall mean (a) each Loan Party, each of Loan Party’s Subsidiaries, all Guarantors and all pledgors of Collateral and (b) each Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of a Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the direct or indirect (x) ownership of, or power to vote, 25% or more of the issued and outstanding equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or other Persons performing similar functions for such Person, or (y) power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of equity interests, contract or otherwise.
Customer shall mean and include the account debtor with respect to any Receivable and/or the prospective purchaser of goods, services or both with respect to any contract or contract right, and/or any party who enters into or proposes to enter into any contract or other arrangement with any applicable Loan Party, pursuant to which such Loan Party is to deliver any personal property or perform any services.
Daily Simple SOFR means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), the interest rate per annum determined by the Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, at the Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (A) SOFR for the day (the “SOFR Determination Date”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to (i) such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is a Business Day or (ii) the Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is not a Business Day, by (B) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage. If Daily Simple SOFR as determined above would be less than the SOFR Floor, then Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor. If SOFR for any SOFR Determination Date has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on the second Business Day immediately following such SOFR Determination Date, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR for the first Business Day preceding such SOFR Determination Date for which SOFR was published in accordance with the definition of “SOFR”; provided that SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be used for purposes of calculating Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive SOFR Rate Days. If and when Daily Simple SOFR as determined above changes, any applicable rate of interest based on Daily Simple SOFR will change automatically without notice to the Borrowers, effective on the date of any such change.
Default shall mean an event, circumstance or condition which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Default Rate shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
Defaulting Lender shall mean any Lender that: (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Revolving



Commitment Percentage of Advances, (ii) if applicable, fund any portion of its Participation Commitment in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans or (iii) pay over to the Agent, Issuer, Swing Loan Lender or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including a particular Default or Event of Default, if any) has not been satisfied; (b) has notified Loan Parties or Agent in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including a particular Default or Event of Default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit; (c) has failed, within two (2) Business Days after request by Agent, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Advances and, if applicable, participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swing Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon Agent’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to Agent; (d) has become the subject of an Insolvency Event; (e) has failed at any time to comply with the provisions of Section 2.5(e) with respect to purchasing participations from the other Lenders, whereby such Lender’s share of any payment received, whether by setoff or otherwise, is in excess of its pro rata share of such payments due and payable to all of Lenders; or (f) becomes the subject of a Bail-in Action.
Depository Accounts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(h) hereof.
Designated Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.2(d) hereof.
Disqualified Equity Interest shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
(a)    matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(b)    is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or
(c)    is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;
in each case, on or prior to the date 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) (determined as of the date of issuance thereof or, in the case of any such Equity Interests outstanding on the date hereof, the date hereof); provided, however, that (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale,” a “change of control” or similar event shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative



only after repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable, (ii) if an Equity Interest in any Person is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants, of the Company or any Subsidiary or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or any Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations of such Person and (iii) no Equity Interest held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective affiliates or immediate family members) of the Borrower (or any subsidiary) shall be considered a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any customary stock option, employee stock award or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.
Document shall have the meaning given to the term “document” in the Uniform Commercial Code.
Dollar and the sign $ shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
Dollar Equivalent shall mean, with respect to any amount of any currency, as of any date determined by the Agent in its sole discretion, the Equivalent Amount of such currency expressed in Dollars.
Domestic Rate Loan shall mean any US-Canada Advance that bears interest based upon the Alternate Base Rate.
Dominion Period shall mean the period from the occurrence of a Dominion Triggering Event until the date of a subsequent Dominion Rescission Triggering Event during which Agent has Full Dominion.
Dominion Rescission Triggering Event shall mean the occurrence of both of the following:
(a)    no Event of Default or Default exists; and
(b)    US-Canada Undrawn Availability is equal to or greater than 12.5% of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount for thirty (30) consecutive days.
Dominion Triggering Event shall mean the occurrence of either of the following:
(a)    an Event of Default or Default, which is continuing; or
(b)    US-Canada Undrawn Availability is less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Required Amount.
Drawing Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(b) hereof.
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 shall mean the date indicated in a document or agreement to be the date on which such document or agreement becomes effective, or, if there is no such indication, the date of execution of such document or agreement.
Effective Federal Funds Rate means for any day the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1% announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor)) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Effective Federal Funds Rate” as of the date of this Agreement; provided that if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the “Effective Federal Funds Rate” for such day shall be the Effective Federal Funds Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Effective Federal Funds Rate as determined under any method above would be less than zero percent (0.00%), such rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%) for purposes of this Agreement.
Eligibility Date shall mean, with respect to each Borrower and Guarantor and each Swap, the date on which this Agreement or any Other Document becomes effective with respect to such Swap (for the avoidance of doubt, the Eligibility Date shall be the Effective Date of such Swap if this Agreement or any Other Document is then in effect with respect to such Borrower or Guarantor, and otherwise it shall be the Effective Date of this Agreement and/or such Other Document(s) to which such Borrower or Guarantor is a party).
Eligible Canadian Receivables shall mean Eligible Receivables of a Canadian Borrower that (i) arise in a province of Canada that has adopted the PPSA and the Agent has registered under the PPSA in such jurisdiction and (ii) has not been included as Eligible Domestic Receivables under the US-Canada Formula Amount.
Eligible Contract Participant shall mean an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the CEA and regulations thereunder.
Eligible Domestic Receivables shall mean Eligible Receivables of a US Borrower that has not been included as Eligible Canadian Receivables.
Eligible Receivables shall mean and include, each Receivable of a US-Canada Loan Party arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and which Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, shall deem to be an Eligible Receivable, based on such considerations as Agent may from time to time deem appropriate. A Receivable shall not be deemed eligible unless such Receivable is subject to Agent’s first priority perfected security interest and no other Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances), and is evidenced by an invoice or other documentary evidence satisfactory to Agent. In addition, no Receivable shall be an Eligible Receivable if:
(a)    it arises out of a sale made by any Loan Party to an Affiliate of any Loan Party or to a Person controlled by an Affiliate of any Loan Party;



(b)     (i) it is due or unpaid more than 60 days after the original due date or, for terms ranging from net 0 to 60 days, more than 120 days after the original invoice date or, for terms ranging from net 61 to 120 days, more than 150 days after the original invoice date; (ii) to the extent that, for terms ranging from net 61 to 90 days aged 60 days or less past due, not to exceed 150 days from original invoice date, such Eligible Receivables included in the US-Canada Formula Amount exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate at any time; and (iii) to the extent that, for terms ranging from net 91 days to 120 days aged 30 days or less past due, not to exceed 150 days from original invoice date, such Eligible Receivables included in the US-Canada Formula Amount exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;
(c)    fifty percent (50%) or more of the Receivables from such Customer are not deemed Eligible Receivables hereunder (as Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, may decrease such percentage from time to time);
(d)    any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement with respect to such Receivable has been breached;
(e)    an Insolvency Event shall have occurred with respect to such Customer;
(f)    the sale is to a Customer outside the United States of America or a province of Canada that has not adopted the PPSA, unless the sale is on letter of credit, guaranty or acceptance terms, in each case acceptable to Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
(g)    the sale to the Customer is on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and- return, sale on approval, consignment or any other repurchase or return basis or is evidenced by chattel paper;
(h)    Agent believes, in its Permitted Discretion, that collection of such Receivable is insecure or that such Receivable may not be paid by reason of the Customer’s financial inability to pay;
(i)    the Customer is the United States of America, any state or any department, agency or instrumentality of any of them, unless the applicable Loan Party assigns its right to payment of such Receivable to Agent pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. Sub-Section 3727 et seq. and 41 U.S.C. Sub-Section 15 et seq.) or has otherwise complied with other applicable statutes or ordinances, or if the Customer is any province in or the federal government of (or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof) Canada, unless the applicable Loan Party assigns its rights to payment of such Receivable to Agent pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, the general laws of Canada and of the applicable province, and such assignment has been acknowledged by such Governmental Body and is enforceable against it;
(j)    the goods giving rise to such Receivable have not been delivered to and accepted by the Customer or the services giving rise to such Receivable have not been performed by the applicable Loan Party and accepted by the Customer or the Receivable otherwise does not represent a final sale;
(k)    the Receivables of the Customer exceed a credit limit determined by Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, to the extent such Receivable exceeds such limit;
(l)    the Receivable is subject to any offset, deduction, defense, dispute, credits or counterclaim (but such Receivable shall only be ineligible to the extent of such offset, deduction, defense or counterclaim), the Receivable includes any finance charge (but such Receivable shall only be ineligible to the extent of such finance charge), the Customer is also a



creditor or supplier of a Loan Party or the Receivable is contingent in any respect or for any reason;
(m)    the applicable Loan Party has made any agreement with any Customer for any deduction therefrom, except for discounts or allowances made in the Ordinary Course of Business for prompt payment, all of which discounts or allowances are reflected in the calculation of the face value of each respective invoice related thereto;
(n)    any return, rejection or repossession of the merchandise has occurred or the rendition of services has been disputed;
(o)    such Receivable is not payable to a Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party; or
(p)    such Receivable is not otherwise satisfactory to Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
Embargoed Property means any property (a) beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by a Sanctioned Person; (b) that is due to or from a Sanctioned Person; (c) in which a Sanctioned Person otherwise holds any interest; (d) that is located in a Sanctioned Country; or (e) that otherwise would cause any actual or possible violation by the Lenders or Agent of any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law if the Lenders were to obtain an encumbrance on, lien on, pledge of, or security interest in such property or provide services in consideration of such property.
Environmental Complaint shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b) hereof.
Environmental Laws shall mean all federal, state and local environmental, land use, zoning, health, chemical use, safety and sanitation laws, statutes, ordinances and codes as well as common laws, relating to the protection of the environment, human health and/or governing the use, storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Materials and the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, interpretations, decisions, orders and directives of federal, state, provincial, international and local governmental agencies and authorities with respect thereto.
Equity Interests shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, rights to purchase, options, warrants, general, limited or limited liability partnership interests, member interests, participation or other equivalents of or interest in (regardless of how designated) equity of such Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities 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), including in each case all of the following rights relating to such Equity Interests, whether arising under the Organizational Documents of the Person issuing such Equity Interests (the “issuer”) or under the applicable laws of such issuer’s jurisdiction of organization relating to the formation, existence and governance of corporations, limited liability companies or partnerships or business trusts or other legal entities, as the case may be: (i) all economic rights (including all rights to receive dividends and distributions) relating to such Equity Interests; (ii) all voting rights and rights to consent to any particular action(s) by the applicable issuer; (iii) all management rights with respect to such issuer; (iv) in the case of any Equity Interests consisting of a general partner interest in a partnership, all powers and rights as a general partner with respect to the management, operations and control of the business and affairs of the applicable issuer; (v) in the case of any Equity Interests consisting of the membership/limited liability company interests of a managing member in a limited liability company, all powers and rights as a managing member with respect to the management, operations and control of the business and affairs of the applicable issuer; (vi) all rights to designate or appoint or vote for or remove any officers,



directors, manager(s), general partner(s) or managing member(s) of such issuer and/or any members of any board of members/managers/partners/directors that may at any time have any rights to manage and direct the business and affairs of the applicable issuer under its Organizational Documents as in effect from time to time or under Applicable Law; (vii) all rights to amend the Organizational Documents of such issuer, (viii) in the case of any Equity Interests in a partnership or limited liability company, the status of the holder of such Equity Interests as a “partner”, general or limited, or “member” (as applicable) under the applicable Organizational Documents and/or Applicable Law; and (ix) all certificates evidencing such Equity Interests.
Equivalent Amount shall mean, at any time, as determined by Agent (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), with respect to an amount of any currency (the “Reference Currency”) which is to be computed as an equivalent amount of another currency (the “Equivalent Currency”), the amount of such Equivalent Currency converted from such Reference Currency at Agent’s rate (based on the market rates then prevailing and available to Agent) for such Equivalent Currency for such Reference Currency at a time determined by Agent on the second Business Day immediately preceding the event for which such calculation is made.
Equivalent Currency shall have the meaning specified in the definition of Equivalent Amount.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Erroneous Payment has the meaning assigned to it in Section 14.18(a).
Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment has the meaning assigned to it in Section 14.18(d).
Erroneous Payment Impacted Class has the meaning assigned to it in Section 14.18(d).
Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency has the meaning assigned to it in Section 14.18(d).
Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights has the meaning assigned to it in Section 14.18(d).
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 shall have the meaning set forth in Article 10 hereof.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any other applicable statute in any other applicable jurisdiction, as amended.
Excluded Hedge Liability or Liabilities shall mean, with respect to each Borrower and Guarantor, each of its Swap Obligations if, and only to the extent that, all or any portion of this Agreement or any Other Document that relates to such Swap Obligation is or becomes illegal under the CEA, or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC, solely by virtue of such Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s failure to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date for such Swap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or in any other provision of this Agreement or any Other Document, the foregoing is subject to the following provisos: (a) if a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one Swap, this definition 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 under the CEA, or any rule, regulations or order of the CFTC, solely as a result of the failure by such Borrower or Guarantor for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date for such Swap; (b) if a guarantee of a Swap Obligation would cause such obligation to be an Excluded Hedge Liability but the grant of a security interest would not cause such obligation to be an Excluded Hedge Liability, such Swap Obligation shall constitute an Excluded Hedge Liability for purposes of the guaranty but not for purposes of the grant of the security interest; and (c) if there is more than one Borrower or Guarantor executing this Agreement or the Other Documents and a Swap Obligation would be an Excluded Hedge Liability with respect to one or more of such Persons, but not all of them, the definition of Excluded Hedge Liability or Liabilities with respect to each such Person shall only be deemed applicable to (i) the particular Swap Obligations that constitute Excluded Hedge Liabilities with respect to such Person, and (ii) the particular Person with respect to which such Swap Obligations constitute Excluded Hedge Liabilities.
Excluded Property shall mean (a) any non-material lease, license, contract or agreement to which any Loan Party is a party, and any of its rights or interests thereunder, if and to the extent that a security interest therein is prohibited by or in violation of (x) any Applicable Law, or (y) a term, provision or condition of any such lease, license, contract or agreement (unless in each case, such Applicable Law, term, provision or condition would be rendered ineffective with respect to the creation of such security interest pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other Applicable Law or principles of equity), provided, however, that the foregoing shall cease to be treated as “Excluded Property” (and shall constitute Collateral) immediately at such time as the contractual or legal prohibition shall no longer be applicable and to the extent severable, such security interest shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract or agreement not subject to the prohibitions specified in (x) or (y) above, provided, further that Excluded Property shall not include any proceeds of any such lease, license, contract or agreement or any goodwill of Loan Parties’ business associated therewith or attributable thereto, and (b) assets located in Quebec to the extent that the value of such assets does not equal or exceed $10,000; provided, however, that the assets located in Quebec shall cease to be treated as “Excluded Property” (and shall constitute Collateral) immediately at such time as the value of such assets cease to be less than $10,000.
Excluded Subsidiaries shall mean the US Excluded Subsidiaries and the Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries. The Excluded Subsidiaries are not required to join this Agreement as Guarantors. No US Excluded Subsidiary is a Material Subsidiary except the Insurance Subsidiary.
Excluded Taxes shall mean, with respect to Agent, any Lender, Participant, Swing Loan Lender, Issuer or any other recipient (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “recipient”) of any payment to be made by or on account of any Obligations, (a) (I) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office or applicable lending office is located or, in the case of any Lender, Participant, Swing Loan Lender or Issuer, in which its applicable lending office is located, or (II) Other Connection Taxes, (b) capital taxes imposed on or measured by such recipient’s taxable capital, (c) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which any Loan Party is located (in each case imposed or measured by overall gross receipts), (d) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any United States withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 3.10(e),



except to the extent that such Foreign Lender or Participant (or its assignor or seller of a participation, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment or sale of a participation), to receive additional amounts from Loan Parties with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.10(a), (e) any Canadian withholding Taxes arising as a result of (i) the recipient not dealing at arm’s length (within the meaning of the ITA) with any Loan Party, (ii) the recipient being a “specified non-resident shareholder” (as defined in subsection 18(5) of the ITA) of any Loan Party or not dealing at arm’s length (for the purposes of the ITA with a “specified shareholder” (as defined in subsection 18(5) of the ITA) of the Loan Party or of any partner of the Loan Party (and if a partnership, any partner thereof)), or (iii) the recipient being a “specified entity” (as defined in subsection 18.4(1) of the ITA, as it is proposed to be amended by certain Tax proposals released by the Department of Finance (Canada) on April 29, 2022) of the Loan Party, except in the case of (i) through (iii) where (x) the non-arm’s length relationship, (y) the recipient being a “specified non-resident shareholder” of the Loan Party or not dealing at arm’s length with a “specified shareholder” of the Loan Party, or (z) the recipient being a “specified entity” of the Loan Party, as applicable, arises in connection with or as a result of the recipient having become a party to, received or perfected a security interest under or received or enforced any rights under this Agreement or any Other Document, or (f)  any Taxes imposed on any “withholding payment” payable to such recipient as a result of the failure of such recipient to satisfy the requirements set forth in the FATCA after December 31, 2012.
Existing Credit Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Existing Lenders shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Existing Notes shall mean the 2024 Convertible Notes and the 2026 Convertible Notes.
Facility Fee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 hereof.
FATCA shall mean:
(a)    Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof;
(b)    any treaty, law or regulation of any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in paragraph (a) above; or
(c)    any agreement pursuant to the implementation of any treaty, law or regulation referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) above with the United States Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
FDA shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.31 hereof.
Fee Letter shall mean the amended and restated fee letter dated as of July 26, 2022 between the Company and PNC.
Fixed Assets shall mean and include as to each Borrower, all of such Borrower’s machinery and equipment, wherever located.



Flood Laws shall mean all Applicable Laws relating to policies and procedures that address requirements placed on federally regulated lenders under the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 and other Applicable Laws related thereto.
Foreign Currency Hedge shall mean any foreign exchange transaction, including spot and forward foreign currency purchases and sales, listed or over-the-counter options on foreign currencies, non-deliverable forwards and options, foreign currency swap agreements, currency exchange rate price hedging arrangements, and any other similar transaction providing for the purchase of one currency in exchange for the sale of another currency entered into by any Borrower, Guarantor and/or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
Foreign Currency Hedge Liabilities shall have the meaning assigned in the definition of Lender-Provided Foreign Currency Hedge.
Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries shall mean all Subsidiaries organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States of America, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or Canada (or any province thereof).
Foreign Lender shall mean (a) with respect to a Loan Party that is a “United States Person” as defined in section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “U.S. Person”), a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) with respect to a Loan Party that is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Loan Party is resident for tax purposes or in which such Loan Party is otherwise organized or formed.
Foreign Pension Plan shall mean any benefit plan that under applicable law (other than the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof) is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority and with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary has any liability.
Foreign Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary which is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
Formula Amount shall mean the US-Canada Formula Amount.
FSCO shall mean The Financial Services Commission of Ontario or like body in Canada or in any other province or territory or jurisdiction of Canada with whom a Canadian Pension Plan is required to be registered in accordance with Applicable Law and any other Governmental Body succeeding to the functions thereof.
FTC shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.31 hereof.
Full Dominion shall mean full control by the Agent of the Borrowers’ and Guarantors’ cash receipts for application to Obligations and the cash collateralization of Letters of Credit as and when determined by Agent in accordance with the terms hereof.
GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and, with respect to the Canadian Loan Parties, in Canada, in effect from time to time.
Governmental Acts shall mean any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto Governmental Body.



Governmental Body shall mean any nation or government, any state, province or other political subdivision thereof or any entity, authority, agency, division or department exercising the executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to a government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).
Guarantor shall collectively mean the US Guarantors and the Canadian Guarantors.
Guarantor Joinder shall mean a joinder by a Person as a Guarantor under this Agreement .and the Other Documents in substantially the form of Exhibit 7.12(b).
Guarantor Security Agreement shall mean any security agreement executed by any Guarantor in favor of Agent securing the Obligations or the Guaranty of such Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
Guaranty shall mean any guaranty of the Obligations executed by a Guarantor in favor of Agent for its benefit and for the ratable benefit of Lenders, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
Hazardous Discharge shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b) hereof.
Hazardous Materials shall mean, without limitation, any flammable explosives, radon, radioactive materials, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials, Hazardous Wastes, hazardous or Toxic Substances or related materials as defined in or subject to regulation under Environmental Laws.
Hazardous Wastes shall mean all waste materials subject to regulation under CERCLA, RCRA or applicable state law, and any other applicable Federal and state laws now in force or hereafter enacted relating to hazardous waste disposal.
Hedge Liabilities shall mean collectively, the Foreign Currency Hedge Liabilities and the Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities.
HHS shall mean the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or any other applicable Governmental Body in any other applicable jurisdiction, or any successor thereof and any predecessor thereof.
Increasing Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a) hereof.
Indebtedness shall mean, as to any Person at any time, any and all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in respect of: (a) borrowed money; (b) amounts received under or liabilities in respect of any note purchase or acceptance credit facility, and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (c) all Capitalized Lease Obligations; (d) reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of credit agreement, banker’s acceptance agreement or similar arrangement; (e) net obligations under any Interest Rate Hedge, Foreign Currency Hedge, or other interest rate management device, foreign currency exchange agreement, currency swap agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement; provided for purposes of



calculating Indebtedness hereunder, the foregoing net obligations shall not be included unless any such agreement or device has been closed out or any amount is due and payable thereunder; (f) any other advances of credit made to or on behalf of such Person or other transaction (including forward sale or purchase agreements, capitalized leases and conditional sales agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing of money entered into by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements including to finance the purchase price of property or services and all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (but not including trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business which are not represented by a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness and which are not more than sixty (60) days past due); (g) all Equity Interests of such Person subject to repurchase or redemption/retraction rights or obligations (excluding repurchases or redemptions at the sole option of such Person); (h) all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such indebtedness, obligations or liabilities are otherwise an obligation of such Person; (i) all obligations of such Person for “earnouts”, purchase price adjustments, profit sharing arrangements, deferred purchase money amounts and similar payment obligations or continuing obligations of any nature of such Person arising out of purchase and sale contracts; (j) off-balance sheet liabilities and/or pension plan liabilities of such Person; (k) obligations arising under bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation or similar arrangements, other than those arising in the Ordinary Course of Business; and (l) any guaranty of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of a type described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (k). For avoidance of doubt, obligations under operating leases are not considered Indebtedness.
Indemnified Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.5.
Indemnified Taxes shall mean Taxes (including Other Taxes) other than Excluded Taxes.
Ineligible Purchaser shall mean any Loan Party or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any natural person.
Ineligible Security shall mean any security which may not be underwritten or dealt in by member banks of the Federal Reserve System under Section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. Section 24, Seventh), as amended.
Insolvency Event shall mean, with respect to any Person, including without limitation any Lender, such Person or such Person’s direct or indirect parent company (a) becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding (including any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act, the Winding-Up Act and Restructuring Act, or any applicable corporate statute providing for such arrangements or similar proceedings, in each case as amended from time to time), (b) has had a receiver, receiver and manager, conservator, trustee, administrator, monitor, liquidator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization, arrangement or liquidation of its business appointed for it or has called a meeting of its creditors generally or any substantial portion thereof, (c) admits in writing its inability, or be generally unable, to pay its debts as they become due or cease operations of its present business or undertake any sale of assets in bulk, (d) with respect to a Lender, such Lender is unable to perform hereunder due to the application of Applicable Law, or (e) in the good faith determination of Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment of a type described in clauses (a) or (b), provided that an Insolvency Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person or such Person’s direct or indirect parent company by a Governmental Body or instrumentality thereof if, and only if, such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person 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 Person (or such Governmental Body or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
Insurance Subsidiary shall mean Invatection Insurance Company, a Vermont corporation.
Intellectual Property shall mean property constituting a patent, copyright, trademark (or any application in respect of the foregoing), service mark, copyright, copyright application, trade name, mask work, trade secrets, design right, assumed name or license or other right to use any of the foregoing under Applicable Law.
Intellectual Property Claim shall mean the assertion, by any means, by any Person of a claim that any Borrower’s ownership, use, marketing, sale or distribution of any Inventory, equipment, Intellectual Property or other property or asset is violative of any ownership of or right to use any Intellectual Property of such Person.
Intercreditor Agreement shall mean that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Agent, the Term Loan Agent and the Loan Parties, as the same may be amended from time to time, including, without limitation, in connection with any refinancing permitted under subpart (S) of Permitted Indebtedness.
Interest Payment Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
Interest Period shall mean the period provided for any Term SOFR Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(b) hereof.
Interest Rate Hedge shall mean an interest rate exchange, collar, cap, swap, floor, adjustable strike cap, adjustable strike corridor, cross-currency swap or similar agreements entered into by any Borrower, Guarantor and/or their respective Subsidiaries in order to provide protection to, or minimize the impact upon, such Borrower, any Guarantor and/or their respective Subsidiaries of increasing floating rates of interest applicable to Indebtedness.
Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities shall have the meaning assigned in the definition of Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge.
Internet Posting shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.6.
Invacare Holdings shall mean Invacare Holdings, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company.
Invacare International shall mean Invacare International Corporation, an Ohio corporation.
Inventory shall mean and include as to each Loan Party all of such Loan Party’s inventory (as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) and all of such Loan Party’s goods, merchandise and other personal property, wherever located, to be furnished under any consignment arrangement, contract of service or held for sale or lease, all raw materials, work in process, finished goods and materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description which are or might be used or consumed in such Loan Party’s business or used in selling or furnishing such goods, merchandise and other personal property, and all Documents.
Issuer shall mean with respect to any US-Canada Letter of Credit, PNC or each other US-Canada Lender (or Affiliate of a US-Canada Lender) that is requested by the Agent to act as an Issuer, and which US-Canada Lender (or such Affiliate) accepts such appointment, and each of



their successors and assigns (and which may be replaced, with the concurrence of such replacement, at the sole discretion of the Agent).
ITA shall mean the Income Tax Act (Canada) as it same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect.
Joint Venture shall mean a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which any Person other than Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries holds, directly or indirectly, an Equity Interest.
JPM European Treasury Management Obligations shall mean any indebtedness, obligations and liabilities now or hereafter owing by any Foreign Subsidiary organized in any jurisdiction located in Europe or the United Kingdom to JPMorgan (or any branch or Affiliate of JPMorgan) pursuant to one or more agreements or arrangements for Cash Management Products and Services. For the avoidance of doubt, the JPM European Treasury Management Obligations shall constitute “Cash Management Liabilities” and “Obligations” hereunder.
JPM European Treasury Management Reserve shall mean such reserves as JPMorgan determines in its sole discretion from time to time as being appropriate to reflect the reasonably anticipated JPM European Treasury Management Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Agent agrees to implement the JPM European Treasury Management Reserve promptly upon receiving written notice (email being sufficient) thereof from JPMorgan.
JPMorgan shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.
Law(s) shall mean any law(s) (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, issued guidance, release, ruling, order, executive order, injunction, writ, decree, bond judgment authorization or approval, lien or award of or any settlement arrangement, by agreement, consent or otherwise, with any Governmental Body, foreign or domestic.
Leasehold Interests shall mean all of each Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to, and as lessee of, any premises, including without limitation as identified as leased Real Property on Schedule 4.4 hereto.
Lender and Lenders shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement and shall include each Person which becomes a transferee, successor or assign of any Lender. For the purpose of provision of this Agreement or any Other Document which provides for the granting of a security interest or other Lien to Agent for the benefit of Lenders as security for the Obligations, “Lenders” shall include any Affiliate of a Lender to which such Obligation (specifically including any Hedge Liabilities and any Cash Management Liabilities) is owed.
Lender-Provided Foreign Currency Hedge shall mean a Foreign Currency Hedge which is provided by any Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender and for which such Lender confirms to Agent in writing that it: (a) is documented in a standard International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreement or another reasonable and customary manner; (b) provides for the method of calculating the reimbursable amount of the provider’s credit exposure in a reasonable and customary manner; and (c) is entered into for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes. The liabilities owing to the provider of any Lender-Provided Foreign Currency Hedge (the “Foreign Currency Hedge Liabilities”) by any Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of any Borrower or Guarantor that is party to or guaranties such Lender-Provided Foreign Currency Hedge shall, for purposes of this Agreement and all Other Documents be “Obligations” of such Person and of each other Borrower and Guarantor, be guaranteed obligations under any Guaranty and secured



obligations under any Guarantor Security Agreement, and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of the Other Documents, except to the extent constituting Excluded Hedge Liabilities of such Person. The Liens securing the Foreign Currency Hedge Liabilities shall be pari passu with the Liens securing all other Obligations under this Agreement and the Other Documents, subject to the express provisions of Section 11.5 hereof.
Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge shall mean an Interest Rate Hedge which is provided by any Lender and with respect to which such Lender confirms to Agent in writing that it: (a) is documented in a standard International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreement or another reasonable and customary manner; (b) provides for the method of calculating the reimbursable amount of the provider’s credit exposure in a reasonable and customary manner; and (c) is entered into for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes. The liabilities owing to the provider of any Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge (the “Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities”) by any Borrower or Guarantor that is party to or guaranties such Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge shall, for purposes of this Agreement and all Other Documents be “Obligations” of such Person and of each other Borrower and Guarantor, be guaranteed obligations under any Guaranty and secured obligations under any Guarantor Security Agreement, and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of the Other Documents, except to the extent constituting Excluded Hedge Liabilities of such Person. The Liens securing the Hedge Liabilities shall be pari passu with the Liens securing all other Obligations under this Agreement and the Other Documents, subject to the express provisions of Section 11.5 hereof.
Letter of Credit Application shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a) hereof.
Letter of Credit Borrowing shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(d) hereof.
Letters of Credit shall mean any of the US-Canada Letters of Credit.
Lien shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, assignment by way of security, security interest, mortgage or lien (whether statutory or otherwise), or encumbrance, or other security agreement or preferential arrangement held or asserted in respect of any asset of any kind or nature whatsoever including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction. The term “Lien” shall not include reference to any public record filings for notice purposes only which do not have, and would not have, the effect of a true lien or encumbrance.
Lien Waiver Agreement shall mean an agreement which is executed in favor of Agent by a Person who owns or occupies premises at which any Collateral may be located from time to time in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
Line Block shall mean $3,500,000.
LLC Division shall mean, in the event a Borrower or Guarantor is a limited liability company, (a) the division of any such Borrower or Guarantor into two or more newly formed limited liability companies (whether or not such Borrower or Guarantor is a surviving entity following any such division) pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or any similar provision under any similar act governing limited liability companies organized under the laws of any other State or Commonwealth or of the District of Columbia, or (b) the adoption of a plan contemplating, or the filing of any certificate with any applicable Governmental Body that results or may result in, any such division.



Loan means any of the Term SOFR Rate Loans or Domestic Rate Loans, as the context requires.
Loan Parties shall collectively mean the US-Canada Loan Parties.
Material Adverse Effect shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, assets, business, or properties of Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to duly and punctually pay or perform the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, (c) the value of the Collateral, Agent’s Liens on the Collateral or the priority of any such Lien or (d) the practical realization of the benefits of Agent’s and each Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the Other Documents.
Material Contract shall mean any contract, agreement, instrument, permit, lease or license, written or oral, of any Loan Party, which is material to any Loan Party’s business or which the failure to comply with would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Material Subsidiary shall mean each Subsidiary of the Company which is identified on Schedule 5.2(b) as a “Material Subsidiary,” and each other Subsidiary of the Company (other than any Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries) that has assets at such time, or revenues during the most recently ended fiscal year, comprising 5% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries at such time, or of the consolidated revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year, as the case may be.
Maximum Canadian Revolving Advance Amount shall mean $10,000,000.
Maximum Undrawn Amount shall mean, with respect to any outstanding Letter of Credit as of any date, the amount of such Letter of Credit (and, if the Letter of Credit was denominated in another currency, in the Dollar Equivalent amount of such Letter of Credit) that is or may become available to be drawn, including all automatic increases provided for in such Letter of Credit, whether or not any such automatic increase has become effective.
Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount shall mean $35,000,000 plus any increases in accordance with Section 2.23.
Maximum US-Canada Swing Loan Advance Amount shall mean $4,375,000; provided that, upon the effective date of each increase in the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount in accordance with Section 2.23, the Maximum US-Canada Swing Loan Advance Amount shall increase by an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of such increase in the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount.
MCLP shall mean Motion Concepts L.P., an Ontario limited partnership.
Medicaid shall mean that entitlement program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act that provides federal grants to states for medical assistance programs based on specific eligibility criteria.
Medicaid Provider Agreement shall mean an agreement entered into between a state agency or other such entity administering the Medicaid program and a health care provider or supplier under which the health care provider or supplier agrees to provide services for Medicaid patients in accordance with the terms of the agreement and Medicaid Regulations.



Medicaid Regulations shall mean, collectively, (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XIX of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) with respect to Medicaid and any statutes succeeding thereto, (b) all applicable provisions of all federal rules, regulations, manuals and orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines having the force of Law of any Governmental Body promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (a), (c) all state statutes and plans for medical assistance enacted in connection with such statutes and provisions described in clauses (a) and (b), and (d) all applicable provisions of all other guidelines having the force of Law of all Governmental Bodies promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (c) and all state administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all Governmental Bodies having the force of Law promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (b), in each case as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Medical Reimbursement Programs shall mean the Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE programs and any other healthcare program operated by or financed in whole or in party by any foreign, domestic, federal, state, local or provincial government and any other non-government funded third party payor programs.
Medicare shall mean that government-sponsored entitlement program under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act that provides for a health insurance system for eligible elderly and disabled individuals.
Medicare Provider Agreement shall mean an agreement entered into between CMS or other such entity administering the Medicare program on behalf of CMS, and a health care provider or supplier under which the health care provider or supplier agreed to provide services for Medicare patients in accordance with the terms of the agreement and Medicare Regulations.
Medicare Regulations shall mean, collectively, all federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XVIII of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) with respect to the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act and any statutes succeeding thereto, together with all applicable provisions of all rules, regulations, manuals and orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines having the force of Law of all Governmental Bodies (including, without limitation, HHS, CMS, the OIG or any person succeeding to the functions of any of the foregoing) promulgated pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing having the force of Law, as each may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
MI shall mean Medbloc, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) hereof.
Mortgage-Eligible Properties shall mean those parcels of real property identified on Schedule 1.2(m).
Multiemployer Plan shall mean a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which contributions are required or, within the preceding five plan years, were required by any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group.
Multiple Employer Plan shall mean a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.



Non-Defaulting Lender shall mean, at any time, any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
Non-Qualifying Party shall mean any Borrower or any Guarantor that on the Eligibility Date fails for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant.
Note shall mean collectively, the Revolving Credit Note and the Swing Loan Note.
Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.6.
Obligations shall mean and include any and all loans (including without limitation, all Advances and Swing Loans), advances, debts, liabilities, obligations (including without limitation all reimbursement obligations and cash collateralization obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued hereunder), covenants and duties owing by any Borrower or Guarantor or, with respect to Cash Management Products and Services (including any JPM European Treasury Management Obligation) only, any Subsidiary of any Borrower or any Guarantor, in all cases, to Issuer, Swing Loan Lender, Lenders or Agent (or to any other direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of Issuer, Swing Loan Lender, any Lender or the Agent) of any kind or nature, present or future (including any interest or other amounts accruing thereon, any fees accruing under or in connection therewith, any costs and expenses of any Person payable by any Borrower or Guarantor and any indemnification obligations payable by any Borrower arising or payable after maturity, or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or Insolvency Event or like proceeding relating to any Borrower or Guarantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest, fees or other amounts is allowable or allowed in such proceeding), whether or not for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an extension of credit, opening or issuance of a letter of credit, loan, equipment lease, establishment of any commercial card or similar facility or guarantee, under any interest or currency swap, future, option or other similar agreement, or in any other manner, whether arising out of overdrafts or deposit or other accounts or electronic funds transfers (whether through automated clearing houses or otherwise) or out of the Agent’s or any Lender’s non-receipt of or inability to collect funds or otherwise not being made whole in connection with depository transfer check or other similar arrangements, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment or participation), absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, regardless of how such indebtedness or liabilities arise or by what agreement or instrument they may be evidenced or whether evidenced by any agreement or instrument, including but not limited to, (i) this Agreement, the Other Documents and any amendments, extensions, renewals or increases thereto, including all costs and expenses of the Agent, Issuer, Swing Loan Lender and any Lender incurred in the documentation, negotiation, modification, enforcement, collection or otherwise in connection with any of the foregoing, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all obligations of any Borrower or Guarantor to the Agent, Issuer, Swing Loan Lender or Lenders to perform acts or refrain from taking any action, (ii) all Hedge Liabilities, and (iii) all Cash Management Liabilities (including all liabilities in connection with JPM European Treasury Management Obligations). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, the Obligations shall not include any Excluded Hedge Liabilities.
Officer’s Certificate shall mean an officer’s certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.2(b) hereto to be signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Corporate Controller of Borrowing Agent.
OIG shall mean the Office of Inspector General of HHS and any successor thereof.



OIG Investigation shall mean the investigation initiated pursuant to a subpoena received by the Company in 2006 from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking documents relating to three (3) long-standing and well-known promotional and rebate programs maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Order shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18 hereof.
Ordinary Course of Business shall mean, with respect to any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower, the ordinary course of such Borrower or Subsidiary’s business as conducted on the Closing Date.
Organizational Documents shall mean, with respect to any Person, any charter, articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization, registration or formation, certificate of partnership or limited partnership, bylaws, articles or memorandum of association, operating agreement, limited liability company agreement, or partnership agreement of such Person and any and all other applicable documents relating to such Person’s formation, organization or entity governance matters (including any shareholders’ or equity holders’ agreement or voting trust agreement) and specifically includes, without limitation, any certificates of designation for preferred stock or other forms of preferred equity.
Other Documents shall mean the Note, the Fee Letter, each Guaranty, each Guarantor Security Agreement, each Pledge Agreement, the Canadian Security Agreement, the Canadian Confirmation of Security, the Intercreditor Agreement and any and all other agreements, instruments and documents, including intercreditor agreements, guaranties, pledges, powers of attorney, consents, waivers, interest or currency swap agreements, estoppels, control agreements, acknowledgements, undertakings, certificates or other similar agreements and all other writings heretofore, now or hereafter executed by any Borrower or any Guarantor and/or delivered to Agent or any Lender in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case together with all extensions, renewals, amendments, supplements, modifications, substitutions and replacements thereto and thereof.
Other Taxes shall mean all present or future stamp, documentary, registration, filing or other similar taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any Other Document or from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any Other Document.
Out-of-Formula Loans shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.2(e) hereof.
Overnight Bank Funding Rate shall mean, for any, day the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as set forth on its public website from time to time, and as published on the next succeeding Business Day as the overnight bank funding rate by such Federal Reserve Bank (or by such other recognized electronic source (such as Bloomberg) selected by the Agent for the purpose of displaying such rate) (an “Alternate Source”); provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Overnight Bank Funding Rate for such day shall be such rate on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided, further, that if such rate shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error). If the Overnight Bank Funding Rate determined as above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero. The rate of interest charged shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Overnight Bank Funding Rate without notice to the Borrower.



Participant shall mean each Person who shall be granted the right by any Lender to participate in any of the Advances and who shall have entered into a participation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender.
Participation Advance shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(d) hereof.
Participation Commitment shall mean the US-Canada Participation Commitment.
Payment Office shall mean the US-Canada Payment Office.
PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA or any successor.
Pension Benefit Plan shall mean at any time any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (including a Multiple Employer Plan, but not a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Sections 412, 430 or 436 of the Code and either (i) is maintained or to which contributions are required by Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group or (ii) has at any time within the preceding five years been maintained or to which contributions have been required by a Loan Party or any entity which was at such time a member of the Controlled Group.
Permitted Acquisition shall mean a purchase or other acquisition by the Company or one of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries of all of the Equity Interests in, or all or substantially all of the property of, or any division of, any Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be wholly-owned directly by the Company or one or more of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries (including as a result of a merger or consolidation) where such purchase or purchases or other acquisition shall meet the following requirements:
(i)    the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the target of such purchase or acquisition shall have approved the Permitted Acquisition (to the extent such approval is required) and in any event such purchase or acquisition is duly authorized;
(ii)    the target of such purchase or other acquisition is in the same lines of business as, or lines of business substantially related or incidental to the principal business of, the Company;
(iii)    any Subsidiary created or acquired in connection with such Permitted Acquisition complies with the requirements of Section 7.12;
(iv)    the total cash and non-cash consideration (including the fair market value of all indemnities, earnouts and other contingent payment obligations to, and the aggregate amounts paid or to be paid under non-compete, consulting and other affiliated agreements with the sellers thereof, all write-downs of property and reserves for liabilities with respect thereto and all assumptions of debt, liabilities and other obligations in connection therewith) paid by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries for any such purchase or other acquisition, when aggregated with the total cash and non-cash consideration paid by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries for all other purchases and other acquisitions made by the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 7.1(a), shall not exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate during the Term;
(v)    immediately before and after giving effect to such purchase or acquisition, (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (b) US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount; and



(vi)    the Company shall have delivered to the Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which any such proposed purchase or other acquisition is to be consummated, a certificate of an authorized officer, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, certifying that all of the requirements set forth in this definition have been satisfied or will be satisfied prior to the consummation of such purchase or other acquisition.
Permitted Assignee shall mean (a) Agent, any Lender or any of their direct or indirect Affiliates; (b) a federal or state chartered bank, a United States branch of a foreign bank, an insurance company, or any finance company generally engaged in the business of making commercial loans; (c) any fund that is administered or managed by Agent or any Lender, an Affiliate of Agent or any Lender or a related entity; and (d) any Person to whom Agent or any Lender assigns its rights and obligations under this Agreement as part of an assignment and transfer of the Agent’s or Lender’s rights in and to a material portion of the Agent’s or Lender’s portfolio of asset-based credit facilities.
Permitted Discretion shall mean a determination made in good faith and in the exercise (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) of commercially reasonable business judgment.
Permitted Dispositions shall mean any of the following:
(A)    transactions involving the sale, transfer or other disposition of (i) inventory or intellectual property, or (ii) other assets of the Company, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(B)    any sale, transfer or lease of assets in the Ordinary Course of Business which are no longer necessary or required in the conduct of such Loan Party’s or such Subsidiary’s business, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year; provided that the assets that are the subject of such disposition are not included in the US-Canada Formula Amount;
(C)    any sale, transfer or lease of assets in the Ordinary Course of Business which are replaced by substitute assets to the extent that the proceeds of any such disposition are used to acquire replacement assets which is subject to Agent’s first priority security interest (unless otherwise provided in the Intercreditor Agreement);
(D)    Sale and Leaseback Transactions in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000;
(E)    dispositions of customer accounts receivable in connection with Vendor Financing Program;
(F)    asset transfers (i) between Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries contemplated by Section 7.1(a)(v) and (ii) in which an Excluded Subsidiary (other than the Insurance Subsidiary) is the transferor and a Loan Party or Foreign Excluded Subsidiary is the transferee;
(G)    dispositions constituting conversion of cash equivalents into other cash equivalents;
(H)    dispositions constituting casualty events;
(I)    grants of Permitted Encumbrances;



(J)    waivers of contract rights in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(K)    dispositions, other than those specifically excepted pursuant to clauses (A) through (J) above, made on or after November 30, 2016 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000; provided that prior to and after giving effect to any such disposition (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing including, without limitation, after giving pro-forma effect to the exclusion of the assets that are the subject of such disposition from the US-Canada Formula Amount and (ii) US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount for the thirty (30) consecutive days ending as of the date of the most recently delivered US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate;
(L)    asset transfers between US-Canada Loan Parties;
(M)    the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of past due accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not for financing purposes;
(N)    leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business and that do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(O)    sales, transfers, leases, licenses or other dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in, joint venture agreements and similar binding arrangements; and
(P)    transfers of condemned property as a result of the exercise of “eminent domain” or other similar powers to the respective Governmental Authority or agency that has condemned the same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise), and transfers of property arising from foreclosure or similar action or that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such real property as part of an insurance settlement.
Permitted Encumbrances shall mean any of the following:
(A)    Liens in favor of Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, including without limitation, Liens securing Hedge Liabilities and Cash Management Products and Services (including the JPM European Treasury Management Obligations);
(B)    Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not delinquent or being Properly Contested;
(C)    deposits or pledges to secure obligations under worker’s compensation, social security or similar laws, or under unemployment insurance;
(D)    deposits or pledges to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), governmental contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers acceptance facilities and other obligations of like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(E)    Liens arising by virtue of the rendition, entry or issuance against any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any property of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, of any judgment, writ, order, or decree to the extent the rendition, entry, issuance or continued existence



of such judgment, writ, order or decree (or any event or circumstance relating thereto) has not resulted in the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 10.6 hereof;
(F)    carriers’, repairmens’, mechanics’, workers’, materialmen’s or other like Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business with respect to obligations which are not due or which are being Properly Contested;
(G)    Liens placed upon fixed assets securing Indebtedness permitted under clause (C) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that any such lien shall not encumber any property of any Loan Party other than the assets so acquired or leased;
(H)    easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions, zoning restrictions, and other similar encumbrances and minor defects or irregularities in title and other charges or encumbrances, in each case, which do not interfere in any material respect with the Ordinary Course of Business of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(I)    Liens disclosed on Schedule 1.2; provided that such Liens shall secure only those obligations which they secure on the Closing Date (and any extensions, renewals and refinancing of such obligations permitted by Section 7.8 hereof) and shall not subsequently apply to any other property or assets of any Borrower other than the property and assets to which they apply as of the Closing Date;
(J)    Liens on (i) assets of Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries; and (ii) to the extent consented to by the US-Canada Required Lenders, Equity Interests owned by Loan Parties in first tier Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries, in either case securing Indebtedness of Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries permitted under clause (M) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;
(K)    Liens on Mortgage-Eligible Properties securing Indebtedness permitted under clause (K) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;
(L)    Liens in favor of the Term Loan Agent pursuant to the Term Loan Documents; provided that such Liens are at all times subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;
(M)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under clause (T) of Permitted Indebtedness; provided that such Liens are at all times subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;
(N)    Liens on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary or Liens on bills of lading, drafts or other documents of title arising by operation of law or pursuant to the standard terms of agreements relating to letters of credit, bank guarantees and other similar instruments; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or other similar instrument to the extent such obligations are permitted by Section 7.8;
(O)    rights of setoff, banker’s lien, netting agreements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by of the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance of administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts or cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;
(P)    Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or any similar filings made in respect of operating leases or consignment or bailee arrangements entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary;



(Q)    Liens or right of set-off arising under the general banking conditions (algemene bankvoorwaarden) or any non-Dutch equivalent thereof;
(R)    leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others (whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis) that are entered into in the ordinary course of business or that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(S)    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;
(T)    Liens (A) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (B) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(U)    Liens (A) on cash advances or escrow deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.4 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements with respect to any such Investment or any Disposition permitted under Section 7.1 (including any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to such Investment or Disposition) or (B) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.1 in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(V)    Liens on property and Equity Interests, in each case, of any Foreign Excluded Subsidiary, which Liens secure Indebtedness of such Foreign Excluded Subsidiary, in each case permitted under Section 7.8;
(W)    Liens granted by a non-Loan Party Subsidiary in favor of any Loan Party, Liens granted by non-Loan Party Subsidiary in favor of a non-Loan Party Subsidiary and Liens granted by a Loan Party in favor of any other Loan Party;
(X)    Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary, in each case after the Closing Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary); provided that (A) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (B) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require or include, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under subpart (C) of the Permitted Indebtedness definition, and (D) to the extent such Lien is on any of the Revolving Credit Priority Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), such Lien is subordinate to the Lien of the Lenders on the Revolving Credit Priority Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement);
(Y)    any interest or title (and all encumbrances and other matters affecting such interest or title) of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases (other than leases constituting Capital Lease Obligations), subleases, licenses, cross-licenses or sublicense entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in the Ordinary Course of Business;



(Z)    Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale or purchase of goods by the Company or any Subsidiary in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(AA)    Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under clause (E) of the definition of the term “Permitted Investments”;
(BB)    [reserved.]
(CC)    Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness, including liens or rights of set-off arising under the general terms and conditions of banks with whom any group member maintains a banking relationship in the ordinary course of business; including liens of group members under the German general terms and condition of banks and saving banks (Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen der Banken und Sparkassen) (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any Subsidiary in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(DD)    ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary are located and, in respect of real property located in Germany, any landlord’s lien (Vermieter- oder Verpächterpfandrecht);
(EE)    Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(FF)    any security or quasi-security granted under mandatory law (sections 22, 204 of the German Transformation Act (Umwandlungsgesetz)) in favor of creditors as a consequence of a merger or conversion permitted under this Agreement;
(GG)    receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the Ordinary Course of Business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;
(HH)    (i) Liens on Equity Interests of joint ventures securing capital contributions to, or obligations of, such Persons and (ii) customary rights of first refusal and tag, drag and similar rights in joint venture agreements;
(II)    Liens on amounts under pension standard legislation of Canada or any province thereto applicable to any Foreign Pension Plan that relate to contributions withheld from pay but not yet due to be remitted;
(JJ)    Liens on cash and Permitted Investments arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness for no longer than 60 days prior to such defeasance, discharge or redemption; and
(KK)    Liens securing Indebtedness under clause (U) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; provided that such Liens shall be junior in priority in all respects to the Lenders in all Revolving Credit Priority Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.



Permitted Indebtedness shall mean:
(A)    Indebtedness under the Other Documents;
(B)    Existing Indebtedness as set forth on Schedule 7.8 and any refinancing, refunding, extension or renewal thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed as a result of or in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension; provided further, that the terms relating to principal amount, amortization, maturity, collateral (if any) and subordination (if any), and other material terms taken as a whole, of any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are no less favorable in any material respect to Loan Parties or Lenders than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and the interest rate applicable to any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness does not exceed the then applicable market interest rate;
(C)    Indebtedness secured by Purchase Money Security Interests and Synthetic Lease Obligations, which when added with all Capitalized Lease Obligations, does not exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate;
(D)    Intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries and between or among the Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with past practice, provided that such intercompany Indebtedness shall be unsecured; provided further, that (i) immediately prior to and after giving effect to any intercompany Indebtedness extended by Loan Parties to non-Loan Party Subsidiaries the Borrowers shall have US-Canada Undrawn Availability at least equal to the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Required Amount, and (ii) the amount of intercompany Indebtedness extended by Loan Parties to non-Loan Party Subsidiaries after the Closing Date shall not exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;
(E)    Any (a) Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge or Lender-Provided Foreign Currency Hedge, (b) other Interest Rate Hedge or Foreign Currency Hedge or (c) Indebtedness under any Cash Management Products and Services (including the JPM European Treasury Management Obligations); provided, however, that Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries shall enter into a Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge or Lender-Provided Foreign Currency Hedge or another Interest Rate Hedge or Foreign Currency Hedge only for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes.
(F)    Indebtedness under the 2024 Convertible Notes and the 2026 Convertible Notes (in each case, including any guaranties thereof and subject to compliance with Section 7.19);
(G)    Indebtedness under performance, bid, surety, statutory or appeal bonds, bankers acceptance facilities and completion guarantees, leases, government or trade contracts and similar obligations provided by the Company or any Subsidiary or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto or with respect to workers’ compensation claims or other bonds permitted hereunder, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business;



(H)    Indebtedness constituting customary indemnification obligations under purchase agreements;
(I)    Performance guarantees by the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the performance of any obligation of any other Subsidiary entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice;
(J)    Indebtedness owed to third party financing companies in the form of limited recourse obligations that finance receivables of customers of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business; provided such Indebtedness shall not exceed at any time outstanding the lesser of (i) 75% of the total owed by the customers of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries to such financing company and (ii) $10,000,000;
(K)    Other Indebtedness of Loan Parties, US Excluded Subsidiaries and Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000;
(L)    Cash Management Liabilities and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, cash pooling, overdraft protections and similar arrangements and Indebtedness arising from the honoring of a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(M)    Indebtedness owed to third party financing companies in the form of factoring of public and government receivables by Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries incorporated in Denmark, Sweden and/or Norway in the Ordinary Course of Business; provided that such Indebtedness shall not exceed at any time outstanding $9,000,000;
(N)    Indebtedness consisting of (A) the financing of insurance premiums or (B) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(O)    Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred (A) in the Ordinary Course of Business to current or former directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers and consultants of the Company and/or any Subsidiary and (B) in connection with any Investment permitted hereunder;
(P)    Indebtedness consisting of unsecured promissory notes issued by the Company or any Subsidiary to current or former officers, managers, consultants, independent contractors, directors and employees or their respective estates, successors, spouses, former spouses, domestic partners, heirs, legatees or distributees to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Company permitted by Section 7.7;
(Q)    Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8a of the German Old Age Employees Retirement Act (Altersteilzeitgesetz) or Section 7e of the Fourth Book of the German Social Security Code IV (Sozialgesetzbuch IV);
(R)    Guarantees by the Company and any Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) such Guarantee is otherwise permitted by Section 7.4;
(S)    Indebtedness due under the Term Loan Documents (subject to compliance with Section 7.19) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $104,500,000; and any instruments, agreements and/or documents entered into in connection with any refinancing, refunding, extension or renewal thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not



increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed as a result of or in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension; provided further, that the terms relating to principal amount, amortization, maturity, collateral and subordination (if any), and other material terms taken as a whole, of any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are no less favorable in any material respect to Loan Parties or Lenders than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing such Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and the interest rate applicable to any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness does not exceed the then applicable market interest rate; provided that such Indebtedness is at all times subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;
(T)    Indebtedness in respect of (A) the Senior Secured Convertible Notes; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (T) shall not exceed $41,475,000; (B) any Permitted Refinancing (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect as of the date hereof) of such Senior Secured Convertible Notes;
(U)    Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is incurred to refinance, defease, satisfy or in exchange for the Existing Notes; provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (U) shall not exceed $175,000,000, and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (U) (1) shall be subject to the Required Additional Debt Terms, and (2) if secured, will be secured only by Liens permitted under clause (KK) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances and any Permitted Refinancing (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect as of the date hereof) of such Indebtedness;
(V)    the Company and any Subsidiary may advance, loan, invest or contribute the proceeds of the Term Loan directly and indirectly to or in any Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions; and
(W)    all premiums (if any), interest (including interest paid in kind and post-petition interest), accretion or amortization of original issue discount, fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (A) through (U) above.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall exclude intercompany liabilities arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Permitted Investments shall mean investments in:
(A)    obligations issued or guaranteed by the (i) United States of America or any agency thereof, or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States or such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof;
(B)    commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the



equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in each case with average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(C)    time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that has combined capital and surplus of at least (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any such bank meeting the requirements of clause (x) or (y) above being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(D)    obligations issued or guaranteed by Canada or any agency thereof;
(E)    repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with an Approved Bank, a bank or trust company or recognized securities dealer, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks, in each case, for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and A2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations;
(F)    investments under the 2026 Convertible Notes Hedge Transaction;
(G)    marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds either (i) having assets in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions or (ii) having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);
(H)    securities with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by a foreign government having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof);
(I)    investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;
(J)    instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (A) through (I) above denominated in Euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction;
(K)    investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (A) through (J) of this definition;



(L)    with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary: (i) obligations of the national government of the country or jurisdiction in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country or jurisdiction is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in each case maturing within one year after the date of investment therein, (ii) certificates of deposit of, bankers acceptances of, or time deposits with, any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country or jurisdiction is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Foreign Bank”), and in each case with maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition and (iii) the equivalent of demand deposit accounts which are maintained with an Approved Foreign Bank;
(M)    interest bearing instruments with a maximum maturity of 180 days in respect of which the obligor is a G8 government or other G8 governmental agency or a G8 financial institution with credit ratings from S&P of at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s of at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof;
(N)    investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (A) through (M) above;
(O)    investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the Ordinary Course of Business, and investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
(P)    loans or advances to present or former officers, directors, managers, members of management, consultants, independent contractors and employees in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice, (i) for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of equity interests in the Company (provided that the amount of such loans and advances made in cash to such Person shall be contributed to the Company in cash as common equity or Qualified Equity Interests) and (iii) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount outstanding in reliance on this clause (iii) shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(Q)    investments listed on Schedule 7.4;
(R)    investments by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Company and its Subsidiaries and investments by non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in Loan Parties, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with past practice; provided further, that (i) immediately prior to and after giving effect to such investments by Loan Parties in non-Loan Party Subsidiaries (including in the form of intercompany Indebtedness (y) owed to one or more of the Loan Parties by a non-Loan Party Subsidiary and (z) owed to one or more non-Loan Party Subsidiaries by a Loan Party pursuant to clause (D) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness) the Borrowers shall have US-Canada Undrawn Availability at least equal to the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Required Amount, and (ii) the amount of investments by Loan Parties in non-Loan Party Subsidiaries made after the Closing Date (including in the form of intercompany Indebtedness (y) owed to one or more of the Loan Parties by a non-Loan Party Subsidiary and (z) owed to one or more non-Loan Party Subsidiaries by a Loan Party pursuant to clause (D) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness) shall not exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;



(S)    Guaranties permitted by Section 7.3;
(T)    investments consisting of key man life insurance;
(U)    investments made under Cash Management Products and Services;
(V)    investments with respect to Indebtedness permitted under clause (L) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;
(W)    promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.1;
(X)    Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices and advances of payroll payments to employees in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(Y)    Investments consisting of Indebtedness, Liens, mergers, sales of assets and Dividends permitted (other than by reference to this subpart (Y)) under Sections 7.8, 7.2, 7.1, and 7.7, respectively;
(Z)    contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers of the Company or any Subsidiary or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Company;
(AA)    to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(BB)    unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that the same are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable law;
(CC)    investments consisting of Permitted Acquisitions;
(DD)    investments made in connection with the Transactions;
(EE)    Dollars, Euros, Sterling, Australian Dollars, Canadian dollars and such other currencies held by it from time to time in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(FF)    investments permitted by Section 7.23.
Person shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, institution, public benefit corporation, joint venture, entity or Governmental Body (whether federal, state, provincial, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).
Plan shall mean any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Benefit Plan and a Multiemployer Plan, as defined herein) maintained by any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group or to which any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is required to contribute.



Pledge Agreement shall mean that certain Pledge Agreement executed by each of the US-Canada Loan Parties in favor of Agent dated as of the Closing Date and any other pledge agreements executed subsequent to the Closing Date by any other Person to secure the Obligations.
PNC shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and shall extend to all of its successors and assigns.
PPSA shall mean the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario), or any other applicable Canadian federal or provincial statute pertaining to the granting, perfecting, priority or ranking of security interests, liens or hypothecs on movable property, and any successor statutes, together with any regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of the PPSA shall be construed to also refer to any successor sections.
Priority Payables shall mean the full amount of the liabilities of any applicable Person which (i) have a trust imposed to provide for payment including any trust, Lien or claim in favour of any subcontractors, or a security interest, pledge, Lien, hypothec or charge, in each case ranking or capable of ranking senior to or pari passu with security interests, Liens, hypothecs or charges securing the Obligations on any Collateral, in each case under any federal, provincial, state, county, district, municipal, local or foreign Applicable Law, or (ii) have a right imposed to provide for payment secured by a Lien ranking or capable of ranking senior to or pari passu with the Obligations under local or national law, regulation or directive, including, but not limited to, claims for unremitted and/or accelerated rents, taxes, wages (including, without limitation, under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada)), withholding taxes, value added taxes and other amounts payable to an insolvency administrator, employee withholdings or deductions and vacation pay (including, without limitation, under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada)), severance and termination pay, workers’ compensation obligations, government royalties or pension obligations in each case to the extent such trust, or security interest, Lien, hypothec or charge, ranking or capable of ranking senior or pari passu with security interests, Liens, hypothecs or charges securing Obligations on any Collateral has been or may be imposed, or (iii) rank or are capable of ranking in priority to the Liens granted to the Agent to secure the Obligations, by statute or otherwise.
Properly Contested shall mean, in the case of any Indebtedness, Lien or Taxes, as applicable, of any Person that are not paid as and when due or payable by reason of such Person’s bona fide dispute concerning its liability to pay the same or concerning the amount thereof: (a) such Indebtedness, Lien or Taxes, as applicable, are being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; (b) such Person has established appropriate reserves as shall be required in conformity with GAAP; (c) Agent has established reserves in respect of Priority Payables regarding the Canadian Loan Parties, as applicable; (d) the non-payment of such Indebtedness or Taxes will not have a Material Adverse Effect or will not result in the forfeiture of any assets of such Person; (e) no Lien is imposed upon any of such Person’s assets with respect to such Indebtedness or taxes unless such Lien (i) does not attach to any Receivables or Inventory or Fixed Assets, (ii) is at all times junior and subordinate in priority to the Liens in favor of Agent (except only with respect to property Taxes that have priority as a matter of applicable state law) and (iii) enforcement of such Lien is stayed during the period prior to the final resolution or disposition of such dispute; and (f) if such Indebtedness or Lien, as applicable, results from, or is determined by the entry, rendition or issuance against a Person or any of its assets of a judgment, writ, order or decree, enforcement of such judgment, writ, order or decree is stayed pending a timely appeal or other judicial review.
Protective Advances shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.2(f) hereof.



Purchase Money Security Interest shall mean Liens upon tangible personal property securing loans to any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party or deferred payments by such Loan Party or Subsidiary for the purchase of such tangible personal property.
Purchasing CLO shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) hereof.
Purchasing Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(c) hereof.
Qualified ECP Loan Party shall mean each Borrower or Guarantor that on the Eligibility Date is (a) a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust, or other entity other than a “commodity pool” as defined in Section 1a(10) of the CEA and CFTC regulations thereunder that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or (b) an Eligible Contract Participant that can cause another person to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA by entering into or otherwise providing a “letter of credit or keepwell, support, or other agreement” for purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA.
Qualified Equity Interests shall mean Equity Interests other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
RCRA shall mean the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq., as same may be amended from time to time.
Real Property shall mean all of the now or hereafter owned and leased real property of any Borrower, including without limitation as identified on Schedule 4.4 hereto.
Receivables shall mean and include, as to each Loan Party, all of such Loan Party’s accounts (as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) and all of such Loan Party’s contract rights, instruments (including those evidencing indebtedness owed to such Loan Party by its Affiliates), documents, chattel paper (including electronic chattel paper), general intangibles relating to accounts, contract rights, instruments, documents and chattel paper, and drafts and acceptances, credit card receivables and all other forms of obligations owing to such Loan Party arising out of or in connection with the sale or lease of Inventory or the rendition of services, all supporting obligations, guarantees and other security therefor, whether secured or unsecured, now existing or hereafter created, and whether or not specifically sold or assigned to Agent hereunder.
Reference Currency shall have the meaning specified in the definition of Equivalent Amount.
Register shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(e) hereof.
Reimbursement Obligation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(b) hereof.
Release or Releases shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(c) hereof.
Replacement Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.11 hereof.
Reportable Compliance Event shall mean that (1) any Covered Entity becomes a Sanctioned Person, or is charged by indictment, criminal complaint or similar charging instrument, arraigned, custodially detained, penalized or the subject of an assessment for a penalty or enters into a settlement with an Governmental Body in connection with any economic sanctions or other Anti-Terrorism Law or Anti-Corruption Law, or any predicate crime to any Anti-Terrorism Law or Anti-Corruption Law, or has knowledge of facts or circumstances to the effect that it is



reasonably likely that any aspect of its operations represents a violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law or Anti-Corruption Law; (2) any Covered Entity engages in a transaction that has caused or may cause the Lenders or Agent to be in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, including a Covered Entity’s use of any proceeds of the credit facility to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, directly or indirectly, a Sanctioned Jurisdiction or Sanctioned Person; (3) any Collateral becomes Embargoed Property; or (4) any Covered Entity otherwise violates, or reasonably believes that it will violate, any of the representations in Section 5.37 or Section 5.38 or covenants and representations in Section 16.18.
Reportable ERISA Event shall mean a reportable event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Required Additional Debt Terms shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness, (a) such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement), (b) such Indebtedness does not have mandatory prepayment or redemption provisions (other than customary asset sale proceeds events, insurance and condemnation proceeds events, change of control offers or events of default) that could result in the prepayment or redemption of such Indebtedness prior to the Latest Maturity Date, (c) such Indebtedness does not contain provisions requiring principal payments to be made on such Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, prior to the Latest Maturity Date, (d) such Indebtedness does not exceed $175,000,000 in principal, and (e) such Indebtedness, if secured, is secured by liens and security interests that are junior in priority in all respects to the Lenders in all Revolving Credit Priority Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and with respect to all other Collateral, such liens and security interests may be senior to those of the Lenders; and (f) such Indebtedness is made subject to the Intercreditor Agreement as “Future Term Loan Obligations” (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement); provided that a certificate of an authorized officer of the Company delivered to the Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Company has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, notifies the Company within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).
Required Lenders for Eligibility shall mean US-Canada Lenders (not including US-Canada Swing Loan Lender (in its capacity as such US-Canada Swing Loan Lender) or any Defaulting Lender) holding at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the US-Canada Advances and, if no US-Canada Advances are outstanding, shall mean US-Canada Lenders holding sixty-six and two thirds-percent (66 2/3%) of the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentages; provided, however, if there are fewer than three (3) US-Canada Lenders, Required Lenders for Eligibility shall mean all US-Canada Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender).
Resolution Authority means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
Revolving Advances shall mean the US-Canada Revolving Advances other than Letters of Credit and the Swing Loans.
Revolving Commitment shall mean, as to any Lender, its US-Canada Revolving Commitment.
Revolving Commitment Amount shall mean, as to any Lender, such Lender’s US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount.



Revolving Commitment Percentage shall mean any Lender’s US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage.
Revolving Credit Note shall mean, collectively, the US-Canada Revolving Credit Notes.
Revolving Interest Rate shall mean the US-Canada Revolving Interest Rate.
Sale and Leaseback Transaction shall mean, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby the Company or such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property used in its business and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.
Sanctioned Jurisdiction shall mean a country subject to a sanctions program maintained under any Anti-Terrorism Law.
Sanctioned Person shall mean (a) a Person that is the subject of sanctions administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State (“State”), including by virtue of being (i) named on OFAC’s list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons”; (ii) organized under the laws of, ordinarily resident in, or physically located in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction; (iii) owned or controlled 50% or more in the aggregate, by one or more Persons that are the subject of sanctions administered by OFAC; (b) a Person that is the subject of sanctions maintained by the European Union (“E.U.”), including by virtue of being named on the E.U.’s “Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to E.U. financial sanctions” or other, similar lists; (c) a Person that is the subject of sanctions maintained by the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), including by virtue of being named on the “Consolidated List Of Financial Sanctions Targets in the U.K.” or other, similar lists; or (d) a Person that is the subject of sanctions imposed by any Governmental Body of a jurisdiction whose laws apply to this Agreement.
SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other similar applicable authority or Governmental Body in any applicable jurisdiction or any successor thereto.
Secured Parties shall mean, collectively, the Agent, Issuer, Swing Loan Lender and Lenders, together with any Affiliates of the Agent or any Lender to whom any Hedge Liabilities or Cash Management Liabilities (including JPM European Treasury Management Obligations) are owed and with each other holder of any of the Obligations, and the respective successors and assigns of each of them and Secured Party shall mean any of them.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, or any similar applicable statute or Laws in any applicable jurisdiction, as amended.
Senior Secured Convertible Notes Agent shall mean Glas Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent in respect of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes.
Senior Secured Convertible Notes shall mean the Company’s 5.68% senior secured notes issued pursuant to the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture.
Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents shall mean the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture and the other transaction documents referred to therein (including the related guarantee, the notes and notes purchase agreement).
Senior Secured Convertible Notes Indenture shall mean, collectively, the indentures, each dated the Closing Date, among the Company, as issuer, the guarantors listed therein, the Senior



Secured Convertible Notes Agent and the trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Senior Secured Convertible Notes are issued, as such indentures may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
Settlement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(d) hereof.
Settlement Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(d) hereof.
SOFR shall mean, for any day, a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
SOFR Determination Date shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Daily Simple SOFR.
SOFR Adjustment shall mean ten basis points (0.10%).
SOFR Floor means a rate of interest per annum equal to zero basis points (0.00%).
SOFR Rate Day shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Daily Simple SOFR.
SOFR Reserve Percentage shall mean, for any day, the maximum effective percentage in effect on such day, if any, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including, without limitation, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to SOFR funding.
Specified Canadian Pension Plan means any Canadian Pension Plan which contains a “defined benefit provision”, as defined in subsection 147.1(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
Subsidiary shall mean of any Person a corporation or other entity of whose Equity Interests having ordinary voting power (other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation, or other Persons performing similar functions for such entity, are owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
Subsidiary Stock shall mean with respect to the Equity Interests issued to a Borrower or Guarantor by any Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Excluded Subsidiary), 100% of such issued and outstanding Equity Interests.
Swap shall mean any “swap” as defined in Section 1a(47) of the CEA and regulations thereunder, other than (a) a swap entered into, or subject to the rules of, a board of trade designated as a contract market under Section 5 of the CEA, or (b) a commodity option entered into pursuant to CFTC Regulation 32.3(a).
Swap Obligation shall mean any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a Swap which is also a Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge, or a Lender-Provided Foreign Currency Hedge.
Swing Loan Lender shall mean the US-Canada Swing Loan Lender.
Swing Loan Notes shall mean the US-Canada Swing Loan Note.
Swing Loans shall mean the US-Canada Swing Loans.



Synthetic Lease Obligation shall mean 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 (including Sale and Leaseback Transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any insolvency proceeding to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
Taxes shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Body, including any interest, fines, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto, and references to “Tax” shall be construed accordingly.
Term shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof.
Term Loan shall mean the loan and Indebtedness evidenced by the Term Loan Documents.
Term Loan Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022 in the original principal amount of $104,500,000 among the Company, the lenders party thereto, Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent, and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent, as may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
Term Loan Documents shall mean the Term Loan Agreement and all other instruments, agreements and documents executed in connection therewith, and any instruments, agreements and documents executed and delivered in connection with any refinancing permitted under subpart (S) of Permitted Indebtedness.
Term Loan Agent shall mean together Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent for the lenders under the Term Loan Documents and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent, and any agent or lenders under any Term Loan Documents executed and delivered in connection with any refinancing permitted under subpart (S) of Permitted Indebtedness.
Term SOFR Administrator means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Agent in its reasonable discretion).
Term SOFR Rate shall mean, with respect to any Term SOFR Rate Loan for any Interest Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, at the Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (A) the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to such Interest Period on the day (the “Term SOFR Determination Date”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator, by (B) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage. If the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Term SOFR Determination Date, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate, for purposes of clause (A) in the preceding sentence, shall be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor on the first Business Day preceding such Term SOFR Determination Date for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published in accordance herewith, so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Date. If the Term SOFR Rate, determined as provided above, would be less than the SOFR Floor, then the Term SOFR Rate shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor.
Term SOFR Rate Loan means an Advance that bears interest based on Term SOFR Rate.



Term SOFR Reference Rate shall mean the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
Termination Event shall mean: (a) a Reportable ERISA Event with respect to any Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Plan during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the providing of notice of intent to terminate a Plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (d) the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan; (e) any event or condition (i) which might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or (ii) that may result in termination of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4041A of ERISA; (f) the partial or complete withdrawal within the meaning of Section 4203 or 4205 of ERISA, of any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan; (g) notice that a Multiemployer Plan is subject to Section 4245 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not diligent, upon any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group.
Toxic Substance shall mean and include any material present on the Real Property (including the Leasehold Interests) which has been shown to have significant adverse effect on human health or which is subject to regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., applicable state law, or any other applicable Federal or state laws now in force or hereafter enacted relating to toxic substances. “Toxic Substance” includes but is not limited to asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and lead-based paints.
Transaction Costs shall mean any fees, expenses and other transaction costs incurred or paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions, this Agreement, the Term Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Transactions shall mean (a) the funding of the Term Loans on the Closing Date, the First Additional Funding Date, the Second Additional Funding Date and the Third Additional Funding Date (as each such term is defined in the Term Loan Agreement) and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Term Loan Agreement, (b) the consummation on the Closing Date of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (c) the issuance of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes, (d) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing, (e) the issuance by the Company to Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P. of 2.7 million shares of Common Stock on the Closing Date and (f) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing (including the Transaction Costs).
Transferee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) hereof.
UK Financial Institutions means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
UK Resolution Authority means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
Uniform Commercial Code shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3 hereof.
US Borrowers shall mean the Persons from time to time listed on Annex A hereto, and shall include any Person who may hereafter join this Agreement as a US Borrower.



US Collateral shall mean and include all right, title and interest of each US Loan Party in all of the following property and assets of such US Loan Party, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising or created and whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located:
(A)    all Receivables and all supporting obligations relating thereto;
(B)    all equipment and fixtures;
(C)    all general intangibles (including all payment intangibles and all software) and all supporting obligations related thereto;
(D)    all Inventory;
(E)    all Subsidiary Stock, securities, investment property, and financial assets;
(F)    all contract rights, rights of payment which have been earned under a contract rights, chattel paper (including electronic chattel paper and tangible chattel paper), commercial tort claims (whether now existing or hereafter arising); documents (including all warehouse receipts and bills of lading), deposit accounts, goods, instruments (including promissory notes), letters of credit (whether or not the respective letter of credit is evidenced by a writing) and letter-of-credit rights, cash, certificates of deposit, insurance proceeds (including hazard, flood and credit insurance), security agreements, eminent domain proceeds, condemnation proceeds, tort claim proceeds and all supporting obligations;
(G)    all ledger sheets, ledger cards, files, correspondence, records, books of account, business papers, computers, computer software (owned by any such Loan Party or in which it has an interest), computer programs, tapes, disks and documents, including all of such property relating to the property described in clauses (A) through (F) of this definition; and
(H)    all proceeds and products of the property described in clauses (A) through (G) of this definition, in whatever form. It is the intention of the parties that if Agent shall fail to have a perfected Lien in any particular property or assets of any such Loan Party for any reason whatsoever, but the provisions of this Agreement and/or of the Other Documents, together with all financing statements and other public filings relating to Liens filed or recorded by Agent against the applicable US Loan Parties, would be sufficient to create a perfected Lien in any property or assets that such US Loan Party may receive upon the sale, lease, license, exchange, transfer or disposition of such particular property or assets, then all such “proceeds” of such particular property or assets shall be included in the US Collateral as original collateral that is the subject of a direct and original grant of a security interest as provided for herein and in the Other Documents (and not merely as proceeds (as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) in which a security interest is created or arises solely pursuant to Section 9-315 of the Uniform Commercial Code).
Notwithstanding the forgoing, US Collateral shall not include any Excluded Property.
US Excluded Subsidiaries shall mean the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.2(b) and which are organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
US Guarantors shall mean the Persons from time to time listed on Annex B hereto, and any other Person who may hereafter guarantee payment or performance of the whole or any part of the Obligations.



US Loan Parties shall mean the US Borrowers and US Guarantors.
US Priority Collateral shall mean and include all right, title and interest of each US Loan Party in Revolving Priority Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).
US Receivables Advance Rate shall have the meaning specified in the definition of US-Canada Formula Amount.
US-Canada Advances shall mean and include the US-Canada Revolving Advances, the US-Canada Letters of Credit and the US-Canada Swing Loans.
US-Canada Applicable Margin shall mean for US-Canada Revolving Advances, US-Canada Swing Loans and US-Canada Letter of Credit Fees as of the Closing Date and through and including the date immediately prior to the first Adjustment Date (as defined below), the applicable percentage specified below:
US-Canada Applicable Margin For Domestic Rate Loans
(US-Canada Revolving Advances and US-Canada Swing Loans)
US-Canada Applicable Margin For Term SOFR Rate Loans
(US-Canada
Revolving Advances)
Applicable US-Canada Letter Of Credit Fee Rate
2.25%3.25%3.25%

The US-Canada Applicable Margin for US-Canada Revolving Advances, US-Canada Swing Loans and US-Canada Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) adjusted as of the 1st day of each fiscal quarter of the Company, commencing October 1, 2022 and as of the first day of each fiscal quarter thereafter (i.e., the 1st day of each October, January, April and July), based upon the US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate (and related information) delivered to the Agent, in accordance with Section 9.2, with respect to the months or weeks, as applicable, comprising the immediately preceding fiscal quarter (each, an “Adjustment Date”), commencing with the delivery by the Company of the US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate in each of the months or weeks, as the case may be, comprising the fiscal quarter of the Company ending September 30, 2022, (ii) based upon the calculation by the Agent of the US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability for such fiscal quarter and (iii) equal to the percent per annum set forth in the pricing table below corresponding to such US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability. In the event that any US Canada Borrowing Base Certificate (and related information) is not provided to the Agent in accordance with Section 9.2, the US-Canada Applicable Margin for US-Canada Revolving Advances, US-Canada Swing Loans and US-Canada Letter of Credit Fees shall be set at the percent per annum corresponding to Tier III below as of the 1st day of the fiscal quarter of the Company following the month or week, as the case may be, in respect of which any such US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate was required to be so delivered and shall continue at Tier III until the earlier of (A) the delivery to the Agent of the required US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate (from and after which time the US-Canada Applicable Margin shall be calculated based on the respective US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability until the US-Canada Applicable Margin is recalculated in accordance with this definition) and (B) the next Adjustment Date, if any (at which time the US-Canada Applicable Margin shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of this definition).



Tier
US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability
US-Canada Applicable Margins For Domestic Rate Loans
(US-Canada Revolving Advances and Swing Loans)
US-Canada Applicable Margins For Term SOFR Rate Loans
(US-Canada Revolving Advances)
Applicable US-Canada Letter of Credit Fee Rates
IGreater than or equal to 66⅔% of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount1.75%2.75%2.75%
IIGreater than or equal to 33⅓% of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount, but less than 66⅔% of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount2.00%3.00%3.00%
IIILess than 33⅓% of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount2.25%3.25%3.25%

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no downward adjustment in any US-Canada Applicable Margin shall be made on any Adjustment Date on which any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any increase in interest rates and/or other fees payable by Loan Parties under this Agreement and the Other Documents pursuant to the provisions of the foregoing sentence shall be in addition to and independent of any increase in such interest rates and/or other fees resulting from the occurrence of any Event of Default (including, if applicable, any Event of Default arising from a breach of Sections 9.7 or 9.8 hereof) and/or the effectiveness of the Default Rate provisions of Section 3.1 hereof or the default fee rate provisions of Section 3.2 hereof.
If, as a result of any restatement of, or other adjustment to, any US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate, or the financial statements of Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis, or for any other reason, Agent determines that (a) the US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability as previously calculated as of any applicable date for any applicable period was inaccurate, and (b) a proper calculation of the US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability for any such period would have resulted in different pricing for such period, then (i) if the proper calculation of the US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability would have resulted in a higher interest rate and/or fees (as applicable) for such period, automatically and immediately without the necessity of any demand or notice by Agent or any other affirmative act of any party, the interest accrued on the applicable outstanding US-Canada Advances and/or the amount of the fees accruing for such period under the provisions of this Agreement and the Other Documents shall be deemed to be retroactively increased by, and Borrowers shall be obligated to immediately pay to Agent for the ratable benefit of the applicable Lenders an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period; and (ii) if the proper calculation of the US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability would have resulted in a lower interest rate and/or fees (as applicable) for such period, then the interest accrued on the applicable outstanding US-Canada Advances and the amount of the fees accruing for such period under the provisions of this Agreement and the Other Documents shall be deemed to remain unchanged, and Agent and applicable Lenders shall have no obligation to repay interest or fees to Borrowers;



provided, that, if as a result of any restatement or other event or other determination by Agent a proper calculation of the US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability would have resulted in a higher interest rate and/or fees (as applicable) for one or more periods and a lower interest rate and/or fees (as applicable) for one or more other periods (due to the shifting of income or expenses from one period to another period or any other reason), then the amount payable by US-Canada Borrowers pursuant to clause (i) above shall be based upon the excess, if any, of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for all applicable periods over the amounts of interest and fees actually paid for such periods.
US-Canada Borrowers shall mean the US Borrowers and the Canadian Borrowers.
US-Canada Borrowers’ Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.
US-Canada Borrowing Agent shall mean the Company.
US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate shall mean a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit 1.2(a) hereto duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Treasurer or Corporate Controller of the Borrowing Agent and delivered to Agent, appropriately completed, by which such officer shall certify to Agent the US-Canada Formula Amount and calculation thereof as of the date of such certificate.
US-Canada Collateral shall mean US Collateral and Canadian Collateral.
US-Canada Facility means, collectively, the US-Canada Revolving Commitment and the extensions of credit made thereunder.
US-Canada Formula Amount shall mean an amount equal to the sum of an amount equal to the sum of:
(A)    up to 85% (the “US Receivables Advance Rate”) of Eligible Domestic Receivables (subject to specific caps on terms ranging from 0 to 120 days as set forth in the definition of Eligible Receivables), plus
(B)    up to 85% (the “Canadian Receivables Advance Rate”) of the Dollar Equivalent amount of Eligible Canadian Receivables (subject to specific caps on terms ranging from 0 to 120 days as set forth in the definition of Eligible Receivables), minus
(C)    the aggregate amount of any outstanding US-Canada Swing Loans, minus
(D)    the aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit, minus
(E)    the Availability Block, minus
(F)    (i) such reserves, including without limitation, reserves in respect of Priority Payables, established by Agent from time to time in its Permitted Discretion, and (ii) upon Agent’s receipt of written notice from JPMorgan, the JPM European Treasury Management Reserve.
US-Canada Guarantors shall mean the US Guarantors and the Canadian Guarantors.
US-Canada Increasing Lender shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.23(a) hereof.



US-Canada Lender shall mean each Lender with an US-Canada Revolving Commitment.
US-Canada Letter of Credit Fees shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
US-Canada Letter of Credit Sublimit shall mean $17,500,000.
US-Canada Letters of Credit shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.
US-Canada Loan Parties shall mean collectively the US-Canada Borrowers and the US-Canada Guarantors.
US-Canada New Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a) hereof.
US-Canada Obligations shall mean that portion of the Obligations arising from, related to or connected with the US-Canada Advances.
US-Canada Participation Commitment shall mean the obligation hereunder of each US-Canada Lender holding a US-Canada Revolving Commitment to buy a participation equal to its US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage (subject to any reallocation pursuant to Section 2.21(b)(iv) hereof) in the US-Canada Swing Loans made by US-Canada Swing Loan Lender hereunder as provided for in Section 2.3(c) hereof and in the US-Canada Letters of Credit issued hereunder as provided for in Section 2.13(a) hereof.
US-Canada Payment Office shall mean initially Two Tower Center Boulevard, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816; thereafter, such other office of Agent, if any, which it may designate by notice to Borrowing Agent and to each Lender to be the Payment Office.
US-Canada Quarterly Average Undrawn Availability shall mean, for any fiscal quarter, the daily average of the aggregate amount of US-Canada Undrawn Availability for such fiscal quarter.
US-Canada Required Lenders shall mean, at any time, US-Canada Lenders (not including any US-Canada Swing Loan Lender (in its capacity as such US-Canada Swing Loan Lender) or any Defaulting Lender) holding greater than fifty percent (50%) of either (a) the aggregate of the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amounts of all US-Canada Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender), or (b) after the termination of all commitments of the US-Canada Lenders hereunder, the sum of (x) the outstanding US-Canada Revolving Advances and US-Canada Swing Loans, plus (y) (i) the aggregate of the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit multiplied by (ii) the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage of all US-Canada Lenders as most recently in effect excluding any Defaulting Lender; provided, however, if there are fewer than three (3) US-Canada Lenders, US-Canada Required Lenders shall mean all US-Canada Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender).
US-Canada Revolving Advances shall mean the advances made under Section 2.1(a) by the US-Canada Lenders to the US-Canada Borrowers.
US-Canada Revolving Commitment shall mean, as to any US-Canada Lender, the obligation of such US-Canada Lender (if applicable), to make US-Canada Revolving Advances and participate in US-Canada Swing Loans and US-Canada Letters of Credit, in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount (if any) of such Lender.
US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount shall mean, (i) as to any US-Canada Lender other than a US-Canada New Lender, the US-Canada Revolving Commitment amount (if any)



set forth below such Lender’s name on the signature page hereto (or, in the case of any Lender that became party to this Agreement after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 16.3(c) or 16.3(d) hereof, the US-Canada Revolving Commitment amount (if any) of such Lender as set forth in the applicable Commitment Transfer Supplement), and (ii) as to any Lender that is a US-Canada New Lender, the US-Canada Revolving Commitment amount provided for in the joinder signed by such US-Canada New Lender under Section 2.23(a)(x), in each case as the same may be adjusted upon any increase by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.23 hereof, or any assignment by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 16.3(c) or 16.3(d) hereof.
US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage shall mean, (i) as to any Lender other than a US-Canada New Lender, the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage (if any) set forth below such Lender’s name on the signature page hereof (or, in the case of any Lender that became party to this Agreement after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 16.3(c) or 16.3(d) hereof, the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage (if any) of such Lender as set forth in the applicable Commitment Transfer Supplement), and (ii) as to any Lender that is a US-Canada New Lender, the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage provided for in the joinder signed by such US-Canada New Lender under Section 2.23(a)(x), in each case as the same may be adjusted upon any increase in the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount pursuant to Section 2.23 hereof, or any assignment by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 16.3(c) or 16.3(d) hereof.
US-Canada Revolving Credit Notes shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) hereof.
US-Canada Revolving Facility Usage shall mean at any time, the sum of (i) the outstanding US-Canada Revolving Advances (for purposes of this computation, US-Canada Swing Loans shall be deemed to be US-Canada Revolving Advances) plus (ii) the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit.
US-Canada Revolving Interest Rate shall mean (a) with respect to US-Canada Revolving Advances that are Domestic Rate Loans and US-Canada Swing Loans, an interest rate per annum equal to the sum of the US-Canada Applicable Margin plus the Alternate Base Rate and (b) with respect to Term SOFR Rate Loans, the sum of the US-Canada Applicable Margin plus Adjusted Term SOFR.
US-Canada Swing Loan Lender shall mean PNC Bank, National Association.
US-Canada Swing Loan Note shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereof.
US-Canada Swing Loans shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereof.
US-Canada Undrawn Availability at a particular date shall mean an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the US-Canada Formula Amount or (ii) the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount minus the sum of (w) the Line Block, plus (x) the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit, plus (y) the aggregate amount of any outstanding US-Canada Swing Loans, plus (z) reserves; and in the case of both (a)(i) and (a)(ii) minus (b) the sum of (i) the outstanding amount of US-Canada Advances (other than US-Canada Letters of Credit and US-Canada Swing Loans), plus (ii) fees and expenses that are accrued and unpaid under this Agreement, the Other Documents and/or the Fee Letter, plus (iii) all amounts due and owing to any Borrower’s trade creditors which are outstanding sixty (60) days or more past their due date that are not otherwise on formal extended terms.
US-Canada Undrawn Availability Required Amount shall mean (a) 12.5% of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount for five (5) consecutive Business Days, or



(b) 11.25% of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount on any given Business Day. The absolute dollar amount in the preceding clause (b) shall be deemed proportionately increased at the time of any increase in the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount.
US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount shall mean a dollar amount equal to 20% of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount.
USA PATRIOT Act shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107 56, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.
U.S. Government Securities Business Day means any day except for (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
Vendor Financing shall mean the sale in the Ordinary Course of Business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc. or any other Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Customer Leases.
Vendor Financing Program shall mean the sale of customer accounts receivables in the Ordinary Course of Business by (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc. under the program in existence on January 15, 2021 and (ii) any Foreign Excluded Subsidiary to De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc. or any other Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Voting Stock shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Equity Interests having the right to vote for the election of directors of such Person under ordinary circumstances.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers means, (a) 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, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
1.3    Uniform Commercial Code Terms. All terms used herein and defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of New York from time to time (which together with the PPSA shall be referred to herein as the “Uniform Commercial Code”) shall have the meaning given therein unless otherwise defined herein. Without limiting the foregoing, the terms “accounts”, “chattel paper” (and “electronic chattel paper” and “tangible chattel paper”), “commercial tort claims”, “deposit accounts”, “documents”, “equipment”, “financial asset”, “fixtures”, “general intangibles”, “goods”, “instruments”, “inventory”, “investment property”, “letter-of-credit rights”, “payment intangibles”, “proceeds”, “promissory note” “securities”, “software” and “supporting obligations” as and when used in the description of Collateral shall have the meanings given to such terms in Articles 8 or 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. In addition, without limiting the foregoing, the terms “accounts”, “chattel paper”, “goods”, “instruments”, “intangibles”, “proceeds”, “securities”, “investment property”, “document of title”, “inventory” and “equipment”, as and when used in the description of



Collateral located in Canada shall have the meanings given to such terms in the PPSA. To the extent the definition of any category or type of collateral is expanded by any amendment, modification or revision to the Uniform Commercial Code, such expanded definition will apply automatically as of the date of such amendment, modification or revision.
1.4    Certain Matters of Construction. The terms “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. Any pronoun used shall be deemed to cover all genders. Wherever appropriate in the context, terms used herein in the singular also include the plural and vice versa. All references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations. Unless otherwise provided, all references to any instruments or agreements to which Agent is a party, including references to any of the Other Documents, shall include any and all modifications, supplements or amendments thereto, any and all restatements or replacements thereof and any and all extensions or renewals thereof. Unless otherwise provided, all financial calculations shall be performed with Inventory valued on a first-in, first-out basis. Whenever the words “including” or “include” shall be used, such words shall be understood to mean “including, without limitation” or “include, without limitation”. A Default or an Event of Default shall be deemed to exist at all times during the period commencing on the date that such Default or Event of Default occurs to the date on which such Default or Event of Default is waived in writing pursuant to this Agreement or, in the case of a Default, is cured within any period of cure expressly provided for in this Agreement; and an Event of Default shall “continue” or be “continuing” until such Event of Default has been waived in writing by the US-Canada Required Lenders. Any Lien referred to in this Agreement or any of the Other Documents as having been created in favor of Agent, any agreement entered into by Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Other Documents, any payment made by or to or funds received by Agent pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Other Documents, or any act taken or omitted to be taken by Agent shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be created, entered into, made or received, or taken or omitted, for the benefit or account of Agent and Lenders. Wherever the phrase “to the best of Borrowers’ knowledge” or words of similar import relating to the knowledge or the awareness of any Borrower are used in this Agreement or Other Documents, such phrase shall mean and refer to (i) the actual knowledge of a senior officer of any Borrower or (ii) the knowledge that a senior officer would have obtained if he/she had engaged in a good faith and diligent performance of his/her duties, including the making of such reasonably specific inquiries as may be necessary of the employees or agents of such Borrower and a good faith attempt to ascertain the existence or accuracy of the matter to which such phrase relates. 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 otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a default if such action is taken or condition exists. In addition, all representations and warranties hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular representation or warranty proves to be incorrect or is breached, the fact that another representation or warranty concerning the same or similar subject matter is correct or is not breached will not affect the incorrectness of a breach of a representation or warranty hereunder. The inclusion of Permitted Encumbrances in this Agreement is not intended to subordinate and shall not subordinate any Lien created by any of the security contemplated by this Agreement and the Other Documents to any Permitted Encumbrances. All of the property and assets of each of the Canadian Loan Parties, including, without limitation, its Receivables, shall be valued in, and converted into, the Equivalent Amount in Dollars in accordance with the Agent’s customary banking and conversion practices and procedures.
1.5    Reserved.



1.6    Term SOFR Notification. Section 3.8.2 of this Agreement provides a mechanism for determining an alternate rate of interest in the event that the Term SOFR Rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances. The Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Term SOFR Rate or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate therefor.
1.7    Conforming Changes Relating to Term SOFR Rate. With respect to the Term SOFR Rate, the Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Other Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any Other Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Agent shall provide notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders of each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
2.    ADVANCES, PAYMENTS.
2.1    Revolving Advances.
(a)    Amount of US-Canada Revolving Advances. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement specifically including Section 2.1(d), each US-Canada Lender, severally and not jointly, will make US-Canada Revolving Advances to the US-Canada Borrowers in Dollars (provided, that after giving effect to such US-Canada Revolving Advances the US-Canada Revolving Facility Usage shall not exceed the lesser of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount minus the Line Block and the US-Canada Formula Amount (without deduction of US-Canada Swing Loans and the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit)) in aggregate amounts outstanding at any time equal to such Lender’s US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage of the lesser of (x) the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount, less the Line Block, less the outstanding amount of US-Canada Swing Loans, less the aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all issued and outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit and (y) the US-Canada Formula Amount. The US-Canada Revolving Advances shall be evidenced by one or more secured promissory notes (collectively, the “US-Canada Revolving Credit Note”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1(a). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or otherwise in this Agreement, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of US-Canada Swing Loans and US-Canada Revolving Advances at any one time outstanding shall not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount less the Line Block less the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all issued and outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit or (ii) the US-Canada Formula Amount (without deduction of US-Canada Swing Loans).
(b)    Reserved.
(c)    Reserved.
(d)    Discretionary Rights. The Advance Rates may be increased or decreased by the Agent at any time and from time to time in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion. Each Borrower consents to any such increases or decreases and acknowledges that decreasing the Advance Rates or increasing or imposing reserves may limit or restrict Advances requested by the Borrowing Agent. The rights of the Agent under this subsection are subject to the provisions of Section 16.2(b).



2.2    Procedures for Requesting Revolving Advances; Procedures for Selection of Applicable Interest Rates for All Advances.
(a)    Requests for Domestic Rate US-Canada Revolving Advances. Borrowing Agent on behalf of any US-Canada Borrower may notify Agent prior to 1:00 p.m. on a Business Day of a US-Canada Borrower’s request to incur, on that day, a US-Canada Revolving Advance hereunder.
(b)    Requests for Term SOFR Rate Loans under the US-Canada Facility. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above, in the event any US-Canada Borrower desires to obtain a Term SOFR Rate Loan for any US-Canada Advance (other than a US-Canada Swing Loan), the Borrowing Agent shall give the Agent written notice by no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the day which is three (3) Business Days prior to the date such Term SOFR Rate Loan is to be borrowed, in each case specifying (i) the date of the proposed borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the type of borrowing, the amount of such Advance to be borrowed, which amount shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $500,000 thereafter, and (iii) (where applicable) the duration of the first Interest Period therefor. Interest Periods for Term SOFR Rate Loans shall be for one or three months; provided that, if an Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, it shall end on the next succeeding Business Day unless such day falls in the next succeeding calendar month in which case the Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day. No Term SOFR Rate Loan shall be made available to any Borrower during the continuance of an Event of Default. After giving effect to each requested Term SOFR Rate Loan, including those which are converted from a Domestic Rate Loan under Section 2.2(e), there shall not be outstanding more than six (6) Term SOFR Rate Loans, in the aggregate.
(c)    Initial Interest Periods. Each Interest Period of a Term SOFR Rate Loan shall commence on the date such Term SOFR Rate Loan is made and shall end on such date as the Borrowing Agent may elect as set forth in subsection (b)(iii) above, provided that no Interest Period shall end after the last day of the Term.
(d)    Subsequent Interest Periods. The Borrowing Agent shall elect the initial Interest Period applicable to a Term SOFR Rate Loan by its notice of borrowing given to Agent pursuant to Section 2.2(b) or by its notice of conversion given to Agent pursuant to Section 2.2(e), as the case may be. Borrowing Agent shall elect the duration of each succeeding Interest Period by giving irrevocable written notice to Agent of such duration not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the day which is three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Term SOFR Rate Loan. If Agent does not receive timely notice of the Interest Period elected by Borrowing Agent, Borrowing Agent shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Term SOFR Rate Loan to a Domestic Rate Loan subject to Section 2.2(e) below.
(e)    Conversion under US-Canada Facility. Provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrowing Agent may, on the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to any outstanding Term SOFR Rate Loan, or on any Business Day with respect to Domestic Rate Loans, convert any such loan into a loan of another type in the same aggregate principal amount provided that any conversion of a Term SOFR Rate Loan shall be made only on the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Term SOFR Rate Loan. If Borrowing Agent desires to convert a loan, Borrowing Agent shall give Agent written notice by no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (i) on the day which is three (3) Business Days prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion from a Domestic Rate Loan to a Term SOFR Rate Loan, or (ii) on the day which is one (1) Business Day prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur (which date shall be the last Business Day of the Interest Period for the applicable Term



SOFR Rate Loan) with respect to a conversion from a Term SOFR Rate Loan to a Domestic Rate Loan, specifying, in each case, the date of such conversion, the loans to be converted and if the conversion is to a Term SOFR Rate Loan, the duration of the first Interest Period therefor.
(f)    Prepayment of Term SOFR Rate Loans. At its option and upon written notice given prior to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, any Borrower may, subject to Section 2.2(g) hereof, prepay the Term SOFR Rate Loans in whole at any time or in part from time to time with accrued interest on the principal being prepaid to the date of such repayment. Such Borrower shall specify the date of prepayment of Advances which are Term SOFR Rate Loans and the amount of such prepayment. In the event that any prepayment of a Term SOFR Rate Loan is required or permitted on a date other than the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrowers shall indemnify the Agent and Lenders therefor in accordance with Section 2.2(g) hereof.
(g)    Indemnification. Each Borrower shall indemnify Agent and Lenders and hold Agent and Lenders harmless from and against any and all losses or expenses that Agent and Lenders may sustain or incur as a consequence of any prepayment, conversion of or any default by any Borrower in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Term SOFR Rate Loan or failure by any Borrower to complete a borrowing of, a prepayment of or conversion of or to a Term SOFR Rate Loan after notice thereof has been given, including, but not limited to, any interest payable by any of the Agent or Lenders to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain its Term SOFR Rate Loans hereunder. A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by any of the Agent or any Lender to Borrowing Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(h)    Deemed Requests. Should any amount required to be paid as interest hereunder, or as fees or other charges under this Agreement or any other agreement with the Agent or any Lenders, or with respect to any other Obligation under this Agreement, become due, same shall be deemed a request for a Revolving Advance maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan, in each case as of the date such payment is due, in the amount required to pay in full such interest, fee, charge or Obligation, and such request shall be irrevocable.
(i)    Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if any Applicable Law, treaty, regulation or directive, or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, including without limitation any Change in Law, shall make it unlawful for Lenders or any Lender (for purposes of this subsection (i), the term “Lender” shall include any Lender and the office or branch where any Lender or any Person controlling such Lender makes or maintains any Term SOFR Rate Loans) to make or maintain its Term SOFR Rate Loans, the obligation of Lenders (or such affected Lender) to make Term SOFR Rate Loans hereunder shall forthwith be cancelled and the Borrowers shall, if any affected Term SOFR Rate Loans are then outstanding, promptly upon request from Agent, either pay all such affected Term SOFR Rate Loans or convert such affected Term SOFR Rate Loans into loans of another type. If any such payment or conversion of any Term SOFR Rate Loan is made on a day that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Term SOFR Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall pay Agent, upon Agent’s request, such amount or amounts set forth in clause (g) above. A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lenders to Borrowing Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(j)    Match Funding. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither Agent nor any Lender, nor any of their participants, is required actually to acquire Term SOFR deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation as to which interest accrues based on the Term SOFR Rate. The provisions set forth herein shall apply as if each Lender or its participants had match funded any Obligation as to which interest is accruing based on the



Term SOFR Rate by acquiring SOFR deposits for each Interest Period in the amount of the Term SOFR Rate Loans.
2.3    Swing Loans.
(a)    US-Canada Swing Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in order to minimize the transfer of funds between US-Canada Lenders and Agent for administrative convenience, Agent, US-Canada Lenders holding US-Canada Revolving Commitments and US-Canada Swing Loan Lender agree that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement, US-Canada Swing Loan Lender may, at its election and option made in its sole discretion cancelable at any time for any reason whatsoever, make swing loan advances in Dollars (“US-Canada Swing Loans”) available to US-Canada Borrowers as provided for in this Section 2.3(a) at any time or from time to time after the date hereof to, but not including, the expiration of the Term, in an aggregate principal amount up to but not in excess of the Maximum US-Canada Swing Loan Advance Amount, provided that the outstanding aggregate principal amount of US-Canada Swing Loans and the US-Canada Revolving Advances at any one time outstanding shall not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount less the Line Block less the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit or (ii) the US-Canada Formula Amount (without deduction of US-Canada Swing Loans). All US-Canada Swing Loans shall be Domestic Rate Loans only. US-Canada Borrowers may borrow (at the option and election of US-Canada Swing Loan Lender), repay and reborrow (at the option and election of US-Canada Swing Loan Lender) US-Canada Swing Loans and US-Canada Swing Loan Lender may make US-Canada Swing Loans as provided in this Section 2.3(a) during the period between Settlement Dates. All US-Canada Swing Loans shall be evidenced by a secured promissory note (the “US-Canada Swing Loan Note”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3(a). US-Canada Swing Loan Lender’s agreement to make US-Canada Swing Loans under this Agreement is cancelable at any time for any reason whatsoever and the making of US-Canada Swing Loans by US-Canada Swing Loan Lender from time to time shall not create any duty or obligation, or establish any course of conduct, pursuant to which US-Canada Swing Loan Lender shall thereafter be obligated to make US-Canada Swing Loans in the future.
(b)    Election of US-Canada Swing Loan Lender. Upon either (i) any request by Borrowing Agent for a US-Canada Revolving Advance made pursuant to Section 2.2(a) hereof or (ii) the occurrence of any deemed request by US-Canada Borrowers for a US-Canada Revolving Advance pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2(h) hereof, US-Canada Swing Loan Lender may elect, in its sole discretion, to have such request or deemed request treated as a request for a US-Canada Swing Loan, and may advance same day funds to US-Canada Borrowers as a US-Canada Swing Loan; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided for herein, US-Canada Swing Loan Lender may not make US-Canada Swing Loans if US-Canada Swing Loan Lender has been notified by Agent or by US-Canada Required Lenders that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 8.3 of this Agreement have not been satisfied or the US-Canada Revolving Commitments have been terminated for any reason.
(c)    Participation by US-Canada Lenders in US-Canada Swing Loans. Upon the making of a US-Canada Swing Loan (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default and regardless of whether a Settlement has been requested with respect to such US-Canada Swing Loan), each US-Canada Lender holding a US-Canada Revolving Commitment shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from US-Canada Swing Loan Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such US-Canada Swing Loan in proportion to its US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage. US-Canada Swing Loan Lender or Agent may, at any time, require US-Canada Lenders holding US-Canada Revolving Commitments to fund such participations by means of a Settlement as provided for in



Section 2.5(d) below. From and after the date, if any, on which any US-Canada Lender holding a US-Canada Revolving Commitment is required to fund, and funds, its participation in any US-Canada Swing Loans purchased hereunder, Agent shall promptly distribute to such US-Canada Lender its US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of US-Canada Collateral received by Agent in respect of such US-Canada Swing Loan; provided that no Lender holding a US-Canada Revolving Commitment shall be obligated in any event to make US-Canada Revolving Advances in an amount in excess of its US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount minus its US-Canada Participation Commitment (taking into account any reallocations under Section 2.21) of the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit.
(d)    Reserved.
2.4    Disbursement of Advance Proceeds.
(a)    US-Canada Advances. All US-Canada Advances shall be disbursed from whichever office or other place Agent may designate from time to time and, together with any and all other Obligations of US-Canada Borrowers to the Agent or US-Canada Lenders, shall be charged to US-Canada Borrowers’ Account on Agent’s books. The proceeds of each US-Canada Revolving Advance or US-Canada Swing Loan requested by US-Canada Borrowing Agent on behalf of any US-Canada Borrower or deemed to have been requested by any US-Canada Borrower under Sections 2.2(h), 2.5(b) or 2.13 hereof shall, (i) with respect to requested US-Canada Revolving Advances, to the extent US-Canada Lenders make such US-Canada Revolving Advances in accordance with Sections 2.2(h), 2.5(b) or 2.13 hereof, and with respect to US-Canada Swing Loans made upon any request by US-Canada Borrowing Agent for a US-Canada Revolving Advance to the extent US-Canada Swing Loan Lender makes such US-Canada Swing Loan in accordance with Section 2.3(b) hereof, be made available to the applicable US-Canada Borrower on the day so requested by way of credit to such US-Canada Borrower’s operating account at PNC, or such other bank as US-Canada Borrowing Agent may designate following notification to Agent, in immediately available federal funds or other immediately available funds or, (ii) with respect to US-Canada Revolving Advances deemed to have been requested by any US-Canada Borrower or US-Canada Swing Loans made upon any deemed request for a US-Canada Revolving Advance by any US-Canada Borrower, be disbursed to Agent to be applied to the outstanding US-Canada Obligations giving rise to such deemed request. During the Term, US-Canada Borrowers may use the US-Canada Revolving Advances and US-Canada Swing Loans by borrowing, prepaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
(b)    Reserved.
2.5    Making and Settlement of Advances.
(a)    Each borrowing of Revolving Advances shall be advanced according to the Revolving Commitment Percentages of the Lenders holding the Revolving Commitments (subject to any contrary terms of Section 2.21). Each borrowing of Swing Loans shall be advanced by the Swing Loan Lender alone.
(b)    Promptly after receipt by Agent of a request or a deemed request for a Revolving Advance pursuant to Section 2.2(a) or 2.2(b) and, with respect to Revolving Advances, to the extent Agent elects not to provide a Swing Loan or the making of a Swing Loan would result in the aggregate amount of all outstanding Swing Loans exceeding the maximum amount permitted in Section 2.3, Agent shall notify the Lenders holding the Revolving Commitments of its receipt of such request specifying the information provided by the Borrowing Agent and the apportionment among such Lenders of the requested Revolving Advance as determined by Agent



in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Lender shall remit the principal amount of each such Revolving Advance to the Agent such that the Agent is able to, and the Agent shall, to the extent the applicable Lenders have made funds available to it for such purpose and subject to Section 8.3, fund such Revolving Advance to the Borrowing Agent in immediately available funds at the applicable Payment Office prior to the close of business, on the applicable borrowing date; provided that if any applicable Lender fails to remit such funds to the Agent in a timely manner, the Agent may elect in its sole discretion to fund with its own funds the Revolving Advance of such Lender on such borrowing date, and such Lender shall be subject to the repayment obligation in Section 2.5(c) hereof.
(c)    Unless Agent shall have been notified by telephone, confirmed in writing, by any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment that such Lender will not make the amount which would constitute its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the requested Revolving Advance available to Agent, Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) assume that such Lender has made such amount available to Agent on such date in accordance with Section 2.5(b) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowing Agent a corresponding amount. Agent will promptly notify the Borrowing Agent of its receipt of any such notice from a Lender. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the requested Revolving Advance available to Agent, then the applicable Lender and Borrowers severally agree to pay to Agent on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to Borrowers through but excluding the date of payment to Agent, at (i)the greater of (A) (x) the daily average Effective Federal Funds Rate (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days) during such period as quoted by Agent, times (y) such amount or (B) a rate determined by Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrowers, the Revolving Interest Rate for Revolving Advances that are Domestic Rate Loans. If such Lender pays its share of the Revolving Advance to Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Advance. Any payment by any Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim any Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to Agent. A certificate of Agent submitted to any Lender or Borrowing Agent with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph (c) shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error.
(d)    Agent, on behalf of the Swing Loan Lender, shall demand settlement (a “Settlement”) of all or any Swing Loans with the Lenders holding the Revolving Commitments on at least a weekly basis, or on any more frequent date that Agent elects or that the Swing Loan Lender at its option exercisable for any reason whatsoever may request, by notifying the Lenders holding the Revolving Commitments of such requested Settlement by facsimile, telephonic or electronic transmission no later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the date of such requested Settlement (the “Settlement Date”). Subject to any contrary provisions of Section 2.21, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall transfer the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the outstanding principal amount (plus interest accrued thereon to the extent requested by Agent) of the Swing Loan with respect to which Settlement is requested by the Agent, to such account of Agent as Agent may designate not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on such Settlement Date if requested by Agent by 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, otherwise not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the next Business Day. Settlements may occur at any time notwithstanding that the conditions precedent to making Revolving Advances set forth in Section 8.3 have not been satisfied or the Revolving Commitments shall have otherwise been terminated at such time. All amounts so transferred to Agent shall be applied against the amount of outstanding Swing Loans and, when so applied, shall constitute Revolving Advances of such Lenders accruing interest as Domestic Rate Loans. If any such amount is not transferred to Agent by any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment on such Settlement Date, Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon as specified in Section 2.5(c).



(e)    If any Lender or Participant (a “Benefited Lender”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of its Advances, or interest thereon, or receive any Collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by set-off) in a greater proportion than any such payment to, and Collateral received by, any other Lender, if any, in respect of such other Lender’s Advances, or interest thereon, and such greater proportionate payment or receipt of Collateral is not expressly permitted hereunder, such Benefited Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participation in such portion of each such other Lender’s Advances, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such Collateral, or the proceeds thereof, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefited Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such Collateral or proceeds ratably with each of such other Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefited Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under Applicable Law, that each Lender so purchasing a portion of another Lender’s Advances may exercise all rights of payment (including rights of set-off) with respect to such portion as fully as if such Lender were the direct holder of such portion, and the obligations owing to each such purchasing Lender in respect of such participation and such purchased portion of any other Lender’s Advances shall be part of the Obligations secured by the Collateral, and the obligations owing to each such purchasing Lender in respect of such participation and such purchased portion of any other Lender’s Advances shall be part of the Obligations secured by the Collateral.
2.6    Maximum Advances. The aggregate principal amount of:
US-Canada Revolving Advances plus US-Canada Swing Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount less the Line Block less the aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all issued and outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit or (b) the US-Canada Formula Amount (without deduction of US-Canada Swing Loans);
2.7    Manner and Repayment of Advances.
(a)    The Revolving Advances and Swing Loans shall be due and payable in full on the last day of the Term subject to earlier prepayment as herein provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Advances shall be subject to earlier repayment upon (x) acceleration upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Agreement or (y) termination of this Agreement. Each payment (including each prepayment) by any Borrower on account of the principal of and interest on the Advances shall be applied, first to the outstanding Swing Loans and next, pro rata according to the Revolving Commitment Percentages of the Lenders, to the outstanding Revolving Advances (subject to any contrary provisions of Section 2.21).
(b)    Each Borrower recognizes that the amounts evidenced by checks, notes, drafts or any other items of payment relating to and/or proceeds of Collateral may not be collectible by Agent on the date received by Agent. Agent shall conditionally credit the Borrowers’ Account for each item of payment on the next Business Day after the Business Day on which such item of payment is received by Agent (and the Business Day on which each such item of payment is so credited shall be referred to, with respect to such item, as the “Application Date”). Agent is not, however, required to credit the Borrowers’ Account for the amount of any item of payment which is unsatisfactory to Agent and Agent may charge the Borrowers’ Account for the amount of any item of payment which is returned, for any reason whatsoever, to Agent unpaid. Subject to the foregoing, the Loan Parties agree that for purposes of computing the interest charges under this Agreement, each item of payment received by Agent shall be deemed applied by Agent on account of the Obligations on its respective Application Date. Borrowers further agree that during a Dominion Period there is a monthly float charge payable to Agent for Agent’s sole



benefit, in an amount equal to (y) the face amount of all items of payment received during the prior month (including items of payment received by Agent as a wire transfer or electronic depository check) multiplied by (z) the Revolving Interest Rate with respect to Domestic Rate Loans for one (1) Business Day. All proceeds received by Agent shall be applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 4.8(h).
(c)    All payments of principal, interest and other amounts payable hereunder, or under any of the Other Documents shall be made to Agent at the Payment Office not later than 1:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, on the due date therefor in immediately available to Agent. Agent shall have the right to effectuate payment of any and all Obligations due and owing hereunder by charging the Borrowers’ Account or by making Advances as provided in Section 2.2 hereof.
(d)    Except as expressly provided herein, all payments (including prepayments) to be made by any Borrower on account of principal, interest, fees and other amounts payable hereunder shall be made without deduction, setoff or counterclaim and shall be made to Agent on behalf of the Lenders to the Payment Office, in each case on or prior to 1:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, in immediately available funds.
2.8    Repayment of Excess Advances. If at any time, including, without limitation on any Computation Date, the aggregate balance of outstanding Revolving Advances, US-Canada Swing Loans and/or US-Canada Advances taken as a whole, exceeds the maximum amount of such type of Advances and/or Advances individually or taken as a whole (as applicable) permitted hereunder, such excess Advances shall be immediately due and payable without the necessity of any demand, at the Payment Office, whether or not a Default or an Event of Default has occurred.
2.9    Statement of Account.
(a)    US-Canada Borrowers’ Account. Agent shall maintain, in accordance with its customary procedures, a loan account (“US-Canada Borrowers’ Account”) in the name of the US-Canada Borrowers in which shall be recorded the date and amount of each US-Canada Advance made by Agent or US-Canada Lenders and the date and amount of each payment in respect thereof; provided, however, the failure by Agent to record the date and amount of any US-Canada Advance shall not adversely affect Agent or any US-Canada Lender. Each month, Agent shall send to Borrowing Agent a statement showing the accounting for the US-Canada Advances made, payments made or credited in respect thereof, and other transactions between Agent, US-Canada Lenders and US-Canada Borrowers during such month. The monthly statements shall be deemed correct and binding upon US-Canada Loan Parties in the absence of manifest error and shall constitute an account stated between US-Canada Lenders and US-Canada Borrowers unless Agent receives a written statement of US-Canada Borrowers’ specific exceptions thereto within thirty (30) days after such statement is received by Borrowing Agent. The records of Agent with respect to US-Canada Borrowers’ Account shall be conclusive evidence absent manifest error of the amounts of US-Canada Advances and other charges thereto and of payments applicable thereto.
(b)    Reserved.
2.10    Letters of Credit.
(a)    Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, applicable Issuer shall issue or cause the issuance of standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars for the account of any US-Canada Borrower (the “US-Canada Letters of Credit”) except to the extent that the issuance thereof would then cause the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount of US-Canada Revolving Advances plus (ii) the outstanding US-Canada Swing Loans, plus (iii) the Maximum



Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit, plus (iv) the Maximum Undrawn Amount of the US-Canada Letter of Credit to be issued to exceed the lesser of (x) the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount less the Line Block or (y) the US-Canada Formula Amount (calculated without giving effect to the deductions provided for in clauses (C) and (D) of the definition of US-Canada Formula Amount).
The Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit shall not exceed in the aggregate at any time the US-Canada Letter of Credit Sublimit,. All disbursements or payments related to Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Domestic Rate Loans consisting of Revolving Advances and shall bear interest at the Revolving Interest Rate for Domestic Rate Loans. Letters of Credit that have not been drawn upon shall not bear interest (but fees shall accrue in respect of outstanding Letters of Credit as provided in Section 3.2 hereof). As of the Closing Date, those letters of credit set forth on Schedule 2.10 attached hereto and made a part hereof, which were issued pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and are outstanding on the Closing Date are hereby deemed to be US-Canada Letters of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder.
(b)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, no Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Body or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuer from issuing any Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Body with jurisdiction over such Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the date of this Agreement, or shall impose upon such Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the date of this Agreement, and which such Issuer in good faith deems material to it, or (ii) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally.
2.11    Issuance of Letters of Credit.
(a)    Borrowing Agent, on behalf of any applicable Borrower, may request the applicable Issuer to issue or cause the issuance of a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuer, with a copy to Agent at the applicable Payment Office, prior to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed date of issuance, such Issuer’s form of Letter of Credit Application (the “Letter of Credit Application”) completed to the satisfaction of Agent and applicable Issuer and, such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as Agent or applicable Issuer may reasonably request. The applicable Issuer shall not issue any requested Letter of Credit if such Issuer has received notice from Agent or any Lender that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 8.3 of this Agreement have not been satisfied or the commitments of Lenders to make Revolving Advances hereunder have been terminated for any reason.
(b)    Each Letter of Credit shall, among other things, (i) provide for the payment of sight drafts, or other written demands for payment, or acceptances of usance drafts when presented for honor thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof and when accompanied by the documents described therein and (ii) have an expiry date not later than twelve (12) months after such Letter of Credit’s date of issuance and in no event later than the last day of the Term. Each standby Letter of Credit shall be subject either to the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time a Letter of Credit is issued (the “UCP”) or the International Standby Practices (International Chamber of Commerce Publication Number 590) (the “ISP98 Rules”), or any



subsequent revision thereof at the time a standby Letter of Credit is issued, as determined by the applicable Issuer and each trade Letter of Credit shall be subject to the UCP. In addition, no trade Letter of Credit may permit the presentation of an ocean bill of lading that includes a condition that the original bill of lading is not required to claim the goods shipped thereunder.
(c)    Agent shall use its reasonable efforts to notify Lenders of the request by Borrowing Agent for a Letter of Credit hereunder.
2.12    Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit.
(a)    Borrowing Agent shall authorize and direct any Issuer to name the applicable Borrower as the “Applicant” or “Account Party” of each Letter of Credit. If Agent is not the Issuer of any Letter of Credit, Borrowing Agent shall authorize and direct the applicable Issuer to deliver to Agent all instruments, documents, and other writings and property received by Issuer pursuant to the Letter of Credit and to accept and rely upon Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the Letter of Credit and the application therefor.
(b)    In connection with all trade Letters of Credit issued or caused to be issued by any Issuer under this Agreement, each Borrower hereby appoints such Issuer, or its designee, as its attorney, with full power and authority if an Event of Default shall have occurred: (i) to sign and/or endorse any such Borrower’s name upon any warehouse or other receipts, and acceptances; (ii) to sign any such Borrower’s name on bills of lading; (iii) to clear Inventory through the United States of America Customs Department or Canada Border Services Agency or any equivalent agency in any relevant jurisdiction (collectively, “Customs”) in the name of such Borrower or such Issuer or such Issuer’s designee, and to sign and deliver to Customs officials powers of attorney in the name of such Borrower for such purpose; and (iv) to complete in any such Borrower’s name or such Issuer’s, or in the name of such Issuer’s designee, any order, sale or transaction, obtain the necessary documents in connection therewith, and collect the proceeds thereof. None of Agent, Issuer or any of their attorneys will be liable for any acts or omissions nor for any error of judgment or mistakes of fact or law, except for the Agent’s, any Issuer’s or their respective attorney’s willful misconduct. This power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable as long as any Letters of Credit remain outstanding.
2.13    Disbursements, Reimbursement.
(a)    Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Issuer a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Maximum Undrawn Amount of such Letter of Credit (as in effect from time to time) and the amount of such drawing, respectively.
(b)    In the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof, the applicable Issuer will promptly notify Agent and Borrowing Agent. Regardless of whether Borrowing Agent shall have received such notice, the Borrowers shall reimburse (such obligation to reimburse such Issuer shall sometimes be referred to as a “Reimbursement Obligation”) such Issuer prior to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on each date that an amount is paid by any Issuer under any Letter of Credit (each such date, a “Drawing Date”) in an amount equal to the amount so paid by such Issuer. In the event the Borrowers fail to reimburse any Issuer for the full amount of any drawing under any Letter of Credit by 12:00 Noon Eastern Standard Time, on the Drawing Date, such Issuer will promptly notify Agent and each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment thereof, and the Borrowers shall be automatically deemed to have requested that a Revolving Advance maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan, to be



disbursed on the Drawing Date under such Letter of Credit, and the Lenders holding the Revolving Commitments shall be unconditionally obligated to fund such Revolving Advance (all whether or not the conditions specified in Section 8.3 are then satisfied or the commitments of Lenders to make Revolving Advances hereunder have been terminated for any reason) as provided for in Section 2.13(c) immediately below. Any notice given by any Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.13(b) may be oral if promptly confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such a confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(c)    Each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.13(b) make available to the applicable Issuer through Agent at the Payment Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to its Revolving Commitment Percentage (subject to any contrary provisions of Section 2.21) of the amount of the drawing, whereupon the participating Lenders shall (subject to Section 2.13(d)) each be deemed to have made a Revolving Advance maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan to the Borrowers in that amount. If any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment so notified fails to make available to Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Issuer, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such amount by 2:00 p.m. Local time, on the Drawing Date, then interest shall accrue on such Lender’s obligation to make such payment, from the Drawing Date to the date on which such Lender makes such payment (i) at a rate per annum equal to the Effective Federal Funds Rate during the first three (3) days following the Drawing Date and (ii) at a rate per annum equal to the rate applicable to Revolving Advances maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan on and after the fourth day following the Drawing Date. Agent and the applicable Issuer will promptly give notice to the Lenders of the occurrence of the Drawing Date, but failure of the Agent or any Issuer to give any such notice on the Drawing Date or in sufficient time to enable any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment to effect such payment on such date shall not relieve such Lender from its obligations under this Section 2.13(c), provided that such Lender shall not be obligated to pay interest as provided in Section 2.13(c)(i) and Section 2.13(c)(ii) until and commencing from the date of receipt of notice from Agent or the applicable Issuer of a drawing.
(d)    With respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is not converted into a Revolving Advance maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan, to the Borrowers in whole or in part as contemplated by Section 2.13(b), because of the Loan Parties’ failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 8.3 hereof (other than any notice requirements) or for any other reason, such Borrowers shall be deemed to have incurred from Agent a borrowing (each a “Letter of Credit Borrowing”) in the amount of such drawing. Such Letter of Credit Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate per annum applicable to a Revolving Advance maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan. Each applicable Lender’s payment to Agent pursuant to Section 2.13(c) shall be deemed to be a payment in respect of its participation in such Letter of Credit Borrowing and shall constitute a “Participation Advance” from such Lender in satisfaction of its Participation Commitment in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit under this Section 2.13.
(e)    Each applicable Lender’s Participation Commitment in respect of the Letters of Credit shall continue until the last to occur of any of the following events: (x) the applicable Issuer ceases to be obligated to issue or cause to be issued Letters of Credit hereunder; (y) no Letter of Credit issued or created hereunder remains outstanding and uncancelled; and (z) all Persons (other than Borrowers) have been fully reimbursed for all payments made under or relating to Letters of Credit.
2.14    Repayment of Participation Advances.
(a)    Upon (and only upon) receipt by Agent for the account of the applicable Issuer of immediately available funds from the Borrowers (i) in reimbursement of any payment made by such Issuer or the Agent under any Letter of Credit with respect to which any Lender has made a



Participation Advance to the Agent, or (ii) in payment of interest on such a payment made by such Issuer or the Agent under such a Letter of Credit, Agent will pay to each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment, in the same funds as those received by Agent, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such funds, except Agent shall retain the amount of the Revolving Commitment Percentage of such funds of any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment that did not make a Participation Advance in respect of such payment by Agent (and, to the extent that any of the other Lender(s) holding a Revolving Commitment have funded any portion of any Defaulting Lender’s Participation Advance in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.21, Agent will pay over to such Non-Defaulting Lenders a pro rata portion of the funds so withheld from such Defaulting Lender).
(b)    If any Issuer or the Agent is required at any time to return to any Borrower, or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or any official in any insolvency proceeding, any portion of the payments made by any Borrower to such Issuer or the Agent pursuant to Section 2.14(a) in reimbursement of a payment made under any Letter of Credit or interest or fee thereon, each applicable Lender shall, on demand of Agent, forthwith return to such Issuer or the Agent the amount of its Revolving Commitment Percentage of any amounts so returned by such Issuer or the Agent plus interest at the Effective Federal Funds Rate.
2.15    Documentation. Each Borrower agrees to be bound by the terms of any applicable Letter of Credit Application and by the applicable Issuer’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued on behalf of such Borrower and by such Issuer’s written regulations and customary practices relating to letters of credit, though such Issuer’s interpretations may be different from such Borrower’s own. In the event of a conflict between any Letter of Credit Application and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern. It is understood and agreed that, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment), no Issuer shall be liable for any error, negligence and/or mistakes, whether of omission or commission, in following Borrowing Agent’s or any Borrower’s instructions or those contained in any Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments or supplements thereto.
2.16    Determination to Honor Drawing Request. In determining whether to honor any request for drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the applicable Issuer shall be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit and that any other drawing condition appearing on the face of such Letter of Credit has been satisfied in the manner so set forth.
2.17    Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations. The obligation of each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment in accordance with this Agreement to make the Revolving Advances or Participation Advances as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and the obligations of the Borrowers to reimburse any Issuer upon a draw under a Letter of Credit, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.17 under all circumstances, including the following circumstances:
(i)    any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or any Borrower, as the case may be, may have against any Issuer, the Agent, any Borrower or Lender, as the case may be, or any other Person for any reason whatsoever;
(ii)    the failure of any Borrower or any other Person to comply, in connection with a Letter of Credit Borrowing, with the conditions set forth in this Agreement for the making of a Revolving Advance, it being acknowledged that such conditions are not



required for the making of a Letter of Credit Borrowing and the obligation of the Lenders to make Participation Advances under Section 2.13;
(iii)    any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit;
(iv)    any claim of breach of warranty that might be made by any Borrower, the Agent, any Issuer or any Lender against the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit, or the existence of any claim, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim, cross-claim, defense or other right which any Borrower, the Agent, any Issuer or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary, any successor beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit or assignee of the proceeds thereof (or any Persons for whom any such transferee or assignee may be acting), any Issuer, the Agent or any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between any Borrower or any Subsidiaries of such Borrower and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured);
(v)    the lack of power or authority of any signer of (or any defect in or forgery of any signature or endorsement on) or the form of or lack of validity, sufficiency, accuracy, enforceability or genuineness of any draft, demand, instrument, certificate or other document presented under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, or any fraud or alleged fraud in connection with any Letter of Credit, or the transport of any property or provision of services relating to a Letter of Credit, in each case even if any Issuer or any of such Issuer’s Affiliates has been notified thereof;
(vi)    payment by any Issuer under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a demand, draft or certificate or other document which is forged or does not fully comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit (provided that the foregoing shall not excuse such Issuer from any obligation under the terms of any applicable Letter of Credit to require the presentation of documents that on their face appear to satisfy any applicable requirements for drawing under such Letter of Credit prior to honoring or paying any such draw);
(vii)    the solvency of, or any acts or omissions by, any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit, or any other Person having a role in any transaction or obligation relating to a Letter of Credit, or the existence, nature, quality, quantity, condition, value or other characteristic of any property or services relating to a Letter of Credit;
(viii)    any failure by any Issuer or any of such Issuer’s Affiliates to issue any Letter of Credit in the form requested by Borrowing Agent, unless the Agent and such Issuer have each received written notice from Borrowing Agent of such failure within three (3) Business Days after such Issuer shall have furnished Agent and Borrowing Agent a copy of such Letter of Credit and such error is material and no drawing has been made thereon prior to receipt of such notice;
(ix)    the occurrence of any Material Adverse Effect;
(x)    any breach of this Agreement or any Other Document by any party thereto;
(xi)    the occurrence or continuance of an insolvency proceeding or Insolvency Event with respect to any Loan Party;



(xii)    the fact that a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(xiii)    the fact that the Term shall have expired or this Agreement or the obligations of the Lenders to make Advances have been terminated; and
(xiv)    any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
2.18    Liability for Acts and Omissions.
(a)    As between Borrowers and Issuer, Swing Loan Lender, Agent and Lenders, each Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, no Issuer shall be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for an issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged (even if such Issuer or any of its Affiliates shall have been notified thereof); (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) the failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit, or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred, to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit or any other claim of any Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, or any such transferee, or any dispute between or among any Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, facsimile, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of such Issuer, including any Governmental Acts, and none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of such Issuer’s rights or powers hereunder. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall relieve any Issuer from liability for such Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment) in connection with actions or omissions described in such clauses (i) through (viii) of such sentence. In no event shall any Issuer or any Issuer’s Affiliates be liable to any Borrower for any indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or special damages or expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees), or for any damages resulting from any change in the value of any property relating to a Letter of Credit.
(b)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Issuer and each of its Affiliates: (i) may rely on any oral or other communication believed in good faith by such Issuer or such Affiliate to have been authorized or given by or on behalf of the applicant for a Letter of Credit; (ii) may honor any presentation if the documents presented appear on their face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the relevant Letter of Credit; (iii) may honor a previously dishonored presentation under a Letter of Credit, whether such dishonor was pursuant to a court order, to settle or compromise any claim of wrongful dishonor, or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent as if such presentation had initially been honored, together with any interest paid by such Issuer or its Affiliates; (iv) may honor any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment, upon receipt of such statement (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being delivered separately), and shall not be liable for any failure of any such draft or other document



to arrive, or to conform in any way with the relevant Letter of Credit; (v) may pay any paying or negotiating bank claiming that it rightfully honored under the laws or practices of the place where such bank is located; and (vi) may settle or adjust any claim or demand made on such Issuer or its Affiliate in any way related to any order issued at the applicant’s request to an air carrier, a letter of guarantee or of indemnity issued to a steamship agent or carrier or any document or instrument of like import (each an “Order”) and honor any drawing in connection with any Letter of Credit that is the subject of such Order, notwithstanding that any drafts or other documents presented in connection with such Letter of Credit fail to conform in any way with such Letter of Credit.
(c)    In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions set forth above, any action taken or omitted by any Issuer under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith and without gross negligence (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment), shall not put such Issuer under any resulting liability to any Borrower, the Agent or any Lender.
2.19    Mandatory Prepayments.
(a)    Subject to Section 7.1 hereof and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, when any Loan Party sells or otherwise disposes of (i) any Collateral other than Inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business or (ii) any other property in connection with a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, in either case with a value in excess of $1,000,000, such Loan Party shall repay the Advances in an amount equal to the net proceeds of such sale (i.e., gross proceeds less the reasonable direct costs of such sales or other dispositions), such repayments to be made promptly but in no event more than one (1) Business Day following receipt of such net proceeds, and until the date of payment, such proceeds shall be held in trust for the Agent. The foregoing shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such sale otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions hereof. Such repayments shall be applied to outstanding Advances (including cash collateralization of all Obligations relating to any outstanding Letters of Credit in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2(b); provided, however that if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such repayments shall be applied to cash collateralize any Obligations related to outstanding Letters of Credit last) in such order as the Agent may determine, subject to the relevant Borrowers’ ability to reborrow Revolving Advances in accordance with the terms hereof.
(b)    Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, in the event of the issuance of any Equity Interests by or capital contributions to any Loan Party (other than any Equity Interests issued in connection with the issuance of the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes, any conversion of any of the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes, and/or entry into, exercise, settlement, early termination or other performance of obligations under (including by netting or set-off) the 2026 Convertible Notes Hedge Transaction or issuances under either of the foregoing), such Loan Party shall, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the receipt by such Loan Party of the net cash proceeds of any issuance of Equity Interests, repay the Advances in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of such net cash proceeds in the case of an issuance of Equity Interests by or capital contribution to any Loan Party. Such repayments will be applied in the same manner as set forth in Section 11.5.
(c)    Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, all proceeds received by any Loan Party or the Agent (i) under any insurance policy on account of damage or destruction of any assets or property of any Loan Party, or (ii) as a result of any taking or condemnation of any assets or property, not permitted to be retained by Loan Parties pursuant to Section 6.7, shall be applied in accordance with Section 6.7 hereof.



(d)    If on any Computation Date the aggregate principal amount of:
(i)    US-Canada Revolving Advances plus US-Canada Swing Loans outstanding at any time exceeds the lesser of (a) the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount less the Line Block less the aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all issued and outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit or (b) the US-Canada Formula Amount (without deduction of US-Canada Swing Loans);
then the Agent shall notify the Borrowing Agent of the same. The Borrowers shall pay or prepay (subject to Borrowers’ indemnity obligations under Section 2.2(g)) within one (1) Business Day after receiving such notice such that the aggregate principal amount of:
US-Canada Revolving Advances plus US-Canada Swing Loans outstanding shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount less the Line Block less the aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all issued and outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit or (b) the US-Canada Formula Amount (without deduction of US-Canada Swing Loans); or
in each case after giving effect to such payments or prepayments.
2.20    Use of Proceeds.
(a)    Borrowers shall apply the proceeds of Advances to (i) pay fees and expenses relating to this transaction, (ii) to repay the outstanding indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement, and (iii) provide for Borrowers’ working capital needs and reimburse drawings under Letters of Credit.
(b)    Without limiting the generality of Section 2.20(a) above, none of Borrowers, Guarantors or any other Person which may in the future become party to this Agreement or the Other Documents as a Borrower or Guarantor, intends to use nor shall use any portion of the proceeds of the Advances, directly or indirectly, for any purpose in violation of Applicable Law.
2.21    Defaulting Lender.
(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, all rights and obligations hereunder of such Defaulting Lender and of the other parties hereto shall be modified to the extent of the express provisions of this Section 2.21 so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender.
(b)    (i) except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Section 2.21, Revolving Advances shall be made pro rata from Lenders holding Revolving Commitments which are not Defaulting Lenders based on their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages, and no Revolving Commitment Percentage of any Lender or any pro rata share of any Revolving Advances required to be advanced by any Lender shall be increased as a result of any Lender being a Defaulting Lender. Amounts received in respect of principal of any type of Revolving Advances shall be applied to reduce such type of Revolving Advances of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) holding a Revolving Commitment in accordance with their Revolving Commitment Percentages; provided, that, Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments received by such Agent for such Defaulting Lender’s benefit, nor shall a Defaulting Lender be entitled to the sharing of any payments hereunder (including any principal, interest or fees). Amounts payable to a Defaulting Lender shall instead be paid to or retained by Agent. Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to the Borrowers the amount of such payments received or retained by it for the account of such Defaulting Lender.



(ii)    Fees pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof shall cease to accrue in favor of such Defaulting Lender.
(iii)    if any Swing Loans are outstanding or any Letter of Credit Obligations (or drawings under any Letter of Credit for which the applicable Issuer has not been reimbursed) are outstanding or exist at the time any such Lender holding a Revolving Commitment becomes a Defaulting Lender, then:
(A)    the Defaulting Lender’s Participation Commitment in such outstanding Swing Loans and of the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders holding Revolving Commitments in proportion to the respective Revolving Commitment Percentages of such Non-Defaulting Lenders to the extent (but only to the extent) that (x) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate sum of outstanding Revolving Advances made by any such Non-Defaulting Lender holding a Revolving Commitment plus such Lender’s reallocated Participation Commitment in outstanding Swing Loans plus such Lender’s reallocated Participation Commitment in the aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit to exceed the Revolving Commitment Amount of any such Non-Defaulting Lender, and (y) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time;
(B)    if the reallocation described in clause (A) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall within one Business Day following notice by the Agent (x) first, prepay any outstanding Swing Loans that cannot be reallocated, and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the applicable Issuer, such Borrowers’ obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s Participation Commitment in the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all Letters of Credit (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above) in accordance with Section 3.2(b) for so long as such Obligations are outstanding;
(C)    if the Borrowers cash collateralize any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Participation Commitment in the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all Letters of Credit pursuant to clause (B) above, such Borrowers shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.2(a) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of Maximum Undrawn Amount of all Letters of Credit during the period such Defaulting Lender’s Participation Commitment in the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all Letters of Credit are cash collateralized;
(D)    if the Defaulting Lender’s Participation Commitment in the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all Letters of Credit is reallocated pursuant to clause (A) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders holding Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 3.2(a) shall be adjusted and reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders holding Revolving Commitments in accordance with such reallocation; and
(E)    if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Participation Commitment in the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all Letters of Credit is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clauses (A) or (B) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the applicable Issuer or any other Lender hereunder, all Letter of Credit Fees payable under Section 3.2(a) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all Letters of Credit shall be payable to the



applicable Issuer (and not to such Defaulting Lender) until (and then only to the extent that) such applicable Participation Commitment in the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all Letters of Credit is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and
(iv)    so long as any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment is a Defaulting Lender, Swing Loan Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Loans and the applicable Issuer shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless such Swing Loan Lender or Issuer is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s Participation Commitment in the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all Letters of Credit and all Swing Loans (after giving effect to any such issuance, amendment, increase or funding) will be fully allocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders holding Revolving Commitments and/or cash collateral for such Letters of Credit will be provided by the Borrowers in accordance with clause (A) and (B) above, and participating interests in any newly made Swing Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among Non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.21(b)(iii)(A) above (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).
(c)    A Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to give instructions to the Agent or to approve, disapprove, consent to or vote on any matters relating to this Agreement and the Other Documents, and all amendments, waivers and other modifications of this Agreement and the Other Documents may be made without regard to a Defaulting Lender and, for purposes of the definition of “US-Canada Required Lenders”, a Defaulting Lender shall not be deemed to be a Lender, to have any outstanding Advances or a Revolving Commitment Percentage.
(d)    Other than as expressly set forth in this Section 2.21, the rights and obligations of a Defaulting Lender (including the obligation to indemnify the Agent) and the other parties hereto shall remain unchanged. Nothing in this Section 2.21 shall be deemed to release any Defaulting Lender from its obligations under this Agreement and the Other Documents, shall alter such obligations, shall operate as a waiver of any default by such Defaulting Lender hereunder, or shall prejudice any rights which any Borrower, the Agent or any Lender may have against any Defaulting Lender as a result of any default by such Defaulting Lender hereunder.
(e)    In the event that the Agent, the Borrowers, Swing Loan Lender and each Issuer agree in writing that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, and, if such cured Defaulting Lender is a Lender holding a Revolving Commitment, then Participation Commitments of the Lenders holding Revolving Commitments (including such cured Defaulting Lender) of the Swing Loans and Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit shall be reallocated to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Revolving Advances of the other Lenders as the Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Revolving Advances in accordance with its Revolving Commitment Percentage.
(f)    If Swing Loan Lender or any Issuer has a good faith belief that any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, such Swing Loan Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Loans and such Issuer shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless such Swing Loan Lender or such Issuer, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements with Borrowers or such Lender, satisfactory to such Swing Loan Lender or such Issuer, as the case may be, to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.



2.22    Payment of Obligations. Agent may charge to the Borrowers’ Account as a Revolving Advance or, at the discretion of the Swing Loan Lender, as a Swing Loan (i) all payments with respect to any of the Obligations required hereunder (including without limitation principal payments, payments of interest, payments of Letter of Credit Fees and all other fees provided for hereunder and payments under Sections 16.5 and 16.9) as and when each such payment shall become due and payable (whether as regularly scheduled, upon or after acceleration, upon maturity or otherwise), (ii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (i), (a) all amounts expended by Agent or any Lender pursuant to Sections 4.2 or 4.3 hereof or any corresponding provision in any Other Document and (b) all expenses which Agent incurs in connection with the forwarding of Advance proceeds and the establishment and maintenance of any Blocked Accounts or Depository Accounts as provided for in Section 4.8(h), and (iii) any sums expended by Agent or any Lender due to any Borrower’s failure to perform or comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Other Document including any Borrower’s obligations under Sections 3.3, 3.4, 4.4, 4.7, 6.4, 6.7, 6.8 and 6.9 hereof, any corresponding provision in any Other Document, and all amounts so charged shall be added to the Obligations and shall be secured by the Collateral. To the extent Revolving Advances are not actually funded by the other Lenders in respect of any such amounts so charged, all such amounts so charged shall be deemed to be Revolving Advances made by and owing to Agent and Agent shall be entitled to all rights (including accrual of interest) and remedies of a Lender under this Agreement and the Other Documents with respect to such Revolving Advances.
2.23    Increase in US-Canada Maximum Revolving Advance Amount.
(a)    The US-Canada Borrowers may, at any time prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing Date, request that the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount be increased by (1) one or more of the current US-Canada Lenders increasing their US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount (any current US-Canada Lender which elects to increase its US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount shall be referred to as a “US-Canada Increasing Lender”) or (2) one or more new lenders (each a “US-Canada New Lender”) joining this Agreement and providing a US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount hereunder, subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i)    No current US-Canada Lender shall be obligated to increase its US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount and any increase in the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount by any current US-Canada Lender shall be in the sole discretion of such current US-Canada Lender;
(ii)    US-Canada Borrowers may not request the addition of a US-Canada New Lender unless (and then only to the extent that) there is insufficient participation on behalf of the existing US-Canada Lenders in the increased US-Canada Revolving Commitments being requested by US-Canada Borrowers;
(iii)    There shall exist no Event of Default or Default on the effective date of such increase after giving effect to such increase;
(iv)    After giving effect to such increase, the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount shall not exceed $45,000,000;
(v)    US-Canada Borrowers may not request an increase in the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount under this Section 2.23 more than one (1) time during the Term;
(vi)    The US-Canada Borrowers shall deliver to Agent on or before the effective date of such increase the following documents in form and substance



satisfactory to Agent: (1) certifications of their corporate secretaries with attached resolutions certifying that the increase in the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amounts has been approved by such US-Canada Borrowers, (2) certificate dated as of the effective date of such increase certifying that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and certifying that the representations and warranties made by each US-Canada Borrower herein and in the Other Documents are true and complete in all respects with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to any earlier and/or specified date), (3) such other agreements, instruments and information (including supplements or modifications to this Agreement and/or the Other Documents executed by US-Canada Borrowers) as Agent reasonably deems necessary in order to document the increase to the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount and to protect, preserve and continue the perfection and priority of the liens, security interests, rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders hereunder and under the Other Documents in light of such increase, and (4) an opinion of counsel in form and substance satisfactory to Agent which shall cover such matters related to such increase as Agent may reasonably require and each US-Canada Borrower hereby authorizes and directs such counsel to deliver such opinions to Agent and Lenders;
(vii)    The US-Canada Borrowers shall execute and deliver (1) to each US-Canada Increasing Lender a replacement Note reflecting the new amount of such US-Canada Increasing Lender’s US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount after giving effect to the increase (and the prior Note issued to such Increasing Lender shall be deemed to be cancelled) and (2) to each US-Canada New Lender a Note reflecting the amount of such US-Canada New Lender’s Revolving Commitment Amount;
(viii)    Any US-Canada New Lender shall be subject to the approval of Borrower, Agent and Issuer under the US-Canada Facility;
(ix)    Each US-Canada Increasing Lender shall confirm its agreement to increase its US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount pursuant to an acknowledgement in a form acceptable to Agent, signed by it and each US-Canada Borrower and delivered to Agent at least five (5) days before the effective date of such increase; and
(x)    Each US-Canada New Lender shall execute a lender joinder in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.22 pursuant to which such US-Canada New Lender shall join and become a party to this Agreement and the Other Documents with a US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount as set forth in such lender joinder.
(b)    On the effective date of such increase, (i) the US-Canada Borrowers shall repay all US-Canada Revolving Advances then outstanding, subject to Borrowers’ obligations under Sections 3.7, 3.9, or 3.10; provided that subject to the other conditions of this Agreement, the Borrowing Agent may request new US-Canada Revolving Advances on such date and (ii) the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentages of all of the US-Canada Lenders holding a US-Canada Revolving Commitment (including each US-Canada Increasing Lender and/or US-Canada New Lender) shall be recalculated such that each such US-Canada Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage is equal to (x) the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount of such US-Canada Lender divided by (y) the aggregate of the Revolving Commitment Amounts of all US-Canada Lenders. Each of the US-Canada Lenders shall participate in any new US-Canada Revolving Advances made on or after such date in accordance with their respective US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentages after giving effect to the increase in the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount and recalculation of the US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentages contemplated by this Section 2.23.



(c)    On the effective date of such increase, each Increasing Lender shall be deemed to have purchased an additional/increased participation in, and each US-Canada New Lender will be deemed to have purchased a new participation in, each then outstanding US-Canada Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder and each then outstanding US-Canada Swing Loan in an amount equal to such US-Canada Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage (as calculated pursuant to Section 2.23(b) above) of the Maximum Undrawn Amount of each such US-Canada Letter of Credit (as in effect from time to time) and the amount of each drawing and of each such US-Canada Swing Loan, respectively. As necessary to effectuate the foregoing, each existing US-Canada Lender holding a US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage that is not a US-Canada Increasing Lender shall be deemed to have sold to each applicable US-Canada Increasing Lender and/or US-Canada New Lender, as necessary, a portion of such existing US-Canada Lender’s participations in such outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit and drawings and such outstanding US-Canada Swing Loans such that, after giving effect to all such purchases and sales, each US-Canada Lender holding a US-Canada Revolving Commitment (including each US-Canada Increasing Lender and/or US-Canada New Lender) shall hold a participation in all US-Canada Letters of Credit (and drawings thereunder) and all US-Canada Swing Loans in accordance with their respective US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentages (as calculated pursuant to Section 2.23(b) above).
(d)    On the effective date of such increase, US-Canada Borrowers shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by Agent and by each US-Canada Increasing Lender and US-Canada New Lender in connection with the negotiations regarding, and the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of all agreements and instruments executed and delivered by any of Agent, US-Canada Borrowers and/or US-Canada Increasing Lenders and US-Canada New Lenders in connection with, such increase (including all fees for any supplemental or additional public filings of any Other Documents necessary to protect, preserve and continue the perfection and priority of the liens, security interests, rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders hereunder and under the Other Documents in light of such increase).
2.24    Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount. The US-Canada Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time upon five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent to permanently reduce the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount, in whole multiples of $1,000,000 of principal, or terminate the Lenders’ commitments to make US-Canada Advances without penalty or premium, except as hereinafter set forth, provided that any such reduction or termination shall be accompanied by (a) the payment in full of any commitment fee described in Section 3.3, then accrued on the amount of such reduction or termination, (b) the payment in full of any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.2(g) hereof, and (c) prepayment of the US-Canada Revolving Credit Notes, together with the full amount of interest accrued on the principal sum to be prepaid (and all amounts referred to in Article 3 hereof), to the extent that the aggregate amount thereof then outstanding exceeds the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount as so reduced or terminated. From the effective date of any such reduction or termination the obligations of US-Canada Borrowers to pay the commitment fee pursuant to Section 3.3 shall correspondingly be reduced or cease.
2.25    Reserved.
2.26    Reserved.
2.27    Reserved.
2.28    Reserved.



3.    INTEREST AND FEES.
3.1    Interest. Interest on Advances shall be payable (i) in arrears on the first day of each month with respect to Domestic Rate Loans, and (ii) with respect to Term SOFR Rate Loans, at the end of each Interest Period, provided further that all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable at the end of the Term (each of the foregoing payment dates, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest charges shall be computed on the actual principal amount of Advances outstanding during the month at a rate per annum equal to (i) with respect to Revolving Advances, the applicable Revolving Interest Rate and (ii) with respect to Swing Loans, the Revolving Interest Rate for Domestic Rate Loans (as applicable, the “Contract Rate”). Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, any Obligations other than the Advances that are not paid when due shall accrue interest at the applicable Revolving Interest Rate for Domestic Rate Loans, subject to the provision of the final sentence of this Section 3.1 regarding the Default Rate. Whenever, subsequent to the date of this Agreement, the Alternate Base Rate is increased or decreased, the applicable Contract Rate for Domestic Rate Loans shall be similarly changed without notice or demand of any kind by an amount equal to the amount of such change in the Alternate Base Rate during the time such change or changes remain in effect. The Term SOFR Rate shall be adjusted with respect to Term SOFR Rate Loans without notice or demand of any kind on the effective date of any change in the SOFR Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and during the continuation thereof, at the option of Agent or at the direction of US-Canada Required Lenders (or, in the case of any Event of Default under Section 10.7, immediately and automatically upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default without the requirement of any affirmative action by any party), the Obligations shall bear interest at the Revolving Interest Rate for Domestic Rate Loans under Tier III of the pricing grid set forth in the definition of US-Canada Applicable Margin plus two percent (2%) per annum (as applicable, the “Default Rate”).
3.2    Letter of Credit Fees.
(a)    Letter of Credit Fees. The US-Canada Borrowers shall pay (x) to Agent, for the ratable benefit of US-Canada Lenders holding US-Canada Revolving Commitments, fees in Dollars for each US-Canada Letter of Credit for the period from and excluding the date of issuance of same to and including the date of expiration or termination, equal to the average daily amount available to be drawn on each outstanding US-Canada Letter of Credit multiplied by the US-Canada Applicable Margin for US-Canada Revolving Advances consisting of Term SOFR Rate Loans, such fees to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed and to be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter and on the last day of the Term, and (y) to the applicable Issuer, a fronting fee (in Dollars) of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum times the average daily amount available to be drawn of each outstanding Letter of Credit US-Canada Letter of Credit for the period from and excluding the date of issuance of same to and including the date of expiration or termination, to be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter and on the last day of the Term (the “US-Canada Letter of Credit Fees”). In addition, US-Canada Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Issuer, any and all administrative, issuance, amendment, payment and negotiation charges with respect to US-Canada Letters of Credit and all fees and expenses as agreed upon by such Issuer and the Borrowing Agent in connection with any US-Canada Letter of Credit, including in connection with the opening, amendment or renewal of any such US-Canada Letter of Credit and any acceptances created thereunder, all such charges, fees and expenses, if any, to be payable on demand. All such charges shall be deemed earned in full on the date when the same are due and payable hereunder and shall not be subject to rebate or pro-ration upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason. Any such charge in effect at the time of a particular transaction shall be the charge for that transaction, notwithstanding any subsequent change in the applicable Issuer’s prevailing charges for that type of transaction. Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and during the



continuation thereof, at the option of Agent or at the direction of US-Canada Required Lenders (or, in the case of any Event of Default under Section 10.7, immediately and automatically upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default without the requirement of any affirmative action by any party), the Letter of Credit Fees described in clause (i)(x) and (ii)(x) of the first sentence of this Section 3.2(a) shall be increased by an additional two percent (2.0%) per annum.
(b)    At any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default, at the option of Agent or at the direction of US-Canada Required Lenders (or, in the case of any Event of Default under Section 10.7, immediately and automatically upon the occurrence of such Event of Default, without the requirement of any affirmative action by any party), or upon the expiration of the Term or any other termination of this Agreement (and also, if applicable, in connection with any mandatory prepayment under Section 2.19), US-Canada Borrowers will cause cash to be deposited and maintained in an account with Agent, as cash collateral, in an amount equal to one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit, and each US-Canada Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes Agent, in its discretion, on such US-Canada Borrower’s behalf and in such US-Canada Borrower’s name, to open such an account and to make and maintain deposits therein, or in an account opened by such US-Canada Borrower, in the amounts required to be made by such US-Canada Borrower, out of the proceeds of Receivables or other Collateral or out of any other funds of such US-Canada Borrower coming into any Lender’s possession at any time. Agent may, in its discretion, invest such cash collateral (less applicable reserves) in such short-term money-market items as to which Agent and Borrowing Agent mutually agree (or, in the absence of such agreement, as Agent may reasonably select) and the net return on such investments shall be credited to such account and constitute additional cash collateral, or Agent may (notwithstanding the foregoing) establish the account provided for under this Section 3.2(b) as a non-interest bearing account and in such case Agent shall have no obligation (and Borrowers hereby waive any claim) under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or under any other Applicable Law to pay interest on such cash collateral being held by Agent. No Borrower may withdraw amounts credited to any such account except upon the occurrence of all of the following: (x) payment and performance in full of all Obligations; (y) expiration of all Letters of Credit; and (z) termination of this Agreement. Borrowers hereby assign, pledge and grant to Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the applicable Issuer, Lenders and each other Secured Party, a continuing security interest in and to and Lien on any such cash collateral and any right, title and interest of Borrowers in any deposit account, securities account or investment account into which such cash collateral may be deposited from time to time to secure the Obligations, specifically including all Obligations with respect to any Letters of Credit. Borrowers agree that upon the coming due of any Reimbursement Obligations (or any other Obligations, including Obligations for Letter of Credit Fees) with respect to the Letters of Credit, Agent may use such cash collateral to pay and satisfy such Obligations.
3.3    Facility Fee. If, for any calendar quarter during the Term, the average daily balance of the sum of US-Canada Revolving Advances (for purposes of this computation, US-Canada Swing Loans shall be deemed to be US-Canada Revolving Advances made by PNC as a US-Canada Lender) plus the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit for each day of such calendar quarter (a) equals or is greater than 50% of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount, then US-Canada Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of US-Canada Lenders holding the US-Canada Revolving Commitments based on their US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentages, a fee at a rate equal to .375% per annum on the amount by which the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount exceeds such average daily unpaid balance, or (b) equals 50% or less of the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount, US-Canada Borrowers shall pay a Facility Fee at a rate equal to .50% of the amount by which the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount exceeds such average daily unpaid balance (the “Facility Fee”). Such applicable Facility Fee shall be payable to



Agent in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter with respect to the previous calendar quarter.
3.4    Collateral Monitoring Fee and Collateral Evaluation Fee and Fee Letters.
(a)    Borrowers shall pay the Agent such collateral monitoring and evaluation fees and costs, in the manner and at the times required, as may be required pursuant to the Fee Letter, any other fee letter among Agent and Borrowers or otherwise notified by Agent to Borrower in writing from time to time.
(b)    Borrowers shall pay the other amounts required to be paid in the Fee Letter in the manner and at the times required by the Fee Letter.
(c)    All of the fees and out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any appraisals conducted pursuant to Section 4.7 hereof shall be paid for when due, in full and without deduction, off-set or counterclaim by Borrowers.
3.5    Computation of Interest and Fees; Criminal Code (Canada). Interest and fees hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and for the actual number of days elapsed. If any payment to be made hereunder becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest thereon shall be payable at the applicable Contract Rate during such extension. For purposes of the Interest Act (Canada): (i) whenever any interest or fee under this Agreement is calculated on the basis of a period of time other than a calendar year, such rate used in such calculation, when expressed as an annual rate, is equivalent to (x) such rate, multiplied by (y) the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the period for which such interest or fee is calculated ends, and divided by (z) the number of days in such period of time; (ii) the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest shall not apply to any interest calculation under this Agreement; and (iii) the rates of interest stipulated in this Agreement are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields. If any provision of this Agreement or Other Documents would oblige any Borrower to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to any Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by law or would result in a receipt by that Lender of “interest” at a “criminal rate” (as such terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then, notwithstanding such provision, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by Applicable Law or so result in a receipt by that Lender of “interest” at a “criminal rate”, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary (but only to the extent necessary), as follows: first, by reducing the amount or rate of interest, and, thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, costs, expenses, premiums and other amounts required to be paid to the affected Lender which would constitute interest for purposes of section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada).
3.6    Maximum Charges. In no event whatsoever shall interest and other charges charged hereunder exceed the highest rate permissible under Applicable Law. In the event interest and other charges as computed hereunder would otherwise exceed the highest rate permitted under Applicable Law: (i) the interest rates hereunder will be reduced to the maximum rate permitted under Applicable Law; (ii) such excess amount shall be first applied to any unpaid principal balance owed by Borrowers; and (iii) if the then remaining excess amount is greater than the previously unpaid principal balance, Lenders shall promptly refund such excess amount to Borrowers and the provisions hereof shall be deemed amended to provide for such permissible rate.
3.7    Increased Costs. In the event that any Applicable Law or any Change in Law or compliance by any Lender (for purposes of this Section 3.7, the term “Lender” shall include the



Agent, Swing Loan Lender, any Issuer or any Lender and any corporation or bank controlling the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, any Lender or any Issuer and the office or branch where Agent, Swing Loan Lender, any Lender or Issuer (as so defined) makes or maintains any Term SOFR Rate Loans with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other financial, monetary or other authority), shall:
(a)    subject the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, such Lender or such Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit or any Term SOFR Rate Loan, or change the basis of taxation of payments to the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, such Lender or such Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.10 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, such Lender or such Issuer);
(b)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, assessment, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, any office of the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, such Issuer or such Lender, including pursuant to Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; or
(c)    impose on the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, such Lender or such Issuer any other condition, loss or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or any Other Document or any Advance made by any Lender, or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, such Lender or such Issuer of making, converting to, continuing, renewing or maintaining its Advances hereunder by an amount that the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, such Lender or such Issuer deems to be material or to reduce the amount of any payment (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) in respect of any of the Advances by an amount that the Agent, Swing Loan Lender or such Lender or such Issuer deems to be material, then, in any case the Borrowers shall promptly pay the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, such Lender or such Issuer, upon its demand, such additional amount as will compensate the Agent, Swing Loan Lender or such Lender or such Issuer for such additional cost or such reduction, as the case may be, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to increased costs which are reflected in the Term SOFR Rate. Such Agent, Swing Loan Lender, such Lender or such Issuer shall certify the amount of such additional cost or reduced amount to the Borrowing Agent, and such certification shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
3.8    Alternate Rate of Interest.
3.8.1 Basis For Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair. In the event that the Agent or any Lender shall have determined that:
(a)    reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Term SOFR Rate for any Interest Period; or
(b)    Dollar deposits in the relevant amount and for the relevant maturity are not available, with respect to an outstanding Term SOFR Rate Loan, a proposed Term SOFR Rate Loan, or a proposed conversion of a Domestic Rate Loan into a Term SOFR Rate Loan; or
(c)    the making, maintenance or funding of any Term SOFR Rate Loan has been made impracticable or unlawful by compliance by the Agent or such Lender in good faith with any Applicable Law or any interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Body or with



any request or directive of any such Governmental Body (whether or not having the force of law), or
(d)    the Term SOFR Rate will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lender of the establishment or maintenance of any such Term SOFR Rate Loan and the Lenders have provided notice of such determination to Agent,
then Agent shall give Borrowing Agent prompt written or telephonic notice of such determination. If such notice is given prior to a Benchmark Replacement Date (as defined below), (i) any such requested Term SOFR Rate Loan shall be made as a Domestic Rate Loan, unless Borrowing Agent shall notify Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such proposed borrowing, that its request for such borrowing shall be cancelled or made as an unaffected type of Term SOFR Rate Loan, (ii) any Domestic Rate Loan or Term SOFR Rate Loan which was to have been converted to an affected type of Term SOFR Rate Loan shall be continued as or converted into a Domestic Rate Loan, or, if Borrowing Agent shall notify Agent, no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed conversion, shall be maintained as an unaffected type of Term SOFR Rate Loan, and (iii) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Rate Loans shall be converted into a Domestic Rate Loan, or, if Borrowing Agent shall notify Agent, no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, two (2) Business Days prior to the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such affected Term SOFR Rate Loan, shall be converted into an unaffected type of Term SOFR Rate Loan on the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period for such affected Term SOFR Rate Loans (or sooner, if any Lender cannot continue to lawfully maintain such affected Term SOFR Rate Loan). Until such notice has been withdrawn, Lenders shall have no obligation to make an affected type of Term SOFR Rate Loan or maintain outstanding affected Term SOFR Rate Loans and no Borrower shall have the right to convert a Domestic Rate Loan or an unaffected type of Term SOFR Rate Loan into an affected type of Term SOFR Rate Loan.
3.8.2.    Benchmark Replacement Setting.
(a)    Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Other Document (and any agreement executed in connection with an Interest Rate Hedge shall be deemed not to be an “Other Document” for purposes of this Section 3.8.2), if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Other Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any Other Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Other Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any Other Document so long as the Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the US-Canada Required Lenders.
(b)    Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Other Documents, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective



without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any Other Document.
(c)    Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to paragraph (d) below, and (v) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Agent or, if applicable any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 3.8.2 including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any Other Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.8.2.
(d)    Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any of the Other Documents, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor of such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(e)    Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any request for an Advance bearing interest based on the Term SOFR Rate, conversion to or continuation of Advances bearing interest based on the Term SOFR Rate to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Domestic Rate Loan. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Alternate Base Rate.
(f)    Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 3.8.2:
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable (x) if the then current Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.



“Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to this Section. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1)    the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2)    the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Agent and the Borrowers as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention, including any applicable recommendations made by the Relevant Governmental Body, for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than 0.25%, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be 0.25% for the purposes of this Agreement and the Other Documents; provided further that any such Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1)    for purposes of clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the applicable amount(s) set forth below:
Available TenorBenchmark Replacement Adjustment*
One-Week0.03839% (3.839 basis points)
One-Month
0.11448% (11.448 basis points)
Two-Months0.18456% (18.456 basis points)
Three-Months
0.26161% (26.161 basis points)
Six-Months0.42826% (42.826 basis points)

* These values represent the ARRC/ISDA recommended spread adjustment values available here: https://assets.bbhub.io/professional/sites/10/IBOR-Fallbacks-LIBOR-Cessation_Announcement_20210305.pdf

(2)    for purposes of clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Agent and the Borrowers for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention, including any applicable recommendations



made by the Relevant Governmental Body, for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time; provided that, if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, more than one tenor of such Benchmark is available as of the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement will not be a term rate, the Available Tenor of such Benchmark for purposes of this definition of “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” shall be deemed to be the Available Tenor that has approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustments) as the payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means a date and time determined by the Agent, which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period and no later than the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1)    in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (A) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (B) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(2)    in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date determined by the Agent, which date shall promptly follow the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1)    a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)    a public statement or publication of information by a Governmental Body having jurisdiction over the Agent, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or



such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or;
(3)    a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or a Governmental Body having jurisdiction over the Agent announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.
For avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Other Document in accordance with this Section titled “Benchmark Replacement Setting” and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Other Document in accordance with this Section titled “Benchmark Replacement Setting.”
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Reference Time” means, with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark, the time determined by the Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
3.9    Capital Adequacy.
(a)    In the event that the Agent, Swing Loan Lender or any Lender shall have determined that any Applicable Law or guideline regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements, or any Change in Law or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Body, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender, such Issuer or any Lender (for purposes of this Section 3.9, the term “Lender” shall include the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, any Issuer or any Lender and any corporation or bank controlling the Agent, Swing Loan Lender or any Lender and the office or branch where the Agent, Swing Loan Lender or any Lender (as so defined) makes or maintains any Term SOFR Rate Loans) with any request or



directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender or such Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder (including the making of any Swing Loans) to a level below that which the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender or such Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration the Agent’s, such Swing Loan Lender’s and such Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity requirements) by an amount deemed by the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender or such Lender to be material, then, from time to time, Borrowers shall pay upon demand to the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender or such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender or such Lender for such reduction. In determining such amount or amounts, the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging or attribution methods. The protection of this Section 3.9 shall be available to the Agent, each Swing Loan Lender and each Lender regardless of any possible contention of invalidity or inapplicability with respect to the Applicable Law, rule, regulation, guideline or condition.
(b)    A certificate of the Agent, Swing Loan Lender or any Lender setting forth such amount or amounts as shall be necessary to compensate the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender or such Lender with respect to Section 3.9(a) hereof when delivered to Borrowing Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
3.10    Taxes.
(a)    Any and all payments by or on account of any Obligations hereunder or under any Other Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes; provided that if the Loan Parties shall be required by Applicable Law to deduct or withhold any Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then (i) if the deduction or withholding is in respect of Indemnified Taxes the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings (including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.10) the Agent, each Swing Loan Lender, each Lender, each Issuer or each Participant, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made, (ii) the Loan Parties shall make such deductions or withholdings and (iii) the Loan Parties shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Body in accordance with Applicable Law.
(b)    The Loan Parties shall pay and, within three (3) days of demand therefor, indemnify each of the Secured Parties against any cost, liability or loss incurred by the relevant Secured Party in relation to all Other Taxes. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.10(a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Body in accordance with Applicable Law.
(c)    Each Loan Party shall indemnify the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, any Lender, any Issuer and any Participant, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.10) payable or paid by the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender, such Lender, such Issuer, or such Participant, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Body. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrowing Agent by any Lender, Swing Loan Lender, any Participant, or any Issuer (with a copy to Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of Swing Loan Lender, any Lender or any Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.



(d)    As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Body, the Loan Parties shall deliver to Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Body evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
(e)    Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which any US-Canada Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or under any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any Other Document shall deliver to the Borrowing Agent (with a copy to Agent), at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrowing Agent or Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by Applicable Law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. With respect to any payments by the US Borrowers, notwithstanding the submission of such documentation claiming a reduced rate of or exemption from U.S. withholding tax, Agent shall be entitled to withhold United States federal income taxes at the full 30% withholding rate if in its reasonable judgment it is required to do so under the due diligence requirements imposed upon a withholding agent under § 1.1441-7(b) of the United States Income Tax Regulations or other Applicable Law. Further, Agent is indemnified under § 1.1461-1(e) of the United States Income Tax Regulations against any claims and demands of any Lender, Issuer or assignee or participant of a Lender or Issuer for the amount of any tax it deducts and withholds in accordance with regulations under § 1441 of the Code and under subsection 215(6) of the ITA. In addition, any US-Canada Lender, if requested by the Borrowing Agent or Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrowing Agent or Agent as will enable the US Borrowers or Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that any US Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the United States of America, any Foreign Lender (or other Lender) under the US-Canada Facility shall deliver to Borrowing Agent and Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender (or other Lender) becomes a US-Canada Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrowing Agent or Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender (or other Lender) is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable: two (2) duly completed valid originals of IRS Form W-8BEN-E claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party,
(i)    two (2) duly completed valid originals of IRS Form W-8ECI,
(ii)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of any US Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (C) a “10 percent shareholder” of US Borrowers within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code or (D) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) two duly completed valid originals of IRS Form W-8BEN-E,
(iii)    any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit US Borrowers to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made, or



(iv)    To the extent that any US-Canada Lender is not a Foreign Lender, such Lender shall submit to Agent two (2) originals of an IRS Form W-9 or any other form prescribed by Applicable Law demonstrating that such Lender is not a Foreign Lender.
(f)    Reserved.
(g)    Reserved.
(h)    Reserved.
(i)    If a payment made to any Lender, Swing Loan Lender, any Participant, any Issuer, or the Agent under this Agreement or any Other Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Person fails 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, Swing Loan Lender, Participant, Issuer, or Agent shall deliver to the Agent (in the case of Swing Loan Lender, a Lender, Participant or an Issuer) and the Borrowing Agent (A) a certification signed by the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person, and (B) other documentation reasonably requested by Agent or Borrowing Agent sufficient for Agent and the Loan Parties to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that Swing Loan Lender, such Lender, such Participant, such Issuer, or the Agent has complied with such applicable reporting requirements.
(j)    If the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, any Lender, any Participant or any Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Loan Parties or with respect to which the Loan Parties have paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.10, it shall pay to the Loan Parties an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Loan Parties under this Section 3.10 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund); net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender, such Lender, such Participant, or such Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Body with respect to such refund), provided that the Loan Parties, upon the request of the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender, such Lender, such Participant, or such Issuer, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Loan Parties (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Body) to the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender, such Lender, such Participant or such Issuer in the event the Agent, such Swing Loan Lender, such Lender, such Participant or such Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Body. This Section 3.10 shall not be construed to require the Agent, Swing Loan Lender, any Lender, any Participant, or any Issuer to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Loan Parties or any other Person.
(k)    Reserved.
(l)    Reserved.
3.11    Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender (an “Affected Lender”) (a) makes demand upon Borrowers for (or if Borrowers are otherwise required to pay) amounts pursuant to Section 3.7 or 3.9 hereof, (b) is unable to make or maintain Term SOFR Rate Loans as a result of a condition described in Section 2.2(h) hereof, or (c) is a Defaulting Lender, Borrowers may, within ninety (90) days of receipt of such demand, notice (or the occurrence of such other event causing Borrowers to be required to pay such compensation or causing Section 2.2(h) hereof to be applicable), or such Lender becoming a Defaulting Lender or denial of a request by Agent



pursuant to Section 16.2(b) hereof, as the case may be, by notice in writing to Agent and such Affected Lender (i) request the Affected Lender to cooperate with Borrowers in obtaining a replacement Lender satisfactory to Agent and Borrowers (the “Replacement Lender”); (ii) request the non-Affected Lenders to acquire and assume all of the Affected Lender’s Advances and its Revolving Commitment Percentage, as provided herein, but none of such Lenders shall be under any obligation to do so; or (iii) propose a Replacement Lender subject to approval by Agent in its good faith business judgment. If any satisfactory Replacement Lender shall be obtained, and/or if any one or more of the non-Affected Lenders shall agree to acquire and assume all of the Affected Lender’s Advances and its Revolving Commitment Percentage, then such Affected Lender shall assign, in accordance with Section 16.3 hereof, all of its Advances and its Revolving Commitment Percentage and other rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Other Documents to such Replacement Lender or non-Affected Lenders, as the case may be, in exchange for payment of the principal amount so assigned and all interest and fees accrued on the amount so assigned, plus all other Obligations then due and payable to the Affected Lender.
3.12    Reserved.
3.13    Reserved.
3.14    Reserved.
3.15    Break Funding Payments. With respect to any Term SOFR Rate Loan, in the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any Term SOFR Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (ii) the failure to borrow, continue or prepay any Term SOFR Rate Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, or (c) the assignment of any Term SOFR Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by any Borrower or Borrowing Agent pursuant to Section 3.11, then, in any such event, the Borrowers shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrowing Agent and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Loan Parties shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
4.    COLLATERAL: GENERAL TERMS
4.1    Security Interest in the Collateral. To secure the prompt payment and performance to the Agent, each Issuer and each Lender (and each other holder of any Obligations) of the Obligations, each US Loan Party hereby assigns, pledges and grants to Agent for its benefit and for the ratable benefit of each Lender, each Issuer and each other Secured Party, a continuing security interest in and to and Lien on all of its US Collateral, whether now owned or existing or hereafter created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located. Each US Loan Party shall mark its books and records as may be necessary or appropriate to evidence, protect and perfect Agent’s security interest and shall cause its financial statements to reflect such security interest. Each US Loan Party shall provide Agent with written notice of all commercial tort claims in excess of $500,000 in Officer’s Certificate required under Section 9.7 or 9.8, as the case may be, next following the commencement of legal proceedings with respect thereto, such notice to contain a brief description of the claim(s), the events out of which such claim(s) arose and the parties against which such claims may be asserted and the case title together with the applicable court and docket number. Upon delivery of each such notice, such US Loan Party shall be deemed to thereby grant to Agent a security interest and lien in and to such commercial tort claims described therein and all proceeds thereof. Each US Loan Party shall provide Agent with written notice promptly upon becoming the beneficiary under any letter



of credit or otherwise obtaining any right, title or interest in any letter of credit rights, in each case having a value in excess of $1,000,000, and at Agent’s request shall take such actions as Agent may reasonably request for the perfection of Agent’s security interest therein.
4.2    Perfection of Security Interest. Each US Loan Party shall take all action that may be necessary or desirable, or that Agent may request, so as at all times to maintain the validity, perfection, enforceability and priority (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement) of Agent’s security interest in and Lien on the US Collateral or to enable Agent to protect, exercise or enforce its rights hereunder and in the US Collateral, including, but not limited to, (i) immediately discharging all Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances, (ii) using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain Lien Waiver Agreements, (iii) delivering to Agent, endorsed or accompanied by such instruments of assignment as Agent may specify, and stamping or marking, in such manner as Agent may specify, any and all chattel paper, instruments, letters of credits and advices thereof and documents evidencing or forming a part of the US Collateral, provided that Loan Parties shall not be required to endorse or deliver such chattel paper, instruments, letters of credit and advices thereof individually or in the aggregate with all others not so endorsed and delivered to the Agent and so marked and stamped, having a value less than $500,000, (iv) entering into warehousing, lockbox, customs and freight agreements and other custodial arrangements satisfactory to Agent, and (v) executing and delivering financing statements, control agreements, instruments of pledge, notices and assignments, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, relating to the creation, validity, perfection, maintenance or continuation of Agent’s security interest and Lien under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Applicable Law; provided, however, that control agreements shall not be required with respect to individual deposit accounts having a de minimis balance; provided, further, that the aggregate balance of all such deposit accounts described in the foregoing proviso shall not exceed $50,000 at any time. By its signature hereto, each US Loan Party hereby authorizes Agent to file against such US Loan Party, one or more financing, continuation or amendment statements pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or similar notices or filings under other Applicable Law, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to Agent (which statements may have a description of collateral which is broader than that set forth herein, including without limitation a description of US Collateral as “all assets” and/or “all personal property” of any US Loan Party). All charges, expenses and fees Agent may incur in doing any of the foregoing, and any local taxes relating thereto, shall be charged to the Borrowers’ Account as a Revolving Advance of a Domestic Rate Loan and added to the Obligations, or, at Agent’s option, shall be paid by Loan Parties to Agent for its benefit and for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties immediately upon demand.
4.3    Preservation of Collateral. During the continuance of an Event of Default, in addition to the rights and remedies set forth in Section 11.1 hereof, Agent: (a) may at any time take such steps as Agent deems necessary to protect Agent’s interest in and to preserve the US Collateral, including the hiring of security guards or the placing of other security protection measures as Agent may deem appropriate; (b) may employ and maintain at any of any US Loan Party’s premises a custodian who shall have full authority to do all acts necessary to protect Agent’s interests in the US Collateral; (c) may lease warehouse facilities to which Agent may move all or part of the US Collateral; (d) may use any US Loan Party’s owned or leased lifts, hoists, trucks and other facilities or equipment for handling or removing the US Collateral; and (e) shall have, and is hereby granted, a right of ingress and egress to the places where the US Collateral is located, and may proceed over and through any of US Loan Parties’ owned or leased property. Each US Loan Party shall cooperate fully with all of Agent’s efforts to preserve the US Collateral and will take such actions to preserve the US Collateral as Agent may direct. All of Agent’s expenses of preserving the US Collateral, including any expenses relating to the bonding of a custodian, shall be charged to the Borrowers’ Account as a Revolving Advance maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan and added to the Obligations.



4.4    Ownership and Location of Collateral.
(a)    With respect to the US Collateral, at the time the US Collateral becomes subject to Agent’s security interest: (i) each US Loan Party shall be the sole owner of and fully authorized and able to sell, transfer, pledge and/or grant a first priority (unless otherwise provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement) security interest in each and every item of its respective US Collateral to Agent; and, except for Permitted Encumbrances the US Collateral shall be free and clear of all Liens whatsoever; (ii) each document and agreement executed by each such US Loan Party or delivered to Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects; (iii) all signatures and endorsements of each such US Loan Party that appear on such documents and agreements shall be genuine and each such US Loan Party shall have full capacity to execute same; and (iv) each such US Loan Party’s equipment and Inventory and chief executive office shall be located as set forth on Schedule 4.4 and shall not be removed from such location(s) without the prior written consent of Agent except with respect to (x) the sale of Inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business, (y) the sale of equipment to the extent permitted in Section 7.1(b) hereof, and (z) nominal amounts of Inventory that are in the Ordinary Course of Business at other locations for exhibition to potential customers.
(b)    (i) There is no location at which any US Loan Party has any Inventory (except for Inventory in transit) or other Collateral other than those locations listed on Schedule 4.4(b)(i); (ii) Schedule 4.4(b)(ii) hereto contains a correct and complete list, as of the Closing Date, of the legal names and addresses of each warehouse at which Inventory of any such US Loan Party having a value in excess of $250,000 is stored; none of the receipts received by any such US Loan Party from any warehouse states that the goods covered thereby are to be delivered to bearer or to the order of a named Person or to a named Person and such named Person’s assigns; (iii) Schedule 4.4(b)(iii) hereto sets forth a correct and complete list as of the Closing Date of (A) each place of business of each such US Loan Party and (B) the chief executive office of each US Loan Party; and (iv) Schedule 4.4(b)(iv) hereto sets forth a correct and complete list as of the Closing Date of the location, by state and street address, of all Real Property owned or leased by each such US Loan Party, identifying which properties are owned and which are leased, together with the names and addresses of any landlords.
4.5    Defense of Agent’s and Lenders’ Interests. Until (a) payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations and (b) termination of this Agreement, Agent’s security interests in the US Collateral shall continue in full force and effect. During such period no US Loan Party shall, without Agent’s prior written consent, pledge, sell (except for sales or other dispositions otherwise permitted in Section 7.1(b) hereof), assign, transfer, create or suffer to exist a Lien upon or encumber or allow or suffer to be encumbered in any way except for Permitted Encumbrances, any part of the US Collateral. Each US Loan Party shall defend Agent’s interests in the US Collateral against any and all Persons whatsoever. At any time following demand by Agent for payment of all Obligations, Agent shall have the right to take possession of the indicia of the US Collateral and the US Collateral in whatever physical form contained, including: labels, stationery, documents, instruments and advertising materials. If Agent exercises this right to take possession of the US Collateral, US Loan Parties shall, upon demand, assemble it in the best manner possible and make it available to Agent at a place reasonably convenient to Agent. In addition, with respect to all US Collateral, Agent and Lenders shall be entitled to all of the rights and remedies set forth herein and further provided by the Uniform Commercial Code or other Applicable Law. During the continuance of an Event of Default, each US Loan Party shall, and Agent may, at its option, instruct all suppliers, carriers, forwarders, warehousers or others receiving or holding cash, checks, Inventory, documents or instruments in which Agent holds a security interest to deliver same to Agent and/or subject to Agent’s order and if they shall come into any US Loan Party’s possession, they, and each of them, shall be held by such US Loan



Party in trust as Agent’s trustee, and such US Loan Party will immediately deliver them to Agent in their original form together with any necessary endorsement.
4.6    Inspection of Premises. At all reasonable times and, so long as no Event of Default is continuing, upon prior notice to the Borrowing Agent, and from time to time as often as Agent shall elect in its sole discretion, Agent and each Lender shall have full access to and the right to audit, check, inspect and make abstracts and copies from each US Loan Party’s books, records, audits, correspondence and all other papers relating to the US Collateral and the operation of each US Loan Party’s business. Agent, any Lender and their agents may enter upon any premises of any US Loan Party at any time during business hours and at any other reasonable time, and from time to time as often as Agent shall elect in its sole discretion, for the purpose of inspecting the US Collateral and any and all records pertaining thereto and the operation of such US Loan Party’s business.
4.7    Appraisals. Agent may, in its sole discretion, exercised in a commercially reasonable manner, at any time after the Closing Date and from time to time, engage the services of an independent appraisal firm or firms of reputable standing, satisfactory to Agent, for the purpose of appraising the then current values of US Borrowers’ and Canadian Borrowers’ assets. Absent the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default at such time, Agent shall consult with US Loan Parties as to the identity of any such firm. In the event the value of such Borrowers’ domestic and Canadian Receivables as so determined pursuant to such appraisal, is less than anticipated by Agent or Lenders, such that the Revolving Advances are in excess of such applicable Advances permitted hereunder, then, promptly upon Agent’s demand for same, such Borrowers shall make mandatory prepayments of the then outstanding Revolving Advances so as to eliminate the excess Advances. Not more than one field examination, at US-Canada Borrowers’ expense, shall be conducted per annum unless (i) a Dominion Period is in effect or it is within 60 days of the end of a Dominion Period, (ii) if US-Canada Undrawn Availability is less than 25% of the US-Canada Formula Amount, or (iii) if an Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.8    Receivables; Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts.
(a)    Each of the Receivables shall be a bona fide and valid account representing a bona fide indebtedness incurred by the Customer therein named, for a fixed sum as set forth in the invoice relating thereto (provided immaterial or unintentional invoice errors shall not be deemed to be a breach hereof) with respect to an absolute sale or lease and delivery of goods upon stated terms of the applicable US Loan Party, or work, labor or services theretofore rendered by such US Loan Party as of the date each Receivable is created. Same shall be due and owing in accordance with the applicable US Loan Party’s standard terms of sale without dispute, setoff or counterclaim except as may be stated on the accounts receivable schedules delivered by US Loan Parties to Agent.
(b)    Each Customer, to the best of each applicable US Loan Party’s knowledge, as of the date each Receivable is created, is and will be solvent and able to pay all Receivables on which the Customer is obligated in full when due. With respect to such Customers of any applicable US Loan Party who are not solvent, such US Loan Party has set up on its books and in its financial records bad debt reserves adequate to cover such Receivables.
(c)    Each US Loan Party’s chief executive office is located as set forth on Schedule 4.4(b)(iii). Until written notice is given to Agent by Borrowing Agent of any other office at which any applicable US Loan Party keeps its records pertaining to Receivables, all such records shall be kept at such executive office.



(d)    US Loan Parties shall instruct their Customers to deliver all remittances upon Receivables (whether paid by check or by wire transfer of funds) to the Blocked Account(s) and/or Depository Accounts (and any associated lockboxes) as contemplated by Section 4.8(h) or as otherwise agreed to from time to time by Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any such US Loan Party directly receives any remittances upon Receivables during a Dominion Period, such US Loan Party shall, at such US Loan Party’s sole cost and expense, but on Agent’s behalf and for Agent’s account, collect as Agent’s property and in trust for Agent all amounts received on Receivables, and shall not commingle such collections with any US Loan Party’s funds or use the same except to pay Obligations, and shall as soon as possible and in any event no later than one (1) Business Day after the receipt thereof (i) in the case of remittances paid by check, deposit all such remittances in their original form (after supplying any necessary endorsements) and (ii) in the case of remittances paid by wire transfer of funds, transfer all such remittances, in each case, into such Blocked Accounts(s) and/or Depository Account(s). Each US Loan Party shall during a Dominion Period deposit in the Blocked Account and/or Depository Account or, upon request by Agent, deliver to Agent, in original form and on the date of receipt thereof, all checks, drafts, notes, money orders, acceptances, cash and other evidences of Indebtedness.
(e)    At any time during a Dominion Period, Agent shall have the right to send notice of the assignment of, and Agent’s security interest in and Lien on, the Receivables to any and all Customers or any third party holding or otherwise concerned with any of the US Collateral. At any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent shall have the sole right to collect the Receivables, take possession of the US Collateral, or both. Agent’s actual collection expenses, including, but not limited to, stationery and postage, telephone, facsimile, telegraph, secretarial and clerical expenses and the salaries of any collection personnel used for collection, may be charged to the Borrowers’ Account and added to the Obligations.
(f)    Agent shall have the right to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver in the name of Agent or any US Loan Party during a Dominion Period any and all checks, drafts and other instruments for the payment of money relating to the Receivables, and each such US Loan Party hereby waives notice of presentment, protest and non-payment of any instrument so endorsed. Each such US Loan Party hereby constitutes Agent or Agent’s designee as such Loan Party’s attorney with power (i) at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default: (A) to endorse such US Loan Party’s name upon any notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment or US Collateral; (B) to sign such US Loan Party’s name on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Receivables, drafts against Customers, assignments and verifications of Receivables; (C) to send verifications of Receivables to any Customer; (D) to sign such US Loan Party’s name on all financing statements or any other documents or instruments deemed necessary or appropriate by Agent to preserve, protect, or perfect Agent’s interest in the US Collateral and to file same; and (E) to receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to any US Loan Party at any post office box/lockbox maintained by Agent for US Loan Parties or at any other business premises of Agent; and (ii) at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default: (A) to demand payment of the Receivables; (B) to enforce payment of the Receivables by legal proceedings or otherwise; (C) to exercise all of such US Loan Party’s rights and remedies with respect to the collection of the Receivables and any other US Collateral; (D) to sue upon or otherwise collect, extend the time of payment of, settle, adjust, compromise, extend or renew the Receivables; (E) to settle, adjust or compromise any legal proceedings brought to collect Receivables; (F) to prepare, file and sign such US Loan Party’s name on a proof of claim in bankruptcy or similar document against any Customer; (G) to prepare, file and sign such US Loan Party’s name on any notice of Lien, assignment or satisfaction of Lien or similar document in connection with the Receivables; (H) to accept the return of goods represented by any of the Receivables; (I) to change the address for delivery of mail addressed to any such US Loan Party to such address as Agent may designate; and (J) to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out this Agreement. All acts of said attorney or



designee are hereby ratified and approved, and said attorney or designee shall not be liable for any acts of omission or commission nor for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or of law, unless done maliciously or with gross (not mere) negligence (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment); this power being coupled with an interest is irrevocable while any of the Obligations remain unpaid.
(g)    Neither Agent nor any Lender shall, under any circumstances or in any event whatsoever, have any liability for any error or omission or delay of any kind occurring in the settlement, collection or payment of any of the Receivables or any instrument received in payment thereof, or for any damage resulting therefrom.
(h)    All proceeds of US Priority Collateral shall be deposited by US Loan Parties into either (i) a lockbox account, dominion account or such other “blocked account” (“Blocked Accounts”) established at a bank or banks (each such bank, a “Blocked Account Bank”) pursuant to an arrangement with such Blocked Account Bank as may be acceptable to Agent, which shall spring to Full Dominion during a Dominion Period, or (ii) depository accounts (“Depository Accounts”) established at Agent for the deposit of such proceeds, which shall spring to Full Dominion during a Dominion Period. Each applicable Loan Party, Agent and each Blocked Account Bank shall enter into a deposit account control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent that is sufficient to give Agent “control” (for purposes of Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) over such account and which directs such Blocked Account Bank to transfer such funds, during a Dominion Period, so deposited on a daily basis or at other times acceptable to Agent, either to any account maintained by Agent at said Blocked Account Bank or by wire transfer to appropriate account(s) at Agent. All funds deposited in such Blocked Accounts or Depository Accounts shall immediately become subject to the security interest of Agent for its own benefit and the ratable benefit of Issuer, Lenders and all other holders of the Obligations, and Borrowing Agent shall obtain the agreement by such Blocked Account Bank to waive any offset rights against the funds so deposited. Neither Agent nor any Lender assumes any responsibility for such blocked account arrangement, including any claim of accord and satisfaction or release with respect to deposits accepted by any Blocked Account Bank thereunder. Agent shall, during a Dominion Period, apply all funds received by it from the Blocked Accounts and/or Depository Accounts to the satisfaction of the Obligations (including the cash collateralization of the Letters of Credit) in such order as Agent shall determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, deposit accounts used solely for payroll or benefits related disbursements or in which solely trust or Insurance Subsidiary funds are maintained shall not constitute “Blocked Accounts” or “Depository Accounts.
(i)    The parties hereto hereby acknowledge, confirm and agree that the implementation of the cash management arrangements contemplated herein is a contractual right provided to the Agent and the Lenders hereunder in order for the Agent and the Lenders to manage and monitor their collateral position and not a proceeding for enforcement or recovery of a claim, or pursuant to, or an enforcement of, any security or remedies whatsoever, the cash management arrangements contemplated herein are critical to the structure of the lending arrangements contemplated herein, the Agent and Lenders are relying on the US Loan Parties’ acknowledgement, confirmation and agreement with respect to such cash management arrangements in making accommodations of credit available to them and in particular that any accommodations of credit are being provided by the Agent and Lenders strictly on the basis of a borrowing base calculation to fully support and collateralize any such accommodations of credit hereunder.
(j)    No US Loan Party will, without Agent’s consent, compromise or adjust any Receivables (or extend the time for payment thereof) or accept any returns of merchandise or grant any additional discounts, allowances or credits thereon, which, in any case, involves (i) any individual Receivable having a value in excess of $250,000 or (ii) an annual aggregate amount of



Receivables for all Loan Parties in excess of $1,000,000, except for those compromises, adjustments, returns, discounts, credits and allowances as have been heretofore customary in the Ordinary Course of Business of such US Loan Party.
(k)    All domestic and Canadian deposit accounts (including all Blocked Accounts and Depository Accounts), securities accounts and investment accounts of each applicable US-Canada Loan Party and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 4.8(k). No US-Canada Loan Party shall open any new deposit account, securities account or investment account unless (i) with respect to domestic deposit accounts, such accounts are maintained at PNC, (ii) with respect to Canadian accounts, (w) no Event of Default is continuing, (x) such accounts are maintained at JPMorgan, (y) the accounts are subject to a control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent sufficient to give Agent “control” (for purposes of Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) over such account, which shall spring to Full Dominion during a Dominion Period, and (z) Borrowing Agent shall give Agent written notice of the establishment of any such Canadian accounts within three (3) days after the establishment thereof and (iii) if such account is to be maintained with a bank, depository institution or securities intermediary that is not Agent, such bank, depository institution or securities intermediary, each applicable US Loan Party and Agent shall first have entered into an account control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent sufficient to give Agent “control” (for purposes of Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) over such account.
4.9    Inventory. To the extent Inventory held for sale or lease has been produced by any US Loan Party, it has been and will be produced by such Borrower in material accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and all rules, regulations and orders thereunder.
4.10    Maintenance of Equipment. The equipment shall be maintained in good operating condition and repair (reasonable wear and tear and casualty excepted) consistent with past practice and as needed in current operations, and all necessary replacements of and repairs thereto shall be made so that the value and operating efficiency of the equipment shall be maintained and preserved. No US Loan Party shall use or operate the equipment in violation of any law, statute, ordinance, code, rule or regulation.
4.11    Exculpation of Liability. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to constitute Agent or any Lender as any US Loan Party’s agent for any purpose whatsoever, nor shall Agent or any Lender be responsible or liable for any shortage, discrepancy, damage, loss or destruction of any part of the US Collateral wherever the same may be located and regardless of the cause thereof. Neither Agent nor any Lender, whether by anything herein or in any assignment or otherwise, assume any of any US Loan Party’s obligations under any contract or agreement assigned to Agent or such Lender, and neither Agent nor any Lender shall be responsible in any way for the performance by any US Loan Party of any of the terms and conditions thereof.
4.12    Financing Statements. Except as respects the financing statements filed by Agent, financing statements described on Schedule 1.2, and financing statements filed in connection with Permitted Encumbrances, no financing statement covering any of the US Collateral or any proceeds thereof is or will be on file in any public office.



5.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:
5.1    Authority.
(a)    Each Loan Party has full power, authority and legal right to enter into this Agreement and the Other Documents to which it is a party and to perform all its respective Obligations hereunder and thereunder. This Agreement and the Other Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party, and this Agreement and the Other Documents to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and of the Other Documents to which it is a party (a) are within such Loan Party’s corporate, company or partnership powers, as applicable, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, company or partnership action, as applicable, are not in contravention of law or the terms of such Loan Party’s Organizational Documents or to the conduct of such Loan Party’s business or of any Material Contract or undertaking to which such Loan Party is a party or by which such Loan Party is bound, (b) will not, in any material respect, conflict with or violate any law or regulation, or any judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Body, (c) will not require the Consent of any Governmental Body, any party to a Material Contract or any other Person, except those Consents set forth on Schedule 5.1 hereto, all of which will have been duly obtained, made or compiled prior to the Closing Date and which are in full force and effect or except to the extent the failure to obtain any consent would not reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on any Loan Party and (d) will not conflict with, nor result in any breach in any of the provisions of or constitute a default under or result in the creation of any Lien except Permitted Encumbrances upon any asset of such Loan Party under the provisions of any agreement, instrument, or other document to which such Loan Party is a party or by which it or its property is a party or by which it may be bound, including the Term Loan Documents.
(b)    Reserved.
5.2    Formation and Qualification.
(a)    Each Loan Party is duly incorporated or formed, as applicable, and in good standing (or equivalent thereof in any applicable jurisdiction) under the laws of the state, province or country, as applicable, listed on Schedule 5.2(a) and is qualified to do business and is in good standing in the states listed on Schedule 5.2(a) which constitute all states, provinces or countries, as applicable, in which qualification and good standing (or equivalent thereof in any applicable jurisdiction) are necessary for such Loan Party to conduct its business and own its property and where the failure to so qualify could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on such Loan Party. Each Loan Party has, as of the Closing Date, delivered to Agent true and complete copies of its Organizational Documents and will promptly notify Agent of any amendment or changes thereto.
(b)    The only Subsidiaries of the Company and each Loan Party are listed on Schedule 5.2(b). Schedule 5.2(b) also designates each of the Material Subsidiaries, US Excluded Subsidiaries and Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries. No Material Subsidiary is a US Excluded Subsidiary except the Insurance Subsidiary.
5.3    Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties of such Loan Party contained in this Agreement and the Other Documents to which it is a party shall be true in all material respects at the time of such Loan Party’s execution of this Agreement



and the Other Documents to which it is a party, and shall survive the execution, delivery and acceptance thereof by the parties thereto and the closing of the transactions described therein or related thereto.
5.4    Tax Returns. Each Loan Party’s federal tax identification number (where applicable) is set forth on Schedule 5.4. Each Loan Party has filed all federal, national, state, provincial and material local tax returns and other reports each is required by law to file and has paid all federal, national, state, provincial and all other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges that are due and payable, except those which are being Properly Contested. The provision for taxes on the books of each Loan Party is adequate for all years not closed by applicable statutes, and for its current fiscal year, and no Loan Party has any knowledge of any deficiency or additional assessment in connection therewith not provided for on its books.
5.5    Reserved.
5.6    Reserved.
5.7    Reserved.
5.8    Reserved.
5.9    Financial Statements.
(a)    The cash flow, income statement and balance sheet projections of Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis, in each case through fiscal year 2025, copies of which are annexed hereto as Exhibit 5.9(b), were prepared by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, are based on underlying assumptions which provide a reasonable basis for the projections contained therein and reflect Loan Parties’ judgment based on present circumstances of the most likely set of conditions and course of action for the projected period. Such cash flow, income statement and balance sheet projections are referred to as the “Closing Projections”.
(b)    The consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Borrowers, and such other Persons described therein, as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, and the related statements of income, changes in stockholder’s equity, and changes in cash flow for the period ended on such date, accompanied by reports thereon containing opinions without qualification by independent certified public accountants (in the case of year-end statements) or certified as true, correct and complete in all material respects by the President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company (in the case of quarterly statements) copies of which have been delivered to Agent, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject, in the case of interim statements, to footnotes and year-end audit adjustments), consistently applied (except for changes in application to which such accountants concur) and present fairly the financial position of Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis at such date and the results of their operations for such period. Since December 31, 2021 except as disclosed in public securities law filings, there has been no change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis as shown on the consolidated balance sheet as of such date and no change in the aggregate value of machinery, equipment and Real Property owned by Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, except changes in the Ordinary Course of Business, none of which individually or in the aggregate has been materially adverse.
5.10    Entity Names. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.10, no Loan Party has been known by any other company or corporate name, as applicable, in the past five (5) years and does not sell Inventory under any other name except as set forth on Schedule 5.10, nor has any Loan Party been the surviving corporation or company, as applicable, of a merger or



consolidation or acquired all or substantially all of the assets of any Person during the preceding five (5) years.
5.11    O.S.H.A. Environmental Compliance; Flood Insurance.
(a)    Except to the extent non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party is in compliance with, and its facilities, business, assets, property, leaseholds, Real Property and Fixed Assets are in compliance with, to the extent applicable, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and Environmental Laws. Any outstanding citations, notices or orders of non-compliance issued to any Loan Party or relating to its business, assets, property, leaseholds or Fixed Assets under any such laws, rules or regulations are set forth on Schedule 5.11; provided no such citations, notices or orders of non-compliance would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)    Each Loan Party has been issued all required federal, state, provincial and local licenses, certificates or permits (collectively, “Approvals”) required under all applicable Environmental Laws and all such Approvals are current and in full force and effect, except to the extent failure to maintain such Approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)    Except as set forth on Schedule 5.11: (i) there have been no releases, spills, discharges, leaks or disposal (collectively referred to as “Releases”) of Hazardous Materials at, upon, under or migrating from or onto any Real Property owned, leased or occupied by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, except for those Releases which are in compliance, in all material respects, with Environmental Laws; (ii) there are no underground storage tanks or polychlorinated biphenyls on any Real Property owned, leased or occupied by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, except for such underground storage tanks or polychlorinated biphenyls that are present in compliance with Environmental Laws, in all material respects; (iii) the Real Property including any premises owned, leased or occupied by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof has never been used by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof to dispose of Hazardous Materials, except as authorized by Environmental Laws; and (iv) no Hazardous Materials are managed by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof on any Real Property including any premises owned, leased or occupied by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, excepting such quantities as are managed in accordance with all applicable manufacturer’s instructions and compliance with Environmental Laws, in all material respects, and as are necessary for the operation of the commercial business of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or of its tenants.
(d)    All Real Property owned by Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries is insured pursuant to policies and other bonds which are valid and in full force and effect and which provide adequate coverage from reputable and financially sound insurers in amounts sufficient to insure the assets and risks of each such Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof in accordance with prudent business practice in the industry of such Person. Each Loan Party and Subsidiary thereof has taken all actions required under the Flood Laws including, but not limited to, obtaining flood insurance for such property, structures and contents.
5.12    Solvency; No Litigation, Violation, Indebtedness or Default; ERISA Compliance.
(a)    (i) After giving effect to the Transactions, each Loan Party is solvent, able to pay its debts as they mature, has capital sufficient to carry on its business and all businesses in which it is about to engage, (ii) as of the Closing Date, the fair present saleable value of the assets of each Loan Party, calculated on a going concern basis, is in excess of the amount of liabilities of such Loan Party, and (iii) subsequent to the Closing Date, the fair saleable value of the assets of



each Loan Party (calculated on a going concern basis) will be in excess of the amount of the liabilities of such Loan Party.
(b)    Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.12(b)(i), no Loan Party has any pending or threatened litigation, arbitration, actions or proceedings which if determined adversely would be reasonably be expected to be material to such Loan Party. No Loan Party has any outstanding Indebtedness other than the Obligations, except for (i) Indebtedness disclosed in Schedule 5.12(b)(ii) and (ii) Indebtedness otherwise permitted under Section 7.8 hereof.
(c)    No Loan Party is in violation of any applicable statute, law, rule, regulation or ordinance in any respect which would reasonably be expected be material and adverse to such Loan Party, nor is any Loan Party in violation of any order of any court, Governmental Body or arbitration board or tribunal. Except where any failure would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws.
(d)    No Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group maintains or is required to contribute to any Plan other than those listed on Schedule 5.12(d) hereto. Except where any failure would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Loan Party and each member of the Controlled Group has met all applicable minimum funding requirements under Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code in respect of each Plan, and each Plan is in compliance with Sections 412, 430 and 436 of the Code and Sections 206(g), 302 and 303 of ERISA, without regard to waivers and variances; (ii) each Plan which is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code as currently in effect has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code or an application for such a determination is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Code; (iii) neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due which are unpaid; (iv) no Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and there is no occurrence which would cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Plan; (v) the current value of the assets of each Plan exceeds the present value of the accrued benefits and other liabilities of such Plan and neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group knows of any facts or circumstances which would materially change the value of such assets and accrued benefits and other liabilities; (vi) neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group has breached any of the responsibilities, obligations or duties imposed on it by ERISA with respect to any Plan; (vii) neither any Loan Party nor any member of a Controlled Group has incurred any liability for any excise tax arising under Section 4971, 4972 or 4980B of the Code, and no fact exists which could give rise to any such liability; (viii) neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group nor any fiduciary of, nor any trustee to, any Plan, has engaged in a “prohibited transaction” described in Section 406 of the ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code nor taken any action which would constitute or result in a Termination Event with respect to any such Plan which is subject to ERISA; (ix) no Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (x) there exists no event described in Section 4043 of ERISA, for which the thirty (30) day notice period has not been waived; (xi) neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; (xii) neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group maintains or is required to contribute to any Plan which provides health, accident or life insurance benefits to former employees, their spouses or dependents, other than in accordance with Section 4980B of the Code; (xiii) neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group has withdrawn, completely or partially, within the meaning of Section 4203 or 4205 of ERISA, from any Multiemployer Plan so as to incur liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 and there exists no fact which would reasonably be expected to result in any such



liability; and (xiv) no Plan fiduciary (as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA) has any liability for breach of fiduciary duty or for any failure in connection with the administration or investment of the assets of a Plan.
(e)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Canadian Pension Plans are duly registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any other Applicable Laws which require registration, have been administered in accordance with the Income Tax Act (Canada) and such other Applicable Law and no event has occurred which could cause the loss of such registered status, (b) all obligations of the Canadian Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (including fiduciary, funding, investment and administration obligations) required to be performed in connection with the Canadian Pension Plans and the funding agreements relating thereto have been performed on a timely basis, and (c) all contributions or premiums required to be made or paid by them to the Canadian Pension Plans have been made on a timely basis in accordance with the terms of such plans and all Applicable Laws.
(f)    Reserved.
5.13    Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses. All material Intellectual Property owned or utilized by any Loan Party: (i) is set forth on Schedule 5.13; and (ii) is valid and has been duly registered or filed with all appropriate Governmental Bodies. The Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 5.13 constitutes all of the intellectual property rights which are necessary for the operation of each Loan Party’s business. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.13 hereto, there is no objection to, pending challenge to the validity of, or proceeding by any Governmental Body to suspend, revoke, terminate or adversely modify, any such Intellectual Property and no Loan Party is aware of any grounds for any challenge or proceedings, and no such matters set forth on Schedule 5.13, if determined adversely to a Loan Party, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All material Intellectual Property owned or held by any Loan Party consists of original material or property developed by such Loan Party or was lawfully acquired by such Loan Party from the proper and lawful owner thereof. Each of such items has been maintained so as to preserve the value thereof from the date of creation or acquisition thereof.
5.14    Licenses, Permits and Accreditation. Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, result in liability for Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000 or result in criminal liability for any Loan Party, (a) each of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries has, to the extent applicable: (i) obtained and maintains in good standing all required licenses or permits required by any applicable federal, state, provincial or local law, rule or regulation for the operation of its business in each jurisdiction wherein it is now conducting or proposes to conduct business; and (ii) to the extent prudent and customary in the industry in which it is engaged, obtained and maintains accreditation from all generally recognized accrediting agencies; and (b) all such required licenses, permits and accreditations are in full force and effect on the date hereof and have not been revoked or suspended or otherwise limited.
5.15    Default of Indebtedness. No Loan Party is in default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Indebtedness in excess of $3,000,000 or under any instrument or agreement under or subject to which any such Indebtedness has been issued and no event has occurred under the provisions of any such instrument or agreement which with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, constitutes or would constitute an event of default thereunder.
5.16    No Default. No Loan Party is in default in the payment or performance of any of its contractual obligations except to the extent that any such default would not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.



5.17    No Burdensome Restrictions. No Loan Party is party to any contract or agreement the performance of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, each Loan Party has heretofore delivered to Agent true and complete copies of all Material Contracts to which it is a party or to which it or any of its properties is subject. No Loan Party has agreed or consented to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien which is not a Permitted Encumbrance.
5.18    No Labor Disputes. No Loan Party is involved in any labor dispute which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; there are no material labor disputes, strikes or walkouts or union organization of any Loan Party’s employees threatened or in existence and no labor contract is scheduled to expire during the Term other than as set forth on Schedule 5.18 hereto.
5.19    Margin Regulations. No Loan Party is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect. No part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” “margin stock” as defined in Regulation U of such Board of Governors.
5.20    Investment Company Act. No Loan Party is an “investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor is it controlled by such a company.
5.21    Disclosure. No representation or warranty made by any Loan Party in this Agreement, the Term Loan Documents or in any financial statement, report, certificate or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein not misleading. There is no fact known to any Loan Party or which reasonably should be known to such Loan Party which such Loan Party has not disclosed to Agent in writing with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Term Loan Documents which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.22    Swaps. No Loan Party is a party to, nor will it be a party to, any swap agreement whereby such Loan Party has agreed or will agree to swap interest rates or currencies unless same provides that damages upon termination following an event of default thereunder are payable on an unlimited “two-way basis” without regard to fault on the part of either party.
5.23    Business and Property of Loan Parties. Upon and after the Closing Date, Loan Parties do not propose to engage in any business other than the manufacture, sale and distribution of medical equipment and activities necessary to conduct the foregoing or related thereto. On the Closing Date, each Loan Party will own all the property and possess all of the rights and Consents necessary for the conduct of the business of such Loan Party.
5.24    Ineligible Securities. Loan Parties do not intend to use and shall not use any portion of the proceeds of the Advances, directly or indirectly, to purchase during the underwriting period, or for 30 days thereafter, Ineligible Securities being underwritten by a securities Affiliate of Agent or any Lender.
5.25    Federal Securities Laws. None of Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries (other than the Company with respect to clauses (i) and (ii)), (i) is required to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act or securities legislation of Canada, France, England or the Netherlands, (ii) has



any securities registered under the Exchange Act or securities legislation of Canada, France, England or the Netherlands or (iii) has filed a registration statement that has not yet become effective under the Securities Act or securities legislation of Canada, France, England or the Netherlands.
5.26    Equity Interests. The authorized and outstanding Equity Interests of each Loan Party, and each legal and beneficial holder thereof, are as set forth on Schedule 5.26 hereto. All of the Equity Interests of each Loan Parties have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and have been sold and delivered to the holders hereof in compliance with, or under valid exemption from, all federal, provincial and state laws and the rules and regulations of each Governmental Body governing the sale and delivery of securities. Except for the rights and obligations set forth on Schedule 5.26, there are no subscriptions, warrants, options, calls, commitments, rights or agreement by which any Loan Party or any of the shareholders of any Loan Party is bound relating to the issuance, transfer, voting or redemption of shares of its Equity Interests or any pre-emptive rights held by any Person with respect to the Equity Interests of Loan Parties. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.26, Loan Parties have not issued any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its Equity Interests or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire such shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares.
5.27    Commercial Tort Claims. No Loan Party has any commercial tort claims in excess of $1,000,000 whether or not a proceeding has been filed, except as set forth on Schedule 5.27 hereto.
5.28    Letter of Credit Rights. No Loan Party has any letter of credit rights in excess of $1,000,000 except as set forth on Schedule 5.28 hereto.
5.29    Material Contracts. Schedule 5.29 sets forth all Material Contracts of Loan Parties and any material defaults thereunder. Except where any failure or default would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all Material Contracts are in full force and effect and no material defaults currently exist thereunder.
5.30    Fraud and Abuse. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect or result in liability for Loan Parties in excess of $1,000,000 or result in criminal liability for any Loan Party, neither any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of any Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Compliance Officer of the Company, any of their officers or directors, have engaged in any activities which are prohibited under federal Medicare and Medicaid statutes, 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b or 42 U.S.C., or any other Applicable Laws in any applicable jurisdiction. Section 1395nn or the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes or related state, local or provincial statutes or regulations, or which are prohibited by binding rules of professional conduct, including but not limited to the following: (a) knowingly and willfully making or causing to be made a false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact in any applications for any benefit or payment; (b) knowingly and willfully making or causing to be made any false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact for use in determining rights to any benefit or payment; (c) failing to disclose knowledge by a claimant of the occurrence of any event affecting the initial or continued right to any benefit or payment on its own behalf or on behalf of another with the intent to secure such benefit or payment fraudulently; (d) knowingly and willfully soliciting or receiving any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe or rebate), directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, or offering to pay such remuneration (i) in return for referring an individual to a Person for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any item or service for which payment may be made in whole or in part by Medicare, Medicaid or other applicable third party payors, including any Governmental Body, or (ii) in return for purchasing, leasing or ordering or arranging for or recommending the purchasing, leasing or



ordering of any good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part by Medicare, Medicaid or other applicable third party payors, including any Governmental Body.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Loan Parties are aware of, and have disclosed, the existence of the OIG Investigation and Consent Decree. Loan Parties believe that the programs described in the subpoena are in compliance with all applicable Laws, except where the failure to be in compliance would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect. Loan Parties are cooperating fully with the government inquiry.
5.31    Other Regulatory Protection. Except for oxygen products, none of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries manufactures pharmaceutical products. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.31, none of Loan Parties and none of the Subsidiaries of Loan Parties (a) participates in Medicare or Medicaid or other similar government programs in applicable jurisdictions as a provider or supplier, rather, Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are manufacturers and sell to providers for purposes of Medicare, Medicaid and any other Medical Reimbursement Program or other similar government programs in applicable jurisdictions, (b) is a party to any Medicare Provider Agreement or Medicaid Provider Agreement, or (c) bills for items or services to any Medical Reimbursement Program or other similar government programs in applicable jurisdictions. Each of Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable rules, regulations and other requirements of the Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada (for purposes hereof collectively, “FDA”), the Federal Trade Commission (for purposes hereof, “FTC”), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the United States Customs Service and the United States Postal Service and other state, national, provincial or federal regulatory authorities or jurisdictions in which such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries do business or distribute and market products, except to the extent that any such noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate, does not constitute a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the FDA, the FTC, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, nor any other such regulatory authority has requested (or, to the knowledge of any authorized officer, are considering requesting) any product recalls or other enforcement actions that (a) if complied with, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Effect or (b) with which Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have not complied within the time period allowed, except where any such failure would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.32    Reserved..
5.33    Delivery of Term Loan Documents. Agent has received complete copies of the Term Loan Documents and related documents (including all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters referred to therein or delivered pursuant thereto, if any) and all amendments thereto, waivers relating thereto and other side letters or agreements affecting the terms thereof. None of such documents and agreements has been amended or supplemented, nor have any of the provisions thereof been waived, except pursuant to a written agreement or instrument which has heretofore been delivered to Agent.
5.34    Reserved.
5.35    EEA Financial Institution. No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.
5.36    Certificate of Beneficial Ownership. The Certificate of Beneficial Ownership executed and delivered to Agent and Lenders for each Borrower (other than the Company) on or prior to the date of this Agreement, as updated from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, is accurate, complete and correct as of the date hereof and as of the date any such update is delivered. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the Certificate of Beneficial Ownership is one of the Other Documents.



5.37    Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws. No (a) Covered Entity, nor any employees, officers, directors, affiliates, consultants, brokers or agents acting on a Covered Entity’s behalf in connection with this Agreement: (i) is a Sanctioned Person; (ii) directly, or indirectly through any third party, is engaged in any transactions or other dealings with or for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction, or any transactions or other dealings that otherwise are prohibited by any Anti-Terrorism Laws; (b) Collateral is Embargoed Property.
5.38    Anti-Corruption Laws. Each Covered Entity has (a) conducted its business in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws and (b) has instituted and maintains policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with such Laws.
6.    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, until payment in full of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement:
6.1    Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or to the operation of such Loan Party’s business the non-compliance with which would reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to any Loan Party (except to the extent (a) any separate provision of this Agreement shall expressly require compliance with any particular Applicable Law(s) pursuant to another standard or (b) any Applicable Law is being Properly Contested).
6.2    Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Assets. (a) Conduct continuously and operate actively its business according to good business practices and maintain all of its properties useful or necessary in its business in good working order and condition (reasonable wear and tear and casualty excepted and except as may be disposed of in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), including all material Intellectual Property and take all actions necessary to enforce and protect the validity of any material intellectual property right or other right included in the Collateral; (b) keep in full force and effect its existence and comply with all laws and regulations governing the conduct of its business where the failure to do so would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) make all such reports and pay all such franchise and other taxes and license fees and do all such other acts and things as may be lawfully required to maintain its rights, licenses, leases, powers and franchises under the laws of the United States, Canada, France, England or the Netherlands or any political subdivision thereof where the failure to do so would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.3    Books and Records; Inspection Rights.
(a)    Keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries will be made of all dealings or transactions of or in relation to its business and affairs (including without limitation accruals for taxes, assessments, Charges, levies and claims, allowances against doubtful Receivables and accruals for depreciation, obsolescence or amortization of assets), that allow Loan Parties to prepare financial reports in accordance with, or as required by, GAAP consistently applied in the opinion of such independent public accountant as shall then be regularly engaged by Loan Parties.
(b)    Permit any representatives designated by the Agent or any Lender (including employees of the Agent, any Lender or any consultants, accountants, lawyers, agents and appraisers retained by the Agent), upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to conduct at such Loan Party’s premises field examinations of such Loan Party’s assets, liabilities, books and records, including examining and making extracts from its books and records, environmental assessment reports and Phase I or Phase II studies, and to discuss its



affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.
6.4    Payment of Taxes. Unless Properly Contested, pay, when due, all Priority Payables and all taxes, assessments and other Charges lawfully levied or assessed upon such Loan Party or any of the Collateral, including real and personal property taxes, assessments and charges and all franchise, income, employment, social security benefits, withholding, and sales taxes. If any tax by any Governmental Body is or may be imposed on or as a result of any transaction between any Loan Party and the Agent or any Lender which the Agent or any Lender may be required to withhold or pay or if any taxes, assessments, or other Charges remain unpaid after the date fixed for their payment, or if any claim shall be made which, in the Agent’s opinion, may reasonably be expected to create a valid Lien on the Collateral, the Agent may, upon notice to Loan Parties (or during an Event of Default without notice to Loan Parties) pay the taxes, assessments or other Charges and each Loan Party hereby indemnifies and holds the Agent and each Lender harmless in respect thereof. The amount of any payment by an Agent under this Section 6.4 shall be charged to Borrowers’ Account as a Revolving Advance maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan and added to the Obligations and, until Loan Parties shall furnish the Agent with an indemnity therefor (or supply the Agent with evidence satisfactory to the Agent that due provision for the payment thereof has been made), the Agent may hold without interest any balance standing to Loan Parties’ credit and the Agent shall retain its security interest in and Lien on any and all Collateral held by the Agent.
6.5    Reserved.
6.6    Financial Covenant; Minimum Undrawn Availability.
(a)    Cause to be maintained the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Required Amount at all times.
(b)    Reserved
6.7    Insurance.
(a)    (i) Keep all its insurable properties and properties in which such Loan Party has an interest insured against the hazards of fire, flood, sprinkler leakage, those hazards covered by extended coverage insurance and such other hazards, and for such amounts, as is customary in the case of companies engaged in businesses similar in size and scope to such Loan Party’s including business interruption insurance; (ii) maintain a bond in such amounts as is customary in the case of companies engaged in businesses similar to such Loan Party insuring against larceny, embezzlement or other criminal misappropriation of insured’s officers and employees who may either singly or jointly with others at any time have access to the assets or funds of such Loan Party either directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such assets; (iii) maintain public and product liability insurance against claims for personal injury, death or property damage suffered by others; (iv) maintain all such worker’s compensation or similar insurance as may be required under the laws of any state, province or jurisdiction in which such Loan Party is engaged in business; (v) furnish Agent with (A) copies of all policies and evidence of the maintenance of such policies by the renewal thereof at least thirty (30) days before any expiration date, and (B) appropriate loss payable endorsements in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, naming Agent as an additional insured and mortgagee and/or lender loss payee (as applicable) as its interests may appear with respect to all insurance coverage referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, and providing (I) that all proceeds thereunder shall be payable to Agent, (II) no such insurance shall be affected by any act or neglect of the insured or owner of the property described in such policy, and (III) that such policy and loss payable clauses may not be cancelled, amended or terminated unless at least thirty (30) days



prior written notice is given to Agent (or in the case of non-payment, at least ten (10) days prior written notice). All of the coverages required in this Section 6.7(a) shall be maintained with financially sound and reputable carriers having a financial strength rating of at least A- by A.M. Best Company. In the event of any loss thereunder, the carriers named therein hereby are directed by Agent and the applicable Loan Party to make payment for such loss to Agent and not to such Loan Party and Agent jointly. If any insurance losses are paid by check, draft or other instrument payable to any Loan Party and Agent jointly, Agent may endorse such Loan Party’s name thereon and do such other things as Agent may deem advisable to reduce the same to cash.
(b)    Each Loan Party shall take all actions required under the Flood Laws and/or requested by Agent to assist in ensuring that each Lender is in compliance with the Flood Laws applicable to the Collateral, including, but not limited to, providing Agent with the address and/or GPS coordinates of each structure on any real property that will be subject to a mortgage in favor of Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, and, to the extent required, obtaining flood insurance for such property, structures and contents prior to such property, structures and contents becoming Collateral, and thereafter maintaining such flood insurance in full force and effect for so long as required by the Flood Laws.
(c)    With respect to any claims in excess of $1,000,000 individually or $5,000,000 in the aggregate in any calendar year and with respect to any claims during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, Agent is hereby authorized to adjust and compromise claims under insurance coverage referred to in Sections 6.7(a)(i) and (iii) and 6.7(b) above. All loss recoveries received by Agent under any such insurance may be applied to the Obligations, in such order as Agent in its sole discretion shall determine, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. Any surplus shall be paid by Agent to Loan Parties or applied as may be otherwise required by law. Any deficiency thereon shall be paid by Loan Parties to Agent, on demand. Anything hereinabove to the contrary notwithstanding, and subject to the fulfillment of the conditions set forth below, Agent shall remit to Borrowing Agent insurance proceeds received by Agent during any calendar year under insurance policies procured and maintained by Loan Parties which insure Loan Parties’ insurable properties to the extent such insurance proceeds do not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate during such calendar year or $1,000,000 per occurrence. In the event the amount of insurance proceeds received by Agent for any occurrence exceeds $1,000,000, then Agent shall not be obligated to remit the insurance proceeds to Borrowing Agent unless Borrowing Agent shall provide Agent with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent that the insurance proceeds will be used by Loan Parties to repair, replace or restore the insured property which was the subject of the insurable loss. In the event Borrowing Agent has previously received (or, after giving effect to any proposed remittance by Agent to Borrowing Agent would receive) insurance proceeds which equal or exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate during any calendar year, then Agent may, in its sole discretion, either remit the insurance proceeds to Borrowing Agent upon Borrowing Agent providing Agent with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent that the insurance proceeds will be used by Loan Parties to repair, replace or restore the insured property which was the subject of the insurable loss, or apply the proceeds to the Obligations, as aforesaid. The agreement of Agent to remit insurance proceeds in the manner above provided shall be subject in each instance to satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (x) No Event of Default or Default shall then have occurred, (y) Loan Parties shall use such insurance proceeds promptly to repair, replace or restore the insurable property which was the subject of the insurable loss and for no other purpose, and (z) such remittances shall be made under such procedures as Agent may establish. If any Loan Party fails to obtain insurance as hereinabove provided, or to keep the same in force, Agent, if Agent so elects, may obtain such insurance and pay the premium therefor on behalf of such Loan Party, which payments shall be charged to Borrowers’ Account and constitute part of the obligations.
6.8    Payment of Indebtedness and Leasehold Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy (i) at or before maturity (subject, where applicable, to specified grace periods) all its



Indebtedness, except when the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to any Loan Party or when the amount or validity thereof is currently being Properly Contested, subject at all times to any applicable subordination arrangement in favor of Lenders and (ii) when due its rental obligations under all material leases of real property under which it is a tenant, and shall otherwise comply, in all material respects, with all other terms of such leases and keep them in full force and effect.
6.9    Environmental Matters.
(a)    Except where any non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, result in liability for Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000 or result in criminal liability for any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof, ensure that the Real Property and all operations and businesses conducted thereon are in compliance and remain in compliance with all Environmental Laws in all respects and it shall manage any and all Hazardous Materials on any Real Property in compliance with Environmental Laws.
(b)    Establish and maintain an environmental management and compliance system to assure and monitor continued compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws which system shall include periodic environmental compliance audits to be conducted by knowledgeable environmental professionals. All potential violations and violations of Environmental Laws shall be reviewed with legal counsel to determine any required reporting to applicable Governmental Bodies and any required corrective actions to address such potential violations or violations.
(c)    Respond promptly to any Hazardous Discharge or Environmental Complaint and take all necessary action in order to safeguard the health of any Person and to avoid subjecting the Collateral or Real Property to any Lien. If any Loan Party shall fail to respond promptly to any Hazardous Discharge or Environmental Complaint or any Loan Party shall fail to comply with any of the requirements of any Environmental Laws, Agent on behalf of Lenders may, but without the obligation to do so, for the sole purpose of protecting Agent’s interest in the Collateral: (i) give such notices or (ii) enter onto the Real Property (or authorize third parties to enter onto the Real Property) and take such actions as Agent (or such third parties as directed by Agent) deem reasonably necessary or advisable, to remediate, remove, mitigate or otherwise manage with any such Hazardous Discharge or Environmental Complaint. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Agent and Lenders (or such third parties) in the exercise of any such rights, including any sums paid in connection with any judicial or administrative investigation or proceedings, fines and penalties, together with interest thereon from the date expended at the Default Rate for Domestic Rate Loans constituting Revolving Advances shall be paid upon demand by Loan Parties, and until paid shall be added to and become a part of the Obligations secured by the Liens created by the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement between Agent, any Lender and any Loan Party.
(d)    Promptly upon the written request of Agent from time to time, if any Loan Party has received an Environmental Complaint, or if Agent has a reasonable good faith basis to believe that there has occurred a Hazardous Discharge that requires remedial or investigatory action under Environmental Laws or that is the subject to regulatory inquiry, Loan Parties shall provide Agent, at Loan Parties’ expense, with an environmental site assessment or environmental compliance audit report prepared by an environmental engineering firm acceptable in the reasonable opinion of Agent, to assess with a reasonable degree of certainty the existence of a Hazardous Discharge and the potential costs in connection with abatement, remediation and removal of any Hazardous Materials found on, under, at or within the Real Property. Any report or investigation of such Hazardous Discharge proposed and acceptable to the responsible Governmental Body shall be acceptable to Agent. If such estimates, individually or in the aggregate, exceed $250,000, Agent shall have the right to require Loan Parties to post a bond,



letter of credit or other security reasonably satisfactory to Agent to secure payment of these costs and expenses.
6.10    Standards of Financial Statements. Cause all financial statements referred to in Sections 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11, 9.12 and 9.13 as to which GAAP is applicable to be complete and correct in all material respects (subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments) and to be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein (except as disclosed therein and agreed to by such reporting accountants or officer, as applicable).
6.11    Federal Securities Laws. Promptly notify Agent in writing if any Loan Party (other than, with respect to clause (i) or (ii), the Company) or any of their Subsidiaries (i) is required to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act or securities legislation of Canada, France, England or the Netherlands, (ii) registers any securities under the Exchange Act or securities legislation of Canada, France, England or the Netherlands or (iii) files a registration statement under the Securities Act or securities legislation of Canada, France, England or the Netherlands.
6.12    Execution of Supplemental Instruments. Execute and deliver to Agent from time to time, upon demand, such supplemental agreements, statements, assignments and transfers, or instructions or documents relating to the Collateral, and such other instruments as Agent may request, in order that the full intent of this Agreement may be carried into effect.
6.13    Government Receivables. To the extent any Borrower desires such Receivables to constitute Eligible Receivables, take all steps necessary to protect Agent’s interest in the Collateral under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act, the Financial Administration Act (Canada) and any similar applicable provincial statute, the Uniform Commercial Code and all other applicable state, national, provincial or local statutes or ordinances and deliver to Agent appropriately endorsed, any instrument or chattel paper connected with any Receivable arising out of any contract between any Loan Party and the relevant Governmental Body or any department, agency or instrumentality of any of them.
6.14    Keepwell. If it is a Qualified ECP Loan Party, then jointly and severally, together with each other Qualified ECP Loan Party, hereby absolutely unconditionally and irrevocably (a) guarantees the prompt payment and performance of all Swap Obligations owing by each Non-Qualifying Party (it being understood and agreed that this guarantee is a guaranty of payment and not of collection), and (b) undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by any Non-Qualifying Party to honor all of such Non-Qualifying Party’s obligations under this Agreement or any Other Document in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Loan Party shall only be liable under this Section 6.14 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 6.14, or otherwise under this Agreement or any Other Document, voidable under applicable law, including applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Loan Party under this Section 6.14 shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement and the Other Documents. Each Qualified ECP Loan Party intends that this Section 6.14 constitute, and this Section 6.14 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Borrower and Guarantor for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA.
6.15    [Reserved.]



6.16    Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Benefit Plans. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a)    For each existing, or hereafter adopted, Canadian Pension Plan and Canadian Benefit Plan, each Canadian Loan Party shall, in a timely fashion comply with and perform in all material respects all of its obligations under and in respect of such Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan, including under any funding agreements and all Applicable Laws (including any fiduciary, funding, investment and administration obligations).
(b)    All employer or employee payments, contributions or premiums required to be remitted, paid to or in respect of each such Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan shall be paid or remitted by each Canadian Loan Party in a timely fashion and in accordance with the terms thereof(including any funding agreements and all Applicable Laws).
6.17    [Reserved.]
6.18    [Reserved.]
6.19    [Reserved.]
6.20    [Reserved.]
6.21    [Reserved.]
6.22    [Reserved.]
6.23    [Reserved.]
6.24    Certificate of Beneficial Ownership and Other Additional Information. Provide to Agent and the Lenders: (i) confirmation of the accuracy of the information set forth in the most recent Certificate of Beneficial Ownership provided to the Agent and Lenders; (ii) a new Certificate of Beneficial Ownership, in form and substance acceptable to Agent and each Lender, when the individual(s) to be identified as a Beneficial Owner have changed; and (iii) such other information and documentation as may reasonably be requested by Agent or any Lender from time to time for purposes of compliance by Agent or such Lender with applicable laws (including without limitation the USA Patriot Act and other “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations), and any policy or procedure implemented by Agent or such Lender to comply therewith.
6.25    Post-Closing Obligations. The Loan Parties shall deliver to the Agent deposit account control agreements (each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in its sole discretion) with respect to each Loan Party's accounts (other than payroll and/or benefit accounts) at JPMorgan Chase Bank that are not currently subject to deposit account control agreements in favor of the Agent, within thirty (30) days from the Closing Date (or such later date as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion).
7.    NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, until satisfaction in full of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement:



7.1    Merger, Consolidation, Acquisition and Sale of Assets.
(a)    Enter into any merger, amalgamation consolidation or other reorganization with or into any other Person or acquire all or a substantial portion of the assets or Equity Interests of any Person or consummate an LLC Division or permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge or amalgamate with it, except (i) any Loan Party other than the Company or any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (other than the Insurance Subsidiary) may consolidate or merge into another Loan Party which is wholly-owned by one or more of the other Loan Parties so long as such Loan Party is the survivor, (ii) Excluded Subsidiaries (other than the Insurance Subsidiary) may consolidate or merge into other Excluded Subsidiaries (other than the Insurance Subsidiary), (iii) Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries may consolidate or merge into another such Foreign Excluded Subsidiary, (iv) any Subsidiary (other than the Insurance Subsidiary and other than any Foreign Subsidiary) may merge into the Company so long as the Company is the survivor, (v)  any Subsidiary of the Company permitted to consolidate or merge with the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to clauses (i)-(iv) above may, instead of consolidating or merging with the Company or another Subsidiary, transfer all of its assets to the Company or a Subsidiary of the type specified in clauses (i)-(iv) above, respectively, and subsequently the Subsidiary which transferred its assets may be dissolved or liquidated; for example, a Foreign Excluded Subsidiary may transfer all of its assets to another such Foreign Excluded Subsidiary, and the Foreign Excluded Subsidiary which transferred all of its assets may then be dissolved or liquidated (vi) MCLP may sell all of the Equity Interests in MI to the Company; and (vii) any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.4; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary, which shall have complied with the requirements of Sections 7.12.
(b)    Sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets (including by way of an LLC Division), except Permitted Dispositions.
7.2    Creation of Liens. Create or suffer to exist any Lien or transfer upon or against any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter created or acquired, except Permitted Encumbrances.
7.3    Guarantees. Become liable upon the obligations or liabilities of any Person by assumption, endorsement or guaranty thereof or otherwise (other than to Lenders) except (a) as disclosed on Schedule 7.3, (b) guarantees by one or more Loan Parties or Subsidiaries thereof of the Indebtedness or obligations of any other Loan Parties or Subsidiaries thereof to the extent such Indebtedness or obligations are permitted to be incurred and/or outstanding pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and (c) the endorsement of checks in the Ordinary Course of Business.
7.4    Investments. Purchase or acquire obligations or Equity Interests of, or any other interest in, any Person, other than Permitted Investments.
7.5    Loans. Make advances, loans or extensions of credit to any Person, including any Loan Party, or Subsidiary or Affiliate of a Loan Party other than as described in clauses (O), (P), (R) and (S) of the definition of Permitted Investments.
7.6    Capital Expenditures. Contract for, purchase or make any expenditure or commitments for Capital Expenditures in any fiscal year in an aggregate amount for all Loan Parties in excess of $25,000,000.
7.7    Dividends. Declare, pay or make any dividend or distribution on any Equity Interests of any Loan Party (other than dividends or distributions payable in its stock, or split-ups



or reclassifications of its stock) or apply any of its funds, property or assets to the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any Equity Interest, or of any options to purchase or acquire any Equity Interest of any Loan Party, except
(a)    in respect of dividends and distributions made by any Subsidiary, for dividends and distributions made to Loan Parties;
(b)    transactions permitted pursuant to Section 7.23;
(c)    the Company may pay or make dividends or distributions in an amount not to exceed $475,000 per fiscal quarter so long as (i) no Event of Default or Default shall exist immediately prior to or after giving effect to such dividend or distribution, and (ii) US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount immediately following or at any time for the thirty (30) consecutive days immediately preceding such proposed dividend or distribution;
(d)    repurchases, redemptions or reductions in number of shares issued (including, by utilization of the “net share” concept) by the Company of any Equity Interests in the Company made in connection with (I) the surrender of shares by employees to (x) facilitate the payment by such employees of the taxes associated with compensation received by such employees under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans and, (y) to satisfy the purchase price of non-qualified stock options, in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 in the aggregate (for both (x) and (y)) in any fiscal year and (II) the deduction by the Company, of a portion of restricted stock or performance shares previously (i.e. prior to the date of the deduction) granted to employees under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans to facilitate the payment by such employees of the taxes associated with the vesting of such restricted stock and performance shares; provided, in each case, that prior to and after giving effect to such repurchases, redemptions or reductions no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing;
(e)    any purchase by the Company of 2026 Convertible Notes Hedge Transaction; provided that prior to and after giving effect to such purchase (and in the case of clause (ii) below, for the thirty (30) consecutive days ending as of the date of the most recently delivered US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate) (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing and (ii) US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount;
(f)    purchases, redemptions or retirements by the Company of any Equity Interests upon exercise and settlement or termination of the 2026 Convertible Notes Hedge Transactions;
(g)    distributions on the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes (including, without limitation, upon conversion thereof); provided that prior to and after giving effect to such distributions (other than the payment of interest on the 2024 Convertible Notes, the 2026 Convertible Notes and/or delivery of common shares of the Company (together with cash in lieu of any fractional shares) upon any conversion of the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes) (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing and (ii) US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount for the thirty (30) consecutive days ending as of the date of the most recently delivered US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate;
(h)    purchases, redemptions or other retirements of any shares of common stock of the Company arising from the conversion of the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes; provided that prior to and after giving effect to such purchases, redemptions or retirements (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing and (ii) US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount



for the thirty (30) consecutive days ending as of the date of the most recently delivered US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate; and
(i)    the issuance of, entry into, (including any payments of premiums in connection therewith), performance of obligations under (including any payments of interest), and conversion, exercise, repurchase, redemption, settlement or early termination or cancellation of (whether in whole or in part and including by netting or set-off) (in each case, whether in cash, common shares of the Company or any combination thereof) or the satisfaction of any condition that would permit or require any of the foregoing, any 2024 Convertible Notes, any 2026 Convertible Notes, and any 2026 Convertible Notes Hedge Transaction.
7.8    Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness.
7.9    Nature of Business. Substantially change the nature of the business in which it is presently engaged, nor except as specifically permitted hereby purchase or invest, directly or indirectly, in any assets or property other than in the Ordinary Course of Business for assets or property which are useful in, necessary for and are to be used in its business as presently conducted.
7.10    Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly, purchase, acquire or lease any property from, or sell, transfer or lease any property to, or otherwise enter into any transaction or deal with, any Affiliate, except for (i) transactions among Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries which are not expressly prohibited by the terms of this Agreement and which are in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) payment by Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries of dividends and distributions permitted under Section 7.7 hereof, and (iii) transactions disclosed to Agent in writing, which are in the Ordinary Course of Business, on an arm’s-length basis on terms and conditions no less favorable than terms and conditions which would have been obtainable from a Person other than an Affiliate, (iv) transactions with customers, clients, joint venture partners, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Company and the Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Company, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party, (v) the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or spouses, former spouses, successors, heirs, legatees, distributes or Affiliates of any of the foregoing) of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (vi) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Subsidiaries, (vii) employment, consulting, severance and other service or benefit related arrangements between the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business (including loans and advances pursuant to Sections 7.4, salary or guaranteed payments and bonuses) and transactions pursuant to stock option and other equity award plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (viii) issuances of Equity Interests of the Company to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement.
7.11    Leases. Enter as lessee into any lease arrangement for real or personal property (unless capitalized and permitted under Section 7.6 hereof or entered into in connection with a Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted pursuant to clause (D) of the definition of Permitted Dispositions) if after giving effect thereto, aggregate annual rental payments for all leased property would exceed $25,000,000 in any one fiscal year in the aggregate for all Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries.



7.12    Subsidiaries.
(a)    Own or create directly or indirectly any Subsidiaries other than (i) any Subsidiary which has joined this Agreement as a Borrower or Guarantor and the Intercreditor Agreement on the Closing Date and the Excluded Subsidiaries; (ii) any Subsidiary (A) formed (or acquired) after the Closing Date which joins this Agreement as a Guarantor, or elects instead to join this Agreement as a Borrower, and satisfies each other applicable requirement set forth in Section 16.21; provided that notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or in any Other Document to the contrary, any Subsidiary which (1) is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or Canada (or any province thereof) (2) is owned solely by a Foreign Excluded Subsidiary, and (3) is a limited liability company which has not elected to be treated as a corporation for United States federal tax purposes, shall not be required to guaranty the Guarantied Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement) of any Loan Party, or (B) which is an Excluded Subsidiary as of the Closing Date that subsequently becomes a Material Subsidiary, which joins this Agreement as a Guarantor and satisfies each other applicable requirement set forth in Section 16.21, and (iii) any Foreign Excluded Subsidiary; and
(b)    Become or agree to become a party to a Joint Venture.
7.13    Fiscal Year and Accounting Changes. No US-Canada Loan Party shall change its fiscal year from December 31 or make any change (i) in accounting treatment and reporting practices except as required by GAAP or (ii) in tax reporting treatment except as required by law.
7.14    Pledge of Credit. Now or hereafter pledge Agent’s or any Lender’s credit on any purchases, commitments or contracts or for any purpose whatsoever or use any portion of any Advance in or for any business other than such Loan Party’s business operations as conducted on the Closing Date.
7.15    Amendment of Organizational Documents. (i) Change its legal name, (ii) change its form of legal entity (e.g., converting from a corporation to a limited liability company or vice versa), (iii) change its jurisdiction of organization or become (or attempt or purport to become) organized in more than one jurisdiction, or (iv) otherwise amend, modify or waive any term or material provision of its Organizational Documents unless required by law, in any such case without (x) giving at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of such intended change to Agent, (y) having received from Agent confirmation that Agent has taken all steps necessary for Agent to continue the perfection of and protect the enforceability and priority of its Liens in the Collateral belonging to such Loan Party and in the Equity Interests of such Loan Party and (z) in any case under clause (iv), if the change would be adverse to the Lenders as determined by the Agent, having received the prior written consent of US-Canada Required Lenders to such amendment, modification or waiver.
7.16    Compliance with ERISA; Canadian Pension Plans. (i) (x) Maintain, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to maintain, or (y) become obligated to contribute, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to become obligated to contribute, to any Plan, other than those Plans disclosed on Schedule 5.12(d), (ii) engage, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to engage, in any non-exempt “prohibited transaction”, as that term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) terminate, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to terminate, any Plan where such event could result in any liability of any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group or the imposition of a lien on the property of any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA, (iv) incur, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to incur, any withdrawal liability to any Multiemployer Plan; (v) fail promptly to notify Agent of the occurrence of any Termination Event, (vi) fail to comply, or permit a member of the Controlled Group to fail to comply, with



the requirements of ERISA or the Code or other Applicable Laws in respect of any Plan, (vii) fail to meet, permit any member of the Controlled Group to fail to meet, or permit any Plan to fail to meet all minimum funding requirements under ERISA and the Code, without regard to any waivers or variances, or postpone or delay or allow any member of the Controlled Group to postpone or delay any funding requirement with respect of any Plan, (viii) cause, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to cause, a representation or warranty in Section 5.12(d) to cease to be true and correct, (ix) permit its unfunded pension fund obligations and liabilities under any Canadian Pension Plan to remain unfunded other than in accordance with Applicable Law, or (x) maintain, sponsor, administer, contribute to, participate in or assume or incur any liability in respect of any Specified Canadian Pension Plan, or acquire an interest in any Person if such Person sponsors, administers, contributes to, participates in or has any liability in respect of, any Specified Canadian Pension Plan.
7.17    Prepayment of Indebtedness. At any time other than (i) on or about the Closing Date directly or indirectly in connection with the Transactions, (ii) one or more exchanges of any Existing Notes in connection with the Transactions, (iii) one or more exchanges of any Existing Notes in connection with the incurrence of any Indebtedness under subpart (U) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness and (iv) with respect to CF Debt Priority Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) to which Section 7.23 applies, directly or indirectly, prepay any Indebtedness in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate during the Term, (other than Indebtedness (a) to Lenders, (b) of a Loan Party to another Loan Party, (c) of an Excluded Subsidiary to a Loan Party, (d) of an Excluded Subsidiary to another Excluded Subsidiary, or (e) under the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, conversion, exercise, repurchase, redemption, settlement or early termination or cancellation); provided, that, in each case, prior to and after giving effect to such prepayment (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing, (ii) in the case of clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d), US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount for the thirty (30) consecutive days ending as of the date of the most recently delivered US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate and (iii) in the case of clause (e), after giving effect to such transaction, the Convertible Notes Prepayment Test is met) or repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness of any Loan Party in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate during the Term (other than Indebtedness (a) of a Loan Party to another Loan Party, (b) of an Excluded Subsidiary to a Loan Party, (c) of an Excluded Subsidiary to another Excluded Subsidiary, or (d) under the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes; provided, that, in each case, prior to and after giving effect to such repurchases, redemptions, retirements or acquisitions (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing, (ii) in the case of clauses (a), (b) or (c), US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount for the thirty (30) consecutive days ending as of the date of the most recently delivered US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate and (iii) in the case of clause (d), after giving effect to such transaction, the Convertible Notes Prepayment Test is met). Notwithstanding the above, any Loan Party and any of its Subsidiaries may at any time, directly or indirectly, prepay, repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness of any Loan Party under the 2024 Convertible Notes (solely with respect to the 2024 Convertible Notes, not in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate during the Term) (including, in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, conversion, exercise, repurchase, redemption, settlement or early termination or cancellation) to the extent such prepayment, repurchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition is made with the proceeds of the issuance of the 2026 Convertible Notes.
7.18    Membership / Partnership Interests. Designate or permit any of their Subsidiaries to (a) treat their limited liability company membership interests or partnership interests, as the case may be, as securities as contemplated by the definition of “security” in Section 8-102(15) and by Section 8-103 of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code or (b) certificate their limited liability membership interests or partnership interests, as applicable.



7.19    Covenants as to Certain Indebtedness. Amend or modify any provisions of the documents governing the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes, in each case, in any material and adverse way to any of the Loan Parties or the Lenders (with any changes to the interest rate, redemption requirements, amortization schedule, negative covenants and events of default deemed to be material for purposes hereof, but without limiting any other changes which may be material) without providing at least fifteen (15) calendar days’ prior written notice to Agent and Lenders, and obtaining the prior written consent of the US-Canada Required Lenders, it being understood for the avoidance of doubt, that adjustments, amendments, and modifications expressly required to be made pursuant to the terms of the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes shall be permitted. Amend or modify any provisions of the Term Loan Documents or the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents in any material and adverse way to any of the Loan Parties or the Lenders (with any changes to the interest rate, redemption requirements, amortization schedule, negative covenants and events of default deemed to be material for purposes hereof (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any changes that solely affect non-Loan Parties under the Term Loan Documents), but without limiting any other changes which may be material) without providing at least fifteen (15) calendar days’ prior written notice to Agent and Lenders, and obtaining the prior written consent of the US-Canada Required Lenders.
7.20    Agreements Restricting Dividends. Other than the Term Loan Documents, the Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents and the documents and agreements evidencing any Indebtedness permitted under subpart (U) of the Permitted Indebtedness definition, enter into any Agreement with any Person which restricts any of the Subsidiaries of the Company’s right to pay dividends or other distributions to the Company or any other Loan Party or repay intercompany loans from the Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company or any other Loan Party.
7.21    Reserved.
7.22    Restrictions on Insurance Subsidiary. Permit the Insurance Subsidiary to have any substantial assets, liabilities or business operations, other than such assets, liabilities and operations necessary (a) to provide insurance coverage to the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries, or (b) to comply with applicable Laws.
7.23    CF Debt Priority Obligations. At any time, directly or indirectly, pay, prepay, repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire, or make any payment on account of any principal of, interest on or premium payable in connection with the repayment or redemption of the CF Debt Priority Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), except for (a) regularly scheduled payments of interest on or with respect to the CF Debt Priority Obligations, (b) mandatory prepayments, repurchases, redemptions, retirements or acquisitions of the Term Loan or Senior Secured Convertible Notes (in each case together with any related premiums and redemption or similar fees), in each case that are required pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Documents and/or Senior Secured Convertible Notes Documents, as applicable, as in effect on the Closing Date, (c) prepayments, repurchases, redemptions, retirements or acquisitions (in each case together with any related premiums and redemption or similar fees) in connection with a refinancing permitted under subparts (S), (T) and (U) of Permitted Indebtedness, (d) other payments, prepayments, repurchases, redemptions, retirements or acquisitions made with or in exchange for or via conversion into (or with the proceeds of an issuance of) Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date))) of the Company or cash in lieu of any fractional Equity Interests, (e) cash payment and other distribution due upon conversion of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect on the Closing Date, (f) payments at maturity of the CF Priority Debt Obligations as in effect on the Closing Date, and (g) other payments, prepayments, repurchases, redemptions, retirement or acquisition so long as prior to and after giving effect to such payments, prepayment, repurchase, redemption, retirement or acquisition (i)



no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing, (ii) US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount for the thirty (30) consecutive days ending as of the date of the most recently delivered US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate and (iii) after giving effect to such transaction, the Convertible Notes Prepayment Test is met).
7.24    Reserved.
7.25    Reserved.
8.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
8.1    Conditions to Initial Advances. The agreement of Lenders to make the initial Advances requested to be made on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by Agent, immediately prior to or concurrently with the making of such Advances, of the following conditions precedent:
(a)    Note. Agent shall have received the Notes duly executed and delivered by an authorized officer of each Loan Party;
(b)    Agreement and Other Documents. Agent shall have received an executed copy of this Agreement and each of the executed Other Documents, as applicable;
(c)    Financial Condition Certificates. Agent shall have received an executed Financial Condition Certificate in the form of Exhibit 8.1(g);
(d)    Closing Certificate. Agent shall have received a closing certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of each Loan Party dated as of the date hereof, stating that (i) all representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the Other Documents are true and correct on and as of such date, (ii) Loan Parties are in compliance with all covenants set forth in this Agreement and the Other Documents (including without limitation financial covenants), and (iii) on such date no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing;
(e)    Borrowing Base. Agent shall have received evidence from Borrowers that the aggregate amount of Eligible Receivables is sufficient in value and amount to support Advances in the amount requested by Loan Parties on the Closing Date;
(f)    US-Canada Undrawn Availability. After giving effect to the initial Advances hereunder, the Loan Parties shall have US-Canada Undrawn Availability of at least $26,500,000 as evidenced by a Closing Date Borrowing Base Certificate provided to Agent;
(g)    Blocked Accounts. Loan Parties shall have opened the Depository Accounts with Agent (or an Affiliate of the Agent) or Agent shall have received duly executed agreements establishing the Blocked Accounts with financial institutions acceptable to the Agent for the collection or servicing of the Receivables and proceeds of the Collateral and Agent shall have entered into control agreements with the applicable financial institutions in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent with respect to such Blocked Accounts;
(h)    Filings, Registrations and Recordings. Each document (including any Uniform Commercial Code or PPSA financing statement) required by this Agreement, any related agreement or under law or reasonably requested by the Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create, in favor of the Agent, a perfected security interest in or lien upon the Collateral shall have been properly filed, registered or recorded in each jurisdiction in which the filing, registration or recordation thereof is so required or requested, and the Agent shall have received



an acknowledgment copy, or other evidence satisfactory to it, of each such filing, registration or recordation and satisfactory evidence of the payment of any necessary fee, tax or expense relating thereto;
(i)    Lien Waiver Agreements. Agent shall have received Lien Waiver Agreements with respect to all U.S. or Canadian locations or places at which Inventory and books and records are located;
(j)    Secretary’s Certificates, Authorizing Resolutions and Good Standings of Borrowers. Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other equivalent officer, partner or manager) of each Borrower in form and substance satisfactory to Agent dated as of the Closing Date which shall certify (i) copies of resolutions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, of the board of directors (or other equivalent governing body, member or partner) of such Borrower authorizing (x) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Notes and each Other Document to which such Borrower is a party (including authorization of the incurrence of indebtedness, borrowing of Revolving Advances and Swing Loans and requesting of Letters of Credit on a joint and several basis with all Borrowers as provided for herein), and (y) the granting by such Borrower of the security interests in and liens upon the Collateral to secure all of the joint and several Obligations of Borrowers (and such certificate shall state that such resolutions have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded as of the date of such certificate), (ii) the incumbency and signature of the officers of such Borrower authorized to execute this Agreement and the Other Documents, (iii) copies of the Organizational Documents of such Borrower as in effect on such date, complete with all amendments thereto, (iv) that attached is evidence of the good standing (or equivalent status) of such Borrower in its jurisdiction of organization and each applicable jurisdiction where the conduct of such Loan Party’s business activities or the ownership of its properties necessitates qualification, in the form of good standing certificate(s) (or the equivalent thereof issued by any applicable jurisdiction (if any)) dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, issued by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of each such jurisdiction and (v) the solvency of the relevant Borrower;
(k)    Secretary’s Certificates, Authorizing Resolutions and Good Standings of Guarantors. Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other equivalent officer, partner or manager) of each Guarantor in form and substance satisfactory to Agent dated as of the Closing Date which shall certify (i) copies of resolutions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, of the board of directors (or other equivalent governing body, member or partner) of each Guarantor authorizing (x) the execution, delivery and performance of such Guarantor’s Guaranty and each Other Document to which such Guarantor is a party, and (y) the granting by such Guarantor of the security interests in and liens upon the Collateral to secure its obligations under its Guaranty (and such certificate shall state that such resolutions have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded as of the date of such certificate), (ii) the incumbency and signature of the officers of such Guarantor authorized to execute this Agreement and the Other Documents, (iii) copies of the Organizational Documents of such Guarantor as in effect on such date, complete with all amendments thereto, (iv) that attached is evidence of the good standing (or equivalent status) of such Guarantor in its jurisdiction of organization and each applicable jurisdiction where the conduct of such Guarantor’s business activities or the ownership of its properties necessitates qualification, in the form of good standing certificate(s) (or the equivalent thereof issued by any applicable jurisdiction) dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, issued by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of each such jurisdiction and (v) the solvency of the relevant Guarantor;
(l)    Legal Opinion. Agent shall have received the executed legal opinion of U.S., and Canadian counsel to Borrowers and Guarantors (but not Quebec counsel) in form and substance



satisfactory to Agent which shall cover such matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Notes, the Other Documents, and related agreements as Agent may reasonably require and each Loan Party hereby authorizes and directs such counsel to deliver such opinions to Agent and Lenders;
(m)    No Litigation. (i) no litigation, investigation or proceeding before or by any arbitrator or Governmental Body shall be continuing or threatened against any Loan Party or against the officers or directors of any Loan Party (A) in connection with this Agreement, the Other Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby and which, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, is deemed material or (B) which could, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) no injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature materially adverse to any Loan Party or the conduct of its business or inconsistent with the due consummation of the Transactions shall have been issued by any Governmental Body (it being acknowledged that the Consent Decree Event, on its own, and assuming the Company’s compliance with the Consent Decree, is not a Material Adverse Effect as to the Company and its Subsidiaries that would prohibit the closing of the transactions contemplated herein);
(n)    Collateral Examination. Agent shall have completed Collateral examinations and received field examinations, the results of which shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Agent, of the U.S. and Canadian Receivables and all books and records in connection therewith;
(o)    Fees. Agent shall have received an amendment fee in the amount of $70,000, together with all other fees payable to Agent and Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date hereunder, including pursuant to Article 3 hereof and the Fee Letter;
(p)    Closing Projections. Agent shall have received a copy of the Closing Projections which shall be satisfactory in all respects to Agent; which Closing Projections shall be prepared on a quarterly basis and include a balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and estimated US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate, as well as a pro forma opening balance sheet to include the pro forma capital structure and demonstrating Borrower’s ability to service it’s the Indebtedness contemplated herein;
(q)    Insurance. Agent shall have received in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, (i) evidence that adequate insurance, including without limitation, casualty and liability insurance, required to be maintained under this Agreement is in full force and effect, (ii) insurance certificates issued by Loan Parties’ insurance broker containing such information regarding Loan Parties’ casualty and liability insurance policies as Agent shall request and naming Agent as an additional insured and/or lenders loss payee, as applicable, and (iii) loss payable endorsements issued by Loan Parties’ insurer naming Agent as lenders loss payee;
(r)    Payment Instructions. Agent shall have received written instructions from Borrowing Agent directing the application of proceeds of the initial Advances made pursuant to this Agreement;
(s)    Consents; Licenses. Agent shall have received any and all Consents necessary to permit the effectuation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Other Documents; and, Agent shall have received such Consents and waivers of such third parties as might assert claims with respect to the Collateral, as Agent and its counsel shall deem necessary, and Agent shall have received copies of all material regulatory licenses;
(t)    No Adverse Material Effect. (i) Since December 31, 2021, there shall not have occurred any event, condition or state of facts which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) no representations made or information supplied to the Agent or



Lenders shall have been proven to be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect (it being acknowledged that the Consent Decree Event, on its own, and assuming the Company’s compliance with the Consent Decree, is not a Material Adverse Effect as to the Company and its Subsidiaries that would prohibit the closing of the transactions contemplated herein);
(u)    Contract Review. Agent shall have received and reviewed all Material Contracts of Loan Parties including those Material Contracts that constitute leases, union contracts, labor contracts, vendor supply contracts, license agreements and distributorship agreements and such contracts and agreements shall be satisfactory in all respects to Agent;
(v)    Compliance with Laws. Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that each Loan Party is in compliance with all pertinent federal, state, provincial, local or territorial regulations, including those with respect to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental Protection Act, ERISA and the Anti-Terrorism Laws and any other Applicable Laws, including regarding Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Anti-Money Laundering Legislation;
(w)    Indebtedness Documents. Copies of all material agreements as to existing Indebtedness, including any intercreditor or subordination agreements;
(x)    Intercreditor Agreement. Agent shall have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement with the Loan Parties and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as collateral agent, which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in its sole discretion and each Lender;
(y)    Term Loan Documents. Agent shall have received final executed copies of the Term Loan Documents, and all related agreements, documents and instruments as in effect on the Closing Date all of which shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Agent and each Lender and the transactions contemplated by such documentation shall be consummated prior to or simultaneously with the making of the initial Advance including, without limitation, the receipt by Borrowers of the proceeds of the Term Loan Documents in the sum of at least $65,000,000 (before giving effect to any netting or other payments contemplated by the Transactions);
(z)    Reserved.
(aa)    Other. All corporate and other proceedings, and all documents, instruments and other legal matters in connection with the Transactions shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Agent and its counsel.
8.2    Reserved.
8.3    Conditions to Each Advance. The agreement of Lenders to make any Advance requested to be made on any date (including the initial Advance), is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent as of the date such Advance is made:
(a)    Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made by the Company or any Loan Party in or pursuant to this Agreement, the Other Documents and any related agreements to which it is a party, and each of the representations and warranties contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection with this Agreement, the Other Documents or any related agreement shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to any earlier and/or specified date);



(b)    No Default. No Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date, or would exist after giving effect to the Advances requested to be made, on such date; provided, however that Agent, in its sole discretion, may continue to make Advances notwithstanding the existence of an Event of Default or Default and that any Advances so made shall not be deemed a waiver of any such Event of Default or Default; and
(c)    Maximum Advances. In the case of any type of Advance requested to be made, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of such type of Advance shall not exceed the maximum principal amount of such type of Advance permitted under this Agreement.
(d)    Reserved.
Each request for an Advance by any Loan Party hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by each Loan Party as of the date of such Advance that the conditions contained in this subsection shall have been satisfied.
9.    INFORMATION AS TO LOAN PARTIES.
Each Loan Party shall, or (except with respect to Section 9.11) shall cause Borrowing Agent on its behalf to, until satisfaction in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement:
9.1    Disclosure of Material Matters. Promptly upon learning thereof, report to Agent all matters materially affecting the value, enforceability or collectability of any portion of the Collateral, including any Loan Party’s reclamation or repossession of, or the return to any Loan Party of, a material amount of goods or claims or disputes asserted by any Customer or other obligor.
9.2    Schedules; US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificates, etc. Deliver to Agent (i) on or before the twentieth (20th) day of each month as and for the prior month (or, at any time during a Dominion Period, on or before Tuesday of each week as and for the prior week) (a) accounts receivable ageings inclusive of reconciliations to the general ledger, (b) accounts payable schedules inclusive of reconciliations to the general ledger, and (c)  a US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent (which shall be calculated as of the last day of the prior month and which shall not be binding upon the Agent or restrictive of the Agent’s rights under this Agreement), and (ii) during a Dominion Period, on or before Tuesday of each week, a sales report / roll forward for the prior week. In addition, the Borrowing Agent will deliver to Agent at such intervals as Agent may require: (i) confirmatory assignment schedules; (ii) copies of Customer’s invoices; (iii) evidence of shipment or delivery; and (iv) such further schedules, documents and/or information regarding the Collateral as Agent may require including trial balances and test verifications. Agent shall have the right to confirm and verify all Receivables in such Borrower’s name by any manner and through any medium it considers advisable and do whatever it may deem reasonably necessary to protect its interests hereunder. The items to be provided under this Section 9.2 are to be in form satisfactory to Agent and executed by Borrowing Agent and delivered to Agent from time to time solely for Agent’s convenience in maintaining records of the Collateral, and any Loan Party’s failure to deliver any of such items to Agent shall not affect, terminate, modify or otherwise limit the Agent’s Lien with respect to the Collateral. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Agent, the items to be provided under this Section 9.2 shall be delivered to Agent by the specific method of Approved Electronic Communication designated by Agent.



9.3    Environmental Reports.
(a)    Furnish Agent, concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 9.7 and 9.8, with a certificate signed by the President of Borrowing Agent stating, to the best of his knowledge, that each Loan Party is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws. To the extent any Loan Party is not in compliance with the foregoing laws, the certificate shall set forth with specificity all areas of non-compliance and the proposed action such Loan Party will implement in order to achieve full compliance.
(b)    In the event any Loan Party obtains, gives or receives notice of any Release or threat of Release of a reportable quantity of any Hazardous Materials at the Real Property (any such event being hereinafter referred to as a “Hazardous Discharge”) or receives any notice of violation, request for information or notification that it is potentially responsible for investigation or cleanup of environmental conditions at the Real Property, demand letter or complaint, order, citation, or other written notice with regard to any Hazardous Discharge or violation of Environmental Laws affecting the Real Property or any Loan Party’s interest therein or the operations or the business (any of the foregoing is referred to herein as an “Environmental Complaint”) from any Person, including any Governmental Body, then Borrowing Agent shall, within five (5) Business Days, give written notice of same to Agent detailing facts and circumstances of which any Loan Party is aware giving rise to the Hazardous Discharge or Environmental Complaint. Such information is to be provided to allow Agent to protect its security interest in and Lien on the Collateral and is not intended to create nor shall it create any obligation upon Agent or any Lender with respect thereto.
(c)    Borrowing Agent shall promptly forward to Agent copies of any request for information, notification of potential liability, demand letter relating to potential responsibility with respect to the investigation or cleanup of Hazardous Materials at any other site owned, operated or used by any Loan Party to manage of Hazardous Materials and shall continue to forward copies of correspondence between any Loan Party and the Governmental Body regarding such claims to Agent until the claim is settled. Borrowing Agent shall promptly forward to Agent copies of all documents and reports concerning a material Hazardous Discharge or Environmental Complaint at the Real Property, operations or business that any Loan Party is required to file under any Environmental Laws. Such information is to be provided solely to allow Agent to protect Agent’s security interest in and Lien on the Collateral.
9.4    Litigation. Promptly notify Agent in writing of any claim, litigation, suit or administrative proceeding affecting any Loan Party, whether or not the claim is covered by insurance, and of any litigation, suit or administrative proceeding, which in any such case affects the Collateral or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.5    Material Occurrences. Immediately notify Agent and Lenders in writing upon the occurrence of: (a) any Event of Default or Default; (b) any event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an event of default under the Term Loan Documents, the 2024 Convertible Notes and/or the 2026 Convertible Notes; (c) any event, development or circumstance whereby any financial statements or other reports furnished to the Agent fail in any material respect to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, the financial condition or operating results of any Loan Party as of the date of such statements; (d) any accumulated retirement plan funding deficiency which, if such deficiency continued for two plan years and was not corrected as provided in Section 4971 of the Code, could subject any Loan Party to a tax imposed by Section 4971 of the Code; (e) each and every default by any Loan Party which might result in the acceleration of the maturity of any Indebtedness, including the names and addresses of the holders of such Indebtedness with respect to which there is a default existing or with respect to which the maturity has been or could be accelerated, and the amount of such Indebtedness; and (f) any other development in the business or affairs of any Loan Party,



which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; in each case describing the nature thereof and the action Loan Parties propose to take with respect thereto.
9.6    Government Receivables. Notify Agent promptly if any of its Receivables having a value, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $1,000,000 arise out of contracts between any Borrower and the United States, Canada, any state, province or any department, agency or instrumentality of any of them.
9.7    Annual Financial Statements. Furnish Agent and Lenders within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of Loan Parties, financial statements of the Company and other Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidating and consolidated basis including, but not limited to, statements of income and stockholders’ equity and cash flow from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of such fiscal year and the balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior practices, and in reasonable detail and reported upon without qualification by its current independent certified public accounting firm or another such firm of national standing selected by Loan Parties or any other firm satisfactory to Agent (the “Accountants”). The report of the Accountants shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate. Loan Parties will be deemed to have complied with this financial statement delivery requirement by delivering, within the required ninety (90) day time period, a copy of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC and the financial statements contained therein.
9.8    Quarterly Financial Statements. Furnish Agent and Lenders within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters in each fiscal year, an unaudited balance sheet of the Company and other Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating basis and unaudited statements of income and stockholders’ equity and cash flow of Company and other Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating basis reflecting results of operations from the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of such quarter and for such quarter, prepared on a basis consistent with prior practices and complete and correct in all material respects, subject to footnotes and normal year-end adjustments that individually and in the aggregate are not material to Loan Parties’ business operations and setting forth in comparative form the respective financial statements for the corresponding date and period in the previous fiscal year. The reports shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate. Loan Parties will be deemed to have complied with this financial statement delivery requirement by delivering, within the required forty-five (45) day time period, a copy of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC and the financial statements contained therein.
9.9    Monthly Financial Statements. At any time after a Dominion Triggering Event has occurred, furnish Agent and Lenders within thirty (30) days after the end of each month (other than for the months of March, June, September and December which shall be delivered in accordance with Sections 9.7 and 9.8 as applicable), an unaudited balance sheet of Company and other Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating basis and unaudited statements of income and stockholders’ equity and cash flow of Company and other Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating basis reflecting results of operations from the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of such month and for such month, prepared on a basis consistent with prior practices and complete and correct in all material respects, subject to footnotes and normal year-end adjustments that individually and in the aggregate are not material to Loan Parties’ business operations and setting forth in comparative form the respective financial statements for the corresponding date and period in the previous fiscal year. The reports shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate.
9.10    Other Reports. Furnish Agent within ten (10) days after the issuance thereof, with copies of such financial statements, reports and returns as each Loan Party shall send to its



stockholders generally, members or material creditors (as applicable), it being understood that any document, report or other information that is not expressly required to be delivered in physical form and that is filed by the Company with the SEC shall be deemed to be delivered to on the date on which such report is posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
9.11    Additional Information. Furnish Agent with such additional information as Agent shall reasonably request in order to enable Agent to determine whether the terms, covenants, provisions and conditions of this Agreement and the Notes have been complied with by Loan Parties including, without the necessity of any request by the Agent, (a) copies of all environmental audits and reviews, (b) at least thirty (30) days prior thereto, notice of any Loan Parties’ opening of any new office or place of business where a material portion of business of any such Loan Party is conducted or Collateral having a value in excess of $500,000 is located or any Loan Party’s closing of any existing office or place of business where a material portion of business of any such Loan Party is conducted or Collateral having a value in excess of $500,000 is located, and (c) promptly upon any Loan Party’s learning thereof, notice of any labor dispute to which any Loan Party may become a party, any strikes or walkouts relating to any of its plants or other facilities, and the expiration of any labor contract to which any Loan Party is a party or by which any Loan Party is bound.
9.12    Projected Operating Budget. Furnish Agent and Lenders, within five (5) days following acceptance of such by the board of directors of the Company in each fiscal year and, in any event, no later than February 20 of each fiscal year, a month by month projected operating budget and cash flow of Company and other Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating basis for such fiscal year (including an income statement for each month and a balance sheet as at the end of the last month in each fiscal quarter), such projections to be accompanied by a certificate signed by the President or Chief Financial Officer of each Loan Party to the effect that such projections have been prepared on the basis of sound financial planning practice consistent with past budgets and financial statements and that such officer has no reason to question the reasonableness of any material assumptions on which such projections were prepared.
9.13    Variances From Operating Budget. Furnish Agent, concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 9.7 and 9.8 (and if applicable, Section 9.9), a written report summarizing all material variances from budgets submitted by Loan Parties pursuant to Section 9.12 and a discussion and analysis by management with respect to such variances, it being understood that any such report and discussion that is filed by the Company with the SEC shall be deemed to be delivered to on the date on which such report and discussion is posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
9.14    Notice of Suits, Adverse Events. Furnish Agent with prompt written notice of (i) any lapse or other termination of any Consent issued to any Loan Party by any Governmental Body or any other Person that is material to the operation of any Loan Party’s business, (ii) any refusal by any Governmental Body or any other Person to renew or extend any such Consent; and (iii) copies of any periodic or special reports filed by any Borrower or any Guarantor with any Governmental Body or Person, if such reports indicate any material change in the business, operations, affairs or condition of any Borrower or any Guarantor, or if copies thereof are requested by Lender, and (iv) copies of any material notices and other communications from any Governmental Body or Person which specifically relate to any Borrower or any Guarantor, it being understood that any such notice that is filed by the Company with the SEC shall be deemed to be delivered to on the date on which such notice is posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
9.15    ERISA Notices and Requests; Canadian Pension Plans. Furnish Agent with immediate written notice in the event that (i) any Loan Party knows that a Termination Event has



occurred, together with a written statement describing such Termination Event and the action, if any, which such Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor or PBGC with respect thereto, (ii) any Loan Party knows that a prohibited transaction (as defined in Sections 406 of ERISA and 4975 of the Code) has occurred together with a written statement describing such transaction and the action which such Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, (iii) a funding waiver request has been filed with respect to any Plan together with all communications received by any Loan Party with respect to such request, (iv) [reserved], (v) any Loan Party shall receive from the PBGC a notice of intention to terminate a Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer a Pension Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan, together with copies of each such notice, (vi) any Loan Party shall receive any favorable or unfavorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the qualification of a Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code, together with copies of each such letter; (vii) any Loan Party shall receive a notice regarding the imposition of withdrawal liability, together with copies of each such notice; (viii) any Loan Party shall fail to make a material required installment or any other material required payment under the Code or ERISA on or before the due date for such installment or payment; or (ix) any Loan Party knows that (a) a Multiemployer Plan has been terminated, (b) the administrator or plan sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate a Multiemployer Plan, (c) the PBGC has instituted or will institute proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA to terminate a Multiemployer Plan or (d) a Multiemployer Plan is subject to Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA.
Promptly after any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate knows of the occurrence of (i) any violation or asserted violation of any Applicable Law (including any applicable provincial pension benefits legislation) in any material respect with respect to any Canadian Pension Plan or; (ii) any Canadian Pension Termination Event, the Canadian Borrowers will deliver to the Agent a certificate of a senior officer of the Canadian Borrowers setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, that such Canadian Borrowers, such Canadian Loan Party or Subsidiary or Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices (required, proposed or otherwise) given to or filed with or by such Canadian Loan Party, such Subsidiary, such Affiliate, FSCO, a Canadian Pension Plan participant (other than notices relating to an individual participant’s benefits) or the Canadian Pension Plan administrator with respect thereto.
9.16    Notices Under Certain Indebtedness Documents. At the same time sent or provided to the Term Loan Agent or to the holders of the 2024 Convertible Notes and/or the 2026 Convertible Notes, as the case may be, (in each case, without duplication), deliver to Agent copies of all notices and reports provided in connection with the Term Loan Documents, the 2024 Convertible Notes and/or the 2026 Convertible Notes, it being understood that any such notices or reports that are filed by the Company with the SEC shall be deemed to be delivered to Agent on the date on which such notices or reports are posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
9.17    Consent Decree. Provide to Agent written status updates with respect to the Consent Decree and Consent Decree Event and any other pending governmental and/or regulatory investigations and proceedings involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries promptly following request therefor by Agent.
9.18    Additional Documents. Execute and deliver to the Agent, upon request, such documents and agreements as the Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the purposes, terms or conditions of this Agreement.



9.19    Updates to Certain Schedules. Deliver to Agent promptly as shall be required to maintain the related representations and warranties as true and correct, updates to Schedule 4.4 (Locations of Chief Executive Offices, Equipment and Inventory), Schedule 5.13 (Intellectual Property, Source Code Escrow Agreements), Schedule 5.26 (Equity Interests), Schedule 5.27 (Commercial Tort Claims), Schedule 5.28 (Letter-of-Credit Rights), and Schedule 5.29 (Material Contracts); provided, that in the absence of the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default, Loan Party shall only be required to provide such updates on a quarterly basis in connection with delivery of an Officer’s Certificate with respect to the applicable quarter. Any such updated Schedules delivered by Loan Parties to Agent in accordance with this Section 9.19 shall automatically and immediately be deemed to amend and restate the prior version of such Schedule previously delivered to Agent and attached to and made part of this Agreement.
9.20    Financial Disclosure. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs all accountants and auditors employed by such Borrower at any time during the Term to exhibit and deliver to Agent and each Lender copies of any of such Borrower’s financial statements, trial balances or other accounting records of any sort in the accountant’s or auditor’s possession, and to disclose to Agent and each Lender any information such accountants may have concerning such Borrower’s financial status and business operations. Each Borrower hereby authorizes all Governmental Bodies to furnish to Agent and each Lender copies of reports or examinations relating to such Borrower, whether made by such Borrower or otherwise; however, Agent and each Lender will attempt to obtain such information or materials directly from such Borrower prior to obtaining such information or materials from such accountants or Governmental Bodies.
10.    EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:
10.1    Nonpayment. Failure by any Loan Party to pay when due (a) any principal or interest on the Obligations (including without limitation pursuant to Section 2.8), or (b) any other fee, charge, amount or liability provided for herein or in any Other Document, in each case whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, by notice of intention to prepay or by required prepayment.
10.2    Breach of Representation. Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party in this Agreement, any Other Document or any related agreement or in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished at any time in connection herewith or therewith shall prove to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect on the date when made or deemed to have been made;
10.3    Financial Information. Failure by any Loan Party to (i) furnish financial information when due or promptly upon request, or (ii) permit the inspection of its books or records or access to its premises for audits and appraisals in accordance with the terms hereof;
10.4    Judicial Actions. Issuance of a notice of Lien, levy, assessment, injunction or attachment (a) against any Loan Party’s Inventory or Receivables or Fixed Assets having a value in excess of $1,000,000 or (b) against a material portion of any Loan Party’s other property which is not stayed or lifted within thirty (30) days;
10.5    Noncompliance. Except as otherwise provided for in Sections 10.1, 10.3 and 10.5(ii), (i) failure or neglect of any Loan Party or any Person to perform, keep or observe any term, provision, condition, covenant herein contained, or contained in any Other Document or any other agreement or arrangement, now or hereafter entered into between any Loan Party or such Person, and the Agent or any Lender, or (ii) failure or neglect of any Loan Party to perform,



keep or observe any term, provision, condition or covenant, contained in Sections 4.5, 6.1, 6.3, 6.12, 6.13, 9.4 or 9.6 hereof which is not cured within ten (10) days from the occurrence of such failure or neglect;
10.6    Judgments. Any (a) judgment or judgments, writ(s), order(s) or decree(s) for the payment of money are rendered against any Borrower or any Guarantor for an aggregate amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage and is not subject to an insolvency proceeding) in excess of $3,000,000 or against all Borrowers or Guarantors for an aggregate amount in excess of $3,000,000 and (b) (i) action shall be legally taken by any judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of any Borrower or any Guarantor to enforce any such judgment, (ii) such judgment shall remain undischarged for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect, or (iii) any Liens arising by virtue of the rendition, entry or issuance of such judgment upon assets or properties of any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be senior to any Liens in favor of the Agent on such assets or properties;
10.7    Bankruptcy. Any Borrower, any Guarantor, any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Loan Party shall (i) apply for, consent to or suffer the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, receiver and manager, custodian, trustee, monitor, liquidator or similar fiduciary of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (ii) admit in writing its inability, or be generally unable, to pay its debts as they become due or cease operations of its present business, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) commence a voluntary case under any state, provincial or federal bankruptcy or receivership laws (as now or hereafter in effect), (v) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent (including by entry of any order for relief in any involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding commenced against it), (vi) file a petition or any other proceeding seeking to take advantage of any other law providing for the relief of debtors, (vii) acquiesce to, or fail to have stayed and dismissed within sixty (60) days, any petition filed against it in any involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws, or (viii) suffer any Insolvency Event to exist or take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
10.8    Material Adverse Effect. The occurrence of any event or development which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
10.9    Lien Priority. Any Lien created hereunder or provided for hereby or under any related agreement for any reason ceases to be or is not a valid and perfected Lien having a first priority interest (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances) that have priority as a matter of Applicable Law to the extent such Liens only attach to Collateral other than Receivables;
10.10    Cross Default. (x) Any specified “event of default” under any Indebtedness in excess of $3,000,000 (other than the Obligations) of any Loan Party, or any other event or circumstance which would permit the holder of any such Indebtedness of any Loan Party to accelerate such Indebtedness (and/or the obligations of such Loan Party thereunder) prior to the scheduled maturity or termination thereof, shall occur (regardless of whether the holder of such Indebtedness shall actually accelerate, terminate or otherwise exercise any rights or remedies with respect to such Indebtedness), other than any event or circumstance (including, without limitation, the passage of time) that results in the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes becoming convertible pursuant to their terms; provided that, solely to the extent such 2024 Convertible Notes or 2026 Convertible Notes are converted in connection with such event or circumstance, prior to and after giving effect to such conversions (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing and (ii) US-Canada Undrawn Availability shall not be less than the US-Canada Undrawn Availability Test Amount for the thirty (30) consecutive days ending as of the date of the most recently delivered US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificate, (y) a default of the obligations of any Loan Party under any other agreement to which it is a party shall



occur which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (z) a default or event of default has occurred under the Term Loan Documents, which default shall not have been cured within any applicable grace period, or if any Person party to the Intercreditor Agreement breaches or violates, or attempts to terminate or challenge the validity of such agreement;
10.11    Breach of Guaranty or Pledge Agreement. Termination or breach of any Guaranty, Guarantor Security Agreement, Pledge Agreement, the Canadian Security Agreement or similar agreement executed and delivered to the Agent in connection with the Obligations of any Loan Party, or if any Guarantor or pledgor attempts to terminate, challenges the validity of, or its liability under, any such Guaranty, Guarantor Security Agreement, Pledge Agreement, Canadian Security Agreement or similar agreement;
10.12    Change of Control. Any Change of Control shall occur;
10.13    Invalidity. Any material provision of this Agreement or any Other Document shall, for any reason, cease to be valid and binding on any Borrower or any Guarantor, or any Borrower or any Guarantor shall so claim in writing to the Agent or any Lender or any Loan Party challenges the validity of or its liability under this Agreement or any Other Document;
10.14    Seizures. Any (a) portion of the Collateral having a value in excess of $250,000 shall be seized, subject to garnishment or taken by a Governmental Body, or any Borrower or any Guarantor, or (b) the title and rights of any Borrower or any Guarantor which is the owner of any material portion of the Collateral shall have become the subject matter of claim, litigation, suit, garnishment or other proceeding which might, in the opinion of the Agent, upon final determination, result in impairment or loss of the security provided by this Agreement or the Other Documents;
10.15    Operations. The operations of any Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s material manufacturing facilities are interrupted (other than in connection with any regularly scheduled shutdown for employee vacations and/or maintenance in the Ordinary Course of Business) at any time for more than ten (10) consecutive days, unless such Borrower or Guarantor shall (i) be entitled to receive for such period of interruption, proceeds of business interruption insurance sufficient to assure that its per diem cash needs during such period is at least equal to its average per diem cash needs for the consecutive three month period immediately preceding the initial date of interruption and (ii) receive such proceeds in the amount described in clause (i) preceding not later than thirty (30) days following the initial date of any such interruption; provided, however, that notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) of this section, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if such Borrower or Guarantor shall be receiving the proceeds of business interruption insurance for a period of ten (10) consecutive days;
10.16    Pension Plans. An event or condition specified in Sections 7.16 or 9.15 hereof shall occur or exist with respect to any Plan and, as a result of such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group shall incur, or in the opinion of Agent be reasonably likely to incur, a liability to a Plan or the PBGC (or both) in excess of $1,000,000 or which, in the reasonable judgment of Agent, would have a Material Adverse Effect; or the occurrence of any Termination Event, or any Canadian Pension Termination Event, or any Loan Party’s failure to immediately report a Termination Event, or a Canadian Pension Termination Event, in accordance with Section 9.15 hereof; in each case that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
10.17    Anti-Money Laundering/International Trade Law Compliance. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in Section 16.18 is or becomes false or misleading at any time; or



10.18    Any Exclusion from Medical Reimbursement Programs. Any Loan Party shall be temporarily or permanently excluded from any Medical Reimbursement Program or similar government or insurance program in any applicable jurisdiction, where such exclusion arises from fraud or other claims or allegations which, individually or in the aggregate, could exceed $1,000,000 or cause a Material Adverse Effect.
11.    LENDERS’ RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT.
11.1    Rights and Remedies.
(a)    Upon the occurrence of: (i) an Event of Default pursuant to Section 10.7 (other than Section 10.7(vii)), all Obligations (other than Hedge Liabilities and Cash Management Liabilities) shall be immediately due and payable and this Agreement and the obligation of Lenders to make Advances shall be deemed terminated, (ii) during the continuance of any of the other Events of Default and at any time thereafter, at the option of Agent or at the direction of US-Canada Required Lenders, all Obligations (other than Hedge Liabilities and Cash Management Liabilities) shall be immediately due and payable and Agent or US-Canada Required Lenders shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and to terminate the obligation of Lenders to make Advances; and (iii) without limiting Section 8.3 hereof, any Default under Section 10.7(vii) hereof, the obligation of Lenders to make Advances hereunder shall be suspended until such time as such involuntary petition shall be dismissed. During the continuance of any Event of Default, the Agent shall have the right to exercise any and all rights and remedies provided for herein, under the Other Documents, under the Uniform Commercial Code, under the PPSA under the terms of the Collateral Documents and at law or equity generally, including the right to foreclose the security interests granted herein and to realize upon any Collateral by any available judicial procedure and/or to take possession of and sell any or all of the Collateral with or without judicial process. Agent may enter any of any Loan Party’s premises or other premises without legal process and without incurring liability to any Loan Party therefor, and Agent may thereupon, or at any time thereafter, in its discretion without notice or demand, take the Collateral and remove the same to such place as Agent may deem advisable and Agent may require any or each of Loan Parties to make the Collateral available to Agent at a convenient place. During the continuance of an Event of Default with or without having the Collateral at the time or place of sale, Agent may sell the Collateral, or any part thereof, at public or private sale, at any time or place, in one or more sales, at such price or prices, and upon such terms, either for cash, credit or future delivery, as Agent may elect. Except as to that part of the Collateral which is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, Agent shall give any or each of Loan Parties reasonable notification of such sale or sales, it being agreed that in all events written notice mailed to Borrowing Agent at least ten (10) days prior to such sale or sales is reasonable notification. At any public sale Agent or any Lender may bid (including credit bid) for and become the purchaser, and Agent, any Lender or any other purchaser at any such sale thereafter shall hold the Collateral sold absolutely free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any equity of redemption and all such claims, rights and equities are hereby expressly waived and released by each Loan Party. In connection with the exercise of the foregoing remedies, including the sale of Inventory, Agent is granted a perpetual nonrevocable, royalty free, nonexclusive license and Agent is granted permission to use all of each Loan Party’s (a) Intellectual Property which is used or useful in connection with Inventory for the purpose of marketing, advertising for sale and selling or otherwise disposing of such Inventory and (b) equipment for the purpose of completing the manufacture of unfinished goods. The cash proceeds realized from the sale of any Collateral shall be applied to the Obligations in the order set forth in Section 11.5 hereof. Noncash proceeds will only be applied to the Obligations as they are converted into cash. If any deficiency shall arise, Loan Parties shall remain liable to Agent and Lenders therefor. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, Agent may seek the appointment of a receiver, receiver-manager, monitor or keeper (a



Receiver”) under the laws of Canada or any Province thereof including to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral of Canadian Loan Parties or to operate same and, to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law, may seek the appointment of such a receiver without the requirement of prior notice or a hearing. Any such Receiver shall, so far as concerns responsibility for his/her acts, be deemed agent of such Loan Parties and not Agent and the Lenders, and Agent and the Lenders shall not be in any way responsible for any misconduct, negligence or non-feasance on the part of any such Receiver, his/her servants or employees. Subject to the provisions of the instrument appointing him/her, any such Receiver shall have power to take possession of Collateral of the Canadian Loan Parties, to preserve Collateral of such Loan Parties or its value, to carry on or concur in carrying on all or any part of the business of such Loan Parties and to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of or concur in selling, leasing, licensing or otherwise disposing of Collateral of such Loan Parties. To facilitate the foregoing powers, any such Receiver may, to the exclusion of all others, including the Canadian Loan Parties, enter upon, use and occupy all premises owned or occupied by such Loan Parties wherein Collateral of such Loan Parties may be situated, maintain Collateral of such Loan Parties upon such premises, borrow money on a secured or unsecured basis and use Collateral of the Loan Parties directly in carrying on such Loan Parties business or as security for loans or advances to enable the Receiver to carry on such Loan Parties’ business or otherwise, as such Receiver shall, in its discretion, determine. Except as may be otherwise directed by Agent, all money received from time to time by such Receiver in carrying out his/her appointment shall be received in trust for and paid over to Agent. Every such Receiver may, in the discretion of Agent, be vested with all or any of the rights and powers of Agent and the Lenders. Agent may, either directly or through its nominees, exercise any or all powers and rights given to a Receiver by virtue of, and in accordance with, the foregoing provisions of this paragraph and Applicable Law.
(b)    To the extent that Applicable Law imposes duties on the Agent to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner, each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable for the Agent: (i) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed significant by the Agent to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise to complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or other finished products for disposition; (ii) to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required by other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of; (iii) to fail to exercise collection remedies against Customers or other Persons obligated on Collateral or to remove Liens on or any adverse claims against Collateral; (iv) to exercise collection remedies against Customers and other Persons obligated on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other collection specialists; (v) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature; (vi) to contact other Persons, whether or not in the same business as any Loan Party, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or any portion of such Collateral; (vii) to hire one or more professional auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature; (viii) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capacity of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets; (ix) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather than retail markets; (x) to disclaim disposition warranties, such as title, possession or quiet enjoyment, (xi) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure the Agent against risks of loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to the Agent a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral; or (xii) to the extent deemed appropriate by the Agent, to obtain the services of other brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist the Agent in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. Each Loan Party acknowledges that the purpose of this Section 11.1(b) is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by Agent would not be commercially unreasonable in Agent’s exercise of remedies against the Collateral and that other actions or omissions by Agent shall not be



deemed commercially unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated in this Section 11.1(b). Without limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 11.1(b) shall be construed to grant any rights to any Loan Party or to impose any duties on the Agent that would not have been granted or imposed by this Agreement or by Applicable Law in the absence of this Section 11.1(b).
11.2    Agent’s Discretion. Agent shall have the right in its sole discretion to determine which rights, Liens, security interests or remedies Agent may at any time pursue, relinquish, subordinate, or modify, which procedures, timing and methodologies to employ, and what any other action to take with respect to any or all of the Collateral and in what order, thereto and such determination will not in any way modify or affect any of Agent’s or Lenders’ rights hereunder as against Loan Parties or each other.
11.3    Setoff. Subject to Section 14.13, in addition to any other rights which the Agent or any Lender may have under Applicable Law, during the continuance of any Event of Default hereunder, the Agent and such Lender shall have a right, immediately and without notice of any kind, to apply any Loan Party’s property held by the Agent and such Lender or any of their Affiliates to reduce the Obligations and to exercise any and all rights of setoff which may be available to the Agent and such Lender with respect to any deposits held by the Agent or such Lender.
11.4    Rights and Remedies not Exclusive. The enumeration of the foregoing rights and remedies is not intended to be exhaustive and the exercise of any rights or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other right or remedies provided for herein or otherwise provided by law, all of which shall be cumulative and not alternative.
11.5    Allocation of Payments After Event of Default.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts collected or received by the Agent on account of the Obligations (including without limitation any amounts on account of any of Cash Management Liabilities (including JPM European Treasury Management Obligations) or Hedge Liabilities), or in respect of the Collateral shall be paid, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, over or delivered as follows:
FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of Agent in connection with enforcing its rights and the rights of Lenders under this Agreement and the Other Documents arising from, related to or connected with the US-Canada Advances and any protective advances made by Agent under or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (other than with respect to those arising from or connected with any Cash Management Liabilities and/or Hedge Liabilities);
SECOND, to payment of any fees owed to Agent;
THIRD, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of each of the Lenders to the extent owing to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
FOURTH, to the payment of all of the Obligations consisting of accrued interest on account of the US-Canada Swing Loans;
FIFTH, to the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations consisting of US-Canada Swing Loans;



SIXTH, to the payment of all Obligations arising under this Agreement and the Other Documents consisting of accrued fees and interest (other than interest in respect of US-Canada Swing Loans paid pursuant to clause FOURTH above);
SEVENTH, to the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations (other than principal in respect of US-Canada Swing Loans paid pursuant to clause FIFTH above and other than Cash Management Liabilities and Hedge Liabilities) and including the payment or cash collateralization of any outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 3.2(b) hereof;
EIGHTH, to any Cash Management Liabilities (including any JPM European Treasury Management Obligations) and/or Hedge Liabilities;
NINTH, to all other Obligations which shall have become due and payable and not repaid pursuant to clauses “FIRST” through “EIGHTH”;
TENTH, to the payment of the surplus, if any, to whoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.
In carrying out the foregoing, (i) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order provided until exhausted prior to application to the next succeeding category; (ii) each of Lenders shall receive (so long as it is not a Defaulting Lender) an amount equal to its pro rata share (based on the proportion that the then outstanding US-Canada Advances held by such Lender bears to the aggregate then outstanding US-Canada Advances) of amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses “SIXTH”, “SEVENTH”, and “NINTH” above and, with respect to clause “EIGHTH” above, an amount equal to its pro rata share (based on the proportion that the then outstanding Cash Management Liabilities and Hedge Liabilities arising from, related to or connection with US-Canada Advances held by such Lender bears to the aggregate then outstanding Cash Management Liabilities and Hedge Liabilities arising from, related to or connection with US-Canada Advances); (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.1, no Swap Obligations of any Non-Qualifying Party shall be paid with amounts received from such Non-Qualifying Party under its Guaranty (including sums received as a result of the exercise of remedies with respect to such Guaranty) or from the proceeds of such Non-Qualifying Party’s Collateral if such Swap Obligations would constitute Excluded Hedge Liabilities, provided, however, that to the extent possible appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments and/or the proceeds of Collateral from other Borrowers and/or Guarantors that are Eligible Contract Participants with respect to such Swap Obligations to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section 11.5; and (iv) to the extent that any amounts available for distribution pursuant to clause “SEVENTH” above are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit, such amounts shall be held by the Agent as cash collateral for the US-Canada Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3.2(b) hereof and applied (A) first, to reimburse Issuer from time to time for any drawings under such US-Canada Letters of Credit, and (B) then, following the expiration of all Letters of Credit, to all other obligations of the types described in clauses “SEVENTH,” “EIGHTH” and “NINTH” above in the manner provided in this Section 11.5.
12.    WAIVERS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
12.1    Waiver of Notice. Each Loan Party hereby waives notice of non-payment of any of the Receivables, demand, presentment, protest and notice thereof with respect to any and all instruments, notice of acceptance hereof, notice of loans or advances made, credit extended, Collateral received or delivered, or any other action taken in reliance hereon, and all other demands and notices of any description, except such as are expressly provided for herein.



12.2    Delay. No delay or omission on the Agent’s or any Lender’s part in exercising any right, remedy or option shall operate as a waiver of such or any other right, remedy or option or of any Default or Event of Default.
12.3    Jury Waiver. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE AND EACH PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
13.    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION.
13.1    Term. This Agreement, which shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of each Loan Party, the Agent and each Lender, shall become effective on the date hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until the earlier of (the “Term”) (i) January 16, 2026 or (ii) the earlier of (a) one hundred ninety-one (191) days prior to the maturity of the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes, or the maturity date of a refinancing of any of the 2024 Convertible Notes or the 2026 Convertible Notes, and (b) one hundred (100) days prior to the maturity of the Term Loan (the “Springing Maturity Date”) unless sooner terminated as herein provided. If a Springing Maturity Date would cause the Term to expire prior to January 16, 2026, the Borrowers may elect, in lieu of allowing the Term to expire, to increase the Availability Block by the amount due within such one hundred (100) day period pursuant to the 2024 Convertible Notes, the 2026 Convertible Notes or the Term Loan (or any refinancing thereof) so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing and (B) after giving effect to such increase in the Availability Block, the Convertible Notes Prepayment Test is met. Loan Parties may terminate this Agreement at any time upon prior written notice to Agent and upon indefeasible payment in full of all of the Obligations.
13.2    Termination. The termination of the Agreement shall not affect the Agent’s or any Lender’s rights, or any of the Obligations having their inception prior to the effective date of such termination or any Obligations which pursuant to the terms hereof continue to accrue after such date, and the provisions hereof shall continue to be fully operative until all transactions entered into, rights or interests created and Obligations (other than contingent indemnification Obligations to the extent that no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) have been fully and indefeasibly paid, disposed of, concluded or liquidated. The security interests, Liens and rights granted to Agent and Lenders hereunder and the financing statements filed hereunder shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement or the fact that Borrowers’ Account may from time to time be temporarily in a zero or credit position, until all of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification Obligations to the extent that no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) of each Loan Party have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full after the termination of this Agreement or each Loan Party has furnished Agent



and Lenders with an indemnification satisfactory to Agent and Lenders with respect thereto. Accordingly, each Loan Party waives any rights which it may have under the Uniform Commercial Code to demand the filing of termination statements with respect to the Collateral, and Agent shall not be required to send such termination statements to each Loan Party, or to file them with any filing office, unless and until this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms and all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification Obligations to the extent that no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) have been indefeasibly paid in full in immediately available funds. All representations, warranties, covenants, waivers and agreements contained herein shall survive termination hereof until all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification Obligations to the extent that no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) are indefeasibly paid and performed in full.
14.    REGARDING AGENT.
14.1    Appointment. Each Lender hereby designates PNC to act as Agent for such Lender under this Agreement and the Other Documents. Each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the Other Documents and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Agent by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto and the Agent shall hold all Collateral, payments of principal and interest, fees (except the fees set forth in Sections 2.7(b), 3.3 and 3.4 and the Fee Letter), charges and collections received pursuant to this Agreement, for the ratable benefit of Lenders. Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through its agents or employees. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including collection of the Note) Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of US-Canada Required Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding; provided, however, that Agent shall not be required to take any action which, in the Agent’s discretion, exposes the Agent to liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or the Other Documents or Applicable Law unless the Agent is furnished with an indemnification reasonably satisfactory to the Agent with respect thereto.
14.2    Nature of Duties. Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Other Documents. Neither Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be (i) liable for any action taken or omitted by them as such hereunder or in connection herewith, unless caused by their gross (not mere) negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment), or (ii) responsible in any manner for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement, or in any of the Other Documents or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any of the Other Documents or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, due execution, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, or any of the Other Documents or for any failure of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder. Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender 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 of the Other Documents, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party. The duties of Agent as respects the Advances to Loan Parties shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or the transactions described herein except as expressly set forth herein.



14.3    Lack of Reliance on Agent. Independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, each Lender has made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of each Borrower and each Guarantor in connection with the making and the continuance of the Advances hereunder and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith, and (ii) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of each Borrower and each Guarantor. Agent shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before making of the Advances or at any time or times thereafter except as shall be provided by any Loan Party pursuant to the terms hereof. Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any agreement, document, certificate or a statement delivered in connection with or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any Other Document, or of the financial condition of any Borrower or any Guarantor, or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement, the Note, the Other Documents or the financial condition or prospects of any Loan Party, or the existence of any Event of Default or any Default.
14.4    Resignation of the Agent; Successor Agent. Agent may resign on sixty (60) days written notice to each Lender and Borrowing Agent and upon such resignation, US-Canada Required Lenders will promptly designate a successor Agent reasonably satisfactory to Borrowers (provided that no such approval by Borrowers shall be required (i) in any case where the successor Agent is one of Lenders or (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default). Any such successor Agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of Agent, and shall in particular, if applicable, succeed to all of the Agent’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Liens in the Collateral securing the Obligations created hereunder or any Other Document (including the Pledge Agreement and all account control agreements), and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon its appointment, and the former Agent’s rights, powers and duties as the Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Agent. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time of the effectiveness of the new Agent’s appointment, any further actions need to be taken in order to provide for the legally binding and valid transfer of any Liens in the Collateral from former Agent to new Agent and/or for the perfection of any Liens in the Collateral as held by new Agent or it is otherwise not then possible for new Agent to become the holder of a fully valid, enforceable and perfected Lien as to any of the Collateral, former Agent shall continue to hold such Liens solely as agent for perfection of such Liens on behalf of new Agent until such time as new Agent can obtain a fully valid, enforceable and perfected Lien on all Collateral, provided that the Agent shall not be required to or have any liability or responsibility to take any further actions after such date as such agent for perfection to continue the perfection of any such Liens (other than to forego from taking any affirmative action to release any such Liens). After the Agent’s resignation as an Agent, the provisions of this Article 14, and any indemnification rights under this Agreement, including without limitation, rights arising under Section 16.5 hereof, shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Agent under this Agreement (and in the event such resigning Agent continues to hold any Liens pursuant to the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence, the provisions of this Article 14 and any indemnification rights under this Agreement, including without limitation, rights arising under Section 16.5 hereof, shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with such Liens).
14.5    Certain Rights of Agent. If the Agent shall request instructions from Lenders with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any Other Document, the Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until the Agent shall have received instructions from US-Canada Required Lenders; and the Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting



the foregoing, Lenders shall not have any right of action whatsoever against the Agent as a result of its acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of US-Canada Required Lenders.
14.6    Reliance. Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, email, facsimile, telex, teletype or telecopier message, cablegram, order or other document or telephone message believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper person or entity, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and the Other Documents and its duties hereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it. Agent may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be liable for the default or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by the Agent with reasonable care.
14.7    Notice of Default. Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder or under the Other Documents, unless the Agent has received notice from a Lender or Borrowing Agent referring to this Agreement or the Other Documents, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Agent receives such a notice, the Agent shall give notice thereof to Lenders. Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by US-Canada Required Lenders; provided, that, unless and until the Agent shall have received such directions, the 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 in the best interests of Lenders.
14.8    Indemnification. To the extent the Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by Loan Parties, each Lender will reimburse and indemnify the Agent in proportion to its respective portion of the outstanding Advances and its respective Participation Commitments in the outstanding Letters of Credit and outstanding Swing Loans (or, if no Advances are outstanding, pro rata according to the percentage that its Revolving Commitment Amount constitutes of the total aggregate Revolving Commitment Amounts), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in performing its duties hereunder, or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any Other Document; provided that Lenders shall not be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Agent’s gross (not mere) negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment).
14.9    Agent in its Individual Capacity. With respect to the obligation of the Agent to lend under this Agreement, the Advances made by it shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and as if it were not performing the duties as the Agent specified herein; and the term “Lender” or any similar term shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender. Any Agent may engage in business with any Loan Party as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from any Loan Party for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders.
14.10    Delivery of Documents. To the extent the Agent receives financial statements required under Sections 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.12 and 9.13, US-Canada Borrowing Base Certificates from any Loan Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which any Loan Party is not obligated to deliver to each Lender, the Agent will promptly furnish such documents and information to Lenders.



14.11    Loan Parties’ Undertaking to Agent. Without prejudice to their respective obligations to Lenders under the other provisions of this Agreement, each Loan Party hereby undertakes with the Agent to pay to the Agent from time to time on demand all amounts from time to time due and payable by it for the account of the Agent or Lenders or any of them pursuant to this Agreement to the extent not already paid. Any payment made pursuant to any such demand shall pro tanto satisfy the relevant Loan Party’s obligations to make payments for the account of Lenders or the relevant one or more of them pursuant to this Agreement.
14.12    No Reliance on Agent’s Customer Identification Program. To the extent the Advances or this Agreement is, or becomes, syndicated in cooperation with other Lenders, each Lender acknowledges and agrees that neither such Lender, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on the Agent to carry out such Lender’s, Affiliate’s, participant’s or assignee’s customer identification program, or other obligations required or imposed under or pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act or the regulations thereunder, including the regulations contained in 31 CFR 103.121 (as hereafter amended or replaced, the “CIP Regulations”), or any other Anti-Terrorism Law, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with any of Loan Parties, their Affiliates or their agents, the Other Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby: (i) any identity verification procedures, (ii) any recordkeeping, (iii) comparisons with government lists, (iv) customer notices or (v) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or such Anti-Terrorism Laws.
14.13    Other Agreements. Each of Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express consent of Agent, and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully entitled to do so, upon the request of Agent, set off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to any Loan Party or any deposit accounts of any Loan Party now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, each of Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so by the Agent, take any action to protect or enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement or the Other Documents, it being the intent of Lenders that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this Agreement and the Other Documents shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with the consent of Agent or US-Canada Required Lenders.
14.14    Reserved.
14.15    Reserved.
14.16    Reserved.
14.17    Reserved.
14.18    Erroneous Payments.
(a)    If the Agent notifies a Lender, Issuer or Secured Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, Issuer or Secured Party (any such Lender, Issuer, Secured Party or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds received by such Payment Recipient from the Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender, Issuer, Secured Party or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Agent, and such



Lender, Issuer or Secured Party shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter, return to the Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Overnight Bank Funding Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice from the Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b)    Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender, Issuer or Secured Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, Issuer or Secured Party hereby further agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in an amount different than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such, prepayment or repayment (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender, Issuer or Secured Party, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) in each case:
(i)    (A) In the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and
(ii)    such Lender, Issuer or Secured Party shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge of such error) notify the Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Agent pursuant to this Section 14.18(b),
(c)    Each Lender, Issuer or Secured Party hereby authorizes the Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender, Issuer or Secured Party under any Other Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Agent to such Lender, Issuer or Secured Party from any source, against any amount due to the Agent under immediately preceding clause (a) or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.
(d)    In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Agent for any reason, after demand therefor by the Agent in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender or Issuer that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”)), upon the Agent’s notice to such Lender or Issuer at any time, (i) such Lender or Issuer shall be deemed to have assigned its loans (but not its commitments) of the relevant class with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Agent may specify) (such assignment of the loans (but not commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Agent in such instance), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an assignment and assumption with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency



Assignment, and such Lender or Issuer shall deliver any Notes evidencing such loans to the Borrower or the Agent, (ii) the Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to acquire the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (iii) upon such deemed acquisition, the Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender or Issuer, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender or assigning Issuer shall cease to be a Lender or Issuer, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender or assigning Issuer and (iv) the Agent may reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. The Agent may, in its discretion, sell any loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender or Issuer shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such loan (or portion thereof), and the Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender or Issuer (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the commitments of any Lender or Issuer and such commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, each party hereto agrees that, except to the extent that the Agent has sold a loan (or portion thereof) acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and irrespective of whether the Agent may be equitably subrogated, the Agent shall be contractually subrogated to all the rights and interests of the applicable Lender, Issuer or Secured Party under the Other Documents with respect to such Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”).
(e)    The parties hereto agree that an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other loan party, except, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Agent from the Borrower or any other loan party for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.
(f)    To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including without limitation, waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
(g)    Each party’s obligations under this Section 14.18 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Agent, the termination of all of the commitments and/or repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Other Document.
15.    BORROWING AGENCY.
15.1    Borrowing Agency Provisions.
(a)    Each US-Canada Loan Party hereby irrevocably designates Borrowing Agent to be its attorney and agent and in such capacity, whether verbally, in writing or through electronic methods (including, without limitation, an Approved Electronic Communication) to (i) borrow, (ii) request advances, (iii) request the issuance of US-Canada Letters of Credit, (iv) sign and endorse notes, (v) execute and deliver all instruments, documents, applications, security agreements, reimbursement agreements and letter of credit agreements for US-Canada Letters of Credit and all other certificates, notice, writings and further assurances now or hereafter required hereunder, (vi) make elections regarding interest rates, (vii) give instructions regarding US-Canada Letters of Credit and agree with Issuer upon any amendment, extension or renewal of



any US-Canada Letter of Credit and (viii) otherwise take action under and in connection with this Agreement and the Other Documents, all on behalf of and in the name such US-Canada Loan Party or US-Canada Loan Parties, and hereby authorizes Agent to pay over or credit all loan proceeds hereunder in accordance with the request of Borrowing Agent.
(b)    Reserved.
(c)    The handling of this credit facility as a co-borrowing facility with a borrowing agent in the manner set forth in this Agreement is solely as an accommodation to Loan Parties and at their request. Neither the Agent nor any Lender shall incur liability to Loan Parties as a result thereof. To induce the Agent and Lenders to do so and in consideration thereof, each Loan Party hereby indemnifies the Agent and each Lender and holds the Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities, expenses, losses, damages and claims of damage or injury asserted against the Agent or any Lender by any Person arising from or incurred by reason of the handling of the financing arrangements of Loan Parties as provided herein, reliance by the Agent or any Lender on any request or instruction from any Borrowing Agent or any other action taken by the Agent or any Lender with respect to this Section 15.1 except due to willful misconduct or gross (not mere) negligence by the indemnified party (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment).
(d)    All Obligations shall be joint and several, and each Loan Party shall make payment upon the maturity of the Obligations by acceleration or otherwise, and such obligation and liability on the part of each Loan Party shall in no way be affected by any extensions, renewals and forbearance granted by the Agent or any Lender to any Loan Party, failure of the Agent or any Lender to give any Loan Party notice of borrowing or any other notice, any failure of the Agent or any Lender to pursue or preserve its rights against any Loan Party, the release by the Agent or any Lender of any Collateral now or thereafter acquired from any Loan Party, and such agreement by each Loan Party to pay upon any notice issued pursuant thereto is unconditional and unaffected by prior recourse by the Agent or any Lender to the other Loan Parties or any Collateral for such Loan Party’s Obligations or the lack thereof. Each Loan Party waives all suretyship defenses.
15.2    Waiver of Subrogation. Each Loan Party expressly waives any and all rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, exoneration, contribution of any other claim which such Loan Party may now or hereafter have against the other Loan Parties or any other Person directly or contingently liable for the Obligations hereunder, or against or with respect to any other Loan Parties’ property (including, without limitation, any property which is Collateral for the Obligations), arising from the existence or performance of this Agreement, until termination of this Agreement and repayment in full of the Obligations.
15.3    Common Enterprise. The successful operation and condition of each of the Borrowers is dependent on the continued successful performance of the functions of the group of Borrowers as a whole and the successful operation of each Borrower is dependent on the successful performance and operation of each other Borrower. Each of the Borrowers expects to derive benefit (and its board of directors or other governing body has determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive benefit), directly or indirectly, from successful operations of the Loan Parties and each of the other Borrowers. Each Borrower expects to derive benefit (and the board of directors or other governing body of each such Borrower have determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive benefit), directly and indirectly, from the credit extended by the Lenders to the Borrowers hereunder, both in their separate capacities and as members of the group of companies. Each Borrower has determined that execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and any Other Documents to be executed by such Borrower is within its corporate purpose, will be of direct and indirect benefit to such Borrower, and is in its best interest.



16.    MISCELLANEOUS.
16.1    Governing Law. This Agreement and each Other Document (unless and except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in any such Other Document), and all matters relating hereto or thereto or arising herefrom or therefrom (whether arising under contract law, tort law or otherwise) shall, in accordance with Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Any judicial proceeding brought by or against any Loan Party with respect to any of the Obligations, this Agreement, the Other Documents or any related agreement may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York, United States of America (unless and except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in any such Other Document or related agreement) and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Loan Party accepts for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement, but with respect to any Canadian Loan Party only, the Agent and Lenders shall not be precluded from initiating any proceeding against such Canadian Loan Party in the Courts of the Province of Ontario, Canada sitting in Toronto in their absolute and sole discretion. Each Loan Party hereby waives personal service of any and all process upon it and consents that all such service of process may be made by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) directed to Borrowing Agent at its address set forth in Section 16.6 and service so made shall be deemed completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so deposited in the mails of the United States of America, or, at Agent’s option, by service upon Borrowing Agent which each Loan Party irrevocably appoints as such Loan Party’s agent for the purpose of accepting service within the State of New York. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of the Agent or any Lender to bring proceedings against any Loan Party in the courts of any other jurisdiction. Each Loan Party waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. Each Loan Party waives the right to remove any judicial proceeding brought against such Loan Party in any state court to any federal court. Any judicial proceeding by any Loan Party against the Agent or any Lender involving, directly or indirectly, any matter or claim in any way arising out of, related to or connected with this Agreement or any related agreement, shall be brought only in a federal, state or provincial court located in the County of New York, State of New York.
16.2    Entire Understanding.
(a)    This Agreement and the documents executed concurrently herewith contain the entire understanding between each Loan Party, the Agent and each Lender and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof. Any promises, representations, warranties or guarantees not herein contained and hereinafter made shall have no force and effect unless in writing, signed by each Loan Party’s, the Agent’s and each Lender’s respective officers. Neither this Agreement nor any portion or provisions hereof may be changed, modified, amended, waived, supplemented, discharged, cancelled or terminated orally or by any course of dealing, or in any manner other than by an agreement in writing, signed by the party to be charged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agent may modify this Agreement or any of the Other Documents for the purposes of completing missing content or correcting erroneous content of an administrative nature, without the need for a written amendment, provided that the Agent shall send a copy of any such modification to the Borrowers and each Lender (which copy may be provided by electronic mail). Each Loan Party acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel in connection with the execution of this Agreement and Other Documents and is not relying upon oral representations or statements inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.



(b)    US-Canada Required Lenders, Agent with the consent in writing of US-Canada Required Lenders, and Loan Parties may, subject to the provisions of this Section 16.2(b), from time to time enter into written supplemental agreements to this Agreement or the Other Documents executed by Loan Parties, for the purpose of adding or deleting any provisions or otherwise changing, varying or waiving in any manner the rights of Lenders, Agent or Loan Parties thereunder or the conditions, provisions or terms thereof or waiving any Event of Default thereunder, but only to the extent specified in such written agreements; provided, however, that no such supplemental agreement shall:
(i)    increase the Revolving Commitment Percentage or the maximum dollar amount of the Revolving Commitment Amount of any Lender without the consent of such Lender directly affected thereby;
(ii)    whether or not any Advances are outstanding, extend the Term or the time for payment of principal or interest of any Advance (excluding the due date of any mandatory prepayment of an Advance), or any fee payable to any Lender, or reduce the principal amount of or the rate of interest borne by any Advances or reduce any fee payable to any Lender, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (except that US-Canada Required Lenders may elect to waive or rescind any imposition of the Default Rate under Section 3.1 or of default rates of Letter of Credit fees under Section 3.2 (unless imposed by Agent));
(iii)    except in connection with any increase pursuant to Section 2.23 hereof, increase the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(iv)    alter the definition of the terms US-Canada Required Lenders, or Required Lenders for Eligibility or alter, amend or modify this Section 16.2(b) without the consent of all Lenders;
(v)    alter, amend or modify the provisions of Section 11.5 without the consent of all Lenders;
(vi)    release any US-Canada Collateral during any calendar year (other than in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) having an aggregate value in excess of $1,000,000 without the consent of all US-Canada Lenders;
(vii)    alter the definition of the term Availability Block, Eligible Domestic Receivables, Eligible Canadian Receivables, US Receivables Advance Rate, US-Canada Formula Amount, or Canadian Receivables Advance Rate, in a manner that has the effect of increasing the US-Canada Formula Amount, without the consent of all of the Required Lenders for Eligibility;
(viii)    change the rights and duties of the Agent without the consent of all Lenders;
(ix)    subject to clause (e) below, permit any US-Canada Revolving Advance to be made if after giving effect thereto the total of US-Canada Revolving Advances outstanding hereunder would exceed the US-Canada Formula Amount for more than sixty (60) consecutive Business Days or exceed one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the US-Canada Formula Amount without the consent of each US-Canada Lender directly affected thereby;



(x)    increase the Advance Rates above the Advance Rates in effect on the Closing Date without the consent of all of the Required Lenders for Eligibility;
(xi)    release any Guarantor or Borrower without the consent of all Lenders; or
(xii)    subordinate all or substantially all of Agent’s Liens in the US-Canada Collateral under this Agreement or the Other Documents without the consent of all US-Canada Lenders.
(c)    Any such supplemental agreement shall apply equally to each Lender and shall be binding upon Loan Parties, Lenders and Agent and all future holders of the Obligations. In the case of any waiver, Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders shall be restored to their former positions and rights, and any Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing, but no waiver of a specific Event of Default shall extend to any subsequent Event of Default (whether or not the subsequent Event of Default is the same as the Event of Default which was waived), or impair any right consequent thereon.
(d)    In the event that an Agent requests the consent of a Lender pursuant to this Section 16.2 in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of “each Lender” or “each Lender directly affected thereby,” the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other necessary Lenders is not obtained, then Agent may, at its option, require such non-consenting Lender to assign its interest in the Advances to the Agent or to another Lender or to any other Person designated by Agent (the “Designated Lender”), for a price equal to (i) the then outstanding principal amount thereof plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest and fees due such Lender, which interest and fees shall be paid when collected from Loan Parties. In the event Agent elects to require any Lender to assign its interest to the Agent or to the Designated Lender, Agent will so notify such Lender in writing within forty five (45) days following such Lender’s denial, and such Lender will assign its interest to the Agent or the Designated Lender no later than five (5) days following receipt of such notice pursuant to a Commitment Transfer Supplement executed by such Lender, the Agent or the Designated Lender, as appropriate, and Agent; provided however, that the consent of Loan Parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Permitted Assignee; provided further, that Loan Parties shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall object thereto by written notice to Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received prior notice thereof.
(e)    Notwithstanding (i) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default, (ii) that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.3 hereof have not been satisfied or the commitments of Lenders to make Revolving Advances hereunder have been terminated for any reason, or (iii) any other contrary provision of this Agreement, Agent may at its discretion and without the consent of any Lender, voluntarily permit the outstanding US-Canada Revolving Advances at any time to exceed the US-Canada Formula Amount at such time by up to ten percent (10%) of the US-Canada Formula Amount for up to sixty (60) consecutive Business Days (the “Out-of-Formula Loans”); provided that in no event shall the Revolving Advances (when combined with the outstanding Swing Loans and Letters of Credit) exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitment Amounts of all Lenders. If Agent is willing in its sole and absolute discretion to permit such Out-of-Formula Loans, Lenders holding the Revolving Commitments shall be obligated to fund such Out-of-Formula Loans in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages, and such Out-of-Formula Loans shall be payable on demand and shall bear interest at the Default Rate consisting of Domestic Rate Loans; provided that, if Agent does permit Out-of-Formula Loans, neither the Agent nor Lenders shall be deemed thereby to have changed the limits of Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(b) or 2.1(c) nor shall any Lender be obligated to fund Revolving Advances in excess of its Revolving Commitment



Amount. For purposes of this paragraph, the discretion granted to Agent hereunder shall not preclude involuntary overadvances that may result from time to time due to the fact that the US-Canada Formula Amount was unintentionally exceeded for any reason, including, but not limited to, Collateral previously deemed to be “Eligible Receivables” becomes ineligible, collections of Receivables applied to reduce outstanding Revolving Advances are thereafter returned for insufficient funds or overadvances are made to protect or preserve the Collateral. In the event Agent involuntarily permits the outstanding US-Canada Revolving Advances to exceed the US-Canada Formula Amount by more than ten percent (10%), Agent shall use its efforts to have the Borrowers decrease such excess in as expeditious a manner as is practicable under the circumstances and not inconsistent with the reason for such excess. Revolving Advances made after Agent has determined the existence of involuntary overadvances shall be deemed to be involuntary overadvances and shall be decreased in accordance with the preceding sentence. To the extent any Out-of-Formula Loans are not actually funded by the other Lenders as provided for in this Section 16.2(e), Agent may elect in its discretion to fund such Out-of-Formula Loans and any such Out-of-Formula Loans so funded by Agent shall be deemed to be Revolving Advances made by and owing to Agent, and Agent shall be entitled to all rights (including accrual of interest) and remedies of a Lender holding a Revolving Commitment under this Agreement and the Other Documents with respect to such Revolving Advances.
(f)    In addition to (and not in substitution of) the discretionary Revolving Advances permitted above in this Section 16.2, Agent is hereby authorized by applicable Loan Parties and applicable Lenders, at any time in Agent’s sole discretion, regardless of (i) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default, (ii) whether any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.3 hereof have not been satisfied or the commitments of Lenders to make Revolving Advances hereunder have been terminated for any reason, or (iii) any other contrary provision of this Agreement, to make Revolving Advances on behalf of such Lenders which Agent, in its reasonable business judgment, deems necessary or desirable (a) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (b) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Advances and other Obligations, or (c) to pay any other amount chargeable to Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (collectively, the “Protective Advances”); provided, that at any time after giving effect to any such Protective Advances, the outstanding US-Canada Revolving Advances do not exceed the lesser of (A) one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the US-Canada Formula Amount or (B) the Maximum US-Canada Revolving Advance Amount less the Line Block less the aggregate undrawn amount of outstanding US-Canada Letters of Credit and outstanding amount of US-Canada Swing Loans,. Lenders holding the Revolving Commitments shall be obligated to fund such Protective Advances and effect a settlement with Agent therefor upon demand of Agent in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages. To the extent any Protective Advances are not actually funded by the other Lenders as provided for in this Section 16.2(f), any such Protective Advances funded by Agent shall be deemed to be Revolving Advances made by and owing to Agent, and Agent shall be entitled to all rights (including accrual of interest) and remedies of a Lender holding a Revolving Commitment under this Agreement and the Other Documents with respect to such Revolving Advances.
16.3    Successors and Assigns; Participations; New Lenders.
(a)    This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Loan Parties, the Agent, each Lender, all future holders of the Obligations and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Loan Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement (including, in each case, by way of an LLC Division) without the prior written consent of the Agent and each Lender.
(b)    Each Loan Party acknowledges that in the regular course of commercial banking business one or more Lenders may at any time and from time to time sell participating interests



in the Advances to Participants. Each Participant may exercise all rights of payment (including rights of set-off) with respect to the portion of such Advances held by it or other Obligations payable hereunder as fully as if such Participant were the direct holder thereof provided that (i) Loan Parties shall not be required to pay to any Participant more than the amount which it would have been required to pay to Lender which granted an interest in its Advances or other Obligations payable hereunder to such Participant had such Lender retained such interest in the Advances hereunder or other Obligations payable hereunder unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with Loan Party’s prior written consent, and (ii) in no event shall Loan Parties be required to pay any such amount arising from the same circumstances and with respect to the same Advances or other Obligations payable hereunder to both such Lender and such Participant. Each Loan Party hereby grants to any Participant a continuing security interest in any deposits, moneys or other property actually or constructively held by such Participant as security for the Participant’s interest in the Advances.
(c)    Any Lender, with the consent of Agent, may sell, assign or transfer all or any part of its rights and obligations under or relating to Revolving Advances under this Agreement and the Other Documents to one or more additional Persons (other than an Ineligible Purchaser) and one or more additional Persons (other than an Ineligible Purchaser) may commit to make Advances hereunder (each a “Purchasing Lender”), in minimum amounts of not less than $5,000,000, pursuant to a Commitment Transfer Supplement, executed by a Purchasing Lender, the transferor Lender, and Agent and delivered to Agent for recording, provided, however, that 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 with respect to each of the Revolving Advances under this Agreement in which such Lender has an interest. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the transfer effective date determined pursuant to such Commitment Transfer Supplement, (i) Purchasing Lender thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Commitment Transfer Supplement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder with a Revolving Commitment Percentage as set forth therein, and (ii) the transferor Lender thereunder shall, to the extent provided in such Commitment Transfer Supplement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement, the Commitment Transfer Supplement creating a novation for that purpose. Such Commitment Transfer Supplement shall be deemed to amend this Agreement to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of such Purchasing Lender and the resulting adjustment of the Revolving Commitment Percentages arising from the purchase by such Purchasing Lender of all or a portion of the rights and obligations of such transferor Lender under this Agreement and the Other Documents. Each Loan Party hereby consents to the addition of such Purchasing Lender and the resulting adjustment of the Revolving Commitment Percentages arising from the purchase by such Purchasing Lender of all or a portion of the rights and obligations of such transferor Lender under this Agreement and the Other Documents. Loan Parties shall execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts and things in order to effectuate the foregoing provided, however, that the consent of Loan Parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Permitted Assignee; provided that Loan Parties shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received prior notice thereof.
(d)    Any Lender, with the consent of Agent which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, may directly or indirectly sell, assign or transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under or relating to Revolving Advances under this Agreement and the Other Documents to an entity, whether a corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other entity that (i) is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and (ii) is administered, serviced or managed by the assigning Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender (a



Purchasing CLO” and together with each Participant and Purchasing Lender, each a “Transferee” and collectively the “Transferees”), pursuant to a Commitment Transfer Supplement modified as appropriate to reflect the interest being assigned (“Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement”), executed by any intermediate purchaser, the Purchasing CLO, the transferor Lender, and Agent as appropriate and delivered to Agent for recording. Upon such execution and delivery, from and after the transfer effective date determined pursuant to such Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement, (i) Purchasing CLO thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the transferor Lender thereunder shall, to the extent provided in such Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement, the Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement creating a novation for that purpose. Such Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement shall be deemed to amend this Agreement to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of such Purchasing CLO. Each Loan Party hereby consents to the addition of such Purchasing CLO. Loan Parties shall execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts and things in order to effectuate the foregoing.
(e)    Agent shall maintain at its address a copy of each Commitment Transfer Supplement and Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement delivered to it and a register (in each case, the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Lender and the outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest and other fees due hereunder. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and each Loan Party, Agent and Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the Advance recorded therein for the purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrowing Agent or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Agent shall receive a fee in the amount of $3,500 payable by the applicable Purchasing Lender and/or Purchasing CLO upon the effective date of each transfer or assignment (other than to an intermediate purchaser) to such Purchasing Lender and/or Purchasing CLO.
(f)    Each Loan Party authorizes each Lender to disclose to any Transferee and any prospective Transferee, subject to the provisions of Section 16.15, any and all financial information in such Lender’s possession concerning such Loan Party which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of such Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with such Lender’s credit evaluation of such Loan Party.
(g)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time and from time to time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(h)    Reserved.
16.4    Application of Payments. The Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and re-apply any payment and any and all proceeds of Collateral to any portion of the Obligations, subject to Section 11.5 hereof. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or the Agent or any Lender receives any payment or proceeds of the Collateral for any Loan Party’s benefit, which are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver, custodian or any other party under any bankruptcy law, common law or equitable cause, then, to such extent, the Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Agent or such Lender.



16.5    Indemnity. Each Loan Party shall defend, protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless Agent, Issuer, each Lender and each of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, attorneys, employees and agents (each an “Indemnified Party”) for and from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, actions, judgments, suits, costs, charges, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel) (collectively, “Claims”) which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Party in arising out of or in any way relating to or as a consequence, direct or indirect, of: (i) this Agreement, the Other Documents, the Advances and other Obligations and/or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any action or failure to act or action taken only after delay or the satisfaction of any conditions by any Indemnified Party in connection with and/or relating to the negotiation, execution, delivery or administration of the Agreement and the Other Documents, the credit facilities established hereunder and thereunder and/or the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) any Loan Party’s or any Guarantor’s failure to observe, perform or discharge any of its covenants, obligations, agreements or duties under or breach of any of the representations or warranties made in this Agreement and the Other Documents, (iv) the enforcement of any of the rights and remedies of the Agent, the Issuer or any Lender under the Agreement and the Other Documents, (v) any threatened or actual imposition of fines or penalties, or disgorgement of benefits, for violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law by any Loan Party, any Affiliate or Subsidiary of any Borrowers, or any Guarantor, and (vi) any claim, litigation, proceeding or investigation instituted or conducted by any Governmental Body or instrumentality or any other Person with respect to any aspect of, or any transaction contemplated by, or referred to in, or any matter related to, this Agreement or the Other Documents, whether or not the Agent or any Lender is a party thereto. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, each Loan Party shall defend, protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless each Indemnified Party from (x) any Claims which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Party arising out of or in any way relating to or as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder and (y) any Claims which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Party under any Environmental Laws with respect to or in connection with the Real Property, any Hazardous Discharge, the presence of any Hazardous Materials affecting the Real Property (whether or not the same originates or emerges from the Real Property or any contiguous real estate), including any Claims consisting of or relating to the imposition or assertion of any Lien on any of the Real Property under any Environmental Laws and any loss of value of the Real Property as a result of the foregoing except to the extent such loss, liability, damage and expense is attributable to any Hazardous Discharge resulting from actions on the part of the Agent or any Lender. Loan Parties’ obligations under this Section 16.5 shall arise upon the discovery of the presence of any Hazardous Materials at the Real Property, whether or not any federal, state, provincial or local environmental agency has taken or threatened any action in connection with the presence of any Hazardous Materials, in each such case except to the extent that any of the foregoing arises out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this indemnity shall extend to any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including fees and disbursements of counsel) asserted against or incurred by any of the Indemnified Parties by any Person under any Environmental Laws or similar laws by reason of any Loan Party’s or any other Person’s failure to comply with laws applicable to solid or hazardous waste materials, including Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste, or other Toxic Substances. Additionally, if any taxes (excluding taxes imposed upon or measured solely by the net income of Agent and Lenders, but including any intangibles taxes, stamp tax, recording tax or franchise tax) shall be payable by Agent, Lenders or Loan Parties on account of the execution or delivery of this Agreement, or the execution, delivery, issuance or recording of any of the Other Documents, or the creation or repayment of any of the Obligations hereunder, by reason of any Applicable Law now or hereafter in effect, Loan Parties will pay (or will promptly reimburse Agent and Lenders



for payment of) all such taxes, including interest and penalties thereon, and will indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against all liability in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Loan Parties shall have no obligation to any Indemnified Party under this Section 16.5 with respect to any liability that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party or its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents. This Section 16.5 shall not apply to the extent that the losses, claims or damages relate to any Taxes described in Section 3.10.
16.6    Notice. Any notice or request hereunder may be given to Borrowing Agent or any Loan Party or to the Agent or any Lender at their respective addresses set forth below or at such other address as may hereafter be specified in a notice designated as a notice of change of address under this Section 16.6. Any notice, request, demand, direction or other communication (for purposes of this Section 16.6 only, a “Notice”) to be given to or made upon any party hereto under any provision of this Agreement shall be given or made by telephone or in writing (which includes by means of electronic transmission (i.e., “e-mail”)) or by setting forth such Notice on a website to which Loan Parties are directed (an “Internet Posting”) if Notice of such Internet Posting (including the information necessary to access such site) has previously been delivered to the applicable parties hereto by another means set forth in this Section 16.6) in accordance with this Section 16.6. Any such Notice must be delivered to the applicable parties hereto at the addresses and numbers set forth under their respective names on Section 16.6 hereof or in accordance with any subsequent unrevoked Notice from any such party that is given in accordance with this Section 16.6. Any Notice shall be effective:
(a)    In the case of hand-delivery, when delivered;
(b)    If given by mail, four (4) days after such Notice is deposited with the United States Postal Service, Canada Post or other applicable postal service, with first-class postage prepaid, return receipt requested;
(c)    In the case of a telephonic Notice, when a party is contacted by telephone, if delivery of such telephonic Notice is confirmed no later than the next Business Day by hand delivery, an electronic transmission, an Internet Posting or an overnight courier delivery of a confirmatory Notice (received at or before noon on such next Business Day);
(d)    In the case of electronic transmission, when actually received;
(e)    In the case of an Internet Posting, upon delivery of a Notice of such posting (including the information necessary to access such site) by another means set forth in this Section 16.6; and
(f)    If given by any other means (including by overnight courier), when actually received.
Any Lender giving a Notice to any Borrowing Agent or any Loan Party shall concurrently send a copy thereof to Agent, and Agent shall promptly notify the other Agent and other Lenders of its receipt of such Notice.



(A)    If to Agent or PNC at:
PNC Bank, National Association
PNC Agency Services
PNC Firstside Center
500 First Avenue, 4th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Attention: Cheryl Thon
Telephone: (412) 762-7806
Facsimile: (412) 762-8672
with a copy to:
PNC Bank, National Association
PNC Agency Services
PNC Firstside Center
500 First Avenue, 4th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Attention: Trina Barkley
Telephone: (412) 768-0423
Facsimile: (412) 705-2006
with an additional copy to:
PNC Bank, National Association
1900 East Ninth Street, 9th Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Attention: Todd Milenius
Telephone: (216) 222-9761
Facsimile: (216) 222-8155
(B)    Reserved.

(C)    If to a Lender other than Agent, as specified on the signature pages hereof
(D)    If to any Borrowing Agent or any Loan Party:
Invacare Corporation
One Invacare Way
Elyria, OH 44035
Attention: Kathleen P. Leneghan
Telephone: (440) 329-6717
Email: kleneghan@invacare.com



with a copy to:
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
The Calfee Building
1405 East Sixth Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
Attention: Brian A. McMahon
Telephone: (216) 622-8660
Email: bmcmahon@calfee.com
16.7    Survival. The obligations of Loan Parties under Sections 2.2(f), 2.2(g), 2.2(h), 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 16.5 and 16.9 and the obligations of Lenders under Sections 2.2, 2.14(b), 2.15, 2.17, 2.18, 14.8 and 16.5, shall survive termination of this Agreement and the Other Documents and payment in full of the Obligations.
16.8    Severability. If any part of this Agreement is contrary to, prohibited by, or deemed invalid under Applicable Laws, such provision shall be inapplicable and deemed omitted to the extent so contrary, prohibited or invalid, but the remainder hereof shall not be invalidated thereby and shall be given effect so far as possible.
16.9    Expenses. Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Agent), and shall pay all reasonable and documented fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of the Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the Other Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent, any Lender or the Issuer (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Agent, any Lender or the Issuer), and shall pay reasonable and documented all reasonable and documented fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Agent, any Lender or the Issuer, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the Other Documents, including its rights under this Section 16.9, or (B) in connection with the Advances made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Advances or Letters of Credit, and (iv) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent’s regular employees and agents engaged periodically to perform audits of the any Loan Party’s or any Loan Party’s Affiliate’s or Subsidiary’s books, records and business properties.
16.10    Injunctive Relief. Each Loan Party recognizes that, in the event any Loan Party fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement, or threatens to fail to perform, observe or discharge such obligations or liabilities, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to Lenders; therefore, Agent, if the Agent so requests, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving that actual damages are not an adequate remedy.
16.11    Consequential Damages. Neither the Agent nor any Lender, nor any agent or attorney for any of them, shall be liable to any Borrower, or any Guarantor (or any Affiliate of any such Person) for indirect, punitive, exemplary or consequential damages arising from any breach of contract, tort or other wrong relating to the establishment, administration or collection



of the Obligations or as a result of any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or any Other Document.
16.12    Captions. The captions at various places in this Agreement are intended for convenience only and do not constitute and shall not be interpreted as part of this Agreement.
16.13    Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, all of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile or electronic transmission (including email transmission of a PDF image) shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.
16.14    Construction. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments, schedules or exhibits thereto.
16.15    Confidentiality; Sharing Information. The Agent, each Lender and each Transferee shall hold all non-public information obtained by the Agent, such Lender or such Transferee pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement in accordance with the Agent’s, such Lender’s and such Transferee’s customary procedures for handling confidential information of this nature and such non-public information shall not be disclosed by the Agent, such Lender or such Transferee to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement; provided, however, the Agent, each Lender and each Transferee may disclose such confidential information (a) to its employees, officers, directors, examiners, Affiliates, outside auditors, counsel and other professional advisors, (b) to the Agent, any Lender or to any prospective Transferees (so long as the Persons to whom such disclosure is made are informed of the confidential nature of such information and have agreed to keep such information confidential), and (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Body or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process; provided, further that (i) unless specifically prohibited by Applicable Law, the Agent, each Lender and each Transferee shall use its reasonable best efforts prior to disclosure thereof, to notify the applicable Loan Party of the applicable request for disclosure of such non-public information (A) by a Governmental Body or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an examination of the financial condition of a Lender or a Transferee by such Governmental Body) or (B) pursuant to legal process and (ii) in no event shall the Agent, any Lender or any Transferee be obligated to return any materials furnished by any Loan Party other than those documents and instruments in possession of the Agent or any Lender in order to perfect its Lien on the Collateral once the Obligations have been paid in full and this Agreement has been terminated; provided that any disclosure under sub-clauses (A) or (B) of this sentence shall be limited to the information required by such Governmental Body or such legal process. Each Loan Party acknowledges that from time to time financial advisory, investment banking and other services may be offered or provided to such Loan Party or one or more of its Affiliates (in connection with this Agreement or otherwise) by any Lender or by one or more Subsidiaries or Affiliates of such Lender and each Loan Party hereby authorizes each Lender to share any information delivered to such Lender by such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection with the decision of such Lender to enter into this Agreement, to any such Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender, it being understood that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Lender receiving such information shall be bound by the provisions of this Section 16.15 as if it were a Lender hereunder. Such authorization shall survive the repayment of the other Obligations and the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any non-disclosure agreement or similar document executed by the Agent in favor of any Loan Party or any of any Loan Party’s affiliates, the provisions of this Agreement shall supersede such agreements.



16.16    Publicity. Each Loan Party and each Lender hereby authorizes Agent to make appropriate announcements of the financial arrangement entered into among Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders, including announcements which are commonly known as tombstones, in such publications and to such selected parties as Agent shall deem appropriate in consultation with, and subject to the approval of, the Borrowing Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
16.17    Certifications From Banks and Participants; USA PATRIOT Act.
(a)    Each Lender or assignee or participant of a Lender that is not incorporated under the Laws of the United States of America or a state thereof (and is not excepted from the certification requirement contained in Section 313 of the USA PATRIOT Act and the applicable regulations because it is both (i) an affiliate of a depository institution or foreign bank that maintains a physical presence in the United States or foreign country, and (ii) subject to supervision by a banking authority regulating such affiliated depository institution or foreign bank) shall deliver to Agent the certification, or, if applicable, recertification, certifying that such Lender is not a “shell” and certifying to other matters as required by Section 313 of the USA PATRIOT Act and the applicable regulations: (1) within ten (10) days after the Closing Date, and (2) as such other times as are required under the USA PATRIOT Act.
(b)    The USA PATRIOT Act requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, any Lender may from time to time request, and each Loan Party shall provide to such Lender, such Loan Party’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identifying information as shall be necessary for Lender to comply with the USA PATRIOT Act and any other Anti-Terrorism Law.
16.18    Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(a)    Each Borrower and each Guarantor represents and warrants that (i) no Covered Entity is a Sanctioned Person and (ii) no Covered Entity, either in its own right or through any third party, (A) has any of its assets in a Sanctioned Country or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (B) does business in or with, or derives any of its income from investments in or transactions with, any Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; or (C) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by any Anti-Terrorism Law.
(b)    Each Borrower and each Guarantor covenants and agrees that: (A) they shall immediately notify the Agent and each of the Lenders in writing upon the occurrence of a Reportable Compliance Event; and (B) if, at any time, any Collateral becomes Embargoed Property, then, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Agent and each of the Lenders, upon request by the Agent or any of the Lenders, the Loan Parties shall provide substitute Collateral acceptable to the Lenders that is not Embargoed Property.
(c)    Each Borrower and each Guarantor covenants and agrees that (i) no Covered Entity will become a Sanctioned Person or allow any employees, officers, directors, affiliates, consultants, brokers, or agents acting on its behalf in connection with this Agreement to become a Sanctioned Person, (ii) no Covered Entity, either in its own right or through any third party, will (A) have any of its assets in a Sanctioned Country or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (B) do business in or with, or derive any of its income from investments in or transactions with, any Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (C) engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by any Anti-Terrorism Law or (D) use the Advances to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, a Sanctioned



Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, (iii) the funds used to repay the Obligations will not be derived from any unlawful activity, (iv) each Covered Entity shall comply with all Anti-Terrorism Laws, (v) it will not repay the Loans with Embargoed Property or funds derived from any unlawful activity; (vi) it will not permit any Collateral to become Embargoed Property; and (e) it will not cause any Lender or Agent to violate any Anti-Terrorism Law.
(d)    Each Loan Party has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Terrorism Laws.
In addition to the foregoing, the Loan Parties acknowledge that, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and other applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction and “know your client” Laws within Canada, the Lenders and the Agent may be required to obtain, verify and record information regarding the Loan Parties, their respective directors, authorized signing officers, direct or indirect shareholders or other Persons in control of the Loan Parties, and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Loan Parties shall promptly provide all such information, including supporting documentation and other evidence, as may be reasonably requested by any Lender or the Agent, or any prospective assign or participant of a Lender or the Agent, in order to comply therewith, whether now or hereafter in existence.
16.19    Canadian Borrowers and Canadian Guarantors.
(a)    Liability of Canadian Loan Parties. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the Other Documents to the contrary, the parties intend that this Agreement and the Other Documents do hereby provide, and shall in all circumstances be interpreted to provide, that the Canadian Loan Parties are jointly and severally liable for, and the Canadian Collateral shall secure, all Advances, interest on such Advances, and all other Obligations, including, without limitation, general fees, reimbursements, indemnities and charges hereunder and under any Other Document. Nothing in this Section 16.19 is intended to limit, nor shall it be deemed to limit, any liability of the Company or any other US Loan Party for any of the Obligations, whether in its primary capacity as a Borrower, as a Guarantor, at law or otherwise. All Obligations of the Borrowers, both the Canadian Borrowers and the US Borrowers, and Guarantors, both the US Guarantors and the Canadian Guarantors, are joint and several.
(b)    Company as Agent. The Canadian Borrowers, in addition to the appointment of the Company as the Borrowing Agent as provided herein, further hereby irrevocably appoint the Company as its agent to receive the proceeds of any Advances made to any Canadian Borrower hereunder. Agent shall be entitled to rely in such matters on all communications delivered by the Company as being delivered on behalf of the Canadian Borrowers.
16.20    Reserved.
16.21    Joinder of Guarantors and Borrowers. Any Subsidiary of the Company which is required to join this Agreement as a Guarantor, or any Subsidiary of the Company which elects to join this Agreement as a Borrower, pursuant in each case to Section 7.12 shall execute and deliver to Agent (i) a Guarantor Joinder or Borrower Joinder, as applicable, pursuant to which it shall, after acceptance of such Guarantor Joinder or Borrower Joinder by Agent, join this Agreement as a US Loan Party or Canadian Loan Party, as applicable, and join each of the Other Documents to which the US Loan Parties or Canadian Loan Parties, as applicable, are parties, (ii) documents in the forms described in Section 8.1 (or foreign jurisdictional equivalents, if any), modified as appropriate to relate to such Subsidiary, and (iii) documents necessary to grant and perfect Liens in favor of Agent for the benefit of Lenders in the Equity Interest of, and Collateral



held by, such Subsidiary. Joinder of each new Loan Party pursuant to this Section shall be subject to compliance with all the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Other Documents, including without limitation Section 6.1 and Section 3.10.
16.22    Amendment and Restatement. This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement. All references to the “Credit Agreement”, the “Agreement” or derivations thereof contained in the Other Documents delivered in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement or this Agreement shall, and shall be deemed to, refer to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement by this Agreement, the Obligations of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Other Documents as of the Closing Date shall remain outstanding and shall constitute continuing Obligations hereunder without novation and shall continue as such to be secured by the Collateral. Such Obligations shall in all respects be continuing and this Agreement shall not be deemed to evidence or result in a novation or repayment and reborrowing of such Obligations. The Liens securing payment of the Obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended and restated in the form of this Agreement, shall in all respects be continuing, securing the payment of all Obligations.
16.23    Reserved.
16.24    Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that this Agreement or any of the Other Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any hedges, commodity hedges and/or foreign currency hedges, or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Other Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the Laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
(a)    In the event a QFC Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the Laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement and the Other Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC, this Agreement and the Other Documents were governed by the Laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
(b)    As used in this Section 16.24, the following terms have the following meanings:



“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
16.25    Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Other Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under this Agreement or any Other Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable 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 applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected 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 Affected 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 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 applicable Resolution Authority.
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Each of the parties has signed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
US BORROWERS:
Invacare Corporation, an Ohio corporation


By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name:    Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:    Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Freedom Designs, Inc., a California corporation
Medbloc, Inc., a Delaware corporation


By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name:    Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:    Vice President and Treasurer





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US GUARANTORS:
Adaptive Switch Laboratories, Inc., a Texas corporation
Invacare Credit Corporation, an Ohio corporation
Invacare Holdings, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company
Invamex Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company


By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name:    Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:    Vice President and Treasurer





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CANADIAN BORROWERS:
Invacare Canada L.P., an Ontario limited partnership, by its general partner, Invacare Canada General Partner Inc.
Motion Concepts L.P., an Ontario limited partnership, by its general partner, Carroll Healthcare Inc.
Perpetual Motion Enterprises Limited, an Ontario corporation
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name:    Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:    Vice President and Treasurer
CANADIAN GUARANTORS:
Carroll Healthcare General Partner, Inc., an Ontario corporation
Carroll Healthcare Inc., an Ontario corporation
Invacare Canada General Partner Inc., an Ontario corporation
By: /s/ Kathleen P. Leneghan    
Name:    Kathleen P. Leneghan
Title:    Vice President and Treasurer






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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Lender and as Agent
By:/s/ Todd Milenius    
Name: Todd Milenius
Title: Senior Vice President
1900 East Ninth Street
9
th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage: 54.28571429%
US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount: $19,000,000




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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Lender
By:/s/ Kevin M Podwika    
Name: Kevin M Podwika
Title: Authorized Officer
10 S. Dearborn St. 9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
US-Canada Revolving Commitment Percentage: 45.71428571%
US-Canada Revolving Commitment Amount $16,000,000





ANNEX A
US Borrowers
Invacare Corporation, an Ohio corporation
Freedom Designs, Inc., a California corporation
Medbloc, Inc., a Delaware corporation




ANNEX B
US Guarantors
Adaptive Switch Laboratories, Inc., a Texas corporation
Invacare Credit Corporation, an Ohio corporation
Invacare Holdings, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company
Invamex Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company





ANNEX C
Canadian Borrowers
Invacare Canada L.P., an Ontario limited partnership
Motion Concepts L.P., an Ontario limited partnership
Perpetual Motion Enterprises Limited, an Ontario corporation




ANNEX D
Canadian Guarantors
Carroll Healthcare General Partner, Inc., an Ontario corporation
Carroll Healthcare Inc., an Ontario corporation
Invacare Canada General Partner Inc., an Ontario corporation




Exhibit 99.1
INVESTOR CONTACT:Lois Lee
loislee@invacare.com
440-329-6435


INVACARE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW SECURED CREDIT FACILITY OF UP TO $104.5 MILLION AND CONVERTIBLE DEBT EXCHANGE
PROVIDES SECOND QUARTER BUSINESS UPDATE

-The new Credit Facility provides an immediate and meaningful liquidity infusion, supporting working capital needs
-Upon the satisfaction of certain post-closing conditions or business milestones, the Credit Facility allows for full access to the notional amount of $104.5 million
-The convertible debt exchange results in both debt discount recapture and a path for future debt reduction

ELYRIA, OH (July 26, 2022) - Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) (“Invacare” or the “company”) announced today that it completed a series of strategic capital market transactions that will enable the company to address its elevated backlog level, increase its overall financial flexibility, and better position the company to achieve its growth and profitability goals.
New Strategic Financing Secured
The company entered into a senior secured Term Loan Agreement with certain funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management LLC, providing for delayed draws of up to $104.5 million. The company completed an initial drawdown of $66.5 million under the Term Loan Agreement effective July 26, 2022. The secured term loan matures on July 26, 2026 and accrues interest at an initial annual rate of SOFR + 7.00% and after the second anniversary of the Closing Date at an annual rate of SOFR + 8.75%. The company may draw the remaining $38 million from the Term Loan Agreement in three incremental tranches subject to certain conditions.

Concurrently, the company entered into private exchange agreements providing for the settlement of $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of the company’s outstanding 5.00% Series II Convertible Senior Exchange Notes due 2024 and up to $55.3 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026. The company completed the exchange of all $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 5.00% notes and $41.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 4.25% notes on July 26, 2022. This exchange was funded by $31.1 million aggregate principal amount of newly issued 5.68% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, 2.7 million common shares of Invacare stock, cash payment of




$4.5 million, and cash equal to accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding convertible notes exchanged in the transaction. The company may exchange the remaining $13.8 million aggregate principal amount of 4.25% notes for $10.4 million aggregate principal amount of new notes in two incremental tranches subject to certain conditions. The new notes will pay interest at a 5.68% annual rate and mature on July 1, 2026.

In addition, the company amended its existing Asset Based Lending credit facility to extend its maturity to January 16, 2026 and reduce the maximum notional amount of the facility from $90 million to $35 million. Proceeds from the Term Loan were used to repay in full outstanding borrowings under the Asset Based Lending credit facility.

Commenting on the financing, Matt Monaghan, chairman, president and chief executive officer stated, “We are pleased to secure this additional capital which will provide Invacare with increased liquidity and added flexibility to address on-going supply chain challenges, and it will allow the company to accelerate its transformation plan and growth strategy. This funding should enable the company to service its elevated backlog, converting demand to timely sales and ultimately returning top-line sales growth.”

The transactions described herein are further described in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The descriptions herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the further descriptions included in the Current Report on Form 8-K.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The newly issued Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2026, the Company’s common shares that may be issuable upon conversion of the such notes and the Company’s common shares issued in the exchange have not been registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

Second Quarter Business Update

In the second quarter of 2022, the company continued to experience strong product demand, evidenced by an increasing backlog, primarily in mobility and seating and lifestyle products, and the benefits of certain pricing actions. For 2Q22, preliminary Adjusted EBITDA(a) and Free Cash




Flow(b) results improved sequentially, as previously guided. Preliminary 2Q22 revenues declined on a sequential basis, driven primarily by the external supply constraints.

Providing an update on the current business environment, Monaghan noted, “We have already started to realize the benefits of some of the actions taken to transform the business, resulting in improved customer experience and process improvements, which also served to lower operating costs. Coupled with today’s transaction, we are better positioned to accelerate even more changes to the business that are intended to convert demand into revenue and profit more efficiently. These actions are expected to yield improved overall performance, driving durable changes for future periods.”

About Invacare Corporation

Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC)(“Invacare” or the “company”) is a leading manufacturer and distributor in its markets for medical equipment used in non-acute care settings. At its core, the company designs, manufactures and distributes medical devices that help people to move, breathe, rest, and perform essential hygiene. The company provides clinically complex medical device solutions for congenital (e.g., cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida), acquired (e.g., stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, post-acute recovery, pressure ulcers) and degenerative (e.g., ALS, multiple sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), elderly, bariatric) ailments. The company's products are important parts of care for people with a wide range of challenges, from those who are active and involved in work or school each day and may need additional mobility or respiratory support, to those who are cared for in residential care settings, at home and in rehabilitation centers. The company sells its products principally to home medical equipment providers with retail and e-commerce channels, residential care operators, distributors and government health services in North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. For more information about the company and its products, visit Invacare's website at www.invacare.com.







This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those that describe future outcomes or expectations that are usually identified by words such as “will,” “should,” “could,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “continue,” “forecast,” “believe,” and “anticipate” and include, for example, statements related to the company’s ability to address on-going supply chain challenges; sales and free cash flow trends; the impact of contingency plans and cost containment actions; the company’s liquidity and working capital expectations; the company’s future financial results; and similar statements. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various risks and uncertainties, including the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pace of resumption of access to healthcare, including clinics and elective care, and loosening of public health restrictions, or any reimposed restrictions on access to healthcare or tightening of public health restrictions and impact on the demand for the company’s products; the availability and cost to the company of needed raw materials and components from its suppliers; actions that governments, businesses and individuals take in response to the pandemic, including mandatory business closures and restrictions on onsite commercial interactions; the impact of the pandemic and actions taken in response to the pandemic on global and regional economies and economic activity; the pace of recovery when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides; general economic uncertainty in key global markets and a worsening of global economic conditions or low levels of economic growth; the effects of steps the company has taken or will take to reduce operating costs; the ability of the company to sustain profitable sales growth, achieve anticipated improvements in segment operating performance, convert high inventory levels to cash or reduce its costs; lack of market acceptance of the company's new product innovations, revised product pricing and/or product surcharges; circumstances or developments that may make the company unable to implement or realize the anticipated benefits, or that may increase the costs, of its current and planned business initiatives, in particular the key elements of its enhanced transformation and growth plan such as its new product introductions, commercialization plans, additional investments in sales force and demonstration equipment, product distribution strategy in Europe, supply chain actions and global information technology outsourcing and ERP implementation activities; possible adverse effects on the company's liquidity, including the company's ability to address future debt maturities; adverse changes in government and third-party payor reimbursement levels and practices in the U.S.; adverse impacts of new tariffs or increases in commodity prices or freight and logistics costs; regulatory proceedings or the company's failure to comply with regulatory requirements or receive regulatory clearance or approval for the company's products or operations; adverse effects of regulatory or governmental inspections of the company's facilities at any time and governmental investigations or enforcement actions; exchange rate fluctuations; and those other risks and uncertainties expressed in the cautionary statements and risk factors in the company's annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company may not be able to predict and may




have little or no control over many factors or events that may influence its future results and, except as required by law, shall have no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(a) "Adjusted EBITDA" is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and calculated as net loss plus: income taxes, interest expense-net, net gain or loss on convertible debt derivatives, net gain or loss on debt extinguishment including debt finance charges and fees, asset write-downs related to intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, net gain or loss on sale of business, and depreciation and amortization, as further adjusted to exclude charges related to restructuring activities and stock compensation expense. It should be noted that the company's definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies because not all companies and financial analysts calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. The company believes that this financial measure provides meaningful information which is used by financial analysts and others in the company's industry to evaluate the performance of the company.
(b) "Free cash flow" is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as net cash provided (used) by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment plus proceeds from sales of property and equipment. The company believes that this financial measure provides meaningful information for evaluating the overall financial performance of the company and its ability to repay debt or make future investments.