UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): April 27, 2016

DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
001-13646
13-3250533
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
3501 County Road 6 East, Elkhart, Indiana
46514
 
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(574) 535-1125
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
N/A
 
 
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

On April 27, 2016, the Registrant and its wholly owned subsidiaries Lippert Components, Inc. and Lippert Components Canada, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”) entered into an agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) for a line of credit with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., and 1 st Source Bank (collectively, the “Lenders”). The Credit Agreement amends and restates the Company’s existing line of credit, which was scheduled to expire on January 1, 2019, and now expires on April 27, 2021. The Company had no borrowings under the prior facility at the date of signing the Credit Agreement. In connection with this amendment and restatement, the line of credit was increased from $100.0 million to $200.0 million, and contains a feature allowing the borrowing entities to draw up to $50 million in approved foreign currencies, including Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, pound sterling and euros. The maximum borrowings under the line of credit can be further increased by $125.0 million upon approval of the Lenders. Interest on borrowings under the line of credit is designated from time to time by the Company as either (i) the Alternate Base Rate (defined in the Credit Agreement as the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate of JPMorgan Chase, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5 percent and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for a one month interest period plus 1.0 percent), plus additional interest ranging from 0.0 percent to 0.625 percent depending on the Company’s performance and financial condition, or (ii) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a period equal to one, two, three, six or twelve months as selected by the Company, plus additional interest ranging from 1.0 percent to 1.625 percent depending on the Company’s performance and financial condition.

The description of the Credit Agreement contained herein is a summary of the material terms, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

On April 27, 2016, the Company also amended and restated its $150.0 million “shelf-loan” facility with PGIM, Inc. and its affiliates (“Prudential”), pursuant to which $50.0 million of the Company’s 3.35% Series A Senior Notes due March 20, 2020 are currently outstanding. The facility provides for Prudential to consider purchasing, at the Company’s request, in one or a series of transactions, Senior Promissory Notes of the Company in the aggregate principal amount of up to $150.0 million, to mature no more than twelve years after the date of original issue of each Senior Promissory Note. Prudential has no obligation to purchase the Senior Promissory Notes. Interest payable on the Senior Promissory Notes will be at rates determined by Prudential within five business days after the Company issues a request to Prudential. This facility expires on February 24, 2017.


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The description of the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement contained herein is a summary of the material terms, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.7 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

10.1
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016 among Drew Industries Incorporated, Lippert Components, Inc., Lippert Components Canada, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., individually and as Documentation Agent, Bank of America, N.A., and 1 st Source Bank (together with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., the “Lenders”)

10.2
Form of Revolving Credit Note dated as of April 27, 2016 by Lippert Components, Inc., and Lippert Components Canada, Inc., payable to the order of the Lenders pursuant to that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

10.3
Fourth Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, made by Drew Industries Incorporated, Lippert Components, Inc. and certain subsidiaries thereof, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Collateral Agent

10.4
Fourth Amended and Restated Company Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, made by Drew Industries Incorporated, with and in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent

10.5
Fourth Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, made by certain subsidiaries of Drew Industries Incorporated and Lippert Components, Inc., with and in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent

10.6
Fourth Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, made by Drew Industries Incorporated and certain subsidiaries of Drew Industries Incorporated, with and in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent

10.7
Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, by and among PGIM, Inc. and Affiliates, and Lippert Components, Inc., guaranteed by Drew


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Industries Incorporated

10.8
Form of Shelf Note of Lippert Components, Inc. pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement

10.9
Second Amended and Restated Parent Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, made by Drew Industries Incorporated in favor of PGIM, Inc. and the Noteholders thereto from time to time

10.10
Second Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, made by certain subsidiaries (other than Lippert Components, Inc.) of Drew Industries Incorporated, in favor of PGIM, Inc. and the Noteholders thereto from time to time

10.11
Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, made by Drew Industries Incorporated, Lippert Components, Inc., Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc. and the other Subsidiary Guarantors, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholders

10.12
Second Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, made by Lippert Components, Inc., Drew Industries Incorporated and certain subsidiaries of Drew Industries Incorporated, with and in favor of PGIM, Inc. and the Noteholders thereto from time to time

10.13
Second Amended and Restated Collateral Agency Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016, by and among Lippert Components, Inc. and PGIM, Inc. and the Noteholders thereto from time to time, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as collateral agent for the Noteholders

10.14
Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016 by and among PGIM, Inc. and Affiliates, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent, as Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and Notes Collateral Agent)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
(Registrant)


By:         /s/ David M. Smith                     
David M. Smith
Chief Financial Officer


Dated: May 3, 2016



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Exhibit 10.1

 


$200,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT


dated as of


April 27, 2016

among

DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED,

LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.,

LIPPERT COMPONENTS CANADA, INC.
(a/k/a COMPOSANTES LIPPERT CANADA, INC.),

The Lenders Party Hereto


and


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Documentation Agent

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
and
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
as Joint Bookrunners and Lead Arrangers


    



THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of April 27, 2016, among DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation, LIPPERT COMPONENTS CANADA, INC. (a/k/a COMPOSANTES LIPPERT CANADA, INC.), a Quebec corporation, the LENDERS party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (formerly known as JPMorgan Chase Bank), as Administrative Agent.
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:
Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.14.
Adjusted Hedging Exposure Amount ” means the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the applicable Loan Party or other Subsidiary would be required to pay at any time if all of its Hedging Agreements were terminated at such time, net of the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the applicable Loan Party or other Subsidiary would be entitled to receive at such time.
Adjusted LIBO Rate ” means with respect to a Eurocurrency Loan for any relevant Interest Period or for any Alternate Base Rate Loan, the product of (a) the Eurocurrency Rate applicable to such currency and Interest Period, multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
Administrative Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including its branches and affiliates), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate ” means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, (a) any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person, and (b) any Person (other than institutional holders and publicly traded mutual funds) beneficially owning or holding, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of any class of voting or equity interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or any corporation of which the Company and its Subsidiaries beneficially own or hold, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity interests. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an “ Affiliate ” is a reference to an Affiliate of the Company.
Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article VIII.
Agent Parties ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(c).
Alternate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB in effect on such day plus 0.50% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one-month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the Eurocurrency Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day, subject to the interest rate floors set forth herein.  Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.  If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.12 hereof,

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then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
Alternate Currency ” means Pounds Sterling, Canadian Dollars, Euros, Australian Dollars and any other currency approved by each Lender and the Administrative Agent.
Alternate Currency Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Alternate Currency Loans and Alternate Currency LC Exposure at such time.
Alternate Currency LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Alternate Currency Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements in respect of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time. The Alternate Currency LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Alternate Currency LC Exposure at such time.
Alternate Currency Letter of Credit ” means a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternate Currency.
Alternate Currency Loan ” means a Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency.
Anti-Corruption Laws ” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender of any Class, the percentage of the total Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class. If the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages for such Class shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments; provided that, in accordance with Section 2.19, so long as any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculations above.
Applicable Rate Margin means, for any day, with respect to any Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurocurrency/CDOR/Australian Applicable Rate Margin”, “Alternate Base Rate Applicable Rate Margin” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the most recent determination date:

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NET LEVERAGE
RATIO

EUROCURRENCY/
CDOR/ AUSTRALIAN
APPLICABLE RATE
MARGIN
ALTERNATE BASE RATE
APPLICABLE RATE
MARGIN
COMMITMENT
FEE

Category 1
≥ 2.00 to 1.0



1.625%


0.625%


0.225%

Category 2
< 2.00 to 1.0
≥ 1.00 to 1.0



1.375%


0.375%


0.175%

Category 3
< 1.00 to 1.0


1.000%

0.000%

0.15%

For purposes of the foregoing, (a) the Applicable Rate Margin shall be determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, based upon the Company’s annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 and (b) each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Net Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of such consolidated financial statements indicating such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change, provided that if Lippert fails to deliver the annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 5.01, the Net Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be in Category 1 during the period from the expiration of the time for delivery thereof until such consolidated financial statements are delivered. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that the financial statements upon which the Applicable Rate Margin was determined were incorrect (whether based on a restatement, fraud or otherwise), the Borrowers shall be required to retroactively pay any additional amount that the Borrowers would have been required to pay if such financial statements had been accurate at the time they were delivered.
Approved Subordinated Debt ” means Indebtedness subordinated to the Obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on terms approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.
Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate ” means, for any Loan denominated in Australian Dollars, the applicable Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Date for Australian Dollars and for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of that Loan; provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection with any rate set forth in this definition, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided , further , that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; provided , further , that if the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate shall be less than zero, the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Australian Dollars ” means lawful money of Australia.

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Australian Loan ” means any Loan denominated in Australian Dollars that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate.
Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04(c).
Availability Period ” means, in respect of any Class of Revolving Credit Commitments, the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class.
Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Banking Services ” shall mean each and any of the following bank services provided or which may be provided to any Loan Party by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, “commercial credit cards” and purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards, (c) merchant processing services and (d) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, any direct debit scheme or arrangement, overdrafts and interstate depository network services).
Banking Services Obligations ” shall mean any and all obligations of the Loan Parties, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Banking Services.
Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, when such Person files a petition or application seeking relief under any Insolvency Law or becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, interim receiver, receiver manager, liquidator, sequestrator, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within Canada or the U.S. or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
Borrowers ” means, collectively, Lippert and each Foreign Borrower.
Borrowing ” means portions of the Loans of the same Class and type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
Borrowing Request ” means a request by a Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or Toronto are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with (i) a Eurocurrency Loan or a Letter of Credit, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day

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on which commercial banks are not open for dealings in deposits in the applicable currency in the London or other relevant interbank market or in London or such other jurisdiction generally, (ii) an Australian Loan, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which commercial banks are not open for dealings in deposits in Melbourne, Australia or, (iii) any Alternate Currency Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in Euros, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude TARGET Day.
Calculation Date ” means (a) the first Business Day preceding each date on which a Borrowing or a Letter of Credit denominated in Pounds Sterling occurs or is issued or increased, respectively, (b) the second Business Day preceding each date on which a Borrowing or a Letter of Credit denominated in any Alternate Currency (other than Pounds Sterling) occurs or is issued or increased, respectively, and (c) the last Business Day of each calendar quarter unless, during the five (5) Business Day period prior to such last Business Day of such calendar quarter, a Calculation Date occurred pursuant to either clause (a) or (b) of this definition.
CAM ” means the mechanism for the allocation and exchange of interests in the Tranches and the collections thereunder established under Article X.
CAM Exchange ” means the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Article X.
CAM Exchange Date ” means the date on which any event referred to in clause (g) or (h) of Article VII shall occur with respect to the Company.
CAM Percentage ” means, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the sum of the Dollar Equivalents (determined on the basis of Exchange Rates prevailing on the CAM Exchange Date) of the Obligations owed to such Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange and (b) the denominator shall be the sum of the Dollar Equivalents (as so determined) of the Obligations owed to all the Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange.
Canadian Borrower ” means a Foreign Borrower that is organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.
Canadian Benefit Plans ” means any plan, fund, program, or policy, whether oral or written, formal or informal, funded or unfunded, insured or uninsured, providing employee benefits, including medical, hospital care, dental, sickness, accident, disability, life insurance, pension, retirement or savings benefits, under which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party has any liability with respect to any employee or former employee in Canada, but excluding any Canadian Pension Plans.
Canadian Dollar ” means lawful money of Canada.
Canadian Pension Plans ” means each pension plan required to be registered under Canadian federal or provincial law that is maintained or contributed to by a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party for its employees or former employees, but does not include any plan, program, policy or arrangement which is maintained by a Governmental Authority.
Capital Expenditures ” means, for any period, the sum of all amounts that would, in accordance with GAAP, be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows for the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period (including the amount of assets leased under any Capital Lease Obligation during such period), less the net proceeds received by such Persons during such period from sales of fixed tangible assets as reflected on the consolidated statement of cash flows for that period.
Capital Lease ” means, at any time a lease with respect to which the lessee is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with GAAP.

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Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
Cash Stock Buyback ” means any Company stock repurchases.
CDOR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the CDOR Rate.
CDOR Rate ” means, for any Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Canadian deposit offered rate which, in turn, means on any day the applicable Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Date for Canadian Dollars and for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of that Loan; provided that if such Screen Rate is not available on any particular day, then the Canadian deposit offered rate component of such rate on that day shall be calculated as the cost of funds quoted by the Administrative Agent to raise Canadian dollars for the applicable period on or about the Specified Time on such day for commercial loans or other extensions of credit to businesses of comparable credit risk; or if such day is not a Business Day, then as quoted by the Administrative Agent on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided , that if the CDOR Rate shall be less than zero, the CDOR Rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
CFC ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.10.
Change in Control ” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof, excluding management personnel as listed in the proxy statement dated April 15, 2016 of the Company), of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (b) occupation after the Restatement Effective Date of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by Persons who were neither (i) directors of the Company on the Restatement Effective Date, (ii) nominated or appointed by the board of directors of the Company nor (iii) approved by the board of directors of the Company as director candidates prior to their election; (c) the acquisition after the Restatement Effective Date of direct or indirect Control of the Company by any Person or group; or (d) the ownership after the Restatement Effective Date by any Person other than the Company of any capital stock of Lippert, or the ownership by any Person other than Lippert, or the Subsidiary of Lippert that is the owner thereof as of the Restatement Effective Date (or such later date on which the Guarantor becomes a Guarantor hereunder), of any capital stock or other equity interest in any Borrower or any Guarantor (other than the Company).
Change in Law ” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.13(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the U.S. or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

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Class ” means, when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche A Loans or Tranche B Loans, (b) any Revolving Credit Commitment, refers to whether such Revolving Credit Commitment is a Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitment or a Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitment and (c) any Letter of Credit, refers to whether such Letter of Credit is a Tranche A Letter of Credit or a Tranche B Letter of Credit.
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Collateral ” means any property or rights in which, pursuant to the Security Documents, there has been granted (or purported to have been granted) to the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a security interest or hypothec.
Collateral Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent under the Pledge Agreement.
Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Communications ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(c).
Company ” means Drew Industries Incorporated, a Delaware corporation.
Company Guarantee ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(a).
Competitor ” means any Person (including a Customer) that engages in the same or substantially similar line or lines of business (whether in whole or in any part, vertically or horizontally) as those lines of business in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged as of the Restatement Effective Date or such other reasonably related line or lines of business in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be engaged after the Restatement Effective Date, and which provides products and/or services that are the same as, substantially similar to (in terms of type, brand or purpose) or a competitive alternative for, the products and/or services offered by the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Restatement Effective Date or such other reasonably related or adjacent products and/or services which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries offer after the Restatement Effective Date.
Consolidated Indebtedness ” means, as of the date of determination, without duplication, all Indebtedness owed or guaranteed by any Loan Party and any of their respective Subsidiaries (but shall not include the undrawn amount of any Letters of Credit), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for the period in issue all net interest expense of the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether paid or accrued, without duplication, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Worth ” means Consolidated Total Assets minus total liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP.
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” means (a) Consolidated Net Worth minus (b) the aggregate amount of (i) all assets classified as intangible assets under GAAP, including, without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, patents, copyrights, organization expenses, franchises, licenses, trade names, brand names, mailing lists, catalogs, excess of cost over book value of assets acquired, and bond discount and underwriting expenses; (ii) loans or advances to, investments in, or receivables from (x) any Affiliate of the Company or any Borrower or (y) any Person if such loan, advance, investment or receivable is outside the ordinary course of business of the Company or the relevant Subsidiary; and (iii) prepaid expenses, in each case of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP.

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Consolidated Total Assets ” means, as of the date of determination, the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP.
Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.
Customer ” means any Person as to which, with or to whom, within the 24-month period immediately preceding the date of determination: (i) any products or services were provided by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any contract was entered into with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the provision of any products or services to such Person by the Company or such Subsidiary; provided in each case that any such products or services are substantially similar to or reasonably related or adjacent to products or services being offered by the Company or any Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Date or such other reasonably related or adjacent products and/or services which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries offer after the Restatement Effective Date.
Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” means, on any date, the ratio of (i) (A) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or most recently prior to such date minus (B) Capital Expenditures made during such four fiscal quarter period minus (C) the result (if positive) of (x) cash dividends paid by the Company during such four fiscal quarter period minus (if positive) (y) Excess Cash as of such date minus (z) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of the Lenders on such date minus (D) the aggregate amount of Cash Stock Buybacks made during such period that are not applied toward the lifetime dollar limitation therefor set forth in Section 6.07, to (ii) the sum of (A) the current portion of Consolidated Indebtedness (as determined as of such date) plus (B) the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.
Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay over to any Secured Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative 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 the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified any Borrower or any Secured Party 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 the particular 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 three Business Days after request by an 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 Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Agent’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of (i) a Bankruptcy Event or (ii) a Bail-In Action.
Disqualified Institution ” means, on any date, any Person that is a Competitor of the Company, Lippert or any of their respective Subsidiaries and that is designated by Lippert as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent (a) on or prior to the date hereof or (b) not less than ten

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Business Days prior to such date; provided that “Disqualified Institutions” shall exclude any Person that Lippert has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent from time to time.
Distribution ” means in respect of any corporation, association or other business entity: (a) dividends or other distributions or payments on capital stock or other equity interest of such corporation, association or other business entity (except distributions in such stock or other equity interest); and (b) the redemption or acquisition of such stock or other equity interests or of warrants, rights or other options to purchase such stock or other equity interests (except when solely in exchange for such stock or other equity interests) unless made, contemporaneously, from the net proceeds of a sale of such stock or other equity interests (but excluding the acquisition through repurchase programs by the Company of its common stock to be held as treasury stock).
Documentation Agent ” means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in its capacity as documentation agent for the Lenders hereunder.
Dollar Equivalent ” means, on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount in dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount in an Alternate Currency, the equivalent in dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.05(b) using the Exchange Rate with respect to such Alternate Currency at the time in effect under the provisions of such Section.
dollars ” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the United States of America from time to time.
Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
DQ List ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e).
EBITDA ” means, for any period in issue, the sum of, without duplication, income before paid taxes plus Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation, amortization of tangible or intangible assets, plus transaction costs related to the Loan Documents and the Prudential Shelf Agreement and related documents, plus transaction fees and charges paid (and for which reasonably satisfactory documentation has been provided to the Administrative Agent) in connection with the issuance or offering of Equity Interests, acquisitions and similar investments, dispositions of any Person or all or substantially all of the assets or division or product line of any Person, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations or amalgamations, option buyouts or incurrences, repayments, refinancings, amendments or modifications of Indebtedness (including any amortization or write-off of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties) or similar transactions (or any of the foregoing transactions that are proposed and not consummated), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, plus (or minus) unrealized losses or gains arising from foreign currency transactions, plus (or minus) (x) any non-cash charges relating to the impairment of goodwill and non-cash expenses in connection with stock-based compensation, extraordinary gains (or losses) and any gains (or losses) from the sale or disposition of assets other than in the ordinary course of business and (y) such other non-cash charges as the Required Lenders may consent to in writing; all on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries and all calculated in accordance with GAAP, and plus (or minus) adjustments for acquisitions and dispositions as set forth in the definition of Pro Forma Basis.
EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any institution 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 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.

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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.
Electronic System ” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks®, ClearPar®, Debt Domain, Syndrak and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank and any of its respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.
EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Union for the introduction or changeover to, or operation of, the Euro in one or more member states.
Environmental Laws ” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.
Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (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 into the environment 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 a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
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 (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 Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 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) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “adjusted funding target attainment percentage” (within the meaning of Section 436 of the Code) that is less than eighty percent; (c)the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by any 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 or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any 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 or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
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.

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Euro ” means the single currency unit of the participating states of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation.
Eurocurrency ”, 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 Adjusted LIBO Rate.
Eurocurrency Rate ” means, with respect to any Loan in relation to any currency: (a) the applicable Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Date for currency of that Loan and for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of that Loan; or (b) if no Screen Rate is available for the Interest Period of that Loan, the Interpolated Screen Rate for that Loan; provided that in the event that the Eurocurrency Rate would be less than zero pursuant to the foregoing, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement
Event of Default ” has the meaning given to such term in Article VII.
Excess Cash ” means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the unrestricted cash on hand of Lippert and the Guarantors on such day minus (ii) $2,000,000.
Excess Liquidity ” means, on any date of determination, the sum of the unrestricted cash and marketable securities of Lippert and the Guarantors on such date plus the amount of the unused Revolving Credit Commitment as in effect on such date.
Exchange Rate ” means on any day, with respect to any Alternate Currency, the rate at which such Alternate Currency may be exchanged into dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day on the Reuters World Currency Page for such Alternate Currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on such day on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon in writing by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower, or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its Alternate Currency exchange operations in respect of such Alternate Currency are then being conducted, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date for the purchase of dollars for delivery two (2) Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the applicable Borrower, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (a) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) in the case of a Swap Obligation subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to Section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act (or any successor provision thereto), because such Guarantor is a “financial entity,” as defined in Section 2(h)(7)(C)(i) the Commodity Exchange Act (or any successor provision thereto), at the time the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or resident or in which its principal office is located

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or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (c) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by Lippert under Section 2.17(b)), U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.15(f), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately before the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrowers with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.15(a), and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Existing Credit Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 25, 2008 to which Lippert, JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent and certain lenders are parties, as amended through the date immediately preceding the Restatement Effective Date. All interest, fees or other amounts accrued and unpaid by Lippert as of the Restatement Effective Date shall continue to be owing under this Agreement.
Existing Letters of Credit ” means the Letters of Credit described on Schedule 1.01-2 and issued under the Existing Credit Agreement.
Fair Market Value ” means at any time and with respect to any property, the sale value of such property that would reasonably be estimated to be realized in an arm’s-length sale at such time between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller (neither being under a compulsion to buy or sell) as determined by the Company or the relevant Subsidiary in good faith; provided that if the fair market value is equal to or exceeds $2,500,000, such determination shall be approved by the board of directors of the Company.
FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Restatement Effective Date, (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with any of the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.
Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate.
Financial Officer ” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Company.
Fitch ” means Fitch Ratings, Inc.
Foreign Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.06, and shall include Lippert Canada and each other Person joined to this Agreement as a Foreign Borrower.
Foreign Lender ” means any Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other accounting standards setting entity accepted by the SEC.

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Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, 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.
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 or other obligation 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 other obligation 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 or other obligation 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 other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
Guarantor ” means each of (i) the Company, (ii) each Person listed on Schedule 1.01-1 hereto and identified as a Guarantor, and (iii) each Person who is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.10.
Guarantee Agreement ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(a).
Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, contaminants, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Hedging Agreement ” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.
Hedging Exposure Amount ” means the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof would be required to pay at any time if all of its Hedging Agreements were terminated at such time.
Inactive Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person on any date, a Subsidiary of such Person (i) that conducts no business activities on such date, (ii) the assets of which Subsidiary have a Fair Market Value less than the smaller of (x) $50,000 or (y) one-half of one percent (0.50%) of the consolidated assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries; (iii) the total liabilities of which are less than $25,000; and (iv) has been designated as an Inactive Subsidiary by notice from Lippert to the Administrative Agent; provided that if the assets of all such Subsidiaries that meet the foregoing conditions (each, a “ Specified Subsidiary ”), in the aggregate, exceed either of the thresholds of clause (ii), then there shall be excluded from the term “Inactive Subsidiary” the Specified Subsidiary having the greatest assets, and, if necessary, the Specified Subsidiary having the next greatest assets, and so on, until the assets of the remaining Specified Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, no longer exceed either of such thresholds of clause (ii) (such remaining Specified Subsidiaries constituting the Inactive Subsidiaries); provided further , that no Loan Party and no Subsidiary that has provided a Guarantee of Indebtedness outstanding under Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04(b) and/or any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to and permitted under Section 6.04(d) which renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04(b) shall be an Inactive Subsidiary.
Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating

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to property acquired by such Person, (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, provided that the amount of such Indebtedness which has not been assumed by such Person shall be the lesser of (i) the amount of such obligation and (ii) the Fair Market Value of such property, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person (and excluding from the definition of Indebtedness leases of real or personal property which are not Capital Leases) to the extent recorded as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty (other than performance guaranties), (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances and (j) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) accrued expenses and current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits arising in the ordinary course of business). 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.
Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Indemnitee ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 9.03(b).
Insolvency Law ” shall mean each of the United States Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), and the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada), each as now and hereafter in effect, any successors to such statutes and any other applicable insolvency 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.
Interest Election Request ” means a request by a Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.06.
Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any Alternate Base Rate Loan the last day of each March, June, September and December, upon any prepayment due to acceleration and at stated maturity and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, Australian Loan or CDOR Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, the last day of each March, June, September and December, upon any prepayment due to acceleration and at stated maturity.
Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing or CDOR Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three, six or twelve months thereafter (or, except in the case of an Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing, that is for a one week period (for which a three day prior request shall be required)), as the applicable Borrower thereof may elect, provided, that (i) 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 (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing only) 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 (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Borrowing 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.
Interpolated Screen Rate ” means, in relation to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any Loan, the rate (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate which results from

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interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the applicable Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period of that Loan, and (b) the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Loan, each as of the Specified Time on the Calculation Date for the currency of that Loan.
IR/FX Protection Merchant ” shall mean a Lender or other financial institution which provides Hedging Agreements to a Loan Party for interest rate or foreign exchange rate protection.
IR/FX Hedging Exposure Amount ” means the Hedging Exposure Amount attributable to IR/FX Hedging Agreements.
IR/FX Hedging Agreement ” shall mean a Hedging Agreement between a Loan Party and an IR/FX Protection Merchant which provides for interest rate or foreign exchange rate protection.
Issuing Bank ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the issuer of a Letter of Credit and its successor as provided in Section 2.04(i). The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
ITA ” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended.
Judgment Currency ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15(b).
Judgment Currency Conversion Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15(b).
LC Disbursement ” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
LC Exposure ” means Tranche A LC Exposure or Tranche B LC Exposure (or both), as the context requires.
Lenders ” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.
Letter of Credit ” means a Tranche A Letter of Credit or a Tranche B Letter of Credit.
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset,(a) any mortgage, pledge or hypothecation of, or any lien, encumbrance, charge, or security interest in such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, title retention agreement or Capital Lease (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset, and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
Lippert ” means Lippert Components, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Lippert Canada ” means Lippert Components Canada, Inc. (a/k/a Composantes Lippert Canada, Inc.), a Quebec corporation.
Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the Notes or any other promissory notes delivered pursuant hereto, the Security Documents, the Guarantee Agreements, the Subordination Agreement, any applications heretofore or hereafter made in respect of the Letter of Credit, and any instruments or agreements executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing, in each case as supplemented, amended or modified from time to time, and any document, instrument, or agreement supplementing, amending, or modifying, or waiving any provision of, any of the foregoing.

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Loan Party ” means each Borrower and each Guarantor.
Loans ” means a Tranche A Loan or Tranche B Loan.
Local Time ” mean (a) with respect to any extensions of credit hereunder denominated in dollars, New York, New York time, (b) with respect to any extensions of credit hereunder denominated in Australian Dollars, Sterling or Euro, London time, (c) with respect to any extensions of credit hereunder denominated in Canadian Dollars, Toronto, Ontario time, and (d) with respect to any extensions of credit denominated in any other Alternate Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternate Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrowers to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (c) the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under any of the Loan Documents, (d) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or (e) the security interests taken as a whole granted by the Pledge Agreements.
Maturity Date ” means April 27, 2021.
Minority Interests ” means any shares of stock of any class of a Subsidiary of any Person (other than directors’ qualifying shares as required by law) that are not owned by such Person and/or one or more of such Person’s Subsidiaries. Minority Interests shall be valued by valuing “Minority Interests” consisting of preferred stock at the voluntary or involuntary liquidation value of such preferred stock, whichever is greater, and by valuing “Minority Interests” consisting of common stock at the book value of capital and surplus applicable thereto adjusted, if necessary, to reflect any changes from the book value of such common stock required by the foregoing method of valuing “Minority Interests” in preferred stock.
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Net Leverage Ratio ” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness on such date minus the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash held or located in the United States of the Company and the Guarantors on such date and (ii) $25,000,000 to (b) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or most recently prior to such date.
Non-Extension Notice Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04(c).
Note ” means a Revolving Credit Note.
Notes Collateral Agent ” shall mean the collateral agent for the Prudential Shelf Agreement and the Prudential Notes.
Notice of Rejection ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06.
NYFRB ” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
NYFRB Rate ” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Banking Day, for the immediately preceding Banking Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received to the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it;

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provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Obligation Currency ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15(a).
Obligations ” means, without duplication, (a) the (i) principal of and premium, if any, and interest (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 or the Letter of Credit Exposure, 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, including fees, commissions, costs, expenses and indemnities, 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), of any Borrower or any other Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, or that are otherwise payable to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) all other covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (c) unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by each Lender, all Banking Services Obligations and all obligations of the Loan Parties, monetary or otherwise, under each IR/FX Hedging Agreement with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, and (d) any other obligations not included in subclauses (a) through (c) that are defined as “Obligations” under the Pledge Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the definition of ‘Obligations’ shall not create any guarantee by any Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Guarantor.
Other Taxes ” means any and all present or future stamp, court, or documentary, recording, filing or other similar Taxes or any excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, registration or enforcement of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.
Overnight Bank Funding Rate ” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).
Participant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
Participant Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
Permitted Liens ” shall include the following: (i) Liens listed on Schedule 3.05(a) to this Agreement, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; provided that any such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secured as of the Restatement Effective Date (except that any such Liens on properties constructed, improved or acquired with the proceeds of industrial revenue or development bond issues representing Indebtedness of a Loan Party owing directly or indirectly to GE Capital Finance, Inc., and which Liens secure only such issues, whether such issues are outstanding as of the Restatement Effective Date or which are thereafter outstanding, may secure other such issues representing Indebtedness so owing to such obligee the proceeds of which have been used by a Loan Party to construct, improve or acquire other property, so long as such Liens do not extend to any property of a Loan Party not so financed and secure only Indebtedness represented by such issues); (ii) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved, including pursuant to Capital Leases or purchase money financing; provided that (x) such security interests secure Indebtedness permitted hereunder, (y) such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 180 days (and in the case of industrial revenue bonds, 360 days) after such

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acquisition, the completion of such construction or improvement or the placing in service, as the case may be of the asset which is subject to the security interest, (z) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 85% (in the case of real property and the improvements thereon) or 100% (in the case of personal property (other than fixtures)) of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets, and (aa) such security interest shall not apply to any other property or assets of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; (iii) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, repairmen’s, construction and other like Liens imposed by law arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established therefor in accordance with GAAP on the books of such Loan Party or Subsidiary and as to which the failure to make payment during such contest could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations in respect of which adequate reserves shall have been established; (v) deposits and Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business; (vi) servitudes, easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; (vii) Liens securing indebtedness of one Loan Party or any one of their respective Subsidiaries to another Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided that (w) such Indebtedness is permitted under Sections 6.04 or 6.07 hereof (as applicable), (x) all of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of each such Loan Party or such Subsidiary shall be owned 100% directly or indirectly by the Company, (y) each of such Loan Parties or such Subsidiaries to or by whom such Indebtedness is owed, or who owns (directly or indirectly) any stock referred to in the preceding clause (x), shall have become party to the Guarantee Agreement and (z) such indebtedness shall not be assigned or transferred by the obligee thereof to any Person other than another Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries such that after giving effect to such assignment and transfer all of the foregoing conditions are satisfied; (viii) Liens in favor of consignors in consignors’ consigned assets in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000; (ix) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments and governmental charges not delinquent or to the extent that payment therefor shall not at the time be required to be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.04; (x) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided that (i) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restriction against access by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board, and (ii) such deposit account is not intended by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution; (xi) Liens of lessors, lessees and sublessees of real property on property leased by or to a Borrower or a Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the business of such Borrower or Subsidiary; (xii) Liens of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law relating to the importing or exporting of goods in the ordinary course of business; (xiii) Liens to secure insurance premium financing; (xiv) Liens in the nature of contractual restrictions created under agreements related to Transfers of assets permitted under Section 6.08; (xv) Liens securing judgments or awards not exceeding the amounts set forth in Article VII (j); (xvi) Liens in the nature of contractual restrictions related to joint venture interests under joint venture agreements to the extent such investments are permitted under Section 6.09; (xvii) Liens related to permitted repurchase investments described in clause (vi) of the definition of Permitted Loans and Investments; (xviii) claims by buyers to cash earnest deposits made in connection with acquisitions not prohibited hereunder; (xix) Liens securing credit facilities entered into by Foreign Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under Section 6.04; (xx) Liens securing the Obligations and Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04(b) and/or any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to and permitted under Section 6.04(d) which renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04(b), in each case so long as the Obligations are secured equally and ratably therewith pursuant to such documents, instruments and agreements as shall be required by the Collateral Agent, including the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement; (xxi) other Liens, provided that the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not at the time of the granting of any additional Lien exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth; and (xxii) Liens that extend, renew or replace Liens permitted by clauses (i) through (xxi); provided , however, that in no event shall Indebtedness secured by Liens described in clauses (i), (ii) and (xxi) exceed 55% of Total Capitalization of the Company and its Subsidiaries when any additional secured Indebtedness is incurred.

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Permitted Loans and Investments ” means (i) subject to Section 6.04(h) hereof, investments, loans and advances by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries in and to the Company or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries; provided that in the case of any such investment, loan or advance by any Loan Party, such investment, loan or advance shall be (a) to or in another Loan Party (other than a Foreign Borrower), (b) used for consideration for acquisitions permitted under clause (viii) below or (c) otherwise in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time; (ii) purchases of capital stock of the Company so long as the Company would be permitted to make any such purchase under Section 6.07; (iii) investments in commercial paper and loan participations maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof having, at such date of acquisition, a rating of A-2, P-2 or F2 or better from S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, respectively, or by another nationally recognized credit rating agency; (iv) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of or interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America) (or by any other foreign government of equal or better credit quality), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (v) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and deposit accounts and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank which is on the Federal Reserve Board’s list of the top 50 bank holding companies (or is a subsidiary thereof); (vi) fully collateralized repurchase agreements, having terms of less than 90 days, for government obligations of the type specified in (iv) above with a commercial bank or trust company meeting the requirements of (v) above; (vii) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (iii) and (v) above denominated in other currencies and comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used for short and medium term investment purposes in jurisdictions outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Foreign Subsidiary in such jurisdictions; (viii) investments constituting acquisitions of the assets or stock or other securities of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit; provided , however , that (a) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (b) the total consideration in respect of any such acquisition or series of related acquisitions in any period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) (or Section 5.01(a) or (b) of the Existing Credit Agreement) does not exceed EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, and (c) the aggregate consideration for any such acquisitions of assets, stock or other securities of Persons that are not U.S. Persons or are otherwise located outside of the United States shall not exceed $125,000,000 in the aggregate after the Restatement Effective Date; (ix) advances to management personnel, employees and agents in the ordinary course of business for travel and entertainment expenses in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $250,000; (x) other investments existing on the date of this Agreement and disclosed on Schedule 6.09; (xi) short term intercompany investments between the Loan Parties, between the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and between Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties related to cash management arising in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time; (xii) investments in the nature of non-cash consideration related to Transfers permitted under Section 6.08; (xiii) investments in the form of Hedging Agreements permitted under Section 6.10; (xiv) investments in the nature of accounts receivable, notes receivable, security deposits, prepayments and trade credit arising in the ordinary course of business; (xv) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04 so long as the guaranteeing Person would be permitted to incur such Indebtedness under Section 6.04; (xvi) investments received in connection with bankruptcy of customers and in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers, so long as such underlying obligations arise in the ordinary course of business of the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary; (xvii) investments in joint ventures if the aggregate outstanding consideration for all such joint ventures, together with the Fair Market Value of all assets and investments transferred to joint ventures pursuant to Section 6.08(l), does not exceed $20,000,000; and (xviii) other investments if the aggregate outstanding consideration for all such investments does not exceed $10,000,000 at the time any such investment is made.
Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) 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 any

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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.
Plan of Reorganization ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e).
Pledge Agreement ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(a).
Pounds Sterling ” means lawful money of the United Kingdom from time to time.
Pre-Approved Jurisdiction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06.
Preferred Stock ” means any class of capital stock of a corporation that is preferred over any other class of capital stock of such corporation as to the payment of dividends or the payment of any amount upon liquidation or dissolution of such corporation.
Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal offices in New York City. The Prime Rate is a variable rate and each change in the Prime Rate is effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective. THE PRIME RATE IS A REFERENCE RATE AND MAY NOT BE THE LOWEST RATE OF JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Priority Debt ” means, as of any date, the sum (without duplication) of all outstanding secured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than (a) secured Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owing solely to Company or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, and (b) Indebtedness of any Loan Party under the facility evidenced hereby and the Prudential Debt.
Pro Forma Basis ” means (a) for the determination of “EBITDA”, “Capital Expenditures” and “Consolidated Interest Expense” for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) or Section 5.01(a) or (b) of the Existing Credit Agreement (i) for any period of four fiscal quarters in which any Subsidiary is acquired by a Loan Party or a Subsidiary from a Person that was not an Affiliate of a Loan Party or a Subsidiary thereof, or any disposition occurs of any Person that ceases to be a Subsidiary upon the consummation thereof, EBITDA, Capital Expenditures and Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated, to the extent practicable, such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to the acquisition or the disposition of assets, are factually supportable and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case as determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as interpreted by the SEC, and as certified by a senior financial officer of the Company) as if such acquisition or such disposition had occurred on the first day of such period, and (ii) all Indebtedness incurred, assumed or repaid (or to be incurred, assumed or repaid) in connection with all such transactions referred to in clause (i) (x) was incurred, assumed or repaid on the first day of such period, as the case may be, and (y) if incurred, was outstanding in full at all times during such period and had in effect at all times during such period (or any portion of such period during which such Indebtedness was not actually outstanding) an interest rate equal to the interest rate in effect on the date of the actual incurrence thereof (regardless of whether such interest rate is a floating rate or would otherwise change over time by reference to a formula or for any other reason), and (b) on any date other than the last day of a fiscal quarter, (i) Consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiaries and Excess Cash and the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash of the Company and the Guarantors shall each be calculated as of the date of such calculation after giving pro forma effect to any transactions occurring on such date and (ii) each other amount shall be calculated based on the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) or Section 5.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement.
Prudential ” means PGIM, Inc.
Prudential Company Guarantee ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(e).

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Prudential Debt ” means the Prudential Notes and any other indebtedness arising on or after the Restatement Effective Date under or pursuant to the Prudential Shelf Agreement. The Notes and the Loans are not subordinated to or otherwise subject to the Prudential Debt.
Prudential Intercreditor Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(e).
Prudential Notes ” shall mean any promissory notes issued to or to be issued subject to the Prudential Shelf Agreement.
Prudential Pledge and Security Agreement ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(e).
Prudential Security Documents ” means the Prudential Company Guarantee, the Prudential Subsidiary Guarantee, Prudential Pledge and Security Agreement and the Prudential Subordination Agreement.
Prudential Shelf Agreement ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(e).
Prudential Subordination Agreement ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(e).
Prudential Subsidiary Guarantee ” has the meaning give to such term in Section 4.01(e).
Prudential Subordination Agreement ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(e).
Quotation Date ” means (a) for Euros, two (2) TARGET Days before the relevant Interest Period, (b) for dollars, two (2) Business Days before the relevant Interest Period, (c) for Australian Dollars and Pounds Sterling, the first day of the relevant Interest Period, (d) for Canadian Dollars, the first day of the relevant Interest Period and (e) for any other Alternate Currency, the date determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion accordance with customary practice.
Recipient ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender, or (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.
Register ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 9.04.
Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, partners, members, trustees, employees, agents, managers, administrators, representatives and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
Regulation D ” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor thereto or other regulations or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to reserve requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Credit Commitments representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures and aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder at such time; provided that (i) at any time there are exactly two Lenders, “Required Lenders” shall mean all Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) and (ii) at any time there are exactly three Lenders, “Required Lenders” shall mean at least two Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Credit Commitments representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures and aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder at such time.
Requirement of Law ” means, as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination

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of an arbitrator or a 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.
Restatement Effective Date ” means April 27, 2016.
Restricted Payment ” means: (i) any Distribution in respect of the Equity Interests of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, including any Distribution resulting in the acquisition by a Loan Party of securities which would constitute treasury stock, and (ii) any payment, repayment, redemption, retirement, repurchase or other acquisition, direct, or indirect, by a Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, on account of, or in respect of, the principal of any Subordinated Debt (or any installment thereof) prior to the regularly scheduled maturity date thereof (as in effect on the date such Subordinated Debt was originally incurred) other than in respect of Subordinated Debt of one Loan Party to another Loan Party provided that no Event of Default exists or would result from such prepayment and, in the case of any such repayment of Subordinated Debt by a Loan Party, such repayment is made to another Loan Party. For purposes of this Agreement, the amount of any Restricted Payment made in property shall be the greater of (x) the Fair Market Value of such property (as determined in good faith by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Person making such Restricted Payment) and (y) the net book value thereof on the books of such Person, in each case determined as of the date on which such Restricted Payment is made.
Revolving Credit Commitment ” means the Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitments or the Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitments (or both), as the context requires. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments as of the Restatement Effective Date is US$200,000,000.
Revolving Credit Exposure ” means Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure or Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure (or both), as the context requires.
Revolving Credit Note ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(d), as such meaning may be supplemented by Section 1.06.
Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions, as the list of such countries may change from time to time (at the time of execution of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).
Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the Canadian government, the European Union or any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).    
Sanctions ” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. or Canadian government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Corporation.
Screen Rate ” means, (a) in relation to Loans denominated in dollars or an Alternate Currency (other than Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars), the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other Person that takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant currency and period displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement

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Reuters page that displays that rate) or, if the Administrative Agent determines such Reuters page is unavailable, on the appropriate page of, or as may otherwise be available on, such other information service the Administrative Agent may select which publishes that rate from time to time, (b) in relation to Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, the annual rate of interest determined with reference to the arithmetic average of the discount rate quotations of all institutions listed in respect of the relevant period for Canadian Dollar-denominated bankers’ acceptances displayed and identified as such on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” as defined in the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. definitions, as modified and amended from time to time and (c) in relation to Loans denominated in Australian Dollars, Bank Bill Swap Reference Bid Rate (“BBSY”) or a comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
Secured Parties ” means the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank, any provider of Banking Services and any IR/FX Protection Merchant that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.
Security Documents ” means each of the agreements, instruments, and documents referred to in the last sentence of Section 4.01(a), the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement, any other intercreditor agreement contemplated hereby and any instruments or agreements executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing, in each case as supplemented, amended or modified from time to time, and any document, instrument or agreement supplementing, amending or modifying, or waiving any provision of, any of the foregoing.
Specified Canadian Pension Plan ” means any Canadian Pension Plan which contains a “defined benefit provision,” as defined in subsection 147.1(1) of the ITA.
Specified Time ” means (a) in the case of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, at or around 10:00 a.m. Toronto, Canada time, (b) in the case of Loans denominated in Australian Dollars, at or around 10:00 a.m. Melbourne, Australia time and (c) in any other case, at or around 11:00 a.m. London time.
Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
Subordinated Debt ” means any Indebtedness that is in any manner subordinated in right of payment or security in any respect to the Obligations.
Subordination Agreement ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(a).
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 of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% 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. Unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” will be deemed to refer to a Subsidiary of Lippert.

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Subsidiary Guarantee ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.01(a).
Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
TARGET Day ” means any day on which (i) TARGET2 is open for settlement of payments in euro and (ii) banks are open for dealings in deposits in euro in the London interbank market.
TARGET2 ” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.
Taxes ” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings, value added taxes, or any other goods and services, use or sales taxes, assessments, fees, or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Total Capitalization ” means the sum of (i) Consolidated Indebtedness and (ii) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, each as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter.
Trade Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e).
Tranche ” means a category of Revolving Credit Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder. For purposes hereof, each of the following shall comprise a separate Tranche: (a) the Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitment, the Tranche A Loans and the Tranche A Letters of Credit (“ Tranche A ”) and (b) the Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitments, the Tranche B Loans and the Tranche B Letters of Credit (“ Tranche B ”).
Tranche A LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the undrawn amount of each Tranche A Letter of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made in respect of Tranche A Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time. The Tranche A LC Exposure of any Tranche A Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Tranche A LC Exposure at such time.
Tranche A Lender ” means a Lender with a Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitment or Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure.
Tranche A Letter of Credit ” means a Letter of Credit that is designated as a Tranche A Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement. As of the Restatement Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit shall constitute a Tranche A Letter of Credit as though issued pursuant to this Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date.
Tranche A Loans ” means the revolving loans made by the Tranche A Lenders under the Trance A Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement. Each Tranche A Loan shall be an Alternate Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan.
Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Tranche A Loans hereunder as set forth in Section 2.01 (as the same may be increased pursuant to Section 2.06A), and to acquire participations in Tranche A Letters of Credit as set forth in Section 2.04, the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 (as the same may be increased pursuant to Section 2.06A), or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable and ending on the day immediately preceding the Maturity Date (and thereafter further reducing to zero) in the aggregate (which amount shall include the undrawn amounts of the

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Tranche A Letters of Credit). The aggregate amount of Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitments on the Restatement Effective Date is US$150,000,000.
Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Tranche A Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Tranche A Lender’s Tranche A Loans and its Tranche A LC Exposure at such time.
Tranche B LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the undrawn amount of each Tranche B Letter of Credit at such time, including the Dollar Equivalent of the undrawn amount of each Alternate Currency Letter of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount (including the Dollar Equivalent if relevant) of all LC Disbursements made in respect of Tranche B Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time. The Tranche B LC Exposure of any Tranche B Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Tranche B LC Exposure at such time.
Tranche B Lender ” means a Lender with a Tranche B Commitment or Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure.
Tranche B Letter of Credit ” means a Letter of Credit that is designated as a Tranche B Letter of Credit, which shall include any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, issued pursuant to this Agreement.
Tranche B Loans ” means the revolving loans made by the Tranche B Lenders under the Trance B Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement. Each Tranche B Loan denominated in dollars shall be an Alternate Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan. Each Tranche B Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be a Eurocurrency Loan, Alternate Base Rate Loan, CDOR Loan or Australian Loan, as applicable.
Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Tranche B Loans hereunder as set forth in Section 2.01 (as the same may be increased pursuant to Section 2.06A), and to acquire participations in Tranche B Letters of Credit as set forth in Section 2.04, the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 (as the same may be increased pursuant to Section 2.06A), or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable and ending on the day immediately preceding the Maturity Date (and thereafter further reducing to zero) in the aggregate (which amount shall include the undrawn amounts of the Tranche B Letters of Credit). The aggregate amount of Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitments on the Restatement Effective Date is US$50,000,000.
Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Tranche B Lender at any time, the aggregate amount of the sum the Dollar Equivalents of such Tranche B Lender’s outstanding Tranche B Loans and its Tranche B LC Exposure at such time.
Transactions ” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party on the Restatement Effective Date, of this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party, the creation of the security interests contemplated by the Security Documents, the borrowing of Loans (in the case of the Borrowers), the use of the proceeds of Loans and the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
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 Adjusted LIBO Rate, the CDOR Rate, the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

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U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.15(f)(ii)(B)(3).
Unliquidated Obligations ” means, at any time, any Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Obligation that is: (i) an obligation to reimburse a bank for drawings not yet made under a letter of credit issued by it; (ii) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time; or (iii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any Subsidiary one hundred percent (100%) of all of the equity interests (except directors’ qualifying shares) and voting interests of which are owned by any one or more of the Company or Lippert and the Company’s or Lippert’s other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries at such time.
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.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
SECTION 1.02     Classification of Loans and Borrowings .
For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Tranche A Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan”, a “CDOR Loan” or an “Alternate Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Tranche A Alternate Base Rate Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Tranche A Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Borrowing”, a “CDOR Borrowing” or an “Alternate Base Rate Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Tranche A Alternate Base Rate Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03     Terms Generally .
(a)    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, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, 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, (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.
(b)    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 jurisdiction in the Province of Québec, (i) “personal property” shall include “movable property”, (ii) “real property” or “real estate” shall include “immovable property”, (iii) “tangible property” shall include “corporeal property”, (iv) “intangible property” shall include “incorporeal property”, (v) “security interest”, “mortgage” and “lien” shall include a “hypothec”, “right of retention”, “prior claim” and a resolutory clause, (vi) all references to filing,

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perfection, priority, remedies, registering or recording under the Uniform Commercial Code or a Personal Property Security Act shall include publication under the Civil Code of Québec , (vii) all references to “perfection” of or “perfected” liens or security interest shall include a reference to an “opposable” or “set up” lien or security interest as against third parties, (viii) any “right of offset”, "right of setoff" or similar expression shall include a “right of compensation”, (ix) “goods” shall include “corporeal movable property” other than chattel paper, documents of title, instruments, money and securities, (x) an “agent” shall include a “mandatary”, (xi) “construction liens” shall include “legal hypothecs”; (xii) “joint and several” shall include “solidary”; (xiii) “gross negligence or willful misconduct” shall be deemed to be “intentional or gross fault”; (xiv) “beneficial ownership” shall include “ownership on behalf of another as mandatary”; (xv) “easement” shall include “servitude”; (xvi) “priority” shall include “prior claim”; (xvii) “survey” shall include “certificate of location and plan”; (xviii) “state” shall include “province”; (xix) “fee simple title” shall include “absolute ownership”; (xx) “accounts” shall include “claims”. The parties hereto confirm that it is their wish that this Agreement and any other document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated herein be drawn up in the English language only and that all other documents contemplated thereunder or relating thereto, including notices, may also be drawn up in the English language only. Les parties aux présentes confirment que c'est leur volonté que cette convention et les autres documents de crédit soient rédigés en langue anglaise seulement et que tous les documents, y compris tous avis, envisagés par cette convention et les autres documents peuvent être rédigés en langue anglaise seulement .
SECTION 1.04     Accounting Terms; GAAP .
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if Lippert notifies the Administrative Agent that Lippert requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies Lippert 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.
SECTION 1.05     Exchange Rates .
(a)    Not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on each Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine the Exchange Rate as of such Calculation Date with respect to each Alternate Currency. The Exchange Rates so determined shall become effective on the relevant Calculation Date, shall remain effective until the next succeeding Calculation Date, and shall for all purposes of this Agreement (other than Section 9.15 or any other provision expressly requiring the use of a current Exchange Rate) be the Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between dollars and any Alternate Currency.
(b)    Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Calculation Date, or on the date of each Borrowing hereunder or the issuance or increase of any Letter of Credit hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall determine the Alternate Currency Exposure. The Administrative Agent shall determine the aggregate amount of the Dollar Equivalent of all other amounts denominated in an Alternate Currency at the applicable time provided for its making such determination pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any determination of the CAM Percentages, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than dollars shall be translated into dollars at currency exchange rates in effect on the date of such determination.
SECTION 1.06     Certain Additional Borrowers

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So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, upon notice from Lippert to the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify the Lenders, a CFC that is a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Company may, if it is organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany or Luxembourg (collectively, the “ Pre-Approved Jurisdictions ”), or is otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Tranche B Lender in their respective discretion, become a Borrower (also referred to in this Agreement as a “ Foreign Borrower ”) hereunder of Alternate Currency Loans upon at least 30 days’ notice to the Administrative Agent of the identity of such CFC and of Lippert’s intention for such CFC to become a Foreign Borrower. Any Foreign Borrower may request the making or issuance hereunder of Alternate Currency Loans and Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof in respect of such borrowings or issuances; provided , however , that as additional conditions precedent to any such designation of a Foreign Borrower and any such borrowings and issuances: (i) the Foreign Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (A) a Revolving Credit Note for each Lender that shall have requested a Revolving Credit Note, (B) a joinder agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C pursuant to which the Foreign Borrower shall have agreed to become a party hereto as a Borrower, (C) a certificate of an authorized officer of the Foreign Borrower, dated the date on which such CFC intends to become a Foreign Borrower, which shall (x) certify the resolutions of its board of directors, members or other body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (y) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the officers of the Foreign Borrower authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (z) contain appropriate attachments, including the charter, articles or certificate of organization or incorporation of the Foreign Borrower certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of the Foreign Borrower and a true and correct copy of its bylaws or operating, management or partnership agreement, or other organizational or governing documents, (D) to the extent applicable in the Foreign Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization, a certificate as to the good standing of the Foreign Borrower as of a recent date from the appropriate Governmental Authority and (E) a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders) of counsel for the Foreign Borrower in its jurisdiction of organization (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), covering such matters relating to the Foreign Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request; (ii) to the extent such Foreign Borrower’s shares are owned by a Loan Party (other than another Foreign Borrower) the Subsidiary owning the shares of the Foreign Borrower shall have executed such documentation as the Collateral Agent may require to grant to the Collateral Agent a first lien and security interest in sixty-five percent (65.00%) of the issued and outstanding shares of the Foreign Borrower (and no other party shall at any time have any option or other right to acquire any shares of the Foreign Borrower from the Foreign Borrower or any other Person); (iii) each other Loan Party (including Lippert and the Company) shall have executed such documentation as the Administrative Agent may require to confirm that its guarantees, pledges and subordinations shall apply in all respects to the Obligations of the Foreign Borrower; and (iv) the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information about the Foreign Borrower required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, that has been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender at least three Business Days prior to the date on which such CFC is scheduled to become a Foreign Borrower and which documentation and other information shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be; provided , that in the event that any Lender is unable to complete its “know your customer” review within the 30-day notice period referenced above, or for operational or other reasons shall require an extension of such 30-day notice period, such period shall be extended for an additional period of 30 days upon notification by such Lender to the Administrative Agent. Each Foreign Borrower shall be a “Loan Party” for all purposes of this Agreement and a “Borrower” hereunder. Lippert shall be liable for all Obligations of the Foreign Borrowers. The Obligations of all Foreign Borrowers shall be several in nature (and not joint) and no Foreign Borrower shall be liable for the Loans made to any other Borrower.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such CFC shall not become a Foreign Borrower, and Lippert’s designation of such CFC shall be rendered null and void, if the Administrative Agent shall have received from any Tranche B Lender, on or prior to the date such designation is scheduled to be effective (as such date may be extended as set forth above), written notice (a “ Notice of Rejection ”) to the effect that (x) it shall be unlawful under U.S. Federal or applicable state or foreign law or regulation for such Lender to make Loans or otherwise extend credit to or do business with such CFC as provided herein, (y) such Lender does not have operational capabilities allowing it to, or it would otherwise be impracticable for such Lender to, make Loans or other extensions of credit to

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a Person organized under the laws of such CFC’s jurisdiction of organization or (z) except in the case of a CFC organized under the laws of a Pre-Approved Jurisdiction, such jurisdiction is otherwise not acceptable in such Lender’s discretion, unless within 10 Business Days of such Notice of Rejection the Lender delivering such notice shall have been replaced in accordance with Section 2.17(b) or shall have revoked such Notice of Rejection.
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended in connection with the addition of a Foreign Borrower if any such amendment is agreed by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (which is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders and the Issuing Bank to enter into any such amendment, at the option and discretion of the Administrative Agent) and such amendment addresses any necessary or desirable technical changes to this Agreement or any necessary or desirable legal changes to this Agreement resulting from the jurisdiction of, or laws applicable to, the Foreign Borrower, in each case that are not adverse in any material respect to any of the Lenders. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 9.02 to the contrary.
ARTICLE II.     

THE REVOLVING CREDITS
SECTION 2.01     Revolving Credit Commitments .
(a)     Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Tranche A Lender agrees to make Tranche A Loans denominated in dollars to Lippert from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) the Tranche A Lender’s Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Tranche A Lender’s Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lippert may borrow, prepay and reborrow Tranche A Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, no Tranche A Loan shall be made to a Foreign Borrower.
(b)     Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Tranche B Lender agrees to make Tranche B Loans denominated in dollars or any Alternate Currency to the Borrowers from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) the Dollar Equivalent of such Tranche B Lender’s Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding the Dollar Equivalent of such Tranche B Lender’s Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitment or (b) the sum of the Dollar Equivalents of the total Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Borrower other than a Canadian Borrower may request or receive Alternate Currency Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars hereunder. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Tranche B Loans.
(c)     Limitation on Alternate Currency Loans and Alternate Currency Letters of Credit . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent (determined as of the date of the relevant Borrowing or relevant issuance or increase of an Alternate Currency Letter of Credit) of outstanding Alternate Currency Loans and Alternate Currency Letters of Credit shall at no time exceed $50,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent (determined as of the date of the relevant Borrowing or relevant issuance or increase of a Letter of Credit) of outstanding Loans made to, and Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of, Foreign Borrowers shall at no time exceed $50,000,000.
SECTION 2.02     Loans and Borrowings .
(a)    Each Tranche A Loan shall be made as part of a Tranche A Borrowing consisting of Tranche A Loans of the same Type made by the Tranche A Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitments. Each Tranche B Loan shall be made as part of a

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Tranche B Borrowing consisting of Tranche B Loans of the same Type and currency made by the Tranche B Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Tranche B Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. Each Loan to be made to a Foreign Borrower shall be a Eurocurrency Loan, and each Loan denominated in any Alternate Currency shall be a Eurocurrency Loan.
(b)    Subject to Sections 2.01 and 2.12, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Alternate Base Rate Loans, CDOR Loans, Australian Loans or Eurocurrency Loans in a single currency as the Borrowers thereof may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan, Alternate Currency Loan or any other Loan to a Foreign Borrower by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c)    At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof) and not less than $500,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof). At the time that each CDOR Borrowing, Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing or Alternate Base Rate Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $25,000 and not less than $100,000; provided that a CDOR Borrowing, Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing or an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing of either Class may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement of such Class as contemplated by Section 2.04(e). Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of fifteen (15) Eurocurrency Borrowings and Alternate Currency Borrowings outstanding in the aggregate.
(d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03     Requests for Borrowings .
To request a Borrowing, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request in writing (delivered by hand or fax) or, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in dollars, by telephone or through Electronic System, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent, and promptly confirmed in writing (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in U.S. Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of an Alternate Currency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., London time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, or (c) in the case of an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m. Local Time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.04(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, facsimile or a communication through Electronic System to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the applicable Borrower thereunder. Each such telephonic or written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i)    the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing and the identity of the Borrower;
(ii)    the Class of such Borrowing;

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(iii)    the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iv)    whether such Borrowing is to be an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing, a CDOR Borrowing, an Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing and the applicable currency;
(v)    in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated for such a Borrowing by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(vi)    the name of the applicable Borrower and the location and number of the applicable Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.05.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified (and the currency is not specified or is specified as dollars), then except in the case of a Borrowing by a Foreign Borrower (which shall be a Eurocurrency Borrowing) the requested Borrowing shall be an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing. If no election as to currency is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be denominated in dollars. If no election as to the Class of Borrowing is specified (x) and the currency is specified as a currency other than dollars, then the requested Borrowing shall be made as a Tranche B Borrowing, and (y) and the currency is specified as dollars, then the requested Borrowing shall be made as a Tranche A Borrowing to the extent that there are available Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitments and, to the extent there are not such available commitments, shall be made as a Tranche B Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s 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     Letters of Credit .
(a)     General . Upon the Restatement Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit will automatically, without any action on the part of any Person, be deemed to be a Tranche A Letter of Credit issued hereunder for the account of the applicable Borrower that is the account party for such Existing Letter of Credit for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In addition, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account (or for the account of another Loan Party (other than a foreign Loan Party unless the foreign Loan Party is also a Foreign Borrower) in which case Lippert shall be liable in respect of such Letters of Credit as if it was the account party thereof), in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the applicable Borrower to, or entered into by the applicable Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the aggregate Tranche A LC Exposure shall at no time exceed $30,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate Tranche B LC Exposure shall at no time exceed $20,000,000. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation hereunder to issue, and shall not issue, any Letter of Credit (i) the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (A) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of any Sanctions or (B) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement, (ii) if any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any applicable law relating to the Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital

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requirement (for which the Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Restatement Effective Date and which the Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it, or (iii) if the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed not to be in effect on the Restatement Effective Date for purposes of clause (ii) above, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
(b)     Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions . To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the applicable Borrower shall hand deliver or facsimile (or transmit through Electronic System, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, but in any event no less than three Business Days) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit (and, if applicable, whether such Letter of Credit shall be an Alternate Currency Letter of Credit), the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. In the case of any such notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, such notice also shall specify whether such Letter of Credit is to be a Tranche A Letter of Credit or a Tranche B Letter of Credit. In the event that no such specification is made (x) and the currency is specified as a currency other than dollars, then the requested Letter of Credit shall be issued as a Tranche B Letter of Credit, and (y) and the currency is specified as dollars, then the requested Letter of Credit shall be issued as a Tranche A Letter of Credit if there are available Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitments and, if there are not such available commitments, shall be issued as a Tranche B Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the applicable Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures of the applicable Class shall not exceed the total Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class.
(c)     Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date; provided that any Letter of Credit may have an expiration date that is later than the date five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date so long as by not later than the date five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date, a Borrower provides cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicable Borrower so requests in any notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “ Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the Issuing Bank to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “ Non-Extension Notice Date ”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the Issuing Bank, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the Issuing Bank for any such extension.  Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the

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Issuing Bank to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the date referred to in clause (ii) of the first sentence of this clause (c); provided that the Issuing Bank shall not permit any such extension if (A) the Issuing Bank has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Lippert that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the Issuing Bank not to permit such extension.
(d)     Participations . (i) By the issuance of a Letter of Credit of either Class (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit of either Class increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender of such Class, and each Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in each Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender of a Class hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement of such Class made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrowers on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrowers for any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of a Letter of Credit of the applicable Class is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension (if permitted hereunder) of a Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments of either Class, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(ii)    Each of the Lenders of the applicable Class agrees that its participation hereunder in each Letter of Credit of such Class (including the Existing Letters of Credit and each Loan outstanding as of the Restatement Effective Date) shall be in accordance with its pro rata share of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class set forth on Schedule 2.01 for the Lenders of such Class and each of the Lenders of such Class which shall, as of the Restatement Effective Date, have a share in any such Letter of Credit or Loan of such Class (before giving effect to this Section 2.04(d)(2)) which is in excess of its pro rata share of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class as set forth in Schedule 2.01 shall be deemed, as of such date, to make an assignment (without recourse or warranty) to the other Lender or Lenders of such Class, the pro rata share of which in such outstanding Loans and Letters of Credit of such Class, shall (before giving effect to this Section 2.04(d)) be less than its or their pro rata share of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class as set forth in Schedule 2.01 (which Lender or Lenders of such Class shall be deemed to have purchased the same and which shall make any appropriate payments to the selling Lender or Lenders of such Class on the Restatement Effective Date) of its excess participation share in any of such outstanding Letters of Credit and Loans of such Class, so that each of the Lenders of such Class shall after such deemed assignments and purchases participate in its pro rata share of each such Loan and Letter of Credit of such Class in accordance with its pro rata share of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class as set forth in such Schedule 2.01 .
(e)     Reimbursement . If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof, if relevant) in the relevant currency not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrowers shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrowers prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on (i) the Business Day that the applicable

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Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the applicable Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that, if such LC Disbursement is denominated in dollars or Canadian Dollars and is in an amount not less than $100,000 (or its Dollar Equivalent, in the case of Canadian Dollar LC Disbursements), the applicable Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 and Section 2.01 that such payment be financed with an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the applicable Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Alternate Base Rate Borrowing. If the applicable Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable Class of the applicable LC Disbursement (or its Dollar Equivalent, in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternate Currency), the payment then due from the applicable Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender of the applicable Class shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the applicable Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.05 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.05 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Lenders of the applicable Class), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders of the applicable Class. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrowers pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders of the applicable Class have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of Alternate Base Rate Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(f)     Obligations Absolute . The obligations of the Borrowers to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the relevant Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under the relevant Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, any Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of a Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to a Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrowers to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by any Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under the relevant Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment

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upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(g)     Disbursement Procedures . The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower by telephone or other generally accepted electronic means (confirmed by facsimile) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the applicable Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder or otherwise to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.
(h)     Interim Interest . If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the applicable Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Alternate Base Rate Loans; provided that, if the applicable Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.11(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i)     Replacement of the Issuing Bank . (i) The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the applicable Borrower shall pay in dollars all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.11(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (A) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (B) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(ii)    Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Issuing Bank, the Issuing Bank may resign as an Issuing Bank at any time upon thirty days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers and the Lenders, in which case, such Issuing Bank shall be replaced in accordance with Section 2.04(i) above.
(j)     Cash Collateralization . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that Lippert receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with LC Exposures representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, Lippert shall deposit in an account with the Collateral Agent, in the name of the Collateral Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in clause (g) or (h) of Article VII. Lippert shall also deposit cash collateral in accordance with this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.09(b) or Section 2.19. Each such deposit shall be held by the Collateral Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Obligations. The Collateral Agent

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shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account and Lippert hereby grants the Collateral Agent a security interest in such account and all monies or other assets on deposit therein or credited thereto. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Collateral Agent and at Lippert’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other Obligations. If Lippert is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to Lippert within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived as confirmed in writing by the Administrative Agent.
(k)     LC Exposure Determination . For all purposes of this Agreement, the amount of a Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at the time of determination.
SECTION 2.05     Funding of Borrowings .
(a)    Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof solely by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, Local Time, to the 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 applicable Borrower thereof by promptly crediting the funds so received in the aforesaid account of the Administrative Agent to an account of the applicable Borrower thereof maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York City and designated by the applicable Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that Alternate Base Rate Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.04(f) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.
(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 upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower thereof 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 Borrower and the applicable Lender (severally) agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the applicable Borrower thereof 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 applicable Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Alternate Base Rate Loans or, in the case of amounts denominated in any currency other than dollars or amounts payable by Foreign Borrowers, the Adjusted LIBO Rate. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.
(c)    If, in any applicable jurisdiction, the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines that any Requirement of Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for the Administrative Agent or any Lender to (i) fund or maintain its participation in Loans or Letters of Credit denominated in any Alternate Currency or (ii) issue, make, maintain, fund or charge

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interest with respect to any credit extension to any Foreign Borrower, and such Person shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, then, upon the Administrative Agent notifying the Borrowers, and until such notice by such Person is revoked, (x) in the case of clause (i), new Loans and Letters of Credit denominated in such currency shall not be permitted and, in the event that such Requirement of Law has made it unlawful for such Person to maintain any existing Loans or Letters of Credit denominated in such currency, any such Loans shall promptly be repaid in full and any such Letter of Credit shall promptly be cash collateralized in an amount equal to 105% of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, and (y) in the case of clause (ii), new Loans to such Foreign Borrower shall not be permitted and, in the event that such Requirement of Law has made it unlawful for such Person to maintain any existing Loans made to such Borrower, such Loans shall promptly be repaid in full.
SECTION 2.06     Interest Elections .
(a)    Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, a CDOR Borrowing or an Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower thereof may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, a CDOR Borrowing or an Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower thereof 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. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Borrowers may not request that an Alternate Currency Borrowing or Loan be converted into a different Type of Borrowing or Loan or from one Tranche to the other Tranche.
(b)    To make an election pursuant to this Section, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone or through Electronic System, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent, by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the applicable Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic or other such electronic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, Electronic System or fax to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the applicable Borrower.
(c)    Each telephonic or other such electronic and written Interest Election Request (including requests submitted through Electronic System) shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(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 relevant Borrowing is to be an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing, a CDOR Borrowing, an Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing and the relevant currency; and
(iv)    if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated for such a Borrowing by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

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If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower thereof shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d)    Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e)    If the applicable Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request in accordance herewith with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in dollars prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein and except in the case of a Borrowing by a Foreign Borrower, at the end of such Interest Period for such Borrowing shall be converted to an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing; provided that if the applicable Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Rate Election Request in accordance herewith with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency (other than Canadian Dollars) or a Foreign Borrower fails to delivery any timely Interest Rate Election Request in accordance herewith, in each case 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, the Interest Period for such Borrowing shall automatically have a duration of one month. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then, (i) no outstanding Borrowing denominated in dollars may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in dollars shall be converted to an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) no Loans denominated in Australian Dollars may be continued, other than for an Interest Period of one month, and (iv) no Loans denominated in any currency other than dollars or Australian Dollars may be continued, other than for an Interest Period of one month.
SECTION 2.06A     Increase in Revolving Credit Commitments .
At any time during the Availability Period and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lippert shall have the right, exercisable from time to time, to request an increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments by an amount not to be less than $5,000,000 (or, if less, the aggregate increase remaining available under this Section 2.06A) (and which requested increase, when aggregated with any other increases in the Revolving Credit Commitments theretofore granted under this Section, shall not exceed $125,000,000) by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent at least 45 days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase and specifying the Class to be so increased, which notice shall be irrevocable once given. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the applicable Class of any such request and each Lender of such Class shall have a right, exercisable within 5 Business Days after receipt of such notice, by notice to the Administrative Agent to subscribe to such increase of such Class in an amount up to its Applicable Percentage thereof. If the Lenders of the applicable Class shall not so subscribe within such period for the full amount of the requested increase of the applicable Class, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of such Class and the Lenders of such Class shall have an additional 5 Business Day period to elect to subscribe for an additional portion of the requested increase up to their Applicable Percentage of such shortfall upon notice to the Administrative Agent. No Lender of the applicable Class shall be obligated to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class. If the existing Lenders of the applicable Class do not subscribe for the full amount of a requested increase of the applicable Class, Lippert may introduce a new Lender for such Class reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank. If a new Lender for the applicable Class becomes a party to this Agreement, or if any existing Lender of either Class agrees to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment for such Class, such Lender shall on the date it becomes a Lender hereunder (or in the case of an existing Lender, increases its Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class) (and as a condition thereto) purchase from the other Lenders of such Class its Applicable Percentage (after giving effect to the increase of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class) of any outstanding Loans of such Class by making available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such other Lenders of such Class, in same day funds, an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Loans of such Class to be purchased by such Lender in an amount such that after giving effect thereto, the Lenders of such Class shall hold outstanding Loans of such Class on a pro rata basis in accordance with their Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class. The applicable Borrower shall pay to the Lenders of the applicable Class

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amounts payable, if any, to such Lenders of such Class under Section 2.14 as a result of the prepayment of any such Loans of such Class. An increase of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments may not be effected under this Section if (x) a Default or Event of Default shall be in existence on the effective date of such increase or (y) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary in any Loan Document to which such Loan Party or other Subsidiary is a party is not (or would not be) true or correct in all material respects on the effective date of such increase except to the extent that such representations and warranties are made as of a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and accurate on and as of such earlier date; provided that any such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or as to Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of such date. In connection with an increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this Section (a) any Lender becoming a party hereto shall execute a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (b) the Borrowers shall make appropriate arrangements so that any new Lender which has so requested shall have received a Revolving Credit Note.
For the avoidance of doubt, an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments shall not require the approval of any Lender pursuant to Section 9.02, other than any Lender providing any portion of such increase.
SECTION 2.07     Termination and Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments .
(a)    Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Credit Commitments of each Class shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
(b)    Lippert may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Revolving Credit Commitments of either Class; provided that (i) each reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments of either Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000, and (ii) Lippert shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments of either Class if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.09, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of such Class would exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class.
(c)    Lippert shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments of either Class under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by Lippert pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments of either Class shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments of either Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders of such Class in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class.
(d)    Concurrently with any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments of either Class, the Borrowers shall repay such amount of their respective outstanding Loans of the applicable Class (together with accrued interest on the principal amount to be repaid), if any, as may be necessary so that after the payment thereof the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans of such Class and the LC Exposures of such Class does not exceed the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class as so reduced. Any prepayments of Eurocurrency Loans required to comply with this Section 2.07(d) shall be subject to Section 2.14. Without limiting the foregoing, Section 2.09(d) shall apply with equal force to payments under this Section 2.07(d).
SECTION 2.08     Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt .
(a)    (i)    Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan made to such Borrower, together with any accrued but unpaid interest thereon, on the Maturity Date. Each Borrower’s

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promise to repay Loans hereunder shall be several and not joint, and no Foreign Borrower shall be liable for the Loans made to any other Borrower.
(ii)    The Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorize (x) the Administrative Agent to make a Borrowing for the purpose of paying each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder or any other amount due under the Loan Documents and agree that all such amounts charged shall constitute Loans, and that all such Borrowings shall be deemed to have been requested pursuant to Section 2.03 and (y) the Administrative Agent to charge any deposit account of any Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent for each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder from such Borrower or any other amount due under the Loan Documents.
(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 Borrower thereof, the Class and 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 each 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 absent manifest error; 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 Borrowers to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e)    Any Lender may request that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, each applicable Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.09     Prepayment of Loans .
(a)    The applicable 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, subject to the other applicable terms and provisions hereof, including Section 2.14, subject after the occurrence of an Event of Default to Section 1(b)(ii) of the Intercreditor Agreement. The applicable Borrower shall provide prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of any such prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m. New York City time, or in the case of a CDOR Borrowing, an Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing that is an Alternate Currency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 A.M., London time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an Alternate Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Local time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the Borrower of such Borrowing, the prepayment date, and the respective principal amounts of each such Borrowing (or portion thereof) to be prepaid. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial

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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.
(b)    If, on any Calculation Date, by reason of fluctuations in exchange rates, the Dollar Equivalent of any Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure of either Class exceeds one hundred five percent (105%) of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class, the Administrative Agent shall notify Lippert thereof and the Borrowers shall prepay their respective Loans and/or reimburse LC Disbursements (and, to the extent the foregoing prepayment and reimbursement do not eliminate each such excess, deposit cash collateral in respect of the undrawn amounts of Letters of Credit and in the currencies corresponding to such Letters of Credit) in each case in an aggregate amount sufficient such that, immediately after giving effect thereto, the Dollar Equivalent of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure of such Class shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment for such Class. Each prepayment and reimbursement (and/or cash collateralization) pursuant to this paragraph shall be made promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt by Lippert of the notice referred to above.
(c)    Each prepayment of a Borrowing under this Section 2.09 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 2.11.
SECTION 2.10     Fees .
(a)    Lippert agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate Margin, on the daily unused amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Credit Commitment terminates. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b)    Each Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender of the applicable Class, a participation fee with respect to its participations in each Letter of Credit of such Class issued at the request of such Borrower, which shall accrue, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate Margin for Eurocurrency Loans, on the daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure attributable to such Letters of Credit, and (ii) to the Issuing Bank the fees with respect to the amendment, renewal or extension of the Letter of Credit of the applicable Class or processing of drawings thereunder as separately agreed between the Issuing Bank and Lippert. Participation fees accrued through and including the last day of each month of each year shall be payable in arrears on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Class terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All Letter of Credit related fees shall be paid in dollars.
(c)    All fees payable hereunder shall be paid in dollars on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for

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distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the applicable Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
(d)    Lippert agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between Lippert, the Company and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 2.11     Interest .
(a)    The Loans comprising each Alternate Base Rate Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate Margin.
(b)    The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate Margin. The Loans comprising each CDOR Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the CDOR Rate as in effect at such time plus the Applicable Rate Margin. The Loans comprising each Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate as in effect at such time plus the Applicable Rate Margin.
(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by any Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section (and new Eurocurrency Loans and CDOR Loans may be suspended) or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to Alternate Base Rate Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section (or, in the case of other amounts denominated in currencies other than dollars, the rate applicable to Eurocurrency Loans denominated in such currency pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section, and (y) during the continuance of any Event of Default (and prior to the acceleration of any Loans) any such Loans shall bear additional interest as provided in clause (x) of this Section 2.11(c) as if such Loans were overdue.
(d)    Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an Alternate Base Rate Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), 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 Eurocurrency 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.
(e)    All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed (i) by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate, (ii) with respect to CDOR Rate Loans, shall each be computed on the basis of a year of 365/366 days, and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day), or (iii) with respect to Australian Loans and Alternate Currency Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling, shall each be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days, and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate and Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f)    For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of interest or fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the basis of 360 days or any other period of time less than a calendar year) are equivalent are the rates so determined multiplied by the

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actual number of days in the applicable calendar year and divided by 360 or such other period of time, respectively.
SECTION 2.12     Alternate Rate of Interest .
If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(a)    the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining (including by means of an Interpolated Rate) the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or
(b)    the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrowers and the Lenders through Electronic System as provided in Section 9.01 as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers 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 Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective, and (ii) any Borrowing Request that requests an Alternate Currency Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency (other than Canadian Dollars) shall be ineffective.
SECTION 2.13     Increased Costs .
(a)    If any Change in Law shall:
(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;
(ii)    impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans or Alternate Currency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or
(iii)    subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (c) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes, in each case, 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)) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, continuing, converting into or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender, the

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Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to such increased costs).
(b)    If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Commitments of or the Loans made by, or participations in a Letter of Credit held by, such Lender, or a Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c)    A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the applicable Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d)    Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the applicable Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’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 2.14     Break Funding Payments .
In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), other than any such payment of principal pursuant to Section 2.05(c), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.17, in each case except as a result of the CAM Exchange, then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurocurrency market. 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 applicable

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Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.15     Taxes .
(a)     Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.15) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b)     Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c)     Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.15, 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.
(d)     Indemnification by the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties shall indemnify each Recipient for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the applicable Loan Party by a Recipient (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. All amounts due under this paragraph (d) shall be payable not later than ten (10) days after the applicable Loan Party receives the certificate referred to in the immediately preceding sentence.
(e)     Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. All amounts due under this paragraph (e) shall be payable not later than ten (10) days after the applicable Lender receives the certificate referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

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(f)     Status of Lenders . (i) 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 applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent and to the extent required by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by a Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent as will enable such Loan Party 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 two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.15(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) 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.
(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the applicable Loan Party is a U.S. Person,
(A)    any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent), an executed IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;
(B)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, an executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(2)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming that its extension of credit will generate U.S. effectively connected income, an executed IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3)    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 in form, scope and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its absolute discretion to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of such Loan Party within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)

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(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) an executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or
(4)    to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, an executed IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate in form, scope and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its absolute discretion, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its absolute discretion on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)    if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by such Loan Party 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 such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g)     Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of or credit with respect to any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.15 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.15), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund or credit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made by such indemnifying party under this Section 2.15 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund or credit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund or credit). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any

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penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund or credit to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) 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 or credit 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 paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h)     Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.15 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
(i)     Defined Terms . For purposes of this Section 2.15, the term “Lender” includes the Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.
(j)     Grandfathered Status . For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Restatement Effective Date, the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Loans and this Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).
SECTION 2.16     Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs .
(a)    Unless otherwise specified herein each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.13, 2.14, or 2.15, or otherwise) and under any other Loan Document prior to 12:00 p.m., Local Time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off 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 the Administrative Agent at its offices at 10 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60603, in the case of payments denominated in dollars, and at its offices at 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, in the case of all other payments denominated in Alternate Currencies, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.13, 2.14, or 2.15, and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. 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. Unless otherwise provided for herein, if any payment hereunder 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, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder 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, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, 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 (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties. At the election of the Administrative Agent, all payments of principal, interest, LC Disbursements, fees, premiums, reimbursable expenses (including, without limitation, all reimbursement for fees, costs and expenses pursuant to Section 9.03), and other sums

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payable under the Loan Documents, may be paid from the proceeds of Borrowings made hereunder, whether made following a request by a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03 or a deemed request as provided in this Section or may be deducted from any deposit account of the Borrowers maintained with the Administrative Agent.
(c)    If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise (including by virtue of any security), obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in LC Disbursements; 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 any payment made by a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to a Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each 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 such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the applicable Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the applicable Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank 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 2.04(e) or (f), 2.05(b), or paragraph (d) of this Section, or Section 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (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 Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender hereunder. Application of amounts pursuant to (i) and (ii) above shall be made in such order as may be determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
(f)    Any proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent (i) not constituting either (A) a specific payment of principal, interest, fees or other sum payable under the Loan Documents (which shall be applied as specified by the relevant Loan Party), or (B) a mandatory prepayment (which shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.09(c)) or (ii) after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent so elects or the Required Lenders so direct, shall be applied ratably first , to pay any fees, indemnities, or expense reimbursements including amounts then due to the

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Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank from the Borrowers (other than in connection with Swap Obligations or Banking Services), second , to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Borrowers (other than in connection with Swap Obligations or Banking Services), third , to pay interest then due and payable on the Loans ratably, fourth , to pay outstanding principal on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements and to pay any amounts owing with respect to Swap Obligations under IR/FX Hedging Agreements owing to Lenders or Affiliates of Lenders up to and including the amount most recently provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.18, ratably, fifth , to pay an amount to the Administrative Agent equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the aggregate LC Exposure, to be held as cash collateral for such Obligations, sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing in respect of Banking Services Obligations up to and including the amount most recently provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.18 and seventh , to the payment of any other Obligation due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender from the Borrowers or any other Loan Party . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by Lippert, or unless a Default is in existence, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payment which it receives to any Eurocurrency Loan, except (i) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or (ii) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding Alternate Base Rate Loans and, in any such event, the Borrowers shall pay the break funding payment required in accordance with Section 2.14. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and payments to any portion of the Obligations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Banking Services Obligations and Obligations arising under IR/FX Hedging Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above and paid in clause seventh if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested from the applicable provider of such Banking Services or IR/FX Hedging Agreements.
SECTION 2.17     Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .
(a)    If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.13, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13 or 2.15, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. Lippert hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b)    If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.13, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender delivers a Notice of Rejection, then Lippert may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender 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 2.13 or 2.15) and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) Lippert shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and funded participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued 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 Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts), (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.13 or payments required to be made pursuant to

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Section 2.15, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (iv) in the case of a replacement of a Lender that has delivered a Notice of Rejection, each assignee shall have agreed not to deliver such a notice in respect of the applicable CFC. 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, the circumstances entitling Lippert to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION 2.18     Banking Services and Swap Agreements . Each Lender or Affiliate thereof that is an IR/FX Protection Merchant or a provider of Banking Services shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, promptly after entering into any IR/FX Hedging Agreement or Banking Services, written notice setting forth the aggregate amount of all Swap Obligations of the Loan Parties under IR/FX Hedging Agreements and of all Banking Services Obligations with such Lender or Affiliate (whether matured or unmatured, absolute or contingent). In furtherance of that requirement, each such Lender or Affiliate thereof shall furnish the Administrative Agent, from time to time after a significant change therein or upon a request therefor, a summary of the amounts due or to become due in respect of such Swap Obligations Banking Services Obligations. The most recent information provided to the Administrative Agent shall be used in determining which tier of the waterfall, contained in Section 2.16(f) such Swap Obligations Banking Services Obligations will be placed.
SECTION 2.19     Defaulting Lenders . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a)    fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.10(a);
(b)    such Defaulting Lender shall not have the right to vote on any issue on which voting is required (other than to the extent expressly provided in Section 9.02(b)) and the Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document; provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02, this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender directly affected thereby;
(c)    if any LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i)    all or any part of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Tranche A Lenders or non-Defaulting Tranche B Lenders, as applicable, in proportion to their respective Applicable Percentages, but only (x) to the extent that the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless any Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, such Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), (y) to the extent that such reallocation does not, as to any non-Defaulting Tranche A Lender, cause such non-Defaulting Tranche A Lender’s Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure to exceed its Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitment and (z) to the extent that such reallocation does not, as to any non-Defaulting Tranche B Lender, cause such non-Defaulting Tranche B Lender’s Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure to exceed its Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitment;
(ii)    if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall within one (1) Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent cash collateralize, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, the Borrowers’ obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;

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(iii)    if the Borrowers cash collateralize any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.10(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;
(iv)    if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.10(a) and 2.10(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentages;
(v)    if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 2.10(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and
(d)    so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend, renew, extend or increase any Letter of Credit under any Class, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and such Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Credit Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders of such Class and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrowers in accordance with Section 2.19(c), and LC Exposure related to any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders of such Class in a manner consistent with Section 2.19(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).
If (i) a Bankruptcy Event or a Bail-In Action with respect to any Lender or the parent of any Lender shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Issuing Bank shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrowers or such Lender, satisfactory to the Issuing Bank to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.

In the event that each of the Administrative Agent, each Borrower and the Issuing Bank agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and on the date of such readjustment such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Company and each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01     Organization; Powers .
Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent applicable in the jurisdiction of its organization, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

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SECTION 3.02     Authorization; Enforceability .
The Transactions are within the corporate or partnership (as applicable) powers of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership (if applicable), and, if required, stockholder or partner action. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party and each other Subsidiary that is a party thereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party or other Subsidiary, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, 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.
SECTION 3.03     Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts; No Defaults .
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, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws, certificate of limited partnership, agreement of limited partnership, or other organizational documents of any Loan Party or any order of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Loan Party, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (except in favor of the Collateral Agent) on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries. No Loan Party is in default in any manner under any provision of any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness, or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are or may be bound which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.04     Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change .
(a)    The Company has heretofore furnished to the Lenders (i) its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, reported on by KPMG LLP, independent public accountants, and (ii) consolidating balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries setting forth such information separately for the Company and each Subsidiary thereof and related consolidating statements of operations for the Company and its Subsidiaries setting forth such information separately for the Company and each Subsidiary thereof as of and for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, and including in comparative form the figures for the preceding fiscal year, certified by its chief financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and of its Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP. The Company has also heretofore furnished to the Lenders its Form 10-Q as of and for the period ended September 30, 2015.
(b)    Since December 31, 2015, there has been no adverse change in the business, assets, operations, or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except for any such changes that, individually and in the aggregate, have not resulted and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in any of the materials referred to in Section 3.04(a), the Loan Parties have no material liabilities, contingent or otherwise as of the Restatement Effective Date, not disclosed on the financial statements or other disclosure materials referred to in Section 3.04(a), other than in respect of goods and services arising in the ordinary course of business.
SECTION 3.05     Properties .
(a)    Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title (free of Liens except such as are disclosed in the materials referred to in Section 3.04(a) or as set forth on Schedule 3.05(a) or are otherwise Permitted Liens) to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to

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its business, except for minor defects in title that, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party is a party to any contract, agreement, lease or instrument (other than the Loan Documents) the performance of which, either unconditionally or upon the happening of any event, will result in or require the creation of a Lien that is not a Permitted Lien (except in favor of the Collateral Agent) on any of its property or assets (now owned or hereafter acquired) or otherwise result in a violation of any Loan Documents.
(b)    Except as disclosed in the materials referred to in Section 3.04(a) or as set forth on Schedule 3.05(b), each Loan Party owns, or is licensed to use, all material trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property, and the use thereof by such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06     Litigation and Environmental Matters .
(a)    Except as disclosed in the materials referred to in Section 3.04(a), there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Borrowers, threatened against or affecting any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (i) which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.
(b)    Except as disclosed in the materials referred to in Section 3.04(a) and except with respect to any other matters that, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) to the Company’s and the Borrowers’ knowledge 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 become subject to any Environmental Liability or (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability.
(c)    Since the latest date of the materials referred to in Section 3.04(a), there has been no change in the status of the matters disclosed therein that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.07     Compliance with Laws and Agreements .
Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 3.08     Investment and Holding Company Status; Margin Regulations .
No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board). No part of the proceeds of any Loan or of a Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for any purpose which entails a violation of the provisions of the regulations of the Board, including Regulation G, T, U or X thereof.
SECTION 3.09     Taxes .
Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it,

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except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves, or to the extent that the failure to file such a return or report, or the failure to pay such Taxes, could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Tax liens have been filed and no claims are being asserted with respect to any such Taxes, other than as excluded from the preceding sentence. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries has withheld all employee withholdings and has made all employer contributions to be withheld and made by it pursuant to applicable law, except where the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10     ERISA .
No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $250,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $350,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.
SECTION 3.11     Canadian Pension Plan and Benefit Plans .
Schedule 3.11 lists all Canadian Benefit Plans and Canadian Pension Plans currently maintained or contributed to by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries or in respect of which they have any liability. No Loan Party currently maintains or contributes to a Specified Canadian Pension Plan. The Canadian Pension Plans are duly registered under the ITA and all other applicable laws which require registration. Each Loan Party and each of their Subsidiaries has complied with and performed all of its obligations under and in respect of the Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Benefit Plans under the terms thereof, any funding agreements and all applicable laws (including any fiduciary, funding, investment and administration obligations) except where the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All employer and employee payments, contributions or premiums to be remitted, paid to or in respect of each Canadian Pension Plan and Canadian Benefit Plan have been paid in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms thereof, any funding agreement and all applicable laws, except where the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There have been no improper withdrawals or applications of the assets of the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans. No promises of benefit improvements under the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans have been made except where such improvement could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11 , there are no outstanding disputes concerning the assets of the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans.
SECTION 3.12     Subsidiaries .
The Subsidiaries of the Company, including all CFC’s and Subsidiaries of each Borrower, and their respective business forms, jurisdictions of organization, addresses, and respective equity owners, as of the date hereof, are set forth on Schedule 1.01-1 hereto. Except as so disclosed, no Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof has any Subsidiaries or investments in, or joint ventures or partnerships with, any Person as of the Restatement Effective Date.
SECTION 3.13     SEC Matters .
The Company is in compliance with applicable federal, provincial, territorial and state securities laws and/or rules and regulations of the SEC, and with applicable state and provincial securities laws and/or rules and regulations of state and provincial securities authorities and of any stock exchanges or other self-regulatory organizations having jurisdiction of the Company and/or its securities, in each case except where the failure to do so, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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SECTION 3.14     Labor Matters .
Except as disclosed in the materials referred to in Section 3.04(a), there are no strikes or other labor disputes or grievances pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened, against any Loan Party, except for such disputes or grievances that, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth therein, no Loan Party is a party to any collective bargaining agreement.
SECTION 3.15     Solvency .
On the Restatement Effective Date, (i) the fair saleable value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in the aggregate, will exceed the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of the Company and its Subsidiaries as they mature, (ii) the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out their businesses as conducted or as proposed to be conducted, including the capital needs of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taking into account the particular capital requirements of the businesses conducted by such entities and the projected capital requirements and capital availability of such businesses) and (iii) the Company does not intend to, or intend to permit any of its Subsidiaries to, and does not believe that they or any of its Subsidiaries will, incur debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by them and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of their obligations).
SECTION 3.16     Security Documents .
The Pledge Agreement creates (and continues) in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties (as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement), a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement) and, when (i) such Collateral consisting of corporate stock is delivered to the Collateral Agent (or to the extent it has heretofore been delivered under the Existing Credit Agreement) together with duly executed, undated instruments of transfer, and (ii) financing statements in appropriate form in respect of limited partnership interests constituting Collateral thereunder are (or have heretofore been) filed in the offices specified therein, the Pledge Agreement and the Lien created (and continued) thereunder will continue to constitute a fully perfected first priority Lien on, and security interest in such Collateral, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person except for the Lien of Prudential under the Prudential Pledge and Security Agreement.
SECTION 3.17     Restrictive Agreements .
No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is a party to any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of such Loan Party or Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Loan Party or Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or other equity interests; other than (i) restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by this Agreement, (ii) restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof identified in the materials referred to in Section 3.04(a) or (b) or as set forth on Schedule 3.17 , and (iii) restrictions and conditions permitted under Section 6.05.
SECTION 3.18     Disclosure .
The Borrowers have disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which each Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Borrower or any other Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact

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necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading.
SECTION 3.19     Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions .
The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance, in all material respects, by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. The Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Company and the Borrowers, the Company’s directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and are not knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of (a) any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Borrower, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company or the Borrowers, any agent of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, Letter of Credit or use of proceeds resulting from the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
SECTION 3.20     EEA Financial Institutions .
No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.
ARTICLE IV.

CONDITIONS
SECTION 4.01     Restatement Effective Date .
The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is 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 facsimile transmission or an emailed pdf of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall also have received (A) from each party thereto a counterpart of a Fourth Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement among the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties (other than Foreign Borrowers and the Company) (as it may be restated, supplemented, amended or modified from time to time, the “ Subsidiary Guarantee ”) in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, signed on behalf of each such party; (B) from each party thereto a counterpart of a Fourth Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement among the Loan Parties (other than any Foreign Borrower) and any of their respective Subsidiaries (including such Subsidiary that is a Foreign Borrower) that is party to any subordination agreement in connection with the Prudential Shelf Agreement and the Administrative Agent (as it may be restated, supplemented, amended or modified from time to time, the “ Subordination Agreement ”) in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, signed on behalf of each such party; (C) from each party thereto a counterpart of a Fourth Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement among Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent (as it may be restated, supplemented, amended or modified from time to time, the “ Pledge Agreement ”) in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, signed on behalf of each such party; and (D) from each party thereto a counterpart of a Fourth Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement between the Company and the Administrative Agent (as it may be restated, supplemented, amended or modified from time to time, the “ Company Guarantee ”; together with the Subsidiary Guarantee, the “ Guarantee Agreement ”).

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(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and the Lenders and dated the Restatement Effective Date) of (i) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, special counsel for the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 , (ii) Robert A. Kuhns, internal counsel for the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 , and (iii) Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, special counsel to Lippert Canada substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 , covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request.
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have heretofore received (i) a certification from the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company as to true and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation, including all amendments thereto, and by-laws of each Loan Party or other Subsidiary party to the Subordination Agreement that is a corporation, the certificate of limited partnership and the limited partnership agreement of each Loan Party or other Subsidiary party to the Subordination Agreement that is a limited partnership, and the certificate of formation and operating agreement of each Loan Party or other Subsidiary party to the Subordination Agreement that is a limited liability company; (ii) to the extent relevant in the applicable jurisdiction, a certificate as to the good standing of each Loan Party or other Subsidiary party to the Subordination Agreement as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State (or similar official) of the state or other jurisdiction of its organization; (iii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Lippert and each Guarantor and other Subsidiary party to the Subordination Agreement, or of the managing general partner of each such Person that is a limited partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, dated the Restatement Effective Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Lippert or such Guarantor or other Subsidiary (or, in the case of a Guarantor or other Subsidiary that is (x) a limited partnership, by the Board of Directors of its managing general partner or (y) a limited liability company, by its managing member), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and (in the case of a Borrower) the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect as of the Restatement Effective Date, and (B) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of Lippert or such Guarantor or other Subsidiary (or the managing general partner of such Person which is a limited partnership or the managing member of such Person that is a limited liability company); (iv) a certificate of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary executing the certificate pursuant to (ii) above; and (v) such other documents, such as solvency certificates and insurance certificates, as the Lenders or their counsel or counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may reasonably request.
(d)    Each Lender requesting the same shall have received a duly executed Revolving Credit Note (or an amendment and restatement thereof) (each, a “ Revolving Credit Note ”, which term shall also include all amendments and replacements thereof or substitutions therefor), in the form of Exhibit 4.01-5 hereto.
(e)    Concurrently with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby on the Restatement Effective Date:
(i)    the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of Lippert attaching and certifying as true and correct duly executed copies of (A) the Prudential Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated as of even date herewith among Prudential, certain other purchasers of Prudential Notes and Lippert (the “ Prudential Shelf Agreement ”) in substantially the form of Exhibit D-1 , (B) the Second Amended and Restated Parent Guarantee by the Company dated as even date herewith of the Prudential Shelf Agreement (the “ Prudential Company Guaranty ”) in substantially the form of Exhibit D-2 , (C) the Second Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of even date herewith by the Company’s Subsidiaries of the Prudential Shelf Agreement (the “ Prudential Subsidiary Guaranty ”) in substantially the form of Exhibit D-3 , (D) the Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of even date herewith by the Company and certain of the Loan Parties

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securing the Prudential Shelf Agreement (the “ Prudential Pledge and Security Agreement ”) in substantially the form of Exhibit D-4 , and (E) the Second Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement dated as of even date herewith in favor of Prudential by the Loan Parties and certain of their respective Subsidiaries (the “ Prudential Subordination Agreement ”) in substantially the form of Exhibit D-5 ; and
(ii)    the Administrative Agent shall have received from each party thereto a duly executed counterpart of a Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement among Prudential, the Notes Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (the “ Prudential Intercreditor Agreement ”) in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f)    After giving effect to the Transactions, on the Restatement Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall have no Indebtedness other than (i) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and (ii) Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04.
(g)    On the Restatement Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the chief legal officer of the Company containing a description, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, of the capital structure of ownership and voting relationships among the Company, Lippert, and each other Loan Party.
(h)    On the Restatement Effective Date, immediately prior to the effectiveness hereof, there shall be no Default or Event of Default (as such terms are used in the Existing Credit Agreement) under the Existing Credit Agreement, and the respective chief executive officers of the Company and of Lippert shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent certificates to such effect.
(i)    All legal matters incident to this Agreement and the Borrowing hereunder shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their respective counsel on the Restatement Effective Date.
(j)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Restatement Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of Lippert, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02.
(k)    The Lenders shall be satisfied that the consummation of the Transactions will not (i) violate any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation or (ii) conflict with, or result in a default or event of default under any material agreement of any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof.
(l)    The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of the Restatement Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) at or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 27, 2016 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate at such time).
SECTION 4.02     Each Credit Event .
The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, or to continue or convert any Loan, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)    The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects

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on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of such continuation or conversion, as applicable except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; provided that any such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or as to Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of such date.
(b)    At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or such continuation or conversion, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing and each continuation or conversion of any Loan shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the applicable Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
ARTICLE V.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Revolving Credit Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and each Letter of Credit shall have expired (without any pending drawing) or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Company and each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01     Financial Statements and Other Information .
Lippert will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a)    within the earlier of 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company or 10 days after filing with the SEC, (i) its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by KPMG LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and (ii) consolidating balance sheets setting forth such information separately for the Company and for Lippert as of the end of such fiscal year and consolidating statements of operations setting forth such information separately for the Company and for Lippert for such fiscal year, such consolidating balance sheet and consolidating statements of operations to be certified by the chief financial officer of the Company as fairly presenting the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and Lippert as of the end of, and for, such fiscal period in accordance with GAAP;
(b)    within the earlier of 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company or 10 days after filing with the SEC, (i) its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter (except in the case of the statements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows) and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case (except in the case of stockholders’ equity) in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, and (ii) consolidating balance sheets of the Company and of Lippert setting forth such information separately for the Company and for Lippert and related consolidating statements of operations of the Company and of Lippert setting forth such information separately for the Company and Lippert as of the end of and for such quarter and the then elapsed portion

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of the fiscal year, 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 of which shall be certified by the chief financial officer of the Company as fairly presenting the financial condition and results of operations therein shown in accordance with GAAP consistently applied subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c)    concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company (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, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.03, 6.04, 6.07, 6.08, and 6.11 and (iii) stating whether any change in the application of GAAP in respect of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 has occurred and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;
(d)    promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent in connection with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines), and promptly after receipt by the Company, a copy of each management letter (if prepared) of such accounting firm (together with any response thereto prepared by the Company);
(e)    promptly (i) after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other material reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof with the SEC, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Company to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; and (ii) copies of any material documents and information furnished to any other government agency (except if in the ordinary course of business), including the Internal Revenue Service;
(f)    promptly, a copy of any material amendment or waiver of any provision of any agreement or instrument referred to in Section 6.12;
(g)    promptly, a copy of any promissory notes issued under the Prudential Shelf Agreement (or a summary of any extension of credit thereunder or pursuant thereto not evidenced by a promissory note) and a copy of any certificate or notice given by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof to Prudential or to the holders of any Prudential Notes or other Prudential Debt, or received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof from Prudential or any holder of a Prudential Note or other Prudential Debt; and
(h)    promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business and financial condition of each Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any Lender may reasonably request.
Lippert shall be deemed to be in compliance with its delivery obligations under this Section 5.01 with respect to any documents or information that is publicly filed with the SEC or delivered electronically and, if so, filed with the SEC, and such documents and information shall be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of this Agreement on the date (i) on which the Company or Lippert posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Company’s or Lippert’s website on the Internet; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet website, if any, to which the Administrative Agent and each Lender has access (whether a commercial or third-party website).
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The Borrowers will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
(a)    the occurrence of any Default;
(b)    the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)    the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000,000; and
(d)    any other development within or directly involving any Loan Party that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company or of Lippert 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     Existence; Conduct of Business .
Except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and each of its Material rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.02.
SECTION 5.04     Payment of Obligations .
The Company and each Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay or discharge all material liabilities and obligations, including Taxes before the same shall become delinquent or in default, unless (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Company, such Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , that the Company and each Borrower will, and will cause each such Subsidiary to, remit withholding taxes and other payroll taxes to appropriate Governmental Authorities as and when claimed to be due, notwithstanding the foregoing exceptions.
SECTION 5.05     Maintenance of Properties; Insurance .
Each Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, including insurance against fire, and public liability insurance against such risks and in such amounts, and having such deductible amounts as are customary, with companies in the same or similar businesses and which is no less than may be required by law.
SECTION 5.06     Books and Records; Inspection Rights .
Each Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Each Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party and

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each of their respective Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral 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, and to verify the status of any Collateral, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.
SECTION 5.07     Compliance with Laws; Environmental Laws .
(a)    Each Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)    Without limiting the preceding paragraph, the Company and each Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) comply in all material respects with, and use reasonable best efforts to ensure compliance in all material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) conduct and complete (or cause to be conducted and completed) all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and in a timely fashion comply in all material respects with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws except to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the pendency of such proceedings could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
SECTION 5.08     Canadian Pension Plans and Benefit Plans .
The Company, each Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries shall (i) comply in a timely with and perform in all material respects all of its obligations under and in respect of all Canadian Pension Plans or Canadian Benefit Plans, including under any funding agreements and all applicable laws (including any fiduciary, funding, investment and administration obligations), (ii) pay or remit in a timely fashion all employer or employee payments, contributions or premiums required to be remitted, paid to or in respect of each Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan in accordance with the terms thereof, any funding agreements and all applicable laws, (iii) deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) if requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of each annual and other return, report or valuation with respect to each Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan as filed with any applicable governmental authority; (B) promptly after receipt thereof, a copy of any direction, order, notice, ruling or opinion that the Company, such Borrower or such Subsidiary may receive from any applicable governmental authority with respect to any Canadian Pension Plan Canadian Benefit Plan; (iv) notify the Administrative Agent within 30 days of any increases in the cost of, or contributions to the Canadian Benefit Plans or the Canadian Pension Plans having a cost to one or more of the Company, the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000 per annum in the aggregate; and (v) notification within 30 days of any voluntary or involuntary termination of a Canadian Pension Plan or a Canadian Benefit Plan which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.09     Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit .
(a)    The proceeds of the Revolving Loans will be used to repay the indebtedness of Lippert under the Existing Credit Agreement, for permitted capital expenditures, for permitted acquisitions, for working capital purposes, for Restricted Payments and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, for general corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations G, U and X. The Letters of Credit will be used only to support payment (and/or guarantee) obligations of the Borrowers to the beneficiaries thereof.

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(b)    The Borrowers will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and no Borrower shall use, and each Borrower shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country to the extent that such activities, businesses or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or the European Union, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
SECTION 5.10     Additional Guarantors; Additional Collateral; Additional Parties to Subordination Agreement .
If any Person (a) after the Restatement Effective Date becomes (whether upon its formation, by acquisition of stock or other interests therein, or otherwise) and continues to be a Subsidiary of any Loan Party (a “ New Subsidiary ”), or (b) that was an Inactive Subsidiary of a Loan Party ceases to be an Inactive Subsidiary of a Loan Party but continues to be a Subsidiary thereof, the Borrowers shall, within 30 days, furnish notice in writing of such facts to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, shall so elect (but provided that if the Notes Collateral Agent or any of the holders of the Senior Notes or Prudential or any of the holders of any Prudential Notes or other Prudential Debt shall receive any guaranty or security in respect of such New Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, shall be deemed to have so elected and receive such guaranty or security at the same time) (i) cause such New Subsidiary or formerly Inactive Subsidiary to become a Guarantor (unless such New Subsidiary is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Code Section 957(a) (a “ CFC ”)) pursuant to an instrument in form, scope, and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) deliver or cause to be delivered, or assign, to the Collateral Agent subject to the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent under the Pledge Agreement, the certificates representing all Equity Interests of the New Subsidiary or formerly Inactive Subsidiary owned by a Loan Party (or Subsidiary thereof) (provided that if such New Subsidiary is a CFC certificates or other evidence of Equity Interests representing only sixty-five percent (65.00%) of its outstanding Equity Interests shall be delivered and only to the extent that the owner of such Equity Interests is a Loan Party (other than a Foreign Borrower)), together with appropriate instruments of transfer required under the Pledge Agreement; and (iii) cause such New Subsidiary or formerly Inactive Subsidiary (unless it is a CFC) to become a party to the Security Documents pursuant to one or more instruments or agreements satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent, the effect of which shall be to secure the Obligations by a first priority Lien on and security interest in (which Lien and security interest may be pari passu with a like Lien and security interest in the Notes Collateral Agent for the holders of any Prudential Notes or other Prudential Debt) the Equity Interests of such New Subsidiary or formerly Inactive Subsidiary; provided , however , that in any event, prior to the time that any New Subsidiary or formerly Inactive Subsidiary receives the proceeds of, or makes, any loan or advance or other extension of credit, from or to, or otherwise becomes the obligor or obligee in respect of any Indebtedness of, any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof, the Borrowers shall (A) cause to be taken, in respect of any such obligor, the action referred to in the preceding clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) to the extent required under the terms of such clauses, and (B) in the case of any such obligee, cause such obligee to become a party to the Subordination Agreement pursuant to one or more instruments or agreements satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.11     Further Assurances .
Each Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further action (including filing Uniform Commercial Code and other financing statements and the establishment of and deposit of Collateral into custody accounts) that the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent, or the Collateral Agent, may request, in order to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and (except for a Loan Party that is a CFC) in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and first priority of the security interests created or intended to be created by the Security Documents, it being understood that it is the intent of the parties that the Obligations shall be secured by, among other things, all the interests of the Loan Parties (other than

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any Foreign Borrowers) in each Subsidiary (other than a CFC, in which case only an interest in sixty-five percent (65.00%) of the outstanding shares thereof shall be pledged as security), including any such interests acquired subsequent to the Restatement Effective Date. Such security interests and Liens will be created under the Security Documents and other security agreements, and other instruments and documents in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and the Borrowers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Lenders all such instruments and documents (including legal opinions, and lien searches) as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request to evidence compliance with this Section 5.11. Each Borrower agrees to provide such evidence as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request as to the perfection and priority status of each such security interest and Lien (which Lien and security interest may be coordinate with a like Lien in Prudential for the benefit of the Prudential Notes or any other Prudential Debt).
The Borrowers will furnish to the Administrative Agent, within 60 days of the Restatement Effective Date, a certification as to true and correct copies of its certificate of incorporation, including all amendments thereto from the Secretary of State (or similar official) of the state or other jurisdiction of its organization.
ARTICLE VI.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Revolving Credit Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and each Letter of Credit shall have expired (without any pending drawing) or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Company and each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01     Transactions with Affiliates .
Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01 annexed hereto (as complete and correct as of the Restatement Effective Date), the Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party which is a Subsidiary of a Borrower or any such Loan Party’s Subsidiaries to, enter into, directly or indirectly, any transaction or group of related transactions (including the purchase, lease, sale or exchange of assets of any kind or the rendering of any service) involving aggregate payments, value or consideration in excess of $1,000,000 with any Affiliate of any such Person, except:
(a)    upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Borrower, such other Loan Party or such Subsidiary than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate;
(b)    (i) mergers, consolidations, liquidations, dissolutions and conveyances permitted under Section 6.02; (ii) Liens described in clause (vii) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”; (iii) Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04; (iv) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.07; (v) Transfers permitted under Section 6.08; (vi) investments permitted under Section 6.09 and (vii) other transactions solely among Loan Parties (other than Foreign Borrowers) and not involving any other Affiliate of a Loan Party that is not a Loan Party (other than a Foreign Borrower);
(c)    intercompany transactions for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries;
(d)    payments by the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries on customary terms that require each party to make payments when such taxes are due or refunds received of amounts equal to the income tax liabilities and refunds generated by each such party calculated on a separate return basis and payments to the party generating tax benefits and credits of amounts equal to the value of such tax benefits and credits made available to the group by such party;

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(e)    employment, indemnification, benefits and compensation arrangements (including arrangements made with respect to bonuses and equity-based awards) entered into in the ordinary course of business with members of the board of directors or management committee, officers and employees of such Borrower, such other Loan Party or such Subsidiary;
(f)    any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with employees, officers or directors;
(g)    customary transactions not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement in connection with an insurance company that has been formed to provide insurance coverage to such Borrower, such other Loan Party or such Subsidiary; and
(h)    investments in joint ventures permitted under Section 6.08(l) and Transfers to joint ventures permitted under Section 6.09 and described in clause (xvii) of the definition of “Permitted Loans and Investments”.
SECTION 6.02     Merger, Consolidation, etc .
The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to, consolidate with or merge or amalgamate with any other corporation, liquidate, dissolve or convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of transactions to any Person other than:
(i)     mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, conveyances, transfers, or leases with or to another Loan Party, so long as:
(a)     no Default then exists or would result therefrom;
(b)     neither the Company nor any Borrower may sell or otherwise transfer substantially all of its assets to any Person or fail to survive any such merger or consolidation related to it, in any case pursuant to this clause (i), except, (I) in the case of Lippert selling or otherwise transferring substantially all of its assets to, or merging or amalgamating with or consolidating into, the Company, Lippert may fail to survive such sale, transfer, merger, amalgamation or consolidation as long as the Company agrees in writing to be bound as a Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable and such sale, transfer, merger, amalgamation or consolidation shall be subject to amendment of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Required Lenders to the extent necessary to reflect the effects of such transaction, and (II) in the case of a Foreign Borrower, in the event that such Foreign Borrower does not then have any Loans or Letters of Credit outstanding for its account (in which case Lippert shall provide notice of such transaction to the Administrative Agent and such Foreign Borrower shall cease to be a Foreign Borrower hereunder upon the consummation thereof); and
(c)     in the case of any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease involving a Loan Party, the counterparty shall be a Loan Party;
(ii)     mergers, amalgamations and consolidations permitted under Section 6.09 not involving the Company or a Borrower so long as:
(a)     in the case of any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving a Loan Party, (I) the successor formed by such consolidation or the survivor of such merger or amalgamation or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease substantially all of the assets of such Loan Party shall be a solvent entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (including the District of Columbia) or the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof, (II) prior to or concurrently with the consummation of such

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merger, amalgamation or consolidation, such successor entity shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 5.10, and (III) prior to or concurrently with the consummation of such merger or consolidation, Lippert shall have caused to be delivered to the Administrative Agent an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with respect to the documents referred to in clause (II) above on such matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(b)     immediately prior to such transaction and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c)     immediately prior to such transaction and after giving effect thereto, the Borrowers would be permitted by the provisions of Section 6.04(o) hereof to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness;
(iii)     mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, dissolutions or liquidations of Inactive Subsidiaries; and
(iv)     mergers, amalgamations and consolidations of Foreign Subsidiaries into Foreign Borrowers, so long as the Foreign Borrower is the survivor of such merger or amalgamation or successor formed by such consolidation.
No such conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall have the effect of releasing such Loan Party or such Subsidiary from its liability under this Agreement, the Notes, or the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.
SECTION 6.03     Liens .
Each Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any other Loan Party or any of its or their Subsidiaries to, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its assets now or hereafter owned, or upon the income or profits thereof, except for (a) Permitted Liens any (b) other Liens (other than Liens on Equity Interests of Subsidiaries) so long as the Obligations are secured equally and ratably with all obligations secured by such Lien (and on the same property) subject to customary security documentation and an intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 6.04     Indebtedness .
The Company and the Borrowers will not, nor will the Company or any Borrower permit any of its or their respective direct or indirect Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, and with respect to any Subsidiary, to issue any preferred stock, except:
(a)    Indebtedness created hereunder or under the other Loan Documents;
(b)    Indebtedness of a Loan Party in respect of any of the Prudential Notes or any other Prudential Debt or otherwise pursuant to the Prudential Shelf Agreement and Indebtedness incurred in substitution, refinancing or replacement of such Indebtedness; provided that (i) the terms, covenants and restrictions in respect of such substitutions, refinancings and replacements are not more materially onerous than the existing terms, covenants and restrictions of such Indebtedness being substituted, refinanced or replaced and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness of the Loan Parties under this clause (b) shall not at any time exceed $150,000,000;
(c)    Indebtedness existing on the Restatement Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.04, including any refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any such Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed the amount so refinanced of such Indebtedness; provided that the terms, covenants and restrictions

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in respect of such refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding are not materially more onerous than the existing terms, covenants and restrictions of such Indebtedness;
(d)    Indebtedness incurred in connection with any renewal, extension, substitution, refinancing or replacement, in an amount not to exceed the amount so renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced, of any outstanding Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder (excluding from this Section 6.04(d) the Indebtedness referred to in Section 6.04(b)); provided that the terms, covenants and restrictions in respect of such renewals, extensions, substitutions, refinancings or replacements are not more materially onerous than the existing terms, covenants and restrictions of such Indebtedness being renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced;
(e)    Adjusted Hedging Exposure Amounts in connection with Hedging Agreements permitted under Section 6.10 not exceeding in the aggregate (i) $15,000,000 minus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 6.04(d) incurred in order to renew, extend, substitute, refinance or replace Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (e);
(f)    preferred stock of any Subsidiary issued on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date;
(g)    Indebtedness of, or preferred stock issued by, any Subsidiary to the Company or any other Loan Party and permitted under Section 6.09;
(h)    Indebtedness of one Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party to another Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party; provided that (i) all of the Equity Interests of each such Loan Party or such Subsidiary (other than the Company) shall be owned 100% (excluding directors’ qualifying shares) directly or indirectly by the Company except in the case of Indebtedness which may be owing by non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed (x) $10,000,000 minus (y) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 6.04(d) incurred in order to renew, extend, substitute, refinance or replace Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (i), (ii) other than Indebtedness resulting from investments permitted under Section 6.09 pursuant to subclauses (b) and (c) of clause (i) of the definition of “Permitted Loans and Investments”, each of such Loan Parties or such Subsidiaries to or by whom such Indebtedness is owed, or who owns (directly or indirectly) any Equity Interests referred to in the preceding clause (i), shall have become a party to the Subsidiary Guarantee and/or to the Pledge Agreement (or to all of them) to the extent required by Section 5.10 hereof, (iii) such Indebtedness shall at all times be subject to the provisions of the Subordination Agreement as Subordinated Debt (as defined in the Subordination Agreement) and each Loan Party or other Subsidiary to whom such Indebtedness is owed shall be party to the Subordination Agreement as a Subordinated Creditor (as defined in the Subordination Agreement) and (iv) in the case of any such Indebtedness owing by a Loan Party (other than a Foreign Borrower), the holder of such Indebtedness shall be a Loan Party (other than a Foreign Borrower);
(i)    contingent obligations in respect of customary indemnification and purchase price adjustment obligations incurred in connection with Transfers of properties or assets or with purchases of properties or assets permitted hereunder;
(j)    Guarantees in respect of any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this Section 6.04 if such guaranteeing Person would be permitted to incur such Indebtedness under this Section 6.04;
(k)    obligations in respect of performance bonds and completion, guarantee, surety and similar bonds, in each case obtained in the ordinary course of business to support statutory and contractual obligations (other than Indebtedness) arising in the ordinary course of business;
(l)    Indebtedness arising from the honoring of a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or other similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;

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(m)    Indebtedness arising from the endorsement of items for deposit or collection of commercial paper received in the ordinary course of business;
(n)    Indebtedness incurred in connection with the financing of insurance premiums; and
(o)    other Indebtedness incurred by the Company or the Borrowers or any other Indebtedness or preferred stock of any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided that, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof, Consolidated Indebtedness shall not exceed 55% of Total Capitalization of the Company and its Subsidiaries and provided, further, that, for any Subsidiary of the Company other than Lippert, such Indebtedness and preferred stock together with the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness and the aggregate liquidation value of preferred stock of such Subsidiary previously incurred and outstanding under this Section 6.04 (other than (x) Indebtedness incurred under clauses (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n) of this Section 6.04 and (y) Indebtedness incurred under clause (d) of this Section 6.04 to the extent that such Indebtedness renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces Indebtedness described in the foregoing clause (x)), does not at any time exceed 25% of Consolidated Net Worth;
provided , that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the definition of Permitted Liens or this Section 6.04, the Borrowers will not at any time permit Priority Debt to exceed 15% of the Consolidated Net Worth determined as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company.
SECTION 6.05     Restrictive Agreements .
The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (i) to create incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets or revenues, whether now or hereafter acquired, (ii) to pay dividends or make other distributions to the Company or to Lippert with respect to any shares of its capital stock or other equity interests, (iii) to pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or to Lippert, (iv) to make or permit to exist loans or advances to the Company or to Lippert, or (v) to sell transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to the Company or to Lippert, except:

(a)    prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by this Agreement or the Prudential Shelf Agreement;
(b)    prohibitions, restrictions and conditions referred to in clauses (i) and (v) above in connection with any Permitted Lien, so long as such prohibition or limitation is by its terms effective only against the property, assets or revenues subject to such Lien;
(c)    customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions in licenses, leases and governmental permits concerning Liens on assets subject thereto;
(d)    customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in Hedging Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 6.10 and in any agreement related to Banking Services;
(e)    customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions in Guarantees and permitted hereunder that waive or prohibit parties thereto from collecting intercompany obligations after the occurrence of a default;
(f)    customary prohibitions, restrictions or conditions contained in agreements relating to any asset sale or disposition pending such sale or disposition other than restrictions on Liens, provided that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the Loan Party or Subsidiary or its assets to be sold or disposed of and such sale or disposition is permitted hereunder;

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(g)    any such prohibition contained in any agreement, bond, note or other instrument (or any refinancing thereof) permitted hereunder with respect to any Person or the property or assets of such Person acquired by a Borrower, a Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries in an acquisition permitted hereunder and existing at the time of such acquisition; provided that such prohibition is not applicable to any Person or the property or assets of any Person other than such acquired Person or the property or assets of such acquired Person;
(h)    customary prohibitions or restrictions in joint venture agreements and similar agreements that relate solely to the activities of joint ventures permitted under Section 6.09;
(i)    limitations or restrictions consisting of customary net worth, leverage or other financial covenants in each case contained in, or required by, any contractual obligation governing Indebtedness of a Borrower, a Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries permitted under Section 6.04; and
(j)    prohibitions, restrictions and conditions under agreements or arrangements described in Schedule 6.05.
SECTION 6.06     [Reserved] .
SECTION 6.07     Limitation on Restricted Payments .
Neither the Company nor any Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, declare, make or pay, or agree to declare, make or pay or incur any liability to make or pay, or cause or permit to be declared, made or paid, or set aside any sum or property to declare, make or pay any Restricted Payment, other than (a) cash dividends (or distributions, in the case of partnerships) from Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company, (b) acquisitions or purchases by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of capital stock of any Subsidiary or capital contributions made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a Subsidiary, (c) Cash Stock Buybacks, which shall be limited to $55,000,000 in the aggregate on or after the Restatement Effective Date (provided that the Borrower shall have the option, exercisable by notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time made within 60 days after a Cash Stock Buyback, to exclude a Cash Stock Buyback from such dollar limitation) and (d) any other Restricted Payments made by the Company so long as both before and after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment, (i) Excess Liquidity determined on a pro forma basis would not be less than $20,000,000, (ii) no Default of Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed 2.50:1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis and (iv) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio would not be less than 1.75:1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis.
SECTION 6.08     Sale of Assets .
Subject to the provisions of Section 6.02 hereof, no Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of transactions, sell, lease, transfer, abandon or otherwise dispose of or suffer to be sold, leased, transferred, abandoned or otherwise disposed of (individually and collectively, a “ Transfer ”) assets other than:
(a)    Transfers of assets (other than those referred to in clauses (b) through (l) below) in an amount in not to exceed (x) 10 percent of Consolidated Total Assets (as determined as of the end of the fiscal quarter of the Company ending on or immediately before the determination date) in any fiscal year or (y) 25 percent of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the Restatement Effective Date) in the aggregate after the Restatement Effective Date;
(b)    Transfers of (x) inventory in the ordinary course of business and (y) used, worn out, surplus or obsolete assets not used or useful in such Loan Party’s business;
(c)    Transfers of assets (other than cash or cash equivalents) to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party so long as, in the case of any such Transfer by a Loan Party, the transferee shall

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be a Loan Party (other than a Foreign Borrower to the extent aggregate Transfers to Foreign Borrowers would exceed $10,000,000 as a result of any such Transfer);
(d)    Transfers of assets the proceeds of which are used to purchase other property of a similar nature of at least equivalent value (such property the “ Excess Replacement Assets ”) within one year of such Transfer so long as Lippert shall have notified the Administrative Agent at or prior to the date of consummation of such Transfer that the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary intends to so reinvest such proceeds in Excess Replacement Assets within one year of such Transfer;
(e)    Transfers of investments identified in clauses (iii) through (vii) of the definition of Permitted Loans and Investments for other investments listed in such clauses;
(f)    abandonment of non-material intellectual property assets in the ordinary course of business;
(g)    Transfers of assets acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition, which assets are not used in or useful in the business;
(h)    Transfers of past due accounts receivable in connection with collections of such accounts receivable;
(i)    surrender, release or waiver of contract rights in the ordinary course of business so long as such surrender, release or waiver would not have a material effect on the rights, assets or business of such Loan Party or Subsidiary;
(j)    Transfers of interests in a Hedging Agreement in connection with the unwinding of such Hedging Agreement;
(k)    charitable donations in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; and
(l)    Transfers of investments or assets to joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in, joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements pursuant to an investment permitted by Sections 6.01 and 6.09; provided that the aggregate Fair Market Value for all investments and assets Transferred to such joint ventures pursuant to this clause (l) shall not, in the aggregate together with all investments in joint ventures pursuant to clause (xvii) of the definition of “Permitted Loans and Investments,” exceed $20,000,000.
SECTION 6.09     Limitation on Investments .
No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger) any capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, guarantee (except pursuant to this Agreement or the Prudential Shelf Agreement) any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except Permitted Loans and Investments.
SECTION 6.10     Hedging Agreements .
No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Agreement for purposes of speculation or investment or for any other purpose other than protecting such Borrower or such other Loan Party or Subsidiary from actual interest rate or foreign exchange

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exposure or fluctuations in commodity prices for commodities used in the business of such Borrower or such other Loan Party or Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.11     Certain Financial Covenants .
(a)    The Borrowers shall not permit the Net Leverage Ratio to exceed 2.50:1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2015.
(b)    The Borrowers shall not permit the Debt Service Coverage Ratio at the conclusion of the twelve month period ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter commencing after December 31, 2015 to be less than 1.75:1.00.
SECTION 6.12     Amendment of Certain Documents .
No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to:
(a)    Permit the termination of, or any amendment, waiver or modification to, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, or Certificate of Limited Partnership, Certificate of Formation, Agreement of Limited Partnership, Operating Agreement or similar organizational document, as the case may be, of any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof, except (i) to the extent necessary to effect a transaction permitted under Section 6.02, (ii) for amendments, modifications or waivers that are not adverse in any respect to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or the Issuing Bank, or (iii) in connection with the dissolution of any Loan Party having de minimus assets; provided that Lippert shall provide the Administrative Agent with prompt written notice of the dissolution of any Loan Party or Subsidiary and of the Loan Party or Subsidiary to which any assets of such dissolved entity have been transferred.
(b)    Amend in any material respect the Prudential Shelf Agreement, or the Prudential Notes or any other Prudential Debt or any other agreement entered into in connection therewith without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
SECTION 6.13     Government Regulation .
Neither any Borrower nor any other Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall (i) be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation, or list of any government agency (including the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits the Administrative Agent or any Lender from making any advance or extension of credit to any Borrower, or (ii) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of the identity of any Borrower or any other Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof as may be requested by the Administrative Agent at any time to enable it or any Lender to verify the identity of any Loan Party of Subsidiary thereof or to comply with any applicable law or regulation, including Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, 31 U.S.C. § 5318.
SECTION 6.14     Specified Canadian Pension Plan .
The Loan Parties and each of their respective Subsidiaries will not 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.
ARTICLE VII.
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If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur:
(a)    any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b)    any Borrower 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 Article) payable under this Agreement, within three days after the same shall become due and payable;
(c)    any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(d)    any Loan Party or other Subsidiary party to any Loan Document shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 5.01(a), (b) or (c) or in Article VI hereof, or (ii) in any Guarantee Agreement, the Subordination Agreement or in any Security Document, after giving effect in the case of this clause (ii) to any grace or cure period set forth therein;
(e)    any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to Lippert (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);
(f)    (i) any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to make a payment of any principal of, or premium or interest in respect of any Prudential Notes or any other Prudential Debt that is outstanding beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto (unless waived in writing by Prudential (and any other Persons a waiver from which is required) (and only so long as such waiver shall continue in effect by its terms)); (ii) any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or interest on any Indebtedness (excluding the Indebtedness issued under or pursuant to the Prudential Shelf Agreement) that is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $10,000,000 individually or $25,000,000 in the aggregate beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto, or (iii) any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default in the performance of or compliance with any term of (x) the Prudential Notes or the Prudential Shelf Agreement or any guaranty or pledge agreement securing the Prudential Notes or any other Prudential Debt or (y) any agreement evidencing any Indebtedness (excluding the Indebtedness evidenced by the Prudential Notes or any other instrument evidencing any Prudential Debt) in principal amount of at least $10,000,000 individually or $25,000,000 in the aggregate, or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto, or (iv) as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the passage of time or the right of the holder of Indebtedness to convert such Indebtedness into equity interest), (x) any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries has become obligated to purchase or repay (A) any of the Prudential Notes or any other Prudential Debt before their regular maturity or before their regularly scheduled dates of repayment, or (B) any other Indebtedness before its regular maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in a principal amount of at least $10,000,000 individually or $25,000,000 in the aggregate, or (y) one or more Persons have the right to require any such Loan Party or such Subsidiary to purchase or repay any such Indebtedness referred to in (A) or (B) (provided, however, that for the purposes of this paragraph (f) the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Loan Party or Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be treated as Indebtedness in an amount which shall be equal to the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that any such Person would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time), provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness if such

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sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness and such secured Indebtedness has been repaid in full substantially concurrently with the sale or transfer of such property or assets, and provided further, that an Event of Default under this clause (f) caused by the occurrence of a breach or default with respect to Indebtedness described in this clause (f) shall be cured for purposes of this Agreement upon the Person asserting such breach or default waiving such breach or default or upon a Loan Party or Subsidiary curing such breach or default if, at the time of such waiver or such cure the Administrative Agent has not exercised any rights or remedies with respect to an Event of Default under this clause (f);
(g)    an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Loan Party or for any Subsidiary thereof or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h)    any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state 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 (g) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for such Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(i)    any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall become unable, admit in writing or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(j)    one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (not covered by insurance as to which the carrier or broker has not disputed coverage) in excess of $5,000,000 shall be rendered against any Loan Party and/or any Subsidiary thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof to enforce any such judgment;
(k)    an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof in an aggregate amount exceeding (i) $1,000,000 in any year or (ii) $3,000,000 for all periods;
(l)    (i) any event or condition exists in respect of any Canadian Pension Plan which presents the risk of liability of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries which could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to make minimum required contributions to amortize any funding deficiencies under a Canadian Pension Plan within the time period set out in Requirements of Laws or fail to make a required contribution under any Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan which could result in the imposition of a Lien upon the assets of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries makes any improper withdrawals or applications of assets of a Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan;
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(n)    (i) any security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent created or purported to be created under the Pledge Agreement, or under any other Security Document, shall, in any such case, no longer provide the lien or priority contemplated by such Security Document or any party having granted any such security interests (or any successor thereto or representative thereof) shall make any claim or assertion to such effect, or (ii) any Loan Party or other Subsidiary (or any successor thereto or representative thereof) shall claim or assert that this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any right or remedy of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder or thereunder shall not be enforceable in accordance with its terms, or any Loan Party shall claim or assert that any other Loan Document or any right or remedy of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender thereunder shall not be enforceable in accordance with its terms;
then, and in any such event (other than an event described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by written notice to the Borrowers, take any of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments, and thereupon the Revolving Credit Commitments (including any right to increase the same under Section 2.06A) shall terminate immediately, (ii) 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 Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers, (iii) require cash collateral as contemplated by Section 2.04(j), and (iv) enforce rights or cause the enforcement of rights or exercise or cause the exercise of any remedies available under any Loan Document or otherwise; and in case of any event described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article, the Revolving Credit Commitments (including any right to increase the same under Section 2.06A) shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable and the Borrowers shall be required to provide cash collateral as contemplated by Section 2.04(j), without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrowers, take any actions referred to under clause (iv) above.
ARTICLE VIII.
THE AGENTS
Each of the Lenders, on behalf of itself and any of its Affiliates that are Secured Parties, and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints (i) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and (ii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Collateral Agent, (the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent being referred to individually as an “ Agent ” and collectively as the “ Agents ”), and authorizes the Agents to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such Agent by the terms of this Agreement or by the terms of any other 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 Agents and the Lenders (including the Issuing Bank), and the Loan Parties shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” as used herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any 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. Instead, such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
Each bank serving as an Agent shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent.
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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 exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise 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 Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity; provided , however , that Agents shall give Lenders immediate written notice of any action taken or notice received or given by any of them pursuant to the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement. 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 under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to such Agent by a Borrower or a Lender, and 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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Institution or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Institution.
Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for any Loan Party), 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.
Each Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it including its duties, rights and powers under any Loan Documents in respect of the Collateral or any portion thereof. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as an Agent.
Subject to the foregoing, each Agent (including the Administrative Agent) acting under or in respect of the Collateral, shall act for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank as appropriate hereunder (unless otherwise provided herein or in any other Loan Documents) and shall be entitled to the exculpations, privileges, indemnities and other protections provided for the benefit of the Agent herein or therein.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided in this paragraph, any Agent may resign at any time by providing the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrowers with 30 days written notice. Upon any such notification, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor, with the consent of Lippert, which consent (i) shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and (ii) shall not be required at any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. If no successor shall have been so

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appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank with the consent of Lippert, which consent (i) shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and (ii) shall not be required at any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as an Agent by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations as such. The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After any Agent’s resignation, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring 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 it was acting as Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrowers, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, provided that, solely for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Administrative Agent under any Security Document for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to be vested with such security interest as collateral agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of the Administrative Agent, shall continue to hold such Collateral, in each case until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed and accepts such appointment in accordance with this paragraph (it being understood and agreed that the retiring Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation to take any further action under any Security Document, including any action required to maintain the perfection of any such security interest), and (b) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, provided that (i) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such Person and (ii) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative Agent shall also directly be given or made to each Lender and the Issuing Bank. Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article, Section 2.16(d) and Section 9.03, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative 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 it was acting as Administrative Agent and in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso under clause (a) above.
Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that the extensions of credit made hereunder are commercial loans and letters of credit and not investments in a business enterprise or securities. Each Lender further represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and has, independently and without reliance upon the Agents or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agents or any other Lender 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 or any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
The Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers and the Documentation Agent shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such.  Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender.  Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to the relevant Lenders in their respective capacities as Joint Bookrunner, Joint Lead Arranger or Documentation Agent, as applicable, as it makes with respect to the Agents in the preceding paragraph.

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The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the Agents) authorized to act for, any other Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall have the exclusive right on behalf of the Lenders to enforce the payment of the principal of and interest on any Loan after the date such principal or interest has become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
In its capacity, the Collateral Agent is a “representative” of the Secured Parties within the meaning of the term “secured party” as defined in the UCC.  Each Lender authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter into each of the Security Documents to which it is a party and to take all action contemplated by such documents.  Each Lender agrees that no Secured Party (other than the Collateral Agent) shall have the right individually to seek to realize upon the security granted by any Security Document, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of the Security Documents.  In the event that any Collateral is hereafter pledged by any Person as collateral security for the Secured Obligations, the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized, and hereby granted a power of attorney, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties any Loan Documents necessary or appropriate to grant and perfect a Lien on such Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties.
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 Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the 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, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, 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 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 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 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 Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership, 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 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 Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Secured Parties pro rata and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such 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 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

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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.
ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01     Notices .
(a)    Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or Electronic System (and subject in each case to paragraph (b) below), 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 facsimile or other generally accepted electronic means, as follows:
(i)    if to a Borrower, c/o the Company at: 3501 County Road 6 East, Elkhart, Indiana 46514, Attention of David Smith (Facsimile: (575) 535-1125);
(ii)    if to the Administrative Agent or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as an Issuing Bank, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Bank Services Group, 10 S. Dearborn St. L2, Chicago, IL 60603, Attention: Cheryl Lyons (Facsimile: (888) 303-9732; email: (i) for Administrative Agent, jpm.agency.servicing.1@jpmorgan.com and (ii) for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as an Issuing Bank, Chicago.LC.agency.closing.team@jpmorgan.com), with copies to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 1 East Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46277-0048, Attention: Thomas Harrison (Facsimile: (317) 767-8006);
(iii)    if to any other Lender or Issuing Bank, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire;
(iv)    if the notice or other communication is from a Canadian Borrower, also to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, 66 Wellington Street West, Suite 4500, Toronto, Ontario M5K 1E7, Canada, Attention: Ashley Goad (Facsimile: (844) 235-1788; email: cls.cad.chicago@jpmorgan.com); and
(v)    if the notice or other communication from a Borrower relates to an Alternate Currency Loan, also to J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, 6th Floor, 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E145JP, United Kingdom, Attention: Loans Agency (Facsimile: +44 20 7777 2360).
Any party hereto may change its address, email address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications (i) sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail shall be deemed to have been given when received, (ii) sent by fax shall be deemed to have been given when sent, provided that if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient, or (iii) delivered through Electronic Systems to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below shall be effective as provided in such paragraph.
(b)    Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. Each of the Administrative Agent and Lippert (on behalf of the Loan Parties) may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise

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proscribes, all such notices and other communications (i) sent to an e-mail address 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), provided that if not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) 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, e-mail 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 of the recipient.
(c)     Electronic Systems .
(i)    Each Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make Communications (as defined below) available to the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar Electronic System.
(ii)    Any Electronic System used by the Administrative Agent is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of such Electronic Systems and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or any Electronic System. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through an Electronic System. “ 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 by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through an Electronic System.
SECTION 9.02     Waivers; Amendments .
(a)    No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other 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, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Borrower or any other 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, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

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(b)    Neither this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (a) in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrowers and the Required Lenders or by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, and (b) in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement entered into by the parties thereto and consented to by the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Lender (including any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender) without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (including any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender) affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Revolving Credit Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender (including any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender) affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.16(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), (v) release all or substantially all Collateral or release any guarantor under any Guarantee Agreement except as expressly permitted thereby or hereby, without the prior consent of each Lender, (vi) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or under any other Loan Document or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder or thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) or (vii) amend the definition of “Alternate Currency or “Pre-Approved Jurisdiction”, amend Section 1.06 or add Foreign Borrowers as Borrowers hereunder (other than as set forth in Section 1.06), in each case without the consent of each Tranche B Lender; provided , further , that (i) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Issuing Bank hereunder or thereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be and (ii) no waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of one Class in an adverse manner vis-a-vis the other Class shall require the approval of each Lender in the adversely affected Class; provided , further , that no such agreement shall amend or modify the provisions of Section 2.05 or any letter of credit application or the respective rights and obligations between any Borrower and the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, respectively.
(c)    The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, each at its option and in its sole discretion, to release any Liens granted to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of all of the Revolving Credit Commitments, payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations), and the cash collateralization of all Unliquidated Obligations in a manner satisfactory to each affected Lender, (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if the Loan Party disposing of such property certifies to the Administrative Agent that the sale or disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), and to the extent that the property being sold or disposed of constitutes 100% of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent is authorized to release any such Subsidiary from the Subsidiary Guarantee, (iii) constituting property leased to a Loan Party under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any sale or other disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article VII. Except as provided in the preceding sentence or in clause (b) above, the Administrative Agent will not release any Liens on Collateral without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. Any execution and

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delivery by the Administrative Agent of documents in connection with any such release shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 9.03     Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .
(a)    Lippert shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one primary firm of outside legal counsel and one firm of local legal counsel in any relevant jurisdiction for such Persons, in connection with the syndication and distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet or through an Electronic System) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan 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 out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the amendment, renewal or extension of the Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights against any Loan Party in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including its rights against any Loan Party under this Section, or against any Loan Party in connection with the Loans made hereunder or the Letters of Credit, or any Collateral, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit, or Collateral.
(b)    Lippert shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank and 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, penalties, incremental taxes, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (other than in connection with disputes between parties hereto other than Loan Parties regarding obligations of such other parties), (ii) any Loan or the Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under the Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by and Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) the failure of a Loan Party to deliver to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence with respect to a payment made by such Loan Party for Taxes pursuant to Section 2.15 or (v) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not such claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding is brought by a Loan Party, a Subsidiary thereof or their respective equity holders, Affiliates or creditors or any third Person and whether based on contract, tort or any other theory 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 (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or from a breach by such Indemnitee in bad faith of its obligations under the Loan Documents, (y) arise from a dispute solely among Indemnitees (and not as a result of any act or omission by the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries) other than claims against any Agent, Issuing Bank, Lead Arranger or Lender in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as such or any similar role under or in connection with the Loan Documents. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, any Person seeking to be indemnified under this Section 9.03(b) shall, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, use commercially

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reasonable efforts to give prompt written notice to Lippert of the commencement of any action or proceeding giving rise to such indemnification claim, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve Lippert of any indemnification obligations hereunder.
(c)    To the extent that Lippert fails to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Issuing Bank under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (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, penalty, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Issuing Bank in its capacity as such; and provided , further , that the action of the relevant Agent or the Issuing Bank giving rise to the same did not constitute bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct by such Person.
(d)    To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrowers shall not assert, and each Borrower hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee 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) on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the Letters of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e)    All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.
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 (including an Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrowers may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender and each Agent (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any 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 (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons (other than Ineligible Institutions) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment of either Class and the Loans of such Class at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A)    the Borrowers; provided that no consent of the Borrowers shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee which is not an Ineligible Institution; provided further that the Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

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(B)    the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Revolving Credit Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment; and
(C)    the Issuing Bank.
(ii)    Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)    except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment or Loans of any Class and Type, the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents, provided that no such consent of the Borrowers shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(B)    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 and the other Loan Documents in respect of one Class;
(C)    the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and
(D)    the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the terms “ Approved Fund ” and “ Ineligible Institution ” have the following meanings:
Approved Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
Ineligible Institution ” means a (a) natural person, (b) Defaulting Lender, (c) holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof; provided that, such holding company, investment vehicle or trust shall not constitute an Ineligible Institution if it (i) has not been established for the primary purpose of acquiring any Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, (ii) is managed by a professional advisor, who is not such natural person or a relative thereof, having significant experience in the business of making or purchasing commercial loans, and (iii) has assets greater than $25,000,000 and a significant part of its activities consist of making or purchasing commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business, or (d) Loan Party or a Subsidiary or other Affiliate of a Loan Party.
(iii)    Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) of this Section, 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

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obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 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 paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv)    The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of each respective 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 amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 and the other Loan Documents, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(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 (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(b), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.16(d) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c)    (i)    Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”) other than an Ineligible Institution in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment and the Loans owing to it); 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 Borrowers and the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 and the other Loan Documents. 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 this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the other 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 affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.13, 2.14 and 2.15 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 such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.16(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the applicable Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) 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

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any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Revolving Credit Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(ii)    A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.13 or 2.15 than the applicable 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 Borrowers’ prior written consent and except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.
(d)    Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and the Revolving Credit Note issued to it to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve 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)    (i)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Institution as of the date (the “ Trade Date ”) on which the assigning Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless the Borrowers have consented to such assignment in writing in its sole and absolute discretion, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Institution for the purpose of such assignment or participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee that becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Date (including as a result of the delivery of a notice pursuant to, and/or the expiration of the notice period referred to in, the definition of “Disqualified Institution”), (x) such assignee shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender and (y) the execution by the Borrowers of an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Institution. Any assignment in violation of this clause (e)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (e) shall apply.
(ii)    If any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Borrowers’ prior written consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Date, the Borrowers may, at Lippert’s sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Revolving Credit Commitment of such Disqualified Institution and repay all obligations of the Borrowers owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Revolving Credit Commitment, and/or (B) require such Disqualified Institution to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 9.04), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Persons (at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations.
(iii)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Disqualified Institutions (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, or (z)

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access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) (x) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Disqualified Institution will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Institutions consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws (a “ Plan of Reorganization ”), each Disqualified Institution party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such Plan of Reorganization, (2) if such Disqualified Institution does vote on such Plan of Reorganization notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such Plan of Reorganization in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by the Bankruptcy Court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).
(iv)    The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and each Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Institutions provided by the Borrowers and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “ DQ List ”) on any Electronic System, including that portion of any Electronic System that is designated for “public side” Lenders and/or (B) provide the DQ List to each Lender requesting the same.
SECTION 9.05     Survival .
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrowers herein and by the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties and other Subsidiaries in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 or a Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Revolving Credit Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 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 Letters of Credit and the Revolving Credit Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
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. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement amends, modifies and restates (but is not a novation of) the Existing Credit Agreement. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties thereto 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 which, 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

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their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries 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, physical delivery thereof 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; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent.
SECTION 9.07     Severability .
Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document 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 shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any of and all the obligations of such Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The applicable Lender shall notify Lippert and the Administrative Agent of such set-off or application, provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such set-off or 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) which 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 WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF, OR CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.
(b)    Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive 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 this Agreement, 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 this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

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(c)    Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents 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 this Agreement 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; WAIVER OF SPECIAL DAMAGES .
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR 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.
EACH BORROWER AND EACH OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THE ISSUING BANK WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER FROM ANY OTHER PARTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; PROVIDED THAT, NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL RELIEVE ANY LOAN PARTY OF ANY OBLIGATION IT MAY HAVE TO INDEMNIFY AN INDEMNITEE AGAINST SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ASSERTED AGAINST SUCH INDEMNITEE BY A THIRD PARTY.
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 .
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (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), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to a written agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or

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(ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrowers and their obligations, (g) with the consent of any Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from the Borrowers relating to any Borrower or its businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than information pertaining to this Agreement provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry; provided that, in the case of information received from the Loan Parties after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. 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.
SECTION 9.13     Interest Rate Limitation .
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.14     USA Patriot Act .
(a)    Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”), hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
(b)    The following notification is provided to the Borrower pursuant to Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, 31 U.S.C. § 5318:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account, including any deposit account, treasury management account, loan, other extension of credit or other financial services product.
SECTION 9.15     Judgment Currency .
(a)    The obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents of the Borrowers to make payments in dollars (the “ Obligation Currency ”), shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any judgment or otherwise, which is expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed to be payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the

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Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as applicable, for any shortfall.
(b)    If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Borrower in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “ Judgment Currency ”) an amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made, at the Dollar Equivalent of such amount, in each case, as of the date immediately preceding the day on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the “ Judgment Currency Conversion Date ”). If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, such Borrower covenants and agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount), as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion Date.
SECTION 9.16     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b)    the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)     a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)     a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)     the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
SECTION 9.17     Intercreditor Agreements .
Each of the Lenders hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms thereof as if such Lender was a signatory thereto.  Each Lender (and each person that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.06A) hereby (a) acknowledges that the Administrative Agent is acting under the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement (and any other intercreditor agreement contemplated hereby and executed after the date hereof) as both the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and (b) waives any conflict of interest, now contemplated or arising hereafter, in connection therewith and agrees not to assert against the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent any claims, cause of action, damages or liabilities of whatever kind or nature relating thereto.  Each Lender (and each Person that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.06A) hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement (and any other intercreditor agreement contemplated hereby and

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executed after the date hereof) on behalf of such Lender and agrees that each of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, in its various capacities thereunder, may take such actions on its behalf as is contemplated by the terms of the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement (and any such other intercreditor agreement).

ARTICLE X.
COLLECTION ALLOCATION MECHANISM
On the CAM Exchange Date, (a) the Revolving Credit Commitments shall automatically and without further act be terminated as provided in Article VII and (b) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Obligations such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the particular Obligations that it shall own as of such date and immediately prior to the CAM Exchange, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each Obligation. Each Lender, each Person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by Section 9.04 and each Borrower hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange. Each Borrower and each Lender agrees from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes so executed and delivered; provided that the failure of any Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.
As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of the Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be redetermined as of each such date of payment or distribution to the extent required by the next paragraph), but giving effect to assignments after the CAM Exchange Date, it being understood that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of a single Class of Revolving Credit Commitments or Loans.
In the event that, after the CAM Exchange, the aggregate amount of the Obligations shall change as a result of the making of an LC Disbursement of either Tranche by an Issuing Bank that is not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower, then (a) each Tranche A Lender or Tranche B Lender, as applicable, shall, in accordance with Section 2.04(d), promptly purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such LC Disbursement in the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage under the applicable Class of such LC Disbursement (without giving effect to the CAM Exchange), (b) the Administrative Agent shall redetermine the CAM Percentages after giving effect to such LC Disbursement and the purchase of participations therein by the applicable Lenders, and the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Obligations such that each Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each of the Obligations and (c) in the event distributions shall have been made in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Lenders shall make such payments to one another as shall be necessary in order that the amounts received by them shall be equal to the amounts they would have received had each LC Disbursement been outstanding immediately prior to the CAM Exchange. Each such redetermination shall be binding on each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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IN 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.

DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED


By:    _________________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.


By:    _________________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS CANADA, INC. (a/k/a COMPOSANTES LIPPERT CANADA, INC.)


By:    _________________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer






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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender, as the Issuing Bank, as the Administrative Agent and as the Collateral Agent


By:    _________________________________
Name:    
Title:



WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender


By:    _________________________________
Name:    
Title:    



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender


By:    _________________________________
Name:    
Title:    



1 ST SOURCE BANK, as a Lender


By:    _________________________________
Name:    
Title:

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SCHEDULE 1.01-1

Domestic Subsidiaries
Jurisdiction of Organization
Owner
Guarantor
 

1.
Lippert Components, Inc.
Delaware
Company
Yes
2.
Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc.
Delaware
Lippert
Yes
3.
Kinro Texas, Inc.
Texas
Lippert
Yes
4.
Zieman Manufacturing Company.
California
Lippert
Yes
5.
KM Realty, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
6.
KM Realty II, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
7.
LCM Realty, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
8.
LCM Realty II, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
9.
LCM Realty III, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
10.
LCM Realty IV, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
11.
LCM Realty V, LLC
Michigan
Lippert
Yes
12.
LCM Realty VI, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
13.
LCM Realty VII, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
14.
LCM Realty VIII, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
15.
LCM Realty IX, LLC
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
16.
Lippert Components International Sales, Inc.
Delaware
Lippert
Yes
17.
Innovative Design Solutions, Inc.
Michigan
Lippert
Yes
18.
DSI Acquisition Corp.
Indiana
Lippert
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Subsidiaries
Jurisdiction of Organization
Owner
Guarantor
 
 
 
 
 

        



1.
Lippert Components Canada, Inc. (a/k/a Composantes Lippert Canada, Inc.)
Quebec
Lippert
No
2.
Lippert Components Italy, S.R.L.
Italy
Lippert
No



        



SCHEDULE 1.01-2

Existing Letters of Credit

Number
Type
Issuing Bank
Requesting Borrower
Current Amount
1. T-232074
Standby L/C
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Kinro Inc. (Lippert as successor).
$125,000.
2. S-669357
Standby L/C
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Lippert
$318,512.
3. S-695666
Standby L/C
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Lippert
$214,000.
4. S-708428
Standby L/C
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Lippert
$1,978,600.


        



SCHEDULE 2.01

Lender
Tranche A Revolving Credit Commitment
Tranche B Revolving Credit Commitment
Total Revolving Credit Commitment
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
$53,750,000
$21,250,000
$75,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
$48,750,000
$16,250,000
$65,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.
$37,500,000
$12,500,000
$50,000,000
1 st  Source Bank
$10,000,000
--
$10,000,000
TOTAL
$150,000,000
$50,000,000
$200,000,000

The Revolving Credit Commitments shall become zero on the Maturity Date.



Exhibit 10.2

NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (each, a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) hereby promises to pay to ________________________ or registered assigns (the “ Lender ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Loan from time to time made by the Lender to such Borrower under that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Agreement ;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Drew Industries Incorporated, the Borrowers, each other Foreign Borrower party thereto, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
Each Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made to such Borrower from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Agreement. All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in the applicable currency in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s office or at such other place as should be designated in writing for such purpose in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Agreement. The Obligations of all Borrowers shall be several in nature (and not joint) and, except as set forth in the Guarantee Agreement, no Borrower shall be liable for the Loans made to any other Borrower.
This promissory note (the “ Note ”) is one of the promissory notes referred to in the Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. This Note is also entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement and is secured by the Collateral. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note may become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement. Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
Each Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Note.
The terms of this Note are subject to amendment only in the manner provided in the Agreement. This Note is subject to restrictions on transfer or assignment as provided in the Agreement.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.


By:___________________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 

LIPPERT COMPONENTS CANADA, INC. (aka COMPOSANTES LIPPERT CANADA, INC.)


By:___________________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 10.3

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of April 27, 2016, made by DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Lippert ”), DSI ACQUISITION CORP., an Indiana corporation (“ DSI ”), INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC., a Michigan corporation (“ IDS ”), KINRO TEXAS INC., a Texas corporation (“ Kinro ”), KM REALTY, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ KM ”), KM REALTY II, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ KM II ”), LCM REALTY, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM I ”), LCM REALTY II, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM II ”), LCM REALTY III, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM III ”), LCM REALTY IV, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM IV ”), LCM REALTY V, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“ LCM V ”), LCM REALTY VI, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM VI ”), LCM REALTY VII, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM VII ”), LCM REALTY VIII, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM VIII ”), LCM REALTY IX, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM IX ”), LIPPERT COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL SALES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ LCIS ”), LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ LCM ”) and ZIEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a California corporation (“ Zieman ”) (the Company, together with Lippert, DSI, IDS, Kinro, KM, KM II, LCM I, LCM II, LCM III, LCM IV, LCM V, LCM VI, LCM VII, LCM VIII, LCM IX, LCIS, LCM and Zieman, the “ Stock Pledgors ”), (Lippert, DSI, IDS, Kinro, KM, KM II, LCM I, LCM II, LCM III, LCM IV, LCM V, LCM VI, LCM VII, LCM VIII, LCM IX, LCIS, LCM and Zieman, the “ Partnership Pledgors ”) (each of the Company, Lippert, DSI, IDS, Kinro, KM, KM II, LCM I, LCM II, LCM III, LCM IV, LCM V, LCM VI, LCM VII, LCM VIII, LCM IX, LCIS, LCM and Zieman being referred to herein as a “ Pledgor ”), in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).
Reference is hereby made to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Company, Lippert, each Foreign Borrower party thereto (collectively with Lippert, the “ Borrowers ”), the financial institutions party thereto as lenders (the “ Lenders ”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). Terms used herein as defined terms and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Credit Agreement. Reference is further made to the Third Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 among the Pledgors and the Collateral Agent (as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time, the “ Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement ”), which instrument the parties agree is being amended and restated hereby in its entirety.
The Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Credit Agreement. Each Pledgor other than Lippert has guaranteed the Obligations of the Borrowers. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans are conditioned on, among other things, the execution and delivery by the Pledgors of an agreement in the form hereof.
The Lenders or any of them or their respective Affiliates may also extend to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries from time to time “Banking Services Obligations” and IR/FX Hedging Obligations.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Section 1.01.     Definitions. In addition to the terms defined above, the following words and terms shall have the respective meanings, and it is hereby agreed with respect thereto, as follows:
Agreement ” shall mean this Fourth Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, as it shall be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
Partner ” shall mean any partner or member in a Partnership.





Partnership ” shall have the meaning given thereto in Schedule II hereto.
Partnership Documents ” shall have the meaning given thereto in Schedule II hereto.
ARTICLE II     
Section 2.01.     Pledge and Grant of Security Interest .
(a)    As security for the payment and performance in full of its Obligations, each Pledgor hereby transfers, grants, bargains, sells, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over and delivers unto the Collateral Agent and grants (and hereby reconfirms such grant under the Amended Security Agreement), to the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority security interest in (i) the shares of capital stock listed below the name of such Pledgor on Schedule I and any shares of stock of any Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor and the certificates representing all such shares, excluding any Inactive Subsidiary and the shares of any CFC to the extent the number of shares would exceed 65% of the shares of capital stock of such CFC (the “ Pledged Stock ”), (ii) all of such Pledgor’s respective partnership and membership interests and related rights described in Schedule II and any partnership or membership interests or other equity interests in any Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor, excluding the respective partnership and membership interests of any CFC to the extent the number of respective partnership and membership interests would exceed 65% of the shares of respective partnership and membership interests of such CFC (the “ Pledged Interests ”), (iii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof, (iv) subject to Section 2.05 , all payments of dividends and distributions, including, without limitation, all cash, instruments and other property (including, without limitation, any security entitlements or investment property), from time to time received, receivable or otherwise paid or distributed, in respect of, or in exchange for or upon the conversion of the securities and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above, (v) subject to Section 2.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities (including, without limitation, any securities entitlements) and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, (vi) any and all custodial accounts, securities accounts or other safekeeping accounts in which any of the foregoing property (and any property described in the following clauses (vii) and (viii)) may be deposited or held in, and any security entitlements or other rights relating thereto, (vii) any securities (as defined in the New York Uniform Commercial Code (the “ UCC ”)) constituted by any of the foregoing, and (viii) all proceeds (as defined in the UCC) of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (i) through (vii) above being collectively referred to as the “ Collateral ”). The Collateral Agent acknowledges that the security interest in the Collateral granted herein is and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement.
(b)    Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, any stock certificates, notes or other securities now or hereafter included in the Collateral (the “ Pledged Securities ”) shall be accompanied by undated stock powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may request. Without limiting Section 2.02(b), (i) all other property comprising part of the Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Pledgor and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may request, and (ii) upon the grant of a security interest in partnership or membership interests or other equity interests in any Person now or hereafter included in the Collateral, there shall be executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent such instruments of consent, waiver, and recognition, from the issuer and other equity holders thereof (having provisions comparable to the Consent, Waiver and Recognition Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.01 hereto) and such other instruments and documents (including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements duly executed in proper form for filing in such offices as the Collateral Agent shall require) as the Collateral Agent may request; provided that in connection with any such partnership or membership interests or other equity interests in any Person organized under a jurisdiction other than the United States or a State thereof (x) which is prohibited by applicable law from executing and delivering such consent, waiver, and recognition, such consent, waiver, and recognition shall not be required or (y) which is required by applicable law to make any registration or filing in connection with or prior to the execution and delivery of such consent, waiver, and recognition, the applicable Pledgor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration or filing and to deliver such consent, waiver, and recognition. Each delivery of Pledged Securities and each such grant of a security interest shall be accompanied by

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a schedule describing the securities, securities entitlements, investment property and equity interests theretofore and then being pledged hereunder, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule I or Schedule II, as applicable, and made a part hereof (provided that the failure to deliver any such schedule shall not impair the security interest hereunder of the Collateral Agent in any Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests). Each schedule so delivered (except to the extent in error) shall supersede any prior schedules so delivered.
Section 2.02.     Deliveries .
(a)    Each Pledgor agrees promptly to (i) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent any and all Pledged Securities, and any and all certificates or other instruments or documents representing Collateral, and any other instruments referred to in Section 2.01(b)(i) endorsed to the Collateral Agent or in blank by an effective endorsement, provided that in no event shall any Pledgor be required to deliver any certificates or instruments evidencing Equity Interests of Inactive Subsidiaries unless such certificates or instruments are required to be delivered to any secured party under the Prudential Security Documents, or (ii) cause the certificate to be registered in the name of the Collateral Agent, upon original issue or registration of transfer by the issuer thereof.
(b)    Upon execution and delivery hereof there shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent a duly executed Consent, Waiver, and Recognition Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.01 hereto in respect of each Partnership (with any appropriate changes for the pledge of a membership interest in a limited liability company).
(c)    With respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes an uncertificated security, (i) the Pledgor agrees to cause the issuer to register the Collateral Agent as the registered owner thereof, upon original issue or registration of transfer or (ii) the issuer agrees that it will comply with instructions with respect to such uncertificated security originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of the registered owner.
(d)    With respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes a “security entitlement” as defined in Article 8 of the UCC, the Pledgor agrees to cause the securities intermediary to indicate by book entry that such security entitlement has been credited to a securities account of the Collateral Agent.
(e)    If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any note or other instrument (other than an instrument which constitutes chattel paper under the UCC), such note or other instrument shall be immediately pledged hereunder and a security interest therein hereby granted to Collateral Agent, and the same shall be duly endorsed without recourse or warranty in a manner reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent and be delivered to Collateral Agent. If at any time Pledgor’s right or interest in any of the Collateral becomes an interest in real property, Pledgor immediately shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Collateral Agent such further documents as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable to create a first priority perfected mortgage lien in favor of the Collateral Agent in such real property interest.
Section 2.03.     Representations; Warranties; Covenants . Each Pledgor hereby represents, warrants and covenants, to and with the Collateral Agent that:
(a)     the Pledged Stock has been delivered to the Collateral Agent in pledge hereunder, and represents that percentage as set forth on Schedule I of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of the capital stock of the issuer with respect thereto; and (ii) a first priority security interest in the Pledged Interests has been granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder, and the Pledged Interests represent the interests in the Partnerships as set forth in Schedule II;
(b)    each Pledgor (i) is and will at all times continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Collateral indicated on Schedule I or Schedule II to be owned by such Pledgor, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, except for the security interest granted in the Collateral hereunder and other Liens permitted under the Credit Agreement, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of or create or suffer to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Collateral, other than pursuant hereto, and (iv) subject to Section 2.05,

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will cause any and all Collateral to be forthwith deposited with the Collateral Agent and pledged or otherwise subject to the security interest created hereunder;
(c)    each Pledgor (i) has the power and authority to pledge or grant a security interest in the Collateral in the manner hereby done or contemplated and (ii) will defend its title or interest thereto or therein and the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties against any and all other Liens, however arising, of all Persons whomsoever, other than holders of Liens permitted under the Credit Agreement;
(d)    no consent or approval (i) of any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange or (ii) of any other Person except any such Person whose consent has been obtained in writing and delivered to the Collateral Agent, was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge or grant of a security interest effected hereby;
(e)    (i) when the Pledged Securities, certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing the Collateral are delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Collateral Agent will have a valid and perfected first Lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations; and (ii) when Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements in the form of Exhibit 2.03 hereto naming the appropriate Pledgor in accordance with Schedule II as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party are filed in the respective offices as set forth in Schedule 2.03 hereto, the Collateral Agent will have a valid and perfected first Lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Interests as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations;
(f)    the pledge and the grant of a security interest effected hereby are effective to vest in the Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, the rights of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral as set forth herein.
Section 2.04.     Registration in Nominee Name, Denominations; Further Assurances .
(a)     The Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests in its own name, the name of its nominee or the name of the applicable Pledgor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent. Each Pledgor will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests. The Collateral Agent shall at all times have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement (and the surrender of any certificates to the issuer or any agent thereof for such purpose shall not constitute a release of the security interest of the Collateral Agent in any such Pledged Securities represented thereby). If at any time the Pledged Interests are represented or evidenced by any certificates, the same shall promptly be delivered to the Collateral Agent in pledge hereunder together with any instruments of transfer requested by the Collateral Agent.
(b)    Each Pledgor agrees, at its expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the pledge and the security interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the pledge, and the granting of the security interest hereunder and the filing of any financing statements or other documents in connection herewith.
Section 2.05.     Voting Rights; Dividends .
(a)    Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(i)    The Pledgors shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers accruing to them as owners of Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and Banking Services documents; provided, however, that such action would not adversely affect the rights

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inuring to a holder of the Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests or the rights and remedies of any of the Secured Parties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any Banking Services document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.
(ii)    Each Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all cash dividends and distributions paid on the Pledged Securities and cash distributions in respect of the Pledged Interests to the extent and only to the extent that such cash dividends and cash distributions are permitted by, and otherwise paid in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Banking Services documents and applicable laws. All noncash dividends and distributions, and all dividends and distributions (whether in cash or otherwise) in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution, return of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, and all other payments, dividends, and distributions made on or in respect of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests, whether paid or payable in cash or otherwise, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding capital stock of the issuer of any Pledged Securities or any amendment of any Partnership Document or the admission or withdrawal of any Partner, or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer or Partnership may be a party or otherwise, shall (except as otherwise provided in the preceding sentence) be and become part of the Collateral, and, if received by a Pledgor, shall not be commingled by such Pledgor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement)(any such cash to be applied in accordance with Section 2.07).
(b)    Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, all rights of the Pledgors to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers they are entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.05, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers.
(c)    Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, all rights of each Pledgor to dividends and other distributions that such Pledgor is authorized to receive pursuant to the first sentence of paragraph (a)(ii) above shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends and other distributions. All dividends and other distributions received by any Pledgor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.05 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Pledgor and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.07.
Section 2.06.     Possession, Sale of Collateral, Etc .
(a)    Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may sell or cause to be sold, whenever it shall decide, in one or more sales or parcels, at such prices as it may deem best, and for cash, on credit or for future delivery, without assumption of any credit risk, all or any portion of the Collateral, at any broker’s board or at public or private sale, without demand of performance or notice of intention to sell or of time or place of sale (except ten (10) days’ written notice to the Pledgor thereof of the time and place of such sale or other intended disposition of the Collateral, except any Collateral which is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, which notice each Pledgor hereby agrees to be commercially reasonable and shall constitute “reasonably authenticated notification of disposition” within the meaning of Section 9-611(b) of the UCC), and such other notices as may be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and any Person may be the purchaser of all or any portion of the Collateral so sold and thereafter hold the same absolutely, free from any claim or right of whatever kind, including any equity of redemption, of any Pledgor, any such demand, notice, claim, right or equity being hereby expressly waived and released. The Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof. At any sale or sales made

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pursuant to this Agreement, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free from any claim or right of whatever kind, including any equity of redemption of any Pledgor, any such demand, notice, claim, right or equity being hereby expressly waived and released, all or any portion of the Collateral offered for sale, and may make any payment on account thereof by using any claim for money then due and payable to such Secured Party by any Pledgor as a credit against the purchase price. At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid in full by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. For purposes hereof, (a) a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof, (b) the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and (c) no Pledgor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereof, notwithstanding the fact that after the Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Obligations paid in full. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Secured Parties shall in any such sale make any representations or warranties with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof, and shall not be chargeable with any of the obligations or liabilities of any Pledgor. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose upon the Collateral and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
(b)    Each Pledgor hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives harmless (each, an “Indemnitee”) from and against any and all claims with respect to the Collateral asserted both before and after the taking of actual possession or control of the Collateral by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, or arising out of any act or omission of any party other than the Collateral Agent prior to such taking of actual possession or control by the Collateral Agent, or arising out of any act or omission of such Pledgor, or any agents thereof, before or after the commencement of such actual possession or control by the Collateral Agent, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or from a breach by such Indemnitee in bad faith of its obligations under this Agreement, (y) arise from a dispute solely among Indemnitees (and not as a result of any act or omission by the Pledgors or their Subsidiaries) other than claims against the Collateral Agent in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as such or any similar role under or in connection this Agreement. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, any Person seeking to be indemnified under this Section 2.06(b) shall, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, use commercially reasonable efforts to give prompt written notice to the applicable Pledgor of the commencement of any action or proceeding giving rise to such indemnification claim, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve any Pledgor of any indemnification obligations hereunder

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(c)    In any action hereunder the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the appointment, without notice, of a receiver to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral and to exercise such powers as the court shall confer upon such receiver. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, and during the continuation of such Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to apply, without prior notice to any Pledgor, any cash or cash items constituting Collateral in the possession of the Collateral Agent to payment of the Obligations.
Section 2.07.     Application of Proceeds .
(a)    Each Pledgor hereby agrees that it shall upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) immediately turn over to the Collateral Agent any instruments (with appropriate endorsements) or other items constituting Collateral not then in the possession of the Collateral Agent, the possession of which is required for the perfection of the Collateral Agent’s security interest for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, all of which shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and not commingled prior to its coming into the Collateral Agent’s possession, and (ii) take all steps necessary to cause all sums, monies, royalties, fees, commissions, charges, payments, advances, income, profits, and other amounts constituting Proceeds of any Collateral to be deposited directly in an account of the Pledgor (or any of them) with the Collateral Agent and to cause such sums to be applied to the satisfaction of the Obligations.
(b)    Subject to the terms of the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement, all proceeds from any collection or sale of the Collateral pursuant hereto, all Collateral consisting of cash, and all deposits in accounts of any Pledgor with the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party shall be applied (i) first, to the payment of the fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred pursuant to, and any other Obligations payable to the Collateral Agent under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including costs and expenses of collection or sale, reimbursement of any advances, and any other costs or expenses in connection with the exercise of any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), (ii) second, to the payment in full of the Obligations owed to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank in respect of the Loans, LC Disbursements and any Interest Rate Hedging Agreements, pro rata as among the Lenders (including, but not limited to, any of them as an Interest Rate Protection Merchant) in accordance with the amounts of such Obligations owed to them, (iii) third, to the payment of any Banking Services Obligations, pro rata as among the Lenders, and (iv) fourth, to the payment of the Obligations (other than those referred to above) pro rata as among the Secured Parties in accordance with the amounts of such Obligations owed to them. Any amounts remaining after such applications shall be remitted to the Pledgors or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Collateral Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, cash, or balances in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 2.08.     Power of Attorney .
(a)    Each Pledgor does hereby irrevocably make, constitute and appoint the Collateral Agent or any officer or designee thereof its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power in the name of the Collateral Agent, and of such Pledgor, with power of substitution, to, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to such Pledgor, to endorse any note, check, draft, money order, or other evidence of payment relating to the Collateral that may come into the possession of the Collateral Agent, with full power and right to cause the mail of such Pledgor to be transferred to the Collateral Agent’s own offices or otherwise; to communicate with any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership; to commence or prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings to collect or otherwise realize upon any Collateral or enforce any rights in respect thereof; to settle, compromise, adjust or defend any claims in respect of any Collateral; to notify any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership, or otherwise require them to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent; to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do any and all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the intent of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and the grant, confirmation and continuation of the security interests hereunder and thereunder. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable, and shall survive the bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of any or all of the Pledgors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the

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nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Pledgor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The provisions of this Section shall in no event relieve any Pledgor of any of its obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or impose any obligation on the Collateral Agent to proceed in any particular manner with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof, or in any way limit the exercise by any Secured Party of any other or further right that it may have on the date of this Agreement or hereafter, whether hereunder, under any other Loan Document, any Banking Services document, by law or otherwise. Any sale of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
(b)    Without limiting the preceding paragraph, each Pledgor does hereby further irrevocably make, constitute and appoint the Collateral Agent or any officer or designee thereof its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power in the name of the Collateral Agent, and of such Pledgor, with power of substitution, (i) to enforce all of such Pledgor’s rights under and pursuant to all agreements with respect to the Collateral, all for the sole benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, (ii) to enter into and perform such agreements as may be reasonably necessary in order to carry out the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement that are required to be observed or performed by such Pledgor, (iii) to execute such other and further mortgages, pledges and assignments of the Collateral and filings or recordations in respect thereof as the Collateral Agent may require for the purpose of protecting, maintaining or enforcing the security interest of the Collateral Agent hereunder for the ratable benefit of itself and the Secured Parties, (iv) to act as authorized in the following Section hereof, and (v) to do any and all other things reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the intention of this Agreement and the grant, confirmation, continuation and perfection of the security interests hereunder. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable, and shall survive the insolvency, bankruptcy, or dissolution of any or all of the Pledgors.
Section 2.09.     Financing Statements, Direct Payments, Confirmation . Each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (and any other filings) required in connection with the perfection or preservation of the security interest hereunder in respect of all or any part of the Collateral, and amendments thereto and continuations thereof with regard to such Collateral, without such Pledgor’s signature, or, in the alternative, to execute such items on behalf of such Pledgor pursuant to the powers of attorney granted in the preceding Section. Each Pledgor further authorizes the Collateral Agent to confirm with any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership the amounts payable to such Pledgor with regard to the Collateral. Each Pledgor hereby further authorizes the Collateral Agent upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default to notify any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership that all sums payable to such Pledgor relating to the Collateral shall be paid directly to the Collateral Agent.
Section 2.10.     Termination. The security interest granted hereunder shall terminate automatically when all the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid and performed, the Revolving Credit Exposure of each Lender shall be zero, the LC Exposure shall be zero, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender shall have terminated, and there are no further Banking Service Obligations. Thereupon, the Collateral Agent will, subject to the terms of the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement, return to the Pledgors the Pledged Securities and execute and deliver, at each Pledgor’s expense, UCC termination statements reasonably requested from time to time by such Pledgor evidencing the release of the security interest hereunder, all without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.
Section 2.11.     Remedies Not Exclusive . The remedies conferred upon or reserved to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties in this Article and elsewhere in this Agreement are intended to be in addition to, and not in limitation of any other remedy available to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties.
Section 2.12.     Securities Laws, etc. In view of the position of the Pledgors in relation to the Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests, or because of other current or future circumstances, issues may arise under the

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Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statue as from time to time in effect being called the “Federal Securities Laws”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests permitted hereunder, the Pledgors understand that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. The Pledgors recognize that in light of the foregoing restrictions and limitations the Collateral Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The Pledgors acknowledge and agree that in light of the foregoing restrictions and limitations, the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser (including without limitation, any Partner) to effect such sale. The Pledgors acknowledge and agree that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests at a price that the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached. The provisions of this Section will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Collateral Agent sells.
Section 2.13.     No Assumption of Liability. The pledge and security interest hereunder is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Pledgor with respect to or arising out of any of the Collateral. Each Pledgor shall remain liable to, at its own cost and expense, duly and punctually observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Collateral, including, without limitation, the Partnership Documents, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each Pledgor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.
ARTICLE III     

MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01.     No Discharge. All rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the security interest granted hereunder, and the obligations of each Pledgor under this Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way diminished by (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document (including this Agreement and each Guarantee Agreement), any Banking Services document or any other agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Banking Services document or any other agreement or instrument relating to the foregoing, (iii) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to or departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations, (iv) any exercise or nonexercise by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Banking Services document or applicable law, including, without limitation, any failure by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to setoff or release in whole or in part any balance of any deposit account or credit on its books in favor of any Loan Party or any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction in respect of any

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thereof, or (v) any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Loan Party or would otherwise, but for this specific provision to the contrary, operate as a discharge of or exonerate any Pledgor as a matter of law.
Section 3.02.     Amendment; Waiver. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Pledgor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Collateral Agent with the written consent of the Required Lenders. Any such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Pledgor in any case shall entitle any Pledgor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No waiver by any Secured Party of any breach or default of or by any Pledgor under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other previous breach or default or any thereafter occurring.
Section 3.03.     Survival; Severability .
(a)    All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Pledgors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, and the execution and delivery to the Lenders of any Notes evidencing such Loans, regardless of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any other fee or amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any Banking Services document is outstanding and unpaid or the LC Exposure does not equal zero and as long as the Revolving Commitments have not been terminated or any Banking Services Obligations remain unsatisfied.
(b)    Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that, to the extent possible, will preserve the economic bargain of this Agreement, or to otherwise amend this Agreement to achieve such result.
Section 3.04.     Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Pledgor, or the Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns. No Pledgor may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (and any such attempted assignment shall be void).
Section 3.05.     GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
Section 3.06.     Headings . The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 3.07.     Notices . Notices, consents and other communications provided for herein shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. Communications and notices to any Pledgor shall be given to it at its address set forth in Schedule 3.07 hereto or to such other address as shall have been designated by notice duly given hereunder.
Section 3.08.     Reimbursement of the Collateral Agent .

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(a)    The Pledgors jointly and severally agree to pay upon demand to the Collateral Agent the amount of any and all reasonable and documented expenses, including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts or agents, that the Collateral Agent may incur in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, or (iv) the failure by any Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof. If the Pledgors shall fail to do any act or thing that they have covenanted to do hereunder or any representation or warranty of the Pledgors hereunder shall be breached, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) do the same or cause it to be done or remedy any such breach and there shall be added to the Obligations the cost or expense incurred by the Collateral Agent in so doing.
(b)    Any amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Obligations secured hereby and by the other Security Documents. The provisions of this Section shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable on written demand therefor and shall bear interest at the default rate (as provided in the Credit Agreement).
Section 3.09.     Counterparts; Additional Pledgors .
(a)    This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (a facsimile of any executed counterpart having the same effect as manual delivery thereof), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one Agreement.
(b)    Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Collateral Agent and a Subsidiary of the Company of an instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such Subsidiary shall become a Pledgor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Pledgor herein. The execution and delivery of such instrument shall not require the consent of any Pledgor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Pledgor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of, or the failure to add, any new Pledgor as a party hereto, in each case whether or not required under the Credit Agreement.
Section 3.10.     Entire Agreement; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .
(a)    Except as expressly herein provided, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly provided herein or in the other Loan Documents, nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.
(b)    Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive 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, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, 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 this Agreement shall affect any right that the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Pledgor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

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(c)    Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph. 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 3.07. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 3.11.     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, WAIVER OF SPECIAL DAMAGES . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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.
EACH OF THE PLEDGORS WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT EITHER OF THEM MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ISSUING BANK IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY BANKING SERVICES DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers or representatives as of the day and year first above written.

 
 
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
DSI ACQUISITION CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


KINRO TEXAS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


KM REALTY, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 



KM REALTY II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


LCM REALTY, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


LCM REALTY II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


LCM REALTY III, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


LCM REALTY IV, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


LCM REALTY V, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


LCM REALTY VI, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


LCM REALTY VII, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 


LCM REALTY VIII, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 


 
 
LCM REALTY IX, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 


 
 
LIPPERT COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL SALES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 


 
 
LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ZIEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ,
as Collateral Agent
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
Title:


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Exhibit 10.4

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED COMPANY GUARANTEE
AGREEMENT dated as of April 27, 2016 made by DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “ Guarantor ”), with and in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national association, as agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).
Reference is hereby made to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Lippert Components, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Lippert ”), each Foreign Borrower party thereto (collectively with Lippert, the “ Borrowers ”), the Guarantor, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders (the “ Lenders ”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Terms used herein as defined terms and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Credit Agreement. Reference is further made to the Third Amended and Restated Company Guarantee Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 (as thereafter amended from time to time between the Guarantor and the Administrative Agent, the “ Amended and Restated Company Guarantee ”), which instrument the parties agree is being amended and restated hereby in its entirety.
The Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Credit Agreement. The Guarantor is the direct owner of all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Lippert and is the indirect owner of all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Foreign Borrower. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans are conditioned on, among other things, the execution and delivery by the Guarantor hereunder of a guarantee agreement in the form hereof.
The Lenders or any of them or their respective affiliates may also extend to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries from time to time Banking Services Obligations and IR/FX Hedging Obligations.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1.01     Definitions; Terms . References to this “Agreement” shall be to this Fourth Amended and Restated Company Guarantee Agreement as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time. The term “Obligations” shall mean, collectively, the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement). References to a “guarantor” shall include the Guarantor hereunder, each “ Guarantor ” as such term is defined in the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, and any other Person that is a guarantor of any or all of the Obligations, and references to a “guarantee” shall include this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement and any other guarantee of any or all of the Obligations by any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.
Section 2.01     Guarantee.
(a)    The Guarantor hereby, unconditionally, absolutely, and irrevocably guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the due and punctual payment and performance in full of the Obligations, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that any Secured Party may have at law or in equity against the Guarantor by virtue hereof, the Guarantor agrees that upon failure of the Borrowers to pay any Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, on one or more dates on which prepayment or repayment is required, or otherwise, the Guarantor will, without any demand or notice whatsoever, forthwith pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party as is designated thereby, in cash in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the unpaid amount of such Obligations. The Guarantor further agrees that the Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder may be increased in amount, extended or renewed, or otherwise amended or modified in any respect, including, without limitation, as to principal, scheduled repayment, prepayment, interest, fees, indemnification, compensation, and in any other respect whatsoever, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon this guarantee in respect of such Obligations as so increased, extended, renewed, amended or modified. Payments by the Guarantor hereunder may be required on any number of occasions.
(b)    The Guarantor waives presentation to, demand for payment from and protest to the Borrowers or any other guarantor, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (i) the failure of any Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Loan Party or any other Person under the provisions of any Loan Document, Banking Services document or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any rescission, waiver, forbearance, compromise, acceleration, amendment or modification of, or any release of any party from any of the terms or provisions of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Banking Services document, any Obligation or any other guarantee or any security interest in respect of the Obligations (including, without limitation, in respect of any other guarantor, or any Pledgor or Debtor as such terms may be defined in any Security Document); (iii) any change in respect of any Loan Party, including, without limitation, as a result of any merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, recapitalization, or other change of legal form or status, whether or not permitted under the Loan Documents or any Banking Services document; (iv) the release, exchange, waiver or foreclosure of any security held by any Secured Party for any Obligations or the invalidity or non-perfection of any security interest securing the Obligations or the guarantee hereunder, or any other defect of any kind pertaining to any Obligations or any guarantee or collateral security in respect thereof; (v) the failure of any Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy in respect of any collateral security for any Obligations or against any Loan Party, or against any other guarantor of any Obligations; or (vi) the release or substitution of one or more of the Borrowers or any guarantor; (vii) the failure of any Person to become a guarantor pursuant to any other Loan Document, whether or not required under the Credit Agreement; or (viii) any other circumstance that might otherwise, but for this specific agreement of the Guarantor to the contrary, result in a discharge of or the exoneration of the Guarantor hereunder other than payment in full of the Obligations and termination of Commitments, it being the intent of the parties hereto that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
(c)    The Guarantor agrees that this guarantee constitutes a guarantee of performance and of payment when due and not just of collection, that it is a primary obligation of the Guarantor, and that the Guarantor waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Secured Party to any security held for this guarantee or for payment of any Obligations, or to any balance of any deposit, account, or credit on the books of any Secured Party in favor of any Loan Party, or to any other Person or property. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Guarantor hereby expressly waives any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of (i) any “one action” or “anti-deficiency” law that would otherwise prevent any Secured Party from bringing any action, including any claim for a deficiency, or exercising any right or remedy (including any right of set-off) against the Guarantor before or after the commencement or completion of any foreclosure action or sale of collateral, whether judicially, by exercise of power of sale or otherwise, or (ii) any other law that in any other way would otherwise require any election of remedies by any Secured Party.
(d)    No demand hereunder or enforcement hereof against the Guarantor shall require any demand or enforcement against any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof.
(e)    The Guarantor agrees that it shall not make a payment on or in respect of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04(b) of the Credit Agreement (or any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04(d) of the Credit Agreement which renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces  any such Indebtedness) or any Guarantee in respect thereof, in each case unless such payment is permitted under the Prudential Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement in effect at any time relating to the Obligations.
Section 2.02     No Impairment of Guarantee . The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall remain absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including without limitation, any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations or of this guarantee (or any portion or provision thereof or hereof) or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guarantor specifically agrees that it shall not be discharged or exonerated, nor shall its obligations hereunder be limited or otherwise affected by the failure of any Secured Party to exercise any right, remedy, power, or privilege or to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under any Loan Document or any Banking Services document or applicable law, including, without limitation, any failure by any Secured Party to setoff or release in whole or in part any balance of any deposit account or credit on its books in favor of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or by any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence, modification, or other action or inaction in respect of any thereof, or by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, by any Person, that might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantor or that might but for the specific provisions hereof to the contrary otherwise operate as a discharge or exoneration of the Guarantor, unless and until the Obligations are fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash, the LC Exposure shall have been reduced to zero and the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have been terminated.
Section 2.03. Security; Waiver . The Guarantor authorizes the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and each of the other Secured Parties to (i) take and hold security for the payment of this guarantee and/or the Obligations and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such security, (ii) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as they in their sole discretion may determine and (iii) release or substitute any one or more endorsees, other guarantors or other obligors or any collateral. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and the other Secured Parties may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or non-judicial sales, or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Borrowers or any guarantor, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of the Guarantor hereunder except to the extent that the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash. The Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of the Guarantor against the Borrowers or any other guarantor, as the case may be, or any security.
Section 2.04. Continuation and Reinstatement, etc. The Guarantor agrees that the guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, in respect of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or otherwise.
Section 2.05. Subrogation . The Guarantor agrees that throughout the period referred to in clause (ii) of Section 4.02(a) hereof the Guarantor shall not (i) exercise, and hereby waives, any rights against the Borrowers and any other guarantor arising as a result of payment by the Guarantor hereunder, by way of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or otherwise, (ii) prove any claim in competition with any Secured Party in respect of any payment hereunder in any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding of any nature, or (iii) have any benefit of or any right to participate in any collateral security that may be held by any Secured Party for the Obligations.
Section 2.06. Subordination . The payment of any amounts due with respect to any indebtedness of any Loan Party now or hereafter owed to the Guarantor (including, without limitation, any such indebtedness arising by way of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or otherwise in respect of performance by the Guarantor hereunder) is hereby subordinated to the prior full, final, and indefeasible payment in cash of all Obligations; provided that payment thereof shall be permitted at any time that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Guarantor shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by the Guarantor as trustee for the Secured Parties and be paid over to the Administrative Agent on account of and to be applied against the Obligations, without affecting in any manner the liability of the Guarantor under the other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 2.07. Remedies . The Guarantor agrees that, as between the Guarantor and the Secured Parties, the obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Article VII of the Credit Agreement (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in clause (h) or (i) of said Article VII) for purposes of the guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrowers and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrowers) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for purposes hereof. The Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantor and the Secured Parties, the obligations of the Borrowers under any Banking Services document may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided therein.
Section 2.08. Payment . The Guarantor hereby agrees that any Secured Party, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by the Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to proceed under New York CPLR Section 3213.
Section 2.09. Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee hereunder is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.
Section 2.10. General Limitations on Guarantee .
(a)      In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state or Federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of the Guarantor under Section 2.01 hereof would otherwise be held or determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under said Section 2.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by the Guarantor, any Secured Party, or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.
(b)      Without limiting Section 2.10(a), to the extent the Guarantor is a Qualified ECP Guarantor (as hereinafter defined) it hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Guarantee or the Subsidiary Guarantee in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that the Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 2.10 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 2.10 or otherwise under this Guarantee voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section 2.10 shall remain in full force and effect until a discharge of the Obligations. The Guarantor intends that this Section 2.10 constitute, and this Section 2.10 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section la(18)(A)(v)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act. “Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, the Guarantor to the extent that it has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(11) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Section 2.11. Other Guarantors . This Agreement shall remain the unconditional, absolute, and irrevocable obligation of the Guarantor regardless of whether any other Person (i) becomes guarantor in respect of the Obligations (whether or not the Credit Agreement or any Banking Services document requires that such Person be or become a guarantor) or (ii) fails to become or ceases to be a guarantor of the Obligations (whether or not the Credit Agreement or any Banking Services document requires that such Person be or become a guarantor).
Section 2.12. Information . The Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition and assets of the Borrowers, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that the Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that no Secured Party has or will have any duty to advise the Guarantor of information regarding such circumstances or risks.
Section 2.13. Termination . Subject to Section 2.04 hereof, the guarantee granted hereunder shall terminate automatically without any additional action by any party hereto when all of the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid and performed, the Revolving Credit Exposure of each Lender shall be zero, the LC Exposure shall be zero, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender shall have terminated, and there are no further Banking Service Obligations.
Section 3.01. Representation and Warranties . The Guarantor represents and warrants that all representations and warranties relating to it in the Credit Agreement are true and correct.
Section 4.01. Amendment; Waiver . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent with the written consent of the Required Lenders. Any such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on the Guarantor in any case shall entitle the Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No waiver by any Secured Party of any breach or default of or by the Guarantor under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other previous breach or default or any thereafter occurring.
Section 4.02. Survival; Severability .
(a)    All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Guarantor herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (i) shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, and the execution and delivery to the Lenders of any Notes evidencing such Loans, regardless of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf, and (ii) shall continue in full force and effect as long as any of the Obligations is outstanding and unpaid or the LC Exposure does not equal zero and as long as the Revolving Credit Commitments and the Banking Services Obligations have not been terminated.
(b)    Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that, to the extent possible, will preserve the economic bargain of this Agreement, or to otherwise amend this Agreement to achieve such result.
Section 4.03. Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Loan Party that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No Loan Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (and any such attempted assignment shall be void).
Section 4.04. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF, OR CONFLICT OF, LAW PRINCIPLES.
Section 4.05. Headings; Interpretation . The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. The rules of interpretation of Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement.
Section 4.06. Notices . Notices, consents and other communications provided for herein shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. Communications and notices to the Guarantor shall be given to it at 3501 County Road 6 East, Elkhart, Indiana 46514, Attention: David Smith.
Section 4.07. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (facsimile of any executed counterpart having the same effect as manual delivery thereof), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one Agreement.
Section 4.08. Right of Setoff. The Guarantor hereby agrees that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Guarantor against any of and all the obligations of the Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or Banking Services document held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document or Banking Services document and although such obligations may be unmatured. 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 4.09. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .
(a)    The Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive 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, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, 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 this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any other Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b)    The Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph. 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.
(c)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 4.06. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 4.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, WAIVER OF SPECIAL DAMAGES . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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.
THE GUARANTOR WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ISSUING BANK IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Company Guarantee Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
 
By:
 
 
 
Name: David M. Smith
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ,
as Administrative Agent
 
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:






Exhibit 10.5

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE AGREEMENT dated as of April 27, 2016 made by each direct and indirect subsidiary of DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“ Drew ”), that becomes a party hereto as a guarantor hereunder (each, a “ Guarantor ”), with and in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national association, as agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).
Reference is hereby made to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Lippert Components, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Lippert ”), each Foreign Borrower party thereto (collectively with Lippert, the “ Borrowers ”), Drew, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders (the “ Lenders ”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Terms used herein as defined terms and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Credit Agreement. Reference is further made to the Third Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014, (as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time, the “ Restated Subsidiary Guarantee ”) between the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent, which instrument the parties agree is being amended and restated hereby in its entirety.
The Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans are conditioned on, among other things, the execution and delivery by each Guarantor hereunder of a guarantee agreement in the form hereof.
The Lenders or any of them or their respective affiliates may also extend to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries from time to time Banking Services Obligations and IR/FX Hedging Obligations.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.01.     Definitions; Terms . References to this “Agreement” shall be to this Fourth Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time. The term “Obligations” shall mean, collectively, the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement). References to a “guarantor” shall include each Guarantor hereunder, the Company, and any other Person that is a guarantor of any or all of the Obligations, and references to a “guarantee” shall include this Agreement, the Company Guarantee Agreement and any other guarantee of any or all of the Obligations by any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.
Section 2.01.     Guarantee .
(a)    The Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally, absolutely, and irrevocably guarantee, each as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the due and punctual payment and performance in full of the Obligations, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that any Secured Party may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, the Guarantors jointly and severally agree that upon failure of the Borrowers to pay any Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, on one or more dates on which prepayment or repayment is required, or otherwise, the Guarantors will, without any demand or notice whatsoever, forthwith pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party as is designated thereby, in cash in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the unpaid amount of such Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that the Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder may be increased in amount, extended or renewed, or otherwise amended or modified in any respect, including, without limitation, as to principal, scheduled repayment, prepayment, interest, fees, indemnification, compensation, and in any other respect whatsoever, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon this guarantee in respect of such Obligations as so increased, extended, renewed, amended or modified. Payments by each Guarantor hereunder may be required on any number of occasions.
(b)    Each Guarantor waives presentation to, demand for payment from and protest to the Borrowers or any other guarantor, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee and notice of protest for





nonpayment. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (i) the failure of any Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Loan Party or any other Person under the provisions of any Loan Document, any Banking Services document or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any rescission, waiver, forbearance, compromise, acceleration, amendment or modification of, or any release of any party from any of the terms or provisions of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or Banking Services document, any Obligation or any other guarantee or any security interest in respect of the Obligations (including, without limitation, in respect of any other guarantor, or any Pledgor or Debtor as either such term may be defined in any Security Document); (iii) any change in respect of any Loan Party, including, without limitation, as a result of any merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, recapitalization, or other change of legal form or status, whether or not permitted under the Loan Documents or any Banking Services document; (iv) the release, exchange, waiver or foreclosure of any security held by any Secured Party for any Obligations or the invalidity or nonperfection of any security interest securing the Obligations or the guarantee hereunder, or any other defect of any kind pertaining to any Obligations or any guarantee or collateral security in respect thereof; (v) the failure of any Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy in respect of any collateral security for any Obligations or against any Loan Party, or against any other guarantor of any Obligations; or (vi) the release or substitution of one or more of the Borrowers or any guarantor; (vii) the failure of any Person to become a Guarantor hereunder, whether or not required under the Credit Agreement or any Banking Services document; or (viii) any other circumstance that might otherwise, but for this specific agreement of each Guarantor to the contrary, result in a discharge of or the exoneration of such Guarantor hereunder, other than payment in full of the Obligations and termination of Commitments, it being the intent of the parties hereto that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
(c)    Each Guarantor agrees that this guarantee constitutes a guarantee of performance and of payment when due and not just of collection, that it is a primary obligation of such Guarantor, and that such Guarantor waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Secured Party to any security held for this guarantee or for payment of any Obligations, or to any balance of any deposit, account, or credit on the books of any Secured Party in favor of any Loan Party, or to any other Person or property. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of (i) any “one action” or “anti-deficiency” law that would otherwise prevent any Secured Party from bringing any action, including any claim for a deficiency, or exercising any right or remedy (including any right of set-off) against such Guarantor before or after the commencement or completion of any foreclosure action or sale of collateral, whether judicially, by exercise of power of sale or otherwise, or (ii) any other law that in any other way would otherwise require any election of remedies by any Secured Party.
(d)    No demand hereunder or enforcement hereof against any Guarantor shall require any demand or enforcement against any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof.
(e)    Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not make any payment on or in respect of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04(b) of the Credit Agreement (or any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04(d) of the Credit Agreement which renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces  any such Indebtedness) or any Guarantee in respect thereof, in each case unless such payment is permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement in effect at any time relating to the Obligations.
Section 2.02.     No Impairment of Guarantee . The obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall remain absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including without limitation, any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations or of this guarantee (or any portion or provision thereof or hereof) or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor specifically agrees that it shall not be discharged or exonerated, nor shall its obligations hereunder be limited or otherwise affected by the failure of any Secured Party to exercise any right, remedy, power, or privilege or to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under any Loan Document or any Banking Services document or applicable law, including, without limitation, any failure by any Secured Party to setoff or release in whole or in part any balance of any deposit account or credit on its books in favor of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or by any waiver,

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consent, extension, indulgence, modification, or other action or inaction in respect of any thereof, or by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, by any Person, that might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Guarantor or that might but for the specific provisions hereof to the contrary otherwise operate as a discharge or exoneration of such Guarantor, unless and until the Obligations are fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash, the LC Exposure shall have been reduced to zero and the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have been terminated.
Section 2.03.     Security; Waiver . Each of the Guarantors authorizes the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and each of the other Secured Parties to (i) take and hold security for the payment of this guarantee and/or the Obligations and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such security, (ii) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as they in their sole discretion may determine and (iii) release or substitute any one or more endorsees, other guarantors or other obligors or any collateral. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and the other Secured Parties may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or non judicial sales, or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Borrowers or any Guarantor, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of the Guarantors hereunder except to the extent that the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash. Each of the Guarantors waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the Borrowers or any other Guarantor, as the case may be, or any security.
Section 2.04.     Continuation and Reinstatement, etc . The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that the guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, in respect of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or otherwise.
Section 2.05.     Subrogation . The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that throughout the period referred to in clause (ii) of Section 4.02(a) hereof no Guarantor shall (i) exercise, and each hereby waives, any rights against the Borrowers and any other guarantor arising as a result of payment by such Guarantor hereunder, by way of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or otherwise, (ii) prove any claim in competition with any Secured Party in respect of any payment hereunder in any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding of any nature, or (iii) have any benefit of or any right to participate in any collateral security that may be held by any Secured Party for the Obligations.
Section 2.06.     Subordination . The payment of any amounts due with respect to any indebtedness of any Loan Party now or hereafter owed to any Guarantor (including, without limitation, any such indebtedness arising by way of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or otherwise in respect of performance by such Guarantor hereunder) is hereby subordinated to the prior full, final, and indefeasible payment in cash of all Obligations; provided that payment thereof shall be permitted at any time that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, any Guarantor shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Guarantor as trustee for the Secured Parties and be paid over to the Administrative Agent on account of and to be applied against the Obligations, without affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 2.07.     Remedies . The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Secured Parties, the obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Article VII of the Credit Agreement (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in clause (h) or (i) of said Article VII) for purposes of the guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrowers and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations’ being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrowers) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes hereof. The Guarantors further jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors

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and the Secured Parties, the obligations of the Borrowers under any Banking Services document may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided therein.
Section 2.08.     Payment . Each Guarantor hereby agrees that any Secured Party, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to proceed under New York CPLR Section 3213.
Section 2.09.     Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee hereunder is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.
Section 2.10.     Rights of Contribution . The Guarantors hereby agree, as among themselves, that if any Guarantor shall become an Excess Funding Guarantor (as defined below) by reason of the payment by such Guarantor of any Obligations, each other Guarantor shall, on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor, pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Share (as defined below and determined, for this purpose, without reference to the properties, debts and liabilities of such Excess Funding Guarantor) of the Excess Payment (as defined below) in respect of such Obligations; provided, however, that the payment obligation of a Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this Section 2.10 shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof. For purposes of this Section 2.10, (i) “Excess Funding Guarantor” shall mean, in respect of any Obligations, a Guarantor that has paid an amount in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Obligations, (ii) “Excess Payment” shall mean, in respect of any Obligations, the amount paid by an Excess Funding Guarantor in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Obligations and (iii) “Pro Rata Share” shall mean, for any Guarantor, the fraction the numerator of which is (x) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of such Guarantor (excluding any shares of stock of any other Guarantor) exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder and any obligations of any other Guarantor that have been guaranteed by such Guarantor) and the denominator of which is (y) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of all of the Guarantors exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder) of all the Guarantors, determined (A) with respect to any Guarantor that is a party hereto on the date hereof, as of the date hereof, and (B) with respect to any other Guarantor, as of the date such Guarantor becomes a Guarantor.
Section 2.11     General Limitations on Guarantee .
(a)    In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state or Federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Guarantor under Section 2.01 hereof would otherwise, taking into account the provisions of Section 2.10 hereof, be held or determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under said Section 2.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, any Secured Party, or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.
(b)    Without limiting Section 2.11(a), each Qualified ECP Guarantor (as hereinafter defined) hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Guarantee in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 2.11 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 2.11 or otherwise under this Guarantee or the Company Guarantee voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 2.11 shall remain in full force and effect until a discharge of the Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 2.11 constitute, and this Section 2.11 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section la(18)(A)(v)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act. “Qualified ECP

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Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Guarantor that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(11) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Section 2.12.     Other Guarantors . This Agreement shall remain the unconditional, absolute, and irrevocable obligation of each Guarantor signatory hereto regardless of whether any other Person (i) becomes a party hereto obligated as a Guarantor hereunder or otherwise as a guarantor in respect of the Obligations (whether or not the Credit Agreement or any Banking Services document requires that such Person be or become a Guarantor) or (ii) fails to become or ceases to be a party hereto or otherwise fails to become or ceases to be a Guarantor of the Obligations (whether or not the Credit Agreement or any Banking Services document requires that such Person be or become a Guarantor).
Section 2.13.     Information . Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition and assets of the Borrowers, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that no Secured Party has or will have any duty to advise any of the Guarantors of information regarding such circumstances or risks.
Section 2.14     Termination . Subject to Section 2.04 hereof, the guarantee granted hereunder shall terminate automatically without any additional action by any party hereto when all of the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid and performed, the Revolving Credit Exposure of each Lender shall be zero, the LC Exposure shall be zero, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender shall have terminated, and there are no further Banking Service Obligations.
Section 3.01. Representation and Warranties . Each Guarantor represents and warrants that all representations and warranties relating to it in the Credit Agreement are true and correct.
Section 4.01. Amendment; Waiver . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent with the written consent of the Required Lenders. Any such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle any Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No waiver by any Secured Party of any breach or default of or by any Guarantor under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other previous breach or default or any thereafter occurring.
Section 4.02. Survival; Severability .
(a)    All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Guarantors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (i) shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, and the execution and delivery to the Lenders of any Notes evidencing such Loans, regardless of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf, and (ii) shall continue in full force and effect as long as any of the Obligations is outstanding and unpaid or the LC Exposure does not equal zero and as long as the Revolving Credit Commitments and the Banking Services documents have not been terminated.
(b)    Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any illegal, invalid

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or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that, to the extent possible, will preserve the economic bargain of this Agreement, or to otherwise amend this Agreement to achieve such result.
Section 4.03. Successors and Assigns . Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Loan Party that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No Loan Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Banking Services document (and any such attempted assignment shall be void).
Section 4.04. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF OR CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.
Section 4.05. Headings; Interpretation . The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. The rules of interpretation of Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement.
Section 4.06. Notices . Notices, consents and other communications provided for herein shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. Communications and notices to any Guarantor shall be given to it at its address set forth in Schedule A hereto.
Section 4.07. Counterparts; Additional Guarantors .
(a)    This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (telecopy of any executed counterpart having the same effect as manual delivery thereof), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one Agreement.
(b)    Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and a Subsidiary of the Company of an instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of such instrument shall not require the consent of any Guarantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of, or the failure to add, any new Guarantor as a party hereto, in each case whether or not required under the Credit Agreement.
Section 4.08. Right of Setoff . Each Guarantor hereby agrees that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any of and all the obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any Banking Services document held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document or Banking Services document and although such obligations may be unmatured. 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 4.09. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .
(a)    Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive 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, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of

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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 this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any other Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b)    Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph. 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.
(c)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 4.06. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 4.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; WAIVER OF SPECIAL DAMAGES . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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.
EACH GUARANTOR WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ISSUING BANK IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers or representatives as of the day and year first above written.
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


DSI ACQUISITION CORP.


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


KINRO TEXAS, INC.


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


KM REALTY, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


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KM REALTY II, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC.


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY II, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY III, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY IV, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY V, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith

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Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY VI, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY VII, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY VIII, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY IX, LLC


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


ZIEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL SALES, INC.


By: _________________________________    
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent


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By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:

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Exhibit 10.6

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT dated as of April 27, 2016 made by DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and each direct and indirect Subsidiary of the Company that is a signatory hereto (each, together with the Company, a “ Subordinated Creditor ”), with and in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).
Reference is hereby made to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Lippert Components, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Lippert ”), each Foreign Borrower party thereto (collectively with Lippert, the “ Borrowers ”), the Company, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders (the “ Lenders ”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Terms used herein as defined terms and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Credit Agreement. Reference is further made to the Third Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 between the Subordinated Creditors and the Administrative Agent (as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time, the “ Restated Subordination Agreement ”), which instrument the parties agree is being amended and restated hereby in its entirety.
The Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Credit Agreement. Each Borrower is a Subsidiary of the Company. The Subordinated Creditors may make loans and advances to other Subordinated Creditors subject to the conditions contained in the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the subordination of such obligations to the obligations of the Subordinated Creditors under the Loan Documents. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans are conditioned on, among other things, the execution and delivery by each Subordinated Creditor of a Subordination Agreement in the form hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.01. Definitions; Terms . References to this “Agreement” shall be to this Fourth Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time. The term “Senior Obligations” shall mean, collectively, the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and interest (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 on which repayment or prepayment is required, or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made by the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement in respect of a Letter of Credit when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon and obligations to provide cash collateral and (iii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, 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), (x) of the Borrowers to one or more of the Secured Parties under the Credit Agreement, (y) of the Guarantors under the Guarantee Agreements, (z) of the Borrowers and of the other Loan Parties under any other Loan Documents to which the Borrowers or such other Loan Parties are or are to be parties, (aa) of the Loan Parties to any Lender as an IR/FX Protection Merchant under or in respect of any IR/FX Hedging Agreement now or hereafter in effect, and (bb) the due and punctual payment and performance of any Banking Services Obligations now existing or hereafter arising. The term “Subordinated Debt” shall mean any and all Indebtedness, obligations and liabilities that is or was at any time owed by any Subordinated Creditor to any other Subordinated Creditor (including all interest accrued or to accrue thereon up to the date of such full payment thereof) of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether represented by negotiable instruments or other writings, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, secured or unsecured, original, renewed, modified or extended, now in existence or hereafter incurred, originally contracted with the Subordinated Creditor or with another Person, and whether contracted alone or jointly and/or severally with another or others.
Section 2.01. Subordination . Each Subordinated Creditor hereby agrees (and reaffirms and continues its agreement under this Agreement) that all claims and demands, and all interest accrued or that may hereafter accrue





thereon, in respect of any Subordinated Debt are subject and subordinate to the prior indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Senior Obligations. In furtherance of and not in limitation of the foregoing:
(i)    no payment or prepayment of any principal or interest on account of, and no repurchase, redemption or other retirement (whether at the option of the holder or otherwise) of Subordinated Debt shall be made, if at the time of such payment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption or retirement or immediately after giving effect thereto there shall exist a Default or Event of Default;
(ii)    in the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relating to any Subordinated Creditor or to its creditors, as such, or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of any Subordinated Creditor, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, then the holders of Senior Obligations shall be entitled to receive final, indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Senior Obligations (including interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any such proceedings, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in such proceedings) (and the LC Exposure shall have been reduced to zero, the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated and there shall be no outstanding Banking Services Obligations), before the holders of the Subordinated Debt (including any other Subordinated Creditor) shall be entitled to receive any payment or other distribution on account of the Subordinated Debt, and to that end the holders of Senior Obligations shall be entitled to receive distributions of any kind or character, whether in cash or property or securities, which may be payable or deliverable in any such proceedings in respect of the Subordinated Debt;
(iii)    in the event that any Subordinated Debt is declared due and payable before its expressed maturity because of the occurrence of an event of default (under circumstances when the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs (i) or (ii) are not applicable), the holders of the Senior Obligations outstanding at the time such Subordinated Debt so becomes due and payable because of such occurrence of such an event of default shall be entitled to receive final, indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Senior Obligations (and the LC Exposure shall have been reduced to zero, the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated and there shall be no outstanding Banking Services Obligations) before the holders of the Subordinated Debt (including any Subordinated Creditor) are entitled to receive any payment or other distribution on account of the Subordinated Debt;
(iv)    in the event that, notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the events described in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii), any such payment or distribution of assets of any Subordinated Creditor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the holders of Subordinated Debt (including any Subordinated Creditor) before all Senior Obligations are finally and indefeasibly paid in full in cash (and the LC Exposure shall have been reduced to zero, the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated and there shall be no outstanding Banking Services Obligations) such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be promptly paid over or delivered to the holders of such Senior Obligations or their representative or representatives, including the Administrative Agent, or as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Obligations remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay such Senior Obligations in full in cash, in accordance with the terms thereof, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Obligations; and
(v)    no holder of Senior Obligations shall be prejudiced in its right to enforce subordination of the Subordinated Debt by any act or failure to act on the part of any Subordinated Creditor.
Section 2.02. No Payment or Security . Each Subordinated Creditor agrees not to make payment (except if permitted under Section 2.01 hereof) of, or give any security for, or grant any Lien on its property or assets in respect of, any Subordinated Debt.
Section 2.03. Waiver; No Limitations . (a) Each Subordinated Creditor waives any and all notice of the acceptance of the subordination hereunder and of the creation or accrual of any of the Senior Obligations or of any renewals, extensions, increases, or other modifications thereof from time to time, or of the reliance of any Lender or any other Secured Party upon this Agreement.





(b) Nothing contained herein shall constitute or be deemed to be a waiver or to limit any rights in any insolvency proceeding or under applicable law of any Lender or any other Secured Party as a creditor of any Subordinated Creditor, including in respect of any claim that any payment in respect of Subordinated Debt, whether or not permitted under Section 2.01 hereof, is a preferential transfer or otherwise should be set aside or recovered for the benefit of creditors of any Subordinated Creditor.
Section 2.04. No Impairment of Subordination . Each holder of Subordinated Debt hereby consents that the liability of each Subordinated Creditor or of any other party for or upon the Senior Obligations may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, increased, extended, or modified, in any and all respects, or accelerated, compromised, settled or released, and that any collateral security and Liens for the Senior Obligations, or any guarantee or other accommodation in respect thereof may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be exchanged, sold, released or surrendered by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank, or any Lender, as it may deem advisable, or that any security interest may be unperfected, and that the financial condition, legal status, corporate structure or identity, entity classification, affiliation, or any other characteristic affecting any Subordinated Creditor, or affecting any Senior Obligation, may change in any respect whatsoever, and any other fact or circumstance may occur that would, but for this specific provision to the contrary, relieve such holder of Subordinated Debt from the provisions of this Agreement, all without impairing the subordination contained in this Agreement and without any notice to or assent from such holder of Subordinated Debt.
Section 2.05. Proof of Claim; Past Default . (a) Each holder of Subordinated Debt hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, and irrevocably constitutes and appoints it as its attorney in fact with full power (coupled with an interest, and with power of substitution) for the benefit of the Lenders, in the name, place and stead of such holder of Subordinated Debt and whether or not a default exists with respect to the Subordinated Debt, to file proofs of claim for the full amount of the Subordinated Debt held by it against any obligor in respect thereof or such obligor’s property in any statutory or non-statutory proceeding affecting such obligor or the Subordinated Debt or any other proceeding and to vote the full amount of the Subordinated Debt (i) for or against any proposal or resolution; (ii) for a trustee or trustees or for a committee of creditors; or (iii) for the acceptance or rejection of any proposed arrangement, plan of reorganization, composition, settlement or extension and in connection with any such proceeding.
(b)    After the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default or any event described in Sections 2.01(ii) or (iii), should any payment or distribution or collateral security or proceeds of any collateral security be received or collected by the holder of any Subordinated Debt for or on account of any Subordinated Debt, prior to the time that all Senior Obligations have been fully, finally, and indefeasibly paid in cash (and the LC Exposure reduced to zero, the Revolving Credit Commitments terminated and there shall be no outstanding Banking Services Obligations), such holder of Subordinated Debt shall forthwith deliver the same to the Administrative Agent, in precisely the form received (with the endorsement of such holder of Subordinated Debt where necessary), for application on account of the Senior Obligations (or, in the case of collateral security, delivery to the Collateral Agent for such application thereby) and such holder of Subordinated Debt agrees that, until so delivered, the same shall be deemed received by such holder of Subordinated Debt as trustee for the Secured Parties in trust for the Secured Parties; and in the event of the failure of such holder of Subordinated Debt to endorse any instrument for the payment of money so received payable to its order, the Administrative Agent or any officer or employee thereof is hereby irrevocably constituted and appointed attorney in fact for such holder of Subordinated Debt, with full power (coupled with an interest and with full power of substitution) to make any such endorsement. In the event that such holder of Subordinated Debt fails to make such delivery, such holder of Subordinated Debt agrees to immediately pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders an amount equivalent to any such payment or the value of such security received.
(c)    No holder of Subordinated Debt will take or omit to take any action or assert any claim with respect to the Subordinated Debt or otherwise which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, no holder of Subordinated Debt will assert, collect or enforce the Subordinated Debt or any part thereof or take any action to foreclose or realize upon the Subordinated Debt or any part thereof or enforce any of the documents, instruments or agreements evidencing the same except (a) in each such case as necessary, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing under the Credit Agreement or would occur





after giving effect thereto, to collect any sums expressly permitted to be paid pursuant to Section 2.01(i), to the extent (but only to such extent) that the commencement of a legal action may be required to toll the running of any applicable statute of limitation. Until the Senior Obligations have been finally paid in full in cash, no holder of Subordinated Debt shall have any right of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or indemnity whatsoever from any assets of any Subordinated Creditor or any guarantor of or provider of collateral security for the Senior Obligations. Each holder of subordinated Debt further waives any and all rights with respect to marshalling.
Section 2.06. No Transfer . Each Subordinated Creditor represents and warrants to the Secured Parties that such Subordinated Creditor has not (except for the benefit of the Secured Parties) granted any security interest in or made any other transfer or assignment of any Subordinated Debt (except to the Collateral Agent, in each case for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties) and agrees that such Subordinated Creditor will not grant a security interest in, or Lien upon, any of its properties or assets in respect of any Subordinated Debt (whether now outstanding or hereafter arising) or make any other sale, transfer or assignment of any Subordinated Debt other than to another Subordinated Creditor or as permitted under the Credit Agreement (except to or as designated by the Administrative Agent). The holders of the Subordinated Debt will not, at any time this Agreement is in effect, modify any of the terms of any of the Subordinated Debt or any documents, instruments or agreements evidencing the same in any way that would adversely affect the subordination of the Subordinated Debt hereunder or otherwise violate the Credit Agreement.
Section 2.07. Instruments . Each Subordinated Creditor represents and warrants to the Secured Parties that as of the date hereof the Subordinated Debt is not represented by any instruments or other writings. Each Subordinated Creditor agrees that at no time hereafter will any part of the Subordinated Debt be represented by any instruments or other writings, except such instruments or other writings, if any, (i) that in each case bear a legend clearly referring to this Agreement and setting forth that the obligations represented by such instruments or writings are subject to the subordination hereunder, and (ii) true copies of which shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent promptly after execution thereof. Subordinated Debt not evidenced by an instrument or document shall nevertheless be deemed subordinated by virtue of this Agreement.
Section 2.08. Statements of Account; Books and Records . Each holder of Subordinated Debt further hereby agrees that it will render to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon demand, from time to time, a statement of the account of each Subordinated Creditor with it. Each holder of Subordinated Debt agrees that its respective books and records, and financial statements, will appropriately show that the Subordinated Debt is subject to this Agreement.
Section 2.09. Other Subordination Provisions . The subordination hereunder shall be in addition to, and shall not limit or be limited by, any subordination provisions contained in any Guarantee Agreement or other Loan Document.
Section 3.01. Representation and Warranties . Each Subordinated Creditor represents and warrants to the Secured Parties that all representations and warranties relating to it in the Credit Agreement are true and correct.
Section 4.01. Amendment; Waiver . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Subordinated Creditor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent with the written consent of the Required Lenders. Any such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Subordinated Creditor in any case shall entitle any Subordinated Creditor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No waiver of any breach or default of or by any Subordinated Creditor under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other previous breach or default or any thereafter occurring.
Section 4.02. Survival; Severability .





(a) All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Subordinated Creditors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Banking Services document (i) shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, and the execution and delivery to the Lenders of any Notes evidencing such Loans, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank, or any Lender or on their behalf, and (ii) shall continue in full force and effect as long as any of the Obligations is outstanding and unpaid, the LC Exposure does not equal zero, the Revolving Credit Commitments have not been terminated and there shall be no outstanding Banking Services Obligations.
(b) Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that, to the extent possible, will preserve the economic bargain of this Agreement, or to otherwise amend this Agreement to achieve such result.
Section 4.03. Successors and Assigns . Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Subordinated Creditor that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No Subordinated Creditor may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (and any such attempted assignment shall be void).
Section 4.04. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
Section 4.05. Headings; Interpretation . The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. The rules of interpretation of Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement.
Section 4.06. Notices . Notices, consents and other communications provided for herein shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. Communications and notices to any Subordinated Creditor shall be given to it at its address set forth in Schedule A hereto.
Section 4.07. Counterparts; Additional Parties . (a) This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (telecopy of any executed counterpart having the same effect as manual delivery thereof), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one Agreement.
(b) The Company shall cause each Person that becomes a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company (if such a Person is not already a party to this Agreement) to execute and deliver a supplement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent concurrent with such person’s becoming a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company unless not required under the Credit Agreement. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and a Subsidiary of the Company of a supplement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such Subsidiary shall become a party hereto with the same force and effect as if originally named herein. The execution and delivery of such supplement shall not require the consent of any Subordinated Creditor. The rights and obligations of each Subordinated Creditor and each other holder of Subordinated Debt hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of, or the failure to add, any Person as a party hereto, in each case whether or not required under the Credit Agreement.
Section 4.08. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .





(a)    Each Subordinated Creditor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive 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, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Banking Services 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 this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank, or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Banking Services document against any Subordinated Creditor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b)    Each Subordinated Creditor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph. 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.
(c)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 4.06. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 4.09. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; WAIVER OF SPECIAL DAMAGES . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY BANKING SERVICES DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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.
EACH SUBORDINATED CREDITOR WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT EITHER OF THEM MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ISSUING BANK IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY BANKING SERVICE DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
Section 4.10. Termination of Subordination . This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, and the obligations and agreements of the Subordinated Creditors hereunder shall continue to be fully operative, until all of the Senior Obligations shall have been paid and satisfied in full in cash and such full payment and satisfaction shall be final and not avoidable, the LC Exposure shall have been reduced to zero, and the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated and there shall be no outstanding Banking Services Obligations. To the extent that the Lenders or any guarantor of or provider of collateral for the Senior Obligations makes any payment on the Senior Obligations that is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or set aside or is required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause (such payment being hereinafter referred to as a “ Voided Payment ”), then to the extent of such Voided Payment, that portion of the Senior Obligations that had been previously satisfied by such Voided Payment shall be revived and continue in full force and effect as if such Voided





Payment had never been made. In the event that a Voided Payment is recovered from any Lender, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have existed and to be continuing under the Credit Agreement from the date of such Lender’s initial receipt of such Voided Payment until the full amount of such Voided Payment is restored to such Lender. During any continuance of any such Event of Default, this Agreement shall be in full force and effect with respect to the Subordinated Debt. To the extent that any holder of Subordinated Debt has received any payments with respect to the Subordinated Debt subsequent to the date of such Lender’s initial receipt of such Voided Payment and such payments have not been invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver, or any other party under any bankruptcy act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action, such holder of Subordinated Debt shall be obligated and hereby agrees that any such payment so made or received shall be deemed to have been received in trust for the benefit of the Lender, and such holder of Subordinated Debt hereby agrees to pay to such Lender upon demand, the full amount so received by such holder of Subordinated Debt during such period of time to the extent necessary fully to restore to such Lender the amount of such Voided Payment. Upon the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all of the Senior Obligations, the LC Exposure shall have been reduced to zero, the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and there shall be no outstanding Banking Services Obligations, which payment shall be final and not avoidable, this Agreement will automatically terminate without any additional action by any party hereto.






IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers or representatives as of the day and year first above written.
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


DSI ACQUISITION CORP.


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


KINRO TEXAS, INC.


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


KM REALTY, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer







KM REALTY II, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC.


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY II, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY III, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY IV, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY V, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer







LMC REALTY VI, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY VII, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY VIII, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LMC REALTY IX, LLC


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


ZIEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL SALES, INC.


By: _________________________________     
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent







By: _________________________________     
Name:
Title:



Exhibit 10.7

        











LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.
(as successor to the merger with Kinro, Inc.)

Guaranteed By:

DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED





_______________________________

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
NOTE PURCHASE AND PRIVATE SHELF AGREEMENT
_______________________________





DATED AS OF APRIL 27, 2016


$150,000,000 PRIVATE SHELF FACILITY


OF WHICH


$50,000,000 3.35% SERIES A SENIOR NOTES DUE MARCH 20, 2020


HAVE BEEN ISSUED




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LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.
3501 County Road 6 East
Elkhart, Indiana 46514

Guaranteed By:
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED


As of April 27, 2016

PGIM, Inc.
(herein called “ Prudential ”)

Each of the Purchasers of Series A Notes listed in
The Purchaser Schedule hereto (each, a “ Series A Purchaser ”)

Each Prudential Affiliate (as hereinafter defined)
which becomes bound by certain provisions of
this Agreement as hereinafter provided (together with the
Series A Purchasers, collectively, the “ Purchasers ”)

c/o Prudential Capital Group

Ladies and Gentlemen:

LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), and DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED , a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent ”, and, together with the Issuer, the “ Obligors ”), each hereby agrees with each of you as follows:
1. PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS; AUTHORIZATION OF SHELF NOTES.
1A.      Background. The Obligors and the Series A Purchasers are parties to that certain Third Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2014 (the “ Existing Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Issuer issued its 3.35% Series A Senior Notes due March 20, 2020, in the aggregate original principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor pursuant to paragraph 13D, the “ Series A Not es”).
As of the date hereof, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Series A Notes is $50,000,000. Any Series A Notes issued after the Effective Date in substitution or exchange for any outstanding Series A Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Exhibit A-1 .
1B.      Amendment and Restatement of Existing Agreement.
(i)    Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in paragraph 3A of this Agreement, the parties, by their execution of this Agreement, hereby agrees and consents to the amendment and restatement in its entirety of the Existing Agreement by this Agreement, and, upon the satisfaction of such conditions precedent, the Existing Agreement shall be deemed so amended and restated.
(ii)    Accordingly, effective upon the Effective Date, this Agreement shall, and hereby does, amend, restate and replace in its entirety the Existing Agreement which, as so amended and restated by this Agreement, continues in full force and effect without rescission or novation thereof. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that the amendments to the Existing Agreement set forth herein could have been effected through an agreement or instrument amending the Existing Agreement and, for convenience,





the parties hereto have agreed to restate the terms and provisions of the Existing Agreement, as amended hereby, pursuant to this Agreement.
1C.      Authorization of Shelf Notes. The Issuer will authorize the issuance of its senior promissory notes (the “ Shelf Notes ”, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution thereof pursuant to paragraph 13D) in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Available Facility Amount, to be dated the date of issue thereof, to mature, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, no more than 12 years after the date of original issuance thereof, to have an average life, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, of no more than 10 years after the date of original issuance thereof, to bear interest on the unpaid balance thereof from the date thereof at the rate per annum, and to have such other particular terms, as shall be set forth, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, in the Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to such Shelf Note delivered pursuant to paragraph 2E, and to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 attached hereto. The terms “ Note ” and “ Notes ” as used herein shall include each Series A Note and each Shelf Note delivered pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and each Shelf Note delivered in substitution or exchange for any such Shelf Note pursuant to any such provision. Notes which have (i) the same final maturity, (ii) the same principal prepayment dates, (iii) the same principal prepayment amounts (as a percentage of the original principal amount of each Note), (iv) the same interest rate, (v) the same interest payment periods and (vi) the same date of issuance (which, in the case of a Note issued in exchange for another Note, shall be deemed for these purposes the date on which such Note’s ultimate predecessor Note was issued), are herein called a “ Series ” of Notes
2.      PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHELF NOTES.
2A.      Facility. Prudential is willing to consider, in its sole discretion and within limits which may be authorized for purchase by Prudential Affiliates from time to time, the purchase of Shelf Notes by Prudential Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement. The willingness of Prudential to consider such purchase of Shelf Notes is herein called the “ Facility ”. At any time, (i) $150,000,000, minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Notes purchased and sold pursuant to this Agreement prior to such time, minus (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Accepted Notes (as hereinafter defined) which have not yet been purchased and sold hereunder prior to such time, is herein called the “ Available Facility Amount ” at such time. NOTWITHSTANDING THE WILLINGNESS OF PRUDENTIAL TO CONSIDER PURCHASES OF SHELF NOTES BY PRUDENTIAL AFFILIATES, THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO ON THE EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING THAT NEITHER PRUDENTIAL NOR ANY PRUDENTIAL AFFILIATE SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO MAKE OR ACCEPT OFFERS TO PURCHASE SHELF NOTES, OR TO QUOTE RATES, SPREADS OR OTHER TERMS WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIC PURCHASES OF SHELF NOTES, AND THE FACILITY SHALL IN NO WAY BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY PRUDENTIAL OR ANY PRUDENTIAL AFFILIATE.
2B.      Issuance Period. Shelf Notes may be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement until the earlier of (i) February 24, 2017 and (ii) the thirtieth day after Prudential shall have given to the Issuer, or the Issuer shall have given to Prudential, written notice stating that it elects to terminate the issuance and sale of Shelf Notes pursuant to this Agreement (or if such thirtieth day is not a Business Day, the Business Day next preceding such thirtieth day). The period during which Shelf Notes may be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement is herein called the “ Issuance Period ”.
2C.      Request for Purchase. The Issuer may from time to time during the Issuance Period make requests for purchases of Shelf Notes (each such request being herein called a “ Request for Purchase ”). Each Request for Purchase shall be made to Prudential by facsimile or overnight delivery service, and shall (i) specify the aggregate principal amount of Shelf Notes covered thereby, which shall not be less than $5,000,000 and not be greater than the Available Facility Amount at the time such Request for Purchase is made, (ii) specify the principal amounts, final maturities (which shall be no more than 12 years from the date of issuance), principal prepayment dates and amounts (which shall result in an average life of no more than 10 years) and interest payment periods (which may be quarterly or semi-annually, payment in arrears) of the Shelf Notes covered thereby, (iii) specify the use of proceeds of such Shelf Notes, (iv) specify the proposed day for the closing of the purchase and sale of such Shelf Notes, which shall be a Business Day during the Issuance Period not less than 10 days and not more than 30 days after the making of such Request for Purchase, (v) specify the number of the account and the name and address of the depository institution to which the purchase prices of such Shelf Notes are to be transferred on the Closing




Day for such purchase and sale, (vi) certify that the representations and warranties contained in paragraph 8 are true on and as of the date of such Request for Purchase, subject to such changes and exceptions thereto, if any, as may be indicated in the Request for Purchase and are reasonably acceptable to Prudential, (vii) certify that there exists on the date of such Request for Purchase no Event of Default or Default and (viii) be substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto. Each Request for Purchase shall be in writing and shall be deemed made when received by Prudential.
2D.      Rate Quotes. Not later than five Business Days after the Issuer shall have given Prudential a Request for Purchase pursuant to paragraph 2C, Prudential may, but shall be under no obligation to, provide to the Issuer by telephone or facsimile, in each case between 9:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. New York City local time (or such later time as Prudential may elect) interest rate quotes for the several principal amounts (any interest rate quotes so provided shall be fixed rate quotes), maturities, principal prepayment schedules and interest payment periods of Shelf Notes specified in such Request for Purchase. Each quote shall represent the interest rate per annum payable on the outstanding principal balance of such Shelf Notes, until such balance shall have become due and payable, at which Prudential or a Prudential Affiliate would be willing to purchase such Shelf Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof.
2E.      Acceptance. Within 30 minutes after Prudential shall have provided any interest rate quotes pursuant to paragraph 2D or such shorter period as Prudential may specify to the Issuer (such period herein called the “ Acceptance Window ”), the Issuer may, subject to paragraph 2F, elect to accept such interest rate quotes as to not less than $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Shelf Notes specified in the related Request for Purchase. Such election shall be made by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer notifying Prudential by telephone or facsimile within the Acceptance Window that the Issuer elects to accept such interest rate quotes, specifying the Shelf Notes (each such Shelf Note being herein called an “ Accepted Note ”) as to which such acceptance (herein called an “ Acceptance ”) relates. The day the Issuer notifies Prudential of an Acceptance with respect to any Accepted Notes is herein called the “ Acceptance Day ” for such Accepted Notes. Any interest rate quotes as to which Prudential does not receive an Acceptance within the Acceptance Window shall expire, and no purchase or sale of Shelf Notes hereunder shall be made based on such expired interest rate quotes. Subject to paragraphs 2B and 2F and the other terms and conditions hereof, the Issuer agrees to sell to one or more Prudential Affiliates, and Prudential agrees to cause the purchase by one of more Prudential Affiliates of, the Accepted Notes at 100% of the principal amount of such Accepted Notes. As soon as practicable following the Acceptance Day, the Issuer and each Prudential Affiliate which is to purchase any such Accepted Notes will execute a confirmation of such Acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto (herein called a “ Confirmation of Acceptance ”). If the Issuer should fail to execute and return to Prudential within three Business Days following receipt thereof a Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to any Accepted Notes, Prudential or any Prudential Affiliate may at its election at any time prior to its receipt thereof cancel the closing with respect to such Accepted Notes by so notifying the -Issuer in writing.
2F.      Market Disruption. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2E, if Prudential shall have provided interest rate quotes pursuant to paragraph 2D and thereafter prior to the time an Acceptance with respect to such quotes shall have been notified to Prudential in accordance with paragraph 2E the domestic market for U.S. Treasury securities or other financial instruments shall have closed or there shall have occurred a general suspension, material limitation, or significant disruption of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or in the domestic market for U.S. Treasury securities or other financial instruments, then such interest rate quotes shall expire, and no purchase or sale of Shelf Notes hereunder shall be made based on such expired interest rate quotes. If the Issuer thereafter notifies Prudential of the Acceptance of any such interest rate quotes, such Acceptance shall be ineffective for all purposes of this Agreement, and Prudential shall promptly notify the Issuer that the provisions of this paragraph 2F are applicable with respect to such Acceptance.
2G.      Facility Closings. Not later than 11:30 A.M. (New York City local time) on the Closing Day for any Accepted Notes, the Issuer will deliver to each Purchaser listed in the Confirmation of Acceptance relating thereto at the offices of the Prudential Capital Group, Two Prudential Plaza, Suite 5600, Chicago, Illinois 60601 (or such other address as Prudential may specify in writing), the Accepted Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of one or more Shelf Notes in authorized denominations as such Purchaser may request for each Series of Accepted Notes to be purchased on such Closing Day, dated such Closing Day and registered in such Purchaser's




name (or in the name of its nominee), against payment of the purchase price thereof by transfer of immediately available funds for credit to the Issuer’s account specified in the Request for Purchase of such Shelf Notes. If the Issuer fails to tender to any Purchaser the Accepted Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser on the scheduled Closing Day for such Accepted Notes as provided above in this paragraph 2G, or any of the conditions specified in paragraph 3 shall not have been fulfilled by the time required on such scheduled Closing Day, the Issuer shall, prior to 1:00 P.M. New York City local time, on such scheduled Closing Day notify Prudential (which notification shall be deemed received by each Purchaser) in writing whether (i) such closing is to be rescheduled (such rescheduled date to be a Business Day during the Issuance Period not less than one Business Day and not more than 10 Business Days after such scheduled Closing Day (the “ Rescheduled Closing Day ”)) and certify to Prudential (which certification shall be for the benefit of each Purchaser) that the Issuer reasonably believes that it will be able to comply with the conditions set forth in paragraph 3 on such Rescheduled Closing Day and that the Issuer will pay the Delayed Delivery Fee in accordance with paragraph 2H(2) or (ii) such closing is to be canceled and that the Issuer will pay the Cancellation Fee as provided in paragraph 2H(3). In the event that the Issuer shall fail to give such notice referred to in the preceding sentence, Prudential (on behalf of each Purchaser) may at its election, at any time after 1:00 P.M., New York City local time, on such scheduled Closing Day, notify the Issuer in writing that such closing is to be canceled and the Issuer is obligated to pay the Cancellation Fee as provided in paragraph 2H(3). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary appearing in this Agreement, the Issuer may elect to reschedule a closing with respect to any given Accepted Notes on not more than one (1) occasion, unless Prudential shall have otherwise consented in writing.
2H.      Fees.
2H(1)      Issuance Fee. The Issuer will pay to each Purchaser of Accepted Notes in immediately available funds a fee (herein called the “ Issuance Fee ”) on each Closing Day for Accepted Notes in an amount equal to 0.10% of the aggregate principal amount of Shelf Notes sold to such Purchaser on such Closing Day.
2H(2)      Shelf Notes Delayed Delivery Fee. If the closing of the purchase and sale of any Accepted Note is delayed for any reason beyond the original Closing Day for such Accepted Note, the Issuer will pay to the Purchaser of such Accepted Note (a) on the Cancellation Date or actual closing date of such purchase and sale and (b) if earlier, the next Business Day following 90 days after the Acceptance Day for such Accepted Note and on the Business Day following the end of each 90-day period ending thereafter, a fee (herein called the “ Delayed Delivery Fee ”) calculated as follows:
(BEY - MMY) X DTS/360 X PA
where “ BEY ” means Bond Equivalent Yield, i.e. , the bond equivalent yield per annum of such Accepted Note; “ MMY ” means Money Market Yield, i.e. , the yield per annum on a commercial paper investment of the highest quality selected by Prudential on the date Prudential receives notice of the delay in the closing for such Accepted Note having a maturity date or dates the same as, or closest to, the Rescheduled Closing Day or Rescheduled Closing Days (a new alternative investment being selected by Prudential each time such closing is delayed); “ DTS ” means Days to Settlement, i.e. , the number of actual days elapsed from and including the original Closing Day with respect to such Accepted Note (in the case of the first such payment with respect to such Accepted Note) or from and including the date of the next preceding payment (in the case of any subsequent delayed delivery fee payment with respect to such Accepted Note) to but excluding the date of such payment; and “ PA ” means Principal Amount, i.e. , the principal amount of the Accepted Note for which such calculation is being made. In no case shall the Delayed Delivery Fee be less than zero. Nothing contained herein shall obligate any Purchaser to purchase any Accepted Note on any day other than the Closing Day for such Accepted Note, as the same may be rescheduled from time to time in compliance with paragraph 2G.
2H(3)      Shelf Notes Cancellation Fee. If the Issuer at any time notifies Prudential in writing that it is canceling the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note, or if Prudential or any Prudential Affiliate notifies the Issuer in writing under the circumstances set forth in the last sentence of




paragraph 2E or the penultimate sentence of paragraph 2G that the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note is to be canceled, or if the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note is not consummated on or prior to the last day of the Issuance Period (the date of any such notification, or the last day of the Issuance Period, as the case may be, being herein called the “ Cancellation Date ”), the Issuer will pay the Purchasers in immediately available funds an amount (the “ Cancellation Fee ”) calculated as follows:
PI X PA
where “ PI ” means Price Increase, i.e. , the quotient (expressed in decimals) obtained by dividing (a) the excess of the ask price (as determined by Prudential) of the Hedge Treasury Note(s) on the Cancellation Date over the bid price (as determined by Prudential) of the Hedge Treasury Notes(s) on the Acceptance Day for such Accepted Note by (b) such bid price; and “ PA ” has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 2H(2). The foregoing bid and ask prices shall be as reported by TradeWeb LLC (or, if such data for any reason ceases to be available through TradeWeb LLC, any publicly available source of similar market data as is then customarily used by Prudential). Each price shall be rounded to the second decimal place. In no case shall the Cancellation Fee be less than zero.
2H(4)      Taxes.
(i)    Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Obligor under any Transaction Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable laws. If any applicable laws require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by an Obligor, then such Obligor shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to this paragraph 2H(4) provided such amount deducted or withheld is timely paid to the applicable Governmental Authority. To the extent that any holder of a Note has provided the Issuer with the forms required pursuant to this paragraph 2H(4) the Issuer shall, and does hereby indemnify such holder of a Note for any such amount deducted or withheld, and shall on demand make payment to such holder in an amount equal to the amount required to be withheld or deducted from the payment due such holder.
(ii)    Each holder of Notes that is not organized under the laws of the U.S. or a state thereof (each a “ Non-U.S. Noteholder ”) agrees that it will, not more than ten Business Days after the date of its purchase of any Shelf Note, (a) deliver to the Issuer two duly completed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, certifying in either case that such holder is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any, or is subject to a reduced rate of withholding of, U.S. federal income taxes, and (b) deliver to the Issuer a U.S. Internal Revenue Form W-8 or W-9, as the case may be, and certify that it is entitled to an exemption from U.S. backup withholding tax. Each Non-U.S. Noteholder further undertakes to deliver to the Issuer (x) renewals or additional copies of such form (or any successor form) on or before the date that such form expires or become obsolete, and (y) after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent forms so delivered by it, such additional forms or amendments thereto, in each case, as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer. All forms or amendments described in the preceding sentence shall certify that such holder is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement and the Notes without deduction or withholding of any, or is subject to a reduced rate of withholding of, U.S. federal income taxes, unless an event (including without limitation any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such holder from duly completing and delivering any such form or amendment with respect to it and such holder advises the Issuer that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or withholding, or at the reduced rate of withholding, of U.S. federal income tax. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non-U.S. Noteholder shall




not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non-U.S. Noteholder is not legally able to deliver.
(iii)    For any period during which a Non-U.S. Noteholder has failed to provide the Issuer with an appropriate form pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph 2H(4) (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty, law, or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided), such Non-U.S. Noteholder shall not be entitled to indemnification under paragraph 2H(4)(i) with respect to income taxes imposed by the United States; provided that, should a Non-U.S.Noteholder which is otherwise exempt from or subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax become subject to taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required under such clause (i), the Issuer shall, at the expense of such Non-U.S. Noteholder, take such steps as such Non-U.S. Noteholder shall reasonably request to assist such Non-U.S. Noteholder to recover such taxes.
(iv)    To the extent that withholding tax indemnification of the holders of Notes is provided for herein, any holder of Notes that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement or any Note pursuant to the law of any relevant jurisdiction or any relevant treaty shall deliver to the Issuer at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, 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; provided that (a) the Issuer has delivered a written request to such holder to deliver such documentation, and have provided the forms thereof (together with instructions therefor in the English language, or an English translation thereof), at least 60 days prior to such prescribed time or times and (b) the delivery of such documentation would not (in such holder's reasonable judgment) impose any unreasonable burden (in time, resources or otherwise) on such holder or result in any confidential or proprietary income tax return information being revealed directly or indirectly to any Person (it being understood that a holder shall not have any obligation under this clause (iii) if any condition in this proviso shall not be satisfied).
3.      CONDITIONS OF CLOSING.
3A.      Conditions to Effectiveness. The agreement of Prudential and the Series A Purchasers to amend and restate the Existing Agreement in its entirety as provided herein is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Effective Date, of the following conditions:
3A(1)     Prudential and the Series A Purchasers shall have received the following documents, each duly executed and delivered by the party or parties thereto and in form and substance satisfactory to Prudential and the Series A Purchasers:
(i)    Second Amended and Restated Parent Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by the Parent, in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto (the “ Parent Guaranty ”);
(ii)    Second Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto (the “ Subsidiary Guaranty ”);
(iii)    Second Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Credit Parties, any of their respective Subsidiaries party to any subordination agreement in connection with the Bank Credit Agreement, Prudential and the Series A Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit E hereto (the “ Subordination Agreement ”);
(iv)    Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by the Obligors and the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Notes




Collateral Agent, as secured party, for the benefit of the holders from time to time of Notes, in the form of Exhibit F hereto (the “ Pledge Agreement ”);
(v)    the Intercreditor Agreement;
(vi)    Second Amended and Restated Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by the Issuer, Prudential, the Series A Purchasers and the Notes Collateral Agent;
(vii)     the Bank Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer as being true and correct as of the Effective Date; and
(viii)    such other certificates, documents and agreements as Prudential may request (including those referenced in paragraph 3B).
3A(2)      Opinions of Counsel. Prudential and the Series A Purchasers shall have received
(i)    from the Chief Legal Officer to the Credit Parties, a favorable opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Prudential and the Series A Purchasers; and
(ii)    from Dorsey & Whitney LLP, a favorable opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Prudential and the Series A Purchasers.
3A(3)      Representations and Warranties; Performance; No Default. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents shall be true on and as of the Effective Date; each Credit Party and each other Subsidiary party to the Subordination Agreement shall have performed and complied with all agreements, covenants and conditions contained in each Transaction Document to which it is a party required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Date; there shall exist on the Effective Date no Event of Default or Default; and each of the Obligors shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated the Effective Date, to both such effects, in form and substance satisfactory to Prudential and the Series A Purchasers.
3A(4)      Constitutive and Authorization Documents . Prudential and the Series A Purchasers shall have received from each Credit Party and each other Subsidiary party to the Subordination Agreement a certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to it, certifying (i) as to the incumbency of the Persons executing the Transaction Documents and other documents in connection therewith on behalf of such Credit Party or such other Subsidiary and (ii) that the certificate of incorporation, including all amendments thereto, and by-laws of each Credit Party or other Subsidiary that is a party to the Subordination Agreement that is a corporation, the certificate of limited partnership and the limited partnership agreement of each Credit Party or other Subsidiary that is a party to the Subordination Agreement that is a limited partnership, and the certificate of formation and operating agreement of each Credit Party or other Subsidiary that is a party to the Subordination Agreement that is a limited liability company have not been amended since the date of the Existing Agreement in any material respect, except as disclosed in such certification, and attaching copies of such Credit Party’s or Subsidiary’s constitutive documents, as in effect on the Effective Date (unless previously delivered), good standing certificates, and the resolutions authorizing its execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and certifying as to such other matters as Prudential may reasonably request.
3A(5)      [Intentionally Deleted].
3A(6)      Payment of Closing Expenses. The Obligors shall have paid at the closing the fees, charges and disbursements of the special counsel to Prudential and the Purchasers as presented by such counsel in a statement on the Effective Date and for which the Obligors are responsible in accordance with paragraph 13B.




3A(7)      Registration and Filings . Each of the Obligors shall have authorized the Notes Collateral Agent to file UCC financing statements in respect of the security interests created by the Pledge Agreement in the office of each appropriate Governmental Authority if such filings are necessary or appropriate in such jurisdictions.
3A(8)      UCC Searches . On or prior to the Effective Date, Prudential shall have received UCC searches with respect to the Obligors dated reasonably close to such Effective Date.
3A(9)      Stock Certificates . On or prior to the Effective Date, the Notes Collateral Agent shall have acknowledged its receipt of original stock certificates evidencing the equity being pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement and undated stock or transfer powers duly executed in blank, in each case to the extent such pledged equity is certificated.
3A(10)      Proceedings. All proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Prudential, and Prudential shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as it may reasonably request.
3B.      Conditions to Closing Each Purchase of Shelf Notes. The obligation of any Purchaser to purchase and pay for any Shelf Notes is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Day for such Shelf Notes, of the following conditions:
3B(1)      Shelf Notes. Such Purchaser shall have received the Shelf Note(s) to be purchased by such Purchaser, dated the applicable Closing Day with respect to such Shelf Notes.
3B(2)      Private Placement Number. Such Purchaser shall have received a Private Placement Number issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in connection with the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) for the Shelf Notes to be purchased by it.
3B(3)      Opinions of Counsel. Such Purchaser shall have received
(i)    from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a favorable opinion satisfactory to such Purchaser as to such matters incident to the matters herein contemplated as it may reasonably request;
(i)    from the Chief Legal Officer to the Credit Parties, a favorable opinion in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser; and
(iii)    from special counsel to the Credit Parties (designated by the Credit Parties and acceptable to the Purchasers), a favorable opinion satisfactory to such Purchaser and substantially in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto.
The Obligors hereby direct such counsel in clauses (ii) and (iii) above to deliver such opinions, agree that the issuance and sale of any Shelf Notes will constitute a reconfirmation of such direction, and understand and agree that each Purchaser receiving such an opinion will and is hereby authorized to rely on such opinion.
3B(4)      Representations and Warranties; Performance; No Default. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents shall be true on and as of such Closing Day, except to the extent of (a) changes caused by the transactions herein contemplated, and (b) such changes or exceptions thereto as may be indicated in the Request for Purchase and are reasonably acceptable to Prudential and such Purchaser. In addition, each Credit Party and each other Subsidiary party to the Subordination Agreement shall have performed and complied with all




agreements, covenants and conditions contained in each Transaction Document to which it is a party required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to such Closing Day, and there shall exist on such Closing Day no Event of Default or Default; and each of the Obligors shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated such Closing Day, to both such effects and in form and substance satisfactory to Prudential and such Purchaser.
3B(5)      Constitutive and Authorization Documents . Such Purchaser shall have received from each Credit Party and each other Subsidiary party to the Subordination Agreement a certificate in the form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser and Prudential, certifying as to the incumbency of the Persons executing the Shelf Notes and other documents, agreements and certificates in connection therewith on behalf of such Credit Party or Subsidiary and attaching copies of such Credit Party’s or Subsidiary’s constitutive documents as in effect on such Closing Day (unless previously delivered), good standing certificates, and, where applicable, the resolutions authorizing its execution of and issuance of the Shelf Notes, and certifying as to such other matters as the Purchasers may reasonably request.
3B(6)      Reaffirmation and Confirmation of Guaranty . The Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to such Purchaser a reaffirmation and confirmation of guaranty in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (each herein, a “ Confirmation of Guaranty ”);
3B(7)      Purchase Permitted by Applicable Laws. The purchase of and payment for the Shelf Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser on the applicable Closing Day (including the use of the proceeds of such Shelf Notes by the Issuer) shall not violate any applicable law or governmental regulation (including, without limitation, Section 5 of the Securities Act or Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and shall not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or governmental regulation, and such Purchaser shall have received such certificates or other evidence as it may request to establish compliance with this condition.
3B(8)      Payment of Certain Fees. The Issuer shall have paid to Prudential or any Purchaser, as applicable, any fees due it pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, including any Issuance Fee due pursuant to paragraph 2H(1) and any Delayed Delivery Fee due pursuant to paragraph 2H(2).
3B(9)      Payment of Closing Expenses. The Obligors shall have paid at the closing the fees and disbursements of the special counsel to Prudential and the Purchasers as presented by such counsel in a statement on the Closing Day and for which the Issuer is responsible in accordance with paragraph 13B.
3B(10)      Proceedings. All proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to such Purchaser, and such Purchaser shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as it may reasonably request.
4.      PREPAYMENTS.
The Series A Notes and any Shelf Notes shall be subject to required prepayment as and to the extent provided in paragraph 4A. The Series A Notes and any Shelf Notes shall also be subject to prepayment under the circumstances set forth in paragraph 4B and paragraph 4C. Any prepayment made by the Issuer pursuant to any other provision of this paragraph 4 shall not reduce or otherwise affect its obligation to make any required prepayment as specified in paragraph 4A.
4A.      Required Prepayments.
(i)     Required Prepayments of Series A Notes . As provided therein, the entire unpaid principal balance of each Series A Note shall be due and payable on March 20, 2020.




(ii)     Required Prepayments of Shelf Notes. Each Series of Shelf Notes shall be subject to required prepayments, if any, set forth in the Shelf Notes of such Series.
4B.      Optional Prepayments of Notes With Yield-Maintenance Amount.
The Notes of each Series shall be subject to prepayment, in whole at any time or from time to time in part (in integral multiples of $100,000 and in a minimum amount of $1,000,000), at the option of the Issuer, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid plus interest thereon to the prepayment date and the Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, with respect to each such Note. Any partial prepayment of a Series of such Notes pursuant to this paragraph 4B(1) shall be applied in satisfaction of remaining required payments of principal on such Series of Notes in inverse order of their scheduled due dates.
4C.      Prepayment Pursuant to Intercreditor Agreement. The Notes prepaid with a distribution made pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall be made at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, plus interest thereon to the prepayment date and the Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, with respect to each such Notes. Any partial prepayment of the Notes pursuant to this paragraph 4(C) shall be applied in satisfaction of remaining required payments of principal in inverse order of their scheduled due dates.
4D.      Notice of Optional Prepayment. The Issuer shall give the holder of each Note to be prepaid pursuant to paragraph 4B irrevocable written notice of such prepayment not less than 10 Business Days prior to the prepayment date, specifying such prepayment date, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of the Notes held by such holder to be prepaid on that date and that such prepayment is to be made pursuant to paragraph 4B. Notice of prepayment having been given as aforesaid, the principal amount of the Notes specified in such notice, together with interest thereon to the prepayment date and together with the Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, herein provided, shall become due and payable on such prepayment date. The Issuer shall, on or before the day on which it gives written notice of any prepayment pursuant to paragraph 4B, give telephonic notice of the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid and the prepayment date to each Significant Holder which shall have designated a recipient for such notices in the Purchaser Schedule attached hereto or the in Purchaser Schedule attached to the applicable Confirmation of Acceptance for such Significant Holder or by notice in writing to the Issuer.
4E.      Application of Prepayments. In the case of each prepayment of less than the entire unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Notes of any Series pursuant to paragraph 4A, the amount to be prepaid shall be applied pro rata to all outstanding Notes of such Series according to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof. In the case of each prepayment of less than the entire unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Notes pursuant to paragraphs 4B or 4C, the amount to be prepaid shall be applied pro rata to all outstanding Notes of all Series according to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof.
4F.      No Acquisition of Notes. The Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates to, prepay or otherwise retire in whole or in part prior to their stated final maturity (other than by prepayment pursuant to paragraphs 4A, 4B or 4C or upon acceleration of such final maturity pursuant to paragraph 7A), or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, Notes held by any holder.
5.      AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. During the Issuance Period and so long thereafter as any Note or other amount owing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall remain unpaid, the Obligors covenant as follows:
5A.      Financial Statements; Notice of Defaults. The Obligors will deliver to each holder of any Notes in triplicate:
(i)    within the earlier of 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent or 10 days after filing with the SEC, (a) the Parent’s consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter (except in the case of statements of stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows) and the then




elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case (except in the case of stockholders' equity) in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its authorized financial officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, and (b) consolidating balance sheets of the Parent and the Issuer setting forth such information separately for the Parent and for the Issuer and related consolidating statements of operations of the Parent and of the Issuer setting forth such information separately for the Parent and the Issuer as of the end of and for such quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, 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 of which shall be certified by the chief financial officer of the Parent as fairly presenting the financial condition and results of operations therein shown in accordance with GAAP consistently applied subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(ii)    within the earlier of 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent or 10 days after filing with the SEC, (a) the Parent’s audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by KPMG LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and (b) consolidating balance sheets setting forth such information separately for the Parent and for the Issuer as of the end of such fiscal year and consolidating statements of operations setting forth such information separately for the Parent and for the Issuer for such fiscal year, such consolidating balance sheet and consolidating statements of operations to be certified by the chief financial officer of the Parent as fairly presenting the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and the Issuer as of the end of, and for, such fiscal period in accordance with GAAP;
(iii)    concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (i) or (ii) above, an Officer’s Certificate of the Parent (a) certifying as to whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with paragraphs 6C, 6D, 6G, 6H, 6K and 6L and (b) stating whether any change in the application of GAAP in respect of the audited financial statements referred to in paragraph 8B has occurred and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;
(iv)    promptly upon request by any holder of Notes in connection with any delivery of financial statements under clause (ii) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default or Event of Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines), and promptly after receipt by the Parent, a copy of each management letter (if prepared) of such accounting firm (together with any response thereto prepared by the Parent);
(v)    promptly (a) after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other material reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof with the SEC (or any governmental body or agency succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC) or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Parent to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; and (b) copies of any material documents and information furnished to any other government agency (except if in the ordinary course of business), including the Internal Revenue Service;




(vi)    promptly, a copy of any material amendment or waiver of any provision of any agreement or instrument referred to in paragraph 6O;
(vii)    not later than the time furnished to such Person, a copy of any certificate or notice given by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof to the Administrative Agent (as such term is defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) and/or the Bank Lenders, or received by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof from the Administrative Agent or any Bank Lender in connection with the Bank Credit Agreement; and
(viii)    promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business and financial condition of each Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the Notes or the other Transactions Documents, as Prudential or any holder of Notes may reasonably request.
The Issuer shall be deemed to be in compliance with its delivery obligations under this paragraph 5A with respect to any documents or information that is publicly filed with the SEC or delivered electronically and, if so, filed with the SEC, and such documents and information shall be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of this Agreement on the date (i) on which the Parent or the Issuer posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Parent’s or the Issuer’s website on the Internet; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Parent’s behalf on an Internet website, if any, to which each holder of a Note has access (whether a commercial or third-party website).

5B.      Information Required by Rule 144A. The Parent covenants that it will, upon the request of the holder of any Note, provide such holder, and any qualified institutional buyer designated by such holder, such financial and other information as such holder may reasonably determine to be necessary in order to permit compliance with the information requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in connection with the resale of Notes, except at such times as the Parent is subject to and in compliance with the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. For the purpose of this paragraph 5B, the term “ qualified institutional buyer ” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
5C.      Other Information. Each Obligor covenants that it will deliver to each Significant Holder:
5C(1)      Notice of Default or Event of Default -- promptly after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the existence of any Default or Event of Default, a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what actions the Obligors are taking or propose to take with respect thereto;
5C(2)      ERISA - - prompt written notice of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Credit Party and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000,000;
5C(3)      Actions, Proceedings -- promptly after the commencement thereof, written notice of the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitration board or tribunal against or affecting any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
5C(4)      Material Adverse Effect -- prompt written notice of any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer or other executive officer of the Issuer or the Parent setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.




5D.      [Intentionally Omitted]
5E.      Compliance with Law .
(i)    Without limiting paragraph 6P, each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act), except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii)    Without limiting the preceding paragraph, each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to (a) comply in all material respects with, and use reasonable best efforts to ensure compliance in all material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws; (b) conduct and complete (or cause to be conducted and completed) all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and in a timely fashion comply in all material respects with all lawful orders and directives of all governmental authorities regarding Environmental Laws except to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the pendency of such proceedings could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
5F.      Insurance and Maintenance of Properties . Each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (ii) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, including, without limitation, insurance against fire, and public liability insurance against such risks and in such amounts, and having such deductible amounts as are customary, with companies in the same or similar businesses and which is no less than may be required by law.
5G.      Canadian Pension Plans and Benefit Plans . Each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) comply in a timely with and perform in all material respects all of its obligations under and in respect of all Canadian Pension Plans or Canadian Benefit Plans, including under any funding agreements and all applicable laws (including any fiduciary, funding, investment and administration obligations), (ii) pay or remit in a timely fashion all employer or employee payments, contributions or premiums required to be remitted, paid to or in respect of each Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan in accordance with the terms thereof, any funding agreements and all applicable laws, (iii) deliver to each holder of any Note (A) if requested by the Required Holders, copies of each annual and other return, report or valuation with respect to each Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan as filed with any applicable Governmental Authority; (B) promptly after receipt thereof, a copy of any direction, order, notice, ruling or opinion that such Obligor or such Subsidiary may receive from any applicable Governmental Authority with respect to any Canadian Pension Plan Canadian Benefit Plan; (iv) notify each holder of any Note within 30 days of any increases in the cost of, or contributions to the Canadian Benefit Plans or the Canadian Pension Plans having a cost to one or more of the Obligors and their respective Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000 per annum in the aggregate; and (v) notify each holder of any Note within 30 days of any voluntary or involuntary termination of a Canadian Pension Plan or a Canadian Benefit Plan which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5H.      Payment of Taxes and Claims . Each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay or discharge all material obligations, including Taxes, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such Obligor or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , that each Obligor will, and will cause each such Subsidiary to, remit withholding




taxes and other payroll taxes to appropriate Governmental Authorities as and when claimed to be due, notwithstanding the foregoing exceptions.
5I.      Corporate Existence, Etc . Except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect, each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and each of its material rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under paragraph 6B.
5J.      Books and Records; Inspection . Each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Notes Collateral Agent and any holder of Notes, 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, and to verify the status of any Collateral, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested, subject to paragraph 12 hereof.
5K.      Subsidiary Guaranty; Security Documents. If any Person (a) after the Effective Date becomes (whether upon its formation, by acquisition of stock or other interests therein, or otherwise) and continues to be a Subsidiary of any Credit Party (a “ New Subsidiary ”), (b) that was an Inactive Subsidiary of a Credit Party ceases to be an Inactive Subsidiary of a Credit Party but continues to be a Subsidiary thereof, or (c) any Person becomes directly or indirectly liable for (whether by way of becoming a co-borrower, guarantor or otherwise) all or any part of the Indebtedness under, or in respect of, the Bank Credit Agreement, the Obligors shall promptly (i) cause such New Subsidiary, formerly Inactive Subsidiary or other Person to become a Subsidiary Guarantor (unless such New Subsidiary is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code (a “ CFC ”)) pursuant to an instrument in form, scope, and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders, (ii) deliver or cause to be delivered, or assign, to the Notes Collateral Agent subject to the Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent under the Pledge Agreement, the certificates representing all Equity Interests of the New Subsidiary, formerly Inactive Subsidiary or other Person owned by an Obligor (or Subsidiary thereof (provided that if such New Subsidiary is a CFC certificates or other evidence of Equity Interests representing only sixty-five percent (65.00%) of its outstanding Equity Interests shall be delivered and only to the extent that the owner of such Equity Interests is a Credit Party (other than a Foreign Borrower)), together with appropriate instruments of transfer required under the Pledge Agreement; and (iii) cause such New Subsidiary, formerly Inactive Subsidiary or other Person (unless it is a CFC) to become a party to the Pledge Agreement (and any other documents required to be executed in connection therewith) pursuant to one or more instruments or agreements satisfactory in form and substance to the Notes Collateral Agent, the effect of which shall be to secure all amounts owing hereunder and in respect of the Notes by a first priority Lien on and security interest in (which Lien and security interest may be pari passu with a like Lien and security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Bank Lenders) the Equity Interests of such New Subsidiary, formerly Inactive Subsidiary or other Person, provided , however , that in any event, prior to the time that any New Subsidiary, formerly Inactive Subsidiary or other Person receives the proceeds of, or makes, any loan or advance or other extension of credit, from or to, or otherwise becomes the obligor or obligee in respect of any Indebtedness of, any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof, the Obligors shall (A) cause to be taken, in respect of any such obligor, the actions referred to in the preceding clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) to the extent required under the terms of such clauses, and (B) in the case of any such obligee, cause such obligee to become a party to the Subordination Agreement pursuant to one or more instruments or agreements satisfactory in form and substance to the Required Holders. To the extent not covered above, (i) if any Credit Party is not a party to the Pledge Agreement at the time it forms or acquires a Subsidiary, such Credit Party shall become a party to the Pledge Agreement pursuant to one or more instruments or agreements satisfactory in form and substance to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Required Holders simultaneously with the formation or acquisition of such Subsidiary, and (ii) if any Person described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above has any existing Subsidiaries at the time it becomes a Credit Party, such Person shall become a party to the Pledge Agreement pursuant to one or more instruments or agreements satisfactory in form and substance to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Required Holders simultaneously with becoming a Credit Party.




5L.      Further Assurances. Each Obligor will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further action (including, without limitation, filing Uniform Commercial Code and other financing statements and the establishment of and deposit of Collateral into custody accounts) that the Required Holders or the Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and first priority of the security interests created or intended to be created by the Pledge Agreement, it being understood that it is the intent of the parties that the Indebtedness owing hereunder and under the Notes shall be secured by, among other things, all the interests of each Credit Party in each Subsidiary (other than a CFC, which case only an interest in sixty-five percent (65.00%) of the outstanding shares thereof shall be pledged a security), including any such interests acquired subsequent to the Effective Date. Such security interests and Liens will be created under the Pledge Agreement and other security agreements, and other instruments and documents in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders, and the Obligors shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the holders of the Notes all such instruments and documents (including a legal opinion in substantially the form of Exhibit G and lien searches) as the Required Holders shall reasonably request to evidence compliance with this paragraph 5L. The Obligors agree to provide such evidence as the Required Holders shall reasonably request as to the perfection and priority status of each such security interest and Lien (which Lien and security interest may be coordinate with a like Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Bank Lenders).
5M.      Post-Closing Covenant. The Obligors will furnish to each holder of Notes, within 60 days of the Effective Date, a certification as to a true and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation of Zieman Manufacturing Company, including all amendments thereto, from the Secretary of State (or similar official) of the State of California.
6.      NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
During the Issuance Period and so long thereafter as any Note or other amount due hereunder is outstanding and unpaid, each Obligor covenants as follows:
6A.      Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth on Schedule 6A hereto (as complete and correct as of the Effective Date), each Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into, directly or indirectly, any transaction or group of related transactions (including the purchase, lease, sale or exchange of properties of any kind or the rendering of any service) involving aggregate payments, value or consideration in excess of $1,000,000 with any Affiliate (other than a Credit Party or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Borrower)), except:
(i)    upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Obligor or such Subsidiary than would be obtainable in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate;
(ii)    (I) mergers, consolidations, liquidations, dissolutions and conveyances permitted under paragraph 6B; (II) Liens described in clause (vii) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”; (III) Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D; (IV) Restricted Payments permitted under paragraph 6G; (V) Transfers permitted under paragraph 6H; (VI) investments permitted under paragraph 6M; and (VII) other transactions solely among Credit Parties (other than Foreign Borrowers) and not involving any other Affiliate of a Credit Party (other than a Foreign Borrower);
(iii)    intercompany transactions for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Parent and its Domestic Subsidiaries;
(iv)    payments by the Parent and its Domestic Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Parent and its Domestic Subsidiaries on customary terms that require each party to make payments when such taxes are due or refunds received of amounts equal to the income tax liabilities and refunds generated by each such party calculated on a separate return basis and payments to the party generating tax benefits and credits of amounts equal to the value of such tax benefits and credits made available to the group by such party;




(v)    any subscription agreement or similar agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business pertaining to the repurchase of equity interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with employees, officers or directors;
(vi)    employment, indemnification, benefits and compensation arrangements (including arrangements made with respect to bonuses and equity-based awards) entered into in the ordinary course of business with members of the board of directors or management committee, officers and employees of such Obligor or such Subsidiary;
(vii)    customary transactions not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement in connection with an insurance company that has been formed to provide insurance coverage to such Obligor, such other Credit Party or such Subsidiary; and
(viii)    investments in joint ventures permitted under paragraph 6H(xii) and Transfers to joint ventures permitted under paragraph 6M and described in clause (xvii) of the definition of “Permitted Loans and Investments”.
6B.      Merger, Consolidation, Etc . No Obligor will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, consolidate with or merge or amalgamate with any other corporation, liquidate, dissolve or convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of transactions to any Person other than:
(i)    mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, conveyances, transfers, or leases with or to another Credit Party, so long as:
(a)    no Default then exists or would result therefrom;
(b)    neither Obligor may sell or otherwise transfer substantially all of its assets to any Person or fail to survive any such merger or consolidation related to it, in any case pursuant to this clause (i), except in the case of the Issuer selling or otherwise transferring substantially all of its assets to, or merging or amalgamating with or consolidating into, the Parent, the Issuer may fail to survive such sale, transfer, merger, amalgamation or consolidation as long as the Parent agrees in writing to be bound as the Issuer under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, as applicable and such sale, transfer, merger, amalgamation or consolidation shall be subject to amendment of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders to the extent necessary to reflect the effects of such transaction; and
(c)    in the case of any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease involving a Credit Party, the counterparty shall be a Credit Party;
(ii)    mergers, amalgamations and consolidations permitted under paragraph 6M not involving an Obligor so long as:
(a)    in the case of any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving a Credit Party, (I) the successor formed by such consolidation or the survivor of such merger or amalgamation or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease substantially all of the assets of such Credit Party shall be a solvent entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (including the District of Columbia) or the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof, (II) if such entity is not a Credit Party, prior to or concurrently with the consummation of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, such successor entity shall have executed and delivered to each holder of Notes and the Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, the documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 5K, and (III) prior to or concurrently with the consummation of such merger or consolidation, the Issuer shall have caused to be delivered to each holder of Notes an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, with respect to the documents referred to in clause (II) above on such matters as the Required Holders may reasonably request;




(b)    immediately prior to such transaction and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c)    immediately prior to such transaction and after giving effect thereto, the Issuer would be permitted by the provisions of paragraph 6D(xv) hereof to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness;
(iii)    mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, dissolutions or liquidations of Inactive Subsidiaries; and
(iv)    mergers, amalgamations and consolidations of Foreign Subsidiaries into Foreign Borrowers, so long as the Foreign Borrower is the survivor of such merger or amalgamation or successor formed by such consolidation.
No such conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall have the effect of releasing such Credit Party or such Subsidiary from its liability under this Agreement, the Notes, or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
6C.      Liens . The Obligors will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its assets now or hereafter owned, or upon the income or profits thereof, except for (a) Permitted Liens and (b) other Liens (other than Liens on Equity Interests of Subsidiaries) so long as the Notes are secured equally and ratably with all obligations secured by such Lien (and on the same property) subject to customary security documentation and an intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders.
6D.      Limitations on Indebtedness . The Obligors will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, and with respect to any Subsidiary, to issue any preferred stock, except:
(i)    Indebtedness created hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents;
(ii)    Indebtedness of a Loan Party (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) in respect of amounts outstanding (including all amounts due, contingently or otherwise, in respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit or similar instruments and all related reimbursement agreements) under the Bank Credit Documents, not in excess of the result of (A) $200,000,000 (subject to further increase of up to $125,000,000 pursuant to Section 2.06A of the Bank Credit Agreement so long as no Event of Default is continuing at the time of any such increase), minus (B) the aggregate amount of any permanent reductions in the principal amount of the commitments under the revolving credit facility established thereunder and Indebtedness incurred in substitution, refinancing or replacement of such Indebtedness; provided that (i) the terms, covenants and restrictions in respect of such substitutions, refinancings and replacements are not more materially onerous than the existing terms, covenants and restrictions of such Indebtedness being substituted, refinanced or replaced and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness of the Loan Parties (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) under this clause (ii) shall not at any time exceed $325,000,000;
(iii)    Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6D , including any refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any such Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed the amount so refinanced of such Indebtedness; provided that the terms, covenants and restrictions in respect of such refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding are not materially more onerous than the existing terms, covenants and restrictions of such Indebtedness;
(iv)    Indebtedness incurred in connection with any renewal, extension, substitution, refinancing or replacement, in an amount not to exceed the amount so renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced, of any outstanding Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder (excluding from this paragraph 6D(iv) the Indebtedness referred to in paragraph 6D(ii)); provided that the terms, covenants and restrictions in respect of such renewals, extensions, substitutions, refinancings or replacements are not




more materially onerous than the existing terms, covenants and restrictions of such Indebtedness being renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced;
(v)    Adjusted Hedging Exposure Amounts in connection with Hedging Agreements permitted under paragraph 6N not exceeding in the aggregate (x) $15,000,000 minus (y) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to paragraph 6D(iv) incurred in order to renew, extend, substitute, refinance or replace Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (v);
(vi)    preferred stock of any Subsidiary issued on or prior to the Effective Date;
(vii)    Indebtedness of, or preferred stock issued by, any Subsidiary to the Parent or any other Credit Party and permitted under paragraph 6M;
(viii)    Indebtedness of one Credit Party or a Subsidiary of a Credit Party to another Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party; provided that (a) all of the Equity Interests of each such Credit Party or such Subsidiary (other than the Parent) shall be owned 100% (excluding directors’ qualifying shares) directly or indirectly by the Parent except in the case of Indebtedness which may be owing by non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed (x) $10,000,000 minus (y) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to paragraph 6D(iv) incurred in order to renew, extend, substitute, refinance or replace Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (a), (b) other than Indebtedness resulting from investments permitted under paragraph 6M pursuant to subclauses (b) and (c) of clause (i) of the definition of “Permitted Loans and Investments”, each of such Credit Parties or such Subsidiaries to or by whom such Indebtedness is owed, or who owns (directly or indirectly) any Equity Interests referred to in the preceding clause (a), shall have become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty and/or to the Pledge Agreement (or to all of them) to the extent required by paragraph 5K hereof, (c) such Indebtedness shall at all times be subject to the provisions of the Subordination Agreement as Subordinated Debt (as defined in the Subordination Agreement) and each Credit Party or other Subsidiary to whom such Indebtedness is owed shall be party to the Subordination Agreement as a Subordinated Creditor (as defined in the Subordination Agreement) and (d) in the case of any such Indebtedness owing by a Credit Party, the holder of such Indebtedness shall be a Credit Party;
(ix)    contingent obligations in respect of customary indemnification and purchase price adjustment obligations incurred in connection with Transfers of properties or assets or with purchases of properties or assets permitted hereunder;
(x)    Guarantees in respect of any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this paragraph 6D if such guaranteeing Person would be permitted to incur such Indebtedness under this paragraph 6D;
(xi)    obligations in respect of performance bonds and completion, guarantee, surety and similar bonds, in each case obtained in the ordinary course of business to support statutory and contractual obligations (other than Indebtedness) arising in the ordinary course of business;
(xii)    Indebtedness arising from the honoring of a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or other similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii)    Indebtedness arising from the endorsement of items for deposit or collection of commercial paper received in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv)    Indebtedness incurred in connection with the financing of insurance premiums; and
(xv)    other Indebtedness incurred by the Obligors or any other Indebtedness or preferred stock of any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided that, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof, Consolidated Indebtedness shall not exceed 55% of Total Capitalization of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and provided, further, that, for any Subsidiary




of the Parent other than the Issuer, such Indebtedness and preferred stock together with the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness and the aggregate liquidation value of preferred stock of such Subsidiary previously incurred and outstanding under this paragraph 6D (other than (a) Indebtedness incurred under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii) and (xiv) of this paragraph 6D and (b) Indebtedness incurred under clause (iv) of this paragraph 6D to the extent that such Indebtedness renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces Indebtedness described in the foregoing clause (a)), does not at any time exceed 25% of Consolidated Net Worth;
provided , that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the definition of Permitted Liens or this paragraph 6D, the Obligors will not at any time permit Priority Debt to exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth determined as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Parent.
6E.      Restrictive Agreements . The Obligors will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of such Obligor or any such Subsidiary, (i) to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets or revenues, whether now or hereafter acquired, (ii) to pay dividends or make other distributions to any Obligor with respect to any shares of its Equity Interests, (iii) to pay any Indebtedness owed to any Obligor, (iv) to make or permit to exist loans or advances to any Obligor, or (v) to sell transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to any Obligor, except:
(a)    prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by this Agreement or the Bank Credit Agreement;
(b)    prohibitions, restrictions and conditions referred to in clauses (i) and (v) above in connection with any Permitted Lien, so long as such prohibition or limitation is by its terms effective only against the property, assets or revenues subject to such Lien;
(c)    customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions in licenses, leases and governmental permits concerning Liens on assets subject thereto;
(d)    customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in Hedging Agreements permitted pursuant to paragraph 6N and in any agreement related to Banking Services (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement);
(e)    customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions in Guarantees and permitted hereunder that waive or prohibit parties thereto from collecting intercompany obligations after the occurrence of a default;
(f)    customary prohibitions, restrictions or conditions contained in agreements relating to any asset sale or disposition pending such sale or disposition other than restrictions on Liens, provided that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the Credit Party or Subsidiary or its assets to be sold or disposed of and such sale or disposition is permitted hereunder;
(g)    any such prohibition contained in any agreement, bond, note or other instrument (or any refinancing thereof) permitted hereunder with respect to any Person or the property or assets of such Person acquired by a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries in an acquisition permitted hereunder and existing at the time of such acquisition; provided that such prohibition is not applicable to any Person or the property or assets of any Person other than such acquired Person or the property or assets of such acquired Person;
(h)    customary prohibitions or restrictions in joint venture agreements and similar agreements that relate solely to the activities of joint ventures permitted under paragraph 6M;
(i)    limitations or restrictions consisting of customary net worth, leverage or other financial covenants in each case contained in, or required by, any contractual obligation governing Indebtedness of a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries permitted under paragraph 6D; and
(j)    prohibitions, restrictions and conditions under agreements or arrangements described in Schedule 6E .




6F.      [Intentionally Omitted].
6G.      Limitation on Restricted Payments . No Obligor will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, declare, make or pay, or agree to declare, make or pay or incur any liability to make or pay, or cause or permit to be declared, made or paid, or set aside any sum or property to declare, make or pay any Restricted Payment, other than (a) cash dividends (or distributions, in the case of partnerships) from Subsidiaries of the Parent to the Parent, (b) acquisitions or purchases by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of capital stock of any Subsidiary or capital contributions made by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to a Subsidiary, (c) Cash Stock Buybacks, which shall be limited to $55,000,000 in the aggregate on or after Effective Date (provided that, the Issuer shall have the option, exercisable by notice to the holders of Notes from time to time made within 60 days after a Cash Stock Buyback, to exclude a Cash Stock Buyback from such dollar limitation) and (d) any other Restricted Payments made by the Parent so long as both before and after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment, (i) Excess Liquidity determined on a pro forma basis would not be less than $20,000,000, (ii) no Default of Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed 2.50:1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis and (iv) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio would not be less than 1.75:1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis.
6H.      Sale of Assets . Subject to the provisions of paragraph 6B hereof, no Obligor will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of transactions, sell, lease, transfer, abandon or otherwise dispose of, or suffer to be sold, leased, transferred, abandoned or otherwise disposed of (individually and collectively, a “ Transfer ”), assets other than:
(i)    Transfers of assets (other than those referred to in clauses (ii) through (xii) below) in an amount in not to exceed (a) 10 percent of Consolidated Total Assets (as determined as of the end of the fiscal quarter of the Parent ending on or immediately before the determination date) in any fiscal year or (b) 25 percent of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the Effective Date) in the aggregate after the Effective Date;
(ii)    Transfers of (a) inventory in the ordinary course of business and (b) used, worn out, surplus or obsolete assets not used or useful in such Credit Party’s business;
(iii)    Transfers of assets (other than cash or cash equivalents) to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party so long as, in the case of any such Transfer by a Credit Party, the transferee shall be a Credit Party;
(iv)    Transfers of assets the proceeds of which are used to purchase other property of a similar nature of at least equivalent value (such property the “ Excess Replacement Assets ”) within one year of such Transfer so long as the Issuer shall have notified each holder of a Note at or prior to the date of consummation of such Transfer that the applicable Credit Party or Subsidiary intends to so reinvest such proceeds in Excess Replacement Assets within one year of such Transfer;
(v)    Transfers of investments identified in clauses (iii) through (vii) of the definition of Permitted Loans and Investments for other investments listed in such clauses;
(vi)    abandonment of non-material intellectual property assets in the ordinary course of business;
(vii)    Transfers of assets acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition, which assets are not used in or useful in the business;
(viii)    Transfers of past due accounts receivable in connection with collections of such accounts receivable;




(ix)    surrender, release or waiver of contract rights in the ordinary course of business so long as such surrender, release or waiver would not have a material effect on the rights, assets or business of such Obligor or Subsidiary;
(x)    Transfers of interests in a Hedging Agreement in connection with the unwinding of such Hedging Agreement;
(xi)    charitable donations in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; and
(xii)    Transfers of investments or assets to joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in, joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements pursuant to an investment permitted by paragraphs 6A and 6M; provided that the aggregate Fair Market Value for all investments and assets Transferred to such joint ventures pursuant to this clause (xii) shall not, in the aggregate together with all investments in joint ventures pursuant to clause (xvii) of the definition of “Permitted Loans and Investments,” exceed $20,000,000.
6I.      [Intentionally Omitted].
6J.      [Intentionally Omitted].
6K.      Net Leverage Ratio. The Obligors shall not permit the Net Leverage Ratio to exceed 2.50:1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2015.
6L.      Debt Service Coverage Ratio . The Obligors shall not permit the Debt Service Coverage Ratio at the conclusion of the twelve month period ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter commencing after December 31, 2015 to be less than 1.75:1.00.
6M.      Limitation on Investments. No Obligor will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger) any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee (except pursuant to this Agreement or the Bank Credit Agreement) any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except Permitted Loans and Investments.
6N.      Hedging Agreements . No Obligor will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Agreement for purposes of speculation or investment or for any other purpose other than protecting such Obligor or Subsidiary from actual interest rate or foreign exchange exposure or fluctuations in commodity prices for commodities used in the business of such Obligor or Subsidiary.
6O.      Amendment of Certain Documents . No Obligor will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(i)    terminate, amend, waive or modify its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, or Certificate of Limited Partnership, Certificate of Formation, Agreement of Limited Partnership, Operating Agreement or similar organizational document as the case may be, except (i) to the extent necessary to effect a transaction permitted under paragraph 6B, (ii) for amendments, modifications or waivers that are not adverse in any respect to the holders of the Notes, and (iii) in connection with the dissolution of any Credit Party having de minimus assets, provided that the Obligors shall provide the holders of Notes with prompt written notice of such dissolution and of the Credit Party to which any assets of such dissolved entity have been transferred, or




(ii)    amend in any material respect the Bank Credit Agreement or any of the other Bank Credit Documents entered into in connection therewith without the prior written consent of the Required Holders (it being understood that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any increase in the aggregate amount of the commitments under the Bank Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, any increase in such commitments pursuant to paragraph 2.06A thereof) at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be deemed to be a material amendment).
6P.      Terrorism Sanctions Regulations . The Obligors will not and will not permit any Controlled Entity (a) to become (including by virtue of being owned or controlled by a Blocked Person), own or control a Blocked Person or any Person that is the target of any Sanctions imposed by the United States, Canada, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, or (b) directly or indirectly to have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction (including, without limitation, any investment, dealing or transaction involving the proceeds of the Notes) with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (i) would cause any holder to be in violation of any law or regulation applicable to such holder, or (ii) is prohibited by or subject to any Sanctions, or (c) to engage, nor shall any Affiliate of either engage, in any activity that could subject such Person or any holder to sanctions under CISADA or any similar law or regulation with respect to Iran or any other country that is subject to Sanctions.
6Q.      Specified Canadian Pension Plan . No Obligor will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, 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.      EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
7A.      Acceleration. If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing for any reason whatsoever (and whether such occurrence shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be effected by operation of law or otherwise):
(i)     the Issuer defaults in the payment of any principal of, or any Yield- Maintenance Amount or other prepayment compensation payable with respect to, any Note when the same shall become due, either by the terms thereof or otherwise as herein provided; or
(ii)     the Issuer defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note or any other amount due under this Agreement within three days after the same shall become due; or
(iii)     (A) any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to make a payment of any principal of or premium or interest in respect of the Bank Credit Agreement that is outstanding beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto (unless waived in writing by the Required Lenders, as such term is defined in the Bank Credit Agreement (and any other Persons a waiver from which is required) (and only so long as such waiver shall continue in effect by its terms)); or (B) any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party defaults (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) in any payment of principal of or premium or interest on any other Indebtedness beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto, or any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party fails to perform or observe any other agreement, term or condition contained in any agreement under which any such obligation is created (or if any other event thereunder or under any such agreement shall occur and be continuing) and the effect of such failure or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such obligation (or a trustee on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, such obligation to become due (or to be repurchased by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party) prior to any stated maturity, provided that the aggregate amount of all obligations as to which such a payment default shall occur and be continuing or such a failure or other event causing or permitting acceleration (or resale to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party) shall occur and be continuing exceeds at least $10,000,000 individually or $25,000,000 in the aggregate, provided , further , that for purposes of this




paragraph 7A(iii), the principal amount of the Indebtedness of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party in respect of any Hedging Agreements at any time shall be treated as Indebtedness in an amount equal to the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that any such Person would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time, provided that this clause (iii) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness and such secured Indebtedness has been repaid in full substantially concurrently with the sale or transfer of such property or assets, and provided further, that an Event of Default under this clause (iii) caused by the occurrence of a breach or default with respect to Indebtedness described in this clause (iii) shall be cured for purposes of this Agreement upon the Person asserting such breach or default waiving such breach or default or upon a Credit Party or Subsidiary curing such breach or default if, at the time of such waiver or such cure no holder of a Note has exercised any rights or remedies with respect to an Event of Default under this clause (iii); or
(iv)     any representation or warranty made by any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries herein or in any of the other Transaction Documents, or by any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers in any writing furnished in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents shall be false in any material respect on the date as of which made; or
(v)     any Obligor fails to perform or observe any agreement contained in paragraph 5A(i), (ii) and (iii) or paragraph 6, after giving effect in the case of this clause (v) to any grace or cure period set forth therein; or
(vi)     any Credit Party fails to perform or observe any other agreement, term or condition contained herein or in any of the other Transaction Documents, and such failure shall not be remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (A) any Responsible Officer obtaining actual knowledge thereof and (B) any Obligor receiving written notice thereof from any holder of a Note; or
(vii)     any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or is generally not paying its debts as such debts become due; or
(viii)     any decree or order for relief in respect of any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries is entered under any bankruptcy, reorganization, compromise, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law, whether now or hereafter in effect (herein called the “ Bankruptcy Law ”), of any jurisdiction; or
(ix)     any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries petitions or applies to any tribunal for, or consents to, the appointment of, or taking possession by, a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or similar official of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary, or of any substantial part of the assets of any such Person, or commences a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Law of the United States or any proceedings (other than proceedings for the voluntary liquidation and dissolution of a Subsidiary) relating to any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries under the Bankruptcy Law of any other jurisdiction; or
(x)     any such petition or application is filed, or any such proceedings are commenced, against any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries and such Credit Party or such Subsidiary by any act indicates its approval thereof, consent thereto or acquiescence therein, or an order, judgment or decree is entered appointing any such trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or similar official, or approving the petition in any such proceedings, and such order, judgment or decree remains unstayed and in effect for more than 60 days; or
(xi) any order, judgment or decree is entered in any proceedings against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party decreeing the dissolution of such Credit Party or Subsidiary and such order, judgment or decree remains unstayed and in effect for more than 60 days: or




(xii) [reserved]; or
(xiii)     one or more final judgments in an aggregate amount (not covered by insurance as to which the carrier or broker has not disputed coverage) in excess of $5,000,000 is rendered against any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries and, within 60 days after entry thereof, any such judgment is not discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal, or within 60 days after the expiration of any such stay, such judgment is not discharged; or
(xiv)    an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Holders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in an aggregate amount exceeding (i) $1,000,000 in any year or (ii) $3,000,000 for all periods; or
(xv)    (A) any event or condition exists in respect of any Canadian Pension Plan which presents the risk of liability of a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries which could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (B) a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to make minimum required contributions to amortize any funding deficiencies under a Canadian Pension Plan within the time period set out in any Requirement of Law or fail to make a required contribution under any Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan which could result in the imposition of a Lien upon the assets of a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries makes any improper withdrawals or applications of assets of a Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan; or
(xvi)     any Subsidiary or the Parent shall fail to observe or perform in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement contained in the Parent Guaranty, the Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, after giving effect in the case of this clause (xvi) to any grace or cure period set forth therein; or
(xvii)     the Pledge Agreement shall, for any reason, be terminated, cease to be in full force and effect or cease to create a valid, perfected, first priority security interest in the Collateral described in the Pledge Agreement or any party having granted any such security interests (or any successor thereto or representative thereof) shall make any claim or assertion to such effect, or any Credit Party or other Subsidiary (or any successor thereto or representative thereof) shall claim or assert that this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any right or remedy of any holder of Notes hereunder or thereunder shall not be enforceable in accordance with its terms; or
(xviii)     any of the Transaction Documents shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any party thereto (other than the Notes Collateral Agent or any holder from time to time of a Note) shall purport to disavow its obligations thereunder, shall declare that it does not have any further obligation thereunder or shall contest the validity or enforceability thereof; or
(xix)    a Change in Control shall occur;
then (a) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph 7A, any holder of any Note may at its option during the continuance of such Event of Default, by notice in writing to the Issuer, terminate the Facility and/or declare all of the Notes held by such holder to be, and all of the Notes held by such holder shall thereupon be and become, immediately due and payable together with interest accrued thereon and together with the Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, payable with respect to such Notes, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Issuer, (b) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (viii), (ix) or (x) of this paragraph 7A, the Facility shall automatically terminate and all of the Notes at the time outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable together with interest accrued thereon and together with the Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, payable with respect to each Note, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Issuer, and (c) with respect to any event constituting an Event of Default (including an Event of Default described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph 7A), the Required Holder(s) of the Notes of any Series may at its or their option during the continuance of such




Event of Default, by notice in writing to the Issuer, terminate the Facility and/or declare all of the Notes of such Series to be, and all of the Notes of such Series shall thereupon be and become, immediately due and payable together with interest accrued thereon and together with the Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, with respect to each Note of such Series, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Issuer.
7B.      Rescission of Acceleration. At any time after any or all of the Notes of any Series shall have been declared immediately due and payable pursuant to paragraph 7A, the Required Holder(s) of the Notes of such Series may, by notice in writing to the Issuer, rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if (i) the Issuer shall have paid all overdue interest on the Notes of such Series, the principal of and Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, payable with respect to any Notes of such Series which have become due otherwise than by reason of such declaration, and interest on such overdue interest and overdue principal and Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, at the rate specified in the Notes of such Series, (ii) the Issuer shall not have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (iii) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non-payment of amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, shall have been cured or waived pursuant to paragraph 13C, and (iv) no judgment or decree shall have been entered for the payment of any amounts due pursuant to the Notes of such Series or this Agreement. No such rescission or annulment shall extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right arising therefrom.
7C.      Notice of Acceleration or Rescission. Whenever any Note shall be declared immediately due and payable pursuant to paragraph 7A or any such declaration shall be rescinded and annulled pursuant to paragraph 7B, the Issuer shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the holder of each Note of each Series at the time outstanding.
7D.      Other Remedies. If any Event of Default or Default shall occur and be continuing, the holder of any Note may proceed to protect and enforce its rights under this Agreement and such Note and the other Transaction Documents by exercising such remedies as are available to such holder in respect thereof under applicable law, either by suit in equity or by action at law, or both, whether for specific performance of any covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. No remedy conferred in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document upon the holder of any Note is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy conferred herein, in any other Transaction Document or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise.
8.      REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES. The Issuer hereby represents, covenants and warrants as follows:
8A.      Organization. Each Obligor is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, each other Credit Party is duly organized and existing in good standing (to the extent applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is formed, and each Credit Party has the power to own its respective property and to carry on its respective business as now being conducted.
8B.      Financial Statements.
(i)    The Obligors have heretofore furnished to Prudential (a) a consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 reported on by KPMG LLP, independent public accountants, and (b) consolidating balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries setting forth such information separately for the Parent and each Subsidiary thereof and related consolidating statements of operations for the Parent and its Subsidiaries setting forth such information separately for the Parent and each Subsidiary thereof as of and for such fiscal year, and including in comparative form the figures for the preceding fiscal year, certified by its chief financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Parent and of its Subsidiaries as of such




dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP. The Parent has also heretofore furnished to Prudential its Form 10-Q as of and for the period ended September 30, 2015.
(ii)    Since December 31, 2015, except as disclosed in any of the materials referred to in paragraph 8B(i)(a), there has been no adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, assets or property of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, except for any such changes that, individually or in the aggregate, have not resulted and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed on Schedule 8B annexed hereto and as complete and correct as of the Effective Date, the Credit Parties have no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, not disclosed on the financial statements referred to in paragraph 8B(i), other than in respect of goods and services arising in the ordinary course of business.
8C.      Actions Pending. Except as disclosed on Schedule 8C annexed hereto, there is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the best knowledge of the Obligors, threatened against any of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or any properties or rights of such Persons, by or before any court, arbitrator or administrative or governmental body which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
8D.      Outstanding Indebtedness. None of the Credit Parties, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, has outstanding any Indebtedness except as permitted by paragraph 6D. There exists no default under the provisions of any instrument evidencing such Indebtedness or of any agreement relating thereto, except for defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
8E.      Title to Properties.
(i)    Each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title (free of Liens except such as are set forth on Schedule 6C annexed hereto (which is complete and correct as of the Effective Date) or are otherwise Permitted Liens) to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes. No Credit Party is a party to any contract, agreement, lease or instrument (other than the Transaction Documents or the Bank Credit Documents) the performance of which, either unconditionally or upon the happening of any event, will result in or require the creation of a Lien that is not a Permitted Lien (except in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Collateral Agent) on any of its property or assets (now owned or hereafter acquired) or otherwise result in a violation of any Transaction Documents.
(ii)    Except as set forth in Schedule 8E , each Credit Party owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by such Credit Party and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
8F.      Taxes. Each Credit Party has and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes shown thereon or believed by it to be required to have been paid by it, except Taxes (i) the amount of which, in the aggregate, is not material, (ii) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Credit Party or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves, or (iii) the failure to file a return for, or the failure to pay such Taxes, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8G.      Conflicting Agreements and Other Matters. Neither the Credit Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement or subject to any charter or other corporate restriction which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement, the Notes or any other Transaction Document, nor the offering, issuance and sale of the Notes, nor fulfillment of nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and of the Notes will conflict with, or result in a




breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in any violation of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to, the charter or by-laws of any such Person, any award of any arbitrator or any agreement (including any agreement with stockholders of such Person), instrument, order, judgment, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation to which the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is subject. Neither the Credit Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of such Person, any agreement relating thereto or any other contract or agreement (including its charter) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of such Person of the type to be evidenced by the Notes or created by the Subsidiary Guaranty except as set forth in the agreements listed in Schedule 8G attached hereto (as such Schedule 8G may have been modified from time to time by written supplements thereto delivered by the Issuer to Prudential).
8H.      Offering of Notes. Neither the Issuer nor any agent acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, offered the Notes or any similar security of the Issuer for sale to, or solicited any offers to buy the Notes or any similar security of the Issuer from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect thereto with, any Person other than Prudential Affiliates and not more than 20 other institutional investors, and neither the Issuer nor any agent acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action which would subject the offer, issuance or sale of the Notes to the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act or to the provisions of any securities or Blue Sky law of any applicable jurisdiction.
8I.      Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of any Notes will be used as provided in the applicable Request for Purchase. None of the proceeds of the sale of any Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” as defined in Regulation U (12 CFR Part 207) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (herein called “ margin stock ”) or for the purpose of maintaining, reducing or retiring any Indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any stock that is then currently a margin stock or for any other purpose which might constitute the purchase of such Notes a “purpose credit” within the meaning of such Regulation U. Neither the Obligors nor any agent acting on their behalf has taken or will take any action which might cause this Agreement or the Notes to violate Regulation T, Regulation U or any other regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or to violate the Exchange Act, in each case as in effect now or as the same may hereafter be in effect. Margin stock does not constitute more than 5% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, and the Parent does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 5% of the value of such assets.
8J.      ERISA; Canadian Pension Plan and Benefit Plans.
(i)    No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $250,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $350,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

(ii)     Schedule 8J lists all Canadian Benefit Plans and Canadian Pension Plans currently maintained or contributed to by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries or in respect of which they have any liability. No Credit Party currently maintains or contributes to a Specified Canadian Pension Plan. The Canadian Pension Plans are duly registered under the ITA and all other applicable laws which require registration. Each Credit Party and each of their Subsidiaries has complied with and performed all of its obligations under and in respect of the Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Benefit Plans under the terms




thereof, any funding agreements and all applicable laws (including any fiduciary, funding, investment and administration obligations) except where the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All employer and employee payments, contributions or premiums to be remitted, paid to or in respect of each Canadian Pension Plan and Canadian Benefit Plan have been paid in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms thereof, any funding agreement and all applicable laws, except where the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There have been no improper withdrawals or applications of the assets of the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans. No promises of benefit improvements under the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans have been made except where such improvement could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8J, there are no outstanding disputes concerning the assets of the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans.
8K.      Governmental Consent. Neither the nature of the Credit Parties or of any of their Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective businesses or properties, nor any relationship between any of the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries and any other Person, nor any circumstance in connection with the offering, issuance, sale or delivery of the Notes or the use of the proceeds thereof is such as to require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or any action by or notice to or filing with any court or administrative or governmental body (other than the filing of UCC financing statements) in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the offering, issuance, sale or delivery of the Notes or fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and provisions hereof or of any other Transaction Document.
8L.      Compliance With Laws. The Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries and all of their respective properties and facilities have complied at all times and in all respects with all foreign, federal, state, local and regional statutes, laws, ordinances and judicial or administrative orders, judgments, rulings and regulations, including without limitation, all Environmental Laws, except , in any such case, where failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
8M.      Disclosure. Neither this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents nor any other document, certificate or statement furnished to any Purchaser by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection herewith contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein not misleading. There is no fact peculiar to the any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and which has not been set forth in this Agreement. As of such Closing Day, the financial projections most recently delivered by the Parent to Prudential were reasonable on the date delivered based on the assumptions contained therein and the best information available to the Obligors.
8N.      Hostile Tender Offers. None of the proceeds of the sale of any Notes will be used to finance a Hostile Tender Offer.
8O.      Investment Company Act. Neither any of the Credit Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” required to register within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8P.      [Intentionally Omitted]
8Q.      Foreign Assets Control Regulations, etc.  
(i)    Neither the Issuer nor any Controlled Entity is (a) a Person (1) whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Department of the Treasury or (2) who is listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the United Nations Security Council, the Canadian government, the European Union or any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or relevant sanctions authority (each Person described in clauses (1) and (2), a “ Listed Person ”) (b) an agent, department, or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf




of, directly or indirectly, (1) any Listed Person or (2) any Person, entity, organization, foreign country or regime that is subject to any Sanctions, or (c) otherwise blocked, subject to, or engaged in any activity in violation of, any Sanctions or any enabling legislation or executive order relating to any of the foregoing (each Listed Person and each other Person, entity, organization and government of a country described in clause (a), clause (b) or clause (c), a “ Blocked Person ”). Neither the Issuer nor any Controlled Entity has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a state list of Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is subject to any Sanctions.
(ii)    No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by the Issuer or any Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (a) in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, or (b) otherwise in violation of any Sanctions.
(iii)    Neither the Issuer nor any Controlled Entity (a) has been found in violation of, charged with, or convicted of, money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes under the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act), the USA PATRIOT Act or any other United States law or regulation governing such activities (collectively, “ Anti-Money Laundering Laws ”) or any Sanctions violations, (b) to the Issuer’s actual knowledge after making due inquiry, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any Sanctions violations, (c) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any Sanctions, or (d) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Issuer has established procedures and controls which it reasonably believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Issuer and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions.
(iv)    (a)    Neither the Issuer nor any Controlled Entity (1) has been charged with, or convicted of bribery or any other anti-corruption related activity under any applicable law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction, including but not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (collectively, “ Anti-Corruption Laws ”), (2) to the Issuer’s actual knowledge after making due inquiry, is under investigation by any U.S. or non-U.S. Governmental Authority for possible violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, (3) has been assessed civil or criminal penalties under any Anti-Corruption Laws or (4) has been or is the target of Sanctions imposed by the United States, Canada, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority;
(b)    To the Issuer’s actual knowledge after making due inquiry, neither the Issuer nor any Controlled Entity has, within the last five years, directly or indirectly offered, promised, given, paid or authorized the offer, promise, giving or payment of anything of value to a Governmental Official or a commercial counterparty for the purposes of: (i) influencing any act, decision or failure to act by such Government Official in his or her official capacity or such commercial counterparty, (ii) inducing a Governmental Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the Governmental Official’s lawful duty, or (iii) inducing a Governmental Official or a commercial counterparty to use his or her influence with a government or instrumentality to affect any act or decision of such government or entity; in each case in order to obtain, retain or direct business or to otherwise secure an improper advantage; and
(c)    No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage. The Issuer has established procedures and controls which it reasonably believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Issuer and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Corruption Laws.
9.      REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS.




Each Purchaser represents as follows:
9A.      Nature of Purchase. Such Purchaser represents it is purchasing the Notes purchased by it hereunder for investment for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by it or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds (or commingled pension trust funds) and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act, provided that the disposition of such Purchaser's property shall at all times be and remain within its control. Each Purchaser understands that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under such circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and the Issuer is not required to register any of the Notes.
9B.      Source of Funds. At least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a “ Source ”) to be used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser hereunder:
(i)    the Source is an “insurance company general account” (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“ PTE ”) 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the “ NAIC Annual Statement ”)) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Purchaser’s state of domicile; or
(ii)    the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Purchaser’s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or
(iii)    the Source is either (a) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 or (b) a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Issuer in writing pursuant to this clause (iii), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund; or
(iv)    the Source constitutes assets of an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14 (the “ QPAM Exemption ”)) managed by a “qualified professional asset manager” or “QPAM” (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan’s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the QPAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in the Issuer that would cause the QPAM and the Issuer to be “related” within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (a) the identity of such QPAM and (b) the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such




employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund, have been disclosed to the Issuer in writing pursuant to this clause (iv); or
(v)    the Source constitutes assets of a “plan(s)” (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96-23 (the “ INHAM Exemption ”)) managed by an “in-house asset manager” or “INHAM” (within the meaning of Part IV(a) of the INHAM exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of “control” in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Issuer and (a) the identity of such INHAM and (b) the name(s) of the employee benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Issuer in writing pursuant to this clause (v); or
(vi)    the Source is a governmental plan; or
(vii)    the Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Issuer in writing pursuant to this clause (vii); or
(viii)    the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.
As used in this paragraph 9B, the terms “employee benefit plan,” “governmental plan,” and “separate account” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in Section 3 of ERISA.
10.      DEFINITIONS; ACCOUNTING MATTERS.
For the purpose of this Agreement, the terms defined in paragraphs 10A and 10B (or within the text of any other paragraph) shall have the respective meanings specified therein and all accounting matters shall be subject to determination as provided in paragraph 10C.
10A.      Yield-Maintenance Terms.
Called Principal ” shall mean, with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to paragraph 4B or paragraph 4C or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to paragraph 7A, as the context requires.
Designated Spread ” shall mean 0.50%.
Discounted Value ” shall mean, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (as converted to reflect the periodic basis on which interest on such Note is payable, if payable other than on a semi-annual basis) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.
Reinvestment Yield ” shall mean, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the Designated Spread over the yield to maturity implied by (i) the yields reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City local time) on the Business Day next preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date on the display designated as “Page PX1” on Bloomberg Financial Markets (or, if Bloomberg Financial Markets shall cease to report such yields in Page PX1 or shall cease to be Prudential’s customary source of information for calculating yield-maintenance amounts on privately placed notes, then such source as is then Prudential’s customary source of such information), or if such yields shall not be reported as of such time or the yields reported as of such time shall not be ascertainable, (ii) the Treasury Constant Maturity Series yields reported,




for the latest day for which such yields shall have been so reported as of the Business Day next preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) (or any comparable successor publication) for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a constant maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. Such implied yield shall be determined, if necessary, by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between yields reported for various maturities. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to that number of decimal places as appears in the coupon of the applicable Note.
Remaining Average Life ” shall mean, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth year) obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) each Remaining Scheduled Payment of such Called Principal (but not of interest thereon) by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth year) which will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.
Remaining Scheduled Payments ” shall mean, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due on or after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date.
Settlement Date ” shall mean, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to paragraph 4B or paragraph 4C or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to paragraph 7A, as the context requires.
Yield-Maintenance Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Note, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Called Principal of such Note over the sum of (i) such Called Principal plus (ii) interest accrued thereon as of (including interest due on) the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal. The Yield-Maintenance Amount shall in no event be less than zero.
10B.      Other Terms.
Acceptance ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2E.
Acceptance Day ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2E.
Acceptance Window ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2E.
Accepted Note ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2E.
Adjusted Hedging Exposure Amount ” means the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the applicable Credit Party or other Subsidiary would be required to pay at any time if all of its Hedging Agreements were terminated at such time, net of the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the applicable Credit Party or other Subsidiary would be entitled to receive at such time.
Affiliate ” shall mean, at any time, and with respect to any Person, (i) any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person, and (ii) any Person (other than institutional holders and publicly traded mutual funds) beneficially owning or holding, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of any class of voting or equity interests of the Parent or any Subsidiary or any corporation of which the Parent and its Subsidiaries beneficially own or hold, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity interests. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an "Affiliate" is a reference to an Affiliate of the Parent.
Agreement, this ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 13C.




Anti-Corruption Laws ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 8Q(iv)(a).
Anti-Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 8Q(iii).
Authorized Officer ” shall mean (i) in the case of the Obligors, each Obligor’s chief executive officer, its president, its chief financial officer, its treasurer, any vice president of such Obligors designated as an “Authorized Officer” of the Obligor in the Information Schedule attached hereto or any vice president of such Obligor designated as an “Authorized Officer” of such Obligor for the purpose of this Agreement in an Officer's Certificate executed by such Obligor’s chief executive officer or chief financial officer and delivered to Prudential, and (ii) in the case of Prudential, any officer of Prudential designated as its “Authorized Officer” in the Information Schedule or any officer of Prudential designated as its “Authorized Officer” for the purpose of this Agreement in a certificate executed by one of its Authorized Officers. Any action taken under this Agreement on behalf of any Obligor by any individual who on or after the date of this Agreement shall have been an Authorized Officer of such Obligor and whom Prudential in good faith believes to be an Authorized Officer of such Obligor at the time of such action shall be binding on such Obligor even though such individual shall have ceased to be an Authorized Officer of such Obligor, and any action taken under this Agreement on behalf of Prudential by any individual who on or after the date of this Agreement shall have been an Authorized Officer of Prudential and whom the Obligors in good faith believe to be an Authorized Officer of Prudential at the time of such action shall be binding on Prudential even though such individual shall have ceased to be an Authorized Officer of Prudential.
Available Facility Amount ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2A.
Bank Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2016, by and among the Obligors, Lippert Components Canada, Inc., the other borrowers party thereto from time to time, the Bank Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Bank Lenders.
Bank Credit Documents ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the defined term “Loan Documents” in the Bank Credit Agreement.
Bank Lenders ” shall mean the lenders from time to time party to the Bank Credit Agreement.
Bankruptcy Law ” shall have the meaning specified in clause (viii) of paragraph 7A.
Blocked Person ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 8Q(i).
Business Day ” shall mean any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a day on which commercial banks in New York City are required or authorized to be closed and (iii) for purposes of paragraph 2C hereof only, a day on which Prudential is not open for business.
Canadian Benefit Plans ” means any plan, fund, program, or policy, whether oral or written, formal or informal, funded or unfunded, insured or uninsured, providing employee benefits, including medical, hospital care, dental, sickness, accident, disability, life insurance, pension, retirement or savings benefits, under which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party has any liability with respect to any employee or former employee in Canada, but excluding any Canadian Pension Plans.
Canadian Pension Plans ” means each pension plan required to be registered under Canadian federal or provincial law that is maintained or contributed to by a Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party for its employees or former employees, but does not include any plan, program, policy or arrangement which is maintained by a Governmental Authority.
Cancellation Date ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2H(3).
Cancellation Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2H(3).




Capital Expenditures ” shall mean, for any period, the sum of all amounts that would, in accordance with GAAP, be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows for the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period (including the amount of assets leased under any Capitalized Lease Obligation during such period), less the net proceeds received by such Persons during such period from sales of fixed tangible assets as reflected on the consolidated statement of cash flows for that period.
Capital Lease ” shall mean at any time a lease with respect to which the lessee is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with GAAP.
Capitalized Lease Obligation ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
Cash Stock Buyback ” shall mean any Parent stock repurchase.
CFC ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 5K.
Change in Control ” shall mean (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof, excluding management personnel as listed in the proxy statement dated April 15, 2016 of the Parent) of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent; (b) occupation after the Effective Date of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Parent by Persons who were neither (i) directors of the Parent on the Effective Date, (ii) nominated or appointed by the board of directors of the Parent nor (iii) approved by the board of directors of the Parent as director candidates prior to their election; (c) the acquisition after the Effective Date of direct or indirect Control of the Parent by any Person or group; or (d) the ownership after the Effective Date by any Person other than the Parent of any Equity Interests of the Issuer, or the ownership by any Person other than the Issuer, or a Subsidiary of the Issuer that is the owner thereof as of the Effective Date (or such later date on which such Subsidiary Guarantor becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than the Parent).
CISADA ” shall mean the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act.
Closing Day ” shall mean with respect to any Accepted Note, the Business Day specified for the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note in the Request for Purchase of such Accepted Note, provided that (i) if the Issuer and the Purchaser which is obligated to purchase such Accepted Note agree on an earlier Business Day for such closing, the “ Closing Day ” for such Accepted Note shall be such earlier Business Day, and (ii) if the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note is rescheduled pursuant to paragraph 2G, the Closing Day for such Accepted Note, for all purposes of this Agreement except references to “original Closing Day” in paragraph 2H(2), shall mean the Rescheduled Closing Day with respect to such Accepted Note.
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral ” shall mean the shares of Equity Interests of the Credit Parties in which a Lien has been created under the Pledge Agreement in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Notes to secure the obligations of the Credit Parties under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Transaction Documents.
Collateral Agent ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent for the Bank Lenders.
Collateral Agency Agreement ” shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2016, by and among the Issuer, Prudential, the Series A Purchasers, each of the




other holders of the Notes from time to time and the Notes Collateral Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
Confirmation of Acceptance ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2E.
Consolidated Indebtedness ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, all Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as would be shown on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of such date prepared in accordance with GAAP (other than the undrawn amount of any letters of credit issued pursuant to the terms of the Bank Credit Agreement).
Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for the period in issue all net interest expense of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, whether paid or accrued, without duplication, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Worth ” shall mean, as of the date of determination, Consolidated Total Assets minus total liabilities of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP.
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) Consolidated Net Worth minus (b) the aggregate amount of (i) all assets classified as intangible assets under GAAP, including, without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, patents, copyrights, organization expenses, franchises, licenses, trade names, brand names, mailing lists, catalogs, excess of cost over book value of assets acquired, and bond discount and underwriting expenses; (ii) loans or advances to, investments in, or receivables from (x) any Affiliate of either Obligor or (y) any Person if such loan, advance, investment or receivable is outside the ordinary course of business of the Parent or the relevant Subsidiary; and (iii) prepaid expenses, in each case of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP.
Consolidated Total Assets ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the total assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as would be shown on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Total Capitalization ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) Consolidated Indebtedness and (ii) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, in each case determined as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Parent then most recently ended.
Control ” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
Controlled Entity ” shall mean (i) any of the Subsidiaries of the Issuer and any of their or the Issuer’s respective Controlled Affiliates and (ii) the Parent and its Controlled Affiliates. As used in this definition, “ Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Credit Parties ” shall mean, collectively, without duplication, the Obligors and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or most recently prior to such date minus (ii) Capital Expenditures made during such four fiscal quarter period minus (iii) the result (if positive) of (x) cash dividends paid by the Parent during such four fiscal quarter period minus (if positive) (y) Excess Cash as of such date minus (z) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure (as such term is defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) on such date minus (iv) the aggregate amount of Cash Stock Buybacks made during such period that are not applied toward the lifetime dollar limitation therefor set forth in paragraph 6G, to (b) the sum of (i) the current portion of Consolidated Indebtedness (as determined as of such date) plus (ii) the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.




Delayed Delivery Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2H(2).
Distribution ” shall mean in respect of any Person: (a) dividends or other distributions or payments on capital stock or other equity interest of such Person (except distributions in such stock or other equity interest); and (b) the redemption or acquisition of such stock or other equity interests or of warrants, rights or other options to purchase such stock or other equity interests (except when solely in exchange for such stock or other equity interests) unless made, contemporaneously, from the net proceeds of a sale of such stock or other equity interests (but excluding the acquisition through repurchase programs by the Parent of its common stock to be held as treasury stock).
Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
EBITDA ” shall mean, for any period in issue, the sum of, without duplication, income before paid taxes plus Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation, amortization of tangible or intangible assets, plus transaction costs related to the Transaction Documents and the Bank Credit Agreement and related documents, plus transaction fees and charges paid (and for which reasonably satisfactory documentation has been provided to the Required Holders) in connection with the issuance or offering of Equity Interests, acquisitions and similar investments, dispositions of any Person or all or substantially all of the assets or division or product line of any Person, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations or amalgamations, option buyouts or incurrences, repayments, refinancings, amendments or modifications of Indebtedness (including any amortization or write-off of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties) or similar transactions (or any of the foregoing transactions that are proposed and not consummated), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, plus (or minus) unrealized losses or gains arising from foreign currency transactions, plus (or minus) (x) any non-cash charges relating to the impairment of goodwill and non-cash expenses in connection with stock-based compensation, extraordinary gains (or losses) and any gains (or losses) from the sale or disposition of assets other than in the ordinary course of business and (y) such other non-cash charges as the Required Holders may consent to in writing; all on a consolidated basis for the Parent and its Subsidiaries and all calculated in accordance with GAAP, and plus (or minus) adjustments for acquisitions and dispositions as set forth in the definition of Pro Forma Basis.
Effective Date ” shall mean April 27, 2016.
Environmental Laws ” shall mean all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of the environment, including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water or land), or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes, and any and all regulations, codes, plans, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or demand letters issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
Equity Interests ” shall mean shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any corporation which is a member of the same controlled group of corporations as any Credit Party within the meaning of section 414(b) of the Code, or any trade or business which is under common control with any Credit Party within the meaning of section 414(c) of the Code.
ERISA Event ” shall mean (i) any "reportable event", as defined in Section 4043 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) the existence with respect to any Plan of an "adjusted funding target attainment percentage" (within the meaning of Section 436 of the Code) that is less than eighty percent; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by any Credit 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 or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any Credit 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 or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
Event of Default ” shall mean any of the events specified in paragraph 7A, provided that there has been satisfied any requirement in connection with such event for the giving of notice, or the lapse of time, or the happening of any further condition, event or act, and “ Default ” shall mean any of such events, whether or not any such requirement has been satisfied.
Excess Cash ” shall mean, on any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the unrestricted cash on hand of the Credit Parties on such day minus (ii) $2,000,000.
Excess Liquidity ” shall mean on any date of determination, the sum of the unrestricted cash and marketable securities of the Credit Parties on such date plus the amount of the unused Revolving Credit Commitment (as such term is defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) as in effect on such date.
Excess Replacement Assets ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 6H(iv).
Excess Restricted Payments ” shall mean an amount, not less than zero, which shall be equal to the Restricted Payments made in cash during the current fiscal quarter reduced by the Excess Cash as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter then ended.
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Existing Agreement ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 1A.
Facility ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2A.
Fair Market Value ” shall mean at any time and with respect to any property, the sale value of such property that would reasonably be estimated to be realized in an arm's-length sale at such time between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller (neither being under a compulsion to buy or sell) as determined by the Parent or the relevant Subsidiary in good faith; provided that if the fair market value is equal to or exceeds $2,500,000, such determination shall be approved by the board of directors of the Parent.
Fitch ” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc.
Foreign Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Bank Credit Agreement.
Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States of America as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other accounting standards setting entity accepted by the SEC.
Governmental Authority ” shall mean




(i)    the government of
(a)    the United States of America or any State or other political subdivision thereof, or
(b)    any jurisdiction in which the Parent or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of the Parent or any Subsidiary, or
(ii)    any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.
Governmental Official ” shall mean any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official capacity.
Guarantee ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “ guarantor ”), any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation 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 other obligation 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 or other obligation 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 other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be equal to the outstanding principal amount of the obligation guaranteed or such lesser amount to which the maximum exposure of the guarantor shall have been specifically limited.
Hedge Treasury Note(s) ” shall mean, with respect to any Accepted Note, the United States Treasury Note or Notes whose duration (as determined by Prudential) most closely matches the duration of such Accepted Note.
Hedging Agreement ” shall mean any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.
Hedging Exposure Amount ” shall mean at any time the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the applicable Obligor and or Subsidiary thereof would be required to pay at such time if all of their Hedging Agreements were terminated at such time.
Hostile Tender Offer ” shall mean, with respect to the use of proceeds of any Note, any offer to purchase, or any purchase of, shares of capital stock of any corporation or equity interests in any other entity, or securities convertible into or representing the beneficial ownership of, or rights to acquire, any such shares or equity interests, if such shares, equity interests, securities or rights are of a class which is publicly traded on any securities exchange or in any over-the-counter market, other than purchases of such shares, equity interests, securities or rights representing less than 5% of the equity interests or beneficial ownership of such corporation or other entity for portfolio investment purposes, and such offer or purchase has not been duly approved by the board of directors of such corporation or the equivalent governing body of such other entity prior to the date on which the Issuer makes the Request for Purchase of such Note.
Inactive Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date, a Subsidiary of such Person (i) that conducts no business activities on such date, (ii) the assets of which Subsidiary have a Fair Market Value less than the smaller of (x) $50,000 or (y) one-half of one percent (.50%) of the consolidated assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries; (iii) the total liabilities of which are less than $25,000; and (iv) has been designated as an Inactive




Subsidiary by notice from the Issuer to the holders of Notes; provided that if the assets of all such Subsidiaries that meet the foregoing conditions (each, a " Specified Subsidiary "), in the aggregate, exceed either of the thresholds of clause (ii), then there shall be excluded from the term "Inactive Subsidiary" the Specified Subsidiary having the greatest assets, and, if necessary, the Specified Subsidiary having the next greatest assets, and so on, until the assets of the remaining Specified Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, no longer exceed either of such thresholds of clause (ii) (such remaining Specified Subsidiaries constituting the Inactive Subsidiaries); provided further , that no Credit Party and no Subsidiary that has provided a Guarantee of Indebtedness outstanding under Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D(ii) and/or any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to and permitted under paragraph 6D(ii) which renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D(ii) shall be an Inactive Subsidiary.
including ” shall mean, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, “including without limitation”.
Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (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, provided that the amount of such Indebtedness which has not been assumed by such Person shall be the lesser of (i) the amount of such obligation and (ii) the Fair Market Value of such property, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person (and excluding from the definition of Indebtedness leases of real or personal property which are not Capital Leases) to the extent recorded as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty (other than performance guaranties), (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances and (j) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) accrued expenses and current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits arising in the ordinary course of business). 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.
INHAM Exemption ” shall have the meaning specified n paragraph 9B(v).
Intercreditor Agreement ” shall mean that certain Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Bank Lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Bank Lenders and as Collateral Agent, Prudential, the Series A Purchasers and each of the other holders from time to time of the Notes and the Notes Collateral Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
Issuance Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2H(1).
Issuance Period ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2B.
Issuer ” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
ITA ” shall mean the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended.
Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Parent, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness determined on the last day of such fiscal quarter to (b) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, each as determined on a Pro Forma Basis.




Lien ” shall mean with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, pledge or hypothecation of, or any lien, encumbrance, charge, or security interest in such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, title retention agreement or Capital Lease (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset, and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
Listed Person ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 8Q(i).
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, financial condition, assets or properties of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Notes, (c) the ability of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents, (d) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or (e) the Liens taken as a whole granted by the Pledge Agreement.
Minority Interests ” shall mean any shares of stock of any class of a Subsidiary of any Person (other than directors' qualifying shares as required by law) that are not owned by such Person and/or one or more of such Person's Subsidiaries. Minority Interests shall be valued by valuing "Minority Interests" consisting of preferred stock at the voluntary or involuntary liquidation value of such preferred stock, whichever is greater, and by valuing "Minority Interests" consisting of common stock at the book value of capital and surplus applicable thereto adjusted, if necessary, to reflect any changes from the book value of such common stock required by the foregoing method of valuing "Minority Interests" in preferred stock.
Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
NAIC Annual Statement ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 9B(i).
Net Leverage Ratio ” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness on such date minus the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash held or located in the United States of the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors on such date and (ii) $25,000,000 to (b) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or most recently prior to such date.
New Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 5K.
Notes ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 1C.
Notes Collateral Agent ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent for the holders of the Notes.
Obligors ” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Officer's Certificate” shall mean, with respect to any Obligor, a certificate signed in the name of such Obligor by an Authorized Officer of such Obligor.
Parent ” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Parent Guaranty ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 3A(1)(i).
PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Permitted Liens ” shall mean the following:




(i)    any Lien existing on the Effective Date which is listed on Schedule 6C to this Agreement securing Indebtedness listed on such schedule and any extensions, renewals and replacements of such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness secured by such Lien, provided that any such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secured as of the Effective Date (except that any such Liens on properties constructed, improved or acquired with the proceeds of industrial revenue or development bond issues representing Indebtedness of a Credit Party owing directly or indirectly to GE Capital Finance, Inc., and which Liens secure only such issues, whether such issues are outstanding as of the Effective Date or which thereafter become outstanding, may secure other such issues representing Indebtedness so owing to such obligee the proceeds of which have been used by a Credit Party to construct, improve or acquire other property, so long as such Liens do not extend to any property of a Credit Party not so financed and secure only Indebtedness represented by such issues);
(ii)    any Lien created to secure all or any part of the purchase price, or to secure Indebtedness incurred or assumed to pay all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction, of any fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved, including pursuant to Capital Leases or purchase money financing, by any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof after the Effective Date; provided that (a) such Lien secures Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement, (b) such Lien and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred within 180 days (and in the case of industrial revenue bonds, 360 days) prior to or after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement or the placing in service, as the case may be, of the asset which is subject to such Lien, (c) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not at any time exceed 85% (in the case of real property and the improvements thereon) or 100% (in the case of personal property, other than fixtures) of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets, and (d) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof;
(iii)    carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', repairmen's, construction and other like Liens imposed by law arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established therefor in accordance with GAAP on the books of the relevant Obligor or Subsidiary, as the case may be, and as to which the failure to make payment during such contest could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(iv)    pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations in respect of which adequate reserves shall have been established;
(v)    deposits and Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(vi)    servitudes, easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof;
(vii)    Liens securing Indebtedness of one Credit Party or any one of their respective Subsidiaries to another Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided that (w) such Indebtedness is permitted under paragraphs 6D or 6G hereof (as applicable), (x) all of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of each such Credit Party or Subsidiary shall be owned 100% directly or indirectly by the Parent, (y) each of such Credit Parties or such Subsidiaries to or by whom such Indebtedness is owed, or who owns (directly or indirectly) any stock referred to in the preceding clause (x), shall have become party to the Subsidiary Guaranty and (z) such Indebtedness shall not be assigned or transferred by the obligee thereof to any Person other than another Credit Party or any of their respective




Subsidiaries such that after giving effect to such assignment and transfer all of the foregoing conditions are satisfied;
(viii)    Liens in favor of consignors in consignors’ consigned assets in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000;
(ix)    Liens for taxes, fees, assessments and governmental charges not delinquent or to the extent that payment therefor shall not at the time be required to be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5H;
(x)    Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided that (i) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restriction against access by the Issuer or a Subsidiary in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board, and (ii) such deposit account is not intended by the Issuer or any Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution;
(xi)    Liens of lessors, lessees and sublessees of real property on property leased by or to the Issuer or a Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Issuer or such Subsidiary;
(xii)    Liens of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law relating to the importing or exporting of goods in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii)    Liens to secure insurance premium financing;
(xiv)    Liens in the nature of contractual restrictions created under agreements related to Transfers of assets permitted under paragraph 6H;
(xv)    Liens securing judgments or awards not exceeding the amounts set forth in paragraph 7A(xiii);
(xvi)    Liens in the nature of contractual restrictions related to joint venture interests under joint venture agreements to the extent such investments are permitted under paragraph 6M;
(xvii)    Liens related to permitted repurchase investments described in clause (vi) of the definition of Permitted Loans and Investments;
(xviii)    claims by buyers to cash earnest deposits made in connection with acquisitions not prohibited hereunder;
(xix)    Liens securing credit facilities entered into by Foreign Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under paragraph 6D;
(xx)    Liens securing the Notes and Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D(ii) and/or any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to and permitted under paragraph 6D(iv) which renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D(ii), in each case so long as the Notes are secured equally and ratably therewith pursuant to such documents, instruments and agreements as shall be required by the Required Holders, including the Intercreditor Agreement;
(xxi)    other Liens, provided that the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not at the time of the granting of any additional Lien exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth (determined as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Parent); and




(xxii)    Liens that extend, renew or replace Liens permitted by clauses (i) through (xxi);
provided , however, that in no event shall Indebtedness secured by Liens described in clauses (i), (ii) and (xxi) exceed 55% of Total Capitalization of the Parent and its Subsidiaries when any additional secured Indebtedness is incurred.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Obligors acknowledge and agree that they will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Liens in respect of any Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement, except in accordance with clause (xx) above.
Permitted Loans and Investments ” shall mean (i) subject to paragraph 6D(viii) hereof, investments, loans and advances by any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries in and to the Parent or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries; provided that in the case of any such investment, loan or advance by any Credit Party, such investment, loan or advance shall be (a) to or in another Credit Party (other than a Foreign Borrower), (b) used for consideration for acquisitions permitted under clause (viii) below or (c) otherwise in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time; (ii) purchases of capital stock of the Parent so long as the Parent would be permitted to make any such purchase under paragraph 6G; (iii) investments in commercial paper and loan participations maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof having, at such date of acquisition, a rating of A-2, P-2 or F-2 or better from S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, respectively, or by another nationally recognized credit rating agency; (iv) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of or interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America) (or by any other foreign government of equal or better credit quality), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (v) investments in certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances and time deposits maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and deposit accounts and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank which is on the Federal Reserve Board’s list of the top 50 bank holding companies (or is a subsidiary thereof); (vi) fully collateralized repurchase agreements, having terms of less than 90 days, for government obligations of the type specified in (iv) above with a commercial bank or trust company meeting the requirements of (v) above; and (vii) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (iii) and (v) above denominated in other currencies and comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used for short and medium term investment purposes in jurisdictions outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Foreign Subsidiary in such jurisdictions; (viii) investments constituting acquisitions of the assets or stock or other securities of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit; provided , however , that (a) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (b) the total consideration in respect of any such acquisition or series of related acquisitions in any period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to paragraph 5A(i) or paragraph 5A(ii) does not exceed EBITDA of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, and (c) the aggregate consideration for any such acquisitions of assets, stock or other securities of Persons that are not U.S. Persons or are otherwise located outside of the United States shall not exceed $125,000,000 in the aggregate after the Effective Date; (ix) advances to management personnel, employees and agents in the ordinary course of business for travel and entertainment expenses in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $250,000; (x) other investments existing on the date of this Agreement and disclosed on Schedule 6M ; (xi) short term intercompany investments between the Credit Parties, between the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries and between Subsidiaries of the Credit Parties related to cash management arising in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time; (xii) investments in the nature of non-cash consideration related to Transfers permitted under paragraph 6H; (xiii) investments in the form of Hedging Agreements permitted under paragraph 6N; (xiv) investments in the nature of accounts receivable, notes receivable, security deposits, prepayments and trade credit arising in the ordinary course of business; (xv) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D so long as the guaranteeing Person would be permitted to incur such Indebtedness under paragraph 6D; (xvi) investments received in connection with bankruptcy of customers and in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers, so long as such underlying obligations arise in the ordinary course of business of the applicable Credit Party or Subsidiary; (xvii) investments in joint ventures if the aggregate outstanding consideration for all such joint ventures, together with the Fair Market Value of all assets and investments transferred to joint ventures pursuant to paragraph 6H(xii), does not exceed




$20,000,000; and (xviii) other investments if the aggregate outstanding consideration for all such investments does not exceed $10,000,000 at the time any such investment is made.
Person ” shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited liability company, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
Plan ” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (as such term is defined in section 3 of ERISA) which is or has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or have been made, by the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate.
Pledge Agreement ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 3A(1)(iv).
Preferred Stock ” shall mean any class of capital stock of a corporation that is preferred over any other class of capital stock of such corporation as to the payment of dividends or the payment of any amount upon liquidation or dissolution of such corporation.
Priority Debt shall mean, as of any date, the sum (without duplication) of all outstanding secured Indebtedness of any Obligor or any Subsidiary of any Obligor, other than (a) secured Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owing solely to any Obligor or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of any Obligor, and (b) Indebtedness of any Credit Party under the Bank Credit Agreement and with respect to the Notes.
Pro Forma Basis ” shall mean, (a) for the determination of “EBITDA”, “Capital Expenditures” and “Consolidated Interest Expense” for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to paragraph 5A(i) or paragraph 5A(ii) (i) for any period of four fiscal quarters in which any Subsidiary is acquired by a Credit Party or a Subsidiary from a Person that was not an Affiliate of a Credit Party or a Subsidiary thereof, or any disposition occurs of any Person that ceases to be a Subsidiary upon the consummation thereof, EBITDA, Capital Expenditures and Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated, to the extent practicable, such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to the acquisition or the disposition of assets, are factually supportable and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case as determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as interpreted by the SEC, and as certified by a senior financial officer of the Parent) as if such acquisition or such disposition had occurred on the first day of such period, and (ii) all Indebtedness incurred, assumed or repaid (or to be incurred, assumed or repaid) in connection with all such transactions referred to in clause (i) (x) was incurred, assumed or repaid on the first day of such period, as the case may be, and (y) if incurred, was outstanding in full at all times during such period and had in effect at all times during such period (or any portion of such period during which such Indebtedness was not actually outstanding) an interest rate equal to the interest rate in effect on the date of the actual incurrence thereof (regardless of whether such interest rate is a floating rate or would otherwise change over time by reference to a formula or for any other reason), and (b) on any date other than the last day of a fiscal quarter, (i) Consolidated Indebtedness of the Parent and the Subsidiaries and Excess Cash and the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash of the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall each be calculated as of the date of such calculation after giving pro forma effect to any transactions occurring on such date and (ii) each other amount shall be calculated based on the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to paragraph 5A(i) or paragraph 5A(ii).
Prudential ” shall have the meaning specified in the introduction hereto.
Prudential Affiliate ” shall mean (i) any corporation or other entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, Prudential and (ii) any managed account or investment fund which is managed by Prudential or a Prudential Affiliate described in clause (i) of this definition. For purposes of this definition, the terms “control”, “controlling” and “controlled” shall mean the ownership, directly or through subsidiaries, of a majority of a corporation’s or other Person’s Voting Stock or equivalent voting securities or interests.
Purchasers ” shall have the meaning specified in the introduction hereto.




PTE shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 9B(i).
QPAM Exemption ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 9B(iv).
Request for Purchase ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2C.
Required Holder(s) ” shall mean the holder or holders of at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes or of a Series of Notes, as the context may require, from time to time outstanding and, if no Notes are outstanding, shall mean Prudential.
Requirement of Law ” means, as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a 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.
Rescheduled Closing Day ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 2G.
Responsible Officer ” shall mean the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Issuer or the Parent, general counsel of the Issuer or the Parent or any other officer of the Issuer or the Parent, as the context requires, involved principally in its financial administration or its controllership function.
Restricted Assets ” shall mean “inventory” or “accounts” or any “proceeds” thereof, as such terms are defined in Section 9-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York from time to time.
Restricted Payment ” shall mean: (i) any Distribution in respect of the Equity Interests of a Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party, including, without limitation, any Distribution resulting in the acquisition by a Credit Party of securities which would constitute treasury stock, and (ii) any payment, repayment, redemption, retirement, repurchase or other acquisition, direct, or indirect, by a Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, on account of, or in respect of, the principal of any Subordinated Debt (or any installment thereof) prior to the regularly scheduled maturity date thereof (as in effect on the date such Subordinated Debt was originally incurred) other than in respect of Subordinated Debt of one Credit Party to another Credit Party provided that no Event of Default exists or would result from such prepayment and, in the case of any such repayment of Subordinated Debt by a Credit Party, such repayment is made to another Credit Party.
For purposes of this Agreement, the amount of any Restricted Payment made in property shall be the greater of (x) the Fair Market Value of such property (as determined in good faith by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Person making such Restricted Payment) and (y) the net book value thereof on the books of such Person, in each case determined as of the date on which such Restricted Payment is made.
Sanctions ” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. or Canadian government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Corporation.
SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Series ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 1C.




Series A Notes ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 1A.
Series A Purchasers ” shall have the meaning specified in the introduction hereto.
Shelf Note ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 1C.
Significant Holder ” shall mean at any time (i) Prudential, so long as Prudential or any Prudential Affiliate shall hold (or be committed under this Agreement to purchase) any Note at such time, or (ii) any other holder at such time of at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of any Series then outstanding.
Source ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 9B.
Subordinated Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness that is in any manner subordinated in right of payment or security in any respect to the Notes.
Subordination Agreement ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 3(A)(1)(iii).
Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “ parent entity ”) 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 entity in the parent entity’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the parent entity, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled by the parent entity or one or more subsidiaries of the parent entity or by the parent entity and one or more subsidiaries of the parent entity. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a "Subsidiary" is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Parent.
Subsidiary Guaranty ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 3A(1)(ii).
Subsidiary Guarantor ” shall mean (a) each of the Subsidiaries of the Obligors listed on Schedule 3A(1), and (b) each Person that hereafter becomes a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to the requirements of paragraph 5K.
Successor Corporation ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 6B.
Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, withholdings (including backup withholding), value added taxes, or any other goods and services, use or sales taxes, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Transaction Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Pledge Agreement, the Subordination Agreement, the Parent Guaranty, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement, and any and all other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments from time to time executed or delivered in connection therewith or related thereto.
Transfer ” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 6H.
Transferee ” shall mean any direct or indirect transferee of all or any part of any Note purchased by any Purchaser under this Agreement.
USA PATRIOT Act shall mean United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as may be amended from time to time.




U.S. Dollars ” shall mean the lawful currency of the United States of America.
U.S. Person ” shall mean any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
Voting Stock ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any shares of stock (or similar equity interests) of such Person whose holders are entitled under ordinary circumstances to vote for the election of directors (or members of a similar body that has management authority of such Person) of such Person (irrespective of whether at the time stock (or similar equity interests) of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” shall mean, at any time, any Subsidiary one hundred percent (100%) of all of the equity interests (except directors’ qualifying shares) and voting interests of which are owned by any one or more of the Obligors and the Obligors’ other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries at such time.
Withdrawal Liability ” shall mean 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.
10C.      Accounting Principles, Terms and Determinations.
(i)    Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Issuer notifies Prudential that the Issuer requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if Prudential notifies the Issuer that the Required Holders 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. For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, paragraphs 5 and 6 and the definition of “Indebtedness”), any election by any Credit Party to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting standards Codification Topic No. 825-10-25 - Fair Value Option, International Accounting Standard 39 - Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made
(ii)    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, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, 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, (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.




11.      [Intentionally Deleted].
12.      CONFIDENTIALITY.
For the purposes of this paragraph 12, “ Confidential Information ” means information delivered to Prudential or any Purchaser by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement that is proprietary in nature and that was clearly marked or labeled or otherwise adequately identified when received by Prudential or such Purchaser as being confidential information of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary, provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to Prudential or such Purchaser, as the case may be, prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by Prudential or such Purchaser or any person acting on their behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to Prudential or such Purchaser other than through disclosure by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to Prudential or such Purchaser under paragraph 5A that are otherwise publicly available. Prudential and each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information received by it in accordance with procedures adopted by Prudential or such Purchaser, as the case may be, in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to it, provided that Prudential or such Purchaser, as the case may be, may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes or this Agreement), (ii) its financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of this paragraph 12, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which it sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Institutional Investor has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by the provisions of this paragraph 12), (v) any Person from which it offers to purchase any security of the Parent or of the Issuer (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by the provisions of this paragraph 12), (vi) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over Prudential or such Purchaser, as the case may be, (vii) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about Prudential’s or such Purchaser’s investment portfolio, or (viii) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to Prudential or such Purchaser, (x) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y) in connection with any litigation to which Prudential or such Purchaser is a party, or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent Prudential or such Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of its rights and remedies under the Notes and this Agreement. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this paragraph 12 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Issuer in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with the Issuer embodying the provisions of this paragraph 12.
13.      MISCELLANEOUS.
13A.      Note Payments. The Issuer agrees that, so long as any Purchaser shall hold any Note, it will make payments of principal of, interest on, and any Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, payable with respect to, such Note, which comply with the terms of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit (not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City local time, on the date due) to (i) the account or accounts of such Purchaser specified in (x) the Purchaser Schedule attached hereto, in the case of the Series A Notes, and (y) the Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to such Note, in the case of any Shelf Note, or (ii) such other account or accounts in the United States as such Purchaser may from time to time designate in writing, notwithstanding any contrary provision herein or in any Note with respect to the place of payment. Each Purchaser agrees that, before disposing of any Note, it will make a notation thereon (or on a schedule attached thereto) of all principal payments previously made thereon and of the date to which interest thereon has been paid. The Issuer agrees to afford the benefits of this




paragraph 13A to any Transferee which shall have made the same agreement as the Purchasers have made in this paragraph 13A.
13B.      Expenses. The Issuer agrees, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, to pay, and save Prudential, each Purchaser and any Transferee harmless against liability for the payment of, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising in connection with such transactions, including (i) all document production and duplication charges and the fees and expenses of any special counsel engaged by Prudential or any Purchaser or any Transferee in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby and any subsequent proposed modification of, or proposed consent under, this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, whether or not such proposed modification shall be effected or proposed consent granted, and (ii) the costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Prudential or any Purchaser or any Transferee in enforcing (or determining whether or how to enforce) any rights under this Agreement, the Notes or the other Transaction Documents or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or by reason of Prudential, any Purchaser or any Transferee having acquired any Note, including, without limitation, costs and expenses incurred in any workout, restructuring or bankruptcy case. The obligations of the Issuer under this paragraph 13B shall survive the transfer of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein by Prudential, any Purchaser or any Transferee and the payment of any Note.
13C.      Consent to Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, and any Credit Party or Subsidiary thereof may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, if the Issuer shall obtain the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required Holder(s) of all Notes except that, (i) with the written consent of the holders of all Notes of a particular Series, and if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, of the holders of all Notes of all Series, at the time outstanding (and not without such written consents), the Notes of such Series may be amended or the provisions thereof waived to change the maturity thereof, to change or affect the principal thereof, or to change or affect the rate or time of payment of interest on or any Yield-Maintenance Amount or prepayment compensation payable with respect to the Notes of such Series, (ii) without the written consent of the holder or holders of all Notes at the time outstanding, no amendment to or waiver of the provisions of this Agreement shall change or affect the provisions of paragraph 7A or this paragraph 13C insofar as such provisions relate to proportions of the principal amount of the Notes of any Series, or the rights of any individual holder of Notes, required with respect to any declaration of Notes to be due and payable or with respect to any consent, amendment, waiver or declaration which would affect such provisions in the manner described in this clause (ii), (iii) with the written consent of Prudential (and not without the written consent of Prudential) the provisions of paragraph 2B may be amended or waived (except insofar as any such amendment or waiver would affect any rights or obligations with respect to the purchase and sale of Shelf Notes which shall have become Accepted Notes prior to such amendment or waiver), and (iv) with the written consent of all of the Purchasers which shall have become obligated to purchase Accepted Notes of any Series (and not without the written consent of all such Purchasers), any of the provisions of paragraphs 2B and 3 may be amended or waived insofar as such amendment or waiver would affect only rights or obligations with respect to the purchase and sale of the Accepted Notes of such Series or the terms and provisions of such Accepted Notes. Each holder of any Note at the time or thereafter outstanding shall be bound by any consent authorized by this paragraph 13C, whether or not such Note shall have been marked to indicate such consent, but any Notes issued thereafter may bear a notation referring to any such consent. No course of dealing between any of the Credit Parties and the holder of any Note nor any delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note. As used herein and in the Notes, the term “ this Agreement ” and references thereto shall mean this Agreement (including, without limitation, all Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto) as it may from time to time be amended or supplemented.
13D.      Form, Registration, Transfer and Exchange of Notes; Lost Notes. The Notes are issuable as registered notes without coupons in denominations of at least $1,000,000, except as may be necessary to reflect any principal amount not evenly divisible by $1,000,000. The Issuer shall keep at its principal office a register in which the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the principal office of the Issuer, the Issuer shall, at its expense, execute and deliver one or




more new Notes of like tenor and of a like aggregate principal amount, registered in the name of such transferee or transferees. At the option of the holder of any Note, such Note may be exchanged for other Notes of like tenor and of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Note to be exchanged at the principal office of the Issuer. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall, at its expense, execute and deliver the Notes which the holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Each installment of principal payable on each installment date upon each new Note issued upon any such transfer or exchange shall be in the same proportion to the unpaid principal amount of such new Note as the installment of principal payable on such date on the Note surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange bore to the unpaid principal amount of such Note. No reference need be made in any such new Note to any installment or installments of principal previously due and paid upon the Note surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange. Every Note surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the holder of such Note or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing. Any Note or Notes issued in exchange for any Note or upon transfer thereof shall carry the rights to unpaid interest and interest to accrue which were carried by the Note so exchanged or transferred, so that neither gain nor loss of interest shall result from any such transfer or exchange. Upon receipt of written notice from the holder of any Note of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of such Note and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of such holder’s unsecured indemnity agreement, or in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Issuer will make and deliver a new Note, of like tenor, in lieu of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.
13E.      Persons Deemed Owners; Participations. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Issuer may treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the owner and holder of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on, and any Yield-Maintenance Amount or other prepayment compensation payable with respect to, such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note shall be overdue, and the Issuer shall not be affected by notice to the contrary. Subject to the preceding sentence, the holder of any Note may from time to time grant participations in all or any part of such Note to any Person on such terms and conditions as may be determined by such holder in its sole and absolute discretion.
13F.      Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement. All representations and warranties contained herein or made in writing by or on behalf of any Obligor in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes, the other Transaction Documents and each Confirmation of Acceptance, the transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any Transferee, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of any Purchaser or any Transferee. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement, the Notes and the other Transaction Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.
13G.      Successors and Assigns. All covenants and other agreements in this Agreement contained by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto (including any Transferee) whether so expressed or not.




13H.      Independence of Covenants . All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is prohibited by any one of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise be in compliance within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default if such action is taken or such condition exists.
13I.      Notices. All written communications provided for hereunder (other than communications provided for under paragraph 2) shall be sent by first class mail or nationwide overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid) and (i) if to any Series A Purchaser, addressed to it at the address as it has specified for such communications in the Purchaser Schedule attached hereto or at such other address as such Series A Purchaser shall have specified to the Issuer in writing, (ii) if to any Purchaser of any Shelf Note, addressed to it at such address as it shall have specified for such communications in the Purchaser Schedule attached to the applicable Confirmation of Acceptance or at such other address as any such Purchaser shall have specified to the Issuer in writing, (iii) if to any other holder of any Note, addressed to it at such address as it shall have specified in writing to the Issuer or, if any such holder shall not have so specified an address, then addressed to such holder in care of the last holder of such Note which shall have so specified an address to the Issuer and (iv) if to any Obligor, addressed to it at 3501 Country Road 6 East, Elkhart, Indiana 46514, Fax number (574) 217-0358, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, provided , however , that any such communication to any Obligor may also, at the option of the Person sending such communication, be delivered by any other means either to such Obligor at their addressed specified above or to any Authorized Officer of such Obligor. Any communication pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be made by the method specified for such communication in paragraph 2, and shall be effective to create any rights or obligations under this Agreement only if, in the case of a telephone communication, an Authorized Officer of the party conveying the information and of the party receiving the information are parties to the telephone call, and in the case of a facsimile communication, the communication is signed by an Authorized Officer of the party conveying the information, addressed to the attention of an Authorized Officer of the party receiving the information, and in fact received at the facsimile terminal the number of which is listed for the party receiving the communication in the Information Schedule or at such other facsimile terminal as the party receiving the information shall have specified in writing to the party sending such information.
13J.      Payments Due on Non-Business Days. Anything in this Agreement, the Notes or the other Transaction Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, any payment of principal of or interest on, any Yield-Maintenance Amount or other prepayment compensation payable with respect to, any Note that is due on a date other than a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day. If the date for any payment is extended to the next succeeding Business Day by reason of the preceding sentence, the period of such extension shall not be included in the computation of the interest payable on such Business Day.
13K.      Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
13L.      Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of the several paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
13M.      Satisfaction Requirement. If any agreement, certificate or other writing, or any action taken or to be taken, is by the terms of this Agreement required to be satisfactory to Prudential, any Purchaser, to any holder of Notes or to the Required Holder(s), the determination of such satisfaction shall be made by Prudential, such Purchaser, such holder or the Required Holder(s), as the case may be, in the sole and exclusive judgment (exercised in good faith) of the Person or Persons making such determination.
13N.      Governing Law. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF §5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING CHOICE OF LAW




PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
13O.      Severalty of Obligations . The sales of Notes to the Purchasers are to be several sales, and the obligations of Prudential and the Purchasers under this Agreement are several obligations. No failure by Prudential or any Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall relieve any other Purchaser or the Issuer of any of its obligations hereunder, and neither Prudential nor any Purchaser shall be responsible for the obligations of, or any action taken or omitted by, any other such Person hereunder.
13P.      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
13Q.      Binding Agreement. When this Agreement is executed and delivered by the Obligors, Prudential and the Series A Purchasers, it shall become a binding agreement between the Obligors, Prudential and the Series A Purchasers. This Agreement shall also inure to the benefit of each Purchaser which shall have executed and delivered a Confirmation of Acceptance, and each such Purchaser shall be bound by this Agreement to the extent provided in such Confirmation of Acceptance.
13R.      Jury Waiver. THE OBLIGORS, PRUDENTIAL, THE PURCHASERS AND THE OTHER HOLDERS FROM TIME TO TIME OF THE NOTES AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY AND THE LENDER/BORROWER RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THE OBLIGORS, PRUDENTIAL, THE PURCHASERS AND EACH OF THE OTHER HOLDERS OF NOTES FROM TIME TO TIME EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO THIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. THE OBLIGORS, PRUDENTIAL, THE PURCHASERS AND EACH OF THE OTHER HOLDERS OF NOTES FROM TIME TO TIME FURTHER WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
13S.      Personal Jurisdiction . To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Obligors irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, the Notes, the other Transaction Documents or any of the agreements, documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the United States of America for the Southern District of New York as Prudential, the Purchasers and the other holders from time to time of Notes (as applicable) may elect, and, by its execution and delivery hereof, each Obligor accepts and consents to, for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, agrees that such jurisdiction shall be exclusive, unless waived by Prudential, the Purchasers and the other holders from time to time of Notes (as applicable) in writing, with respect to any action or proceeding brought by the Obligors against Prudential, any Purchaser or any holder of Notes. Each of the Obligors hereby waives, to the full extent permitted by law, any right to stay or to dismiss any action or proceeding brought before said courts on the basis of forum non conveniens .




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Very truly yours,

LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.


By:                             
Name:    David M. Smith
Title:    Chief Financial Officer

DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED


By:                             
Name:    David M. Smith
Title:    Chief Financial Officer




[Signature Page to Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement]



The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted
as of the date first above written.

PGIM, INC.


By:                             
Name:    
Title:    Vice President


THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AMERICA


By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:     Vice President


PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE
AND ANNUITY COMPANY

By:    PGIM, Inc.
(as Investment Manager)

    
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:     Vice President


FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE
MID CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

By:    Prudential Private Placement Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor)

By:    Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its General Partner)


By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:     Vice President


.

Exhibit 10.8



[FORM OF SHELF NOTE]


LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.

SENIOR NOTE

No. R-[__]
 
Original Principal Amount:
 
Original Issue Date:
 
Interest Rate:
 
Interest Payment Dates:
 
Final Maturity Date:
 
Principal Installment Dates and Amounts:
 
PPN:
 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED , the undersigned, LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. , a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”), hereby promises to pay to [___________________________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_______________________] DOLLARS ($[_________]) [on the Final Maturity Date specified above] [, payable on the Principal Prepayment Dates and in the amounts specified above, and on the Final Maturity Date specified above in an amount equal to the unpaid balance of the principal hereof,] with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, 30-day month) (a) subject to clause (b), on the unpaid balance thereof at the Interest Rate per annum specified above, payable on each Interest Payment Date specified above and on the Final Maturity Date specified above, commencing with the Interest Payment Date next succeeding the date hereof, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, payable on each Interest Payment Date as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand) on the unpaid balance of the principal, any overdue payment of interest, any overdue payment of any Yield-Maintenance Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) [**]% or (ii) 2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by The Bank of New York from time to time in New York City as its prime rate.
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Yield-Maintenance Amount payable with respect to this Note are to be made at the main office of The Bank of New York in New York City or at such other place as the holder hereof shall designate to the Issuer in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America.
This Note is one of the Shelf Notes (herein called the “ Notes ”) issued pursuant to a Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2016 (as the same may from time to time be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “ Agreement ”), between the Issuer and the Parent, on the one hand, and the other Persons named as parties thereto, on the other, and is entitled to the benefits thereof. As provided in the Agreement, this Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, on the terms specified in the Agreement. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Agreement.
This Note is secured by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Collateral described in the Pledge Agreement. Reference is made to the Pledge Agreement for the terms and conditions governing the collateral security for the obligations of the Issuer hereunder.
Payment of the principal of, and Yield-Maintenance Amount, if any, and interest on this Note has been guaranteed by the Parent in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and by the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with the terms of the Subsidiary Guaranty.
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in and subject to the terms of the Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Issuer may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Issuer shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Agreement, shall occur and be continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Yield-Maintenance Amount) and with the effect provided in the Agreement.
This Note is intended to be performed in the State of New York and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the internal law of such State.

LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.


By: _________________________
Name:    David M. Smith
Title:    Chief Financial Officer

** [2% over the stated coupon]



Exhibit 10.9

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PARENT GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PARENT GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of April 27, 2016, made by DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “ Guarantor ”), in favor of PGIM, Inc. (“ Prudential ”) and each of the holders of Notes (as defined below) which may be issued pursuant to the Note Agreement (as defined below) from time to time (Prudential and the holders of the Notes, together with their respective successors and assigns, each being referred to herein as a “ Noteholder ” and collectively as the “ Noteholders ”).
Reference is hereby made to (i) that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement of even date herewith (as the same from time to time may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “ Note Agreement ”), by and among the Issuer and the Parent, on the one hand, and Prudential and each of the holders from time to time of the Notes, on the other hand, pursuant to which, among other things, (A) the Issuer issued and sold to the Series A Purchasers its 3.35% Series A Senior Notes due March 20, 2020, in the aggregate original principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Series A Notes ”) and (B) subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, certain affiliates of Prudential are willing to consider, in their sole discretion and within limits which may be authorized for purchase by them from time to time, the purchase of additional senior secured promissory notes issued by the Issuer in the aggregate principal amount from time to time provided for therein (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Shelf Notes ” and, together with the Series A Notes, collectively, the “ Notes ”), and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated Parent Guarantee Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 (as the same has been amended to date, the “ Existing Parent Guarantee ”), which instrument the parties agree is being amended and restated hereby in its entirety. Terms used herein as defined terms and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Note Agreement.
The Guarantor is the owner of all the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Issuer. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Guarantor is a condition precedent to the execution and delivery by Prudential of the Note Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:





Section 1.01.     Definitions; Terms . References to this “ Agreement ” shall be to this Second Amended and Restated Parent Guarantee Agreement as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time. The term “ Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of, Yield-Maintenance Amount or other premium, if any, and interest (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 Notes when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates on which repayment or prepayment is required, or otherwise, and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, 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), of the Issuer to one or more of the Noteholders or the Notes Collateral Agent (collectively, the “ Secured Parties ”) under the Note Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, and (b) the due and punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Issuer under or pursuant to the Note Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. References to a “ guarantor ” shall include the Guarantor hereunder, each “Guarantor” as such term is defined in the Subsidiary Guaranty, and any other Person that is a guarantor of any or all of the Obligations, and references to a “ guarantee ” shall include this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty and any other guarantee of any or all of the Obligations by any other Person.
Section 2.01     Guarantee .
(a)    The Guarantor hereby, unconditionally, absolutely, and irrevocably guarantees (and hereby reaffirms and continues its guarantee under the Existing Parent Guarantee), as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the due and punctual payment and performance in full of the Obligations, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that any Secured Party may have at law or in equity against the Guarantor by virtue hereof, the Guarantor agrees that upon failure of the Issuer to pay any Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, on one or more dates on which prepayment or repayment is required, or otherwise, the Guarantor will, without any demand or notice whatsoever, forthwith pay or cause to be paid to the Noteholders or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in cash in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the unpaid amount of such Obligations. The Guarantor further agrees that the Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder may be increased in amount, extended or renewed, or otherwise amended or modified in any respect, including, without limitation, as to principal, scheduled repayment, prepayment, interest, fees, indemnification, compensation, and in any other respect whatsoever, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon this guarantee in respect of such Obligations as so increased, extended, renewed, amended or modified. Payments by the Guarantor hereunder may be required on any number of occasions.
(b)    The Guarantor waives presentation to, demand for payment from and protest to the Issuer or any other guarantor, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (i) the failure of any Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Credit Party or any other Person under the provisions of any Transaction Document or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any rescission, waiver, forbearance, compromise, acceleration, amendment or modification of, or any release of any party from any of the terms or provisions of, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, any Obligation or any other guarantee or any security interest in respect of the Obligations (including, without limitation, in respect of any other guarantor, or any obligor in respect of the Obligations); (iii) any change in respect of any Credit Party, including, without limitation, as a result of any merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, recapitalization, or other change of legal form or status, whether or not permitted under the Transaction Documents; (iv) the release, exchange, waiver or foreclosure of any security held by any Secured Party for any Obligations or the invalidity or nonperfection of any security interest securing the Obligations or the guarantee hereunder, or any other defect of any kind pertaining to any Obligations or any guarantee or collateral security in respect thereof; (v) the failure of any Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy in respect of any collateral security for any Obligations or against any Credit Party, or against any other guarantor of any Obligations; or (vi) the release or substitution of the Issuer or any guarantor; (vii) the failure of any Person to become a guarantor pursuant to any other Transaction Document, whether or not required under the Note Agreement; or (viii) any other circumstance that might otherwise, but for this specific

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agreement of the Guarantor to the contrary, result in a discharge of or the exoneration of the Guarantor hereunder, other than payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Facility, it being the intent of the parties hereto that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
(c)    The Guarantor agrees that this guarantee constitutes a guarantee of performance and of payment when due and not just of collection, that it is a primary obligation of the Guarantor, and that the Guarantor waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Secured Party to any security held for this guarantee or for payment of any Obligations, or to any balance of any deposit, account, or credit on the books of any Secured Party in favor of any Credit Party, or to any other Person or property. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Guarantor hereby expressly waives any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of (i) any "one action" or "anti-deficiency" law that would otherwise prevent any Secured Party from bringing any action, including any claim for a deficiency, or exercising any right or remedy (including any right of set-off) against the Guarantor before or after the commencement or completion of any foreclosure action or sale of collateral, whether judicially, by exercise of power of sale or otherwise, or (ii) any other law that in any other way would otherwise require any election of remedies by any Secured Party.
(d)    No demand hereunder or enforcement hereof against the Guarantor shall require any demand or enforcement against any other Credit Party.
(e)    The Guarantor agrees that it shall not make any payment on or in respect of any Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D(ii) of the Note Agreement (or any Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D(iv) of the Note Agreement which renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces  any such Indebtedness) or any Guarantee in respect thereof, in each case unless such payment is permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement in effect at any time relating to the Obligations.
Section 2.02     No Impairment of Guarantee . The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall remain absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including without limitation, any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or set‑off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations or of this guarantee (or any portion or provision thereof or hereof) or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guarantor specifically agrees that it shall not be discharged or exonerated, nor shall its obligations hereunder be limited or otherwise affected by the failure of any Secured Party to exercise any right, remedy, power, or privilege or to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under any Transaction Document or applicable law, including, without limitation, any failure by any Secured Party to setoff or release in whole or in part any balance of any deposit account or credit on its books in favor of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or by any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence, modification, or other action or inaction in respect of any thereof, or by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, by any Person, that might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantor or that might but for the specific provisions hereof to the contrary otherwise operate as a discharge or exoneration of the Guarantor, unless and until the Obligations are fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash.
Section 2.03     Security; Waiver . The Guarantor authorizes each of the Secured Parties to (i) take and hold security for the payment of this guarantee and/or the Obligations and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such security, (ii) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Required Holders in their sole discretion may determine and (iii) release or substitute any one or more endorsees, other guarantors or other obligors or any collateral. The Required Holders may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or non-judicial sales, or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Issuer or any guarantor, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of the Guarantor hereunder except to the extent that the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash. The Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of the Guarantor against the Issuer or any other guarantor, as the case may be, or any security.

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Section 2.04     Continuation and Reinstatement, etc. The Guarantor agrees that the guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, in respect of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or otherwise.
Section 2.05     Subrogation . The Guarantor agrees that throughout the period referred to in clause (ii) of Section 4.02(a) hereof the Guarantor shall not (i) exercise, and hereby waives, any rights against the Issuer and any other guarantor arising as a result of payment by the Guarantor hereunder, by way of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or otherwise, (ii) prove any claim in competition with any Secured Party in respect of any payment hereunder in any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding of any nature, or (iii) have any benefit of or any right to participate in any collateral security that may be held by any Secured Party for the Obligations.
Section 2.06     Subordination . The payment of any amounts due with respect to any indebtedness of any Credit Party now or hereafter owed to the Guarantor (including, without limitation, any such indebtedness arising by way of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or otherwise in respect of performance by the Guarantor hereunder) is hereby subordinated to the prior full, final, and indefeasible payment in cash of all Obligations; provided that payment thereof shall be permitted at any time that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Guarantor shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by the Guarantor as trustee for the Secured Parties and be paid over to the Notes Collateral Agent on account of and to be applied against the Obligations, without affecting in any manner the liability of the Guarantor under the other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 2.07     Remedies . The Guarantor agrees that, as between the Guarantor and the Secured Parties, the obligations of the Issuer under the Note Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Paragraph 7A of the Note Agreement (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in clause (viii), (ix) or (x) of said Paragraph 7A) for purposes of the guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Issuer and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations’ being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Issuer) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for purposes hereof.
Section 2.08     Payment . The Guarantor hereby agrees that any Secured Party, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by the Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to proceed under New York CPLR Section 3213.
Section 2.09     Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee hereunder is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.
Section 2.10     General Limitation on Guarantee . In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state or Federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Guarantor under Section 2.01 hereof would otherwise, taking into account the provisions of Section 2.10 hereof, be held or determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under said Section 2.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, any Secured Party, or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.
Section 2.11     Other Guarantors . This Agreement shall remain the unconditional, absolute, and irrevocable obligation of the Guarantor regardless of whether any other Person (i) becomes a guarantor in respect of the Obligations (whether or not the Note Agreement requires that such Person be or become a guarantor) or (ii) fails

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to become or ceases to be a guarantor of the Obligations (whether or not the Note Agreement requires that such Person be or become a guarantor).
Section 2.12     Information . The Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition and assets of the Issuer, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that the Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that no Secured Party has or will have any duty to advise the Guarantor of information regarding such circumstances or risks.
Section 3.01     Representation and Warranties The Guarantor represents and warrants that all representations and warranties relating to it in the Note Agreement are true and correct.
Section 4.01     Amendment; Waiver . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Holders. Any such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on the Guarantor in any case shall entitle the Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No waiver by any Secured Party of any breach or default of or by the Guarantor under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other previous breach or default or any thereafter occurring.
Section 4.02     Survival; Severability .
(a)    All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Guarantor herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (i) shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the making by the Issuer of the Notes, and the execution and delivery of the Notes to the Noteholders, regardless of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf, and (ii) shall continue in full force and effect as long as any of the Obligations is outstanding and unpaid and as long as the Facility has not been terminated.
(b)    Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that, to the extent possible, will preserve the economic bargain of this Agreement, or to otherwise amend this Agreement to achieve such result.
Section 4.03     Successors and Assigns . Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Credit Party that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No Credit Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (and any such attempted assignment shall be void).
Section 4.04     GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
Section 4.05     Headings . The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

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Section 4.06     Notices . Notices, consents and other communications provided for herein shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Paragraph 13I of the Note Agreement. Communications and notices to the Guarantor shall be given to it at 3501 County Road 6 East, Elkhart, Indiana 46514, Attention: David Smith.
Section 4.07     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (delivery of any executed counterpart by facsimile transmission or electronic mail having the same effect as manual delivery thereof), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one Agreement.
Section 4.08     Right of Setoff. The Guarantor hereby agrees that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Noteholder and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Noteholder or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Guarantor against any of and all the obligations of the Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document held by such Noteholder, irrespective of whether or not such Noteholder shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Transaction Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Noteholder under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Noteholder may have.
Section 4.09     Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .
(a)    The Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive 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, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, 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 this Agreement shall affect any right that any Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b)    The Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph. 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.
(c)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 4.06. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 4.10     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Second Amended and Restated Parent Guarantee Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED



By:_______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title:    Chief Financial Officer






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Exhibit 10.10

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of April 27, 2016, made by each direct and indirect subsidiary (other than LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”)) of DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent ”), listed on Schedule A hereof and each other Person which from time to time becomes a Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.07(b) hereof (each a “ Guarantor ” and collectively the “ Guarantors ”) in favor of PGIM, Inc. (“ Prudential ”) and each of the holders of Notes (as defined below) which may be issued pursuant to the Note Agreement (as defined below) from time to time (Prudential and the holders of the Notes, together with their respective successors and assigns, each being referred to herein as a “ Noteholder ” and collectively as the “ Noteholders ”).
Reference is hereby made to (i) that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement of even date herewith (as the same from time to time may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “ Note Agreement ”), by and among the Issuer and the Parent, on the one hand, and Prudential and each of the holders from time to time of the Notes, on the other hand, pursuant to which, among other things, (A) the Issuer issued and sold to the Series A Purchasers its 3.35% Series A Senior Notes due March 20, 2020, in the aggregate original principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Series A Notes ”) and (B) subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, certain affiliates of Prudential are willing to consider, in their sole discretion and within limits which may be authorized for purchase by them from time to time, the purchase of additional senior secured promissory notes issued by the Issuer in the aggregate principal amount from time to time provided for therein (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Shelf Notes ” and, together with the Series A Notes, collectively, the “ Notes ”), and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 (as the same has been amended to date, the “ Existing Subsidiary Guarantee ”), which instrument the parties agree is being amended and restated hereby in its entirety. Terms used herein as defined terms and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Note Agreement.
Each Guarantor is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent. Each Guarantor acknowledges that the issuance of the Notes by the Issuer pursuant to the Note Agreement will benefit each such Guarantor by making funds available to such Guarantor through the Issuer and by enhancing the financial strength of the consolidated group of which each Guarantor and the Issuer are members. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each existing Subsidiary of the Issuer is a condition precedent to the execution and delivery by Prudential of the Note Agreement and the Issuer has covenanted in the Note Agreement that Subsidiary Joinders (as defined below) shall be duly executed by each Additional Guarantor.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.01.      Definitions; Terms . References to this “ Agreement ” shall be to this Second Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time. The term “ Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of, Yield-Maintenance Amount or other premium, if any, and interest (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 Notes when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates on which repayment or prepayment is required, or otherwise, and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, 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), of the Issuer to one or more of the Noteholders or the Notes Collateral Agent (collectively, the “ Secured Parties ”) under the Note Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, and (b) the due and punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Issuer under or pursuant to the Note Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. References

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to a “ guarantor ” shall include each Guarantor hereunder, the Company, and any other Person that is a guarantor of any or all of the Obligations, and references to a “ guarantee ” shall include this Agreement, the Parent Guaranty and any other guarantee of any or all of the Obligations by any other Person.
Section 2.01.      Guarantee .
(a)     The Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally, absolutely, and irrevocably guarantee (and hereby reaffirm and continue their guarantees under the Existing Subsidiary Guarantee), each as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the due and punctual payment and performance in full of the Obligations, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that any Secured Party may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, the Guarantors jointly and severally agree that upon failure of the Issuer to pay any Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, on one or more dates on which prepayment or repayment is required, or otherwise, the Guarantors will, without any demand or notice whatsoever, forthwith pay or cause to be paid to the Noteholders or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in cash in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the unpaid amount of such Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that the Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder may be increased in amount, extended or renewed, or otherwise amended or modified in any respect, including, without limitation, as to principal, scheduled repayment, prepayment, interest, fees, indemnification, compensation, and in any other respect whatsoever, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon this guarantee in respect of such Obligations as so increased, extended, renewed, amended or modified. Payments by each Guarantor hereunder may be required on any number of occasions.
(b)     Each Guarantor waives presentation to, demand for payment from and protest to the Issuer or any other guarantor, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (i) the failure of any Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Credit Party or any other Person under the provisions of any Transaction Document or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any rescission, waiver, forbearance, compromise, acceleration, amendment or modification of, or any release of any party from any of the terms or provisions of, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, any Obligation or any other guarantee or any security interest in respect of the Obligations (including, without limitation, in respect of any other guarantor, or any obligor in respect of the Obligations); (iii) any change in respect of any Credit Party, including, without limitation, as a result of any merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, recapitalization, or other change of legal form or status, whether or not permitted under the Transaction Documents; (iv) the release, exchange, waiver or foreclosure of any security held by any Secured Party for any Obligations or the invalidity or nonperfection of any security interest securing the Obligations or the guarantee hereunder, or any other defect of any kind pertaining to any Obligations or any guarantee or collateral security in respect thereof; (v) the failure of any Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy in respect of any collateral security for any Obligations or against any Credit Party, or against any other guarantor of any Obligations; or (vi) the release or substitution of the Issuer or any guarantor; (vii) the failure of any Person to become a Guarantor hereunder, whether or not required under the Note Agreement; or (viii) any other circumstance that might otherwise, but for this specific agreement of each Guarantor to the contrary, result in a discharge of or the exoneration of such Guarantor hereunder, other than payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Facility, it being the intent of the parties hereto that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.
(c)     Each Guarantor agrees that this guarantee constitutes a guarantee of performance and of payment when due and not just of collection, that it is a primary obligation of such Guarantor, and that such Guarantor waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Secured Party to any security held for this guarantee or for payment of any Obligations, or to any balance of any deposit, account, or credit on the books of any Secured Party in favor of any Credit Party, or to any other Person or property. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of (i) any “one action” or “anti-deficiency” law that would otherwise prevent any Secured Party from bringing any action, including any claim for a deficiency, or exercising any right or remedy (including any right of set-off) against such

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Guarantor before or after the commencement or completion of any foreclosure action or sale of collateral, whether judicially, by exercise of power of sale or otherwise, or (ii) any other law that in any other way would otherwise require any election of remedies by any Secured Party.
(d)     No demand hereunder or enforcement hereof against any Guarantor shall require any demand or enforcement against any other Credit Party.
( e)    Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not make any payment on or in respect of any Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D(ii) of the Note Agreement (or any Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6D(iv) of the Note Agreement which renews, extends, substitutes, refinances or replaces  any such Indebtedness) or any Guarantee in respect thereof, in each case unless such payment is permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement in effect at any time relating to the Obligations.
Section 2.02.      No Impairment of Guarantee . The obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall remain absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including without limitation, any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or set‑off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations or of this guarantee (or any portion or provision thereof or hereof) or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor specifically agrees that it shall not be discharged or exonerated, nor shall its obligations hereunder be limited or otherwise affected by the failure of any Secured Party to exercise any right, remedy, power, or privilege or to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under any Transaction Document or applicable law, including, without limitation, any failure by any Secured Party to setoff or release in whole or in part any balance of any deposit account or credit on its books in favor of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or by any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence, modification, or other action or inaction in respect of any thereof, or by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, by any Person, that might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Guarantor or that might but for the specific provisions hereof to the contrary otherwise operate as a discharge or exoneration of such Guarantor, unless and until the Obligations are fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash.
Section 2.03.      Security; Waiver . Each of the Guarantors authorizes each of the other Secured Parties to (i) take and hold security for the payment of this guarantee and/or the Obligations and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such security, (ii) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Required Holders in their sole discretion may determine and (iii) release or substitute any one or more endorsees, other guarantors or other obligors or any collateral. The Required Holders may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or non-judicial sales, or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Issuer or any Guarantor, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of the Guarantors hereunder except to the extent that the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash. Each of the Guarantors waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the Issuer or any other Guarantor, as the case may be, or any security.
Section 2.04.      Continuation and Reinstatement, etc. The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that the guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, in respect of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or otherwise.
Section 2.05.      Subrogation . The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that throughout the period referred to in clause (ii) of Section 4.02(a) hereof no Guarantor shall (i) exercise, and each hereby waives, any rights against the Issuer and any other guarantor arising as a result of payment by such Guarantor hereunder, by way of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or otherwise, (ii) prove any claim in competition with any Secured Party in respect of any payment hereunder in any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or

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proceeding of any nature, or (iii) have any benefit of or any right to participate in any collateral security that may be held by any Secured Party for the Obligations.
Section 2.06.      Subordination . The payment of any amounts due with respect to any indebtedness of any Credit Party now or hereafter owed to any Guarantor (including, without limitation, any such indebtedness arising by way of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or otherwise in respect of performance by such Guarantor hereunder) is hereby subordinated to the prior full, final, and indefeasible payment in cash of all Obligations; provided that payment thereof shall be permitted at any time that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, any Guarantor shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Guarantor as trustee for the Secured Parties and be paid over to the Notes Collateral Agent on account of and to be applied against the Obligations, without affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 2.07.      Remedies . The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Secured Parties, the obligations of the Issuer under the Note Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Paragraph 7A of the Note Agreement (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in clause (viii), (ix) or (x) of said Paragraph 7A) for purposes of the guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Issuer and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations’ being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Issuer) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes hereof.
Section 2.08.      Payment . Each Guarantor hereby agrees that any Secured Party, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to proceed under New York CPLR Section 3213.
Section 2.09.      Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee hereunder is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.
Section 2.10.      Rights of Contribution . The Guarantors hereby agree, as among themselves, that if any Guarantor shall become an Excess Funding Guarantor (as defined below) by reason of the payment by such Guarantor of any Obligations, each other Guarantor shall, on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor, pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Share (as defined below and determined, for this purpose, without reference to the properties, debts and liabilities of such Excess Funding Guarantor) of the Excess Payment (as defined below) in respect of such Obligations; provided, however, that the payment obligation of a Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this Section 2.10 shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof. For purposes of this Section 2.10, (i) “Excess Funding Guarantor” shall mean, in respect of any Obligations, a Guarantor that has paid an amount in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Obligations, (ii) “Excess Payment” shall mean, in respect of any Obligations, the amount paid by an Excess Funding Guarantor in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Obligations and (iii) “Pro Rata Share” shall mean, for any Guarantor, the fraction the numerator of which is (x) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of such Guarantor (excluding any shares of stock of any other Guarantor) exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder and any obligations of any other Guarantor that have been guaranteed by such Guarantor) and the denominator of which is (y) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of all of the Guarantors exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder) of all the Guarantors, determined (A) with respect to any Guarantor that is a party hereto on the date hereof, as of the date hereof, and (B) with respect to any other Guarantor, as of the date such Guarantor becomes a Guarantor.

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Section 2.11.      General Limitation on Guarantee . In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state or Federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Guarantor under Section 2.01 hereof would otherwise, taking into account the provisions of Section 2.10 hereof, be held or determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under said Section 2.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, any Secured Party, or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.
Section 2.12.      Other Guarantors . This Agreement shall remain the unconditional, absolute, and irrevocable obligation of each Guarantor signatory hereto regardless of whether any other Person (i) becomes a party hereto obligated as a Guarantor hereunder or otherwise as a guarantor in respect of the Obligations (whether or not the Note Agreement requires that such Person be or become a Guarantor) or (ii) fails to become or ceases to be a party hereto or otherwise fails to become or ceases to be a Guarantor of the Obligations (whether or not the Note Agreement requires that such Person be or become a Guarantor).
Section 2.13.      Information . Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition and assets of the Issuer, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that no Secured Party has or will have any duty to advise any of the Guarantors of information regarding such circumstances or risks.
Section 3.01.      Representation and Warranties Each Guarantor represents and warrants that all representations and warranties relating to it in the Note Agreement are true and correct.
Section 4.01.      Amendment; Waiver . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Holders. Any such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle any Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No waiver by any Secured Party of any breach or default of or by any Guarantor under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other previous breach or default or any thereafter occurring.
Section 4.02.      Survival; Severability .
(a)     All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Guarantors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (i) shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the making by the Issuer of the Notes, and the execution and delivery of the Notes to the Noteholders, regardless of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf, and (ii) shall continue in full force and effect as long as any of the Obligations is outstanding and unpaid and as long as the Facility has not been terminated.
(b)     Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that, to the extent possible, will preserve the economic bargain of this Agreement, or to otherwise amend this Agreement to achieve such result.

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Section 4.03.      Successors and Assigns . Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Credit Party that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No Credit Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (and any such attempted assignment shall be void).
Section 4.04.      GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
Section 4.05.      Headings; . The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 4.06.      Notices . Notices, consents and other communications provided for herein shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Paragraph 13I of the Note Agreement. Communications and notices to any Guarantor shall be given to it at its address set forth in Schedule B hereto.
Section 4.07.      Counterparts; Additional Guarantors . (a) This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (delivery of any executed counterpart by facsimile transmission or electronic mail having the same effect as manual delivery thereof), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one Agreement.
(b)     The initial Guarantors hereunder shall be such Subsidiaries of the Parent as are signatories on the date hereof. From time to time subsequent to the date hereof, additional Persons may become parties hereto as additional Guarantors (each an “ Additional Guarantor ”) in accordance with Paragraph 5K of the Note Agreement, by executing a Subsidiary Joinder in the form of Attachment I hereto. Upon delivery of any such executed counterpart, notice of which is hereby waived by the Guarantors, each such Additional Guarantor shall be a Guarantor under this Agreement with the same force and effect, and subject to the same agreements, representations, guarantees, indemnities, liabilities and obligations as if such Additional Guarantor were an original signatory hereof. Each Guarantor expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Guarantor hereunder, nor by any election of the Noteholders not to cause any Person otherwise obligated to become a Guarantor hereunder pursuant to the terms of the Note Agreement to become an Additional Guarantor hereunder. This Agreement shall be fully effective as to any Guarantor that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Guarantor hereunder. The execution of a Subsidiary Joinder to this Agreement by any Person shall not require the consent of any other Guarantor and all of the obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Additional Guarantor to this Agreement.
Section 4.08.      Right of Setoff. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Noteholder and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Noteholder or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any of and all the obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document held by such Noteholder, irrespective of whether or not such Noteholder shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Transaction Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Noteholder under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Noteholder may have.
Section 4.09.      Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

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(a)     Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive 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, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, 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 this Agreement shall affect any right that any Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b)     Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph. 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.
(c)     Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 4.06. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 4.10.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers or representatives as of the day and year first above written.


LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC.
LIPPERT COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL SALES, INC.
ZIEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
KINRO TEXAS, INC.
INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.
DSI ACQUISITION CORP.


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


KM REALTY, LLC
KM REALTY II, LLC


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LCM REALTY, LLC
LCM REALTY II, LLC
LCM REALTY III, LLC
LCM REALTY IV, LLC
LCM REALTY V, LLC
LCM REALTY VI, LLC
LCM REALTY VII, LLC
LCM REALTY VIII, LLC
LCM REALTY IX, LLC


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 10.11

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 27, 2016, made DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent ”), LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), DSI ACQUISITION CORP., an Indiana corporation (“ DSI ”), INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC., a Michigan corporation (“ IDS ”), KINRO TEXAS INC., a Texas corporation (“ Kinro ”), KM REALTY, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ KM ”), KM REALTY II, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ KM II ”), LCM REALTY, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM I ”), LCM REALTY II, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM II ”), LCM REALTY III, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM III ”), LCM REALTY IV, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM IV ”), LCM REALTY V, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“ LCM V ”), LCM REALTY VI, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM VI ”), LCM REALTY VII, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM VII ”), LCM REALTY VIII, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“ LCM VIII ”), LCM REALTY IX, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“LCM IX ”), LIPPERT COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL SALES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ LCIS ”), LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ LCM ”) and ZIEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a California corporation (“ Zieman ”) (the Parent, together with the Issuer, DSI, IDS, Kinro, KM, KM II, LCM I, LCM II, LCM III, LCM IV, LCM V, LCM VI, LCM VII, LCM VIII, LCM IX, LCIS, LCM and Zieman, the “ Stock Pledgors ”), (Lippert, DSI, IDS, Kinro, KM, KM II, LCM I, LCM II, LCM III, LCM IV, LCM V, LCM VI, LCM VII, LCM VIII, LCM IX, LCIS, LCM and Zieman, the “ Partnership Pledgors ”) (each of the Parent, the Issuer, DSI, IDS, Kinro, KM, KM II, LCM I, LCM II, LCM III, LCM IV, LCM V, LCM VI, LCM VII, LCM VIII, LCM IX, LCIS, LCM and Zieman being referred to herein as a “ Pledgor ”), in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Notes Collateral Agent ”) for the benefit of the Noteholders (as hereinafter defined).
Reference is hereby made to (i) that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2016 (as the same from time to time may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “ Note Agreement ”), by and among the Issuer and the Parent, on the one hand, and PGIM, Inc. (“ Prudential ”) and each of the holders from time to time of the Notes, on the other hand, pursuant to which, among other things, (A) the Issuer issued and sold to the Series A Purchasers its 3.35% Series A Senior Notes due March 20, 2020, in the aggregate original principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Series A Notes ”) and (B) subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, certain affiliates of Prudential (such affiliates, together with Prudential, the Series A Purchasers and their respective successors and assigns, collectively the “ Noteholders ”) are willing to consider, in their sole discretion and within limits which may be authorized for purchase by them from time to time, the purchase of additional senior secured promissory notes issued by the Issuer in the aggregate principal amount from time to time provided for therein (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Shelf Notes ” and, together with the Series A Notes, collectively, the “ Notes ”), and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of February 14, 2014 (as the same has been amended to date, the “ Existing Pledge and Security Agreement ”), which instrument the parties agree is being amended and restated hereby in its entirety. Terms used herein as defined terms and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Note Agreement.
The Parent and each other Pledgor (other than the Issuer) has jointly and severally guaranteed all liabilities and obligations of the Issuer under and in respect of the Notes and the Note Agreement. The Noteholders’ agreement to enter into the Note Agreement and to consider the purchase from time to time of Notes under the Facility is subject, among other conditions, to receipt by the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Noteholders, of this Second Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement duly executed by the Pledgors. Each Pledgor wishes to grant security interests in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders, in certain of the issued and outstanding capital stock, member interests, partnership interests and other ownership interests of all Subsidiaries of such Pledgor in accordance herewith to secure such Pledgor’s obligations and liabilities in respect of the Notes, the Note Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Section 1.01.      Definitions .    In addition to the terms defined above, the following words and terms shall have the respective meanings, and it is hereby agreed with respect thereto, as follows:
Agreement ” shall mean this Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, as it shall be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
LLC ” shall mean each of the limited liability companies listed in Annex 2 to Schedule II hereto.
LLC Documents ” shall mean the agreements, documents and/or certificates constituting or governing any LLC.
Member ” shall mean any member or manager in an LLC.
Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of, Yield-Maintenance Amount or other premium, if any, and interest (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 Notes when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for repayment or prepayment or otherwise, and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, 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), (w) of the Issuer under the Note Agreement, (x) of the Parent under the Parent Guaranty, (y) of the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Subsidiary Guaranty, (z) of the Issuer and of the other Credit Parties under any other Transaction Documents (including this Agreement) to which the Issuer or such other Credit Parties are or are to be parties and (b) the due and punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Issuer under or pursuant to the Note Agreement and of the Issuer and of the other Credit Parties under the other Transaction Documents (including the Parent Guaranty, the Subsidiary Guaranty and this Agreement).
Partner ” shall mean any partner in a Partnership.
Partnership ” shall mean each of the limited partnerships listed in Annex 1 to Schedule II hereto.
Partnership Documents ” shall mean the agreements, documents and/or certificates constituting or governing any Partnership.
ARTICLE II.     
Section 2.01.      Pledge and Grant of Security Interest .
(a)     As security for the payment and performance in full of its Obligations, each Pledgor hereby transfers, grants, bargains, sells, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over and delivers unto the Notes Collateral Agent and grants (and hereby reconfirms such grant under the Existing Pledge and Security Agreement) to the Notes Collateral Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Noteholders, a first priority security interest in (i) the shares of capital stock listed below the name of such Pledgor on Schedule I and any shares of stock of any Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor and the certificates representing all such shares, excluding any Inactive Subsidiary and the shares of any CFC to the extent the number of shares would exceed 65% of the shares of capital stock of such CFC (the “ Pledged Stock ”), (ii) all of such Pledgor’s respective partnership and membership interests and related rights described in Schedule II and any other partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other equity interests in any Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor, excluding

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the respective partnership and membership interests of any CFC to the extent the number of respective partnership and membership interests would exceed 65% of the shares of the respective partnership and membership interests of such CFC (collectively, the “ Pledged Interests ”), (iii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) pursuant to the terms hereof, (iv) subject to Section 2.05, all payments of dividends and distributions, including, without limitation, all cash, instruments and other property (including, without limitation, any security entitlements or investment property), from time to time received, receivable or otherwise paid or distributed, in respect of, or in exchange for or upon the conversion of the securities and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, (v) subject to Section 2.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities (including, without limitation, any securities entitlements) and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, (vi) any and all custodial accounts, securities accounts or other safekeeping accounts in which any of the foregoing property (and any property described in the following clauses (vii) and (viii)) may be deposited or held in, and any security entitlements or other rights relating thereto, (vii) any securities (as defined in the New York Uniform Commercial Code (the “ UCC ”)) constituted by any of the foregoing, and (viii) all proceeds (as defined in the UCC) of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (i) through (vii) above being collectively referred to as the “ Collateral ”). The Notes Collateral Agent acknowledges that the security interest in the Collateral granted herein is and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement.
(b)     Upon delivery to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as set forth below), any stock certificates, notes or other securities now or hereafter included in the Collateral (the “ Pledged Securities ”) shall be accompanied by undated stock powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent, a duly executed Consent, Waiver and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto from each of the companies listed on Schedule II hereto, and by such other instruments and documents as the Notes Collateral Agent may request. Without limiting Section 2.02(b), (i) all other property comprising part of the Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Pledgor and such other instruments or documents as the Notes Collateral Agent may request, and (ii) upon the grant of a security interest in partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other equity interests in any Person now or hereafter included in the Collateral, there shall be executed and delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as set forth below) such instruments of consent, waiver, and recognition, from the issuer and other equity holders thereof (having provisions comparable to the Consent, Waiver and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto) and such other instruments and documents (including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements duly executed in proper form for filing in such offices as the Notes Collateral Agent shall require) as the Notes Collateral Agent may request; provided that in connection with any such partnership or membership interests or other equity interests in any Person organized under a jurisdiction other than the United States or a State thereof (x) which is prohibited by applicable law from executing and delivering such consent, waiver, and recognition, such consent, waiver, and recognition shall not be required or (y) which is required by applicable law to make any registration or filing in connection with or prior to the execution and delivery of such consent, waiver, and recognition, the applicable Pledgor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration or filing and to deliver such consent, waiver, and recognition. Each delivery of Pledged Securities and each such grant of a security interest shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities, securities entitlements, investment property and equity interests theretofore and then being pledged hereunder, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule I or Schedule II , as applicable, and made a part hereof (provided that the failure to deliver any such schedule shall not impair the security interest hereunder of the Notes Collateral Agent in any Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests). Each schedule so delivered (except to the extent in error) shall supersede any prior schedules so delivered. So long as the obligations arising under or in respect of the Bank Credit Agreement are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent hereby designates the Collateral Agent to receive and hold any and all certificates, instruments, stock powers or other items evidencing the Collateral on behalf of the Notes Collateral Agent subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 2.02.      Deliveries .

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(a)     Each Pledgor agrees promptly (i) to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) any and all Pledged Securities, and any and all certificates or other instruments or documents representing Collateral, and any other instruments referred to in Section 2.01(b)(i) endorsed to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) or in blank by an effective endorsement, provided that in no event shall any Pledgor be required to deliver any certificates or instruments evidencing Equity Interests of Inactive Subsidiaries unless such certificates or instruments are required to be delivered to any secured party under the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement), or (ii) to cause the certificate to be registered in the name of the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)), upon original issue or registration of transfer by the issuer thereof.
(b)     Upon execution and delivery hereof there shall be delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent a duly executed Consent, Waiver, and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto in respect of each Partnership and LLC.
(c)     With respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes an uncertificated security, (i) each Pledgor agrees to cause the issuer to register the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) as the registered owner thereof, upon original issue or registration of transfer or (ii) the issuer agrees that it will comply with instructions with respect to such uncertificated security originated by the Notes Collateral Agent without further consent of the registered owner.
(d)     With respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes a “security entitlement” as defined in Article 8 of the UCC, the Pledgor agrees to cause the securities intermediary to indicate by book entry that such security entitlement has been credited to a securities account of the Notes Collateral Agent.
(e)     If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any note or other instrument (other than an instrument which constitutes chattel paper under the UCC), such note or other instrument shall be immediately pledged hereunder and a security interest therein hereby granted to the Notes Collateral Agent, and the same shall be duly endorsed without recourse or warranty in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent and delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)). If at any time any Pledgor’s right or interest in any of the Collateral becomes an interest in real property, such Pledgor immediately shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) such further documents as the Required Holders reasonably deem necessary or advisable to create a first priority perfected mortgage lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent in such real property interest.
Section 2.03.      Representations; Warranties; Covenants . Each Pledgor hereby represents, warrants and covenants, to and with the Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders that:
(a)     (i) the Pledged Stock has been delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee) in pledge hereunder, and represents that percentage as set forth on Schedule I of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of the capital stock of the issuer with respect thereto; and (ii) a first priority security interest in the Pledged Interests has been granted to the Notes Collateral Agent hereunder, and the Pledged Interests represent the interests in the Partnerships and the LLCs as set forth in Schedule II ;
(b)     each Pledgor (i) is and will at all times continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Collateral indicated on Schedule I and Schedule II with respect to such Pledgor, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, except for the security interest granted in the Collateral hereunder and other Liens permitted under the Note Agreement, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of or create or suffer to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Collateral, other than pursuant hereto, and (iv) subject to Section 2.05, will cause any and all Collateral to be forthwith deposited with the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) and pledged or otherwise subject to the security interest created hereunder;

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(c)     each Pledgor (i) has the power and authority to pledge or grant a security interest in the Collateral in the manner hereby done or contemplated and (ii) will defend its title or interest thereto or therein and the Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Noteholders against any and all other Liens, however arising, of all Persons whomsoever, other than holders of Liens permitted under the Note Agreement.
(d)     no consent or approval (i) of any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange or (ii) of any other Person except any such Person whose consent has been obtained in writing and delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent, was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge or grant of a security interest effected hereby;
(e)     (i) when the Pledged Securities, certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing the Collateral are delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) in accordance with this Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent will have a valid and perfected first Lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations; and (ii) when Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements in the form of Exhibit B hereto naming the appropriate Pledgor in accordance with Schedule II as debtor and the Notes Collateral Agent as secured party are filed in the respective offices as set forth in Schedule 2.03 hereto, the Notes Collateral Agent will have a valid and perfected first Lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Interests as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations;
(f)     the pledge and the grant of a security interest effected hereby are effective to vest in the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Noteholders, the rights of the Notes Collateral Agent in the Collateral as set forth herein.
Section 2.04.      Registration in Nominee Name, Denominations; Further Assurances .
(a)     The Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Noteholders, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests in its own name, the name of its nominee or designee or the name of the applicable Pledgor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)). Each Pledgor will promptly give to the Notes Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests. The Notes Collateral Agent shall at all times have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement (and the surrender of any certificates to the issuer or any agent thereof for such purpose shall not constitute a release of the security interest of the Notes Collateral Agent in any such Pledged Securities represented thereby). If at any time the Pledged Interests are represented or evidenced by any certificates, the same shall promptly be delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) in pledge hereunder together with any instruments of transfer requested by the Notes Collateral Agent.
(b)     Each Pledgor agrees, at its expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as the Notes Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the pledge and the security interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the pledge, and the granting of the security interest hereunder and the filing of any financing statements or other documents in connection herewith.
Section 2.05.      Voting Rights; Dividends .
(a)     Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
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purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Note Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; provided, however, that such action would not adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of the Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests or the rights and remedies of any of the Noteholders or the Notes Collateral Agent under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the ability of the Noteholders or the Notes Collateral Agent to exercise the same.
(ii)     Each Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all cash dividends and distributions paid on the Pledged Securities and cash distributions in respect of the Pledged Interests to the extent and only to the extent that such cash dividends and cash distributions are permitted by, and otherwise paid in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Note Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and applicable laws. All noncash dividends and distributions, and all dividends and distributions (whether in cash or otherwise) in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution, return of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, and all other payments, dividends, and distributions made on or in respect of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests, whether paid or payable in cash or otherwise, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding capital stock of the issuer of any Pledged Securities or any amendment of any Partnership Document or LLC Document or the admission or withdrawal of any Partner or Member, or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer or Partnership may be a party or otherwise, shall (except as otherwise provided in the preceding sentence) be and become part of the Collateral, and, if received by a Pledgor, shall not be commingled by such Pledgor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and shall be forthwith delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement)(any such cash to be applied in accordance with Section 2.07).
(b)     Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, all rights of the Pledgors to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers they are entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.05, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Notes Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers.
(c)     Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, all rights of each Pledgor to dividends and other distributions that such Pledgor is authorized to receive pursuant to the first sentence of paragraph (a)(ii) above shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Notes Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends and other distributions. All dividends and other distributions received by any Pledgor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.05 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Pledgor and shall be forthwith delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent or its designee upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.07.
Section 2.06.      Possession, Sale of Collateral, Etc.
(a)     Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Notes Collateral Agent may sell or cause to be sold, whenever it shall decide, in one or more sales or parcels, at such prices as it may deem best, and for cash, on credit or for future delivery, without assumption of any credit risk, all or any portion of the Collateral, at any broker’s board or at public or private sale, without demand of performance or notice of intention to sell or of time or place of sale (except ten (10) days’ written notice to the Pledgor thereof of the time and place of such sale or other intended disposition of the Collateral, except any Collateral which is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, which notice each Pledgor hereby agrees to be commercially reasonable and shall constitute “reasonably authenticated notification of disposition” within the meaning of Section 9-611(b) of the UCC), and such other notices as may be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and any Person may be the purchaser of all or any portion of the Collateral

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so sold and thereafter hold the same absolutely, free from any claim or right of whatever kind, including any equity of redemption, of any Pledgor, any such demand, notice, claim, right or equity being hereby expressly waived and released. The Notes Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof. At any sale or sales made pursuant to this Agreement, any Noteholder may bid for or purchase, free from any claim or right of whatever kind, including any equity of redemption of any Pledgor, any such demand, notice, claim, right or equity being hereby expressly waived and released, all or any portion of the Collateral offered for sale, and may make any payment on account thereof by using any claim for money then due and payable to such Noteholder by any Pledgor as a credit against the purchase price. At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Notes Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Notes Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Notes Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid in full by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Notes Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. For purposes hereof, (a) a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof, (b) the Notes Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and (c) no Pledgor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereof, notwithstanding the fact that after the Notes Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Obligations paid in full. Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any Noteholder shall in any such sale make no representations or warranties with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof, and shall not be chargeable with any of the obligations or liabilities of any Pledgor. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Notes Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose upon the Collateral and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
(b)     Each Pledgor hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives harmless (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) from and against any and all claims with respect to the Collateral asserted both before and after the taking of actual possession or control of the Collateral by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, or arising out of any act or omission of any party other than the Notes Collateral Agent prior to such taking of actual possession or control by the Notes Collateral Agent, or arising out of any act or omission of such Pledgor, or any agents thereof, before or after the commencement of such actual possession or control by the Notes Collateral Agent, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or from a breach by such Indemnitee in bad faith of its obligations under this Agreement, (y) arise from a dispute solely among Indemnitees (and not as a result of any act or omission by the Pledgors or their Subsidiaries) other than claims against the Notes Collateral Agent in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as such or any similar role under or in connection this Agreement. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, any Person seeking to be indemnified under this Section 2.06(b) shall, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, use commercially reasonable efforts to give prompt written notice to the applicable Pledgor of the commencement of any action or proceeding giving rise to such indemnification claim, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve any Pledgor of any indemnification obligations hereunder.

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( c)    In any action hereunder the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the appointment, without notice, of a receiver to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral and to exercise such powers as the court shall confer upon such receiver. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, and during the continuation of such Event of Default, the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to apply, without prior notice to any Pledgor, any cash or cash items constituting Collateral in the possession of the Notes Collateral Agent to payment of the Obligations.
Section 2.07.      Application of Proceeds .
(a)     Each Pledgor hereby agrees that it shall upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) immediately turn over to the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) any instruments (with appropriate endorsements) or other items constituting Collateral not then in the possession of the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)), the possession of which is required for the perfection of the Notes Collateral Agent’s security interest for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Noteholders, all of which shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Noteholders and not commingled prior to its coming into the Notes Collateral Agent’s (or its designee’s) possession, and (ii) take all steps necessary to cause all sums, monies, royalties, fees, commissions, charges, payments, advances, income, profits, and other amounts constituting proceeds of any Collateral to be deposited directly in an account of the Pledgor (or any of them) with the Notes Collateral Agent and to cause such sums to be applied to the satisfaction of the Obligations.
(b)     Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, all proceeds from any collection or sale of the Collateral pursuant hereto, all Collateral consisting of cash, and all deposits in accounts of any Pledgor with the Notes Collateral Agent (or its designee as provided in Section 2.01(b)) shall be applied (i) first, to the payment of the fees and expenses of the Notes Collateral Agent incurred pursuant to, and any other Obligations payable to the Notes Collateral Agent under, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including costs and expenses of collection or sale, reimbursement of any advances, and any other costs or expenses in connection with the exercise of any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), (ii) second, to the payment in full of the Obligations owed to the Noteholders in respect of the Notes and the Note Agreement, pro rata as among the Noteholders in accordance with the amounts of such Obligations owed to them, and (iii) third, to the payment of the Obligations (other than those referred to above) pro rata as among the Noteholders in accordance with the amounts of such Obligations owed to them. Any amounts remaining after such applications shall be remitted to the Pledgors or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Notes Collateral Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, cash, or balances in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 2.08.      Power of Attorney .
(a)     Each Pledgor does hereby irrevocably make, constitute and appoint the Notes Collateral Agent or any officer or designee thereof its true and lawful attorney‑in‑fact with full power in the name of the Notes Collateral Agent, and of such Pledgor, with power of substitution, to, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to such Pledgor, to endorse any note, check, draft, money order, or other evidence of payment relating to the Collateral that may come into the possession of the Notes Collateral Agent, with full power and right to cause the mail of such Pledgor to be transferred to the Notes Collateral Agent’s own offices or otherwise; to communicate with any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership or LLC; to commence or prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings to collect or otherwise realize upon any Collateral or enforce any rights in respect thereof; to settle, compromise, adjust or defend any claims in respect of any Collateral; to notify any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership or LLC, or otherwise require them to make payment directly to the Notes Collateral Agent; to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do any and all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the intent of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document and the grant, confirmation and continuation of the security interests hereunder and thereunder. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable, and shall survive the bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of any or all

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of the Pledgors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Notes Collateral Agent or any Noteholder to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Notes Collateral Agent or any other Noteholder, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Pledgor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The provisions of this Section shall in no event relieve any Pledgor of any of its obligations hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or impose any obligation on the Notes Collateral Agent to proceed in any particular manner with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof, or in any way limit the exercise by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Noteholders of any other or further right that it may have on the date of this Agreement or hereafter, whether hereunder, under any other Transaction Document, by law or otherwise. Any sale of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
(b)     Without limiting the preceding paragraph, each Pledgor does hereby further irrevocably make, constitute and appoint the Notes Collateral Agent or any officer or designee thereof its true and lawful attorney‑in‑fact with full power in the name of the Notes Collateral Agent and of such Pledgor, with power of substitution, (i) to enforce all of such Pledgor’s rights under and pursuant to all agreements with respect to the Collateral, all for the sole benefit of itself and the Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders, (ii) to enter into and perform such agreements as may be reasonably necessary in order to carry out the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement that are required to be observed or performed by such Pledgor, (iii) to execute such other and further mortgages, pledges and assignments of the Collateral and filings or recordations in respect thereof as the Notes Collateral Agent may require for the purpose of protecting, maintaining or enforcing the security interest of the Notes Collateral Agent hereunder for the ratable benefit of itself and the Noteholders, (iv) to act as authorized in the following Section hereof, and (v) to do any and all other things reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the intention of this Agreement and the grant, confirmation, continuation and perfection of the security interests hereunder. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable, and shall survive the insolvency, bankruptcy, or dissolution of any or all of the Pledgors.
Section 2.09.      Financing Statements, Direct Payments, Confirmation . Each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent to file Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (and any other filings) required in connection with the perfection or preservation of the security interest hereunder in respect of all or any part of the Collateral, and amendments thereto and continuations thereof with regard to such Collateral, without such Pledgor’s signature, or, in the alternative, to execute such items on behalf of such Pledgor pursuant to the powers of attorney granted in the preceding Section. Each Pledgor further authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent to confirm with any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership or LLC the amounts payable to such Pledgor with regard to the Collateral. Each Pledgor hereby further authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default to notify any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership or LLC that all sums payable to such Pledgor relating to the Collateral shall be paid directly to the Notes Collateral Agent.
Section 2.10.      Termination . The security interest granted hereunder shall terminate when all the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid and performed and the Facility has been terminated. Thereupon, the Notes Collateral Agent will, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, return to the Pledgors the Pledged Securities and execute and deliver, at each Pledgor’s expense, UCC termination statements reasonably requested from time to time by such Pledgor evidencing the release of the security interest hereunder, all without recourse to or warranty by the Notes Collateral Agent.
Section 2.11.      Remedies Not Exclusive . The remedies conferred upon or reserved to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders in this Article and elsewhere in this Agreement are intended to be in addition to, and not in limitation of any other remedy available to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders.

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Section 2.12.      Securities Laws, etc . In view of the position of the Pledgors in relation to the Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests, or because of other current or future circumstances, issues may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statue as from time to time in effect being called the “ Federal Securities Laws ”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests permitted hereunder, the Pledgors understand that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Notes Collateral Agent if the Notes Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Notes Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. The Pledgors recognize that in light of the foregoing restrictions and limitations the Notes Collateral Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The Pledgors acknowledge and agree that in light of the foregoing restrictions and limitations, the Notes Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser (including without limitation, any Partner or Member) to effect such sale. The Pledgors acknowledge and agree that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Notes Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests at a price that the Notes Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached. The provisions of this Section will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Notes Collateral Agent sells.
Section 2.13.      No Assumption of Liability . The pledge and security interest hereunder is granted as security only and shall not subject the Notes Collateral Agent or any Noteholder to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Pledgor with respect to or arising out of any of the Collateral. Each Pledgor shall remain liable to, at its own cost and expense, duly and punctually observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Collateral, including, without limitation, the Partnership Documents and the LLC Documents, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each Pledgor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders from and against any and all liability for such performance.
ARTICLE III.     

MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01.      No Discharge . All rights of the Notes Collateral Agent hereunder, the security interest granted hereunder, and the obligations of each Pledgor under this Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way diminished by (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Note Agreement, any other Transaction Document (including this Agreement, the Parent Guaranty or the Subsidiary Guaranty), any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Note Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other agreement or instrument relating to the foregoing, (iii) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to or departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations, (iv) any exercise or nonexercise by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Noteholder of any right, remedy, power or

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privilege under or in respect of this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or applicable law, including, without limitation, any failure by the Notes Collateral Agent or any Noteholder to setoff or release in whole or in part any balance of any deposit account or credit on its books in favor of any Credit Party or any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction in respect of any thereof, or (v) any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Credit Party or would otherwise, but for this specific provision to the contrary, operate as a discharge of or exonerate any Pledgor as a matter of law.
Section 3.02.      Amendment; Waiver . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Pledgor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Notes Collateral Agent with the written consent of the Required Holders Any such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Pledgor in any case shall entitle any Pledgor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No waiver by the Notes Collateral Agent of any breach or default of or by any Pledgor under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other previous breach or default or any thereafter occurring.
Section 3.03.      Survival; Severability .
(a)     All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Pledgors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders and shall survive the making by the Issuer of the Notes, and the execution and delivery of any Notes to the Noteholders, regardless of any investigation made by the Noteholders or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Note or any other fee or amount payable under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document is outstanding and unpaid and as long as the Facility has not been terminated.
(b)     Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that, to the extent possible, will preserve the economic bargain of this Agreement, or to otherwise amend this Agreement to achieve such result.
Section 3.04.      Successors and Assigns . Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Pledgor, or the Notes Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns. No Pledgor may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (and any such attempted assignment shall be void).
Section 3.05.      GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
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Section 3.07.      Notices . Notices, consents and other communications provided for herein shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Paragraph 13I of the Note Agreement. Communications and notices to the Notes Collateral Agent shall be given to it at its address at 4 New York Plaza, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10004, Attn: Institutional Trust Services, Fax No. 212-623-6166, or to such other address as shall have been designated by notice duly given hereunder. Communications and notices to any Pledgor shall be given to it at its address set forth in Schedule 3.07 hereto, or to such other address as shall have been designated by notice duly given hereunder.
Section 3.08.      Reimbursement of the Notes Collateral Agent .
(a)     The Pledgors jointly and severally agree to pay upon demand to the Notes Collateral Agent the amount of any and all reasonable and documented expenses, including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts or agents, that the Notes Collateral Agent may incur in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Notes Collateral Agent hereunder, or (iv) the failure by any Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof. If the Pledgors shall fail to do any act or thing that they have covenanted to do hereunder or any representation or warranty of the Pledgors hereunder shall be breached, the Notes Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) do the same or cause it to be done or remedy any such breach and there shall be added to the Obligations the cost or expense incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent in so doing.
(b)     Any amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Obligations secured hereby. The provisions of this Section shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Notes Collateral Agent or any Noteholder. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable on written demand therefor and shall bear interest at the default rate (as provided in the Note Agreement and the Notes).
Section 3.09.      Counterparts; Additional Pledgors .
(a)     This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (delivery of any executed counterpart by facsimile transmission or electronic mail having the same effect as manual delivery thereof), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one Agreement.
(b)     Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Notes Collateral Agent and a Subsidiary of the Parent of an instrument in the form of Exhibit C hereto, such Subsidiary shall become a Pledgor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Pledgor herein. The execution and delivery of such instrument shall not require the consent of any Pledgor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Pledgor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of, or the failure to add, any new Pledgor as a party hereto, in each case whether or not required under the Note Agreement.
Section 3.10.      Entire Agreement; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .
(a)     Except as expressly herein provided, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder is superseded by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Except as expressly provided herein or in the other Transaction Documents, nothing in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or such other Transaction Documents.

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(b)     Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive 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, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, 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 this Agreement shall affect any right that the Notes Collateral Agent or any Noteholder may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Pledgor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c)     Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph. 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 3.07. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 3.11.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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.
EACH OF THE PLEDGORS WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT EITHER OF THEM MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER FROM THE NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY NOTEHOLDER IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers or representatives as of the day and year first above written.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Notes Collateral Agent
 
By: __________________________
   Name
 
Title
 

    

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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC.
LIPPERT COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL SALES, INC.
ZIEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
KINRO TEXAS, INC.
INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.
DSI ACQUISITION CORP.


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


KM REALTY, LLC
KM REALTY II, LLC


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LCM REALTY, LLC
LCM REALTY II, LLC
LCM REALTY III, LLC
LCM REALTY IV, LLC
LCM REALTY V, LLC
LCM REALTY VI, LLC
LCM REALTY VII, LLC
LCM REALTY VIII, LLC
LCM REALTY IX, LLC


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 10.12

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT


SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT dated as of April 27, 2016 made by LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and each direct and indirect Subsidiary of the Company listed on Schedule I hereof (as such Schedule I shall be amended, modified and supplemented from time to time) and each other direct and indirect Subsidiary of the Company party hereto from time to time (together with the Company and the Issuer, each, individually, a “ Subordinated Creditor ” and collectively, the “ Subordinated Creditors ”), with and in favor of PGIM, INC. (“ Prudential ”) and each of the holders from time to time of the Notes (as defined below) (Prudential and each such holder are collectively referred to herein as, the “ Noteholders ”).
Reference is hereby made to (i) that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or modified from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) by and among the Issuer and the Company, on the one hand, and the Noteholders, on the other hand, pursuant to which, among other things, (A) the Issuer issued and sold to the Series A Purchasers its 3.35% Series A Senior Notes due March 20, 2020, in the aggregate original principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Series A Notes ”) and (B) subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, certain affiliates of Prudential (the “ Prudential Affiliates ”) may, in their sole discretion and within limits which may be prescribed for purchase by them from time to time, purchase additional senior secured promissory notes issued by the Issuer in the aggregate principal amount from time to time provided for therein (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Shelf Notes ” and, together with the Series A Notes, collectively, the “ Notes ”), and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 (as the same has been amended to date, the “ Existing Subordination Agreement ”), which instrument the parties agree is being amended and restated hereby in its entirety. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.
The Issuer is a direct Subsidiary of the Company. The Subordinated Creditors have made and may from time to time make loans and advances to other Subordinated Creditors, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Note Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the subordination of such obligations to the obligations of the Subordinated Creditors under the Note Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of the Note Purchase Agreement by the Noteholders is conditioned on, among other things, the execution and delivery by each Subordinated Creditor of a Second Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement in the form hereof. In order to induce the Noteholders to enter into the Note Purchase Agreement and the Facility, the Subordinated Creditors have agreed to enter into this Agreement with the Noteholders.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

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Section 1 Definitions, Terms . References to this “ Agreement ” shall be to this Second Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time. The term “ Senior Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of, interest (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, and Yield-Maintenance Amount (if any) payable with respect to, the Notes when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates on which repayment or prepayment is required, or otherwise, and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses, and indemnities, 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), (w) of the Issuer and the Company to one or more of the Noteholders under the Note Purchase Agreement, (x) of the Company under the Parent Guaranty, (y) of the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Subsidiary Guaranty, and (z) of the Issuer and of the other Credit Parties under any Transaction Documents to which the Issuer or such other Credit Parties are or are to be parties. The term “ Subordinated Debt ” shall mean any and all Indebtedness, obligations and liabilities that are or were at any time owed by any Subordinated Creditor to any other Subordinated Creditor (including all interest accrued or to accrue thereon up to the date of such full payment thereof) of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether represented by negotiable instruments or other writings, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, secured or unsecured, original, renewed, modified or extended, now in existence or hereafter incurred, originally contracted with the Subordinated Creditor or with another Person, and whether contracted alone or jointly and/or severally with another or others.
Section 2      Subordination . Each Subordinated Creditor hereby agrees (and reaffirms and continues its agreement under the Existing Subordination Agreement) that all claims and demands, and all interest accrued or that may hereafter accrue thereon, in respect of any Subordinated Debt are subject and subordinate to the prior indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Senior Obligations. In furtherance of and not in limitation of the foregoing:
(a)     no payment or prepayment of any principal or interest on account of, and no repurchase, redemption or other retirement (whether at the option of the holder or otherwise) of Subordinated Debt shall be made, if at the time of such payment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption or retirement or immediately after giving effect thereto there shall exist a Default or Event of Default;
(b)     in the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relating to any Subordinated Creditor or to its creditors, or to their respective properties, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of any Subordinated Creditor, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, then the holders of Senior Obligations shall be entitled to receive final, indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Senior Obligations (including interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any such proceedings, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in such proceedings) and the Facility shall be terminated, before the holders of the Subordinated Debt (including any other Subordinated Creditor) shall be entitled to receive any payment or other distribution on account of the Subordinated Debt, and to that end the holders of Senior Obligations shall be entitled to receive distributions of any kind or character, whether in cash or property or securities, which may be payable or deliverable in any such proceedings in respect of the Subordinated Debt;
(c)     in the event that any Subordinated Debt is declared due and payable before its expressed maturity because of the occurrence of an event of default (under circumstances when the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs (a) or (b) are not applicable), the holders of the Senior Obligations outstanding at the time such Subordinated Debt so becomes due and payable because of such occurrence of such an event of default shall be entitled to receive final, indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Senior Obligations before the holders of the Subordinated Debt (including any Subordinated Creditor) are entitled to receive any payment or other distribution on account of the Subordinated Debt;

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(d)     in the event that, notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the events described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), any such payment or distribution of assets of any Subordinated Creditor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the holders of Subordinated Debt (including any Subordinated Creditor) before all Senior Obligations are finally and indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Facility shall have terminated, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be promptly paid over or delivered to the holders of such Senior Obligations or their representative or representatives, or as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Obligations remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay such Senior Obligations in full in cash, in accordance with the terms thereof, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Obligations; and
(e)     no holder of Senior Obligations shall be prejudiced in its right to enforce subordination of the Subordinated Debt by any act or failure to act on the part of any Subordinated Creditors.
Section 3      No Payment or Security . Each Subordinated Creditor agrees not to make payment (except if permitted under Section 2(a) hereof) of, or give any security for or grant any Lien on its property or assets in respect of, any Subordinated Debt.
Section 4      Waiver, No Limitations .
(a)     Each Subordinated Creditor waives any and all notice of the acceptance of the subordination hereunder and of the creation or accrual of any of the Senior Obligations or of any renewals, extensions, increases, or other modifications thereof from time to time, or of the reliance of any Noteholder upon this Agreement.
(b)     Nothing contained herein shall constitute or be deemed to be a waiver or to limit any rights in any insolvency proceeding or under applicable law of any Noteholder, including in respect of any claim that any payment in respect of Subordinated Debt, whether or not permitted under Section 2 hereof, is a preferential transfer or otherwise should be set aside or recovered for the benefit of creditors of any Subordinated Creditor.
Section 5      No Impairment of Subordination . Each holder of Subordinated Debt hereby consents that the liability of each Subordinated Creditor or of any other party for or upon the Senior Obligations may, from time to time, in whole or in part be renewed, increased, extended, or modified, in any and all respects, or accelerated, compromised, settled or released, and that any collateral security and Liens for the Senior Obligations, or any guarantee or other accommodation in respect thereof may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be exchanged, sold, released or surrendered by any Noteholder, as it may deem advisable, or that any security interest may be unperfected, and that the financial condition, legal status, corporate structure or identity, entity classification, affiliation, or any other characteristic affecting any Subordinated Creditor, or affecting any Senior Obligation, may change in any respect whatsoever, and any other fact or circumstance may occur that would, but for this specific provision to the contrary, relieve such holder of Subordinated Debt from the provisions of this Agreement, all without impairing the subordination contained in this Agreement and without any notice to or assent from such holder of Subordinated Debt.
Section 6      Proof of Claim, Past Default .

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(a)     Each holder of Subordinated Debt hereby irrevocably authorizes the Noteholders and irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Noteholders as its attorney in fact with full power (coupled with an interest, and with power of substitution) in the name, place and stead of such holder of Subordinated Debt and whether or not a default exists with respect to the Subordinated Debt, to file proofs of claim for the full, amount of the Subordinated Debt held by it against any obligor in respect thereof or such obligor’s property in any statutory or non-statutory proceeding affecting such obligor or the Subordinated Debt or any other proceeding and to vote the full amount of the Subordinated Debt (i) for or against any proposal or resolution; (ii) for a trustee or trustees or for a committee of creditors; or (iii) for the acceptance or rejection of any proposed arrangement, plan of reorganization, composition, settlement or extension and in connection with any such proceeding.
(b)     After the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default or any event described in paragraphs 2(b) or 2(c), should any payment or distribution or collateral security or proceeds of any collateral security be received or collected by the holder of any Subordinated Debt for or on account of any Subordinated Debt, prior to the time that all Senior Obligations have been fully, finally, and indefeasibly paid in cash and the Facility has been terminated, such holder of Subordinated Debt shall forthwith deliver the same to the Noteholders, in precisely the form received (with the endorsement of such holder of Subordinated Debt where necessary), for application on account of the Senior Obligations (or, in the case of collateral security, delivery to the Notes Collateral Agent, for such application thereby) and such holder of Subordinated Debt agrees that, until so delivered, the same shall be deemed received by such holder of Subordinated Debt as trustee for the Noteholders in trust for the Noteholders; and in the event of the failure of such holder of Subordinated Debt to endorse any instrument for the payment of money so received payable to its order, the Noteholders or any officer or employee thereof is hereby irrevocably constituted and appointed attorney in fact for such holder of Subordinated Debt, with full power (coupled with an interest and with full power of substitution) to make any such endorsement. In the event that such holder of Subordinated Debt fails to make such delivery, such holder of Subordinated Debt agrees to immediately pay to the Noteholders an amount equivalent to any such payment or the value of such security received.
(c)     No holder of Subordinated Debt will take or omit to take any action or assert any claim with respect to the Subordinated Debt or otherwise which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, no holder of Subordinated Debt will assert, collect or enforce the Subordinated Debt or any part thereof or take any action to foreclose or realize upon the Subordinated Debt or any part thereof or enforce any of the documents, instruments or agreements evidencing the same except (a) in each such case as necessary, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing under the Note Purchase Agreement or would occur after giving effect thereto, to collect any sums expressly permitted to be paid pursuant to Section 2(a), to the extent (but only to such extent) that the commencement of a legal action may be required to toll the running of any applicable statute of limitation. Until the Senior Obligations have been finally paid in full in cash, no holder of Subordinated Debt shall have any right of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or indemnity whatsoever from any assets of any Subordinated Creditor or any guarantor of or provider of collateral security for the Senior Obligations. Each holder of Subordinated Debt further waives any and all rights with respect to marshalling.
Section 7      No Transfer . Each Subordinated Creditor represents and warrants to the Noteholders that such Subordinated Creditor has not granted any security interest in or made any other transfer or assignment of any Subordinated Debt (except to the Notes Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Noteholders and agrees that such Subordinated Creditor will not grant a security interest in, or Lien upon, any of its properties or assets in respect of any Subordinated Debt (whether now outstanding or hereafter arising) or make any other sale, transfer or assignment of any Subordinated Debt other than to another Subordinated Creditor or as permitted under the Note Agreement (except to or as designated by the Noteholders). The holders of the Subordinated Debt will not, at any time this Agreement is in effect, modify any of the terms of any of the Subordinated Debt or any documents, instruments or agreements evidencing same in any way that would adversely affect the subordination of the Subordinated Debt hereunder or otherwise violate the Note Agreement.

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Section 8      Instruments . Each Subordinated Creditor represents and warrants to the Noteholders that as of the date hereof the Subordinated Debt is not represented by any instruments or other writings. Each Subordinated Creditor agrees that at no time hereafter will any part of the Subordinated Debt be represented by any instruments or other writings, except such instruments or other writings, if any, (a) that in each case bear a legend clearly referring to this Agreement and setting forth that the obligations represented by such instruments or writings are subject to the subordination hereunder, and (b) true copies of which shall have been delivered to the Noteholders (or its agent or trustee) promptly after execution thereof. Subordinated Debt not evidenced by an instrument or document shall nevertheless be deemed subordinated by virtue of this Agreement.
Section 9      Statements of Account, Books and Records . Each holder of Subordinated Debt further hereby agrees that it will render to any Noteholder upon demand, from time to time, a statement of the account of each Subordinated Creditor with it. Each holder of Subordinated Debt agrees that its respective books and records, and financial statements, will appropriately show that the Subordinated Debt is subject to this Agreement.
Section 10      Other Subordination Provisions . The subordination hereunder shall be in addition to, and shall not limit or be limited by, any subordination provisions contained in the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Parent Guaranty or any other Transaction Document.
Section 11      Representation and Warranties . Each Subordinated Creditor represents and warrants to the Noteholders that all representations and warranties relating to it in the Note Purchase Agreement are true and correct.
Section 12      Amendment; Waiver . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Subordinated Creditor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Holders. Any such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Subordinated Creditor in any case shall entitle any Subordinated Creditor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No waiver of any breach or default of or by any Subordinated Creditor under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other previous breach or default or any thereafter occurring.
Section 13      Survival; Severability .
(a)     All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Subordinated Creditors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement or any Transaction Document (a) shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Noteholders and shall survive the purchase of the Notes, and the execution and delivery to the Noteholders of any Notes, regardless of any investigation made by the Noteholders, and (b) shall continue in full force and effect as long as any of any of the Notes are outstanding and unpaid and the Facility has not been terminated.
(b)     Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that, to the extent possible, will preserve the economic bargain of this Agreement, or to otherwise amend this Agreement to achieve such result.

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Section 14      Successors and Assigns . Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Subordinated Creditor that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No Subordinated Creditor may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement or the Transaction Documents (and any such attempted assignment shall be void).
Section 15      GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
Section 16      Headings . The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 17      Notices . Notices, consents and other communications provided for herein shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in paragraph 13I of the Note Purchase Agreement. Communications and notices to any Subordinated Creditor shall be given to it at its address set forth in Schedule II hereto.
Section 18      Counterparts; Additional Parties .
(a)     This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (delivery of any executed counterpart by facsimile transmission or electronic mail having the same effect as manual delivery thereof), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one Agreement.
(b)     The Company shall cause each Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company (if such Person is not already a party to this Agreement) to execute and deliver a supplement hereto in the form of Exhibit 18(b) hereto concurrent with such Person’s becoming a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company unless not required under the Note Agreement. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by such new Subsidiary of such supplement, such Subsidiary shall become a party hereto with the same force and effect as if originally named herein. The execution and delivery of such supplement shall not require the consent of any Subordinated Creditor. The rights and obligations of each Subordinated Creditor and each other holder of Subordinated Debt hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of, or the failure to add, any Person as a party hereto, in each case whether or not required under the Note Purchase Agreement. Prudential acknowledges and agrees that any Prudential Affiliate that becomes an initial holder of Notes (if such Prudential Affiliate is not already a party to this Agreement) shall be deemed to be a party hereto upon its execution and delivery of a Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to such Notes, whereupon such Prudential Affiliate shall become a party hereto with the same force an effect as if originally named herein.
Section 19      Jurisdiction, Consent to Service of Process .

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(a)     Each Subordinated Creditor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive 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, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement or the Transaction Documents, 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 this Agreement shall affect any right that any Noteholder may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement or the Transaction Documents against any Subordinated Creditor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b)     Each Subordinated Creditor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph. 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.
(c)     Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 17. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 20      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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.
EACH SUBORDINATED CREDITOR WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT EITHER OF THEM MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER FROM THE NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY NOTEHOLDER IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

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Section 21      TERMINATION OF SUBORDINATION . This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, and the obligations and agreements of the Subordinated CreditorS hereunder shall continue to be fully operative, until all of the Senior Obligations shall have been paid and satisfied in full in cash and such full payment and satisfaction shall be final and not avoidable. To the extent that the Issuer or any guarantor of or provider of collateral for the Senior Obligations makes any payment on the Senior Obligations that is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or set aside or is required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause (such payment being hereinafter referred to as a “Voided Payment” ), then to the extent of such Voided Payment, that portion of the Senior Obligations that had been previously satisfied by such Voided Payment shall be revived and continue in full force and effect as if such Voided Payment had never been made. In the event that a Voided Payment is recovered from any Noteholder, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have existed and to be continuing under the Note Purchase Agreement from the date of such Noteholder’s initial receipt of such Voided Payment until the full amount of such Voided Payment is restored to such Noteholder. During any continuance of any such Event of Default, this Agreement shall be in full force and effect with respect to the Subordinated Debt. To the extent that the any holder of Subordinated Debt has received any payments with respect to the Subordinated Debt subsequent to the date of such Noteholder’s initial receipt of such Voided Payment and such payments have not been invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver, or any other party under any bankruptcy act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, such holder of Subordinated Debt shall be obligated and hereby agrees that any such payment so made or received shall be deemed to have been received in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders, and such holder of Subordinated Debt hereby agrees to pay to such Noteholder, upon demand, the full amount so received by such holder of Subordinated Debt during such period of time to the extent necessary fully to restore to such Noteholder the amount of such Voided Payment. Upon the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all of the Senior Obligations, which payment shall be final and not avoidable, this Agreement will automatically terminate without any additional action by any party hereto.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers or representatives as of the day and year first above written.
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC.
LIPPERT COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL SALES, INC.
ZIEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
KINRO TEXAS, INC.
INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.
DSI ACQUISITION CORP.


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


KM REALTY, LLC
KM REALTY II, LLC


By: _______________________________
Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


LCM REALTY, LLC
LCM REALTY II, LLC
LCM REALTY III, LLC
LCM REALTY IV, LLC
LCM REALTY V, LLC
LCM REALTY VI, LLC
LCM REALTY VII, LLC
LCM REALTY VIII, LLC
LCM REALTY IX, LLC


By: _______________________________

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Name: David M. Smith
Title: Chief Financial Officer


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PGIM, INC.


By: ___________________________________
Name:    
Title:    Vice President


THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AMERICA


By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:     Vice President


PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE
AND ANNUITY COMPANY

By:    PGIM, Inc.
(as Investment Manager)

    
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:     Vice President


FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE
MID CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

By:    Prudential Private Placement Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor)

By:    Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its General Partner)


By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:     Vice President


11

Exhibit 10.13


SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT dated as of April 27, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”), by and among Lippert Components, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), PGIM, Inc. (“ Prudential ”), each of the holders from time to time of the Notes (as defined below) (Prudential and each such holder are collectively referred to herein as, the “ Noteholders ”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent for the Noteholders (in such capacity, the “ Notes Collateral Agent ”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), by and among the Issuer and Drew Industries Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent ”), on the one hand, and the Noteholders, on the other hand, (i) the Issuer issued and sold to the Series A Purchasers (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) its 3.35% Series A Senior Notes due March 20, 2020, in the aggregate original principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Series A Notes ”) and (ii) certain affiliates of Prudential may, in their sole discretion and within limits which may be prescribed for purchase by them from time to time, purchase additional senior secured promissory notes issued by the Issuer in the aggregate principal amount from time to time provided for therein (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Shelf Notes ” and, together with the Series A Notes, collectively, the “ Notes ”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Notes Collateral Agent and each of the pledgors (the “ Pledgors ”) listed on Schedule A hereof (as such Schedule A shall be amended, modified and supplemented from time to time) (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Pledge Agreement ”), the Pledgors have granted to the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholders certain Collateral (as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement) to secure the obligations and liabilities of the Pledgors under and in respect of the Note Purchase Agreement and the Notes; and
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery hereof, the Notes Collateral Agent is entering into a Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the Notes Collateral Agent, the Noteholders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent for the Bank Lenders and as administrative agent for the Bank Lenders (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement ”) which, among other things, sets forth the relative rights and priorities of the parties thereto; and
WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Collateralized Trust Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 (as the same has been amended to date, the “ Existing Collateralized Trust Agreement ”), which instrument the parties agree is being amended and restated hereby in its entirety; and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the Noteholders and the Notes Collateral Agent hereby mutually undertake, promise and agree as follows:



SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement):
“Collateral” shall have the meanings assigned to such term in the Pledge Agreement.
“Eligible Agent” shall mean a depository institution organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which (a) has a net worth in excess of $250,000,000 and (i) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC and subject to regulation by federal or state banking authorities and (ii) whose long-term debt obligations are rated in one of the three highest rating categories by at least two Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (or whose holding company has such a rating) or (b) is otherwise acceptable to the Required Holders.
“Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s.

“Obligations” shall have the meanings assigned to such term in the Pledge Agreement.
“Responsible Officer” shall mean any officer of the Notes Collateral Agent with direct responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.
SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT; DUTIES; OTHER MATTERS.
Section 2.1     Appointment. Each of the Noteholders hereby irrevocably appoints, subject to removal as provided in Section 2.7 hereof, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent for the benefit of the Noteholders hereunder and under the Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement and the Pledge Agreement with such powers as are specifically delegated to the Notes Collateral Agent by the terms hereof, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its individual capacity, hereby accepts such appointment (and reconfirms its appointment as collateral agent for the benefit of the Noteholders under the Existing Collateralized Trust Agreement), subject to the terms hereof. During the term of this Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent shall (i) subject to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, hold and safeguard in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders all Collateral pledged to it under the Pledge Agreement and (ii) perform such duties as shall be set forth in this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement.
Section 2.2     Duties of Notes Collateral Agent.
(a)    The Notes Collateral Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties in respect of the “Notes Collateral Agent” (as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement) as are specifically set forth in the Pledge Agreement, the Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement. Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section 2.2, the Notes Collateral Agent shall follow the directions of the Noteholders given in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. No implied duties or obligations of the Notes Collateral Agent shall be read into this Agreement. The Notes Collateral Agent has no obligation to file UCC-1 financing statements or continuation statements unless it is instructed in writing to do so by any of the Noteholders and has been provided the relevant forms.
(b)    The Notes Collateral Agent, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Notes Collateral Agent which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they are in the form required by this Agreement; provided, however, that the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any certificate, statement, instrument, report, notice or other document furnished to it by the Noteholders or otherwise hereunder.



(c)    No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Notes Collateral Agent from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct; provided, however, that the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction of the Required Holders relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Notes Collateral Agent, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Notes Collateral Agent, under this Agreement.
(d)    Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents shall be under any liability to the Noteholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Notes Collateral Agent or any such person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of his or its duties or by reason of reckless disregard of his or its obligations and duties hereunder.
(e)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to perform any of its duties, or exercise any of its rights or powers, under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (x) if the Notes Collateral Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that (i) performing such duty or exercising such right or power might require it to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal liability, and (ii) repayment of such funds or indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it or (y) without being directed to perform such duty or exercise such right by the Required Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Transaction Document, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Intercreditor Agreement, nor shall the Notes Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with Prudential or any Noteholder, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or otherwise exist against the Notes Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Transaction Documents 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.
Section 2.3      Certain Matters Affecting the Notes Collateral Agent. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2:
(a)    The Notes Collateral Agent may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, officer’s certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; and
(b)    The Notes Collateral Agent may perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys selected by it with reasonable care.

Section 2.4      Knowledge. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be charged with any knowledge held by or imputed to any Noteholder. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Notes Collateral Agent has received actual knowledge thereof or has written notice from any Noteholder specifying such Default or Event of Default. In the event that the Notes Collateral Agent receives such a notice, the Notes Collateral Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to each Noteholder.
Section 2.5     Intentionally Omitted.



Section 2.6     Eligibility Requirements for Notes Collateral Agent. The Notes Collateral Agent hereunder shall at all times be an Eligible Agent. In case at any time the Notes Collateral Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the definition of Eligible Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent shall notify each Noteholder of such fact and, if instructed to do so by the Required Holders, resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 2.7.
Section 2.7      Resignation and Removal of Notes Collateral Agent.
(a)    The Notes Collateral Agent may at any time resign and be discharged by giving written notice of resignation to each Noteholder, such resignation to be effective upon the appointment of a successor collateral agent. The Required Holders may appoint a successor collateral agent by written instrument or instruments, in duplicate, signed by such holders or their attorneys-in-fact, duly authorized and one complete set of which shall be delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent and one copy of which shall be delivered to the successor so appointed. In the event that the Required Holders do not appoint a successor collateral agent within 20 days after delivery of such notice of resignation, the retiring Notes Collateral Agent may not earlier than 5 days after delivery of notice to each Noteholder appoint a successor collateral agent by written instrument which instrument shall be delivered to the successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent shall have been appointed and have accepted appointment within 45 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Notes Collateral Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor collateral agent.
(b)    If at any time the Notes Collateral Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the definition of Eligible Agent and shall fail to resign after written request for the Notes Collateral Agent’s resignation by the Required Holders or if at any time the Notes Collateral Agent shall become incapable of acting, or an order for relief shall have been entered in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding with respect to the Notes Collateral Agent, or a receiver of the Notes Collateral Agent or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Notes Collateral Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conversion or liquidation, or in order to change the situs of the Trust for state tax reasons, then the Required Holders shall, subject to the terms of the Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, remove the Notes Collateral Agent and notify the Noteholders of such removal. The Required Holders may appoint a successor collateral agent by written instrument or instruments signed by such holders or their attorneys-in-fact, duly authorized, one complete set of which shall be delivered to the successor so appointed. In the event the Required Holders do not so appoint a successor within 20 days of such notice, the retiring Notes Collateral Agent may appoint a successor collateral agent by written instrument to the successor collateral agent and notice of such appointment shall be given to the Noteholders.
(c)    Subject to the terms of the Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, the Required Holders may at any time remove the Notes Collateral Agent and appoint a successor collateral agent by written instrument or instruments, in duplicate, signed by such holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which shall be delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent so removed and one complete set of which shall be delivered to the successor so appointed.
(d)    Any resignation or removal of the Notes Collateral Agent and appointment of a successor collateral agent pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor collateral agent as provided in Section 2.8. The resignation or removal of the Notes Collateral Agent shall not affect its rights under Section 2.2, its right to be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement and its rights to indemnification, and its right to receive compensation for all services previously rendered hereunder.
Section 2.8     Successor Notes Collateral Agent.



(a)    Any successor collateral agent appointed as provided in Section 2.7 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Noteholders and to its predecessor collateral agent an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor collateral agent shall become effective, and such successor collateral agent, without any further act, deed or reconveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as collateral agent herein. The predecessor collateral agent shall deliver to the successor collateral agent all documents and statements held by it hereunder, and the predecessor collateral agent shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor collateral agent all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
(b)    No successor collateral agent shall accept appointment as provided in this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor collateral agent shall be an Eligible Agent.
Section 2.9      Merger or Consolidation of Notes Collateral Agent. Any Person into which the Notes Collateral Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, to which it may sell or transfer its corporate trust business and assets as a whole or substantially as a whole or any Person resulting from any merger, sale, transfer, conversion or consolidation to which the Notes Collateral Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Notes Collateral Agent, shall be the successor of the Notes Collateral Agent hereunder, provided that such Person shall be an Eligible Agent, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Notes Collateral Agent shall notify the Noteholders of the occurrence of any event described in this Section 2.9 as soon as practicable after the occurrence of such event.
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT.
Section 3.1      Representations and Warranties of the Notes Collateral Agent. The Notes Collateral Agent hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Noteholder that, as of the date of execution of this Agreement:
(a)    it is a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States;
(b)    the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall not violate its organization certificate or by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to it or any of its assets;
(c)    this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Notes Collateral Agent, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(d)    it is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement (financial or other) or operations or its properties or might have consequences that would affect its performance hereunder;



(e)    no litigation is pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against it which would prohibit its entering into this Agreement or performing its obligations under this Agreement; and
(f)    no consent, approval, authorization, or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority or court or any other Person is required under applicable law for the execution, delivery and performance by it of, or compliance by it with, this Agreement, except such as have been obtained.
SECTION 4.     RIGHTS OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT.
Section 4.1      Rights of the Notes Collateral Agent While No Event of Default. Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Notes Collateral Agent shall exercise, at the direction of the Required Holders, all of the rights set forth in Section 2.08(b) of the Pledge Agreement.
Section 4.2      Rights of the Notes Collateral Agent Upon Event of Default. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Notes Collateral Agent shall exercise, at the written direction of the Required Holders, all rights and remedies set forth in Sections 2.08(a) and 2.09 of the Pledge Agreement. Except as provided in this Section 4.2, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not take any action with respect to the Collateral following and during the continuance of an Event of Default.
Section 4.3      Release of Collateral . The Notes Collateral Agent shall not enter into any amendment to, or modification of, the Pledge Agreement that directly or indirectly narrows the description of the Collateral (as such term is defined therein) or modifies in any way the description of the obligations secured by such Collateral and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not release any Lien on any of the Collateral, except in connection with transactions permitted under paragraph 6B or 6H of the Note Purchase Agreement, in each case without the written consent of all of the Noteholders.
SECTION 5.      TRANSFER BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT.
Other than as provided in this Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent will not sell or otherwise dispose of, grant any Lien or option or other right with respect to, or pledge or otherwise encumber any of the Collateral or any interest therein.
SECTION 6.     THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR                 AGREEMENT AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT.
The parties hereto hereby (i) authorize and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into the Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement and the Pledge Agreement concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, and to perform the duties and obligations of the Notes Collateral Agent thereunder and (ii) acknowledge that, simultaneously herewith, the Notes Collateral Agent has entered into the Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, and the rights of the Notes Collateral Agent as set forth in Section 4 hereof shall be subject to the Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement.
SECTION 7. FURTHER ASSURANCES.
The Notes Collateral Agent covenants and agrees from time to time to do all such acts and execute all such instruments of further assurance as shall reasonably be requested by any Noteholder for the purpose of fully carrying out and effectuating this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement.
SECTION 8. CONTINUING EFFECTIVENESS; TERMINATION.



(a)    This Agreement shall continue to be effective among the Notes Collateral Agent and the Noteholders even though a case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or any proceeding in the nature of a receivership, whether or not under any insolvency law, shall be instituted with respect to the Issuer or any other Credit Party or any portion of the property or assets of the Issuer or any other Credit Party, and all actions taken by the Noteholders with respect to the Collateral (as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement) or by the Notes Collateral Agent with regard to such proceeding shall be determined by the Required Holders, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.3 of this Agreement; provided , however , that nothing herein shall be interpreted to preclude any Noteholder from filing a proof of claim with respect to its Obligations or from casting its vote, or abstaining from voting, for or against confirmation of a plan of reorganization in a case under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law in its sole discretion.
(b)    Upon payment in full of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, this Agreement shall terminate.
SECTION 9. WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS, ETC.
None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, modified, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by the Notes Collateral Agent and the holders of not less than 66 2 / 3 % in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
SECTION 10.    NOTICES.
All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, transmitted by facsimile with a confirming copy sent by postage prepaid registered or certified mail, or sent by overnight courier to the parties as follows:



(a)     If to the Notes Collateral Agent:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
IN1-0048
1 East Ohio Street, Floor 04
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1912
Attn: Tom Harrison
Fax: (317) 767-8006
(b)     If to a Noteholder, at the address for notices set forth in paragraph 13I of the Note Purchase Agreement.
All such notices shall be effective upon receipt. Any party may change its address for purposes hereof by notice to the other party.
SECTION 11. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Any signature delivered by a party hereto by facsimile transmission or electronic mail shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto for all purposes.
SECTION 12. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF COLLATERAL AGENT.
The Issuer will (a) pay to the Notes Collateral Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered by the Notes Collateral Agent under this Agreement; (b) reimburse the Notes Collateral Agent upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with any provision of this Agreement (including the reasonable fees and expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel); and (c) indemnify and hold the Notes Collateral Agent, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, partners, members, trustees, employees, agents, managers, administrators, representatives and advisors harmless for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including attorney’s fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Notes Collateral Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other documents contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or any such other documents or any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not such claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding is brought by th Issuer, provided that the Issuer shall not be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent they are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the Notes Collateral Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, any Person seeking to be indemnified under this Section 12 shall, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, use commercially reasonable efforts to give prompt written notice to the Issuer of the commencement of any action or proceeding giving rise to such indemnification claim, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Issuer of any indemnification obligations hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 12 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Notes Collateral Agent and the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 13. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns whether so



expressed or not. Any future holder of a Note shall automatically become a party hereto and shall be entitled to the benefits hereof upon acquiring such Note.
SECTION 14. NO OBLIGATION TO EXTEND CREDIT.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed as obligating any Noteholder to advance monies or otherwise extend credit to the Issuer at any time.
SECTION 15. GOVERNING LAW.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
SECTION 16. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or the rights of the Noteholders or the Notes Collateral Agent.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed to this AGREEMENT by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent


By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:







PGIM, INC.


By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Vice President


THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AMERICA


By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:     Vice President


PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE
AND ANNUITY COMPANY

By:    PGIM, Inc.
(as Investment Manager)

    
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:     Vice President


FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE
MID CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

By:    Prudential Private Placement Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor)

By:    Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its General Partner)


By:______________________________
Name:
Title:     Vice President








LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.


By:______________________________
Name:    David M. Smith
Title:    Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit 10.14

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, dated as of April 27, 2016, by and among:
PGIM, INC., having an office at c/o Prudential Capital Group, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 30 th Floor, New York, New York 10036 (“ Prudential ”) and each Prudential Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) that hereafter purchases any Senior Notes (as hereinafter defined) and has executed a joinder hereto in accordance with Section 12(e) hereof (together with Prudential, their respective successors and assigns that execute a joinder hereto and future holders from time to time of the Senior Notes, collectively, the “ Holders ”) (provided, however that any such Prudential Affiliate shall in any event be deemed for the purposes hereof to have executed such joinder upon becoming such a holder and shall be subject to and entitled to the benefits of the terms hereof); and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. having an office at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Bank Services Group, 10 S. Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attn: Cheryl Lyons, (i) in its capacity as administrative agent for each of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), (ii) in its capacity as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Credit Agreement Collateral Agent ”) for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below, the “ Secured Credit Agreement Parties ”) and (iii) in its capacity as collateral agent for the benefit of the Holders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Notes Collateral Agent ”; the Notes Collateral Agent and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Creditors ”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS:
A.     Lippert Components, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Lippert ”), has entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), with Drew (as defined below), the subsidiaries of Lippert from time to time party thereto as borrowers (collectively, the “ Foreign Borrowers ”, and collectively with Lippert, the “ Borrowers ”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as lenders (collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make loans and issue letters of credit to the Borrowers in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 (subject, however, to further increase in an amount of up to $125,000,000 pursuant to Section 2.06A of the Credit Agreement) (the outstanding loans and the amount drawn under the letters of credit and not reimbursed are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Loans ”);
B.     Lippert’s parent, Drew Industries Incorporated (“ Drew ”), and certain subsidiaries of Drew and Lippert (collectively, the “ Subsidiary Guarantors ”) have agreed to jointly and severally guarantee the obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement;
C.     All of the indebtedness, liabilities and Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of the Borrowers, of Drew and of the Subsidiary Guarantors, whether now existing or hereafter arising (“ Lender Indebtedness ”), is secured by the grant by each of Drew, Lippert and each Subsidiary Guarantor (collectively, the “ Bank Pledgors ”) to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Credit Agreement Parties, of liens on and security interests in all of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests and other equity ownership interests in each of its Subsidiaries owned by it (provided that in the case of any “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (each, a “ CFC ” and, collectively, the “ CFCs ”), such liens and security interests shall be limited to 65% in the aggregate of the capital stock, partnership interests and other equity ownership interests of such CFCs) and all proceeds thereof (all such collateral is more specifically described on Exhibit A hereto and is hereinafter referred to as the “ Common Collateral ”);

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D.     Pursuant to a Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2016 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), between Drew and Lippert, on the one hand, and Prudential and each of the other holders from time to time of the Senior Notes (as defined below), on the other hand, (i) Lippert issued and sold to the Series A Purchasers (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) its 3.35% Series A Senior Notes due March 20, 2020, in the aggregate original principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Series A Notes ”) and (ii) certain affiliates of Prudential (collectively, the “ Prudential Affiliates ”) may, in their sole discretion and within limits which may be prescribed for purchase by Prudential and the Prudential Affiliates from time to time, purchase additional senior secured promissory notes issued by Lippert in an aggregate principal amount of up to $150,000,000 less the outstanding principal amount of the Series A Notes (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and as in effect from time to time and including any such notes issued in substitution or exchange therefor, collectively, the “ Shelf Notes ” and, together with the Series A Notes, collectively, the “ Senior Notes ”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
E.     Drew and certain of the Subsidiary Guarantors have agreed to jointly and severally guarantee the obligations of Lippert under the Note Purchase Agreement and the Senior Notes;
F.     All of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations (including, without limitation, any Yield-Maintenance Amount (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement)) of Lippert to the Holders and the Notes Collateral Agent under the Note Purchase Agreement, the Senior Notes and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) and of Drew and the Subsidiary Guarantors under each of the Transaction Documents to which they are parties, whether now existing or hereafter arising (the “ Senior Note Obligations ”, and together with the Lender Indebtedness, the “ Secured Obligations ”), are or will be secured by the grant by each of the Pledgors and the other Subsidiary Guarantors party to that certain Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) (the “ Note Pledgors ”, and together with the Bank Pledgors, the “ Pledgors ”) to the Notes Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Holders, of liens on and security interests in the Common Collateral;
G.     Certain of the parties (and certain other parties) entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 (the “ Existing Intercreditor Agreement ”) in connection with that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 25, 2008 between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Lippert and the Lenders party thereto, as amended from time to time, including by that certain Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 and the Third Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated as of February 24, 2014 between Drew, Lippert and Prudential, et al.; and
H.     The parties desire to confirm, as among themselves, their relative rights and priorities with respect to the Common Collateral and to amend and restate the Existing Intercreditor Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the mutual covenants set forth herein and intending to be legally bound hereby the parties hereto agree that the Existing Intecreditor Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
1.
Priorities Regarding Common Collateral .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in or arising from any note, agreement, instrument or document now or hereafter executed and delivered by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent, the Holders or the Pledgors in connection with any of the Credit Agreement, the Loans, the Lender Indebtedness, the Senior Note Obligations, the Note Purchase Agreement or the Senior Notes, including, without limitation, the terms and conditions of any promissory note,

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security agreement or pledge agreements executed and delivered by the Pledgors to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent or the Holders, or any instrument or document executed and delivered in connection therewith, or otherwise, and irrespective of (a) the time, order or method of any attachment, perfection, filing or recording of any security interest in, or lien upon, the Common Collateral, including, without limitation, any prior perfection of a security interest or lien by the Lenders, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent or the existence of any present or future filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or other filings or recordings under any other law of any jurisdictions which is applicable or in which such filing or recording has been made, or (b) the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or any other law of any jurisdiction which is applicable:
(a)     the priorities of the liens and security interests of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent in the Common Collateral shall rank first and equal to each other, and shall be senior and prior to any other liens and security interests in the Common Collateral; and
(b)     until (x) payment in full in cash of all of the Lender Indebtedness (and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the LC Exposure (as defined in the Credit Agreement) being zero) or (y) payment in full in cash of all of the Senior Note Obligations (and the termination of the Facility (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement)), whichever of (x) or (y) shall occur first:
(i)      all of the Common Collateral shall be held for the mutual benefit of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Credit Agreement Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Holders; and
(ii)     after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement or under the Note Purchase Agreement, an “ Event of Default ”) all of the proceeds of the Common Collateral (including, without limitation, any net proceeds received by any Creditor in connection with any sale, exchange, foreclosure or other disposition of the Common Collateral), and any payments made by Drew or by any Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Lender Indebtedness and the Senior Note Obligations shall be allocated to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent and applied against the Lender Indebtedness and the Senior Note Obligations on a pro rata basis based upon the aggregate outstanding amount of the Lender Indebtedness and the Senior Note Obligations on such date (such proportionate allocation is hereafter referred to as the “ Pro Rata Allocation ”). The Notes Collateral Agent shall then allocate such proceeds to the Holders on a pro rata basis based upon the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Senior Notes held by the Holders.
2.
Provisions Relating to Bankruptcy of Pledgors and Subsidiaries; Foreclosure on Common Collateral and Set-Offs .
(a)     In the event of (i) any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors or other similar proceeding relative to any of the Pledgors or any of their respective Subsidiaries (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement and the Credit Agreement), whether voluntary or involuntary, under any law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) any proceeding for the voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding-up of any of the Pledgors or any of their respective Subsidiaries and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or (iii) any foreclosure on or other similar action with respect to all or any portion of the Common Collateral, then, and in any such event, any payment or other distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property out of or in respect of the Common Collateral or any proceeds thereof shall be shared by the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Credit Agreement Parties, and the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Holders, and applied against the Lender Indebtedness and the Senior Note Obligations in accordance with the Pro Rata Allocation. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect

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notwithstanding the commencement of any action, event or proceeding described in clauses (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence.
(b)     If either of the Creditors or any other person holding Secured Obligations (collectively, the “ Secured Parties ”) shall have received any payment or distribution out of any of the assets of the Pledgors or their respective Subsidiaries in violation of subparagraph (a) above or Section 1 above, such Secured Party shall hold such payment or distribution in trust as trustee of an express trust, for the benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties, shall not commingle such payment or distribution with its other assets, and shall promptly take all action necessary to cause such payment or distribution to be distributed (i) first , to the payment or reimbursement of any expenses and fees of the Creditors hereunder or under any Loan Document (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or Transaction Document (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), whether such amounts are payable to indemnify the Creditors, to pay the fees of the Creditors, to reimburse the Creditors for any expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance, protection, enforcement, sale or realization of any of the Common Collateral or otherwise, and (ii) second , in accordance with the Pro Rata Allocation as provided in subparagraph (a) above.
(c)    If any amounts received by any Creditor and distributed pursuant to Section 1 or 2(a) above subsequently are required to be repaid by one or more, but less than all, of the Secured Credit Agreement Parties or the Holders which received such distribution to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state, provincial or Federal law, common law or in equity, then each other Secured Credit Agreement Party and Holder which received a distribution but was not required to repay the same shall, upon receipt of written notice from any such Secured Credit Agreement Party or Holder which was required to repay such amount, pay to such party (or parties) a pro rata share of the distribution received by it and necessary to result in the aggregate amount not repaid being distributed in the manner contemplated by Section 1 or Section 2(a) above, as applicable.
3.
Additional Provisions Regarding Common Collateral .
The Notes Collateral Agent hereby appoints the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent as its agent to perfect by possession, as the bailee of the Notes Collateral Agent, its lien in any of the Collateral which is capable of perfection by possession and that is, at any time, delivered to and in the possession of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, subject always to the terms of this Agreement, and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent hereby accepts such appointment. If either of the Creditors shall, at any time have possession or control of any of the Common Collateral, such Creditor shall hold or control such Common Collateral for the benefit of itself and the other Creditor, in accordance with the Pro Rata Allocation, for so long as each Creditor shall have a security interest therein. Upon (i) payment or other satisfaction in full of all the Lender Indebtedness (and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the LC Exposure being zero), or (ii) payment or other satisfaction in full of all the Senior Note Obligations (and the termination of the Facility), as the case may be, the Creditor acting on behalf of the holders of the obligations that were paid in full (and who were obligated in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments (or the Letters of Credit (as defined in the Credit Agreement)) or the Facility, as the case may be) shall assign and deliver to the other Creditor, as directed in writing by such other Creditor, without representation, warranty or recourse of any kind, all such Common Collateral then in the possession of such Creditor, and in so doing, such Creditor shall thereupon be discharged from further responsibility with respect thereto.
4.
Injunctive Relief .
Each party hereto acknowledges that the breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement is likely to cause irreparable damage to the other parties. Therefore, the relief to which any party shall be entitled in the event of any such breach or threatened breach shall include, but not be limited to, a mandatory injunction for specific performance, judicial relief to prevent a violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, damages and any other relief to which it may be entitled at law or in equity.
5.
No Rights for Third Parties .

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This Agreement is intended to establish the relative priorities among the Creditors, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Holders and their respective successors and assigns and shall not be deemed to create any rights or priorities in any other person or entity including, without limitation, the Pledgors.
6.
[Intentionally Omitted] .
7.
Notices .
All notices, requests, consents and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or recognized overnight courier or mailed by first class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the parties hereto at their respective addresses set forth in the heading of this Agreement or in the Joinder Agreement pursuant to which any such person or entity became a party hereto, or to such other address as shall have been designated by notice duly given hereunder, and shall be effective upon receipt.
8.
Amendment .
Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by all of the parties hereto.
9.
Notice of Disposition and Removal of, or Resignation of Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or Notes Collateral Agent .
(a)     The Administrative Agent and/or the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, agrees to give Prudential and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Holders, prompt written notice of the declaration of any default under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents together with a copy of any notice given to any Bank Pledgor or any of their respective subsidiaries relating to such default; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not prejudice the rights of the Administrative Agent, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or the Lenders.
(b)     The Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of Holders, agrees to give the Administrative Agent and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, prompt written notice of the declaration or decision by any of the Holders to act with respect to any default under the Note Purchase Agreement or the Senior Notes, together with a copy of any notice given to any Bank Pledgor or any of their respective subsidiaries relating to such default; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not prejudice the rights of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Holders.
(c)     The Holders and the Lenders will give each other prior written notice of the removal or resignation of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent (as appropriate).
(d)     Neither the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent nor the Notes Collateral Agent can be removed unless consented to (i) in the case of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, by persons holding at least 66 2/3% of the aggregate amount of outstanding Lender Indebtedness, and (ii) in the case of the Notes Collateral Agent, by the Required Holders (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement). Neither the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent nor the Notes Collateral Agent may be removed unless the other such Creditor shall be simultaneously removed.
10.
Amendment of Credit Documents; Assignment of Security Interest.
Prior to (i) the payment in full of the Lender Indebtedness and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments (and the LC Exposure being zero), or (ii) the payment in full of the Senior Note Obligations and the termination of the Facility, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Senior Notes or the other Transaction Documents,

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(a)     the Administrative Agent, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall not, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, do any of the following:
(i)     amend, modify or supplement or agree to any amendment, modification or supplement of, or to, the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, except as otherwise permitted by the Note Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof; or
(ii)     sell, transfer, pledge, assign, grant a security interest in, or otherwise dispose of or encumber its interest as a secured party with respect to, the Common Collateral, except for (aa) such assignments or transfers to affiliates, and (bb) sales, transfers, pledges, assignments, dispositions, grants of security and encumbrances and participations permitted under the Credit Agreement.
(b)     The Notes Collateral Agent and the Holders shall not, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement), do any of the following:
(i)     amend, modify or supplement or agree to any amendment, modification or supplement of, or to, the Senior Notes, the Note Purchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, except as otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof; or
(ii)     sell, transfer, pledge, assign, grant a security interest in, or otherwise dispose of or encumber its interest as a secured party with respect to, the Common Collateral except for (x) such assignments or transfers to affiliates, and (y) transfers permitted under the Note Purchase Agreement.
(c)     Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a) and (b) above,
(i)     without the written consent of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent and each of the parties hereto (A) no amendment shall be made to any provision of any Security Document (as hereinafter defined) that narrows the description of the Common Collateral or modifies in any way the description of the obligations secured by the Common Collateral (provided, however, that the consent of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required for increases or decreases in the amount of or extensions of the maturity of the Revolving Credit Commitments or the Facility) except to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (in the case of modifications of the obligations in respect of the Senior Notes) and by the Note Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (in the case of modifications of the obligations owing to the Credit Agreement Secured Parties), (B) there shall be no release of any security interest or lien on any of the Common Collateral and (C) no amendment, restatement or modification of any of provision of any Loan Document or Transaction Document shall be permitted if such amendment, restatement or modification would cause the obligations under such Loan Document or Transaction Document, as applicable, or the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, to cease to be subject to this Agreement; and
(ii)     any amendment made to any of the Security Documents that changes the responsibilities of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and/or the Notes Collateral Agent shall require the prior written consent of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and/or the Notes Collateral Agent (as applicable).
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Action by Creditors .

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Prior to the payment in full of the Lender Indebtedness and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments (and the LC Exposure being zero) or the payment in full of the Senior Note Obligations and the termination of the Facility and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Senior Notes or the other Transaction Documents, neither of the Creditors may take any action with respect to the Common Collateral or enforce or exercise any rights, powers or remedies under any security agreements, pledge agreements or any other documents, instruments or agreements relating to the Common Collateral to which it is a party (the “ Security Documents ”), or under applicable law (in respect of the Common Collateral), upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under and as defined in the Credit Agreement or the Note Purchase Agreement or any event which, with the passage of time, or giving of notice, or both, would constitute such an Event of Default unless instructed to do so in writing by Lenders holding at least 50% of the aggregate amount outstanding at such time of Lender Indebtedness and unused Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and by Holders holding at least 50% of the aggregate amount outstanding at such time of the Senior Note Obligations (collectively, the “ Requisite Holders ”). Upon receipt by either Creditor of written instructions from the Requisite Holders, such Creditor shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(e) of the Collateral Agency Agreement (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) and Article VIII of the Credit Agreement, make such demands and give such notices under the Security Documents as may be set forth in such instructions, and take such actions to enforce the Security Documents and to foreclose upon, collect and dispose of the Common Collateral or any portion thereof as it may be directed to take pursuant to such instructions; provided that neither the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be required to take any such action that is, in its opinion, contrary to law or the terms of this Agreement or any Security Document.
12.
Miscellaneous .
(a)     If either of the Creditors shall receive any monies on account of the Common Collateral and the receipt thereof at such time is inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Agreement, then such Creditor will hold the monies in trust as trustee of an express trust for the benefit of the other Creditor, shall not commingle such monies with any of its properties or assets, and shall promptly remit such monies to the other Creditor as may be necessary in order to cause such monies to be shared in accordance with the Pro Rata Allocation as provided in Section 1 or Section 2 hereof, as applicable.
(b)     If either of the Creditors or any other Secured Party shall obtain or negotiate to obtain any additional document confirming, perfecting or otherwise affecting any of the security interests or liens on the Common Collateral, it shall;
(i)     promptly notify the other Creditor that such document has been obtained or that it is negotiating to obtain such document; and
(ii)     at the request and direction of the Lenders or the Holders, execute any documents presented to such Creditor to reflect the relative rights and priorities of the parties hereto (in accordance with Sections 1 and 2(a) hereof) with respect to the Common Collateral covered by such document.
(c)     [Intentionally Omitted.]
(d)     To the extent there is any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and any of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Senior Notes or the Transaction Documents, or any document executed, delivered or issued pursuant thereto, with respect to the relative rights and priorities of the parties with respect to the Common Collateral, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
(e)     All the terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, whether so expressed or not.

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None of the parties hereto (in their respective capacities as such) shall assign or transfer any interest in the Credit Agreement, the Loans, the other Loan Documents, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Senior Notes or the other Transaction Documents to any third party unless such assignee or transferee shall have executed and delivered to each of the other parties hereto, prior to the date of such assignment or transfer, a joinder hereto substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Joinder Agreement ”), pursuant to which the assignee or transferee agrees to be bound by this Agreement. In addition, Prudential shall cause any Prudential Affiliate that becomes an initial holder of Senior Notes (if such Prudential Affiliate is not already a party to this Agreement) to execute and deliver a Joinder Agreement concurrent with such Prudential Affiliate’s becoming a holder of Senior Notes.
(f)     The headings in this Agreement are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof.
(g)     This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, relating thereto.
(h)      THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES.
(i)     Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to or shall affect or limit, in any way, the rights that each of the parties hereto have with respect to third parties. The parties hereto specifically reserve all of their respective rights against the Pledgors and all other third parties.
(j)     Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
(k)     Each of the parties hereto agrees to execute and deliver, upon the request of any other, such documents and instruments (appropriate for filing, if requested) as may be necessary or appropriate to fully implement or to fully evidence the understanding and agreements contained in this Agreement. Prior to executing any document or instrument pursuant to this Section 12(k), the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive and shall be fully protected in relying upon a written certification from the party requesting such action certifying that the execution and delivery of such document or instrument is authorized or permitted hereunder and under the Collateral Agency Agreement (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) and the Loan Documents, and that all conditions precedent in all such documents have been satisfied.
(l)     This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile shall be deemed to be effective as an original.
(m)     Promptly upon receipt by the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent of any written notice or other written communication relating to the taking of any enforcement action with respect to the Common Collateral or the release of any of the Common Collateral, such Creditor shall forward such notice or communication to (i) if received by the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, Prudential and the Notes Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Holders, and (ii) if received by the Notes Collateral Agent, to the Administrative Agent and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Lenders; provided, however, that the failure of a Creditor so to forward any such notice or communication

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shall not give rise to a cause of action against it unless such failure is the result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be; and provided, further, that neither Creditor shall be required to forward any notice or communication to any other person or entity that is also an addressee or recipient of such notice or communication.
(n)     This Agreement is entered into solely for the purposes set forth herein, and, except as is expressly provided otherwise herein, none of the Secured Credit Agreement Parties, the Holders or the Creditors assumes any responsibility to any other party hereto to advise such other parties of information known to such party regarding the financial condition of any Pledgor or regarding the Common Collateral or of any other circumstances bearing upon the risk of non-payment of the Lender Indebtedness or the Senior Note Obligations. Each Secured Credit Agreement Party and each Holder shall be separately responsible for managing its relationship with the Pledgors and no Secured Credit Agreement Party or Holder shall be deemed the agent of any other party for any purpose. This Agreement shall not be construed to be, or to create, any partnership, joint venture or other joint enterprise among the Secured Credit Agreement Parties and the Holders or between or among the Secured Credit Agreement Parties, the Holders and the Creditors.
(o)     For purposes of this Agreement and the agreements contemplated hereby, neither the Notes Collateral Agent or the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or possession of any information or document that is in the possession of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as a lender or in any other capacity unless such information is furnished directly to the Notes Collateral Agent or the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in writing at the address and in the manner specifically required for notice to the Notes Collateral Agent or the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, as the case may be, by the terms hereof or of any other agreement to which the Notes Collateral Agent or the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, as the case may be, is a party.
13.
Consent .
(a)     The Required Holders (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) hereby consent to the amendments being made in the Credit Agreement and the related Bank Credit Documents (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) in the form or substantially in the form circulated by Lippert to Prudential.
(b)     The Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent each represents and warrants that the amendments being made to the Note Purchase Agreement and the Prudential Security Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in the form or substantially in the form circulated by Lippert to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent are permitted under the Credit Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Credit Agreement Collateral Agent



By _________________________________    
Name:
Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Notes Collateral Agent



By _________________________________    
Name:
Title:

[Signature page to Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement - Drew Industries]



PGIM, INC.


By: _________________________________    
Name:
Title: Vice President
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA


By: _________________________________    
Name:
Title: Vice President
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
By: PGIM, Inc. (as Investment Manager)


By: _________________________________    
Name:
Title: Vice President
FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE MID CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its
General Partner)


By: _________________________________    
Name:
Title: Vice President



[Signature page to Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement - Drew Industries]



EXHIBIT A

COMMON COLLATERAL
Common Collateral means the following:
(i)    the shares of capital stock listed on Schedule I hereto and any other shares of stock of any Subsidiary obtained in the future by the Pledgors (limited in the case of any CFC obtained in the future by a Pledgor to 65% of the shares of stock of such CFC) and the certificates representing all such shares (the “ Pledged Stock ”), (ii) all of the Pledgors’ partnership interests or other equity interests in any Subsidiary obtained in the future by the Pledgors (limited in the case of any CFC obtained in the future by a Pledgor to 65% of the partnership interest or other equity interests of such CFC) and all of the Pledgors’ partnership interests and related rights described in Schedule II and any limited liability company membership interests or other equity interests in any Subsidiary obtained in the future by the Pledgors (limited in the case of any CFC obtained in the future by a Pledgor to 65% of the limited liability company membership interests and other equity interests of such CFC) and all of the Pledgors’ limited liability company membership interests and related rights described in Schedule III (collectively, the “ Pledged Interests ”), (iii) all other property (including any security entitlements) that may be delivered to and held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) or as Credit Agreement Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (iv) subject to Section 2.05 of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) and Section 2.05 of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement) all payments of dividends and distributions, including, without limitation, all cash, instruments, securities, security entitlements, investment property and other property, from time to time received, receivable or otherwise paid or distributed, in respect of, or in exchange for or upon the conversion of the securities and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, (v) subject to Section 2.05 of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) and Section 2.05 of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement), all rights and privileges of the Pledgors with respect to the securities (including any security entitlements) and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, (vi) any and all custodial accounts, securities accounts or other safekeeping accounts in which any of the foregoing property (and any property described in the following clause (vii) may be deposited or held in, and any security entitlements or other rights relating thereto), and (vii) all proceeds of any of the foregoing.


Exhibit A-1